I'd like to thank Freddie for recognizing the one kind of writing I'm any good at, Internet commenting. I have Usenet posts that are older than a lot of the people reading this text.
In an semi-related note, I started a Substack. It's more to play around with the platform than to do any real writing, but who knows? I republished an old piece I wrote back in 2007(!) on there if anyone wants to read it.
And this great cover of one-hit-wonder The Knack's My Sharona; VS's version brings home how creepy those lyrics (that went right by me in 1979) really are ...
If even an inadvertently offensive (to an elite faction) comment that wouldn't be offensive to the vast majority of Americans is ACTUAL VIOLENCE, why isn't calling for someone to be Deplatformed or Fired (i.e., lose their and their family's income) Extreme Violence?
This week’s song is a double whammy of nostalgia for my 1990s teenage aesthetic as it is both a) a Veruca Salt song and b) from the movie soundtrack for Tank Girl.
Freddie, I wanted to say that since your Modest Mouse piece, I have started to listen to Modest Mouse and am quite liking them. I only really knew Float On before -- my musical education has been rather limited, so I appreciate the care you put into your music posts.
I'd like to thank Freddie for recognizing the one kind of writing I'm any good at, Internet commenting. I have Usenet posts that are older than a lot of the people reading this text.
In an semi-related note, I started a Substack. It's more to play around with the platform than to do any real writing, but who knows? I republished an old piece I wrote back in 2007(!) on there if anyone wants to read it.
Veruca Salt!
(So, my taste and Freddie's taste have some overlap after all ..)
That's a great ballad, but I'm more of a fan of their hard-rockers, like their biggest hit Seether:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPsQcB52V18
And this great cover of one-hit-wonder The Knack's My Sharona; VS's version brings home how creepy those lyrics (that went right by me in 1979) really are ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuQ8iZwwmrs
If even an inadvertently offensive (to an elite faction) comment that wouldn't be offensive to the vast majority of Americans is ACTUAL VIOLENCE, why isn't calling for someone to be Deplatformed or Fired (i.e., lose their and their family's income) Extreme Violence?
This week’s song is a double whammy of nostalgia for my 1990s teenage aesthetic as it is both a) a Veruca Salt song and b) from the movie soundtrack for Tank Girl.
Freddie, I wanted to say that since your Modest Mouse piece, I have started to listen to Modest Mouse and am quite liking them. I only really knew Float On before -- my musical education has been rather limited, so I appreciate the care you put into your music posts.
Interesting news of relevance to Freddie's interests:
https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/we-are-reinstating-our-sat-act-requirement-for-future-admissions-cycles/
MIT reinstates use of the SAT.
MIT reinstates SAT/ACT requirement as part of their entrance policy, claims "our ability to accurately predict student academic success at MIT is significantly improved by considering standardized testing": https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/we-are-reinstating-our-sat-act-requirement-for-future-admissions-cycles/