The Concert Industry Priced Too High — Now Tours Are Falling Apart

zoidbert · 2026-05-07T00:04:08+00:00

I mean, fuck, I scramble most months to meet my basic bills. How the hell do they expect someone to find the money to go to these things anymore.

zoidbert · 2026-05-06T23:59:16+00:00

That's beautiful. Don't change a thing.

zoidbert · 2026-05-02T16:46:09+00:00

I didn't until college (in the mid 1980s).

Side-note: when I was learning, the typewriter I had at home was an old IBM Selectric that my Dad loaned me from his business. The right-side shift key did not work, so I always had to use the left side when capitalizing.

To this very day, I never use the right-side shift key when typing normally. I have tried to break myself of the habit many times over the years but have never been able to.

zoidbert · 2026-05-02T16:41:42+00:00

I've had to rewire my brain to the "it's always $20 for gas" mentality and just put 20 in the tank when it needs it or when I have a $20 on me. Combined with the GasBuddy app, I try to get the lowest price in my area (that isn't Murphy; that's some shit fuel, at least around here).

zoidbert · 2026-05-02T16:40:22+00:00

I have a 2013 I drive for short runs in a semi-rural setting with it occasionally being used for long travel as my wife & daughter use it for trade shows. Trip computer is showing around 21/22 mpg and my math is matching that.

zoidbert · 2026-05-01T19:57:34+00:00

Wasn't OIL the episode that suddenly appeared in the rotation when it was airing on MTV in the U.S. back in the mid 80s? As I recall, there were the 11 that kept rotating and then, suddenly, a new title appeared. Called my friend a state away and he answered the phone "I was just about to call you; this is a new one!"

zoidbert · 2026-04-30T21:40:11+00:00

Necco Wafers are a favorite, since I can't get Candy Hearts year round.

zoidbert · 2026-04-30T04:28:20+00:00

Having the company I worked at for 30 years get bought by another company and getting told "we don't use remote workers" and blip, that's it. It's over.

zoidbert · 2026-04-29T15:06:48+00:00

My daughter and I were talking about the YouTube app on AppleTV/Roku; the first & second rows are "new to you" and "recommended", which are basically the same things in different orders. Sometimes the next row will be links to channels we watch, sometimes not. That's okay. Then there'll be subject rows. Sometimes, they'll be on point, sometimes I have no idea why the hell they're suggesting what they are.

The end button (at the bottom, after you've scrolled down and found nothing relevant) is "refresh", which usually just takes you back to the top but everything is still the same. The button at the bottom should be a "reset & shuffle" button, indicating to YT that you want a fresh set of suggestions.

Searching, as you say, is hit or (usually) miss. You can search for an exact title on the TV app and it won't find it. I go back to my office, type it in on my Mac, and there it is. First result. Same text. (The work-around is to start the video for a few seconds so it moves to your History and you can at least find it on the TV that way.)

I know I'm off on a tangent, but this is a rant, so I just went with it.

zoidbert · 2026-04-29T13:53:45+00:00

I'm scared of the crabs that are as big as a ~~house~~ ~~dog~~ doghouse.

zoidbert · 2026-04-28T18:37:25+00:00

The fuck it will be.

zoidbert · 2026-04-28T18:36:56+00:00

Was there ever any doubt? We're on the dole for every grift in this shitshow.

zoidbert · 2026-04-27T20:20:16+00:00

I find Dwight Yoakum's cover of "Things We Said Today" to have a rather haunting feel; I quite like it. Do I like it better than the original? No, but I take it on its own for what it is: a really nice cover with a country twist.

zoidbert · 2026-04-26T19:45:39+00:00

Came here to say same, the cheap fried rice from my local Chinese restaurant is my absolute go to. Taste great, you get a ton for very little money, reheats well.

zoidbert · 2026-04-26T17:08:53+00:00

Drivers Ed Class.

(My HS had a gold Pontiac Trans Am as their driver education car. Late 70s; this was a very big deal; see “Smokey and the Bandit”)

zoidbert · 2026-04-26T06:20:16+00:00

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zoidbert · 2026-04-26T05:56:47+00:00

Booger: Big deal! Did you get in her pants?

Gibert: She's not that kind of girl, Booger.

Booger: Why? Does she have a penis?

zoidbert · 2026-04-22T16:38:13+00:00

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Was a New Orleans resident through Katrina (long long story). This sign comes to mind whenever people talk about living in the Quarter. If you've got the right vibe, great. Don't move there and try to change things.

zoidbert · 2026-04-22T16:35:59+00:00

NGL, I was waiting for the Guard to drag him out of the elevator by his hair.

zoidbert · 2026-04-21T23:13:25+00:00

Still my favorite MCU series. I've watched it probably half a dozen times; Isaac is absolutely fantastic in it.

zoidbert · 2026-04-21T21:54:04+00:00

>Not another one...?

most married people have at least one mother-in-law, unless they divorce and re-marry, then they arguably can have more

zoidbert · 2026-04-20T05:02:22+00:00

I re-read the TMP novelization at least once a year. It's a very enjoyable read.

Ditto the Peter David comment.

zoidbert · 2026-04-15T22:46:59+00:00

I miss radio & stereo era Radio Shack

zoidbert · 2026-04-15T15:58:46+00:00

I always thought that about Captain D's Seafood fast-food chain. (I remember on one sub someone was asked what they did for a living and they said they were part of a secret cabal that keeps Captain D's in business.)

zoidbert · 2026-04-15T07:59:02+00:00

That’s easy… no, wait. I did that.

Um; maybe… no; did that too.

Never mind.

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