Fri-Yay Cafe

Darkness begone. Sickness begone!

Begone from me, you Soyboy Beta Cuck! BEGONE!

Begone Vile Man, Begone from me!

I'm taking a bold statement on things that must begone.

Mother horse and her twins.

Firework show at the Sagrada Familia Cathedral.

Sweet 70s-era high end audio system.

Dude trained his corgi to "hunt birds," if you know what I'm saying. That little corgi earned himself some Gainsburger tonight.

Compilation of Happy Dogs.

This border collie says "What's a greyhound?"

You don't understand -- no matter the time, no matter the place, cats are the stars of this production.

Disney nonsense.

The dog wants more affection, the cat's already bored.

Rescue dog goes from being scared and cringing to happy and proud.

Mountain goats defying gravity pic.twitter.com/RiVltozokc
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) June 12, 2026

Elephants help each other in distress, grieve for their dead, feel emotions like us.

This is Nosey making her first new friend at her sanctuary after working in a circus for 29 years.pic.twitter.com/SBk4uQtvRn
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) June 12, 2026

I get to see crows stacking things to carry them to the roost every few days, but this crow is a next-level stacker.

Crow figures out how to grab all the cookies.pic.twitter.com/0pCgndSSer
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) June 12, 2026

Years ago, I posted about Boji the Subway dog, who lived most of his life in the Istanbul (I think) public transport system. He just rode the subways and ferrys and trains all day. And he was very polite and well-behaved in the system.

The story of Boji the dog riding public transport for 5 years.

He's still alive and was adopted by billionaire Ömer Koç in 2022.pic.twitter.com/7qyLpzuAW6
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) June 12, 2026

Wikipedia says that that part about being adopted by a rich man is true. He was adopted after someone tried to frame Boji for pooping on the subway, which he never did. Boji is a Good Boy.

Boji was adopted by Ömer Koç in 2022[8] after an image with feces on a tram seat was shared on social media with the title "IBB's permanent dog BOJI defecated on the tram". IBB Spokesperson Murat Ongun shared a video on the same social media channel, taken by tram security cameras, showing a person putting feces he had brought with him on the seat.[9][10] It was revealed that Boji was in the shelter during the day of the incident.[11]
In March 2024, Boji was spotted out in public again, this time in London with Koç on a London bus.

Anything for clicks, huh?

Oh well. I'm glad everyone #BelievedBoji.

When your 18-year-old dog, who used to love water, is partially blind, and wants to play in the rain. again.. It's like seeing him be a puppy again..🐕🐾🥺❤️ pic.twitter.com/lDZujVEtLh
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) June 12, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:28 PM

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1 Sponge!

Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 07:28 PM (+gsxO)

2 Corgis called.

Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 07:28 PM (+gsxO)

3 st

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 12, 2026 07:29 PM (l26NL)

4 Elephants help each other in distress, grieve for their dead, feel emotions like us.

This is Nosey making her first new friend at her sanctuary after working in a circus for 29 years

Elephants are awesome.

Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 07:30 PM (+gsxO)

5 Willowed from the spermstream post:

"always on the lookout for the next Hero Philosopher Poet Guru Who Will Be Savior to the World -- of which rock has produced, so far, precisely zero"

Fair. But Bob Dylan came close.

Posted by: Fifth Yorkshireman at June 12, 2026 07:32 PM (1Nv0l)

6 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at June 12, 2026 07:32 PM (Ia/+0)

7 Awww for the elephants.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 07:32 PM (zZu0s)

8 goats standing on a cliff face >>> banana taped to a wall

Posted by: modern art sucks at June 12, 2026 07:34 PM (VHUov)

9 For anyone who likes Chick-Fil-A Peach Hate Shakes:

Chick-Fil-A now has Peach Hate Shakes.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at June 12, 2026 07:35 PM (kLJmv)

10 >>>Fair. But Bob Dylan came close.

A friend of mine in HS said he liked Bob Dylan ONCE so one birthday every one of us, his friends, got him a cheap Bob Dylan cassette from Sam Goody or whatever. He had like 14 of the things and he barely knew who Bob Dylan was.

Whenever we'd go in his car, he would pay us back by playing them. "Oh what other cassettes do I have? Oh here's one, it's Bob Dylan, I hope you love it"

Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 07:35 PM (1wjle)

11 There are 3 rabbits including one tiny baby munching on my lawn while the hound blissfully sleeps on the couch, totally ignoring his duty.

Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 07:35 PM (viF8m)

12 however,

Corgi yoga >>> Goat yoga

Posted by: goats aren't all that at June 12, 2026 07:35 PM (VHUov)

13

The goats are standing on the wall

The goats are standing on the wall

Posted by: Pink Floyd at June 12, 2026 07:36 PM (Cqx++)

14 We went to an elephant preserve in Thailand.

We were able to feed them (washing and riding was not allowed, considered inhumane). We made up some rice-feed balls, but first they got an assortment of fruits.

We were told to hide the watermelon and feed them the pineapple and bananas first, because if they saw the watermelon they'd turn up their trunks to anything else. They loooooved watermelon.

It was a fantastic experience. Beautiful animals.

Posted by: Ann at June 12, 2026 07:36 PM (SHHm+)

15 Aw, old doggeh in the rain.

I still have on my phone footage of our ailing 13 y.o. spaniel having one last delighted roll around in the snow. She died about a month later.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026 07:39 PM (fBXgl)

16 9 For anyone who likes Chick-Fil-A Peach Hate Shakes:

Chick-Fil-A now has Peach Hate Shakes.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at June 12, 2026 07:35 PM (kLJmv)

I like these! They make my stomach hurt, but it might be worth it.

Posted by: Piper at June 12, 2026 07:39 PM (OoFl2)

17 18 years is up there for dogs.
That's an advanced age even for cats.

Surprised the little guy can even walk, but it's nice to see it.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 12, 2026 07:39 PM (6ydKt)

18 "always on the lookout for the next Hero Philosopher Poet Guru Who Will Be Savior to the World -- of which rock has produced, so far, precisely zero"

No love for KC and the Sunshine Band?

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at June 12, 2026 07:39 PM (kLJmv)

19 >>Fair. But Bob Dylan came close.

I'm a big fan of Dylan's writing but he's always been a god awful singer. The man could write great lyrics.

Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 07:40 PM (viF8m)

20 Heh -

I have most of the Components in that 'Sweet 70's System'.

First Gen Pioneer with Digital Tuners, that one.

The Amps sound huge. Will drive just about any speaker, no matter how inefficient it is.
Only problem is there is no fix for some of the boards those things utilize.

Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 07:41 PM (JIHG4)

21 Oh, there is an elephant ranch in Florida. I did not know that. I knew about the panther wildlife refuge, but didn't know about the elephant one.

Posted by: Ann at June 12, 2026 07:41 PM (SHHm+)

22 "Who the hell bought the Expert Mode version of Pin The Tail On The Donkey?!?!"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 12, 2026 07:42 PM (Ot/FD)

23 >Mother horse and her twins.

A fine pair of twins are always something to be proud of.

Posted by: Sydney Sweeny at June 12, 2026 07:42 PM (Q+gd/)

24 19 >>Fair. But Bob Dylan came close.

I'm a big fan of Dylan's writing but he's always been a god awful singer. The man could write great lyrics.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 07:40 PM (viF8m)

Richie Havens did the definitive version of "Just Like a Woman"

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at June 12, 2026 07:42 PM (kLJmv)

25 Do you people realize it's almost Christmas ?! June is over, let's be honest. Then there is 4th of July, Thanksgiving and ..there it is!

Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 07:42 PM (GD0B3)

26 Goodby summer!

Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 07:42 PM (GD0B3)

27 I don't know why so many people talk over these animal videos. Cool story, bro, but no one wants to hear that gormless prattle. Just show us the dog/cat/whatever.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at June 12, 2026 07:43 PM (oIVsY)

28 >>Richie Havens did the definitive version of "Just Like a Woman"

Bob Dylan might be the All Time Leader of Songwriters who had the most of their songs owned by the most artists that were not them.

Dylan can pen a song. But he's a fucking terrible performer.

Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 07:44 PM (JIHG4)

29 We hardly ever get American Eagles on the cafe, do we. What a shame. They are awesome!

Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 07:44 PM (GD0B3)

30 18 "always on the lookout for the next Hero Philosopher Poet Guru Who Will Be Savior to the World -- of which rock has produced, so far, precisely zero"

No love for KC and the Sunshine Band?
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at

Boogie Shoes turns frowns upside down!

Posted by: Piper at June 12, 2026 07:44 PM (OoFl2)

31 26 Goodby summer!
Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 07:42 PM (GD0B3)

Yuh-huh. Walked outside just now and my glasses steamed over.

Thunderstorm still in progress.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026 07:44 PM (fBXgl)

32 The story of Boji the dog riding public transport for 5 years.

I like this as much as Hachiko waiting for his owner for years at the train station in Japan.

Dogs amaze me with their loyalty and dedication.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 12, 2026 07:44 PM (6ydKt)

33 >>Richie Havens did the definitive version of "Just Like a Woman"

My ex's sister was friends with Richie.

Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 07:44 PM (viF8m)

34 And by American Eagles, I mean Bald Eagles, naturally.

Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 07:44 PM (GD0B3)

35 runner, July 4th, TXMOME, Thanksgiving and then Christmas.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 12, 2026 07:47 PM (5P5DO)

36 I hope that collie got a lot of water and a nice long lay down and maybe a massage.

You have to be careful with herding dogs. They have no sense of fear for their own safety. They will do whatever you tell them and keep doing it until they drop. Because you asked them to.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 07:47 PM (zZu0s)

37 We close the Café week at 100% mephitic-free! Thank you, Ace!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 12, 2026 07:47 PM (0sNs1)

38 That collie is moving

Posted by: Skip at June 12, 2026 07:48 PM (Ia/+0)

39 don't know why so many people talk over these animal videos. Cool story, bro, but no one wants to hear that gormless prattle. Just show us the dog/cat/whatever.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at June 12, 2026 07:43 PM (oIVsY)

Trying to recreate the magic of the honey badger guy

Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 07:49 PM (vE0+H)

40 I've read that Lego has just released a set to build the Sagrada Familia Cathedral.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 12, 2026 07:49 PM (0sNs1)

41 Baby Bulg?

https://youtube.com/shorts/EOMxM6T3zIc

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 07:49 PM (qx7Zg)

42 July 4th, TXMOME, Thanksgiving and then Christmas.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 12, 2026 07:47 PM (5P5DO)

THE WHEEL OF TIME IS OUT OF CONTROL!!

Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 07:49 PM (GD0B3)

43 That collie is moving
Posted by: Skip at June 12, 2026 07:48 PM (Ia/+0)

He was going completely flat out at the beginning of the video. He is starting to get tired when they pass him and he's struggling to keep the pace.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 07:50 PM (zZu0s)

44 Sagrada Família, 144 years to build.

I'm thinking California will beat that record when their high speed train is completed somewhere around 2160.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 12, 2026 07:50 PM (6ydKt)

45 >>THE WHEEL OF TIME IS OUT OF CONTROL!!

Well, it's not The Beginning...but, it is A Beginning.

Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 07:50 PM (JIHG4)

46 Richie Havens did the definitive version of "Just Like a Woman"
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper
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Jimmy Hendrix "All Along the Watchtower"

Posted by: Fifth Yorkshireman at June 12, 2026 07:50 PM (1Nv0l)

47 I'm a big fan of Dylan's writing but he's always been a god awful singer. The man could write great lyrics.
Posted by: JackStraw
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Some of his music is inimitable but I think his Hokey Okey singing voice that Bruce picked up later is an affectation starting back in his folk singing days. Listen to his studio version of Lay Lady Lay for an example.

I've seen some of his shows and despite not a lot of hoopla in stage presence, the guy can hold a stage live (helps that he has crack musicians backing him).

Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 07:51 PM (E4rtv)

48
You have to be careful with herding dogs. They have no sense of fear for their own safety. They will do whatever you tell them and keep doing it until they drop. Because you asked them to.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at

Which is the polar opposite of a Shiba Inu. 😂

Posted by: Piper at June 12, 2026 07:51 PM (OoFl2)

49 Are those colts really twins or merely siblings?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 12, 2026 07:52 PM (Cqx++)

50 A fine pair of twins are always something to be proud of.
Posted by: Sydney Sweeny at June 12, 2026 07:42 PM

As long as they're properly cared for to avoid premature ptosis.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 12, 2026 07:52 PM (0sNs1)

51 40 I've read that Lego has just released a set to build the Sagrada Familia Cathedral.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 12, 2026 07:49 PM (0sNs1)

Seen pics of the Lego set. Honestly, I wish I liked the actual Sagrada Familia Basilica, but I really don't. The architecture looks all, well, melty to me.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026 07:53 PM (fBXgl)

52 Just cracked open the new Jalen Ngonda LP, 'Doctrine of Love'.

So far so good.
If you like Soul music, I'd highly endorse it.

Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 07:53 PM (JIHG4)

53 I don't know why so many people talk over these animal videos. Cool story, bro, but no one wants to hear that gormless prattle. Just show us the dog/cat/whatever.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at June 12, 2026 07:43 PM (oIVsY)

You can always turn the sound off when you play it.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 12, 2026 07:54 PM (ZVgZ4)

54 >>I've seen some of his shows and despite not a lot of hoopla in stage presence, the guy can hold a stage live (helps that he has crack musicians backing him).

I saw the Dylan and Dead shows at MSG.

They were fucking terrible.

Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 07:54 PM (JIHG4)

55 Going down the YouTube vortex of Japanese Raman shops, it’s apparent the Nepalese are the Mexicans of Japan.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 12, 2026 07:55 PM (XV/Pl)

56 You have to be careful with herding dogs. They have no sense of fear for their own safety. They will do whatever you tell them and keep doing it until they drop. Because you asked them to.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Some retrievers, too.

"Hey! Let's play fetch until I collapse from heat exhaustion! C'mon!"

Posted by: mikeski throws the tennis ball again at June 12, 2026 07:55 PM (VHUov)

57 June is over, let's be honest.
Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 07:42 PM

Pride Month is only 40% over. How can you be so dismissive, h8r?

Posted by: Scott Weiner, soon to be (D-CA) at June 12, 2026 07:55 PM (0sNs1)

58 53 I don't know why so many people talk over these animal videos. Cool story, bro, but no one wants to hear that gormless prattle. Just show us the dog/cat/whatever.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at June 12, 2026 07:43 PM (oIVsY)

You can always turn the sound off when you play it.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 12, 2026 07:54 PM (ZVgZ4)

Shut up, Wesley.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at June 12, 2026 07:56 PM (oIVsY)

59 Sagrada Família, 144 years to build.

Medieval cathedrals typically took centuries to complete.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 12, 2026 07:57 PM (ZVgZ4)

60 57 June is over, let's be honest.
Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 07:42 PM

Pride Month is only 40% over. How can you be so dismissive, h8r?
Posted by: Scott Weiner, soon to be (D-CA) at June 12, 2026 07:55 PM (0sNs1)

In honor of which, the Dee Cee metro has painted some of its train cars in a rainbow pattern.

I just wait for the next one.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026 07:57 PM (fBXgl)

61 JALEN NGONDA - Doctrine of Love

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=w0UZFyuaPMk

Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 07:58 PM (JIHG4)

62 "Hey! Let's play fetch until I collapse from heat exhaustion! C'mon!"
Posted by: mikeski throws the tennis ball again at June 12, 2026 07:55 PM (VHUov)

Ajax did that once. We were out walking on a bad August day. Blazing hot and humid. The dog had a coat like a mink. He kept the pace which is why I didnt notice he was having problems. Then he just collapsed in the grass. I picked him up and carried him to shade, gave him some water and we just sat there for 15 or 20 mins. He got up then, raring to go. He didnt like me waiting on him or carrying him, even when he couldn't walk.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 07:59 PM (zZu0s)

63 52 Just cracked open the new Jalen Ngonda LP, 'Doctrine of Love'.

So far so good.
If you like Soul music, I'd highly endorse it.

Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 07:53 PM (JIHG4)

Definite Motown sound:
https://youtu.be/gUoGT6-RCDs

Jalen Ngonda “Burning Temptation”

Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 12, 2026 07:59 PM (6ydKt)

64 Saw Dylan and crew in the 80's the last time at Mud Island amphitheater in Memphis. Awesome. Saw John Fogerty in his first Centerfield performance at the same venue in 86. Mud Island is near the east shore in Memphis of main Mississipi river channel and is an actual island with a 5000 seat amphitheater. 80's and 90's had some great acts book there just to play it. Plus you got great river breezes in the evening even on hot evenings.

Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 08:00 PM (E4rtv)

65 Some retrievers, too.

"Hey! Let's play fetch until I collapse from heat exhaustion! C'mon!"
Posted by: mikeski
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My retriever mix simply refuses to release the ball when he gets tired.

Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 08:01 PM (E4rtv)

66 Sagrada Família, 144 years to build.

I'm thinking California will beat that record when their high speed train is completed somewhere around 2160.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 12, 2026 07:50 PM (6ydKt)

The pace will slow a bit when they hit the several mountain ranges they need to cross, then demolish parts of LA and SF to reach a station.

Posted by: Oldcat at June 12, 2026 08:01 PM (uhVAy)

67 59 Sagrada Família, 144 years to build.

Medieval cathedrals typically took centuries to complete.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 12, 2026 07:57 PM (ZVgZ4)

No doubt, but they had better construction techniques in 1882.

I realize financing, a few wars, and some political upheaval held up progress a lot.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 12, 2026 08:02 PM (6ydKt)

68 FWIW, never been a Dead fan but like a few of their albums and songs, rare that I like extended jams though so not really interested in that live.

When I saw Dylan for the last time though, he ran through a bunch of his oldies like a buzz saw without a bunch of noodling from the band.

Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 08:04 PM (E4rtv)

69 Carried over:

290 Do you need to woo the groupies if you are the actual lead of the act?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 07:09 PM (zZu0s)

Although I do not care for Frank Zappa's music or personality, I accidentally learned some in putting together the occasional comments on musician's birthdays beneath the ONT. (Sometimes the OP includes some, but my taste is different anyway.)

So, I learned that FZ has this album (live or presented as such) that's basically outtakes from the soundtrack for a mockumentary about life on the road, 99 Motels (IIRC). And a prominent part in the middle is the band attempting to impress some would-be groupies with both their fame and the size of their dicks. So they pretend to be The Turtles and sing "Happy Together," where a meta joke is that three of them are actually from The Turtles -- while in the song's conceit, they're non-Turtles pretending to be Turtles. (The bassist was from after that song's release, but two were the frontmen for it.)

So many layers of meta. I think I was just trying to find a recording of that bassist (whose birthday it was) playing the band's big hit, and it snowballed out of control.

Posted by: SciVo at June 12, 2026 08:05 PM (Sy6m/)

70 If you like a modern bluesy rock, Alabama Shakes might be right up your alley:

https://youtu.be/nin-fiNz50M
Don't Wanna Fight

(this woman has serious some pipes)

Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 12, 2026 08:05 PM (6ydKt)

71 I realize financing, a few wars, and some political upheaval held up progress a lot.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
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Bat-shit crazy architect probably didn't help.

Posted by: Fifth Yorkshireman at June 12, 2026 08:05 PM (1Nv0l)

72
Yeah, I feel for Nosey. It's not easy to make friends at 29. Maybe I should try an elephant sanctuary.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 12, 2026 08:06 PM (n7rxJ)

73 >>FWIW, never been a Dead fan but like a few of their albums and songs, rare that I like extended jams though so not really interested in that live.

I am obviously a Dead fan but I preferred JGB covers of Dylan. Jerry just seemed better when he was playing Dylan's stuff with his own band.

Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 08:07 PM (viF8m)

74 >>(this woman has serious some pipes)

The chick that sings for/with Lake Street Dive has some serious pipes.

Their material can be a wee bit hokey...but, god damn she has an amazing voice.

Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 08:08 PM (JIHG4)

75 My retriever mix simply refuses to release the ball when he gets tired.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 08:01 PM (E4rtv)

...........

My retriever refuses to release the ball at all times. Poor training on my part I suppose

Posted by: Molly k. at June 12, 2026 08:08 PM (j/yko)

76 So many layers of meta. I think I was just trying to find a recording of that bassist (whose birthday it was) playing the band's big hit, and it snowballed out of control.
Posted by: SciVo
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Flo and Eddie (Turtles) and 200 motels.

Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 08:08 PM (E4rtv)

77 >>I am obviously a Dead fan but I preferred JGB covers of Dylan. Jerry just seemed better when he was playing Dylan's stuff with his own band.

Legion of Mary era 'Tangled Up in Blue' is about as good as it gets.

Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 08:08 PM (JIHG4)

78 I just saw Spencer Pratt's new video "Saving LA: Phase III". Great video. If half of what he says is coming actually happens we will enjoy the fallout.

Posted by: 496 at June 12, 2026 08:08 PM (wn82L)

79 Again with the crows....??

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at June 12, 2026 08:09 PM (QGaXH)

80 "always on the lookout for the next Hero Philosopher Poet Guru Who Will Be Savior to the World -- of which rock has produced, so far, precisely zero"
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There was local wit called Wally Pleasant. [Pauses for web search]

Here it is, all about the various Bob Dylans:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVQWbV6CwLA

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 12, 2026 08:09 PM (ZOv7s)

81 My retriever refuses to release the ball at all times. Poor training on my part I suppose
Posted by: Molly k.
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We had to originally coax our retriever mix. He had went through several foster homes and never had his own toys. He still guards it from our Catahoula who has no interest in such things anyway.

Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 08:09 PM (E4rtv)

82 I forgot to ask, Piper. When you fixed your garbage disposal, how many four-legged friends joined you under the sink?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 08:09 PM (qx7Zg)

83 Are you talking about the Fillmore 71 album, SciVo?

Posted by: fd at June 12, 2026 08:10 PM (vFG9F)

84 49. I was wondering if one foal was an orphan and the mare was nursing both. Horses can have twins, but I think it is very rare. But it wouldnt be siblings, gestation is about 11 months, and a yearling horse is way more grown than the larger foal. I suppose one twin could just be a runt if it is actual twins.

Posted by: PaleRider at June 12, 2026 08:10 PM (PV+Zw)

85 Or the 200 Motels album?

Posted by: fd at June 12, 2026 08:11 PM (vFG9F)

86 >>Legion of Mary era 'Tangled Up in Blue' is about as good as it gets.

Yep.

Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 08:11 PM (viF8m)

87 Oh, look. Platner tiny di k has a ewetub short about trump.

*eyeroll*

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 08:11 PM (zZu0s)

88 I can make Bruno drop the ball by scratching his butt. He forgets all about it.

Posted by: fd at June 12, 2026 08:12 PM (vFG9F)

89 Legion of Mary era 'Tangled Up in Blue' is about as good as it gets.

Posted by: garrett
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A pretty eerie Dylan live version of Tangled Up in Blue on YT is floating around. The concert lighting and Dylan's apparent stage makeup made him look a little demonic singing it.

As far as soul, I prefer Atlantic (especially music on Stax) to Mo-Town style. Bit more grit.

Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 08:13 PM (E4rtv)

90
I just saw Spencer Pratt's new video "Saving LA: Phase III". Great video. If half of what he says is coming actually happens we will enjoy the fallout.
Posted by: 496

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He promised big. I hope he comes through. It seems like he'd like to scare one of them into dropping out or doing something rash given the timeline. Five months before he lets it out?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 12, 2026 08:13 PM (n7rxJ)

91 85 Or the 200 Motels album?
Posted by: fd

Soundtrack for the film.

Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 08:13 PM (E4rtv)

92 >>As far as soul, I prefer Atlantic (especially music on Stax) to Mo-Town style. Bit more grit.

Checkout the Colemine Records offerings on YouTube or their Spotify Channel.

Modern Soul is one of the few areas of modern music where incredible bands are regularly producing quality music.

Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 08:14 PM (JIHG4)

93 =======
We had to originally coax our retriever mix. He had went through several foster homes and never had his own toys. He still guards it from our Catahoula who has no interest in such things anyway.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 08:09 PM (E4rtv)

Our mix is lab/greyhound. The latter half wins out: he'd rather run around than stop to pick anything up.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026 08:15 PM (fBXgl)

94 >>A pretty eerie Dylan live version of Tangled Up in Blue on YT is floating around.

The version (I think it is a demo) from 'The Bootleg Series Vol. 2 (Shit Bob Dylan Said) is the best version I ever heard Bob do.

Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 08:16 PM (JIHG4)

95 '70s stereo...

youtu.be/cWGE9Gi0bB0

Posted by: JQ at June 12, 2026 08:16 PM (rdVOm)

96 Lay out some shiny shit for the crow. See if he brings you back a trade. Bait him with food.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 12, 2026 08:16 PM (SRceu)

97 I am obviously a Dead fan but I preferred JGB covers of Dylan. Jerry just seemed better when he was playing Dylan's stuff with his own band.
Posted by: JackStraw

I can see that. Back in the early seventies, saw a bill with the Dead coupled with the Who at the Fillmore West I think. Ultimate uppers and downers in the same concert room.

Bands from the 60's and early 70's all seemed to run across each other. And the UK groups all had a big clubhouse basically in the London scene where you might have drummer Phil Collins as a lad run into Keith Moon tending bar at a pub as a one off.

Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 08:17 PM (E4rtv)

98 BREAKING: The City of Midland, Texas, confirms 11 injured and 1 fatality in mass shooting. The shooter is additionally confirmed to be deceased.

Midland Memorial Hospital has received 9 victims from the shooting. 5 victims released from the hospital, 3 underwent surgery, and 1 victim is still in surgery.

https://tinyurl.com/4kzsx6bt

Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 08:17 PM (+gsxO)

99 ALICE CLARK - YOU HIT ME

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=4ivnJ8Bac4k

Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 08:18 PM (JIHG4)

100 Lake Street Dive - Lola (Kinks cover):
https://youtu.be/A7_Lg5dd_9g

She doesn't even really need the mic.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 12, 2026 08:18 PM (6ydKt)

101 Flo and Eddie (Turtles) and 200 motels.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 08:08 PM (E4rtv)

They had some seriously weak drugs then, man. Today it would just kill you.

83 Are you talking about the Fillmore 71 album, SciVo?
85 Or the 200 Motels album?
Posted by: fd at June 12, 2026 08:11 PM (vFG9F)

I think the former, Fillmore 71. As I say, it looks like he really got invested in the mockumentary project and had too much material for it, so it ended up on a separate album.

Posted by: SciVo at June 12, 2026 08:18 PM (Sy6m/)

102 I should explain, he's a corny singer/songwriter and he writes pretty funny stuff. He doesn't do parodies, but simple, pointed songs. He's liberal, but in the 80s liberals made fun of other liberals.

So "Sons of Bob Dylan" (linked above) has a horrible harmonic intro and then begins "Bob Dylan was the first Bob Dylan..." and then goes through all the fake folk singers, including Springsteen. Worth a listen. If you look through his other stuff, I own "Songs About Stuff" on CD.
"The Hippie's Lament" is really funny.

The refrain is: "I'm self-righteous, pretentious, and politically correct. My politics are slightly to the left of Karl Marx and Berthold Brecht. I've even considered joining a Buddhist sect."

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 12, 2026 08:19 PM (ZOv7s)

103
Best of Breed and a Hound Group 3 for The Big Dummy at today's Wheaton KC show in Greyslake, IL.
Well done, that boy!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 12, 2026 08:19 PM (rqNGS)

104 The version (I think it is a demo) from 'The Bootleg Series Vol. 2 (Shit Bob Dylan Said) is the best version I ever heard Bob do.
Posted by: garrett

Have to look for it.

In the Memphis show, Dylan did do his Stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues again and killed it.

Sometimes, I think outside massive arenas and huge indoor venues like the Silverdome kill much of the feeling of a shared show between artists and the audience.

Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 08:20 PM (E4rtv)

105 Howard and Mark did the groupie bit at the Filmore concerts too. "What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are" and then later they bust out "Happy Together".

Posted by: fd at June 12, 2026 08:21 PM (vFG9F)

106 while in the song's conceit, they're non-Turtles pretending to be Turtles. (The bassist was from after that song's release, but two were the frontmen for it.)
Posted by: SciVo at June 12, 2026 08:05 PM

Phlorescent Leech & Eddie, who became Flo and Eddie (Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan).

Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 12, 2026 08:21 PM (0sNs1)

107 >>She doesn't even really need the mic.

She has an incredible voice. Glad you found that.

Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 08:21 PM (JIHG4)

108
The Goodthinkers say Art must be politically aware, but notice that the smelly little orthodoxies of the Left are the only ones we're allowed to be aware of.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 12, 2026 08:23 PM (rqNGS)

109 The refrain is: "I'm self-righteous, pretentious, and politically correct. My politics are slightly to the left of Karl Marx and Berthold Brecht. I've even considered joining a Buddhist sect."
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

National Lampoon's Radio Dinner is one of the funniest parody albums ever made IMHO. They put a grenade up Joan Baez's ass with their parody of her and pulled the pin. And Magical Misery Tour took Lennon's actual words from interviews and skewered his early Yoko period work.

Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 08:24 PM (E4rtv)

110 Good evening good people!

Posted by: Tonypete at June 12, 2026 08:24 PM (SKC9R)

111 I will add that I bought the disc while Pleasant was playing at the (now defunct) Small Planet.

It was pretty cool. Dude with a guitar playing goofy songs at a college bar. The way music was meant to be experienced.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 12, 2026 08:24 PM (ZOv7s)

112 Yay big dummy!

Posted by: Piper at June 12, 2026 08:25 PM (OoFl2)

113 107 >>She doesn't even really need the mic.

She has an incredible voice. Glad you found that.

Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 08:21 PM (JIHG4)

A commenter says her name is Rachael Price.

She does have a great voice.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 12, 2026 08:25 PM (6ydKt)

114 Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 08:17 PM (+gsxO

He shot at cops a few days before this mass shooting.

Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 08:26 PM (GseMx)

115 Phlorescent Leech & Eddie, who became Flo and Eddie (Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan).
Posted by: Duncanthrax
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I have a weakness for the early Turtles stuff--simply amazing harmonies and song writing and Happy Together is almost as creepy stalkerish as Every Breath You Take. Well recorded from that era as well which was hit or miss by the late 60's.

Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 08:26 PM (E4rtv)

116 Star Trek is on. It's the one with the clawed talking steaming pile of GOP.

Posted by: fd at June 12, 2026 08:26 PM (vFG9F)

117 National Lampoon's Radio Dinner is one of the funniest parody albums ever made IMHO. They put a grenade up Joan Baez's ass with their parody of her and pulled the pin. And Magical Misery Tour took Lennon's actual words from interviews and skewered his early Yoko period work.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 08:24 PM (E4rtv)
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Once upon a time, the left could make fun of the left.

One of the things that has really pissed me off is how my "live and let live" college town turned into a theocracy. Happily, the locals also got sick of it and voted out the assholes.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 12, 2026 08:26 PM (ZOv7s)

118 the clawed talking steaming pile of GOP.
Posted by: fd at June 12, 2026 08:26 PM (vFG9F)
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Mitch McConnell?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 12, 2026 08:27 PM (ZOv7s)

119 114 Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 08:17 PM (+gsxO

He shot at cops a few days before this mass shooting.
Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 08:26 PM (GseMx)

Just turning his life around. C'mon.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026 08:27 PM (fBXgl)

120 When I tried throwing a frisbee for my Bouvier (herding dog), he watched and looked up at me to say very clearly, "If you want it over there, I will leave it over there."

Posted by: Wenda at June 12, 2026 08:28 PM (UIfeN)

121 105 Howard and Mark did the groupie bit at the Filmore concerts too. "What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are" and then later they bust out "Happy Together".
Posted by: fd
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They always seemed to be having fun and did a lot that is hidden in the credits for other artists as backing vocals. I think you can still see a Midnight Special with Flo, Eddie, and some other musicians on You Tube.

Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 08:29 PM (E4rtv)

122
Star Trek is on. It's the one with the clawed talking steaming pile of GOP.
Posted by: fd

Help me, Spock!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 12, 2026 08:29 PM (Cqx++)

123 Once upon a time, the left could make fun of the left.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 12, 2026 08:26 PM (ZOv7s)

Has always been an exception to the rule. The Left hate any ridicule. The Left have more purges than a bulimic runway model.

Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 08:30 PM (GseMx)

124 116 Star Trek is on. It's the one with the clawed talking steaming pile of GOP.
Posted by: fd at June 12, 2026 08:26 PM (vFG9F)

The one with Lincoln? Sorry I missed it. I really like the actor who played him.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026 08:30 PM (fBXgl)

125 FZ hired Flo & Eddie for their ability to handle singing and doing whatever he threw at them but they couldn't use their real names because they were still under contract with another label. Another reason FZ hated record companies.

Posted by: fd at June 12, 2026 08:30 PM (vFG9F)

126 When I tried throwing a frisbee for my Bouvier (herding dog), he watched and looked up at me to say very clearly, "If you want it over there, I will leave it over there."
Posted by: Wenda at June 12, 2026 08:28 PM (UIfeN)

Ajax was like that too. Youd try to play with him and he'd just kind of look at me as if to say: whatever you want, boss.

It worked better when I just told him: 'find your ball.' And he'd systematically search the apartment until he found a ball.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 08:31 PM (zZu0s)

127 Savage Curtain.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 08:31 PM (zZu0s)

128 Investigators said the driver, later identified as Victor Mata Villarreal, got out of the vehicle and fired multiple rounds from a rifle at an officer.

The officer returned fire, but Villarreal got back into the vehicle and fled the area, police said.

Authorities later found the abandoned vehicle a short distance away.

Officers searched but were not able to find Villarreal.
-----

Didn't the cops have extra magazines in their console? Why didn't they follow him when he departed the scene? Pit maneuver? Ram? Slam? Shoot?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 08:32 PM (P4ocI)

129 I may need this T-shirt

I know the voices in my head aren't real...
But sometimes their ideas are absolutely awesome!

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 08:32 PM (qx7Zg)

130 "Mitch McConnell?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd"

No. This creature is far more sentient.

Posted by: fd at June 12, 2026 08:32 PM (vFG9F)

131 Great job, Big Dummy!

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 08:33 PM (qx7Zg)

132 Has always been an exception to the rule. The Left hate any ridicule. The Left have more purges than a bulimic runway model.
Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 08:30 PM (GseMx)
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The left *hated* Tipper Gore, and Al was a drag on the ticket among the young, but Bill played sax on Arsenio, so it was forgiven.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 12, 2026 08:33 PM (ZOv7s)

133 127 Savage Curtain.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 08:31 PM (zZu0s)

Yes. In moments of levity in our misspent yoot, my brother and I would yell, "Help me....SPOCK!!" at each other.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026 08:33 PM (fBXgl)

134 >>She doesn't even really need the mic.

She has an incredible voice. Glad you found that.

Two of my favorites.

https://tinyurl.com/mvzcpen9
https://tinyurl.com/7sbhmm26

Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 08:35 PM (Riz8t)

135 How many Star Trek episodes had a superior alien test the Enterprise crew /Kirk to see if they were worthy to live? Answer: a lot

Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 08:35 PM (GseMx)

136 Yes. In moments of levity in our misspent yoot, my brother and I would yell, "Help me....SPOCK!!" at each other.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026 08:33 PM (fBXgl)

Lincoln is good. The rest are a bit weak. Especially the crazy liberal lady.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 08:35 PM (zZu0s)

137 "How many Star Trek episodes had a superior alien test the Enterprise crew /Kirk to see if they were worthy to live? Answer: a lot
Posted by: polynikes"

"Put 'em in a jar and watch 'em fight" seems to be a universal concept.

Posted by: fd at June 12, 2026 08:37 PM (vFG9F)

138 How many Star Trek episodes had a superior alien test the Enterprise crew /Kirk to see if they were worthy to live? Answer: a lot
Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 08:35 PM (GseMx)

Test? Mostly just Arena and Savage Curtain. The others were more annoyed by them or wanted them to worship them or dance/fight for their pleasure.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 08:37 PM (zZu0s)

139 T-storm has now rolled through. Sky to the east is somewhere between rose and peach colored.

Very, very nice.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026 08:37 PM (fBXgl)

140 Anything good happen this week?

Posted by: Some hopeful news? at June 12, 2026 08:38 PM (4XNv4)

141 Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 12, 2026 08:33 PM (ZOv7s)

My favorite part of the Spanish Civil War is when the Republicans turned on each other. ( which you are well aware of of course)

Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 08:38 PM (GseMx)

142 There's the one with the empath and the butt heads. And of course the Gorn.

Posted by: fd at June 12, 2026 08:38 PM (vFG9F)

143 Hola, Hall!

Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 08:39 PM (77rzZ)

144 T-storm has now rolled through. Sky to the east is somewhere between rose and peach colored.

Very, very nice.

Thanks for letting me know. It's sublime.

Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 08:39 PM (Riz8t)

145
Yikes, Yordan Alvarez hits a 2-run homer and a grand slam in one inning. Astros, 9 - Royals, 0, 1st inning.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 12, 2026 08:40 PM (rqNGS)

146 There's the one with the empath and the butt heads. And of course the Gorn.
Posted by: fd at June 12, 2026 08:38 PM (vFG9F)

Arena=Gorn

They werent testing the crew in the Empath, they were testing her.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 08:40 PM (zZu0s)

147 Anything good happen this week?
Posted by: Some hopeful news?
___

Moved from Illinois to Missouri.
Got mostly unpacked.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at June 12, 2026 08:40 PM (/cwZe)

148 Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 08:37 PM (zZu0s)

Test/Fight 220/221

Spectre of the Gun was another.

Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 08:41 PM (GseMx)

149 Spectre of the Gun was another.

Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 08:41 PM (GseMx)

OK, that one is valid.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 08:42 PM (zZu0s)

150 Gene Shalit died. Dude was 100.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not Mel Cooley at June 12, 2026 08:43 PM (0aYVJ)

151 Oh, great. Robert Reich has a video about what you should know about Musks ipo.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 08:44 PM (zZu0s)

152 Hey, Hour of the Wolf, thanks for the Natalie Wood link that you shared in an earlier thread. Hubba hubba.

Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 08:44 PM (77rzZ)

153 145
Yikes, Yordan Alvarez hits a 2-run homer and a grand slam in one inning. Astros, 9 - Royals, 0, 1st inning.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 12, 2026 08:40 PM (rqNGS)

Yeah? The Nats were up on SF 10-1 going into the bottom of the 8th the other night but managed to blow the game.

Baseball is much like cigarettes and whiskey and wild, wild, wimmin....it'll drive you crazy, it'll drive you insane...

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026 08:44 PM (fBXgl)

154 Make no mistake, Spock was a deviant. He'd mount your ass like you were a Romulan POW.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 12, 2026 08:44 PM (SRceu)

155 The others I can think of which are adjacent is when superior alien kids use the enterprise as their toy.

Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 08:44 PM (GseMx)

156 125 FZ hired Flo & Eddie for their ability to handle singing and doing whatever he threw at them but they couldn't use their real names because they were still under contract with another label. Another reason FZ hated record companies.
Posted by: fd
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I think it is safe to say that most artists of that era learned quickly that record companies were not their friends, and many times their management wasn't either.

At one time, Allen Klein became every big UK band's nightmare that he got his hooks into. Who Are You by Pete Townshend and the Who was written about Pete's experience with lawyers involving Allen Klein in the Tin Pan district fighting over royalties and then Pete went on a drunken bender (IIRC he tore up the check from Klein during that)--ran into two of the Sex Pistols telling them the Who was finished and the Sex Pistols had to carry on the tradition, etc. etc. And yes, waking up to a policeman.

But that douchebaggery seems to be spreading with Fender suing everyone for making copies of Strats from decades ago. Trying to leverage a German court decision as precedent and then using international IP law.

Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 08:45 PM (E4rtv)

157 Good for you, SMH!

Moving can be cathartic. Blessings upon you and your family. And your sweet ex ex.

Posted by: Some hopeful news? at June 12, 2026 08:45 PM (A5RD0)

158 150 Oh, damn. One of the good ones.

Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 08:45 PM (77rzZ)

159 Hey, Hour of the Wolf, thanks for the Natalie Wood link that you shared in an earlier thread. Hubba hubba.
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 08:44 PM (77rzZ)

She was at her sexiest in This Property is Condemned

Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 08:46 PM (GseMx)

160 Captain Pike was tested too.

Posted by: fd at June 12, 2026 08:46 PM (vFG9F)

161 150 Gene Shalit died. Dude was 100.
Posted by: Pug Mahon
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A grim casualty of watching Spielburg's latest film and not surviving the occasion.

Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 08:46 PM (E4rtv)

162 Had no idea Gene was still around, 100 is a good run

Posted by: Skip at June 12, 2026 08:47 PM (Ia/+0)

163 Moved from Illinois to Missouri.
Got mostly unpacked.

Congrats, SMH! Hope all goes well for you in your new homeland!

Posted by: Notorious BFD at June 12, 2026 08:47 PM (ceJ0R)

164 Oh, great. Robert Reich has a video about what you should know about Musks ipo.

I know Robert Reich could never, in a million years, do a hundredth of a percent of what Elon has done.

Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 08:47 PM (Riz8t)

165 154 Make no mistake, Spock was a deviant. He'd mount your ass like you were a Romulan POW.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
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You must write Trek fan fic. That storyline is dynamite among that crowd.

Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 08:47 PM (E4rtv)

166 155 The others I can think of which are adjacent is when superior alien kids use the enterprise as their toy.
Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 08:44 PM (GseMx)

Also when they come up against a superior automated utopian force: Landru, I Mudd, the M-5, Vaal, etc.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026 08:48 PM (fBXgl)

167 My favorite part of the Spanish Civil War is when the Republicans turned on each other. ( which you are well aware of of course)
Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 08:38 PM (GseMx)
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The defense of the Alcazar was epic. I need to read more on that. I think Long Live Death has the right amount of detail, but there is a lot more to learn. But by the time I finished, I was really burned out on the topic. Same thing happened with China.

The Teruel campaign was epic. The Nationalists fought like lions, turning every church into fortress, and every inch was contested. It was crazy. Last stands defending the altar.

And then Franco's decision to relieve them at all costs through bitter cold and snow. A pre-figurement of the Battle of the Bulge but just too late. So Franco took it back anyway, and then reasoned that the Republicans were exhausted, so instead of attacking Madrid, he threw his reserves on that front, and shattered it completely.

Drove all the way to the sea in Ford trucks.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 12, 2026 08:48 PM (ZOv7s)

168 Moved from Illinois to Missouri.
Got mostly unpacked.
Posted by: SMH
=========
Congrats.

Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 08:48 PM (E4rtv)

169 Gene Shalit died. Dude was 100.
Posted by: Pug Mahon
=====
A grim casualty of watching Spielburg's latest film and not surviving the occasion.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 08:46 PM (E4rtv)

*makes note to never watch the new Spielberg flick*

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not Mel Cooley at June 12, 2026 08:49 PM (0aYVJ)

170 160 Captain Pike was tested too.
Posted by: fd at June 12, 2026 08:46 PM (vFG9F)

No, they just wanted him to mate with their Frankenstein.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 08:49 PM (zZu0s)

171 A modern artist or band that chooses to incorporate an earlier genre or sound into their music has always appealed to me for some reason. I like the creativity and melding of influences and sounds, I suppose.

Here's a favorite example that's about sixteen years old by an indie folk duo from Norway called Kings of Convenience.
I stumbled on it in YouTube recommendations years ago.

I'd describe it as an Up tempo 60s Bossa Nova-inspired Folk ballad:

https://youtu.be/Rq8RUTsQOjM
'Misread'

Perfect for rainy Sunday evening dinner music.
(or anytime really)

Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 12, 2026 08:49 PM (6ydKt)

172 ___

Moved from Illinois to Missouri.
Got mostly unpacked.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy
----

👍

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 08:49 PM (P4ocI)

173 "Spock was a deviant. He'd mount your ass like you were a Romulan POW.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone"

Pon Fart?

Posted by: fd at June 12, 2026 08:49 PM (vFG9F)

174 I know Robert Reich could never, in a million years, do a hundredth of a percent of what Elon has done.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 08:4
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Reich is there to explain to super smart credentialed liberals why they still have money problems but stupid dumb and retarded Republicans are awash in cash.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 12, 2026 08:50 PM (ZOv7s)

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