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Two MN lawmakers and their spouses shot by someone impersonating police
Hayduke replied to TexasHooch's topic in Daily Texan
There's some evidence emerging that he may be a Christian nationalist and anti-abortion activist. Here's a link someone on Reddit posted to a sermon he gives -- haven't watched it, don't know the summary. Just took a quick look and saw that he's giving a talk or sermon of some sort and it's being translated into French. It's a two-hour video and I'm not going to watch it. Lots of early speculation of links to the New Apostolic Reformation and the Seven Mountain Mandate. Whatever money he apparently had for his security-related work in other countries apparently ran out not too many months ago and he was looking for executive positions. Again, it's pretty early and there's plenty of stuff flying out from both ends of the spectrum. But it's not going to be too many more hours before a clearer picture emerges. Edit: Also, one of the groups he was linked to, MN Africans United, has apparently already scrubbed the page they had for him. Their home page is still active, but the link shown below by Google results in a "server not available" message. Cardinal Stritch was a private Catholic university that closed in 2023 for financial reasons. -
Beer 2025: sith_horn drinking more than the rest of us combined
Hayduke replied to HenryJames's topic in Food and Travel
53 and rainy here, which makes it feel more chilly. Good time to clean out some of the heavier stuff left hanging around from the winter. O'so Narcissist barrel-aged cherry imperial stout. 12.0 ABV and part of a line with one of the better cans out there. -
Lucky to get a beer at any of those venues now for prices like that.
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@jimmyjazz's post reminded me that both Nazareth and Blue Oyster Cult played at the '79 Texxas Jam. I was not there, but went to the first one in '78. Eleven big-time bands for $12.50, plus Cheech & Chong. It was 104 degrees in the Cotton Bowl. The heat cured me forever of wanting to go to summertime stadium concerts, but it was a hell of a lineup.
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Great remake that came across my feed today on a platform that shall not be mentioned (but Keb' Mo' posted the link, so it's OK; here's a direct link, without commercials). https://playingforchange.com/videos/everyday-people-turnaround-arts-collaboration-song-across-the-usa
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Can't imagine they ever would have played it on the Central Texas radio stations I grew up on. Austin stations may have been another matter after MTV started playing it ... that's the part I really would like to remember if I could. KLBJ and KGSR were my staples during the '80s and '90s. Being stuck in College Station when reception was bad was no fun.
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Beer 2025: sith_horn drinking more than the rest of us combined
Hayduke replied to HenryJames's topic in Food and Travel
Had forgotten about that. Giving you a ha-ha instead of the next option over, but it was a close one. 😁 -
80 is the new 20. It better be for us old guys, or who's gonna remember when "Won't Get Fooled Again" came out? Not me, I guess. Had to look it up, although I was around.
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Great version of "Won't Get Fooled Again." Townshend brought a whole different level of energy to that. At one point it looks like Entwistle is just wondering what's going on. Not too long until The Song Is Over ... Man, I had forgotten that "Hair of the Dog" was from the same album as "Love Hurts," or that it was that old (freshman year in HS, so yeah ... I'm up there, too). I always associated it with my undergraduate days. And I have to admit to never looking up the verses of the lyrics, because the chorus was most of it and that's part of what makes it a great "bring it" song, but of a little different nature. And I was also a little surprised to find them on this list of one-hit wonders, along with a bunch of much milder stuff (except for "Mississippi Queen"). On a slightly related note: AI really sucks sometimes. MTV is probably what made me aware of "Hair of the Dog," but I guess it needs to train the bots a little better.
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Somehow I missed this response earlier this morning. I'm just one of those guys who likes to hear some extra story most of the time. But just the songs are good, too. Was listening to Hornet's Nest again while reading about Riley Gale on Wikipedia and my wife came in and said, "Why is that so loud?"
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If you're just going to have one, it's probably better for it to be visceral and animalian (good word -- a variant I haven't seen much, so good to be reminded it's out there). Part of the interest factor of this thread is seeing how many metal and urban/rap songs there are. As I've noted, not really where my tastes lie, but it's great to see the way different genres use things like lyrical approaches (including extensive profanity), instrumentation, volume, tempo, and various characteristics that many others on this thread are far more knowledgeable about. The stuff I started off with seems kinda tame in comparison. Also, I think you should tell everybody what happens when you put this on. 😁
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Beer 2025: sith_horn drinking more than the rest of us combined
Hayduke replied to HenryJames's topic in Food and Travel
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Here's more on that story. Sounds like Tech is trying to buy next year's title. I'm not one to bet on sports, but I might take the early odds on them. https://www.si.com/onsi/softball/news/how-an-nil-loophole-is-transforming-texas-tech-into-a-softball-powerhouse
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Tech may not be spending more money on football than others, but they may be spending more on softball than anybody else ... and it looks like they've bought several more All-Americans (apparently, before the portal was even open). https://www.si.com/onsi/softball/news/how-an-nil-loophole-is-transforming-texas-tech-into-a-softball-powerhouse I'm going to go cross-post this on the softball thread if it's not already there, but the thing I find really fascinating about this is that Cody Campbell is chair of Tech's board of regents. Gotta wonder how his very strong interest in sports success is going to affect the way he views the way the rest of the university is run.
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Beer 2025: sith_horn drinking more than the rest of us combined
Hayduke replied to HenryJames's topic in Food and Travel
This comment inspired me to read a little about hops that impart pine notes. I get why some earthy-herbaceous taste can be too much in a beer -- and how difficult it is to pull off the right combinations in brewing. I've had three or four beers that incorporated spruce tips and generally was not impressed. I recall there was one decent one, but I ain't gonna track it down in my untappd history. It wasn't that good. Sometimes there's a fine line between a subtle reminder of a great camping trip in the mountains and being smacked in the face with a hospital-bathroom mop.
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