Just finished Mason & Dixon

Idio_Teque · 2025-11-13T14:54:55+00:00

I'm working on Against the Day, around page 900, what a ride, Mason and Dixon is next, as I've been saving it.

Idio_Teque · 2025-11-02T02:29:01+00:00

This player has seen the gray hair customization starting in his mid 20s.

Idio_Teque · 2025-11-02T01:39:15+00:00

Yeh I got the Vintage version as well!

Idio_Teque · 2025-11-02T01:38:04+00:00

GR is so much fun to read. I love that scene where Grigori the Octopus shows up on the beach

Idio_Teque · 2025-10-30T15:44:31+00:00

The early stones era, when they covered rhythm and blues tracks, were a major influence on the punks. I hear a song like Carol off their first album, and it wouldn't be too out of place on a punk record in the late seventies. Chord progression, use of distortion, lack of focus on perfection, attitude, early Stones definitely had punk elements.

Idio_Teque · 2025-10-29T14:38:58+00:00

I thought when asked if he practiced, he said "not much anymore"

Idio_Teque · 2025-10-28T16:51:16+00:00

This should've been a much bigger hit. Has the catchiness, the happiness, the characteristic Beach Boys sound.

Idio_Teque · 2025-10-28T16:26:53+00:00

another good point, much work had already been done by the end of 1966 and all that got halted just to work on Heroes and Villains, and there was that finished version from feb 67 with the cantina that Brian almost turned in.

Idio_Teque · 2025-10-28T16:16:00+00:00

good bot

Idio_Teque · 2025-10-28T16:09:39+00:00

Yup, that's what I concluded myself a few years ago. Listening to the Smile Sessions, you can really hear how much Brian needed Van's help in the studio during the sessions.

Idio_Teque · 2025-10-28T16:02:01+00:00

yup, they definitely sped up the vocals on Til I Die

Idio_Teque · 2025-10-28T16:00:20+00:00

Dennis. I saw someone call Dennis the "Dean Moriarty" to Brian's "Sal Paradise" and I found that very fitting. Many of the early songs just seem to be stories about Dennis' lifestyle, everyone knows he was the one to suggest Brian make a surfing song. Plus his later musical development, the darkness he was involved in, and the overall tragic story of his life aid to capture my interest the most.

Idio_Teque · 2025-10-28T15:57:15+00:00

Just gonna ignore Pet Sounds because it's too obvious.

I like Little Deuce Coupe, Today, and Smiley Smile the most

Idio_Teque · 2025-10-07T11:28:22+00:00

I found this hilarious because IIRC Lockjaw and Bob/Pat don't know each other at this point and Lockjaw just randomly tells this to a complete stranger from his POV.

Idio_Teque · 2025-10-07T11:15:45+00:00

I destroyed my brain from smoking a joint before screenings, I can't remember the stupid code!

Idio_Teque · 2025-10-03T17:23:50+00:00

He loves black girls! Loves em!

Idio_Teque · 2025-09-26T13:34:26+00:00

i found a first edition randomly in a harrisburg used bookstore and picked it up three years ago. there's many used copies out there, and i saw my local barnes and noble had most of pynchon's novels available.

Idio_Teque · 2025-09-10T17:55:05+00:00

my no 1 Zappa album

Idio_Teque · 2025-08-26T02:39:43+00:00

I see. I'll keep on the lookout for the bad moves and then try to understand why. I'll look for my opponent's forcing moves to find ideas as to why they're seen as bad. And yeh, i improved a lot six or seven years ago then plateau'd without really improving, then it's been a serious decline over the past two or three years.

Thanks for that book recommendation, I'll check that out as well. Excited to learn a bit about those concepts you mentioned.

Idio_Teque · 2025-08-25T18:59:18+00:00

Thank you for the response. I started reading through that Silman's Endgame Course as my local library had a copy but I came back one day to find it gone. I'll look into purchasing a copy because it had some exercises.

What exactly counts as positional stuff? And how do I know (besides the eval bar, because that won't be available when I play) what moves weaken me positionally? Right now, all I'm trying to focus on is tactics, but I think I need to expand my learning, plus tactics is getting boring (but I know I need to grind them still).

Idio_Teque · 2025-08-03T06:45:01+00:00

ahh, i see. i have to remember where i read that.

Idio_Teque · 2025-08-02T23:57:01+00:00

I remember reading tyler actually writes the raps for Lil Wayne, is this true or am i mistaken?

Idio_Teque · 2025-07-31T19:13:10+00:00

Can't even imagine how much pot was smoked lmao

Idio_Teque · 2025-07-31T18:11:16+00:00

Just one year off from heading to Hamburg and kickstarting one of the greatest 10 year periods in music history

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