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Yeah, it's a lot. He did an interview with Aquarium Drunkard, where he tried to prep everyone for it. I'm still not sure, but less appalled than many here. Ha. and:

The closest I've got is the US National Team scoring a late equalizer against Panama on the last day of world cup qualifying in 2013. The US had already clinched qualification. If the US doesn't score this goal at 90+2, Mexico doesn't go to the WC. I still cheered like hell for St. Zusi, and...

Chugging along and reading way less than I'd like. Two more: 4. Brooklyn Crime Story by Jonathan Lethem: This one is barely a story and not about crime. I've had a soft spot for Lethem since Motherless Brooklyn and Fortress of Solitude, but (for me, anyway) not much has come close to those...

Kind of off topic: I was listening to Questlove on Open Mike Eagle's podcast yesterday, and he was talking about how incredible Tariq / Black Thought was (is?), and they started playing a track where he was doing bars as other MCs. Apparently it was released on the Do You Want More?!?!!? deluxe...

It’s been ages since I’ve read Old Man and the Sea, but you guys have motivated me to rectify that. Out of curiosity, what are the other two yearly reads?

This is great. Thanks for sharing. The Deslondes (and JR Miller) don't make it up here too often, and I'm out of town next week. So bummed. A while back, I was in New Orleans, and after hitting a jazz show we wandered into a whiskey bar. I wasn't paying too much attention to the guy setting up...

My brother just texted me that there're rumors of some new Sturgill music tomorrow, and his website has been updated to a protected coming soon site. Anyone heard anything? https://www.sturgillsimpson.com/ EDIT: Not new Sturgill. Bummer. Sorry for the false alarm.

My favorite implementation of the jersey removal rule:

Book 3 - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin I suspect I'm way late to the party on this one, as I usually am. But what a fun read! It's a coming of age love story, of sorts, through the eyes of three friends who decide to make video games together. It's dorky, and sweet, and...

Book 2 - In The Distance by Hernan Diaz I went into this one blind (how I prefer it). I really really enjoyed Trust last year, and that was my only preconceived notion, and as it turned out the two books have almost nothing in common. I respect an author who can shape shift and take a...

Book 1 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver I really enjoyed reading this, but it's a tough read. The subject matter: addiction, poverty, and broken families in Appalachia is really heavy and depressing, and Kingsolver goes deep. It starts with the protagonist's birth to a single mother...

I was talking to my brother about this the other day, and am too lazy to do my own research. Do any of you know: when was the last time the three promoted teams all immediately went down? I went back a while, and it was often 2/3, but 3/3 seems very rare.