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    It Could Get A Bit Messi In Here - The Football Thread.

    My favorite implementation of the jersey removal rule:
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    2024 Reading Challenge

    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...
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    @RenegadeMonster That makes sense. Funny that I'm the chump with the new iphone, and hers is 2...

    @RenegadeMonster That makes sense. Funny that I'm the chump with the new iphone, and hers is 2 years old.
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    I'm with you, also in Mass. Stuck in SOS mode. Strangely, my wife has service.

    I'm with you, also in Mass. Stuck in SOS mode. Strangely, my wife has service.
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    2024 Reading Challenge

    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...
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    Big congratulations. That's huge. I had a friend go through the process last year, and it almost...

    Big congratulations. That's huge. I had a friend go through the process last year, and it almost drove him to a nervous breakdown!
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    2024 Reading Challenge

    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...
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    It Could Get A Bit Messi In Here - The Football Thread.

    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.
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    It Could Get A Bit Messi In Here - The Football Thread.

    I just turned on this South Korea v. Saudi Arabia affair. I'm told the first 80 was not great watching, but the last 15' were pretty exciting. South Korea leveled it at 90+9"... although seeing Klinsmann running around the touchline like a fool gave me some bad USMNT ptsd.
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    Country / Alt-Country / Roots / Americana

    Doug Paisley put out an album, Sad Old World, on Friday. It's mostly covers of older country songs: Lefty, George Jones, Blaze, Merle, etc.
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    If you ever think you’ve gotten a bit carried away with this hobby, well, there’s always someone...

    If you ever think you’ve gotten a bit carried away with this hobby, well, there’s always someone worse: https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/interactive/2024/ken-fritz-greatest-stereo-auction-cost/
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    2024 Reading Challenge

    I'm more of a leach than anything on these threads, but I appreciate all of your write ups and suggestions. It's led me to some really great reads. First up for me this year, a christmas gift from my brother: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver. Might as well start the year with something dark.
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    2023 Reading Challenge

    Really late drop in, here. I was useless on this thread, and only made it through 16 books last year. Some of these tripped me up (Starting with The Passenger, actually. RIP Cormac). And then I went through some periods where I just couldn't pick up a book. Anyway, this was it: The Passenger -...
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    N&G AoTM /// Vol. 56 - February 2024 /// 🇮🇪 Lisa O’Neill - All Of This Is Chance /// 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Idlewild - The Remote Part

    Album 1, 2nd clues: Band/Singer/Songwriter? 3rd Clue: Irish? (unrelated: many years ago, I happened upon some gaelic games near my college apartment. Hurling is a hell of a sport. Those guys are crazy).
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    Music News / Reviews

    I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere else, but apparently Phosphorescent (Matthew Houck) has a new album called Revelator that's coming out at some point. So, he played a show at a bike shop in Minneapolis...
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    It Could Get A Bit Messi In Here - The Football Thread.

    Awful. He also collapsed in the promotion game at Wembley, and had a heart procedure this off season. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65822231
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    New Music Friday!

    Walter Martin put out an album today. If you like Walt, this'll maybe be up your alley. Concert at Coco’s is a family party record inspired mostly by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs, Trini Lopez and that 90’s garage band from California called The Mummies.
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    Best Music 🎵 of 2023!

    My brother sent me this one from a Finnish blog. It leans pretty heavily to americana/country/folk. There's some interesting stuff on there (how someone could have 100 favorite albums in a year is maybe another story): https://www.onechord.net/2023/12/10/100-favorite-albums-of-2023/
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    Best Music 🎵 of 2023!

    Excellent. I've been waiting on this one too. AND they changed the font this year, so I can actually read it without going crosseyed.
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    Best Music 🎵 of 2023!

    Thanks for sharing this one. I've never heard of this website, but I have a ton of overlap with this list and am excited to dive into the rest.
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