JamesRobot

57 minutes ago, Gloves said:

I've only heard the first, and I didn't like either. Where are you picking these songs from? xD

These are from a magical time known as The Eighties.  I guess you had to be there 

10 for both.  That Talking Heads live version of Genius of Love is pretty weak though.  4 at best.

On a related note, Criterion half off flash sale rn for the next 10 hours or so.

https://www.criterion.com/sale

30 minutes ago, AirVillain said:

Well.... now that's ACTUALLY cheating.

Totally agree.  I'm not above it by any means.  

31 minutes ago, AirVillain said:

"I only consider NES games to be Nintendo games." Haha, what the hell does that actually mean?

If someone said, "Want to come over and play some Nintendo?"  I'd fully expect that we're sitting down with the Nintendo Entertainment System.  It's the unspoken law of the playground.  I don't make the rules, I just abide.

5 hours ago, PII said:

Not sure what you meant by this.  Otherwise, I tend to agree.

Just that the experience of live music is fleeting by nature.  It's an in-the-moment kind of thing.  

Man, what a bleak view of music.  Though I understand where you're coming from.  Particularly the point of view from the scene.  It's quite hedonistic.  A performance where the artist/band comes together to experience the music collectively has virtually no sustain by its very nature.  Honestly, when a good crowd is in sync with the performer, a great concert is analogous to a divine religious experience.

Maybe that's the crux.  The euphoria of live music (especially for the performer) is completely addictive and utterly fleeting.  It only makes sense to incorporate other pleasures by association and extend that high.  Sex, drugs, and Rock n Roll as it were.  And for the weak willed, it's difficult to break out of that cycle.

Still, I'd argue that music in general is wholly inspirational.  For the regulars in the scene, it's something they need and can't do without.  But for the general audience that isn't at the venue every weekend looking for the fix, music is the soundtrack to their lives.

Maybe I'm just rambling too much.  I'm pretty much out of the scene myself, but I still love it.  Thank God for recorded music.  Not quite the same though.

9 minutes ago, Tyree_Cooper said:

Go encapsulate your penis.

As often as possible.  Barring my wife has a "headache."

I'll go nice and broad and say my favorite series of games is Nintendo games.  I mean, as long as we're cheating.

Funny thing though, I only consider NES games to be Nintendo games.  Then you move on to Super, 64, Cube, etc, games.

7 hours ago, T-Pac said:

Including spinoffs is cheating ... but I allow cheating here : )

[T-Pac]

Yeah... you be cheating all the time with your save states and turbos.  

About a 6.  It's probably better than that, but not a regular watch.  Many of the poignant war movies are great, but they're just too heavy to make my favorites lists.  War is hell, man.

44.  Which is exactly how old I am at the moment. 

1 hour ago, Reed Rothchild said:

I'm having an idea...

Well that didn't take long.

Never gonna play it.  

2 hours ago, Mega Tank said:

Friday the 13th. I have seen @Ted Playa stream this game many times before! Thanks Playa!

Nice! I figured someone would instantly recognize the cabins.

Rap Records

This first press Public Enemy is probably my most notable record.  It's also gold stamp promo only on the back barcode.

Everything else:

On 2/20/2024 at 12:17 PM, Tulpa said:

I got a call onetime from a lady who asked why I kept calling her about her taxes. It took a hot minute to explain number spoofing. 

I got a spam call from my own number once.  So of course I answered.  They immediately hung up when I called em out.

1 hour ago, Reed Rothchild said:

Tecmo Wrestling.  Is that a thing?

So close.  That's Pro Wrestling.

6 hours ago, Sumez said:

Not crapping on sports titles, I just don't think I've ever met anyone with an interest in any hockey games.

The NHL series for Canadiens is pretty much like Madden for Americans or FIFA for the rest of the world.  Fairly big in the states too.  I played my fair share of the NES hockey games, 90s Genesis NHL titles, and remember being particularly impressed with the PS2 NHL 2001.  I pretty much stopped following hockey (and playing the games) after the 2004 season got canceled due to the lockout.

On 2/13/2024 at 5:10 PM, Reed Rothchild said:

 

Major PJ Soles crush over here.  

Dig it! Got my collection back.  Mom's been had it about 20 years.  Here's a tease.  OG Ice Ice Baby! 

E: After much introspection, a gun is not the answer here.  I genuinely believe I gave bad advice.  Please seek the advice of a professional.

So good.  Incredible tone and atmosphere.  No other space/horror flick comes close, including favorites Event Horizon, Jason X, Freddy in Space, Pandorum, etc. 

Aliens is another 10 of course, but loses the horror edge to a degree much like T2 as @ZeldaFreak mentioned.  And similar to Terminator, I prefer Alien over the sequel by a slim margin for the horror aspect and sense of impending dread.  

And not to mention, peak Sigourney Weaver. 

10/6

Love The Who and Pinball Wizard is an easy 10.  I'd also say it can stand on its own but the Tommy rock opera would be nowhere without Pinball Wizard.  Still some great tunes and concept but Pete Townshend pretty much shoehorned it into the album to impress a music critic who liked pinball.  

Also dig the Elton John version from the movie and the Tina Turner Acid Queen is a cut above the original too.