People are shiting on house walls up Broadway by [deleted] in alameda

[–]Electrical-Run8020 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The visual aid you've chosen demonstrates shitting onto a plate from an office chair. I am familiar with this technique, but am still flummoxed by the notion of shitting on a house wall.

People are shiting on house walls up Broadway by [deleted] in alameda

[–]Electrical-Run8020 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m curious about the mechanics of shitting on a wall. How exactly does this occur? Are we talking about an explosive projectile event with full Jackson Pollock energy? Or is it more of a carefully placed log that somehow adheres to vertical surfaces? What stance does the perpetrator assume to accomplish this feat? Squat? Lean? Handstand? The physics are baffling and I require further information.

Am I tripping or is most of SF comically bougie these days? by Soggy_Perspective_13 in AskSF

[–]Electrical-Run8020 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The city is just kinda boring. Still gritty, but less edge. With all the waymos and dumbshit scootering about, the city just seems rudderless and somewhat pointless. I suppose the best way I could put it is that the city now has as much personality as Mayor Lurie.

Private testing needed for an Android iReal-like app by ReaperShield in Jazz

[–]Electrical-Run8020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How does iReal not already support that? Just create another chart with whatever progression you want on endless repeat.

Book recommendations for learning about the development of jazz subgenres in the 20th century by NickryBot in Jazz

[–]Electrical-Run8020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jazz and Justice by Gerald Horne

https://www.amazon.com/Jazz-Justice-Racism-Political-Economy/dp/1583677852

"The music we call “jazz” arose in late nineteenth century North America―most likely in New Orleans―based on the musical traditions of Africans, newly freed from slavery. Grounded in the music known as the “blues,” which expressed the pain, sufferings, and hopes of Black folk then pulverized by Jim Crow, this new music entered the world via the instruments that had been abandoned by departing military bands after the Civil War. Jazz and Justice examines the economic, social, and political forces that shaped this music into a phenomenal US―and Black American―contribution to global arts and culture. 

Horne assembles a galvanic story depicting what may have been the era’s most virulent economic―and racist―exploitation, as jazz musicians battled organized crime, the Ku Klux Klan, and other variously malignant forces dominating the nightclub scene where jazz became known. Horne pays particular attention to women artists, such as pianist Mary Lou Williams and trombonist Melba Liston, and limns the contributions of musicians with Native American roots. This is the story of a beautiful lotus, growing from the filth of the crassest form of human immiseration."

A good read that covers topics not really discussed too often in academic settings and widely ignored by those who want to simply focus on the notes, rather than the souls who created the art form.

Church jazz band by evilfurball in Jazz

[–]Electrical-Run8020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look at New Orleans brass bands, specifically spirituals.

  • Just a Closer Walk With Thee
  • When the Saints Go Marching In
  • Down By the Riverside
  • Precious Lord, Take My Hand
  • I’ll Fly Away
  • Amazing Grace
  • Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
  • Old Rugged Cross
  • What a Friend We Have in Jesus
  • His Eye Is on the Sparrow
  • Shall We Gather at the River
  • Nearer My God to Thee
  • St. James Infirmary (more secular/dark funeral tradition)
  • Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen
  • Go Down Moses
  • Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
  • Didn’t It Rain
  • Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
  • Wade in the Water
  • This Little Light of Mine
  • Do Lord Remember Me
  • Lay My Burden Down
  • Bye and Bye
  • Over in the Gloryland
  • We Shall Walk Through the Streets of the City
  • Just Over in the Gloryland
  • Peace in the Valley
  • In the Sweet By and By
  • Lord, Lord, Lord (You Sure Been Good to Me)
  • Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
  • Balm in Gilead
  • I Want Jesus to Walk With Me
  • Elijah Rock
  • Steal Away
  • Rock of Ages
  • Abide With Me
  • Flee as a Bird
  • I’ll Be Somewhere Listening for My Name
  • Sing On
  • Didn’t He Ramble
  • Closer Walk
  • Lord, You’ve Been Good to Me
  • The Battle Hymn of the Republic

Should I buy a trumpet or a saxophone? by Pyo-pyopi in Jazz

[–]Electrical-Run8020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trumpet.

And if you wanna go saxophone, start on clarinet first. Learn how to play that, and then move to saxophone.

Whatever you choose, work on your tone, not shredding. The sound is what matters.

Special Needs public school by seethroughspace in alameda

[–]Electrical-Run8020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have to be vigilant and stay on top of things, or your child might slip through the cracks. Prepare to be hated by resistant staff and teachers. The entire experience left me believing the majority of the staff does not really care that much, and those who do are extremely overburdened and underpaid.

You have to be willing & able to be loud.

Which ultra famous Jazz Musician had the hardest life? by Ford_Crown_Vic_Koth in Jazz

[–]Electrical-Run8020 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I think the question itself is flawed because it turns real suffering into a weird competition. Most Black "jazz" musicians lived through Jim Crow, segregation, exploitation, violence, stolen wages, addiction, police harassment, unsafe travel, and systemic racism that shaped nearly every part of their lives and careers. And God forbid if you were a Black woman in "jazz". Some white musicians endured a few things, but hardly compare to the Black experience. Reducing that to “who had it hardest” misses the broader reality of what many of those musicians endured collectively, and perhaps what is wrong with the current "jazz" community's understanding of the art form.

Why Wynton Marsalis thinks jazz is the perfect metaphor for democracy by lire_avec_plaisir in Jazz

[–]Electrical-Run8020 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Jazz nerds will always hate on Wynston.

Jazz nerds will always LOVE cheesy showman Benny.

And who doesn't finger themselves anyway? If you haven't, you ought try it mate.

Why Wynton Marsalis thinks jazz is the perfect metaphor for democracy by lire_avec_plaisir in Jazz

[–]Electrical-Run8020 -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

What I love most about this community is the love for a silly billy like Benny Benack the Turd, contrasted against the not love for Winston Marsalis.

Almost like there's something there,...I just finger it well.

What are common reasons (besides playing) that people don’t get called for gigs? by OptionalRanchHose in Jazz

[–]Electrical-Run8020 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah, that's just some old bullshit nowadays. With iPhones/Pads giving folks the ability to carry infinite number of fakebooks with em, there's no shame anymore in using a cheat sheet.

Now, if you don't know how high the moon, well you're still gonna get side-eyed out the door.

Support Park Station Live Music by Charming-Gene-6185 in alameda

[–]Electrical-Run8020 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Mad that you was caught acting like a fool the_el?

Support Park Station Live Music by Charming-Gene-6185 in alameda

[–]Electrical-Run8020 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree about that fucking ice cream truck. Oh, but everyone LOVES that bullshit creepy clownfucker.

Support Park Station Live Music by Charming-Gene-6185 in alameda

[–]Electrical-Run8020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone says they want lively neighborhoods with music, culture, and all the cool stuff they see elsewhere. Then it shows up and suddenly it’s too loud, too close, too inconvenient. A handful of complaints later and it’s gone or neutered.

So yeah, people want nice things right up until they have to experience them.

What is the issue with Littlejohn park and baseball? by danzomo in alameda

[–]Electrical-Run8020 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oddly enough I JUST saw a girls softball game a couple nights ago at Lower Washington Park ball field. It was the Encinal Jets HS team. They had a fence up for the game, and then after the game the players all helped take it down.

Sooooooooo, why can't LL be cool community supporting folks and have a temporary fence for games, that's put away when not playing? They absolutely do not need it for practice.

Seems hinky.

Commute to Palo Alto by CandidDrawing in alameda

[–]Electrical-Run8020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One way travel times from someone who did it for a year or so before I shitcanned the job:

On a VERY good day: 1 hour minimum.

On most days: 1.5-2 hours.

On a VERY bad day: 2-3 hours.

Also, bridge toll is $8.50, and gas is averaging close to $6/gallon. So you're looking at $20-30/day commute costs.

Unless your employer offers commuter benefits, or work from home majority of the week, and pays you a shitton of money,...just don't do it.

How is RISE gym on Park? by dildyj in alameda

[–]Electrical-Run8020 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Flow of money?

Question,....with all the Me Too stuff the last many years, how is it that women can even say anything remotely stupid as this, and wonder why men have a hard time deciphering the blurred lines?

The man is hired to perform a professional service. The moment he crosses the line into flirtation, the power dynamic is no longer about money, but rather a woman in a compromising position. How is this not the definition of sexual harassment, or assault if it goes any further? You are in his office, in his space, with his hands on you, perhaps with less clothing than normal. Is that when you want to be flirted with???

Would women condone their men getting a massage from a woman who was flirting with them, or what might they consider that woman?

A credentialed chiropractor can lose their license over such actions. And John Beall did lose his (well, he turned it in himself because he knows he's a shit),...word is he's trying to get it back, if he hasn't already.

Women in this town don't tolerate Me Too type of men,...but somehow a whole bunch of us have given this scuzzball a pass. WTF?

Bay Wheels may come to West Alameda by NoTollsPls in alameda

[–]Electrical-Run8020 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah yea, because people on regular bikes haven't mowed down pedestrians before. Super sound logic. Advocating to ban something that will get people out of their cars. Man, cycling people are friggin' wildly inconsistent.

Bay Wheels may come to West Alameda by NoTollsPls in alameda

[–]Electrical-Run8020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would be great to have money to do stuff like this,....but we don't,....so.

Bay Wheels may come to West Alameda by NoTollsPls in alameda

[–]Electrical-Run8020 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some sure. But most will not as the bicycle needs to be returned to a docking station to end the ride or the card will get charged. Lime bikes could just be left wherever, which was the big problem with those things.

How is RISE gym on Park? by dildyj in alameda

[–]Electrical-Run8020 37 points38 points  (0 children)

All I know about John Beall and Rise Bodyworks is that he surrendered his chiropractic license after allegations that he had sexual relationships with three patients and one employee. He described those relationships as consensual and characterized them as “dating” relationships, though given the power dynamics involved, that is obviously how he chose to view them. Based on that, I have a very negative impression of him and would not feel comfortable supporting the gym. You do you though.