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~$95K, with first purchase in 1999. I think this excludes "digital orders" (i.e. Kindle etc.) which is another $8K....
[quote] The best is when boomers take every tweet or Babylon Bee article as factual journalism. [/quote]Happens all the time. And then the later-in-the-thread crawfishing: "you can't blame me, it's sad that real life is so upside down that this article is actually possible". :lol:...

re: Beatles obsession thread

Posted by Big Scrub TX on 5/13/24 at 12:42 am
[quote]Ellis & A. Taylor were interviewed c. 1980 for Brown's The Love You Make (1983), but are barely mentioned in the book itself. I'm not sure Ellis is mentioned at all.[/quote]In the updated one () Ellis is mentioned by Taylor and Dick James. James actually vouched for how high-integrity Ellis w...
[quote] Capricorn Definitely my favorite [/quote]Just saw this last night on SNL. Instant classic. Step Part 2....

re: Beatles obsession thread

Posted by Big Scrub TX on 5/12/24 at 9:14 pm
[quote]I've posted before that these insider memoirs say little about other Apple insiders. Ellis is something of an exception to that, as he does go into a few paragraphs on Peter Brown. They apparently didn't like each other, though the veddy British Ellis is reluctant to say that outright. FWIW E...

re: Beatles or Stones?

Posted by Big Scrub TX on 5/12/24 at 9:12 pm
[quote]All I’ve got to do. Lennon and the boys at their best[/quote]Recorded in 1963! One of the youtube comments said it best: A masterpiece...buried beneath a mountain of masterpieces. This song is barely at all even in the popular consciousness. [link=(http://www.emichaelmusic.com/best-chor...
[quote]Am I the only one who doesn't get the eclipse hype?[/quote]Perhaps....
[quote]All fun and games till you pay big bucks and it’s cloudy every day [/quote]One would guess the coast of Spain in August won't be overly cloudy - and that's the point of the boat, it can maneuver around clouds in theory....
[quote]The only calories are from the tequila, topo Chico has zero calories.[/quote]Brain fart - I thought he was talking about adding tequila to a Topo Chico hard seltzer (which I have done). :lol:...
[quote]Sweet, only 8,000 kids killed! Geaux Israel![/quote]The ratio of civilians to military deaths in this conflict is an outlier when compared with any conflict of the past 100 years - on the side of LESS civilian deaths. Please list all the other conflicts you were one-sidedly against....
[quote]The key is to gain muscle and adding a diet rich in green veggies, beans, berries, fiber. eggs, nuts and lean protein. [/quote]Nah. The key is to limit calories, and even then, mostly only protein and fat, with a tilt to protein. Everything else is just window dressing if he already has T2D....
[quote]Most people, women especially, have this ingrained excuse built into their heads about “needing energy.” [/quote]I don't think I've heard that one, but the level of stupid shite I've seen women say and do pertaining to eating is outrageous. My favorite continues to be the whales that drink ...
[quote]I’m mixing up topo Chico with some tequila with a splash of lime, very low calories[/quote]I mean, one serving of that is probably at least 150 calories - if not 200+....
After having our minds blown in Dallas last month, someone mentioned that there had been some cruises in Mexico that were tactically placed to see the eclipse (it's a good idea to be on a moving vessel to find the hole in the clouds!) Princess announced - but kept the details close - that they we...
[quote]Need a new carry on luggage back[/quote]A couple of years ago, we went on safari to Africa. My mom took the stated luggage dimension regulations for the bush planes VERY seriously...so she had rolling duffel bags made in those dimensions for everyone in the party. I expected to use it on t...
[quote]I’m going to max out the FDIC portion on both of my HYSA’s by June and will need a place to park some extra cash. Is there a chance that USFR will lose money? I think I’m getting 4.25% on my capital one and 5.05% on my other one. I’m ok if the HYSA’s go to .001 interest but don’t want to get ...

re: Beatles or Stones?

Posted by Big Scrub TX on 5/11/24 at 5:04 pm
[quote] quote: They have like 7 of the greatest tunes of all time. But the Beatles have like 40. So true…and another 30 or so very very good songs. This is why they’re the GOAT’s IMO.[/quote] I was being conservative. My real number is like 110....

re: Beatles or Stones?

Posted by Big Scrub TX on 5/10/24 at 9:53 pm
[quote]imme Shelter is possibly one of the most haunting and apocalyptic songs ever written, lots of war imagery provoked. McCartney and Lennon were no slouches in the social commentary arena either but you're right on Jagger....his lyrics are much more raw and direct. In that arena, though, I...

re: Beatles or Stones?

Posted by Big Scrub TX on 5/10/24 at 9:51 pm
[quote]We can debate it. The Beatles were more experimental musically, but the Stones were always of a different cut. They were always pretty raw in terms of sound. The Stones though, put out some fantastic, if not their best work as a band from 1967 with Their Satanic Majesties Request to 1973/1974...
[quote]Russia full of beatiful peoples [/quote] And life expectancy isn't even 70 years....