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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 15h

I’m glad I got refundable plane tickets to New York for the New Years run.

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 20h

Phish Richmond N2 #pick5 Prince Caspian My Friend, My Friend Tube Ruby Waves Roggae

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Phish Richmond N1 #pick5 Free Run Like an Antelope Possum Light Tube

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I bought some art yesterday. “Nectars” by Brian Hewitt.

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Phish Atlantic City N3 #pick5 Carini Free Run Like an Antelope Possum No Men In No Man's Land

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Phish Atlantic City N2 #pick5 Run Like an Antelope Character Zero Harry Hood No Men in No Man's Land Ruby Waves

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Is that a checkered demi tasse cup on Mike’s “rig?”

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I’m liking Mike’s levels in the mix tonight.

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Phish Atlantic City #pick5 Say it to Me S.A.N.T.O.S. Ruby Waves 2001 Mike's Song Steam

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

...and the father wipes all of the fluids off of his face and says, "The Aristocrats!"

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Happy 50th birthday to this absolute gem.

Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life, released on 9/28/76

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Robert Eggers basically frames all of his shots like a creepy, 4:3 version of Wes Anderson.

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I'm getting caught up on the Dead 101 lists on dead.net. I'm just now realizing that number seven was put together by Ricken Hale.

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

You know, if there's one take away from the Summer Magic 1985 box set, it's that the Dead were right on the money when they dropped Day Job from the rotation.

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I wish I knew. And this was not a cheap trip, either.

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I pray that, when I reach that age, I have the courtesy and wherewithal to not act like that, and the wisdom to be aware if I start to. It really put a damper on an otherwise magical experience.

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Our hosts in these countries were so lovely and kind, and wanted nothing more than to open their hearts and homes to us, and all these people could do was fucking complain and act shitty.

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We received a blessing from some monks at a monastery outside of Phnom Penh, and I had to shush people, twice, who were muttering to each other while the monks were chanting. Frankly, I was mortified. It's a huge deal to receive a blessing like that.

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Having loud conversations while the cruise manager was talking about the daily excursions and the history of the places we were visiting. They were shocked (SHOCKED!) that Hanoi, Phnom Penh and Saigon were "loud, dirty and poor."

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

They were loud, they got in the way, they were clueless because they wouldn't pay attention to the guides and they were rude. They were rude to the staff on the boat, they were rude to the tour guides and they were rude to the locals. Some examples:

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We skewed on the younger side of the cruisers, despite both being in our mid-50s. Basically, we were on the boat with a bunch of boomers. Everything you hear about these fuckers was evident, in abundance:

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I've had this rant percolating for a while, so here goes. Mrs. crabMOUTH and I just returned from a great trip in Vietnam and Cambodia. It was a river cruise on the Mekong, and we did pre- and post-excursions in Hanoi and Saigon.

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

If there’s one thing nobody anywhere was ever asking for, it was Dolly’s final recording to be one with fucking Bono.

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Alas, I live in Vermont. The only decent pho restaurant in town is owned by a Trumper.

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We have tests at home. Symptoms just started last night. I’ll wait a day or so to test. My viral load probably isn’t high enough to show up on the test yet.

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Vietnam was great. Cambodia was amazing. I cannot recommend that country enough.

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Anyone have a treatment for Vietnamese wook flu? 😷

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Finally on the (very delayed) flight from Chicago to Burlington. It’s been a very long day since we left Saigon.

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I just took the best shower I have ever taken in my life after wandering around Saigon in 86 degree heat and 95% humidity for several hours. We head home to Vermont tomorrow, and while I have had the time of my life, I look forward to fall weather and my own bed.

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The Destiny 2 announcement is a rare shining star in the universe of video game enshittification.

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I’m in high demand because I can

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

You fucking Shakedown wooks have nothing on a Southeast Asian market.

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The view from our hotel room in Saigon.

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I have the social battery of a still-in-use iPhone 8. Even when it’s fully charged, its capacity is about 40%.

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The equatorial sun makes everything a bit more intense.

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

As of now (7:00 AM) it’s 80 degrees, high of 91, 87% humidity. It hovers around 80-90% most days.

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Tomorrow we leave Cambodia for Vietnam. I have truly fallen in love with this country and its people, its quiet temples and chaotic cities. The unimaginable horrors the Cambodian people have faced has not dimmed their beautiful smiles one bit.

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The chaos and swelter of Phnom Penh.

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The SE Asian rainy season is no joke. Every afternoon the sky gets very dark, the wind whips up, the lightning and thunder start, and the sky just opens up.

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The monks at Angkor Ban Monastery chanting the Dhammapada yesterday afternoon.

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Yesterday afternoon was a tour of a floating village on Tonlé Sap Lake and a visit to Preah Prohm Roth Monastery. Cambodia definitely owns a piece of my heart.

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Yes, without shipping fees nor tariffs.

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SHOEcrabMOUTH @mrspook.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I bought this carpet today in Siem Reap. It’s made of fibers from lotus stems. The photograph doesn’t do the detail justice.

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