My sister pointed out recently that he’s the “Cuban” version of a cousin of ours - whose looks like him, but is primarily of Norwegian/British descent I think. Now I can’t look at Rubio without thinking of my cousin (and who voted for Trump, I guess!).

My first trip to New York... Creed’s One was the song was playing at I entered Manhattan for the first time. I suppose we could crack all the Creed jokes we want as a result of this sad scenario, but I suppose it could have been a worse tune of theirs, haha.

I’m still stunned that I’ve hardly seen any of the DC or Marvel movies yet. I did see the first hour of Batman v. Superman on a Delta flight one time though.

I just think of the Will and Grace scene during its first season when I think of the 1998 Nagano skates...

Well, look at how this sort of thing worked for that last guy...

“No!”

What’s does the Chinese legal system offer as “severe punishment” for this sort of vandalism and/or theft? Honest question.

Ah! Thanks for pointing that out. Must have been autocorrect or a brain lapse of some sort! As far as I know anyway... ;)

You are overthinking it, haha. But in a nutshell, yes, they understand what Stewie’s saying, but only pay attention to it in in varying amounts since he’s just a baby.

I love how we all get into the guitar right as our teens are winding down and popular music becomes ever more important, haha. I started playing at 18? Minimal tries right before that as well, but I’m fairly decent today and have kept up with it.

I think apps and computer programs can be great for that. Even as an adult, I like trying out the ones that automatically create sounds or music that you arrange easily somehow. If there’s a kid-friendly one out there, it certainly wouldn’t hurt if you’re trying to gear them towards that sort of thing!

I didn’t play guitar yet in high school, but I knew enough about pop music that I was even teaching my band members a thing or two about music structure. I’d scream something like, “Why doesn’t Jack come in before the middle 8 after the second chorus?,” and they’d then look at me like I was talking Swahili or…

A few words of advice... electronic drum set (perhaps second hand via eBay to save money) and headphones.

A few words of advice... electronic drum set (perhaps second hand via eBay to save money). And headphones.

I grew up in a small town where you could be a two or three-sport athlete each year if you wanted to be. One of the things a high school teacher told us was he always advised his own kids to finish the season you started, even if you struggled with it or weren’t playing enough, etc. The reason he gave was that it…

It’s funny how you come back to some of these things later in life when you least expect it!

Dude, everyone knows you have to be a rapper or hip-hop act to get in...

Yeah, the stuff since Playing the Angel has been mostly miss, imo. Although “Cover Me” off their most recent release is a gorgeous tune (and, oddly enough, I think their touring keyboardist and drummer wrote the music to that one).

... and no mention of the American Dad use of the song either?!

I got the album for Christmas from Santa Claus in 1994. I still come back to the songs on it from time to time, although not so much the title track (even though it’s one of the first songs I really got into, haha). Young and Proud was my jam back in the day though.