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neg for all this and you're kind of being a dick. WTF.

Look at the watershed dividing lines. Its just cruel.

Once again, Buchanan gets it all. Lake Travis zippo.

Its chill music... good for driving, hanging out, etc but we all have different tastes so that's cool. Thinking about this, too. I've heard mixed reviews on the shows but I used to love the Sisters of Mercy.

Yeah, Griff seems to be a cool and genuine guy, lives his life surfing and living on a sailboat and advocates for mental health and some good causes. Don't see the issue.

Saw him at ACL then Stubb's. Just good vibes all around at his shows. He's a great example, as stc will attest, of finding a new band (new to me) courtesy of ACL. Dope Lemon, Genesis Owusu, Past Lives, etc were bands I got to enjoy for the first time at ACL. stc - wait 'til you find out I have been Oliver Tree twice.

You'll have a great time no matter what. See the Castello Sforzesco in Milano. I went there one Ferragosto weekend and the town was E M P T Y and walking around there was so peaceful. Venice, if you go to Lido, find a nice beach bar/club where you can enjoy chilling for the day, having lunch, aperitive time. I imagine its not much different than a place like Rimini but more expensive. Just get into the rhythm of the day. For Venice, believe me... the further from San Marco, the better the prices and food quality. San Marco should be explored by try to stay in an area like Dorsoduro and just wander backstreets looking for places that serve cichetti. You will get lost but Google maps will help you out. Rome, explore some of the off-the-beaten path places that are likely to be much less crowded. Sometimes its nice to get into a park and just chill out for a bit. We used to like to go to Villa Celimontana, not far from the Colosseum. Near there you can visit something like this which should be quiet... https://www.coopculture.it/it/poi/case-romane-del-celio . Also, duck into random churches. I used to like going into Basilica dei Santi XII Apostoli since it was a beautiful church and usually empty. Also, check out lesser-visited museums like Palazzo Venezia. June will be a beating in Rome so seek quiet moments. Trust me. I've spent an awful lot of time in Rome and now we spend our time in Italy elsewhere. I've been many times and there's a lot I have not seen so Rome can be visited many many times and each visit can be different. Agree about going to Tazza d'Oro. Get the granita. Also, go to Ostia Antica and/or The Appian Way. Our summer trip in Italy will be based in Mattinata, Puglia and Rimini in Romagna with little stops on the coast in Le Marche and probably time spent in Bologna to see friends.

I'll be honest I can't imagine growing up out there... but I can see the benefit of wasting as much time as possible traveling out to Taos.

I forgot about that Human League song. Good one. So, what did the original look like?

I look at Wunderground but then always double-check with the local forecasters since they can provide some nuance. It will suck either way.

So if I'm reading that correctly, Biden making massive gains in PHX and Tucson while Trump is hemorrhaging money there. Looks like Biden not doing great in Vegas but while Trump has made some gains, it looks like they are offset by losses.

Third show... neg rep away.

Was thinking of the comments above re: Rush Limbaugh. I used to gobble up books and the drivel by Limbaugh, O'Reilly and their ilk. Good God I was dumbass back then. If there's one thing I can say Cheeto did that was a positive for me is he snapped me out of it. When he came along, I was like, WTF y'all? Are we not seeing this? He caused me to reevaluate a LOT!

Not sure I'd be laughing... maybe cleaning out my shorts.

I'm just glad he used the word juxtapose in a sentence

I have a question about a show this fall at the Moody Amphitheater. We bought GA tickets for Goth Babe in September. Well, Moody is a pit with assigned seating and then lawn/premium lawn. So is GA just general mayhem and "grab what you can" for the venue? Just seems like an odd set-up. I saw Sofi Tukker is doing the same thing for their show in September.

If the wind is blowing in the wrong direction, it smells like a massive public restroom full of overflowing piss troughs.

All those three-eyed fish are about to grow a fourth eye. I rag on Galveston a lot but I will point out that even early Spanish explorers would find tarballs because of the naturally occurring oil in the area. In theory, Galveston's water is actually semi-okay but good Lord. I can't even imagine what's in the ship Channel

I agree. People who are all bought in on this idea of a Utopian society on Mars believe that Sea Monkeys look like this...

99% sure my wife will not be interested in attending. I anticipate it to be an amusing train wreck. It is very cringe-worthy on so many level which is why my teenager likes it. I will look like the chaperone for the show, I'm sure. Then again, I don't care.

Serbia feeling left out of the conversation

Mmmmm FICO

I love how he sued so that he could be called a co-founder Founding (2003–2004) The company was incorporated as Tesla Motors, Inc. on July 1, 2003, by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning.[8][9] They served as CEO and CFO, respectively.[10] Eberhard said that he wanted to build "a car manufacturer that is also a technology company", with its core technologies as "the battery, the computer software, and the proprietary motor".[11] Ian Wright was Tesla's third employee, joining a few months later.[8] In February 2004, the company raised US$7.5 million (equivalent to $12 million in 2023) in series A funding, including $6.5 million (equivalent to $10 million in 2023) from Elon Musk, who had received $100 million from the sale of his interest in PayPal two years earlier. Musk became the chairman of the board of directors and the largest shareholder of Tesla.[12][13][10] J. B. Straubel joined Tesla in May 2004 as chief technical officer.[14] A lawsuit settlement agreed to by Eberhard and Tesla in September 2009 allows all five – Eberhard, Tarpenning, Wright, Musk, and Straubel – to call themselves co-founders.[15] Roadster (2005–2009) Main article: Tesla Roadster (first generation) Elon Musk took an active role within the company, but was not deeply involved in day-to-day business operations.[16] The company's strategy was to start with a premium sports car aimed at early adopters and then move into more mainstream vehicles, including sedans and affordable compacts.[17] In February 2006, Musk led Tesla's Series B venture capital funding round of $13 million, which added Valor Equity Partners to the funding team.[18][13] Musk co-led the third, $40 million round in May 2006 which saw investment from prominent entrepreneurs including Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, and former eBay President Jeff Skoll.[19] A fourth round worth $45 million in May 2007 brought the total private financing investment to over $105 million.[19] In August 2007, Eberhard was asked by the board, led by Elon Musk, to step down as CEO.[20] Eberhard then took the title of "President of Technology" before ultimately leaving the company in January 2008. Co-founder Marc Tarpenning, who served as the Vice President of Electrical Engineering of the company, also left the company in January 2008.[21] In August 2007, Michael Marks was brought in as interim CEO, and in December 2007, Ze'ev Drori became CEO and President.[22] Musk succeeded Drori as CEO in October 2008.[22] In June 2009, Eberhard filed a lawsuit against Musk for allegedly forcing him out.[23] The case was dismissed in August 2009.[24] Tesla began production of the Roadster in 2008 inside the service bays of a former Chevrolet dealership in Menlo Park.[25][26] By January 2009, Tesla had raised $187 million and delivered 147 cars. Musk had contributed $70 million of his own money to the company.[27] In June 2009, Tesla was approved to receive $465 million in interest-bearing loans from the United States Department of Energy. The funding, part of the $8 billion Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program, supported the engineering and production of the Model S sedan, as well as the development of commercial powertrain technology.[28] Tesla repaid the loan in May 2013, with $12 million in interest.[29][30]

My son is asking for me to take him to see a band called... Queef Jerky