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Happy Birthday!

I know I'm late to the game on this one, but we could all use more humor these days:

Monsieur Spade - very well-done. Cinematically filmed, with a smartly-written script, yet subtly so (as in using language well, not in the "I'm smarter than you" way). Clive Owen delivers it perfectly. Six episodes.

Woot! has the Fujifilm GFX100 II (body only) for $3999 today: (NEW) Fujifilm GFX100S II Body Mirrorless Medium Format Camera Body (woot.com)

LOL! Well, 61 ain't so bad (until I just typed that out, that is 😉) Thanks for posting everyone!

Shrinking (AppleTV) - season 1 Season 2 coming in October '24

Severance (AppleTV) - halfway through finished season 1 Looking forward to season 2 in January '25

Bad Monkey (AppleTV) - first three eps are very enjoyable, if highly dependent upon Vaughn's witty charm: Natalie Martinez ain't too difficult to look at either though😉

The Bear - finished season 3. Wow, great..again. Except...cliffhanger!

The Rooney (any associations with the band of the same name are purely coindidental).

Given that everything is on the same rack, in close proximity, is there a benefit to this vs. connecting the Nucleus One to the DAC directly via USB? (pls forgive any misunderstanding, as I know nothing about Roon or network audio)

Pixii announces their first full-frame rangefinder, the Pixii Max

Feliz cumpleaños!

Happy Birthday!

A Man In Full - David E. Kelly still makes good TV

I think most of our older (pre-boomer) folks don't change. Unfortunately, it may take much of them literally dying out for us to truly get past a lot of generational sins. This is a big conflict for me, as I am a staunch supporter of our "greatest generation" for their history, their contributions, & their many good qualities. But, my dad had severe prejudices. The racial stuff was more apparent. The anti-gay prejudice wasn't as openly talked about, but it was there. I had to do a lot of personal work, and boundary-setting as an adult to divorce myself from those prejudices. His downward spiral with dementia began as my nieces & nephews came of age & started to express themselves. I'm pretty sure he wouldn't have dealt with it well had he kept his faculties. Maybe that's the universe's way of making way for the new & is actually a saving grace? Dunno. Thankfully, my mom is the complete opposite & the epitome of unconditional love (I severely doubt my parents would have gotten together if they met today). Also, my two brothers have done a fantastic job of stopping those generational sins within their own families.

Mayor of Kingstown - pretty straightforward, but intense procedural. Already into season 2...

Firstly, thank you for sharing your story Steve. I am so, so sorry that you had to endure that pain throughout your life. I've never understood the violent expression of that kind of hatred toward another person. Personally, I have had many gay friends all my life, from high-school & long since into adulthood. I've always been a close friend & an ally. This month, I think of my mother's 85y/o cousin who passed-away just a few weeks ago. She had moved to Green Bay many years ago to live with her "friend" - a Catholic nun. Although most of us understood their relationship, her sexuality was never discussed openly amongst family (not that we necessarily should have). But I was always sad that she felt she had to move so far away from family to live her authentic self. Today, I have nieces & nephews in their twenties who are openly gay/trans, and am glad my family as a whole embrace them as they are. Maybe that's a sign that there has been progress & this is a better time. Let's hope.

Hacks (HBO Max) - the creators of this show have managed to not only maintain, but actually improve the quality of this show with a great season 3 overall. And the scene in the last ep, where Ava confronts Deborah about the head-writer job, is nothing short of fantastic for any acting medium (Whew!).

The Signal (Netflix) - only four episodes, so it's an easy watch & doesn't fall into the traps of the similar-but-troublesome Constellation

Happy birthday!

The AfterParty (AppleTV) - seasons 1 & 2

My condolences Jose. Wishing you well on your recovery.

In a scary coincidence, after seeing @mikeymad's post here, I spotted a copy of this at my local Goodwill. I had not heard of this particular album before, nor of Sanborn's passing, but thought the confluence too much to pass up on this, so I had to buy it.