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Jazz and Baseball
"Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again" would've been a natural for Elvis
November 28, 2025 at 11:27 PM
My kids nearly died from cringe when I said "drip" at lunch one day. It was a few years ago, so maybe the kids don't even say that anymore, but that would make it even funnier, now.
November 27, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Maybe you can just earnestly ask them to explain why "6-7" is funny. (I googled it, and I'm still not sure.)
November 27, 2025 at 4:51 AM
What happens if you toss out a random "6-7" out of the blue?
November 27, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I see Ruth more as a pitcher with smarts and guile, anyway.
November 27, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Tied with 3 minutes to play, outscored 12-4 the rest of the way (one 3-point FG + a FT by Ant). A few missed free throws, a few turnovers, including a 5-second violation on the inbounds after a timeout. Moral victory booted away.
November 27, 2025 at 3:55 AM
On Saturday in KC, it's supposed to rain through the day until it turns to snow when the temp drops in the evening, and then I suppose that the streets will be icy on Sunday-Monday. Be careful out there!
November 27, 2025 at 3:35 AM
OK, I was thinking of the second version of “You Can Get It If You Really Want,” which isn’t ALL instrumental, but they removed the verses
November 26, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Bill Evans named his son Evan. I guess that “Evans Evans” would’ve been too much.
November 26, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Just put your lips together and touch l’grass
November 26, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Christgau stylee
November 26, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I think it was in the reggae custom of releasing an instrumental version of the song on the A-side (in this case, the verses were wiped, right?)
November 26, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Is there any other photo of old Shel?
November 26, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Plenty of great artists have been disreputable, degenerate people, if you want to separate the art from the artist. But this is not about that.
November 25, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Too bad old Bob never lost his hair, though
November 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Eh, since he kissed Trump's ring, nothing he does could either impress me or disappoint me
November 25, 2025 at 4:50 AM
I’m mostly dependent on other people to make a good meal because I don’t really want visitors in my house.
November 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I didn’t particularly enjoy it, and Eraserhead kinda freaked me out when I saw it many years ago, but there are other David Lynch films that I liked much better.
November 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
If you haven't seen it, the Save Your Face blog has curated a collection of this material, as well.
November 24, 2025 at 3:47 AM
They look more like of the U of Miami
November 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I think Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, and Mulholland Drive are essential if you care to check out more of his work. The Straight Story is an excellent film, atypically not weird at all, so I'd recommend it to someone who wouldn't usually like David Lynch.
November 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I think he chose to make a prequel film because he believed it was a mistake to solve Laura's murder at the end of Season 1, so he hoped that people would be interested in more of her story. But if you're not into it, you're probably not going to be convinced by watching any more.
November 23, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Right, they meant to create a cliffhanger to get the audience hyped for a 3rd season, but the network decided that the ratings weren't good enough for renewal. So then David Lynch made the prequel film, Fire Walk With Me, instead.
November 23, 2025 at 9:15 PM
My elementary school Music teacher taught us "Sloop John B," which has stuck with me because even at the time it seemed like an odd song to have children sing for their parents, even if our parents were Boomers.

Of course, you're still the coolest.
November 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Also "why didn't they have an open convention?" began as a Trump campaign talking point, and do people really think that a convention delegate vote would've resulted in anything but party support of the Vice President? If they had improbably picked Newsom, that wouldn't have created a schism?
November 23, 2025 at 8:41 PM