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  1. When it all comes down to it, the 60's are absolutely my favorite decade for modern pop and everything music. Except for the occasional stale stuff, everything was so original. There were no boundaries, the 50's were escaped, and absolutely nothing was defined. The claws of business would keep trying to entrench, but for a brief, shining, moment... they didn't know what the ***** to do, and the music was all over the place. I took an uber ride to the airport recently and Modest Mouse's 'Dashboard' came on. Ryan said it was a great classic, and I said... classic? ***** I remember when it was brand new... Point being, nothing is a classic- it all dropped for the first time at some point. I love to imagine how a song sounded as a listener the moment that needle first hit the vinyl on the radio station... when nothing like it had ever been discovered before. The 60's are just amazing for that, like no other decade. Looking forward to your finest psychedelic Kenny Rogers memories, pale rabbits, soundtracks and maybe a Perry Como gem. Cheers
  2. Taxi has the best theme song in sitcom history... that and Jim Ignatowski is just... priceless.
  3. Started Sopranos twice, but pushed it off both times. I'll give it another shot someday- third time'll be the charm. Started Mad Men twice, the second time I gave it a longer leash- Loved that show! The story lines maybe got a bit thin toward the very end of the series, but the characters were awesome, and the very end nailed it. Curb's a no-brainer to me- a lot of pointless yet poignant fun, front to back.
  4. I don't believe so. I recognize elements from his early work, and one character seems to have a similar line of business from Breaking Bad.
  5. 2/3 through "The Gentlemen" Great show/series- gonna be bummed when we finish it. It's Guy Ritchie, and it's a bit of a nostalgic indulgence for him, but still very fun and (mostly) original(ish) terrain. Vinnie Jones is fantastic, again. Signature over-the-top cool with top-notch acting, cinematography, directing, editing vision, sets, soundtrack, mixing, etc. Great interplay between the shot angles and the editing- very well thought out. I can't think of a way to not recommend the show... other than not for kiddos and the more easily offended.
  6. A sliced ear is a joyride next to driving in the state of Washington. I have no idea how there's anyone left alive in that state.
  7. Best news I had all day!! Just got back in the US... flight's delayed, and we have an extra hour for beverages- BOOM! )
  8. This recording doesn't do the live experience justice, and I saw this trio on another night with 5,000 of my closest friends at Yosemite (imagine that scene!), but when all is said and done it has to be the greatest night of music I've ever experienced. Stanley Clarke was just magical- they all were, but the *****-eating grin on Clarke's face through the entire show was just a reflection of how good he knew it was. (Edit- don't watch this video, skip to the link below) Not a rock supergroup, but it's a supergroup alright. After the show, as we were all walking out, a guy in front of us said to his friends, "You know what's sad... it's that... we'll never see anything like this ever again." I heard him, I got it, and he was dead on- astounding, stupefying show. The kind of thing that reminds you of how incomprehensibly great we can be when we just do things right. Nevermind- I found the show! That's Dallas Dobro announcing at the beginning. This is the show I saw!!!!!! https://archive.org/details/trio-fleck-clarke-ponty-2005-strawberry-music-fest-hrr/01+South.flac
  9. it's about time someone censored those 1982 MTV music videos. Thank you Youtube.
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