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Trump's tiny hands couldn't grip the ball let alone throw it.

This is how you welcome us to the SEC?

I saw of Montreal last night and they fucking killed! I only wish I had taken some mushrooms because the visuals were awesome. Really trippy. Had some video mapping going on with giant ghost like figures that doubled as the entrance curtains for the singer, Kevin Barnes. They had three "dancers" that came out in progressively weirder costumes for each new song and a giant balloon string that covered the audience. It was a blast. The whole crowd was bouncing the entire set. I hadn't seen energy like that at a show in a long time. They're playing The Mohawk in Austin on Tue 6/25 https://wl.seetickets.us/event/of-montreal/592455?afflky=ResoundPresents Trees in Dallas on 6/26 https://www.axs.com/events/527540/of-montreal-tickets?skin=treesdallas Highly recommended!

Here's one of the songs that Mike Vitale played in the backyard.

I was in Houston last week for a celebration of life. Immediate swamp ass. Good riddance.

Of Montreal on monday.

My next show is Saturday June 29th and features Johnny Franco and his real brother Dom. These two are from Brazil and are uber talented and hysterically funny. They're making a name for themselves in the PNW so I'm really excited to host them. When I contacted their management I never dreamed that they would agree to play in my backyard.

My first show of the season is this weekend. Mike Vitale is a really talented musician out of Los Angeles that builds songs live with a looper. He was my inaugural artist last year and really kicked off the summer in style.

I've found that having cooking skills and a full head of curly hair goes a long way.

I had one of these monsters (Schwinn Stingray) when we moved from Chicago to The Woodlands in 1980. All of the boys in the hood had killer bmx bikes and I was super jealous. I asked my parents for a new bike and they laughed at me. Their solution? Switch out the seat for a bmx style one and put a number plate across the handlebars. My reward? I was always "volunteered" to be first to try out the jumps to make sure they wouldn't fall apart. Good times.

Gah! Janes Addiction and Love & Rockets are touring together. Presale password is Redemption Dallas Aug 18 https://concerts.livenation.com/janes-addiction-love-and-rockets-irving-texas-08-18-2024/event/0C0060A93BD857BD Houston Aug 19th https://concerts.livenation.com/janes-addiction-love-and-rockets-houston-texas-08-19-2024/event/3A0060A7F6F75E53

Looks like he had a spray tan session with his golf glove still on.

I'm the guy in the Devo power dome in slide #9. This is from the Wine Lips show last sunday.

You were talking about using your own tears as lube.

It's official https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2024/05/the-verdict-is-in-judge-rules-that-tacos-and-burritos-are-in-fact-sandwiches.html

He's gone. Joe died last night. I take comfort in knowing he's no longer in pain and suffering. My thoughts now turn to my sister. Our mom is flying down today to support her and help with the after. I'll fly down soon to help, too. Friends are reaching out to me that want to help and support but don't want to intrude in my sister's time of grief. This is going to be rough for her. Fuck you, Cancer!

I haven't. Could you please elaborate?

They've moved him to palliative care with a DNR. He was ok a week ago. Fuck!

It sucks to have to come back and add to this thread. As I type this my BIL, Joe, is in the hospital unresponsive. He's getting worse by the minute and I fear the end is imminent. He had melanoma 10+ years ago and thought he had beat it. It reared its ugly head again in January of 2023. My son, mom, father, and I traveled down (from Portland) to Houston to see he and my sister for Christmas and to spend some time on the coast fishing. They have a house in Matagorda and go out fishing in the bay a lot. Joe got my son hooked on fishing and it was a great bond between the two. We fished for two days and then the crazy freeze happened and temperatures dropped to 14 degrees. Shortly after that trip Joe started feeling ill but being the big tough guy that he is he disregarded it until he passed out one day. He and my sister went to the hospital and ran tests. Cancer. All over. He's been fighting it for the past year and had good success. Had a PET test that showed 95% of it had disappeared but that last 5% was another story - it just wouldn't go away. He was put into a trial at MD Anderson where they remove his T-cells, kill off his immune system, and reintroduce them into his body to combat the cancer. It had the opposite effect and the tumors exploded everywhere. Eventually he was diagnosed with LMD, Leptomeningeal Disease, where the cancer invades the meninges and spinal fluid. At that point there wasn't anything really to be done. The funny thing is I was in Texas last month for the eclipse and stopped by to visit. Joe appeared fine, strong, if a bit irksome, but otherwise looked healthy. He and my son went fishing on their lease by the Trinity river. It was a good day. I'm glad that will be my son's final memory of his uncle Joe. The LMD prognosis and lack of success with the trial made Joe realize that he wasn't going to beat it and he started to deteriorate pretty quick. They had planned on inserting a port into his head to release the chemo drugs directly onto the meninges but it would have interfered with his other nephew's graduation. Joe was the only male figure in his nephew, Michael's life and helped raise him. He was determined to see Michael graduate and walk the stage. Michael asked if Joe would host a crawfish boil for his graduation party. Joe agreed and it gave him another goal. The ceremony and party was last weekend. During the party Joe started feeling ill and weak and went into the house to rest for 15 minutes. He never made it back out to the party. He started throwing up and couldn't stop. Stopped eating on Sunday and is disoriented. My sister took him to the ER and they said he was having seizures. He doesn't recognize her or his family and can't talk. He's dying. I don't know if he'll leave the hospital. I've been doing a lot of crying today. Fuck Cancer

Gonna see Wine Lips Sunday. Looking forward to their opener, The Macks, too.

Jeff is playing at my friend's house in Detroit this Friday 5/17. Small world

First hot weekend of the year in the PNW so it's time to swim.

The hops are coming along nicely.

I'm really excited to host Loch Lomond. They have a pretty large following and are going to embark on a European tour shortly after playing in my back yard.

Saw my cousin's band, The Black Doors, last night. Sounded great!