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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Let's see whether logic or ego prevails.

Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Are people still active on Twitter? I nuked my account almost 2 years ago. I wish that Bluesky or Threads picked up as much. I much prefer this kind of format than Facebook/Ads-R-Us.

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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Every now and then, the Universe kicks in and gives you exactly what you need when you need it. I recognize that, and am thankful.

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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Quite possibly the most ridiculous thing is that with today's technology, we can't get an actual calendar 2-way sync to work between Microsoft Outlook and Google. WTAF.

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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Guh...hate it when this happens. Wordle 1,864 5/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The latest from my Substack. open.substack.com/pub/louieeck...

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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

I'm not a conspiracy theorist...but most of the AI memes with the Mitch McConnell recovery photo with his life look better than the actual picture...

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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Y'all, trust me when I say that HexClad is the real deal. Fabulous cookware.

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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I’m watching the USA v Belgium game. Not a soccer fan (and I don’t pretend to be during the World Cup like many). But go USA! #fifa #worldcup

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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

In almost every stage of my professional career, I've had people try (often successfully) to take credit for my hard, behind-the-scenes work. So please excuse me if sometimes I get a little more assertive about it these days.

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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Hot Take of the Day: Pay-to-Play Awards aren't really awards. You don't buy yourself a trophy. #HTotD

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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Quote for the day: "Don't let someone else ruin your peace because they can't find theirs."

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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

It's a bizarre thing in the wake of death when this weird battle starts for people to either prove that THEY were the person's best friend, (or biggest fan when a celebrity).

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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

One of my beige flags is catching know-it-alls in a lie, and then drilling them about it and watching the mental gymnastics ensue!

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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Here's the latest from my Substack...come check it out and subscribe! louieeckhardt.substack.com/p/ive-got-ba...

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I've got BAAAAAD FOMO...

Social Media, "The Game" and Fear of Missing Out

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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Banya drifts offstage a brief hush fills the hallway air remembers calm

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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

I swear to you, the biggest thing I've done to improve my mental health and anxiety is to highly curate my various feeds. Lots of unfollows. Try it.

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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Banya pretends to know ev’rything before told. Mental gymnastics.

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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Okay, seriously, what's the deal with millenials and mustaches? For a while, I thought they were being worn just as a joke, to look goofy as hell...yet people are STILL wearing them? What am I missing? This isn't 1980's Pittsburgh.

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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Hey all, just started a Substack...I think I'm going to share some writing. Come check it out...I promise it won't be insufferable or spammy. louieeckhardt.substack.com

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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

You can’t change the people around you, but you can change the people around you.

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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

I've pretty much maintained my Inbox Zero for 48 hours... THAT is a good feeling!

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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Hot take that's not really a hot take (because it's true and people just don't want to admit it): The Big Band Era is dead, and that's okay.

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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Subtweet for sure, but I'm reminded of the following trumpet haiku that came out a long time. Doesn't matter the brand, but the haiku is spot on: So you’re new Monette Didn’t make you a big star? Expensive lesson.

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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

There's so much to say about all the political goings on as of late... so much that I actually can't even keep up. So all I'll say is this: Come November, VOTE BLUE. Time to end this fascist regime.

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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

I wish someone would tell my boomer father that if he schedules one appointment every day, it actually prevents him from doing anything. C'mon man! Be efficient!!

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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

I wish Bluesky were more popular. It still hasn’t 100% made up for my amazing Twitter follows/algorithm. #sigh

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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Banya speaks with wind every answer on his tongue empty cup, loud lid

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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Jeez I grow EXTREMELY tired of people not staying in their lane.

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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

So happy for colleagues and their new gigs! Honored and glad that I could contribute as a reference!

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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Moreso than ever, I understand why Bania drove Jerry nuts. #seinfeld

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

For some reason, I'm thinking about how aggressively Savannah Guthrie has interviewed Trump. During an October 2020 town hall, she took him to task for spreading conspiracy theories, COVID, and election denial. She scolded: "You're not like someone's crazy uncle who can just retweet whatever." 🤔

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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Hoping my turn comes along here soon.

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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Jim Jordan has one of the most annoying voices I've ever heard. I had to shut the hearing off purely because I couldn't stand listening to him ramble on about nothing.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that." -MLK As always, Dr. King's message is right on time. Today calls on all of us to hear his wisdom and put it into action.

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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Don't get too distracted. The DOJ is still in violation of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Looks like this GOP Senator has declared a war on Christmas!

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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

I know they say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but good lord it drives me nuts when people copy me. I wonder if it’s actually true, or just another thought-terminating cliché.

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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

This is so embarrassing. Trump has done NOTHING for the arts. We should name all the ICE detention centers after him, because THAT is his legacy.

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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Fall semester is wrapped up, and I am heading into sabbatical. I will be collaborating with several composers and with world class pianist Jonathan Sokasits to record Afterlives, an album of new works for trumpet. Grateful for the time and excited to dive in.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Still in a state of shock trying to process the tragic loss of one of the most gifted men in the entertainment industry & his wife when the Embarrassment-in-Chief disgraces common human decency with this repulsive, deranged statement. #NoWords 🤮

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Louie Eckhardt @louietrumpet.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Just your periodic reminder to lift up musical excellence and eschew mediocrity! This season I'm seeing a lot of "it was amazing" comments about, well, not so amazing stuff. Spectacle and Artistic/Musical Excellence are NOT necessarily mutually inclusive!

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