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jimmyjazz

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  1. Honestly, Trinity felt a little weird to us. It seemed like a difficult campus to navigate. My daughter had an offer to either study percussion there or minor in music and major in something else, and while both options knocked out a huge chunk of the tuition it just didn't feel right.
  2. I remember as a young teenager some guy teaching our youth group at church asserting that Genesis was a Satanic band. I wrote him off for that, and it was the start of my growing suspicion about a lot of things we were being taught.
  3. I think "ABACAB" is one of the great pop-rock albums of that era. It sounds fucking fantastic, and I give Phil Collins most of that credit.
  4. Bobby Burton sure does love him some passive voice. If Ffrench doesn't room with Taaffe we missed a real opportunity.
  5. One of the coolest experiences I ever had was when I was living in Evanston with a buddy while we did a summer with Cavaliers. We were in an upstairs duplex, and downstairs lived a couple of gals, one of whom had just graduated from Indiana with a degree in violin performance. My buddy and I were chillin' one day watching Cubs baseball on TV, waiting to drive to rehearsal, and we heard all of this whooping and hollering downstairs. We weren't quite sure if it was good or bad, so we rushed down there to see what was going on. The gal who had just graduated from IU had landed a seat with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Holy shit. That's like getting drafted into the NFL, but more prestigious. I've never seen so much happiness and relief on a face in my life.
  6. I dated a gal who was one generation removed from the UK. She had that jawline, not unattractively so, but it was noticeable. None of that Habsburg lineage to my knowledge. No word on inbreeding.
  7. My favorite Texas baseball cap is nearing the end. Classic burnt orange with a white "T". None of that janky flat billed crap. Sized is preferable to adjustable (need 7 5/8 for my water head). Which outlets/brands have the best stuff?
  8. If the Democratic Party is the "permanent minority" then why all the effort to suppress their vote?
  9. One Lamb's shop told me it would be a couple of hours. I went up the road to Sticker Shock (Shop) on Burnet and it was less than 15 minutes.
  10. You obviously are not on the FOX News distribution list. They send US guns, not the other way around. #cough
  11. No thanks, I'm planning on removing my hemorrhoid via my nose.
  12. Please be real. Please be real. Please be real.
  13. jimmyjazz

    2025 ACL

    I could only imagine FF in the somewhat similar vein before Mumford and Of Monsters and Men. It was the start of me not listening to terrestrial radio. Now I tune in now and again, but holy smokes, it was so precious at the time, and not the good "precious".
  14. Yeah, I've been there once when the university was recruiting my kid for soccer. Before we got in the car to drive back to Austin we gave each other the "oh hell no" glance.
  15. Did I hear that Josh Freese is on drums now? They swapped with the Foos?
  16. Wait, Catholics don't drink at the reception? Not the Catholics I know.
  17. The sad thing is, I have no idea if this is true or if you just made it up, because it tracks either way.
  18. No, they're fine with us keeping the body. It would be a pretty big hole, I think we'll either go with the cremation or 311 route. I mostly just want my kids present when she passes, they need to experience it (which may sound cruel but it is obviously part of life and a huge part of pet ownership). My son has already said he's gonna make her a steak and my daughter is offering up cupcakes. I was very touched by that.
  19. The Ferrari 458 broke my mind when it came out. The 488 and its derivatives are still my dream cars. I'm not so hot on Lambos, although I'd take one if you wanted to give it to me, or if I could play football. In other breaking news, on Wednesday I spent just under $25K on a new Mazda, so I think I have a ways to go on the financial front before I should be posting in this thread.
  20. jimmyjazz

    2025 ACL

    God dammit we are STILL suffering this infernal "indie folk" shit some two decades after it all started. Which "artist" is responsible -- Fleet Foxes?
  21. Look at the big brain on @Twicehorn!
  22. Uh, Obama's "wife" was a male gorilla. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
  23. It's a safe bet we'll be downgrading at the "hurdle the defensive back" move.
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