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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Don't watch the Saints lose all by yourself this Sunday. Come out to the Broadside and enjoy some great Cajun music and good company with the game on in the background! I'll be on the drums - would love to see you there!
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Down by the riverside.
A photo taken at the base of the large concrete footing of one of the Crescent City Connection bridge showing the Mississippi River and a single chair facing the water, with random driftwood lying about.
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
My serious expression belies the joy I experienced playing live music again last night after a break of several months. A lovely wedding reception in Ruston, Louisiana, with a buffet featuring the best loaded mashed potatoes you ever tasted. What have you done lately that brought you joy?
A man with glasses and a mustache and a serious and somewhat inquisitive expression on his face standing in front of a small drum set in an event venue
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Jack and I went to Memphis recently. We explored downtown incl the Civil Rights Museum and the big pyramid, and of course we went to Graceland. I cherish these trips and am very grateful to be his dad. Happy Father's Day to all the men who strive to be a loving presence and a positive example!
Man and son standing at a high vantage point taking a selfie. Downtown Memphis in the background. Teenage boy standing on a street corner with a large vintage sign in the background that says Lorraine HotelMan and son standing in an elevator with glass walls, looking out over a Bass Pro Shops. Man making a silly face. Man and son sitting at a table with breakfast in front of them in a homey neighborhood cafe in Memphis.
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Representing in the heart of Metairie, Louisiana today.
Photo of a small brick home with large bushes in the front, an American flag flying, and a yard sign that says Veterans Against Trump.
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
But dear reader, it did get better. Next tune was by the magnificent NY-based vocal powerhouse Gregory Porter. "If love is overrated, let me be the one who is naive." Saw him at the Orpheum last year. Amazing.
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
And the next tune was Brazilian jazz, which has some vibes, y'all. It doesn't get better than Desafinado by Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim. Love it. Thanks @wbgojazz.bsky.social
Album cover for the song Desafinado by Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim and features abstract art that is primarily orange with patches of black and yellow.
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
It's times like these I really value @wbgojazz.bsky.social, the best jazz station in the world. Tell your smart speaker to play it, or download the app. Often, it helps me float away from the chaos for a fleeting moment; like this tune, which incidentally makes me think of an experience I had today.
A screenshot of a streaming music app playing jazz from WBGO. The image is an album cover for Catherine Russell, and the player controls indicate the song is You Stepped Out of a Dream.
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Caught this photo of a full double rainbow yesterday, Friday, June 6, 2025 on Airline Hwy in Metry headed toward New Orleans.
A full rainbow arching over an empty highway with green light in the foreground and a faint second rainbow arching in parallel over the other one.
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
I'm loving this live Broadway presentation of Good Night and Good Luck. Very well done, though I will always have a soft spot for the movie.
Screenshot of George Clooney in black and white playing Edward R Murrow on the CNN Live presentation of Good Night and Good Luck on Broadway.
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Here's a pic from the New Orleans rally earlier today!
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
About to start marching to the WWII museum.
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
HAPPENING NOW: About 40 people, veterans and supporters are gathered in Lafayette Park in New Orleans to honor DDay and those who fought fascism, with a call to action to fight fascism today. @nolanews.bsky.social @wwltv-mirror.bsky.social @wwno.org @wdsu6.bsky.social
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Here's a flyer to share.
Poster for Veterans Rally and March in New Orleans on June 6 at 11am.
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Here's a flyer.
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Here's a flyer I made real quick.
Poster for Veterans Rally & March. June 6 11am Lafayette Square in New Orleans. For information contact ddaynola@gmail.com.
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Answered my own question. This is going to create major snarls.
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Change starts with each of us. If you, like me, believe that mass incarceration is a stain on Louisiana, please consider supporting me, my colleague Lauren, and the team at PJI as we fight every day using multipronged strategies. Help me raise $1500 by Tuesday! www.givenola.org/fundraiser/m...
Photo of a man with hands on hip smiling and a woman leaning in smiling, both standing in the sun wearing all black with social justice messages on tshirts.
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
My colleague Lauren and I on the Capitol steps today for Reclaiming Justice Lobby Day. Headed back tomorrow to testify on SB218. #lalege #lagov #justice #Louisiana
Two people standing in the sun smiling, with sunglasses on and shirts that say "I believe in freedom" and "End Jim Crow Juries"
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
The jazz fest gods have smiled on me today.
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Cue "Feels So Good" by Chuck Mangione
Festival (main) stage of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival under a beautiful party cloudy sky.
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Nice day to rally for democracy. New Orleans showed up! #Louisiana
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Obligatory post of me and my best pal Cory Booker, who I hope runs for president again in the next election! @corybooker.com
Cory Booker and Matt Bailey, smiling in suits.
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Y'all there was a whole quirky sitcom about this that ran for only like half a season. But it was ON POINT. Brain worms from outer space causing conservative politicians to go nuts. The whole thing. Not sure where it's still streaming.
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Finally.
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Just wait.
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
The Governor wants to kill some people, including an old man in a wheelchair, to score political points. He's using gruesome gassing executions to perform for a national audience, and it's sick. There is so much wrong about Louisiana's application of the death penalty. Let's say no to killing.
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Really nice crowd out for the Super Bowl parade.
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
From a wise college professor I know, a little ditty on the domestic ripple effects of the USAID debacle.
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
From a college professor I know. Seems like a lot of stories that could be written here.
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Here's the official new record for New Orleans snow!
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Approximately 9" total today in Metairie #Louisiana near Rummel. This has been an exciting experience, and I'm not easily jazzed. #snow #LouisianaBlizzard2025
Homemade sign says "Sneaux Meter" and is stuck in the snow. What's not shown is an 8" hand drawn ruler. In the background is a snowy yard with large round bushes in front of a small ranch home with a purple, yellow, and green Mardi Gras flag flying in the wind.
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
2:34pm update
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Metairie 10:50am.
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
This hit me weird, having grown up the son of a Southern Baptist preacher and nowadays feeling pretty agnostic.
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
I'm grateful for National Public Radio. I need to get my stats up in 2025! Thank you @npr.org. Maybe we could start a chain of posting things we are thankful for and/or our intentions for 2025? Just an idea.
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
2024 was busy. -Ran for state Dem party rep; lost. -Recorded & released an album with my band: open.spotify.com/album/1CTJEl... -Emceed local Memorial Day ceremony. -Joined a 2nd rec soccer team + did a 10wk soccer camp -worked A LOT 2025 will be a better year for me, I'll make sure of that.
View from airplane window at sunset looking over the winding Mississippi River
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
This quote is from Eric Liu, founder and president of @citizenuniversity.bsky.social - an org doing the important work of cultivating and supporting better citizenship in America. Check them out: citizenuniversity.us
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
I'm using this so much right now, e.g., every time I see a screenshot from a certain other platform.
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
If you see this post, post a pic from your device without an explanation
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
New serious headshot just dropped. Not sure how I feel about it.
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
I always enjoy the podcast Left Right & Center for smart, balanced, and thoughtful dialogue. This episode also had a good convo with the outgoing Surgeon General on loneliness and human connection. open.spotify.com/episode/2jCa...
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
2024 has been an eventful year for me. Among other busy-ness, I recorded an album with the Dale Dolese Band called Sugar and Fire. It's original New Orleans funk with some rock and roll flair. Y'all check it out on your favorite streaming platforms! open.spotify.com/album/1CTJEl...
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Tonight: original New Orleans live music! The Dale Dolese band plays 2 sets at the historic Old Point Bar. Algiers Point in New Orleans. No admission charge but I suggest $5 in the tip bucket for the band. Y'all come hang!
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Thanksgiving with the Pippens, Clarks, Cummings, Boniols, and a few Baileys in far northeast Louisiana, just south of Transylvania and a stone's throw from the Mississippi River levee. Grateful and blessed.
A group of people standing in an open field with a river levee in the far background.
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Nominee for the next leader of @cpsc.gov just dropped.
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Name a TV show you’re positive no one remembers but you.
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Matt Bailey @mattbailey1.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Reskeet (really, we're going with this term?) with a photo of you that someone else took of you that you don’t hate.
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