Chemo cream on the head day 2, and a long one teaching....it only feels like I can shoot lasers out of my eyes, right?
Right?

Um, what's the cat chasing.....?

Some guy on the dead bird is claiming tritone subs are a leading cause of guitar stank face, but I'm thinking they generally lead to more of a slight smirk...

How do we foster thought, and importantly, dialogue?
Difficult but important article from GenZ (via Peter Greene at that other place):
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/at-my-school-the-closing-of-the-teenage-mind-is-almost-complete/ar-AA1lh5m5

So, yeah, December 8 is part of the story....
https://youtu.be/DssfMuxCncc

Last biopsy came back negative, so the year of the dermatologist ends with a chemo cream/peel on the old bald scalp as soon as the last couple of liquid nitrogen burns heal. 2023 - four surgeries, a lot of freeze and scrapes, almost done.

A lot of what the various liked about FZ, all in one quick cut (incl. one of my favorite solos) - spin one up today in memory of someone who was always stubbornly himself:
https://youtu.be/ksnwEsPKO5s
#CoSoMusic

Sorry, Epiphone, but who the actual thinks an Olive Drab Firebird is attractive?
Doesn't anybody at Gibson have filters?

Happy December 1 - It's Bandcamp Friday! Meaning your favorite musicians can get just a little more from your CD or download purchase - 1 CD nets more than 1500 streams! All the CDs in my shop are same price as download + under-cost s&h (and you get the download as well) - gotta make room for the next!
Support your favorite indie and pick up a stocking stuffer or 2!
theislen.bandcamp.com
#CoSoMusic #musiciansupport #singersongwriter

Awaiting all the news reports referring to Kissinger's legacy as "problematic," which understates the case by several orders of magnitude....

Okay, wet blanket here. Your Spotify wrapped is a nice opportunity to put a bow on that relationship and move on, because very soon they will cease paying small timers like me (and, quite likely, someone you know and like, esp. deep cuts) and funnel all that money up to the big guys, under a false pretense of preventing fraud. Other apps sound better (Tidal, Qobuz, e.g.) and will not be stealing from the little guy, esp. if listeners show their disapproval of the Green Death Star.

Ok, CoSo fam, guess it's time to let you know I have a "seasonal" track out there - (from 2015...this is the one that pays the aggregator bill 😅) Available wherever you stream (bandcamp link for download, should you be so generous, on website in bio).
https://youtu.be/xvpbSKj4n9E

Youngest announced yesterday they are having yet another child (4th) - assured us that after this one, "we're going to yeet the ute."

Why, yes, I do have a sale for BlackSmallBusinessCyberFridaySaturdayMonday - through 12/3, tees are $12.50 (!) and big discounts on everything else in the merch store - theislen.threadless.com - order now!
#musicmerch #musiciansupport
(end of commercial - back to regularly scheduled CoSo World)

Be safe if you're traveling tomorrow, and remember, pie is a food group!

Every corner of the music business that helps anyone below the toppermost of the poppermost is being hoovered up and ruined.

The Yes Men continue to expose the emperor....
https://news.theyesmen.org/p/whats-worse-than-outsourcing-twitter

Welp, another Happy RUD Day to all who celebrate...
https://youtu.be/OTiQIYPYn0o

Spotify has gotten the boot from our little corner. Enough of the world is funneling all the benefits to the top - not supporting Ek going the same way. (Ain't paying me, I ain't gonna pay you!) If you stream, I hope you also find other ways to support your favorites, and please know that there are alternatives (better sounding ones, at that!) to the big green ball.
#music #musicians

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