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Charlie Ricci

@bloggerhythms.bsky.social

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Chairman of the Board, CEO & Editor-in-chief of Bloggerhythms, a rock & pop music blog for adults since April 2005. 🎶🎹🎸🎺🎼 Fan of the Fab 4. ⚾ Fan of the Philadelphia Phillies! http://bloggerhythms.blogspot.com and https://linktr.ee/bloggerhythms

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Charlie Ricci @bloggerhythms.bsky.social · Nov 9

Even if I lose followers I won't follow you if you have 0 posts. I want to see what you're posting 1st.

Also, If most of your posts are political I won't follow you & I'll seldom repost, reply or like them. I'm VERY informed & worried about our future, but I come here to get away from that crap.

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Charlie Ricci @bloggerhythms.bsky.social · 9h

You took my choice, so I'll go with Alfred E. Newman.

Cinderellenk @cinderellenk.bsky.social · 19h

Pat Paulson

Charlie Ricci @bloggerhythms.bsky.social · 1d

WOW! A bit over the top.

🦋💀Danger Tits💀🦋 @dangertits.bsky.social · 1d

So Diane Keaton is gone, but we still have Woody fucking Allen? Absolute bullshit

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Charlie Ricci @bloggerhythms.bsky.social · 1d

R. I. P. - age 79. La-di-da, la-di-da. 😢

Dr Pop Culture USA @drpopcultureusa.bsky.social · 1d

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WXPN @wxpnfm.bsky.social · 1d

Vote for your ten favorite cover songs and help build the list of the 885 Greatest Cover Songs. Voting ends October 30. Here's our Afternoon host/Music Director/King of Funky Friday Dan Reed's list. Check out more host and staff lists and vote here: xpn.org/wxpn-hosts-p...

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Charlie Ricci @bloggerhythms.bsky.social · 1d

The caption says, "Take one of these once a day, and try supporting a team that usually wins."

Charlie Ricci @bloggerhythms.bsky.social · 1d

White Sox fans too.

RIP Baseball @ripmlb.bsky.social · 2d

Rockies and Pirates fans are sure lucky that they never have to deal with all this postseason anxiety.

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Jayson Stark @jaysonst.bsky.social · 2d

New column from me

This time the Phillies can’t run it back.

Not after another season of beautiful dreams ended in the most painful, most unfathomable way possible, even by Phillies standards.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...

This time the Phillies can’t run it back

Orion Kerkering’s panicked 11th-inning meltdown Thursday night didn’t just end the Phillies’ season. It ended an era. Now what?

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Charlie Ricci @bloggerhythms.bsky.social · 2d

Never saw Neil, but I saw CSN at the Mann without him. I've seen Jackson Brown 6 times, 3 of them at the Mann.

Jeffrey G. @oldgreycat-orig.bsky.social · 2d

It seems like a lifetime ago, in some respects, but it’s been a mere 11 years since I saw #NeilYoung and #JacksonBrowne on back-to-back nights at the Academy of Music in Philly. oldgreycat.blog/2014/10/12/2...

2 Nights, 2 Concerts: Neil Young & Jackson Browne in Philadelphia, 2014

Two nights, two concerts. One venue. On Thursday, Neil Young delivered a spellbinding acoustic show at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia. On Friday, Jackson Browne and a crack band gently rocked…

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Charlie Ricci @bloggerhythms.bsky.social · 2d

Sad news. Good band.

Ultimate Classic Rock @ultclassicrock.bsky.social · 2d

He was best known for 1973's "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)," a Top 20 hit in the U.S.: ultimateclassicrock.com/moody-blues-...

Moody Blues' John Lodge Dies 'Suddenly and Unexpectedly'

Moody Blues legend John Lodge died suddenly and unexpectedly at age 82 in October 2025

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Charlie Ricci @bloggerhythms.bsky.social · 3d

1964
Black Friday
Joe Carter
Orion Kerkering

Franzke & LA @franzkela.bsky.social · 3d

Franzke -“That is a tough way to lose any game, and especially difficult to lose the last one that way”

Charlie Ricci @bloggerhythms.bsky.social · 3d

I have always believed that an intentional walk should not be included on a pitcher's record.

Charlie Ricci @bloggerhythms.bsky.social · 3d

This is a picture of an ice cream, baked potato sundae. Would you eat this? My wife found it in Traveler Magazine.

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CultureSonar @culturesonar.bsky.social · 3d

Because it's his birthday, another great Lennon story.
www.culturesonar.com/driven-john-...

Driven! John Lennon's Scalextric Cars

Few things gave John Lennon more pleasure than his collection of Scalextric cars, an early version of "Hot Wheels."

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Charlie Ricci @bloggerhythms.bsky.social · 3d

NEW BLOG POST: I had fun writing this one.

Five Forgotten Oldies From The British Invasion

A pop music blog for adults since 2005.

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Charlie Ricci @bloggerhythms.bsky.social · 4d

Why start Hola if the plan was to pull him after 2 innings

Charlie Ricci @bloggerhythms.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you

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Charlie Ricci @bloggerhythms.bsky.social · 4d

I'm ignorant about this. The only way I know to access BlueSky is by logging into the website. Is there a better way?

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Catherine @shadowdogdesigns.bsky.social · 5d

#Photographer Bernd Nowack Shares the Story Behind Viral #Photo of the #Moon Perfectly Centered Behind a #Tree

Link for more info: mymodernmet.com/full-moon-tr...

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Jay Nachman @jaynachman.bsky.social · 6d

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Graham Parker’s Howlin’ Wind

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Jay Nachman @jaynachman.bsky.social · 6d

An interview Graham Parker and I conducted for The Hustle podcast about my book, Graham Parker’s Howlin’ Wind, has been posted: #rockandroll #Britishrock #singersongwriter #guitarist #pubrock

Book Club - Jay Nachman author of Graham Parker's Howlin' Wind with Special Guest Graham Parker | The Hustle

First time author Jay Nachman has accomplished something special. His new book, Graham Parker's Howlin' Wind tells the origin story of how the great Graham Parker came to be the songwriter we know him...

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Charlie Ricci @bloggerhythms.bsky.social · 6d

I didn't even know the brass was still a thing. I loved them back in the 60s.

Charlie Ricci @bloggerhythms.bsky.social · 6d

It's a compliment to that culture. If she didn't like them, she could be criticized for not appreciating someone else's culture. I've been a life-long Democrat. I'll always be one, but people getting upset over junk like this is one of the reasons Donald Trump won the election. Get over it now. 2/2

Charlie Ricci @bloggerhythms.bsky.social · 6d

I almost never get involved with anything political, & it has nothing to do with Bari's politics or her qualifications for the job. Your post is ridiculous. Do you know how many white women wear large hoop earrings? My wife has, & no one has ever accused her of appropriation. 1/2

🎃scarecrowcialism👻 @swolecialism.bsky.social · 6d

i will not be expanding further but bari weiss is doing cultural appropriation by wearing hoop earrings

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CultureSonar @culturesonar.bsky.social · 6d

Got a favorite on the list?
www.culturesonar.com/our-top-10-s...

Our Top 10 Singing Drummers

There are many rock artists who not only keep a fierce beat but can lend a hand on vocals. From Ringo to Roger Taylor, some great singing drummers.

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Charlie Ricci @bloggerhythms.bsky.social · 6d

This is one of their best song. Simply wonderful. I wrote more about it here.