Jason Collins
@jcollins205.bsky.social
I'm not NOT licking toads. Record collector. Brewers, Bucks, Eagles, West Ham, Louisville, Badgers. Closet cricket enthusiast. 👟 head
24 beers of Christmas, beer 6: Santa Claws, imperial stout with cinnamon buns. Fat Orange Cat Brew Company, New Haven CT. 9.1%
December 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
24 beers of Christmas, beer 6: Santa Claws, imperial stout with cinnamon buns. Fat Orange Cat Brew Company, New Haven CT. 9.1%
24 beers of Christmas, beer 5: Dragonfly IPA, Upland Brewing Company, Bloomington, IN.
December 6, 2025 at 11:28 PM
24 beers of Christmas, beer 5: Dragonfly IPA, Upland Brewing Company, Bloomington, IN.
24 beers of Christmas, beer 4: Softcore Mutation Foeder Pear, Ale aged in American Oak Foeder. Maplewood Brewing Company, Chicago, IL.
December 6, 2025 at 8:14 PM
24 beers of Christmas, beer 4: Softcore Mutation Foeder Pear, Ale aged in American Oak Foeder. Maplewood Brewing Company, Chicago, IL.
Vinyl of the day: Digital Underground-Future Rhythm, 1996 (promo copy). The group’s 4th album and frankly my least favorite. Nothing really hits for me here. 🤷🏼♂️
December 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Vinyl of the day: Digital Underground-Future Rhythm, 1996 (promo copy). The group’s 4th album and frankly my least favorite. Nothing really hits for me here. 🤷🏼♂️
24 beers of Christmas, beer 3: Chouffe Cherry, Belgian strong ale with cherry flavor. Brasserie D’Achoffe, Wibrin, Belgium. 🇧🇪 🍒
December 4, 2025 at 11:58 PM
24 beers of Christmas, beer 3: Chouffe Cherry, Belgian strong ale with cherry flavor. Brasserie D’Achoffe, Wibrin, Belgium. 🇧🇪 🍒
24 Beers of Christmas, beer 2. Black Ops, Barrel Aged stout. Aged in Four Roses small batch bourbon barrels. 12.4%. Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, NY.
December 3, 2025 at 11:29 PM
24 Beers of Christmas, beer 2. Black Ops, Barrel Aged stout. Aged in Four Roses small batch bourbon barrels. 12.4%. Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, NY.
Vinyl of the day: Ten Years After-Recorded Live, 1973. The groups second live album, recorded at shows in Western Europe with no overdubs. It’s a great 2LP set that doesn’t really slog at all like some jam-style band do for me. Hobbit and Help Me in side 2 are my favorites.
December 3, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Vinyl of the day: Ten Years After-Recorded Live, 1973. The groups second live album, recorded at shows in Western Europe with no overdubs. It’s a great 2LP set that doesn’t really slog at all like some jam-style band do for me. Hobbit and Help Me in side 2 are my favorites.
Time for the 24 beers of Christmas. Beer 1: Einstök Ölgerd white ale. Ale brewed with coriander and orange peel. Einstok Beer Company, Stratford, CT.
December 3, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Time for the 24 beers of Christmas. Beer 1: Einstök Ölgerd white ale. Ale brewed with coriander and orange peel. Einstok Beer Company, Stratford, CT.
Vinyl of the day: Electric Light Orchestra-Out Of The Blue, 1977. One of the group’s most successful albums, reaching #4. Includes the hits It’s Over, Turn To Stone, and Mr. Blue Sky. Really good overall, but I skip side 4. A lot of groups went a little overboard with double LPs in this era.
November 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Vinyl of the day: Electric Light Orchestra-Out Of The Blue, 1977. One of the group’s most successful albums, reaching #4. Includes the hits It’s Over, Turn To Stone, and Mr. Blue Sky. Really good overall, but I skip side 4. A lot of groups went a little overboard with double LPs in this era.
Vinyl of the day: Dum Dum Girls-Too True, 2014. Their 3rd and final studio album. A really good album with a unique sound and a lot of fun tracks. Definitely worth a listen if you’re unfamiliar.
November 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Vinyl of the day: Dum Dum Girls-Too True, 2014. Their 3rd and final studio album. A really good album with a unique sound and a lot of fun tracks. Definitely worth a listen if you’re unfamiliar.
You’re right….but also…
November 27, 2025 at 11:02 PM
You’re right….but also…
Vinyl of the day: The Tubes-The Completion Backward Principle, 1981. I was expecting this to be fully new wave, but they throw some glam rock in there as well for a pleasant surprise. Except for a couple tracks, I really enjoyed it.
November 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Vinyl of the day: The Tubes-The Completion Backward Principle, 1981. I was expecting this to be fully new wave, but they throw some glam rock in there as well for a pleasant surprise. Except for a couple tracks, I really enjoyed it.
Wonder if he’s ever been to Felch Township.
November 23, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Wonder if he’s ever been to Felch Township.
Vinyl of the day: José James-Blackmagic, 2009. Hard dislike on this one. The skill is there but each track is so repetitive (within itself) I couldn’t even get to the 2nd LP. A musical dude to be sure, but not for me.
November 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Vinyl of the day: José James-Blackmagic, 2009. Hard dislike on this one. The skill is there but each track is so repetitive (within itself) I couldn’t even get to the 2nd LP. A musical dude to be sure, but not for me.
@sickoscbb.bsky.social Choose your fighter.
November 21, 2025 at 1:04 AM
@sickoscbb.bsky.social Choose your fighter.
Vinyl of the day: Kinsman Dazz-Dazz, 1979. A fun R&B debut from the Cleveland group that would later be known as Dazz Band. Very danceable stuff and of course I’m a sucker for horns. My favorite tracks are I Searched Around, Love Design, and Can’t Get Enough.
November 19, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Vinyl of the day: Kinsman Dazz-Dazz, 1979. A fun R&B debut from the Cleveland group that would later be known as Dazz Band. Very danceable stuff and of course I’m a sucker for horns. My favorite tracks are I Searched Around, Love Design, and Can’t Get Enough.
I snuck in one summer through a door someone forgot to close all the way. It was surreal.
November 17, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I snuck in one summer through a door someone forgot to close all the way. It was surreal.
Vinyl of the day: Weezer-SZNZ “Winter”, 2022. My least favorite of the SZNZ EPs, by a decent margin. The final two tracks (Why Don’t You Get Me, and The Deep And Dreamless Sleep) are decent. I’d rate the 4 EPs:
1) Autumn
2) Spring
3) Summer
4) Winter
1) Autumn
2) Spring
3) Summer
4) Winter
November 17, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Vinyl of the day: Weezer-SZNZ “Winter”, 2022. My least favorite of the SZNZ EPs, by a decent margin. The final two tracks (Why Don’t You Get Me, and The Deep And Dreamless Sleep) are decent. I’d rate the 4 EPs:
1) Autumn
2) Spring
3) Summer
4) Winter
1) Autumn
2) Spring
3) Summer
4) Winter
Vinyl of the day: Weezer-SZNZ “Autumn”, 2022. So far it’s the most diverse of the three SZNZ EPs I’ve listened to and right now I’d say tied with “Spring” for my favorite. What Happens After You?, Should She Stay Ir Should She Go, and The Way I Hate You Now are best.
November 16, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Vinyl of the day: Weezer-SZNZ “Autumn”, 2022. So far it’s the most diverse of the three SZNZ EPs I’ve listened to and right now I’d say tied with “Spring” for my favorite. What Happens After You?, Should She Stay Ir Should She Go, and The Way I Hate You Now are best.
Vinyl of the day: Weezer-SZNZ “Summer”, 2022. A little more aggressive sounding than the Spring EP, I enjoyed this one maybe a little more. The tracks were a little more diverse. Blue Like Jazz, The Opposite Of Me, and Records are my favorites.
November 13, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Vinyl of the day: Weezer-SZNZ “Summer”, 2022. A little more aggressive sounding than the Spring EP, I enjoyed this one maybe a little more. The tracks were a little more diverse. Blue Like Jazz, The Opposite Of Me, and Records are my favorites.
These better be way colder than cool ranch.
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
These better be way colder than cool ranch.
Vinyl of the day: Weezer-SZNZ “Spring”, 2022. A fun EP of music meant to represent the “happy, chill” feeling of spring. It certainly delivers that, and although most tracks sound similar, this is short enough that if really doesn’t wear on you.
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Vinyl of the day: Weezer-SZNZ “Spring”, 2022. A fun EP of music meant to represent the “happy, chill” feeling of spring. It certainly delivers that, and although most tracks sound similar, this is short enough that if really doesn’t wear on you.