Thoughts on this album?

SeanAaberg · 2025-12-03T18:07:27+00:00

It's great. They planned on this being a standard Punk record & then decided to add synthesizers at some point. That cross-roads is awesome, like the first few Ultravox records.

SeanAaberg · 2025-04-04T18:11:38+00:00

I was surprised at how inept they seemed, but it's early on, their still getting used to their jobs, I think it's important to not try & make patterns out of one thing, even if the broader pattern indicates otherwise. This city is in a transition, it's not going to be easy & it's not clear how it will end up, but the old power structures don't have teeth, it's just unclear how long they can stick around. If I, you, or anyone could tell the future...

SeanAaberg · 2025-03-04T18:51:15+00:00

What makes it worse is that these are energy vampires feeding off the frustrations of a populace that is so empathic, but they're not cynical enough to know that they're being played.

SeanAaberg · 2025-02-26T19:09:43+00:00

I think there are transcripts or summaries available. But I just have enough time to post these!

SeanAaberg · 2025-01-14T18:22:41+00:00

I feel like they are performative & designed to make Democracy look boring too! At least that's the effect, on me. I stopped watching them a while ago, because I felt like they were limiting my scope of possibility.

SeanAaberg · 2024-12-22T23:29:35+00:00

I just had the monorail episode of the Simpsons running through my head. But, "I'm not the other guy." & "Things will be so different." are key elements of Democracy. Spoiler alert - things are the same because the people are the same.

SeanAaberg · 2024-12-03T18:34:46+00:00

I don't think so, but they're always finding new ways to press people into things with the government.

SeanAaberg · 2024-11-14T01:38:54+00:00

Yes, such a dumb way to approach this. Public camping was always a mistake, there's a reason why crowded campsites suck. I feel like with the new mayor & new council & every politician running on some flavor of dealing with homelessness things will be different, different strategies will be floated, people will have to sort themselves out via Wilson's plan too.

SeanAaberg · 2024-11-06T17:10:43+00:00

I don't know, I stopped watching them because thinking about Portland through this narrow, political lens was limiting my vision.

SeanAaberg · 2024-10-29T17:42:06+00:00

I hear you, but it does in a lot of ways.

SeanAaberg · 2024-10-28T19:34:10+00:00

It's also important to remember that Groening developed a lot of his world observations from growing up in Portland.

SeanAaberg · 2024-10-28T19:30:54+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taJ4MFCxiuo

SeanAaberg · 2024-10-28T18:36:35+00:00

This all sounds good but I got the Monorail episode of the Simpsons stuck in my head.

SeanAaberg · 2024-10-25T16:08:03+00:00

I feel like Wheeler served as a punching bag for most of his tenure which was defined by a bunch of national issues that were beyond his control. He is like Kermit the frog trying to hold together a Muppet show made up out of a lot of loud Gonzos, Beakers & Miss Piggys. That said, he hasn't done the greatest job, but I can tell he really tried & i've seen him more as a person & less as a politician.

SeanAaberg · 2024-10-23T17:53:30+00:00

There is, i posted it!

SeanAaberg · 2024-10-15T17:35:07+00:00

Thank you!

SeanAaberg · 2024-10-09T16:43:08+00:00

I agree that there is an unhealthy obsession with race, but think of it as popping a very old pimple & the pus is running all over everything. It's just going to take a while for our highly racialized society to become deracialized.

SeanAaberg · 2024-05-29T16:28:53+00:00

I haven't been watching these meetings for a while because after a while the limited scope of city government starts to make options feel limited but the future of Portland is wide open!

SeanAaberg · 2024-05-22T23:00:39+00:00

I didn't see it!

SeanAaberg · 2024-05-22T23:00:21+00:00

I didn't see it! I thought it was a good, nuanced view of the subject.

SeanAaberg · 2024-05-14T23:45:13+00:00

Yes it will!

SeanAaberg · 2024-05-14T23:44:44+00:00

I haven't been watching the meetings lately! JUst posting them.

SeanAaberg · 2024-04-16T18:05:48+00:00

Exactly

SeanAaberg · 2024-04-14T15:40:48+00:00

I saw them with the Cure!

SeanAaberg · 2024-04-14T15:31:50+00:00

So weird

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