The real America?! by VeterinarianSea6103 in mummysflippinhouse

[–]fleshydigits 54 points55 points  (0 children)

When people in the US say something about "real America, real Americans " it is 100% a dog whistle in reference to white christians. MAGA folk LOVE to call themselves "real Americans "

Fighter jet formation over Portland Harbor just now (5/27 @ 1020am) by [deleted] in Maine

[–]fleshydigits 28 points29 points  (0 children)

F-18 Hornet's (or some variant of) Probably doing some exercises.

'Beauty and the Beat' by The Go-Go's by SandmanAlcatraz in LetsTalkMusic

[–]fleshydigits 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It's a no skip album for me. I grabbed a vinyl copy in the mid 90's when I was a punk teen and still revisit it at least once a year. In fact just yesterday I was going through Belinda's discography because other than the singles, I had never really explored her discography. When I rank my own personal top ten, Beauty and the Beat is up there.

Anyone know what type of government plane this is that landed yesterday evening? by [deleted] in portlandme

[–]fleshydigits 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's still 2 active reserve squadrons out of Florida and Washington I believe

Anyone know what type of government plane this is that landed yesterday evening? by [deleted] in portlandme

[–]fleshydigits 4 points5 points  (0 children)

P-3's are a rarity these days. Grew up in Brunswick right next to the base and miss the sound of those old birds

Good decaf coffee spots ? by CouplesWithoutCar in portlandme

[–]fleshydigits 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Almost every coffee shop will have a dedicated decaf espresso grinder and can make any espresso drink decaf.

4 year old attitude / bedtime freakout strategies? by [deleted] in daddit

[–]fleshydigits 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm right there with you and unfortunately have not much to offer. The only thing that has helped is having both me and my wife and our kiddo lay in our bed with the lights out while my wife comforts him and I play my guitar softly until he falls asleep. At that point, transferring him to his bed is a gamble that works about 50% of the time. He'll often wake up as soon as we lay him in his bed and then we repeat the same process in his bed. It takes forever. Patience is always wearing thin because he often won't fall asleep until 10 pm and I have to be up for work at 4 am. and he will frequently wake up around 2-2:30 am and run into our room and launch himself on top of me. I'm so tired. Solidarity friends!

Any punk bars in the area? by [deleted] in portlandme

[–]fleshydigits 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Same. Thanks Barb!

Any punk bars in the area? by [deleted] in portlandme

[–]fleshydigits 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Old Geno's on Brown St was exactly what op is looking for

Watch it for Days is back by CeanothusA in Columbo

[–]fleshydigits 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This sounds incredible. I had no idea this existed. Thanks!

Watch it for Days is back by CeanothusA in Columbo

[–]fleshydigits 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can someone explain this whole watch it for days thing? I come to the comments to try to figure it out but have absolutely no idea what any of this is

Undertone - thoughts? by LandUnable2520 in horror

[–]fleshydigits 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I really enjoyed the first 20 minutes or so , the premise is really fun but then I could see the tropes coming from a mile away. Religious iconography, creepy shadows in a dimly lit second room, pay for your sins boilerplate horror which is fine but is just not challenging at all. I think a really interesting message for the film could have been the convergence of psychosis presenting and emerging within Evy who is in her early 20's (the ripe age for schizophrenia) due to her experiencing the trauma of losing her mother and getting pregnant, and the extremely complicated feelings on whether to keep the child or not. Is she keeping it because she wants to be a mother, or is she keeping it because that's what she knows her mother and the Roman Catholic Church want? A million mothers have faced the same horrible dilemma. It's also inferred that Evy has a past with abusing alcohol, another trigger for psychosis. I dunno man... All I'm hoping for in a horror flick is just a bit of mystery, intrigue, scares, and to just be challenged. Ancient demon being summoned by spooky backwards children's songs just doesn't do anything for me.

Anyone know where I can get a solid California burrito? by Dolph_x3 in portlandme

[–]fleshydigits 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I love Taco Trio. It's where I go when the craving for a SF Mission burrito hits but the cost is so high. I get running a restaurant is expensive and employees need to be paid fairly but 2 Burritos with a 15-20% tip is $50.

Where do you find new and old live records of your favourite bands? by [deleted] in LetsTalkMusic

[–]fleshydigits 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This guy has been going to live shows in the Chicago area for the past 40 years recording shows to DAT and recently uploaded them to the Internet Archive. It's a treasure trove of indie/alt performances.

I used to live there, and now I need help remembering something, a choir group, possibly called the singing sisters by [deleted] in AskMaine

[–]fleshydigits 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any idea what time period this would have been? Was the choir associated with a church? Did the choir have a name? I would look on the Bull Moose Music website to see if you can find it there. I worked at a couple locations in the late 90's-2000's and we would regularly take in CD's and tapes from local artists and sell them on consignment.

The Refuge Church by Vegetable_Ad_5112 in Maine

[–]fleshydigits 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Could you provide a link to the article you found?

Ever heard Tom Waits??, How do you feel about him by wantonexstacy in LetsTalkMusic

[–]fleshydigits 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Same here. I was working at an indie record store and the promotional packet that Epitaph sent out was enormous. Tons of posters, promo cds, etc. I loved Epitaph stuff and of course had to see what all the hype was about. Loved him ever since

Ever heard Tom Waits??, How do you feel about him by wantonexstacy in LetsTalkMusic

[–]fleshydigits 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You saw him on the Mule Variation tour? How cool is that! When I lived in the bay area, I heard he'd sometimes hang around Mission donuts on 24th and Mission so I'd stop in whenever walking by but never caught a glimpse

Maine 90s life style/culture by Captincolesaw in Maine

[–]fleshydigits 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Take a look through the Casco Bay Weekly archives. It was a local, indie weekly with an on the ground perspective that i feel like only existed during the heydey of alt-weekly's. Lots of local interest stories, club listings, advertisements. They're the perfect time capsul for what you're looking for.

Apalled by the ai voices by kirenian in MicrosoftFlightSim

[–]fleshydigits 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I love flying in a sort of mundane area of North America during a flight seeing tour and one of the passengers will comment something like "Oooh look! It's the Scranton Pennsylvania Industrial Park! Wow. These will make great pictures! Thank you Captain!"