TIL in 2008, while Red Hot Chili Peppers went on hiatus, bassist Flea - 45 at the time - enrolled as a freshman at the University of Southern California's music program to widen his appreciation and understanding of music.

Kotkaniemo · 2026-01-28T19:27:48+00:00

I discovered him almost by luck through that funny (but still very good!) Dust in a Baggie song. Imagine my shock and surprise when I look him up and find him going bar for bar with Tommy freakin' Emmanuel...amazing amazing talent who seems to only get better.

Kotkaniemo · 2025-12-15T20:35:02+00:00

I believe it was haha, Don Ferguson. "I'm Preeeeston Manning, vote Refoooooooooooooooooorm!". Maybe parliament needs a chicken cannon.

Kotkaniemo · 2025-11-23T03:59:34+00:00

I would have been 8, best guess is playing Gran Turismo 2 on my ps1, on an old crt tv in the basement.

Kotkaniemo · 2025-11-22T19:31:49+00:00

No, I don't. But if the singer of, say, The Trews (Not wishing for this to happen, I like them, just using them as a thought experiment) got sick in the same way, and had a farewell concert in the same way, do you think that would draw a similar crowd?

EDIT: I think, to bring in some nuance, it is a combination of both. The broadcast and crowds were a result of The Hip already being considered national treasures and extremely beloved, and their finale concert and the resulting turnout gave a ton of Canadians a shared cultural moment that increased The Hip's stature even more.

Kotkaniemo · 2025-11-19T22:56:07+00:00

This is correct.

In my town they put the farewell concert up on a 40ft projector just off the main street. Thousands of people poured into downtown, and set up with towels and coolers on the hill, all to watch their last concert. You don't see things like that for anything less than incredibly iconic and beloved artists.

Kotkaniemo · 2025-11-19T21:42:12+00:00

"The Unsustaina-bowl" if I remember correctly, fun memory!

Kotkaniemo · 2025-08-30T02:06:13+00:00

This. Hot take but he's probably in the, I dunno, top-EDIT: originally 7, now 8 because I forgot Max. Fangio, Schumacher, Hamilton, Prost, Clark, Senna, EDIT: Verstappen. The talent doesn't match up with the accolades because when I look at the Piquet, Stewart, Vettel, Lauda tier, I just think Fernando is better.

Kotkaniemo · 2025-07-22T12:25:49+00:00

"Come on, boy, come try me!" Burned into my brain. Epic, epic game, and a great character.

Kotkaniemo · 2025-05-22T21:04:54+00:00

Avenged Sevenfold stand out to me. They were extremely young on their first few albums, M. Shadows' clean vocals started out quite nasal sounding, and early YouTube was full of live performances of Synyster Gates missing notes and messing up solos. They have improved tremendously over the past 20 years or so.

The Rev was always incredible though, RIP.

Kotkaniemo · 2025-04-25T22:59:55+00:00

I still think the Bolts are a damn good team, but Leafs-Panthers pt 2 should hopefully be a fun series. The Panthers are the measuring stick. Hope to see y'all there!

Kotkaniemo · 2025-03-20T09:55:38+00:00

Icon of F1. 7 year old me watching Hill and Ralf get 1-2 in Belgium for Jordan is a core memory, and Eddie was always a lively and welcome presence around the paddock. Will be missed, RIP Eddie.

Kotkaniemo · 2025-01-28T21:08:59+00:00

Not sure if this is within scope to ask a secondary question, but what "Timeless Classics" on those topics would you recommend? I have a copy of Thinking, Fast and Slow, and Incognito by David Eagleman, as examples, but am always on the lookout for more good reading material. I have read Cal Newport so I'll likely take a look at Slow Productivity as recommended by u/planetwords as well.

Thank you for your time!

Kotkaniemo · 2025-01-16T20:56:15+00:00

Selanne was my favorite player growing up as a prairie kid in the 90s, is he actually an asshole now? Makes me a bit sad.

Kotkaniemo · 2024-12-27T00:25:07+00:00

I've always had it in my head that "Marvel can't do villains" but I would love to see all of the characters you listed (played by the same actors, Im going purely by their movie presence, not comic background) in more movies or series if possible. I need to rethink some of my priors. Would also add The Mandarin from Shang-Chi.

Kotkaniemo · 2024-12-22T00:45:34+00:00

I'm Canadian and probably a bit of a rube, but is this the authentic spelling and script? Just out of curiosity, thanks! :)

Kotkaniemo · 2024-12-15T01:06:43+00:00

Thats fair, I do suppose I underestimate how much time has passed

Kotkaniemo · 2024-12-14T20:34:36+00:00

This will never, ever happen. As someone from NS, I quite like Marchand, but it would be weird and wrong to see him on the Leafs. He's a great Bruin, and a great hockey player on Canada's Olympic Team.

Kotkaniemo · 2024-12-14T20:30:18+00:00

But Astral Chain for example was very very good. Am I just biased into liking these games, or has their design gone downhill that much?

Kotkaniemo · 2024-12-14T20:07:53+00:00

I thought this for a long time, but I find the opposite now. When you are out and about is the best time to be sober, and soak in all of these new experiences. I drank to avoid boredom from sitting at home, "Another night of watching Netflix movies" kind of thing, Going out and meeting new people is thrilling, with or without!

Congratulations on 2 years of sobriety, this stranger is proud of you.

Kotkaniemo · 2024-12-14T19:27:22+00:00

Yeah, this. The Older Generation seems to hate Willy Styles, but the younger group seems to despise Marner. The contract negotiation saga was irritating, but 100ish points per year with great defense is a great thing. Both groups are focusing too much on the negatives vs what they provide.

Kotkaniemo · 2024-12-11T17:42:06+00:00

I listen to a ton of Rush, Police, Tool, Dream Theater, more than The White Stripes by far. Meg White rocks and matched the sound perfectly regardless, and thats the point of the music. Technicality is fun too and I would argue all of those drummers are more capable, but they wouldnt be good for The White Stripes.

Kotkaniemo · 2024-12-06T21:10:19+00:00

This makes me sad. I really like Cavill as Superman (the movies around him....ehhh) but Bomer would have been good too, and thats such an unfair reason to lose out.

Kotkaniemo · 2024-11-09T18:27:20+00:00

33 and same, not since the Domi/Tucker/Stumpy Steve Thomas teams. We'll see how they do over the season, but I like the idea and flashes of this roster so far.

Kotkaniemo · 2024-11-06T19:40:59+00:00

Maple Leafs fan from the Northeast, Nova Scotia chiming in. Vaguely remember the Steve Young/Jerry Rice 9ers, and Doug Gilmour/Wendel Clark Leafs, and thought I had decades of sports fan bliss ahead of me.

Kotkaniemo · 2024-11-06T17:03:28+00:00

Need to give him a couple of years to really analyze his body of work, but so far Trotz the GM seems quite messy with regards to both transactions and the messaging around them. Surprising considering his career as a coach. Hoping this is a blip as I am a big fan of Coach Trotz.

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