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goaliefight.bsky.social
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@goaliefight.bsky.social
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New Jersey indie rocker turned music blogger.
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Unfortunate update
the balls guy already sold the amp to someone else but calls my email one of the funniest craigslist emails ive ever received
August 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
goaliefight.bsky.social
When you use the rhetorical language developed by your opponent, you give them power. Language shapes thought.
A modified screenshot of a panel from the 1986 comic “The Dark Knight”. Batman snaps a shotgun over his leg, and addresses an off-panel group of punks saying “this is the weapon of the *enemy*. we do not *need* it. we will not *use* it.” superimposed over the splinters of the gun are wojaks.
August 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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I want to play with this man’s Balls. And by play with I mean gig with. Obviously.
a screenshot of part of an email I am about to send to the man with the humorously named amplifier. “$900 for your Balls” “ Hello, I saw the listing for your Balls G-50, and I’m very interested in them. Uh, I mean, it. I’m looking for something heavy, hairy, and intense, but not too modern, and I think your Balls are just what I need. Is. I meant is what I need. I’m a tube-amp virgin, and I don’t want a 100-watt right off the bat” the rest of the email is cut off by the phone keyboard
August 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
goaliefight.bsky.social
I fucking live for craigslist
FS/T: Balls-G50 (Hand-wired Marshall 2204/JCM 800 Clone) - $1,000 (Astoria) it’s a guitar amplifier that says “balls amplification on the front”. the listing reads: For those who aren't familiar, Dr. Balls builds some amazing hand-wired amps and pedals out of Brooklyn -- currently stocks at Main Drag and does custom work on request. I asked him to build me the ultimate 50-Watt Master Volume Marshall, and he obliged. Photos are his. So we've got a 2204 here with a few of Tony's special sauce tweaks. That means a nicer low gain channel, dual master volumes for increased flexibility and controllability, a nice effects loop, and a smaller/lighter-weight headcase. It rules, and it sounds awesome. Super clean wiring and high-quality parts, and is in tip-top shape. Alone, it'll do Hendrix to AC/DC no problem. With a TS-9 or Rat you've got 80s metal, Jawbreaker, any number of Dischord Records bands. It's also a surprisingly effective pedal platform! $1000 or best offer. Can demo at my practice space in Greenpoint at gig volume
August 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
goaliefight.bsky.social
I think he was happy to see me
a blurry photograph of the head of a yellow labrador retriever on a black background. its mouth is open and ears are back. it is excited to see the photographer.
August 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
goaliefight.bsky.social
i guess the irate guy moved to jersey
a white hyundai elantra with a new jersey license plate reading “loyalty”
July 30, 2025 at 11:33 PM
goaliefight.bsky.social
I play in a metalcore band and it is going on the road in the american northeast
The Glue Factory presents: Witchita Pete, Final Resting Pose, Boltzmann, and Longest Leash at 2pm on August 3rd. Ask a punk for the address. Moon Groove Records presents Uchikatsu, I Dreamt The Sea, Final Resting Pose and Desolute Sun at City Sound Studios, August 1 at 6pm SamBBooks and Assbeaters Anonymous present Atheena, Final Resting Pose, Witchita Pete, Depressionista, Flatwounds, and Long Forgotten at Buttonwood Brewery on August 2nd at 6pm
July 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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For context, this is the 2001 solo album of one of the session drummers on “Born to Run”. It is not on Discogs, but it is on S***ify.

Look at that cover. It’s /glorious/.
It is the cover of Temple of Boom, an album by Ernest Carter. The head of a bald man with brown skin and a light goatee floats in a badly computer-generated room with stone walls and floor. Blue, green, red, and white spotlights surround the head. Dark green text reads “the temple of boom” on top, and white text reads “ernest carter” in the bottom right corner.
July 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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@pugfest.bsky.social your champion has arrived
June 27, 2025 at 9:25 PM
goaliefight.bsky.social
Plea
Professional Wrestlers Shelton Benjamin, MVP, and Bobby Lashley. They appear perplexed. Benjamin and Lashley have just finished a tag team match, in which they successfully defended their championship, and are confused by action outside the ring.
May 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Gish by Smashing Pumpkins is a good album, and I like it.

After listening to this record a lot, I’m more sympathetic to the people who lumped Pumpkins in with grunge. It shares a lot of psychedelic revival DNA with Soundgarden and Pearl Jam, and hints at future arena-rock stardom.
February 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Compact Jazz by Stephane Grappelli is a good compilation , and I like it.

Backwards-looking, slightly uninspired string jazz. Clean. Competent. Easy listening, but still genuine jazz.

www.goaliefightnj.com/blog/0227202...
February 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Prokofiev Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5 is a good album, and I like it.

Maybe not a one-sitting album, but a dynamic, intuitive interpretation of some of the strangest and most difficult pieces in the classical piano repertoire.

www.goaliefightnj.com/blog/2242025...
February 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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February 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
goaliefight.bsky.social
oh, I do.
February 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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new chatauqua on the new stereo setup (I promise to buy a shelf soon)
January 13, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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without downloading any new pics, what’s your energy going into 2025?
December 29, 2024 at 5:28 PM
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The 2001 L.L.Bean christmas compilation is bad, but I like it.

They overshoot their intended rustic Maine aesthetic and land all the way back in the middle ages - but being an English peasant on Christmas is more my vibe, anyway.

www.goaliefightnj.com/blog/122424-...
December 26, 2024 at 3:17 PM
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Danello, the Sad Surfer self-titled is a good album, and I like it.

Exactly what it says on the tin: bright surf rock with deeply depressing lyrics. Shades of early Real Estate, Weezer at times.

www.goaliefightnj.com/blog/danell-...
Danello, the Sad Surfer CD on white background.
December 15, 2024 at 5:01 PM
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I thought that my adulthood would be exactly like this Tokyo Police Club promo photo
November 21, 2024 at 10:24 PM
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If that weren’t indignity enough, it also sounds like ass. No bottom end. Bad overdubs. Every song starts and ends with a fearfully shrill trumpet solo. Every note is unsure and awkward, and the mix does it no favors at all.
November 16, 2024 at 2:35 AM
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The cover on this CD was printer paper, glued onto a generic Sony CD-ROM. When I popped this bad boy into the CD player in my car, the glue melted as it spun. The paper cover caught in the changer mechanism and absolutely destroyed the unit. It cost $300 to remove and would cost $1000 to replace.
November 16, 2024 at 2:31 AM
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Little did I know that beneath the roughshod surface lay a gleaming malice, a knowing and conscious hatred. This album hated me back, and my CD player paid for it with its life.
November 16, 2024 at 2:29 AM
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I found it in a pile of CDs given away by an old woman - mostly airbrushed vocal pop, celtic new age, and Christmas music. It’s delightfully amateurish graphic design pulled me in.
November 16, 2024 at 2:27 AM
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This album ruined my life, and I hereby declare my undying enmity for the people of Zanzibar.
November 16, 2024 at 2:25 AM