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  1. 1.

    HumboldtBlue

    I always loved living around beach people.
    Of course that always came with the caveat I could retreat five miles inland to get away from the beach people.​

  2. 2.

    The Dangerman

    Time for some musical thoughts after a long day.

    So, seems to me bands refer themselves in songs quite a lot; the Cars did It, Pink Floyd kinda did it (obligatory shout out to Raven and Which One’s Pink), I think there are many others…

    …but how often do bands name check other artists? Neil Young and Skynard might be the most famous one. Kacey Musgraves and “burning one with John Prine” might be the most fun one. Thunder Road and Springsteen was Roy Orbison. Ive long thought Prince called out U2 on Purple Rain but that might be a reach.

    Anyway, maybe it happens more in calling out others more than calling out your own band. Not sure.

    Long day. This is how much brain power is left.

    ETA: hold on. Cars is Gary Numan. $&@$.

  13. 13.

    John Revolta

    You may not know it yet, but you need a surfing duck video.
    I’ve seen it before but I had to watch it again. Now I’m wondering if they have to give him a bath when they get home to desalt him.

  16. 16.

    opiejeanne

    @df: No, the Inland Empire is much farther inland than 6 miles. Riverside and San Bernardino are the Inland Empire in California.

  20. 20.

    Delk

    Hands Open by Snow Patrol

    Put Sufjan Stevens on
    And we’ll play your favorite song
    ‘Chicago’ bursts to life
    And your sweet smile remembers you

  21. 21.

    Chetan Murthy

    My understanding is that rappers these days do it (name-check themselves) *all* the time (e.g. “DJ Khaled!!!”) and that Lady Gaga learned it from them.

  22. 22.

    James E Powell

    @The Dangerman:

    I think it’s fairly common. Off the top of my head:

    Tom Petty – Del Shannon in “Running Down A Dream,” and Benny Goodman, Glen Miller, Tommy Dorsey, and Sammy Davis in “Swingin”

    John Mellencamp, then known as Cougar names Sam Cooke.

    Bowie did a whole song for Zimmerman (Dylan)

    Lennon said he didn’t believe in Elvis or Zimmerman or his own band.

    Arthur Conley’s “Sweet Soul Music” is all about other people.

  23. 23.

    p.a.

    Van Morrison namechecked Mahalia Jackson and Huddie Ledbetter in songs, can’t remember the titles. Common One?  Cypress Avenue?

  24. 24.

    Mel

    ABC – Marvin Gaye, Sly and the Family Stone, James Brown, and, of course, Smokey Robinson in “When Smokey Sings”.

  26. 26.

    Ceci n est pas mon nym

    @The Dangerman: Not a band but Peter Paul & Mary in “I Dig Rock & Roll Music” name check a couple (Donovan and the Mamas & Papas off the top of my head)

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    Patricia Kayden

    That was the most damning video I have ever seen. Trump needs to lose his citizenship. And so does every single one of the traitors who followed his orders and stormed the Capitol. THIS is who we need to be deporting.#ImpeachmentTrial— Ben Jackson (@BJacksonWrites) February 9, 2021

  31. 31.

    J R in WV

    @Patricia Kayden: ​
     

    First, I’m not sure revoking citizenship is appropriate, as opposed to just enforcing the law, indicting, trying, convicting and imprisoning the insurrectionists, including Donald John Trump and all his minions who still worked for him on Jan 6.

    Second, where could we deport them to that would be willing to accept stupid evil bastards like these we speak of? Because we can’t force an ally to take them, that would be cruel to the allies…

    We can’t send them to Russia, which would be the most appropriate location for Donald J Trump. Preferably in January when it’s -45 and snowing in Moscow. But they don’t want him, I don’t think.

    The Donald would have a terrible accident involving an iron tub, an open window or balcony on the 53rd floor, and a long fall just a few weeks after arriving in Moscow, don’t you expect? So sad, after finally getting to live near his good buddy Vladimir!

  32. 32.

    Mo MacArbie

    And then Doc Watson, “Did You Hear John Hurt?”

    Of course there’s always Bad Company’s “Bad Company” on Bad Company.

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