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    Television

    We've been watching every episode twice this season, looking forward to watching that one again.
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    2025 Reading Challenge

    Book 7 - 33 1/3: The Moon & Antarctica by Zachary Petit This was fantastic.
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    March 2025 Challenge Thread - Live Music (Really) Is Better!

    Day 5: Social Distortion February 2001, 4th and B – This was the first time I saw Social Distortion after the death of founding member Dennis Dannell from a brain aneurysm at the way too young age of 38. Play something from a band with shifting lineups or that continued on after a founding...
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    March 2025 Challenge Thread - Live Music (Really) Is Better!

    Day 4: Prairie Home Companion November 1997, Fitzgerald Theater – Went to two Prairie Home Companion tapings when I lived in Minneapolis. This one featured the Nashville Bluegrass Band which featured Peter Rowan (who was in Old & In The Way with Jerry Garcia), and can be listened to here: March...
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    March 2025 Challenge Thread - Live Music (Really) Is Better!

    Day 3: The Samples, early 1990s at The Barn UC Riverside – Booked them to play the bar I worked at, my now-wife and I had so much fun that we followed them to Vegas the next day. They were big for a bit, and flamed out into varying resurrected iterations. Play an album from a band that has faded...
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    NHL Thread Because There Isn't An NHL Thread

    The record challenge had me going through old ticket stubs. I had so many Wings tix in there, but these stood out. I have zero recollection of the Wings playing Team USA, much less that I went. The price on the 89-90 ticket is amazing. And March 26th 1997, well that sure was a fun one to attend.
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    March 2025 Challenge Thread - Live Music (Really) Is Better!

    Thanks for putting together March @imtheocean - I'm loving it already, it gave me a reason to find my old stubs. They were in like the 5th box I checked, not bad. Day 2: Chicago, November 1986 at Universal Amphitheater. This was during the very smooth Peter Cetera era Chicago, really went at...
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    March 2025 Challenge Thread - Live Music (Really) Is Better!

    Day 1: The Jacksons Victory Tour, December 1984 at Dodger Stadium. First concert that I saw, besides saying I saw the Jackson 5 the main memory I have is the waves of bass across the field. Oddly enough I ended up reading fan mail for Michael Jackson as a summer job a few summers later. Play...
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    The 33 1/3 thread.... (the book series)

    It's so hard to narrow it down to just a couple when I order them, but both of these were easy calls for me.
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    February 2025 Spin Challenge

    Thanks for hosting February @Matt M !!
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    February 2025 Spin Challenge

    Day 28 - National Pancake Day - I know we all own multiple records from many artists. Pick one artist and stack those bad boys up and play them all day Went with Michael Kiwanuka. I've liked each release more than the last, but I'll need more time with this one to see if it can overtake his...
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    The 33 1/3 thread.... (the book series)

    I just got these this morning!
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    2025 Reading Challenge

    Book 6 - Poverty, by America - Matthew Desmond I'll be loaning this to others for sure.
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    February 2025 Spin Challenge

    Day 27 - No Brainer Day - Play something relaxing. The cover and the music for sure. This one gets a lot of spins.
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    February 2025 Spin Challenge

    Day 26 - Letter To An Elder Day - Play something that you think your parents or an older friend would enjoy. My step mom is a huge Leon Russell fan, so I'll go with this.
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    Pre-Order Thread

    This one missed the mark. In fact I googled "underwear ad Mazzy Star" because I definitely didn't remember it was Diet Coke.
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    2025 Reading Challenge

    I can't remember the post, but I thought someone mentioned an alternative to Good Reads. Anyone know?
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    Best Music 🎵 of 2025!

    The more I hear the more I like...
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    Pre-Order Thread

    I was wondering that too. My only experience with the concert was an old VHS tape way back, and nowadays some YouTube cuts. I think I need it.
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