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    Ozzy has passed.

    Not gonna lie, Sabbath was never super high on my radar, but damn if "War Pigs" isn't a top 5 rock song of all time. RIP, Mr. Osbourne.
  2. Some kind of minivan. Still, that's a whole lotta mammals. (I call band name.)
  3. Tomato, tomato.
  4. You know, I could have sworn SCOTUS ruled that Presidents have immunity.
  5. Our youngest (son, age 21) is on a road trip to South Dakota with his girlfriend, her parents, her two brothers and his dog + their dog. One vehicle. This family is not your average American WASP collective, they're Filipino and their norms are . . . different. Like, they drive at night, as in they left Austin for Amarillo at 9 PM. Lather, rinse, repeat. I'm overly terrified they're gonna get in a horrible accident. I know that's just me being a dad, but jesus, get a hotel room or three. I'll pay.
  6. Those things are about as genuine as SNL. It's just clickbait.
  7. I first saw him in the fall of '82 at the Erwin Center. A friend had 7th row floor tix and his girlfriend had to back out. He knew I was a music geek so he asked if I wanted to go. My experience was almost identical to what you said -- I was very apathetic and then the concert was just hit after hit after hit. I didn't own any of his albums so while I knew the songs I just really hadn't added it all up. I ended up seeing him several more times over the years.
  8. . . . and yet it includes what might be his best song ("New York State of Mind").
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    Nirvana

    Those are terrible.
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    Rush

    Tom Morello needs to hire a singer.
  11. "Jazz" is the correct and accepted descriptor of a musical style born in America. "Indian" is, in the context of indigenous peoples of the North American continent, one of Christopher Columbus' top 3 fuckups. Kinda different.
  12. You don't need to be offended by it. It's just wholly inaccurate in any historical context.
  13. Yup. I've mentioned it before, but our youngest has no business being at UT. None. I mean, top 40% at his HS kind of guy. Super immature (at the time). The thing was, he played club soccer at a very high level and wrote his essay about how he had to learn to interact with kids on his team who only spoke Spanish, and how it helped his leadership skills. It was a pretty poorly written essay but it was definitely from the heart. I corrected a few grammar mistakes the night before it was due but I thought "no way". And then he was CAPed. And he kicked ass at UT-Tyler. And here we are. There are many paths. If one avails itself to your kid, they might be advised to take it.
  14. Well . . . I know you aren't new here, but?
  15. I'm pretty sure those view corridors have been largely ignored for a couple of decades.
  16. UNT is outstanding, especially for jazz. Brutally competitive school. "Whiplash" was bullshit, but the competition to get into the top band(s) (especially the One O'Clock band) is nuts. World class players.
  17. I wasn't speaking to a kid who wants to major in music and become a band director. That's a completely different thing.
  18. I also did that dad volunteer thing one year, and was put on field as one of the people who push those props around during the show. I will admit, I got a little nostalgic that first show. It had been a minute since I'd actually been on field.
  19. Well, he was crowing about the recruiting rankings a week or so ago, but those rankings have now flipped because of our last 3 commitments. I was sure Graham would provide an update. I sure hope he's doing OK.
  20. Sigh. I was 100% sure you'd miss the point, and you did.
  21. I was pulled into an unpaid "volunteer" teaching position for Mac Band in 2019 since I had two kids enrolled (percussion + trumpet) and I had DCI experience. I had forgotten how much I hated those early morning HS band rehearsals.
  22. Before you go nonlinear on us, yes, Trump won the vote (theoretically). That said, his "support" is not growing. Now, I am aware that he's going to try (and likely succeed) in suspending the next election. But he has really shitty approval ratings.
  23. No updates on how A&M is lapping Texas on the recruiting trail? That's weird.
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