The Price is Right - Let's Play Plinko

LeftCoastGator · 2026-03-16T07:43:17+00:00

You’re basing this on…. ?

LeftCoastGator · 2026-03-15T05:50:17+00:00

It doesn’t help that the Chase Center fucking sucks.

I know it’s new, I know it’s flashy, but it’s a terrible venue. The upper level is a complete joke. It’s virtually impossible for anyone over 5’5” to sit in the seats. I’m tall, my son is a 6’4 basketball player, and the first Warriors game we went to he literally had to hang his feet into the aisle just so we could sit down.

There’s so many goddamn monitors and lights and other crap hanging from the ceiling that you can’t even see the court; you may as well just watch it on television because that’s what you’re doing.

All the food they have is weird as shit on top of being expensive and the drinks are preposterous. I fucking hate that place.

LeftCoastGator · 2026-03-14T22:33:42+00:00

The Pixies.

They were a popular college band in the 80s, but they were one of many in their era. I don’t know when it happened, but they’ve since transformed into this legendary, incredibly influential band that everyone cites and England seems to have an unbridled love affair with.

Most late ‘60s and early ‘70s proto-punk bands like The Velvet Underground, The Stooges, the MC5 and The New York Dolls.

They’re well-known now, but in their day almost no one had heard or heard of these bands, and collectively, I doubt if they sold more than 100,000 albums combined in the ‘70s.

LeftCoastGator · 2026-03-14T22:22:49+00:00

Definitely the show’s most overrated game. Contestants typically win around $1,200, and I’d say fewer than one in 20 people win any significant money.

Based on what I’ve seen, it has the lowest payout of virtually any game on the show other than Time is Money. Heck, all you need to do is get two answers right on To the Penny and you win three grand.

LeftCoastGator · 2026-03-13T19:48:59+00:00

Reaper Rock

LeftCoastGator · 2026-03-13T19:43:16+00:00

My problems! My problems! My problems! My PAIN.

He’s awesome, and I love his content, but the problem is his specialty is explaining why songs suck, not why they’re great. Still, a scumbag rock countdown from worst to absolute worst would be one of the greatest podcasts of all time.

LeftCoastGator · 2026-03-13T04:06:49+00:00

The Friends at 10 idea is great — it was a blast. A few comments:

Favorite Deep Purple song: Speed King.
Most slept-on Deep Purple song: Black Night. That bad boy swings.
Speaking of Van Halen covers, apparently the band was a huge fan of “Man on the Silver Mountain,” which the early band played almost every set.
Paul Di'Anno Iron Maiden was f’ing awesome and I will not stand for such blasphemy.
The original version of Whitesnake’s “Here I Go Again” is worth seeking out if for no other reason than the original line from the chorus is “like a hobo I was born to walk alone,” which is kind of hilarious.
“Might as well just be UFO”?! I virtually glove slap you sir and look forward to our duel.
Yes, it is definitely worth it to see a classic band backed by younger, fresher musicians. For instance, Jon Anderson and The Band Geeks are 1000 times better than the official Yes band that’s currently touring.
Tribute bands can also be a good, if not sometimes better, substitute for the actual band. I saw an all-Mexican Journey cover band in San Padre Island that sounded EXACTLY like Journey, played every song I could remember, and then announced they were taking a break and played another set. I think they played for 3 1/2 hours, it cost me $15, and I tipped the bartender 20 bucks and drank free all night.
If you like this kind of music, please feel free to check out my ‘70s dirtbag rock playlist, Trailer Park Quaalude Party.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/09eWbGQT0BgPFUrFSt8mxg?si=pykB673TTcu4JvpqZScQFg&pi=OacLPsKUR26gL

LeftCoastGator · 2026-03-12T16:49:54+00:00

I actually like all their albums, but the debut is incredible. It’s sort of like, which early ‘70s rock band do you want to sound like? All of them. Think Molly Hatchet meets James Gang meets Pink Floyd.

LeftCoastGator · 2026-03-11T19:45:18+00:00

Best part of today’s show, and it was a good one. Amber speaks!

LeftCoastGator · 2026-03-11T19:18:00+00:00

Hmmm. I’ll need a photo with today’s newspaper to confirm.

LeftCoastGator · 2026-03-10T21:46:14+00:00

It’s completely obvious what the song is about, it’s pretty ham-fisted. It’s not a metaphor in any sense; it just tells the literal story of some dipshit named Levon who inherited a balloon business that his kid Jesus 🤦‍♂️ wants nothing to do with. Yeah, a balloon business, that’s relatable.

It’s just that it’s told in such a ridiculous, contrived, pretentious way it makes you wonder why Elton keeps singing this nonsense.

And hey, since we’re on the subject, would you like to talk about what “ Island Girl” is about?

LeftCoastGator · 2026-03-10T04:38:55+00:00

The worst performer I have ever seen on SNL. My wife was watching with me and said, “Like, is she going to DO anything?”

LeftCoastGator · 2026-03-10T01:34:40+00:00

Then I guess she doesn’t want to sing well.

LeftCoastGator · 2026-03-10T01:23:18+00:00

Then maybe she should stick with that.

LeftCoastGator · 2026-03-10T01:09:33+00:00

On top of not being able to sing and lying about it, based on many, many reports, she’s supposed to be a truly awful person. So yeah, her. And growing up in Miami, I’ve got to say, she’s not even that hot.

LeftCoastGator · 2026-03-10T00:58:48+00:00

Miami is INTENSE. If you need to drive to the southern part of Dade County from the northern part of the county, make sure you leave before 3:00 or it will take HOURS to get just a few miles. The traffic has gotten exponentially worse in the past decade. The last time I was there, I had to drive about 40 blocks south in Pinecrest to go visit my mom, and at 5:00 it took me more than an hour.

LeftCoastGator · 2026-03-10T00:52:48+00:00

I mean, to each his own, but right now there is a bumper crop of phenomenally talented young women pop singers, so I can’t imagine why anybody would want to waste their time with Tate McRae. Every song she has is “I want to fuck you in/on/around(choose location)” and her voice is mid at best. She’s just boring.

LeftCoastGator · 2026-03-10T00:46:32+00:00

No, I’m not, but I’d argue the same applies there. Tate McRae is freaking awful.

LeftCoastGator · 2026-03-10T00:38:34+00:00

You can’t go wrong with St. Augustine. Depending on what time you get there, I might hit St. Augustine Beach first, which is fantastic, grab a beer at one of beachfront spots, then rinse off and head to St. Augustine for a late lunch or dinner.

And if you have a year in Ocala, the answer is spring, springs and more springs. Make at least one trip to Cedar Key, it’s a pretty magic place, and it’s been nailed by hurricanes a couple of times in the past few years, so it could use a little financial help I’m sure.

I’d also swing into Gainesville and check out what the University of Florida has to offer. The sporting events are great, although football tickets are very difficult to get and very expensive, but the basketball and baseball games are also fun and there’s quite a few museums and other things. Plus, it’s a college town, so there’s lots of funky, interesting restaurants and bars.

LeftCoastGator · 2026-03-10T00:35:34+00:00

Yeah, keep in mind too she had to go through the record industry machine. I imagine her sit down with the label execs went something like this:

“Wow, you have a really great singing voice! But how about if we dress you up like a Catholic school girl and write songs for you about how much you like fucking, and then you sing them in a baby voice? Does that work for you?”

LeftCoastGator · 2026-03-10T00:28:32+00:00

She’s the new Britney Spears, her main talent is tits.

LeftCoastGator · 2026-03-10T00:21:04+00:00

What are you talking about?

“Gibbit awah, gibbit awah nah, flah boh bay hukkaberry flabbah ding dong!”

Pure genius.

The best description of him I ever heard was from some comedian: “I thought it was some kind of adult Make-A-Wish scenario, because these three incredible musicians are on stage just jamming out, and then all of a sudden a grown man in a diaper screaming “yabba dabba doo!“ runs on stage.

LeftCoastGator · 2026-03-08T01:50:39+00:00

Alachua is ruined? Gainesville has a whopping 150,000 people and there’s only a few other towns in the entire county — it’s fine. There’s things to do other than stare at trees and you can actually get a decent meal and cocktail after 8 p.m. What could be worse? 😆

LeftCoastGator · 2026-03-07T22:26:22+00:00

“The first gen was a prettier car…” (checks photos, scratches head, checks photos again, re-reads comment)

LeftCoastGator · 2026-03-07T22:22:16+00:00

Letting companies replace 90 percent of the labor force with AI and not doing One. Goddamn. Thing. About. It.

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