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Paul C.

@clrksn.com

Mediocre amateur bass player. Dog dad, cat servant. Generation Jones. Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA.

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Paul C.@clrksn.com · 2w ago

For me, the most offensive part of this criminal nonsense is that these chucklefucks think that my vote can be purchased for $90.

Lies and nonsense in a letter from the President regarding giving $90 to Medicare recipients.
Chris Steller@chrissteller.bsky.social · 3w ago

On this day, Oct. 2, 1984, Twin/Tone Records released the Replacements’ “Let It Be” album and rooftop photo. Fans who for six weeks had been spinning the “I Will Dare” single relentlessly finally got to hear the full new LP, which has come to be considered an all-timer @mplsmusichistory.bsky.social

REPLACEMENTS LET IT BE released: October 2, 1984 Twin/Tone Records - TTR 8441
Chris Steller@chrissteller.bsky.social · last mo.

42 years ago this month, September 1984, fans of a nascent musical subgenre called "college rock" were hearing a new Replacements song—"I Will Dare"—off a Twin/Tone Records 12" single that was fast becoming the Mats' first truly breakthrough release, weeks before the full "Let It Be" album came out.

Record cover says: The Replacements. I will dare. 12 inch 45. And a black and white photo is an alternate image of the band members sitting on a porch roof that was later on the cover of the album Let It Be
Paul C.@clrksn.com · last mo.

Definitely checking this out! "Weinstein Hammons Gallery is pleased to present Paths That Cross, a rare group of works that reflect decades of artistic exchange between Patti Smith, Robert Mapplethorpe, and Lynn Davis."

Black and white photo of Patti Smith taken by Lynn Davis in 1974
Paul C.@clrksn.com · last mo.

Laurie Anderson's performance at the Walker Art Center last night was angry, funny, and surprisingly emotional. "What do you do when your country disappears? Where will you go?" Sorry, no photos of the performance, but here's the stage and scans of the program they handed out.

The stage at the McGuire Theater in the Walker Art Center. The stage is shiny black and has a keyboard and monitors set up near the middle. A large screen in the back shows a projection of soapy water on a window. Walker Art Center presents Laurie Anderson: Republic of Love (Solo) Wednesday & Thursday, Sep 9–10, 2026, 7:30 pm McGuire Theater Laurie Anderson: Vocals, Violin, Keyboards, Electronics Ryan Kelly: Front Of House Sound Jason Stern: Technical Direction Ned Steinberger: Violin Design Republic of Love (Solo) is a production of Canal Street Communications Inc. Shaun MacDonald: Producer Jason Stern: Technical Director Jim Cass: Studio Manager Betty Lees: Finance Manager A Note from the Artist After spending the summer celebrating the 250th year of the Declaration of Independence with its ringing phrases—“we hold these truths to be self-evident”—it seems like a good time to look at the way we talk now. Republic of Love is a way of looking at words, reframing situations. For me it’s also a way to look at some of my older songs and see what those words might mean these days, words like “every man for himself” in the song Big Science and “language is a virus”. There have been several versions of Republic of Love in the last year ranging from speeches to full band performances. The version presented here at the Walker is unique, dedicated to the people of Minneapolis and their determination to come to the aid of others and to uphold the time-honored American values of civic responsibility.Excerpt from Republic of Love, 2026 Some say our empire is passing as all empires do. Ah, America, we saw it, we tipped it over and then we sold it. I’m standing here in dawn’s early late in a country made of stories. What war is this? What time is it? It’s not like we didn’t see this coming. There was a blueprint. Called “A mandate for leadership”, it was nine hundred and twenty pages spelling out the whole thing. But by now words meant the exact opposite or they meant nothing. The experts and the pundits weighed in. It was a field day for the spin doctors.... Yes we had regrets. Ah yes. There’s the past and there are all these regrets that come with it. And you ask yourself? How did I get here? But like the great Willie Nelson said, “If we didn’t have regrets we wouldn’t have all that much music.” He also said that 90% of the people in the world end up with the wrong person and that’s what makes the jukebox spin. Tonight's program runs approximately 1 hour 45 minutes with no intermission.
ashley fairbanks@ziibiing.com · 2mo ago

feeling unexpectedly emotional as we visit saerbeck, a town of just 7200 in central germany that formed a climate municipality. they produce 4.5x the electricity they need, and have developed a whole array of climate solutions. one of them? a climate action curriculum that starts in kindergarten.

lady presenting about saerbecks climate curriculum
Paul C.@clrksn.com · 2mo ago

Coyote vs. Acme was great! Our screening was full of little kids, which made it even better. One kid was walking out of the theater singing "I Fought the Law" and I swear my heart grew three sizes.