Wes Freed artwork

Here are examples that I have copies of.

Wes Freed’s book came with a postcard signed by him

a 2004 poster signed by Freed and the band – I saw the Baltmore show

a t-shirt from a 2004 tour – I also have it as a poster

poster for the 2003 album Decoration Day – think I got this on eBay

This is a limited edition based on the 2008 Drive-By Trucker song “The Monument Valley” – mine is 10/100

poster from 2013 – I saw the Baltimore show

I bought this poster on eBay if I remember correctly

538 on election denier Republican candidates

Candidates who support former President Donald Trump’s false claims that the 2020 election was stolen will appear on ballots in nearly every state this fall. https://t.co/Wz1yJ14ipp
— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) September 8, 2022

New secretaries of states would not only approve vote tallies and certify results—many of the candidates want to dramatically change the rules for future elections, too.https://t.co/mpxLDUpKZ7
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) September 4, 2022

An AP survey finds that just 40% of Republican candidates running for statewide offices that have a role in elections would directly say that President Joe Biden was legitimately elected. Reporting by @NickRiccardi. https://t.co/M86uYTewLF
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) September 8, 2022

RIP Wes Freed

Wes Freed was an artist best known for album covers, posters, and t-shirt designs for the Drive-By Truckers. His art was a great match for their music.

I’ll update this post with pictures of his work that I have copies of.

9/7 – I made a separate post of Wes Freed art

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Wes Freed’s artwork, including the “Cooley Bird,” was synonymous with the Drive-By Truckers https://t.co/9wyDwWst9P
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) September 5, 2022

In Memory Of Artist Wes Freed: @JasonIsbell took a moment during Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit's encore in Charlottesville last night to dedicate "Decoration Day" to Freed who died on Sunday.

See Isbell's emotional dedication to his old friend https://t.co/7pKNN9vOcM
— JamBase (@JamBase) September 5, 2022

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Sad news today about Wes Freed, who painted nearly all of the @drivebytruckers covers and was just a kickass human being. He graciously donated the Cooley bird image that was used as the cover of my book — an act of generosity that still moves me. A truly incalculable loss pic.twitter.com/Nlg5vG5Sh5
— Stephen Deusner (@stephenmdeusner) September 4, 2022

RIP #WesFreed pic.twitter.com/n7E8uTuwSC
— WaffleHouse Jesus ☕️ (@WafflehouseJ) September 4, 2022

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Excellent Instagram post on Arthur Treacher’s Fish and Chips

Arthur Treacher was an English actor who followed a career on stage and in films with a role as a sidekick to Merv Griffin on TV. He lent his name to a restaurant chain.

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Four Home Runs in one game

Bo Bichette of Toronto hit three home runs against the Orioles yesterday. He had a chance for a fourth and didn’t get it. The broadcasters pointed out that it has only been done 18 times. That’s rarer than perfect games. It has been done twice against the Orioles (Rocky Colavito, Josh Hamilton).

Here’s an overview and some videos.

Josh Hamilton was an absolute beast. He had my ass running wild this night. Shoulder still hurts from that first inning homer. Almost got that one. Maybe if I was playing deep lol https://t.co/Qb705orUlB
— 10 (@SimplyAJ10) June 4, 2024

Gateway Stamp Company envelope on Bob Horner’s four home run game

Mike Schmidt rounds the bases after hitting his fourth home run of the game, 1976 pic.twitter.com/B0tJojf4ad
— Baseball In Pics (@baseballinpix) December 18, 2022

Most home runs hit in a single game, MLB all-time pic.twitter.com/MGqaNwXOve
— Jay Cuda (@JayCuda) June 3, 2023

Rocky Colavito kisses his bat after hitting 4 consecutive home runs against the Orioles, June 10, 1959. pic.twitter.com/R0hPAYavSq
— Baseball In Pics (@baseballinpix) June 10, 2023

4 home runs is more rare than a perfect game?!

h/t r/baseball pic.twitter.com/mNyfTzeSIE
— The Game Day MLB (@TheGameDayMLB) July 1, 2023

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Gil Hodges hit four homers in one game for the Dodgers on this date in 1950, becoming just the fourth player in modern AL or NL history to reach the milestone. https://t.co/1uHKZFpOe0 pic.twitter.com/x0DKm9qH2i
— National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾ (@baseballhall) August 31, 2023

Career MLB home runs hit by the players who have hit four home runs in one game:

Willie Mays, 660
Mike Schmidt, 548
Lou Gehrig, 493
Carlos Delgado, 473
Rocky Colavito, 374
Gil Hodges, 370
Joe Adcock, 336
Shawn Green, 328
J.D. Martinez, 315
Chuck Klein, 300
Mike Cameron, 278
Bob…
— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) December 27, 2023

There has only been nine 4-home run efforts in the last 50 years.

Mike Cameron is the only player to slug 4 solo shots while doing it.

Mike Schmidt is the only player in the HOF. pic.twitter.com/HaMZEqpk1g
— Jim Miloch (@podoffame) June 5, 2024

Here is the entire list of players before today with 17 total bases in a game. Shohei Ohtani is the first to do it without hitting four home runs. He is the only one to steal a base (he swiped two).

On the day he went 50/50, Ohtani had one of the greatest games in MLB history. pic.twitter.com/XSj8APy2EP
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) September 20, 2024

Tiny Tim

Tiny Tim was a unique musician who had 15 minutes of fame in the late 1960s. He had one hit record with an old song, “Tiptoe Through the Tulips” (1968), and appeared on Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In. His wedding was televised on the Tonight Show. in 1969. If you didn’t live through this era, I can’t explain this to you.

MOJO article on Tiny Tim

He even starred in an independent horror film, Blood Harvest (1986).

Will Trump cult candidates concede if they lose?

I think many won’t. Some even claimed the primaries were rigged.

One looming question: how many of these election deniers will claim fraud if they lose in November? And will Trump echo their claims? And will that deepen, or discredit, the myth of massive, systemic election fraud that has consumed the GOP? https://t.co/hLY9RSTtCo
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) September 14, 2022

Rather than question his viability if Trump's candidates lose in the states likely to decide 24, losing Rs are more likely to "double down" on his fraud claims predicts @celindalake : "These Republicans may not consider it a legitimate election if their people lose," she says. https://t.co/nzhoAKdYnm
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) September 6, 2022

Election denying primary candidates are crying fraud, win or lose. https://t.co/bgC0AGynXT
— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) August 25, 2022

Laura Loomer, bigot who got more than 44% in a GOP House primary in Florida this week but lost by more than 6 points, has declared on Telegram that "I actually am the Congresswoman…and everyone knows it," though you're not even the congresswoman when you do win a primary.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 25, 2022

“I’M NOT CONCEDING!” Laura Loomer attacks the Republican Party and alleges voter fraud after losing GOP primary to incumbent Florida congressman Daniel Webster. #news6 pic.twitter.com/qpuhJUIpyJ
— Mike DeForest (@DeForestNews6) August 24, 2022

Labor unions are popular

Major trend reversal from 2009. https://t.co/t0tzJ9HId5
— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) September 5, 2022

Breaking — New Gallup Poll finds that public approval of unions climbs to 71%, the highest level since 1965 https://t.co/0HfWM1unYE
— Steven Greenhouse (@greenhousenyt) August 30, 2022

Support for unions soar – 71 percent approve in new poll, highest since the 1960s. The divide between rich and poor has grown and workers feel the inequity on this Labor Day @ejdionne https://t.co/0Fbssw57Ve
— Mary Jordan (@marycjordan) September 5, 2022

Fun fact, as we celebrate this Labor Day: Unions are cool again. A Gallup poll shows that unions are more popular than they have been since the 1960s. Nearly half of nonunion workers say they would join a union in their workplace if they had the chance- @rweingarten
— Harvey J Kaye (@harveyjkaye) September 5, 2022

Covers: Gathering Flowers for the Master’s Bouquet

See the Instagram post below for a history of this song.

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Covers: Oh Darling

“Oh Darling” is a Beatles song that is on Abbey Road. Paul McCartney first worked on it during the Let It Be Sessions. He just played it live for the first time.

“God bless Taylor, me and Chrissie are going to do a song here that I haven’t done since recording it 100 years ago, I’ve never done it as a duet but we’re gonna do it for the first time for you.” https://t.co/WTzH3bkbfQ
— American Songwriter (@AmerSongwriter) September 4, 2022