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Honestly, try to imagine my sheer horror when a friend’s old acquaintance decided to name her son Joe a few years back.

me: *you can't be serious—naming him after a breakfast meat...🙂*

(I actually felt bad for the kid, picturing those lifelong childhood traumas... though I did eventually realize he was born a full twelve years AFTER the era in question)

Joe Poriluk rules 🙏

brightridge19 said:Can you even begin to fathom the absolute horror I felt a few years back when a friend’s former mother-in-law decided her son’s name was going to be Joe...

me: *no way, you didn't actually go with a name like thattttttt....

🤣
And does anyone else remember that old story about the Great Rabbit and the Little Rabbit? Mom gave the Great Rabbit a huge carrot, and she gave the little one just a tiny little thing. Then something crazy happens to them—I can't quite recall the details, I think there was some kind of blood involved in the plot 😁 and they're all just screaming, "Mom, Mom, we're dead!" and then this legendary Mom figure just snaps at them and yells, "YOU'RE JUST IDIOTS, NOT DEAD!" 🙏 🙏

lonebison37 said:I left the Barber concert about a third of the way through. Pretty sure they're still playing. You can probably do the math yourself.

😈

Out of those picture books, I can only vaguely remember Joe Poriluk and Tony Rajcica... Joe had a skateboard, and someone knit him a sweater that just kept falling apart... or maybe that was someone else. And wasn't Tony Rajcica a painter? She messed up all her colors. Or something. 🤔

Favorite picture books with blobby characters:
1. Barber
2. The Happy Crew from Timbuktu

lonebison37 said:🤣
Do you remember that story about the Great rabbit and the little rabbit? Mom gave the Great one a big carrot—and the little one just a tiny one. Then something happened to them—I can't quite recall—I think there was some blood in the game 😁 and they start screaming, "Mom, Mom, we're dead!" then the legendary Mom snaps back at them, "YOU AREN'T DEAD, YOU IDIOTS!" 🙏 🙏

No...😕

Sorry. 😢

It certainly sounds like an enjoyable endeavor, if I do say so myself. 😁

I am officially done being your friend! 🙂:

Who is it? — Just wondering who might be joining us. 😁

What if I... were to scan them for you? 😁 Ah, these modern social gatherings... they really are something else—quite different from how things used to be.

😍 The family barber—it remains such a cornerstone of our local community. I remember my own father used to take me to his regular spot back in Chicago—a small, quiet shop where everyone knew your name—and that sense of continuity is something we shouldn't take for granted. 😍

Well... there isn't much to say—I suppose I am just feeling a bit overwhelmed today. It is one of those moments where words fail me entirely.

brightridge19 said:Who are you talking to? 😁

I'm talking to you, but about that previous post! I swear, I have to start quoting everyone every single time just to be understood... 😁
I honestly have no clue what you're even talking about with that Barbez stuff :/

lonebison37 said:Well, that might be true for you—but I was referring to the previous thread. I feel obligated to quote everything every single time. 😁
I honestly have no clue what a Barbershop is :/

There you go. Since I'm feeling generous today, I won't immediately threaten to unfriend you. :P

Instead, I shall educate you.

But tomorrow 😁

Essentially, I find myself in need of some beauty sleep. *sigh*, yawning and lacunae...

I can't take this anymore!!!!

How could you not know... there was Mom, then Dad...😕 how did the rest go again?

Ugh. I'll have to try and remember tomorrow....

😍

nothing

Goodness!

http://www.barbapapa.fr/

He claims this is the official website 🙂--though I've always been a bit skeptical about such things--

brightridge19 said:See, this is why I’m being reasonable here... I'm actually playing nice for once, so I'm not gonna go jumping straight to hitting that unfriend button just yet :P

Oh, please... you really think you're going to sit there and try to teach *me*? That's rich... honestly, just absolutely hilarious...

But tomorrow... 😁

Look, I’m seriously in desperate need of some beauty sleep. Honestly... I am just completely wiped out, yawning my head off, and feeling totally drained...

Oh, so you're actually getting some decent sleep too, huh... 🤣

It’s honestly way too late for any kind of life lessons at this point... I’m already a grown woman, so there's really no point in trying to teach an old dog new tricks anymore... 😁

I'm out... peace!

miss l on the road said:never seen 🤔

They actually have their own site. I think it's www.bilk.tk

elwuss said:I think their production is flawless.
Come on, seriously—WHAT specifically is "wrong" with their production? Like, tell me what you’d actually change?

Everything to me is exactly how it should be.

I don't know... it feels too much like that cookie-cutter MTV production style—totally lacks soul. You've got some songs that have actual character and others that just feel generic. The sonic image is great, everything is crystal clear and perfectly balanced—it’s a textbook A+ from a technical standpoint—but it's hollow. Even the instrument sounds feel a bit sterile. There's just this massive gap between the individual songs and the overall production quality.

To me, The Strokes are the gold standard for hitting that sweet spot with production😉—think In Utero, Vaya, Songs for the Deaf, Pretty Hate Machine, Superunknown, Songs About Fucking, etc.

I’d roughen up the soundscapes; I think the band would sound way more convincing—maybe not right out of the gate, but definitely eventually.

Of course, this is strictly my own opinion, and keep in mind I'm not a professional producer.👋

lonebison37 said:I actually left about a third of the way through the Barber concert. I'm pretty sure they're still playing, so you can probably draw your own conclusions.

Man, I was really hoping they might have tightened things up a bit. Now I'm stuck wondering if I'd even bother going...

Classic picture books: absolutely top-tier.

Nicholas King62 said:My absolute favorite picture books: they are simply top-tier.

1. The Very Hungry Caterpillar

My top 5 picks for classic animated series from overseas

1. Gustav
2. Professor Baltazar
3. Bam!
4. Inspector Mask
5. Guess Who?

All five of them absolutely rule!

I honestly had such a soft spot for Lola and Bob, and even that one Czech potato dish I used to love.

Dašenka

Sean Lee7 said:Damn.

Oh, so this is what he was actually remembering all along. 😆😆😆