johnqpublic

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Solid performance from Green Day.

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I should hope. It was all canned except for Billie Joe. He was singing live.

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It's not like Geddy is telling him what to play, he's just leaning into it and going gold.

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No… and yes. When Alex goes to record solos, he does a few passes. He then leaves and Geddy comps the solo from the various passes.

That said, Alex is brilliant. But to call him the “most underappreciated” is a Far Cry.

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Not sure how you miss the huge airliner lit up like a Christmas tree coming in hot from your left but what do I know. I just have a penis.

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My guess is the night vision goggles. It is tunnel vision. This video does not simulate those accurately. I believe, and someone please correct me if I am wrong, both people in the front seats are supposed to be scanning because of the limited visibility through night vision.

I know a guy who used to fly Marine One, flew Ospreys and now flies for a major carrier. He said he used to fly this route frequently. It sounded to me like it was always an accident waiting to happen.

Baton Rouge's own Bobbie Brown used to date Matthew Nelson. This was before Jani Lane and Tommy Lee. I have no idea which one Matthew is...

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A good honest mechanic is worth his weight in gold

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My wife took her Toyota in to the dealership for oil change etc. It had just under 50k miles but was just past the 5 year warranty.

She was sent a video saying all looked good, everything was fine. When she went to pick up the car, she was told that her car was leaking oil in an area that would require the entire engine to be dropped out of the car. She was told it would cost about $4,000... but maybe the warranty wold cover it.

Nope, the warranty would not cover it.

So we took it to a mechanic I had dealt with for my older car and who had seemed honest, He would not tell you something needed to be fixed unless it did and even then would tell you how urgent it was.

He put the car up and looked around... no leaks. Not even in the slightest. He showed us everything he was looking at. He said there is no way this car needed that $4k repair. And then he proceeded to charge us nothing.

My wife went back to the Toyota dealership, told the service manager everything. He asked the guy who told her the car needed the expensive repair about it and that guy quit on the spot.

Needless to say, my wife plans to never return to that dealer and when we were looking for a new car for me, we scratch Toyota and Lexus off out list.

Again?

This happened pre-Covid

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Ironically, the major exception is... rap.

Supposedly to get the drum sound rap fans demand you have to use a studio. Which is why if you drive through the ghetto you will see signs advertising recording studios on utiliy poles

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How do you know that studio advertised isn't just guy with ProTools and an MPC One+... or worse, someone with a laptop and Garage Band? Just because someone calls something a "studio" doesn't mean it is Capitol Studios A.

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So with nylon string guitars you have to tie the strings on the bridge end which is a PIA. Get some La Bella Folk Singer strings, supposedly what Willie uses on Trigger, since they have a knob end like standard steal strings so no tying knots

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There are a few companies that now make ball end nylon strings (Ernie Ball, D'Addario). But learning to tie them at the bridge isn't difficult. You still have to tie them on the tuning posts.

The road to Hell...

Flew AA through Dallas to Jacksonville in August. They screwed us going both ways. AND it was a trip using miles. I am so glad I used them all up and can now to never ever have to use that POS airline again.