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'Three O'Clock High' ( 1987 )
Humorous and dark, artfully filmed too. Slickly done.
The big name corporate rock bands from the 70s that the lemming lame-o crowd pushed on everybody. If music were food, these people would live on a diet of cucumber sandwiches with mayonnaise on white bread...with the crusts cut off.
The Eagles, especially 'Hotel California', Fleetwood Mac, Kansas and the like.
Time period of origin is never really a consideration for me. I either like a sound or I don't.
I actually did have a 9-5 job but it was 21:00 to 05:00. Technically called "5th shift" where I worked. It was later changed an hour back from 8PM to 4AM. It was actually better than 3rd shift ( 23:00 to 0700 ) because when you get home it's still mostly dark enough to fool your body that you were going to bed at night.
3rd shift just sucks %#*!%^. I did about 14 years of that too. For every rationalization someone tries by stating an advantage of it, I have a flood more of disdvantages. It's a life shortener.
"<i>Yep. In recent history all the American full size truck makers have increased the height of these things, even the basic 1500 for Dodge and Chevy and Ford F150. They are becoming harder to work on also.</i>".
So much this. It's like they're trying to make them all like junior Peterbilts with the massive intimidating looking front ends. The top of the hoods are so high you'd need a step ladder to reach over the engine compartment, then have to stretch downward deep within to get to the engine. I was just looking at a friend's new monster Sierra. With the hood open the front edge of it is 3 or 4 feet over your heads; it needs a pull-cord to pull it down so you can close and latch it. Instead he says "just grab it on the side" and pull it down. That can't be good for the hinges/springs long term.
You'd about need a length of knotted rope hanging from the ceiling of the cab to help pull you up instead of hoisting yourself up by grabbing the steering wheel...which also can't be good for it.
Several months ago I had to rent a pick-up truck to haul some stuff. A low-option ( and well worn ) full sized model. When I returned it to the lot, there was a 1980s GMC or Chevrolet pick-up parked there. I couldn't get over how the newer truck towered over the older full-sized truck. Crazy.
I'd say 7 out of 10.
It's a good thrash song "on paper" but overall comes across as generic to me. It begins explosively and I'm thinking "<i>Yeah! This is great</i>" but it fades at around the 1:20 ( 1 minute, 20 second ) mark and it gets banally repetitive from there, the same "meh" riff over and over. Around the 3:40-ish mark it changes a bit ( the bridge? ) but then back to the same repetition.
I love the meaty grinding tone of the power-chording though.
"Best Live Shows" as interpreted by me mean: great sound quality, closely replicating the original studio recording in accuracy, great set list, a feeling of energetic elation. Special effects mean nothing to me.
Judas Priest, Palladium in NYC, 1980
Ozzy Osbourne/Blizzard of Oz, Nassau Colosseum, 1981. Guitarist Randy Rhodes blew us away.
Iron Maiden, Palladium, 1983
"Put your hand into my pocket, grab onto my rocket"
KISS, 'Take Me'
I don't know. I've visited and have been around that state several times and found it to be pretty much true. I notice the drivers are noticeably more courteous than where I live as well.
Whether it's all and act and/or whether or not I've been snookered remains to be seen. I just know the overall "vibe" to be pleasant enough.
"<i>Hell no. To be honest, I'd rather go to a funeral than to a birthday party or a wedding. At least people will leave me alone and I don't have to pretend like I want to be there.</i>"
I like that! Well said.
I also hate hate hate dressing up. Uncomfortable and impractical. That straight stiff material just puts a damper on the way I feel. Then there's the infernal tie. For the times I must wear a necktie, I remove it not a nanosecond later than decorum permits it.
No wonder so many film noir characters were murderous thugs; I'd be pissed off too if I had to gallivant around in clothes like that.
Adirondack mountains in NY state
Lake Superior from the Canada side
Sicily
Both rims of the Grand Canyon in Az.
Horseshoe Bend, Colorado River, Az
'Deadwood'
'Rome'
A few days after New Year's day.
A few days before Christmas, but the 23rd at the latest. When I was very young ( 5/6/7 y/0 ) we decorated the tree on Christmas Eve. I remember my parents saying that putting up a tree before December was "too tacky".
We'd buy the tree maybe the first week of December and leave it trussed up in the garage, but bring it in the house and untie it and let the boughs hang around a week before the 25th.
I won a pony at a county fair, for real. I was about 10 or 11. Ended up giving it away to somebody who had a farm because our yard wasn't big enough to keep something like that, and it wouldn't be right to keep it tethered to a tree in a small meadow across the road.
I wondered then, and wonder now, WTF was my mother thinking when she entered my name in a raffle.
I tied to once, but I found getting a sweaty back and shoulders was more inconvenient than not having both my hands free.
Yes, been through Indian land, the Navajo Nation in Arizona many times.
I wouldn't want to live there. It doesn't appear to be an easy place to make a living, that's for sure. Not very arable looking, and other than an electrical power generating station, not much employment opportunity, other than what may be tourism related.
Another vote for medium rare.
IL-2 Sturmovik Battle of Stalingrad
Local. There's a smattering good ( authentic ) pie to be had here, if you're willing to travel and go get it yourself.
If you just want some delivered, then you're stuck with chain garbage.