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Joshua Akins @joshuasakins.bsky.social · 6h

These thoughts brought to you by me trying to learn the mandolin parts Bill Monroe played for “Mule Skinner Blues”.

Joshua Akins @joshuasakins.bsky.social · 7h

No one plays mandolin like Bill Monroe anymore, and that’s one of the biggest problems with new bluegrass. Everyone’s wanting to be David Grisman, Sam Bush, Chris Thile, Ronnie McCoury, and/or Sierra Hull.

Fantastic virtuosos as they all are, they just lack that…something…Monroe had.

Joshua Akins @joshuasakins.bsky.social · 7h

If I call it “slop” or “jank” it sounds insulting, but Bill Monroe was an absolute master of the instrument, and I don’t really have any other way of describing it as opposed to the slick and polished playing of the aforementioned. It was unrefined I guess. Like trying to leash a stampeding bull.

Joshua Akins @joshuasakins.bsky.social · 7h

No one plays mandolin like Bill Monroe anymore, and that’s one of the biggest problems with new bluegrass. Everyone’s wanting to be David Grisman, Sam Bush, Chris Thile, Ronnie McCoury, and/or Sierra Hull.

Fantastic virtuosos as they all are, they just lack that…something…Monroe had.

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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · 8h

For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:

For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:

For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:

For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:

For posting AI generated videos of Himself flying a Plane full of Shite

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Joshua Akins @joshuasakins.bsky.social · 7h

To even throw someone that far is insane to me. Dude is stupid strong.

Joshua Akins @joshuasakins.bsky.social · 7h

I live near-ish Auburn, and I avoid pretty much that entire part of Lee County on home game weekends from Thursday evening to Sunday afternoon. Downtown Opelika is as close as I’ll get. And even then…

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Return of the Cmonstermacques @cmonmaque.bsky.social · 1d

It’s so impressive that Kodiak bears started that camera company.

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Joshua Akins @joshuasakins.bsky.social · 8h

Some absolute @sickoscommittee.org shit.

I need this to happen.

ʝօռ ʍօʀֆɛ @jonfmorse.com · 8h

I would just like everyone to know that it's possible for North Carolina, Florida State, and Boston College to ALL go 0-9 in the ACC. None of them play either of the others.

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ʝօռ ʍօʀֆɛ @jonfmorse.com · 8h

I would just like everyone to know that it's possible for North Carolina, Florida State, and Boston College to ALL go 0-9 in the ACC. None of them play either of the others.

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Joshua Akins @joshuasakins.bsky.social · 8h

I typed and deleted my first thought, let the record show…

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Joshua Akins @joshuasakins.bsky.social · 8h

lol Eat shit, Freeze

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Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 9h

GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY PENIS

Gentlemen, this is

democracy

manifest

Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 11h

Well, you can finally cross “I’ve seen a handcuffed, inflatable penis” off your bucket list

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Joshua Akins @joshuasakins.bsky.social · 9h

Worst game day traffic in the country though.

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Joshua Akins @joshuasakins.bsky.social · 9h

I mean, there’s signs, but no one knows where they are. 🤣

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Joshua Akins @joshuasakins.bsky.social · 9h

HEY VOLS

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Joshua Akins @joshuasakins.bsky.social · 9h

Game over. Eat shit Tennessee.

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Joshua Akins @joshuasakins.bsky.social · 9h

I choose to believe he just had a pack in his locker. 🤣

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TW @twesq.bsky.social · 9h

Just realized the Reuben Foster Newport pic was 10 years ago

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Joshua Akins @joshuasakins.bsky.social · 9h

Pretty decent. Dive-y-ish. Avondale just down from Cahaba Brewing. The basement of the old Family Dollar(I think it was) on 4th Ave S.

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Abby Jane 🌙 🏳️‍⚧️ @abbyjane.cloverdalelane.com · 9h

My old person opinion: You don't light the cigar until the clock hits zero.

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Joshua Akins @joshuasakins.bsky.social · 9h

I have a couple of their stickers in guitar cases that say, “I’m in love with Mom’s cans” 😂

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Joshua Akins @joshuasakins.bsky.social · 9h

WOE-mick

Joshua Akins @joshuasakins.bsky.social · 9h

Mom’s Basement? Yes.

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TW @twesq.bsky.social · 9h

I think it was All-American linebacker Barry Krauss who said “at Alabama we hate Auburn because we have to but we hate Tennessee because we want to.”

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 10h

A lot of centrist commentators who genuinely got worked up about the unforgivably insulting nature of "cling to guns and religion" or "basket of deplorables" are weirdly silent about Trump portraying himself as literally shitting on American cities

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