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Hayduke

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  1. Yeah, I'm reconsidering my take on the dude's guideposts (which was still, to be fair to myself, an early take). Looks like maybe he kept his guideposts, and that may have been the major problem. His family and friends also appear to have been under the influence of a view that will cause the world a bit of grief in the near future, from the looks of things. Some of us would consider ourselves spiritual and/or religious. Virtually all of us have friends and family who are spiritual and/or religious. And most of us are going to be in the very uncomfortable position for a while of trying to figure out what the hell that means in the context of a time of serious reckoning. I'm really struggling with it and am now heading to the basement for a workout and then out to the patio for a beer.
  2. Wikipedia has a fairly good look at the history and the scoring system for NACDA, including suggestions for other potential ways of scoring. The system for the NACDA award was changed in 2017. UT first won a few years later and has since done well, but this chart makes it clear that only a few schools have a shot (chart from Wikipedia and obviously still needs an update since yesterday). UNC won the first and Stanford won the next 25, until 2021: But there was another major trophy similar to the Director's Cup, because if I recall correctly Texas got it at least once or twice back in the late 2000s and perhaps before. Don't have time to look that up now, but I'm sure somebody else will. Edit: Although it could have been that we gave more attention to the split for men and women, and maybe UT won one sex/gender -- no CR -- or the other in various years.
  3. Hayduke replied to Hayduke's topic in Music
    A lot of culture and history to unpack in those two songs.
  4. My vote for beer-post picture of the year so far. All of your pictures from Japan, @4th&Five, are making me wish we had rolling 24-hour-a-day posts from every time zone.
  5. Hayduke replied to Hayduke's topic in Music
    This is how I know I have too much music. Couldn't even remember that I have "Stone Cold Believer." Good one, though.
  6. One of the interesting parts of Wisconsin life is the prevalence of summertime "polka Masses" during the fundraising-carnival season. A polka Mass is usually held in the beer tent, which is always the biggest one if there are several tents. And the only tent if there's just one. Hymns with a polka beat, and beer's waiting when Mass is over.
  7. That Tukwila sham was a clear provocation. Looks for all the world like a deliberate attempt by ICE to start a conflict.
  8. It's hard to follow the rules, but this is exactly the kind of courageous Surly patriotism that we need to see in these difficult times. Well done, @wood. Surly commends you.
  9. They played the CCR version of "Fortunate Son" at the induction of my son's company into the Army at the end of basic training. This was in early fall, 2021, at Fort Jackson, SC, so after January 6. It was one of several other songs they played while some units were standing at rest waiting for other units to straggle in from their final overnight training exercise. I got the impression that it was a purposeful choice, with a full awareness of the class ramifications in the lyrics, and it made me appreciate the willingness of the fort's command to allow it to be played. I get the impression that this is a bit of a different matter. Wondering why it's an awful knockoff instrumental and whether anyone in the administration had the good sense to vet the musical choice. As a matter of optimism, I'm going to see it as a possible small act of rebellion, maybe even messaging, among military brass who have their patriotism in the right place.
  10. Our pretty-small Wisconsin city had somewhere around 1,000. No law enforcement or counterprotests, no hostile responses. Almost all cars driving by honked in support. Lots of older folks, but a good mix. Attendance probably helped by the Pride festival a few blocks away. I saw someone in a turd costume hug someone in a unicorn costume. Probably a good metaphor for where we are, or need to be, or something.
  11. Agreed. The link I gave from the Star-Tribune mentioned that he also had a wife and kids, but that doesn't sound like a wife-and-kids household. The article didn't reconcile the info, but the S-T is also probably in full-blown panic mode trying to process all the stuff it's got coming in from whoever was available to work on a Saturday. Bottom line is he sounds like a real piece of work whose life may have been falling apart. His guideposts may have all been pulled up -- lost his income, might have lost his family, probably never had a good sense of what his church and his god even meant because he may have never put independent thought into either. Tragic all around.
  12. Yep. If I'm either of those guys, I'm already looking for an attorney. It's telling that they read the text to reporters; that sounds to me like a couple of guys in panic mode. I'm skeptical that roommates of a probable political assassin are typically anything but critical of "mainstream media."
  13. There are nine teams ranked ahead of Texas in that poll who have either one or two ESPN 300 commitments. Texas has eight. Not even trying to disguise its nature as clickbait. I am increasingly convinced that his "work" is AI generated. It tends to be near perfect in terms of grammar, style and spelling, but so vapid that it seems to be the response of a bot based on standard fan-board fare. Graham Harmon was not a journalism student -- seems like it's this thread that has a good look at his background, which I also checked out myself -- and if I recall correctly he was not an A&M undergrad or grad. But he was/is in Waco and probably saw a good market. BTW, Google's AI says "stymy/stymie" has two acceptable spellings, but typical of AI, it isn't always completely accurate. I've gotten two different responses from it that say there are two spellings, but the two different references it's given me (Merriam-Webster and Collins) don't appear to accept "stymy." Dictionary.com does, and it's based on Random House, which it bought: Regardless, I teach writing classes for college students and have in the last year really needed to start figuring out what's done by my students and what's AI. The telltale signs are still being figured out and argued about, but usually I can sense the difference, especially if I have specific items to compare. His stuff looks as fake as all get-out; it's laughably formulaic and virtually anyone with 5,000 or more posts on this board who also reads Texags.com could probably predict most of what his "work" says based on headlines alone. If I get really bored, I may take a closer look at his articles and see if I can delineate why I think it's AI-generated, but I'm not there yet.
  14. Minnesota Star-Tribune rolling coverage of the suspect. Interesting text sent to his "housemates," which itself is not well explained. https://www.startribune.com/brooklyn-park-police-searching-for-suspect-in-multiple-targeted-shootings/601372993 5:35 p.m. - Vance Boelter texted roommates that he was “going to be gone for a while” and “may be dead shortly,” according to one of his housemates in North Minneapolis who read the message aloud to reporters. Boelter reached out to roommates David Carlson and Ron Ramsey. “David and Ron, I love you guys. I made some choices, and you guys don’t know anything about this, but I’m going to be gone for a while. May be dead shortly, so I just want to let you know I love you guys both and I wish it hadn’t gone this way. I don’t want to say anything more and implicate you in any way because you guys don’t know anything about this. But I love you guys and I’m sorry for all the trouble this has caused.”
  15. There's some evidence emerging that he may be a Christian nationalist and anti-abortion activist. Here's a link someone on Reddit posted to a sermon he gives -- haven't watched it, don't know the summary. Just took a quick look and saw that he's giving a talk or sermon of some sort and it's being translated into French. It's a two-hour video and I'm not going to watch it. Lots of early speculation of links to the New Apostolic Reformation and the Seven Mountain Mandate. Whatever money he apparently had for his security-related work in other countries apparently ran out not too many months ago and he was looking for executive positions. Again, it's pretty early and there's plenty of stuff flying out from both ends of the spectrum. But it's not going to be too many more hours before a clearer picture emerges. Edit: Also, one of the groups he was linked to, MN Africans United, has apparently already scrubbed the page they had for him. Their home page is still active, but the link shown below by Google results in a "server not available" message. Cardinal Stritch was a private Catholic university that closed in 2023 for financial reasons.
  16. 53 and rainy here, which makes it feel more chilly. Good time to clean out some of the heavier stuff left hanging around from the winter. O'so Narcissist barrel-aged cherry imperial stout. 12.0 ABV and part of a line with one of the better cans out there.
  17. Hayduke replied to Hayduke's topic in Music
    Lucky to get a beer at any of those venues now for prices like that.
  18. Hayduke replied to Hayduke's topic in Music
    @jimmyjazz's post reminded me that both Nazareth and Blue Oyster Cult played at the '79 Texxas Jam. I was not there, but went to the first one in '78. Eleven big-time bands for $12.50, plus Cheech & Chong. It was 104 degrees in the Cotton Bowl. The heat cured me forever of wanting to go to summertime stadium concerts, but it was a hell of a lineup.
  19. Hayduke replied to Rip76's topic in Music
    Great remake that came across my feed today on a platform that shall not be mentioned (but Keb' Mo' posted the link, so it's OK; here's a direct link, without commercials). https://playingforchange.com/videos/everyday-people-turnaround-arts-collaboration-song-across-the-usa
  20. Hayduke replied to Hayduke's topic in Music
    Can't imagine they ever would have played it on the Central Texas radio stations I grew up on. Austin stations may have been another matter after MTV started playing it ... that's the part I really would like to remember if I could. KLBJ and KGSR were my staples during the '80s and '90s. Being stuck in College Station when reception was bad was no fun.
  21. Had forgotten about that. Giving you a ha-ha instead of the next option over, but it was a close one. 😁
  22. Hayduke replied to Hayduke's topic in Music
    80 is the new 20. It better be for us old guys, or who's gonna remember when "Won't Get Fooled Again" came out? Not me, I guess. Had to look it up, although I was around.
  23. Hayduke replied to Hayduke's topic in Music
    Great version of "Won't Get Fooled Again." Townshend brought a whole different level of energy to that. At one point it looks like Entwistle is just wondering what's going on. Not too long until The Song Is Over ... Man, I had forgotten that "Hair of the Dog" was from the same album as "Love Hurts," or that it was that old (freshman year in HS, so yeah ... I'm up there, too). I always associated it with my undergraduate days. And I have to admit to never looking up the verses of the lyrics, because the chorus was most of it and that's part of what makes it a great "bring it" song, but of a little different nature. And I was also a little surprised to find them on this list of one-hit wonders, along with a bunch of much milder stuff (except for "Mississippi Queen"). On a slightly related note: AI really sucks sometimes. MTV is probably what made me aware of "Hair of the Dog," but I guess it needs to train the bots a little better.
  24. Hayduke replied to Hayduke's topic in Music
    Somehow I missed this response earlier this morning. I'm just one of those guys who likes to hear some extra story most of the time. But just the songs are good, too. Was listening to Hornet's Nest again while reading about Riley Gale on Wikipedia and my wife came in and said, "Why is that so loud?"
  25. Hayduke replied to Hayduke's topic in Music
    If you're just going to have one, it's probably better for it to be visceral and animalian (good word -- a variant I haven't seen much, so good to be reminded it's out there). Part of the interest factor of this thread is seeing how many metal and urban/rap songs there are. As I've noted, not really where my tastes lie, but it's great to see the way different genres use things like lyrical approaches (including extensive profanity), instrumentation, volume, tempo, and various characteristics that many others on this thread are far more knowledgeable about. The stuff I started off with seems kinda tame in comparison. Also, I think you should tell everybody what happens when you put this on. 😁
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