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Patrick Kigongo @kigongo.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Me: “Dang, dude. It’s so nice outside! Why’s nobody enjoying the weather after all that rain?” The homie Chris: “Um, nobody wants to get fuckin’ shot…” Me: “True, true”

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Patrick Kigongo @kigongo.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Every Christmas the NY Times tells us to “Remember the Neediest” and “Give back to yr communities.” Yet this is the same paper that has banged the drum for war and refuses to endorse social safety nets that other OECD countries take for granted. The hypocrisy is a feature, not a bug. Merry Christmas

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Patrick Kigongo @kigongo.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Hell is a college bar at last call. They’re playing “Sweet Caroline” and “Mr Brightside” on repeat, it’s absolutely rammed and no one is leaving, and the place reeks of old socks because the lines haven’t been cleaned in days.

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Patrick Kigongo @kigongo.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Yeah but the FIFA site is BAD. It’s not accessible, it’s not easily navigable on desktop or mobile. I mean, dogggg…look at this filth

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Patrick Kigongo @kigongo.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake uppppppp. It’s the First of tha Month

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Patrick Kigongo @kigongo.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Spotted on recent walks: spent Galaxy Gas canisters. Nobody is looking out for these kids…

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Patrick Kigongo @kigongo.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Next week’s episode of the @mostlyskate.bsky.social podcast is the "Stoked On" episode. Please record a voice note with your name, location, and something you're stoked on / thankful for /grateful for. When you’re done, send it to: mostlyskateboarding@gmail.com

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Patrick Kigongo @kigongo.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

NOT MANI FROM THE STONE ROSES AND PRIMAL SCREAM! Ugh, this year is relentless

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Patrick Kigongo @kigongo.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Hi from 50 UN Plaza, a federal building where many of my 18F colleagues used to report. Day 40 of the shutdown. 2 missed paychecks, part of a third. Federal employees (including my colleagues @ Dept of Ed) continue working without knowing when they’ll be paid, or are furloughed. #Shutdown2025

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Patrick Kigongo @kigongo.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

They are fencing off the Vaillancourt Fountain at EMB 😢

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Patrick Kigongo @kigongo.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Happy Halloween 🐈‍⬛🍫

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Patrick Kigongo @kigongo.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Gate Night greetings to all the bored suburbanites who celebrate

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Patrick Kigongo @kigongo.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Digital delay on a Friday night 🥱

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Patrick Kigongo @kigongo.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

No end in sight for the federal government shutdown.

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Patrick Kigongo @kigongo.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

A friend of mine described The Black Keys as “domestic beer commercial soundtrack music AKA ‘Bud rawk.’” A clumsy term shouldn’t have stuck, but somehow it did. Man, we all used to spend a lotta time sitting around roasting popular bands. And unlike social media, you can go deep when hating IRL 🗣️🗣️🗣️

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Patrick Kigongo @kigongo.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

A little Television for @ptrq.bsky.social. This Jazzmaster is in desperate need of fresh strings and a setup. I’ll do that this weekend…

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Patrick Kigongo @kigongo.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

I met Yngwie Malmsteen at Sacramento Airport and he was super nice 🤘🤘🤘🎸🎸🎸

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Patrick Kigongo @kigongo.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Easily the most uninspiring Coachella lineup in recent memory. Playing it safe for the influencers.

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Patrick Kigongo @kigongo.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Joy Division “Unknown Pleasures.” 1980 Factory US pressing. File under: GRAIL OF ALL GRAILS

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Patrick Kigongo @kigongo.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Hello from Torrance! I just visited a record store that specializes in City Pop, as well as Japanese imports. (Yes, that 1960s Fender Twin Reverb amp for sale).

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Patrick Kigongo @kigongo.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Back in 1995, Molson sponsored a “Polar Beach Party” with Metallica, Hole, Moist, Cake, and Veruca Salt in Tuktoyaktuk, NW Territories, Canada (pop 854). Why? To promote Molson Ice. You can’t buy alcohol in the town, which is inaccessible by road. Only 500 contest winners + some locals attended.

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Patrick Kigongo @kigongo.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Tired: Who is Banksy? Wired: Who is (or who are) KID PK?

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Patrick Kigongo @kigongo.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Oasis Night 1 @ The Rose Bowl was indeed, BIBLICAL. Lots of bucket hats. Track jackets (even in 90° F heat), Vintage football kits spotted: Man City (of course), Man U, England (especially Italia 90), Ireland, Wales, Brazil, Argentina,Celtic, Arsenal, Leeds, Chelsea..

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Patrick Kigongo @kigongo.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

“Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up. It’s the first of tha month.”

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Patrick Kigongo @kigongo.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

“Postal operators around the world have announced they will suspend certain deliveries to the United USA, ahead of an end to a long-standing [de minimis] tariff exemption for packages worth $800 or less." This is going to hurt small to medium-sized businesses, hobbyists, and consumers.

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Patrick Kigongo @kigongo.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Two of the most timeless skateboard graphics of all time: -Guy Mariano, “Accidental Gun Death” (Blind Skateboards, 1992) -“I Survived School Today” (Quasi Skateboards, 2022)

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Patrick Kigongo @kigongo.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

High Fidelity might be the best record shop in LA…

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Patrick Kigongo @kigongo.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Elite tier assessment. As a product manager and music nerd, this post gets a solid 10/10. PS At least Serge is cool and can score a screamer of a goal while drainpipe jeans and pointy shoes.

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Patrick Kigongo @kigongo.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Belated response to your question. But um…Just like Jordan in ‘95: I’M BACK

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Patrick Kigongo @kigongo.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Another layer: Stevie rockin the Darwin Highs long before Vincent Touzery skated the Supreme low-top version in “Headbanger”

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Patrick Kigongo @kigongo.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Someone over on Threads had the gall to post “Was No Limit the wackest label in hip-hop history?” In the words of #BlackTwitter OG “WE ARE LOSING RECIPES.”

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Patrick Kigongo @kigongo.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Insanely bad air quality, poor visibility, firework debris on the streets and in people’s yards. All aboard for fun time…

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Patrick Kigongo @kigongo.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Is this the most San Francisco skateboarding photo of all time?

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Patrick Kigongo @kigongo.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

The video in question: me playing a 1978 Fender Mustang bass (I stripped the finish myself) through an Earthquaker Devices Chelsea Low End Fuzz Driver. There’s a contentious NYC mayor’s race ahead and a new war in the Middle East. Grab yr drainpipe jeans: the Hipster/Indie Sleaze 2.0 wave is upon us

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