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Julie @juliemeredith.eurosky.social · 23/10/2026

If you haven’t gotten pelted by sideways rain, have you truly attended Left of the Dial? (not derogatory)

A person wearing a periwinkle blue raincoat stands in an elevator… water drips off the raincoat. It’s fine though. Sometimes you have to get drenched in order to see so many amazing bands.

Julie @juliemeredith.eurosky.social · 21/10/2026

And then Library Card, who were amazing, as expected. Very happy I woke up at 4am to make sure we got Wednesday tickets.

Library Card play in Arminiuskerk at Left of the Dial. The photo shows the singer and bassist.

Library Card at Left of the Dial. This manages to capture all of the band members (kinda) in one shot!

Library Card play at Left of the Dial. The lighting is blue and a bit eerie? Maybe I am leaning to hard on "eerie" because, well, it is October.

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Julie @juliemeredith.eurosky.social · 21/10/2026

Poodle did not disappoint...

Two members of Poodle (guitarist and drummer) play at Left of the Dial.

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Julie @juliemeredith.eurosky.social · 21/10/2026

We saw The Empty Threats here last year. Amazing show.

Two members of The Empty Threats during the band’s performance at Left of the Dial 2025

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Julie @juliemeredith.eurosky.social · 21/10/2026

Traditioneel pre LOTD biertje ( sans Jasper for now)

Two beers sit on a table in a bar near Rotown in Rotterdam. An arm rests on the table—you can see two wristbands on the aforementioned arm. One for the Wednesday night shows and the other for the regular festivities 🥳

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Julie @juliemeredith.eurosky.social · 21/10/2026

The Official Unofficial timetable

The timetable for the Left of the Dial “Official Unofficial” free shows which take place during the day Friday and Saturday. Since we have Wednesday tickets, we’ll see Library Card Wednesday night and see FIEP on Saturday.

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Julie @juliemeredith.eurosky.social · 19/10/2026

They weren’t hanging when we left for Den Haag this morning but were waiting when we returned. #lotd26

Newly hung Left of the Dial banners in Rotterdam Centraal read “if you know you know” and “and if you don’t that’s okay too”.

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Julie @juliemeredith.eurosky.social · 13/10/2026

The first of multiple shipments of books arrived in my office today, and it was a delight to unpack them. Not quite a school book fair, but working as an evaluator/researcher gets close some days.

A white bookshelf holds a growing library of children’s books, including Bearplane, The Proudest Blue, Soul Food Sunday, Lola Out Loud, and many more that I would list if I could read all the titles. (The print is a little small!)

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Julie @juliemeredith.eurosky.social · 13/10/2026

My mother’s gray, formerly stray/feral cat, Earl. Absolute sweetheart.

A formerly stray grey cat lounges on a cat tree. After six months of hanging out near the house, he decided that he’d rather be an indoor cat. He made the right choice—he is a very sweet and cuddly cat.

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Julie @juliemeredith.eurosky.social · 01/09/2026

I wonder what this holler did to end up publicly named as a disappointment...

A screenshot of a map showing a road named Disappointment Hollow Rd located in east Kentucky

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Julie @juliemeredith.eurosky.social · 15/08/2026

Our Fennec is similarly ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ at the vet. He also got a clean bill of health yesterday. Perhaps a floof trait?

A black cat named Fennec sits on a sofa giving the camera a bit of a come hither/smirking look.

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Julie @juliemeredith.eurosky.social · 07/08/2026

Fridays are good, but Bandcamp Fridays are even better.

A screenshot of the music I purchased today (Bandcamp Friday). Baby You're A Winner the new Grandmas House release. Human Assholes from Personal Trainer. An EP from morêsakys. The upcoming Sweeping Promises release. The latest Iguana Death Cult album and an EP of theirs I've been meaning to buy for a while. Finally the Midsommaren EP that I've been meaning to purchase for an even longer while.

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Julie @juliemeredith.eurosky.social · 17/07/2026

"Your complaint has been noted in the system. We will issue a decision on its validity in four to six weeks."

A large black cat named Thomas is pictured wearing a tie with a skull and crossbones pattern. It's fitting because he is a pirate (one-eyed) cat. His expression is judgemental.

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Julie @juliemeredith.eurosky.social · 03/02/2026

A lovely Homer! A Fennec offering in return.

A medium-long-haired black cat looks at the camera from his position lying on a sheet covering a couch. The cat's name is Fennec. He is lying on his back, front legs stretched out in front of him, and back legs pointed towards the ceiling. He often stretches out like this because he's a very funny, cute, odd, and dopey boy.

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Julie @juliemeredith.eurosky.social · 22/01/2026

www.reddit.com/r/whatsthisb...

A screenshot of a map of Brodhead, Kentucky showing two roads, one of which is named Fuzzy Duck Road

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Julie @juliemeredith.eurosky.social · 16/01/2026

I don't think there's a Raccoon-Storm King Road... but there should be

Screenshot of a map of an intersection in Perry County, Kentucky. The two roads are Glomawr-Storm King Road and Glomawr-Raccoon Creek Road.

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Julie @juliemeredith.eurosky.social · 09/01/2026

Are the other mountains jealous? Do they wonder why they weren't named "Big Lovely"?

A screenshot of a Google Map. It shows the icon for "Big Lovely Mountain".

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Julie @juliemeredith.eurosky.social · 25/10/2025

Left of the Dial continues to be the highlight of the year. One more night until we begin waiting impatiently for October 2026… #lotd25

The Empty Threats at Uniek during Left of the Dial. Amazing performance—one of those bands who are good on record, and absolutely amazing live.

Outside of the Waterfront venue at Left of the Dial—walls covered with beautiful, colorful graffiti.

Delivery Service play an amazing set at _V2 as part of Left of the Dial.

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Julie @juliemeredith.eurosky.social · 24/10/2025

When the audience greets you with your face #lotd25

A few of the many masks attendees at Honk’s Left of the Dial show at Waterfront held up. The face printed on the mask is that of the lead singer of Honk.

Extra Honk masks in a box near the entry to Waterfront.

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Julie @juliemeredith.eurosky.social · 02/09/2025

American Feline Laborers-Cat International Organization member?

A floofy black cat named Fennec sticks out his very pink tongue while staring into space.

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Julie @juliemeredith.eurosky.social · 30/08/2025

Scenes from the DC Metro today…

A very good German Shepherd sits on a metro seat looking out the window. His human has provided him with a cap and sunglasses.

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Julie @juliemeredith.eurosky.social · 22/06/2025

Same, but substitute in sewing table.

6 pieced fabric strips that will eventually be a quilt. The blocks are comprised of 8 triangles in shades of blue and green surrounded by off white triangles—flying geese blocks.

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Julie @juliemeredith.eurosky.social · 09/06/2025

Same! I get the Mountain Eagle delivered from Whitesburg, KY every week to my home in DC. Worth every penny of the $41.00 a year subscription.

A picture of the front page of The Mountain Eagle (Whitesburg Kentucky). There is a picture of a Turkey sauntering across a four lane road. The headline asks “why did the turkey cross the road?” The caption continues, “After a week, it's still crossing back and forth across US 119, KY 15 and KY 2034 at Pine Mountain Junction, making cars swerve to miss it and sometimes stopping traffic as it strolls to the other side. A wildlife biologist was expected to come and move it along, but it was still there at press time. While it was enjoying McDonald's last week, it had moved to Pine Mountain Grill by lunchtime on Tuesday.”

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Julie @juliemeredith.eurosky.social · 07/05/2025

“a woman full of binders” is so perfect

A screenshot of a Will Bunch column in the Inquirer. The highlighted text, referring to Governor Whitmer, reads “Despite her moment as a woman full of binders.” A perfect callback to Mitt Romney’s “binders full of women” statement during the second 2012 Presidential Debate.

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Julie @juliemeredith.eurosky.social · 24/04/2025

One of our handsome gentlemen says “oh hi”

A large black pirate cat, Thomas, looks at the camera with interest. He has only one eye (the result of some rough time on the streets), but he is not one to let that bother him. He embraces the pirate life.

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Julie @juliemeredith.eurosky.social · 12/04/2025

I have just discovered @pghgraffiti.bsky.social and this gives me the chance to post an old but still favorite from Bloomfield circa 2005.

Photograph of a mailbox in Pittsburgh. There is a wheat paste of a face on the mailbox and someone has scrawled Run Away on the box. It’s just weird and random and very Bloomfield mid 2000s.

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Julie @juliemeredith.eurosky.social · 29/03/2025

Local newspapers FTW. The Mountain Eagle (East Kentucky) front pages for the last two issues: how federal cuts impact locals.

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Julie @juliemeredith.eurosky.social · 11/12/2024

Not sure whether the seemingly abandoned hotel in Jeff City is more creepy than the First Lady dolls in the Kentucky Legislature in Frankfort though.

First Lady Dolls in the Kentucky Legislature. They are kinda creepy.

One of theFirst Lady dolls in the Kentucky Legislature. They are kinda creepy. This one is wearing a purple dress.

One of the First Lady dolls in the Kentucky Legislature. They are kinda creepy. This one is wearing a white dress. She has quite a bouffant.

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Julie @juliemeredith.eurosky.social · 11/12/2024

The best thing I can say about Jefferson City is that I liked the people I worked with! There aren’t a lot of hotels in town but there is a hotel that has been seemingly frozen in time since the 80s. (This was a few years ago—maybe they’ve updated since?)

Capitol Plaza Hotel atrium. There is a several story fountain with colored lights and the vibe is 1980s prom.

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Julie @juliemeredith.eurosky.social · 20/11/2024

Two listeners in Pittsburgh: do I know you?

The image is a screenshot from the Spotify page of a band named Total Luck. The description reads: "Bringing a new ferocity and energy to any space that will have them, Total Luck combine the minimalism and harshness of No Wave with the fast and chaotic thrash of Hardcore. Switching between spoken word and typically loud, punk vocals, Total luck have quickly found their identity in Birmingham's music scene with their robust sound."

They're good! But what is odd is that they have 54 monthly listeners--and two of them are from Pittsburgh. Unexpected!

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