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Transition Vamps: Preface: daveydreamnation.com

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Transition Vamps: The testimonial: daveydreamnation.com

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Trip report: Elfstedenfietstocht (Part 1) \"\"\"\"\"\" : daveydreamnation.com

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Transition Vamps: Official cover reveal: daveydreamnation.com

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‘May.be’ 6: daveydreamnation.com

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‘May.be’ 5: daveydreamnation.com

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Kevin Shields on My Bloody Valentine’s sophomore album, Loveless: daveydreamnation.com

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Film review: One Battle After Another (2025): daveydreamnation.com

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On the single-handed backhand: daveydreamnation.com

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Book announcement: Transition Vamps \"\" : daveydreamnation.com

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‘May.be’ 4: daveydreamnation.com

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‘Nagasaki crows’ redux: daveydreamnation.com

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‘May.be’ 3: daveydreamnation.com

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‘May.be’ 2: daveydreamnation.com

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Film review: Convoy (1978): daveydreamnation.com

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Les Fauves: “Sunbury 97”: daveydreamnation.com

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Prairie Schooner Fusion Redux! daveydreamnation.com

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Cordite/Prairie Schooner Fusion Editorial Redux: daveydreamnation.com

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Well, that didn’t last long, did it: daveydreamnation.com

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Desert sounds: Meat Puppets II/Up On the Sun: daveydreamnation.com

","summary":"","url":"https://daveydreamnation.com/blogging/desert-sounds-meat-puppets-ii-up-on-the-sun/","date_published":"2025-05-27T06:48:40+00:00","author":{"name":"David Prater","url":"https://daveydreamnation.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F41%2F1667030.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"daveydreamnation"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-05-27 06:48","date_timestamp":1748328520,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"72335145","content_html":"

‘May.be’ 1: daveydreamnation.com

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Les Fauves: “Tying One On”: daveydreamnation.com

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Les Fauves: “Skateboard World Record”: daveydreamnation.com

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Les Fauves: “Self Abuser”: daveydreamnation.com

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Les Fauves: “Don’t Get Death Threats Anymore”: daveydreamnation.com

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@aeryn a motto I have always lived by

\n","url":"https://micro.blog/daveydreamnation/47775315","date_published":"2024-10-18T13:33:49+00:00","author":{"name":"David Prater","url":"https://daveydreamnation.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F41%2F1667030.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"daveydreamnation"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-10-18 13:33","date_timestamp":1729258429,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}