johnqpublic

Best rock show I’ve ever been to. He was 70 at the time and still killing it.

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You must not have ever been to Virginia then

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This.

Vanity plates are extremely popular in VA and have been for decades. The cost difference between a normal plate and vanity plate isn’t a lot so many people get them.

I had a MacMini that had RAM issues. Because the RAM is soldered in, the whole logic board had to be swapped out. I spent maybe $150-$200 for AppleCare, that repair would have cost at least $600. So, there ya go.

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I once declared Houses of the Holy the greatest album of all time.

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For decades, and perhaps still, HotH was my favorite LZ record. But even I wouldn't have called it the greatest album of all time.

I know most debate which LZ album is their best, II or IV, but I always loved HotH. As mentioned, the songwriting is diverse and IMO, I think it is more mature than IV. The Rain Song has been my favorite LZ song since the 80s.

I will say, however, that the first 5 albums of their oeuvre is IMO one of the greatest runs of albums ever.

As someone who was young at the time, I have thought about this a bit.

At the time, it seemed like disco was taking over, permanently. It was pushing out all other rock music and becoming the dominant force at the time. Many people didn't like that and responded by "bagging" on disco.

The reason disco is looked back on with more affinity is many fold.
One, time has filtered out a LOT of the crap disco. What is left is often the better examples of the genre. It has stood the test of time.

Two, disco can now be viewed as one genre of a varied landscape instead of the thing pushing out what came before. Another way to put it, it isn't threatening to music before and after its heyday.

Three, people look back through rose-colored glasses. Nostalgia is a powerful thing. When listening to disco now, many may be reminded of better times (for them), simpler times, and often people they love that may not be here any more. Often, like point one above, filtering out the struggles of the time, leaving the better memories.


None of this is unique to disco. I often hear young people say music from the 80s was awesome. And IMO, it was and is. But as someone who lived it, there was a TON of crap too. Most of that has mercifully disappeared in the mists of time.

Symphony of Destruction by Megadeth may well be your favorite, and I wouldn't debate that. But "best" is so utterly subjective to a million parameters as to be a fool's errand to even try.

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How much debt you think that baw is in?

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All of it. He is in ALL of the debt.

David Gilmour at the Hollywood Bowl. 2nd place would be Van Halen at the Bowl as it turned out to be their last ever show.

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Should drivers be allowed to fight after a race without NASCAR repercussions?

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Allowed to? Hell, they should be REQUIRED to.

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AI movies and tv won't be as good

At first

I feel like this should always be tagged with "at first"

the technology increases exponentially. Think about where it was just 5 years ago. . .now what happens when you give them 10 more years

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Agreed. There is also an aspect that most never seem to understand. Future generations will be raised on more and more AI content. I am old AF and I have watched tastes change over the years. I remember when the Star Wars prequel trilogy came out and they released the character photos. I thought "what is this garbage"? It looked like someone with a crappy digital camera took pictures in the back room of a grocery store. Gone was the depth of field, the better lighting, the drama of similar character photos from the OT. Look at the posters for the PT, IMO, they pale in comparison to the OT. Yet, that is what people born in the early 90s were "told" Star Wars should look like. I can make the same case on digital movie cameras vs film as well. I still prefer the grain and depth of field and lighting of movies made from about 82-95, before digital took over.

So AI doesnt have necessarily have to get as good as "human created" content, future generations will be raised on what most of us may find as inferior. But that's all they will know. In addition, I predict at some point AI will be DESIRED over human creations by future generations. Every generation has to reject the previous status quo in some way and claim their "own" art. I think at some point, art created by humans will be seen as "old-fashioned". Sure, some will still be around, but it will be niche.

And this doesn't even begin to address the economic factors that will lead current studios to move in that direction and for younger people to use these tools because they can't afford a Red camera or whatever the latest is.