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Charles Hawn @charleshawn66.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Who else LOVED playing Sid Meier's Pirates! created by Sid Meier for the Commodore 64 and published by MicroProse in 1987. The game is a simulation of the life of a pirate, a privateer, or a pirate hunter. It was widely ported to other systems. #C64 #Commodore64 #Commodore

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Sarah McLaughlin @sarahemclaugh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A man commented “F you and your Flock cameras" on a South Carolina police department's Facebook post. And then the police department — reportedly the Police Chief himself — messaged the man threatening to have "U.S. Marshals" arrest him for “unlawful communications.” www.wrdw.com/2026/09/23/r...

The situation stems from a comment McClellan made on a public post the department made about Flock cameras being cut down across town. McClellan said something along the lines of, “F you and your Flock cameras.”

“I just said something and it really, it upset that police chief obviously and he messaged me roughly a week later. Not happy with what I said,” McClellan said.

In screenshots McClellan provided, the Facebook account labeled Ridge Spring Police Department responded to him, saying it is unlawful to use profanity electronically and stated, “I will be obtaining a warrant” for “unlawful communications.” The message also stated, “I will send the U.S. Marshals to pick you up.”

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Jim Dedman @jimdedman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Crestfallen to learn The Book Exchange in Hickory, North Carolina will soon close its doors. It boasts a massive selection of used and long out-of-print paperbacks (including decades-old science fiction and horror books). When work took me to Catawba County, I would always try to visit this place.

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Jim Dedman @jimdedman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Thirty-five years ago today, I walked from my home to the now defunct Town & Country Mall in suburban Houston to buy my pre-ordered copies of the USE YOUR ILLUSION albums by Guns N' Roses. It was, as you might suspect, the day of their release. Those were the days.

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Jim Dedman @jimdedman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Thirty-one years ago today, I saw the Ramones open for Pearl Jam at South Park Meadows in Austin, Texas. That was an eventful weekend at that venue. The next night, 31 years ago tomorrow, I saw R.E.M. perform with opening acts Radiohead and Natalie Merchant. Oh, to be 19 again.

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Jim Dedman @jimdedman.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Thirty-four years ago today, I trekked to Fort Bend County, Texas to see Lollapalooza ‘92. Locked my keys in my car immediately after I arrived. Saw Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Ministry, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Lush, and Ice Cube on that mighty day of days. Had a photo pass!

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Jim Dedman @jimdedman.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Reminded that 34 years ago today I cut class at Stratford High School to see Guns N’ Roses, Metallica, and Faith No More at The Astrodome. Drove my ‘86 Dodge from suburbia to the venue and dug every minute of the experience. Those were the days.

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inthefade @ihavethatonvinyl.com · 22/08/2026

i've studied this extensively

best greatest hits albums:

echo & the bunnymen - songs to learn and sing cars - greatest hits madonna - immaculate collection squeeze - 45s and under pink floyd - echoes green day - international superhits! new order - substance neil young - decade the cure - standing on a beach chronicle 1 - ccr buzzcocks - singles going steady tom petty's greatest hits

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Mike Sterling, A Comical Fellow @mikester.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

The only modern (i.e. post-1970) Superman movie I did not see in the theater was SUPERMAN III, which in retrospect was a mistake. (I would happily trade it with SUPERMAN IV, an all-around depressing endeavor.)

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Jim Dedman @jimdedman.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

"Dr. Frankenstein made the monster. The monster was not given a name but through error, it is popularly, albeit incorrectly, referred to as Frankenstein." Stueber v. Arrowhead Farm Ests. Ltd. P'ship, 69 Md. App. 775, 781, 519 A.2d 816, 819 (1987).

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Jim Dedman @jimdedman.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Requiescat in pace, Reggie Bannister.

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Bloody Disgusting @bloody-disgusting.com · 11/08/2026

Best known for his role as Reggie in the PHANTASM franchise, horror icon Reggie Bannister has passed away at 80. Don Coscarelli writes, "Reggie Bannister was a gifted creative collaborator, a dear friend & will be sincerely missed." Bannister starred in all 5 Phantasm films.

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Jim Dedman @jimdedman.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Listening to The Doors, I am reminded I snuck into Olive Stone's biopic film back in March of 1991 (because I was not yet 17 or however old one needed to be in those days to see an R-rated film). Trekked to Memorial City Mall the next day and bought THE BEST OF THE DOORS greatest hits compilation.

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Mike Sterling, A Comical Fellow @mikester.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

oh nothing, just listening to all the Depeche Mode albums in chronological order

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Jim Dedman @jimdedman.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Seeing SPIDER-MAN at 8:15 a.m.

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Sean Walters @seanwrite.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Paisley Underground band The Dream Syndicate performing "Daddy's Girl" live on Spanish show La Edad de Oro in October 1984. Song from their 1984 album Medicine Show. m.youtube.com/watch?v=9z6t...

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Daddy's Girl - The Dream Syndicate - La Edad de Oro - Madrid October 9, 1984

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 29/07/2026

Glen Hansard, the Frames frontman and 'Once' star who won an Oscar for Best Original Song, has died at 56 following a motorcycle crash in Dublin. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

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Glen Hansard, Oscar-Winning 'Once' Musician, Dead at 56

Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard, who achieved international fame in the 2007 drama 'Once,' has died in a motorcycle crash at the age of 56.

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inthefade @ihavethatonvinyl.com · 18/07/2026

right about now, 30 years ago, twa flight 800 exploded over the atlantic ocean just off long island. all 230 people on board perished. i visited the memorial in 2007. it was a very profound experience. rest in peace

flight 800 memorial
smith point county park
shirley, ny

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Jim Dedman @jimdedman.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Walked out of BOXING HELENA back in '93.

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inthefade @ihavethatonvinyl.com · 16/07/2026

if you want to have a real pleasant time for 45 minutes listen to the REM collection eponymous. it seems unfair for one band to have such a high ratio of great songs in their catalog. i love them

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Reason Magazine @reason.com · 07/07/2026

Public records show that high-ranking Florida officials were behind a recent threat investigation into a 77-year-old Army veteran. The reason for the investigation: a postcard to the state's chief financial officer that simply read, "You lack values."

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77-year-old Florida veteran investigated for sending an official a postcard saying 'you lack values'

High-level state officials launched a threat investigation over a harmless postcard to Florida's chief financial officer.

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newsarea.bsky.social @newsarea.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Sioux Falls City Councilor Loses Battle with Cancer SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Sioux Falls City Council member David Barranco, has died at the age of 53. In a news release from the City of Sioux Falls, Barranco's family announced that he passed away peacefully Monday morning, July 6, surrounded by…

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Sioux Falls City Councilor Loses Battle with Cancer

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Sioux Falls City Council member David Barranco, has died at the age of 53. In a news release from the City of Sioux Falls, Barranco's family announced that he passed away peacefully Monday morning, July 6, surrounded by family after a courageous battle with cancer. He is survived by his [...]

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Houston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · 05/07/2026

Former U.S. Rep. Bill Archer, a Republican who represented Texas' 7th congressional district for three decades, died on Saturday, according to the University of Texas campus named after him. He was 98. bit.ly/3SZDMSU

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Brandon D. Wilson @geniusbastard.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on this day 200 years ago.

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inthefade @ihavethatonvinyl.com · 28/06/2026

i wanna see movies of my dreams

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Mike Sterling, A Comical Fellow @mikester.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Look, I've been a Star Wars fan since I saw the original film in a theater in '77. I don't think SW is necessarily dead, or that new, fun stories can't be told with the properties. I just don't know what it's going to take to get folks excited about the films again, and not just wait for streaming.

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