The week so far: Monday, Paypal fraud. Tuesday, printer goes down, have to order what it needs overnight 'cause no one stocks it. Today, fraud on wife's debit card, phone account changed without authorization ("Oh, that's a system update," yeah, and it would have cost me a bundle if I hadn't caught it...) Needless to say, way behind on what I'd planned to do....

Elon says Starship will make humans interplanetary.
Guess he has no choice, since he can't get it back down to Earth...

From the dead bird #covid :

Spring Merch Sale is here! $13 tees, big discounts on mugs, wall art, etc. All sales benefit World Central Kitchen, feeding the people of Ukraine. theislen.threadless.com #musiciansupport #music #FeedUkraine #singersongwriter

Tx Senator launches "Democrats for Cruz."
I a related story, "Foreheads for Ball Peen Hammers" held their first meeting...

Bandcamp Friday! Best day to support your favorite creators! All my CDs are download price + shipping at theislen.bandcamp.com! #BandcampFriday #singersongwriter #music

Of course:
https://boingboing.net/2024/02/28/jesse-watters-secret-double-life-revealed-in-photo-he-eats-ice-cream-cones.html

Smokehouse Creek fire headed for the Pantex Nuclear Weapons plant.
It's all fine, just fine....

Among other observances, it's the 54th of the concert that gave us Live at Leeds.
A good day to play it loud.
(Crackling noises ok, do not correct!)
#CoSoMusic

No livestreams this week - injured finger.
But! Valentine's/Mardi Gras Merch sale! Select tees $15, everything discounted - all sales benefit World Central Kitchen, feeding the people of Ukraine!
theislen.threadless.com
#musicmerch #music #singersongwriter

So, a new amp is being built, but in the meantime, after seeing Uncle Larry shoot it out with his old ODR-1, I picked up the new 30th anniversary Nobels...
and yeah, I'll be ditching a couple of old overdrives.
#gear

I, for one, will miss Mojo Nixon.

Cruel times, these...
(and every other, really, but here we are...)

You may have noticed that it's a #BandcampFriday - for your consideration:
all CDs + download same price as download (+ modest s&h) at theislen.bandcamp.com !
(and it helps clear a little space in the hall...) (Yes, I'll sign them!)
#CoSoMusic #singersongwriter

If you're not familiar with The Yes Men, this recent project gives a pretty fair entry into the realm of "identity correction."
https://theyesmen.org/project/electra

American politics has degenerated into a debate as to whether or not White Males can treat everyone who is not a White Male like shit.
As a society, this is not sustainable.

Ok, AP, I'll grant you some of the points about Pitchfork being absorbed into GQ, but calling it "beloved," well, that's a stretch. I understand that "wildly inconsistent and frustrating" takes more column inches, but, hey, honesty in reporting, amirite?
#music #musicpress

Local NTx fiends - I'm out and about this Friday night, January 26th, at Four Bullets Brewery in Richardson, 7-9pm. Musicking will be done!
#livemusic #singersongwriter #music

Hey, #CoSoMusic fiends - tune in to "Under the Sycamore" tonight on knonnow.org from 6-8pm Central for songs from a variety of talented Texans, and me!
#music #knonnow #singersongwriter