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In retrospect, I think I'm glad I didn't grow up with MTV.
(My family didn't have cable and I never had it until I was in my late 20's, living on my own).

The reason is that I formed my own images of songs in my head, and it was those self-made images & associations that made certain songs special to me.

Now, with YouTube, I can look up a song I like and see the video that was made for it... and I tell you, I'm often disappointed to see how some songs were interpreted visually.

So many videos have little to nothing to do with the song or were just someone's attempt to add something flashy and visual to a tune.
And so many are nothing like the images the songs evoked in my own head. If I'd seen some of the videos when I first heard the music, I more than likely would have grown up feeling completely different about those songs - and more times than not, would have had a negative association with many songs I grew up loving based solely on the melodies and lyrics.

Just thought I'd share that! ;)

Clearly you don't listen to country music. Many country music videos are like watching a mini-movie of the song.

This is true, gbg, I've rarely watched country music videos.

I have nothing against country music, I like some of it, but it's not my "go-to" choice.

Do you have any recommendations for good country music videos?

These are some country music songs that have good videos, (in no specific order):

Garth Brooks - The Dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2oGMyJzqM0


Reba McEntire - Is There Life Out There?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZNvjmXM7eg


Ricky Skaggs - Honey (Open That Door)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3K4ZzTlwLU


Joe Diffie - Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMiEFyTuuh8


Sammy Kershaw - Yard Sale
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF1CYC6L-2E


Martina McBride - Independence Day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VPpAZ9_qAw


Rhett Akins - She Said Yes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qqFVsF7hSg


Darryl Worley - I Miss My Friend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zNf4sOO_mg


Michael Martin Murphey - What She Wants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkQKcFrcI8w


John Michael Montgomery - The Little Girl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1j669NVNzM


Tim McGraw - Don't Take The Girl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vn6QdqxK3g


Brad Paisley - He Didn't Have To Be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjO1F6oCab8


Mel McDaniel - Stand Up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCJe1Ld-vyM

Exactly why I love YouTube as compared to, say, Spotify. I love music videos, whether they’re vintage ones of, say, the Stones, or newer ones like Amy Winehouse.

If there’s one thing I hate with a passion it’s country music.

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Wasn't sure where to post this... but I was looking at YouTube and in a list of videos on the side I saw one announcing the death of Bill Murray "16 minutes ago".

I nearly freaked, but then clicked on the video (from May) and found someone had reported his death, but it was of a different person named Bill Murray that had died. Bill Murray, the actor & comedian is still alive & well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=greYn-NOkS8

I’m revulsed by this old photo of the Monarch with this mad man.

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Why? Not for the first madman/dictator the royals have met, entertained. Obviously that pic was taken long ago (I don't know when) but he's rarely not been 'problematic'.

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I had a major Mandela-movie-effect.

Was watching Alien (1979) again because it was on TCM-OnDemand. I've seen it several times, but not recently.

I kept thinking there was a scene where Captain Dallas (Tom Skerritt) was found, still barely alive, strung up in a kind of nest the alien had made aboard the Nostromo. I thought I remembered Dallas speaking to the crew (or at least Ripley) - perhaps asking them to put him out of his misery or blow up the ship.

Now, I know there are scenes like this in Aliens (1986) where people are strung up on the base in alien nests, still alive, but being used as hosts for new aliens. And I realize Dallas would not have been a host because (as far as I know) only a face-hugger alien can "impregnate" a human with a new xenomorph.

What lends to my apparently false memory is that, in Alien, we kind of see the demise of the other crew members at the hands of the xenomorph, but with Dallas, he's in the ducts, there's a jump scare with the first full shot of the alien's head, then we never see Dallas again - his death is not depicted in any way (thus I was waiting for him to show up in a scene that did not occur).

Any clues on why I'm remembering this? Deleted scene maybe?
Or am I just misconstruing scenes from other sequels from the Alien franchise?

Never seen Alien so can’t comment.

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Good news - my memory isn't as bad as I thought it was.

My memory of Alien was not a Mandela effect. I looked it up, and in a Director's cut of the movie there was a scene (deleted from the original) where Dallas and Brett (Harry Dean Stanton) as well are found, still barely alive and cocooned into the alien's nest. Apparently, the men are being held because the xenomorph can lay eggs (I thought only the "Queen" laid eggs?) that could impregnate the men - according to one explanation.

I must have seen the Director's cut at some point.

The scene does give closure to Dallas's fate, and he does ask Ripley to kill him, which she does.

It can be found on YouTube, but is an extremely disturbing scene.

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The New York Times tech team offered this very good tip last week.

If there’s something you want to buy online leave it in your cart for a couple of days. Even better, pull it out of your cart & put it back in a couple of times.

Most very likely you will get an email from the seller offering a discount. Can’t remember if this only applies to first-time customers, but I think it must do.

Anyway, I tried it buying a dress from a site I’d never bought from before. Eventually ended up with a discount of $49 when they saw me dithering about the purchase.

Good tip IMO.

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Got a FedEx delivery this morning. Had to be thrown over the fence (as per usual) as front gate is locked. What surprised me today is that the driver was female, which is my first time seeing a female humping all those heavy boxes around. I could barely lift my box off the ground. Got chatting & she told me she’s been doing this for 30 years. Strong woman. Respect.

Here we go - the summer gallops away in a flash. July 4 already!

Are you posting from the future? Spooky. :eek: :D

Don’t understand your post.

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You said July 4th already when it was a couple of days before.

I’m becoming more American every day - rushing the seasons & the holidays. :rolleyes:

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I’ve had so much “designer coffee” this week, but the best coffee I’ve had was from DNKN. These places with their fancy coffee are so expensive & over-hyped. Had a latte today, not hot enough. Had Americano coffee yesterday, nice & hot, but too strong. And both of these places asked for an electronic tip before I’d even had a taste of the coffee. I declined to tip since I didn’t know what I was tipping for. :rolleyes:

Brilliant photo from Reuters.

I cannot believe it’s August already, which is my favorite month of the year.

Now the year gallops away to the end.

How can it be Labor Day already. If only the winter went by so fast. :rolleyes:

I freakin’ love Amal.

Last day of summer. 😪😪😪

Burning question of the day: what the heck are we supposed to do with the hundreds of masks we’ve never worn? 🤔

How the heck can Carol Burnett be 89 years old?

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Strange interesting fact: we know how Taylor Swift’s new album has clobbered the charts this week, but did you know that 10,000 units were sold as cassettes? Seems that some folks still like a cassette player.

Turns out that many of her fans like something to hold onto as it were. Streaming accounts for most of her sales, but her fans also love CDs & vinyl.

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Bought a Powerball Power Play lottery ticket for tonight’s huge drawing. Even the smaller prizes are stupendous.

I'm not a Taylor Swift fan, but I still buy my music on CDs and my movies on DVDs. I prefer having a physical copy over streaming. But I usually buy them at garage sales and flea markets because they're much cheaper than in the stores. (I bought almost 100 DVDs at a garage sale this past weekend for only $85, and most of them were Blu-Rays. :))

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I saw something on tv a few months ago about how, not only were records sales continuing to rise, but that Cassettes were now also starting to sell again.

Sell them to a pet store. Tell them they're tiny hammocks for hamsters.

I still buy DVDs, but am gonna cut back because I CAN’T FIND ANYTHING IN MY COLLECTION! They’re on two floors of the house & it’s driving me nuts. If only I had the time & motivation to alphabetize them.

I can see people wanting a vinyl album (many of them have memorable covers) but so surprised people still buy cassettes. (I never play them, but I still have all my vinyls.)

The reasoning from Swift’s fans, apparently, is that they want something tangible to represent her. I can relate.

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I have never heard Taylor Swift sing & have no desire to. Adele too.

That sound a lot like my DVD collection. They're all over the house, and most of them aren't in any order. I take pictures of all of my DVD shelves, and when I want to find one, I look through the pictures until I find it. :rolleyes:

I just found a DVD cataloging app that looks like it might help. I can scan the barcodes, and it fills in most of the information. It doesn't get everything, but what it does get definitely helps. Plus it has options for all sorts of stuff, including what shelf the discs are on, if I loaned the discs out to anyone, and more.

It's VERY SLOW, but it's a free app, as long as I keep the data on my phone, but there's a paid option to save all the info to the cloud.

I've only been using it for a few days, but I've already scanned in almost 300 DVDs. It's called DVD Library.

I too have photographed my DVDs so far as I can. Many of them are behind others so it all needs to be dragged out.

Constantly eyeing lovely shelves in the front parlor if I could chuck out old National Geographics. Husband would have a fit if I did that even though he’s never read them. :rolleyes:

Some of my DVDs are on bookcases, which lets me fill the back of the shelves with DVDs, and display my Funko Pops in front of the DVDs.

I don’t do this because of the sheer volume. DVDs are in several bookcases. I fill the back of the shelves & then I fill the front of the shelves also. So what’s in the back can’t actually be seen.

I could throw out my entire library, but I’m not getting rid of my books. I actually have a room we call “the bookroom”.

And why two people in a Victorian are running out of space is beyond me. :rolleyes:

My current HBO Max watchlist.

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My wife would probably like The Princess, that look like a documentary series? The Last Movie Stars looks interesting to me, is that also a documentary series?

The Princess is a one-off thing. The Last Movie Stars is a six-parter.

Thanks, I'll have to see if I can find them sometime.

Apart from Industry, I'm not sure I'd bother with the rest if I were you @Stirchley. :D

I have Irma Vep recorded and have watched the first episode. I didn't dislike it but it wasn't something which had me really eager to see the next episode.

I'm still not sure how I feel about The White Lotus. I didn't think the first season was much cop, but as it's different (but the same) I'm undecided as to whether to bother with it or not.

I just didn't 'get' The Rehearsal, Not only did I not get the humour, I wasn't sure where it was supposed to be. :shrug:

I loved the White Lotus season 1. Saw it twice.

Don’t know if I will like The Rehearsal, but will give it a shot.

Irma Vep I will either like or hate.

People are really noticing Industry now. Lots of Twitter threads, which didn’t exist a year ago when it first came out.

The year now gallops to the end. :)

I’m a few episodes in on Irma Vep. Not loving it, but will finish. Huge fan of Alicia Vikander & she’s great in it. If I had to write a synopsis of this show, I wouldn’t be able to. Can barely follow the “plot” & I hate flashbacks.

I detest The Rehearsal. Who is this annoying little creepy guy whom I never heard of? The premise of the show is so very weird. Ugh.

So weird today. Husband wanted a warmer blanket so I was digging around in the storage bags under our spare bedroom bed. Came across a large black storage bag that had a summer quilt inside it. A large reversible quilt.

What’s weird is that I have never in my life seen this quilt before. Unless I had it during my 10 years in Manhattan & have forgotten it, but I don’t think so since I still have & still use another quilt from that time. I rarely forget stupid stuff like this & I have somewhat of a photographic memory.

Anyway, will drag it out again & use it next summer. Wherever it’s from, I like it. :)

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Felt pissy when I went to Dunkin today for coffee because a couple behind me were suddenly in front of me since I stepped away & spoke to one of the baristas for a second. I was grumbling under my breath when the couple told me they had paid for my large coffee. Boy, did I feel stupid. :rolleyes:

I also hate silent movies I forgot to mention.

Finished it. The guy who plays the movie director is an excellent French actor.

Good luck to anyone trying to follow this convoluted limited series. I didn’t understand about a quarter of it.

Horrible Christmas Day, but I loved this photo. This momma & her child had just arrived in NYC after 4 days of traveling from Columbia. This synagogue in Manhattan on the UWS opened their doors to these aliens & helped them with everything they could. The article said no churches had reached out to them.

Ugh, my most dreaded month of the year. Though, so far, the weather is extremely kind.

Horrible month. I just cannot function and we’re only a week in. Migraine every day, cannot get up or do anything whatsoever. Just dragged myself to local garden centre to get breakfast (didn’t know it was 2 pm) and realised they’re only serving lunch, which makes a lot of sense, really. Don’t know how I’ll survive tomorrow.

The weather is generally okay here, too, but the atmospheric pressure is killing me.

So sorry you’re feeling down & blue. I just tested positive again for Covid, but the good thing is the weather is being extremely kind.

When I am super-stressed, I try to take one day at a time. A man I used to work for (a multi-millionaire Holocaust survivor) told me he took out one worry at a time & dealt with it. Never more than one at a time. I remember what he told me, but my worries seem to bleed into each other.

How does the atmospheric pressure affect you? Unfamiliar with this.

Thank you, that’s kind. Today is a bit better, had a few huge wins at work but still sort of struggling, I don’t know what it is; never used to be a whiner, but I guess these few years will get anyone. I’m enjoying my new job like in the old days, get off on that corporate competitiveness and gunning for things, which is nice, I didn’t expect to feel that way again.

Changes in atmospheric pressure and/or temperature make my migraines worse (and are among the factors that trigger them). This weekend it suddenly got warmer in London, not by a lot, mind you, but I think that’s what it was.

Sometimes it’s fine, just a sort of buzzing in the ears, but this weekend was just horrendous, I can’t even describe it. My grandmother was the same, except she was even more meteodependent and straight-up felt physically ill whenever weather changed drastically.

Anyhow, I think realistically I just have the January blues. Very good advice from that gentleman, I try to do just that and of course it works. If only we all had the presence of mind to follow it through. I worked all night yesterday, not because I had to, but because when the migraine finally ended I couldn’t sleep, so I worried about everything humanly possible for the month ahead, work-related and not.

How are you feeling, do you have any symptoms? It’s absurd that this thing just strikes and strikes again. I remember when the pandemic had only just started it struck me that if I hadn’t had my surgery I’d very likely be dead from this virus, literally among the first European victims, likely, as I had all the risk factors in terms of serious breathing issues. Chilled me to the bone, that.

I will try again RE: one day at a time, I just need to apply myself.

I feel ok. Never feel wonderful in January, but that’s just me being mental. Felt slightly under the weather at church yesterday thinking about all the germs there. Hid behind my mask & ignored people. :)

Gosh, yes, I do relate to that. I have a theology degree and ever since I was a kid, I had the church germs on my mind, the pews, the chalice, the everything…

It’s a bit irrational as things do get sterilised and always were, long before covid, but I do still have these moments.

Highly doubt anything is sterilized at my cathedral though I do recall them doing that 3 years ago. And what happened to the “ropes” they put to stop us crowding? Seems like that’s all gone away & we all have Covid.

Ps my fave outdoors kitty whom I take care of is named Calyx, which means chalice. I wanted a religious name for him. 🙂

That is one absolutely outstanding cat name.

https://www.wishesquotesimages.com/w...ated-image.gif

Is this the second time you have Covid, or is it still the first time and your negative test was wrong? Are you still having any symptoms, or did you just test positive again?

I've read that stress can make migraines worse, so if you have a competitive job, that might be affecting your migraines.

Also, bright lights and loud noises can also cause migraines, so if you can find a way to relax in a dimly lit, quiet room, that might help too.

I'm sorry you're going through that, and I hope you feel better soon.

I think tipping is getting out of control. There have been a lot of stories recently about delivery people screwing with peoples food orders because they don't think they're getting a big enough tip.

Tipping should be optional, and only for a job well done, not a requirement regardless of how poor the service might be.

So I’ve tested positive twice now since I was in the ED on Xmas Day. Internist’s tech told me Covid can linger for 90 days. I have no symptoms & the bronchitis I was in the ED for has gone away completely. My at-home test was negative & it was positive on Xmas Day.

Husband has never been tested and, knowing him, he may not be telling his doctors (he has several) that he has been exposed to someone with Covid (me). For all I know, he could have Covid & gave it to me.

I’ve moved on to other worries now. Seems like everyone & his brother where I live has had Covid.

FYI, here is the Covid thread I started. https://www.movieforums.com/communit...78#post2360578

Subway just introduced tipping. Optional. I usually ignore it.

I over-tip, but I never tip if it’s not justified. If someone makes my life easier, I tip that person.

I’m glad you’re feeling better. I do think everyone has it and is just past caring. My entire office sneezes and coughs, but no one tests or mentions Covid.

I’ve arrived at a point where I’m watching something (usually TV shows) before as well as after work now, meaning around 6 am. Doesn’t sound very healthy, but I feel like it sets me up for the day with positive vibes.

Forgot to say: I positively hate tipping taxi drivers & they always expect it.

I’m afraid to even mention Covid now. People either freak out if you say something or they run a mile when they see you coming. Definitely not telling anyone I’ve tested positive twice.

I couldn’t watch tv or a movie at 6 a.m. I get up around 5:30 a.m. & it’s the only time I can be alone for a couple of hours & I prize the time. I turn on a Philadelphia classical music radio station on my iPad in my office & only I can hear it downstairs.

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Leaving the USA to Europe is the most difficult challenge of my life and the most important decision of my life. I couldn't have made a better choice and I wonder how much more my life would be had I left the US ten or twenty years ago. All that good stuff I missed out on here is available in abundance over there. Simply sayin.

Where do you live now?

I were stupid enough to tell you I wouldnt make it out alive. Whats your bank account number?

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I live in New Jersey.
No one cares.

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They thought confidently to themselves, "It's always gonna be like this." With a smug smile they continued on satisfied with their monopoly. Then one day I got away. Needless to say, it isn't like that anymore and I'm a free man.

Ha. That’s right. :D

Wowser, I survived January quite easily. It snowed twice, once for half a day & once very wet snow that didn’t stick much. Last January it snowed 5 times & one of those times was major.

Phew, only used my snow shovel a very little bit. :)

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I’m confused. Nobody has seen or wants to comment on The Last of Us?

Innocent victim of the earthquakes in Turkey & Syria.

Dang, for 85 Marlo Thomas looks good!

She does!

There's a married woman in my apartment complex who absolutely hates me, & that has caused me to find her attractive.

Wow, most dogs don't make it past 12. Who is the human behind her?

There’s a certain kind of unmarried man (not saying you) who is very titillated by a married woman. It’s a challenge to get her attention & he figures he won’t need to make any commitments due to the fact that she is married.

It’s official! We have survived January & February & in 20 days’ time it will be Spring!

These 2 months weren’t too horrible in Connecticut. We had barely any snow & what we didn’t have hit us on Monday overnight & it was a LOT. All melting today. Even the ice will have gone by tomorrow. :)

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Somehow February felt even longer than January. Pleased it's over, though we're supposed to be getting some really cold weather next week.

We have snow coming down the pike tonight into tomorrow. Is it August yet? :mad:

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Why do people always lose one glove or mitten on the sidewalk? If they lost both gloves or mittens someone else could use them. :)

I think the reason is you only need one hand to get something out of your pocket... so you take one glove off and stuff it in another pocket (from where it falls out) while you complete your ungloved task... only to later find that the glove you removed is now gone.

You’re right. On my daily walk I see so many single gloves & mittens.

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I've always been more bothered by the lone shoe on the motorway/highway meridian. Almost always seem to be men's shoes, too. Although if it's a trainer it could be a womans, but I'd still bet male.

Even more bothersome when there's a foot inside:eek:

I can’t believe the stuff I pick up every day on my little part of our street (I used to do the entire street). Bras (:eek:), all kinds of underwear, random shoes, condom wrappers, etc., etc.

First daffodils in bloom today. Just a few, but such a welcome sight.

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We've had daffs for weeks here. Not that the planet's warming or anything....

Praise Be to the Lord, we survived. :)

Had to laugh yesterday. Reading the real estate section of the NYTimes. I guess nobody noticed the phallic artwork on the walls of this apartment. :eek:

I think I’ve created a monster. My Looby Loo has never had a treat before. I gave her a salmon one of these & she went mental! Thirty minutes later she’s still looking for another one. I thought I would give her one halfway through each day, but I don’t want her to get addicted to these. If I start this now I think she will always want one.

My calico loves her new floor mat & bowl. The bowl is pleasantly heavy. Both from Chewy.com.

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People might enjoy this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUUZm6TIso4

Turns out the sticks were not a success with any of my cats - indoor or out.

Had no idea this is Brittany Griner with her wife at the Met Gala.

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Complained about my Amazon service on Twitter trying to redeem a gift card. Been struggling with customer service all week to no avail. Tweeted once, answered a couple of questions & got my $20. :cool: