@rkarsten
 Vancouver, British Columbia
Joined February 2009
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this app is ridiculous - keeps changing the algorithms & they’re all quite bad, generally & over a long time - absolutely doomed
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Yoon@nicoscoscOct 6
“Reading is like thinking, like praying, like talking to a friend, like expressing your ideas, like listening to other people’s ideas, like listening to music (oh yes), like looking at the view, like taking a walk on the beach.” (Bolaño, 2666)
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Cian McCarthy@arealmofwonderJun 29
Poetry Corner 📚✨️ 'Personal Helicon' by Seamus Heaney
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CANMNT
@CANMNT_OfficialJun 24
Whole nation behind us 🇨🇦 #CANMNT
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Rémi Fauconnier
@RemiFauconnierJun 5
Hier soir, dans le mythique studio du château d’𝗛é𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲, 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗿, guitariste de 𝗕𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗲 lors de l’enregistrement de l’album 𝗟𝗼𝘄, rejouait sur les bandes originales d’époque, 50 ans plus tard, au même endroit. 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.
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Happy 84th Birthday May 17th 2026, Taj Mahal, multi-instrumentalist, composer of film soundtracks. In the early 60's he formed The Rising Sons with Ry Cooder, one of the first interracial bands of the period. Mahal has worked with Howlin' Wolf, Buddy Guy, Lightnin' Hopkins. He's touring this year in the US and Canada! Tickets for Taj & The Phantom Blues Band's additional July tour dates are on sale now at the link below! tajblues.com/tour
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Remembering the great Count Basie, who passed away on this day in 1984.
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Strenuous efforts are under way to make the tent as small as possible.
John Ivison@IvisonJApr 23
Even a paranoid can have enemies but this is a first: former Conservative leader accuses the National Post of being in the tank for the Liberals.
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Happy birthday to Alfred Lion, born on this day in 1908! Co-founder of Blue Note Records, he helped shape jazz history, producing some of the most important recordings of the ’40s, ’50s, and ’60s.
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Hadas Weiss@weiss_hadasApr 10
when there's no wifi
Science girl
@sciencegirlApr 10
The Netherlands hosts a famous Goose Parade
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Stir Vancouver@stir_vancouverMar 23
createastir.ca/articles/myri…

Quebec’s Myriam Gendron brings traditional songs into the here and now at Alliance Française, March...

The singer-songwriter rearranges folk music with her finger-picking guitar and burnished alto voice as part of Unwritten Weekend

createastir.ca
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Remembering the great Vince Guaraldi, who passed away on this day in 1976.
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bluesharp@bluezharpFeb 26
Happy Birthday Fats Domino (1928 – 2017), born on this day as Antoine Dominique Domino Jr. in Harvey, Louisiana. He was one of the pioneers of rock and roll. Fats Domino with Jools Holland🎹
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It took me a little time to settle into her use of harmonics and pacing, but once you do, you realize she’s crafting something entirely her own — a picturesque, almost jazz-inflected approach to classical guitar. Truly innovative. Your technique, control of dynamics, and stage presence are a joy to watch. How anyone can play with such flawless brilliance in front of an audience like that is beyond me. Absolutely fantastic — bravo! 👏🎸✨ 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐨 𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐤𝐚𝐢 - 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐲𝐞𝐧𝐬, 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄 𝐓𝐕
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Let's take a hit rock song from the 1970's and turn it into a Neo-1940's era hit song. Dream On - Postmodern Jukebox ft. Morgan James (Aerosmith Cover)
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friendscallmeJay@JaypottaFeb 6
Oh just Béla Fleck rippin’ “Big Country” with the house band on The Late Show nbd
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Zachary Lipez@ZacharyLipezJan 30
I’m honestly too sad about Catherine O’Hara to go through clips and find one to post so, since I’m a music writer anyway, here’s her sister’s perfect album from 1988 in case you don’t know about it. marymargaretohara.bandcamp.c…

Miss America, by Mary Margaret O'Hara

11 track album

marymargaretohara.bandcamp.com
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Brian Stack@BrianStack153Jan 30
The always brilliant Catherine O’Hara as the heartbreakingly hilarious teen Margaret Meehan in the classic SCTV sketch “High Q”. One of my biggest comedy heroes and, from everything I’ve heard, a wonderful person too. 💔youtu.be/MIVBgOhD-fs?si=mqr2… via @YouTube
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