It's Selection Sunday! At this point from my state the Iowa and Iowa State women, Drake men and Iowa State men are in, and the Drake women are in if they win the MVC championship this afternoon as...
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It's Selection Sunday! At this point from my state the Iowa and Iowa State women, Drake men and Iowa State men are in, and the Drake women are in if they win the MVC championship this afternoon as...
Bookmarking this thread in the crazy hope that 1)there is a tour, and 2)it includes someplace within driving distance!
Commercials are routinely muted in my home as well, and it makes it difficult to watch a sporting event at someone else's home without twitching when they don't. Another alternative I use is to have...
For me, Owen Meany is Irving's pinnacle, standing head and shoulders above even Garp and Hotel New Hampshire (which I also love). I've read all his novels from Setting Free the Bears to Avenue of...
There's a NWL team here in Waterloo as well, and I can ride my bike on paved trails right up to the gate from my house. The seating is "reserved", but the crowds are typically sparse enough that no...
Ordered! HttJ is one of my favorite sides of the past decade, so very much looking forward to this.
One of my two favorite months of the sporting year has arrived! Let's talk college hoops, men's and women's. From my state, only the Iowa women and the men's and women's teams from Iowa State would...
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Holy crap - what I wouldn't give for a recording of this, video or audio, with decent sound. The four-guitar army - what energy!
Ha! I'll leave that to your judgement. Looking forward to your impressions after you've finished!
If you're not opposed to larger ensembles, I would suggest exploring the music of Maria Schneider if you haven't already. Jazz harmonic language, impeccable musicianship and a unique blend of...
Supertramp were completely a "radio band" to me; I was aware of the hits in high school, but couldn't definitely match the songs to the band name until BiA came out and they dominated the airwaves...
"The further in you go, the bigger it gets." :)
Love it, bought it. I also appreciate the quote from the article where the writer's wife says of Maresnest: “It’s all starting to sound like one giant song.”. That's surprisingly apt, and I sometimes...
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As much as I love the entire catalog, there's a muscularity, confidence, and swagger to Presence that I find unique. The versions of 'Nobody's Fault' and 'Achilles' from the '03 DVD are face-melting.
It's out and it's excellent.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oT7O-ujYoo
I know I've posted this in another thread - but evidently not this one: I was embarrassingly close to my current age when I realized the lyric from 'Yours Is No Disgrace' is not "shining flying...
Very similar to my story from three years ago, including being knocked out by the Maresnest video near the beginning of my journey. I hadn't realized that Ditzy Scene was comprised of late works,...
I guess I was trying to take more of a birds-eye/future historian perspective in my post, so I'm in agreement with markwoll here. In studying music history one doesn't often run across a period as...
It appears that I could get most of the Cubs games by subscribing directly to the Marquee app for $20/month. This option wasn't on the table last year, IIRC; you could only enroll through a selected...
Since my state is still a black hole as far as MLB is concerned, and the Cubs "superstation" Marquee doesn't talk to my preferred live channel provider (Hulu), it looks like another season of...
The problem with the term "golden age" is that it's inherently subjective; "golden" to one is irrelevant (or worse) to another. What the question suggests to me is the word "era" - as in a rather...
Styx not being in is a real head-scratcher; they definitely brought the rock and/or roll cred to the party from the early days, not to mention the singles and record sales.
Any book that can be mentioned in the vicinity of Little, Big is worth checking out; if I had to choose one book out of those I've read in my life as my "favorite", that would be it. I've returned to...
I have the original vinyls my parents bought in the 60s of Meet The Beatles and Rubber Soul. Not worth anything to anyone else (the jackets and discs are beat to shit), but I can't see parting with...
I was born in May '61, and one of my earliest memory sensations was the pall in the house as the tv carried the news of JFK's assassination, but I have no memory of this, just a few months later....
Thanks gents - watching in order would be my inclination, but I've heard so much great about the most recent season that I was tempted to go directly there.
So we finally dove into the Fargo pool, and just finished the first season, which we both really liked. Since it's done as an anthology series, any input on the merits of watching the remaining...
Turns out that's right, but I thought it was from the original as well. I hadn't remembered that the sequel came so soon after. I also remember singing an arrangement of it in my junior high choir,...
Agree about Wayside being a good option for those of us on this side of the pond. ABC does offer some cool merch that's unavailable anywhere else, though, so what I've also done is wait until the...
Thanks for pointing this out, Ian - I've been mostly off of FB for the last several months, so I'd lost track of the milestone of 1000 Mondays at Exil. What a run!
Started this last night and watched the first two. It hooked us pretty well and we're both curious to see where it goes from here.
I'll be keeping an eye on this in the hope they come nearby. What If, DotE, and Unsung Heroes were staples in my collection in college. For me they were a great cross between RtF and Kansas, and on a...
didgeridoo?
didgeridon't!
Great albums, all! But now I'm gonna have 'I'm An Old Cowhand' on repeat in my head all day... :D
Happy 25th PE and all who have made it happen over the years! I started posting in 07, but lurked for a couple years or so before that. Agree wholeheartedly with Sean that this is a welcome oasis in...
Did a couple of through-listens to Two Rainbows Daily last evening while enjoying a Friday night cocktail. What a lovely album! The keyboard sounds always put me in mind of the Metheny/Mays...
I love both The Nightfly and Morph, but when push comes to shove I have to give MtC a slight edge based on the sound quality, which I find deeper and more organic than the highly digital sound of...
For some reason I've always felt that Relayer had a wintry vibe. Maybe it was the time of year I first heard it (winter 1974/75), maybe the shades-of-white cover art, or maybe it's just the...
"October-04-2024 - A Very Nice City, IA (USA)"
Really happy to see this! There are really only two probable venues, and both are 1-2 hours drive for me, but it'll be a Friday night and I'll...
What a great career he had! I was fortunate to meet him and perform some of his works (comedic and 'legit') when he did a brief residency at the college I did my undergrad in the mid 80s. His choral...
How about 'Beyond and Before'? First sounds you hear from the band on the debut album - quite a statement, IMO.
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Beautiful - thanks for sharing!
That looks delicious, and reminds me that doppelbock season is upon us and I need to lay in my annual sampler of beers ending in "...ator".
On a holiday break from work and I've finally had the time to properly dive into the Little Man box, and what a complete joy it is. The book is gorgeous, and the essay with interviews about the...
Thanks Duncan - that's the goal. Reading here what you've shared about your dedication to maintaining fitness into geezerhood has been an inspiration, to be sure!
I used RunKeeper for years when I was still strapping my phone to my arm for runs, but when I got a watch (a Garmin) and started to use that instead both the GPS and communication back to the phone...
Merry belated Christmas to all of my fellow PE geezers. I don't often post in this thread, but check in regularly and often find very helpful and interesting information. My personal ailments and...
The last time I bowled was years ago, and my right hand was so sore the next day that I could barely hold my toothbrush. Seeing this thread reminded me of one of my favorite scenes in one of the best...
Anybody checking out the Geddy series "Are Bass Players Human Too?" on Paramount+? I watched all four episodes last night (they're short) and found it good fun. Nothing earth-shattering, but some...
Finished this last night, and it was one of the most enjoyable bios I've read. I was definitely predisposed to like it, having been a fan since the early days, but I was unprepared for how the book...
I'm in the camp that would be very surprised if Alex and Geddy toured and called it 'Rush'. The word might need to be involved in the promotion (although at this point, maybe not?) but the band was...
Nice to hear the regard in which he led Bruford as a composer. High praise from a master of the craft.
I'll echo that sentiment! The UK debut is on a relatively short list of albums I've owned since it came out that I have never grown tired of hearing. I do a front-to-back listening probably every...
Indeed!
Update: I sent a message to Mary through the cardiacs.net website and received a response within a day. An envelope-o-goodies is on the way to me!
This was fun to watch. The song choices were mostly spot-on and the band were clearly psyched to be working with Fripp and were musically up to the task. Hall still sounds very good, even if his...
Thanks, Steve, I was afraid someone was going to say that. It was the first place I thought to look, and other than the LP the cupboard was bare. I should probably contact Mary, right? I hate to be...
It is indeed, and I can't wait to spend quality time with it. One thing: the description on the website and accompanying photo show and describe copies of manuscripts, a poster, and a turntable...
It's a happy day here in the flyovers :D
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