Joe Cooper 🇺🇦 🍉

I've been doing Duolingo for years. Something like five for Spanish, four for French, and three for Ukrainian and Irish. I'm finally able to mostly read/understand French and Spanish. Still can't speak it or write it, and can only barely understand it when spoken...but, I guess reading is something. Nonetheless, I think I need to do some other language thing. Duolingo doesn't actually seem to work for me. That's a long time to kinda be able to read.

The news rarely feels like a weight has been lifted off of our collective souls. But, this does. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/14/richard-glossip-oklahoma-case

But, seriously, though, is there any other band that launched more careers? Robert Trujillo (Metallica), Rocky George (Fishbone, Cro-Mags), Josh Freese (literally everybody, including Foo Fighters), Josh Paul (Daughtry), Brooks Wackerman (Avenged Sevenfold), Ronald Bruner Jr. (Stanley Clarke), Jimmy DeGrasso, Thundercat, Brandon Pertzborn (Offspring).

And, a lot of legends end up in Suicidal Tendencies, too. Dave Lombardo (Slayer), Jay Weinberg (Slipknot), Greyson Nekrutman (Sepultura).

Mike Muir is the Miles Davis of hard core and thrash. I won't be taking questions a this time.