Posts by Jason Chavez32

If you haven't made it out to Maui yet, you honestly haven't lived! 🙂

Man, honestly—the most exhausting die-hard fans out there have to be the Grateful Dead crowd. 🙄

Say whatever you want—whether you think they look flashy or not—but THIS is hands down the wildest set of bikes I've ever seen! 🙏

And while we’re talking about food, the catering from Papa John's was incredible. We had those mixed pizzas, thirty-five bucks a pop, and honestly, if they weren't perfect, I'd be pissed. But man, they were delicious... 🙂

d.zelig said:Devo—you know, "Q: Are we not men? A: We are Devo!"

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Though, I wouldn't exactly call them indie—they were actually signed to Warner...

p.s. This guy couldn't even ride a bicycle if his life depended on it.🙂

Timothy Jones85 said:five awesome dishes featuring mashed potatoes

1. Roasted bell peppers with garlic

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my absolute favorite rice dish:

Jollof Rice 🙏

dang, I've worked up quite an appetite reading this... 😢

My top 5 sketches from Flying Circus:

1. Johann Gambolputty de von Ausfern -schplenden -schlitter -crasscrenbon -fried -digger -dangle -dungle -burstein -von -knacker -thrasher -apple -banger -horowitz -ticolensic -grander -knotty -spelltinkle -grandlich -grumblemeyer -spelterwasser -kürstlich -himbleeisen -bahnwagen -gutenabend -bitte -eine -nürnburger -bratwustle -gerspurten -mit -zweimache -luber -hundsfut -gumberaber -shönendanker -kalbsfleisch -mittler -raucher von Hautkopft of Ulm 😂
2. the lumberjack song 🎉
3. Inspector Tiger
4. that one where the guy desperately wants to be a lion tamer
5. ex-parrot

The title is a complete disaster 🙏

Oh man, yikes! 🙂

Ponor said:Wait, so Cronus—the actual ruler of time—is actually from Johnny Bravo?

Man, that has to be the most insane episode ever aired! 😂

Caddyshack!!! 😂 😂 😂

ruggedcrane22 said:Alright, if you're just starting out, here’s a quick breakdown of how guitars actually categorize today:
-Classical guitars—sometimes called Spanish or concert guitars, or even just nylon-string guitars—trace their modern design back to Antonio de Torres around 1860.

-Acoustic guitars (what we usually call Western guitars or steel-string guitars)—I'm not entirely sure who the single inventor was, but since Martin is the gold standard, they tend to define things by six main body styles: 1, 2, 0, 00, 000, and D. The '1' is the shortest with the narrowest body, while the 'D' is the largest and widest. The Dreadnought is easily the most common acoustic style and matches the Martin D model (it has 14 frets before the body starts). Then you have the Jumbo, which features an even larger, more rounded body; the Cutaway, which has that little notch to help you reach those higher notes past the 14th fret; and the 12-string, where the strings come in pairs—the first two pairs are tuned in unison, while the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th pairs are tuned an octave higher.

-Resonator guitars (brands like Dobro or National are the big names here)—these feature a metal resonator plate. The strings sit right over it, so the vibration transfer is actually quite similar to how a diaphragm microphone works.

-Jazz guitars generally fall into three buckets: purely acoustic (think Django Reinhardt), semi-hollow with a pickup (like Wes Montgomery used), and the Archtop—which is what most people mean when they say "jazz guitar." These usually have carved tops similar to violins, featuring two f-holes, and are almost always played through an amp.

-Electric guitars work by using pickups to capture string vibration, sending an electrical signal through a cable to an amplifier—where, well, it gets louder. We can split these into single-coils (that one-coil setup Fender uses on Stratocasters and Telecasters), humbuckers (the dual-coil style iconic to the Gibson Les Paul), and solid-body guitars, which often combine both types of pickups and frequently feature a Floyd Rose tremolo system.

-The upright bass—a four-string instrument where the tuning for the top four strings is simply an octave lower than the corresponding strings on a standard acoustic guitar.

-Octave guitars—roughly the size of a mandolin, these are tuned an octave higher than a classical guitar (available with either metal or nylon strings).

-And then there are all sorts of national variations—including Flamenco guitars, ukuleles, banjos, and so on—plus historical instruments like lutes and Baroque guitars.

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I'm not actually from around here 🙂

Wait, what? 🤔

Honestly, you guys are being such pushovers—that was easily one of the best dance crazes of the nineties. And considering it featured the one and only, totally irreplaceable Bootsy Collins, 🙏Nicholas Perez33, you really ought to show some respect!

Here are the top 5 tracks that absolutely sent the crowd into a frenzy after the concert this past Saturday at the Fillmore:

1. Daddy Yankee - Gasolina 🙂
2. House of Pain - Jump Around 🙂
3. Shakira - La Tortura 😍
4. Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone 🙄
5. Darude - Sandstorm 🙂

Anđelko J., you better get over here before I give you a slap!

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Pink Floyd - Mother

This track is honestly perfect for those moments when you just want to wallow in your own misery—you know, that feeling when everything feels like a total mess and nothing is going right...

Then there’s this other song that always manages to bring these weird little tears to the corners of my eyes. It isn't even about being romantic or feeling sorry for yourself, though—it's more like it taps into these deeper, raw human emotions that are hard to put into words. Just give it a listen...

Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms

Honestly, owning a Chrysler Pacifica with dementia is the single biggest reason why I’m starting to crave a rocket launcher or something equally explosive. 😠

Here are my top 5 grievances every Monday morning, listed in order:

- Getting out of bed--honestly, a struggle
- Gloomy, gray weather
- That suffocating rush hour and the unpleasant smells on the subway
- My boss
- Pointless, brain-numbing questions

I could just strip it down myself, record it, and send it over to you! 😬

Or would you prefer I play it on the harmonica instead? 👍