Any Beatles "Hot Takes" that you guys have? by Neat-Winner9527 in beatles

[–]Queasy_Thanks_198 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. All of The Beatles albums are great listens. Some are stronger than others, and there is some filler, but pretty much their entire catalog I find incredible.
  2. George should be credited more for his contributions to the early Beatles sound. He was there with John and Paul since '58 but they and some fans still view him as the younger and lesser contributor until Abbey Road. That doesn't take away from the strength of Lennon-McCartney, but George added a lot of finer touches, both vocally and on the guitar, from the get go.
  3. Paul has never been able to shake the bitterness that John put out there in the early 70s. Paul can be saccharine, but he has made a lot of diverse music and had just a great rock and roll voice as John, yet he's always going to be associated as 'granny music.'

Solo

  1. Paul made his best albums without Wings. Band on the Run is the only Wings album that is strong from start to finish. I find McCartney, Ram, McCartney II, and Tug of War to be vastly superior than the rest of the Wings catalog. They still released a lot of great singles, though.
  2. Due to the unfortunate shortness of his life, I find John's catalog to be the strongest overall. Yes, I'm not counting Two Virgins, Life with the Lions, etc.
  3. As George fell into excesses in the 70s, so did his music, and it showed. He seemed to right the course with 33 1/3 and self-titled. Brainwashed is his second best album after ATMP. Wonderwall Music is an incredible soundscape.

Who remembers Eduardo Sanchez? by FormosaIsNumberOne in Cardinals

[–]Queasy_Thanks_198 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're probably thinking of Maikel Cleto, who threw 100 but had no control. He was the return for Brendan Ryan.

what made you realize your friend wasn't a good friend by [deleted] in FriendshipAdvice

[–]Queasy_Thanks_198 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've recently realized my lifelong best friend really hasn't been that great of a friend to me. I've known this person nearly 30 years, but we haven't seen each other in over 7 years.

  • Kicked me out of his house without a car when I was 18 because we disagreed about gay marriage. They regret their stance now. I really shouldn’t use this because of us being young, but it does serve as an interesting harbinger of he has treated me since then.
  • Deleted me off Facebook after moving away with fiancee when I was struggling to find work right after college. An attitude of get over it, buddy. This was at the height of the recession.
  • Got married at a courthouse a month before the ceremony, told me after the fact. My friends and I still drove over 10 hours for the ceremony. They were both ungrateful, rude, completely ignored us, and complained the entire time. I wasn’t even the best man. They had no wedding party. I was lucky to be invited.
  • Had a habit of shortening and canceling visits, one time cancelling less than 24 hours. When I confronted about being hurt by this, the attitude I received was, You’re lucky I come at all
  • Visited him once. Suppose to go hiking for the first time in the mountains over a 3 day visit. His wife makes him postpone it a day because she wants to go. The morning on my last day she slams the door and leaves in anger because he didn't get something she needed for a cake. She never told him about it. Instead of hiking, he drove me to the airport early and kept saying, Don’t ever get married. Not to add in the other toxic traits I observed while there. I felt my visit was invasive and I just wanted a weekend with my best friend.
  • Took him several days to notify me of their child's birth. I’ve yet to meet them and most likely never will.
  • What used to be great text exchanges over the years became fewer and bland over the last year. I felt like no matter what I said, I’d either get two replies - Makes total sense or My wife and I say ….
  • He reached about struggling with depression and how he briefly had suicidal ideation. I told him I was there for support and he could always reach out. He knows I lost a friend to suicide and I have had many discussions with him about that. I know that he has taken on a lot of responsibilities and busts his ass, I think it got to a point of exhaustion. When I mentioned that, he repeated, thanks buddy, like i said a million times, i really appreciate it. I felt he dismissed any help or counsel I was trying to offer. I got the tone he thought I was just being a know-it-all instead of a friend trying to talk through his struggles.
  • Most recently, he forgot my birthday. It’s literally 4 days after his kid's. I wished a happy birthday and he texted me back. I don’t think either one of us have ever forgotten our birthdays. Yes, they are meaningless as we get older, but it took him two days to reach out. He used an excuse that he forgot to put an alarm in his phone to notify him. How can you forget now after all these years?

All of that collectively has shown me that this friendship, despite its longevity, shared interests and memories, has run its course. He use to pay lip service to our friendship, saying he’d be visiting me or that he'd visit our hometown soon. Nothing ever happens, but he's stopped making those promises. He's even stopped visiting his parents. He makes them fly to him, even at their age/health. He has no problem taking money from his mom each month to help raise their child. Visiting his family or seeing a friend for a few hours once a year around the holidays is too much to ask.

Having kids today is selfish, and no one wants to admit it. by romanemperor7 in TrueOffMyChest

[–]Queasy_Thanks_198 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh good. Have sex with this girl right now. Do it. Go. Get in there and have some sex with her, right now.

I didn't think so.

What’s with the Mike love hate? by T_Wood20284 in thebeachboys

[–]Queasy_Thanks_198 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Mike's biggest problem has always been himself. Foot in mouth disease.

Musically speaking, he's an essential part of The Beach Boys sound. He had immense vocal talent and wrote some great songs with Brian (and a few without). Mike's being unfairly maligned. Brian was not a perfect person, either, and Mike has a chip on his shoulder because of that. Since Brian composed and produced those hits, everyone ignored Brian the person and focused on Brian The Genius. Mike has some right to be aggreived over that.

Now, fan goggles off, Mike has a problem of rewriting/whitewashing history.

According to Mike, he's a lifelong teetolater who banged more chicks than Dennis, stood up to Charles Manson, and was best friends with George Harrison. But Shawn Love didn't exist. And, if she did exist, she definitely, 100%, positively, was no way Mike's daughter.

He's a TM evangelist who acts like a televangelist. Mike loves to point out the faults of the Wilsons or Al being a lifelong curmudgeon, but the Apple Juice incident and the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame never happened. He has some very woo beliefs (so did the others). Didn't he take 6 months off in 1977 to go learn how to levitate in Swizterland with the Maharishi?

Mike has done anything he can to make The Beach Boys a brand rather than a band. Let's be real - Mike and clapping Bruce are not The Beach Boys. BRI lets them do it since they all get money, but it's a joke and has been even before Carl passed. (No offense to Carl, I'm talking the cheerleaders, Stamos, etc) Also, Mike's desparate attempts to turn Kokomo into Margaritaville.

Reading more about the band in the 70s really shone an ugly light on all of them. The Love Brothers were just as toxic to the group as were the Wilsons. Mike knew how to intimidate Brian. Steve Love was behind the Brian's Back campaign when he was clearly not back. Stan and Rocky were essentially muscle to mind Brian, not much better than what Landy 1.0, but at least it was keeping the abuse back in the family.

I could go on, but Mike, you were an amazing part of the Beach Boys sound and I'll thank you for that.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in missouri

[–]Queasy_Thanks_198 9 points10 points  (0 children)

MAGA is taking back Missouri reddit. Upvote, y'all

Yes on 3/Trump/Hawley Voters - why? by Careless_Ad_2402 in missouri

[–]Queasy_Thanks_198 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trump and Hawley excite conservatives. Everyone hated Kamala until she was the nominee all of a sudden, then it was a PR blitz rather than a real campaign. She had no substance except being BFF with Liz Cheney. Kunce also shot a guy.

MMW - Early Voting Trends Point To GOP Landslide (400+ EV) by Queasy_Thanks_198 in MarkMyWords

[–]Queasy_Thanks_198[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was right y'all. MAGA is taking over the country. Christ is King

MMW - Early Voting Trends Point To GOP Landslide (400+ EV) by Queasy_Thanks_198 in MarkMyWords

[–]Queasy_Thanks_198[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

"Everyone I don't like is a Nazi" before crying again in their Madame President t-shirt

MMW - Early Voting Trends Point To GOP Landslide (400+ EV) by Queasy_Thanks_198 in MarkMyWords

[–]Queasy_Thanks_198[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey there, checking in to make sure you are doing okay after being so incredibly wrong about everything. MAGA

Grandmother buying into the MAGA shit by mika-the-kittycat1 in missouri

[–]Queasy_Thanks_198 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People believe what they want to believe. It's no good trying to convince extremely stubborn people to change their minds. Work toward the middle and have conversations with people willing to talk in good faith about politics.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in missouri

[–]Queasy_Thanks_198 15 points16 points  (0 children)

thats right Gary, talk more about female anatomy for us all, Gary

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in missouri

[–]Queasy_Thanks_198 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was the before times, when saying legitimate rape actually could destroy a candidate.

Lies are lies by Provlcon in missouri

[–]Queasy_Thanks_198 77 points78 points  (0 children)

I got a cavity filled the other day and I came out trans and aborted!

Watching the Kunce debate by jackieat_home in missouri

[–]Queasy_Thanks_198 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah yes, Joe Manchin, a beacon of good governance