numberthirty wrote: Sat Apr 13, 2024 8:23 pm The Chicago Dog

disagree

I’ve only purposely meditated a few times, but I came to a realisation that fishing scratches the same itch in the sense of being a peaceful but intensely singular focus on something to the extent that nothing else exists. Any sort of river/shore/rock fishing does this for me, probably slightly mor...

We had a great trip. Our place in Shoreditch was roomy, cheap, and located perfectly. It also sucked, but not enough to bother somehow canceling/rebooking. Not there much. Food: Dishoom Shoreditch (great, if not necessarily better than a couple places on Devon Ave in Chicago) Rochelle Canteen (great...

I have a lot of Ibanez DM Series rackmount delays that I'm selling on eBay . I used these guys in Bottomless Pit. I really like the sound of them, but Ben Adrian built the stuff I like about them into the HX Stomp, and I'm using the effect less in general in recent years. One of them, I'm pretty sur...

Breathing has been valuable for me, mostly calm down methods but sometimes amp-up breathing too if I'm gonna jump in a cold lake or something. But I haven't quite 'cracked' meditation yet. I always feel like I should be getting something more out of it, which is probably part of the problem. I'm su...

PASTA wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:38 pm

Dave N. wrote: Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:28 pm Quietness is underrated. Stillness and quietness.

absolutely yes, nothing more underrated

100%

Very lazy about doing it regularly, but sitting has enriched my life over a few decades and allowed me to experience things more completely.

Sitting gets rid of me for a while. When it really comes together, I can shed my concept of myself and appreciate just being here.

This…weekend…

Friday April 19th
The Automatic Sound
Mint Mile
GMan (Wrigleyville)
830PM start, MM on at 830PM

Saturday April 20th
Mint Mile
Allen Epley (ex-Shiner, The Life and Times)
Palm Electric (ex-Ponys, Secret Machines)
Fitzgerald's (Berwyn)
8PM start, MM on at 10PM

Gramsci, g-dspeed to you and type at us all soon

PASTA wrote: Sat Apr 06, 2024 4:28 pm

ErikG wrote: Sat Apr 06, 2024 4:11 pm

zircona1 wrote: Tue Apr 02, 2024 10:00 am

Oh. So Radiohead didn't make that word up.

I wonder if most of their good ideas weren't borrowed/stolen.

It's always seemed that way to me.

Radiohead MASSIVELY OVERRATED

concur