The January 15th Day Thread Wants To Go Back To The Golden Rule
I’ve been listening to a lot of Charles Bradley. He’s great. Continue reading The January 15th Day Thread Wants To Go Back To The Golden Rule
Tag: Open Threads
The Night Thread is Having LUUUUUUUUUUUNCH!!!
While for most of you the Night Thread means it’s time to get real horny or brush your teeth and start getting ready for bed for me the Night Thread means something different: LUUUUUUUUUUUNCH!!! For those of you who do … Continue reading The Night Thread is Having LUUUUUUUUUUUNCH!!!
“Canada’s Own Jesus Christ” Night Thread
Jesus Christ was a “groove metal” band from Toronto, Ontario. Their eponymous 1994 debut album seems to have been the band’s only release. I could find little else about the band or its members, though I discovered via a YouTube … Continue reading “Canada’s Own Jesus Christ” Night Thread
Another Dope Jam for the Night Thread
Ground Control was a Canadian rap group from Ottawa, Ontario who released a 12″ single in 1991 (on Break North Records) and made a music video for their song “Another Dope Jam”. In spite of seeing this video all the … Continue reading Another Dope Jam for the Night Thread
The December 30th Night Thread is Below Freezing
Doc Watson was an acclaimed guitarist from Western North Carolina (also where I’m from). He was most often associated with folk and blues, though as “Below Freezing” shows, he could play pretty much everything, including jazzy instrumentals. The track features … Continue reading The December 30th Night Thread is Below Freezing
A Cramps Christmas Night Thread
As I type this it’s too soon to tell if I’ll be getting anything this year, but I’ve been digging this reconstruction of a Xmas mixtape compiled by none other than the late, great Lux Interior of the Cramps. Along with his … Continue reading A Cramps Christmas Night Thread
The Night Thread Remembers a Shitmas Miracle
On December 23, 2008 The A.V. Club posted a short article titled This Holiday Message Is Brought to You. Among other things, writer Amelie Gillette used the space as an opportunity to hatepost about a Charmin Bears commercial. Now this … Continue reading The Night Thread Remembers a Shitmas Miracle
Butter Night Thread
The Day Thread Gets Upsot
A couple days ago in the Day Thread, I discussed my family’s masochistic love of godawful Christmas music. I’m back with more. When I was very young, a family friend would distribute homemade cassette tapes of Christmas music every year. … Continue reading The Day Thread Gets Upsot
The Day Thread Ate The Tinsel On The Christmas Tree
I’m on record as a Scrooge, especially when it comes to Christmas music. Here is where I confess my hypocrisy. One of my family’s most hallowed traditions is listening to absolute garbage Christmas music. Every year while I was growing … Continue reading The Day Thread Ate The Tinsel On The Christmas Tree
The December 1st Day Thread Gets $100 Worth of Steaks and Cakes
That’s right, babies, it’s another Gabby Kinney thread! This is from the Merry X-Men Holiday Special one-shot from 2018. It’s a great little collection of stories about Christmas and Hanukkah and not liking holidays and everything in-between. This particular story … Continue reading The December 1st Day Thread Gets $100 Worth of Steaks and Cakes
The Night Thread has its Knives Out
On November 27, 2019, Rian Johnson’s Knives Out premiered in the US. The film deals with the suspected murder of Harlan Thrombey, mystery novel writer and patriarch of the Thrombey family, played by the late, great Christopher Plummer. Starring Daniel … Continue reading The Night Thread has its Knives Out
The Post-Tryptophan Night Thread
I hope everyone had a safe and pleasant day today, whether or not you live in the States, celebrate Thanksgiving, or simply one or neither of the above. I turned forty-seven today and was happy to do so in relative … Continue reading The Post-Tryptophan Night Thread
The November 20th “Cecilia/Amanda” Day Thread
The late, great, Elliott Smith had a lot of amazing tunes. “Cecilia/Amanda” is one of my favorites. It was an unreleased bootleg song for a bunch of years till Kill Rock Stars released it as a free download. Enjoy! Continue reading The November 20th “Cecilia/Amanda” Day Thread
The November 19th X-Men Unlimited #2 Night Thread
As you may or may not have noticed, I’ve been really getting into X-Men comics lately. I’ve also been listening to the podcast Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men at work. The hosts of said podcast waxed euphoric about the … Continue reading The November 19th X-Men Unlimited #2 Night Thread
Hipster Night Thread
Soccer was a five-piece band from Chapel Hill, NC formed in 19?? who released their debut album La Bohème II: Electronic Boogaloo on Coolidge Records in 1995. They released a second album in 1997 before breaking up in ???? (Seriously: … Continue reading Hipster Night Thread
Tell the Night Thread That I Love Their Guts
Sensation are a forgotten band from somewhere in the U.K. which was formed out of the ashes of another forgotten band called Soul Family Sensation (who had a minor U.K. hit with “I Don’t Even Know If I Should Call … Continue reading Tell the Night Thread That I Love Their Guts
I Can’t Go for No One Signing Up for OT Headers Day Thread (No Can Do)
No one signed up for today’s Day Thread, so I threw this together. People seem to like their precious Open Threads going up at exactly 11:00 AM or 11:00 PM Eastern Time, but at the same time a lot of … Continue reading I Can’t Go for No One Signing Up for OT Headers Day Thread (No Can Do)
The November 8th Master Sgt. Apone Day Thread
All right, sweethearts, what are you waiting for? Breakfast in bed? Another glorious day in the ‘Cado! A day in the Avocado is like a day on the farm. Every upvote’s a banquet! Every reply a fortune! Every spiral a … Continue reading The November 8th Master Sgt. Apone Day Thread
The November 6th Night Thread Is Droppin’ the Hammer, Got Places to Be
I’ve been listening to “Drive Me, Crazy” by Orville Peck a lot. It’s a sad love song about two gay truckers. I love it! Continue reading The November 6th Night Thread Is Droppin’ the Hammer, Got Places to Be
The November 6th Day Thread Was As Sharp As The Rib of a Star
Despite her being probably my favorite singer/songwriter, I’ve never done a Neko Case open thread. Here’s a great song off her last album. Continue reading The November 6th Day Thread Was As Sharp As The Rib of a Star
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