GeneticBlueprint

9 hours ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said:

 

 

 

LMAO. Okay F-22 pilot. Do you know how many people would kill to take your place? But since you want to take care of that on your own go ahead and make it easy for them.

52 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said:

BYU? @GeneticBlueprint is going to be excited!

Eh. I don't really care about college sports.

Also, while I root for my alma mater I do get sick pleasure out of when they lose important games because they could be a powerhouse without their "Honor" code. But they'll always shoot themselves in the foot.

Actively posting on Facebook--doesnt matter what you're saying--should be grounds for termination.

19 minutes ago, SaysWho? said:

None of the tweets are loading on mobile for me so I have no idea what bm posted that has y’all pissed.

Dems bending over and lifting up their skirts for rich people.

9 minutes ago, Ghost_MH said:

That's unfortunate. I know here in Massachusetts I can pick and choose which vaccine I want because they're all being offered, but this is also Massachusetts versus Utah. We're already at like 75% with at least one shot. Unfortunately, I can't yet request an mRNA booster because there has been no guidance on what a J&J booster looks like.

I'd be curious what happens if you go to a handful of places and request the J&J. CDC website said J&J was available at a lot of places here but whenever we called they'd say they didn't have them anymore.

2 hours ago, Ghost_MH said:

 

Anyone freaked out over mRNA vaccines because of Facebook disinformation can just go get a J&J vaccine and avoid all of it. It's "super weird" how so much of the anti-vax nonsense out there just pretends the J&J vaccine doesn't exist.

J&J is hard to find. My FIL came to visit from Bolivia and I wanted to get him a single shot vaccine but we couldn't find the J&J anywhere in Utah.

16 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said:

Well if I could describe this album I would call it "slow and steady" and for better or worse it generally sounds like a variation on a riff of songs they've done before. Of course they've always done this but I don't think it's been done to this extent. That being said they are good riffs and the songs for the most part are enjoyable. Nothing terrible, good songs but nothing that blows your balls off like The Book of Souls. Of course my opinion could improve over subsequent listens (as it usually does).

 

If you're one of those freaks who get the physical edition the art is pretty outstanding. To imagine we came from Dance of Death to this, bravo! Not only is the booklet some nice glossy shit the album itself is not cheap paper, it's glossy too.

 

Overall if you're a fan of Iron Maiden I think you'll be content with this album.

I ordered a physical edition but it still hasn't arrived

12 minutes ago, Jason said:

The kids are alright

IPS Default.

1 hour ago, Massdriver said:

I'm worried that it's going to be Shannara with a bigger budget. Poor acting and casting decisions could wreck the show even if it has a high budget and decent writing.

 

Overall I'm neutral on the trailer. It doesn't make me feel any better or any worse about the show, but I was hoping for something more.

That's the one whose name I forgot and couldn't be bothered to Google. Thanks. Agreed with all of this.

When reviewer consensus is positive it's a 99/100 chance I'm going to agree. When consensus is that something isn't good or is mediocre or is outright bad, I could still end up liking it. Hoping that's the case here. But it's more like a 50/50 chance.

Top federal health officials warn that booster shots initially may be limited to Pfizer recipients - The Washington Post

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The acting commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told a top White House official their agencies may not...

Where's my Pfizer fam?

5 minutes ago, Jason said:

 

I don't recall immediately (or at all) noticing the mixing with The Book of Souls. I just fired up The Red and the Black and I guess the main vocals are a bit muted compared to older Maiden but the rest of the mix doesn't seem really muddy like with the songs this new album. Bruce's vocals also aren't AS lost in the background on The Red and the Black.

Book of Souls is a bit different I'll give you that. But the mixing sounds a lot like Brave New World or A Matter of Life and Death to me. The sound is a bit dry. I think it works for them.

2 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said:

 

Yeah when I heard the second song I posted the production I thought sounded kind of rough. It wouldn't be the first time for them though.

Bit of a signature for them since ~2000 tbh.

4 hours ago, TwinIon said:

I agree it's generic, but it doesn't look bad. I can live with bland if it's otherwise well done.

Yes.

There were some really cool elements in the trailer I think are worth mentioning: the Fade looks scary as hell. Shadar Logoth and Tar Valon look really well done. Definitely excited for the show.

All the other visual elements were screaming that forgettable MTV fantasy show, though.

Visually, for the most part, it looks pretty generic I'm sad to say. I'm hoping the writing carries this thing. Because a bunch of unknowns probably aren't going to. But we'll see. I'll still be there on day one.

My oldest son tested positive for COVID-19. My wife, who is vaccinated, tested negative.

Vaccines work.

On 8/31/2021 at 2:08 AM, Keyser_Soze said:

Police officers around Tampa Bay are dying of COVID

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And a surge in cases is stretching emergency services to the brink.

 

A police captain who refused the vaccine and took the anti-parasitic ivermectin to combat COVID-19 dies from the virus

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Captain Joe Manning of the Wayne County Sheriff's Office took the anti-parasitic ivermectin - often used to deworm horses - as a COVID-19 cure.

Some of those that work forces

Eat the paste that's for horses

4 hours ago, Jwheel86 said:

Movie script

 

I mean I'll definitely watch it.

7 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said:

 

But did they buy the t-shirt because the baby was on it or because they liked the album? I figure it's probably the latter.

It kind of goes with what @GeneticBlueprint said. Nirvana basically was considered an indie band before Nevermind came out, and paying $200 to get parents permission to take a picture of the baby was probably pretty generous for the band at the time. It's only after the popularity of the album exploded that one could claim they are making money off his image (but again most people are buying the album for the music not the baby) but if you didn't see the album becoming popular you probably should blame your parents for not cutting a lucrative deal in which case the band would probably say forget it and come up with another idea for an album cover.

Or find another baby who wouldn't grow up to be so fucking weird about this situation at a minimum.

1 hour ago, Komusha said:

His reasoning is stupid but I can't really blame him for wanting a piece of the pie. DGC made a lot of money off of his image with T-shirts and other merchandise. Ideally he SHOULD be getting sort of royalties for it, but I understand that legally DGC doesn't owe him anything. Sounds like a shitty deal that he was made before he had any autonomy over his own image and body.

This. But also: Nobody knew that album was going to blow up and make a few people extremely rich. At the time they could barely afford the $200 they paid him. His parents should have worked something into a contract.

51 minutes ago, Joe said:

I’m def going to get it when the 8 months have passed.

I'd get it every 2 weeks if I could.

I think they should go with Ken Jennings, personally.

2 hours ago, Chairslinger said:

 

 

Lan is supposed to be nearly 2 feet taller than Moiraine

 

 

Gotta admit that I pictured him a bit less... Skinny.

1 minute ago, mclumber1 said:

 

Ain't no way he gunna use Google Maps.  That's a marxist app!

He probably did.

"Okay Google. Take me to Congress."

Okay. Navigating to Library of Congress.

"Damn right."