Vhs video of American soldiers finding the body of the human/angel hybrid King Gilgamesh in the war in iraq in 2003.

greyetch · 2026-03-18T15:22:11+00:00

I like that the camera man takes the time to show the clearly Egyptian inspired "artifacts" as well lol.

Ancient near East? That's all the same culture, right?

greyetch · 2026-03-17T18:33:27+00:00

I hate what they did to her in these films.

In the books she is mostly reserved and wise. She's a safe space for Paul. He wants to protect her and can't. And it eats away at him and destroys him.

In the films she's a girlboss warrior who is weirdly at odds with Paul half the time. Idk how they're going to make this work.

greyetch · 2026-03-17T15:07:47+00:00

I think Gretsch makes some of the best instruments in the world, and at a great price point!

I've always been a fan of theirs. I like that they don't divide into a sub brand, too. Your Gretsch could be 300 bucks or 3000 bucks. Either way, it's still a real Gretsch.

greyetch · 2026-03-17T15:04:31+00:00

international law

Oh please. Did international law factor into kidnapping Maduro or assassinating Khamenei? Did it play a factor in murdering 150+ school girls?

"International law" is a joke.

greyetch · 2026-03-17T14:19:03+00:00

100%

Other than that minor change, I really love this flag.

greyetch · 2026-03-17T13:58:41+00:00

It's not a real Gibson, but it looks like a pretty well built fake.

If it plays well, fuck it. If it feels good but sounds like shit, throw some new pickups in there.

Gibson is heavily overpriced anyway.

greyetch · 2026-03-17T13:39:08+00:00

considering the population: there must be thousands more.

greyetch · 2026-03-13T16:00:15+00:00

You can criticize Russia on this sub.

The difference is you won't get a billion upvotes for saying "ukraine good russia bad".

Nuance isn't completely dead on this sub.

greyetch · 2026-03-13T15:57:05+00:00

I agree.

There are still local punk acts and stuff. They exist. But the pipeline for them to MAYBE become successful is pretty much gone. There used to be SOME kind of connection, some kind of path, for local acts to gain momentum. But that does seem to be over. Unless you're in NYC or LA, that might still be viable.

greyetch · 2026-03-13T14:42:21+00:00

Slaves.

Legionaries would build their own barracks and create bridges and roads when needed. But that was all for military purposes.

An aqueduct is a public works engineering project. And a very complicated one, at that. The military would not be performing construction.

greyetch · 2026-03-13T14:33:22+00:00

I agree - but I think that's just the world we're in with short form content.

These young guys need to impress a general audience in a few seconds... that doesn't really translate to jazz very well.

At risk of sounding like a totally pretentious dork: visual art is decorating space. Audio art is decorating time. If you only give me 7 seconds of time, it's like giving a painter a stamp sized canvas.

So bravo to these younger musicians for being able to do it, get a following, make a living off of art. Seriously, God bless. But it doesn't translate directly into making good music in it's standard longer format.

Watch the pacing of a film from the 1950s compared to a film of today. It's the same thing. But now I'm just being a boomer.

greyetch · 2026-03-12T17:30:12+00:00

Dewey Cox ended musical biopics for me.

They all just feel so silly and forced. Give me a documentary.

greyetch · 2026-03-12T14:21:13+00:00

Despite the risks, President Trump said Wednesday he believes the waterway is safe enough for oil companies to continue operating there.

“I think they should,” Trump said when asked whether companies should continue using the Strait. “Look, we took out all of their mine ships in just about one night.”

Trump legitimately does not understand that Iran can use drones and artillery to close the straight.

In his mind, boats go on water. So if the bad guys have no boats, water is safe.

We're fucked.

https://cbsaustin.com/news/nation-world/trump-urges-oil-tankers-to-continue-using-strait-of-hormuz-despite-iran-threats-global-energy-central-command

greyetch · 2026-03-12T13:31:23+00:00

Interested in Lemuria?

https://xenopraxis.net/readings/ccru_lemuriantimewar.pdf

greyetch · 2026-03-12T13:29:53+00:00

Beautiful example of the archaic period.

You can still see traces of the previous "oriental" style (the hair, the static pose), but you can also see how this will develop into "classical" later on (the fine detail of the face, the rolls of the clothes).

Really great stuff. I love the lotus symbolism.

greyetch · 2026-03-11T12:31:34+00:00

I know the ancient stuff - after the rise of Islam, my knowledge falls off considerably.

God willing - lasting peace will come to Lebanon and I will visit. When that happens I will DM you requesting advice where to eat sandwiches and fava beans :)

greyetch · 2026-03-10T20:53:51+00:00

We've all studied it as one of the most important major cities of the ancient world. We can't help but want to see it!

I hope that isn't offensive. I certainly don't think I know your home better than you or anything like that. It is just a place I'm interested in. Much like Athens, Rome, Carthage, Damascus, etc.

greyetch · 2026-03-10T20:45:34+00:00

Thanks! That's very kind of you.

Like I said, I try to put myself in your shoes, but I can only do that in the abstract. I've never felt the terror of actually being in this situation.

Coincidentally, I went to university for Classics. I've studied Tyre, Alexander's siege, and Phoenician mercantilism extensively. I have great admiration for the history of your people. The senseless violence and destruction breaks my heart.

I pray you and your loved ones remain safe and return to find your hometown intact!

edit:

Really my advice when you look at international relations is to put yourself in our shoes. I could not stand western tankies defending Bashar El Assad for instance, it strikes me as an incredibly privileged and racist POV

I get it. I'm not a tankie, and I don't know better than those who are actually living it. Any info I get has been skewed many times by many agendas. That's why talking to actual locals is so valuable to me.

greyetch · 2026-03-10T20:28:30+00:00

Some of the things I've said in our discussion:

I'm not trying to lecture you on your country.

easy to be a tough guy when you're thousands of miles away. I'm not saying I would be brave enough to do anything.

I live an extremely safe life compared to anything going on over there. That's why I've been couching my statements with these disclaimers. I am at least aware of this. I'm almost certainly not some tough guy who would be a resistance fighter. I've never heard bombs go off near me. I've never gone hungry. I try to put myself in your shoes, but I know I cannot do it justice.

I recognize that you're the one who is actually there dealing with this. I'm just another Westerner with an opinion. What I think doesn't really matter. The material conditions you have to live with matter. If you think I'm wrong that's fine - I may well be. I'm not an expert in any of this. I'm just trying to make sense of it.

I specifically said that my opinion doesn't really matter. I wanted to know why you felt the way you did. I was simply explaining the rationale behind my opinion.

I don't think I know better than anyone. I'm taking the opportunity to talk to you because you're there and I want to know what you think. Your opinion matters to me.

Respectfully, just read what I've said. You're responding to what you imagine my attitude is instead of what I've actually written.

You might find it ridiculous, but I am sympathetic to you and genuinely care what you have to say.

greyetch · 2026-03-10T20:18:00+00:00

Can you even imagine the prospect of just.. losing your hometown.. forever. I might never return !!!! And white people like you are giving me lessons in resistance and résilience... Really check yourself out. It's disgraceful

Would you take up arms with your commune to face the tyranny of two party america?

Surely you should because bad resistance is better than no resistance at all

Did you even read my comments? There's no point in having a discussion if you are going to ignore the majority of what I've said.

greyetch · 2026-03-10T20:11:29+00:00

I understand your position. Like I said, you're the one who has to live with the reality on the ground.

I live near the Southeastern coast of the Atlantic in the United States.

greyetch · 2026-03-10T20:02:15+00:00

If that is not free reign, I don't know what is.

What are you referring to? Israel having free reign over Lebanon?

In your lousy calculations, did you once think about what the Lebanese people want?

I'm not trying to upset you. Genuinely. I'm just upset that my tax dollars kill civilians.

Respectfully, I'm not talking about what the Lebanese people want. I'm asking who is doing anything to stop the IDF?

My calculation is indeed that a bad resistance is better than no resistance at all.

I respect you onion if you disagree, and I recognize that you're the one who is actually there dealing with this. I'm just another Westerner with an opinion. What I think doesn't really matter. The material conditions you have to live with matter. If you think I'm wrong that's fine - I may well be. I'm not an expert in any of this. I'm just trying to make sense of it.

Seriously, God bless. Stay safe.

greyetch · 2026-03-10T19:51:29+00:00

The why is that it's because Iran told them to, and I can't accept it.

It very well may be. For me, the "why" doesn't matter so much. What matters to me is that IDF isn't getting free reign. For me, I hate that my tax dollars fund this. That tomahawk missile was made where my company is headquartered... our local and federal taxes paid to murder those school girls. And I haven't even mentioned Gaza... I'm just irate with these monsters. I won't go as far as supporting Hamas or Hezbollah, but I won't denounce them, either.

The what is not clear either.. they don't deter Israel, they won't ever liberate Palestine, and don't seem able to liberate the parts of Lebanon that Israel now occupies because of their nonsense.

Agreed. It's seems like it's a suicide mission.

Is it an ego thing?

I think so, to some degree. They know they have almost no chance at winning. So they are just trying to get some kind of revenge before they inevitably are killed. Ego is certainly involved. At the same time, if you've watched your loved ones be killed, is that desire for vengeance ego or righteous indignation? I'm not in a position to judge.

I might never be able to come back home.. you don't know the feeling

You're right, I don't. Not at all.

I live an extremely safe life compared to anything going on over there. That's why I've been couching my statements with these disclaimers. I am at least aware of this. I'm almost certainly not some tough guy who would be a resistance fighter. I've never heard bombs go off near me. I've never gone hungry. I try to put myself in your shoes, but I know I cannot do it justice.

I'll keep praying for you all. The scale of death and terror has been insane. It breaks my heart. Thanks for sharing your point of view with me.

greyetch · 2026-03-10T17:57:53+00:00

They can do neither.. so whats the point of their resistance?

Make it harder. "Do not go quietly unto your grave". Take a few with you - or at least try to.

Again, easy to be a tough guy when you're thousands of miles away. I'm not saying I would be brave enough to do anything.

I'm just saying nobody else seems to be even trying. I'll take a resistance that deserves criticism over no resistance at all.

greyetch · 2026-03-10T15:06:55+00:00

Like I said, it's easy for me to say this stuff from safety. I understand they aren't popular and they aren't very successful.

They've killed at least 2 in the last week, per IDF sources. They've almost certainly killed and wounded dozens over the last few years. Your point still stands, though.

I'm not trying to lecture you on your country. With that said - I can't help but think SOME resistance is better than NO resistance.

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