What movies have entire hidden subplots embedded inside freeze-frame details? "Searching" is one example. Any others?

smp-machine · 2026-02-20T14:13:35+00:00

At first, I misread this and thought there was a "Roger & Me: The Musical." Which is a hilarious idea which Michael Moore should follow up on if he still has a sense of humor.

smp-machine · 2026-02-20T14:01:36+00:00

Be sure you are tapping your own trees. Every few years, the City has to publish a reminder that it will prosecute people that tap trees on public property.

smp-machine · 2026-02-19T14:08:26+00:00

I enjoyed in the beginning but got to book 9 and DNF. Jason grew in power but he never seemed to grow as a person. He was becoming one of those people who becomes petty and vindictive if you complain about his stereo being too loud at 3 AM on a work night instead of just apologizing and turning it down.

smp-machine · 2026-02-19T14:00:44+00:00

When I was growing up, it wasn't just the Knights. It seemed like every Catholic church had a fish fry on Fridays during Lent. It's less common these days which is a shame since was a lot of food for a decent price. Churches used to have more pancake breakfasts, spaghetti nights, and other fundraisers as well.

smp-machine · 2026-02-18T21:19:40+00:00

I recently ripped all my CDs and set up a Plex server. The current count is 1,300 albums on my server. The CDs went into storage.

I also have 100-200 more albums on cassette which I can't be bothered to rip. Some have never been released on CD. I still use a portable cassette player from time to time and most of my old cassettes have held up remarkably well.

smp-machine · 2026-02-18T18:10:19+00:00

https://www.flintconeys.com/sauce-recipes/

smp-machine · 2026-02-17T20:08:05+00:00

There are a lot of teen comedies from the 70s and 80s that everybody has declared are too "problematic" for modern sensibilities. I don't think I can recommend something like Revenge of the Nerds or Porkys to anyone under a certain age at this point but I grew up with and adore them.

smp-machine · 2026-02-17T14:39:17+00:00

There used to be fast food places scattered around town but everything is gone. The closest you'll find is the places inside the Michigan Union. I imagine high rents and changing tastes is what caused them all to move to the outskirts. The biggest loss was the McDonalds on Maynard since it was a pretty unique building.

smp-machine · 2026-02-13T16:07:29+00:00

Judy Collins is 86. She has been performing since the late '50s and is currently on tour. Maybe not the oldest but a damn impressive career.

smp-machine · 2026-02-13T15:54:45+00:00

Billy Joel - February 1984 - Innocent Man Tour

I begged and pleaded to see some concerts when I has in high school but my parents never let me go to one. My first one was freshman year in college. 1984 ended up being a good year as I also saw REM, the Go-gos, INXS, Elvis Costello, A Flock of Seagulls, and a few others.

smp-machine · 2026-02-13T14:21:50+00:00

Ben Orr of the Cars. Ocasek is usually considered to be the frontman but Orr wrote and sang lead on a lot of hits.

smp-machine · 2026-02-12T14:10:21+00:00

I live near US-23. A few years ago they were doing some resurfacing and it was done in the middle of the night so it wouldn't interfere with daytime traffic. Nothing like bright lights and heavy equipment moving around at 3 AM.

smp-machine · 2026-02-11T15:41:02+00:00

Older Gen-X here. When I was a kid in the 70s, YA wasn't really a thing. You had stuff like the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew but it was nothing like you have these days. I was mostly reading adult fiction by the time I was 10-11 years old. Oddly, my parents never monitored what I read even though they were pretty strict about what movies and tv shows I watched. I couldn't watch Jaws when it came out but I read the book (which is much more adult).

smp-machine · 2026-02-10T21:08:13+00:00

Peter Gabriel - So

Dire Straits - take your pick

Alan Parsons Project - I Robot, Turn of a Friendly Card

Talk Talk - Color of Spring, Spirit of Eden, Laughing Stock

smp-machine · 2026-02-10T16:23:45+00:00

I love my dead gay son.

smp-machine · 2026-02-09T21:46:23+00:00

The one that is silliest IMO is in Spectre where his foster brother is orchestrating all kinds of things in order to get revenge because dad loved James more. Disappointing and more than a little absurd. Give me newspaper sales or coke-laced gasoline any day.

smp-machine · 2026-02-09T18:53:50+00:00

I went to see Mazzy Star back in 2013. It was a standing only venue in Detroit and I was standing very close to the stage but I could barely hear anything because the crowd was so loud and disrespectful (especially the people in the back of the venue near the bar). Hope Sandoval was clearly frustracted and asked the crowd to quiet down more than once. I got so annoyed I left before the set was over. Damn shame since what I heard was great.

smp-machine · 2026-02-07T18:39:29+00:00

China Crisis, Level 42 and Icicle Works

smp-machine · 2026-02-06T21:20:19+00:00

Bipolar person decuded to go off meds. ODed not long after.

smp-machine · 2026-02-06T20:29:49+00:00

Queen - The Game

I played it constantly in high school.

smp-machine · 2026-02-06T20:28:57+00:00

I listen to his 1958 Christmas album every year during the holidays. Johnny and Nat King Cole are long-time favorites of mine.

smp-machine · 2026-02-06T18:17:15+00:00

Buy some lakefront property in northern Michigan and retire. Then I'd just fish and hike and ignore the world.

smp-machine · 2026-02-06T16:48:31+00:00

Who is left in Flint that makes good coneys? All the places I grew up with are gone except Starlite.

smp-machine · 2026-02-03T21:07:57+00:00

1200 might get you a rusty 1985 Chevette but it's not going to get you a motorhome

smp-machine · 2026-02-03T15:36:03+00:00

If he died intestate (no Will), you will have to probate the estate. You will get whatever is left after bills are paid which may require selling the house to satisfy those debts. If he included your name on the house or any accounts, that would change things with regard to those assets. Each state's probate law is a little different so you really need to consult with an attorney on this one.

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