GW
@gwoltjer.bsky.social
PRPL Director. Professor. Husband & Father. Baseball fan. Fan of small & academic presses & obscure/forgotten books. Play sports. Touch grass. Read books.
Current read(s):
DREAM by Mirin Fader
BASEBALL IN THE ROARING TWENTIES Thomas Wolf
Current read(s):
DREAM by Mirin Fader
BASEBALL IN THE ROARING TWENTIES Thomas Wolf
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An article I wrote last century, in which I argued that Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass were as significant to 1960s pop music as the Beatles and surveyed the many, many Tijuana Brass imitators that followed in their wake.
www.spaceagepop.com/...
www.spaceagepop.com/...
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
An article I wrote last century, in which I argued that Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass were as significant to 1960s pop music as the Beatles and surveyed the many, many Tijuana Brass imitators that followed in their wake.
www.spaceagepop.com/...
www.spaceagepop.com/...
I’m already gathering stocking stuffers…it’s just easier this way
November 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I’m already gathering stocking stuffers…it’s just easier this way
Office is closed today.
I decided to watch only Edmund Fitzgerald documentaries.
I truly have become my father.
I decided to watch only Edmund Fitzgerald documentaries.
I truly have become my father.
November 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Office is closed today.
I decided to watch only Edmund Fitzgerald documentaries.
I truly have become my father.
I decided to watch only Edmund Fitzgerald documentaries.
I truly have become my father.
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Ted Williams being sworn in as a naval aviation cadet on May 22, 1942, he will play the remainder of the year and win the Triple Crown. He is called to active duty in November 1942 and misses the following 3 seasons. He comes back in 1946 and hits .342 with 38 HR’s and a 1.164 OPS, winning the MVP.
November 9, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Ted Williams being sworn in as a naval aviation cadet on May 22, 1942, he will play the remainder of the year and win the Triple Crown. He is called to active duty in November 1942 and misses the following 3 seasons. He comes back in 1946 and hits .342 with 38 HR’s and a 1.164 OPS, winning the MVP.
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In 1982 Dwight Evans played in all of the Red Sox 162 Games, hitting .292, with 32 HR’s, 98 RBI’s, a league leading .402 OBP, a .936 OPS, a 149 OPS+ and a 6.4 WAR. He finished 7th in the MVP vote and won his 5th Gold Glove.
November 9, 2025 at 3:21 AM
In 1982 Dwight Evans played in all of the Red Sox 162 Games, hitting .292, with 32 HR’s, 98 RBI’s, a league leading .402 OBP, a .936 OPS, a 149 OPS+ and a 6.4 WAR. He finished 7th in the MVP vote and won his 5th Gold Glove.
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#Murderland on Forbes’ Best True Crime of 2025: www.forbes.com/advisor/t/be...
Best True Crime Books of 2025
There’s nothing better than settling in with a good book, even if it involves some of the most terrible crimes you can imagine. We enlisted the help of a book expert to gather the best true crime book...
www.forbes.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
#Murderland on Forbes’ Best True Crime of 2025: www.forbes.com/advisor/t/be...
I look forward to watching the recording of this. Two incredible biographers discussing a fascinating person and a brilliant craft.
Tonight at NYU! I’ll be speaking with Lance Richardson about his outstanding new book, TRUE NATURE, a biography of Peter Matthiessen.
November 5, 2025 at 6:49 AM
I look forward to watching the recording of this. Two incredible biographers discussing a fascinating person and a brilliant craft.
These two biographies were both excellent reads. I especially enjoyed @mirinfader.bsky.social’s because of the nostalgia I felt while reading it. #biography
November 5, 2025 at 6:45 AM
These two biographies were both excellent reads. I especially enjoyed @mirinfader.bsky.social’s because of the nostalgia I felt while reading it. #biography
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So excited about this upcoming event in collaboration with NYPL! 📖 Register here: www.showclix.com/event/writin...
October 17, 2025 at 12:11 AM
So excited about this upcoming event in collaboration with NYPL! 📖 Register here: www.showclix.com/event/writin...
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"What has happened is that aesthetic production today has become integrated into commodity production generally."
Fredric Jameson
1990
Fredric Jameson
1990
November 3, 2025 at 11:57 AM
"What has happened is that aesthetic production today has become integrated into commodity production generally."
Fredric Jameson
1990
Fredric Jameson
1990
Ditto
Mood as the gray months begin. At least we had an insanely great World Series!
November 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Ditto
I thought this thought more than once this postseason
November 2, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I thought this thought more than once this postseason
@thomaswolf47.bsky.social providing a great read.
Samuel Adams providing some great suds.
I can’t wait for pitchers & catchers to report.
Samuel Adams providing some great suds.
I can’t wait for pitchers & catchers to report.
November 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
@thomaswolf47.bsky.social providing a great read.
Samuel Adams providing some great suds.
I can’t wait for pitchers & catchers to report.
Samuel Adams providing some great suds.
I can’t wait for pitchers & catchers to report.
I feel seen with this post
Fuck this stupid sport I’m never watching baseball again.
When do pitchers and catchers report?
When do pitchers and catchers report?
November 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I feel seen with this post
@shotdrjr.bsky.social you can’t be serious that there are 76 better players than Sam Jones!! (I’m loving the book, btw!)
November 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
@shotdrjr.bsky.social you can’t be serious that there are 76 better players than Sam Jones!! (I’m loving the book, btw!)
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During the WS, Dave Hollins texted Gary Varsho.
"Varshy, I love it when I hear Daulton’s name. It makes my heart feel good."
"Daulton" in this case is Daulton Varsho, CF for Toronto.
He's named after Darren Daulton. Now, he's honoring him on the biggest stage: www.inquirer.com/phillies/dau...
"Varshy, I love it when I hear Daulton’s name. It makes my heart feel good."
"Daulton" in this case is Daulton Varsho, CF for Toronto.
He's named after Darren Daulton. Now, he's honoring him on the biggest stage: www.inquirer.com/phillies/dau...
Darren Daulton’s legacy lives on in the World Series with the Blue Jays’ Daulton Varsho
Gary Varsho met Daulton 30 years ago with the Phillies. “Dutch” made such an impact that he named his son after him. Now, the catcher’s namesake is playing on the game’s biggest stage.
www.inquirer.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
During the WS, Dave Hollins texted Gary Varsho.
"Varshy, I love it when I hear Daulton’s name. It makes my heart feel good."
"Daulton" in this case is Daulton Varsho, CF for Toronto.
He's named after Darren Daulton. Now, he's honoring him on the biggest stage: www.inquirer.com/phillies/dau...
"Varshy, I love it when I hear Daulton’s name. It makes my heart feel good."
"Daulton" in this case is Daulton Varsho, CF for Toronto.
He's named after Darren Daulton. Now, he's honoring him on the biggest stage: www.inquirer.com/phillies/dau...
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Abduction of Proserpina, by Giambologna, 1579 (from the @NortonSimon Museum in Pasadena), 📸 by @nturchiarophoto
November 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Abduction of Proserpina, by Giambologna, 1579 (from the @NortonSimon Museum in Pasadena), 📸 by @nturchiarophoto
I can’t have the @houstontexans.bsky.social beat the @denver-broncos.bsky.social…it’ll mess up my pool sheet😂
November 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I can’t have the @houstontexans.bsky.social beat the @denver-broncos.bsky.social…it’ll mess up my pool sheet😂
@gartharizona.bsky.social this one from @paulknepper.bsky.social just came in the mail. I think you might dig it.
November 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM
@gartharizona.bsky.social this one from @paulknepper.bsky.social just came in the mail. I think you might dig it.
I will happily work as an underling when you become commissioner. I just want to be close to this marvelous game. What an incredible postseason.
That game 7 is why I want to be commissioner. Baseball at its best, as it was last night, needs to be nurtured, protected, and promoted to a new generation of fans, who will learn how the game marries the exquisite and the excruciating in unparalled and unexpected ways if just let it.
November 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I will happily work as an underling when you become commissioner. I just want to be close to this marvelous game. What an incredible postseason.