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Gerry Stanek Is Happy!

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Rock and roll is a noun. Writing. Occasional unsolicited opinions. Established in Nicktown, PA. MFA in Fiction from Warren Wilson College.

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Songwriting work. Memorial Day morning.


Dylan didn't need to eclipse Donovan. There was never a hint that Donovan could even come close.

Among the most dramatic/devastating moments in 20th century music? When Bob Dylan meets Donovan (the latter still a golden boy of folk & a rival) & sings him the scorching poetic opener to *It’s All Over Now Baby Blue.* It's all over Donovan’s face: he’s been totally eclipsed



Sting's early songwriting relied on lots of repetition, like singing "Roxanne" four-thousand times in the fadeout. I'm suggesting that Donald Trump might nominate him to head up The Department of Redundancy Department.


I've been writing regular columns about authentic rock and roll, and Rod Stewart was first on the list. rockandrollisanoun.substack.com/p/rock-and-rol…

Younger music fans probably don't realise just how good Rod Stewart was at his peak. What is your favourite RS album, whether solo or with The Faces?

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Only every fucking time.

10. Drawing your sun in the corner

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Gerry Stanek Is Happy! Reposted

Broken glass and empty bottles. Line them up and hit the throttle…

I hate to ride on his sad coat tails, but I thought about @mattmoran_music when I recorded this yesterday. gerrystanek.bandcamp.com/track/loves-in…



I literally just said to myself, “Look at that. Talk about a joyous moment in America.”

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She's playing in open tuning and literally moving her index finger to different frets. There's no jazz here at all.

Try following Joni Mitchell’s chord changes. Only jazz cats could do it.



When I was watching Family Ties in the 80s, I couldn't have imagined crushing so hard on her intellect in 2024.

Decompressing from walking on eggshells for the past four years.



Can we also get rid of College Board and their monopoly? And can teachers be certified because they KNOW THE CONTENT, which should really be the only test?

I’d like to toss my name in the hat for US Secretary of Education. I promise *genuine* educational reform: Ending the accreditation cartel Ending the monopoly on teacher certification Eliminating DEI Phonics Cleaning up peer-review Reinstalling merit Attention: Howard Lutnick



I stopped watching TV news in 2009 and it did wonders for my outlook and mental health.

We need to have a national conversation about how the corporate press has literally driven people insane.



Deluding yourself isn't productive, Jen.

We need to have a national conversation about how the corporate press has literally driven people insane.



If you choose psychotic and miserable, that's exactly what you'll get, exactly what you'll see. The real lesson here is that you can absolutely choose a brighter vision for yourself.

life here is psychotic & miserable. consumer culture provides nothing to nourish the soul. we are taught since birth that life is rabid competition. leftist policies would address this most thoroughly but we have no left so they choose the huckster’s miracle nationalist snake oil



What the hell is Robert Downey Jr. gonna do?

The legacy news is now dead and celebrity endorsements are now dead



This election was partly a repudiation of American media outlets. CNN and MSNBC still haven't caught on.

"What did [Harris] do? She raised an insane amount of money. Her introduction to the country went well. The convention was a success. Her convention speech was a success. She crushed him in the debate, and she closed stronger than he did. She hit her marks." -@jheil



When a dude misses the memo on critical thinking, it looks a little like this.

Because they're smarter. (the data shows this, you are much more likely to be a Dem the more educated you are) Sorry it doesn't feel good to say this but it's the truth.



It's not true. Rock and roll has deep tentacles all over America, and they're much older than Elvis.

Do you think this is true...?

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