Mark Butler
@stereolad.bsky.social
A nattering nabob of relativism
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roses are red, violets are funky,
December 9, 2025 at 6:43 PM
roses are red, violets are funky,
1. Clementine Paddleford Was My Hero
2. Another Letter From Bill Thomas Killman
3. Sailing This, The “Our-Kansas” River
4. 2nd Oakley Exit, Prairie Dog Town
5. Welcome to the Geographic Center of the 48 States
2. Another Letter From Bill Thomas Killman
3. Sailing This, The “Our-Kansas” River
4. 2nd Oakley Exit, Prairie Dog Town
5. Welcome to the Geographic Center of the 48 States
Question: if Sufjan Stevens did an album about your state, what would there be songs about? (sorry, Michigan and Illinois, you have to sit this one out.
I'll go first for Maryland:
1. Baltimore
2. Harriet Tubman
3. The Snallygaster
4. The pursuit of John Wilkes Booth
5. The Chesapeake
6. Crabs
I'll go first for Maryland:
1. Baltimore
2. Harriet Tubman
3. The Snallygaster
4. The pursuit of John Wilkes Booth
5. The Chesapeake
6. Crabs
December 2, 2025 at 2:28 AM
1. Clementine Paddleford Was My Hero
2. Another Letter From Bill Thomas Killman
3. Sailing This, The “Our-Kansas” River
4. 2nd Oakley Exit, Prairie Dog Town
5. Welcome to the Geographic Center of the 48 States
2. Another Letter From Bill Thomas Killman
3. Sailing This, The “Our-Kansas” River
4. 2nd Oakley Exit, Prairie Dog Town
5. Welcome to the Geographic Center of the 48 States
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the muppets do deviled eggs: thread
November 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
the muppets do deviled eggs: thread
Alone Again Or - Love
(Don’t Worry) If There’s A Hell Below - Curtis Mayfield
Kizza Me - Big Star
I Confess - The English Beat
Only Shallow - My Bloody Valentine
(Don’t Worry) If There’s A Hell Below - Curtis Mayfield
Kizza Me - Big Star
I Confess - The English Beat
Only Shallow - My Bloody Valentine
November 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Alone Again Or - Love
(Don’t Worry) If There’s A Hell Below - Curtis Mayfield
Kizza Me - Big Star
I Confess - The English Beat
Only Shallow - My Bloody Valentine
(Don’t Worry) If There’s A Hell Below - Curtis Mayfield
Kizza Me - Big Star
I Confess - The English Beat
Only Shallow - My Bloody Valentine
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FYI: @stereolad.bsky.social and I collaborated on an essay trying to make sense of our Jim Steinman folie-à-deux, and it appears in this book. www.splitlippress.com/march-xness-...
Hit Repeat Until I Hate Music: The March Xness Anthology
For the first time in print, Hit Repeat Until I Hate Music: The March Xness Anthology, edited by Ander Monson and Megan Campbell, spans Xness history with 40 essays representing nearly a decade of mus...
www.splitlippress.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:42 AM
FYI: @stereolad.bsky.social and I collaborated on an essay trying to make sense of our Jim Steinman folie-à-deux, and it appears in this book. www.splitlippress.com/march-xness-...
@lauralorson.net looks like your favorite show is back!
October 4, 2025 at 12:40 AM
@lauralorson.net looks like your favorite show is back!
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This is the happiest I've ever seen a guy who just got hit by 95 mph.
September 28, 2025 at 2:03 AM
This is the happiest I've ever seen a guy who just got hit by 95 mph.
Fab Five Freddy told me everybody’s fly… ing to the sweet hereafter.
September 23, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Fab Five Freddy told me everybody’s fly… ing to the sweet hereafter.
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February 1962.
September 19, 2025 at 2:33 AM
February 1962.
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Happy Yes Day (a federal holiday in the United States)
September 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Happy Yes Day (a federal holiday in the United States)
It’s always a good time to have an emergency playlist ready.
August 30, 2025 at 5:38 AM
It’s always a good time to have an emergency playlist ready.
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Picking radishes is no easy task. Efrén spends 8-10 hrs/day on his knees, picking and sorting the radishes into small bunches to fill dozens of crates a day in CA's Ventura County. He's proud to have worked in America's fields for 49 years. #WeFeedYou
June 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Picking radishes is no easy task. Efrén spends 8-10 hrs/day on his knees, picking and sorting the radishes into small bunches to fill dozens of crates a day in CA's Ventura County. He's proud to have worked in America's fields for 49 years. #WeFeedYou
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NEW TRACK TUESDAY!!!
June 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM
NEW TRACK TUESDAY!!!
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nu song 4 u 2 sing!
March 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
nu song 4 u 2 sing!
@prairielaura.bsky.social I got an email meant for you by mistake.
February 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
@prairielaura.bsky.social I got an email meant for you by mistake.
Make a band meatier.
The Cowgrills.
The Cowgrills.
Make a band meatier.
Sausage and the Banshees
Sausage and the Banshees
Meatloaf…s
January 24, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Make a band meatier.
The Cowgrills.
The Cowgrills.
Make a band meatier.
Split Burnt Enz
Split Burnt Enz
Make a band meatier.
Dan Hicks and His Hot Links
Dan Hicks and His Hot Links
Make a band meatier.
Sausage and the Banshees
Sausage and the Banshees
January 24, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Make a band meatier.
Split Burnt Enz
Split Burnt Enz
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We're in a serious financial situation at @chicagoreader.com. If you're in a position to help with $1 or $10,000, now is the time. Your donations will be seen by other potential donors & funders. If 100 people give us $3 each, that says, "Hey, this paper is valuable." donorbox.org/save-the-chi...
Save the Chicago Reader - Salem Collo-Julin's Fundraiser on Donorbox
Imagine a teenager in a study carrel at a Chicago Public Library branch. It’s the late end of the 1980s, and a stack of newspapers is on a table nearby. Standing up to stretch after an hour of pretend...
donorbox.org
January 22, 2025 at 2:57 AM
We're in a serious financial situation at @chicagoreader.com. If you're in a position to help with $1 or $10,000, now is the time. Your donations will be seen by other potential donors & funders. If 100 people give us $3 each, that says, "Hey, this paper is valuable." donorbox.org/save-the-chi...
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was mostly keeping it together until I read Kyle MacLachlan's tribute to David Lynch
January 16, 2025 at 9:23 PM
was mostly keeping it together until I read Kyle MacLachlan's tribute to David Lynch
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Jimmy Carter had his faults, but he did have a firm grasp on the Dark Phoenix crisis.
December 30, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Jimmy Carter had his faults, but he did have a firm grasp on the Dark Phoenix crisis.
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Thank you again for your donation to George Bailey. Now, let’s help your donation go even further. Did you know? When you share George's GoFundMe, it could help him increase donations by 3x. Help spread the word by sharing with your network or messaging close friends.
December 25, 2024 at 3:58 AM
Thank you again for your donation to George Bailey. Now, let’s help your donation go even further. Did you know? When you share George's GoFundMe, it could help him increase donations by 3x. Help spread the word by sharing with your network or messaging close friends.
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