daniel couper

singer/songwriter, teacher/learner, lover/fighter, he/him :: Listen on Spotify & Apple Music

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hey friends! our first (and possibly only) hometown show of the year is a relaxing afternoon at the local library. see you there? @ Johnson City Public Library https://t.co/xw70p1W35n

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I stand with Amy.

[The Daily Show @TheDailyShow]

Happy Juneteenth! The first U.S. holiday that's illegal to teach about in 15 states.

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@HopOnsPodcast @andrewpatrickh1 put me on to it years ago. i’m in the midst of my fourth viewing right now. it’s become one of my all-time faves.

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a hot take: @boburnham’s “inside” is “the love song of j. alfred prufrock” for the 21st century.

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@GovBillLee Is Israel our closest ally?

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https://t.co/UI73cVquOR

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parties aside, this is such a perfect song for a night like this one, especially after a year like this one. make sure you check out @thebandjoseph’s original version(s) of this tune (it’s called “NYE”).

and, as always, thanks to bets for singing with me. (full song in thread.)

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song is up on @Spotify and such. https://t.co/MtZS4G0Sho

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the wife and i have been playing this cover live for years now, but getting to see it come to life in #hamilfilm gave it such beautiful new context, and we just had to record our tribute. thanks @Lin_Manuel and @leslieodomjr for this incredible song. @HamiltonMusical #hamilton

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so, i haven’t really *done* twitter since the phones-with-actual-buttons days, but i’ve been thinking about how my life isn’t chaotic enough as it is, so i thought i’d give this thing another shot.

all that to say, how does this work? any pointers would be appreciated.

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@michaelgungor I do wonder, though, whether there’s a difference between enjoying what you’re playing and enjoying that you’re playing it. An analogue: there’s a difference between people who really like to share their ideas through conversation and those who just like to hear themselves talk.

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@michaelgungor As a member of a new jazz fusion jam band, I’ve caught myself having thoughts like this in a proactively defensive way. I know MM is a criticism of the genre, so I try to guard myself and my band mates against it. This post is making me reconsider the issue.

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@benwrightish Poorly phrased in places, I think, and the tone dips into a bit of the usual bragging, but at least I can get behind this general sentiment. The last few sentences in particular made me not entirely uncomfortable about my citizenship.

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@ColinAshleyCox @TheCDPodcast oh, my hot takes are room temperature at best ;) ~ dc

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“how dare you even assume you can challenge the supremacy of my hot take?” ~ @ColinAshleyCox on @TheCDPodcast

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Join us at Founders Park in @DowntownJCTN tonight at 6 for some fun! We’ll be bringing out the whole band for this one!

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This is going to be a unique evening. We’ll be sharing the stage at @ETSUWesley this Thursday night (7:30pm) with our dear friend and bagpiper extraordinaire, @AndrewPatrickH1 (who doesn’t use Twitter anymore). Free with a food pantry donation. You should join us.

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@michaeldickson Jesus was definitely a refugee. Parents had to flee to Egypt while all the baby boys were being slaughtered