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G @therealg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Anyone read these? Have seen a ton of them in antique/thrift stores and had just mention to Brandy, my wife, that if I ever found the “A” one I would pick it up…found at a thrift store up here in Maine (on vacation) yesterday…I’ve never seen the low letter (A, B, C, etc.) ones before… #BookSky 📚💙

Photo of cover of A Is For Alibi by Sue Grafton…

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Started up The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin today…anyone remember this from childhood? It was a Newbery Winner from 1978. I think I read it in early 80s but don’t remember anything about it…it’s a whodunit that you get to play along with - don’t spoil it if you remember it! #BookSky 💙📚

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Skrait Jamzzz @skraitjamzzz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

My all-time favorite Dolly song - it’s ON THE ONE - LFG!! I think: ✅ I’ll dry these useless tears ✅ Get myself together ✅ I’ll wander down the hall ✅ Have a look around #DollyParton #RIPDollyParton #musicsky #80s #music #80sMusic #OldSchool #over40sky #over50sky open.spotify.com/track/0EWJ1K...

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Two Doors Down

Dolly Parton · Here You Come Again · Song · 1977

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80s Lyrics @80slyrics.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

If you were alive in 1984, this song was EVERYWHERE!! I can’t live without you if the love was gone… #DollyParton #RIPDollyParton #musicsky #80s #music #80sMusic #over40sky #80sLyrics open.spotify.com/track/2RL2T8...

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Islands In the Stream

Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers · The Essential Dolly Parton · Song · 2005

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Started this one a while back and it got shuffled under some other books…it’s great… #BookSky 💙📚 #70sMusic #80sMusic #DonnyOsmond

Photo of cover of Donny Osmond’s autobiography Life Is Just What You Make It…

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

@fuzzweed.co.uk @logrus.uk and anyone else in the #C64 #Commodore64 world Have there been any modern tower defense games made for the C64? I know this wasn’t really a game style/type back in the day but was wondering if any existed now. Thanks!

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Started this one fresh yesterday…I really liked this one from 1987 but never completed it…maybe I got busy at 15 and decided different things were priority 🤣 #C64 #Commodore64 #Commodore

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Starting over on Moebius after 40 years… #C64 #Commodore64 #Commodore

Photo of Moebius game box and C64 monitor…

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

@weinbergs.bsky.social I know your other podcast was about all movie releases of the 80s by year - what year, iyho, is the best of the 80s? Thanks!

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

This is an all-time great song!! #MusicSky

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

@charleshawn66.bsky.social Finally broke down and bought a Commodore 64 - I’m back, baby!! Hope all is well with you!

Photo of Commodore 64, disk drive, & monitor…

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I’m back, Baby!! Just bought a Commodore 64 and was testing it quickly on the TV to be sure it worked - seems like my original games still work so I’ll be back in the 80s games soon - can’t wait!! #Commodore64 #C64

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Started this obscure book last night for my second ever read through… #BookSky 💙📚

Photo of cover of The Fellowship Of The Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien…

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

When you can complain about a phone icon for a music app, you have too much privilege, too much money, too much free time…something…geez… #Spotify

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

I’m postulating theorems AND formulating equations today whether @weinbergs.bsky.social likes it or not…

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Started up this one by @paultremblay.bsky.social last night…how many of you have read this one? #Booksky 📚💙

Photo of cover of Disappearance At Devil’s Rock by Paul Tremblay…

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Hey @paultremblay.bsky.social & @gabino.bsky.social Was going to check in with George and see he’s gone (not on other platform either) - y’all had any contact with him or seen him at any book signings/appearances? Thanks.

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Read this as part of If It Bleeds by Uncle @stephenking.bsky.social but this is a neat standalone, movie tie-in hardback…won’t take long… (also is a flip book which is cool 😎) #Booksky 📚💙 #StephenKing

Photo of cover of The Life Of Chuck by Stephen King…standalone, movie tie-in hardback…

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Started this one up a few days ago and just can’t put it down…Al Pacino is such a complicated person by his telling… #Booksky 📚💙 #AlPacino

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Started this one up today…still have my original Thriller cassette from 1982 and did watch the Motown 25 special in 1983…pop music forever pivoted on that day… #MichaelJackson #BookSky 📚💙 #80s #Music #80sMusic

Photo of cover of Moonwalk by Michael Jackson…

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

This is a damn amazing version of this Robert Johnson recording!! Had the complete box set when it was released in the 90s and this is such an amazing find!! #MusicSky

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

I’ve been listening to the Dungeon Crawler Carl series and it’s freaking hilarious but also a good story - just became aware of them a month or so ago but have read 5 of them…anyone else out there read these? #booksky 📚💙

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Starting this one up today - let’s get me back…to the future!! #MichaelJFox #80s #booksky 📚💙

Photo of the cover of Future Boy by Michael J. Fox…

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

C’mon, Bot…that’s not how you spell Talitha…that’s embarrassing…

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

@rolandofgilead19.bsky.social Not sure if you’ve read this but it’s pretty good and funny (like Joe Abercrombie weaves in humor) - been listening to it on Spotify - like the narrator…I think it’s a trilogy (only 2 out, methinks)…

Screenshot of cover of Nicholas Eames’s novel, Kings Of The Wyld…

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Excited to finally get started on this @joeabercrombie.com that came out last May 😬 (but I was still on my “thrift only” books) - also a picture of me and the man himself, a new young voice of fantasy, 20 years running, at a book reading & signing… #booksky 📚💙

Photo of the cover of Joe Abercrombie’s novel, The Devil’s…

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

@weinbergs.bsky.social - listened to this today during my walk at the park - thought you might enjoy it wherever you listen to podcasts… Play from 0:02 open.spotify.com/episode/2EmM...

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Depeche Mode, Part 1: "People Are People"

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Excited to finally get started on this @joe-hill.bsky.social that came out in October, I received for Christmas but was still on my “thrift only” books… #booksky 📚💙

Photo of cover of Joe Hill’s, King Sorrow…

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

This is one of the all-time best songs!! #80sMusic

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80s Hip Hop Lyrics @80shiphoplyrics.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

But then again, you could know someone all their life, and might not know they’re a freak unless you see them at night… #Whodini #hiphopsky #musicsky #blacksky #80s #music #80sMusic #OldSchool #over40sky #over50sky open.spotify.com/track/1JKJZL...

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Freaks Come Out at Night

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Skrait Jamzzz @skraitjamzzz.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Lost my damn mind when this hit in 1983 - get on your damn feet for this hall of fame Skrait Jam - LFG!! #MichaelJackson #PaulMcCartney Standing here, baptized in all my tears… #musicsky #80s #music #80sMusic #OldSchool #over40sky #over50sky open.spotify.com/track/4InXjG...

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Say Say Say

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Next up is Lionel Richie’s autobiography, Truly, that my wife got me for Christmas - can’t wait!! #booksky 📚💙 #80s #music #80sMusic

Photo of book cover: Truly by Lionel Richie…

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Just finished my 2nd book of the year - great travel back through video game history!! #booksky 📚💙 #retro #gaming #retrogaming

Photo of book cover: Retro Gaming: A Byte-Sized History Of Video Games by Mike Diver

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

@weinbergs.bsky.social Listened to Bring The Beat Back album by Steady B on the walking pad this after - did you & everyone in 1980’s Philly have Fila’s? Because it was like Fila-delphia or ???

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Books I read in 2025 - 34 paper, 44 audio…all paper books came from #thriftstore or #antiquestore - read a ton of new authors (for me) and a lot of “not my genre” type books - was a great year & I’ll definitely do this plan again!! #booksky 📚💙

2025 Books Finished

1. Faller - Will McIntosh
Audio
2. Horror Movie - Paul Tremblay
Paper
3. Arthas: Rise Of The Lich King - Christie Golden
Audio
4. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency - Douglas Adams
Paper
5. From The Mixed-up Files Of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler - E.L. Konigsbur, Paper

6. Open - Andre Agassi
Paper
7. The Neverending Story - Michael Ende
Audio
8. Ghost Camera - Darcy Coates
Audio
9. Bones Don't Lie - Melinda Leigh
Audio
10. Murder Beyond The Grave - James Patterson
Audio
11. Harriet The Spy - Louise Fitzhugh
Audio
12. The Lincoln Lawyer - Michael Connelly
Paper
13. Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
Audio
14. The Surgeon - Tess Gerritsen
Paper
15. The Gift - Danielle Steel
Paper
16. The Return - Nicholas Sparks
Audio
17. To Sir, With Love - E. R. Braithwaite
Paper
18. The Last Honest Woman - Nora Roberts
Paper
19. Dance To The Piper - Nora Roberts
Paper
20. We Were Liars - E. Lockhart
Audio
21. Deal Breaker - Harlan Coben
Paper
22. The Keeper Of Lost Things - Ruth Hogan
Audio
23. Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary
Paper
24. All The Ugly And Wonderful Things - Bryn Greenwood
Audio
25. Before I Go To Sleep - S.J. Watson
Audio
26. How Happiness Happens - Max Lucado
Paper
27. The Secret Life Of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd
Audio
28. Camber Of Culdi - Katherine Kurtz
Paper
29. Bowling - Joan Martin
Paper
30. The Girl Who Chased The Moon - Sarah Addison Allen
Audio
31. Down And Across - Arvin Ahmadi
Audio
32. Chicken Soup For The Golfer's Soul - Various
Paper
33. Star Wars: E3 Revenge Of The Sith - Matthew Stover
Audio
34. Ashes To Ashes - Tami Hoag
Paper
35. All The Missing Girls - Megan Miranda
Audio
36. Autobiography Of A Face - Lucy Grealy
Audio
37. The Book Of Murdock - Loren D. Estleman
Audio
38. The Alienist (abridged) - Caleb Carr
Audio
39. The Pine Tar Game - Filip Bondy
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2025 Books Finished

40. Encyclopedia Brown Saves The Day - Donald J. Sobol
Paper
41. Dangerous Personalities - Joe Navarro
Audio
42. The Big Book Of 30 Day Challenges - Rosanna Casper
Audio
43. Ordinary Grace - William Kent Krueger
Paper
44. Ready Player Two - Ernest Cline
Audio
45. A Father..A Son..And A Three-Mile Run - Keith J. Leenhouts
Paper
46. Craven Manor - Darcy Coates
Audio
47. Star Wars: E4 A New Hope (abridged) - George Lucas
Audio
48. The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader - C.S. Lewis
Paper
49. How I Play Golf (abridged) - Tiger Woods
Audio
50. William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back - Ian Doescher
Paper
51. Eat & Run - Scott Jurek
Audio
52. The Borrowers - Mary Norton
Audio
53. Harlequin's Romantic Short Stories (2nd Anthology) - Various
Paper
54. Everything We Keep - Kerry Lonsdale
Audio
55. The Plumed Serpent - Anabel Murray
Paper
56. Tarik's Mountain - Dana James
Paper
57. Blue Like Jazz - Donald Miller
Audio
58. The Gunslinger - Stephen King
Audio
59. The Nest - Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
Audio
60. Dead Men Can't Complain + Other Stories - Peter Clines
Audio
61. From The Outside - Ray Allen (with Michael Arkush)
Audio
62. Return Of The Jedi - James Kahn
Paper
63. Everything Happens For A Reason - Kate Bowler
Audio
64. Ralph S. Mouse - Beverly Cleary
Paper
65. An Imperfect Hero - Jo Morrison
Paper
66. The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan
Audio
67. The Sea Of Monsters - Rick Riordan
Audio
68. Rod Serling's Twilight Zone Revisited - adapted by Walter B. Gibson
Paper
69. The Titan's Curse - Rick Riordan
Audio
70. Dark In Death - J.D. Robb
Paper
71. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - Barbara Robinson
Paper
72. The Battle Of The Labyrinth - Rick Riordan
Audio
73. The Last Olympian - Rick Riordan
Audio
74. A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
Paper
75. Don't Let Go - Harlan Coben
Audio
76. An Unquiet Mind - Kay Redfield Jamison
Audio
y7. Christmas Journeys (Four Festive Holiday Romances) - 4 Authors
Paper
78. The Holy Bible (KJV) - Bible App
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G @therealg.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

**Hot Take** (maybe 🤣) Was Ebenezer visited by 1 or 2 Ghosts Of Christmas Yet To Come? There was only one Ghost Of Christmas Past. Think about it & let me know what you think! #booksky 📚💙 #Christmas #AChristmasCarol

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Next up in my 2025 thrift store only reading finds…not thrifted and I read it every year…but have never read this copy…’tis the season!! #AChristmasCarol 📚💙 #booksky #books #thriftstore #antiquestore

Photo of book cover: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens…

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Next up in my 2025 thrift store only reading finds…a few more festive Harlequin stories…’tis the season!! 📚💙 #booksky #books #thriftstore #antiquestore

Photo of book cover: Christmas Journeys, Four Festive Holiday Romances by Emma Richmond, Catherine George, Lynsey Stevens, and Kay Gregory…

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Next up in my 2025 thrift store only reading finds…it’s a re-read that I found but ‘tis the season! Anyone remember/like this one? 📚💙 #booksky #books #thriftstore #antiquestore

Photo of book cover: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson…

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

@joeleypants.bsky.social Cranked this bad boy on Monday in practice but it’s my personal high…

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Next up in my 2025 thrift store only reading finds…first time reading J.D. Robb - it’s a little weird but 🤷‍♂️ Anyone read any of these in the “___ in Death” series? I think this is #46… 📚💙 #booksky #books #thriftstore #antiquestore

Photo of cover: J.D. Robb’s book, Dark In Death…

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Next up in my 2025 thrift store only reading finds…found this one yesterday (overpaid but whatevs) - that’s the signpost up ahead - your next stop, The Twilight Zone!! 📚💙 #booksky #books #thriftstore #antiquestore

Photo: cover of Rod Serling’s Twilight Zone Revisited book…

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

I always hear this as “this is scary” even though I know what they are saying 🤣🤣🤣 #80s #80sMusic

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G @therealg.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Next up in my 2025 thrift store only reading finds…the last of my 4/$1 #harlequin romance books I picked up previously…this is a Harlequin Temptation 🤔 🌶️📚 📚💙 #booksky #books #thriftstore #antiquestore

Photograph - cover of An Imperfect Hero by Jo Morrison…

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