@tankboy

It was me. Ad creative by day, music critic by night. Former @Chicagoist Senior Editor, Arts & Entertainment. Affiliations—R.I.P @PickleKitten, @BettyBeagle

 Chicago
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Joined January 2008
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I’m starting to wonder how much @chancetherapper loves Chicago when he’s allowed Chicagoist.com, a valuable archive of part of the city’s history (that supported his early years!) to go completely dark. I’m starting to worry he’s accidentally deleted the whole site.
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Dear @chancetherapper, could you please either bring the @Chicagoist archives back online or let one of us take control of the site again and crowdfund whatever funds are needed to keep those archives live? Thanks, Chicago
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Chicagoist.com has been down for well over a week, so I guess @chancetherapper has just given up on even maintaining the archives? Maybe he'd want to give it back to some of the original staff so we could crowdfund paying those server bills to keep it live?
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Been holding out for a new @Apple iPhone a few years now, and was ready to make the jump to a newer model with iPhone 17 Pro—but of course they decide to not offer it in black! Guess I'll wait for the iPhone 16 Pro to be discounted and then I'll get a cheaper older model instead!
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Dear @chancetherapper, it looks like @Chicagoist is down again. Is there anything you can do about that? 🙂
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This is exactly what is going on...and now we're all gonna be screwed. washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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I reviewed the new movie about #Pavement, Alex Ross Perry's '#Pavements!' I took advantage of the unusual film to write a somewhat unusual review. We'll see if I was successful of not. 😁 Check it out! thirdcoastreview.com/film-tv…
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Well, I DID largely stop cartooning for newspapers in the mid-'90s, so... 😇😂
Anon Opin.
@anon_opin27 May 2025
Newspaper cartoonist are all terrible and frankly it's staggering they're still employed in this day and age. Not one of them has produced a decent joke since the mid-1990s.
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Farewell @Bitmoji, I loved your "drawn" cartoon avatar style for years, but the 3-D version you've forced on everyone is an abomination and zero fun to use. So, after a pretty long run, it's time for us to part ways. And trust me, in this instance, it's not me, it's you.
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Wrote up some thoughts about the reissue of The Lemonhead's 1996 LP, 'Car Button Cloth.' tankboyprime.blogspot.com/20… 📷: Michel Van Collenburg
Black and white photo taken by Michel Van Collenburg of The Lemonheads' Evan Dando performing in a spotlight.

ALT Black and white photo taken by Michel Van Collenburg of The Lemonheads' Evan Dando performing in a spotlight.

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The new @thenealfrancis LP is out today! I've been digging it quite a bit, and think a slew of you will too. thirdcoastreview.com/2025/03…
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It's actually happening! I'm posting more regularly on ye olde Tankboy site, so feel free to visit more frequently! I hope you visit more often as I continue to increase my activity there. 🙂 tankboy.us
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Happy 1000th episode to @soundopinions!!! soundopinions.org/show/1000
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This just popped up on our M-W app 😭
Important Update from Merriam-Webster We regret to inform you that the words ‘emoticon’ and ‘emoji’ are not etymologically related. ‘Emoticon’ is ‘emotion’ + ‘icon.’ ‘Emoji’ is from the Japanese word for ‘pictograph,’ from ‘e’ (picture, drawing) and ‘moji’ (letter, character). We appreciate your support. Please stay tuned.

ALT Important Update from Merriam-Webster We regret to inform you that the words ‘emoticon’ and ‘emoji’ are not etymologically related. ‘Emoticon’ is ‘emotion’ + ‘icon.’ ‘Emoji’ is from the Japanese word for ‘pictograph,’ from ‘e’ (picture, drawing) and ‘moji’ (letter, character). We appreciate your support. Please stay tuned.

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And now for some unabashedly good news! chicagoreader.com/music/goss…

A private collection of 10,000 Chicago show tapes finds a public home - Chicago Reader

The Internet Archive begins posting the Aadam Jacobs Collection. Plus: Four locals heat up the dead of winter with new music.

chicagoreader.com
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The new @Franz_Ferdinand album out next week is very very good and you can listen to a few tracks to wet your whistle and get excited about! tankboyprime.blogspot.com/20…
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Having a bit of a blast revisiting some classic stuff from @ThatKevinSmith today!
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Hey y'all, @ThirdCoastRvw is in the midst of a fundraiser, and we could use your help. Anything you can give will help support crucial independent coverage of the arts in Chicago. 😁 Donate to: third-coast-review.fundjourn…
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I still have my original card! I demand justice (and access) for old @daftpunk fans! 🤓
Daft Punk Fandom🤖🤖@Daft_Wub12 Dec 2024
The repress of Discovery: Interstella 5555 Edition includes a new run of Daft Club Membership Cards. Fittingly, daftclub.com is back online! It appears old cards do not work so you'll have to wait for your new card to arrive in order to enter!
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Latest update (Oct 11, 10:22am PT) ⬇️
Brewster Kahle
@brewster_kahle11 Oct 2024
The data is safe. Services are offline as we examine and strengthen them. Sorry, but needed. @internetarchive staff is working hard. Estimated Timeline: days, not weeks. Thank you for the offers of pizza (we are set).
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