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Steven C @stevenc63.bsky.social · 3h

My go-to first stop in these situations is AllMusic - they recommend ‘We Are’. So that’s the weekend listening sorted. Let me know if Mrs S agrees!

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Steven C @stevenc63.bsky.social · 4h

I don’t know him at all. But I will be investigating further!

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Steven C @stevenc63.bsky.social · 4h

Well, this is quite something..,

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Jon Batiste - LONELY AVENUE ft. Randy Newman

YouTube video by JonBatisteVEVO

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Steven C @stevenc63.bsky.social · 4h

My life is good …

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"My Life Is Good" by Randy Newman

YouTube video by Randy Thornhorn

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Steven C @stevenc63.bsky.social · 4h

“What’s the matter, Phil Collins busy?”

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Randy Newman - Falling in Love (Official Video)

YouTube video by Randy Newman

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Steven C @stevenc63.bsky.social · 4h

And I love that he effectively reprised the video for ‘Its Money That Matters’.

Steven C @stevenc63.bsky.social · 5h

Good man! You can never have etc.

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 5h

this is the kind of thing that usually leads to international alerts from press advocacy orgs

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 8h

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Steven C @stevenc63.bsky.social · 5h

Might just post this every day from now until 2028 …

youtu.be/E0EAwSpTcM4?...

Randy Newman - A Few Words in Defense of Our Country (Official Video)

YouTube video by Randy Newman

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Steven C @stevenc63.bsky.social · 5h

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Randy Newman - It's Money That Matters (Official Video)

YouTube video by Randy Newman

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Steven C @stevenc63.bsky.social · 5h

That’s on my list. As are the Grateful Dead acoustic live set & Joni Mitchell’s Rolling Thunder set

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Steven C @stevenc63.bsky.social · 5h

youtu.be/f0PTw-vBrtU?...

Randy Newman - Falling in Love (Official Video)

YouTube video by Randy Newman

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Steven C @stevenc63.bsky.social · 5h

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Randy Newman - I Love L.A. (Official Video) [HD]

YouTube video by Randy Newman

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Reverend Jesus "H" Christ @reverendjesus.com · 12h

Blessed are the frogs, for they keep making authoritarians look incredibly stupid

Three persons in inflatable frog costumes. One of them is holding a nicely painted sign with two little cartoon frogs holding hands, below the text "FROGS TOGETHER STRONG"

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6h

“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”

Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆

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Steven C @stevenc63.bsky.social · 6h

The final run of ‘Open Your Box’ - ‘Cold Turkey’ - ‘Don’t Worry Kyoko’ - ‘Hound Dog’ is spectacular.

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PeteMin70 @p70.bsky.social · 6h

@stevenc63.bsky.social Good evening sir.

This might be of interest, from a new book about Geddy Lee's baseball collection....

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Steven C @stevenc63.bsky.social · 6h

That’s quite a thing! We should have asked him in to the podcast.

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Steven C @stevenc63.bsky.social · 6h

Listening to the live sets on Tidal I’m here to declare that @yokoono.bsky.social absolutely steals the show with ‘Move On Fast’ on the new Power To The People box set. #Lennon

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Steven C @stevenc63.bsky.social · 6h

I used PayPal which worked fine.

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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 7h

It's weird. There were just no clues that this is what he was like.

Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 7h

Johnson refused to answer specific questions or to provide factual denials to allegations of rule-breaking, while insisting all the rules had been followed at all times. His responses led Acoba’s chair, Isabel Doverty, to find him in breach of the rules.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop abuse of contacts made in public office, watchdog finds

Johnson found to have breached rules after refusing to answer specific questions about allegations published by the Guardian

www.theguardian.com

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Steven C @stevenc63.bsky.social · 6h

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Some Time in New York City for Real

By Rodolfo Elías. Some fifty three years ago, John Lennon released the infamous —according to many of his detractors— album Some Time in New York City, which he co-produced with Phil Spector. A com…

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Steven C @stevenc63.bsky.social · 7h

The shipping cost to UK is virtually the same as the cost of the book. I checked with their customer service and no autographed opens available through their European store.
I dithered a bit but pulled the plug … total cost inc. shipping was £54. So I think it’s below the duty threshold.
I hope!

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Fraser H @hungryforsound.bsky.social · 12h

Something being touted around B Sky this week, and I have to say very nice album indeed! Need to look a bit further into back catalogue whilst at it

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Steven C @stevenc63.bsky.social · 7h

“Enjoyably unsettling” - NIR podcast

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