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  1. Free download codes:

    Pete Rafle, Songsmith - Compass & Chart

    "Pete Rafle's debut full-length album is a collection of groovy, thought-provoking songs in the tradition of Steve Earle, Jason Isbell, Nick Lowe, and Billy Bragg."

    getmusic.fm/l/bjcWG5

    #folk #singersongwriter #acoustic #americana #country #rockandroll #roots #celtic #music

  2. Free download codes:

    Pete Rafle, Songsmith - Compass & Chart

    "Pete Rafle's debut full-length album is a collection of groovy, thought-provoking songs in the tradition of Steve Earle, Jason Isbell, Nick Lowe, and Billy Bragg."

    getmusic.fm/l/bjcWG5

    #folk #singersongwriter #acoustic #americana #country #rockandroll #roots #celtic #music

  3. Free download codes:

    Pete Rafle, Songsmith - Compass & Chart

    "Pete Rafle's debut full-length album is a collection of groovy, thought-provoking songs in the tradition of Steve Earle, Jason Isbell, Nick Lowe, and Billy Bragg."

    getmusic.fm/l/bjcWG5

    #folk #singersongwriter #acoustic #americana #country #rockandroll #roots #celtic #music

  4. Free download codes:

    Pete Rafle, Songsmith - Compass & Chart

    "Pete Rafle's debut full-length album is a collection of groovy, thought-provoking songs in the tradition of Steve Earle, Jason Isbell, Nick Lowe, and Billy Bragg."

    getmusic.fm/l/bjcWG5

    #folk #singersongwriter #acoustic #americana #country #rockandroll #roots #celtic #music

  5. I Had Sumptin’ In Mind

    But just like that it’s gone, poof.

    No, I really did forget so who knows what comes of this.

    Football

    I guess I’ll talk about the new sidebar images first. Big Al is back for another season along with the schedule which will highlight how our season progresses. We came out shaking with inexperience and nervousness and stayed that way through the first half trailing by 4 at halftime {13-17}. Settling down in the second half we were able to shut them down and come back to win 45-17 .

    I had given up on Texas by half-time and went to bed. Damn it, I missed a comeback that had to be epic. I was soooo happy to see this upset happen, a beautiful gift to all of college football and a great game for Michigan to watch unfold. Oregon? losing Will Stein hurt this team tremendously and it shows. Sorry Willie but if they don’t kick butt the rest of the year you might miss out on the playoffs.

    Caffeine & Nicotine

    Let me pour another cup of delicious dark roast and talk about the coffin nails I have been hammering since 1967. This time around I have managed to drop from 1 1/4- 1 1/2 packs a day to 2 cigarettes a day on average, still have a few days where no matter what I try it don’t happen and I over indulge on them, but hey, I’m trying.

    Crawling into the day

    Baby Steps? naw, just not in the Fastlane today. I am passing on the prompts and challenges I love to do and not practicing my vocals either. So what’s up in the dawghouse you ask? NADA, NUNTIN’ HONEY. I am going outside to enjoy some 70 degree weather with sunny skies. I was given an album this morning and want to give it a spin today, “The Bangles” ‘Different Light’, it has ‘Walk like an Egyptian’ and ‘Manic Monday’ on it. I wasn’t a big Bangles fan but will add it to my collection which brings the total to 568 albums. I am buying another one that comes out on the 18th or 19th which was never put on vinyl when it came out, only CD. Bob Seager’s “Face The Promise”, a fantastic rock and roll album from one of the masters. {A three song tease}

    https://youtu.be/tJi_T9QrLtc?si=vn5K70LLTbidbJnh

    https://youtu.be/OkA_0jvf5ac?si=F8g0UJP7yswuhF6t

    And my favorite from this album.

    https://youtu.be/xoBt8PknCZ8?si=J-RLvQwv3iVo6vS4

    Can’t wait for this wax to drop!!!

    S1426 ©peaceful-threads.com

    #Alabama #BobSeager #Challenges #coffee #collegeSports #dailyprompt #dailyprompt2884 #football #journey #life #love #lp #music #newVinyl #newWax #rockAndRoll #RollTide #SEC #writing
  6. I Had Sumptin’ In Mind

    But just like that it’s gone, poof.

    No, I really did forget so who knows what comes of this.

    Football

    I guess I’ll talk about the new sidebar images first. Big Al is back for another season along with the schedule which will highlight how our season progresses. We came out shaking with inexperience and nervousness and stayed that way through the first half trailing by 4 at halftime {13-17}. Settling down in the second half we were able to shut them down and come back to win 45-17 .

    I had given up on Texas by half-time and went to bed. Damn it, I missed a comeback that had to be epic. I was soooo happy to see this upset happen, a beautiful gift to all of college football and a great game for Michigan to watch unfold. Oregon? losing Will Stein hurt this team tremendously and it shows. Sorry Willie but if they don’t kick butt the rest of the year you might miss out on the playoffs.

    Caffeine & Nicotine

    Let me pour another cup of delicious dark roast and talk about the coffin nails I have been hammering since 1967. This time around I have managed to drop from 1 1/4- 1 1/2 packs a day to 2 cigarettes a day on average, still have a few days where no matter what I try it don’t happen and I over indulge on them, but hey, I’m trying.

    Crawling into the day

    Baby Steps? naw, just not in the Fastlane today. I am passing on the prompts and challenges I love to do and not practicing my vocals either. So what’s up in the dawghouse you ask? NADA, NUNTIN’ HONEY. I am going outside to enjoy some 70 degree weather with sunny skies. I was given an album this morning and want to give it a spin today, “The Bangles” ‘Different Light’, it has ‘Walk like an Egyptian’ and ‘Manic Monday’ on it. I wasn’t a big Bangles fan but will add it to my collection which brings the total to 568 albums. I am buying another one that comes out on the 18th or 19th which was never put on vinyl when it came out, only CD. Bob Seager’s “Face The Promise”, a fantastic rock and roll album from one of the masters. {A three song tease}

    https://youtu.be/tJi_T9QrLtc?si=vn5K70LLTbidbJnh

    https://youtu.be/OkA_0jvf5ac?si=F8g0UJP7yswuhF6t

    And my favorite from this album.

    https://youtu.be/xoBt8PknCZ8?si=J-RLvQwv3iVo6vS4

    Can’t wait for this wax to drop!!!

    S1426 ©peaceful-threads.com

    #Alabama #BobSeager #Challenges #coffee #collegeSports #dailyprompt #dailyprompt2884 #football #journey #life #love #lp #music #newVinyl #newWax #rockAndRoll #RollTide #SEC #writing
  7. I Had Sumptin’ In Mind

    But just like that it’s gone, poof.

    No, I really did forget so who knows what comes of this.

    Football

    I guess I’ll talk about the new sidebar images first. Big Al is back for another season along with the schedule which will highlight how our season progresses. We came out shaking with inexperience and nervousness and stayed that way through the first half trailing by 4 at halftime {13-17}. Settling down in the second half we were able to shut them down and come back to win 45-17 .

    I had given up on Texas by half-time and went to bed. Damn it, I missed a comeback that had to be epic. I was soooo happy to see this upset happen, a beautiful gift to all of college football and a great game for Michigan to watch unfold. Oregon? losing Will Stein hurt this team tremendously and it shows. Sorry Willie but if they don’t kick butt the rest of the year you might miss out on the playoffs.

    Caffeine & Nicotine

    Let me pour another cup of delicious dark roast and talk about the coffin nails I have been hammering since 1967. This time around I have managed to drop from 1 1/4- 1 1/2 packs a day to 2 cigarettes a day on average, still have a few days where no matter what I try it don’t happen and I over indulge on them, but hey, I’m trying.

    Crawling into the day

    Baby Steps? naw, just not in the Fastlane today. I am passing on the prompts and challenges I love to do and not practicing my vocals either. So what’s up in the dawghouse you ask? NADA, NUNTIN’ HONEY. I am going outside to enjoy some 70 degree weather with sunny skies. I was given an album this morning and want to give it a spin today, “The Bangles” ‘Different Light’, it has ‘Walk like an Egyptian’ and ‘Manic Monday’ on it. I wasn’t a big Bangles fan but will add it to my collection which brings the total to 568 albums. I am buying another one that comes out on the 18th or 19th which was never put on vinyl when it came out, only CD. Bob Seager’s “Face The Promise”, a fantastic rock and roll album from one of the masters. {A three song tease}

    https://youtu.be/tJi_T9QrLtc?si=vn5K70LLTbidbJnh

    https://youtu.be/OkA_0jvf5ac?si=F8g0UJP7yswuhF6t

    And my favorite from this album.

    https://youtu.be/xoBt8PknCZ8?si=J-RLvQwv3iVo6vS4

    Can’t wait for this wax to drop!!!

    S1426 ©peaceful-threads.com

    #Alabama #BobSeager #Challenges #coffee #collegeSports #dailyprompt #dailyprompt2884 #football #journey #life #love #lp #music #newVinyl #newWax #rockAndRoll #RollTide #SEC #writing
  8. I Had Sumptin’ In Mind

    But just like that it’s gone, poof.

    No, I really did forget so who knows what comes of this.

    Football

    I guess I’ll talk about the new sidebar images first. Big Al is back for another season along with the schedule which will highlight how our season progresses. We came out shaking with inexperience and nervousness and stayed that way through the first half trailing by 4 at halftime {13-17}. Settling down in the second half we were able to shut them down and come back to win 45-17 .

    I had given up on Texas by half-time and went to bed. Damn it, I missed a comeback that had to be epic. I was soooo happy to see this upset happen, a beautiful gift to all of college football and a great game for Michigan to watch unfold. Oregon? losing Will Stein hurt this team tremendously and it shows. Sorry Willie but if they don’t kick butt the rest of the year you might miss out on the playoffs.

    Caffeine & Nicotine

    Let me pour another cup of delicious dark roast and talk about the coffin nails I have been hammering since 1967. This time around I have managed to drop from 1 1/4- 1 1/2 packs a day to 2 cigarettes a day on average, still have a few days where no matter what I try it don’t happen and I over indulge on them, but hey, I’m trying.

    Crawling into the day

    Baby Steps? naw, just not in the Fastlane today. I am passing on the prompts and challenges I love to do and not practicing my vocals either. So what’s up in the dawghouse you ask? NADA, NUNTIN’ HONEY. I am going outside to enjoy some 70 degree weather with sunny skies. I was given an album this morning and want to give it a spin today, “The Bangles” ‘Different Light’, it has ‘Walk like an Egyptian’ and ‘Manic Monday’ on it. I wasn’t a big Bangles fan but will add it to my collection which brings the total to 568 albums. I am buying another one that comes out on the 18th or 19th which was never put on vinyl when it came out, only CD. Bob Seager’s “Face The Promise”, a fantastic rock and roll album from one of the masters. {A three song tease}

    https://youtu.be/tJi_T9QrLtc?si=vn5K70LLTbidbJnh

    https://youtu.be/OkA_0jvf5ac?si=F8g0UJP7yswuhF6t

    And my favorite from this album.

    https://youtu.be/xoBt8PknCZ8?si=J-RLvQwv3iVo6vS4

    Can’t wait for this wax to drop!!!

    S1426 ©peaceful-threads.com

    #Alabama #BobSeager #Challenges #coffee #collegeSports #dailyprompt #dailyprompt2884 #football #journey #life #love #lp #music #newVinyl #newWax #rockAndRoll #RollTide #SEC #writing
  9. I Had Sumptin’ In Mind

    But just like that it’s gone, poof.

    No, I really did forget so who knows what comes of this.

    Football

    I guess I’ll talk about the new sidebar images first. Big Al is back for another season along with the schedule which will highlight how our season progresses. We came out shaking with inexperience and nervousness and stayed that way through the first half trailing by 4 at halftime {13-17}. Settling down in the second half we were able to shut them down and come back to win 45-17 .

    I had given up on Texas by half-time and went to bed. Damn it, I missed a comeback that had to be epic. I was soooo happy to see this upset happen, a beautiful gift to all of college football and a great game for Michigan to watch unfold. Oregon? losing Will Stein hurt this team tremendously and it shows. Sorry Willie but if they don’t kick butt the rest of the year you might miss out on the playoffs.

    Caffeine & Nicotine

    Let me pour another cup of delicious dark roast and talk about the coffin nails I have been hammering since 1967. This time around I have managed to drop from 1 1/4- 1 1/2 packs a day to 2 cigarettes a day on average, still have a few days where no matter what I try it don’t happen and I over indulge on them, but hey, I’m trying.

    Crawling into the day

    Baby Steps? naw, just not in the Fastlane today. I am passing on the prompts and challenges I love to do and not practicing my vocals either. So what’s up in the dawghouse you ask? NADA, NUNTIN’ HONEY. I am going outside to enjoy some 70 degree weather with sunny skies. I was given an album this morning and want to give it a spin today, “The Bangles” ‘Different Light’, it has ‘Walk like an Egyptian’ and ‘Manic Monday’ on it. I wasn’t a big Bangles fan but will add it to my collection which brings the total to 568 albums. I am buying another one that comes out on the 18th or 19th which was never put on vinyl when it came out, only CD. Bob Seager’s “Face The Promise”, a fantastic rock and roll album from one of the masters. {A three song tease}

    https://youtu.be/tJi_T9QrLtc?si=vn5K70LLTbidbJnh

    https://youtu.be/OkA_0jvf5ac?si=F8g0UJP7yswuhF6t

    And my favorite from this album.

    https://youtu.be/xoBt8PknCZ8?si=J-RLvQwv3iVo6vS4

    Can’t wait for this wax to drop!!!

    S1426 ©peaceful-threads.com

    #Alabama #BobSeager #Challenges #coffee #collegeSports #dailyprompt #dailyprompt2884 #football #journey #life #love #lp #music #newVinyl #newWax #rockAndRoll #RollTide #SEC #writing
  10. One of the organizers of Dio Day 2026 stands in front of a row of posters -- Did you know Ronnie James Dio went to school in Cortland, NY?

    #photo #photography #portrait #dio #dioday #ronniejamesdio #heavymetal #rockandroll #music #cortland #cortlandmusicpark

  11. "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (initially "Why Do Birds Sing So Gay?") is a debut single by American #rockAndRoll band #FrankieLymon & #theTeenagers that was released on January 10, 1956. It reached No. 1 on the R&B chart, No. 6 on #Billboard's Pop Singles chart, and No. 1 on the #UKSinglesChart in July. Many renditions of the song by other artists have also been hit records in the U.S., including versions by #theDiamonds (in 1956), #theBeachBoys (in 1964).
    youtube.com/watch?v=vjD0xeUOR3U

  12. I have advice for people: no matter how successful you are in Rock 'n' Roll music and the Hall of Fame, remember that blues scales originated from hardship. Remember where we came from. Live humbly.

    #music #blues #rockandroll #humility #history #culture #origins #heritage #wisdom #respect #grounded #legacy #roots #authenticity #gratitude #perspective #artist #truth #awareness #integrity #musichistory #remembering

  13. "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (initially "Why Do Birds Sing So Gay?") is a debut single by American #rockAndRoll band #FrankieLymon & #theTeenagers that was released on January 10, 1956. It reached No. 1 on the R&B chart, No. 6 on #Billboard's Pop Singles chart, and No. 1 on the #UKSinglesChart in July. Many renditions of the song by other artists have also been hit records in the U.S., including versions by #theDiamonds (in 1956), #theBeachBoys (in 1964).
    youtube.com/watch?v=2sAHiR0rkJg

  14. “It is impossible to win gracefully at chess. No man has yet said “Mate!” in a voice which failed to sound to his opponent bitter, boastful and malicious.”*…

    … but perhaps the offense is muted if the call is remote.

    Electronic gaming is huge– and growing, As Rolling Stone reports

    The gaming industry, fueled by platforms like Twitch and YouTube, has surged into a multi-billion-dollar powerhouse, projected to exceed $207 billion in 2026. These platforms do more than showcase gameplay—they cultivate vibrant, interactive communities where fans engage in real time, from live chats to virtual watch parties. Games like League of Legends, Call of Duty, Counter-Strike and Fortnite have become a cultural phenomenon, drawing in over 2.6 billion gamers globally, a number that continues to climb each year. Mobile gaming, accounting for over 60% of global gaming revenue, plays a significant role in this growth, making gaming accessible to a broader audience than ever before…

    But as Danny Robb explains, using tecnology to play games remotely has a long history…

    In 1897, the United States House of Representatives held a series of chess matches to find their most skilled players. The five winners were pitted against counterparts in the British House of Commons. But while the Americans sat down to play in Washington, D.C., their opponents sat in London. The players received moves by telegraph, and sent responses back over wires that crossed the Atlantic.

    By this point, “cable chess” had been slowly evolving for decades. Historian Simone Müller-Pohl argues that this form of long-distance chess play offers insight into the cultural and political currents of the industrial era.

    By the mid-nineteenth century, she explains, there was a growing sports culture in Europe and the US. Industrial technologies enabled more people to attend games and follow along from a distance. A growing middle class fostered this sporting culture, which came to include chess.

    “Weekly,” Müller-Pohl explains, “the liberal and intellectual elites of the time assembled around chess boards in Paris, Berlin, Warsaw, Vienna, Moscow, Rome, and London.” Interest in the game spread, and chess clubs emerged. As clubs arranged tournaments and standardized chess rules, Müller-Pohl argues that chess “was gradually turned into a sport.”

    Correspondence chess grew along with the game, in part thanks to cheap and efficient postal services. When the telegraph emerged on the scene, the application to chess was almost immediate.

    “It was telegraphy’s fathers who pulled the strings behind the first schemes for cable chess,” Müller-Pohl explains. In 1844, inventor Samuel Morse arranged chess matches on a new telegraph line between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. “All of the 686 moves necessary for the seven games played were transmitted without mistake or interruption,” Müller-Pohl writes.

    Not long after, in 1845, inventor Charles Wheatstone attended a demonstration in London. Chess legend Howard Staunton played against his rival George Walker over the South Western Railway line between Portsmouth and London. Müller-Pohl describes how witnesses found the match “rather tedious,” but it received a lot of press. This was partly the point—the matches demonstrated and advertised the capabilities and accuracy of the invention.

    The Staunton match had another interesting aspect. Müller-Pohl points out that “the lines were still used for ordinary traffic during the games, allowing a group of chess players from Southampton to have every move telegraphed to them.” A bit like modern e-sports, spectators could observe the virtual match…

    The early history of e-gaming– when telegraph cables let chess clubs stage matches across continents, linking players and spectators in a new kind of long-distance competition: “The First E-Sports? Chess by Telegraph,” from @inverting-vision.bsky.social in @jstordaily.bsky.social.

    * A. A. Milne

    ###

    As we note that what’s old is new again, we might recall that it was on this date in 1958 that Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode” was released. It peaked at number two on the Hot R&B Sides chart and number eight on its pre-Billboard Hot 100 chart. Considered “the first rock & roll hit about rock & roll stardom”, it has been covered by many, many other artists and has received many, many honors and accolades, among them being ranked 33rd and 7th, respectively, on Rolling Stone’s 2021 and 2004 lists of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It was also included as one of the 27 songs on the Voyager Golden Record (a collection of music, images, and sounds designed to serve as an introduction and record of global humanity’s achievements, innovations and culture, to alien/otherworldly inhabitants).

    Apropos the piece above, it was released by Chess Records.

    source

    https://youtu.be/6ROwVrF0Ceg?si=mn0aUbfgzyWtINVy

    #chess #ChuckBerry #culture #eGaming #electronicGaming #gaming #history #mobileGaming #music #rock #rockAndRoll #SamuelMorse #Technology #telegraph #VoyagerGoldenRecord
  15. "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (initially "Why Do Birds Sing So Gay?") is a debut single by American #rockAndRoll band #FrankieLymon & #theTeenagers that was released on January 10, 1956. It reached No. 1 on the R&B chart, No. 6 on #Billboard's Pop Singles chart, and No. 1 on the #UKSinglesChart in July. Many renditions of the song by other artists have also been hit records in the U.S., including versions by #theDiamonds (in 1956), #theBeachBoys (in 1964).
    youtube.com/watch?v=zxd0gqP5Phg

  16. "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (initially "Why Do Birds Sing So Gay?") is a debut single by American #rockAndRoll band #FrankieLymon & #theTeenagers that was released on January 10, 1956. It reached No. 1 on the R&B chart, No. 6 on #Billboard's Pop Singles chart, and No. 1 on the #UKSinglesChart in July. Many renditions of the song by other artists have also been hit records in the U.S., including versions by #theDiamonds (in 1956), #theBeachBoys (in 1964).
    youtube.com/watch?v=pnORR0_R4g0

  17. "Come a Little Bit Closer" is a song by the 1960s #rockAndRoll band #JayAndTheAmericans. It reached number 3 on the #Billboard Hot 100 on November 21, 1964, making it the band's highest-charting single. It also peaked at number 4 on the #Cashbox chart and at number 1 on #RPM's singles chart. The song was their first top 5 recording in two years, since 1962's "#SheCried." It was written by songwriters #TommyBoyceAndBobbyHart, as well as #WesFarrell, and became Boyce.
    youtube.com/watch?v=gsXnPiItWuE

  18. "Come a Little Bit Closer" is a song by the 1960s #rockAndRoll band #JayAndTheAmericans. It reached number 3 on the #Billboard Hot 100 on November 21, 1964, making it the band's highest-charting single. It also peaked at number 4 on the #Cashbox chart and at number 1 on #RPM's singles chart. The song was their first top 5 recording in two years, since 1962's "#SheCried." It was written by songwriters #TommyBoyceAndBobbyHart, as well as #WesFarrell, and became Boyce.
    youtube.com/watch?v=gsXnPiItWuE

  19. "Come a Little Bit Closer" is a song by the 1960s #rockAndRoll band #JayAndTheAmericans. It reached number 3 on the #Billboard Hot 100 on November 21, 1964, making it the band's highest-charting single. It also peaked at number 4 on the #Cashbox chart and at number 1 on #RPM's singles chart. The song was their first top 5 recording in two years, since 1962's "#SheCried." It was written by songwriters #TommyBoyceAndBobbyHart, as well as #WesFarrell, and became Boyce.
    youtube.com/watch?v=gsXnPiItWuE

  20. "Come a Little Bit Closer" is a song by the 1960s #rockAndRoll band #JayAndTheAmericans. It reached number 3 on the #Billboard Hot 100 on November 21, 1964, making it the band's highest-charting single. It also peaked at number 4 on the #Cashbox chart and at number 1 on #RPM's singles chart. The song was their first top 5 recording in two years, since 1962's "#SheCried." It was written by songwriters #TommyBoyceAndBobbyHart, as well as #WesFarrell, and became Boyce.
    youtube.com/watch?v=gsXnPiItWuE

  21. "Come a Little Bit Closer" is a song by the 1960s #rockAndRoll band #JayAndTheAmericans. It reached number 3 on the #Billboard Hot 100 on November 21, 1964, making it the band's highest-charting single. It also peaked at number 4 on the #Cashbox chart and at number 1 on #RPM's singles chart. The song was their first top 5 recording in two years, since 1962's "#SheCried." It was written by songwriters #TommyBoyceAndBobbyHart, as well as #WesFarrell, and became Boyce.
    youtube.com/watch?v=gsXnPiItWuE

  22. "Come a Little Bit Closer" is a song by the 1960s #rockAndRoll band #JayAndTheAmericans. It reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 21, 1964, making it the band's highest-charting single. It also peaked at number 4 on the #Cashbox chart and at number 1 on #RPM's singles chart. The song was their first top 5 recording in two years, since 1962's #SheCried. It was written by songwriters #TommyBoyceAndBobbyHart, as well as #WesFarrell, and became Boyce.
    youtu.be/ZuWkVqum6a8

  23. "Come a Little Bit Closer" is a song by the 1960s #rockAndRoll band #JayAndTheAmericans. It reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 21, 1964, making it the band's highest-charting single. It also peaked at number 4 on the #Cashbox chart and at number 1 on #RPM's singles chart. The song was their first top 5 recording in two years, since 1962's #SheCried. It was written by songwriters #TommyBoyceAndBobbyHart, as well as #WesFarrell.
    youtu.be/x-yjQ7zJTjo