Author: Mark Alexander

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The Hollywood Amoeba Haul

I didn’t need any of this, but I couldn’t go to Amoeba and not buy something.

I can’t tell you how many times these bags just casually got tossed out when I lived in San Francisco.
Madonna: Bedtime Stories (1994)

Bedtime Stories is a German pressing, and is rapidly becoming my favorite purchase of the bunch. Like all the records I’ve purchased that were manufactured in the Germany, this one is outstanding. There is something about quality control that the factories in the rest of the world should take note of, because I’d be willing to pay a premium to buy all my vinyl from German plants if it were possible.  The record is 180g vinyl with a completely silent background.

Madonna: Super Club Mix (1986)
Sade: The Best of Sade (1994)
Ella Fitzgerald: The Hits (2017)
Jeff Russo/Noah Hawley: Legion It’s Always Blue (Songs from Legion) (2018)

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A Collection of Classics

I don’t fly much any more—especially since COVID but also since 9/11 and the ensuing security theater apparatus that was put in place—but that doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate the beauty of classic aircraft and the livery of my youth.

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This is Shameful

Raise the wage. Forgive student loan debt. Provide universal healthcare. Give people a chance to make a living and not just survive in life-long indentured servitude.

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Quote of the Day

If your own grandfather started rambling to a roomful of strangers about how he’s not into golden showers, at the very least you would quietly confiscate his car keys.” ~ Jeff Tiedrich

From Mediaite:

The National Republican Senatorial Committee held a retreat in Palm Springs, Florida on Thursday where Donald Trump apparently tried again to put an old rumor to rest.

“It was all phony shit, ok,” Trump said, calling the investigation of his potential ties to Russia “phony stuff.”

At one point, apropos of nothing, Trump recalled the unproven rumor against him stating that he likes being peed on for sexual pleasure. The claim appeared in the infamous Steele dossier.

“I’m not into golden showers,” he told the crowd. “You know the great thing, our great First Lady — ‘That one,’ she said, ‘I don’t believe that one.’”

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Scenes From A Road Trip, Day 4

I didn’t do it. I swear!

I’m glad we didn’t dally in Los Angeles. Apparently a couple trucks decided to mix it up just east of the California/Arizona border. We luckily got past it right before they shut down one lane of traffic and created a 4 mile backup.

We had a great time on our little getaway, but at the same time I’m glad to be home.

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