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Ian Saint @iansaint.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Funk pioneer Bootsy Collins has a new album, baby — and I interviewed Bootsy for NPR in our home state of Ohio! 🤩 We discuss his James Brown rise, Parliament Funkadelic fun, recording with Sly Stone, Rock Hall induction by Prince, and building Metal Health!

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Bootsy Collins talks James, P-Funk, Sly, Ohio, ‘Metal Health’

Bootsy Collins reflects on James Brown, Parliament-Funkadelic, Ohio roots, Sly Stone and his new album "Metal Health".

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Ian Saint @iansaint.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Happy Birthday, Reba McEntire! 🎉🥳🎊 Me and Reba discussed legendary “Fancy” writer Bobbie Gentry — whom she’s still never managed to get ahold of — on the Red Carpet before Reba hosted the ACM Awards 🏆 Maybe that magical meeting can be a birthday wish! 🎂

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Ian Saint @iansaint.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Bad Bunny put on such a fun Super Bowl halftime show! 🏟️ I love how he utilized the daylight for his set. And incorporated the working classes.

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Ian Saint @iansaint.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Watching the “Everybody Loves Raymond” reunion, and all 3 of Ray Romano’s sons are CLONES of him — in look and sound!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Ian Saint @iansaint.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Ozzy Osbourne is best known for having very dark hair — but am I the only one who thought Ozzy going blonde suited him very well? 🤷 Ozzy was blonde for most of the '80s. The perms were a bit much; but the feathery blonde 'do, like below on Letterman in 1982, was a good look.

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Ian Saint @iansaint.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Double rainbow at the beach! 🌈🌈🌊🏖️ 📍 Galveston Island, Texas

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Ian Saint @iansaint.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Feels odd to cheer “land of the free” on the day after the largest transfer of wealth to the wealthiest people in American history was just passed 😕

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Ian Saint @iansaint.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Somebody took my picture at the Lincoln Memorial, after I’d done so for her. I didn’t want to hold up the line, so I didn’t check until I got home. This is what she took 😬 Why so much floor, and not Abraham’s face? 😂😂😂 Lesson learned: always check!

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Ian Saint @iansaint.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Walked past the White House and spotted this “NO WAR” sign on the lawn 🪧 📷 by Kris Dew

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Ian Saint @iansaint.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Congratulations to Randy Travis for receiving the inaugural Horses for Mental Health Champion Award! 🏆🐎 Check out my latest Buddy Magazine article, where you can watch Randy get honored for his lifelong equine advocacy at Arlington Music Hall.

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Randy Travis garners inaugural Horses for Mental Health Champion Award in Texas upon equine new song

Randy Travis received the Horses for Mental Health Champion Award during his concert in Arlington, Texas. Read more by Ian Saint in Buddy Magazine.

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Ian Saint @iansaint.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

I was honored to attend NBC filming the Grand Ole Opry 100th anniversary show! 🤠🎥📺 Check out my review below — from Reba to Garth,Carrie Underwood honoring Randy Travis and more! ✨ And that's me backstage with Whisperin' Bill Anderson, an Opry inductee since 1961! 🤯 He's just as dynamic today.

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Review: ‘Opry 100’ stars embody spirit of interconnectedness

WOUB's Ian Saint reports from "Opry 100: A Live Celebration," a three-hour NBC TV special commemorating the radio program’s centennial.

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Ian Saint @iansaint.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Both baby front teeth are officially gone! 🦷🥲

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Ian Saint @iansaint.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Holler if you see me on NBC! 📺 So grateful to the Grand Ole Opry for squeezing me into their 100th Birthday television special — featuring Reba, Garth, Carrie and many more of country music’s finest 🤠 Had to rep @mikomarks.bsky.social for the occasion ❤️ #Opry100 airs live at 8 / 7 Central! 📡

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Ian Saint @iansaint.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

So excited to reveal my COVER STORY for Buddy Magazine — with The Police guitarist Andy Summers! 🎸👨‍🎤 Andy and I looked back on Synchronicity — the only album to topple Thriller from #1 twice — and "Every Breath You Take," the most played song in radio history 📻 buddymagazine.com/cover-story/...

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The Police Guitarist Andy Summers Reflects on Synchronicity, Serendipity, and Photography

By: Ian Saint Spending Election Day, 2024 with Andy Summers in Dallas, Texas was not on my Bingo card. And gigging on Election Day, in the very same downtown where a President was assassinated during ...

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Ian Saint @iansaint.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

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The Police Guitarist Andy Summers Reflects on Synchronicity, Serendipity, and Photography

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Ian Saint @iansaint.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Whenever I get a really good Customer Service representative, I always offer to take a survey if they have one. Too often, people only answer these things if they had an unsatisfactory experience — but we all benefit when the good agents are recognized 🤓

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Ian Saint @iansaint.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

That was an awesome Super Bowl halftime show! 👏🤩 (I know Facebook news article Comments sections are gonna be absolutely dreadful tomorrow tho 😅)

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a man wearing a la hat is dancing in a room

ALT: a man wearing a la hat is dancing in a room

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Julia Cannon @cooliajannon.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

As an artist my biggest it issue with this app is that videos over 60 seconds aren’t allowed.

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Ian Saint @iansaint.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Went to Sprouts grocery store yesterday, and found this sign on the eggs shelves… 👀 (Needless to say, no egg carton products were “on sale.”)

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11/01/2025

remarkable to me that far from seeming cool or masculine zuck seems like an even bigger loser — the kind of nerd who preemptively gives his lunch money to the bully and thanks him for the opportunity

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

I don't really use TikTok that much, but I find it fascinating that our government is on the verge of banning an app for national security reasons that are still unclear in the same week that Meta, the largest social media company, says it's now fine to hate LGBTQ people and call us mentally ill.

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Ian Saint @iansaint.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Just downloaded the @bsky.app mobile app! 🤳

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Ian Saint @iansaint.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

I am ECSTATIC to be in the line-up of Ireland’s folk music conference, @Showing_Roots, next week! ☘️🎵🤩 Join us in #Killarney from 14-19 January, Monday to Sunday 🗓️ This epic Irish festival will be filled with live music, culture, speakers, networking, and more! 🎻🪗🤝

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Ian Saint @iansaint.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

President Jimmy Carter helped build 4,390 homes with Habitat for Humanity 🏠 He and Rosalynn worked on home construction into their 90s. ❤️ And the Carter Administration established FEMA in 1979, which greatly raised the bar on federal response to natural disasters. Thanks for your service! 🇺🇸 #RIP

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Ian Saint @iansaint.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

The faces you see on Christmas change over the decades — but the feelings of joy never get old 😍😍😍 Wishing a joyful 2025 to all! 🎊

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Ian Saint @iansaint.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

The faces you see on Christmas change over the decades — but the feelings of joy never get old 😍😍😍 Wishing a Merry Christmas to all! 🎄🎁❤️

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Ian Saint @iansaint.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

No better way to ring in the Winter Solstice than The Nutcracker at Playhouse Square! 🌰💂‍♂️🩰🎄 The commentary exchanged between the 6 and 92 year-olds was priceless! 🤠

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Ian Saint @iansaint.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Who needs California dreamin’ when you’re Christmas tree cheesin’ 🎄🧑‍🧒‍🧒😁

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Ian Saint @iansaint.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Lovin' this mid-December autumn in Dallas, Texas! 🍂🎄🤠 I had to gaze at the changing leaves along White Rock Lake.

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Ian Saint @iansaint.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

How frequently are you using BlueSky? 🤔 Cross-posting fatigue is real 😂 And I’m tryna figure out which platforms I should prioritize! (I don’t have the mobile app. Is it worthwhile?)

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Ian Saint @iansaint.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Feeling thankful to be in the company of these bespectacled unicorn sisters! 🦄🦄🤓 Wishing a Happy Thanksgiving to all! 🍁

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Ian Saint @iansaint.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

I believe that Ted Cruz relishes being seen as a villain, and posts like these (respectfully) feed into that. It also drives up interest in giving him airtime to embrace that portrayal. If we're posting about Cruz, let's browbeat how ineffective he is as a Senator for Texas. Plenty of fodder there.

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Ian Saint @iansaint.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Today is Opeth release day! 🙌 What do y’all think of The Last Will And Testament? Check out my interview with guitarist Fredrik Åkesson, for NPR in Ohio, below! 📰 We discussed the details of his solos, recording in Wales, his time in Arch Enemy, & more! woub.org/2024/11/22/o...

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Opeth guitarist talks new LP, genre fusion, enduring setback

Opeth's Fredrik Åkesson spoke to WOUB’s Ian Saint from Stockholm this week, just in time for the release of "The Last Will and Testament."

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Ian Saint @iansaint.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

My profile picture and display name were mysteriously deleted. Hmm...

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Ian Saint @iansaint.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

To celebrate @mikomarks.bsky.social joining Bluesky, here’s a lovely throwback pic from a sold-out New York City show on last year’s Miko & @rissipalmermusic.bsky.social Tour! 🌟🌟🗽 Their duet “Still Here” certainly resonates in the current environment!

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Ian Saint @iansaint.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Joined Blue Sky a few weeks after seeing Electric Light Orchestra perform “Mr. Blue Sky” ⚡️🎻

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Ian Saint @iansaint.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Is the BlueSky mobile app worth downloading?

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