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Chris Barrus

@quartzcity.bsky.social

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Perception manager, tremolo specialist, macOS plumber. Wrench-turner at the Mount Wilson Observatory. http://chrisbarrus.com On-air everywhere all the time with @missabyss.bsky.social at @abyssradio.bsky.social. Listen: http://abyssradio.net

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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 9h

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Lux Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 12h

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Health Experts Recommend Standing Up At Desk, Leaving Office, Never Coming Back https://theonion.com/health-experts-recommend-standing-up-at-desk-leaving-o-1819577456/

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Chris Barrus @quartzcity.bsky.social · 2d

I just saw a ghost!

(great records too - though I would put FYC on the A side now)

Godfrey Parke @psmaclaren.bsky.social · 2d

Blast from the past: Didn’t catch any z’s and I believe the tape choice was my contribution, but the liner credits/spinal title should match the handwriting.

Skewed photo of old tape cassette with home recordings of eponymous Debut albums of Peter Case and Fine Young Cannibals.

Chris Barrus @quartzcity.bsky.social · 2d

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Alfred Soto @sotoalfred.bsky.social · 2d

Happy birthday to David Hidalgo, who with Los Lobos wrote and performed some of the best written and most furiously played of the '80s and '90s. Theirs is an inexhaustible catalog. humanizingthevacuum.wordpress.com/2020/10/31/t...

A toast to love with paper cups: The best of Los Lobos 1984-1996

Dismissing them as a solid live band whose chops didn’t court me to evangelism, I’ve hesitated about posting a list. But in the last three weeks I’ve spent hours with their first …

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Chris Barrus @quartzcity.bsky.social · 3d

No other SP3 fan out there dashes their “z”s and used TDK SA90s

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Chris Barrus @quartzcity.bsky.social · 3d

I was looking around YT for live recordings and *squint* "hey, that's my handwriting on that Spiritualized live tape!" Those tapes got around...
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Spiritualized - Live, Electric Lounge, Austin, TX, USA, 20th October 1995

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Esotouric's Secret Los Angeles @esotouric.bsky.social · 3d

Out of business--along with most of the once lively, quirky Hollywood Blvd. business corridor: Supply Sergeant (1968-2025). On Alison Martino's Vintage Los Angeles, the last manager put out a call seeking a new operator. Don't anyone "save"/take the sign! www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...

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Peter McLennan @dubdotdash.bsky.social · 3d

There's a biography of Chris Knox out this week - the author Craig Robertson contacted me a few years ago, as back in 1995 when I was at Ak Uni, I made a half hour documentary on Chris and he wanted to see it.
Anyway, I dug out the digital file and it's now online, enjoy! youtu.be/VQjvic02S8M?...

Chris Knox: Songs Of You And Me - a documentary about Chris Knox (1995)

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Chris Barrus @quartzcity.bsky.social · 3d

Checking out Syd Mead's 1972 Imperial LeBaron (only 13k miles!)
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Strange Quirks, Features & Idiosyncrasies of the 1972 Imperial LeBaron by Chrysler

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Dwayne Day @kennen11.bsky.social · 3d

I have two articles in this-week's Space Review. This is the subject of one of them:

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Chris Barrus @quartzcity.bsky.social · 4d

Get in the van

QueenCityJamz @queencityjamz.bsky.social · 4d

Holy shit! Roger McGuinn posted The Byrds 1965 touring schedule and it's the first I've ever heard of rock band playing at Lakeside Amusement Park.

Chris Barrus @quartzcity.bsky.social · 5d

Whew- thought I missed it too

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Elana Levin @levin.bsky.social · 5d

Chris Dreja just died and the headlines are going to mention how important The Yardbirds were in terms of their influence or the fame of members with other names. But The Yardbirds were great because the Yardbirds were great. Anyhoo listen to the story @500songspodcast.bsky.social .

Episode 126: “For Your Love” by the Yardbirds

Episode 126 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “For Your Love”, the Yardbirds, and the beginnings of heavy rock and the guitar hero. Click the full post to read liner …

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Cinephilia & Beyond @cinephiliabeyond.org · 9d

Bilge Ebiri asks Jim Jarmusch a question we've always wondered about when it comes to indie filmmakers: “How do you pay the bills?”

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John Wiseman @lemonodor.bsky.social · 5d

It worries me that the alleged drone sightings over the past week or so are causing European leaders to talk about war, and NATO is mobilizing. Troops are being called up. Almost every indication is that the drone sightings are the same bullshit we saw in New Jersey–there may be *nothing* there. 2/

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Chris Barrus @quartzcity.bsky.social · 6d

Spiritualized, “Good Times”
Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles
last Sunday Sep 28
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Spiritualized - "Good Times" - Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles - 28 Sep 2025

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Chris Barrus @quartzcity.bsky.social · 6d

Spiritualized “Take Good Care Of It"
Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles
last Sunday Sep 28
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Spiritualized - "Take Good Care Of It" - Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles - 28 Sep 2025

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Ian @brocktoon.bsky.social · 6d

It was time to show the most recent Hacienda documentary to my students. Every time I do, my students really wish they could go.

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The children yearn for the Hacienda

When I teach my Intro to Media Studies course, I have a taster week for cultural studies centering on identity, representation, and music. I structure the class to have regular screenings of something...

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Jeff Knox @mrjeffknox.bsky.social · 6d

OTD 66 years ago, October 2, 1959, we crossed into the Twilight Zone with the airing of the first episode.

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Live Tapes @livetapes.heads.social.ap.brid.gy · 6d

The Muffs- TT the Bears Place, Boston Ma 6/1/95 xfer from unknown gen audio cassette https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBbIrLzE_Iw

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Jessica Ritchey @jmritchey.bsky.social · 6d

Not for nothing but The Art of War is actually a manual for the failsons who got handed armies and had to be told "You have to fucking feed your troops moron, or they bail."

Chicken Puppet @chickenpuppet.online · 6d

I know these guys are all dumber than a sack of hammers, but it is fascinating to see the military decide “logistics are gay” in real time

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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 7d

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lacey @byelacey.bsky.social · 7d

your imaginary friend who uses too much electricity is now also annoying

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