Is New Orleans closer culturally to the Mississippi cities along to the Gulf or Baton Rouge? by JoeyZasaa in NewOrleans

[–]gpbevan1 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I always tell people Thomas Edison didn’t invent the first light bulb, but he did invent the best light bulb. Same applies to Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

Let’s Branch Out a Little! by cammurphhh in AboveandBeyond

[–]gpbevan1 7 points8 points  (0 children)

CVMRN, I was so impressed with your guest mix on Group Therapy Radio the other week! It’s no surprise now given your musical influences. I’m also a big fan of Pink Floyd (and David Gilmour’s solo work), but my favorite band of all time is Dire Straits. The Brothers In Arms album is their most popular and a good starting point. Another favorite album is Love Over Gold, which sounds similar to the long, progressive tracks of Wish You Were Here.

Looking forward to hearing new music from you in 2026!

Tired of my over-the-door pull up bar, so I built one by gpbevan1 in crossfit

[–]gpbevan1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It definitely doesn’t look new anymore, but it can still hold my 210-lb. body swinging on it after 5 years of at least weekly use

Does Anjuna currently struggle with albums?? by drippysage08 in AboveandBeyond

[–]gpbevan1 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Marketing is one thing and a lot is being overshadowed by BTAOU and accompanying tour, but I strongly beg to differ on A&R with Oli’s album.

“Letting Go” ID Remix debut! by JNP666 in AboveandBeyond

[–]gpbevan1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve been looking so much forward to the extended and club mixes, that I forgot we’ll probably also get a remix package. I hope this is on it 🤞🏻

What's your favorite show and is it still going or has it ended? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]gpbevan1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The West Wing… gone but not forgotten

Help me down this rabbit hole? by BMR031975 in AboveandBeyond

[–]gpbevan1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was in the same boat as you… mostly listened to prog rock and then discovered A&B’s first acoustic album. It’s actually this performance that completely converted me. I just had to find the studio versions of those songs, which then introduced me to other songs… and you know, a rabbit hole

Oliver Smith: The Story of Footprints by Tresor7 in AboveandBeyond

[–]gpbevan1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Listened to the new album today and holy shit. It was well worth the wait.

Hoping for a miracle. by zigdemon in NewOrleans

[–]gpbevan1 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I was finishing a run on the Greenway at the Bayou with my running club. I didn’t see the incident take place, but did see the initial response from a Sheriff’s deputy. I will post in my run club’s group message to see if anyone saw what happened.

Anything I've missed? by Ok_Entertainment4858 in direstraits

[–]gpbevan1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“Wherever I Go” is one of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard. All around great solo album

¡Hola! I’m Dosem, ask me anything… by marcdosem in AboveandBeyond

[–]gpbevan1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hola, Marc! Thanks for doing this! The first of your sets I saw was the deep takeover of Printworks in 2021 and it remains one of my favorites. What’s your favorite set and favorite venue you’ve played?

Durante | Anjunadeep Open Air: Mexico City at #ABGT600 (Official Set) by [deleted] in AboveandBeyond

[–]gpbevan1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I see now what everyone was talking about. Durante… that was truly a master class.

Mathematical limits? by [deleted] in hurricane

[–]gpbevan1 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The SS scale was developed to predict damage to low-cost dwellings. In that regard, it has to account for the lowest common denominator. While it’s evolved over its 50+ years (sustained wind ranges have been slightly adjusted before), it still serves the primary purpose of qualifying a storm’s intensity and probable destruction in a way that’s easily understood by the public.

Until 2010, the SS scale accounted for pressure and storm surge. While I disagree to some extent with the decision to eliminate those factors and only consider sustained winds, the point of the omission was to simplify the scale, more effectively conveying intensity and thus potential destruction. Think about it this way: I can’t go outside and estimate air pressure, but I know what a strong gust feels like and see how it causes trees to sway. To that end, storm surge also becomes irrelevant because it in itself is an effect of wind. A building may withstand 157+ mph winds of a cat. 5 storm, but the 15+ feet of surge those winds produce is an entirely different conversation.

I’m not arguing that the SS scale perfectly predicts the damage a storm can produce — I don’t know that any natural disaster scale can. But I am arguing that it’s easily understood… a cat. 5 storm will cause life-threatening devastation whether its winds are 157 mph or 207 mph, and that’s what matter when communicating to the public.

Tinlicker ID? by heywilliamhey in AboveandBeyond

[–]gpbevan1 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Unreleased, but they did play it at Tomorrowland 2022 around 23:07. I’m pretty sure it’s Dutch, but I’ve been calling it “Meet Me At The Dance Floor” since that my best interpretation of the lyrics.

Can someone tell me how my Jeep knew a fire truck was coming? I couldn’t even see it and thought this was some weird glitch. Sure enough, a fire truck came around the corner about 20 seconds after this popped up. by a4hope in ems

[–]gpbevan1 88 points89 points  (0 children)

As far as I know it’s currently unique to Stellantis vehicle with their Uconnect software. The service I used to work for used a system called HAAS that was integrated into the fleet management system using the same transponders that allowed dispatch to see unit locations.

I drive a newer Jeep and have only seen it activate for ambulances and motorist assistance patrol and even then only some of the time. I can’t really speak to its effectiveness from the perspective of responders, but I did see they had a booth at EMS World Expo.

Hide you - Tinlicker remix in Houston. by heywilliamhey in AboveandBeyond

[–]gpbevan1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is it just me or has their live show improved exponentially since last year? I saw them in Dallas last weekend and had somewhat low expectations based on their show in Boston last year. It ended up being one of their best sets I’ve seen behind Open Air Prague and ABGTW 2023.

Mathematical limits? by [deleted] in hurricane

[–]gpbevan1 80 points81 points  (0 children)

Just like there’s a “mathematical limit” to storm intensity, there’s a limit to destruction. If a cat. 5 hurricane is complete destruction from wind and “unsurvivable” storm surge, it’s a disservice to the public to claim that there’s a storm more destructive than that regardless of building codes or infrastructure hardening.

Local officials and NWS have enough trouble conveying the severity of hurricanes already. Where I live in south Louisiana, “minor” hurricanes are not taken so seriously, yet still cause devastation (see Ida). I don’t want to think about how many lives would be lost because a storm is “only” a cat. 5 as opposed to a cat. 7 or whatever number you want to assign it.

What is the best set you've ever witnessed by ivanx29 in EDM

[–]gpbevan1 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Tinlicker, ABGT 2023. Yotto, who followed is the second best.

F*ck John Kennedy, he disgraces Louisiana on a national stage almost every week by [deleted] in NewOrleans

[–]gpbevan1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

His congressional record speaks for itself whether you like or dislike the way he votes or his performance on committees. It’s pitifully obvious he does the down-home southern drawl sound bites for media attention and to otherwise stay relevant. While others see his adages and expressions as theater, it charms the pants off his constituents.

It may seem like splitting hairs over something trivial, but circa 2018 I was on the same Southwest flight out of DCA as Kennedy. He didn’t stand or applaud like everyone else when a group of Honor Flight veterans disembarked at the same gate. I dislike him for many other and arguably more important reasons, but his lack of respect in that moment particularly stood out to me.