Dave Mandl

@dmandl
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Writer, editor, musician, #radio DJ (WFMU), photographer, computer geek. Founder, Brooklyn Psychogeographical Association. Other interests: #linguistics, information theory, grammar/usage, #anarchism/situationists. Brooklyn, NY.
Current radio show, "It's Complicated":https://wfmu.org/playlists/GX
Longtime radio show, "World of Echo":https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/DM
Websitehttps://davidmandl.com
Dave Mandl2h ago
Listening to the Beach Boys box "The Brother Years." It's a reminder of why some recordings are unreleased. The covers of RnR classics like "Mony Mony," "Shake, Rattle & Roll" and "Sea Cruise" are reminders that these guys were...not the world's most soulful group.
Dave Mandl5h ago
My brother refreshing my memory about former Yankee Bobby Cox (R.I.P.). All I recalled was the many jokes my 10-year-old friends routinely made about his name.
Dave Mandl23h ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@dmandl/116539702246467513

I'm here at the ICP Photobook Fest again today. Stop by and say hello (and buy a book).

Dave Mandl2d ago
The ICP Photobook Fest, featuring the best photobook publishers in the universe, runs all weekend, now through Sunday on the Lower East Side. Stop by and spend money. I'll be at the ROMAN NVMERALS table with a stack of copies of my new book, which I will sign if you like. https://www.icp.org/content/icp-photobook-fest-2026
Dave Mandl2d ago
Knowing (some) British slang, I was thrown by this headline. In the UK "cod" (adjective) also means "fake," but they're talking about fish here. #copyediting
Dave Mandl2d ago
Midwood Montessori.
Dave Mandl3d ago

RE: https://assemblag.es/@emma/116533062624629663

It was a real pleasure to talk about prog rock with two such knowledgeable people for the LEPHT HAND podcast. You can hear it here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/prog-rock-and-of-157472737

Show threadDave Mandl3d ago
...There's no doubt that this is a Rascals quote. Farina says it to his kid brother (or sister). I'm not going to dig up the episode. My friend Mike was obsessed with the Rascals. He also grew up a mile or two from Epstein (Gravesend/Sea Gate), though he was younger and not a rapist.
Dave Mandl3d ago
Interesting quote from the Epstein suicide note, and no one will get the reference. It's a line from The Little Rascals that a kid from Brooklyn of Epstein's age would undoubtedly know. My friend Mike M. said it all the time: "Watcha want me to do, bust out cryin'?" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/nyregion/epstein-suicide-note.html
Dave Mandl3d ago
The most fascinating finding about the Epstein suicide note is how similar his handwriting is to William Barr's.