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The postman delivered my purchase from the most recent #BandcampFriday. After enjoying Mystery Skulls Animated (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlEb3L1PIco&list=PL0fvOtjetDLFH_avalzdmSLL91rvwiE07) for the past decade, I realized it was high time I threw some money at the musician. My favorite song from the animated series is "Freaking Out," so I picked up the CD with that track. The disc is spinning in the CD player right now, I'm enjoying the rest of the album as well. #PhysicalMedia

#3goodthings

1. A nice morning with sun.
2. An afternoon spent with Dad in the hospital, helping him pay bills and talking.
3. Home at last, two films picked, and an egg and cheese sandwich.

Resurrection (2022), a thriller directed by Andrew Semans, starring Rebecca Hall, Grace Kaufman, Michael Esper, Tim Roth, and Angela Wong Carbone. It's a festival film about abuse and survival.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resurrection_(2022_film)

Misbehaviour (2020), a comedy-drama directed by Philippa Lowthorpe, starring Keira Knightley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jessie Buckley, Keeley Hawes, Phyllis Logan, Lesley Manville, Rhys Ifans and Greg Kinnear.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misbehaviour_(film)

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1. Saw Wicker (2026) directed by Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson in the theaters today with my friend, then ran a couple errands after. A fairy tale. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicker_(film)
2. Having some Trader Joe's Tikka Vegetables for supper, with a pita and some tomato.
3. Finishing Severance, S1 D3 tonight, plus something from the stack I got this morning.

#film #physicalmedia #tvseries

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1. I baked a cake.

2. I took a walk with my friend. Gave her a piece of cake and a piece or two of squash.

3. Two movies tonight. Rom-com throwbacks.

First up, St. Elmo's Fire (1985), directed by Joel Schumacher, starring Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Andie MacDowell and Mare Winningham. I've seen this one a few times over the years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StElmo's_Fire(film)

Second, Strictly Ballroom (1992), directed by Baz Luhrmann, starring Paul Mercurio, Tara Morice, Bill Hunter, Pat Thomson, Gia Carides, Peter Whitford, and Barry Otto. Haven't seen this one.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strictly_Ballroom

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#3goodthings

1. Dad's surgery went fine.
2. First film tonight, Pretty Village, Pretty Flame (1996), a 1996 Serbian film directed by Srđan Dragojević, about the Bosnian war.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Village%2C_Pretty_Flame

1. 2nd film tonight, Bird (1988), directed by Clint Eastwood, starring Forest Whittaker and Diane Venora. It's another jazz movie.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_(1988_film)

#film #physicalmedia

And some not so good things today, headed up by the death of Sir Patrick Stewart at 86. Sad to see him go. But we too will become one with the Borg.

#3goodthings

1. Made a couple jars of salsa.

2. Watching a couple films. See below.

3. Dad still has a will to live, despite an amputation set for tomorrow.

First up, Catch .44 (2011), directed by Aaron Harvey, starring Forest Whitaker, Bruce Willis, Malin Åkerman, Nikki Reed, Deborah Ann Woll, and Brad Dourif. It's a crime thriller.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch_.44

Second up, 'Round Midnight (1986), directed by Bertrand Tavernier, starring Dexter Gordon, François Cluzet, Sandra Reaves-Phillips, Lonette McKee, Christine Pascal, Herbie Hancock, John Berry, and Martin Scorsese. It's a musical drama, a drama about musicians, with great music.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_Midnight_(film)

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#3goodthings

1. Had the afternoon off, spent it with friends.

2. Watch the 1990 miniseries Stephen King's it, with friends this evening at my house. Not bad. We had fun.

3. Cheap movie haul, including a garage sale and a used DVD store. #film #movies #dvds #blu-ray #physicalmedia

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1. Productive day at work. Also, picked up 4 milk crates at a garage sale.

2. Heated up some vegetables on the stove, after putting one of my volunteer butternut squashes in the oven to bake. The veggies I'll eat right now.

3. Two movies tonight.

First, Army of Crime (2009), directed by Robert Guédiguian, about a WWII French Resistance unit led by an Armenian. Serious.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Army_of_Crime

Second, Paint (2023), directed by Brit McAdams, starring Owen Wilson, Michaela Watkins, Ciara Renée, Stephen Root, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Lucy Freyer, Lusia Strus, and Michael Pemberton. It's about a small time TV paint show rivalry. Funny.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paint_(2023_film)

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#3goodthings

1. Dad's now at a rehab facility after his operations and nearly weeklong hospital stay. I had a little walk with my friend after work and missed his call. I'm sure now that I've started a movie he'll call.

2. First movie is Dark Journey (1937), a British spy movie directed by Victor Saville, starring Conrad Veidt, Vivien Leigh and Joan Gardner.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Journey_(1937_film)

1. Second, I Am Omega (2007), a straight to video film directed by Griff Furst, starring Mark Dacascos, Geoff Meed, Jennifer Lee Wiggins, and Ryan Lloyd. It is what you think it is. Or at least so I presume.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Omega

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Hey. #3goodthings

1. Dad got through his toe surgery well. He has an angiogram set for his legs tomorrow as they're fully blocked, which wouldn't have been found if he hadn't gone through the hospital intake rigamarole.

2. Got some cool movies in the mail today. I haven't been sharing hauls with you for a week but you're about to get slammed. This one includes an Assayas film, six Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman films, and Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple, all on DVD, the last one Criterion. I'm watching Demonlover (2002), directed by Olivier Assayas, first.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonlover

1. Second, I plan to watch Samurai II (1955), directed by Hiroshi Inagaki. I had the other two in the series but for some reason didn't have this one. This whole set came from an eBay purchase. #stoked

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_II:_Duel_at_Ichijoji_Temple

So you can read all about it.

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THE ROLLING STONES Let It Bleed 1969 Canada pressing [early red labels] With certain bands, I’m more than ok with never hearing them in my life ever again. I have been clobbered over the head with bands like The Stones, Beatles, The Who, and Led Zeppelin over and over again, and I just don’t care to hear those band’s records any more. There are a few exceptions to this sentiment, and Let It Bleed is certainly one of them. It is hands down my favorite Stones record, and I will ALWAYS be down to listen to it. It is the only record of theirs that I just never got burnt out on, and I will continue to listen to it until I’m dead. One of the greatest album openers of all time, and you can say the same about the CLOSING track as well. Combined with “You Got The Silver” (maybe my favorite Stones song ever) and “Midnight Rambler”, it’s my forever Stones album. #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #records #vintage #retro #physicalmedia #analog #vinylcollection #art #music #1960s #60s

PINK FLOYD Relics 1981 Canada reissue Having a lovely Saturday afternoon with The Floyd. This is probably the Pink Floyd recording that I’ve listened to the most in my life, and by that measurement, I guess you could call it my favorite Floyd record period, which I’d be ok with. Meant to whet people’s appetites between Atom Heart Mother and Meddle, it’s got all the killer early singles on it, b-sides, soundtrack recordings from More, and the previously unreleased ‘69 track “Biding My Time”. It’s the most satisfying front-to-back Floyd record there is, and as much as I love from DSOTM on, there’s nothing that holds a candle to the earlier stuff. Lastly, I’m not a huge fan of “alternate covers” of things, but in THIS particular case, this has always been my favorite of this album’s numerous variants. #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #records #vintage #retro #physicalmedia #analog #vinylcollection #art #music #pinkfloyd #psychedelic #relics #1960s #60smusic #60s #artrock

ED O’BRIEN Blue Morpho 2026 Europe pressing Without a doubt one of my favorite records of 2026. This is ASTONISHINGLY good. To be honest, I was not impressed with Ed’s EARTH album. It just sounded like him trying to figure out what he could do outside of the cozy confines of Radiohead, away from Thom and Jonny. It was a little too conventional & clumsy sounding for me. With Blue Morpho, it seems that he discovered that he didn’t have to put his broken self back together in exactly the same shape. THIS record embraces atmosphere and nature. It’s breezy, psychedelic and ambient sounding, with cool electronic and Kraut rock flourishes. It’s a BEAUTIFUL record, and something I wasn’t expecting at all. Ed is on record talking about how hard things were for him since Covid. Through this great record, it sounds like depression has turned into graciousness and gratitude. #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #records #vintage #retro #physicalmedia #analog #vinylcollection #art #music

THE SHARP PINS Radio DDR 2025 U.S. pressing More perfect #lofi #janglepop from Sharp Pins! I posted the equally excellent Turtle Rock last week, and I’ve been giving repeated listens to this one as well. I guess this was originally released as a home tape in April of ‘24, and this vinyl version is expanded to 14 songs, straddling that awesome line of do-it-yourself Guided By Voices, Big Star, some Beatles, as well as some of the clsssic sounding British Invasion bands, too. I’ve taken quite a shine to Kai Slater’s songwriting, and I love these records. #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #records #vintage #retro #physicalmedia #analog #vinylcollection #art #music #indie #alternative #artrock #Chicago #sharppins

THE ID The Inner Sounds Of The Id 2023 U.S. 2xLP MONO reissue Blue And Purple Vinyl Last spin of the night goes to one of the most satisfying reissues of all time for me. Such a killer (and criminally underrated) #psychedelic rock record, & Sundazed really outdid themselves here. An EXCELLENT sounding mono reissue from the original analog master by Kevin Gray, but where this separates itself is the bonus record. A completely different version of the album was found when they rediscovered the tapes. THOSE are alternate instrumental versions of the record (which are mixed in stereo here), and they really show how these great tunes were constructed. Bass player Glenn Cass’s playing is much more up front on the instrumentals, and he only heard them for the first time during the reissue’s prep. This is just a killer record, & maybe it’s definitive version. #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #records #vintage #retro #physicalmedia #analog #vinylcollection #art #music #1960s #60s

PROTOMARTYR Hotel Usona 2026 Europe Ltd. Edition pressing Gold vinyl Just picked this up today, and I’m about to throw it on. I’m super excited for this. I’ve been all-in on Protomartyr since their first record Under Color Of Official Right, and each time out, they have offered something a little different than before, always engaging, always interesting. They’re a band I’ve always appreciated, and will always support when they put out something new. They are fully themselves, and just do what they do. Just a great band. Nice packaging here, too. A very cool double-sided poster, their customary “Your Lucky Numbers” zine that comes with every new album, and a rad bumper sticker. Stay tuned… #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #records #vintage #retro #physicalmedia #analog #vinylcollection #art #music #indie #alternative #punk #postpunk #protomartyr #artrock

NEIL YOUNG Le Noise 2010 U.S. pressing Have been thinking about listening to this all day while out and about town taking care of some things. Hands down, one of my three favorite Neil Young albums. There’s a magic about Le Noise. Daniel Lanois’ production approach to this is nothing short of remarkable. This is nothing but Neil singing and playing electric guitar, and by using distortion, echo, delays, feedback and other processing, Lanois transforms the performances into something otherworldly. Neil’s guitar sounds so massive, and with all the sonics going on around it, it makes for a wonderfully noisy (and riffy) album indeed. For me, it’s essential listening in Neil’s catalog, regardless of era. When I took this out to play it, I forgot about the DVD inside that came with it. These are going for stupid $ right now. #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #records #vintage #retro #physicalmedia #analog #vinylcollection #art #music #neilyoung #lenoise #daniellanois

…OF DEATH ...Discography 2022 U.S. 2xLP Compilation ETCHED Red/Yellow + Red/Black Blob vinyl O.K… Last spin of the night won’t be for everyone, but this shit is RIGHT up my alley. TOTALLY unhinged #hardcore #noise #punk whose sense of timing, rhythm, & madness I fully identify with. This is the complete recorded output of the Fort Worth, Texas band; roughly one hour long, blasting through 30 songs of complete screamo violence. It is wildly frantic, super-abrasive, and intensely chaotic. There is no singing. Just indecipherable high-pitched screaming amongst grating feedback and thick bass. The first listen, I said “this is awful”. The second, I said “Jesus, what the fuck?” Third… “I kinda dig this…” To finally surrendering with “This is fucking awesome.” 😂 Super-awesome etching on Side D, too, which may be the most calm and measured thing about this. 😂 #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #records #vintage #retro #physicalmedia #analog #vinylcollection #art #music

THE BOO RADLEYS Everything's Alright Forever 2026 Europe reissue Today was the first day of fall, and I was beyond thrilled to see this downtown today. This album is synonymous with Autumn for me, and has been since the first time I heard it in the Fall of ‘92, when I dubbed it from my sister’s boyfriend’s tape collection. So it was kinda fate that I finally found it on vinyl today, to help usher in my favorite season. This was in my ears a lot at the beginning of each year of high school. I had detention A LOT, and had a very long walk home from school after time served. I will always have a clear picture of walking up Oak St., this blasting in my ears, while the autumn New England leaves flew around. Wonderful, dreamy, #shoegaze -y noise pop from a GREAT band. #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #records #vintage #retro #physicalmedia #analog #vinylcollection #art #music #dreampop #TheBooRadleys #indie #alternative #artrock

#3goodthings

1. Ran errands for my Dad today at lunch and after work, so I ate one of last season's stuffed peppers for lunch.

2. After the last errand, I stopped at a flooring place and priced out what it would take to redo the floors in two rooms. Affordable.

3. When I got home I decided to make a veggie lasagna, which I just put in the oven.

Also:

1. I was able to move my project work to a different stage and run up against another obstacle to ask for help with.

2. Thinking about what movies to watch tonight. I have thousands to choose from just in this room, most of which I have never seen. Here you go:

3. Confess, Fletch (2022), directed by Greg Mottola, starring Roy Wood Jr., Annie Mumolo, Ayden Mayeri, Lorenza Izzo, Kyle MacLachlan, and Marcia Gay Harden. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confess%2C_Fletch

4. Two Moon Junction (1988), directed by Zalman King, starring Sherilyn Fenn, Richard Tyson, Louise Fletcher, Burl Ives, and Kristy McNichol. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Moon_Junction

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