mjp
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So you're the one.
THIS IS NOT A TEST
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PhillyDave
“The essential doesn't change.” Beckett
The chirping of the neighbors? Hosho, that was the first thing u did when u got there? Ha!
PhillyDave
“The essential doesn't change.” Beckett
Been listening to random podcasts. The one w Hosho? Great but man it was odd to hear you guys throw down 4 Roses. To listen so upclose to the actual drinking. Friend pour. Hilarious. Also, it was odd to listen to it on a crowded train in Philly during morning rush hour (8am) on the way to work. My son got high quality earbuds for his bday and doesn't use em so they're mine now.
mjp
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It was even more odd to try to do a recording under those circumstances. Or carry on a coherent conversation.
But it was unplanned, so all the better.
PhillyDave
“The essential doesn't change.” Beckett
more non-test craziness this morning during my journey to the center of the city. a black white thing? Can't we all just get along? Nope. Gotta evolve. God damn it. That's time consuming.
PhillyDave
“The essential doesn't change.” Beckett
What was odd & unique was to so intimately hear the actual ding of the shot glasses and the swallowing of the drink an the "ah" right inside my head. Must have been the combo of high quality mic & high quality earbuds. The drinking & bathering? Genius.
mjp
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I stuck a very sensitive microphone in front of Hosho because he's a sensitive guy.
I think that recording has a buzz throughout it though, which is caused by a light dimmer in the house. I couldn't turn off that dimmer when we were recording because it would have been awkward for Hosho's wife and my girlfriend to sit in the living room together in the dark. Sometimes you have to compromise your art for your domestic life.
I think that recording has a buzz throughout it though, which is caused by a light dimmer in the house. I couldn't turn off that dimmer when we were recording because it would have been awkward for Hosho's wife and my girlfriend to sit in the living room together in the dark. Sometimes you have to compromise your art for your domestic life.
PhillyDave
“The essential doesn't change.” Beckett
listened to that one about race too. Very good. should be required listening for lots of "liberals in their liberal bubble".
After the part about your bald spot growing back, I vomited in my hat and stopped listening. Was the rest of
it good?
it good?
mjp
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This protest is brought to you by American Express
http://thisisnotatest.com/this-protest-brought-to-you-by-american-express/
Chaos and disorder fall upon a nation while millions march in the streets demanding...something. I'm just not sure what. So we may as well talk about protest in general, and snakes, hot coals, stereo speakers, being polite, agitating, Century City, Reagan, patchouli, which hats are in fashion, Vietnam, the ERA, diet Coke, catastrophe and emergency, hypocrisy, mental illness, conscience, violent overthrow, economic pressure, Apartheid, inequality, having nothing to lose, lawyers, being part of the problem, being on the wrong side of the majority, lectures, solidarity and tacos.
http://thisisnotatest.com/this-protest-brought-to-you-by-american-express/
Chaos and disorder fall upon a nation while millions march in the streets demanding...something. I'm just not sure what. So we may as well talk about protest in general, and snakes, hot coals, stereo speakers, being polite, agitating, Century City, Reagan, patchouli, which hats are in fashion, Vietnam, the ERA, diet Coke, catastrophe and emergency, hypocrisy, mental illness, conscience, violent overthrow, economic pressure, Apartheid, inequality, having nothing to lose, lawyers, being part of the problem, being on the wrong side of the majority, lectures, solidarity and tacos.
Bukfan
"The law is wrong; I am right"
Great rant on protests, mjp! I agree most protests don't accomplish much, but sometimes things starts with protests and from there things escalates. For instance, next the protesters may come up with the idea of boycotting companies which support the thing you're protesting against, which leads to the companies stopping to deal with the object of your protests (gotta think of their profits and public images). It can even lead to your government taking the same stance ( gotta please their voters) and if the object of the protests is a certain country it can lead to embargo.
I´ll give you a current example of protests accomplishing something. In Romania the government made a decree last week saying one could´nt be accused of corruption if the money gained were less than $47.000, which was tantamount to a license to steal. Then people took to the streets protesting it every day and yesterday the government had to give in and annul the decree. The protests are still ongoing since the protesters no longer trust the government. Of course, it was´nt just a few thousand protesters but up to ½ million all over the country and Romania does have a tradition of people taking to the streets when the government fucks up, but it's still an example of protests changing a situation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/05/...protests-corruption-sorin-grindeanu.html?_r=0
I´ll give you a current example of protests accomplishing something. In Romania the government made a decree last week saying one could´nt be accused of corruption if the money gained were less than $47.000, which was tantamount to a license to steal. Then people took to the streets protesting it every day and yesterday the government had to give in and annul the decree. The protests are still ongoing since the protesters no longer trust the government. Of course, it was´nt just a few thousand protesters but up to ½ million all over the country and Romania does have a tradition of people taking to the streets when the government fucks up, but it's still an example of protests changing a situation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/05/...protests-corruption-sorin-grindeanu.html?_r=0
zobraks
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Romanians also know how to treat their dictators properly, which makes them pretty unique.
You can't fuck with Dracula's descendants, I guess. ;))
PhillyDave
“The essential doesn't change.” Beckett
great one again mjp. Damn you, you often give me somthin' to think about.
mjp
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Yes, economic pressure is one of the only ways to really change anything.
"Every day" being the difference. If they'd done a one day protest like the Women's Marches here, nothing would have changed.
mjp
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I live here in Kill City, where the Snapchat meets the sea
https://thisisnotatest.com/i-live-here-in-kill-city-where-the-snapchat-meets-the-sea/
This episode is ostensibly about Snapchat taking over all the buildings in Venice, but it's really just an excuse for me to tell stories about living in Venice - where the debris meets the sea - a long time ago. You know, that and mucus, khakis, "Silicon Beach," wombats, sticky carpets, sleeping bags, Sanford and Son, empty beer cans and pizza crusts, pagodas, driving stick, failing to stay out of Los Angeles County Jail, heroin, radio knobs, Bentleys and Maseratis, Boyle Heights, Leimert Park, gentrification (yes, again), snowbirds and Publishers Clearinghouse.
https://thisisnotatest.com/i-live-here-in-kill-city-where-the-snapchat-meets-the-sea/
This episode is ostensibly about Snapchat taking over all the buildings in Venice, but it's really just an excuse for me to tell stories about living in Venice - where the debris meets the sea - a long time ago. You know, that and mucus, khakis, "Silicon Beach," wombats, sticky carpets, sleeping bags, Sanford and Son, empty beer cans and pizza crusts, pagodas, driving stick, failing to stay out of Los Angeles County Jail, heroin, radio knobs, Bentleys and Maseratis, Boyle Heights, Leimert Park, gentrification (yes, again), snowbirds and Publishers Clearinghouse.
mjp
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TV extravaganza: 46 reviews in 50 minutes!
https://thisisnotatest.com/tv-extravaganza-46-reviews-in-50-minutes/
46 reviews in 50 minutes? How is that even possible, you may be asking. No wonder they call it an extravaganza! Well, that's what this is. Maybe not an extravaganza, but 46 reviews in 50 minutes, as advertised. Though, honestly, it may be more of an opportunity for me to complain about what I don't like about TV. There's a lot to like these days, don't get me wrong, but you know how it goes.
https://thisisnotatest.com/tv-extravaganza-46-reviews-in-50-minutes/
46 reviews in 50 minutes? How is that even possible, you may be asking. No wonder they call it an extravaganza! Well, that's what this is. Maybe not an extravaganza, but 46 reviews in 50 minutes, as advertised. Though, honestly, it may be more of an opportunity for me to complain about what I don't like about TV. There's a lot to like these days, don't get me wrong, but you know how it goes.
mjp
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Someone's got to watch them. There are a lot of jobs at stake!
I would agree with you if we were living 10 or 20 years ago, back when seasons lasted half a year. When there were 24 or 26 episodes of a show over a six month period. But most of the shows I talked about run more like 8 episodes every 12 to 16 months, so it's not as many hours a week as it may seem.
And it turns out I left a bunch of shows off the list. Like Legion, Taboo, Westworld, Crashing, Dark Net...apparently it's a never ending list. So maybe you're right.
Though I should say that sometimes we'll see something that looks interesting but say, "Eh...no time for that." So I guess we have a limit. Sometimes I wonder how many shows there can be. Like, when does the universe of television hit critical mass?
Bukfan
"The law is wrong; I am right"
Right, it's a dirty job but somebody got to do it. :p
It's a good thing many shows have short runs nowadays. I remember some that ran for years like The Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire and Desperate Housewives, but I have to admit they were pretty good and I loved to watch them.
I guess the amount of TV we can watch has a build in limit since there's only 24 hours in a day and we got to eat, sleep and go to work too. How dare life interrupt our TV watching! :hmh:
It's a good thing many shows have short runs nowadays. I remember some that ran for years like The Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire and Desperate Housewives, but I have to admit they were pretty good and I loved to watch them.
I guess the amount of TV we can watch has a build in limit since there's only 24 hours in a day and we got to eat, sleep and go to work too. How dare life interrupt our TV watching! :hmh:
PhillyDave
“The essential doesn't change.” Beckett
Listened to most of it. V good. Holy hell. How do you have time to do anything other than tv, books and this site? All kidding aside. Very amusing and cool. Only the 2nd TINAT the wife's ever listened to. She's the tv junkie and knew most of the shows you mentioned. She liked it a lot.
mjp
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Yeah, it's a lot when you break it down and list it out like that. I can see how someone might see or hear that list and think that's all we do is watch TV. Then again, when I calculated how much time I was spending in a car commuting to work 10 years ago (when we were down in San Pedro), I was horrified.
Anyway, like I said, a lot of those shows have very limited "seasons." As few as 6 episodes. You can watch them in a weekend.
Anyway, like I said, a lot of those shows have very limited "seasons." As few as 6 episodes. You can watch them in a weekend.
mjp
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A hot night with PJ Harvey
https://thisisnotatest.com/a-hot-night-with-pj-harvey/
I caught PJ Harvey's "The Hope Six Demolition Project" tour at the Greek Theater here in Los Angeles. Allow me to tell you about that, and about psychic space, outdoor music shows, croaking for dollars, staying relevant in the face of increasing waves of nostalgia, First Aid Kit and Fiona Apple, retiring from live shows, people putting on a groovy act, jalapeno nachos and spinach wraps, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, cannibalism, Cirque du Soleil, voicemails and chirping of many kinds.
https://thisisnotatest.com/a-hot-night-with-pj-harvey/
I caught PJ Harvey's "The Hope Six Demolition Project" tour at the Greek Theater here in Los Angeles. Allow me to tell you about that, and about psychic space, outdoor music shows, croaking for dollars, staying relevant in the face of increasing waves of nostalgia, First Aid Kit and Fiona Apple, retiring from live shows, people putting on a groovy act, jalapeno nachos and spinach wraps, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, cannibalism, Cirque du Soleil, voicemails and chirping of many kinds.