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  1. ranbalam

    I've said that for each day of the week for a couple weeks now. Life is short, enjoy.

    I've said that for each day of the week for a couple weeks now. Life is short, enjoy.
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    March 2025 Challenge Thread - Live Music (Really) Is Better!

    Day 24: The Beat Farmers November 1990, The Barn at UC Riverside - The Beat Farmers were led by the late, great Country Dick Montana who died onstage in 1995. One of the best bar bands I’ve seen. Play something by someone who leaves it all on stage. My wife and I saw The Decemberists last...
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    March 2025 Challenge Thread - Live Music (Really) Is Better!

    What a great story and great pics. Mike Watt is a damn treasure.
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    March 2025 Challenge Thread - Live Music (Really) Is Better!

    Day 23: Björk / Interpol / Jesus & Mary Chain / Arctic Monkeys / Gillian Welch & David Rawlings / Noisettes April 2007, Coachella – Play someone you saw at a festival. 2004 Bonnaroo. We only watched about half their set, we wanted to see Buckethead for a bit. My favorite set of the entire...
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    March 2025 Challenge Thread - Live Music (Really) Is Better!

    Day 22: Grateful Dead December 1989, Great Western Forum – Hearing the Dead bust out Help On The Way --> Slipknot! --> Franklin’s Tower to start the second set was a surprise in the best possible way. Play a rarity, or something that would blow you away if you heard it live. Heck yes.
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    March 2025 Challenge Thread - Live Music (Really) Is Better!

    Day 21: Yngwie Malmsteen May 2019, House of Blues– Went with a friend who wanted to see some shredding. Fully enjoyed the experience. Play something with a shredding guitar solo. I saw SRV in 1985 in Ann Arbor, 8th row center. Foggy memories and no ticket stub. I have always loved the solo in...
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    March 2025 Challenge Thread - Live Music (Really) Is Better!

    I could really use a better pressing of this...this is worse sounding than I remember.
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    March 2025 Challenge Thread - Live Music (Really) Is Better!

    Day 20: L.A.M.F. / Jessie Malin December 2017, Belly Up Tavern – This was a celebration of the Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers album of the same name, with the lineup being Walter Lure (Heartbreakers), Mike Ness (Social Distortion), Clem Burke (Blondie), Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols). Play a...
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    2025 Reading Challenge

    Book 8 - The Third Realm by Karl Ove Knausgaard I got though these 500 pages fairly quickly and enjoyed it thoroughly. I feel the need to read all the KOK, but for now I'll move on to something else.
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    March 2025 Challenge Thread - Live Music (Really) Is Better!

    Day 19: Flying Lotus / Brandon Coleman / Salami Rose Joe Lewis September 2019, House of Blues – This was a Flying Lotus 3D show where they gave out 3D glasses, which worked great with the visualizations and music he had setup for the show. Play something with an electronic or futuristic edge.
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    March 2025 Challenge Thread - Live Music (Really) Is Better!

    Day 18: Madness / Fishbone / Pandoras May 1986, Hollywood Palladium – Don’t remember a whole lot of this night, other than there was a lot of energy and dancing. Play some Reggae / Ska or something worthy of a Party At Ground Zero. Falling behind...here's some reggae.
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    Television

    It really is so heartbreaking. I have a close friend that went through something similar when his brother committed a violent crime...it helped me gain perspective; the families of people that do awful things aren't always monsters, and they live with those deeds regardless.
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    Television

    Watched Adolescence E4 last night. Gutted by that last scene. It's up there with a scene near the ending of Wit as far as emotional weight for me.
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    2025 NCAA N&G Tournament Bracket Pool

    Added, thank you!
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    2025 NCAA N&G Tournament Bracket Pool

    So uh, I paid for and filled out a second bracket but forgot to submit it into the group. If it's too late I understand.
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    Television

    Yep, that's the one. I figured you knew of it or watched it already.
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    Television

    Speaking of Max, have you watched the series about sitcoms? It's an easy fun watch. I don't remember how many episodes, but we've watched 5 so far I think.
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    Television

    We just watched E3 last night. pretty amazing TV. Just when I had been reading that Netflix is only putting out garbage nowadays, this one pops up.
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    Pre-Order Thread

    Me too!
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    Pre-Order Thread

    Wow, excited to hear more of this.
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