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Doing research. Chefs Blind Taste Test Frozen Pizzas "It's not like, a straight up crime against humanity"

Putting this here, because I live under the delusion that I will some day get through the "Check out this music (fuck VEVO)" thread. As I mentioned elsewhere, a DJ I knew for over 25 years died recently. Periodically, he'd send me a link to a remix he thought I might like. I used Faecesbook's "see friendship" and found a few of them yesterday. Maneater needs no introduction. It's a summation of early 80s synth pop to a T. It's infectious, over the top and will be stuck in your head for days. It's not an easy song to remix properly and do anything original. Certainly there are a legion of remixes out there, most significantly faster than the original's ~90 BPM. Flying White Dots went in the opposite direction, stripping out most of the original and making sparing use of sparse elements while dubbing the absolute fuck out of things. I have sneaked this remix into more than a couple downtempo sets over the years. On the other end of the energy spectrum, The Reflex Stems turn Lennon's diss track against McCartney (that is as much autobiographical as it is about Paul) into a nearly 10 minute epic. In spite of its length, there isn't too much wasted space here. The Reflex wisely left enough time before John's vocals come in to make it easy to work this remix into more conventional downtempo. For me, this is a great "late into the set" track. Both remixes exemplify Matt's ear for quality. I played both of them (unmixed) over my main sound system last night as a tribute.

Five coasters and an outboard cup holder? It seems like you plan to have many drinks simultaneously while working at that desk. 😳

Just in case anyone else is interested, these Aperture The Photography Workbook Series (they’re not really workbooks) are really nice. Softcover, but decent stock, solid printing and relaxed text by the photographers to inspire students. No longer sold on Aperture, but some available on Amazon and/or Barnes & Noble (and others), $19-29 each. Would recommend over most more expensive surveys. Still have Richard Misrach’s and Mary Ellen Mark’s incoming.

Simple dish. Potatoes with onion and bacon.

Girl Talk - Unstoppable (2006) Less flowingly cohesive than his later mashup albums, but promising.

Beef stew. Basically the same as my pot roast, with a few small differences. No shallots, but leaks instead. And 1/2 cup of brandy in the sauce. Delicious!

As a follow up. We did have a great talk. He was completely unaware of how offensive I took it. He also quoted me back to me, when I told him that gay men love gay jokes more than anyone. After I explained my experience with that hellish disease he actually started tearing up and apologized profusely. He really had no idea. He even gave me a hug, which cemented that he didn't mean to offend me in any way. I'm too sensitive about that subject, I'm certain. But all is well.

Took a 10 day free trial of YouTube TV, because: Reasons

The Controversial Photography of Martin Parr

For sports, I think the A7V should be a nice upgrade. I'm noticing the battery dies way faster with precapture on, but I think the feature is well worth it. One from Asheville from a couple of years ago. And the obligatory B&W.

"🇬🇧🇬🇧 it has six lenses 🇬🇧"

RIP Brad Arnold (3 Doors Down)

This is a bummer. CAKE is one of my favorite bands over the years, and I've seen them in concert a few times, including the night before I flew out for RMAF 2019, which was the last time I saw a lot of d-_-b in person before COVID. Like, I never really cared about owning a house, but they always give away a tree to someone in the audience to plant. If I had my own place, I could snag one of those. That would be a cool story, and it couldn't happen had it not been for Greg. RIP to the writer of my default karaoke song.

Greg Brown, Co-Founder of Cake and Writer of 'The Distance,' Passes Away. Pretty much the perfect pop song in my jaded opinion.