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Gene Blalock @geneblalock.bsky.social · 2d

Found a relic: the lyric notebook for my first band, THAT AWFUL NOISE. We were a chaotic mix of Violent Femmes & Dead Milkmen. We weren't geniuses, but my god, we were alive. #punkrock #punksnotdead #punk #lyrics

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Gene Blalock @geneblalock.bsky.social · 3d

The Paris Catacombs will soon close for renovations, but on Nov 2, the night after Halloween, visitors can descend one last time into the dark tunnels lined with skulls and bones. From 7:30 p.m. to midnight, experience the eerie silence before the gates close on Nov 3. Tickets open Oct 26. #paris

Gene Blalock @geneblalock.bsky.social · 8d

The Doctor’s House in Glendale was built in the 1880s and once home to generations of doctors who cared for the dying. When it was moved to Brand Park in the 1970s, something else came too. Visitors report footsteps, missing tools, and a pale woman in white watching from the window. #haunted #spooky

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Gene Blalock @geneblalock.bsky.social · 12d

Trump’s threat to label non-profits as “terrorists” is not politics; it is an attack on civil society. We have seen this before with the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, which targets activists who threaten profits. When protest is called terror, dissent dies. Defend empathy and conscience.

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Gene Blalock @geneblalock.bsky.social · 26d

Imagine if Biden threw a national tantrum over a broken escalator! MAGA can’t decide: is Trump the toughest man alive, or just a guy who can’t handle a set of stairs?

This country is fucked. I have a headache. I need some Tylenol Extended Release The Epstein Files!
#FuckTrump #FuckMAGA #escalator

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 27d

Congratulations to @jimmykimmel.com on his triumphant return!
Last night he was pitch-perfect. Inspirational, self-reflective, gracious to his haters, championing the 1st Amendment & most importantly: FUNNY.

(Shout-out to Robert DeNiro as the mob-boss head of the FCC)😆

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Gene Blalock @geneblalock.bsky.social · 29d

This weekend is Journées du Patrimoine (Heritage Days)! A rare chance to step inside places usually closed to the public: from the Palais de l’Élysée to the Orient Express. Free across France & Europe. Program: journeesdupatrimoine.culture.gouv.fr

#journeesdupatrimoine #paris #france #french

Journées européennes du patrimoine | Journées Européennes du Patrimoine

journeesdupatrimoine.culture.gouv.fr

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Gene Blalock @geneblalock.bsky.social · Sep 21

To anyone convinced the rapture will happen on September 23rd: I look forward to chatting with you on the 24th and hearing your explanation for why it did not occur.

After all, your own book says otherwise: Matthew 24:36
#jesus #christian #rapture #athiest #god #therapture #jesusII:therapture

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Gene Blalock @geneblalock.bsky.social · Sep 20

The past is gone. The future has not yet arrived. And the present has no thickness at all. Does time itself even exist?

These are the thoughts that haunt me when I first wake up.

tinyurl.com/paradox-of-t...

#Time #Philosophy #Aristotle #Paradox #ClassicalThought #DeepThinking

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Gene Blalock @geneblalock.bsky.social · Sep 18

Back in the studio! 🎧 Mixing the big musical number from our last feature. The cast is absolutely crushing it. So much talent in one room! #MusicProduction #FilmScoring #BehindTheScenes #director #musical

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Gene Blalock @geneblalock.bsky.social · Sep 3

Travel to France & the EU is changing!

• Oct 12, 2025 - New EES system: no more passport stamps, but biometrics (face + fingerprints) at the border.
• Late 2026 - ETIAS: a €20 pre-travel authorization (like the U.S. ESTA), valid 3 years.

Plan ahead. New rules mean longer lines at first!

#paris

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Gene Blalock @geneblalock.bsky.social · Aug 21

I like staying in Video Village about as much as I like photos of myself. Which is to say, not much. Directing isn't about observing from a distance; it's about feeling the energy of the scene firsthand, That's where the truth of the moment is born.
#filmmaking #director #indiefilm #film #setlife

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Gene Blalock @geneblalock.bsky.social · Aug 19

Sometimes I get to make people fly... a quick #behindthescenes video of fight choreography and wire work from my latest feature film.

A huge thank you to my talented cast, crew, and stunt team!

#filmmaking #filmmaker #indiefilm #director #actionfilm #filmdirector

youtu.be/Nwslf2M56U8

BEHIND THE SCENES: WIREWORK & FIGHT CHOROGRAPHY

YouTube video by Seraph Films

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Gene Blalock @geneblalock.bsky.social · Aug 10

Beginning the last few days of pick ups for my lastest feature.

These final days hum with that bittersweet film alchemy, exhaustion mixed with the profound ache of letting go. Soon comes the quiet after the storm, carrying the memories that will outlive all of us.
#filmmaker #director #indiefilm

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Gene Blalock @geneblalock.bsky.social · Jul 20

Abundance rarely translates to generosity. The privileged few are disproportionately unwilling to help.

#eattherich

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Gene Blalock @geneblalock.bsky.social · Jul 18

One of my earliest poems: THE FOOL WHO KISSES LIGHTNING

tinyurl.com/kissinglight...

#poetry #oldpoetry

THE FOOL WHO KISSES LIGHTNING

One of my earliest poems

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Gene Blalock @geneblalock.bsky.social · Jul 16

Woke up pondering an unseen tragedy:
How many vampires get run over because they don't show up in rearview mirrors?
#vampire #vampires #randomthought #spookyseason #everydayishalloween #halloween

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Gene Blalock @geneblalock.bsky.social · Jul 14

They say you can never go home again. It’s true, but not because the places change (though they do), but because you change.

The journey isn’t about geography. It’s about recognizing how far the protagonist has come.

#Film #Filmmaker #Journey #YouCantGoHomeAgain #director #storyteller.

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Gene Blalock @geneblalock.bsky.social · Jul 13

Swapped LA's endless sun for Lynchburg's signature humidity. Forgot how the air here wears you like a second skin. Yet, stepping back into these scenes, the light diffuses differently.

#Virgina #Lynchburg #Hometown #Cinematography #Film #director #filmmaker

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Gene Blalock @geneblalock.bsky.social · Jul 13

This sign marks more than a border; it's a lens change. What stories live in these hills, along these rivers? What light waits to paint Lynchburg? Every place holds its own rhythm waiting to be felt.

#VirginiaC #Filmmaker #LocationScoutingLife #FindingTheFrame #Lynchburg #director #film #location

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Gene Blalock @geneblalock.bsky.social · Jul 11

Crossing frames.
The “Welcome” sign isn’t just a border, it’s a threshold.
New landscapes, new light, new stories waiting to be framed.
Raleigh, the next scene rolls soon.
#NorthCarolina #FilmmakerLife #RoadTripDiaries #filmmaker #film #director #RaleighBound #JourneyNotDestination #FrameTheMoment

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Gene Blalock @geneblalock.bsky.social · Jul 11

GA to NC Road Trip: Sometimes the most compelling frames aren’t the grand vistas, but the quiet moments of recalibration on the shoulder. Reminder: even detours are part of the journey’s narrative.

#RoadTripDiaries #FilmmakerLife #FlatTirePhilosophy #UnexpectedScenes #filmmaker #director #film

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Gene Blalock @geneblalock.bsky.social · Jul 10

Lately, I’ve been photogrammetry/ lidar / 3D scans, but this is my first time scanning a dog. #3D #lidar #photogrammetry #film #filmmaker #directir

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Gene Blalock @geneblalock.bsky.social · Jul 10

One final Atlanta. Every city becomes a character in its own right, leaving imprints on the story. Packing bags for North Carolina feels like turning a page, bittersweet closure for this location, anticipation for the light and lens of the next chapter.
#atlana #georgia #filmmaker #film #director

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Gene Blalock @geneblalock.bsky.social · Jul 9

Spooky, scary skeletons doing spooky, scary things. Atlanta, GA
#spooky #scary #skeleton #Halloween #everydayishalloween

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