The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century

The Republican platform: More of the same, including the lack of attention to detail

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date August 24, 2020
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“RESOVLVED [sic],” the resolution reads, complete with a sloppy typo that would’ve been caught by an attentive proofreader or even a word processor from the previous millennium, “That the 2020 Republican National Convention will adjourn without adopting a new platform until the 2024 Republican National Convention…”

In short, they say they’re doing a great job, they’d like four more years of doing said great job with Trump nominally at the helm.

This election’s no longer a referendum on liberal vs. conservative — it’s been reduced to a choice between semi-competence and a toxic, self-serving, half-assed autocratic cult of personality.

File under “Funny because it’s true”

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date August 22, 2020
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It could also mean that your dad’s “legitimate business” had a body count.

Accordion, Instrument of the Gods The Current Situation

Okay, you can stop sending me this meme now.

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date August 19, 2020
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The Current Situation

Four Trump comments, one big indicator of Trump’s character

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date August 18, 2020
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Accordion, Instrument of the Gods It Happened to Me

More blasts from the past

Post author By Joey deVilla
Post date August 15, 2020
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At the GIANT Conference, Charleston, South Carolina, 2015. Tap to view at full size.

While reorganizing my files, I found these photos of me with the accordion in various situations and decided to post them here, just for fun.

The one above is from the karaoke competition at the 2015 edition of the GIANT Conference, a great UX conference in Charleston. I’m doing Young MC’s Bust a Move, and won an Apple TV as a result. I still have it, too!

The photo below is from a party held at Social Game Universe’s offices on Toronto’s King Street West when I found a unicorn mask and decided to try it on:

At a party at Social Game Universe, Toronto, 2015. Tap to view at full size.

Here’s a couple of pictures from a 2004 meetup with technology journalists Amber Mac and Leo Laporte:

At at meetup with Amber Mac and Leo Laporte, “No Regrets” bistro, Toronto, 2004. Tap to view at full size.

For a brief, shining moment, I was in an earlier version Lindi Ortega’s band:

Playing with Lindi Ortega at b-sides, Toronto, 2002.

These photos are from two DEF CON conferences, DEF CON 8 and DEF CON 9:

Bargaining with the Ferengi at Star Trek: The Experience, Las Vegas, 2001.

Hanging with Deth Veggie at the Cult of the Dead Cow suite, DEF CON 8, Alexis Park Hotel, Las Vegas, 2000.

These final photos are from Year One of the accordion — the year when I first took the accordion out into the world, yielding some surprising results: