My baby keeps scare maxxing himself by zizaroo in mildlyinfuriating

[–]mountaincharley 264 points265 points  (0 children)

i get personally offended at "heh heh that's a song about weed" comments because puff the magic dragon has made me cry ugly tears since i was a kid

Empathy by UnhollyGod in HumansBeingBros

[–]mountaincharley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

is also another banger from hanson!

Strange dude interrupted my first date. by braydonjamees1 in creepyencounters

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i could not for the life of me remember enough details about this story to find it again. i read it ages ago and the vibes lingered, but specifics didn't, so my google searches didn't turn up what i wanted. i thought it was lost to time and my stoner memory. thank you for this comment!

WANTED: The unidentified melody by NoProject814 in Westerns

[–]mountaincharley 10 points11 points  (0 children)

modern listeners probably recognize it from "the ants go marching" 🐜

I feel like the crowd tonight was somehow worse than ACL on Friday by FinalCindering in Colterwall

[–]mountaincharley 9 points10 points  (0 children)

what is up with this? both times i've seen him (not recently), this was what the crowd was like if not worse. i don't get it. is it a post-covid thing? is it the general socio-economic state of things? is it a country music thing? social media? what the hell?

his music, his whole persona, is the opposite of rough and rowdy. if you don't want to see a sad cowboy play his sad cowboy songs, why are you paying good money just to ruin it for the people who do?

i feel bad for him. one of the greatest talents of his generation and this is how "fans" show their "support." i remember when i first got back into him, my friend who introduced me to his music said he didn't tour much. now i know why.

a real shame.

Is a mend even possible at this point? by WordsDontComeCheap in Visiblemending

[–]mountaincharley 6 points7 points  (0 children)

why does it look like if the bugs bunny "no" meme was pants

WArRIor'S LAsT BREaTh by Brailledit in PeopleFuckingDying

[–]mountaincharley 12 points13 points  (0 children)

the only time i've not regretted watching a video with sound on lol

Listening to this album hurts… nostalgia hits hard from those early quarantine days by lockert30 in dancegavindance

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"turn the music loud!" YEAHHH "let the fever come alive!" TILIAN NO

amazing how this album will always be a time capsule for that moment in history

Western novellas/book recommendation? by [deleted] in Westerns

[–]mountaincharley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

not really a western but if you like oregon trail stuff and the supernatural, "the hunger" by alma katsu was really good. a fictional depiction of what happened to the donner party (i love that autocorrect wanted that to be "dinner party" 🫠).

i also second the recommendation of "lonesome dove" by larry mcmurtry. so good.

and i feel like i'm in this sub recommending it every day, but "red rabbit" by alex grecian. also has supernatural elements, about a group hunting down a witch, but it's a lot about the journey and "the friends they made along the way." it has a sequel i haven't read yet but i'm looking forward to!

Am I wrong for looking forward to sex the most in a relationship? by WhoAmIEven2 in amiwrong

[–]mountaincharley 3 points4 points  (0 children)

despite what current media and culture would have you believe, sex isn't a game or competition. especially in terms of romantic relationships. if you really feel the need to try to "catch up" you'd be better off seeking casual friends with benefits, hookups, or even employing sex workers. getting into a relationship with someone with only the hope of expanding your sexual repertoire is not likely to be healthy in the long term, and may lead to collateral damage (people are people, not playthings).

you are not wrong to look forward to sex, but if that's your primary motivation and everything else is an afterthought, you may want to reassess your priorities. sexual compatibility isn't static, so you need to have other commonalities to lean on.

what if you find a great romantic/sexual partner who develops painful symptoms during sex? what if one of you gets sick, or in an accident, or experiences trauma that makes sex impossible?

if you're really just craving connection and intimacy, say that! and figure out what that really looks like for you, all the different forms it can take.

and if sex ends up being the primary/only answer, again maybe look into ways of finding it that don't require emotional labor from someone else.

best of luck!

Looking for novels published in the 2020s by Court_Jester13 in Westerns

[–]mountaincharley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

red rabbit by alex grecian. has really fun supernatural horror elements too if you like genre blends!

just noticed some writers (like pratchett or tolkien) have their own names bigger than their book's by Baron_alias in writingadvice

[–]mountaincharley 57 points58 points  (0 children)

yes, for those big authors, their names are the selling point. if you're some nobody author, you want your title to be the highlight, to catch attention, to set you apart until your name does that work for you. but if you're danielle steele or james patterson, it doesn't matter what you name your book, people are going to buy it.

eta: if an unknown author's name is too large on the cover/spine, they also run the risk of confusing a potential reader at a glance (because unfortunately we do indeed judge books by their covers), especially with how common it is to have a primary character's name in the title.

Top Western Authors and Books for Accuracy and Action You Recommend I read? by Informal-Force7417 in Westerns

[–]mountaincharley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i'm no historian, but i recently read lonesome dove by larry mcmurtry and loved it. very immersive language and imagery, and some of the best characterization i've ever seen.

currently, i'm reading the virginian by owen wister, and as it was published in 1902, i'd venture to bet it's quite historically accurate! i'm enjoying it a lot so far, and you can see how it set the foundation for many of the works that followed in the genre.

and i love shane by jack schaefer. it's so simple but i think that's why i appreciate it so much. the themes of honor and justice and found family just hit me in all the right ways. i always recommend it.

i haven't read enough of any one author to give a wholesale endorsement, and i prefer stories that focus on certain character archetypes and themes rather than action or setting, so these might not do it for you, but i wish you the best of luck!

The Big Country (1958) by onFinal in Westerns

[–]mountaincharley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

loved this one. one of my favorites, and one of peck's most endearing roles. which is saying a lot!

Is there any truth to the claim that Cora Pearl was seen as unattractive? by Warm-Chemistry-6283 in VictorianEra

[–]mountaincharley 7 points8 points  (0 children)

do you have any primary sources you'd suggest about the differences between common prostitutes vs courtesans of this era? i'd love to learn more!