i couldn’t agree with all of this more, especially the aesthetic comparison between Roger Federer and John McEnroe - who i hated most of the time - but whose game was SO beautiful to watch.

^ this. Patagonia is who they think they are.

Free, ‘I’ll Be Creepin’. probably has a slightly different connotation these days

saying ‘both parties are bad’ is different than saying ‘both parties are the same.’ even if we were to except the worst case scenario, where both parties are so terrible in their own ways that voting for either is morally unacceptable to you you can still WRITE SOMEONE IN. of the many excuses for not voting

as a supporter of the sabermetrics statistical revolution i have to shake my head at the existence of Eli Manning.

thin lizzy YES

what’s the joke here, you write down a few trad bands from Ireland (and add in the ‘honorary’ Dropkick Murphys since they’re from Quincy or something) to prove how fucking underground you are and then also, like, make fun of all these online lists from ‘nobodies’? so you get to be superior twice or something? then as…

THIN LIZZY

oh fuck yes. Jimi at the top of his form. Band of Gypsys brought out the the best, funkiest + nastiest he had.

but if you’re accused of doing this, particularly at this moment in history, it seems like you can’t deny it outright without being assumed a liar. as a consequence, it could be that it’s better politics to say ‘i really don’t remember this the same way’ (which functions as a denial) while also saying ‘i have to…

addressing the root causes for gun violence needs to be done as well. i don’t think Alex’s post says anything about not doing that, but sure.

it needs to be said, now, that Robbie Koenig is the best.

did you see Nothing Can Hurt Me? it’s the doc about Big Star

i LOVE this song, it’s underrated as hell.

this fucking kicks ass.

Yankee fan, very happy with the results! that said - i read an ESPN article (the 2nd such article in the last couple weeks) comparing Judge to Babe Ruth. BABE FUCKING RUTH.

i don’t know, colloquially it’s often used to mean a kind of misguided, extreme preference for one’s own country. strictly speaking you’re right, but also super pedantic :)

i’ll never be convinced by the argument that addressing the issues of the day when they intersect with the sports world, and doing it in an honest way - which includes but isn’t limited to the opinions of the sports journalists addressing the issues - hurts the revenues at ESPN. is that what you’re saying?

For Those Who Love To Live

not sure if they could ever get Tom Hardy to do it but he’d currently be my top choice.