The Shmups Forum Dead Pool
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That's the story of my Facebook adventure.
I don't post anything, and as a social platform it's basically dead at this point outside of a couple of friends who seem to manage to cling to it.
But there's a fantastic number of shitposting groups to absorb weirdly specific memes off of. For some reason there seems to be a lot of overlap between the Twin Peaks one and the Talking Heads one.
Actually I did break my "silence" on the platform just the other dead by posting an eulogy of sorts to David Lynch and what his films mean to me. I think this is probably the most moved I've been by a celebrity/artist death since Bowie.
I don't post anything, and as a social platform it's basically dead at this point outside of a couple of friends who seem to manage to cling to it.
But there's a fantastic number of shitposting groups to absorb weirdly specific memes off of. For some reason there seems to be a lot of overlap between the Twin Peaks one and the Talking Heads one.
Actually I did break my "silence" on the platform just the other dead by posting an eulogy of sorts to David Lynch and what his films mean to me. I think this is probably the most moved I've been by a celebrity/artist death since Bowie.
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Sumez wrote: ↑Mon Jan 20, 2025 7:38 am That's the story of my Facebook adventure.
I don't post anything, and as a social platform it's basically dead at this point outside of a couple of friends who seem to manage to cling to it.
But there's a fantastic number of shitposting groups to absorb weirdly specific memes off of. For some reason there seems to be a lot of overlap between the Twin Peaks one and the Talking Heads one.
Actually I did break my "silence" on the platform just the other dead by posting an eulogy of sorts to David Lynch and what his films mean to me. I think this is probably the most moved I've been by a celebrity/artist death since Bowie.
I feel totally the same way about this, and I think it has something to do with the world's loss of another "true artist" :cringe: (part of the definition of which is surely that the person will stubbornly put their art before almost anything else, and take risks. I don't even think they have a choice in the matter, or always perceive the risk themselves. But what they create, when it works, inspires us in ways we couldn't have predicted before. And when it doesn't work, it still counts as necessary excavation, utterly worth it to get to the gold.
It's funny you mention Talking Heads as I'd without hesitation put David Byrne in that camp too (assuming you meant the band). I don't even like ~50% his music, but the other ~50% transcends. There's a bunch of other creatives I respect for having this kind of integrity. Sorry if this sounds trite or like a load of old bollocks, but yeah I'm affected by Lynch's passing.
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I make a couple of posts every now and again, but they're basically shit posts / dumbass things that few care about. Some of the specific groups are great though... some music groups I follow, old movies, shit like that. There's some good tidbits in there. But yeah, in terms of keeping up w/ my friends... that aspect of it is basically done for me.Sumez wrote: ↑Mon Jan 20, 2025 7:38 am That's the story of my Facebook adventure.
I don't post anything, and as a social platform it's basically dead at this point outside of a couple of friends who seem to manage to cling to it.
But there's a fantastic number of shitposting groups to absorb weirdly specific memes off of. For some reason there seems to be a lot of overlap between the Twin Peaks one and the Talking Heads one.
Actually I did break my "silence" on the platform just the other dead by posting an eulogy of sorts to David Lynch and what his films mean to me. I think this is probably the most moved I've been by a celebrity/artist death since Bowie.
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I haven't made an actual post on FB for about 13 years. The only reason I keep it is to keep some small connection to a few of my older friends who barely use it but are unlikely to open up a new account on the gram or elsewhere.
Pre-COVID it was useful as a place to keep track of events within my friend group, but people have stopped using it almost completely now. Instagram is the new FB in my life at this point. I keep track of scheduling of events by taking screenshots of my friend's stories and also checking message boards on Tumblr if you can believe it. The main event message board in Baltimore is still on Tumblr.
I've actually considered deleting my FB account a few times, but I don't because there's a few people who I would probably completely lose touch with if I did. Maybe that's just the way it's "supposed to be" and I should just kiss it goodbye and let it go, but it's hard to feel totally disconnected from people who were important to you if there is an option to keep the door open; it feels better that way.
Pre-COVID it was useful as a place to keep track of events within my friend group, but people have stopped using it almost completely now. Instagram is the new FB in my life at this point. I keep track of scheduling of events by taking screenshots of my friend's stories and also checking message boards on Tumblr if you can believe it. The main event message board in Baltimore is still on Tumblr.
I've actually considered deleting my FB account a few times, but I don't because there's a few people who I would probably completely lose touch with if I did. Maybe that's just the way it's "supposed to be" and I should just kiss it goodbye and let it go, but it's hard to feel totally disconnected from people who were important to you if there is an option to keep the door open; it feels better that way.
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RIP John Sykes
Killer guitarist. This is one of my favorite solos:
https://youtu.be/NScfEbx2iRM?si=3e1kZc02tqp5fJfk
Killer guitarist. This is one of my favorite solos:
https://youtu.be/NScfEbx2iRM?si=3e1kZc02tqp5fJfk
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Ah damn. I got a copy of Thunder and Lightning on the shelf that needs some more love. You can really hear where Sykes was heading to with the move to Whitesnake.
Blue Murder is pretty interesting as well. Carmine Appice was in that one. I remember in the late 90s I went to see Leslie West's Mountain play in Virginia and Corky Laing was actually still there as the drummer. It was at one of those medium sized places, and the show wasn't too crowded. Corky was just hanging out at the merch table gabbing and I talked to him for about a half hour about all the crazy people. I mentioned Appice and I pronounced it aa-pa-cee and he said "no, it's like a-piece." That stuck with me for some reason.
Anyway, Blue Murder is worth a shot. It chugs.
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Lol yes, Byrne is now sadly the last remaining of the trifecta of Davids whose art I truly admire.RGC wrote: ↑Mon Jan 20, 2025 6:44 pm It's funny you mention Talking Heads as I'd without hesitation put David Byrne in that camp too (assuming you meant the band). I don't even like ~50% his music, but the other ~50% transcends. There's a bunch of other creatives I respect for having this kind of integrity. Sorry if this sounds trite or like a load of old bollocks, but yeah I'm affected by Lynch's passing.
I'm not a big fan of most of his solo stuff either - though, a lot of it is still pretty amazing, especially the stuff he did while Talking Heads still existed. Younger Byrne felt like more of a tortured artist for better or worse, though I'm also appreciative of the positive perspectives that he's championing these days.
As for his (and occasionally the rest of the band's) output under the Talking Heads label, there is very little of it that I don't appreciate, very near to 100% - for my money they are probably the most consistent band I'm aware of. And the stuff I don't appreciate is almost exclusively on the Little Creatures album lol. I did a complete list of every single Talking Heads song ranked according to me a couple of years ago - yeah I'm that big of a fan. And honestly only a very smal lhandful were even below the "I don't really like this" mark. The vast majority of the list is great stuff.
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If I may respond to the use of that particular *gif: now with the context of having seen the movie it originates from (Session 9), it comes of very aggressive with the pull-in, something out of WWF or reality Tv; yet in the scene itself it's just the end of a group discussion. It's hilarious either way.
What
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NYN wrote: ↑Wed Jan 22, 2025 3:52 pm If I may respond to the use of that particular *gif: now with the context of having seen the movie it originates from (Session 9), it comes of very aggressive with the pull-in, something out of WWF or reality Tv; yet in the scene itself it's just the end of a group discussion. It's hilarious either way.

Always wanted to see the context but I could never figure out what movie it's from.
session de-nined
Glad to clear that up! I wrote some lines about it in you-know-where. If it doesn't come through: psycho-horror inclined? Have a go-go.
What
even mean, though?!

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Did I miss a David?
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Lol that's David CarusoDid I miss a David?
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I'd like to see that list just out of curiosity and maybe as a guide of sorts for digging deeper into their work. I watched Jonathan Demme's Stop Making Sense for the first time about a year ago and was totally mesmerised. What a stage presence he had, and it was so cool seeing the band being fuelled by his energy!Sumez wrote: ↑Wed Jan 22, 2025 9:10 am I did a complete list of every single Talking Heads song ranked according to me a couple of years ago - yeah I'm that big of a fan. And honestly only a very smal lhandful were even below the "I don't really like this" mark. The vast majority of the list is great stuff.
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Peter Navy Tuiasosopo, the actor who played E. Honda in the live-action Street Fighter movie, passes away at 61.
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