Nova Carmina

The troubles you're having are just baked into the idea of vinyl -- it's too fragile. That's why it was such a good idea to move away from vinyl records in the first place -- delicate, easy to damage, not portable. Sure, they sound warm and full, and the pops, buzz, and imperfections may be part of the charm, but is it worth the rest of it? The sleeves are/were nice because the art was so visible, but do many artists bother with intricate covers much anymore? I dunno; I hate ever advising a person to give up on something, but I don't drink the vinyl Kool-Aid.

I tried the "New in Rock Music" playlist on iTunes; something like 137 songs and thirteen hours, and so far there are about six songs I like well enough to download for further listening. I'll keep at it.

So what are some good fits? Anheuser-Busch for the Blues, maybe; Chicago Bureau of Sanitation for the Blackhawks? Gamblers Anonymous for the Golden Knights? Metamucil for the Lightning? I just hope they don't do it like in soccer, where you need a magnifying glass to see the team logo, while the company's name is splashed all across the chest. I remember seeing pictures as a teenager and being mighty confused about the team names!

It's Ozzy, innit?

The Royals are trying to keep the Astros close to the pack!

Sad what happened to the A's pitcher. Get well soon, Bassitt. That looked - and sounded -horrible! The line drive hit Bassit square in the side of the face...no glancing motion at all. :( https://www.google.c...d=1629294851550 Yikes -- I hadn't seen that. I hope he'll be okay.

So what are some good fits? Anheuser-Busch for the Blues, maybe; Chicago Bureau of Sanitation for the Blackhawks? Gamblers Anonymous for the Golden Knights? Metamucil for the Lightning?

So there I was minding my own business, having gone 5-5-5-3-5 to start the round, and suddenly the golf gods came for me -- I closed with 9-9-6-7. Yeesh.

2112 is great -- of course, we're in the final four -- but it cannot sustain that greatness against the other works.

I love nearly all these remaining tracks, so I eagerly choose Subdivisions.

Finally!

Yeesh.

Yeah, audience awareness suggests this will be a blowout, but not because CCR weren't great -- they were! But they're not Rush.

Oops, saw this yesterday, meant to post something nice, and got distracted. I'm getting good at the "day old" birthday greetings -- I hope the next year brings you joy!

Nevermind Headlong Flight or Bastille Day, why is that rusty bucket of near-future sci-fi cliches and poor scansion still road worthy? That thing should have failed its inspection long ago.

Pink Floyd gets the wins here -- The Wall is an experience (not a pleasant one, exactly, as alluded above, but still).

Liverpool not quite top of the table -- thank you very much for rolling over for a tummy tickle from ManUre rather than playing them like you did us last year, Leeds Utd -- but everything pretty much went to form, I think, bar the delightful Bees and maybe Everton surprised some folks.

He should retire now, while he's still undefeated and unhittable. :16ton: So this is what the Diamondbacks have been missing all year! Pitching! Oh, and the hitting, I guess. And fielding, probably.

I'd rate Magnum Force as #1, but only just; thereafter, diminishing returns.

Yeah, so not so great for Leeds. Sophomore album slump?

While I can't say I've heard her, I've definitely heard of her; sad day for her fans. Thank you for the joy and art you brought into the world.

This is the greatest outrage since the last greatest outrage.

That seems . . . wrong. Well, not "Red Barchetta," time to park that one, but "Working Man"? I know Mosher says it's a different band, but Rush sure played the heck out of it for forty years. As much as I love Power Windows, "Marathon" was not my choice and I will accept its termination whenever the hive-mind says it's got to go.

Sorry I missed it, but this way you get to stretch it out! Happy Birthday!