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John Hall

@johnhalldesign.bsky.social
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Boston North Shore; Print publication & website designer; suburban urbanist; center-lefty; Generation Jones; senior snowboarder; occasional Replacements oversharer. johnhalldesign.com

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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Still have the originals of many of these issues in my attic. Huge inspiration to me as a young magazine designer in the 80s, and taught me everything I needed to know about a certain "short-fingered vulgarian".
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
When the train to your quiet little city has to go through #salemma, the Halloween capital of the world in October.
Super packed train platform in Boston, MA with people waiting to go to Salem, MA
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Paul B @paullyb.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
me watching Red Sox rn
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Hey @jtkantor.bsky.social, I’m at the age where I often repeat myself, so pardon me if I made this request last September, but how bout some September Gurls?
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Probably my most played album for much of the early-mid 80s.
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
RIP Walpole Joe
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This one is a must watch/listen
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Good #mapolitics episode.
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Robert Komaniecki @komaniecki.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
How do I explain to small business owners that the menu on the left is one billion times more appealing than the one on the right
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
As The Baseball Project sang in Past Time: “One thing you can say about the game Is that it's not getting any faster.” #redsox
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I’m definitely rethinking my opinion of the ghost runner after last night. #redsox
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Big AI fail on Cape Cod. (not Cape Ann)
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Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Someone just sent me this photo from Chicago, unbelieveable
Album cover photo of the Marina apartments in Chicago for Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot CD
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
How have I lived in and around Boston for 40 years and never experienced “Eastie” before!
new waterfront apartments in East Bostontall ships from east Boston with Seaport and Downtown as backdropsView Across Boston Harbor from East Boston Industrial area of East Boston. DownEast Cider Taproon
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
There was a great Replacements song about pillaging in the Village.
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
This looks like a nice treat for Paul Westerberg fans. Bonus if you are also a Monkees fan. Nice to see some of the brilliance from 49.00 get a new life.
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Micky Dolenz on Instagram: "Micky Dolenz Paul Westerberg "Terri" Tomorrow! #MickyDolenz #PaulWesterberg"
375 likes, 13 comments - micky_dolenz on June 25, 2026: "Micky Dolenz Paul Westerberg "Terri" Tomorrow! #MickyDolenz #PaulWesterberg".
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
weird for this to come up the day after seeing Wilco for the first time in 20 years.
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Amazing show by Wilco last night at the terrific Thompson’s Point venue in Portland, Maine. Pregame beers at Bissell Brothers a good bonus. Best concert I’ve seen in years.
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
40 years ago tonight I saw this, my first Replacements show at The Channel in Boston. One of the last shows with Bob Stinson, the band was pretty drunk and the set was more than half covers, including a half dozen with the legendary Barrence Whitfield joining them for some craziness at the end.
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The Replacements • Live at The Channel, Boston, MA • June 18, 1986 (Audience Recording)
YouTube video by John Hall
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Just received the #ibpabookaward that I won for book interior design last month. What a beautiful award. Thanks @ibpa.bsky.social for the honor. This is going on the mantel.
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
This is my life:
The Apple remote is lost again
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Beautiful night at Fenway
Fenway Park at Sunset
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Hey @jtkantor.bsky.social, How about some Skyway by The Replacements? Probably the most Minnesota-specific song from my favorite Minnesota band.
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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Trump hearing "cisgender" and thinking its "six genders" then getting all mad about it, thus forcing other Republicans to agree that the libs are now demanding there be six genders, is a perfect encapsulation of our Golden Age of Dickishness and Stupidity.
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Put this together for the upcoming 40th anniversary of my first Replacements show at The Channel in Boston. Have been a superfan ever since. One of Bob Stinson's last shows featuring 19 covers, including 6 with local legend Barrence Whitfield who joined them at the end. Song list in the description.
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The Replacements • Live at The Channel, Boston, MA • June 18, 1986 (Audience Recording)
YouTube video by John Hall
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Guy’s gonna have a reality show soon:
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Marblehead's gonna Marblehead
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Putting on the Red Sox.
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Found the handwritten setlist I made following Paul Westerberg's surprise club show in Cambridge, MA in 1993, and entered it here in Setlist. Pretty sure this was Paul's very first post-Replacements show—pretty amazing to be at.
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Paul Westerberg Setlist at T.T. the Bear's Place, Cambridge
Get the Paul Westerberg Setlist of the concert at T.T. the Bear's Place, Cambridge, MA, USA on June 24, 1993 from the 14 Songs Tour and other Paul Westerberg Setlists for free on setlist.fm!
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
NEW—I got an exclusive excerpt from a USAID whistleblower's new book that made me gasp multiple times. It details Trump's dismantling of the humanitarian aid agency & his team/DOGE's shocking ignorance to public health. 'Into the Wood Chipper' by Nicholas Enrich is out tomorrow. Read excerpt here:
thehandbasket.co
Whistleblower says Trump officials thought USAID did 'just abortions,' asked for 'Barney-style' slides before gutting agency, per new book
Read an exclusive excerpt from Nicholas Enrich's "Into the Wood Chipper"
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Not quite the same without Adam, but great seeing Fountains of Wayne again tonight in Boston as part of the Hot Stove, Cool Music event youtu.be/jaStCkSVTVE?...
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Fountains of Wayne / Hackensack
YouTube video by John Hall
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Apparently everyone I follow in Minnesota is at the Springsteen show tonight.
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Probably THE song that originally cemented my lifelong love of and obsession with this band.
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Another great Old 97s show in Boston last night. My fifth, I think, not counting a few Rhett solo shows. Band always brings it.
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
And playing right here in my little hometown!
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Question for @porpster.bsky.social or #AT40 fans. I have reel-to-reel tapes of Casey's year-end countdowns from 1974-1984. Even have the old Magnavox deck I taped them on, though doubt it still works. I assume these all exist online now, so just wondering if there's any value in keeping them?
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
@porpster.bsky.social
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
The things you find when decluttering. I actually went and bought all the New York tabloids to revel in the Yankees misery after the Red Sox beat them in 2004.
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Anybody else read ”Graham Parker” every time they see “Graham Planter”?
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Only way I can possibly watch this.
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
DOG AT THE OLYMPICS FULL COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
what do i do when YouTube is down and that’s pretty much all i watch?
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Yippee (said sarcastically) looks like we got the jackpot for new snow a week after the last two foot storm. I'm long past the age where I enjoy snow anywhere but in the mountains.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 07/02/2026
"'She put her finger right between my booty crack, so I grabbed her wrist quick and said, Hold up, slut, ain't nobody sticking nothing in my butt.' You think that's Kid Rock or Bad Bunny?" "Why are you doing this to me?" @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on The Bulwark Pod:
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Sad news. Saw Lynn and even chatted briefly with her at a Salt Collective show last year.
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Reminds me that when Rhett Miller of Old 97s riffed off of Desolation Row, he got Dylan's permission and gave him a co-writing credit.
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Old 97's - Champaign Illinois (Bing Lounge)
YouTube video by 101.9 KINK.FM
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Guess I'm not the first to notice how much the Springsteen song sounds like Desolation Row.
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Mike (beep boop era) @latimeriidae.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
HAPPY BOSTON MOONINITE PANIC DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
A lite brite with a green and purple mooninite flipping you off with the words 1/31/07 NEVER FORGET
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John Hall @johnhalldesign.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
I can barely stand any of the cable news channels any more, and long ago stopped watching the network news. But I could watch these three all day.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
“You stole a fucking flower from a dead woman. Like, are any of you human anymore?”👇
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