SinceThe70s

Perhaps I'm missing the obvious connection but how does the Bennett situation that you describe relate to Bridgewater.

We flew into and out of Vegas on a trip to the southwest a number of years ago so we bookended a day in Vegas on both ends. I remember walking outside at one point and my eyes hurt from the heat and sun - and yeah I think that was in the morning.

I hear ya about the brown of the desert - and there's a lot of it - but the southwest is so much more than that. I think the sweet spot might be southern Utah, northern Arizona. Plus I assume you won't get the oppressive heat around Xmas (it's a dry heat my @ss, it's still freaking hot as hell!).

Hey @Augie - out of the places I've been to in the States, the southwest is my favorite. I've been out there a few times and there is still so much I've never seen. We had an amazing Arizona/Utah trip planned that got scuttled by Covid and it will always bother me. The only time I saw Sedona was on a drive by on our way from Phoenix to Flagstaff in the early 90's and it was equal parts unexpected and stunning. If you decide to visit the area look into Antelope Canyon, I've never been but a co-worker did and had great things to say about it.

I've been in this thread for years but for the most part the music shared has been on the lighter side. I think Burt Bachararch and Lemmy are both awesome. Nice to see you and others posting on the heavier and punkish side of late, keep it coming!

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I was gonna go with Detective Luger or Levitt.

Awesome! I listened to some of those bands but your taste was just a bit more hardcore than mine. Our go-to was Kerrang! magazine and a local record shop (The Wax Museum) that catered exclusively to metal. I first read about Metallica in a free 'publication' that I picked up there. It was black and white, maybe 5-10 pages long and I think it was written and printed by Jon Zazula - probably in his basement. In his write up he said something to the effect that he had seen Metallica before, wasn't planning on watching the band up close but then they hit the stage and he realized 'this is not a band that you turn your back on'. That quote stuck with me and was the main reason me and my friend went (they were opening for Raven on the Kill Em All For One tour) - the other reason was we got kicked out of a campsite (and nearly arrested) the night before. I honestly don't remember what I did with most of my record collection, but I think I downsized during a move too. I kept a milk crate's worth either because I loved the cover (i.e Y&T's Mean Streak), it had sentimental value or it was Zappa/Mothers album (probably 15-20). But I haven't had anything to play them on for years. One of my other cool stories is that my father used to be a bit of an audiophile. He'd take me to stereo shows in NYC when I was young and made sure I had a decent setup. He was big on JBL and my first set of speakers were JBL 4311's. I have a Zappa album where the liner notes say that the album was intended to be played on 4311's. Good times. Anyway, I appreciate your and others contributions here. I get to discover new bands or in this case re-discover music I drifted away from. I'll end by noting that one band I've been diving into lately based on your recommendation is Kyuss!

This is a blast from the past!

I heard a great pre-game question to Boone today wrt 4th of July baseball memories. He talked about watching a game his dad played on the 4th where Mike Schmidt and Greg Luzinsky went back to back HRs and his dad hit a double. He was watching in the stands with Greg L's son and someone else who's name I didnt catch. Cool story.

I'm probably repeating myself - and not trying to one up you - but I saw Metallica at a small local bar/club a week before Kill Em All came out. They were the opener and played the upcoming album from front to back. It was jaw dropping. In a full circle moment my younger son just finished his freshman year at Virginia Tech. The football team enters the stadium to Enter Sandman and the crowd goes nuts. It's a big thing at the school to the point that they play Sandman at commencement. Even better, Metallica played at VT along with Pantera and Suicidal Tendencies this spring and it was my sons first concert. Good times.

Metallica before anyone knew of them.

I never took a deep dive into Nine Inch Nails, but liked what I heard. One lyric that always stuck with me was "Gray would be the color if I had a heart"

Rob Halford is a Metal God! Metal was my fave genre in the 80's and I still love it, but I love other genres too and drifted away from metal. Last year Judas Priest put out an album that took me back in time and put a big smile on my face. This kicks @ss, Halford is 72 and still bringing it

Or the guy that hired him and sticks with him? I'm not defending Boone by saying this but over the past few years I question how much sway a manager has versus the front office and analytics crews.