Modern Power Pop Mix on Spotify. Excellent and chock full of songs and artists I'm not familiar with (as well as some excellent choices from among the usual suspects).

Which part is the good news, which part is the bad? Congress is in recess yet again, for an additional 2 weeks. I don't know if it's always been like this but since I started paying attention it amazes me how little these people actually work. But now I wonder, is it good or bad news that they're no...

So it turns out that earlier this month the US warned Russia of the likelihood of a terrorist attack on a concert hall or similar venue. Putin's response? As quoted by Jonathan V. Last in the Bulwark, "TASS reported that Putin said on March 19* the aim of "the recent provocative statements of a numb...

Also do NOT like the "ticket request" bingo. Have not gotten the VIP package, may change my mind. The only way the “request” system would make a difference would be if they are expecting significantly more demand for tickets than there is supply. Given that they’re playing pretty standard venues fo...

Flea wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:16 pm

Oh, no love for us little people in Asheville?

beantownbubba wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 23, 2024 2:44 pm

Really wish I could do all of the ones on my first cut list

November's a long way off so anything can still happen, but return from Chicago Sunday then leave for Asheville Wed or Thurs is just not a likely scenario. I will miss you.

I kinda suspect the "lottery" think may be miscommunication. The three i got all specify the exact seat (2) or GA Pit (1). When i was buying them I picked the specific seats and some were already sold, and more sold as I was selecting. I'm 99.9% sure if it went through you have tickets. With a low ...

glennrwordman wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:10 am

Also do NOT like the "ticket request" bingo.

Speaking of which, ticketmaster willing, my itinerary is set:

SF
NYC
Boston
Chicago

Really wish I could do all of the ones on my first cut list, but reality had to intrude at some point, and did.

The thing about being in the middle of historic events is that it's really difficult if not downright impossible to see the forest for the trees. So, for example, i suspect that there aren't a lot of people who can confidently predict what's going to happen in Israel/Palestine. But we can see a litt...

Whether Congress ultimately approves a spending bill and whether that happens before or after the partial shutdown deadline, this is one fucking stupid way to run a government. It's a travesty of a mockery of a sham and as always we the people are the losers. But hopefully Mike Johnson will also be ...

I'm very curious to see how this "order now, find out if you're in later" process works out. If it works, which I guess boils down to whether I get the tix I want, lol, then it's really a pretty civilized way to go about the process. If I don't, hell, give me the cutthroat world of jamming the inter...

WTF!! No shows in "the swamps of northern florida" much less Florida at all. What's a poor old working man to do? Well, if you want to compare to "Florida at all," Atlanta is exactly as far from Jacksonville as Miami (I looked it up). I know that there are practical limitations but I really hope yo...

scotto wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:29 pm

folderol

Man, you are in an impressive vocabulary run! I love it.

chuckrh wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 21, 2024 4:41 pm

Fingers crossed.

Fingers crossed indeed, my friend.

The regular tix seem fairly cheap (espy net of the fees, see below). The VIP tix are expensive in absolute terms but i have no idea how they compare to what other bands are doing. I'm getting some VIP tix in Boston because what the heck (and a couple of reserved seats too; believe it or not some of ...

Is the reissue musically any different than the original? As far as i can tell the answer seems to be no but that's not a confident conclusion.

Caught up on a few episodes last night. Latest episodes are way, way better. Much more band of brothers-y. Glad I'm watched for my patriotic duty, as you really see the sacrifices we (used to?) make as a nation to preserve democracy and fight evil. Some tough men and women who shaped history. I'm s...

https://open.substack.com/pub/readtpa/p/3-smart-takes-on-trumps-bloodbath?r=1a6yp&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email Not to argue about any of those smart takes, but the frustrating thing to me is that it's even a topic of discussion. Assume he never said it. Or assume he said it and what he said i...

Because the simple fact is that TX just isn't that good at doing all the shit it brags about and insists upon doing its own way. I'm telling you, you can't make this shit up. Gov. Abbott probably doesn't care because his actions are all performative, no substance (dare I say all hat, no cattle?), b...

The Supreme Court decision allowing TX to at least temporarily enforce its own state criminal law allowing its police to arrest undocumented immigrants is predictable and predictably ridiculous. But here's the thing: If I were a betting man, I'd say we're in for a serious bout of be careful what you...

Thought this was good. https://open.substack.com/pub/thewestrn/p/killing-animals-helped-me-make-peace?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Thanks for posting this. It's out of my comfort and experience zones for sure. Definitely interesting though i'm not sure exactly what I think about it, which in th...

Context, Bubba. Context! Sheesh! Sorry I thought this was being widely reported, but maybe that's part of the problem. He's been saying one version or another of it for more than a week now and that's not going back as far as his "poisoning the blood" comments. And I left out describing immigrants ...

I know it's fashionable, nay, even de rigueur, to be cynical or even apathetic, but I can't let this one go. There is nothing good to say about a politician dehumanizing the other with terms like "monsters" and "animals" for perceived political advantage and it's even worse for him to actually gain ...

A double feature last nite. John Wick - Exactly what I was looking for and exactly what it should have been. Elvis - I don't remember much about the reviews on this one, but it is better than I was expecting. I thought Austin Butler was very good especially compared to the thanklessness of the task...

A double feature last nite. John Wick - Exactly what I was looking for and exactly what it should have been. Elvis - I don't remember much about the reviews on this one, but it is better than I was expecting. I thought Austin Butler was very good especially compared to the thanklessness of the task ...

Hadn't heard of that one Chuck but a quick google search says that your comparison to a thriller is accurate which of course piques my interest.

he now lives in watertown, but w/ all those spotify checks rolling in, he might be your neighbor soon. Heve you checked out real estate prices in Watertown lately? ;) :o BTW, my comments on Kahan probably came across as more negative than I intended. I was comparing what I was hearing to the number...

I’ve heard Every Single Stories Flame Out described as the guy in Zip City years later. I think that could be said about this song too. Sorry I missed this until now but yeah, I think that's accurate. But one could say that about a number of Cooley's songs. "Primer Coat" is one that comes immediate...

Holy shit! This guy's got 6 songs, SIX, with more than 100,000,000 listens on Spotify alone. One has had over 600,000,000! And I never heard of him until this thread. He's now in the cue because SIX but i have no idea who he is or what he sounds like. Three songs (w/ a total of over a billion liste...