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Charlie "Old Crow" Irons

@ironchuck.bsky.social

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Cartoonist & Author, Train fan, Science hobbyist, Human Rights warrior, lover of the arts, pro handyman, retired adventurer, draugr seeking to complete his cursed task so he can be released into his next life. Follow along for the laughs...

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Charlie "Old Crow" Irons @ironchuck.bsky.social · Dec 4

The shortform nature of this platform and how I'll use it means I'm not sure about sharing personal issues or if I should. That said; long-term complications from #cancer survival are killing me right now (Doctors think maybe 3 years.) My posts will sometimes be informed by this. Your warning...

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Charlie "Old Crow" Irons @ironchuck.bsky.social · 1d

"AAAAAaaaaaatuuuuuuuuuuuuummmmnnn!"

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Charlie "Old Crow" Irons @ironchuck.bsky.social · 2d

Your kids been talking to my kids, I see...

Charlie "Old Crow" Irons @ironchuck.bsky.social · 3d

Incantations are being recited and spells cast to summon this year's All Hallows Rock from No Genre Needed, but for now we rise the late #haunts of #halloween with the #spooky #music of shows past.

But beware, for this Friday the #spirits assemble for an all new #holiday #terror!

Station House Radio presents All Hallows Rock: A Haunted House Party

When hinges creak in doorless chambers, and strange music echoes down the hall. Wherever parties rage in empty houses, and good times are had by undead all. That is the time when the Halloween spirit ...

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Charlie "Old Crow" Irons @ironchuck.bsky.social · 3d

Today's big win was old coworker/friends from the @alleninstitute.org who graciously volunteered some of today to come over and help sort out the old crow's nest as I really can't now.

I often battle loneliness dealing with what's happening to me, but today I was reminded I wasn't alone.

Thanks.

Charlie "Old Crow" Irons @ironchuck.bsky.social · 5d

You know, when a character threatens another character with an organ grinder and a monkey, and that 1st character gets scared... I don't really want to know.

This #book #writing thing can get weird sometimes...

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Charlie "Old Crow" Irons @ironchuck.bsky.social · 5d

If you see this, wave! 👋😃

Charlie "Old Crow" Irons @ironchuck.bsky.social · 5d

🔱❕

Charlie "Old Crow" Irons @ironchuck.bsky.social · 5d

Which is why I think you should write my eulogy... 😉

Charlie "Old Crow" Irons @ironchuck.bsky.social · 6d

With #DiaDeLosMuertos & #Halloween fast approaching, and the past 2 weeks still fresh on my mind, I've started to wonder what, if anything, will anyone remember about my #Life, hopes, dreams, triumphs, and #Love.

I try to learn everyone's #story so I can take it with me, but who even knows mine?

The Line - Twenty One Pilots - But More Orchestral And Tyler's Scream

YouTube video by The Cinematic Music

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Charlie "Old Crow" Irons @ironchuck.bsky.social · 6d

While it's looking like, once again, my health issues will keep me from another #Inktober, I haven't exactly given up all hope.

No idea what I can get did, but I will get it did, whatever it ends up being.

That's the plan, anyway...

Charlie "Old Crow" Irons @ironchuck.bsky.social · 6d

It's #Friday and...
On Friday we #dance!

Charlie "Old Crow" Irons @ironchuck.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you.

Charlie "Old Crow" Irons @ironchuck.bsky.social · 8d

"I am Finished"

#Art from the final #book in my #fantasy series I'm #writing; A Bedtime Tale, which will feature #illustration by me as well.

This is the 1st art I've done since my stroke. To say it was hard is not fibbing in the least. And it's not good. But, baby steps I suppose.

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Charlie "Old Crow" Irons @ironchuck.bsky.social · 10d

I feel like a shower chair should be more humiliating, but I can't help but think of all the long, easy, sitting showers I'm so about to enjoy. So... trade off? 🤷‍♂️

Charlie "Old Crow" Irons @ironchuck.bsky.social · 10d

Tragedy! Left arm till has issues post #stroke... which #MrCoffee has paid the ultimate price to discover.

And I had that #coffee maker 8 years. (They don't make a replacement for my older model any longer.) 😔

Charlie "Old Crow" Irons @ironchuck.bsky.social · 10d

Spending tonight with #TaylorSwift; gonna hear why #WhiteWomen are crying she's a racist MAGA bitch all over #SocialMedia and #BlackWomen are telling them to shut the fuck up...

Charlie "Old Crow" Irons @ironchuck.bsky.social · 12d

#JohnLodge of #TheMoodyBlues passes away at 82.

Classic era member of iconic rock band dies ‘suddenly and unexpectedly’

"He was never happier than being on stage," his family wrote in a statement.

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Charlie "Old Crow" Irons @ironchuck.bsky.social · 12d

Goodnight, John; travel well. You and the rest of #TheMoodyBlues were always more than just singers in a Rock 'N Roll band...

The Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)

YouTube video by TheMoodyBluesVEVO

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Charlie "Old Crow" Irons @ironchuck.bsky.social · 12d

(Just trying to make this post was hilariously frustrating.)

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Charlie "Old Crow" Irons @ironchuck.bsky.social · 12d

Post stroke update and observation...

I don't know what's more interesting; relearning how to type because my left hand stroked out, or relearning how to walk because physical acuity is shot.

There have been some personality shifts, though.

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Charlie "Old Crow" Irons @ironchuck.bsky.social · 12d

Update: Home; stroke Sunday night related to my on-going heath issues. Making a strong recovery.

Lots of life adjustments moving forward, but thankful for both the well wishes here and the amazing help from my #heathcare teams.

And, of course, much to unpack emotionally.

Be good to each other.

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Charlie "Old Crow" Irons @ironchuck.bsky.social · 17d

Wednesday, October 3rd: "we found a clot. There might be a risk."

Sunday, October 6th:

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Charlie "Old Crow" Irons @ironchuck.bsky.social · 19d

Have you heard the latest No Genre Needed on @mixcloud.bsky.social? It just cracked into the top 100 #Indie #music shows.

Come spend a #free hour getting #epic with some amazing music from all over the world. You may just find your new favorite obsession.

Out of the 9th Level

Relevance, politics, power, social circles, and the plight for love. Dive the streets of the forlorn and forgotten through the tempest of the night in search of meaning and maybe find escape in the he...

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Charlie "Old Crow" Irons @ironchuck.bsky.social · 19d

I'm an American; having the worst healthcare of any industrialized nation goes with the territory.

But you'd be surprised how much weight your words carry. So, thanks.

I need a few days to feel all of this, then art should come back. Stay tuned...

Charlie "Old Crow" Irons @ironchuck.bsky.social · 20d

Today I got to experience the humiliation of not being able to afford a medication that could save me from a stroke.

So, there's that.

Have to decide between living what I have left or going broke chasing a couple extra years.

I choose to live. That should light a fire under my ass. 1,264. Maybe?