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#5451
14th July 2023, 11:58 AM
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.End of story. PBM: Can you come up with something worse than them? Last edited by C2H5OH; 14th July 2023 at 12:06 PM. 
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#5452
15th July 2023, 04:15 AM
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The soundtrack to Sgt. Pepper the movie, which was a Bee Gees film, not a Beatles film. Here's a sample featuring what has to be the lowest moment in the career of Vincent Damon Furnier.
PBM what's the worst song you can name by an artist you like?
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#5453
15th July 2023, 06:31 AM
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"We Built This City" - Jefferson Starship
By the time this war crime was committed, Starship had devolved mightily from its original lineup. PBM: same question.
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#5454
17th July 2023, 03:41 AM
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Cocaine by Jackson Browne. Although, we're going to see him this Friday night! And he can play this song as long as he plays Load Out/Stay. This is my first time to see this legend, and it's in a relatively small venue. I'm excited!
PBM, what's the last concert you've been to?
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#5455
17th July 2023, 04:53 AM
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Lyle Lovett, pre-Covid. I actually met him after the show! Super nice dude. The show was fantastic.
PBM did you ever meet a famous person after seeing them in concert?
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#5456
17th July 2023, 05:08 AM
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Yes, Peter Tork played The Clearwater Festival in 2000. When the Festival was done for Saturday Night, many of us that helped run and many of the Folk Musicians hung out and drank and sang. Peter joined us for maybe 40 minutes and 2 beers. FTR, Peter was there as a Folk musician, not a Monkee. He came off as a very regular guy and seem to enjoy joining in our folk songs and sea shanties.
So after a Peter, Paul and Mary concert at the Garden State Art Center, we got to do a meet and greet with them. Nothing exciting. After a Pumpkinfest performance, Pete Seeger then had a Sloop Club meeting on the Wavertree (Iron Hull Sailing Ship at South St. Sea Port, NYC). He hoped the Clearwater Sloop clubs could do more in the inner cities and encourage our protests. Though I blanched at his suggestion "Don't be afraid of getting arrested". I got to say hi and shake hands with David Crosby at the Stone Pony (in Asbury Park). That must have lasted at least 6 seconds. But I think it technically would count. PBM: Who is your favorite Folk Singer? Last edited by What Exit?; 17th July 2023 at 05:16 AM.
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#5457
17th July 2023, 06:21 AM
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cool stories, Jim, I have envy!
Nanci Griffith PBM, what was your favorite live music attended? ETA link to her obit, as people who don't recognize her name would recognize some of the songs she wrote that others made famous.
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#5458
17th July 2023, 08:45 AM
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I love Nanci Griffith, esp. the album Flyer.
Favorite folk singer, John Prine. Best live music performance, Prince. Damn these people are all dead now. :-( PBM what is the best banger ever recorded and why is it "When the Levee Breaks" by Led Zeppelin?
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#5459
17th July 2023, 10:04 AM
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Because it is, of course!
My best concert in recent times was Crosby Stills and Nash even though they didn't play Suite: Judy Blue Eyes. I cried a little, I was so overwhelmed. Other concerts that were fantastic: ZZ Top at the final show at The Summit, before Joel Osteen took it over for his church; my first concert was Humble Pie at Hofheinz Pavilion; Jerry Jeff Walker at Astroworld. PBM, I'm in a nostalgic mood. Tell me a childhood story!
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#5460
18th July 2023, 04:43 AM
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I once (age 7, ca 1976) dug up the back yard looking for treasure. It seemed reasonable to me that there might be treasure.
There was no treasure. My dad was pissed. We lived in England at the time so it wasn't completely impossible, you still read about people finding Roman coins or Medieval relics. People even find like Mammoth bones and cool shit like that. What stands out now is that a kid that age would be left to his own devices long enough to do something like that. PBM fun idea, let's keep it going. Childhood memory.
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#5461
20th July 2023, 09:41 AM
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There was a small creek which passed a block from our house, and where I played a bit. I have a mental picture of the spot, though little specific beyond tadpoles. At age 10 or 11 I rode my bike along the creek, perhaps 15 miles round-trip. This was a suburban/urban area and much of the creek was actually spent in big pipes under roads. (I did NOT ride through any pipes.) I probably consulted a map before the excursion but have no memory of that.
I'm in a Boomer cohort, and approaching old age. I don't think 11 year-olds of a later generation would have been permitted such freedom, out of fear of molestation by strangers. (OTOH I don't recall asking for permission to take the long ride.) PBM. recall your own childhood experience that relates somehow to that creek or bike anecdote.
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#5462
20th July 2023, 11:52 PM
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This was not long ago at all, when I was at the same age you were. At the very end of my street was a field of land that was soon to be turned into a continuation of my street, into this little cul-de-sac thing. It was a little strange, seeing this tacked on to my street, as every house looked the same, and there weren't too many of them. Just a cul-de-sac's worth. Anyways, before the houses were actually built, there was just hills of gravel, and woods surrounding it. We would climb the hills of gravel, and some kids made a little fun spot hidden away in the woods, tire swing and all. When the road was paved, as soon as it was rideable, we all took our bikes and ZOOMED across the smooth, freshly done pavement as fast as we could in circles (the houses had not been built yet!). Ah.. Good times.
Also there were times I'd head down the street to the Arby's that was built on the corner, OR I would take my bike and ride a good mile and a half or so down to the 7/11, then try and somehow hold a massive Mountain Dew slurpee in one hand as I biked all the way back. By the time I'd get home, I would be so thirsty that drinking the slurpee I bought made me feel kinda sick. No other kids seemed to be having that issue though, being tired and out of breath, which I guess was the first signs of some underlying health issues I would struggle with in the future, but that's not all that fun or happy, LOL! It was fine. I would drink the dang slurpee anyways, because I was a kid. And I would stay and play more anyways despite being worn out, because I was a kid. PBM, what flavor of slurpee/slushie did you go for?
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#5463
24th July 2023, 01:39 PM
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Red.
PBM favorite movie theater candy?
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#5465
25th July 2023, 09:51 PM
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We don't have a garden in our tiny city plot (though will need to cut weeds again). But our upcountry home garden has a number of amazing fruits and flowers including Gấc [IPA ɣək̚˧˦] (Momordica cochinchinensis). Gấc is a little-known but amazing melon unusually rich in vitamins.
PBM, Name your favorite author(s) in the detective or thriller genre.
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#5466
26th July 2023, 04:12 AM
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It's hard to pick anyone other than Sir Doyle or Dame Christie for the detective question, I have read all of the Holmes stories more than once, and all of Poirot at least once, many more than once. Raymond Chandler is another personal fave. Thomas Harris for thrillers, but I will always wonder what he might have done had Hannibal Lecter not become so famous that he just churned out a few sequels over a span of thirty years instead of writing different books (he finally did a year or two ago but it got bad reviews). PBM let's keep this going I need reading recs.
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#5467
26th July 2023, 06:20 AM
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Do "crime" novels count? If they do, my favorite author of such is Tim Dorsey.
PBM: Let's keep it going.
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#5468
26th July 2023, 08:04 AM
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Golly. At the risk of sounding unimaginative and/or ill-read, I'll see to it that some names that need mentioning here get mentioned (alpha order, no relative-merits implications):
Sue Grafton Patricia Highsmith Elmore Leonard Jim Thompson (And of course Poe created the detective story with C. Auguste Dupin so if you haven't read those yet well what's wrong with you?) PBM, you get the coveted Wild Card: Answer the same question, OR make up your own question, answer it, and pose it to the next PBY.
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#5470
26th July 2023, 07:50 PM
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Adam Hall, author of the Quiller novels, is my very favorite thriller writer. Quiller is an operative for a highly secret British agency.
What strikes me as mysterious, especially since several Quiller novels have been made into successful movies, is how Adam Hall is so forgotten that he has almost disappeared. Google wouldn't show me him just now until I typed "Quiller" after "Adam Hall." Whenever I'm in a used bookstore I always look at the Hs in fiction. I've not seen an Adam Hall book for sale in decades! Google tells me he wrote 19 Quiller thrillers. I've read about half, but would be happy even to buy and reread one I've already read. I suppose these Quiller novels are highly coveted so don't find their way back to used bookstores; and the deceased author's estate wasn't set up for reprinting. But this means young people are now unaware of this truly great writer. Adam Hall is a pseudonym of Elleston Trevor -- who wrote under other pseudonyms as well (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elleston_Trevor ) and some of his non-Quiller novels have also been made into movies. But bookstores seldom have Elleston Trevor novels either. PBM: There are some recent much-talked-about movies, e.g. Oppenheimer and Barbie. Which one do you highly recommend I watch? And/or, which one should I not bother with?
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#5471
26th July 2023, 08:43 PM
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Haven't seen Barbie, but I rec Oppenheimer without reservations. Amazing movie, with at least 6 Oscar nods pretty much guaranteed.
PBM: What song invokes the most immediate, pleasurable moment for you when you hear it?
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#5472
26th July 2023, 09:46 PM
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Something I can do my silly tippy-tap dance to. "Sunny Side of the Street" comes to mind. Tippy tap side step SING OUT LOUD ohmydogsomeonemighthearme.
Anyway, somebody once told me the world was gonna roll me, well I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed. BOOM BOOM SLIIIDE PBM, can you actually dance in a way that appears to be dancing?
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#5473
26th July 2023, 11:53 PM
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#5474
27th July 2023, 03:56 AM
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No, but I'm unsurprised. Stop the progress, I want to get off.
PBM do you think you'll be replaced by AI before you retire?
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#5475
27th July 2023, 10:42 AM
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I retired when I was youngish, and am oldish now. Thus the question does not apply to me.
Widowered, and in an age cohort unlikely to appeal to the young and beautiful I am not ashamed to admit that I sometimes ask my masseuses for "happy endings." I wonder how soon the "world's oldest profession" will be threatened by robotics. PBM: Tell us something about yourself that might shock your close friends or relatives.
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#5476
28th July 2023, 06:10 PM
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I voted for a Republican candidate once. (Once.) He was, shockingly, the more progressive state legislature candidate in that race, back in 1990.
PBM, any Climate Apocalypse news from your neck of the woods?
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#5477
29th July 2023, 05:33 PM
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Them wildfires from Canada just keep on smokin' us out like bees. We were on another air pollution watch until just today, I believe. It smells horrible.
PBM, what keeps you sane while watching everything around you wilt and die?
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#5478
29th July 2023, 06:29 PM
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Tripler PBM: Am I a buzzkill?
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#5479
29th July 2023, 11:41 PM
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A little dose of reality never hurt anyone. OTOH, there are three fundamental laws of nature. Quantum mechanics, Newtonian physics, and nobody ever wants to hear about my workout routine.
PBM, Did you know that reheating leftover rice can be hazardous because rice almost always carries dormant spores of the bacterium Bacillus cereus, which produces powerful gastrointestinal toxins?
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#5480
30th July 2023, 07:30 AM
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PBM, is it bad that I know which items are suitable for next-day nuking at pretty much every fast-food drive-thru in town?
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#5481
30th July 2023, 07:36 AM
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Not bad that you know which leftovers are safe for nuking but maybe bad if you eat a lot of fast food.*
*PBM But who am I to judge?
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#5482
30th July 2023, 01:01 PM
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Quote:
 It's on the tip of my tongue. . . Tripler PBM: Who the hell am I thinking of?
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#5483
30th July 2023, 01:14 PM
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That's a good question! Let's see if a multiple choice questionnaire will clear that up.
PBM - Is Tripler thinking of A.) Judge Judy B.) Judge Roy Bean, Law West of the Pecos C.) Judge Dredd D.) Judge Reinhold
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#5486
30th July 2023, 06:57 PM
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McDonald's Sweet and Sour McNuggets Sauce; Honey Mustard a not-particularly-close second.
But of course the best fries aren't dipped, but rather sprinkled with malt vinegar and then dusted with salt and black pepper. [Call 'em "chips" if it pleases you. Some of the things that came over from Olde Englande are still pretty yummy here in New England.] PBM, TAKE 2: PBM, do you know anybody who just got laid off when Yellow Trucking shuttered operations? Last edited by mjmlabs; 31st July 2023 at 04:16 PM.
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#5487
3rd August 2023, 01:32 AM
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No.
PBM, what do you think of this curious fact: In the Gospel of John, the disciple whom Jesus loved is NEVER named; there are ZERO mentions of anyone named James (although "the sons of Zebedee" are mentioned once). And except for John the Baptist and "Simon the son of John" (rendered "Jona" in KJV) there are ZERO mentions of anyone named John. (That Gospel DOES have anecdotes mentioning by name several other disciples ignored in the other Gospels.)
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#5489
3rd August 2023, 08:42 PM
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No. The same way a single person can't have a complex relationship with their spouse.
PBM how would stumbling on fungi lead to better writing?
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#5490
4th August 2023, 04:49 AM
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PBM: do you eat mushrooms? 
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#5491
4th August 2023, 10:35 AM
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I do. Not as often as I should, though.
Side note: There are a lot of nifty books about how mushrooms (mostly Amanita but some Psilocybe too and a few various others) may have inspired humanity over the ages. I've read a few, recommendations available upon request. PBM, would you do it for a Scooby Snack?
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#5492
4th August 2023, 12:11 PM
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I know this guy who wrote a crazy book about mushrooms.
So anyway, there are Scooby Snacks, they're graham cookies in the shape of Scooby. My kid was really into Scooby Doo for a while so we got him some and they sat uneaten forever until we tossed them. So I guess, nothing, I wouldn't do anything for a Scooby Snack. PBM what is your favorite guilty pleasure breakfast cereal?
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#5493
4th August 2023, 12:35 PM
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Peanut Butter Crunch.
PBM: Favorite Breakfast?
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#5495
5th August 2023, 09:32 PM
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Bacon in cast iron, crispy. A short stack of corn tortillas crisped in the bacon grease with an iron plate on top. Home fries browned in the rest of the grease. A three egg omlette with garden salsa, shredded Gouda, and a ladle of chili beans. Served on a trencher preheated in the oven. Linger over a pot of strong black coffee while I do my doomscrolling.
Can't get away with that one too often though. PBM, Did you know the lab coat types have a new trick to construct organic molecules one atom at a time and its kind of a big deal? Last edited by Jaglavak; 5th August 2023 at 09:46 PM.
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#5496
6th August 2023, 05:43 AM
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Sure, I read all about it in Organic Chemistry Monthly, which I subscribe to and read every month.
PBM what is your favorite sit com from the 2000s?
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#5497
6th August 2023, 05:49 AM
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Scrubs, I like Community better but it started in 2009. So probably doesn't qualify.
PBM: Did any show in the 2000s go downhill fast than My Name is Earl. 2 great seasons and then ...
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#5498
6th August 2023, 07:44 AM
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I meant Century 2000s not decade 2000s so it totally qualifies!
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#5499
6th August 2023, 07:47 AM
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PBM: Did any show in the 2000s go downhill fast than My Name is Earl. 2 great seasons and then ...
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#5500
15th August 2023, 01:29 PM
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I feel the first season of GLEE was enjoyable and quickly became unwatchable for its smug "messaging." Then one of the stars ODd on drugs and another turned out to be a pedophile and committed suicide.
PBM how many cities have you lived in since birth?
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