J.J. Tindall
@jjtindall.bsky.social
Literary/visual/musical artist @AppleMusic etc. @Bandcamp Chicago Grindhouse @YouTube; Novel: Sextophenia
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J.J. Tindall
@jjtindall.bsky.social
· Dec 1
Talking this year’s Fuller Award winner
Literary Hall of Fame president Don Evans joins Rick Kogan to talk about this year’s Fuller Award winner, poet Patricia Smith, and the ceremony Thursday at the Poetry Foundation.
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Here I'm joined by @wgnradio.bsky.social' @rickkogan.bsky.social as I interview the Literary Hall of Fame's Don Evans on getting me into it. It's fun.
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@rogersparkman.bsky.social @marywizchicago.bsky.social Note the Algren content in Hoekstra’s story.
If you liked my blog post on "The Chicago Stomping Grounds of Tom Waits," you must read Dave Hoekstra's brilliant, long read in Newcity: "How the One-Armed Artist Eddie Balchowsky Came to Define the Spirit of the Legendary Music Club Called the Quiet Knight." www.newcity.com/2025/12/17/h...
How the One-Armed Artist Eddie Balchowsky Came to Define the Spirit of the Legendary Music Club Called the Quiet Knight
The Quiet Knight music room was carved out of poetic lines. Between 1969 and 1979, owner Richard Harding booked young acts like Bruce Springsteen, Bob Marley and Lou Reed on the second floor of the br...
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December 18, 2025 at 12:25 AM
@rogersparkman.bsky.social @marywizchicago.bsky.social Note the Algren content in Hoekstra’s story.
Spidey Sense telling me a possible "last minute save" of the ACA subsidies from a "savior" coming tonite...
December 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Spidey Sense telling me a possible "last minute save" of the ACA subsidies from a "savior" coming tonite...
THIS JUST IN! youtube.com/shorts/IkVZ_...
Portrait of Tony Fitzpatrick at Jimmy's in Forest Park
YouTube video by J.J. Tindall's Chicago Grindhouse
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December 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
THIS JUST IN! youtube.com/shorts/IkVZ_...
I find myself straining to come up w/Mossadegh jokes.
December 17, 2025 at 5:17 AM
I find myself straining to come up w/Mossadegh jokes.
Grease is the word, Forest Park, IL #manholecovermonday @robertloerzel.bsky.social @rogersparkman.bsky.social @sparrersway.bsky.social @willpunctuate.bsky.social @kevinirvine.bsky.social @dmercer.bsky.social @jgieger.bsky.social
December 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Joniak sounds hammered.
December 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Joniak sounds hammered.
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My Palestinian Buddy
December 13, 2025 at 6:42 AM
My Palestinian Buddy
Give A Little Whistle
December 7, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Give A Little Whistle
I thought it was a neat idea.
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I thought it was a neat idea.
Whoa. Just dreamt the Jacobins were self-Guillotining. Jeez! Ok, did I miss anything?
December 3, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Whoa. Just dreamt the Jacobins were self-Guillotining. Jeez! Ok, did I miss anything?
SCHNELL!
Every. Fucking. Day with this guy-
December 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
SCHNELL!
MANY PEOPLE ARE SAYING it's the gr8 Chicagoan novel. Not just me. JUST IN TIME FOR CYBER FRIDAY SELF-GIFTING! Kindle app FREE ACROSS GEAR! 🕺🕺🕺https://www.amazon.com/Hole-China-J-J-Tindall-ebook/dp/B0041T58JO
Sextophenia: A Novel
Sextophenia: A Novel - Kindle edition by Tindall, J.J. . Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Sextophenia: A Novel.
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November 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM
MANY PEOPLE ARE SAYING it's the gr8 Chicagoan novel. Not just me. JUST IN TIME FOR CYBER FRIDAY SELF-GIFTING! Kindle app FREE ACROSS GEAR! 🕺🕺🕺https://www.amazon.com/Hole-China-J-J-Tindall-ebook/dp/B0041T58JO
RIP Tom Stoppard. Saw this first run at the Fine Arts CHI. Astounding! Especially in a big, old movie theater. www.imdb.com/title/tt0088...
Brazil (1985) ⭐ 7.8 | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
2h 12m | R
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November 29, 2025 at 10:16 PM
RIP Tom Stoppard. Saw this first run at the Fine Arts CHI. Astounding! Especially in a big, old movie theater. www.imdb.com/title/tt0088...
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Rogers Park, and implications from what has been done here, in international news. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What Chicago's fight against ICE can teach us all about how to resist oppression | Zoe Williams
A harrowing US podcast documents a community’s struggle against immigration raids – and warns us about herd mentality, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Rogers Park, and implications from what has been done here, in international news. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Extra Texture #7 #manholecovermonday @robertloerzel.bsky.social @rogersparkman.bsky.social @sparrersway.bsky.social @willpunctuate.bsky.social @kevinirvine.bsky.social @dmercer.bsky.social @jgieger.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
How I see that sunrise...
November 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
How I see that sunrise...
"The Reformation is very excremental!" THIS is one example of why I'm on the Tom Holland Bandwagon.👏
November 23, 2025 at 6:59 PM
"The Reformation is very excremental!" THIS is one example of why I'm on the Tom Holland Bandwagon.👏
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The Year in Review
a group of men in white shirts and hats are walking down a street .
ALT: a group of men in white shirts and hats are walking down a street .
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November 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The Year in Review
Sentimental Favorite: Taut Prose, Oak Park, IL #manholecovermonday @robertloerzel.bsky.social @rogersparkman.bsky.social @sparrersway.bsky.social @willpunctuate.bsky.social @kevinirvine.bsky.social @jgieger.bsky.social @dmercer.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Sentimental Favorite: Taut Prose, Oak Park, IL #manholecovermonday @robertloerzel.bsky.social @rogersparkman.bsky.social @sparrersway.bsky.social @willpunctuate.bsky.social @kevinirvine.bsky.social @jgieger.bsky.social @dmercer.bsky.social
So the visiting federalized Nat'l Guard never even got off the base? Do I have this right? Seriously? Man: sounds like somebody stepped up.👏
November 17, 2025 at 10:31 AM
So the visiting federalized Nat'l Guard never even got off the base? Do I have this right? Seriously? Man: sounds like somebody stepped up.👏
I know in my heart that even a cynic like @whetmoser.com is feeling pretty fly this fine Monday mornin' about that interception in the end zone.👍
November 17, 2025 at 10:28 AM
I know in my heart that even a cynic like @whetmoser.com is feeling pretty fly this fine Monday mornin' about that interception in the end zone.👍
Have we talked about this? About a month before this taping? At the Riv? My god they sounded HUGE! It was truly stunning. Five guitar strings (four?!), NO BASS (except for Kate; watch).
youtu.be/bVXfkG7q_0s?...
youtu.be/bVXfkG7q_0s?...
The B-52's - Full Concert - 11/07/80 - Capitol Theatre (OFFICIAL)
YouTube video by The B-52's
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Have we talked about this? About a month before this taping? At the Riv? My god they sounded HUGE! It was truly stunning. Five guitar strings (four?!), NO BASS (except for Kate; watch).
youtu.be/bVXfkG7q_0s?...
youtu.be/bVXfkG7q_0s?...