Quote from: lonestar on October 05, 2024, 07:22:10 PMI grew up in Walnut Creek... Santa Rosa is stunning when it's not on fire.

Yeah, I have great memories growing up there in the '80s and '90s. Used to go out to the beach all the time. Our favorite was Portugese Beach, just north of Bodega Bay.

Started a deep dive into Frank Zappa and loving it, I always wanted to but I could tell it his music needs close listening so here I go. Also dipping into Captain Beefheart as well.

Good thing for us fans of the Mariners we don't have to worry about all that October baseball stress.

Just revisited Into The Unknown and I enjoyed it a lot actually. Heavier than I remember and King uses his falsetto tastefully for those that have issue with it. The title track, 15 men and a bottle of rum, Holy Water (the riff at the 2 minute mark is sweet),and The uninvited guest are my faves but overall a solid album. Still not classic MF as the first 3 but a fun listen.

Seeing this float around, cannot verify if accurate. Either way... lol.

QuoteThe British rock band Pink Floyd's entire catalog of hits has reportedly suffered a stunning devaluation of $100 million, thanks in large part to frontman Roger Waters' outbursts against Israel, including his outrageous claim that the October 7 Hamas terror attacks were justified.

The first clips from David's tour are surfacing on YT, including this one, which could be his finest performance at 2:01.

Quote from: Sir Walrus Cauliflower on October 05, 2024, 09:03:39 AMI would like to point out that a "nostalgia play" isn't inherently in-authentic, artificially constructed, or financially motivated. It's quite possible and even more likely in my opinion that the nostalgia driving this (still hypothetical and unconfirmed) choice originates from within the band organically, rather than from some attempt at capitalizing on the nostalgia of fans. If it happens to do both, all the better for us and them as far as I'm concerned. I'm sure the energy at the shows will be improved from what I've seen on the last few tours.

I think if I reunited with four of my best friends and musical soulmates after this long, it would evoke both nostalgia and creativity.

No, 'inauthentic' isn't a term you would have seen me use on the forum in regards to any album or iteration of the band. A nostalgia play has a financial component most of the time. The band has people on staff. They have their own studio and gear that requires maintenance and they pay a ton of money to go on tour. This isn't a charity project or a bucket list item. It would be extremely normal for them to expect a return on their projects; these guys have mouths to feed and expenses to pay. By default I see the financial aspect of everything as inherently baked into major decisions of most bands, DT included. This is a creative enterprise but it's also a business and you can't separate the two. Indeed, we have seen members of the band lean heavily into the business side of their fame over the years. John Petrucci is not replacing the drummer and going on a world tour to lose money. I am not saying there is no organic element to this, but I am saying it's not an either-or situation. Yes, I give them the benefit of the doubt that whatever project they come up with they actually want to do, but at the same time they have an expectation to be profitable for all of their efforts. That's how I would think about it. If and when we get M3, sure, I'll assume they were legitimately inspired to do this but that doesn't mean they weren't also thinking about what sells.

Playoff baseball is going to be the death of me.  Especially this season.  Dodgers gave up 3 runs in the top of the first, tied it up a couple innings later, then gave away the lead in the following half inning.  Up 7-5 in the top of the 6th right now.  I'm not sure I can survive a full postseason of this (but I'm happy go give it a try).

GO BLUE!!!

I went down a rabbit hole a while back and read a bunch of stuff about the Sentinelese.  It's just weird all the way around.  I may have to check that movie out.

I had not heard of that story so just looked it up. Fascinating.