Jim Kelly

Writer, copywriter, wordsmith, musician, Maritimer, mega-fan of Beatles, Neil Young, Boston Bruins. World's third- or fourth-best tambourine player.

[Jim Kelly @Jimbodiddley]

I’ve joined the X-odus over to Bluesky. Follow me there. https://t.co/EUdVFeelGt

[Jim Kelly @Jimbodiddley]

I wish the Washington press corps would start peppering their questions to Trump with sneakily defensible double entendres. For example:
"Sir, are you done with tariffs, or do you intend to add some MORON?"

[Jim Kelly @Jimbodiddley]

Dutch companies hiring American voice actors to pose as Canadians to spread misinformation about Alberta separatist issues. https://t.co/C7AKjnYDAp

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@JamesGronau You can say you don’t like them. That’s fine. But you can’t say they weren’t good.

[Jim Kelly @Jimbodiddley]

@JamesGronau That’s a rather silly statement. In terms of subjective standards, our appreciation of any art is exactly as good as we believe it to be. And certainly by objective standards, commerciality, hits and popularity, they were very successful.

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@batcountry1980 It’s a fantastic album. People slag off popular bands as a way of managing their own image. It’s kind of narcissistic, really. Which is ironic when it comes to the people who slag off U2 for apparently being narcissistic and self-important. Time to look in the mirrorball.

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Since then, I've gone on to write for music magazines and carved out a career as a copywriter. I just wanted to thank you for having taken the time to write to me way back then. Your encouragement and candor meant a lot to me...."

R.I.P. Dave Marsh

[Jim Kelly @Jimbodiddley]

Just over 30 years ago, back before I even seriously considered trying to make a living writing about music, I had written a review of the Tragically Hip’s February 10, 1995 concert at Maple Leaf Gardens, just for fun. It was two pages long. 1/6

[Jim Kelly @Jimbodiddley]

"Hi Mr. Marsh. In 1996 you gave me some great and candid feedback on a concert review I wrote (The Tragically Hip at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto). It was the beginning of the reinvention of myself as a writer, although at the time I didn't know it....

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@BruinsWyan2 Why not credit the scouts?

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@batcountry1980 @AlexOrtving I discovered the album in my early 30s. But then, I was a late bloomer.😁

[Jim Kelly @Jimbodiddley]

@batcountry1980 Not on my radar at all.

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@batcountry1980 @AlexOrtving It’s not your regular garden variety nostalgia though. It’s a nostalgia (if that’s even the correct term) for innocence. That’s part of the reason why it’s timeless.

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@batcountry1980 Preach! Er, I mean, well said. Slow Train Coming was the first Dylan album I bought. Strange entry point, but most of it is fairly solid musically. But Infidels is one of his best.

[Jim Kelly @Jimbodiddley]

@batcountry1980 Sleweths. More pithy.

[Nebraskangooner @Nebraskangooner]

This is tripping me the hell out...

[Andy Olivera @soyandyolivera]

Graves disturbios en Suiza tras quedar eliminados