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Feel kinda dumb sometimes when I put my goals together - write a few hours a day, read more, don't drink 5 beers on a Wednesday night - so these pages really struck me when I visited the Woody Guthrie Center while doing a show in Tulsa. It's a beautiful list and seeing it in his own handwriting was both inspiring and a good reminder that it's mostly about just staying regular with the basic stuff and trying to put some good work days together. Maybe he should have put "send Mary and kids money" higher than "listen to radio a lot" but who am I to say?
Sep 27, 2023
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The all-time greatest American folk singer to ever live. All of his music has a distinctly wistful and familiar sound to it, like he's right there with you in all the shit. Also, he was a liberal before being a liberal was cool and I can't help but respect a man who writes a song called "Tear the Fascists Down".
Jan 19, 2025
Essential listening. This Land is Your Land and Tear the Fascists Down are incredible songs. Pete Seeger is also fantastic
Mar 7, 2025
Maybe more blues and maybe 1930s/40s but he inspired the folk singers of the 60s. Also Woody Guthrie ofc, but that's a given
Mar 31, 2025
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1 time is not enough, 3 is too many cause I get too tired. But when I go around 2 times, I'm feeling real good and can get a couple more hours of writing done in the afternoon.
Sep 27, 2023
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I've performed on this show a couple times and it's one of my favorites in the whole city. It feels like you're performing in someone's living room with cheap beers and a neighborhood crowd that's out to have a good time. Aside from the special setting, Rufat is one of the funniest people I've seen perform lately and it's exciting to watch him work on new jokes with his regular audience. Same as my buddy Dan Licata's Corn Beef Show at The Gutter or Rachel Kaly's regular Union Hall show, it's the best to watch a comedian take their jokes so much further than they typically could when performing for their regular audience that they have a rapport with.Every Tuesday at Scorpion Records in Ridgewood.
Sep 27, 2023
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I was watching boat crash videos and came across this youtube channel. They've got some vids where the boats get into trouble but my favorites are where they just set up a camera by inlets and marinas around Florida and record boats going over the waves on their way to the ocean. Boat culture is very foreign to me so I find it interesting to see what type of people are on what type of boat. And all you can hear is the water and boat motors so it's fun to imagine the relationships of the boat passengers and what they're talking about.
Sep 27, 2023