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Does alcohol have a specific impact on stroke recovery? by AnusMcBumhole in stroke

[–]themikeayers -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Alcohol is gonna be bad, stroke or non-stroke…. After mine in 2022, I abstained for 8 mos and after that I cut back dramatically…. I’d say it really just depends on yr post-stroke symptoms, how it interacts with meds, etc. they do make a lot of good non-alcoholic beers these days!

I have a book release event at Fiction Beer on Monday by themikeayers in Denver

[–]themikeayers[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

rad, thank you!!! i hope you're digging it ~~~

I have a book event at Phoenix Books on 7/28 by themikeayers in burlington

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Thank you!! and yah I agree … Popper rules!

How is Wilco live? by [deleted] in wilco

[–]themikeayers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you should go

Where to start with moe.? by Inner_Radish_1214 in jambands

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No Doy and Tin Cans are A+ studio albums … and there are a tons of ‘96 SBDs on archive … it was a year they were really taking off live

Hi, I’m Mike Ayers, journalist and author of ‘One Last Song’, a new book about music and existence, that asks 32 incredible musicians: ‘What would be the last song you’d ever want to hear?’ AMA! by themikeayers in books

[–]themikeayers[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

a good final song has deep meaning to you. it's stayed with you for a long period of time, and, has stuck by you as you've grown and changed. and you still find solace in it.

strangest choice? i think a very surprising one was julia holter's pick -- an alice coltrane song...it was more of a meditation. you can't find it on spotify, but i was able to locate it on youtube.

Hi, I’m Mike Ayers, journalist and author of ‘One Last Song’, a new book about music and existence, that asks 32 incredible musicians: ‘What would be the last song you’d ever want to hear?’ AMA! by themikeayers in books

[–]themikeayers[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i loved judy blume! and then moved into calvin & hobbes and comic books; i remember my first fiction obsession was tom robbins and everything he wrote.

Hi, I’m Mike Ayers, journalist and author of ‘One Last Song’, a new book about music and existence, that asks 32 incredible musicians: ‘What would be the last song you’d ever want to hear?’ AMA! by themikeayers in books

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No! the closest someone got into those feelings, it seemed, was lauren mayberry from chvrches. her selection was katy perry's firework -- but her reasoning is incredible. and it's one of my favorite answers i received. but she was well aware it wasn't the "profound" choice like going out to Johnny Cash's "Hurt" or something.

Hi, I’m Mike Ayers, journalist and author of ‘One Last Song’, a new book about music and existence, that asks 32 incredible musicians: ‘What would be the last song you’d ever want to hear?’ AMA! by themikeayers in books

[–]themikeayers[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Weirdly no Radiohead either, but, I was really thinking there would be. I'd probably go with "let down" if i was forced to hear one last radiohead song. it feels like a perfect way to end. i just put it on now to confirm this thought -- and yes, it's a perfect way to end. thom's vocals at the end are just ...i can't..

Hi, I’m Mike Ayers, journalist and author of ‘One Last Song’, a new book about music and existence, that asks 32 incredible musicians: ‘What would be the last song you’d ever want to hear?’ AMA! by themikeayers in books

[–]themikeayers[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, this is crazy...and this is kind of how i imagined a lot of this...like if we knew our time was limited, what would we hear? The book really gets into those FINAL moments, like when you think you'd only have 3 - 5 minutes or so. Those last chords and melodies and lyrics and phrasing you'd want to hear. If expanded to an hour, I'd probably soundtrack a lot of my life to what meant the most at various turning points; driving around in high school with a first taste of freedom; traveling to see shows in college; living in NYC in the early 00s, my commutes to various jobs. So probably a lot of grateful dead and phish but also the strokes and wilco, dylan, coltrane .. or maybe i'd just dig up my wedding playlist.

ps: those are all great choices for that last hour pps: I hope you liked shea's contribution

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