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At heart, a problem solver. Most often that manifests in my work in product development, but I like thinking about anything. Interests: music, media, running, technology, programming, game theory, geopolitics, design, art and the future.

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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 10h
#MusicChallenge #EdwardGoreyMusic day 14 – Caviglia Cruising the Adriatic Heroin – The Velvet Underground 1967 🎶 I wish that I’d sail the darkened seas On a great big clipper ship Going from this land here to that On a sailor’s suit and cap 🎶 youtu.be/foptT2bsKww
Edward Gorey’s “Caviglia Cruising the Adriatic” from The Blue Aspic. A woman and man are on the deck of a ship, dressed in finery. The entire illustration is black and white, except for their wine, which is a deep burgundy red.cover art: The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground
A white background with a graphic of a ripe banana. Near the top, in small print, it says “PEEL SLOWLY AND SEE”, and in the bottom right, in larger text: “Andy Warhol”.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
#MusicChallenge #EdwardGoreyMusic day 13 – A monster of alarming size was peering at her in surprise Sunset – The xx 2012 🎶 When I look into your eyes I see no surprise 🎶 youtu.be/M2JrAhmZmpM
Edward Gorey’s illustration shows a large, perhaps oceangoing, monster looming over a young girl who is in repose at bottom left.cover art: Coexist – The xx
A white cover, with a large sans-serif X cutout which reveals an abstract pattern behind, sort of like the prismatic reflective effect that light can have on an oil slick.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
#MusicChallenge #EdwardGoreyMusic day 12 – Cat Fancy My Favorite Black Cat – Lebanon Hanover 2018 youtu.be/UBsCenldk7g
A New Yorker cover illustrated by Gorey. It’s a lush, coccoon of a bed with curtains and bedding in different floral prints. One black cat is curled up, asleep, while another looks through an opening.cover art: Let The Be Alien – Lebanon Hanover
A blurry, desaturated photo of some flowers in a wood.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
#MusicChallenge #EdwardGoreyMusic day 11 – Madame Galoche Deep Down Trauma Hounds – Skinny Puppy 1987 Guess I noticed the the dog more than Mme Galoche... youtu.be/yKpkBcD_fHk
Edward Gorey’s Madame Galoche. A woman stands outside with a black dog, seemingly in the winter (no leaves on trees). Both are wearing green knitted outfits.cover art: Cleanse Fold And Manipulate Skinny Puppy
A kind of collage with a graphical representation of a human face at top right, expressed in strips, superimposed over a video-like portrait of a face, on top of a background of (maybe) dead grass. Feels 80s-ish, fits the industrial aesthetic of the time.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
#MusicChallenge #EdwardGoreyMusic day 10 – N was a Notice Reptile – Nine Inch Nails 1994 Perhaps NIN was the notice. youtu.be/pJwt9qJb6Sw
Edward Gorey’s "N was a Notice that caused him dismay". A man in a fur coat stops to consider a note taped to a large pillar.
cover art: The Downward Spiral – Nine Inch Nails
An abstract painting resembling filth and decay.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
#MusicChallenge #EdwardGoreyMusic day 9 – Mystery! Good Looking – Suki Waterhouse 2022 🎶 The skyline falls as I try to make sense of it all I thought I’d uncovered your secrets, but turns out there’s more 🎶 youtu.be/RM3Lvhd899I
An illustration by Edward Gorey for the PBS series Mystery! A person hides behind a pillar with an envelope in her hand while on the other side a woman holds up a bouquet in front of her face. Next to them is a giant vase, with feet poking out of it.cover art: Good Looking – Suki Waterhouse
A view from the side of a nude human form submerged in water.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
#MusicChallenge #EdwardGoreyMusic day 8 – Ineptitude National Shite Day – Half Man Half Biscuit 2008 🎶 Down in the High Street somebody careened out of Boots without due care or attention I suggest they learn some pedestrian etiquette I.e. sidle out of the store gingerly 🎶 youtu.be/ARbRMQJGkIc
“Ineptitude.” by Edward Gorey. A lizard, walking upright, seems to wobble backward in front of a pole. It’s wearing gray gloves and yellow pointy shoes, like a low boot with a tiny bit of a heel.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
#MusicChallenge #EdwardGoreyMusic day 7 – Tennis 23 – Blonde Redhead 2007 Nobody in Gorey’s illustration seems interested in playing with the guy, but maybe the woman on the Blonde Redhead “23" cover would. youtu.be/a7FqUNlEdwA
“Tennis” by Edward Gorey. A man says “…anyone?”, but nobody seems interested. A dog is playing with a tennis ball, a man stands and broods, a woman in a wicker chair looks bored, and two others stand expressionless. A bird has a tennis ball in its beak. None pay the man any attention.cover art: 23 – Blonde Redhead
A light blue background with an illustration of a woman holding a racket, about to swing a forehand. She’s dressed in a white tennis dress, and has four legs.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
#MusicChallenge #EdwardGoreyMusic day 6 – I Saw Dracula Blood Hunters – Andrew Combs 2017 🎶 You can run and you can hide They will be watching Casting down their wretched eye They will be watching... Blood hunters in the night 🎶 youtu.be/08JB_gOJsx8
I Saw Dracula! An illustration of a Dracula-like figure standing behind a child, perhaps a girl. His hands are on her shoulders.cover art: Canyons Of My Mind – Andrew Combs
A wide shot of a shallow river or creek, with trees on either side. A human figure wades in the middle.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
#MusicChallenge #EdwardGoreyMusic day 5 – The Cat About Town Avalanche – Leonard Cohen 1971 🎶 When I am on a pedestal, you did not raise me there, your laws do not compel me, to kneel grotesque and bare 🎶 youtu.be/3f0ADuVJhYQ
Bustopher Jones - The Cat About Town, from Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, by T.S. Eliot, cover illustrated by Gorey. A human figure is in a robe, concealed under an umbrella at right. A tuxedo cat leans against a stone foundation supporting a tall pedestal, atop which dances another cat.cover art: Songs Of Love And Hate – Leonard Cohen
A black and white closeup of the artist, smiling, occupies the lower right, but the name and title dominate the black field with gigantic white letters.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#MusicChallenge #EdwardGoreyMusic day 3 – Les urnes utiles Guilt – Ringo Deathstarr 2015 🎶 Don't you love when everything's ending? And you're still pretending you're living? 🎶 youtu.be/KdMRobm3puI
Les urnes utiles by Edward Gorey. Two women are in veils next to a giant, human-sized urn. A man in a fur coat and top hat seems about to move out of frame right.cover art: Pure Mood – Ringo Deathstarr
An abstract painting of, perhaps, a horizon line, but it is really only a gradient from aqua blue to light pink.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#MusicChallenge #EdwardGoreyMusic day 3 – Tea room Group Four – Massive Attack 1997 🎶 A flask, I drink of sober tea 🎶 youtu.be/9xTR3jgpoNo
“Tea Room” from the Tea Room Triptych by Edward Gorey. A couple sit at a table in a garish tea room, while a well dressed man looks from behind a plant. A woman lurks behind, partially obscured by a patterned curtain. It’s not clear what, if anything, is going on. Mysterious.cover art: Mezzanine – Massive Attack
A closeup of a black beetle in front of a white background.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#MusicChallenge #EdwardGoreyMusic day 2 – The top of the zagava tree The Wind – P J Harvey 1998 🎶 Catherine liked high places... 🎶 youtu.be/GmOMuBYEejc
Edward Gorey illustration: The top of the Zagava tree was frequently where they had tea. A bird and a man have tea together on top of a tree.cover art: The Wind – P J Harvey
A blurry, double exposure photo composite of P J Harvey, looking through some vegetation.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#MusicChallenge #EdwardGoreyMusic day 1 – Les passementeries horribles Hard Luck – Black Pistol Fire 2016 🎶 Cold is my heart, it follows me everywhere I go 🎶 youtu.be/00bWiFhhsAU
01 – Les Passementeries Horribles (The Horrible Tassels)
A large tassel spies on a woman from behind the trees. She is seated in a chair, clutching her purse in her lap.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#MusicChallenge #EdwardGoreyMusic This month’s will be something on the light side of dark, and a fair bit more abstract. Perfect for October. Not imposing any limitations on my playlist this time, save for choosing music that fits with the vibe.
A graphic showing the Edward Gorey pieces which serve as inspiration throughout the month.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#MusicChallenge #WorldAtoZ day 30: a place you want to visit Get It Right Aretha Franklin 📍Detroit, MI 🇺🇸 1983 Never did make it to the motor city, but it’s a music pilgrimage I want to make sometime. This track was written by Luther Vandross and Marcus Miller. youtu.be/SsnQXghCpFg
cover art: Get It Right – Aretha Franklin
A color photo of the artist with blonde-ish hair, wearing a white and gold bedazzled top, with three of the same photo on top of one another, offset and inset as if in motion.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#MusicChallenge #WorldAtoZ day 29: a place you’ve been Deja Vu AB's 📍Tokyo 🇯🇵 1983 Tokyo is an amazing city. Next time I’m there, hitting Disk Union and the used vinyl shops in Shimokitazawa is near the top of the agenda. Maybe I’ll stumble on this one... youtu.be/HRCGnX8uEHI
cover art: AB’s – AB’s
I don’t know what they are, but there are many ticket-like things with a number like “V4173”, and a red sticky part at the other end stuck on a surface in a haphazard grid-like fashion.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#MusicChallenge #WorldAtoZ day 28: XYZ テレフォン・ナンバー [Telephone Number] Junko Ohashi 📍Yūbari 🇯🇵 1983 There’s a brief but nice saxophone solo in this groovy city pop track. youtu.be/XJWqHmY-g9U
cover art: Magical – Junko Ohashi
A photo of downtown New York City just after dusk, with the World Trade Center prominent.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#MusicChallenge #WorldAtoZ day 27: W Looking Up To You Michael Wycoff 📍Los Angeles, CA 🇺🇸 (Wilmington) 1982 It never really hit big, but this track was sampled on "Hey Mr. D.J.” by Zhané, which hit #6 in the USA in 1993. youtu.be/MRHKROGzXDo
cover art: Love Conquers All – Michael Wycoff
A color photo of the artist, in a shiny gray or silver outfit, in front of a pink and purple background. Name and title appear in stylized fontography at upper right.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#MusicChallenge #WorldAtoZ day 26: V Got To Be Enough Con Funk Shun 📍Vallejo, CA 🇺🇸 1980 A bit of a Studio 54 vibe. youtu.be/x4MBBjCSHrM
cover art: Got To Be Enough – Con Funk Shun
Two ladies in mirrored poses, dressed in black heeled boots and shimmery catsuits. Band name and title across the top.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
How would you describe your social media reach?
A picture of a car-mounted 8-track player.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#MusicChallenge #WorldAtoZ day 25: free 真夜中のドア [Stay With Me] Miki Matsubara 📍Osaka 🇯🇵 1979 Nice bass line in this one. I’d bring it forward just a bit in the mix, but that’s just me. youtu.be/6xh82wErjQw
cover art: 真夜中のドア [Stay With Me] – Miki Matsubara
A color close-up of the artist, wearing black. She’s in front of a blue, pink and purple background.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#MusicChallenge #WorldAtoZ day 24: U Sexy Eyes Dr. Hook 📍Union City, NJ 🇺🇸 1980 A groovy pop and AC hit in the USA, Canada and the UK. youtu.be/zOrZ-nCp-_U
cover art: Sexy Eyes – Dr. Hook
A color photo of the band, seemingly in good spirits, with a stylized title and name on the mostly white background.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#MusicChallenge #WorldAtoZ day 23: T Outstanding The Gap Band 📍Tulsa, OK 🇺🇸 1982 A fantastic, feel-good mid-tempo dancefloor jam. youtu.be/pSnJ5MV5T84
cover art: Outstanding – The Gap Band
A color photo of three band members, in very 1980s smart attire, with smiles on their faces.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
#MusicChallenge #WorldAtoZ day 22: S I’ll Be Good René & Angela 📍St. Louis, MO 🇺🇸 (Angela Winbush birthplace) 1985 Always liked Angela Winbush’s voice. youtu.be/VVj1m8uy5AM
cover art: I’ll Be Good – René & Angela
A medium shot color photo of the duo, Angela slightly in front of René. René is rocking a leopard print sequin jacket, while Angela is dressed in red, with sheer black gloves. They are creatures of the 80s, certainly.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Here’s one of mine, in repose.
A photo of the loudest cat in the world, but blissfully quiet while asleep.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#MusicChallenge #WorldAtoZ day 21: R Come Into My Life Joyce Sims 📍Rochester, NY 🇺🇸 1987 This one was a #10 U.S. R&B hit, and #7 on the UK singles chart. There’s some nice guitar work on this track, although I didn't find a credit for who played on it. youtu.be/Opc1YmoXnNg
cover art: Come Into My Life – Joyse Sims
A few photos of the artist in a shimmery gold dress and black heels, in various photos, along with a very 80s graphical treatment. Most of the composition is white.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I spent time in arcades, but Strategic Conquest was significant. A couple of friends had Macs. We wired them together using LocalTalk. It showed me networked gameplay, and triggered my affinity for strategy games. Primed me for Civilization et al. later. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strateg...
The cover of the Strategic Conquest box, which combines a soldier’s face with a line-drawing tyle map of the world.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
#MusicChallenge #WorldAtoZ day 20: Q Thighs High (Grip Your Hips And Move) Tom Browne 📍Queens, NY 🇺🇸 1981 🎶 I wanna grip your hips and move 🎶
cover art: Magic – Tom Browne
A color photo of the artist in front of something I cannot identify, but it creates a mostly black semicircular backdrop dominating the left 2/3 of the composition, contrasted against plain white on the right. Browne looks serious, and he’s flanked by two women, wearing mostly black, lingerie-type outfits.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
#MusicChallenge #WorldAtoZ day 19: P Back In Stride Maze featuring Frankie Beverly 📍Philadelphia, PA 🇺🇸 1985 Love the bass line in this classic. youtu.be/neRTkmGwFas
cover art: Back In Stride – Maze featuring Franke Beverly
Background is a kind of maze, with a tilted horizon and sky above. There’s a color headshot of Franke Beverly tilted at the opposite angle. Looks 80s.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#MusicChallenge #WorldAtoZ day 18: free I Need Your Lovin' Teena Marie 📍Venice, CA 🇺🇸 1980 youtu.be/f-YcPH8uQA8
cover art: Irons In The Fire – Teena Marie
A color photo, in warm red and orange tones, of the artist wrapped in a blanket in front of a fireplace.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
#MusicChallenge #WorldAtoZ day 17: O Désolé bébé David Koven 📍Oujda 🇲🇦 (birthplace) 1983 youtu.be/F47TPFw1eqM
cover art: Jade – David Koven
A black and white photo of the artist in closeup, cradling his head in his hands and smiling.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
#MusicChallenge #WorldAtoZ day 16: N Don’t Disturb This Groove The System 📍New York, NY 🇺🇸 1987 youtu.be/0wqUDylYcnY
cover art: Don’t Disturb This Groove – The System
A white background, with an inset photo of the back 60% of a vintage 1950s Thunderbird with Mic Murphy and David Frank driving. The photo is black and white except for the classic car, which is red.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
#MusicChallenge #WorldAtoZ day 15: M Uptown Prince 📍Minneapolis, MN 🇺🇸 1980 M was always gonna be for Minneapolis. youtu.be/ZiuSRQHLv88
cover art: Dirty Mind – Prince
A black and white photo of the artist, in his trenchcoat and bikini briefs phase, in front of what might (or might not) be a mattress with only the springs exposed (?), giving it a cool graphical backdrop.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
#MusicChallenge #WorldAtoZ day 14: L Hangin’ On A String (Contemplating) Loose Ends 📍London 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 1985 Smooth. Always loved this track. youtu.be/Uyb0FPBXj_Q
cover art: Hangin’ On A String (Contemplating) – Loose Ends
An inset photo inside a textured background. The three band members are holding rope, and there are sets of hands, tied with rope, visible from out of frame on the left.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
#MusicChallenge #WorldAtoZ day 13: K First Light Makoto Matsushita 📍Kanegawa 🇯🇵 (birthplace) 1981 Keeping the groove going with some early 80s city pop. youtu.be/2kRZoB-0vqA
cover art: First Light – Makoto Matsushita
A color photo of a low-rise city street, presumably at dawn just before sunrise. Shot with a slow exposure, a passing car has left streaks of light across the picture.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
#MusicChallenge #WorldAtoZ day 12: J I’m Ready For Your Love Fern Kinney 📍Jackson, MS 🇺🇸 1982 Kinney’s bright, friendly voice reminds me a little of Diana Ross on some songs. youtu.be/SKFgXlBtiNI
cover art: Sweet Music – Fern Kinney
A color photo of the artist in a purple/burgundy/plum sequined, flowy dress against a white background. Her head is turned to the left, her face in profile.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
#MusicChallenge #WorldAtoZ day 11: free Lies Jonathan Butler 📍Cape Town 🇿🇦 1987 🎶 Thought I read the message in your eyes But I was too caught up in your web of lies 🎶 youtu.be/BaBo44B6Ark
cover art: Jonathan Butler – Jonathan Butler
The bottom half of the composition is a mosaic of several different photos of the artist from the same photo shoot, some with a guitar and some just posting. Artist name dominates the top, surrounded byn negative space, in a serif font.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
#MusicChallenge #WorldAtoZ day 10: I One Night After 7 📍Indianapolis, IN 🇺🇸 1989 🎶 You've got that look in your eyes And I've got plans for two 🎶 youtu.be/NFkrdpAo344
cover art: After 7 – After 7
The band members stand in black suits in front oof a black and grey graphic backdrop. Type treatment for band name is in red, with a late 80s design.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
#MusicChallenge #WorldAtoZ day 9: H Sexy Glass featuring John Williams 📍Houston, TX 🇺🇸 1982 These guys never quite hit, but this album was reissued on CD in the UK and in Japan. youtu.be/X5FlwxhEuek
cover art: Introducing Glass – Glass featuring John Williams
The four band members, dressed in suits, are superimposed on a glass cube being held in a giant hand. It has a quasi-futuristic logo. Screams 1980s.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
#MusicChallenge #WorldAtoZ day 8: G Rock With You Michael Jackson 📍Gary, IN 🇺🇸 1979 My favorite Michael Jackson tune. Bobby Watson (bass) and John Robinson (drums) laid down a hell of a groove. youtu.be/5X-Mrc2l1d0
cover art: Rock With You – Michael Jackson
A color photo close-up of the artist, in a tux and with an afro, inset into a red frame.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
#MusicChallenge #WorldAtoZ day 7: F Nights (Feel Like Getting Down) Billy Ocean 📍Fyzabad 🇹🇹 (birthplace) 1981 A tiger co-stars with Mr. Ocean in this video. youtu.be/fRmqBAJdQMM
cover art: Nights (Feel Like Getting Down) – Billy Ocean
A color photo of the artist, mid-leap over a railing at the top of some stairs, in a mostly red room. I guess he’s ready to get down.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
#MusicChallenge #WorldAtoZ day 6: E A Love Bizarre Sheila E. 📍Oakland, CA 🇺🇸 (“East Bay”) 1985 🎶 The moon up above, it shines down upon our skin Whispering words that scream of outrageous sin We all want the stuff that's found in our wildest dreams 🎶 youtu.be/OAGrQo8A8Kw
cover art: A Love Bizarre – Sheila E.
A medium shot of the artist, glammed up in white lace gloves and a sparkly black top with a high collar.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
#MusicChallenge #WorldAtoZ day 5: D Something About That Woman Lakeside 📍Dayton, OH 🇺🇸 1981 🎶 I said ain't she the finest thing that you ever did see 🎶 youtu.be/Ap5KHlsBCRk
cover art: Your Wish Is My Command – Lakeside
A painging of the band members, depicted as genies in the smoke coming out of a lantern that two kids seem to have triggered by playing some vinyl. Two dogs are at left, smelling and investigating.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Good job, dialect-quiz-making people. I was thrown, though, when answering “sub” for a long sandwich in a roll nudged me away from New England and toward Michigan. Everyone I knew in Maine calls them subs.
A map of the USA from https://mydialect.us showing that my dialect most closely resembles someone from Maine, and least closely resembles that of the south-central states (Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, as well as South Dakota and environs.

Most similar cities: 
1. Portland, ME
2. Boston, MA
3. New York NY

Least similar:
1. New Orleans, LA
2. Oklahoma City, OK
3. Kansas City, MO.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
#MusicChallenge #WorldAtoZ day 4: Free Love Come Down Evelyn “Champagne” King 📍New York, NY 🇺🇸 1982 There’s gotta be one of those "music bars” in Tokyo somewhere that still plays this stuff. If I were DJing there for an evening, it would be anyway. Love this track. youtu.be/ASiqxSwHpQ8
cover art: Love Come Down – Evelyn King
A photo of Ms. King in a very 80s-looking dress, with blocks of color: blue, red, aqua, pink. She’s looking off to our left, with her hands resting on a railing. The cover art for this single is basically the same as the album, but with different type.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
#MusicChallenge #WorldAtoZ day 3: C Fall In Love With Me Earth, Wind & Fire 📍Chicago, IL 🇺🇸 1982 A slick 1980s dancefloor jam. youtu.be/GfLwdu8Arps
cover art: Fall In Love With Me – Earth, Wind & Fire
A mostly red cover with an inset illustration, abstract, of a human body which resembles the Vitruvian Man, but inside sphere we understand to be a planet, instead of the usual circular frame. Titles across the top in a simple serif font.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
#MusicChallenge #WorldAtoZ day 2: B Aimer d'amour Boule Noire 📍Bedford, QC 🇨🇦 (birthplace) 1978 Otherwise known as George Thurston, he had a string of releases from 1972 to 2006. youtu.be/ChbsqgJvL-o
cover art: Aimer d’amour – Boule Noire
A minimalist collage / illustration of a a woman in black leather boots and overcoat, holding a black sphere, and in front of a larger black sphere. She’s standing on a thick gold platform, floating in front of a blue background. It’s abstract, figurative.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
#MusicChallenge #WorldAtoZ day 1: A Always James Ingram 📍Akron, OH 🇺🇸 1986 This one hit #27 on Billboard’s R&B chart. Place names for my tracks will correspond to cities or towns where the performer originates. youtu.be/YOOw5b3zOX8
cover art: Always – James Ingram
A black and white medium shot of the artist, wearing a white shirt or sweater, in front of a white background. He’s looking straight at the camera.
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MV @suzerain.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
#MusicChallenge #WorldAtoZ Combining two of my favorite things: geography and music? Splendid. Still in a bit of an 80s mood, although something from the 70s or 90s might slip in. We’ll see. This time, I want a playlist with a bit of a groove. Something to random play and keep you moving.
The instructions for the #WorldAToZ music challenge. Post a song related to a place name, going up the alphabet A to XYZ, with each Friday as  free day. The last two days will be “from a place you’ve been to” and “from a place you want to go”.
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