Madison, Wisconsin. He/him. Playwright. Actor. Rideshare driver. Beatles obsessive. Atheist. Politically lefty. Writer's block sufferer. Trying to live a low-key life of gratitude and do some good where I'm able. Recently, a big Formula One fan. https://bsky.app/profile/baronvr.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/baronvr.bsky.social/post/3mblyznzik22wFor those of you following my mixtape project here, which appears to be *looks around* approximately no one - I'm discontinuing the BlueSky posts. If you'd like to receive a daily mixtape via email, DM me your email address. These will be posted in ZuckerHell in the public Mixtape '26 group.04 Jan 2026 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:pfb5xepvbtho2upc2rtv4ju2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mblyznzik22whttps://bsky.app/profile/baronvr.bsky.social/post/3mbjwouvydk2xI made you a mixtape. Astronomy. #Mixtape26 https://www.tunemymusic.com/share/hG5l9mwOYm03 Jan 2026 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:pfb5xepvbtho2upc2rtv4ju2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbjwouvydk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/baronvr.bsky.social/post/3mbgbauem5c2xI made you a mixtape. RIP MTV https://www.tunemymusic.com/share/q045m0Hv57 #Mixtape26 #2/36502 Jan 2026 06:27 +0000at://did:plc:pfb5xepvbtho2upc2rtv4ju2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbgbauem5c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/baronvr.bsky.social/post/3mbdw6fsmok2lI made you a mixtape. My New Year's resolution is to make you a mixtape every day in 2026 (barring catastrophe or technical failure). This one is about beginnings. Fresh starts. Do-overs. As Tony Bennett sings, Let's Begin... https://www.tunemymusic.com/share/tAYy038ZSs #mixtape2601 Jan 2026 08:03 +0000at://did:plc:pfb5xepvbtho2upc2rtv4ju2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbdw6fsmok2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/baronvr.bsky.social/post/3lxhre6mcf22m@500songspodcast.bsky.social The unexpected discussion of Frank Sinatra (in the Zeppelin episode, no less!) dearly makes me wish there were an Andrew Hickey/Tyler Mahan Coe-type historian doing a podcast on jazz/pop.28 Aug 2025 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:pfb5xepvbtho2upc2rtv4ju2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxhre6mcf22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/baronvr.bsky.social/post/3lwcqkfohk22mI didn't think it was possible for KISS to be any more disappointing than they are just by being KISS.13 Aug 2025 21:13 +0000at://did:plc:pfb5xepvbtho2upc2rtv4ju2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwcqkfohk22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/baronvr.bsky.social/post/3lw4upkexpc2yIf you'd asked me in my late teens, "What movies are you most excited about right now?" I'd have rattled off Naked Gun, This Is Spinal Tap, Spaceballs... If you asked me in my late fifties "What sequels/remakes are you least excited about right now?" - you'd get the exact same list.11 Aug 2025 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:pfb5xepvbtho2upc2rtv4ju2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw4upkexpc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/baronvr.bsky.social/post/3lsyaanxkhk2oIt's not "Alligator Alcatraz". The residents of Alcatraz all got due process. It's "Alligator Auschwitz".02 Jul 2025 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:pfb5xepvbtho2upc2rtv4ju2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsyaanxkhk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/baronvr.bsky.social/post/3lsc2m3ake22gMaking Wisconsinites ashamed of our home state since 2010. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jun 2025 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:pfb5xepvbtho2upc2rtv4ju2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsc2m3ake22g