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GhostOfTomJoad

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  1. $2mm a piece for basically a ten year break ain't shabby. Max did great w/ the Conan gig. I think he also went back to law school & did quite well w/ property development. The Professor co-produced the immaculate Car Wheels on a Gravel Road. Lu's best work IMO. Clarence & Nils were regulars in Ringo's All-Starr Band. The Big Man was apparently the most pissed off about the "firing" because hey, where else is a sax sideman gonna make as much as Bruce's sideman? I think Danny was just working on sobering up. Garry opened a recording studio in Nashville. So they lived their dream of waiting for the call that brought them millions more circa 1998.
  2. Is there anything more complex than band dynamics? Especially when you have a solo artist like Joel who's been backed up by essentially his pals from a neighborhood bar band his entire career. After a solid decade of "holy shit, can you believe how lucky we are" there's bound to be those feelings of "hey, we've been here from the beginning & we play with a FEEL no hired gun can match" that leads to bitterness when the artist does just that. Add to that the complexity of writing the checks your friends & their families depend on and, well..lots of stress.
  3. A hard life on the road trying to eat sandwiches where the deli meat is bigger than the bread has taken its toll, man.
  4. And there you have it. The most entitled generation on full display. "Give me everything that I want/need, and fuck everyone else."
  5. I kinda felt like the 2nd part was a bit rushed on the first viewing. Christie having to point out to him how his manager was screwing him was something. He's basically been his own cover band for the past 30 years. People want the hits & he can still deliver 'em. He doesn't need to write anything new, I suppose. I'm a little disappointed they didn't spend any time on his boating line or custom motorcycle shop. I enjoy seeing the other creative outlets of artists & their other passions.
  6. GhostOfTomJoad

    Vinyl

    Stunned to find this gem at the Anderson Mill HPB for six bucks. The LP was loose inside the jacket w/o a sleeve but cleaned up to VG. I spent ten bucks total on this and Charlie Rich's Behind Closed Doors while Mrs GOTJ dropped $150 on Taylor Swift vinyl. Can't complain because the more she gets into it the easier it will be for me to upgrade my TT from a Pro-Ject Essential II.
  7. I've been looking at that pic for 10 minutes trying to find Bert, dammit.
  8. GhostOfTomJoad

    BBQ

    Any thoughts about Rollin Smoke off East Cesar Chavez? Niece (no pics) and her hubby (USNA grad; was on the football team) are in town this weekend for her birthday celebration. They're staying downtown and we told them we'd like to take them out for lunch and that's the place they've selected after hearing "great things" from friends. She's from Spring, he's from Oklahoma and to the best of my knowledge most of the BBQ they've had has been from her dad's backyard offset (it's...edible).
  9. What have you seen in the past 10+ years that would give you the belief that the MAGA crowd can be reasoned with in any fashion? They want two things: for Trump to inflict pain upon the people they don't like, and for Trump to lie about how awesome he--and by extension, America--is.
  10. Sorry for what you are going through. If you're in the Austin area and are considering in-home euthanasia and want a recommendation please DM me. We've had to put 3 pets down over the years--one cat at the vet, a dog and a cat at home--and at home was so much better. Your pet is in peaceful, comfortable surroundings and the ability to grieve/celebrate/heal in your own home vs a vet clinic is worlds better.
  11. I dunno, the tiny, shriveled penis as Donald Trump approving the political message was pretty fucking brilliant.
  12. Yep. What they did was despicable. And if you dig deep enough, dangerously irresponsible. Willis wasn't a great actor. But he made the most of what he had & lucked into a couple of damn fine parts. That's any actor's dream. There are worse ways to go in the end than not remembering your past regrets.
  13. "She got the covid jab!"
  14. If he did I never found it. But he wouldn't let another random cat near our yard. His owner is certifiable & "rescued" so many cats & dogs she damn near had a petting zoo. Stuart was almost 18 when he passed. Damn good run for an indoor/outdoor cat. He spent at least 15 years checking in on us.
  15. Derka's last posts reminded me of a recently deceased neighbor cat, Stewart, who favored our porch. His house was across the street, but he'd hang out most days in our patio chairs, look in the windows for our cats & dog, & just generally was a cool dude. Oh yeah, he kept an eye out for Amazon deliveries.
  16. He's on 102.7, the ESPN affiliate. He's lost whatever he had of his fastball and is pretty meh to insufferable. 3-4, and then Ed Clements walks down the hall from the KLBJ-AM Q-Anon studio and joins him for an hour. If you're stuck in traffic there are worse options.
  17. I just ventured over to an okie state forum (rideemcowboys) and a poke fan is bragging that they're currently leading ou 7-0 for the top HS players in the state of Oklahoma for 2026. Gundy's building a monster!!
  18. Yeah, Jeff Ward this afternoon was comparing Jerrah's presser yesterday w/ any random Trump moment in front of a microphone. They're both decrepit narcissists who don't have any plan or clue about what they're going to say in front of a microphone or a camera, the only thing they know is they HAVE to speak. And worse, they think people NEED to hear them or even care about the nonsense coming out of their mouths.
  19. And he's to thank for one of the best B&B bits of all time.
  20. That's what you call using up all of the runway. Peace, Ozzy.
  21. Looks like trying to watch scrambled soft core on Skinemax around '92 or so.
  22. Rewatching it again on HBO and just finished season 2. It's so damn good and essential. It serves as both a harbinger of things to come w/ the uncertainty as everyone--the crews, the stevedores, even the police--fight to stave off extinction by what's coming, but also shows step by step how the decline of industry led to generations growing up with slinging drugs as their only way of making money. You get the whole history of the game, and see how even those like Avon & Prop Joe who seem to be in charge are really at the mercy of the Greeks & the other international suppliers.
  23. https://www.hallmark.com/ornaments/keepsake-ornaments/the-big-lebowski-the-dude-ornament-with-sound-1QXV1055.html?ef_id=CjwKCAjwp_LDBhBCEiwAK7FnkuIuj4LYEbNyVAsH-IgCfSXJZw09giG5eG5fAYRWexcUWmfnbeqUuBoC4RkQAvD_BwE%3AG%3As&s_kwcid=AL!5392!3!!!!x!!!18742961912!&mc=t_s_hr_Google+Adwords_PLA+-+RoAS+-+Smart+Shopping+KeepsakeOrnaments_+-+G+-+OCE_Smart+Shopping+KeepsakeOrnaments_&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=18742964048&gclid=CjwKCAjwp_LDBhBCEiwAK7FnkuIuj4LYEbNyVAsH-IgCfSXJZw09giG5eG5fAYRWexcUWmfnbeqUuBoC4RkQAvD_BwE
  24. The perfect Christmas ornament doesn't exis....
  25. Watching it now. I'm kind of ambivalent to Billy Joel's music. I recognize he's written some damn fine melodies & pop songs, & has been an entertainer of fine standing, but I've never owned any of his records or seen him live. But he does come across as fairly open & reflective in this doc. I don't know enough about his story to know if he's whitewashing his past, but he doesn't seem to shy away from talking about many of his past mistakes in part one.
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