@Boyceaz Hate to break it to ya, but BSA is a religious organization. Always has been. I left for the same reason that you're facing when I was a teenager.

Just look at their own words on this page:

https://www.scouting.org/awards/religious-awards/

I have no business telling anyone what to do. But you need to reconcile yourself to it if you want to be involved.

@MMH There are artists who have released multiple albums and it's all AI generated, or at least used as a launching point.

For example, BBBL:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/4GUgY0VplzliZHb9WM3A7I

Good lord does no one know how to write a song ending anymore?

So many songs either fade out or just stop suddenly these days, usually right at about the pont it would become too long for Tik Tok.

It makes for terrible songwriting people. And it makes a lot of material all sound the same. Don't even get me started on all of you using the same DAW. I can hear that.

Tons of otherwise good music released this past week, but I'm noticing a pattern - even among the AI artists.

/rant

@Saorsa

"That's at the airport. I don't know anybody who lives at the airport."

-G. Carlin.

The airport is inland, on the bay. I'm at the beach. And it's HOTTER.

Yeesh what a day.

#ClimateCrisis.

98 Degrees Fahrenheit. Right now. In San Francisco.

I'm perfectly fucking FINE with calling it Global Warming.

I #FellAsleep in my Band T-Shirt and Woke Up On Cripple Creek...

I #FellAsleep in my Tubes T-Shirt and woke up as Amnesia.has clouded my mind.

At least I think it's my T-shirt. I am wearing it.

And who are all you people?

I have no idea yet when I'm going to be able to talk about the music project I've been involved with for this past little while, I can say that I'm not the artist, just the producer, arranger, and I share some of the writing credit.

I delivered what I hope are the final mixes today. Out of my hands now.

@feloneouscat

They made the AI cry...

@MookyTroubadour Nice!

The band. They're playing as I type all of 12 blocks from me.

I am missing Sleater-Kinney right now.

I might be a bit pissy.

#HardlyStrictlyBluegrass

Dear Alex Jones:

Die penniless in an unnamed alley in your own piss and vomit.

kthxbye!

I'm seeing all these reports saying "I don't agree with Liz Cheney on everything but...."

Except for digby who says, "I’ve been on the other side of Liz Cheney on virtually every issue as long as I can remember and I’m sure I still am."

That is where I choose to be as well.

#CoSoPolitics #politics #VoteHarrisWalz

BRUUUUUUUUUUUCE!

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/10/4/2274702/-Bruce-Springsteen-s-endorsement-of-Harris-is-as-great-as-his-music

When I was young I wasn't a fan of his, because to my untrained ear it all sounded the same. I have come to truly enjoy his work, and have seen him live - which is something I recommend to everyone.

Like I said, I'm a fan.

#CoSoPolitics #politics #VoteHarrisWalz #CoSoMusic

@jurban My mail comes later in the day. Something to look forward to!

ya know, for a man who insults so many people he actually uses very few phrases or words to do so.

Almost like he has a Low IQ.

#CoSoPolitics #politics #LowIQ
#VoteHarrisWalz

@feloneouscat sez who?

Every pundit I read says the same thing Maddow said: "One of these candidates is very slick and well spoken and polished, and the other candidate won."

I'm working on what has got to be the strangest music project I've ever done. Details soon, I hope.

We lost power for a bit it's so bloody hot here.

Here, by the way, is San Francisco.

The receipts have been fucking BROUGHT!