Comedy
Wow! So, in supporting a black-owned business online, yours truly learned a little about how intolerant and uptight we are in the Midwest about race. Granted, I already knew this somewhat, but not to the extent I witnessed. After the break, I come in hard about some new vinyl I've acquired starting with the latest Greta Van Fleet album The Battle at Garden's Gate that I picked up as my first of their records. I like it...a lot. I have heard them prior to now and I've even seen them perform live on SNL, but I wasn't too awful into it. I will say, though, I think they're a pretty solid group instrumentally and his voice is even growing on me some. This is my fave tune and the album opener. It's interesting watching "kids" rock in a 60s-70s style in 2021. I guess the real point is that I just need to "STFU Boomer" and enjoy some good modern rock. There's pretty much zero denying the fact that these fellas are super talented. In addition, I picked up a couple of classics. First up, Rage Against the Machine's self-titled debut. Personally, I think this to be one of the more important records from the whole time I was in college (yes, I'm dating myself there). There's so much about this record's sound and feel that still applies right now. Maybe even moreso. How big is/was it? Just give this Wikipedia entry a read. Finally, I picked up the second major release from Jane's Addiction called Ritual de lo Habitual. I don't go for imports too often for a number of reasons. They tend to be poorly pressed, they're more expensive for no reason, and I guess I just like buying originals. I made an exception here as I have had a tough time finding it. I'm glad I did. It's outstanding just as I recall it. Watched the first Kingsman film the other night with my wife. We loved it. I snagged a double boxset of the two films on 4K Blu-Ray for...get this...$5. So happy at this. The digital codes even still work. Anyway, we're on board with Eggsy and the gang big time and looking forward to the second film and eventually the third (which is a prequel I hear). Good silly action seemingly created for me. Not a surprise as I'm a Mark Millar fan big time and I may have to check out his original comic version. Of course, the wife was entirely on board when she saw Colin Firth on the cover. I've watched a few other new things I talk about. On the reading front, I'm super excited about my new Stephen King book from the "Hard Case Crime" publisher. I like these pulp fiction novels he's written. I read Joyland and The Colorado Kid and now it's time for Later. Wait, what? That's the title. Anyway, he does a great job on these of writing some crime fiction with just a dash of Stephen King weirdness thrown in. Can't get enough. I blather on a little more, but that's all the links I think you'll need for this entry. Two more episodes until #100. Can you feel the excitement? Me neither. Catcha later! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thedadsnarkpodcast/message