DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Mon Apr 19, 2021 10:23 am
2021's maiden lawn-mowing attempt will be underway soon, batteries fully charged and ready to rock. Last year's inaugural mow took something like 6 1/2 hours with all the required recharges.
Exciting time to be alive.
Do you have multiple batteries? I have one, and the opening mow ran it all the way down, so i had to charge it while I trimmed around the fences and house and shizz. Can usually get it done on a single charge. Is that an electric riding mower? That sounds like too much time to be fiddling with an eletric push mower.
I have two batteries. I normally wait until later into the year to get the first mow in (last year was early May) to let the ground dry out and roots of the grass strengthen, but the forecast for the rest of this week was very meh, so I went ahead with it. Mow was done in about an hour and 15 entirely on first battery, which never reached the "10% left" flashing light state. I probably should have waited based on how little the grass had grown in most of the lawn, even if that would have taken a lot longer fighting through the sections of higher, thick grass.
It's an electric push mower with self-propel feature that I don't use (it's so light, that seems like a waste of the battery power).
Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 2:17 pm
by A_B
Yeah I only use the self propelled function going up hills
Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2021 9:02 am
by Giff
Nothing gets my blood boiling more than people sharing quotes by Joe Gamaldi, the VP for the Fraternal Order of Police. I would fucking spit in his face if I ever saw him. I don't think I could help myself.
Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2021 11:31 am
by DSafetyGuy
Giff wrote: ↑Thu Apr 22, 2021 9:02 am
Nothing gets my blood boiling more than people sharing quotes by Joe Gamaldi, the VP for the Fraternal Order of Police. I would fucking spit in his face if I ever saw him. I don't think I could help myself.
Let us know if you get suspended from Twitter.
Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2021 8:19 pm
by degenerasian
They should have turfed the Oscars this year. A show with no movie clips. It's like the Grammys with no music.
Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2021 8:23 pm
by A_B
degenerasian wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 8:19 pm
They should have turfed the Oscars this year. A show with no movie clips. It's like the Grammys with no music.
degenerasian wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 8:19 pm
They should have turfed the Oscars this year. A show with no movie clips. It's like the Grammys with no music.
It’s weird but I don’t hate it.
But how do we know anything? Here are the nominees for best costume but don't show costumes?
degenerasian wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 8:19 pm
They should have turfed the Oscars this year. A show with no movie clips. It's like the Grammys with no music.
It’s weird but I don’t hate it.
But how do we know anything? Here are the nominees for best costume but don't show costumes?
I watched every movie twice so I guess I’m built different.
degenerasian wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 8:19 pm
They should have turfed the Oscars this year. A show with no movie clips. It's like the Grammys with no music.
Why didn’t they show clips? Do people actually watch awards shows? It just seems like a relic of the past to me.
Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2021 4:45 pm
by DaveInSeattle
In honor of Willie Nelson's birthday, here's a thread of true Willie stories:
Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2021 5:25 pm
by govmentchedda
That thread is amazing (as are both Willie and Spencer).
Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2021 5:53 pm
by sancarlos
Yeah, thanks for posting that.
Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2021 7:29 am
by Giff
Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2021 12:19 pm
by sancarlos
"She was something else", Willie replies. Then after a long pause, he adds, "And, I'd do it again."
We should all have such memories.
Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2021 5:25 pm
by Pruitt
sancarlos wrote: ↑Fri Apr 30, 2021 12:19 pm
"She was something else", Willie replies. Then after a long pause, he adds, "And, I'd do it again."
We should all have such memories.
I was just going to post that in my day, she was the Jewish girl next door - every Jewish mother dreams of the day her son walks through the door with an Amy Irving-Type.
Turns out - Christian Scientist!
Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Posted: Mon May 03, 2021 6:21 am
by The Sybian
sancarlos wrote: ↑Fri Apr 30, 2021 12:19 pm
"She was something else", Willie replies. Then after a long pause, he adds, "And, I'd do it again."
We should all have such memories.
According to IMDB, she won the first Razzie for her role in Honeysuckle Rose, and is one of 4 actors to get nominated for a Razzie and Oscar for the same role (Yentil, 1983).
Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Posted: Mon May 03, 2021 7:10 am
by Pruitt
Did any non-Jew (and non-Streisand fan) see Yentl?
Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Posted: Mon May 03, 2021 7:25 am
by The Sybian
Pruitt wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 7:10 am
Did any non-Jew (and non-Streisand fan) see Yentl?
Pruitt wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 7:10 am
Did any non-Jew (and non-Streisand fan) see Yentl?
This Jew never saw it.
Saw it with my mother. Man, she had the hots for Mandy Patinkin. I think that other than OJ Simpson and Ahmad Rashad, he was her biggest celebrity crush.
That thread kicked up this excellent series of interviews/anecdotes, pulled from an entire issue of Texas Monthly devoted to Willie. That's such a great magazine. Some of my all-time favorite longform articles come from that shop.
That thread kicked up this excellent series of interviews/anecdotes, pulled from an entire issue of Texas Monthly devoted to Willie. That's such a great magazine. Some of my all-time favorite longform articles come from that shop.
The articles are basically hidden in the actual magazine, engulfed by a plethora of ads. But I read it via Apple News yesterday and forgot how good the articles are.
Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Posted: Mon May 03, 2021 1:03 pm
by govmentchedda
They really have a storied history of putting out great longreads. I subscribed for a year or two.
Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Posted: Mon May 03, 2021 1:12 pm
by Nonlinear FC
So, I'm about half way through that article, and they do a little mini-bio for each person, like:
Jessi Colter
is a singer and Waylon Jennings’s widow. She had a number one country hit in 1975 with “I’m Not Lisa.”
Some are little longer than that, with a little more context.
Then I get to this and snorted
George Strait
is George Strait.
Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Posted: Mon May 03, 2021 2:43 pm
by Giff
We were at a brewery yesterday and the band played some George Strait. When I sit down and do my exhaustive top 50 favorite artist list for when I turn 50, there's a good chance he'll be in the top 15. Just hit after hit after hit until the early 90s were outstanding.
Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Posted: Mon May 03, 2021 3:19 pm
by The Sybian
Giff wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 2:43 pm
We were at a brewery yesterday and the band played some George Strait. When I sit down and do my exhaustive top 50 favorite artist list for when I turn 50, there's a good chance he'll be in the top 15. Just hit after hit after hit until the early 90s were outstanding.
Major blind spot for me. I know he is one of the biggest country stars, but I can't name a single song and if you showed me a picture of him and 4 other signers, I don't think I could pick him out.
ETA: Looked him up, and he is the most non-descript looking guy in a giant hat. Show me 5 random guys, and I still couldn't pick him out. I was looking up his most famous songs/biggest hits, and none of the names sound familiar. Tried listening to a couple, and I didn't recognize anything. Does he have any hits that crossed over that I might know? I have nothing against Country music, but anything outside of the 1970s, I'm oblivious, other than the random songs that cross into pop like Garth Brooks, or Achey Breaky Heart. I absolutely love Johnny Cash, and my father had a lot of Willie Nelson albums that I liked and some other like Waylon Jennings.
Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Posted: Mon May 03, 2021 4:54 pm
by Brontoburglar
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Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Posted: Mon May 03, 2021 5:07 pm
by Giff
It depends on the day, but right now, this is my favorite. Been sang drunkenly and loud several times.
Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Posted: Mon May 03, 2021 5:31 pm
by P.D.X.
I would've guessed he was the "Dust in the Bottle" guy but maybe not?
Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Posted: Mon May 03, 2021 5:59 pm
by sancarlos
George Strait was smooth, and despite the affected-looking cowboy hat, a pretty authentic country singer (as opposed to the bullshit, bad-rock, lowest common denominator bro-country that dominates mainstream country radio these days.)
My favorite by him:
Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Posted: Mon May 03, 2021 8:33 pm
by Shirley
The only song I knew of any of those is All My Exes Live in Texas. He sounds to me like every country singer/song sounded between the 80s up to the bro-country days.
Big no on the first two songs. I would have bet the ranch Willie Nelson sang All My Exes. I've heard Willie sing it, maybe I've heard George Strait's version, but I really don't think so. I didn't know a single person in high school or college who listened to country music beyond Johnny Cash, he crossed into the Northeast culture. At least not anyone who openly admitted to listening to country. Garth Brooks had a moment in the sun, probably just one album, when Friends in Low Places was big. I don't even think NYC has a country music station, and there are a lot of fucking radio stations.
I don't mean this as an insult to the genre, it just wasn't around and I had no exposure. No radio play, and nobody I knew listened to it. I was into Bluegrass music, so I might have liked Country if I was exposed to it. I love Johnny Cash, had about 8 of his albums. I liked Willie and Waylon, but I never bought any albums. I think I had a couple Willie albums on my iPod that I borrowed from the library.
Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Posted: Mon May 03, 2021 9:55 pm
by wlu_lax6
Pure Country was robbed for Best Picture and I will fight anyone who disagrees. Fake Susan Sarandon and Coach Taylor are great.
Also Amarillo By Morning is a fantastic tune.
Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Posted: Mon May 03, 2021 10:39 pm
by Johnnie
Outside of random commercials like this, I would have never really known country music existed:
And hell, back when I was younger the Paramount Network which used to be Spike TV which used to be The National Network used to be The Nashville Network. It played lots of country stuff, specifically Dolly Parton.
And even then the best I could muster for a country musician would be Hank Williams Sr since I would see Hank Williams Jr doing Sunday Night Football.
Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Posted: Mon May 03, 2021 10:57 pm
by Rush2112
sancarlos wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 5:59 pm
My favorite by him:
Not that many country songs are actually written by the singer, but Strait's version was a cover of the original (similar to Hallelujah)
Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Posted: Mon May 03, 2021 11:02 pm
by Rush2112
The Sybian wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 9:04 pm
I don't mean this as an insult to the genre, it just wasn't around and I had no exposure. No radio play, and nobody I knew listened to it. I was into Bluegrass music, so I might have liked Country if I was exposed to it. I love Johnny Cash, had about 8 of his albums. I liked Willie and Waylon, but I never bought any albums. I think I had a couple Willie albums on my iPod that I borrowed from the library.
Check if your library has the Smithsonian Collection of Classic Country. It's a fantastic box set.
My step-brother listened and listens to country, his grandmother is also super into Elvis. I liked (pop) country for a bit as a kid in the late 70s and early 80s when it was really crossing over. Then I discovered Ozzy and the Beatles and never really went back. I do love classic country though. Big part of my lockdown was playing American Truck Simulator and listening to classic country.
The Sybian wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 9:04 pm
I don't mean this as an insult to the genre, it just wasn't around and I had no exposure. No radio play, and nobody I knew listened to it. I was into Bluegrass music, so I might have liked Country if I was exposed to it. I love Johnny Cash, had about 8 of his albums. I liked Willie and Waylon, but I never bought any albums. I think I had a couple Willie albums on my iPod that I borrowed from the library.
Check if your library has the Smithsonian Collection of Classic Country. It's a fantastic box set.
My step-brother listened and listens to country, his grandmother is also super into Elvis. I liked (pop) country for a bit as a kid in the late 70s and early 80s when it was really crossing over. Then I discovered Ozzy and the Beatles and never really went back. I do love classic country though. Big part of my lockdown was playing American Truck Simulator and listening to classic country.
I did get the Smithsonian Blues Collection from a library. I love hearing the crude beginnings of the genre.
Big no on the first two songs. I would have bet the ranch Willie Nelson sang All My Exes. I've heard Willie sing it, maybe I've heard George Strait's version, but I really don't think so. I didn't know a single person in high school or college who listened to country music beyond Johnny Cash, he crossed into the Northeast culture. At least not anyone who openly admitted to listening to country. Garth Brooks had a moment in the sun, probably just one album, when Friends in Low Places was big. I don't even think NYC has a country music station, and there are a lot of fucking radio stations.
I don't mean this as an insult to the genre, it just wasn't around and I had no exposure. No radio play, and nobody I knew listened to it. I was into Bluegrass music, so I might have liked Country if I was exposed to it. I love Johnny Cash, had about 8 of his albums. I liked Willie and Waylon, but I never bought any albums. I think I had a couple Willie albums on my iPod that I borrowed from the library.
as wlu_lax alluded to, I would have figured you would have seen bits of/at least heard of Pure Country. I figured that was enough of a cult 1990s movie that it had a decent awareness profile even among non-country fans
Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
Posted: Tue May 04, 2021 8:46 am
by mister d
I think you'd be amazed at how little exposure one can have to country music. I didn't actually know a person who listened to country until high school, and even then it was just a few artists (carryover from him living in Florida for a while). If you asked me to name a country singer in 8th grade, I'd only know the pop-crossovers like Kenny and Dolly and Garth Brooks.