Gil Roth & his Virtual Memories Show
@vmspod.bsky.social
I make a weekly podcast feat. talks w/writers, artists, cartoonists & other culture-making people, at https://chimeraobscura.com/vm
Also: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-virtual-memories-show/id531173075
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/VMSpod
Also: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-virtual-memories-show/id531173075
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/VMSpod
The ground above Dad’s grave is subsiding a little
December 9, 2025 at 10:47 PM
The ground above Dad’s grave is subsiding a little
And go get THE MASTER OF CONTRADICTIONS from the publisher, @yalepress.bsky.social yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300... , or from your fave bookshop bookshop.org/a/4669/97803...
December 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
And go get THE MASTER OF CONTRADICTIONS from the publisher, @yalepress.bsky.social yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300... , or from your fave bookshop bookshop.org/a/4669/97803...
I'm going old-school with this one, but
December 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I'm going old-school with this one, but
Finished a 5-day workout cycle. It's evening, lamps don't give good lighting for a post-weights pic, and I suspect my iPhone is using Popeye Effect or something, but I'm starting to get back into shape, even if I'm ~10 lbs. over where I'd like to be.
#ClickAtYourOwnRisk #shirtless #workout
#ClickAtYourOwnRisk #shirtless #workout
December 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Finished a 5-day workout cycle. It's evening, lamps don't give good lighting for a post-weights pic, and I suspect my iPhone is using Popeye Effect or something, but I'm starting to get back into shape, even if I'm ~10 lbs. over where I'd like to be.
#ClickAtYourOwnRisk #shirtless #workout
#ClickAtYourOwnRisk #shirtless #workout
Was just told, “You look like a Bond villain.”
December 6, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Was just told, “You look like a Bond villain.”
And go get DANTE: THE ESSENTIAL COMMEDIA from the publisher wwnorton.com/books/978132... or your fave bookshop bookshop.org/a/4669/97813...
December 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
And go get DANTE: THE ESSENTIAL COMMEDIA from the publisher wwnorton.com/books/978132... or your fave bookshop bookshop.org/a/4669/97813...
this world dances for me
December 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
this world dances for me
I came across this one while walking in a mall last week! First time in quite a while. Which tract did you use (appropriately)?
November 29, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I came across this one while walking in a mall last week! First time in quite a while. Which tract did you use (appropriately)?
November 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Time for our annual Thanksgiving week viewing of BARB AND STAR GO TO VISTA DEL MAR! barbandstar.movie
November 26, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Time for our annual Thanksgiving week viewing of BARB AND STAR GO TO VISTA DEL MAR! barbandstar.movie
sunup, fire on the mountain
November 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
sunup, fire on the mountain
November 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
(Just so you know, I hate my teeth and rarely show myself really smiling, but this was a great experience and I feel less self-conscious in its wake.)
(Also, an NYU student with all sorts of face piercings just told me, “Your hair is FIRE,” so I’ve got that going for me, too.)
(Also, an NYU student with all sorts of face piercings just told me, “Your hair is FIRE,” so I’ve got that going for me, too.)
November 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
(Just so you know, I hate my teeth and rarely show myself really smiling, but this was a great experience and I feel less self-conscious in its wake.)
(Also, an NYU student with all sorts of face piercings just told me, “Your hair is FIRE,” so I’ve got that going for me, too.)
(Also, an NYU student with all sorts of face piercings just told me, “Your hair is FIRE,” so I’ve got that going for me, too.)
UPDATE: It went great! However, our hair is now tangled and so we’ll be in this pose until I go bald.
November 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM
UPDATE: It went great! However, our hair is now tangled and so we’ll be in this pose until I go bald.
Just Another Day. Oncology check-in for my CLL: no change in my pre-treatment status. Visited Dad, read the Kaddish, realized I don't have much to say to anyone living or dead today. Walked around a mall, came across a Jack Chick tract on a bench outside a gelato shop, left it for whoever needs it.
November 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Just Another Day. Oncology check-in for my CLL: no change in my pre-treatment status. Visited Dad, read the Kaddish, realized I don't have much to say to anyone living or dead today. Walked around a mall, came across a Jack Chick tract on a bench outside a gelato shop, left it for whoever needs it.
Go pick up MEN AT WORK from the publisher www.sevenstories.com/books/4770-m... or your fave bookshop bookshop.org/a/4669/97816...
November 19, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Go pick up MEN AT WORK from the publisher www.sevenstories.com/books/4770-m... or your fave bookshop bookshop.org/a/4669/97816...
Another installment in the “Gil always looks like he’s pissed off when he’s at the lectern” series
November 18, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Another installment in the “Gil always looks like he’s pissed off when he’s at the lectern” series
Also, she’s been talking in the Quiet Car
November 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Also, she’s been talking in the Quiet Car
And that's not incl. a couple of non-Marriott hotel stays
November 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
And that's not incl. a couple of non-Marriott hotel stays
On with the show
November 17, 2025 at 12:30 PM
On with the show
I cried more for Benny than I have for my father.
November 16, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I cried more for Benny than I have for my father.