Dr. Garrett Schumann

@garrt.bsky.social

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Third-most well-known composer named 'Schumann' - scholar, music writer, working parent, and "less-prestigious faculty" - based in southeast Michigan - founder of #beansky - TBTL Ten

Photo of the Gingermack! reunion show at North Star Lounge in Ann Arbor, MI, including a good chunk of the audience and my ancient Zoom H4n recorder on the table in front of me
Photo of actor George Hamilton portraying Colonel Sanders
Photo of my hand holding a plastic food storage container containing ten small, red chile peppers
Photo of a 2018 bottle of Rioja Gran Reserva
Photo of my left hand holding a deep white bowl filled with cranberry beans stewed in marinara sauce topped with a split burrata ball, olive oil, black pepper, and basil chiffonade
Photo of an excellent BLT sandwich with four thick slices of yellow tomato, six pieces of thick-cut bacon, lettuce, and mayo on toasted whole wheat bread
Screenshot of the EPA's latest interactive wildfire smoke map that shows an enormous blob of purple (very unhealthy) and brown (hazardous) polluted air stretching from northern Minnesota to Washington DC, including southeast Michigan, which is where I live
Photo of a freshly baked blueberry galette that just came out of the oven
Screenshot of AirNow.gov showing AQI of 455 for Ypsilanti, MI
Photo of an unstained wooden bench wide enough to two people sitting on the side wall by the side of a road in Ann Arbor, MI (out of frame is the chain attaching the bench to the sign for the bus stop I'm waiting); there are several discard beverage containers on the ground around the bench, suggesting the need for trash and recycling recepticals
Half of my amazing BLT with very thick bacon and golden tomatoes
Photo of three enormous pieces of thick-cut bacon sitting in a cold cast iron skillet
Image of the cover to German power metal band Edguy's album "Mandrake", which features a creepy jester on the cover
Selfie of me wearing a red, blue, and green jester hat
Photo of my left hand holding a white plate full of beautifully grilled Cevapi sausages as I stand on my back deck
Photo looking down at ignited charcoal in my metal charcoal chimney which sits on the bottom grate of my weber kettle grill
Photo of my left hand holding a large metal container of Nicolas Alziari cold pressed olive oil
Portrait of Joseph Bologne (1745-1799) a mixed race French composer of African descent who was also celebrated violinist and swordsman, he put his music career on hold to lead all-Black units during the French Revolution under Alexandre Dumas (the elder)
Photo of a promising BLT on whole wheat bread with farmers market tomatoes, local salad greens, and thick cut bacon dressed with Kewpie mayo
The cover artwork to Judas Priest's 1980 album "British Steel", which is a close-up image of a hand (presumably Rob Halford's) holding a large razor blade embossed with Judas Priest's logo and the album's title
Photo of my shitty handwriting in green dry erase marker on a white board, "nostalgia = slow + reverb?"
Photo of a piece of marinated flank steak sizzling on the grate of my weber grill
Photo of a white pick up truck with a giant Home Depot skeleton in the truck bed; the front of the truck carries a sign for Sidetrack, a well-known Ypsilanti restaurant
Photo photo of a solo bag piper leading the Ypsilanti 4th of July parade
Photo of the starting point for the Ypsilanti 4th of July parade; a large American flag flies between the book arms of two tow trucks, in the background stands the historic Ypsilanti water tower (which famously looks like an erect penis)
Photo of me and my mom in my home's backyard
Photo of my left hand holding a paperback copy of Emma Newman's 2015 novel "Planetfall"; this copy is from the Ann Arbor District Library and a sticker of theirs is visible at the top of the front cover
Photo of my weber grill filled with corn on the cob, halloumi, vegan hot dogs, kosher hot dogs, and bratwurst
Photo taken from my home's kitchen window looking at a chimney on my next door neighbors' house atop which sits a raccoon in the middle of the day
Heavily obstructed and zoomed-in photo of a male Goldfinch standing on mulch in our front of yard garden; the yellow and black bird is visible through stems of a sugar snap pea plant and a piece of the trellis the pea plant is growing against
Photo of the cover to Roberta Flack's album "First Take"; were playing the vinyl LP on our vintage Magnavox console
Photo of a colorful food truck parked in a pedestrian area in downtown Ypsilanti, MI; the characteristic brick buildings of downtown are visible in the background along with a clear blue sky
Photo of a deep white bowl in which sits a mound of brown rice topped with a generous helping of beautifully cooked brown-red beans, some of the bean broth has pooled at the bottom of the bowl and there is a stainless steel spoon stuck in the pile of beans
Photo of this quarter's Rancho Gordo Bean Club beans, which includes green lentils, cranberry beans, alubia blanca beans, green baby lima beans, good mother stollard beans, rare San Franciscano beans, and a spice blend
Photo looking up at the top of Burton Memorial Tower in Ann Arbor, MI taken from the base
Photo of me deep in focus touching my Landscape Stereofield with both hands; the Stereofield sits on a gray wote table with my mixer, my Sonicakd Levitate reverb/delay pedal, my Korg SQ-1 step sequencer, my Behringsr Neutron modular synthesizer, my Korng Volca Sample 2, my Dreadbox Nymphes polyphonic synthesizer, my Soma Lyra-8 drone synthesizer, and my Arturia Keystep MIDI controller; there are also a bunch of cables everywhere and a pair of Thump 210XT speakers are visible on stands behind me
Photo of the sleeve for a Moscow Radio and TV Orchestra LP of Dimitri Shostakovich's first two piano concertos, conducted by his son Maxim
Photo of my left hand holding the sleeve for a vinyl LP called "American Composers Alliance at 50"; the cover lists the featured composers who are Brian Bevelander, Robert Carl, Anne LeBaron, Mathew Rosenblum, and George Tsontakis
Photo of the tops of a few green trees in my neighborhood against a clear blue sky
Screenshot of an eBay Page's photo documenting a 1990s-era poster ad for Half Price Books featuring Dallas Cowboys fullback Daryl Johnston in a cowboy hat, jeans, and a t-shirt standing next to a tall pile of books
Photo of a Possession Press sticker that shows a black-and-white drawing of a skull pierced by a rapier on a red background that is stuck to the side of my white Soma Lyra-8 drone synthesizer
Photo of me sitting in a booth at the Ann Arbor location of Anna's House; before me on the table sits two plates, one with bacon, eggs, and hash browns and the other with a large blueberry pancake (that could have used many more blueberries)
Photo of me looking bad ass sitting outdoors near a beach wearing a colorful headband and sunglasses
Social media image with the details of my upcoming Resonant Soundscapes duo performance with Sara Tea on Sunday, 6/21 from 4-6p in the courtyard of the Kerrytown Shops (Ann Arbor, MI)
image sharing the key details for my and Sara Tea's Make Music Day performance in Ann Arbor, MI next Sunday, June 21 from 4-6 PM in the courtyard of the Kerrytown Shops (407 N. 5th Ave.) presented in partnership with Everyday Wines and the Ann Arbor District Library
Photo of the storefront of Side Biscuit in Ann Arbor, MI - it is a narrow, brick building painted dark blue with a cheerfully hand-drawn, winged-buffalo insignia
Grainy, zoomed-in segment of the larger photo posted by the OP account in which a group of three or four people are visible sitting in white Adirondack-style chairs around a firepit
Photo of my left hand holding an empty 16oz can of Bellwoods Brewery's "Bell Weiser Pilsner"
Photo of Ann Arbor-area singer-songwriter Laura McAndrew on stage at North Star Lounge in Ann Arbor, MI
Recent photo of ZZ Top guitarist standing outdoors wearing a white hat, black sunglasses, a black jacket, a white shirt, charcoal pants, and holding a red guitar
Photo of a wooden post standing vertically in a hole, braced on four sides by other pieces of wood
Photo of a 72-inch long, pressure-treated post leaning against the brick wall of my house
image advertising my and Sara Tea's upcoming Resonant Soundscapes performance in the courtyard of the Kerrytown Shops in Ann Arbor on June 21 from 4-6 PM
Photo of two beautifully roasted spatchcocked chickens sitting on a foil-lined baking sheet right after they were taken out of the oven
Photo of my cheese steak sitting on paper; I've spread the two halves so the melted provolone cheese is stretching
Photo of the storefront for Gabriel's Cheese Steak Hoagies in Ypsilanti, MI; below the business' name, the sign reads, "serving you since 1959"