Seth Bate (he/him)

Sorry, we absolutely cannot process the Tim Curry news at this time. He will simply have to remain alive for the foreseeable future.

I came home to pull together the food I am taking to our #Independenceday gathering. Storm hit, so I am home with no power listening to Unca @deesnider.bsky.social on House of Hair on my phone in the dark. That’s kinda #metal right?

That thing where there’s someone on your plane who’s clearly a celebrity based on the way they’re being treated but you don’t know who it is.

I GET LOGGED OUT. BUT I LOG IN AGAIN

But why did they use a photo of Frank Oz? Dad Rocks Back And Forth To Gain Enough Momentum To Sit Up From Chair — theonion.com/dad-rocks-ba...

Remembering Jim Henson. Today and every day.

Every Bluesky post in a nutshell:

Hey Unca @deesnider.bsky.social my wife just noticed when Krapus came on the radio and turned down the volume before I even said anything. Is there an award for the best married-to-and-supportive-of-an-SMF person? Because I want to nominate her! #SMF #FortheLoveofMetal

I’m sorry, I don’t believe in magic coaches.

Hey @jordanmorris.bsky.social, Wanda the cat and I are enjoying the debut of Dr. D. Dopson. Bonvoy to you.

Hey @maximumfun.org I like the idea of an ad-free option but I don’t want to lose the updates of the hosts’ live appearances and new creative endeavors like books and comics. Will those go away if I choose the ad-free feed?

Reading the @mrdavehill.bsky.social Dark Regards graphic novel while the thunderstorm tries to decide if it’s going to be a tornado. Pretty #metal.

Hey @jonweisberger.bsky.social I really enjoyed the episode of Mojo’s Mixtape you were on. You have a great way of talking about songwriting that doesn’t make it too mystical but also doesn’t make it sound like an algebra problem.

Hey Unca @deesnider.bsky.social — I was putting away holiday decorations and found my 80s rock scrapbook in which I curated magazine clippings and such, rearranging and changing each month as I got new issues. Naturally Twisted Sister had the most real estate. #SMF #FortheLoveofMetal #LeaveaScar

Snacks. Questions. The KLC way. ❓🥯 @sethbate.bsky.social has joined KLC staff as director of learning & development, after years as faculty & coach. #KLCstaff #BehindTheKLCene

Your daily Dorothy Parker

Hey Unca @deesnider.bsky.social do you play #Wordle? If not, you might enjoy it today anyway.

Hey @meryanroe.bsky.social I’m a serious Muppet fan with a soft spot for MIS if you’re still making assignments. Also you should have @jessethorn.bsky.social on to discuss 2 minutes that feature funk / r&b. He’s a podcast legend and deeply knows that music. #movinrightalong

Wrapping up a pretty great week in North Carolina. Asheville area still recovering but also very ready for tourists. No @deesnider.bsky.social sightings tho.

I will always be more interested in #originalmusic but the great thing about seeing a solid cover band is seeing people (predictably or surprisingly) go apesh*t over a song. The crowd at this all ages community “block party” lost it over a Green Day song.

I reject the notion that we aren’t as tough as previous generations. I literally just used a bayonet to open an Amazon package.

Hey Unca @deesnider.bsky.social I’m driving past Cheyenne WY with House of Hair on. Made me think of your family. Is your Cheyenne named after the town?

I’m a mean machine. Been drinking petrol.

The closest I’ve ever been to fighting a robot is beating the shit out of my work printer.

Want to feel like a rock star? Walk through O’Hare wearing a Wayne’s World hat!

Hey Unca @deesnider.bsky.social, this cool new Dee / Udo duet was on Hair Nation this morning. Tell us the story! Did you have to wear camo when you recorded? #SMF #FortheLoveofMetal #LeaveaScar

Hey @deesnider.bsky.social I’ll be at Swannanoa Gathering near Asheville for a week this summer getting my folk on. Wanna drop by to bring some rock to the party? (And seriously, if any of the grandkids is interested in guitar, Swannanoa Guitar Week is amazing.) #SMF #FortheLoveofMetal #LeaveaScar

Working in Minneapolis for a few days. Will I bump into @johnmoe.bsky.social or John Munson first?

“If college theater taught me one thing it’s that you can take a dress shirt, turn up the collar, and turn it into an oldtimey shirt.” — @johnmoe.bsky.social ( @maximumfun.org ) #MaxFunDrive #theatrelife

Hey Unca @deesnider.bsky.social - as a tribute to Marty Callner I rewatched TS: The Video Years. So fun to see the progression of your partnership. Questions: whose idea was using Bobcat in 2 videos? Also (and I know it wasn’t a Callner video) was it Joey Franco playing drums in the Hot Love video?

Just donated to the Veterans Garden LA project that we heard about from Susan Feniger on @gofactyourpod.bsky.social. It’s not only my favorite #podcast, it helps me do a little bit to support things other people love that I otherwise would not know about. (Also, Helen Hong is the funniest.)

After a lifetime of being known the world over by one name and legally by another, yesterday I officially changed my name to Dee F. Snider. You know what the “F” stands for, don’t you?

Just read the headline “Grateful Dead Announces 60-CD Unreleased Concert Set.” Genuinely did not know if this was satire or fact.

I sometimes get Diamond Head and King Diamond mixed up.

NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.

Since the 90s, I've referred to grunge as "the grunge scare" and I won't stop doing so until I'm dead. At which point, I will stop.

My town’s minor league baseball team scheduled me to sing the National Anthem based on my past performances, no re-audition required. Apparently I am have achieved offer-only status 😏⚾️

Hey @mjmckean.bsky.social what do you think of the new Nick Chandler and Deliverance version of “Never Did No Wanderin’?” I’m digging it more ever time @chrisjonesgrass.bsky.social plays it.

Just settled into seat for my flight. Ad came on my phone game making a loud roar. I scrambled, making sure I was muted, turning down volume, sure my seatmate already hated me, covering speaker with my hand, nothing worked. It was the fan that the guy in front of me turned on.

Done with pressing tasks and traveling for work tomorrow son I could go home, but I’ve already invested 30 minutes in this macOS Sequoia update and if I interrupt it, that progress might be lost.

Hey Unca @deesnider.bsky.social I just listened to your #FabFour picks on the Beatles channel. You said you were also a big fan of Paul Revere and the Raiders growing up. What would be your top 4 from them? I only know Kicks (great!) and Indian Reservation (cringe).

TFW you are in the car still holding the paper coupon for the item you bought because you had a paper coupon. #firstworldproblems

If you're looking for a place to do some work, the public library is like a coffeeshop where you don't need to buy anything and there's a lot more space and you can stay as long as you like and you don't get any coffee.

Hey @jonweisberger.bsky.social did you write the song “Room at the Table?” Gonna be playing it at church soon and I’d like to credit the songwriter(s).

It’s cold out. You should have some cheese.