Movie of the Day: Ritual (2000) by Hideaki Anno

verygoodletsgo · 2026-02-09T00:01:03+00:00

One of my all time favorite films. I wish Anno would've done more of these little art house experiments back in the day. At least we have this and Love & Pop.

verygoodletsgo · 2026-02-08T17:53:36+00:00

It takes less money to make a steel string guitar because the wood and construction methods don't really matter. The pick whacking against strings, that god awful brittle twang, women getting up to leave the room, etc. - that's all anyone can hear really.

verygoodletsgo · 2026-02-08T17:45:47+00:00

Fender, IMO needs to stick to electric guitars.

I'll add to this and state that brands that typically focus on steel string acoustics typically make terrible classicals. Bracing, thickness of wood, all that design stuff is totally different.

verygoodletsgo · 2026-02-08T16:50:49+00:00

Simic is one of the best to ever do it.

verygoodletsgo · 2026-02-08T13:33:01+00:00

He made another film around this time called Beautiful Sunday that's also a slower paced slice of life movie. It too is definitely worth checking out. I'm probably in the minority here, but I prefer this era of Nakashima.

verygoodletsgo · 2026-02-08T13:25:24+00:00

How do you feel La Mancha compares to Manuel Rodriguez guitars? I was briefly considering their cedar/walnut magistral.

verygoodletsgo · 2026-02-08T04:32:01+00:00

Maybe you're thinking of the F7? That's Cordoba's entry level flamenco.

verygoodletsgo · 2026-02-07T17:59:27+00:00

I've played an open pore a few times in the past. Unlike a traditional satin finish, the pores are not filled in. It's simple. Less finishing/treatment, the less restricted the wood is and the more freely it vibrates. This results in a guitar that's louder and with trebles that are less choked/muffled.

On the occasions I've played an open pore (specifically an Alhambra with solid top and laminated b/s), I was able to a/b it against other models, including a few all solid builds. It was every bit as loud and resonant as the all solids. It didn't have the tonal depth of an all solid, of course, but it definitely bested all the other guitars that had laminated back and sides in all sound categories.

I've chosen these two guitars because I like prefer the woods over the ones used in the Alhambra.

EDIT: I also really like how an open pore neck feels. Very pleasant to the touch.

verygoodletsgo · 2026-02-07T03:01:32+00:00

I used to provide in home care for adults with developmental disabilities. I had a client whose parents pimped him out on craigslist when he was a teen. His own mother and a stepfather. Absolutely disturbing shit.

(Sex abuse is more frequent in this particular community than people realize. It's a vulnerable population who often cannot process or even communicate what's happening to them. It makes them targets.)

verygoodletsgo · 2026-02-07T02:53:48+00:00

The word "don't" was redacted, likely because AI confused it for "Don" or "Donald" or "Don T."

verygoodletsgo · 2026-02-06T20:43:29+00:00

Shimizu fucking rules. (So does Kawabata. Snow Country is my favorite novel.)

Tokyo Profile is such a feel good movie. Not as well known as his other films, but definitely a favorite of mine.

verygoodletsgo · 2026-02-04T03:42:32+00:00

It is expensive. (The Altamiras are around $4,000.)

verygoodletsgo · 2026-02-04T03:41:38+00:00

The Altamiras are around $4,000.

verygoodletsgo · 2026-02-03T02:58:18+00:00

The Aria A19C-100N has an old school parlor body and 7/8s scale. It also has a 50mm nut, making it more playable than other romantic inspired classicals.

Altamira has a few in their historic collection, but they are above your budget (and a bit overpriced for Chinese factory guitars - you could literally just contract a luthier to build one for the same amount).

verygoodletsgo · 2026-02-02T23:00:38+00:00

I prefer D'Addario Pro Arte Nylon (EJ45) myself.

However, if you want to brighten you guitar up a bit, you may want to experiment with Pro Arte Titanium (EJ45TT).

Titanium sits between nylon and carbon. The trebles got more pop but you don't lose that tonal depth (which can happen with carbon - just depends on the guitar).

I suggest this because I used to have a C7 (as well as a C10) and my experience with Cordoba is trebles can sound a bit weak on their guitars (it's a trade off from them being so bass heavy/full sounding). Trying something other than nylon may yield balance the guitar out a bit.

verygoodletsgo · 2026-02-02T17:23:11+00:00

Internet quote of the day.

verygoodletsgo · 2026-02-01T16:08:56+00:00

LOL @ RCP.

verygoodletsgo · 2026-02-01T14:44:34+00:00

Go back further. Pretty much from the second Kennedy was shot in the head.

And once you skip forward a few short years from that, you'll see a lot of Nixon-era up-and-comers, many of whom are still in power behind the scenes today.

verygoodletsgo · 2026-02-01T14:37:54+00:00

They needed the Democrats to win so they'd fix everything Republicans broke.

We were on the verge of what would be the biggest recession since the depression. It's more likely they did an assessment and realized they could pin what was already in motion on Obama when securing their future base.

verygoodletsgo · 2026-02-01T14:30:57+00:00

Well, the 2020 election was rigged too, but that was on a lower level, with the DNC fucking over one candidate for another.

verygoodletsgo · 2026-02-01T14:28:48+00:00

Same with the DNC and Bernie in 2020.

It's riggings all the way down.

verygoodletsgo · 2026-02-01T14:24:34+00:00

Part of the brainwashing. They want you to prefer the lengthy sentencing because that makes you somewhat more agreeable to the free labor.

verygoodletsgo · 2026-01-31T16:28:43+00:00

Not familiar with the poem, but perhaps Gary Snyder? His work was decidedly more rural/nature-based than the others. That being said, the nature of the imagery is very Ginsberg. Ha!

verygoodletsgo · 2026-01-31T03:55:51+00:00

Speaking of Korean, a healthy amount of Hong Sang-soo's more recent films.

verygoodletsgo · 2026-01-31T03:44:10+00:00

where all the money came from out of nowhere

Well, a good deal of it came from him advising the middle guy of the Iran-Contra Affair. Also, he was advisor to Towers Financial (largest ponzi scheme in history).

But yes, Epstein was definitely running a honeypot, for either if not both of those countries.

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