Most social media platforms goad you into some version of piousness, whether you're on the right side of things or not. It's always about trying to prove someone else wrong.

Counter Social is the only SM site i can think of that just makes me want to be a better person, to do good things, and to be a part of a community.

That's the difference. This place doesn't make me want to REACT, it makes me want to ACT.

🎧 The Mysterines, "Afraid of Tomorrows". One of my most anticipated 2024 releases. Lia Metcalfe is a tough chick with "don't fuck with me" vibes to spare. But on the band's second full length she's showing some cracks in the armor, and the music reflects that - there's a wider spectrum of moods here. The brashness of their early singles is still in there, but this is a more experienced Mysterines, painting with a bigger brush and more colors.

#cosomusic #MPNP

https://songwhip.com/the-mysterines/afraid-of-tomorrows

J has opened his heart and his wallet in an act of pure generosity. You are not going to see stuff like that….anywhere. Damn.

Continuing my journey through Doctor Who. I watched the double whammy "Silence in the Library"/"Forest of the Dead" and damn what a mind-f**k. I have to assume that at some point the show's quality starts to degrade but right now this may be my favorite TV show ever. #cosotv

My oldest had to work later on so we did an early fathers day lunch and gift. And their card had me on the verge…. Love my kids and can’t wait to hang my gift in the studio!

Happy Father’s Day to all the coso dads!

Got asked today "you're still on Counter Social huh"?

"Yes - aside from the obvious stuff, there are people on there whose intelligence humbles me to the point where I feel like a dummy, and I want to not be a dummy...why would I be on a SM platform where I think I am as smart or smarter than almost everybody else?"

Thanks COSO - for making me feel like a dummy!

Quick note - the recording is from a reference mix as the master tape was lost. So this is far from an audiophile recording. Some of the instruments are buried to the point of non-existence (Sanders fife in "Africa"), and there is an anomaly in the tape reel that causes regular dropouts for the first half of "Shika-Lova". But you get past that stuff, it's an awesome experience.

🎧 Alice Coltrane, "The Carnegie Hall Concert". Recorded in 1971 fresh off the release of her landmark "Journey...." LP, Coltrane brought a double trio including Archie Shepp and Pharoah Sanders for a free jazz/skronk master class. Four extended workouts, two of them written by her late husband, ebb and flow and explode. Sanders might have invented some new notes at this show. Just released on Impulse after 50 years on the shelf. A must.

#cosomusic #MPNP

https://songwhip.com/alice-coltrane/the-carnegie-hall-concert

It’s not just a seasoning, it’s also my new catch phrase.

🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨
SCOTUS tosses challenge to mifepristone on standing. For now, the drug remains available (63% of abortions are managed using this drug).

The big beaver in the sky.

“…and how thats bad for Biden” is the new “thats what she said..”. Try and discuss.

Whoa. The “Blink” episode of #DoctorWho has certainly earned its reputation. A great hour of television, even if the doctor only gets a few minutes of screen time. #cosotv

“Hard work pays off over time, but laziness pays off right now.”

-Zoltar

Happy Sunday(?) to all! Still on vacation with the greatest family ever to walk the earth. Beaching. Pooling. Go-Karting. Shelling. The pic of me and daughter is just before we got harnessed up for one of those swings that drops you from 110 feet. A total rush!

Cereal is breakfast soup. Discuss.

At one of the better restaurants in town there is a dude doing an acoustic cover of “Gold Dust Woman” that most people would consider a hate crime.