urinetrouble

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How many baws here still listen to the regular ole free radio these days?

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All the time. Mainly independent music stations like KLSU or WBRH in Baton Rouge or WWOZ in New Orleans.

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99% of the time I'm listening to music it's from a streaming service where I can pick what I want to hear.

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I do this plenty, but it's nice to broaden your horizons and hear things that aren't on your radar. Even if they play something you familiar with and already enjoy, there is something nice about the surprise/randomness of it. I also enjoy the communal feeling that listening to something live and over the airwaves gives me, however silly that may be.

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If I have to listen to the radio I'm annoyed by all the constant commercials and will gladly pay for spotify premium.

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I don't have this issue with the type of listener-supported stations I generally tune into. But you're right in general, the commercials are awful, especially the car ones.

I’ve never regretted spending money on a concert. Sporting events on the other hand…

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I’d feel a lot better if they would show their math instead of ‘just trust us.’ Surely the Trump team has ran the numbers and have some idea of what the end game is.

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They basically showed us their math in how they calculated the reciprocal tariffs and it was a complete joke. I have no confidence after that.

This ended up being a really good show. He and his band sound great. First set was the new album, which wasn’t bad to sit through. Second set was all classics.

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Ja probably doesn't like him

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It's got to be this or something else behind the scenes. Nobody in Memphis media was expecting this to happen or even whispering about it. He is an objectively good coach who has done well there. They've been disappointing lately but their star player isn't reliably healthy.

I think it is a pretty damn good album and the solo acoustic sound works well with the songs. It’s a nice showcase of his guitar paying, which is often lost with the 400 unit. The title track, Crimson and Clay, Gravelweed are all great, among others.

I think many of the songs will translate well to full band treatment when plays them live.

Simon25 worked for me

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Maxwell relied too much on booking his favorite artists and older artists. His target demographic was 60+ and that demographic is not going to sell out shows every week. His own arrogance and unwillingness to change led to the constant begging for people to attend shows. When he would book “younger” artists, shows would sell out within a few days. Eg. BJ Barham. I will miss seeing shows at the Dragon.

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Definitely some truth to this. I'm on his email chain and the begging and pleading was frequent. But seemed like he was in it for his own love of the game, so can't really fault the guy too much.

I've seen some great shows there, Joan Baez and Sonny Landreth among them. I'll have to try to catch one more show before they close. The place has been an institution. I didn't care too much for the shows he hosted at the Manship (much more sterile/stale environment), but Red Dragon will be missed. Hopefully somebody can carry the torch in some way, but what he was doing didn't seem sustainable.

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I’ve like my wife. She’s a good friend. Me ex fiancé from 25 years ago is my best friend. Wherever my wife brings that up I just leave the house for a few days and call her pathetic. My other best friend is a female friend from childhood I still hang out with instead of my wife.

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None of this sounds healthy.

Make sure to still give the 1st plenty of attention and tell family members to do the same.