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Jon Freeman
@thejonfreeman.bsky.social
Lovable idiot. Probably writing words somewhere. Music, books, food/booze, exercise, general goofiness. Queer and southern, based in Nashville. He/him
Question: is it bad form to mute large bsky accounts with which you largely agree purely on grounds that they are annoying as fuck?
December 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
A surprising number of homes for sale in Davidson County tbh
"We’ve painted the walls a beautiful sage green, installed a double sink vanity, and replaced our perfectly fine, functioning bathroom door with a sliding barn door. It’s exactly like a regular door, except it never closes."
We’ve Remodeled Our Bathroom, So Now You Have to Take a Dump Behind a Sliding Barn Door
Welcome, come on in. Let me give you a tour of our new bathroom. We’ve painted the walls a beautiful sage green, installed a double sink vanity, an...
buff.ly
December 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Brittany is the best. Hire her to do some of them words for you!
some personal news: after 11 years i was laid off from rolling stone! kind of surreal feeling to start over but excited to see what's next 🫶
December 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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VOTE FOR THE CANDIDATE THAT WILL WORK TO EARN YOUR VOTE

Tomorrow is election day, TN-7, and I'm humbly asking for your vote. I promise to be accessible and only beholden to the voters of the district, never donors or special interests. Polls open at 7 AM & close at 7 PM. Let's go out and win this!
December 1, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Spent the holiday weekend around my people in Alabama and just across the Georgia border so now my accent has been restored to factory settings and no one in Nashville can understand anything I’m saying.
December 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
This, I suppose, is 46. I had a good weightlifting sesh this morning and my lovely coworkers got me pastries, so things are off to an excellent start.
November 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Some two-decade old newspaper headlines I found while doing research:

“Musicians play sports in addition to music”

“Gays getting greater media prominence”

(I love the second one. It has that ominous ring to it, though the article was pretty positive)
November 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Look I know we are all thinking it but I am just going to say it: Zach Top has a very nice face.
November 20, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Thing I have only just learned today because I am an idiot: slicing your finger open on aluminum foil is actually possible, and it is every bit as horrifying as you might imagine.
November 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Shout out to the lucky fella or lady in New Orleans who wound up with the sunglasses I left on the bar at Good Friends last weekend. I hope they’ll treat you as well as they did me.
November 17, 2025 at 10:56 PM
This may be the first year that I don’t think I can name a song by any of the Best New Artist nominees, which is sorta embarrassing but also I guess means that I’m old now.
November 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
It’s none of my business but who are people at the gym talking to on the phone at 6 am? Like, my partner would divorce me if I tried that with him, so I am being a bit judgy rn
November 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
A friend sent this live D’Angelo mix to me and you had better believe it is glorious

on.soundcloud.com/2Lwc5rErFD6A...
D'Angelo Live
DOWNLOAD (via Okayplayer): http://bit.ly/A3ENGZ Tracklist: 1. Fantastic Intro 2. Brown Sugar 3. Devil's Pie 4. Crisco 5. Left & Right 6. Chicken Grease 7. Lady 8. Left & Right (Reprise)
soundcloud.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Reposted by Jon Freeman
Oh hey everybody, I wrote a few entries on this shiny new list:

www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
The 250 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century So Far
The 250 greatest songs of the 21st century so far -- from all over the musical map and every corner of the globe
www.rollingstone.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Oh hey everybody, I wrote a few entries on this shiny new list:

www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
The 250 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century So Far
The 250 greatest songs of the 21st century so far -- from all over the musical map and every corner of the globe
www.rollingstone.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Have been in Utah for long enough (5 days) that I am wondering if my life will be complete without an overlanding van
October 2, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Reposted by Jon Freeman
RIP Kaleb Horton, one of the most dazzling, funny, kind, & truly original writers to ever grace this endangered medium.

I was lucky enough to edit him for the most popular piece we ever did theLAnd. A strange poultry odyssey of true brilliance. thelandmag.com/pioneer-frie...
The Rise and Fall of Pioneer Chicken, the Last Great L.A. Chicken Shack
There are two Pioneer Chickens left in Los Angeles: One in Boyle Heights and one in Bell Gardens. I made it my mission to see both.
thelandmag.com
September 27, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Overheard at brunch in Las Vegas: “Tailgating at the Grove is, like, a spiritual experience.”
September 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Reposted by Jon Freeman
Once & for all, let's specify what "poptimism" was & wasn't, and why many people can't stop blaming it for every cultural change of the past 20 years. Most recently the esteemed Kelefa Sanneh, who's often (wrongly) said to have started it! Today in @slate.com
slate.com/culture/2025...
September 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
🚨🚨🚨

(screaming in gay, etc)
September 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Reposted by Jon Freeman
Amanda Shires spent an afternoon introducing me to Lubbock and a small portion of those very fun hours is now chronicled in Texas Monthly ahead of her new album :) gift link: www.texasmonthly.com/arts-enterta...
Amanda Shires Tells Her Side of the Story After Divorce From Jason Isbell: “I'm Not Scared”
After a marriage in the spotlight ended in brutal divorce, the singer-songwriter-fiddler is telling her story, her way.
www.texasmonthly.com
September 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Dadcore
September 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Also just remembered I muscled several packs of shingles up a ladder (a practical weightlifting application, yay!) and onto a roof on Sunday, so maybe that had something to do with it
Need you all to know that I did something horrible to my back yesterday. Not at the gym while trying to lift something heavy, but after, when I was trying to pick up a shoe.
September 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Need you all to know that I did something horrible to my back yesterday. Not at the gym while trying to lift something heavy, but after, when I was trying to pick up a shoe.
September 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I have tucked my shirt into my pants like a grownup every day this week what is my reward
September 5, 2025 at 1:04 PM