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Sep 11 • 
The Shins
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Perks of the Trade
Perfect way to indulge the hoarding instinct!
Sep 5 • 
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3:04

August 2025

Hyper Normal Stimuli
Sounds like something out of a Cronenberg film, right?
Aug 21 • 
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Too Young To Burn (Sonny and The Sunsets cover)
This is one of my all time favorite songs!
Aug 11 • 
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7
1:21
Remembering Sam Jayne of Love As Laughter and Lync
This is such a perfect portrait of the one and only Sam Jayne.
Aug 1 • 
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July 2025

Some Broken Hearts Never Mend (Don Williams cover)
A special song for my Mom.
Jul 21 • 
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1:32
Gets kinda hot in these rhinos!
This is not music related at all but more of a Mr.
Jul 10 • 
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7:37

June 2025

The hunt continues...
Hey guys, sorry the posts have been a little sparse lately, I’ve been on a family trip in Japan.
Jun 27 • 
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5:12
Faith (George Michael cover)
I had to put my shades on since it’s a George Michael cover!
Jun 10 • 
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May 2025

Slip Slidin' Away (Paul Simon cover)
Another song with strong memories from my childhood.
May 29 • 
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Tweed Deluxe
This is my circa ‘58 Tweed Deluxe.
May 19 • 
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3:49
Demo Tapes: "Know Your Onion"
Listening to sketches circa 1999
May 13 • 
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4:39
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