David Safran

@davidsafran.bsky.social

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Songwriter, musician, and occasional contributor to various publications. Plain facts for old and young.

Video clip features a computer screen displaying radio station WXRT's website on Audacy.com against a blue background with station logo, song history, and "listen live" option.
Photo of typed one-page letter written by executive vice president of CNN Ed Turner on official CNN letterhead.
Photo of Lou Reed in black shirt sitting with an acoustic guitar and smiling. Second musician Mike Rathke is next to Lou Reed. Foreground features the back of heads of three concertgoers.
White man with short dark hair, black suit, and weighted gloves stands behind a white and green wall with both hands up in a slightly defiant pose. Name of artist (David Safran) appears in upper right corner and an album title (A Few Lines Later) appears in the lower middle of image underlined with two white lines and one yellow line.
Woman with dark hair sits behind on a bouquet of flowers holding a pillow featuring an image of a young peregrine falcon.
Image of two stills from political mockumentary Tanner '88 featuring 1) Gloria Steinem, "Tanner Sec'y Health & Human Service," in a bright orange sweater against a cozy backdrop and 2) Studs Terkel, "Tanner Secretary of Labor," in a dark sport coat and red shirt in front of a bookshelf. Both stills include conspicuously late 80s TV sets.
B&W portrait of David Johansen with an impish smile on his album cover.