DrW
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Both eyes within the last 2 years, with excellent results. My ophthalmologist and I went for the "mixed" approach. The left eye was restored to full 20/20; the right eye was left slightly near-sighted to allow me to read without glasses. It is amazing how fast and how correctly the brain can decide which image to use. The only disadvantage is that I would need glasses for 3D.
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Yes, this March, for myself. I had trouble breathing due to RSV (respiratory syncytial virus). My wife and I were just preparing to go to Urgent Care, when it got really bad and I thought I would be dying of lack of oxygen. Within six minutes we had a fire truck and an ambulance in our driveway, and about 10 emergency workers in our bedroom. Additional problem: Their oxygen tank had a malfunctioning valve, and it took them several minutes to get me the life-saving stuff.
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I do not know your definition of a "rocker chick", but if you are looking for a woman who writes the lyrics and songs, sings and plays lead guitar, and is the frontperson of a (sometimes) hard-rocking band, I would nominate Kristin Hersh. No, her looks won't blow anybody away, but her musical ability should. Kristin started the Throwing Muses in the mid-1980s with her stepsister Tanya Donelly, and has since fronted a variety of bands, mostly trios, under several names. Some examples:
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How much do looks play a role? Here is the (virtually unknown) Bevis Frond with Nick Saloman on lead guitar and vocals, and he writes most of their original songs.
His guitar skills are extraordinary. Unfortunately, he looks like an offspring of the hunchback of Notre Dame. Would they have more success outfitted like Kiss or Cheap Trick?
Or imagine Taylor Swift presenting these songs...
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Another often overlooked gem: Kingfish. While they certainly benefitted from Bob Weir's presence in the line-up, the concert clips show that he was just one of the guys. The stars were Robbie Hoddinott on lead guitar, Dave Torbert on bass and lead vocals (he also wrote most of their original songs), and Matt Kelly on harmonica.
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50 minutes ago, jayg said:
Interestingly, The Black Keys have an album named "El Camino", but the car is not mentioned in any song. The cover of the album does not feature a Chevrolet El Camino, but shows a rather decrepit Plymouth Grand Voyager.
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Considering the ubiquity of Japanese cars, songs mentioning them are rare. Here is one by my favorite obscure band, the Scaramanga Six.
Hanging 'round, 'cos there's nothing to do
And I love you
In your dirty Subaru
In your dirty Su-ba-ru
I'll do whatever you do
'cos I love you
In your dirty Subaru
In your dirty-dirty-dirty-dirt--
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8 minutes ago, PastaJoe said:
Hot Rod Lincoln
I like the band very much, and Lincoln is a nice addition. I can give you a Lincoln Continental, featured by Tony Joe White.
Now the jailer had been a poor man
And now his pockets were stuffed with money
And he was sitting outside in a brand new Continental Lincoln
With famous skirts on it
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The thread title says it all. Let's find out which car brands are mentioned most frequently.
I start with "Maserati GT (I Ain't Got You)" by the Blue Oyster Cult.
I got a Maserati GT
With snakeskin upholstery
I got a charge account at Goldblatt's
But I ain't got you
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I wanna tell you how it's gonna be
You're gonna give your love to me
I wanna love you night and day
You know my love will not fade away
You know my love will not fade away
Not fade awayMy love's bigger than a Cadillac
I try to show you but you drive me back
Your love for me has got to be real
You're gonna know just how I feel
Love's real, not fade away
Not fade away -
The world's a tiny blue-green ark
Afloat in darkest space.
And every creature lives his time
And knows his special place
And each of us is Noah
With a life all in our care
To keep against the darkness
That's flooding everywhere
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I like SF shows in general, but what put "Farscape" above all others for me was Gigi Edgley as Chiana.
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Talking Head's "Girlfriend Is Better" which contains the line that gave Jonathan Demme's 1984 concert movie masterpiece its name "Stop Making Sense".
And here a surprisingly competent version by the cover band "HeartByrne".
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I got a girlfriend that's better than this
But you don't remember at all
As we get older and stop making sense
You won't find her waiting long
Stop making sense, stop making sense
Stop making sense, making sense
I got a girlfriend shes's better than that
And nothing is better than this (Is it?) -
Joachim Löw, ex-manager of the German national soccer team, used to scratch himself in his pants and then sniff his fingers. He also picked his nose, all on TV during matches. On the other hand, he won the 2014 World Cup. If this is the price you have to pay...
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They call her name at 7:30
I pace around the parking lot
Then I walk down to buy her flowers
And sell some gifts that I gotCan't you see
It's not me you're dying for?
Now she's feeling more alone
Than she ever has before
She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly
Off the coast and I'm headed nowhere
She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly -
Eight miles high, and when you touch down
You'll find that it's stranger than known
Signs in the street, that say where you're going
Are somewhere just being their ownNowhere is there warmth to be found
Among those afraid of losing their ground
Rain gray town, known for its sound
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A while ago, we had another thread about "all-star bands". This one would certainly qualify. A rock'n'roll medley fronted by Leslie West (Mountain) and Alvin Lee (Ten Years After), with Steve Hunter and Stewart Copeland (Police) on drums. But you can also catch glimpses of Steve Howe (Yes) on acoustic guitar and some others, such as Robbie Krieger (Doors), Pete Haycock (Climax Blues Band), Ted Turner and Andy Powell (both Wishbone Ash), and Randy California (Spirit) on tambourine (they probably ran out of guitars).
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There've been so many girls that I've known
I've made so many cry and still I wonder why
Here comes the little girl, I see her walking down the street
She is all by herself, I try and knock her off her feet
'Cause she'll never break, never break, never break, never break
This heart of stone
Oh, no, no, no, this heart of stone -
I bought the Mississippi River
Of course that don't include the towns
Or the people
Around the Mississippi
Well, to cinch the deal the man threw
In a boat with crew
And then I knew I'd better grab that
River fast
It wouldn't last
They never do, they never do
It wouldn't last, last, last -
For many bands 50+ years ago it is difficult to find live clips in good A/V quality. Here is one of the Jefferson Airplane.
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Another underrated band: Family
Here the same song in better audio quality...
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… I'm a-gonna raise a fuss
I'm a-gonna raise a holler
About a-workin' all summer
Just to try to earn a dollar… Every time I call my baby
Try to get a date
My boss says, "No dice, son
You gotta work late"… Sometimes I wonder
What I'm a-gonna do
But there ain't no cure
For the summertime blues
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Birdwatching
As you can see from my life list of a bit more than 500, I do not take it very seriously (there are more than 10000 bird species). Unfortunately, my most interesting sighting I cannot even "count". 25 years ago, at the north end of Lake Conesus, I saw a Brewster's warbler, lovely little bird. However, Brewster's warblers are not a species per se; they are hybrids of blue-winged and golden-winged warblers.
Model Railroads
It started quite innocently when our son was born, but then Papa took over. We model our local railroad, the Santa Fe, during the transition period (late 1940s/early 1950s, when the railroads would run steam and diesel). Soon, I had to get a model of every locomotive the Santa Fe was running during that time. In many cases, mass-produced "plastic" models are available. If not, the only alternative is brass. Brass models of the last 30+ years are gorgeous and run very well. However, they are hand-made in very small amounts (I have locos of which only 10-50 models exist), which of course drives up the price. Under these circumstances, my wife will easily forgive me paying $600 for some birding binoculars.