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Aarik Danielsen (he/him) @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 6h

the loose bottles of Tabasco at Chipotle remain one of our great social trusts

Aarik Danielsen (he/him) @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 6h

sometimes I remember that Phil Spector created arguably the greatest pop sound on the planet but was also one of our most loathsome humans and then I spend half the day thinking about it

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Holly Pelesky @hollypelesky.bsky.social · 23h

early october, 2026

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Aarik Danielsen (he/him) @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

it’s not important how we got here, it’s important that she compared me to Willie Nelson meets Matt Damon

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Aarik Danielsen (he/him) @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

it really bugs me when people construct these if/then statements like "if you're not making anybody mad, you're not doing it right" or "if your kids aren't plotting your demise, you're probably not a good parent." like I dunno, man. sometimes it's nice for things to just be chill.

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Aarik Danielsen (he/him) @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"I want to prove that the sun was born when God fell asleep with a lit cigarette, tired after a hard night of judging." {Bob Kaufman}

Bob Kaufman in b-and-w with cool-ass wiry hair

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Aarik Danielsen (he/him) @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

13-yo (who is quite into sports) just yelled "John Cena!" when making a basket in the trash. 14- and 12-yos (who are not into sports) yell "Steph Curry!" just randomly.

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Dan Levy as David Rose: What's Going On? Schitt's Creek

ALT: Dan Levy as David Rose: What's Going On? Schitt's Creek

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Aarik Danielsen (he/him) @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I can’t let myself get equally upset about AI creep every single day or I wouldn’t leave the house. Every third or fourth day, I allow myself to feel all the doom. This is … one of those days.

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scare-ah 👻 @sarahmillswrites.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

today someone said “I’m proud for you” instead of “of you” and I like it

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Aarik Danielsen (he/him) @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

and the sky is a Pendleton blanket, like the one I bought you for your birthday in oregon, a down payment on the future, one in which everything we have is as grand and cozy as the world

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Aarik Danielsen (he/him) @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I’ve taught my son to find beauty in the changing sky and maybe that’s the best a dad ever does

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Aarik Danielsen (he/him) @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

even the worst buildings are pretty in the rain

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futuredadOfTwo🙋🏻‍♂️ @lacroixboi.dadguy.pro · 27/09/2026

i regret going out to eat with edward hopper this diner does not even seem to have a door

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Aarik Danielsen (he/him) @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Tuck into the Nebraska hills with me. Pull the pines up and over our bodies like a blanket. Grateful to have this one I wrote for Holly find its true home @south85journal.bsky.social www.south85journal.com/dream-home/

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Dream Home | South 85 Journal

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Hannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward

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Aarik Danielsen (he/him) @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

i surely have issues with Ginsberg, but i love how Michael McClure describes "Howl" ... as "a human voice and body ... hurled against the harsh wall of America and its supporting armies and navies and academies and institutions and ownership systems and power-support bases."

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D.L. Mayfield (they/them) @dlmayfield.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

big news for the autistic non-binary exvangelical crowd! We got a book deal baby (and it's at an academic-minded press!!!!)

screen shot of publishers marketplace deal report for Raised to Obey by D.L. Mayfield and Krispin Mayfield

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Aarik Danielsen (he/him) @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

favorite albums of sept. 2026, alphabetical by artist Beck, Ride Lonesome Futurebirds, Far Out Country II Hollow Hand, Wish Road South Slow Pulp, Melodie This is Lorelei, The Singer in My Band

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Aarik Danielsen (he/him) @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“It’s Matthew, Mark, John and KENNY,” she said. “It makes no fucking sense!”

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Aarik Danielsen (he/him) @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

what happens when you leave Holly in charge of not letting the barn cats in the Airbnb

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Aarik Danielsen (he/him) @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Bourbon and Beyond, Day 4 Joan Osborne Jesse Welles Counting Crows Hootie and the Blowfish Dave Matthews Band

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Aarik Danielsen (he/him) @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Holly: “should we stand?” Me: “yeah, it is our national anthem” (As Counting Crows starts A Long December)

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Aarik Danielsen (he/him) @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

other than process our childhood trauma, this might be the most 90s thing we’ve ever done together, he told her at the counting crows concert

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Aarik Danielsen (he/him) @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I inadvertently walked into a Jesse Welles set and I’d prefer not to comment further until I have time to reflect

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Aarik Danielsen (he/him) @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

when the missus makes her out of office message

Holly holding a lemonade cocktail against ripped jeans at the music fest

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Aarik Danielsen (he/him) @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It’s old person night at the festival, which is why we’re listening to Joan Osborne and we’re gonna see counting crows and maybe a Blowfish

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Aarik Danielsen (he/him) @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

“I think they should dump our bones in the same place so we could get it on” @hollypelesky.bsky.social planning our afterlife care

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Aarik Danielsen (he/him) @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

a salesgirl just said huzzah to the love of my life

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Aarik Danielsen (he/him) @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

fulfilling a high-school dream by seeing counting crows today with the finest girl at the show

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Aarik Danielsen (he/him) @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Bourbon and Beyond, Day 3 Levi Turner Rattlesnake Milk Durand Jones and the Indications Charley Crockett Jessie Murph Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Red Clay Strays Chris Stapleton

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Aarik Danielsen (he/him) @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“So far it’s giving Halloween mansion meets entitled white boy” @hollypelesky.bsky.social at the music festival

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Aarik Danielsen (he/him) @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The guy at this festival wearing the America First hat and the guy wearing the Dallas Cowboys shirt are the same guy

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Aarik Danielsen (he/him) @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I don’t like it when guys in cutoff Dave Matthews tees are in charge of the social activities

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Aarik Danielsen (he/him) @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

even in the middle of this festival there’s a music store where saintly girls wait out dickhead boyfriends who like to touch guitars

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Aarik Danielsen (he/him) @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

It’s a little blurry but I might have just called myself the Jonas Salk of playlist makers

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Aarik Danielsen (he/him) @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

No matter how good the lineup every time I’m at a festival and Good Looks isn’t on the lineup, I’m like “Good Looks should be here. Where is Good Looks?”

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Aarik Danielsen (he/him) @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“I be opinions. You be facts.” @hollypelesky.bsky.social summing our entire vibe

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Aarik Danielsen (he/him) @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I was in the Burger King kids club, the love of my life told me, I got a newsletter quarterly

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Aarik Danielsen (he/him) @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

finally had bourbon at the bourbon themed music festival and Kentucky goddamn

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Aarik Danielsen (he/him) @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Bourbon and Beyond, Day 2 St Paul and the Broken Bones Angus and Julia Stone Marcus King Father John Misty Foster the People Kacey Musgraves

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Aarik Danielsen (he/him) @aarikdanielsen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Today I saw Andy Beshear open for Foster the People

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