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Mediocre amateur bass player. Dog dad, cat subject. Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA.

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Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · Jul 13

Songs about the experience of flying:

- Eight Miles High - The Byrds (and notable cover versions)
- Straight Into Darkness - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- Flying Over Water - Jason Isbell
- The Commander Thinks Aloud - The Long Winters
- ???

Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · Jul 13

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Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 8h

Dan Wilson with Brad Gordon at The Parkview Theater. Turns out, he's pretty good at writing songs!

Dan Wilson, playing guitar, with Brad Gordon on piano on a blue stage at The Parkview Theater in Minneapolis.

Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 18h

Wow that poster is amazing!

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Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 22h

Flip my wig, indeed.

Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 1d

I’m picturing someone dressed up as Don Henley.

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Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 1d

Aby Wolf, Kavyesh Kaviraj, Pete James Johnson, and Laurels String Quartet

Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 1d

Aby Wolf and friends at Berlin covering Radiohead.

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Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 1d

Raspberry beret?

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Steven Hyden @stevenhyden.bsky.social · 2d

In honor of ELECTRIC NEBRASKA entering the world, I decided to go long on "lost" albums and why they're so appealing and romantic to me, focusing on 25 "lost" albums in particular (in list form).

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Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 3d

Craig Finn & The Band of Forgiveness with James Felice at the Fine Line.

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Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 3d

Craig Finn & The Band of Forgiveness with James Felice at the Fine Line.

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Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 4d

You can check in any time you want…

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Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 5d

A federal holiday honoring an immigrant who came to this country on a boat and actually did commit crimes

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Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 7d

Sharing my clearest photo from tonight’s Bob Mould show at the Turf Club.

An Apple Watch displays a loud environment warning

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Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 9d

I've been out of war gaming for decades, but seeing those old flat box SPI games sure brings back some memories!

Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 10d

Fundraiser for Dan and Camille Lawonn.

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Donate to Help Dan and Camille Rebuild After Cancer, organized by Camille Lawonn

We Made It Through Cancer! This past year and a half has been absolutely w… Camille Lawonn needs your support for Help Dan and Camille Rebuild After Cancer

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Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 10d

Friendly FYI: Dessa is performing in DC in January.

www.eventbrite.com/e/friday-mus...

Friday Music Series: Dessa

Enjoy this week's Friday Music Series artist, Dessa!

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Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 13d

a man in a blue shirt and white hat says hey everybody we 're all gonna get laid .

Alt: a man in a blue shirt and white hat says hey everybody we 're all gonna get laid .

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Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 14d

Back in middle school, my best friend had a 45 of The Carpenters’ cover of “Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft“. When played at 33 rpm it was kind of terrifying.

Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 15d

ALT VERSION:

Tweet from Lindsay King-Miller @AskAQueer

If you made a horror movie, what extremely upbeat pop song would you want slowed down and creepified to play in the trailer?

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Sheila Regan @sheilaregan.bsky.social · 15d

Review: An improvisation-infused mash-up of electronic and classical music www.twincities.com/2025/10/03/r...

Review: An improvisation-infused mash-up of electronic and classical music

Music producer Jlin collaborated with violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain and tapper Leonardo Sandoval — mesmerizing the audience with their agile ingenuity.

www.twincities.com

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 15d

I've thought a lot about the scene in A Clockwork Orange where Alex finds out that the droogs he used to rampage with are now policemen

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Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 15d

I wouldn’t keep the ball, but otherwise any of the options you listed sounds acceptable. It would depend on how receptive to an interaction the other person seemed.

Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 15d

That was such an amazing show. Completely entrancing from start to end.

Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 17d

“I’m going shopping. What do you want for dinner?”

“Steak?”

“Money’s too tight for steak.”

<pause>

“Steak?”

Willow @rockshrimp.bsky.social · 17d

what's the stupidest/randomest Simpsons quote that lives in your head rent free? Mine is the urge to say "you said go to bread" every time I am about to head to bed.

Paul-bearer ⚰️ @clrksn.com · 20d

100%

Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 20d

One Battle After Another and Sinners both lay out a formula for cinema success: diverse movies where white nationalists get duffed in the most graphic way possible shot and presented in increasingly baroque high resolution formats.

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 21d

Guys, US per capita carbon emissions are down 30% from peak! 30%! We’re doing it! All the little steps (and big) are paying off!
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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 21d

Per capita CO₂ emissions have declined in every state in America. Between 2005 and 2023, energy-related CO₂ emissions per person declined in all 50 US states. The nationwide average drop was 29%, a major structural change in the world’s second-largest emitter. buff.ly/GOf44Ie
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Per Capita Energy-Related CO2 Emissions Decreased in Every US State between 2005 & 2023 - CleanTechnica

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Per capita CO2 emissions from primary energy consumption decreased in every state from 2005 to 2023, according to recently…

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