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Accordion, Instrument of the Gods It Happened to Me

Tell your kids this was Daft Punk

Joey deVilla on a beach at night, playing the accordion while wearing electrolumninescent wire sunglasses.
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Need context? Here’s the Wikipedia entry for Daft Punk.

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It Happened to Me

A scene from “Los Vinos de Dalí 2023”

Anitra and I attended Los Vinos de Dalí at the Dalí Museum a couple of weekends ago — here’s one of our pics.

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It Happened to Me Tampa Bay

I’m in “Made in Tampa!”

There’s an unexpected, growing tech scene here in Tampa, and Made in Tampa is dedicated to covering it. Their latest installment is about an accordion-playing techie whom you might know.

My thanks to Amanda Kern for the wonderful interview and write-up, and to Jason Allen for setting this up!

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funny Geek

For fans of “Attack on Titan” and alcohol, I give you…

…Eren Jägerbomb.

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funny Stranger than Fiction

The accented syllable matters

In many English words that can be both nouns and verbs:

  • If the accent is on the word’s first syllable, it’s probably the noun form.
  • If the accent is on the word’s second syllable, it’s probably the verb form.
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Geek It Happened to Me Music

You say “big nerd” as if it’s a BAD thing…

Thanks to Lara Beaton for the find!

I was a synth player before I was an accordion player. Also, electronic keyboards are a great way to practice without annoying the neighbors — or more importantly, Anitra:

My office.
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In honor of this special day…

Mug featuring Charles and Camilla with the text “To all the side chicks: there’s always hope”
Thanks to Mike van de Water for the find!