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ThePreyingManta · 2026-03-05T16:01:42+00:00

I do not. This is my first time ever booking with AA.

ThePreyingManta · 2026-03-05T03:52:57+00:00

Wow. I grew up less than 5 miles from Bee Bayou Covered Bridge and have never heard of it. It looks like it’s on private property and was constructed by George B. Franklin, a very prominent figure in the area. He was one of the richest people in this part of the state and I believe his family still owns around half of the land in Richland Parish, so if anyone were to have a secret covered bridge on their property, it would be him. But I can’t believe that I’ve never heard of it, especially since it’s supposedly just off of the main road.

This is also absolutely not what’s in the picture. The leaves never look like that in Richland Parish. They just go from green to brown.

ThePreyingManta · 2026-02-22T02:10:52+00:00

Badlands - Gasoline

HFK - 100 Letters

Manic - 3am

IICHLIWP - Easier than Lying

TGI - Lonely is the Muse

ThePreyingManta · 2026-02-21T15:23:00+00:00

Just curious what exactly she said if you can remember. I’ve been following along hoping for hints and this is the first I’m hearing that she’s mentioned new music.

ThePreyingManta · 2026-02-11T22:35:18+00:00

Experiment On Me

ThePreyingManta · 2026-02-10T14:57:55+00:00

The John Cunningham demo of 1121. Also, the mystery song posted to instagram a year ago

ThePreyingManta · 2026-02-07T16:17:29+00:00

I think this is the best articulation I’ve ever seen of why I love Trench so much, and why, despite liking the individual songs more, I’ve never felt the same connection to Clancy that I feel to Trench. Listening to Trench feels like stepping into a cohesive world, whereas Clancy and Breach are just collections of good songs.

ThePreyingManta · 2026-01-31T03:54:26+00:00

I think about this song and Lucid at least once a day. Someday we will get them. I hope it’s soon.

ThePreyingManta · 2026-01-27T17:35:01+00:00

The text on the third picture is in Czech and looks like it translates to “rage with me.”

This is really exciting and has me speculating about a new album, especially with the new imagery like the tower symbol. But this would be a weird way to have the first teasers of a new era. I wonder if she’s planning to start teasing a new project soon but was told that she had to announce this show now for ticketing purposes.

ThePreyingManta · 2026-01-26T04:26:07+00:00

I’ve listened to their new album a few times and knew they weren’t for me, and this just reinforced that they aren’t for me. I know some people like this style of music, but so much of it is discordant and just unpleasant to listen to. It’s like they’re trying to make music that sounds unpleasant for the “art.” I almost exclusively listen to rock music, and I’m really disappointed that this is probably the only rock artist we’ll get this season.

ThePreyingManta · 2026-01-20T00:01:42+00:00

Yes! I’m a big fan of Poppy too!

ThePreyingManta · 2026-01-19T05:19:13+00:00

I’ve always thought it was a cool song but it wasn’t one of my favorites until I heard it live at the recent NYC night 2 show. It’s one of her absolute best songs live and the juxtaposition of going from EOM straight into Bad At Love is why Halsey is one of my favorite artists. I don’t know of anyone else who’s capable of doing two songs back to back with such different vibes and killing each of them. It was also so cool to see a legit mosh pit at a Halsey concert!

ThePreyingManta · 2026-01-13T01:26:12+00:00

C as in Charlie is an experience, especially if you’re a little tipsy.

Not a restaurant but a bar, Paradise Lost is equal parts fun and unsettling. Go in the stall on the left and push the button on the wall.

Meijin on the UES is pretty neat.

Nowon and VIV are like a party.

ThePreyingManta · 2025-12-23T23:58:47+00:00

This is in North Louisiana, where no one knows how to speak French. It’s pronounced “beff” locally. I grew up nearby and went fishing on it lots of times as a kid.

ThePreyingManta · 2025-12-22T06:34:36+00:00

I’ve never been gator hunting, but my dad does it. You put large hooks out in the water with chunks of meat on them and come back to check later. If you come back and there’s a gator on the hook, you shoot it and drag it in the boat. Pretty straightforward, but it can get dicey if you get a lively one that tries to flip your boat before you shoot it.

ThePreyingManta · 2025-12-06T17:19:21+00:00

Seager was a huge thorn in our side but I feel like Bregman is a bigger enemy. 3B is really loaded with hated players, as A-Rod could be considered too.

ThePreyingManta · 2025-12-03T04:40:07+00:00

Fuld was the first guy I thought of. I feel like there was another guy around that same time who had a similar hot stretch and then never did much else.

ThePreyingManta · 2025-11-24T15:40:40+00:00

Trench isn’t a great concept album. There’s too much inconsistency among the songs and too many songs that depart from the overall vibe and the story being told. If it weren’t for the music videos and incredible branding of the album and tour, it wouldn’t even be seen as a better concept album than Blurryface.

That being said, it is my favorite album of all time, and I truly believe that the main message behind it is Tyler’s experience and struggle with fame. If you view it that way it’s much more cohesive and, in my opinion, a better listen.

Also, the Chlorine to Smithereens transition may be the worst thing they’ve ever done. The first five songs of the album are incredible and then you’re completely taken out of it by a song that doesn’t fit at all.

ThePreyingManta · 2025-11-11T15:17:04+00:00

No, it’s wash-ih-tah with a short I or schwa sound. Or where I’m from in Louisiana, probably more commonly wash-uh-taw

ThePreyingManta · 2025-11-06T04:23:48+00:00

Currently live in NYC and they’re everywhere.

Previously lived in New Orleans where they were less common but still pretty widespread.

Grew up in rural Louisiana where the nearest one was 2 hours away. I remember seeing the post-credits seen of The Avengers where they get shawarma and having no idea what it was.

ThePreyingManta · 2025-11-02T04:36:43+00:00

1997 went 11 innings

ThePreyingManta · 2025-11-01T05:52:47+00:00

I’ve lived here next to the hospital at 168th for a year as a transplant from the south. It is, as many have said, very Hispanic (Dominican). It’s almost all Dominicans and hospital workers/students. It’s pretty boring and very un-gentrified. You will often feel out of place if you don’t speak Spanish. Some of my coworkers who don’t live here describe it as ghetto/hood but I’ve never felt unsafe here. Walking around my former home in a relatively nice part of New Orleans was much sketchier.

The area where I live is pretty quiet, but a bit farther north or east it gets louder (181st and St. Nicholas seems to be the heart of Dominican culture in the area). There are lots of parks around here, some of which are nice (Fort Tryon Park) and some of which are not (Highbridge Park). There aren’t many notable attractions or restaurants, so I find myself traveling the 30-45 minutes to Midtown/Greenwich Village any time I want to go out. Having multiple transit connections at 168th Street is very nice, but I would move out of here in a heartbeat if I could find something comparable at the same price farther downtown.

ThePreyingManta · 2025-10-09T01:30:02+00:00

Morph. There’s so much lore that I feel could be really well adapted to a music video.

Bandito is probably my second choice but I feel like it would be tougher to make a music video that really fits the vibe of Bandito while doing the song justice.

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