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Col. Forbin US Space Force

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Living in a small Vermont town. Mostly here for Phish talk and vinyl record collecting. Spinning records from the never ending search. #vinylcommunity

created August 21, 2023

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This is a great record. I really enjoy it every time I spin it. Nice cohesive jamming. Out there. But still tight. Not too loose.

2/9/2025, 12:20:15 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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On a beach in South Jersey, Bruce is playing from a beach speaker in the distance somewhere. And I am reading this. Pretty nice day.

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29/8/2025, 6:47:21 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Well. The barn at the hiuse I guess technically.

28/8/2025, 9:59:34 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Maybe Levon Helm at a Midnight Ramble at his house in 2007.

28/8/2025, 2:31:53 PM | 26 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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19/8/2025, 4:59:22 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This is some very nerdy record shit. Definitely worth a read if you buy old records.

17/8/2025, 11:36:35 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Ok Pam. The deep state is a guy in a pink shirt throwing a foot long turkey sub from Subway. Thank you for protecting us from this guy. Whats next? Is he going to throw a cookie at you?

14/8/2025, 6:38:23 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Why?

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14/8/2025, 6:29:21 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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My vacation in the Hebrides Islands last year was one of the best vacations of my life. I think about it often and this brought me right back there. Lone live the Highland Coos!

14/8/2025, 2:06:49 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The Monkees- Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. 1967 1st press. This is a surprisingly good record. A really solid late 60’s psych/folk record. Check it out.

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13/8/2025, 5:27:40 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Pink Floyd-A Saucerful of Secrets 1968 Netherlands pressing with red Columbia label. I found this absolutely mint copy randomly on fb marketplace while traveling in upstate NY this week. Pretty rare pressing and it is in perfect condition. Lucky find. #nowspinning #vinylcommunity

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9/8/2025, 9:32:35 PM | 9 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Dire Straits-1978 1st US. #nowspinning some recent finds this afternoon. Side 2 of this record is really an amazing album side. Found this on WhatNot for $5 in NM condition. If you are building a collection you can really find some great deals on there if you are careful. #vinylcommunity

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9/8/2025, 7:40:10 PM | 8 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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I have always found it fascinating that Benson found pop success like this. An absolute virtuosic guitar player. Truly one the greatest to ever lay a hand on the instrument. Just mind blowing talent and technical chops.

9/8/2025, 2:24:01 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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A little Morning Miles. 1961 original mono press. A little marked up but these old Columbia 6-eyes really hold up. I found this on Whatnot. Anyone else have any luck buying on the Whatnot ap? #nowspinning #vinylcommunity

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9/8/2025, 2:09:27 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It really has gone from bad to worse over the last 3 years. Its kind of sketchy and depressing now. I feel bad even saying that. Feels disrespectful to the merchants that are fighting to hang on. But it’s the reality.

2/8/2025, 3:19:35 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I’m really not sure what is going to happen to Church St. but it is definitely changing.

2/8/2025, 2:43:11 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I am always late to everything but this Seven Fishes episode of The Bear is really quite an episode of TV.

1/8/2025, 8:29:38 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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First day of vacation. Stoned and taking a nap. So nice.

1/8/2025, 7:45:22 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It is the only way. I think it’s safe to assume they already have a plan for that building and they wanted Nectar’s out.

1/8/2025, 7:43:52 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I have a solid guess.

31/7/2025, 11:37:52 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yum

31/7/2025, 4:18:59 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Miralax and gatoraid or do you have to drink the goopy stuff?

31/7/2025, 1:29:23 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I love the Deadcast.

31/7/2025, 10:37:09 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Church St. in BTV is a complicated situation.

31/7/2025, 1:01:30 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I am on the other side of the state but I can be in Rutland in 1.5 hrs. It is a great place to live. A unique experience.

29/7/2025, 3:51:47 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Do it. We need people under the age 60 to move here.

29/7/2025, 3:46:27 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Happy Birthday! Pepperoni pizza and a beer will always and forever be my favorite birthday meal.

28/7/2025, 10:45:49 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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SRC- Self Titled 1968. Found this in the wild over the weekend. 1st time I have seen it. Pretty cool psych album out of Detroit on Capitol. They made 3 albums and then disappeared. Really interesting stuff. The opening track Black Sheep is the star. Great cover art. #nowspinning #vinylcommunity

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28/7/2025, 10:39:58 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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*this is not about Phish specifically

24/7/2025, 12:26:40 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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What if the best tribute to Ozzy is NOT doing a lame and poorly rehearsed cover of one of his songs?

24/7/2025, 12:24:33 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Long live The Prince of Darkness

22/7/2025, 11:22:31 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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My first car gps device had the ability to chose a custom voice option. One of them was Ozzy. For a couple years whenever I arrived at a destination my gps would mumble stutter in a British accent “You have reach you fffffucking destination”. I loved that.

22/7/2025, 8:17:58 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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RIP #Ozzy. Released when I was 14, it blew my mind. I was obsessed with it. It practically never left my Sony Walkman for a year. This promo copy with CBS press pack was a lucky find and one of my prized records in my collection. It is blasting out of my speakers today #nowspinning #vinylcommunity

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22/7/2025, 8:11:58 PM | 9 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Gram Parsons- Grievous Angel #nowspinning. Nice clean early repress. What great record featuring Emmylou, Linda Ronstadt, the great Bernie Leadon and Al Perkins on slide guitar. #vinylcommunity

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21/7/2025, 5:32:45 PM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Now that I seem to have gotten so many people’s attention I am definitely looking for mutual follows in the record collecting world. Keep digging everyone!

16/7/2025, 1:29:00 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thanks. Very lucky find. Lots and lots of sifting through piles of crappy records. For years. I certainly wasn’t going to pay the full market value for it so I just never gave up.

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15/7/2025, 9:06:23 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Gerry Mulligan Quartet 1952 10”. The first release by Pacific Jazz Records. Interesting stuff on here. A jazz quartet with no piano. Worth checking out for the young Chet Baker’s contribution. Can be found pretty cheap if you look. Sounds pretty good for 73yo record. #nowspinning #vinylcommunity

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*prized

15/7/2025, 5:33:25 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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#nowspinning Miles Davis Kind of Blue. This 1959 mono 1st pressing came from a crate dig at a small shop in NH. It is one of my most priced records. My advice is to look through every pile you come across because you just never know. #vinylcommunity

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15/7/2025, 5:26:28 PM | 58 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Another great and often forgotten SF psych band. This is their 3rd album and this one and their 1st are both worth having and can be found cheap. I really like this album. This copy is a 1A/1A 1st press but its a mess and I really need an upgrade. #vinylcommunity #nowspinning

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14/7/2025, 4:14:05 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This is pretty interesting album to come of the San Fran music scene in the late 60’s. He’s mostly forgotten these days. You can pick up the record pretty cheap and they are worth checking out. This is an early 70’s repress that I need to upgrade but it sounds Ok. #vinylcommunity #nowspinning

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14/7/2025, 3:12:19 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The number of people from Phish Twitter that left over time and came here really snuck up on me. Now that I am here it is so great to see all the familiar faces. I am so glad to be here with everyone. I missed everyone. I deleted that other ap and I am never going back.

8/7/2025, 3:01:35 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Now spinning Rory Gallagher Deuce. This is an excellent mostly forgotten record that you should check out if you can find one. Rory was an absolute god on the Strat.

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8/4/2025, 6:00:32 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view