CopeNote|September 11th ed. @djjohnrichards.bsky.social radio show - 14 day streaming archive. 'cause Music Heals & Hope Lives Find art that connects then take grace & be there with it for yourself. for me to find hope out of a terrible day, terrifying time, a song I will share with my kiddo. :ps:

HopeNote|Fri ed Good soul Don do you even know how much, how many you've helped? Per g.s. Mr. Rogers 'look for the helpers' - 'tis you. & Sars. Def good souls. Miss ya ma. Sorry you had to call & wake me up. & wow - wow - how things have turned out. :ps: tomatonation.com/stories-true...

HopeNote|Wed ed A reminder that the world has lots of great people in it. Perhaps thru a bittersweet 'see ya around' call, but to the good soul who helped - a lot. I see you g.s. Chris. Thanks. Boo - & us all - would have had a tougher time getting along. Let me buy you a beverage soon, ok? :ps:

HopeNote| Wed ed. Cheers 2 Toni & Amanda; friendly neighborhood hair stylist & pharmacist. My morning was better 'cause y'all were, ya know, nice. Kind. Thoughtful. Friendly. Spoke of joy/challenge w/kids, being excited for car shows. Real life things. Grateful y'all are in my world. :ps:

HopeNote| Tues ed. good soul @deviantollam.bsky.social shares joy of experiencing live music event & how we all should gift ourselves joy, contentment, hope - sit & listen. rest & read. ideas that fit w/my oft re-shared 'Music Heals' & 'Music Matters' from g. s. @djjohnrichards.bsky.social :ps:

What Have I Been Up To?

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HopeNote|Mon ed. Hope Lives Good souls doing amazing things - like John - no not @djjohnrichards.bsky.social - he's a DJ. No he's an awesome musicians @themountaingoats.bsky.social ; THAT 1 - @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social - take 6 minutes, understand just how wonderful the world is, can be.

The Great Thing about Infectious Disease

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HopeNote: Thu ed. Music heals. Cancer sucks. KEXP's community helps so much. Hope lives @djjohnrichards.bsky.social offers ABBA's "Dancing Queen" at this moment, I used Billy Bragg's "I Am Your Shield" to rage grieve for a few minutes. A shoulder to lean/cry on. To shout and scream from. :ps:

HopeNote:Dolly con't kexp.org/archive/ 14day streaming archive. listen to real people having real feelings for a real angel. Read "Little Excavator" & "Tomorrow I'll Be Brave"- Dolly's Imagination Library sent to my son. Think of acts of love that make our world a better place to be, eh? :ps:

extra HopeNote:Tues Ed. 14 day streaming archive at kexp.org You'd like to soak in the goodness that is Dolly, right? Huh, she covered Help! Such a good soul. Go ahead, tune in, stream the good stuff today, for the next little bit. you - we all - deserve it, right @djjohnrichards.bsky.social ?

HopeNote:Tues ed. - Hope Lives damn it... but oh so grateful for the love & help & hope she gave our family. We must not forget. amazing folk do great things, create & support & give from their love, their goodness, & just being decent souls. rest, Dolly - you helped in so many ways. :ps:

HopeNote: Aug 18th ed. Pearl Jam = hope 1 experience shared btwn siblings; live music granting moment, a memory of clear joy & happiness. Music Matters says @djjohnrichards.bsky.social Also, this key truth: You Are Not Alone Sharing his humanity. In that vulnerability I see Hope - I see love. :ps:

HopePost Wednesday - 'cause hope lives It's imperative - we must not forget. 'we' tackled horrible injustices before, w/in our living memories. Compare to the shit show all the rich cowards are committing today, well ... a few Brit pop stars did pretty well, yes? :ps: www.imdb.com/title/tt3676...

HopeNote - Mon Jun 1st edition Dear sis chats, shares good movies I should see. Shares that the New York Times has a "Good List" newsletter. We all need more "good" in our lives, so - here you go! h/t Blood. www.nytimes.com/series/the-g... :ps:

The Good List

A weekly inventory of ideas, rituals and cultural artifacts to add joy to your days. Hosted by Melissa Kirsch. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-good-list" target="_blank">Sign up for t...

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HopeNote, Friday edition Finding joy in friends old interacting with friends not yet made! @deviantollam.bsky.social gets to hang at NinjaPenguin20 and the world is that much more hopeful, better, and good. Thanks you good souls - perhaps I+Boo will cross paths and gather at the 25th? :ps:

HopeNote/Thurs Ed./Pt. 2: community. education. knowledge. DYK there are folk who want things to get better for everyone & offer free via YouTube many excellent lessons? "Knowledge weighs nothing. Carry all you can" as they say. So share far & wide, then support what you love while you can. :ps:

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Here's a 'Hope Note', because oh how absurdist our timeline has become. Music matters. Community matters. KEXP keeps hope alive. I know I am not alone - and a 14 day streaming archive offers everyone a chance to feel hope in community. :ps:

on a Tue - 7th best day of the week (ask @djjohnrichards.bsky.social) a dad gets something "punk, female, and loud" for his girl; Vile's "Apathy" spun w/love. Cause music matters, music heals, & just might save us all. at ECAs Field Day Smash Mouth's "All Star" spun a few times. ergo Hope lives :ps:

"Hope persists beyond hate" damn well said good soul Mychal. Thanks. Between this & g.s. @djjohnrichards.bsky.social spinning "I Will Be Your Shield" by g.s. @billybragg.bsky.social this morn - yeah. bit of a recharge. That & kiddo leaning into loving/using Rocky's voice: 'no no no bad bad' 👎:ps:

Mychal Threets@mychal3ts.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Dear Islamic neighbors, Muslim neighbors, We do not hate you. Islamic Center of San Diego shooting is despicable & heartbreaking. I’m so sincerely sorry the world is such a mess. There are no right words to give the loved ones of those killed, to give to San Diego 💔 Hope persists beyond hate ❤️‍🩹

Hope. Was it hearing good soul @djjohnrichards.bsky.social for the first time in a few weeks? Or sharing good soul @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social latest good news? Por qué no los dos? Community = support, love, goodness. Find it at #KEXP, and also this video - youtu.be/IppQH8Bd3r8?... :ps:

Babies. Babies. Babies.

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Hope lives. Hope fights. DJ plays protest songs & rallies to the good fight. Hope sounds like Billy, Peter, Bruce, Tracy singing truth - you should get mad. 14 day archive - go listen. Support what u love - $$ promised then stolen away. Donate if u can. :ps: @djjohnrichards.bsky.social #kexp

Mon hope - good souls John R & Morgan take a grind & turn it into magic. Public radio fund raising (tote bags 4 life!) into refocusing on what I love & want in Rumbly's future. He meets folks & says "hi friends" Music Matters. Everywhere. You Have Friends. :ps: #kexp @djjohnrichards.bsky.social

Hope. Good loving & kind community meets another good loving & kind community - hope grows! #KEXP + #PepToc ~ @djjohnrichards.bsky.social opens w/kids saying 'it's ok to be nervous - go do something u like, enjoy.' Jessica & Ashera - here's $9.03 ~ Because kids matter. :ps: www.peptoc.org/donate

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Today's moment of Hope, shared from my Blood to you: After Turning Off the News open.substack.com/pub/juliebar...

After Turning Off the News

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Hope is Teach saying "y'all did GREAT! To celebrate you can bring a stuffie to class!' so Rumbly brings 1 year old Birbsie to visit class, showing off the love of science that kurzgesagt inspires! So good kids learning good stuff & SCIENCE - gives me hope. :ps: @kurzgesagt #kurzgesagt

Hope = nerdfighteria I mean, just a bunch of good souls goofing about, ya know - making the world better. see "foundation to reduce world suck" see "don't forget to be awesome" see "knowledge weighs nothing - carry as much as you can" Hope. :ps:

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Hope= Monks walk by ~ Amiga stood @ intersection; bike cop rode by, says: "There is no point in feeling this and not sharing it. This is important. Thousands of people are in Alexandria to see them, and that means something." All around us is hope. love. joy. May you find some, then share :ps:

This is why I tune in. Why I share to as many as I can. Hell, I *preach* the goodness of a community that believes AND acts with kindness, love, understanding and hope. If #KEXP doesn't work for you, know that I truly wish you also find a community that lifts you up in these absurdist times. :ps:

The 🫠 ᴘʀᴇᴛᴛʏ KEXP 🎶 #NowPlaying Bot@kexpmusicbot.bsky.social · 8mo ago

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #MorningShow Sir Ian McKellen & Dr. Amy Lindsey: 🎵 Shakespearean monologue from the play Sir Thomas More #SirIanMcKellen #DrAmyLindsey ▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify

A daily reminder: there's so much hope in our world. You are not alone. Did your morning DJ open their set with Sir Ian McKellen's monologue from Shakspear's play "Sir Thomas More"? Oh... huh. Well... 14-day streaming archive at KEXP. #kexp #TheLateShowwithStephenColbert #djjohnrichards

Do you personally know someone who works for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)? U.S. Customs and Border Protection (BCP)? U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)? You know, it's always a great day to punch a Nazi in the face. :ps:

It's always a good thing to visit the heart and soul of a kind and giving community. KEXP, Seattle, WA USA Nov '25 :ps: #kexp