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Never forget it's a small world.
Just found out my ex-girlfriend from 30 years and over a thousand miles away now lives 20 miles from where my wife and I now live.
It ended badly, but I weirdly ended up friends with her brother and his friends and friends of those friends and rarely saw her.
And found out her current partner used 2 friends of ours for models for stained glass panels in a church.
I wouldn't believe this in a novel.
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Never forget it's a small world.
Just found out my ex-girlfriend from 30 years and over a thousand miles away now lives 20 miles from where my wife and I now live.
It ended badly, but I weirdly ended up friends with her brother and his friends and friends of those friends and rarely saw her.
And found out her current partner used 2 friends of ours for models for stained glass panels in a church.
I wouldn't believe this in a novel.
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Buddy Guy
Parliament Funkadelic (Amazing. Just amazing).
Daikaju (many times. Always fun.)
Man or Astroman?
Pinehill Haints (rockabilly Americana band. Catchy lyrics and tunes).
Elton John (yes, he was as good as you think).
Tickets were starting to get out of our price range 15 years ago, *really* out of our price range now.
I hate ticketmaster.
4/4
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Buddy Guy
Parliament Funkadelic (Amazing. Just amazing).
Daikaju (many times. Always fun.)
Man or Astroman?
Pinehill Haints (rockabilly Americana band. Catchy lyrics and tunes).
Elton John (yes, he was as good as you think).
Tickets were starting to get out of our price range 15 years ago, *really* out of our price range now.
I hate ticketmaster.
4/4
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Linda Wood (fantastic vocals. Heard several times at Open mic shows and more).
Soul Coughing
They Might Be Giants
Dead Elvis
Dead Milkmen (fantastic show!)
Marcy's Playground
Phil Weaver/Ingrid Van Spakovsky (Classical music. Not usually my thing live, but they were great).
Blue Savoy Combo
Old Crow Medicine show (This one surprised me because I thought it was a little local band, but was much more).
Southern Culture on the Skids (Very fun)
3/4
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Linda Wood (fantastic vocals. Heard several times at Open mic shows and more).
Soul Coughing
They Might Be Giants
Dead Elvis
Dead Milkmen (fantastic show!)
Marcy's Playground
Phil Weaver/Ingrid Van Spakovsky (Classical music. Not usually my thing live, but they were great).
Blue Savoy Combo
Old Crow Medicine show (This one surprised me because I thought it was a little local band, but was much more).
Southern Culture on the Skids (Very fun)
3/4
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Trip to Argentina
Hoodoo Gurus (college show where they gave their all. Not the right audience that time, but they were great).
The Drovers
Concrete Blonde (Best performance I ever saw. Right audience for the right band at the right time).
The Godfathers
Bo Diddley (nice to talk with as he was on the same bench with me before playing. Had no idea who he was at the time. I learned).
2/4
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Trip to Argentina
Hoodoo Gurus (college show where they gave their all. Not the right audience that time, but they were great).
The Drovers
Concrete Blonde (Best performance I ever saw. Right audience for the right band at the right time).
The Godfathers
Bo Diddley (nice to talk with as he was on the same bench with me before playing. Had no idea who he was at the time. I learned).
2/4
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Bands and/or musicians I've seen live, in chronological order as best as I can remember. Most have name recognition, some I just saw locally.
The first 4 were all together. I was taken there in college when my friends discovered I'd never been to a rock show.
Leon Redbone
The Turtles (they were so funny!)
The Grass Roots
Gary and The Playboys
B.B. King
Noel Cooney (fun audience participation and Irish songs).
Microwave Dave and the Nukes
1/4
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Bands and/or musicians I've seen live, in chronological order as best as I can remember. Most have name recognition, some I just saw locally.
The first 4 were all together. I was taken there in college when my friends discovered I'd never been to a rock show.
Leon Redbone
The Turtles (they were so funny!)
The Grass Roots
Gary and The Playboys
B.B. King
Noel Cooney (fun audience participation and Irish songs).
Microwave Dave and the Nukes
1/4
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First 10 on chronological order.
1. Leon Redbone
2. The Turtles (they were so funny!)
3. The Grass Roots
4. Gary and The Playboys
5. B.B. King
6. Noel Cooney (fun audience participation and Irish songs).
7. Microwave Dave and the Nukes (great blues!)
8. Trip to Argentina
9. Hoodoo Gurus (college show where they gave their all. Not the right audience that time, but they were great).
10. The Drovers
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First 10 on chronological order.
1. Leon Redbone
2. The Turtles (they were so funny!)
3. The Grass Roots
4. Gary and The Playboys
5. B.B. King
6. Noel Cooney (fun audience participation and Irish songs).
7. Microwave Dave and the Nukes (great blues!)
8. Trip to Argentina
9. Hoodoo Gurus (college show where they gave their all. Not the right audience that time, but they were great).
10. The Drovers
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CW: Boring past and USpol
It was disturbing to find out a "goth" person I knew who was man who often wore a skirt last millenia is now a full blown racist trump cultist with the mental disconnect to blame *the people affected* by the DEI grant destroying bullshit for his losing his grant and job.
More disturbing is that this description fits more people than I thought it would.
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CW: Boring past and USpol
It was disturbing to find out a "goth" person I knew who was man who often wore a skirt last millenia is now a full blown racist trump cultist with the mental disconnect to blame *the people affected* by the DEI grant destroying bullshit for his losing his grant and job.
More disturbing is that this description fits more people than I thought it would.
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CW: Boring past and USpol
It was disturbing to find out a "goth" person I knew who was man who often wore a skirt last millenia is now a full blown racist trump cultist with the mental disconnect to blame *the people affected* by the DEI grant destroying bullshit for his losing his grant and job.
More disturbing is that this description fits more people than I thought it would.
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CW: Boring past and USpol
It was disturbing to find out a "goth" person I knew who was man who often wore a skirt last millenia is now a full blown racist trump cultist with the mental disconnect to blame *the people affected* by the DEI grant destroying bullshit for his losing his grant and job.
More disturbing is that this description fits more people than I thought it would.
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CW: Boring past and USpol
It was disturbing to find out a "goth" person I knew who was man who often wore a skirt last millenia is now a full blown racist trump cultist with the mental disconnect to blame *the people affected* by the DEI grant destroying bullshit for his losing his grant and job.
More disturbing is that this description fits more people than I thought it would.
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Never diagnosed as such, but damn this is familiar.
"...entire systems to treat autistic people as unreliable witnesses to their own lives. And the cost is high."
I was blamed for so many things that I wasn't even a party to, just a convenient victim for liars.
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Never diagnosed as such, but damn this is familiar.
"...entire systems to treat autistic people as unreliable witnesses to their own lives. And the cost is high."
I was blamed for so many things that I wasn't even a party to, just a convenient victim for liars.
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Never diagnosed as such, but damn this is familiar.
"...entire systems to treat autistic people as unreliable witnesses to their own lives. And the cost is high."
I was blamed for so many things that I wasn't even a party to, just a convenient victim for liars.
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Never diagnosed as such, but damn this is familiar.
"...entire systems to treat autistic people as unreliable witnesses to their own lives. And the cost is high."
I was blamed for so many things that I wasn't even a party to, just a convenient victim for liars.
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Never diagnosed as such, but damn this is familiar.
"...entire systems to treat autistic people as unreliable witnesses to their own lives. And the cost is high."
I was blamed for so many things that I wasn't even a party to, just a convenient victim for liars.
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I really dislike what my brain still tells me even after years of therapy.
An acquaintance told me the other night "Thank you for existing."
So *of course* I thought it was some kind of weird insult.
Stupid brain.
They were validating me.
Some day I'll *feel* that for real.
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I really dislike what my brain still tells me even after years of therapy.
An acquaintance told me the other night "Thank you for existing."
So *of course* I thought it was some kind of weird insult.
Stupid brain.
They were validating me.
Some day I'll *feel* that for real.
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I really dislike what my brain still tells me even after years of therapy.
An acquaintance told me the other night "Thank you for existing."
So *of course* I thought it was some kind of weird insult.
Stupid brain.
They were validating me.
Some day I'll *feel* that for real.
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I really dislike what my brain still tells me even after years of therapy.
An acquaintance told me the other night "Thank you for existing."
So *of course* I thought it was some kind of weird insult.
Stupid brain.
They were validating me.
Some day I'll *feel* that for real.
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I really dislike what my brain still tells me even after years of therapy.
An acquaintance told me the other night "Thank you for existing."
So *of course* I thought it was some kind of weird insult.
Stupid brain.
They were validating me.
Some day I'll *feel* that for real.
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Read this toot, and thought "how nice that they're getting plants for baby spiders, I'm sure they'll appreciate growing into them as homes.'
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Read this toot, and thought "how nice that they're getting plants for baby spiders, I'm sure they'll appreciate growing into them as homes.'
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I saw Flo & Eddie in my first ever concert in Pensacola, Florida. A reunion show that opened up with Leon Redbone and had Gary and the Playboys and the Grass Roots. All were extremely entertaining, but The Turtles were the funniest. Because of one of their hairstyles, I thought they became the magicians Penn & Teller. Ages didn't match up, but back then, no deep internet to check. Also how my brother falsely convinced me Leon Redbone was Frank Zappa in disguise.
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I saw Flo & Eddie in my first ever concert in Pensacola, Florida. A reunion show that opened up with Leon Redbone and had Gary and the Playboys and the Grass Roots. All were extremely entertaining, but The Turtles were the funniest. Because of one of their hairstyles, I thought they became the magicians Penn & Teller. Ages didn't match up, but back then, no deep internet to check. Also how my brother falsely convinced me Leon Redbone was Frank Zappa in disguise.
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Going through old photos and things came across a program for the musical play "Chicago" which we saw as a family in December 2001.
Nana Visitor played Roxy Hart and she was, as always, fantastic.
George Hamilton was the lawyer and while Richard Gere did far better in the movie than I thought he would be, Hamilton's performance was incredible.
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Going through old photos and things came across a program for the musical play "Chicago" which we saw as a family in December 2001.
Nana Visitor played Roxy Hart and she was, as always, fantastic.
George Hamilton was the lawyer and while Richard Gere did far better in the movie than I thought he would be, Hamilton's performance was incredible.
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Going through old photos and things came across a program for the musical play "Chicago" which we saw as a family in December 2001.
Nana Visitor played Roxy Hart and she was, as always, fantastic.
George Hamilton was the lawyer and while Richard Gere did far better in the movie than I thought he would be, Hamilton's performance was incredible.
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Going through old photos and things came across a program for the musical play "Chicago" which we saw as a family in December 2001.
Nana Visitor played Roxy Hart and she was, as always, fantastic.
George Hamilton was the lawyer and while Richard Gere did far better in the movie than I thought he would be, Hamilton's performance was incredible.
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Going through old photos and things came across a program for the musical play "Chicago" which we saw as a family in December 2001.
Nana Visitor played Roxy Hart and she was, as always, fantastic.
George Hamilton was the lawyer and while Richard Gere did far better in the movie than I thought he would be, Hamilton's performance was incredible.
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No need to talk about it. What will other people think? (What about what their own kids think? Not worthy of consideration. )
If you've experienced the above or find yourself repeating the same patterns--please get some therapy.
It really does help.
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No need to talk about it. What will other people think? (What about what their own kids think? Not worthy of consideration. )
If you've experienced the above or find yourself repeating the same patterns--please get some therapy.
It really does help.
2/2
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I thought it was just *my* parents and aunts and uncles, but I'm finding out that a particular generation seems to have treated their children the same way.
Aunts and Uncles who treat the cousins marvelously, but are hypercritical with their own children. No matter what bad things happen, it's their child's fault, and when good things happen, their children couldn't have had anything to do with it. And everything is...fine, just fine when other people are around.
1/2
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I thought it was just *my* parents and aunts and uncles, but I'm finding out that a particular generation seems to have treated their children the same way.
Aunts and Uncles who treat the cousins marvelously, but are hypercritical with their own children. No matter what bad things happen, it's their child's fault, and when good things happen, their children couldn't have had anything to do with it. And everything is...fine, just fine when other people are around.
1/2
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CW: Personal biography note
Didn't and don't want children (we are absolutely fine with our taxes going to public education). Didn't really want cats or dogs but they found their way into my life to much grief -- but also lots more joy.
So the past few years as a stable married couple it's been really strange raising a series of adults who've suffered recent past trauma.
You wouldn't think "be on time" and "don't lie without reason" would be hard to teach or learn, but they are.
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CW: Personal biography note
Didn't and don't want children (we are absolutely fine with our taxes going to public education). Didn't really want cats or dogs but they found their way into my life to much grief -- but also lots more joy.
So the past few years as a stable married couple it's been really strange raising a series of adults who've suffered recent past trauma.
You wouldn't think "be on time" and "don't lie without reason" would be hard to teach or learn, but they are.
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My wife is very happy with her Christmas present we got today.
Meet Princess Blueberry.
#DogsOfFedi #DogsOfMastodon #ql_zoology_dogs #ct_biography #ct_biography_marriage
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My wife is very happy with her Christmas present we got today.
Meet Princess Blueberry.
#DogsOfFedi #DogsOfMastodon #ql_zoology_dogs #ct_biography #ct_biography_marriage
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CW: Personal venting
If I was good at it, I'd turn parts of the last year and into a country song.
Dog died, cat died, elderly parent medical trauma twice, wife's car just died after talking to her brother whose car just died.
And I *still* have it much better than too many people.
From writer Frederic Brown short story "The Ultimate Wish":
Character says something like, "Without any change in myself, I wish I was the dumbest, most evil man on this planet Earth". Satan screamed.
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CW: Personal venting
If I was good at it, I'd turn parts of the last year and into a country song.
Dog died, cat died, elderly parent medical trauma twice, wife's car just died after talking to her brother whose car just died.
And I *still* have it much better than too many people.
From writer Frederic Brown short story "The Ultimate Wish":
Character says something like, "Without any change in myself, I wish I was the dumbest, most evil man on this planet Earth". Satan screamed.
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CW: Personal family issue
My mother had a stroke today. And another one at the hospital.
Going to travel tomorrow to be with her.
Probably through December.
No bicycling for a month, probably.
She'll get better and finally go into assisted living like she should have done in October after she got back from that time in the hospital.
Or not.
Too many unknowns right now
If you believe, prayers are requested. Doctors doing what they can.
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CW: Personal family issue
My mother had a stroke today. And another one at the hospital.
Going to travel tomorrow to be with her.
Probably through December.
No bicycling for a month, probably.
She'll get better and finally go into assisted living like she should have done in October after she got back from that time in the hospital.
Or not.
Too many unknowns right now
If you believe, prayers are requested. Doctors doing what they can.
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From my past, listening to a radio station:
'Really putting stuff off today. I'll get to doing things after the next 3 songs are over.'
These were the songs:
American Pie - Don McClean
Hey Jude - The Beatles
Thanksgiving Day massacre - Arlo GuthrieIf you know -- you know.
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From my past, listening to a radio station:
'Really putting stuff off today. I'll get to doing things after the next 3 songs are over.'
These were the songs:
American Pie - Don McClean
Hey Jude - The Beatles
Thanksgiving Day massacre - Arlo GuthrieIf you know -- you know.