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Chris Piuma

@wordgarbler.bsky.social

podcasts (on MST3K, "great books", old trivia): megaphonic.fm || songs with bitter words: theminorthirds.bandcamp.com || instrumentals: themesquad.bandcamp.com || crosswords, poetry, photography, and more: chrispiuma.com || pronouns: 🤷

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Chris Piuma@wordgarbler.bsky.social · 2w ago

I can’t be the only person who fast forwards past the first few seconds of YouTube videos that start with a clip of a joke that comes later in the episode? I’m sure it’s trendy for a reason but it’s so off-putting.

Chris Piuma@wordgarbler.bsky.social · last mo.

Lots of great songs here, but I am especially glad that Jenny Toomey's take on Cheat made the list. So good.

Cheat

YouTube video by Jenny Toomey - Topic

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Carl Wilson@carlzoilus.bsky.social · last mo.

I proposed to friends that "Jolene" was unique in pop history as a woman-led love-triangle song pervaded by an erotic pull towards the rival. We all tried to prove me wrong. The result is a three-hour "Jolene's Stepchildren" playlist, today in "Crritic." carlwilson.substack.com/p/listening-...

Chris Piuma@wordgarbler.bsky.social · last mo.

This four-disc set Cole Porter songs covered over the decades was a great way to get into both the songs and the musicians, all from way before my time; it also meant Red Hot + Blue hit harder when it came out a few years later. But also, this is why I got my first CD player. To listen to this.

From This Moment On: The Songs of Cole Porter. From the Smithsonian Collection of Recordings.
Steady State Sounds@steadystate.bsky.social · last mo.

What is a CD boxed set or deluxe edition that completely changed the way you think about or approach music, either listening, making or both?

Chris Piuma@wordgarbler.bsky.social · last mo.

This is my occasional reminder that, if we know each other, and if you’re interested in playing D&D or other ttrpgs, you should get in touch. Even/especially if you haven’t done it before.

Chris Piuma@wordgarbler.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Some artworks you see once and then every few years after that they return to your mind, unbidden, unexpected, and you greet them and let them take over for a while. RIP Yayoi Kusama.

Yayoi Kusama's Aggregation: One Thousand Boats Show. A sculpture of a small boat, covered in phalluses and women's shoes, painted white, on a sort of wallpaper of repeated images of the same boat.
Chris Piuma@wordgarbler.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Sometimes I start to think: I should write a novel. Why would I write a novel? To find out what writing a novel is like. To have clearer thoughts about novels. To learn why I would write a novel. Of course these efforts fail. Then a dozen years pass and I start to think: I should write a novel.

Chris Piuma@wordgarbler.bsky.social · 2mo ago

For those playing along, I also revisited the major Ives orchestral works not too long ago, so: 4, Unanswered, Central Park, Holidays, Orch Set 2, Three Places, 2, 3, 1. (I did not dabble in the Universe completions. I may have forgotten something.)

Chris Piuma@wordgarbler.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Yesterday I listened to all nine Beethoven symphonies for the first time in decades and here’s how I’d rank them, from most to least enjoyed: 7, 9, 5, 6, 1, 3, 2, 4, 8. Thank you for your attention to this matter.