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Today brings news of MAJOR INCONVENIENCE. Back in 2014, I completely replaced my many decades-old bedroom set. When we bought it, we didn’t realize how much bigger it was than the set it replaced. Essentially, it could only fit in my room one way, and the pieces had to go in in a certain...

That building is virtually empty, from what I understand. I think some of the floors aren’t even completed.

Schrodinger’s Stargate

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I’ve seen a similar piece of art out of Japan.

Re: small venues Most of the ones I loved that were outside of concentrated music/arts communities (like Austin’s 6th Street or Dallas’ Deep Ellum) have been replaced by strip clubs, restaurants, and parking lots.🤷🏾‍♂️

This grrrl was probably the smartest border collie we’ve ever had: When we got her as a puppy, she was so small that she could have easily escaped under the car gate to our yard. So for quite a while, we had to take her into the yard on a leash. When she grew a bit more, we tried to let...

Yeah, pretty much. It’s kind of the musical instrument version of soda vs pop vs soft drink vs etc. Like “soft drink” or “ soda” is the most formal name for non-alcoholic carbonated beverages, “violin” is the formal instrument name. “Fiddle” is a nickname, and can be applied to any member of...

I could see that,

The hardanger? It’s definitely its own thing. I think they originated in Northern Europe.

I haven’t been present for the deaths of all my pets, but I have for all but one over the past 20 years*. It hurts- I’m tearing up a bit as I write this- but I personally think they were comforted by my hugs, pats & words. * she passed in her sleep, cookie under her paw.

Violins and fiddles ARE the same…except for instruments like the Hardanger. It has extra, sympathetic strings that give a different sound.

That link didn’t work for me, so here’s some Epic Meal Time…

That’s when you show them your brown pants. …regardless of the color they were when you entered the room.

As a cellist, I also have to point out the violin octet family, which is closely related to the violin family…but ain’t quite the same. And then there’s the Hardanger fiddle…

The best bang for the buck show I ever saw was paying $10 to see Swervedriver opening with Machine Head, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden following (in that order). It was magical and memorable for many reasons: 1) the price for that lineup, obviously 2) the venue (now demolished) was a converted...

(Emphasis mine.) JEALOUS!