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  • How Did the Entitled Dickheads End Up Ruining the Podcasting World for Everyone Else?

    Podcasting in particular seems to be a breeding ground for self-inflated superegos and all of these years later I’m still stumped as to why.

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  • Depeche Mode – Moda Center – Portland, Oregon

    I first saw Depeche Mode WAY back in 1988 on the Music for the Masses tour. They were my favorite band at the time but if you asked me back then I would’ve given them a solid 7.5/10. Depeche Mode in 2023 is probably the best arena act in the world, at least in my…

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  • WTF is Wrong with the People That Line Up at Costco?

    According to their website, you can shop at Costco anytime between the hours of 10AM and 8:30PM on weekdays, and nearly as long on weekends. If you paid for the membership, and they’re open, you can shop there. No one is going to stop you. The creators of the fabulous Kirkland Signature Brand of consumer…

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  • Smashing Pumpkins w/ Stone Temple Pilots – Hayden Homes Ampitheater – Bend, Oregon

    Or, how I stopped being such a snob and learned to love a pair of bands I gave no thought to back in the day. Stone Temple Pilots Smashing Pumpkins Truly an All-Time Top 10 Concert contender if ever there was one.

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  • The Very Unexpectedly Musical Month of July

    A funny thing happened on my way to a midlife crisis. Rather than buying a sportscar that I couldn’t drive anyway (between you and me, I haven’t had a valid license since 1999), instead, I bought a turntable – and it has completely changed my life for the better. Some background: I got my first turntable…

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  • Multnomah Falls

    Still one of my favorite places to visit in the entire region. Shot on both an iPhone 14 Pro and a Canon EOS M50 with a pair of overpriced lenses that I’m far too amateur to properly appreciate. 😉

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  • RIP Twitter Account

    According to Twitter, I joined in February 2009. That’s a little over 14 years of my life that I’ve been contributing to that thing, during which time I posted some 122.9K tweets – yes, you read that correctly. But it was time. Goodbye Elon, you shit stain. If you need me (and why would you?)…

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  • I Bought a Turntable and Now It’s Like I’m a Teenager Again

    After resisting temptation for a number of years, my resurgence of interest in music saw me pick up a turntable last weekend and I couldn’t be happier – though my wallet might disagree. Secondary achievement unlocked: picking up the entire Love and Rockets catalog and every New Order vinyl box set on the market.

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  • The Low-Self Esteem of the Modern Super-Ego

    “Do you know who I am?” What a strange and wonderous question. Do I know who you are? Should I? Would it bother you if I did not? Has it ever occurred to you that if you must ask that question, chances are quite good that no, I do not know who you are? It’s…

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  • Love and Rockets – Moore Theater – Seattle, Washington

    May 28, 2023, marks the third time I’ve seen Love and Rockets live. I bought tickets to Bauhaus last year but had to travel for business shortly before they aborted the whole tour anyway. It’s just as well. I was always 100x the Love and Rockets fan than I ever was a Bauhaus fan. As…

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