Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 8hA few artists aside, I’m not much of a country music fan, nor could I name any Zach Bryan songs. But if I wore a cowboy hat, I’d tip it to Mr. Bryan today… Wearing that shirt in that venue was a crossover move… Very punk rock. 040
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 8h#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge #MusicSky 3: A song you would play while watching a sunrise. Shelby Lynne is a God damn treasure. I say it so emphatically because I don’t feel she gets the credit she’s due. Here’s “One with the Sun” — a tune good for any time of day 🌞youtu.beShelby Lynne - One With The SunYouTube video by yogarocker 1120
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 8hToday’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Black&Red, any bird with Black & Red in its plumage. The Alt theme is #LongBeak, birds with long beaks. I may have a two-fer with this red-winged blackbird and red-bellied woodpecker (though I admit there are birds with longer beaks than my woodpecker). #Birds🪶 0150
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #BestBeaks Celebrating any bird with a beak or bill that has striking colours, bold profiles, or an interesting shape. I mean, come on! Look at the snout on this handsome northern shoveler! What a beauty of a bill on a beauty of a bird. #Bird🪶 1251
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 01/10/2026#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 2: A song with a wah-wah guitar. Isaac Hayes’s “Theme from Shaft” fits the bill… Can you dig it?youtu.beIsaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft (1971)YouTube video by Alamo YTC Germany 1180
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Black&White; any shot in black and white. Putting a monochrome filter on this picture of a mourning dove gives it a noir-ish feeling. It’s turned into a mystery, and we’re all suspects. #Birds🪶 2151
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 30/09/2026#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎼 #MusicChallenge 🎶 Day 1: A song with a slap bass. “So why you want to give me that/Funny Vibe!” Fun (and funky) song with a serious message from an amazing band.youtu.beLiving Colour - Funny VibeYouTube video by LivingColourVEVO 1150
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 30/09/2026For today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme of #BestOfTheMonth I present this photo of a massive turkey sauntering around a used car lot. The coloring on this beauty is amazing ! #Birds 🪶 1171
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 30/09/2026#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 30: A song that represents your dreamy future self. This song by Fontaines D.C. seems like a counterintuitive choice… “But I sang them every word I had/Seems like they're never gonna understand/That the cost/Brings you down/But it's amazing/To be young”youtu.beFontaines D.C. - It's Amazing To Be Young (Official Video)YouTube video by Fontaines DC 1120
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #EFG, birds beginning with any of those letters (1st name). Here’s a gray catbird grousing in the glowing green grove (maybe a stretch, but you get the picture… literally). 0191
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 29/09/2026#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 29: A song with a synth-heavy arrangement. “Don’t over think it, boy…” I’m going with a relatively new song from The Killers for this one. Here’s “boy” from 2022. Viva Las Vegas.youtu.beThe Killers - boy (Official Music Video)YouTube video by TheKillersVEVO 1170
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 28/09/2026About me… I’m a writer, teacher, husband, father & birdwatcher. From LV to MA to wherever my head takes me. My writing explores family, memory & becoming functional after a turbulent upbringing. What winds up here is washed through the lens of pop culture, often political, and sometimes polemical.prodigalschair.comNOTES FROM AN EMPTY TABLE - PRODIGAL'S CHAIRNotes From An Empty Table by Tom Guzzio — Personal essays, stories, and reflections exploring culture, calamity, faith, and memory. Thoughtful perspectives on making sense of a complex world. 010
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BokehBirds; any bird captured with a soft, muted or blurry background. The Alt is #AwkwardAvian; any bird captured in a silly, clumsy or strange position! Double-crested cormorants seem inherently silly, so perhaps this counts for two? 1220
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 27/09/2026#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 28: A song with a tritone substitution. Both The Beatles version and this version of “If I Fell” from Across the Universe use tritone substitution in the vocal intro. And both are beautiful songs!youtu.beAcross the Universe - If I Fell - Evan Rachel WoodYouTube video by rtp062366 1180
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Seabirds; any bird found at sea or the coast. The Alt. is #Airborne; any bird in flight. Here’s a few herring gulls , including one in flight, a bit inland, maybe messing up someone’s cell service. #Birds🪶 1150
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 27/09/2026#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 27: A song for your "I told you so" moment. Arctic Monkeys are always good with a turn of a phrase. “You're not the only one That time has got it in for, honey That's where you're wrong”youtu.beThat's Where You're WrongYouTube video by Arctic Monkeys - Topic 2201
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Pairs, photos with pairs of the same species in them. If these Canada geese were a synth-pop duo this would be the cover of their 12th album. #Birds🪶 0120
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 26/09/2026#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 26: A song for a solo dance party in your kitchen at midnight. Solo dancing is preferable, mostly for the benefit of anyone unlucky enough to see my horrendous moves. New Order gets my toes tapping, and this one’s an all-timer for me. It’s brilliant.youtu.beNew Order - Bizarre Love Triangle (Official Music Video) [HD]YouTube video by New Order 2140
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, is #Borbs, birds looking plump. The Alt theme is #Brown, birds with Brown in their plumage. This hermit thrush is a very borbtacular brown bird, and it knows it. #Birds🪶 0170
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 25/09/2026#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic Day 25: A song with a passing chord. St. Vincent’s “New York” uses a passing F# as a bridge in the bass line. At least according to the Google machine. Either way, it’s a beautiful song. Annie Clark is a fantastic artist.youtu.beSt. Vincent - New York (Official Video)YouTube video by St. Vincent 1131
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Good morning For #BirdOfTheDay today it’s #TheDivers: fab photos of any diving bird... The Alt theme is #BirdStare: any bird captured staring right back at you. Here’s a double-crested cormorant giving me a blue-jeweled side eye. #Birds 🪶 0250
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 24/09/2026#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 24: A song for your “sad girl/boy autumn” playlist. I’m gonna extend my Roddy Frame appreciation post from yesterday with a track from his most recent (relatively speaking) solo release. Here’s “English Garden” from 2014’s Seven Dials.youtu.beEnglish GardenYouTube video by Roddy Frame - Topic 1130
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Raptors; any bird of prey. The Alt. is #Corvids; any member of the crow family. You may have a crappy camera and/or a bad eye, but sometimes the birds just work with you. This American crow was generous with its time. #Birds🪶 1241
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 23/09/2026#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 23: A song you associate with autumn. East Kilbride’s Roddy Frame was the prodigy behind Aztec Camera. He’s released four albums under his own name—all of them brilliant and criminally underrated. This beautiful song is from his first solo LP.youtu.beAutumn FlowerYouTube video by Roddy Frame - Topic 1150
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 22/09/2026#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 22: a song for your most delusional moment. “And I'll keep hoping you are the same as me…” I sang this song as a prayer once. Lonely, in love; and, oh, so so very young. Reading, Writing, & Arithmetic—The Sundays’ first record was absolutely glorious.youtu.beThe Sundays - My Finest Hour (Peel Session)YouTube video by Vibracobra23 Redux 1170
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #LightAndShadow, any bird capture that has both. This house finch catches the sun on her back and casts her shadow onto the flat face of the fence picket. The geometry of it is kinda cool. #Birds 🪶 0141
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 21/09/2026#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 21: A song for the walk of shame (or walk of fame). The Like was 3-piece alt-rock band comprised Z Berg, Tennessee Thomas, and Charlotte Froom—all talented daughters of some industry heavyweights. By the time this song came out their sound shifted.youtu.beThe Like - Walk of ShameYouTube video by Kind Regards 2150
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #CaptionThatBird “Excuse me!?! My eyes are up here!” 1351
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 20/09/2026#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 20 - A song with retrograde (melody backwards). In “Message In A Bottle” Andy Summers plays the song’s main riff in retrograde as a pivot to the bridge.youtu.beThe Police - Message In A Bottle (Official Music Video)YouTube video by ThePoliceVEVO 1140
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I wonder what nefarious shit this administration is up to while we’re justifiably distracted by The Kennedy Center. There are some James Bond villain-types quietly working in this administration while President Trump sleeps at memorials and press events. He certainly didn’t author Project 2025… 110
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #Elegant; any elegant looking bird. The Alt. is #Scruffy; any bird looking a bit worse for wear. The wind-ruffled feathers of this red-winged blackbird make it seem, perhaps, elegantly scruffy? Could be a reach, but it’s a lovely shot anyhow. #Birds🪶 1141
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 19/09/2026#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 19: A song with inversion (melody upside down). With apologies to Ten, I liked Pearl Jam’s Vs. better. “Daughter” is one of my favorites from the album, and it uses inversion.youtu.bePearl Jam - Daughter (Official Video)YouTube video by PearljamVEVO 2150
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Paridae, any of the species. This black-capped chickadee anointed me with its presence. Everything about this little creature felt lithe and delicate; but, fiercely strong at the same time. #Birds🪶 0180
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 18/09/2026#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic Day 18: A song with a neighbor chord. “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” You think at my age I would know this well enough not to bother me when it happens. Alas, sometimes it still stings.youtu.beThe Rolling Stones - You Can’t Always Get What You Want (Official Video) [4K]YouTube video by ABKCOVEVO 1180
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ODG - any Owl, Duck or Goose. This eastern screech owl is all sleepy and cozy. Just totally at ease in cuteness. #Birds🪶 0211
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 17/09/2026#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic Day 17: A song for falling asleep on a long train ride. There’s a bit of a train’s rhythm in this song by Echo & The Bunnymen. I’m not sure most people could sleep to, but I find its energy soothing.youtu.beAll Because of You DaysYouTube video by Release - Topic 1160
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Today’s goal, with credit to Marge Piercy: do my job the way a seal swims. Gracefully, and without drowning. 010
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdyLongLegs, birds with legs that look too long for its body. I’ve shared this photo before, and I’m not sure it counts (it’s “long legs” not “long necks). But this pic shows how thin and delicate the legs of a great blue heron seem in relation to its body. #Birds 🪶 0100
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 16/09/2026#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎼 #MusicChallenge 🎶 Day 16: A song for winning the lottery and disappearing. The money in this song was earned by more nefarious means than buying a winning lottery ticket, but it’s the first tune that came to mind. If you ever get the chance, go on, “Take the Money and Run.”youtu.beSteve Miller Band - Take The Money And Run [1976] [2018 Remaster / 96kHz · 24bit]YouTube video by Music Video Guru 1160
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Today’s goal: not to accidentally wear my house slippers to work. 000
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Silhoutte; any bird in silhouette. The Alt. is #Finches; any bird from the finch family. Here’s an American goldfinch being a little bit of an acrobat. #Birds🪶 1130
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 15/09/2026#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 15: A song that uses added tone chords. Now I know what to call that cool twist that happens a few times on the last “yeah” of the opening and closing choruses. Thank God for these four lads from Liverpool.youtu.beShe Loves You REMASTERED - Best Quality ever!YouTube video by GuitarDocs 1190
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 14/09/2026For today: I am going to mess around with stories, see what connects with the cool, complex humans I “teach,” and spark a few fires.🔥 000
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The #BirdOfTheDay theme for today is #Mamas&Papas, male & female of the same species in the same photo. The Alt theme is #Robins, any of the Robin Species These cinnamon teals seem quite serious; solemn even. #Birds🪶 0131
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 14/09/2026#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic 14. A song for surviving the apocalypse in style. “Don’t stress… that’s dumb. I’m here, and it’s nice to be alive.” That’s just good advice for any situation, even the end of the world.youtu.beBall Park Music - It's Nice To Be Alive (Official Video)YouTube video by Ball Park Music 1170
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Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 13/09/2026#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 13: A song for when you meet your celebrity crush. Had to go with the live version of Cheap Trick’s “I Want You to Want Me” for this one. If only this sort of declarative affirmation worked for all of our crushes, celebrity or otherwise.youtu.beCheap Trick - I Want You to Want Me (from Budokan!)YouTube video by cheaptrickVEVO 1160
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #AngryBirds, any bird with an angry face. The alt is #MyBestSide, bird capture in profile. This northern yellow warbler isn’t exactly demanding “draw me like one of your French girls” but it’s definitely posing. #Birds🪶 1200
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 12/09/2026How come the same people who demand this in schools… 210
Tom Guzzio @tomguzzio.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdsInAbstract: motion blur, obscure angles, contrasting textures: anything goes. The low light combined with the jagged angles of this tree’s bare branches almost make it seem like this Cooper’s hawk is standing on a breaking ice sheet. #Birds🪶 0170