Kathy Valentine

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Musician. Songwriter. Author. Mom. Sober and Sparkly Fun. RRHOF inductee! katval.substack.com

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today would’ve been Roky Erickson’s 77th birthday. photo by Scott Newton

extremely cool Substack is Oldster and this is a great series, very happy to be included and get to spout off about all kindsa things

This is 65: The Go-Go's Kathy Valentine Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnairesubstack.com "My biggest growth spurts as an older woman have been in my capacities for empathy, compassion, and gentleness; with others and with myself."

gift story about Ali MacGraw. Who didn't love Love Story? Look how beautiful she is at 85. I find her so inspiring www.nytimes.com/2024/05/22/s...

Ali MacGraw on Her Natural, Beautiful Lifewww.nytimes.com With “Love Story,” she shot to Hollywood stardom at 30. It wasn’t until later that the actress, now 85, found fulfillment in New Mexico.

love me some @themountaingoats.bsky.social ~it was a thrill to sit in on guitar and backups at the Roundhouse in London tonight!!

gift article about the geomagnetic storm which I thought was fascinating and how did I not know what caused the Northern lights?! www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/s...

A Severe Solar Storm Is Hitting Earth’s Atmosphere, and Auroras May Be Visiblewww.nytimes.com Officials warned of potential blackouts or interference with navigation and communication systems this weekend, as well as northern lights as far south as Northern California or Alabama.

This adds to the shock for me, a Steve Albini Q&A supposed to happen in days, and now he is gone. The proximity of death always lurking is what I always forget, want to forget, and should never forget. RIP, did not know but admired so much www.theguardian.com/music/articl...

Post your questions for Steve Albiniwww.theguardian.com As his band Shellac release their first album since 2014, the celebrated US producer and musician will take on your questions

Quick trip back to ATX and slipping in a lil gig while I’m there!

supermoon last night

"Let’s face it, a human built on nothing but solid self-esteem is a bland, tasteless concoction." from my new Substack the Direction of Motion, #48 I'm a Curious SLoth

48) I'm a Curious Slothkatval.substack.com Self-ish-ness, the shoe vacuum, and more!

I want to live in a universe where you exercise one time and then you’re good and fit for life

future fierce home

Here it is! The Substack you didn't know you needed! Coming of aging stories and all about the Directions of Motions.... katval.substack.com/p/47-the-com...

47) The Coming of Aging Trainkatval.substack.com It made a new stop. Infrastructure, Imagination

gift article. I’m weeping. www.nytimes.com/2024/02/22/u...

A Marketplace of Girl Influencers Managed by Moms and Stalked by Menwww.nytimes.com Seeking social media stardom for their underage daughters, mothers post images of them on Instagram. The accounts draw men sexually attracted to children, and they sometimes pay to see more.

WHY HAS NO ONE TOLD ME ABOUT NEKO-SUSHI? The history of Sushi Cats is nothing more than the history of mankind itself. They've influenced humans since the beginning of time. Sushi cats come from Sushi Cat Island and travel around the world on their flying plates spreading joy.

I think I spend most of my new life in England trying to open up the plastic bin bags. Their plastic is stubborn and refuses to separate.

Hi gang. I have a dandy new dispatch out from the Direction of Motion substack! Please ✅ it out! open.substack.com/pub/katval/p...

Tiny Bombs & Love Lettersopen.substack.com I found out about these compression leggings and thought they might be good to have since I’ll be crossing the Atlantic (and a continent) five times in one month. The leggings are engineered with pl...

35 years sober today! I’ve loved, married, divorced, endured deaths & loss, being fired, rejection & betrayal. I’ve grown in curiosity & wonder, intellectual pursuits, developed deeper compassion, kindness & forgiveness. & no hangovers! Honor the impulse if you feel it, please! (below: now and then)

my first Blue Sky ask! Please vote for “We Don’t Play” for best track of the week over at Classic Rock! it’s super hard to get heard and noticed and this song and Zach deserve both- any effort you can make will help and be so appreciated 🩵 www.loudersound.com/features/tra...

The best new rock songs you need to hear right now, including the Black Crowes, the Black Keys and t...www.loudersound.com Plus five more unruly purveyors of righteous rock'n'roll

Just about an hour til video premiere of me and Zach Person's new single "We Don't Play" !! Come watch with us! I'll be there for questions, comments and whatevs 🤩 👀 💥

"We Don't Play" - Zach Person & Kathy Valentine (Official Music Video)youtu.be "We Don't Play" - Zach Person & Kathy Valentine (Official Music Video)Written by Zach Person & Kathy ValentineVIDEO CREDITS:Presented by Trustfall Collaborat...

it’s 4am in UK so officially it’s my birthday: Jan 7 1959 here is right now at age 65 ~ very grateful to be intact, alive, starting a new ex-pat adventure. ❤️

Magnificent Gingerman soon to have an English accent

my latest dispatch is “Self on a Shelf” please check it out!

42) Self on a Shelfopen.substack.com Well, here we are. Rolling on up, 2023 ready to be put up alongside all those other years gone by. Move over, past; here’s some more. I had to look at my calendar to confirm the redolent satisfactio...

a Christmas miracle! This Pelegrino can grew a cat

Tonight I’m sitting in with the supremely talented Zach Person at The Parish over on the East side ATX. 9:30pm!! It’s the debut performance of our single coming out Jan 12 and another song I’m known for….🤔🩵

Thank you Julie! One good thing about books- they have a long shelf life!

Non-fiction/bios are def my favorite 📚 genre. Early this year I read "All I Ever Wanted," by @kathyvalentine.bsky.social (fantastic); then Richard E. Grant's "A Pocketful of Happiness"(oh, the feels!) Now well into John Stamos' "If You Would Have Told Me."(yes!) 3 different lives, 3 great reads. 👍👍👍

I complained abt cost of a new front door and @pattonoswalt.bsky.social RTd it & some rando started harassing me, calling me a millionaire elitist, wouldn’t let go of beef. I wanted to send redacted tax return to prove him wrong. Came to my senses and blocked. The internet’s wild and crazy

I said that Shania Twain's real name was Shania Clemens

Check out KVSwag&Stuff!!! I'm clearing out stuff for my move to UK. All price ranges, all kinds of stuff and tons more coming--will be adding more daily. I hope you enjoy looking around, there's lots of little commentary and stories...it's not your average store! xK kvswag.myshopify.com

"Were nothing but to waste night, day, and time" ~How I've been spending my Covid sickness (1st time having it) ~ reading "Hamnet" by Maggie O'Farrell, chased with Kenneth Branaugh's 1996 epic 4 hr Hamlet film. and probably 50 cups of lemon ginger tea

Relentless Reaper. RIP Shane. Love this verse from him& Kirsty in "Fairytale of New York" I could have been someone Well so could anyone You took my dreams from me When I first found you I kept them with me babe I put them with my own Can't make it all alone I've built my dreams around you

ignoring that death to pay tribute to 2 great music losses: LA legend Mike Martt from Tex and the Horseheads and East Coast legend Scott Kempner from the Del Lords and Dictators. RIP both friends and really really good dudes. Mike's obit here: lbpost.com/news/mike-ma...

Scott Kempner, Guitarist and Punk Rock Pioneer, Dies at 69www.nytimes.com The Bronx-born musician played guitar for and co-founded the Dictators, an early punk band. He later founded the Del Lords.