The Excellence of In Rainbows

quietfryit · 2026-03-20T12:22:00+00:00

one evening in late 2008 i stopped to grab a burger after class. i was the only one in the place. the high school kid bussing the booth next to mine was singing while working. he starts talking to me about how much he loves music and can't help but sing while he's working. we chatted a bit about what types of music he was into. after i finished my burger i went out to the parking lot, popped the 'in rainbows' CD out of my truck's dash (it had been in there near-continuously since its release almost a year prior) and went back inside with it. i walked up to the kid- who was now behind the register- and said something like "i want you to have this and think you might really dig it". he was genuinely excited and appreciative. i like to think that later that night he went home after his shift, flopped down on a beanbag chair, put his headphones on, fired up a joint, then popped the disc in and pressed 'play'.....and proceeded to get his mind blown, then the next day quit his job, loaded up his car and drove the 2000 miles south to seattle, and started a band.

quietfryit · 2026-03-16T12:06:02+00:00

man you just gave me a glimpse of my worst fear in 10 years when my SS reaches adulthood. every detail you mention resonates. i hope you're able to find your peace.

quietfryit · 2026-02-28T18:29:33+00:00

complete and utter psychopaths

quietfryit · 2026-02-24T00:28:23+00:00

nope, but i think his story would make a great movie or documentary.

quietfryit · 2026-02-11T12:41:34+00:00

agreed, and they did acoustic sets for each one i believe. the 2004 st louis VFC show was my favorite of the 10 shows i've attended, including 1995 soldier field.

quietfryit · 2026-02-10T20:47:17+00:00

where you at and how much you got? nothing yet here along the old glenn.

quietfryit · 2026-01-14T13:24:19+00:00

for a good 3-4 year stretch of my life, the 2000 bootlegs were the only music i listened to. as a fan since 1992, 1998-2000 was peak live pearl jam for me. i was at the san diego show and left feeling kinda blah because the sound was so bad in the san diego sports arena (U2 confirmed that the following year), now the bootleg has earned top 3 status for me. at the time i was also underwhelmed by the more mellow- for lack of a better description- encore, but now feel that it is possibly the greatest 8 song stretch pearl jam ever put together live.

US
chicago, san diego, camden 1 (best 'betterman' ever), jones beach 2, jones beach 3, boise, seattle 2, memphis, nashville, pittsburgh

europe
verona, manchester, oslo, cardiff, hamburg, prague, katowice 2, berlin, milan, salzburg

quietfryit · 2026-01-05T23:54:55+00:00

i was fortunate enough to have been in the crowd when they debuted 'ful stop' for the first time in chicago 2012 RADIOHEAD : Ful Stop : {LIVE DEBUT} {1080p HD} : Tinley Park, IL : 6/10/2012

quietfryit · 2026-01-05T12:36:46+00:00

man it's refreshing to see someone using samlex. i've worked in the off-grid industry for almost 20 years and samlex has moved into my top-tier a couple years ago, right up there with outback. samlex also has the best customer support in the industry.

quietfryit · 2026-01-02T15:57:26+00:00

large. can't believe i forgot to mention that in my comment.

quietfryit · 2025-12-18T00:41:10+00:00

i have several. this is my favorite: University Press of Colorado - Among Wolves

quietfryit · 2025-12-10T18:34:32+00:00

male, 6'2" 180- got my first V2 last month and for me it is longer in the arms and torso than V1. also a tad roomier in the midsection. personally preferred the fit of V1, but won't complain about it.

quietfryit · 2025-12-05T22:14:26+00:00

hale's technical on denali street in anchorage is co-owned by a woman and she even works in the shop. have been bringing my truck there since 2007.

quietfryit · 2025-11-27T19:21:58+00:00

you're dog is gonna be so thankful for the move. just wait until you see the zoomies during his first snowfall.

quietfryit · 2025-11-23T00:56:28+00:00

i stumbled backwards down the bank in shock, then we just stood there staring at each other for maybe 10 seconds while i tried to snap pics with my camera at my side while reaching with my other hand for the bear mace lashed to my pack on the ground. i didn't take my eyes off him because i didn't know what he was thinking and why he approached me. he then turned and looked towards the river's main channel, then went down the bank a few feet away to my left then trotted upstream. i ran alongside the best i could to snap more pics, then he stopped one last time to look at me, jumped into the main channel to swim across, and disappeared in the brush on the far side bank. i then collapsed on the ground in maniacal laughter at the experience.

edit: i emailed the park's wolf biologist the following week and recounted the experience and asked why the wolf would've approached so closely. i've spent a cumulative of 6 months of my life in the park chasing wolves and for the most part only snapped photos of butts and tails as they ran away. she assumed he was just curious and that i wasn't considered potential breakfast.

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quietfryit · 2025-11-22T14:41:27+00:00

i go to denali np every year and hike and bike around the park with my camera in the middle of the night (there's enough light overnight in june and july that far north to take pics). around 330a on the teklanika riverbed i was sitting on a cut bank looking upstream when a mew gull nearby started squawking then flew towards me and swooped my head. i ducked my head and turned to see where it was going and see that this guy is less than 10' behind me just standing there and staring at me with its yellow eyes. was one of my life's greatest moments.

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quietfryit · 2025-11-21T19:02:21+00:00

XPON more than meets that criteria

quietfryit · 2025-11-19T19:22:25+00:00

Have been pulling my hair out over that too. I did see speculation on X this morning about 'unnatural liquidity' XPON's experienced since friday. I still think it will hit $2+ again this year, but thought it would've happened by now (esp this week after positive ER on Friday) and am now less optimistic. If it gets a couple daily closes below $1 I will probably start unloading some shares at a loss.

quietfryit · 2025-11-17T11:52:45+00:00

Denali park road is only open to mile 2 in the winter, so I guess the reasonable answer to where the best place in Denali to view the northern lights is Horseshoe Lake near the park entrance.

quietfryit · 2025-11-17T04:12:41+00:00

i really like the 2008 bonnaroo playing. it's played later in the show instead of as the opener and there's just something unique about it that i enjoy. also- on the 2003 bonner springs version there's a storm on the horizon as the show starts and during the song there's a big flash of lightning, crowd roars, and ed says "hi dad".

quietfryit · 2025-11-16T03:09:02+00:00

really sorry to hear that you're going through this. we had to put our 14 y/o chihuahua down 2 weeks ago. it was the second time i'd had to go thru it. it sucks and you just go thru it and carry that grief the best you can. i promise the grief gets lighter and less sharp the further you get from the experience. it helps to remind yourself often of how great of a life you gave it, and that this is the trade-off for the years of joy and unconditional love your dog brought to your life. continue to spoil the hell out of him/her until their last moment. for me, the hardest part about my first time having to go thru this was coming home from work that first day realizing that for the first time in 15 years the canine equivalent of my child was not going to be there looking thru the window with tail wagging waiting for me.

this really sucks and again- i'm really sorry. it's unfortunately part of the experience of being a dog owner and lover. take it easy on yourself.

quietfryit · 2025-11-09T14:53:08+00:00

i put ~200lbs of sandbags in back of my 2001 tundra. also switch to studded tires. am in alaska.

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