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Well, no, not "unfortunate", but he does have the generally ovaloid head, like it was drawn by a lazy artist. But yes, bald. So I'm lazy -- buy the DVD set for $30?

Just...generally. Not specifically. And: no, I have not, alas.

One Punch Man is fantastic. Random factoid: I work with a guy who looks like him.

Yeezh. I thought that sort of shit only happened in America. RIP the dead

That's epic. **BURNT**

Okay.

Well, maybe he hasn't heard Norwegian Wood...

Lady Gaga Napalm Strike show would get some spectacular press.

Yeah, I'm not sure how to put it into words, but I'll try: Since I am familiar with the original, I got to hear the arrangement, distilled. He adds this funny chord progression that doesn't really have a key, so it sounds like it's just rising and falling without ever resolving. That made me realize he probably does things like that in his own compositions.

Exactly

Head-case, pedantic and educational.

"A brief or trivial item of news or information." says one source. Another (Merriam-Webster), "a briefly stated and usually trivial fact." Now, that said, I'll probably stop using it that way, myself, because it sounds like a factoid in the original sense. Also, I love getting into arguments such as these even if on the losing side, because I still learn something.

I just got to the cover of Norwegian Wood, and it's very instructive. It's like a switch flipped. Everything after that is making...well, alright, maybe not total sense, but more sense.

Wait, what?!? I thought was just a little fact, like a factlet.

It's...different. Worth a listen. I think you can stream it from the link.

NAD make good shit. I'd say if it was something you'd be interested in, it's probably worth trying sight unseen (or rather, sound signature unheard). What speakers were you thinking of pairing them with, the Cicadas?

A couple days late -- I really like the chorus, it really captures that passing feeling of uplift I felt on Monday...for a moment. Right up there with VNV Nation, IMHO:

I lack the "won't" of a teetotaller.

I doubt you'll ever get to 1,500 bottles, though.

Yes! I have a thing about that kind of symmetry. When my then brother-in-law built our deck for us 20 ish years ago, we had a funky little bump out on the house -- 3 sides of an octagon. He matched the bump out in dimensions and angle for me. (My ex still lives in that house and still has that deck, so I get to occasionally see it.) It's very satisfying to see.