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Blues First time hearing this:

Apple Music gave me a nudge today about an Eno EP reissue. Not sure what the deal is but this song is on it and it reminded me to listen to one of my favorite guitar solos ever another 20 times.

I've (safely) Googled, so you don't have to. https://www.indyautoman.com/blog/what-is-a-scat-pack https://www.sunnysidechryslerdodge.com/research/scat-pack.htm But what you really want to know.

I do and I don't want to google SCATpack...

Reminiscence by Hélène Vogelsinger (2021) https://album.link/i/1682653342 Example: not on this album the the inspiration to listen to the album. If you like live looping - like I do - some good stuff here. Can get intense, but I really liked the album. There are a few more for me to check out.

So there's two series that I've watched recently. Both were unexpected, out of the norm series. Both a little strange, but both really captivating. The first is Sugar. That one may have a season two coming? It blindsided me in the best way. The second was Eric. Fantastic cast and phenomenal acting. It wasn't as much of a shock, but offbeat in a different way. Very emotional, very well written. I can very much recommend Both. And Ric, I think you'll really like Eric.

@Dusty Chalk

Just checking out the up-and-coming talent these days. Loved the interplay with the audience.

Magnetic earpads are indeed a great idea. After some simple tests, only four 2.5mm diameter n50 magnets are strong enough to hold the earpads.

RIP to Jerry West. Maybe (up until today) my favorite living athlete. Jerry lead the Lakers against the Celtics and Knicks in the finals 8 times before finally winning in his 9th time. That sisaphesian-effort alone makes him almost some kind of Greek tragic hero. To get near the top of the mountaintop that many times and still get back up and go again is inspiring. After retiring as a player he built not one but two great Laker dynasties, the Showtime™ Magic-Kareem teams and the Shaq-Kobe teams. He would later serve as a front office executive for other teams, including my Golden State Warriors during the Curry championship years. I think what allowed him to succeed in every era of the game was his respect for the current players and the changing game. Rather than insist things be done “his way” or the way it was done when he was a player, he adapted and respected the players as the skills the league valued and the style of play changed. There is no common thread to the championship winning teams he constructed, because he was the kind of thinker who evaluated and respected the tools he had at his disposal with fresh eyes and with a lack of deference to old dogma. He was able to build teams around many of the league’s most unique talents. Kareem, the great stoic. Shaq and Kobe, the best of frenemies, and Curry a one-of-one player who heralded a new era of three point shooting. We will miss you, Jerry.

RIP William Anders.