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GenXer

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  1. If anyone has a pool in gastonia, they better fill it up with cement.

    At 7, genX was doing all sorts of shenanigans on the streets. Walking across a four lane road was merely foreplay.

    Wife and I were in costa rica in 2003. We stopped for gas at a remote-ish place in the mountains. No tourists (except us). All locals. There was a group of 8 year old boys (at least 5 of them) greeting drivers, marshaling cars in and out, filling up tanks, taking money to the adult superintendent, and returning change to the driver. They worked for tips. I took a look at the superintendent, and the kids were working so fast, so efficient that the adult could barely keep up with handing out change. And, this gas station was at least a mile from the nearest village. I assume the kids walked there and back.

    In summary, costa rican 8 year olds can run a gas station.

    It’s a felony to let kids from gastonia, NC cross the street without an adult guardian.

    Astounding.

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  2. Reminds me of a story from bare naked ladies. The band was trying to come up with their name so they decided to partner up with another band who they were playing a bill with.

    The other band named themselves “Free beer”. They all thought a marquee with “free beer” and “bare naked ladies” would get people in the door.

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  3. 5 minutes ago, jw4381 said:

    That’s awesome. 

    I got a poor quality recording of stick doing a cover of pink floyd’s wish you were here from that show.

    I wonder if it was a message sent out to the ether in and around austin that he wishes more people were at the show that night. If it was, the universe responded and now 1000’s are at his shows.

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  4. 1 hour ago, jw4381 said:

    Last Friday we saw Michael Franti at Red Rocks. Unreal yo.

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    Tomorrow night is Thievery Corporation and Beats Antique there. 

    Next Tuesday is Stick Figure in Denver. 

    June 20 is Tash Sultana at RR.

    Good times should be had. 

     

    I saw stick figure in austin (driving down from dallas) at some bar on 6th west of congress  in 2010 after smoke stack dropped. There were less than 20 people there.

    That’s pretty much my only “I was into them before they got big” story.

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  5. Any dallas people up for a free show in garland on fri night?

    The Feel is playing at the garland town square. They’re consistently in my ig feed; they give me a black crowes vibe.

    I know what you’re thinking. Garland? GTFO.

    Putting on my sales hat. There’s a pizza place on the square that makes a damn good new haven style pizza. I came to know of the new haven style on a new haven surly thread and recommendations for a couple of places in the italian district of new haven. It slams and goes hard.

    Pizza place on the garland square is Fortunate Son. I’ve been there several times and it’s legit.

    Here’s my plan.

    Fortunate Son for early-ish dinner at the bar. It gets packed cause it’s damn good.

    The Feel on the square.

    Never seen the band live but if they aren’t as advertised there’s a retro arcade and a guitar shop on the square. Might be time to demonstrate my stellar galaga skills and set an unobtainable high score.

    Then… drive to austin on Sat morning-ish to catch black keys at moody amphitheater.

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