Posts by Jamie Davis9

My uncle turns 80 today. Naturally, Mom has gone all out and prepared a massive roast lamb dinner. 🙂

lalalalala 🙂.

just a strange, melancholy crowd

Jason Mendoza said:I've always maintained that I refuse to believe in a God who acts like a tyrant, someone looking to punish His own creations for trivialities—like, say, eating too much or having a few drinks. The core logic of religion is identical to the legal system in this country: keeping the sheep under tight control, only religion wraps it up in more palatable myths.

Hell yeah, stonesi

It’s difficult for me to dive deep into religious debates since I was raised in an intensely atheistic environment, but I certainly agree with the sentiment that the masses need to be kept under control at all times.

I stumbled upon this channel filled with a massive amount of unreleased Radiohead material, so if anyone is interested, here

Grand Ballet. Inna Bilash and Nikita Chetverikov. Radio and Juliet

What Lucifer represents in Christian mythology is essentially the same thing as Prometheus in ancient lore—the bringer of light. The only real difference lies in how medieval Christian doctrine paints Lucifer as a fallen angel who betrayed God, condemning him to be the ultimate villain, eternally exiled to hell.
On the flip side, according to those ancient myths, Prometheus was actually the greatest humanitarian among the Titans; he was the one who taught humanity all sorts of essential skills and, most importantly, gifted us with fire, which was his way of sticking it to a tyrannical god.
Because of that defiance, he was chained to a rock in the Caucasus, much like how another central figure in Christian tradition was crucified on Calvary.
It feels like revolution always ends up devouring its own children. But then again, I suppose everything in life just boils down to perspective.

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Good grief, honestly 😲 🙂

Ugh, just another workday in the books 🙂 😁

be my yoko ono

majls smajls :_))

Another earthquake! 🙄 Honestly, I just love this living on the edge lifestyle! 🙏 😁

Dennis Hall41 said:It’s never quite received the same level of reverence as astral Weeks or Veedon Fleece, but Saint Dominic's preview remains one of the absolute masterpieces from that legendary singer-songwriter era between 1970 and 1975.

He basically summarizes his entire legacy in these ten minutes of introspective songwriter perfection:

Almost Independence day

I was actually in Seattle for a show about three and a half years ago 🎉 Van the Man 👍

wonderful life

...go ahead and try to threaten me if you want,
but all you're doing is killing my appetite... 😛

...anyway
for seven years now, this concrete jungle has been my shadow,
I’m just a puppet and this city is Geppetto
while these people are all a part of me,
even if they love to pretend that I’m some outsider.
I put the truth into my lyrics, and that’s something you can’t take away from me.
A crown and a bottle, wrapped in a raincoat just like John Cusack,
walking happily through downtown in the rain, thinking
about how I’ll never be the same again.. <3 :_))

Dennis Hall41 said:It’s incredibly interesting, at least to me, since I tend to unthinkingly embrace this sound as a fan, especially considering none of the collaborators involved—this soul-drenched Americana—actually claim this as their "home base" genre.

I have to point out that Khruangbin likely boasts the most compelling bassist since the days of Tina Weymouth, so their seductive take on The Big country—a sort of art-country, which is also a pretty "unsettled" genre for Headse—will fit perfectly within the context of this thread:

And yeah, I actually enjoyed it too. 🙂
To borrow from what a friend of mine back in Sweden—who isn't just a window washer, but quite the poet—wrote in his song 'djettiberebere':

I'm shifting the colors of the spectral range, lacking any real goal or pattern, so I just move forward, adjusting the pitch and tension while watching the speedometer. And then suddenly, Hershey
sweet candies always hit the spot exactly right :_)))

p.s. Has anyone seen the movie? It isn't exactly a deep intellectual exercise, but I found it decent enough... just some lighthearted fun, dynamic and playful soundtrack... could work.

A buddy of mine who’s over in Sweden working window washing sent me a message saying how much he's enjoying the season there. He mentioned that whenever he stops to think about how Texas is going to be practically a ghost town this coming winter without any tourists around, he gets hit by this wave of intense nostalgia.
Texas sun

I suppose I should have expected this level of mediocrity to resurface, though it doesn't make the experience any less grating when one actually attempts to engage with substance. It’s honestly quite exhausting dealing with such a lack of depth. I suppose I should have expected this level of emptiness from such a brief interaction. It’s almost impressive how little there is to work with here.

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I honestly don't know why I even bother engaging in these discussions when it feels like we're all just shouting into a void, but here we are again, witnessing yet another instance of complete and utter incompetence that seems to be the standard for modern society. It’s frankly exhausting to watch people stumble through life with such a blatant lack of foresight, and quite frankly, I find myself increasingly disillusioned by the sheer mediocrity being celebrated as progress.

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T.S. Eliot 😁

So this is how everything finally falls apart.
No grand finale, just a pathetic little whimper.

Jason Mendoza said:It seems like quite a few people here only make the trip abroad for Christmas or Easter; I suppose that isn't really the custom over there.

I am honestly counting down the days until this quarantine is finally over so I can have a proper drink, even if I’ll inevitably spend the next morning regretting my life choices.

Goodbye Mary

🤣 Don't worry too much, it'll all be over soon enough and you can get back to your usual complaining.

To be perfectly honest, that Easter Monday was an absolute disaster. Neither the bars nor the clubs were open, which was a total mess.
Well, one club was actually open, though there was a massive line just to get inside; I remember the bouncer was some guy who let us in without any trouble since we were Americans, though a friend mentioned that in London, most club security are basically from the North America. There was a band playing and it was actually fantastic, but around 11 or midnight, if I recall correctly, it was all over.
We ended up stumbling into this half-confectionery, half-pub hybrid with flickering lights and only three employees inside—the only place open, and only because I was being incredibly pushy about it.
The next day we headed back to Northampton and things were a hundred times better! 🙂 😁

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Jason Mendoza said:You're the measure of my dreams

Honestly, Soho is right in the heart of London, which makes it feel almost as quintessential as any other major American hub. :_))
A few years back, I headed over there for a quick trip to visit a friend living just outside the city, and we ended up staying with some acquaintances in Soho—we even shelled out a ridiculous amount for the rental.
And this was right during the Easter holiday weekend, too.
We really dressed up for the occasion, thinking if we were heading into Soho, we were going to go all out and have a blast.
But predictably, absolutely nothing was open; not a single thing. 🙄 It was such an incredibly frustrating disappointment. 🙄

Back home in the States, nearly everything was wide open at that exact same time. 😁

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The structural engineers gave me the green light, so of course, everything is good to go! 😁
That same engineer actually had the nerve to tell me my building could easily handle another earthquake of the exact same magnitude without breaking a sweat. Heh. So, bring it on, you little tremor—I'm waiting! 🙂 😁

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Ashley Grant66 said:Just way too sugary a movie 😍
Yves

absolutely wonderful!! and it has so much soul

Henry Campbell5 said:It isn't that I actually have savings, but I recall reading somewhere that the FDIC covers up to $250,000 if a bank goes under.

I was thinking about the specific bank, and honestly, I have no idea how the federal government handles things because my connections don't reach that high up the ladder. 😁

By the way, the funniest part is that even though I don't exactly have anything more than pocket change, I still try my best to stay informed, mostly because I refuse to let anyone take advantage of me. 🙂 🤣

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