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How can that be if you call ahead days in advance?

Damn their proactiveness.

Side note: I need to participate more on BGP. I've missed this. :lol2:

Let's say my wife makes a hair appointment. Her stylist works at a salon with a large "Walk-ins Welcome" sign. She shows up at her designated appointment time and is put in a chair before a walk-in who was already waiting.

Henceforth, my beautiful wife is unscrupulous.

Simply stating what I dislike about the mentality of the Millennials.

 

I don't expect you to agree with me, that would be a step back.

Simply wave at me as you go to the head of the line, shake your head and wonder why a guy, who might have the tech savvy to join you, would choose to stand in the lobby and wait his turn.

 

It's also about lost principles and values.

I have no principles or values because I called ahead to get put on a list? That's the measuring stick?

The window is so broad or what is considered a millennial. I've seen that window as broad as 1982-2002... As if the lives of people at each end of that spectrum have been anything close to the same.

I'm curious if you share the same opinion on restaurants with drive-thru windows that also accept call-in orders. You phone your order in and you can be in and out while the people in the drive-thru are still waiting to order.

Is it just the technology that is the problem?

Yep. What he's failing to grasp is that online check in IS the restaurant taking a reservation.

The irony is that if this option weren't available, the converse argument would be "Millennials spend all day standing in line because they don't have jobs."

Your gripe is against the equivalent of a reservation.

Good for you. Same job for 11 years?

No. Worked from my previous employer from 2006-2012 until they filed bankruptcy. I've been with my current employer since February 2012. I would've loved to retire from the previous company, but that wasn't an option.

I'm just saying, as you can't define everyone of one gender or race based on that fact alone, age should not be dissimilar. You don't know the factors that make up a person.

Side hustle may be part of the issue? Get a job that pays, work the hours and pay off debt. The millennial does not want an 8-5 gig. Too boring. Have to get up too early. Let’s figure out a get rich quick scheme.

I've worked 8-5 for the last 11 years. Keep painting with your broad brush.

I hate the word millennial with every fiber of by being.

I'm a manager at my company, and I'm extremely young compared to most of the others who have been there (in many cases, quite literally) since before I was born. Every year, we have mandatory Human Resources training and a large topic is always how to deal with millennials and how they're changing the landscape. And I suppose it's true, but it's always a very negative part of the training as the attendees take that opportunity to criticize the younger people and their lack of a work ethic. And inevitably, I'm pointed out as an example of how the entire generation isn't lazy. I suppose it's meant to be complimentary, but it always feels condescending. And I dread it year after year.

Maybe it's just how I was raised (poor, I suppose you could say), but it's always amazing to me when stuff comes out about millennials not knowing about vinyl records before their resurgence in the last couple of years. Or when people say that I didn't know about life before computers. I didn't have a computer until I was 13 and didn't have a cell phone until I was 18. I can certainly remember living without them, and they don't define anything about me.

I have always had a major problem with generalizations. It's my biggest pet peeve that anyone would perceive to know anything about me based on my age.

None of this is directed at the OP or anyone in particular in this thread. Just seemed a good place to vent.

/endrant

I watch every year. I don't like pop music in general, but I'm always watching when music is center stage.

Kendrick Lamar's performance was the best of the night for me. He's on another level.

Not for me, but strong lineup.

I'm two episodes behind on this current season, but absolutely love the show. They still somehow manage to shock me from time to time.

I've seen him twice within the last 4 or so years. He still puts on a heck of a show.

As the Browns kept their team history in Cleveland when the Ravens left town, the Bengals have the worst career playoff win percentage of all teams in the league. I wouldn't have thought that, honestly. If we ignore the Browns prior tenure and count this incarnation as an expansion, they're the worst and it's not close.

NFL win& - Wikipedia

I'm sure there's a better link than Wikipedia out there somewhere, but I couldn't find one that had all teams on one page and was also current.

Our local Walmart checks almost everyone all the time. Doesn't bother me, but I always tell my wife to just keep the receipt in her hand instead of putting in her purse until we get through the door. And she puts it in her purse, and we have to wait for her to dig it back out once we get to the door. That part annoys me. :lol2:

Sometimes I start to show it and they just wave me on through. It's not that big of a deal.

When I was fresh out of high school, I worked at the local KMart and my job was to stand at a podium, check all receipts, and keep a log of what made the alarm go off any time it went off. Couldn't leave that podium for anything. It was miserable.

My best friend has slowly become a very negative person. It's tough to deal with. He manages to point out the fault in everything, and it's honestly exhausting.

Really solid lineup throughout.

Sounds better than last year's so far based on those that have been released.

I think this would be pretty cool. Talk about a shakeup.

I am wondering...... How many current NFL coaches have a higher winning percentage?

Using Wikipedia, I counted 15.

List of current National Football League head coaches - Wikipedia

I'm on my phone so I may have missed one or two, or counted one or two twice.

Looks like a lot are hovering right around 59% for their career. And you have guys like McVay and Zimmer who have very high numbers that are skewed a bit by the sample size.

Thanks for all of this information as it gives me place to start... I'll certainly check it out. I'm eager to see if I can spot their mark on other bands such as Oasis and Blur like you've mentioned, and possibly others.

No problem, hope you enjoy. The crime of it all is that they were only around for three years. They split up in 1974 and Chris Bell died in a car crash at the age of 27 in 78. I love Alex Chilton, but Bell had so much more to give.

@ADopted ADmiral

 

Considering that you're a band freak and dig all such trivia surrounding it, I wanted to add that whenever I think of MC5 it also makes me think about another band that I admittedly know next to nothing about, but are often noted by other musicians as being a big influence to them.

 

Big Star w/ Alex Chilton

 

I don't know what exactly is holding me back from delving in to find out what they're all about, but I'm intrigued and think that your thread on MC5 might have finally sparked me into taking the leap.

 

Even before ever hearing of Big Star I had some vague knowledge that before passing away Alex Chilton was Patti Smith's boyfriend, and had produced some of her work, but that's really the only limited info that I'm aware of.

 

I don't know how significant it is, or if it's considered an important track for them, but when I search for Big Star on Youtube the song "Thirteen" from 1972 seems to have the most views, so I'll assume that it's a good place to start. Upon first listen, I like the tune alright.

 

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Big Star is excellent power pop. You can hear the direct lineage from them to bands like Oasis and Blur later on.

One of my favorite Big Star songs is "The Ballad of El Goodo", which may be more familiar to most as covered by Evan Dando on the Empire Records soundtrack.

Their song "In the Street" is the opening for the first season or so of That 70s Show. Later seasons used a Cheap Trick cover of the song.

Basically the entire "#1 Record" (an ambitious title) album is excellent.

From there, I'd recommend diving in to Chris Bell's album "I am the Cosmos".. Particularly the title track.

Their concert in Columbia, MO from 1993 recently got released in its entirety. I bought it on vinyl on RSD last year, and I'm sure it's on Spotify. It's got a nice mix of all eras, including solo work and covers.

There's also a good documentary about the band that used to be on Netflix and may still be called "Nothing Can Hurt Me". If you can find that, check it out.

Just a very influential band with simple power pop songs that'll never get the respect they deserve.

I watched it all as it aired. For me personally, things take a dive after season 4. There's still some good stuff throughout, but I could've stopped after 4 and felt fulfilled.