Kelly Dwyer
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www.kdonhoops.com No relation to Doug "The Second-Deadliest Man Alive" Dwyer, he/him, posts fully represent opinions of employer.
I was on mop-up duty for old guy baseball tonight, pitched 5 scoreless innings but we still lost 10-0 in 7 lol.
Private equity strikes again: Fender's sudden decision to enforce its copyright on the 1950s Stratocaster design, 70-odd years later, is creating havoc in the guitar world. Misha Angrist has an absorbing account at @flaminghydra.com flaminghydra.com/issue-622/
Guitar villain / Adult dirigible
Misha Angrist on the fiasco at Fender, and then it’s up, up and awaaay with Michael Kupperman
flaminghydra.com
Great book!
Lydia Kiesling@lydiakiesling.bsky.social · 4h agoI wasn't paying attention & forgot Mobility's birthday on 8/1. This book is 3 years old! It concludes with wildfire smoke in Portland &, would u believe, today there is wildfire smoke in Portland. Please buy it/read it so I can keep writing novels about people & feelings bookshop.org/p/books/mobi...
NY Times: 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Lee Morgan www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/a... "technically dazzling, melodically direct and fearless in his pursuit of swing." Browse Lee Morgan vinyl on the Blue Note Store: store.bluenote.com/collections/...
5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Lee Morgan
This trumpeter earned the admiration of Dizzy Gillespie and Art Blakey when he was still a teenager, and balanced virtuosity with accessibility. Hear 11 of his best tracks.
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same argument then as now: Sports Illustrated's 1989-90 NBA preview, read twice, counts as a book
Every off-season, NBA teams take low-cost fliers on former lottery picks and stalled prospects. How often do these bets pan out? I looked at the historical data to find out. First article at the new site! Do Cheap Fliers on Failed Prospects Work? intheno.net/do-cheap-fli...
Do Cheap Fliers on Failed NBA Prospects Work?
Every offseason, NBA teams bet on former lottery picks and stalled prospects. Which gambles actually pay off, and what can history teach us about finding value?
intheno.net
There’s a guy on TikTok who posts just him taking a pizza out of the oven every day with tongs and all of the comments are about how their day is ruined from having watched this
Incredible run of photos, showing Randolph St (Millennium Station) in early 1977, by Lou Gerard.
it's nice out, summer won't last forever, sun up for a while longer tonight but seriously 82-0 how're you going to give me Charlotte from the 1980s TWICE in five spins
I think it there’s corn (aka Aztec gold) it’s a lode (and can also be both, pending tonnage)
Everywhere should be a hostile place for Republicans. They should not be able to find a friend anywhere. They should lose all their professional and familial relationships. They should be blocked from signing up to social media platforms, clubs, and yard sales. They should be ejected from fairs.
Call me crazy, but if a Democratic president had 350 accounts closed by their bank for money laundering it’d be more than a blip in the media
"In 1979, my father Roy Ayers went on an extraordinary three-week tour with the Afrobeat pioneer amid extreme violence in Nigeria. Three band members recount the unforgettable trip." ‘Bass on one shoulder, bow and arrows on the other’ — life with Fela Kuti on history’s most dangerous tour:
‘Bass on one shoulder, bow and arrows on the other’: life with Fela Kuti on history’s most dangerous tour
In 1979, my father Roy Ayers went on an extraordinary three-week tour with the Afrobeat pioneer amid extreme violence in Nigeria. Three band members recount the unforgettable trip
theguardian.com
graphic novel about Charlie Brown's parents observing snoopy and wonder what the fuck is going on with him exactly
#MMLifers Happy birthday to Billy Bremner, 80 today.
Billy Bremner and Rockpile - Heart
YouTube video by bthomas1001
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On the role Adam Silver and the NBA will play in determining the Blazers’ future in Portland, whether Tom Dundon wants to keep them here or not www.rosegardenreport.com/why-adam-sil...
Why Adam Silver Won't Let Tom Dundon Move the Trail Blazers
City and county lawmakers are preparing to vote on their portions of a Moda Center funding package.
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not a substack! And freeeee!!
Shamit Dua@fearthebrown.bsky.social · 3d agoEvery off-season, NBA teams take low-cost fliers on former lottery picks and stalled prospects. How often do these bets pan out? I looked at the historical data to find out. First article at the new site! Do Cheap Fliers on Failed Prospects Work? intheno.net/do-cheap-fli...
Freddie Mercury's Expressive Grimace
Alt: Freddie Mercury's Expressive Grimace
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Mike Vorkunov@mikevorkunov.bsky.social · 2d agoA new medical study says there is a link between an increase in minutes played in the games before an Achilles tear and a player suffering that injury. The NBA said that no relationship exists, according to its own internal research. Free to read: www.nytimes.com/athletic/748...
The diarrhea lettuce company, Taylor Farms, uses slave labor contracted from the Arizona Dept. of Corrections. The backbreaking labor is often performed by imprisoned Mexican nationals who would be otherwise ineligble to work in the US. They are paid $1.50 an hour.
The Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced Labor
The lettuce-producing Taylor Farms was linked to the widespread use of prison labor before its involvement in a cyclospora outbreak.
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this article is so sick. also so many of these guys were either drafted by or subsequently played for the wolves lol
Shamit Dua@fearthebrown.bsky.social · 3d agoEvery off-season, NBA teams take low-cost fliers on former lottery picks and stalled prospects. How often do these bets pan out? I looked at the historical data to find out. First article at the new site! Do Cheap Fliers on Failed Prospects Work? intheno.net/do-cheap-fli...
Every offseason, NBA teams take low-cost fliers on former lottery picks and stalled prospects. But how often do these bets hit? @fearthebrown.bsky.social looked at the historical data to find out. Great article. bit.ly/3TAegEa
Do Cheap Fliers on Failed NBA Prospects Work?
Every offseason, NBA teams bet on former lottery picks and stalled prospects. Which gambles actually pay off, and what can history teach us about finding value?
bit.ly
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Caitlin Cooper@caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social · 3d agoIvica Zubac says he's going to be spaced to the corner more than the dunker. I wrote about why Aaron Nesmith, who ranked 6th last season in C&S movement 3P% (min. 50 3PA), can't be skipped over when it comes to incorporating skip concepts & rifle plays (no paywall!): www.patreon.com/basketballsh...
"Manhattan" (1954) Image: Werner Drewes / Smithsonian American Art Museum
Mid-century modern two-flats on Park Avenue in Cicero, Illinois
