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Natey Potatey

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Chicago suburbanite dad Looks like it's Nazi punching season

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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 4h
My nephew gave me his new Dean ML to set up. The strings he put on it were sitting on top of the nut slots bc they were too wide to sit inside, pulling all the fretted notes sharp, so I opened them up with some specialty files. It turned out perfectly and every note plays true now. I'm happy
A black Dean ML guitar on a standThe side view of a guitar nut, with the strings sitting on top of the nut slots because they are too wide to sit inside of themThe side view of a guitar nut, with the strings sitting nicely inside of them
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 7h
Pro tip - leave a fax number for every online order you place. They don't need your phone number to ship you a can of DeoxIT, they have all the information they need to get the job done. I've gotten no calls from Guitar Center or Sweetwater for months and my life is so much better for it
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I hope that if I ever need hearing aids, I also have the presence of mind to stop using speaker phone
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
If you need anything, just pop a message in my mailbox
A small mailbox made from an old log engulfed in flowers
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Lemon lime and orange (the best flavors) Gatorade are both recalled. FYI
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I keep happily paying extra to get the good clip-on guitar tuner only to wind up giving it to the first kid who tells me that they just tune their guitar with an app on their phone. "Oh, here. Take this." Then I go back to the music store and the cycle continues
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I just signed up to help coach the 6th grade park district volleyball team because nobody else wanted to do it. I've only ever taught martial arts so being a sportsball coach will be a new experience for me
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys just released a signature fuzz pedal from Warm Audio so it looks like I'm out $200. How are y'all doing today? warmaudio.com/the-black-ke...
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Warm Audio The Black Keys Peach Fuzz Guitar Effects Pedal
Warm Audio accurately recreates the classic recording gear that has delivered music's biggest hits. We believe that legendary sound should be within reach for every musician.
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I can't bring a kid into a book store and not buy them a book. The rule also goes for comic book stores which are really just specialty book stores
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Even the smartest man I know needs to be walked through a logic path by someone with considerably less knowledge on the subject every now and then
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Half and hour until the end of work and I just noticed that I missed a spot shaving this morning and that spot is MY ENTIRE LEFT CHEEK 🫠
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Remember how cool and awesome it was that my daughter is the first bass guitar player in 6th grade band? Well now I have to get proficient at playing from sheet music so I can coach her. I get how it works but I've never had to actually play from sheet music before. I'm about to unlock a new skill 🎶
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I was thinking this would be a great Halloween costume as in my kids would love it but I think it would be a lot of work for a costume that a very few people will recognize
A cartoon man with a duck head
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
My buddy writes music by recording the drums first, then he adds guitar and bass on top of that. He just sent me a 4 minute drum track and I've accepted the challenge. I'm going to put down a bass line first because nothing is off the table at this point
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
For shared office spaces, I propose we still have Mens rooms and Ladies rooms but also a couple of separate, gender neutral single-person #2 rooms, dedicated to pooping privacy.
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It's OK that we can't do that for the customer but we need to be able to iterate *why* we can't do it. Can you help me out with that?
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It's school picture day and my son would like the "space laser" background but my wife simply will not allow it so I decided to buy the space laser pics myself. I see that buying the picture for download with their head already cropped out is an option so maybe explosions or lasers and cats?
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
You can't make a kung fu omelette without breaking a few skulls
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Macklenmore's merchandise store website is down. I was going to buy a CD. I hope this is a coincidence.
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I just wrote a really nice email to my kid's art teacher. I'm exhausted
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Standplaats Kraków could really use some cash! @standplaatskrk.pl · 31/07/2025
The classic cats and coyotes tweet by Mike Primavera (@primawesome) on twitter, edited:

"My neighbor told me Republicans keep eating his vulnerable minority groups so I asked how many minorities he has and he said he just Votes Blue, No Matter Who and gets a new minority afterwards so I said it sounds like he's just feeding vulnerable minorities to Republicans and then his daughter started crying."
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I've hung up on 2 very toxic people today and neither of them called me back so I consider that a communication win
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I just ordered another distortion pedal for my guitar. But I NEED this one
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I woke up early this morning to pack my daughter a hot lunch - fried SPAM and sticky rice. I hope she enjoyed it
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I had a humbling lesson yesterday trying to come up with and record a bass line to a friend's song. I didn't nail it right away like I thought I would. I decided to not just separate the parts but transcribe each one so I have a better idea of how to harmonize with it. This has been a great exercise
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I powered up my office PS2 to make sure it still works. It does. Hell yeah
A TV cart with Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 playing on it
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
So who else was ready to make the "I guess the rhythm finally did get her" comment because they were as confused as I was about who died today?
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I love knowing my kids well enough to know something doesn't sound right when a teacher isn't telling the whole truth about how an event went down. I got the impression that an email I received was intended to get my son in trouble at home so I spoke to my son about it and now I'm 100% sure. No dice
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
One of my customers look exactly like Tom Holland but I can't say that and I just hope he can't tell that's all I want to say
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I made a post about helping my daughter with playing her bass guitar along with the 6th grade band but I deleted it because there was an error on it. Not to worry! I made a clean copy that she can put in her binder. She really appreciated it. Here it is I'm just happy I can help
A hand written summary of the key of C minor and how to play it on the bass guitar
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Old people are cold people... amirite?
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
So I tore my fingernail by putting too much pressure on it climbing. I keep my nails short so I'm pretty sure I didn't get it snagged on anything. I cleaned it up, put a bandage on it and climbed a little more but it's rather sore. I didn't know I could tear a fingernail sideways like that
My ring finger with a tear going sideways about a third of the way through
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I got a random compliment from a guy standing in line at the (marijuana!) dispensary on my @kim-hu.com tshirt. It's one of my favorite shirts. I love the skulls so much I might paint them on my Whammy pedal. A+ art work, Kim
The dope-ass Kim Hu shirt in question with a bunch of skulls in rows on it
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
My brothers are so much better than I am at not taking my parents seriously
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
My dad is retired but he still loves sitting through people's sales presentations. This guy will take any appointment offered to him. I feel kinda bad for those sales people because they most likely won't actually sell any of their services
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I bond with my 5th grader and demonstrate that I'm cool by referring to his teacher by the teacher's first name
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I got my daughter this Bronco bass to keep at school for band class. I shielded the entire cavity, installed a single coil sized humbucker, CTS pots, switchcraft jack, added knobs with numbers and put on a decent string tree. Once the fuzzy black strap comes in, it'll be ready to go to school 🎶🎸🤘
A black Squire Bronco bass with white pick guard on a workbenchThis inside of a black Squire Bronco bass with white pick guard as it comes from there storeThis inside of a black Squire Bronco bass with white pick guard after I shielded the cavity and replaced all of the electronicsA black Squire Bronco bass with white pick guard and all of the modifications I made to it hangs on a wall
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I'm very sorry, I'd love to listen to what you have to say right now but I heard Mississippi Queen on the way into work so I have to go play the song in its entirety on my office guitar. Gimme 3 minutes
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I understand nobody can write forever but the Dear Abby column in my paper was replaced by Dear Eric and etiquette advice just isn't nearly as appealing coming from some guy who's real name could very well be Chad. I'd like to hear from someone who has needed to employ tact in sensitive ways
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
My nephew is really coming into his own style. I love it!
A 15 year old wearing a red shirt, black baggy pants and Adidas shoes holding a black guitar with red accents
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I just spent SO much money buying my nephew cool clothes for school. It was money well spent because his style needed a boost. I'm trying to coach him into making friends with a girl. Not to date, just to be friends with. I firmly believe dudes who have female friends grow up to be better dudes
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Its the first day of school which means its time to send encouraging text messages to all my nephews who have shitty parents so they know I'm rooting for them
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I wrote a nice email to my daughter's new 6th grade band teacher and now she'll get to play her bass guitar as part of the band As her father, her music teacher and absolute guitar geek I am beyond excited for her Which kid is mine? The one playing the electric bass, which I taught her. No biggie
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
There are so many reasons someone might lose a lot of weight and every single one of them are none of my business
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
My son's new 5th grade teacher asked in an email if he found anything about school to be "tricky". My wife asked my son about it while we were playing and she did not appreciate either of our responses: "to find a way out of going to school" and "Its tricky to rock a rhyme that's right on time"
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
I took lessons to learn music theory so I could free jam with my friends who are in bands. Then I found out they didn't know any music theory and it took me a while to figure out they were mostly just playing in open tuning. I took the long way around but now I know where all the notes are
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Ain't no party like a pizza party!
A margarita pizza before it is cookedA home made margarita pizza
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Gonna show this to my kids later
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I saw an old conversation van with the license plate "R VAN 21" and I would like to go on record saying that was not a very well thought out vanity plate
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Natey Potatey @nateypotatey.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Lunch roast. Cooked this baby at 300° and it came out amazingly tender. 10 out of 10 would recommend
A close up picture of a boneless rib roast on a toaster oven tray
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