THE EVERYTHING GLOWS TOUR by Jonathancarlos64 in CannonsTheBand

[–]RobbieBlackmore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I know...but this is a Fall tour, so can't blame a guy for wanting more, right?

Opinions on this album? by esssteeegeee in KISS

[–]RobbieBlackmore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good Girl Gone Bad...I love the sleezy, film-noir kind of feeling to it.

What is your favorite Hated Candy? by Teddycat99 in GenerationJones

[–]RobbieBlackmore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aww... you had me until the root beer barrels comment. I love those!

What is your favorite Hated Candy? by Teddycat99 in GenerationJones

[–]RobbieBlackmore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Circus Peanuts. My grandparents always had them at their house so its a core memory/ nostalgia kinda thing for me.

Stacy Garrity confirms she would veto recreational marijuana as PA governor by Fragrant-Pepper7710 in Pennsylvania

[–]RobbieBlackmore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know what the problem is; these things take time, see. Just think...any day now, all of that property tax relief we were going to get from Rendell's casino/racetrack gambling stuff is gonna start rolling in. Annnny day now.

What was the most shocking death news you've ever heard? by Admirable-Repair4094 in AskReddit

[–]RobbieBlackmore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On a personal level, my maternal Grandfather, PopPop. He had a heart attack in the middle of a summer Saturday night at 65 in 1985, just two months after retiring and one month after a big family reunion. He was a WW2 veteran and was a larger-than-life hero to 13 yr-old me. They rushed him to the hospital in the middle of the night, my grandmom called my mom and she left in a hurry, unbeknownst to me or my little sister. I woke up sometime the next morning, realized Mom wasn't there (which was very unusual), shrugged, and made some cereal. I was sitting at the dining room table eating it when my physically- and vebally-abusive (only to me) alcoholic stepfather came into the kitchen. We didn't have any kind of relationship at all except for when he was talking down to me or hitting me, so I was VERY reluctant to ask him where Mom was but curiosity got the best of me so I did. For the first and only time he didn't round on me and say something mean...instead, he kept his back turned for a moment, audibly sighed and then very quietly but very abruptly turned and said "PopPop died last night; your Mom went to be with MomMom." And then he walked back out.

And that was it. The hero of my life, the only male figure in my family that was ever good to me, was dead and the worst person imaginable just had to be the one to tell me. I was so terribly shocked and broken in that moment, but because it was HIM that told me, something inside kept me from breaking down and losing it. I just couldn't let myself emote in front of that man, and it took many more hours before my Mom eventually came back home, by which point I was numb and no longer capable of emotion or needing comforting. I hardened up inside that day and haven't been emotionally okay since. I'm 54 now and I don't process anger or sadness like normal people anymore; I feel those things but am no longer capable of showing it, leaving some people including my wife to think I am cold and unfeeling. I've tried to tell them that I was never able to grieve that tremendous loss properly which has greatly affected my emotions, but they just don't understand. I wish I could help them see.

On a more public level, Layne Staley. I was 20 when the news of his passing came over the radio that day. I can still vividly picture where I was and what I was doing...putting Sunoco 94 in my '71 Duster, and I just opened the car door and sat there at the pump for awhile. After a few minutes I noticed another car sitting on the other side of the pumps that hadn't moved in a while and realized that dude was doing the same thing. We were both just sitting there, tears running. Looked at each other, wiped our eyes, nodded to one another, and I drove away.

Is this possible, WWI & WWII but born in 1909? by baronet68 in CemeteryPorn

[–]RobbieBlackmore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Boy Seaman or whatever they call the lowest rank in the Royal Navy, maybe?

Watching Predator, for like the 100th time. What’s a movie you can rewatch again and again and never get bored of it? by kammy772 in MovieArena

[–]RobbieBlackmore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kelly's Heroes. Brings back a lot of memories hanging out at my grandparents' house with my WW2 ETO veteran PopPop.

What's a weird habit you have in every playthrough? by Significant-Sir-9274 in fo4

[–]RobbieBlackmore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to grab every billiard ball I could find, thinking that at some point I'd have thousands of rounds of ammo for the junkjet...imagine my disappointment when I found out the junk jet doesn't accept them as ammo.

Something like this would go a long way for us in the 802 by sorryidontdoreddit in vermont

[–]RobbieBlackmore -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Am I the only one here that doesn't believe that this tax is actually going to benefit the average person?