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alex tobin 🍩

@alextobin.com

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pumping irony 🧠 in the Dutch lowlands • communications guy • occasional scribblings for @aquariumdrunkard.com www.alextobin.com

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alex tobin 🍩 @alextobin.com · 19h

Was there, at any point, a temptation to just accept every invite and show up to events? You and that fake New York heiress could work the red carpets of the world in style…

alex tobin 🍩 @alextobin.com · 20h

I bet you were gritting your teeth in anticipation when the shortlist was announced.

alex tobin 🍩 @alextobin.com · 2d

Wishing you all the very best in these tough times, Sam.

alex tobin 🍩 @alextobin.com · 3d

Same! What an… “interesting” hack. Let’s hope they update for Tahoe soon (assuming you are also using iOS).

alex tobin 🍩 @alextobin.com · 3d

Same FWIW.

alex tobin 🍩 @alextobin.com · 4d

I’ve got ‘Welsh (mining) connection’ on my bingo card. 🪏⛏️

alex tobin 🍩 @alextobin.com · 4d

Man. So much for ‘literary aspirations.’

alex tobin 🍩 @alextobin.com · 4d

alex tobin 🍩 @alextobin.com · 4d

alex tobin 🍩 @alextobin.com · 4d

So so far from the apologetic, candid, and ‘Sylvia Plath-loving poet’ I interviewed during his ‘Gold’ tour. The mind boggles how I was likely hoodwinked by an overdose of charm.

alex tobin 🍩 @alextobin.com · 5d

Somebody has to watch these so we don’t have to. Hats off to you! 🙇🏻‍♂️

alex tobin 🍩 @alextobin.com · 6d

An almost literal ‘thank God it’s Friday’ even.

alex tobin 🍩 @alextobin.com · 7d

I hope your wife was equally thrilled after the three-hour surprise! 😜

alex tobin 🍩 @alextobin.com · 9d

Roy Rodgers. Hammerstein sadly not included.

alex tobin 🍩 @alextobin.com · 10d

Although that could be misconstrued as faint praise (“perfect for a snooze”), I know you mean it. And you are right!

alex tobin 🍩 @alextobin.com · 10d

It’s not just the sounds I would want to be blocking out. 🙊

alex tobin 🍩 @alextobin.com · 12d

There’s at least one surprise in there.

alex tobin 🍩 @alextobin.com · 12d

DJs of the world, thank me later. 🫳🏻 🎤

Brother Louie (North Korean Version) - Kim Kwang Suk & Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble : 푸옹 Phuong DPRK Daily : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

People’s Artiste Kim Kwang Suk died on January 14, 2018 at the age of 55The name of the ensemble refers to the Battle of Pochonbo County in northern Korea,...

alex tobin 🍩 @alextobin.com · 13d

Run. Don’t walk. And be sure to bring plenty of 💵

Lingua Franca X The Guardian

The Guardian is fiercely independent. Nobody influences their journalism. They believe that facts are sacred and deliver truth, humanity, and global insight to bring people the whole picture, for free...

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alex tobin 🍩 @alextobin.com · 14d

There you go!

alex tobin 🍩 @alextobin.com · 18d

alex tobin 🍩 @alextobin.com · 18d

Classic Milhouse.

alex tobin 🍩 @alextobin.com · 19d

I am imagining Her Majesty cruising down Pall Mall on one now.

alex tobin 🍩 @alextobin.com · 19d

I can wholeheartedly recommend this candid and far-reaching interview on @philipsherburne.bsky.social’s Futurism Restated. If you don’t subscribe yet, this alone is an excellent reason!

Philip Sherburne @philipsherburne.bsky.social · 19d

Happy belated release day to William Tyler and Four Tet's wonderful new album, which isn't like anything you might have expected from either of them. I published a fascinating conversation with Tyler earlier this week futurismrestated.substack.com/p/fr-134-wil...

FR 134: William Tyler Is Chasing Spirits at the Crossroads of Ambient and Folk

The Nashville guitarist on working with Four Tet, seeking catharsis, and cultivating a Southern strain of hauntology

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alex tobin 🍩 @alextobin.com · 19d

Thanks for the reminder to check back in with Owen and Orindal's recent releases... Lovely stuff indeed.