I dance at shows when the music warrants it, no one's really paying attention.
At my wedding, however, I was reluctant to bust any moves b/c I felt that all eyes were on me.

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A mint copy of Tool's Ænema can go for a couple of grand... Mine's just sitting in my collection. Jane's Addiction, NWA, Helmet, even old old RHCP albums can be hundreds of dollars. Because I brought a lot of vinyl in the mid to late 90s I'm sitting on a goldmine. A week ago at my local record stor...

iembalm wrote: Fri Jun 06, 2025 3:00 pm My favorite moment for WTF was when he playfully called Nick Cave a cowboy (which I guess has different connotations in Australia) and he came back with a cold-as-ice, "I'm not a fucking cowboy," and the interview didn't really recover.

The Gladiator 2 anecdote was funny though.

Never cared for it.

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If you find yourself getting obsessed with them, Kid Congo Powers, who had a long working relationship with Jeffrey Lee Pierce (the prime mover for Gun Club), has written a memoir that has a lot of interesting details about that part of his career. Check out Powers' stuff, too, if you're getting in...

Some albums I have in the plastic sleeves, some I don't. They're arranged alphabetically, going by first name for names (ie, Jack White under 'J'). Soundtracks/comps after the letter Z. I also have a rule about buying records. With the exception of 2 or 3 albums, I only buy albums I don't already ha...

Watched A Complete Unknown last night. It was pretty good, Chalamet did a solid job as Bob. Monica Barbaro has a lovely singing voice. Right after it was over, my wife said, "he was kind of an asshole". I told her that he was probably bugged out by all the fame and celebrity. (streaming on...

I can loosely loop this in with BJ. I enjoyed a Chuck Klosterman essay about Billy Joel. He describes discovering his early records as a kid and his process of trying to understand them. One of his major points was that it was really hard to tell if Joel was cool or not, but that he might have been...

Headphones recommendations.

My Shure SRH440 over the ears phones that I've had for years and years are starting to go, sound only coming out from 1 side now. I use these for plugging into my keyboard and drumming.

Budget: $100 - $200

Thanks.

zorg wrote: Tue May 20, 2025 10:55 am Manhunter is still the best. Tom Noonan is the GOAT.

Do you prefer Brian Cox's Hannibal Lecter to Anthony Hopkins'? I know some people do.