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Erik E Erik @erikeerik.bsky.social · 3h

Another visit to Minneapolis Institute of Arts, another viewing of my favorite dollhouse accessory:

Wider shot of dollhouse books, strewn across the floor

Close-up of one of the books, entitled How to Stop Smoking, whose cover features a man with a noose around his neck and a gun, presumably loaded, pointed at his head.

This is in the children’s play area wing of the MIA

Erik E Erik @erikeerik.bsky.social · 6h

I'm tempted to crack open the deluxe set I bought in spring just to compare the two, but feel like I need to keep it sealed until they announce an SACD Tusk so I don't need to keep looking at the Tusk Deluxe version that's $250 on Discogs.

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Erik E Erik @erikeerik.bsky.social · 6h

So while upon relistening, this might be my favorite Fleetwood Mac album front-to-back (Lindsey's Tusk tracks, done in a Kiss Solo Album style with his face, would be above it), the mix is as boring as any high-fidelity audio I have heard.

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Erik E Erik @erikeerik.bsky.social · 6h

And some multi-channel mixes can have good stereo mixes, too. I have the DVD-A of Flaming Lips' Soft Bulletin and that sounds great.

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Erik E Erik @erikeerik.bsky.social · 6h

There's a reason that Mobile Fidelity, for all the bad press they have done to their brand, just focuses on stereo -- they reliably knock their mixes out of the park every time.

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Erik E Erik @erikeerik.bsky.social · 6h

Final thoughts: I suppose if anyone is buying an Atmos Version of a Blu Ray of Fleetwood Mac, they probably aren't placing a priority on its stereo mixing.

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Erik E Erik @erikeerik.bsky.social · 6h

Sounds fine. Again, would have been nicer to get the two guitars more separated, instead of 'wall', but resigned to how this will sound

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Erik E Erik @erikeerik.bsky.social · 6h

The dual-guitar attack is Iron Maiden-esque.

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Erik E Erik @erikeerik.bsky.social · 6h

Closing with I'm So Afraid, which never ceases to make me laugh how Lindsey came in and crushes a blues stomper like this on his first album.

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Erik E Erik @erikeerik.bsky.social · 6h

Sugar Daddy opens with nice spacing. Piano on the left, Christine's voice just to the right. Drums are in the center, and the chucka-chucka guitar is way off to the right. This sounds great.

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Erik E Erik @erikeerik.bsky.social · 6h

Finishing off the final three songs, and at World Turning now. Nice groove at the end of the song. Place the guitar to the side, though!

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Erik E Erik @erikeerik.bsky.social · 17h

Some all-time great corrections coming from WaPo coverage of the nationwide No Kings protests yesterday:

Correction: A photo caption in a previous version of this article incorrectly described a costume as Cookie Monster. The costume is of the Martians from Sesame Street.

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Formerly Libraryben on Twitter @bbtwlvloonspr.bsky.social · 1d

Bulls on Parade was the best song they played

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Erik E Erik @erikeerik.bsky.social · 1d

#nokings Minneapolis

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Erik E Erik @erikeerik.bsky.social · 1d

Out, vile jelly.

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Erik E Erik @erikeerik.bsky.social · 1d

Since traveling to Central and South America in my 20s and seeing how “American” and “from the United States” do not mean the same thing, I consistently say the second option now when I want to say “From the US”, even though we don’t have a less-cumbersome option in English.

Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 3d

Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?

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Erik E Erik @erikeerik.bsky.social · 3d

Yes, they had systems for one bad person, but what about many bad people, working in concert?

Erik E Erik @erikeerik.bsky.social · 3d

I’m trying to discern if this story is hyperbole or it really happened and I can’t decide.

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Erik E Erik @erikeerik.bsky.social · 3d

Yeah, I love Mr Big, too

Erik E Erik @erikeerik.bsky.social · 4d

I also have a half-dozen SACD-and-vinyl
counterparts but not justifying those as the format difference is obviously a good reason on its own.

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Erik E Erik @erikeerik.bsky.social · 4d

The used Unforgettable Fire I got was in decent shape but not the quietest. The burgundy reissue is amazing.

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Erik E Erik @erikeerik.bsky.social · 4d

Because I wanted the Mobile Fidelity version and then wanted a mono version

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Erik E Erik @erikeerik.bsky.social · 4d

Cabeza con pelo, orejas sin pelos

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Erik E Erik @erikeerik.bsky.social · 6d

He just like me fr

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Erik E Erik @erikeerik.bsky.social · 6d

My memory of it was similar to Batman the year before (which I’m sure was intentional on their part), which was the main character was a boring stiff, the design looked amazing, and I was fascinated by the villain chewing the scenery.

Have I watched either of them since? No.

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