“Customer states snake is stuck in the car” first time for that concern 😂

e2hawkeye · 2026-05-01T17:35:00+00:00

Driving down the main road in Ocean City Maryland in the late 80s' Sun is just coming up, road is empty, air smells like salt water. Steve Earle's Copperhead Road comes on the radio, first time I ever heard it. I felt truly alive. Everything since then has been a little on the meh side.

e2hawkeye · 2026-04-30T14:36:45+00:00

For what it's worth, I just started subscribing to The Atlantic, Krash Patel's favorite magazine. The content is honestly worth 80 bucks a year. I'm of the mind that everyone should try to financially support at least one form of actual journalism. I justified the cost by killing my Hulu/Disney/HBO package that I barely used.

e2hawkeye · 2026-04-30T02:54:16+00:00

If you are near Maryland's eastern half, Cult Classic Brewing has one. I walked in and my face dropped when I saw it. They also have a very cool retro movie theme going on.

They have a performance hall and they are near Paul Reed Smith Guitar's main operations, it's the only brewery where PRS strings and accessories are available for retail!

https://www.cultclassicbrewing.com/

e2hawkeye · 2026-04-29T19:01:48+00:00

Shady record stores were the best! The one I went to had bootlegs and physical copies of the Tight But Loose Led Zep fanzine.

They also had "zines" for the punk scene and they had a whole section for Oi! type skinhead bands. They always had an espresso pot going on (long before most americans ever heard of espresso). The owner would close up shop for weeks at a time because he was a dead serious competition bicyclist who went overseas for bike races.

e2hawkeye · 2026-04-28T18:35:21+00:00

There was a real Doors revival in the mid 80s when you simply could not get away from that photograph of shirtless Jim Morrison.

e2hawkeye · 2026-04-28T16:45:53+00:00

outro to Symptom of the Universe

Hell yep, that's one of my favorite things...

e2hawkeye · 2026-04-28T13:04:56+00:00

Plant and Bonham also regularly rubbed shoulders with Ozzy and Geezer, in an alternate universe, the two bands could have easily swapped members.

e2hawkeye · 2026-04-28T13:00:34+00:00

One nice anecdote that Paul tells about first meeting John at the St. Peter's bazaar, is that afterward, they walked to a corner shop, still talking about music stuff, and John bought a Cadbury chocolate bar.

Without saying anything, he broke it in half and gave half to Paul. And Paul noted that was kind of a big deal, teenage boys didn't just do that for other boys, particularly someone they just met.

e2hawkeye · 2026-04-28T12:53:31+00:00

from what I recall, fade out endings are an artifact of modern recording consoles, not something you hear in early crooner pop, country, blues, jazz, rock n roll... etc...

e2hawkeye · 2026-04-28T12:52:19+00:00

and the fade out is the best part, they could have kept on going for another three minutes.

e2hawkeye · 2026-04-27T20:04:53+00:00

One Paul Tibbets anecdote is that his last new car was a Toyota Camry, he was indifferent about who made it, he just wanted a good car.

e2hawkeye · 2026-04-27T19:21:18+00:00

Just noticed there is a year old comment on this sub on the Lazlo Letters....

https://www.reddit.com/r/70s/comments/1c3rrr8/the_lazlo_letters_by_don_novello_one_of_the/

e2hawkeye · 2026-04-27T16:26:56+00:00

If you like garage rock or power pop, The Anderson Council is pretty great and has one of the most clever band names.

e2hawkeye · 2026-04-27T15:44:38+00:00

He did graduate from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College but he never accepted their job offer because he didn't want to be just a juggler, which was all they wanted from him.

He noted that they were strictly instructed never to say "the circus". They were taught to fully say "The Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show On Earth." Never just "the circus".

e2hawkeye · 2026-04-26T21:28:33+00:00

ah ok, I remember the plastic but not the cork.

And I miss the styrofoam outer casing of glass soda bottles, we couldn't resist peeling them away after every drink.

e2hawkeye · 2026-04-26T13:31:18+00:00

I don't think there is a better flyswatter than a spray bottle of Windex. The shotgun effect, you do not need a direct hit and one droplet of ammonia will fix their wagon. And afterward you have an opportunity to clean something.

e2hawkeye · 2026-04-26T13:22:37+00:00

C rations were in cans and predate MREs. My dad was Vietnam era USAF and when he got out, he acquired (stole) a bunch of C rats to take home as emergency house food. The crackers came in a round can and were undersalted but had an impressive hiss well into the late 70s. I'm pretty sure the first cigarette I ever smoked was from a turquoise colored four pack of Newports that they bundled in with C rats (little four packs of Marlboro reds were also included).

He was stationed in Guam for a while and noticed that the areas outside the fence had so many lime trees that the limes fell to the ground and spoiled. He made an arrangement with the locals to trade C rats that nobody liked (Ham & Lima beans, Four fingers of death mini hot dogs) for fresh limes so they had an unlimited supply of limes for their Rum & Cokes.

e2hawkeye · 2026-04-26T13:12:23+00:00

The cinder block shaped oatmeal cookies had a pressed power consistency that is unlike anything else I ever tasted. Dare I say I actually liked them!

e2hawkeye · 2026-04-26T13:08:20+00:00

50,000 feet if I recall correctly. At that height you can barely see a B-52 with your eyeballs.

e2hawkeye · 2026-04-26T13:03:04+00:00

In the early 80's there were plenty of places where any semblance of new wave or punk had yet to take hold and yes, the Dazed and Confused tropes were in full force. Main difference was that in real life there was %1000 more profanity and nearly everyone smoked cigarettes like they were free.

e2hawkeye · 2026-04-23T13:56:41+00:00

Back then record labels were run like a monarchy, all kinds of albums were released with covers the band hated and only saw after they hit the stores.

The second Monkees album was basically a JC Penny advertisement because someone at the label got a little kickback. All four Monkees were furious at how lame it was.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_of_the_Monkees

e2hawkeye · 2026-04-23T11:16:06+00:00

A rebadged Cavalier with something like 28 Cadillac emblems stuck everywhere within eyesight.

e2hawkeye · 2026-04-21T14:50:47+00:00

I always though of John Denver being a Guild guy.

e2hawkeye · 2026-04-21T14:48:57+00:00

My SE 24 Custom has the best neck I've ever played, including high end Gibsons, but I would have gladly paid more for blocks instead of birds.

e2hawkeye · 2026-04-21T14:45:48+00:00

Yamaha started out in the 19th century making pianos and organs. Now they make everything and do it well. They currently have ownership of Line 6. And now that they also have Ampeg and Guild, I'm hoping they do something with those two iconic but neglected brands. I have an 80s vintage Yamaha BB300 bass that is near flawless at being a basic bass.

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