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ChukG @chukg.bsky.social · 1h

#PaLtaSO26 Day 9! I don't even listen to this band (Dwayne Gretzky) but the video is good for Halloween, also I like how he switches up the intro. Probably didn't need so many drummers or backup singers but the costumes are fun. youtu.be/vK2JxPMAMD8?...

Ballroom Blitz (The Sweet Cover) | Dwayne Gretzky Halloween

YouTube video by Dwayne Gretzky

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ChukG @chukg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

#PaLtaSO26, day 8! No theme this week but a song from a band who has recently announced their first live shows in ten years and also been posted twice before on day 8 -- Hey Rosetta! youtu.be/m-Doj3Ie5eg?...

YouTube video by Hey Rosetta!

Hey Rosetta! - Red Heart

Wouldn't that sound like Peter Lorre?

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Darn -- from the trailer, this was very obviously filmed at my workplace, and I was thinking of watching it just so I could point at the screen when they were somewhere I walk by every week. Might not even be worth it for that...

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Eh, you can probably just soak it in soapy water and get in there with a bottle brush (or even a toothbrush). Maybe not dishwasher safe.

Worst I ever did was knock over a sandwich board...I got pretty good at being aware of my surroundings while still reading.

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I can relate, we were just replacing the last old outlets in our house and somehow ended up with a non-matching number of outlets and covers.

(this also inspired me to learn a Linda Ronstadt song on guitar)

theparanoidstyle.bandcamp.com

#PaLtaSO26 Day 7! Last day of new music week but there will be more new music later. This is one of my favorite bands of the last few years, The Paranoid Style, with a song they dedicated to Linda Ronstadt. theparanoidstyle.bandcamp.com/track/its-a-...

It's a Dog's Breakfast (for LR), by The Paranoid Style

from the album Known Associates

I really loved the part music plays in this book -- I am not a musician, but started learning to play an instrument a couple of years ago and it really connected with me.

Yes, I liked it more than the original. One of the better books I've read this year actually.

This one is right (the first sentence, not necessarily the exact age number). There's a lot of political/philosophical stuff in it that probably won't have the same impact on younger kids (unless they are into that kind of thing).

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Oh I just learned it myself. :) Apparently it's only poaching if the thing you're poaching is directly in contact with the water.

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I always just coddle my eggs -- we have the pan and the cups and it's basically foolproof, plus you get the whole white.

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Post a Link to a Song October day 6! #PaLtaSO26 New music week continues, this one also came out last week from the Zolas (who are playing in Vancouver tomorrow and Saturday) youtu.be/iUTr8_ubqWY?...

YouTube video by The Zolas - Topic

Black Gatorade

Mineral Cup & Ore Cup @mineralcup.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

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Congratulations to our Mineral Cup 2026 Champion Quartz! For #MinCup26, we collectively chose a nostalgic beauty of resilience as persistence as our champion. Please celebrate #Quartz, a friend to humans since time immemorial! www.mineralcup.org/about/2026-q...

A single quartz point, deep violet in its core and entirely clear around the outside, with ghostly traces of the crystal's former shape inside, as well as a few tiny bubbles.

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(I even have a kid named after one of their songs so I probably count as a fan...never much into most of the band members’ later work though)

I think Canadian Rock Gods the Rheostatics might be the band I've seen most live (even though they haven't been to Vancouver in decades).

Yes, I saw his name too. I haven't listened to any of his stuff though.

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martintielli.bandcamp.com

#PaLtaSO26, Day 5! This song is very new, just came out last week. Martin Tielli used to be in the Rheostatics, this reminds me of some of their songs. martintielli.bandcamp.com/track/cruelt...

Cruelty, by Martin Tielli

track by Martin Tielli

ChukG @chukg.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#PaLtaSO26 Day 4! Here is Panic Shack, mostly women in a Welsh punk band. (a bit of pop in the sound too) youtu.be/0_S_CSvxqDo?...

Panic Shack - grin & bear it (Live on KEXP)

YouTube video by KEXP

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ChukG @chukg.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#PaLtaSO26, Day 3! New music week brings us Royal Blood who sound as good as ever, I hope we get a tour date (but hopefully not in a stadium). "Swallow the Bomb". youtu.be/b2oRuOk3d4s?...

Royal Blood - Swallow The Bomb (Official Video)

YouTube video by Royal Blood

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ChukG @chukg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#PaLtaSO26, day 2! This is new music from Phoebe Bridgers who did a bunch of fun stuff around the release of her new album, including this TV debut of the song "Lost Boys". youtu.be/zfaVCiyyqTQ?...

Phoebe Bridgers: Lost Boys | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

YouTube video by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

ChukG @chukg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Side character?? He had his own book before that newcomer Ramona.

Mineral Cup & Ore Cup @mineralcup.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

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Congratulations, Quartz! After a decade of #MinCup, this key rock-forming mineral of optical tricks is the #MinCup26 Champion! Due to intense manipulation attempts in the final hours, the exact winning margin is still being audited. Please join us tomorrow for celebration!

A clear double-terminated quartz crystal with petroleum inclusions. Credit: John Sobolewski

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ChukG @chukg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I had heard of Viagra Boys before but I thought the name was dumb, then someone online described them in a thread about "bands you didn't listen to because of their name but are actually good".

ChukG @chukg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Welcome to Post a Link to a Song October 2026! #PaLtaSO26 I am going to start off with new (to me) music. Had them in high rotation this year. youtu.be/tISE09MXUjA?...

Viagra Boys - Ain't No Thief (Live on KEXP)

YouTube video by KEXP

ChukG @chukg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I voted for #quartz of course! How could I not? #MinCup26

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ChukG @chukg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

bsky.app/profile/mine... links were broken, sorry

ChukG @chukg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Toughest choice so far! I went with #quartz #MinCup26

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ChukG @chukg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"Off The Reservation" is so good.

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ChukG @chukg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Tough one but I'll stay salty with #Halite #MinCup26

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Can't go wrong with Sam fender

That sucks. Earlier this year a few different groups/libraries teamed up to show it at a local indie movie theatre and they had some speakers come in too. I hope more people get to see it.

That's the only way I knew it actually.

UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

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Universal training data. Universal dividend.

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Never got to do the show?

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ChukG @chukg.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I feel like my votes in the quarterfinal have been pretty basic, but I went with #grqphite #MinCup26

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#Halite vs. quartz would be a great final. #MinCup26

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ChukG @chukg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

That would have been a very different movie...

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ChukG @chukg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I probably don't have to tell you to vote for #quartz #MinCup26

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ChukG @chukg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Yeah I think there were 30+ of them before I ever read one.