So many years later, it’s STILL weird to see The 1-2-3 Kid all grown up.

That just means I’ll have to top-shelf it.

I’ve been saying for years* that whatever Jim Cooke was being paid wasn’t nearly enough. Good for him (and bad for us) that he agrees.

Doesn’t matter, they got your click.

Good to know. I was/am in a similar boat, in that I couldn’t tell you how faithful any emulation was. Unlike the Pods of the time, those early Spiders didn’t even pretend to sound like any combo in particular. But it just sounded... bad. Like “give me the cheapest Crate amp and a $75 Ibanez pedal instead” bad.

I’m not sure if you can still buy it (and I’m not sure where my copy went), but (one of?) the last things Dark Horse did with the license was a graphic novel called “The Star Wars.” It was an adaptation of the first draft of what would become 1977's Star Wars.

Way, way back when, I sold my Marshall ValveState 65 and bought one of the original Spider 210's. It was a BIG step backward that I still regret. I’m hoping they got better?

At the time of my comment, this has an entirely-appropriate 45 stars.

They’re out of a job come January 20 anyway. Not really much of a threat.

most of that is locally nonunion

Pipefitters aren’t going away any time soon, but I agree with the general sentiment. In my area (central NY), there are two main obstacles.

When I last applied to the IBEW local 43 apprenticeship (late 2016?), journeyman rates were $30/hour for commercial and $20/hour for residential (plus or minus a few cents, benefits on top, etc). Maybe local 43 sucks at negotiating contracts, but that seemed low to me. Particularly residential - the stakes may be…

I live in NY22. My congressional representative prides himself on being part of the “Problem Solver” caucus. He touted the bill he cosponsored that would prevent localities from defunding law enforcement. He seems like a genuinely good person, but as a politician? Milquetoast, center-right jackass.

It’s a mid-cycle refresh of the 350Z’s mid-cycle refresh.

which sucks ass and will never be as good as the SUNY Oswego Lakers, no matter how hard they try

I’ll be sick of people saying “but 2016!” no sooner than November 4. Our voter turnout numbers are typically crap, so I’m all about people having a sense of urgency.

But unless Ocasio-Cortez wears a burlap sack from Home Depot or a peplum blouse from Forever 21 that will fall apart after a single wash, she is, according to these people, skirting her values.

That’s what Kamala is for. An incumbent doesn’t have to run for reelection until they reach term limits.

For example, when I go canoeing, I have to hide the keys to my Pao on the car in a Very Secret Spot....

I wish writers on Jalopnik would think a little more critically before reporting on stuff like this, or that their editors would kick these stories back and ask for more research.