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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Can’t wait to hear the Pentatonix version.

Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Episode 3 of The Red String Radio is now available at www.wgte.org/redstring. This episode starts with "Lovey Dovey" by the Clovers, spends time in the Church of Anthrax, and includes a surprising number of monkeys potentially stopping shows. Check it out to see what I'm talking about! #publicradio

Conspiracy theory-style cork board promoting The Red String Radio Hour, Episode 3.

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Deteriorata is really funny if you know the nuttiness that is Desiderata. Great list!

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Ha, I don’t remember writing that one! So long ago.

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

He did wear this outfit when I saw him in Toledo last spring…

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

If you can think of an easier way to warm up my RandyVan, I’m all ears.

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

I got tickets to see Dylan in the summer of 1986 without a ton of background. I recall buying Biograph (to study up) and Knocked Out Loaded (figuring he’d play a few off the new album). One of them figured prominently in my musical education.

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

I say “main finger” a lot.

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Marc Maron (age 62) keeps getting cast in these—the only one he was even close in age to was Jerry Wexler (50 in 1967). Chuck Plotkin was 40 in 1982, and Ron Oberman (from the Bowie Stardust film) was 28 in 1971. Looking forward to seeing him as 20-yr-old Geoff Emerick in the upcoming Beatles films!

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

85-year-old Ringo Starr can perform a two-hour concert in the heat of summer. It’s all in the choices you make when you’re young.

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

I will seek that out—thank you!

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

I bet you could do a terrific version of “Annie,” if you haven’t already.

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Sure, Bucky had to take guns to school in case one of his dope deals went sideways. (Bucky being a portmanteau of “Bobby” and “Fuckhead.”)

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

This is terrific, although now I can’t stop thinking about that tiny Jazz Age bump in girls named Leo.

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

I was 15 when it came out—literally the target audience. I still think about how uniquely terrible the line “Does Barry Manilow know you raid his wardrobe” is. Also, yes, the lazy stereotyping and its thumb on the scale for the pretty kids.

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Both of those things are basically catnip to me, so I’m very much looking forward to this.

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

So, the problem is we already had an RFK, and he was pretty great. Rather than tie his son to the legacy of his father in any way, I have taken to referring to Junior as “Bucky”—a portmanteau of “Bobby” and “Fucking Idiot.” Bucky Kennedy. I encourage others to join me.

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Wow! Was she as cool/imperious as she seems on the cover?

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Particularly pleased with the cover image I found.

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

music.apple.com/us/playlist/... Sometimes I make playlists! Here’s every song from Bringing It All Back Home, covered by a different artist. I think it turned out swell. #bobdylan

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

I hope the top right book goes into more detail about how he sprouted that third hand—it’s really essential to understanding the impressive fretwork on his later albums.

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

I wouldn’t be surprised if @bradmehldaumusic.com ends up being my most played artist this year.

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

So good, and yes, quite funky. Just stumbled upon this the other day. #positivitybias

He Who Is Without Funk Cast the First Stone album, by Joe Tex from 1979

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

I remember reading that. It’s always stuck with me for some reason.

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Even in Toledo, we youngsters could count on the CBC as a respite from, say, the 1976 Republican Convention.

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Great write-up (and accurate)! I was concerned that my fellow Toledoans were going to get testy about the lack of hits, but they seemed to understand the assignment. I was in the second-to-last row on the main floor, so luckily gabbing behind me was minimal.

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Hope you enjoyed the show as much as I did, Molly!

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Lots of frolicking, and some groundwork toward lifelong friendship, but really too early to tell.

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Great shot of the show last night!

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Just like Dylan… the trickster, the master of misdirection…

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

He have a knack anyone on their feet!

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Perhaps a strongly worded email.

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

I hope the staff gives you a wellness check if you’re not singing or dancing.

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

I doubt any writers were involved in the creation of this text. 😂 Perhaps I’ll see you next Thursday!

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

#BobDylan folks out there will want to luxuriate in some of the most baffling web copy I’ve ever read. Also, see you in Toledo on April 17! www.stranahantheaterohio.com/events/bob-d...

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Bob Dylan Tickets | 17 April 2025 | Stranahan Theater

Bob Dylan on 17 April 2025 at Stranahan Theater in Toledo, Ohio. Tickets available. Click here to find out more.

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

“Pray that I don’t die of thirst… two feet from the well.” Fan-damn-tastic.

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Good one! I used Ramsey Lewis’s version of Julia on this playlist — covers of every song on the White Album. music.apple.com/us/playlist/...

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Rather than tie him to the legacy of his father in any way, I have taken to referring to Junior as “Bucky”—a portmanteau of “Bobby” and “Fucking Idiot.” Bucky Kennedy.

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Does this mean we can go back to treating that song like a joke?

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

You remain a valuable resource in my musical consumption, sir. In the streaming era, I am too often hobbled by an abundance of choice.

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Yeah! The Slade is very early on for them. I believe they were still called Ambrose Slade at the time.

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

music.apple.com/us/playlist/... Sometimes I make playlists. This one has a cover version of every song on the White Album. I think it turned out swell. #beatles #playlist

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Eric Klinger @ericklinger.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Ah yes, Joe Jonas, jazz drummer extraordinaire. Rolling Stone really needs copy editors who have a working knowledge of pre-aughts music. Great story, though!

A quote from Rolling Stone’s interview with Peter Wolf in which they conflate jazz drummer Philly Joe Jones and former teen idol Joe Jonas (and misspell Art Blakey’s name).

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