Hurricanes Lounge XXXII: wait, but why?

[Lempo]

Tangentially on the topic of plunderphonics, I was mightily amused in the store yesterday over the Christmas tunes they were playing... an off-tone version of a song that was very recognizable as the one with jingling bells and fun to ride, but with just enough departure from the notes in the original composition to avoid having to pay money to any huge multinational record conglomerlate over playing it to the shopping audiences.

Akin to this Phil Collins-y excerpt of music:




edit: pastiche, apparently, it is called. I still maintain the store did it for copyright (reimbursement) reasons.

 

[sabremike]

Can this year suck any worse?

Yup...

 

[MinJaBen]

Can this year suck any worse?

Yup...

This was the hardest thing I have ever had to type.

 

[SvechneJerk]

The hills are alive with tons of Christmas tree seekers.

Soaking in the Parkway access as long as it lasts. Snow is in the forecast. Had to have an encore Apple Butter Margarita at Old Hampton before it is replaced with Buttered Rum concoctions and the like. They had live music today. Heard a fab rendition of Sweet Melissa.

We're FINALLY coming back to town this week. Haven't been since February, which feels like an eternity for us. Very much looking forward to the forecast. Probably going to try out Old Hampton, for the first time.

 

[hblueridgegal]

We're FINALLY coming back to town this week. Haven't been since February, which feels like an eternity for us. Very much looking forward to the forecast. Probably going to try out Old Hampton, for the first time.

Enjoy! The fried okra appetizer is so good. There’s a chill in the air but still nice out when in the sun and moving about.

 

[MrazeksVengeance]

@3CanesInTheBox

Just tagging. I need to know if you are doing well girl.

 

[Socks]

What up Caniacs. It’s cold and I’m bored at work.

 

[Lempo]

I got a bruised rib or pneumonia.

 

[Lempo]

Some guy got probation for assault. The guy was planning to assault Lil Mosey and live video it when he had a gig in Helsinki (the guy had boasted about it beforehand), but instead the guy assaulted someone who was pretending to be Lil Mosey for their own social media video purposes.

 

[Stickpucker]

Hey @Socks it's been a bit. I'd have a hard time living up north again...the south has softened me too much to the winters.

Hard to give up 70f Thanksgiving and Christmas.

 

[sabremike]

My avatar and sig say it all. Walter Williams is one of my all time heroes and had a profound effect on how I view the world. The only solace in his passing is that he has finally been reunited with his beloved wife Connie.

 

[Socks]

Hey @Socks it's been a bit. I'd have a hard time living up north again...the south has softened me too much to the winters.

Hard to give up 70f Thanksgiving and Christmas.

No kidding. I’ve only been here 4 years and I’m done with cold. If I can just bundle up in a blanket that’s fine but that’s not exactly reasonable at work.

 

[sabremike]

No kidding. I’ve only been here 4 years and I’m done with cold. If I can just bundle up in a blanket that’s fine but that’s not exactly reasonable at work.

What about... Socks???????

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Well.

That's a interesting cross-promo...

 

[HisIceness]

My avatar and sig say it all. Walter Williams is one of my all time heroes and had a profound effect on how I view the world. The only solace in his passing is that he has finally been reunited with his beloved wife Connie.

Interesting fact about Mr. Williams, one of his cousins is none other than Dr. J

RIP

 

[Socks]

What about... Socks???????

Hmmm... intriguing suggestion.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Hey @Socks it's been a bit. I'd have a hard time living up north again...the south has softened me too much to the winters.

Hard to give up 70f Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Yep. We still have a farm up north (don’t go to it in winter) and both my wife’s family (East Coast) and my family (northern mid-west) live up north, but no way I could spend winter up there again.

We visited my family 2 years ago in early February. Got stuck in Chicago because of a snow storm, had to rent a car and drive ~5 hours in the storm, it was -5F the next morning, and never got above 16F the entire time. Not doing that again unless entirely necessary.

I actually had to go out and buy boots and winter outerwear just for the trip and they have been stored away ever since.

EDIT: Summers up north are glorious though

 

[WreckingCrew]

Yep. We still have a farm up north (don’t go to it in winter) and both my wife’s family (East Coast) and my family (northern mid-west) live up north, but no way I could spend winter up there again.

We visited my family 2 years ago in early February. Got stuck in Chicago because of a snow storm, had to rent a car and drive ~5 hours in the storm, it was -5F the next morning, and never got above 16F the entire time. Not doing that again unless entirely necessary.

I actually had to go out and buy boots and winter outerwear just for the trip and they have been stored away ever since.

EDIT: Summers up north are glorious though

Now we know why birds go up north for the summer, and fly south for the winter! They're smart. I'd love to have 2-3 homes I could rotate around for the best seasonal weather possible. It always blows my mind when we're having spring blooms and 75F weather my friend in Colorado is like "yup, it's snowing again"

 

[hblueridgegal]

Frank Stasio bid WUNC goodbye today on "The State of Things." Such a treasure will be missed.

And, WUNC announced that they're cancelling the show altogether. Loved the coverage of topics from across the state.

This year really continues to disappoint.

 

[hblueridgegal]

It would be nice to have some hockey to watch alongside hoops.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Oh.

Oh no.

 

[Lempo]

Now we know why birds go up north for the summer, and fly south for the winter! They're smart. I'd love to have 2-3 homes I could rotate around for the best seasonal weather possible. It always blows my mind when we're having spring blooms and 75F weather my friend in Colorado is like "yup, it's snowing again"

On the topic of birds' migration, I was very surprised to learn in the corovir threaf from @MrazeksVengeance that there's no eagles in Czech Republic.

 

[MrazeksVengeance]

On the topic of birds' migration, I was very surprised to learn in the corovir threaf from @MrazeksVengeance that there's no eagles in Czech Republic.

I expect this to be a setup to some joke, but just in case - we got eagles just not many.

Some of them are males despite the lack of the classic good old wiener.

 

[Lempo]

I expect this to be a setup to some joke, but just in case - we got eagles just not many.

Some of them are males despite the lack of the classic good old wiener.

Curiously no, it was legit bewildement over this very curious map (Golden Eagle). But apparently the map is not perfectly accurate.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Curiously no, it was legit bewildement over this very curious map (Golden Eagle). But apparently the map is not perfectly accurate.

That map also shows North Carolina being an eagle-free zone which is definitely not accurate.