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If you're at Fenway early with your scorecard on a grey drizzly 47-degree afternoon, then you deserve to meet a niece (even if it was probably Halsey's fault that Wilyer Abreu came up a HR short of the cycle in this game).

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Fear not... I've got hundreds of scientists researching this for you.

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Playing them is harder, but formatting probably takes longer.

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Thanks! Anime is totally on the table (I've played a few such requests over the years)... general rule of thumb is: if it's something you can hum along to, then I'll make it work.

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Their catalog was a thrilling discovery for me this year.

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I don't even have a flip remark for this; I'm merely humbled and moved.

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There are a few repeat offenders; beyond that, it's pretty widespread (if you consider 700-800 people -- out of Fenway's hundreds of thousands of unique visitors annually -- to be widespread).

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Not sure. For better or worse, I'm too busy figuring out how to play the songs to follow whatever the data is saying.

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I was bummed to miss out, but am glad you could be there.

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Limp Bizkit are the Franz Liszt of their era.

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Proving the long-held theory that there is such thing as too much Steely Dan.

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It wasn't easy to match the caliber of the original Limp Bizkit version, but after about 12 seconds of practicing, I managed to get there.

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I can save you the time by cross-invalidating.

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The list is alphabetical, so I'll admit that there probably isn't much ABBA after the first row.

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1) Go to a game. 2) Ask me for a song you want to hear at the game* *In exchange for playing your request, I reserve the right to gently tease you about your choice. I call this the "sass tax." That's where the expression "Let's get down to sass tax" comes from.

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"Honey, have you seen my lunchpail? I need to carry my sandwich and my Bruce music to work so I can enjoy them while I'm standing on a 2-ton beam suspended hundreds of feet above Asbury Park."

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I feel pretty good about that.

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Why anyone would request one of the most popular and groundbreaking musical acts is beyond me.

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Hmm... all of a sudden, the potential 2027 baseball strike doesn't feel so unappealing. 😉

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Brandon speaks the truth. And license renewal includes ritual sacrifice to Doug Ingle's heavenly spirit.

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For better AND worse, '70s West German disco isn't as popular as it used to be.

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As much as I'd like their team to go 0-162, I can't go along with pretending that they don't have a rich heritage (past and present) of terrific live organ music.

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The children's TV show AND the Dudley Moore movie.

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It is the 93rd-coolest job on the planet, according to angelfire.com/cool-jobs/coolest-jobs/~organ ... playing requests makes the job 10 times harder and twice as much fun; not a great ratio for me, but I'm a sucker for fun.

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Standard disclaimer: if something isn't on the list, it means that you didn't come to a game and request it this year. bsky.app/profile/perd...

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Thanks, Jerry! Maintaining optimism!

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Not sure how you arrived at 20+ for Beatles... even counting their solo output, I don't think they have that many.

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Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Eternally grateful for the opportunity to continue doing something so ridiculous.

Screenshot of a list of the 810 songs I played by request this year on the Fenway organ (DM me if you need a text version of the list to be able to read it).

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Perfect depiction of the conversation between me and my imaginary dog after last night’s Red Sox game, from the title-page illustration in the 1st published edition (1658) of “The Witch of Edmonton” that I discovered this morning at the day job.

Dog standing on river bank says, “Ho have I found thee cursing,” while a man who’s in the river up to his chest says, “Help help I am drownd.”

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Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is the correct number of pillows.

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Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Tonight (Tues 9/29) & tomorrow (Weds 9/30) at 8pm ET, I'm livestreaming from home via facebook.com/7thinningstretch2020, taking song requests while you watch the Red Sox play their first two 2026 playoff games down in the Bronx. Raising money for GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK and FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK.

I'm wearing a Red Sox jersey and smiling while sitting in my living room playing an organ that's nearly the exact same model as the one at Fenway. There are a few pieces of old-school baseball memorabilia on top of the organ.

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Josh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I'm flattered that you somehow think I would remember either way.

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Another week of attempted murder (by Red Sox fans on me, and by me on song performances), but I hope this isn't the end of the line for 2026.... let's beat the Yankees next week and bring October baseball back to Fenway!

A screenshot of a list of Fenway organ song requests played from 9/22/26 thru 9/25/26 (DM me if you need a text version of the list to be able to read it).

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I've been there a few times.

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As much as I'd love to, I can't pass up the opportunity to stay home in my pajamas and eat pizza all weekend.

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Stick around... I'll play the Djo song, but it might have to be after the game ends.

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