Here’s something I didn’t know. On the same day that he tried out for the job of AC/DC lead singer, Brian Johnson also recorded a song for a Hoover vacuum cleaner commercial. That’s not bad. Not sure I would have figured out it was him had I not known going in, but there are definitely …
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So Should We Reschedule Those Last Few Shifts?
I wonder if this fella considers Joey a musical and/or spiritual influence. According to Anesti Danelis’ website, he’s a musical and sketch comedian, an actor, and a writer. There was a time when he might’ve tacked the words “and a Starbucks barista” to that description, but that time was before he carried his guitar into …
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A Slow Trip Around The AM Dial
If you aren’t the kind of person who enjoys an evening spent slowly turning a radio dial, listening through static and marveling at all of the far away stations you can pull in, chances are you’re going to want to do something else with the next 17 minutes of your life. But if you’re me, …
It Only Takes About Five Seconds For AI To Mimic Speech Now
I’m not going to go through the whole lecture again, because if you don’t understand by now why this sort of technology is scary as hell and doesn’t bode well for the future, chances are you won’t until you find yourself a victim of it. This video is a couple years old, by the way. …
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But On The Bright Side, You’re Fired
While it seems like everyone in the world is getting the fricking Coronavirus these days, it also looks as though nobody is getting regular old coughs and colds. As a matter of fact, so few people are coming down with those thanks to all the masks and the distancing and the not being around people …
Do What In A Mask With A Stranger? Last Time I Tried That I Went To Jail
This must be embarrassing. Not because of the sex talk, but just because…I mean…just look at it. Dr. Theresa Tam said in a statement there is little chance of catching COVID-19 from semen or vaginal fluid, but sexual activity with someone new does increase the risk of contracting the virus, particularly if there is close contact …
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Seasons Of Trump
Wow. That’s quite the high note at the end there. I’m impressed. You made it, America! You survived four years (actually more if you count everything that lead up to it) of this shit. The Donald Trump era is about to end, at least officially. On behalf of the world, thank you for not giving …
Mama Said Knock You Out By…Billy Ray Cyrus? Yes, Billy Ray Cyrus
Other than I was not expecting that, I’m not sure I have words to describe this. I’m not even sure I know what genre it falls into, not that it really matters. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOJLrl2qoHA
Fly Away Is Finally A Listenable Song
I’ve never really cared for Fly Away. I know it was one of his biggest hits, but I always felt like Lenny Kravitz totally phoned it in and got extraordinarily lucky. But this Larkin Poe version? It kind of rules. Nice harmonies and some great slide guitar. This is how it always should have sounded.
Keep E-Comm And Carry ON
The annual stupid ass reasons why people called 911 lists are starting to come out. E-Comm, one of the dispatch systems in British Columbia, is out with its top 10. Some are fairly standard, but you can definitely see the COVID influence creeping in. To complain that a food delivery driver did not deliver a meal. …