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Today is &TEAM’s fourth anniversary! This is my second time celebrating their anniversary in a Day Thread, which is wild to think about. It definitely doesn’t feel like a whole year has passed. But when I look at all of … Continue reading The 9/3 &TEAM 縁DAY Thread
Well, here we go, we’re finally hitting the Alps. That means it’s time to meet the… …at 12,461 feet (3,798 metres) the highest elevation in Austria. The mountain in fact features dual peaks, the titular Grossglockner, and the slightly lower … Continue reading Day Thread of Highest Peaks: Grossglockner, Austria (09/02)
Happy September, to all of my friends and well-wishers! I hope you enjoy the last few weeks of summer! Here are two songs called “Dawn Chorus”. Both are good. Boards of Canada’s: Thom Yorke’s: And that is the northern fur … Continue reading The Dawn Chorus Day Thread
It’s finally here!!! Taemin’s new album is everything I hoped it would be and more. The album moves from one song to the next like a story, but it’s the kind of story that rips your heart out. You start … Continue reading The 8/31 Soft Violence Day Thread
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For the past five years (ever since I first moved back to South Louisiana and my Minnesota friend traveled to me on my birthday and got stranded with no electricity for three days thanks to my birthday being a hurricane … Continue reading The Semi-Annual MN State Fair Birth Day Thread (8/29/26)
Jack Kirby was born August 28, 1917. He was a good and very prolific comics artist: It would be quicker to list the Marvel characters he DIDN’T Co-create. Sadly, he died February 6 1994. Continue reading Happy Birthday, Jack Kirby Day Thread
Welcome to my ongoing series where I forgot that I signed up for a Day Thread and am just posting a low effort header instead of what I planned. Anyway, here’s a nice cover of the Stan Rogers classic “The Mary Ellen Carter” that I stumbled across recently, by the Edmonton, Alberta based Derina Harvey Band. Continue reading The Day Thread Will Rise Again
Today, Shirley Manson, the iconic Scottish rock goddess, outspoken activist, and T-1000 actress from Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, turns 60. Those who know me know she is my favorite singer. The Garbage album Version 2.0 is my favorite album … Continue reading The Day Thread Celebrates Shirley Manson
Walter Crawford Kelly, Jr. was born on this day in 1913. He grew up in Bridgeport, Connecticut and became an animator and illustrator. Walt Kelly was an animator for Walt Disney, working on Fantasia, Pinocchio and Dumbo. After that he … Continue reading The 8/25 Day Thread of Walt Kelly
Let’s turn the clock back fifty two years, to August 24, 1974, and take a look at the American pop culture scene. The number one best selling novel is Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, by John le Carré. Considered by some … Continue reading (The 8/24 Day Thread is) Having My Baby
I’m sure I can find a song, just give me a minute…ok this is what came up on my shuffle so enjoy KEY being awesome. Have a nice day/night! 💖 Continue reading The 8/23 Day Thread Will Think of Something
When I first heard this song I was pretty ambivalent about it, thought it just wasn’t my thing. Then something happened, I don’t know what, and now I’m obsessed and it’s my song of summer. I think it’s a song … Continue reading The 8/22 Day Thread Keeps it Cool
There’s some amazing stuff you can find when you click “random article” on Wikipedia enough times. Often, it usually brings me to a random Polish village with fewer than 1,000 people that is a complete stub with very little information on it (I don’t know why this is, I have wondered for many years now), but other times, you learn about someone or something really valuable. With all due respect to tiny Polish villages. It’s no secret that very often, not just in trying or tumultuous times, oxygen is often sucked up by people who are ambitious with no motives … Continue reading Random Wikipedia Finds Day Thread: David Morley
In 2016, beloved Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip announced that leader singer and lyricist Gord Downie had been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. Subsequently they also announced a tour – they would be playing 15 shows across Canada in … Continue reading The Day Thread is Ahead by a Century
This is part of a series of mini-reviews of Paul McCartney’s studio albums, ranked worst to best. (Don’t worry; I’ll keep them short.) Number Two: Band On The Run, Paul McCartney & Wings. WHY IT’S GREAT: Paul’s comeback album, recorded as a trio with Linda and Denny. He was pressed in a corner physically and emotionally and responded with greatness. This album dominated 1974. BEST SONGS: Band On The Run; Jet; Bluebird; Mrs Vandebilt; Picasso’s Last Words (Drink To Me); Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five. WORST SONGS: There are none. WHY YOU SHOULD HEAR IT: If you don’t love this … Continue reading The Day Thread Ranks Paul McCartney’s Albums: #2
So boring I can’t even come up with a good bit for this. No, really. Continue reading The Most Boring Day Thread Ever
Maureen FitzSimons, better known as Maureen O’Hara, was born on this day in 1920 in Dublin, Ireland. She always wanted to be an actor and started her theater training when she was ten. In 1939 she was discovered by Charles … Continue reading The 8/17 Day Thread of Maureen O’Hara
This is part of a series of mini-reviews of Paul McCartney’s studio albums, ranked worst to best. (Don’t worry; I’ll keep them short.) Number Four: The Boys of Dungeon Lane. WHY IT’S GREAT: Great songs and production courtesy of Andrew Watt. It also has a theme which unites the songs, that of looking back at Paul’s past before becoming a Beatle. BEST SONGS: As You Lie There; Days We Left Behind; Ripples In A Pond; Down South; We Two; Home to Us; Mamma Gets By WORST SONGS: There are none. WHY YOU SHOULD HEAR IT: See my review: https://the-avocado.org/2026/06/18/album-spotlight-paul-mccartney-the-boys-of-dungeon-lane/ Continue reading The Day Thread Ranks Paul McCartney’s Albums: #4
It’s July 2026. For the first time in over two decades, we have new music from the band New Radicals. Let’s listen, shall we? Yes – somehow, the movie Sex Purge is the thing that brought the band out of … Continue reading The Day Thread Listens to New New Radicals
The NBC Mystery Movie was a weekly series that debuted in 1971. Airing on Sunday nights, it rotated four ninety minute per episode TV shows, including Columbo. There was also a Wednesday night version for a while with different shows, … Continue reading The NBC Mystery Movie Day Thread for 8/14
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