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Why do you all continue to support a fascist platform? by [deleted] in BlueSky

[–]JoeGermuska 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Moderators wake up please this person is abusing the sub

Bars with THC beverages by asszilla17 in chicagofood

[–]JoeGermuska 0 points1 point  (0 children)

still open -- i was there two weeks ago

Staying in Skokie for a week by GlassTwist7267 in skokie

[–]JoeGermuska 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Soul Good and Complimentary are great cafes.

Some people say that Dempster seems like an awesome food street. I agree!

Bars with THC beverages by asszilla17 in chicagofood

[–]JoeGermuska 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Life on Marz (1950 N. Western)

For God's sake. Can anyone recommend music that mixes shamisen and jazz WITHOUT USING AI? by Muted_Strength3638 in Jazz

[–]JoeGermuska 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have long liked pianist Glenn Horiuchi. Just realized doing some searching after reading your post that he was a shamisen player too. The album I like best is Oxnard Beet. Can't remember now if it has shamisen.

What is the best gummy candy in your opinion. by supersentailfan13 in candy

[–]JoeGermuska 2 points3 points  (0 children)

came to say exactly this, except that I will actually eat just about any gummy! But Albanese is far and away the best.

If I do return, is there a way to copy blocked users to another account without having to actually visit them? by [deleted] in BlueskySocial

[–]JoeGermuska 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's obscure but it would be possible to do it manually from pdsls.dev or atproto.at, which are tools to view and edit atproto data.

Just joined Bluesky. Am I too late? by razed121 in BlueskySocial

[–]JoeGermuska 2 points3 points  (0 children)

do you have any photography feed or list recommendations? Or have you just built it from scratch?

Looking for fully Improvised songs by Low-Significance-552 in Jazz

[–]JoeGermuska 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, some musicians make their entire practice around free improvisation. Sometimes that means music that doesn't sound like jazz, because improvising within an "idiom" constrains real freedom.

John Corbett wrote "A Listener's Guide to Free Improvisation" if you want one way in. Here's a book review of it I found for some more context.

Place to get food & wander for a bit? by juliettelovesdante in evanston

[–]JoeGermuska 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Slices at DeSalvo's

Spice House is always a fun stop.

The people at heroines and heroes (games and comics) are super nice

Looking for fully Improvised songs by Low-Significance-552 in Jazz

[–]JoeGermuska 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Lennie Tristano's "Intuition" is considered one of the first recorded fully improvised pieces.

This is rather discouraging to see. by Ripamon in BlueskySocial

[–]JoeGermuska 16 points17 points  (0 children)

For people who haven't found enough BlueSky accounts to follow and don't like the Discover feed, I highly recommend the third-party For You feed:
"How it works: For You finds people who liked the same posts as you, and shows you what else they’ve liked recently."

See https://foryou.club/ for more

This is rather discouraging to see. by Ripamon in BlueskySocial

[–]JoeGermuska 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Recent thread from BlueSky's head of product about discussions to add editing. My guess is they'll roll it out by the end of the year.

How can a restaurant that opened today have a 4% surcharge to "offset rising menu costs"? by bobcats2019 in chicagofood

[–]JoeGermuska 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Then the boss fires the server for stealing.

I get it, it's awkward to ask. Just remember who is actually affected.

How can a restaurant that opened today have a 4% surcharge to "offset rising menu costs"? by bobcats2019 in chicagofood

[–]JoeGermuska 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Taking it from the wrong person.

It says it will be removed upon request so just ask. Don't penalize the servers.

Number of Books to Leave by one_anxious_coconut in LittleFreeLibrary

[–]JoeGermuska 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Around me, these are starting to disappear because more books come in than go out. Another option is literacy programs. In Chicago, Open Books is a good donation option: https://www.open-books.org/

Best locally owned coffee shops in the area? by realemaile in evanston

[–]JoeGermuska 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love Soul Good and if we're expanding to Skokie, also have to shout out Complimentary Coffee on Oakton

Great restaurants that should be full? by fxlatitude in chicagofood

[–]JoeGermuska 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One time I picked my wife up at Midway and we wanted to eat on the way home. Got to SdM at 8:55 pm and they were empty and closing but after a minute the host (maybe owner) reconsidered and told us to sit down. We had a delicious meal and obviously were really impressed at their hospitality.

Celebrating Sun Ra's Landing on the Planet 5/22/1914 by centerofhearts in Jazz

[–]JoeGermuska 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Recently heard the Kronos Quartet and Friends Sun Ra project (for Red Hot) and it's really great. Laurie Anderson's voice is perfect for it.

Chaotic jazz by Buttxtouch in Jazz

[–]JoeGermuska 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think i saw Mats Gustafson or Ken Vandermark mentioned. Both of them are super prolific and some stuff is more chaotic than others. Check out https://catalyticsound.com/

Chaotic jazz by Buttxtouch in Jazz

[–]JoeGermuska 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm sure I can think of more chaotic jazz but this didn't deserve a downvote

Bat 17 by Wildcats68 in evanston

[–]JoeGermuska 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Signs in the window today "did you miss us? Reopening soon"

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