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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

A folk hero. I even referenced him in my recent book.

Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Just finished this interesting history of local, legendary loonies by fellow #michigannotableauthor #evelynsterne. Added bonus: considerable amounts of #baseball coverage. I guess a cult that embraces a solid game of pepper can't be all bad, right? #booksky📚 #writing #reading #michiganhistory

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Good luck tomorrow, old buddy. My mother adored you and we wanted that 2012 World Series so badly before she passed. #detroittigers #baseball #detroitbaseball #justinverlander

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

1 of my fave things about watching #filmnoir movies from the 50s, is seeing unexpected appearances by people I came to know later via childhood TV. I mean, who knew that Darren's hapless boss Larry Tate on #bewitched played a lecherous scumbag in "Sweet Smell of Success" w/Tony Curtis? #oldmovies

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Happy 44th anniversary to this show in #detroit. No algorithm could have prepared me for what I walked into that night. There are a handful of shows I would love to re-experience in full sensory verisimilitude. This is one of them. #badbrains #negativeapproach #hardcoreflyers #punkhistory

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

thisispygmalion.com/rob-miller/ Reminder for the Champaign/Urbana area Sunday @ 4pm at the famed #rosebowltavern, I'll be in convo w/ Matt Lunsford from @polyvinyl.bsky.social Label founder/owner to label founder/owner. A different twist I'm excited about. #pygmalion @illinoispress.bsky.social

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"The Hours Are Long But the Pay is Low" Spotted in the wild at McNally Jackson books in NYC by my eagle-eyed editor @marthabayne.bsky.social Now, don't hurt yourselves rushing on over there to snap it up. @millerscave.bsky.social @illinoispress.bsky.social #booksky📚 #alternativecountry

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Look at this demented cutie I saw on the door of the #nashville #publiclibrary.

A crazed looking momma possum with 4 babies on her back, in bronze, on a door panel.

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Paging Rick Dees... www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEE7...

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Instead of watching or paying attention to the Nuremberg, TX rally tonight, I went to a theater to see a movie just as alarmingly relevant as it was almost 70 years. All we are missing is a Patricia Neal to tear the mask off the fraud. #andygriffith #vickerstheater #afaceinthecrowd

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Just finished this great read by @davidmaraniss.bsky.social As a Detroit-born lad, son of a "car guy", & who worked shows down the street from #motown, it was rich w/history & context that were new to me. I had NO idea how close Detroit was to getting the '68 Olympics. #booksky📚 #authors #reading

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Yow! I'm feeling a hip break as I type this. It's the 31st anniv. of the 1st Bloodshot guerrilla CMJ BBQ, where we unveiled the #old97s to greater world & met fellow rootspunk loonies like World Famous Blue Jays. Artwork by Mike Werner. @old97.bsky.social @lauracannellmusic.bsky.social

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

At #americanafest next week in Nashville? I'll be on a couple of panels that will be fun. Especially excited to talk about #justintownesearle & his legacy on his home turf w/ @jonbern.bsky.social C'mon by. @illinoispress.bsky.social #booksky📚 #americana #authors #altcountry #insurgentcountry

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Still got my copy. Bought it at Blackout! Always a big hit when I Dj'd country night at Crash Palace/Delilah's. #loungeax #delilahs #crashpalace #badlivers

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

NEWS! I'll be at the Rose Bowl Tavern 9/27 4pm in discussion w/Matt Lunsford (Polyvinyl Records) PYGMALION is an annual multi-day interdisciplinary event in Champaign-Urbana, featuring music, literature, film, comedy, technology, and food. Tix & info here: thisispygmalion.com/rob-miller/ #booksky📚

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

As a Chicagoan, if I had gotten a "Not in the words list" error message for this, I would have driven to their headquarters with a bag of them from George's on Halsted and demanded to see Mr Spellsbee in person. #chicago #gyros #chicagofood #spellsbee

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

"Enjoying my new read. Only 50 pages in and lots of fun. Laughing out load." Can say it enough: connections like this can make one's day. If you find something in the creative indie world that moves you, tell them, your friends, your local shop, anyone. @illinoispress.bsky.social #booksky📚 #books

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Since it is unbearably humid, for those sheltering in dark cool rooms, thought I'd post a link to an interview I did on the NOLA County podcast couple weeks back. Great, enthusiastic interviewer, interspersed w/a LOT of his favorite BS music. Have a listen: www.mixcloud.com/jimi-palacio...

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Add my voice to the chorus of "Give it a big thumbs"-ers. Heard adults AND kids laughing HARD thru out. #coyotevsacme #wyliecoyote #roadrunner #movies #nowplaying

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Join me in Miller's Cave Saturday @4pm Eastern. Replay Sun. 9pm. Streaming at www.radioharborcountry.org I'll be spinning #johnnycash @irisdement.bsky.social #barkays #aretha, &, of course, a long set of #dollyparton #radioharborcountry #rockabillyradio #communityradio #alternativecountry

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Those who know me know I would have gouged my ears out with a rusty knitting needle.

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Picked up at a weird record shop/bait store in Ville Platte LA in the 80s. Goldband Records. Collection featuring #dollyparton 's 1st single, "Puppy Love," at age 13. What a ride she had. #dolly #vinyl #vinylcommunity #nowplaying #vinylcollection

LP album cover "Dolly Parton and friends at Goldband" in cursive. Track listing along sides, and black and whit photo of 13 year old Dolly in the center.

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

This just in! I'll be milling around Chicago's Printers Row Lit Fest at the @illinoispress.bsky.social tent signing books--any book, even mine! Pop on by. I'll be the guy with the cooler of fizzy gin drinks, & my feet in a kiddie pool. It'll be a hoot. #printersrow #litfest #booksky📚 #musicbooks

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

RADIO ALERT! Join me today in Miller's Cave at 4PM Eastern time, replay tmrw 9PM Streaming www.radioharborcountry.org Today we've got some #Stax, #knitters, a Betty Harris request, #johnnycash #detroitcobras, #hounddogtaylor & more. #rootsradio #rockabillyradio #radioharborcountry #americana

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Doth ye seek a review of Grant Park Orchestra's performance of Beethoven's 9th tonight in #chicago? Holy. #symphony #grantpark #orchestra #beethoven

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Just finished reading. STAX-1 of THE great record labels of all time. I didn't know the whole backstory, & it only makes them greater. Pic 2 is from a photo shoot for my book, note poster. Pic 3 are the Stax bricks that my computer stood on in my former office. #booksky📚 #soulmusic #memphis

Book cover of "Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion" by Robert Gordon. Sam & Dave finger-poppin' in stylin' shoes and suits.

Author in his music room in front of a rack of LPs and a Stax poster in the corner

2 bricks from the Stax building, along with a certificate of authenticity for one (the other I just picked out of a pile on my first trip to Memphis.)

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Tales from the Weekend of Garage Sales: 1: 3 LPS for $1!!!! Score! 2. America's capacity for ridiculous kitchen gadgetry remains unsurpassed 3. WTF? Nightmare fuel. No sleep last night. Can't unsee. Bury it! Bury it now! During a full moon! #garagesales #vinyl #kitchengadgets #dollparts

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Spotted in the wild by my eagle-eyed editor @marthabayne.bsky.social at the @barbarasbookstore.bsky.social in O'Hare. Terminal 3 G Concourse, in case you were wondering. It's sure to help the time...ahem...FLY by on any flight. #airportbooks @illinoispress.bsky.social #chicagobooks

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Love it when attendees show up at my book store events sporting vintage #bloodshotrecords gear. This loon showed up in #kalamazoo a couple weeks back at the great This Is A Bookstore Bring it on! @illinoispress.bsky.social #chicagomusichistory #booksky📚 #authorevents

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

THIS SATURDAY at 4PM. Replay at 6pm Sunday Streaming at nolaradionow.com We talk about my book, NOLA, & the DJ just shared w/me the music being featured. It'll be a hoot, and/or a gas! Laissez les bon temps roulez! @illinoispress.bsky.social #booksky📚 #rootsradio #musicbooks #altcountry

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Finished last night. Answers the question that we all intuitively know the answer to, but can't articulate the reasoning. So many sentences stopped me in my tracks. Solid thumbs up. #booksky📚 #robertmacfarlane #rivers #reading #books #nature

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Music nerds! Join me tmrw at 4pm EDT for Miller's Cave on WRHC-FM or sttreaming at www.radioharborcountry.org Digging into the weird underbelly of roots music. Got @calexicoband.bsky.social #wandajackson #aretha #otisredding Tiny Topsy & more. The Cure for the Common Radio! #rootsradio

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

"No," says God. Honorable mention to the Post-9/11: “America Stronger Than Ever Says Quadragon Officials.”

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

32nd anniversary of storied #chicago club #loungeax giving an untested and unheard of label their 1st ever showcase celebrating their 1st ever release. Image appears in full cover in my book (link in bio). Artwork by Mike Werner

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Always a joy, a gen-u-wine joy. Once---and it might have been this night---he played 3 sets, and ended right up at 2 am. When told the clocks were falling back an hour due to daylight savings, he played another hour. Solid.

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Saw him AT LEAST 20 times, and he never failed to go beyond "entertaining" and reach "astounding"

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

My 2026 MICHIGAN NOTABLE BOOK tour ends this week. If you are in the area, would love to see you. Depending on what @craigmaki.bsky.social asks me, it could get weird. Detroit/Ann Arbor music history, the importance of community...we'll hit it all. #booksky📚 #musicbooks #insurgentcountry

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

If you read my book (& for shame if not...), you'll know what an impact college radio had on me. I returned to the scene of the crime & recorded an interview on #wcbn in Ann Arbor for their Living Writers program. Streaming TODAY at 5pm Eastern. wcbn.org #booksky📚 #detroitmusichistory #altcountry

Announcement from WCBN-FM radio station about my upcoming appearance on their Living Writers show.

Excerpt from my book regarding the college radio station I started at.

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

SE MICHIGAN! My 2026 Michigan Notable Book tour hits Saline and Northville next week. Fellow author & record nerd @craigmaki.bsky.social joins me in convo. Support events at public libraries! @illinoispress.bsky.social #booksky📚 #musichistory #detroitmusichistory

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Join me tmrw for MILLER'S CAVE! 4PM Eastern. Streaming: www.radioharborcountry.org I'll be spinning the oddballs & no-hit wonders, as well as the legends. #davealvin, #Bobbiegentry, #dwightyoakam, #elviscostello, Ike & Tina Turner & more! #rockabillyradio #rootsradio The cure for the common radio!

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

#KALAMAZOO! 1 week from today. Join myself & Maggie as we discuss our new books & life's work to make essential space for story, music, and art. RSVP here: live-bookbug1722461349.pantheonsite.io/event/2026-0... @illinoispress.bsky.social #booksky📚 #bookevents #musicbooks #theaterbooks

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Thanks to all for coming to my Michigan Notable Book event in #dearborn last night. And, lemme tell ya, seeing my book above an #ernieharwell one gave all kinds of #detroittigers feels. He's mentioned in my book, am I in this one? Nah... @illinoispress.bsky.social #detroitmusichistory #booksky📚

A Book display with my book "The Hours Are Long But The Pay Is Low" above another book, "Ernie Harwell"

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Dearborn/Detroit! My Michigan Notable Book 2026 tour of public libraries begins next Tuesday. Register free HERE: dearbornlibrary.org/calendar/#/e... Joining me in convo will be Matthew Smith (Volebeats, Rodriguez, Outrageous Cherry). @illinoispress.bsky.social #booksky📚 #bookevents #musicbooks

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Attn: crate-diving nerds! Finished this short book by @craigmaki.bsky.social. Reads like a mystery novel, but instead of bodies, he's digging up obscure records from the Detroit area. A look into the world of record-seeking, & a peek into the crazy amount of music history that is all around us.

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Pic sent to me today: I've been told that cocka-poodles are smart, but this N. Carolina pooch proves it. Also been told that Chapel Hill/Carrboro/Pittsboro area bookshops may rub a little Allen & Son BBQ on the covers, which might explain the dog's fondness for the book. #booksky📚 #dogsofbluesky

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Had a grand time in NC for DexFest. The talk w/ @dmenconi.bsky.social flew by. Thanks to Dex's sister Monica (even tho she had me in tears during the event), Flyleaf Books, Read Band Books, & everyone at the Fest. Community at its Finest. @illinoispress.bsky.social #dexromweber #dexfest

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

In Chapel Hill for #dexfest but had to stop by Allen & Son BBQ in Pittsboro. Priorities. I gave a shout out to it in my book, but it's been 20+ yrs since I've been. The vinegar-y pig meat, slaw, mac & cheese, hush pupplies & heavenly banana pudding did not disappoint. #ncbbq

A greyish clapboard building with a few BBQ mavens in casual attire milling around out front. "Allen & Son Bar-B-Que" on a sign with faded letters above.

A styrofoam carry out container with some grade A food porn. Pork bbq, hush puppies, mac and cheese, slaw, and a container of ambrosial banana pudding to the side.

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