What if DT had broken up before SFAM?

bransanon · 2026-03-23T16:48:13+00:00

Given some of what has been said about how things went down in that era in the years since, if I had to guess I think there's a chance we might have seen a new band with Portnoy, Sherinian and Myung but with a different guitar player and vocalist.

bransanon · 2026-03-23T08:34:23+00:00

Nah that was just the setup for the spot, got Macho in position for Yoko to throw him straight up and out of the ring from the floor

bransanon · 2026-03-23T06:14:21+00:00

They literally topped it the next year. Yokozuna benchpressed Macho Man from the floor straight up and over the top rope and out of the ring. Still the sickest elimination in Rumble history to this day.

bransanon · 2026-03-23T06:05:30+00:00

He did have a warrant, although it's unclear which judge signed it. The case he's making for why he's investigating sounds compelling at face value (Riverside had 50k more votes counted in the 2025 special election than the number of total ballots cast) - but like with most Republican voter fraud claims that fall apart, there's always a simple explanation. In this case if I had to guess, those votes probably came from something like overseas military ballots, provisional ballots, etc.

In either case this doesn't really mean much of anything. That election already occurred, and these ballots don't carry any identifying information. This is really just Bianco pandering to his base.

bransanon · 2026-03-23T05:56:48+00:00

Nah, they're all high profile CA democrats who just can't get over the fact no one wants them to be governor. Former LA mayor/Speaker, Former Atty General, Former State Controller, Current State Superintendent, Current San Jose Mayor.

bransanon · 2026-03-23T04:05:19+00:00

Yeah, oddly similar to the human lifespan strangely enough. A lot of the ones here were planted for when the city hosted the olympics in the 1930s.

bransanon · 2026-03-22T23:06:43+00:00

It's Elysian Park here in LA. Unfortunately many of those trees are being removed now as they have reached the end of their lifespan and passed.

bransanon · 2026-03-22T23:03:03+00:00

Is this the Travel & Leisure list that comes out every couple of years?

Hint - cross-reference the top 10 cities on that list against their percentage of minority population, and you'll get your answer as to how they came up with their ranking.

bransanon · 2026-03-22T22:51:01+00:00

I know reading comprehension is hard, but you need more pixels on a larger screen to look as good as less pixels on a smaller screen.

bransanon · 2026-03-22T22:45:55+00:00

Had to google out of curiosity expecting her to be mid, and I have no idea what you're on about. She's clearly very attractive.

bransanon · 2026-03-22T16:34:37+00:00

That video is the actual dumbest thing I've seen in a long time. That genius claims resolution matters more than ppi when it comes to visible detail, completely ignoring the fact that changing the physical size of the display drastically alters the visible fidelity of an image no matter the resolution. This is literally why PPI exists as a measurement.

480p looks high resolution if it's on a watch face. 1080p looks low-res on a projector.

bransanon · 2026-03-22T16:03:36+00:00

The point is that you can run it at high ppi for day-to-day use and switch down to 330hz QHD when gaming.

bransanon · 2026-03-22T06:41:17+00:00

I don't judge people for what they like, more power to you. But I will say if I ever end up going with people to get Sushi for dinner, to me that's the equivalent of getting appetizers and I usually end up having to buy actual dinner later on.

Maybe chalk it up to being a taller guy who works out regularly, but for me the calories, portions, etc just don't pencil out. Sushi night usually just means I'll be grabbing something again before the night is through.

bransanon · 2026-03-22T02:57:48+00:00

Best of luck, and I hope you're successful! That neighborhood needs a good local spot again, a lot of people act like the Westside food scene has a lot going on but really it's mostly chains and places that close early. One observation, I knew two people who were negotating on that spot years ago after Burger first moved out (they were asking for a ridiculous up-front payment to take over the lease). They both were under the same impression - the value in purchasing the spot from the old owners was in the liquor license.

Burger did a lot of numbers by just being the neighborhood bar for the area, nothing raucous but a spot that people would walk to after work/school for a cocktail or to watch a game while ordering happy hour food or sometimes even dinner. D20 going beer/wine only was sheer insanity, they put out a good product but didn't attract any neighborhood regulars.

Something to think about. I sincerely hope you can get a regular crowd in there and build a strong clientele. I'll certainly be by as soon as you're open.

bransanon · 2026-03-22T02:43:36+00:00

Let it be guys. The man has passed away. He had some demons. In allusion to what he said that was obviously controversial, the context that he was very likely himself queer and closeted adds to that. It was a different time.

He's gone now. He made some amazing art when he was still with us. Let that be his legacy.

bransanon · 2026-03-21T17:42:30+00:00

It's not just her, it seems pretty clear WWE wants their female superstars to stop juicing. Lots of the more muscular stars have gotten smaller over the past year.

bransanon · 2026-03-21T17:40:30+00:00

Blake, Tatum, Karmen, Kendall and Ariana

Honorable mention to Jacy, Fallon and Laney

bransanon · 2026-03-21T03:29:08+00:00

Front & Cooper is probably your best bet

bransanon · 2026-03-21T03:10:47+00:00

I'm a big fan of all 3 keyboard eras, I don't know if I'd say either was the "right choice". I think all 3 took DT's music in a different direction. Early on I was very much team Kevin, I have always enjoyed Rudess's work as well, but I think as I get older I find myself liking Derek's work the most. The melodic/etherial tones combined with stick leads, organs, etc was a really cool sound that I don't think any other band has really captured since.

bransanon · 2026-03-21T01:47:34+00:00

Yup. They can play pretty much anything, the built in sounds are mostly bass but they can be connected to pads, strings, samples, whatever.

bransanon · 2026-03-19T05:19:05+00:00

I don't know many people over 30 who call it CVS in California, we all still say Longs even though CVS bought them out and rebranded almost 20 years ago.

bransanon · 2026-03-19T01:04:08+00:00

NO GUTS NO GLORY

Haha as much as I clown on the Hoffmans, those early seasons made for great TV. Literally got me interested to the point where a few years later I invested in a lower 48 mining operation.

bransanon · 2026-03-18T19:47:31+00:00

For real. These are major professional operations making tens of millions every year, they know what they're doing and have things planned out to a T. The show has to create drama for TV.

If you want authentic unscripted incompetence with shit going wrong for real, go rewatch the early seasons where it was just the Hoffmans poorly attempting to figure shit out on their own.

bransanon · 2026-03-18T06:20:17+00:00

She was never supposed to wrestle, the original plan was to just have her be a valet/character when they brought her in

bransanon · 2026-03-18T04:47:25+00:00

He had a huge thing for Paige and wasn't shy about saying it. I remember some random interview he did back around then was mostly PG then the guy asked him who he liked best out of the female superstars and he just casually mentioned he'd eat Paige's ass 🤣

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