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Bill Childs
@billchilds.bsky.social
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Not a real doctor; real worm. I've done radio for kids for a weirdly long time. Not your lawyer, but maybe your amusement park law prof. SpareTheRock.com. Wrote a book: RecreationAndRisk.com (Carolina Academic Press). He/him; my views only here. St. Paul.
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Sam Bergman @violanorth.bsky.social · 1h
Imagine living in the bubble where you think Lee Greenwood is more popular than literally the most popular US pop musician on the planet.
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Andrew Mearns @mearns.bsky.social · 2h
lmao this dolt is beyond parody.
yeah Lee Greenwood, totally appealing to all audiences. you nailed it buddy
“Lee Greenwood for Super Bowl halftime show!” says the idiot
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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 2h
Well, I think of it as the pants conversation, but yes
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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 2h
He’d dig Magic/Master Noodle
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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 2h
Dammit D4’s two night stand at the Turf is during the Hold Steady’s run in Brooklyn
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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 2h
We just missed celebrating the 46th anniversary of WMCN's launch. I am glad to note that it went on the air at 10 pm that day.

www.wmcn.fm?page_id=19
About – WMCN 91.7FM Macalester College Radio
www.wmcn.fm
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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 2h
At least once a week I feel like I have some sort of head injury
Lede from article: Law360, Miami (October 7, 2025, 12:29 PM EDT) -- A Miami jury returned a defense verdict late Monday in favor of NASCAR in a $76 million suit by the LetsGoBrandon.com Foundation accusing the league of destroying the value of its cryptocurrency LGBCoin after it revoked approval of sponsorship of a racing team.
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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 2h
If we do re-sign DSC (and I hope we do) can we make this happen
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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · Oct 8
This is a very solid list but I’m begging someone to take DSC to any restaurants in Saint Paul, hell, he’d do great just within like four blocks of Allianz Field
www.exploreminnesota.com/stars-of-the...
Dayne St. Clair's Favorite Places to Eat in Minnesota
If there’s one thing bringing the many international players of Minnesota United FC together other than a love of soccer, it’s food. That much is clear after talking to goalie Dayne St. Clair, a Toron...
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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · Oct 8
Also in this issue is a detailed history of Boardwalk & Baseball (nee Circus World) in Florida, and the main new thing I learned is that the park had a ride called:

SCHLITTENFAHRT

Schlitterbahn roughly translates as “slippery road”, and so I am forced to assume this means “Slippery Fart”
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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · Oct 8
Extremely niche content, but here I go: the new issue of the journal of the National Amusement Park Historical Association has a two-page spread on Kiddie Park in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, which is where I started my weird amusement park love (both the love is weird and I love weird parks).
A display of a coaster car from the Little Dipper The lift hill of The Little Dipper, which might also be called Little Fire Ball Me, on the train. Last ride is always free.
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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 3h
I lived north of Tulsa when I was a kid (Bartlesville) and it sure felt plenty like Arkansas to me (where my family was from). But it probably is more midwestern than elsewhere in the state.
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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 3h
I mean the cover of Androgynous, not the cover of the album!
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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 3h
I have minimal opinion about them but I am always supportive of nostalgic affection! As I have noted, I like the ‘Mats “Don’t Tell a Soul” far more than most people for contextual reasons, and those reasons are as good as any others.
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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 3h
I have no opinion about that; just about that cover (which is…fine)
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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 3h
…another tie for second, I think
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Pete Nikolai @neatpickleye.bsky.social · 3h
Local angle: the New Standards also covered “Androgynous”

youtu.be/SnftiYdyIHg?...
Androgynous
YouTube video by The New Standards - Topic
youtu.be
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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 3h
I remember seeing them do it live but somehow didn’t realize it was recorded.
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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 3h
I lived just north of its line when I was a kid, and it sure felt like the south, not the Midwest as this map would assert.
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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 3h
(But I am glad that they did it)
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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 3h
Very solidly in last place for me
StevieMcZ @steviemcz.bsky.social · 4h
Crash Test Dummies has one. youtu.be/eby-I7hA9nc?...
Crash Test Dummies - Androgynous (Official Video)
YouTube video by CrashTestDummiesVEVO
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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 4h
Seems to be, yes.
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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 4h
This is how it's done: put the truth right there in the headline and sub headline.
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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 4h
The U.S. Supreme Court will determine whether Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy, an ineffective and often harmful practice targeting LGBTQ+ youth, violates a therapist’s right to free speech
Supreme Court Weighs Ban on Scientifically Discredited ‘Conversion Therapy’
The U.S. Supreme Court will determine whether Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy, an ineffective and often harmful practice targeting LGBTQ+ youth, violates a therapist’s right to free speech
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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 4h
A little bit of ice on the birdbath in 55105. Hopefully the tomatoes and peppers made it through.
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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 4h
This is where I’m landing
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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 4h
A question I somehow have not considered in the 20 years of doing the radio show until seeing it in children’s book form: Is this song adequately kid-friendly to be on the show? I kinda think it is
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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 4h
Evidently not
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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 4h
Hadn’t seen the video—utterly charming—before. I will put it tied for second with the ensemble version.
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Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 4h
I guess this obligates you to rank the solo Joan version. I like this video where she's reading her children's book telling the song as her story, and her partner John Doe is standing by in support. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNgi...
Androgynous - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
YouTube video by Blackheart
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Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 5h
Those are the only three versions I know and I like all of them very much.
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