The Big Ship is one of my all time favorites songs, and makes me weep uncontrollably at times.

It's what my internal despair feels like.

For Hex, and anyone else who is having a difficult time feeling targeted by our country, and by the election results. A friend sent along a list of LGBTQ+ mental health resources: Trans Lifeline: (877)565-8860 LGBT National Hotline: (888)843-4564 National Suicide Crisis Lifeline: 988 and text PRIDE ...

I made it to 50 without ever seeing The Godfather.

Watched it last night with a buddy who was visibly upset that I haven't seen it.

Really fantastic movie.

Hugely social. Countries without guns have similar stats. My take on any issue like this is the massive gap between what men are told they are expected to be by our society and economic system and reality. This also speaks to toxic masculinity and every other psychological pathology you can think o...

Feel the need to mention seeing Tad Kubler from the Hold Steady do the full guitar swing a few times. SO amazing.

Piezo or contact mic/pickup for my cello. I'd like to be able to add effects or record DI.

Preferably something under $150 that could clip onto the bridge.

Thanks!

^ I mean, I'm guilty too. I cited politicians earlier in this thread. I know it's not unprecedented that two hurricanes hit the same place in rapid succession, but this feels so much worse for some reason, and it's getting to me. It's fair to ask of politicians what they're elected to do. That's no...

jfv wrote: Tue Oct 08, 2024 2:23 pm Way to go. There are literally people in harm's way and we're making this political.

Fuck.

Eh. One person is making it political in a very tedious, inane, and predictable way. The whole premise is fallacious anyway.

I come to the realization that as much as I want to change how things are, there isn't fucking much that I alone can do about it. And caring less about admitting that, even though there will be people on here that will ridicule me for it. In a lot of important ways, the way you can be in the world ...

All things analog: shooting on film, listening to music on vinyl or 78s, reading books on paper that I get from the library. Anything that gets me off my phone and away from distractions. It's been remarkable to me how attenuated my anxiety is from avoiding all things digital. I'm 50, and one day t...