@Al_Scorch

Chicagoan, songwriter, banjo player, comedian, and writer. Comedy at #CrimePaysButBotanyDoesnt, music records on #Bloodshot, #OrangeTwin, and #LetsPretend

 Chicago, IL
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Joined August 2011
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Skyway Dog is for sale. 😥 We need a hot dog hero to buy it and change nothing. @mckiesdjlounge @chicagobars @Al_Scorch what other Chicago dog experts on here should be tagged? mccolly.com/listing/11852534…
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There is a specific smell to autumn in Chicago that instantly transports me to my headspace when I was in 8th grade, getting my first tastes of freedom, wandering through the alleys and beaches and hippie cafes and occult bookstores of Rogers Park with my neighborhood friends.
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Doing prints of the hot dog poem, hit me up if you want one! [email protected]
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What if Emily Dickinson wrote a poem about Chicago style hot dogs?
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Here is a live Unofficial AF video of the beautiful @al_scorch singing his wonderful tune City Lullaby live in London 2016. So worth a watch. Please enjoy and remember to follow on TWTR and subscribe on YT. Thx! youtube.com/watch?v=_wN-cybw…

Al Scorch - London Sept 2016 - City Lullaby

This video is about good muuuuusssiiccccc. xxoo.

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Always happy for some radio play, especially in Ireland
Dublin South FM@DublinSouthFM22 May 2023
On this weeks Not Just Nashville from 12, Ciaran Barrett has music from The Flatlanders, @drivebytruckers, @Al_Scorch, @gillianwelch, @TheDaveRawlings, @AnnieKeatingNYC, @BradshawBob & Charlie Louvin. 👂 : Dublin South FM 93.9 💻 : dublinsouthfm.ie #communityradio #music
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A thoughtful, poetic, and hopeful take from @nprscottsimon Really honored by this one @JoeySantore npr.org/2023/05/20/117726563…

Opinion: Progress can be a turtle

NPR's Scott Simon considers Chicago's newest star, a snapping turtle nicknamed Chonkasaurus.

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"The turtle looks broad and strong, as if embodying the spirit of the concrete city that booms above their river perch." - @NPRWeekend @nprscottsimon So honored to have Scott Simon do impressions of me and @JoeySantore on National NPR. Insane.
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They out here searching for the chonk!
WBEZ@WBEZ19 May 2023
A team of journalists and an expert from the Field Museum set out this week to find the renowned reptile that had recently been spotted on the Chicago River. trib.al/nUAlbHM

Chonkosaurus, where are you? The hunt for Chicago’s celebrity snapping turtle.

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In the true spirit of Chicago, we're now shamelessly hustling Chonkosaurus Biological Survey merch like bootlegged sports paraphernalia outside a Sox game. Show support for nature returning to big nasty formerly polluted urban areas & waterways.. crimepaysbutbotanydoesnt.mys…
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Inauguration is live!! youtube.com/live/Ni0Ff7-gZK0…

LIVE: Inauguration of Brandon Johnson as Chicago mayor

Watch as Brandon Johnson is sworn in as Chicago's 57th mayor. https...

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Well, we made the NYT. All hail Chonkosaurus! nytimes.com/2023/05/14/us/sn…

Meet ‘Chonkosaurus,’ the Thick Snapping Turtle Stealing Hearts (Published 2023)

The gargantuan animal has enthralled thousands online after a kayaker on the Chicago River recorded it sitting on a rusted chain.

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While we are grateful for the many news outlets that have covered Chonkosaurus, it is @wttw and @WGNMorningNews that are closest to our pure beef hearts
WTTW - Chicago PBS@wttw13 May 2023
Goodbye Chance the Snapper, hello to Chonkosaurus. World Migratory Bird Day is on Saturday. Supporters of Promontory Point are celebrating the Point’s recent designation as an official city landmark. And more with This Week in Nature. to.wttw.com/41BsFy6

This Week in Nature: Wanna Show Your Love for Chonk the Snapper? Join Chicago River Day Cleanup

The giant snapping turtle spotted in the Chicago River became a viral sensation this week. But the river is home to lots of wildlife, thanks to ongoing efforts to clean up the waterway.

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It needed to be done
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ICYMI: @dan_bernstein and @LaurenceWHolmes had a fantastic conversation with @JoeySantore and @Al_Scorch, the guys who caught the now-famous Chicago River snapping turtle "Chonkosaurus" on video omny.fm/shows/wscr-0002/joey…
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So stoked Flansburgh has retweeted our turtle video
They Might Be Giants
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JF: This is news I can use. theguardian.com/us-news/2023…

Chonk the snapping turtle delights locals with Chicago River appearance

Rare sight of giant reptile basking by waterside offers hope that notoriously polluted waterway is getting cleaner

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The Dominick’s pull over is my spiritual armor
woodeye2u@woodeye2u11 May 2023
Replying to @Al_Scorch @JoeySantore
And good for Al Scorch setting a fashion trend with the Dominick's pull-over jacket at the WGN interview! wgntv.com/morning-news/giant…

Meet the guys behind video of giant snapping turtle ‘Chonkosaurus’ in Chicago River

CHICAGO — Joey Santore and Al Scorch spotted the turtle on the Chicago River and captured it on video in all it’s glory. They host an educational comedy channel on YouTube and podcast, called…

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Chonkosaurus Biological Survey Team T-Shirts are up in the store now, art by @JoeySantore crimepaysbutbotanydoesnt.mys…
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Paddling up to this magnificent snapper with @JoeySantore made my week!
Joey Santore@JoeySantore6 May 2023
Chicago River Snapper aka Chonkosaurus. Great to see this beast thriving here on what was once such a toxic river, but is slowly getting cleaned up & restored. Somebody planted a bunch of native plants up the river from here, too. I can only wonder this things been eating.
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Proud to have made this track happen!blockclubchicago.org/2023/04…

Meet The Trio Behind The Satirical 'Paul Vallas Hates House Music' Song

CHICAGO — It took three local musicians less than an hour to whip up "Paul Vallas Hates House Music," the song that went viral in the leadup to the

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