caryroo.bsky.social
@caryroo.bsky.social
City boy, desert rat. Author: 'Down on the Corner: Adventures in Busking and Street Music' (available now from Amazon, Bookshop[dot]org and your local bookseller) Solid 💙
“I’m the only president to pass without exception. I passed three cognitive tests. I’m the only president that agreed to take them into their heart. Obama couldn’t have passed. Biden, we don’t even talk about. Republicans wouldn’t have passed him.“
Who Among Us Can Identify a Camel?
Cheesecakes and Obama, Oh My
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… and a big welcome to @caryroo.bsky.social to Team Tonearm — this is his debut piece for our humble online magazine ✨
Made my writing debut in The Tonearm today—“an online journal of unexpected music and culture.” Frank Fairfield was raised a Mennonite in Guatemala, self-taught banjo player scoured junk shops and swap meets for 78 RPM records, reinventing himself as a pre-war folk and blues character. Link below⬇️
“He’s already got worst president on lock but I’m going to go ahead and pronounce him ‘worst American of all time.’ Jack White rules…now more than ever (And his #Coachella set…OMG)
He'll make elections fair the way the Minneapolis streets are safer now.
Which Steve Miller Band song does this most remind you of? Big Ol’ Jet Airliner or Your Kash Ain’t Nothin’ But Trash ?
Music industry veteran Cary Baker explores the soul of street music in 'Down On The Corner' featuring stories from Lucinda Williams and Billy Bragg. A fascinating look at the buskers who keep our cities singing. zurl.co/Fy5RJ
Cary Baker Explores The History Of Busking In 'Down On The Corner' Book - That Eric Alper
Veteran music industry insider Cary Baker has made a triumphant return to his literary roots with the release of his definitive history of street performance. ‘Down On The Corner: Adventures in Busking & Street Music’ traces the vibrant evolution of public performance from the 1920s to the modern digital era. Drawing on decades of firsthand […]
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The time to rise has been engaged.
Finest Worksong (Remastered)
YouTube video by R.E.M. - Topic
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Greenland: Essential for our national security. NATO: Not so much.
🎵 Wake up, MAGA, I think I got something to say to you
I am not exaggerating when I say ICE functions as a terrorist organization in the Twin Cities. The goal seems to be to harass and frighten people (the ones who are lucky enough to not be abducted, at least) and it's deeply unsettling when you learn they're in your neighborhood.
I always thought MLK’s ‘Mountaintop’ speech was his best, which was given the day before he was killed. It is especially relevant given what is happening now in MN and elsewhere. He was getting many serious threats, which he references in his line “I may not get there with you.”
Grinning like a 5-year old getting his participation trophy at the post-season T-ball pizza party.
If I serve no other purpose on this planet, at least I created pre-sets for NPR radio stations in loaner cars I borrow while my car is at the dealer for maintenance.
Forget all else. THIS is what you need to worry about the most.
Trump is trying to change how the midterm elections are conducted
Many of these endeavors go far beyond typical political persuasion, challenging long-established democratic norms.
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Why is it that the worst person in the U.S. is the president of the U.S.?
I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy. She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today. This could be you.
Thank God there is video and we don’t have only Kristi Noem’s lies about this - which she likely got from the agents’ supervisor. If there were no videos, as is the case with many criminal incidents, just imagine how big the lies get.
The US is now responsible for the governance of Venezuela. Toppling the regime of a smaller country is always the easy part. The hard part is what comes after. Neo-cons always expect a pro-US nirvana. It rarely works out. But I suppose the oil companies can seize some assets.
NO WAR. FULL STOP. Trump has already launched an unconstitutional war for oil. We’re organizing now. Join us TODAY for a protest sign–making party at campaign HQ as we prepare for the larger Emergency Day of Action downtown opposing war on Venezuela. 🕝 2:30–3:30 PM 📍 7016 N Clark St, Rogers Park
Here’s the thing. Almost all of the shit that has taken place to date could at least theoretically be undone. Wouldn’t be easy, but there was a way back. Invading another country and abducting their leader? Can’t be undone. The damage is permanent and irreversible.
That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers. Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?
Bernie’s pissed at the guy who feels he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.
A warm, unifying, uptempo, seasonal feel-good message to all Americans from our benevolent commander-in-chief as the page turns on a brand new year. Gives one faith that this is going to be a fabulous year—and that the big guy's got your back and mine—putting a contagious spring right into your step
Trump Ends 2025 With Wild Hate-Posting Spree: ‘Rot in Hell’
The president spent the holiday reminding his foes how much he despises them.
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