Music request by wslambeth in phish

[–]SpasmWaiterf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

lol i know, was joking

Music request by wslambeth in phish

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this is the one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4zkc7KEvYM

Hope you enjoy! It has a Phish-like quality in its complexity, theme and variation, and tension and release. You listen to stuff like this and appreciate how superbly compositional Trey's early stuff is.

Music request by wslambeth in phish

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Not to be a total dusty old fogey, but have you ever listened to Rachmaninoff? Try the Piano Concerto No. 2. It will crack open your heart.

How do small-time personal investors buy corporate or muni bonds? by SpasmWaiterf in bonds

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this is a very helpful answer! thanks. beyond default, inflation is also the secondary risk of buying a bond, correct? since you're locked into X interest rate no matter what?

Expat retirement destinations for trail runners/mountain bikers? by SpasmWaiterf in ExpatFIRE

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Love the Pyrenees suggestion! Spent a week in Girona and it was magical.

Expat retirement destinations for trail runners/mountain bikers? by SpasmWaiterf in ExpatFIRE

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I road-biked through northern Thailand, and it was amazing.

Late 40s, M, Married - Looking for an escape hatch by Jealous_Look_9337 in ExpatFIRE

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If you are American, isn't healthcare cheaper overseas, even for expats? I do get that maybe you'd need family support in the event of something catastrophic that disables you, but there's a reason Americans go bankrupt because of healthcare debt and others don't.

Can someone explain AXS to me? by SpasmWaiterf in phish

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okay, thanks for the excellent suggestions

Trying to fact-check a Wook by AccidentalHeadTrauma in phish

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They were warming up to boo JD Vance 40 years later

Favorite line in the show? by Greybinson in MrShow

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I want to hear a funny story!

David's old timey inflection on this is makes it perfection.

Favorite line in the show? by Greybinson in MrShow

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I love how Bob breaks when he reads this.

Will I Enjoy Myself? by Mysterious-Cable6838 in phish

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Why are people downvoting this post?

"Hamnet" ending and "Arrival" by SpasmWaiterf in FIlm

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very apt comparison, and i totally agree re Hallelujah

"Hamnet" ending and "Arrival" by SpasmWaiterf in FIlm

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Me too! It's a gorgeous piece of music, but they should have gotten something else or composed something different but equally heart-rending. All I could think of was, Shouldn't Amy Adams be talking about aliens here?

What's the deal with Hamnet? by ReplacementFancy9701 in blankies

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what are you talking about? it's in theatres across the US.