Captain Beefheart’s Trout

@bullfrog142.bsky.social

Grumpy old fart. Occasional optimist. Ranter. Can be a bit sweary. Dutch with Irish background. Music/Art/Books/Films/Dogs. Politics: NL/UK/IE/ USA. Fuck ship Trump and anyone who sails in it. Fuck fascists. Don't be a cunt.

“We didn’t do anything wrong” •They did something wrong. “The donation wasn’t made” •Doesn’t matter. And plenty were. “We didn’t commission the polling” •They did. “Loose pub talk” •Haha. It’s their business model. “Contractors” •Fallguys “I wasn’t listening” •Utter horseshit. Farage translated.

This iconic 1971 photo of Gloria Steinem and Dorothy Pitman Hughes has always said so much without saying a word. Two women. Two raised fists. One shared fight for equality. Dorothy passed in 2022. Now Gloria is gone too. Two giants who helped change America. Rest in power, Gloria. ✊🏼✊🏾

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“I swear by almighty God that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to myself alone, making as much money as I possibly can while doing absolutely fuck all for the poor dimwits who voted for me, so help me God”

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Oakland! Walden Pond Books just got a fresh shipment of “The Nerd Reich” and I signed every single copy. Defeat the national Nerd Reich shortage! Get em’ while you can!

Bookshelf with books and the nerd Reich book at center

In 1976, during an unforgettable episode of her syndicated television variety show Dolly!, Dolly Parton welcomed her close friends and fellow music icons Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt to share the stage.