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  1. 19 minutes ago, Macanudo said:

    Another  odd one....  Sundown over Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald for Gordon Lightfoot but not sure if he really qualifies here.

    Like I said, I'd rather people not concern themselves with the greatness of the artist.

    And I agree:  "Sundown" is a fantastic song.

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  2. 3 hours ago, Johnny Sack said:

    The odds of being the victim of a school shooting are very, very low.  Lower than they were when I went to school

    Well, I'm not surprised.  I would think your odds of being the victim of a school shooting would have been pretty damn high.

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  3. Is Willie doing OK?  I saw him on a late night show a few months back and he seemed very winded.  He subsequently canceled some dates then went back on the road.  This clip from the CMA Awards makes me wonder if he's struggling with a lung issue.  He just seems low on energy and isn't singing well (although he nailed the high notes).

    Oh yeah, Kacey.  Hubba.

     

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  4. 2 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

    Sondland is rich, and if he were going to go all in on defending Trump, he would never have testified in the first place.  Given his age and wealth, I’m willing to bet that he intends on remaining free and wealthy.  

    I said that a couple of weeks ago, and yet here we are.  The guy hasn't been on the up and up.  Makes me think Trump has something on him.

  5. 57 minutes ago, DougO said:

    Two of the greatest songs ever recorded.

    Yeah, "Wichita Lineman" is just an unbelievably well-written song.  That chord progression!  Amazingly complex, yet effortless, and the melody just floats on top.

    Jimmy Webb : Glen Campbell : : JJ Cale : Eric Clapton

     

    "Wichita Lineman" . . . "By the Time I Get To Phoenix" . . . "Galveston"

    "After Midnight" . . . "Cocaine" . . . a dozen more

     

  6. So, what's the consensus regarding the severity of the Astros' high-tech sign-stealing system, say, relative to a scouting director hacking into a team's servers to steal draft and other personnel information?

    Asking for myself because I recall Astros fans being mighty fucking indignant about how St. Louis is the dirtiest franchise since the Black Sox and lily white Houston would never, ever dare do anything that is against the rules.

    L.  M.  F.  A.  O.

    Image result for rick perry oops gif"

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  7. Seger came through Austin recently, allegedly for the last time.

    My thoughts on Seger:

    1.  that man can write a song

    2.  in that "Night Moves" video he looks like Bob Schneider

    3.  is that Daphne Zuniga?  bonus points if so

    4.  that's definitely Joey from Friends -- points taken away

    5.  oh, almost forgot -- he was Glenn Frey's early songwriting mentor

  8. 4 minutes ago, Celery Man said:

    i can actually envision getting a gift wrapped in that shit from my incel brother in law.  would use it immediately as kindling.

    Man, I figured custom "MAGA" toilet paper would be a booming Christmas side job, but in bulk the damn stuff costs $5 per roll.  Foiled again.

  9. 28 minutes ago, Paul Wesley said:

    I watched Fox last night.

    Every host took turns playing the clip where Jim Jordan asks the testifying diplomats what crime Trump committed that is impeachable (neither could answer), and then they cut back to Ingraham and Hannity shouting, "THERE ARE THE STAR WITNESSES WHO CANNOT EVEN NAME A CRIME!!!"

    But that's a pretty stupid thing to celebrate, right?  

    I mean, if somebody witnesses a murder, and they're testifying about what they saw, and the defense attorney says, "Can you name the criminal statute that was violated here," and the witness doesn't know the answer.... so fucking what?  It's not their job to name the crime.  They're just describing what they know.  

    Fox News was one long string of these "HA HA HA!  GOTCHA!" when not a single fucking thing was "gotten."

    And yet Fox and Rush and the rest... they will continue to reinforce the Trumpkins' belief that their savior is falsely accused.

    I agree, but it would have been nice if Taylor or Kent had said something like "I am not a Congressman, it's not my position to speculate on what might be an impeachable offense.  I'm just here to tell you what I know."

  10. Just now, South Austin said:

    Night Moves.

    Preemptive "fuck off" for those who disagree.

    Oh man, I hate that song.  (Seriously.)  Creepy Bob in full force.  "And points all her own sitting way up high"  Yikes.

    I'll go with "Against The Wind".

  11. 7 minutes ago, NoName said:

    @jimmyjazz you still at about 8 peppers per lb of meat?

    making a bunch to freeze on Saturday and wondering if you have adjusted much of anything? don't want it to be TOO hot based on the people that want to eat it but making my first dive into the reconstituted slurry and trying to decide how many dried peppers i need for like 6-8 lbs of meat

     

    Yeah, but lately I've been trading some of the anchos for more guajillos.  Anchos are heavier and it feels like they can skew the batch too far towards that "raisin-y" flavor.  I also dropped the # of chipotles in favor of the milder peppers.

    Let's say something more like 8 anchos, 12 guajillos and 4 chipotles in a 3 pound batch.

    So, I guess my total amount of peppers (by weight) has probably gone down, but it still tastes like chili to me.

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  12. 2 minutes ago, SuingToGetAMessageBoard? said:

    I think it was a reflection of the fact that she isn’t steeped in the issues.  For someone like that, there was a decided lack of clarity. 

    Wouldn't that lead her to be critical of both the Democrats *and* the Republicans?  

    I'm not saying you didn't see what you saw, but if I try to be as objective as I can, it sure seemed to me that one side was trying to do nothing but deflect, and that wasn't the Democrats.

  13. 50 minutes ago, Incredulity said:

    Which isn’t remotely related to what I said. For the 10,000th time Trump is a moron.  He isn’t smart enough to play puppet master to foreign countries doing his bidding. 

    That's an interesting take.  "He's too stupid to be played by the smart guys."

    I'm not really sure that holds up to scrutiny, but Benghazi!

  14. 40 minutes ago, Underdog said:

    Yeah, that opening of BOR is another volume blaster, same with Eminence Front. 

    Man, I am a HUGE fan of "Eminence Front", even though it's Kenny Jones on drums.  In fact, I (gasp) think the song is better for it.

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  15. 1 hour ago, Loco said:

    Catchier sure...  better...  nope

    I'm sticking with 'bama.  Lyrically, it's light years beyond "Freebird".  Add the riff and the fact that "Freebird" owes its fame as much to being a cultural touchstone as it is for the song itself, yeah, I can't go there.

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