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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

HopeNote|awesome ed. Y'all near PNW town Seattle? Y'all got Oct 17th free? Perhaps consider this a Fall rendition of the "The Boilerfaker" (link below) Support what you love, before it goes away. maybe tune into the RunCast out of KEXP to prep for this big day! :ps: www.dicksathon.com

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Dick's-A-Thon dicks-a-thon

A marathon-distance challenge in Seattle, running to each Dick's Drive-In for a famous menu item. Half, 5K, and no running options are available. This event is in support of The Mountaineers, Snohomis...

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

CopeNote|September 11th ed. @djjohnrichards.bsky.social radio show - 14 day streaming archive. 'cause Music Heals & Hope Lives Find art that connects then take grace & be there with it for yourself. for me to find hope out of a terrible day, terrifying time, a song I will share with my kiddo. :ps:

screen cap of KEXP playlist describing listener request for "An Open Letter to NYC" from the Beastie Boys. "Love and compassion will always triumph over hate" writes listener/supporter/moto bike rider good soul Christian. :ps:

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

HopeNote|Fri ed Good soul Don do you even know how much, how many you've helped? Per g.s. Mr. Rogers 'look for the helpers' - 'tis you. & Sars. Def good souls. Miss ya ma. Sorry you had to call & wake me up. & wow - wow - how things have turned out. :ps: tomatonation.com/stories-true...

Night portrait, bottom right male, bottom left, 2nd male, left edge slice of female, outside theater in Hollywood, CA USA. Perhaps the Sunday before September 11, 2001. just a snapshot of life, before things changed in a very big way. :ps:

Up the nose self portrait, male, 30,000 feet above the United States, 10 days after September 11th, 2001. Looking out the window, a pensive expression at least. :ps:

Photo of clouds out of an airplane window, alas in need of rotation 90 degrees. Flight was about 10 days after September 11th, 2001. Sun shines down on the clouds, though a grey haze tints the beauty towards somber. :ps:

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

HopeNote|Wed ed A reminder that the world has lots of great people in it. Perhaps thru a bittersweet 'see ya around' call, but to the good soul who helped - a lot. I see you g.s. Chris. Thanks. Boo - & us all - would have had a tougher time getting along. Let me buy you a beverage soon, ok? :ps:

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

HopeNote| Wed ed. Cheers 2 Toni & Amanda; friendly neighborhood hair stylist & pharmacist. My morning was better 'cause y'all were, ya know, nice. Kind. Thoughtful. Friendly. Spoke of joy/challenge w/kids, being excited for car shows. Real life things. Grateful y'all are in my world. :ps:

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

HopeNote| Tues ed. good soul @deviantollam.bsky.social shares joy of experiencing live music event & how we all should gift ourselves joy, contentment, hope - sit & listen. rest & read. ideas that fit w/my oft re-shared 'Music Heals' & 'Music Matters' from g. s. @djjohnrichards.bsky.social :ps:

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What Have I Been Up To?

YouTube video by DeviantOllam

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

HopeNote|Mon ed. Hope Lives Good souls doing amazing things - like John - no not @djjohnrichards.bsky.social - he's a DJ. No he's an awesome musicians @themountaingoats.bsky.social ; THAT 1 - @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social - take 6 minutes, understand just how wonderful the world is, can be.

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The Great Thing about Infectious Disease

YouTube video by vlogbrothers

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

HopeNote: Thu ed. Music heals. Cancer sucks. KEXP's community helps so much. Hope lives @djjohnrichards.bsky.social offers ABBA's "Dancing Queen" at this moment, I used Billy Bragg's "I Am Your Shield" to rage grieve for a few minutes. A shoulder to lean/cry on. To shout and scream from. :ps:

screen capture of the playlist from KEXP 90.3fm Seattle, WA, USA on the day the programing is "Music Heals - Cancer" - listing songs and shared stories from listeners. Billy Bragg's "I Will Be Your Shield" is my place to grieve; KEXP offers a community for all of us to feel all of the paths in our lives. :ps:

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

HopeNote:Dolly con't kexp.org/archive/ 14day streaming archive. listen to real people having real feelings for a real angel. Read "Little Excavator" & "Tomorrow I'll Be Brave"- Dolly's Imagination Library sent to my son. Think of acts of love that make our world a better place to be, eh? :ps:

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Streaming Archive | KEXP

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

extra HopeNote:Tues Ed. 14 day streaming archive at kexp.org You'd like to soak in the goodness that is Dolly, right? Huh, she covered Help! Such a good soul. Go ahead, tune in, stream the good stuff today, for the next little bit. you - we all - deserve it, right @djjohnrichards.bsky.social ?

kexp.org

KEXP - Where the Music Matters

KEXP is a nonprofit arts organization serving music lovers through in-person, broadcast and online programming.

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

HopeNote:Tues ed. - Hope Lives damn it... but oh so grateful for the love & help & hope she gave our family. We must not forget. amazing folk do great things, create & support & give from their love, their goodness, & just being decent souls. rest, Dolly - you helped in so many ways. :ps:

stack of kids books sent to my son for free from Dolly Parton's Imagination Library initiative; set on a table, more than 30 books stacked up, some spines and titles visible include "Sleep Train", "The Little Engine That Could", "Corduroy Goes to the Doctor", "Llama Llama Red Pajama", "Old Rock", "The Night Is Yours", "Little Poems for Tiny Ears", "Milo's hat trick", "Shhh! Bears Sleeping", "My Dog Laughs", "Little Excavator", "Coat of Many Colors"

The cover of a book - "Tomorrow I'll Be Brave" by Jessica Hische. One of 30+ free books sent to my son from Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, one of MY favorites. The cover depicts a camping scene illustration, a tent, a tree, a campfire, and some rabbits I believe.

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

HopeNote: Aug 18th ed. Pearl Jam = hope 1 experience shared btwn siblings; live music granting moment, a memory of clear joy & happiness. Music Matters says @djjohnrichards.bsky.social Also, this key truth: You Are Not Alone Sharing his humanity. In that vulnerability I see Hope - I see love. :ps:

A window, stylized sun pendant hangs in front of out of focus trees outside. Durham, NC. :ps:

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

HopePost Wednesday - 'cause hope lives It's imperative - we must not forget. 'we' tackled horrible injustices before, w/in our living memories. Compare to the shit show all the rich cowards are committing today, well ... a few Brit pop stars did pretty well, yes? :ps: www.imdb.com/title/tt3676...

Title card for "Live Aid at 40 - When Rock'N'Roll Took On the World" series from IMDB.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36769470

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

HopeNote - Mon Jun 1st edition Dear sis chats, shares good movies I should see. Shares that the New York Times has a "Good List" newsletter. We all need more "good" in our lives, so - here you go! h/t Blood. www.nytimes.com/series/the-g... :ps:

nytimes.com

The Good List

A weekly inventory of ideas, rituals and cultural artifacts to add joy to your days. Hosted by Melissa Kirsch. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-good-list" target="_blank">Sign up for t...

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

HopeNote, Friday edition Finding joy in friends old interacting with friends not yet made! @deviantollam.bsky.social gets to hang at NinjaPenguin20 and the world is that much more hopeful, better, and good. Thanks you good souls - perhaps I+Boo will cross paths and gather at the 25th? :ps:

A mannequin dressed in Ninja black stands beneath a sign that says "Penguin Temple", circa 2005, somewhere in Los Angeles. :ps:

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

HopeNote/Thurs Ed./Pt. 2: community. education. knowledge. DYK there are folk who want things to get better for everyone & offer free via YouTube many excellent lessons? "Knowledge weighs nothing. Carry all you can" as they say. So share far & wide, then support what you love while you can. :ps:

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Here's a 'Hope Note', because oh how absurdist our timeline has become. Music matters. Community matters. KEXP keeps hope alive. I know I am not alone - and a 14 day streaming archive offers everyone a chance to feel hope in community. :ps:

screen cap of reddit post on r/kexp, sharing how a song Big Rock Candy Moutain was requested, with a listener sharing how their Dad enjoyed that song also. :scott:

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

on a Tue - 7th best day of the week (ask @djjohnrichards.bsky.social) a dad gets something "punk, female, and loud" for his girl; Vile's "Apathy" spun w/love. Cause music matters, music heals, & just might save us all. at ECAs Field Day Smash Mouth's "All Star" spun a few times. ergo Hope lives :ps:

gorgeous blue sky above field leading to building, with cars parked on the lawn in front of the field; Excelsior Classical Academy in Durham North Carolina, USA held a Field Day for the K-4 students and the day could not have been nicer. :ps:

Three image collage with a multi-color bounce house inflatable at the top, a blue slip-and-slide in the middle of a grassy yard with sprinkler water raining down on the plastic sheet in the middle, and small inflatable sleds that were used on the slip and slide in the bottom of the image. Durham, North Carolina, USA for school field day fun. :ps:

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

"Hope persists beyond hate" damn well said good soul Mychal. Thanks. Between this & g.s. @djjohnrichards.bsky.social spinning "I Will Be Your Shield" by g.s. @billybragg.bsky.social this morn - yeah. bit of a recharge. That & kiddo leaning into loving/using Rocky's voice: 'no no no bad bad' 👎:ps:

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Hope. Was it hearing good soul @djjohnrichards.bsky.social for the first time in a few weeks? Or sharing good soul @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social latest good news? Por qué no los dos? Community = support, love, goodness. Find it at #KEXP, and also this video - youtu.be/IppQH8Bd3r8?... :ps:

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Babies. Babies. Babies.

YouTube video by vlogbrothers

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Hope lives. Hope fights. DJ plays protest songs & rallies to the good fight. Hope sounds like Billy, Peter, Bruce, Tracy singing truth - you should get mad. 14 day archive - go listen. Support what u love - $$ promised then stolen away. Donate if u can. :ps: @djjohnrichards.bsky.social #kexp

image of playlist from KEXP radio Morning Show on Mar 11 2026, listing songs played including We Shall Overcome by Pete Seeger, All You Fascists Bound to Lose by Billy Bragg, City of Heroes by Billy Bragg.

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Mon hope - good souls John R & Morgan take a grind & turn it into magic. Public radio fund raising (tote bags 4 life!) into refocusing on what I love & want in Rumbly's future. He meets folks & says "hi friends" Music Matters. Everywhere. You Have Friends. :ps: #kexp @djjohnrichards.bsky.social

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Hope. Good loving & kind community meets another good loving & kind community - hope grows! #KEXP + #PepToc ~ @djjohnrichards.bsky.social opens w/kids saying 'it's ok to be nervous - go do something u like, enjoy.' Jessica & Ashera - here's $9.03 ~ Because kids matter. :ps: www.peptoc.org/donate

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DONATE | Peptoc

Donate to help keep the Peptoc hotline going for all!

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Today's moment of Hope, shared from my Blood to you: After Turning Off the News open.substack.com/pub/juliebar...

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After Turning Off the News

from Out With Lanterns

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Hope is Teach saying "y'all did GREAT! To celebrate you can bring a stuffie to class!' so Rumbly brings 1 year old Birbsie to visit class, showing off the love of science that kurzgesagt inspires! So good kids learning good stuff & SCIENCE - gives me hope. :ps: @kurzgesagt #kurzgesagt

kurzgesagt's character Birbsie in plushie form, with sunlight hitting his orange beak, white eye, black body, and purple wings.

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Hope = nerdfighteria I mean, just a bunch of good souls goofing about, ya know - making the world better. see "foundation to reduce world suck" see "don't forget to be awesome" see "knowledge weighs nothing - carry as much as you can" Hope. :ps:

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Hope= Monks walk by ~ Amiga stood @ intersection; bike cop rode by, says: "There is no point in feeling this and not sharing it. This is important. Thousands of people are in Alexandria to see them, and that means something." All around us is hope. love. joy. May you find some, then share :ps:

freezing rain coated bare shrubs in a light coating of ice, centered is a single leaf stuck since fall now frozen there. Feb 2016, durham, nc, USA :ps:

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

This is why I tune in. Why I share to as many as I can. Hell, I *preach* the goodness of a community that believes AND acts with kindness, love, understanding and hope. If #KEXP doesn't work for you, know that I truly wish you also find a community that lifts you up in these absurdist times. :ps:

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

A daily reminder: there's so much hope in our world. You are not alone. Did your morning DJ open their set with Sir Ian McKellen's monologue from Shakspear's play "Sir Thomas More"? Oh... huh. Well... 14-day streaming archive at KEXP. #kexp #TheLateShowwithStephenColbert #djjohnrichards

under a cloud during sunset in Virginia in January, driving straight towards the setting sun, reflections off the hood of a Kia Soul.

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Do you personally know someone who works for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)? U.S. Customs and Border Protection (BCP)? U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)? You know, it's always a great day to punch a Nazi in the face. :ps:

sheet ice with icicles turned to point up

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

It's always a good thing to visit the heart and soul of a kind and giving community. KEXP, Seattle, WA USA Nov '25 :ps: #kexp

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

... yeah. Hope still lives. Brisk & chilly here in the p.en; Sufjan Stevens spins on The Morning Show's feed (14 day archive at kexp.org); 1,000s of snapshots from an excellent visit to the PNW to sort & share Woke up today, so we keep fighting for my kiddo's future. You are not alone. :ps:

coffee cup in front of stereo receiver, tuned and showing 90.3 on the FM dial, the cup says "The Morning Faithful" - refers to The Morning Show on KEXP, 90.3 fm in Seattle, WA, USA.

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

'if you love, then you will grieve' ~ how to share a Very Good Thing that causes you to cry, your heart to ache, brings all the feels like a freight train? @djjohnrichards.bsky.social hosts his annual "Mom Show" on #KEXP out Seattle yonder; 14 day streaming archive. :ps: kexp.org/events/kexp-...

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KEXP Events

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

PUPDATE: Selfie sabotaged by yawn

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

ha ha ha - I do so love the optimism! :- )

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

"What's up?" you ask? well, @my-liquid-head.bsky.social has shared just a fabulous image! ah - infrared!!! so - Thanks!! :ps:

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Dan @danofthenorth.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

The excitement on this owlet’s face after spotting mom is something I think about often. Pure joy and love. Nature is beautiful. #wildlifephotography #owlsome #nature #naturephotography #birdphotography #birding #birds #nikoncreators

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 09/08/2025

EFF is always so proud to represent security researchers doing important work. Our Coders' Rights Project often works with DEFCON presenters, and two of our clients are presenting today about schools, bathroom vape detectors, and audio recordings. www.wired.com/story/schoo...

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It Looks Like a School Bathroom Smoke Detector. A Teen Hacker Showed It Could Be an Audio Bug

A pair of hackers found that a vape detector often found in high school bathrooms contained microphones—and security weaknesses that could allow someone to turn it into a secret listening device.

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Watching rey & nyx' DefCon talk re: IoT surveillance hell is Stephen, but have me h hope that Rumbly's future will probably be fine to awesome. Let's hope/help them keep on doing what they do! (EFF donations ftw!) face it nyx, you'll collab w/ @deviantollam.bsky.social someday soon! :ps:

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

... how many tracks did YOUR morning DJ take to get from AC/DC's 'Highway to Hell' to 'Movin' Right Along' from Kermit & Fozzie? Oh, your DJ didn't do that? They DON'T do that? Huh. KEXP - 14-day streaming archive. Support what you love. Music matters. :ps: @djjohnrichards.bsky.social did it in 6.

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Good soul @djjohnrichards.bsky.social opens the Morning Show on KEXP w/ "Everything Is Coming Up Roses" by World News - "a meditation on cautious optimism in the wake of disaster." - KEXP Playlist folks making things better in the face of mind boggling challenges. Hope still lives. :ps:

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World News - Everything Is Coming up Roses

YouTube video by WorldNewsVEVO

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

EMPATHY - KINDNESS - RESPECT = Savage Love... Go watch this now. Share widely. Share often.We must not forget. there are so many more incredible folk doing great things & making the world better for EVERYONE. Everyday. hmmm... perhaps, a la "blood donors" we can be "E|K|R" donors? :ps:

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Advice on Weathering Today's Uncertain, Hostile Times

YouTube video by Adam Savage’s Tested

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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

So many of us came so very unwillingly to this place of viewing the Supreme Court as unworthy of being viewed as a judicial body. Unworthy of veneration, unworthy of respect. So profoundly reluctantly. But, good lord have they earned it.

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Deviant Ollam ツ @deviantollam.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

I met this marvelous individual in person. I can't tell you their whole life story, but I can tell you this... 1. They are real (not a bot, etc) 2. They are special 3. If you are seeking a roommate near Raleigh you could make a really big difference in their life right now. ... please share, NC 💚

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Hey - look - go give this track a listen. :ps:

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

My days start with hope & community & music. Music matters. 14-day streaming archive - where you can soak in the new awesome track from the band World News - "Everything Is Coming Up Roses" good soul @djjohnrichards.bsky.social constantly makes me remember - I am not alone. Hope still lives. :ps:

screen cap of the kexp playlist showing the band World News' new song Everything Is Coming Up Roses, just released in Sept 2025. Also shown is the Morning Show with John Richards playing Mint Royale feat. Posdnuos - Show Me, which is referred at KEXP as "The Friday Song" :ps:

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

"The most exquisite instrument - Robert Smiths' voice" ~ good soul Trent Reznor Come on over & enjoy @djjohnrichards.bsky.social & KEXP's "International Curesday" - 14-day streaming archive if needed! Much love for The Morning Show's goodness they bring us. Damn fine souls all of them!! :ps:

Screen cap of the KEXP Playlist website showing the intro of International Curesday with the audio of Trent Reznor at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, followed by "Pictures of You" by The Cure. The Morning Show with John Richards.

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Scott Wallace @pacoscott.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

... oh - look - you can add more good folk to your intentional perusing! glad you're here, good soul Sars. :ps:

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