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John R. Bennett @johnreidbennett.bsky.social · 1h

My wife describing a know-it-all dude: "He's self-taught, but he's not a very good teacher."

John R. Bennett @johnreidbennett.bsky.social · 14h

Back in my Thursday night natural habitat at @wruu.bsky.social playing recent shoegaze recordings until 8 p.m. Join me on 107.5 FM or wruu.org.

A close up photograph of an AudioArts Engineering R-60 Broadcast Console.

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John R. Bennett @johnreidbennett.bsky.social · 22h

Yesterday I finally finished a task I was dreading and, big surprise, it wasn't nearly as onerous as I expected. Will I take this as a lesson the next time I start procrastinating? Absolutely not.

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John R. Bennett @johnreidbennett.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Today has definitely been a Monday I tell you what. 😮‍💨

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John R. Bennett @johnreidbennett.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I never miss an opportunity to brag about taking John Margolies, the man who made the photographs this account posts, on a road trip through Coastal Georgia for a magazine assignment.

A photograph of John Margolies (1940-2016) standing in front of the Alamo Plaza motel in Savannah, Georgia. Photo by Richard Rodriguez.

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John R. Bennett @johnreidbennett.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I present the Syrupmakers of Cairo High School in Cairo, Georgia.

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Cairo High School - Wikipedia

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John R. Bennett @johnreidbennett.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

First ocean swim since jellyfish got me back in August. Water temperature was 80° today, so I might get a few more in before it gets too cold. 🌊

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John R. Bennett @johnreidbennett.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

“These figures don’t include spending by outside groups. A pro-AI, pro-data center super PAC, Leading the Future, pledged $1.5 million to Kingston’s campaign in April, Fox News reported.”

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John R. Bennett @johnreidbennett.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Current weather conditions in Savannah, Georgia: 81° with 163% humidity. If you have already put out your 🎃, it will be rotten by 5 p.m.

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John R. Bennett @johnreidbennett.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I love rep stripe ties, but I'm waiting for the day when a British person accuses me of stolen valor.

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John R. Bennett @johnreidbennett.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I wore a gray glen plaid suit with a pink shirt and a burgundy/gold/blue rep stripe bow tie into Kroger. While I was in the checkout line, the bagger said he "liked my tux."

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John R. Bennett @johnreidbennett.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I'm not sure which of mine would get the most views, the time I got a fishhook stuck through my nose or when I chipped my tooth on the asphalt trying to jump a poorly constructed ramp on my bike.

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John R. Bennett @johnreidbennett.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Fun Fact: Bike Walk Savannah’s New Standard Cycles (It operates out of an old Standard Oil gas station) is based on the Bike Athens program and also works on Thursday evenings.

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John R. Bennett @johnreidbennett.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Back in my Thursday night natural habitat, on air until 8 p.m. at @wruu.bsky.social. Join me on 107.5 FM or wruu.org.

A black and white photograph of an AudioArts Engineering R-60 broadcast console.

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John R. Bennett @johnreidbennett.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Not to be confused with Savannah's Oak 36 Bar + Kitchen, Nickel & Oak Lounge, Moss + Oak Savannah Eatery, Sam Snead's Oak Grille & Tavern, or the Live Oak Restaurant Group.

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Oak Steakhouse Coming to Savannah - Eat It & Like It

I had Oak Steakhouse pegged for Broughton Street. I was wrong about the address and right about the steakhouse.

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Death Cult(ure) @deathculturexo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Live in 30!

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John R. Bennett @johnreidbennett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

People are talking about this in Savannah, a city of 150,000 residents that welcomed 12.9 million visitors in 2024, according to the CVB.

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John R. Bennett @johnreidbennett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Milland is clearly phoning it in, but everyone else is wonderfully over the top.

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John R. Bennett @johnreidbennett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

My @kinolorber.com order showed up just in time for 🎃 season.

A photograph of Kolchak: The Night Stalker, The Complete Series Blu-ray packaging. It has an illustration of Darren McGavin holding a camera, with all sorts of ghouls in the background.

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John R. Bennett @johnreidbennett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

My 100-year-old house has a (non-working) coal fireplace.

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John R. Bennett @johnreidbennett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Confirmed. The jellyfish have finally departed and I'm itching to get in the water, but my schedule is not allowing it.

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John R. Bennett @johnreidbennett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Same. I watched it after she went to bed.

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John R. Bennett @johnreidbennett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I don't have Amazon anymore, but I recently stayed in a vacation rental that did. Really enjoyed the newest season. My favorite part was when someone called him "Hobocop."

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John R. Bennett @johnreidbennett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I can remember a time long ago when I didn't feel a jolt of emotion every time my phone rang. These days, when it rings, I either become worried (aging parents) or enraged (scammers).

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John R. Bennett @johnreidbennett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

If I remember correctly, WFMU used to have a slogan along the lines of "all the amateurism of college radio, but without the basketball games."

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John R. Bennett @johnreidbennett.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I know only because my niece is an oyster farmer. And a PhD candidate. I’m very proud of her.

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John R. Bennett @johnreidbennett.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I just saw an anti-data center poster that was 100% AI slop. 😐

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John R. Bennett @johnreidbennett.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It's been at least 15 years since I served on the College Media Association board, so I wanted to clarify that I don't speak for that fine organization. But I still support its important mission!

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John R. Bennett @johnreidbennett.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

As a former college media adviser and @collegemedia.bsky.social board member, I concur.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Student journalists still believe that it’s more important to hold powerful people to account than it is to hold on to access to those powerful people. They haven’t become Savvy Insiders yet

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RadioFreeBronx | MD ANT 🥇 @radiofreebronx.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Husker Du burning down a daytime Minneapolis TV talk show (The Good Company) in 1986.

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John R. Bennett @johnreidbennett.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

After living in a sketchy vacation rental for the last month, I can say this definitively: There's no place like home.

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John R. Bennett @johnreidbennett.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I think I lasted longer than you did, but yeah.

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John R. Bennett @johnreidbennett.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This was on sale, so I had to grab it, too. Burt's directorial debut was filmed in Savannah (and Lakenland, Ga.) with Jerry Reed as the villain. John P. Rousakis (the first Greek-American to become Mayor of Savannah) has a role, along with Valdostans Sonny Shroyer and Johnny B. Lastinger.

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Gator | Kino Lorber - Experience Cinema

Meet the Bayou's baddest good ol' boy! Burt Reynolds (Sam Whiskey) returns as Gator McKlusky, the moonshine-running king of the Bayou, in this high-octane sequel to White Lightning.

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John R. Bennett @johnreidbennett.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Brother, let me tell you about the guy I encountered riding one of these on Skidaway Road. "It accelerates from 0 to 30 mph in approximately 2 seconds and can reach speeds up to 62 mph." He wasn't wearing a helmet, but he did have his headphones on.

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John R. Bennett @johnreidbennett.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

In addition to the dramatic increase in electric 🛴 use on campus this semester, I'm also noticing students driving too fast in parking lots. I am afraid these trends are destined to collide. Literally.

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