Posts by Daniel Booth88

Chemical Brothers

rutvica said:Sounds from the Columbia Records Hi-Fi, compiled by Thievery Corporation.
The same T.C.—I don't know their stuff all that well (I only have The Mirror Conspiracy at home), but they put this together beautifully. Stan Getz, Ella Fitzgerald, Jimmy Smith... honestly, I could paste the entire tracklist right here, I love everything about it. I listened to the album last week—I lost count, maybe ten times?—and loved every single moment. Plus, I blasted it again today during the drive from Savannah to Washington, D.C. It's hard to pick a favorite track, especially since so many are instrumentals, and the ones with lyrics are mostly in Spanish, so I don't really follow along.

You should try picking up 'The Richest Man in Babylon,' it's just as fantastic.

On my rotation this week:
Jay Z - The Black Album (not even a huge rap fan, but this is genius)
Faithless - No Roots

Yeah, Jim Carrey. He’s good—really good. 🙂

Man, he used to play them for me all the time—I still get chills thinking about that 'Joan Crawford' track ('Joan Crawford has risen from the grave,' man... goosebumps). They definitely have some solid stuff in their catalog.

Remember when Patti Smith was seeing Allen Lanier? See, I’m the guy you come to for those kinds of deep cuts... 🙄

Back in the US, maybe a decade or so ago—possibly even longer—there was this heartbreaking case involving a 13-year-old girl. She was sexually abused by a family friend and ended up pregnant. At the time, she wasn't allowed to get an abortion here; I think they even took the fight all the way to the Supreme Court, and still, nothing. They wouldn't budge. In the end, she had to travel to the UK just to access the care she needed.

Mark Clark2 said:... Deciding to have an abortion is never easy—and honestly, dealing with the aftermath, whether it’s physical or mental, is even harder. That’s exactly why these women don't need some stranger coming in to lecture them or calling them idiots. It’s a lose-lose logic: either they really are making poor choices—in which case, what's the point of explaining anything?—or they aren't "idiots" at all, but simply faced circumstances so overwhelming that abortion felt like the only path. Either way, nobody needs to preach to them; they're already carrying the weight of that choice on their own shoulders.

Man, I tip my hat to you.

restlessowl52 said:Exactly! Even Terry Wogan was left speechless—especially once that whole "voting" process kicked in. I mean, what’s even the point of Eurovision if that's how it works? 😕 🙄 🙄 🙄

Man, imagine seeing that clip... just Terry Wogan standing there at Eurovision with absolutely nothing to say. 😲 😁

I completely stopped watching after Mexico. 😍

Oh yeah, I totally forgot about them—but man, they’re perfect for just letting loose to something like 'why can't i be you'.. 🙂

Anyway, shadowgardener12, look who's back.. 🙂

Mr. Right said:So, Susan Booth42, were you actually listening to Metallica back in high school? 😉

Come on, kid—I see what you're doing here... 😉 Don't go exposing my teenage years just yet. 🙂 😁

Honestly, I was more into Christian Death from the playlists... Rozz Williams was everything. 😍

Harold Davis39, you would have gotten 😍 😍 😍 😍 😍 from me for this list back when I was in high school..

fadeddrifter26 said:How old is this retiree?

Probably ancient... 😁

fadeddrifter26 said:They're pretty old school...
Look, they're all solid tracks, but you really need some newer stuff to keep a party going... You can't just lean on the classics if the energy starts to dip. Though, I did suggest Born Slippy...
Nah, the list is fine, but it definitely needs more recent hits...

I'm basically retired, so my party is for retirees—you get what I'm saying? 😁

1. Faithless - Insomnia
2. The Pogues - Fiesta
3. Prince & the Revolution - Let's Go Crazy
4. Jane's Addiction - Stop
5. Chemical Brothers - Block Rockin' Beats
6. Beck - Loser
7. Chumbawamba - Tubthumping
8. Dean & the Weenies - Fuck You
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground
10. Aerosmith - Dude (Looks Like a Lady)
11. Pixies - Gigantic
12. Chic - Good Times
13. Modjo - Lady
14. New Order - Blue Monday
15. Breeders - Cannonball
16. Tricky - Black Steel
17. Ol' Dirty Bastard - Got Your Money
18. Blur - Song 2
19. Nas - Get Down
20. N.W.A. - Express Yourself
21. Ash - Baby Burn
22. Groove Armada - Superstylin'
23. The Von Bondies - C'mon C'mon
24. Joey Negro feat. Taka Boom - Must Be the Music
25. Front 242 - Welcome to Paradise

just give me the cash... 😁

Mark Hughes36 said:Jack Sparrow has this raw, rugged masculinity that I just find way more appealing.
Meanwhile, Gabriel Byrne has this sort of... confused look in his eyes?
Something like that.

Hmm, he’s got that certain "something" I was actually venting about on the forums the other day... honestly, I’d trade multiple Brad Pitts or George Clooneys just to get one Gabriel Byrne. 🙂
I don't know how to put it into words, man...

silentfalcon25 said:..Gabriel Byrne (why isn't anyone talking about him? sure, he's getting older, but still...😁 )

Alright, I'll try to add my two cents here—rather eloquently, if I do say so myself: Gabriel Byrne... 🙂 🙂 😍

mellowviper8 said:Look, I’m not trying to hog the spotlight here, but whatever happened to that poll? 😁

Honey, that poll you're talking about is sooo last year... 🥳

Joaquin, obviously... 🙂 😍

I was seriously torn between him and Benicio del Toro, though...

Robert Long3 said:Unfortunately, you can develop allergies to just about anything at any time...

Ugh... as if I didn't have enough going on, now I just need to become allergic to pet dander too, right? 😢

Honestly, any movie starring Ben Stiller just can't be that bad... 😍 😍

Betty Rivera14 said:Who? A complete nobody 😕 😁

Hmm.. 🤔 I guess you could look at it that way.. 😁 👍