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    Oh God. Not LOST. Trust me EdJr will back this up.

     

    LOST is a great show. Not good--GREAT. One of the best ever. UNLESS.....you want any resolution to the mysteries they present in the show. Because you will be disappointed. Utterly disappointed. I'm not talking a couple left hanging. Like ALL OF them...Every mystery. Every thing you want to know why it happened, for what reason, what led to it, why did it happen etc....

     

    Nope.You will never have those questions answered. So if you like good "character development" which is what the writers puked on us after they realized they weren't good enough to tie off the loose ends, then enjoy LOST. Cause that's all it is.

    +1. My family and I binged LOST several years ago when we first got netflix. Really enjoyed the first several seasons. Started to think "WTF is going on?" for the last couple seasons, and then ended up extremely pissed at the ending. Might as well ride it out and see what we're talking about. Embrace the hate.

     

    I do love me some Juliet, though. Just something about her does it for me. :)

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    I'd say it was probably my first "real concert". INXS with Ziggy Marley as opener 1987. I was in 6th grade and my buddy and I had tickets on the other side of the venue from his dad and girlfriend, who also went. A few "old ladies" (probably mod 20's) thought we were funny and bought us a couple beers and let us hit their joint. It was the first time I ever got buzzed or high. His dad never found out. Good times.

    Can sizes? If they were teachers you probably could've gotten a hummer as well.

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    Trying to pick a single concert is a tough one, but after thinking it over I think I'll go with the following:

     

    Rush, May 31 2008, The Gorge Ampitheatre

     

    I've seen Rush many times and they never disappoint. I chose this concert as "most memorable" for a couple of reasons..

     

    First concert I saw at The Gorge. I had always heard that it was beautiful, but I was completely blown away when I first saw the view. https://www.google.com/search?q=gorge+amphitheatre+images&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiG0sD6nbnUAhWBz4MKHaFEDloQsAQIIw&biw=1470&bih=933&dpr=1#imgrc=_

     

    First concert with my kids. My son was 11 and my daughter was 9. I was lucky that I was able to influence my kids' taste in music. The lady next to me during the show thought it was awesome to see my 9 y/o daughter standing on the seat and singing along with "Freewill" and to hear her shout "Yes! Witch Hunt" when she recognized the beginning of the song. Over the years I have seen several great concerts with my kids (Iron Maiden x3, Rush x4, NIN, Dream Theater x2, Steven Wilson x2, many more) but I always think back to this first one. 9 years later and we'll be heading back to The Gorge on Saturday to see Tool. Kids are getting older -- son wrapping up 2nd year of college, daughter graduating high school -- so I need to fit in as many concerts with them before they grow up and move on.

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    Was she one of the many "celebrities" who proudly swore on the Baby Jeebus that they would leave the country if Trump was elected? Of course all that made this promise only did this as a "look at me" move because they were 100% certain this would never happen.

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    If you're an IPA fan then definitely check out anything from Melvin Brewing. They're in Wyoming so not sure if available on the East Coast. Their beers are available in the PNW and they'll be opening a brewpub in Bellingham, WA sometime this year.

     

    For those that mentioned liking bourbons/whiskey then you definitely can't go wrong with a nice boozy barrel aged stout or porter.

     

    Sh1t. Now I'm thirsty.

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    Same. I'm a hefeweizen fan. I couldn't find a decent hef around here for years, but there's always 73 different IPAs to choose from. A brewery near me finally started out putting out a decent hef just in the last year or so.

     

    Was at an unfamiliar bar this weekend. Asked if they had a hefeweizen on tap and the girl said "No, but I have a grapefruit shandy!"

     

    "Uh... ok..." :blink:

    Traditional Bavarian hefe (clove/banana flavors) or "American" hefe?

  13. Posted

    Excellent new documentary on Netflix. Not to give too much away but it deals with abuse, and possibly murder, at Catholic schools in the Baltimore archdiocese. Pretty focked up stuff. Highly recommend it.

    Single show or multi episode?

  21. Posted

    Seeing them with Primus and Melvins June 24th. Can't wait.

    Lucky you.

     

    Looks like The Crystal Method is opening for the June 17 show at The Gorge. Interesting choice, I guess. :shrug:

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