Cold Miser

lol. Why have I never heard of this guy? ...I am currently sliding down the rabbit hole. Jeezus. This guy.

Binged all 5 episodes of Chernobyl over the weekend. Holy sh.it, and wow, what a great series. I am assuming that the writers and researchers diligently did their job in making sure that everything portrayed was as close as possible to what really happened at the time of the beginning of the disaster through to the trial. Everything down to the dismal look of the landscapes and even the rundown interiors of the government run facilities, and beyond were exactly how I envisioned mid-1980's Russia looking. The characters...The characters were so abrupt, abrasive, and impolite when interacting with each other, including those outside of the disaster. Just about everyone in the series gave the impression of being completely paranoid of being watched, and were quick to blame others for misfortunes or wrong doings. It was the way it was, and how everyone operated in order to keep their own a.sses from being disposed of. More than one reference was made to getting the "bullet to the head" for doing the wrong thing. I couldn't follow the science completely, but during the trial I followed the basics, understanding how the disaster came to be. The final episode was pretty intense. My only true criticism is that it was not in Russian, with subtitles. Yeah, call me odd, but movies like this, I want to hear the native language. Even if I don't understand what is being said, I can experience the emotion. A perfect example of this is the movie Downfall. By far one of my favorite WWII movies. The film captures the final 10 days of Hitler's life, and the actor who plays Hitler was unbelievable, and gave me goosebumps so many times throughout the film. It is so much more enjoyable watching in German with the English subtitles. Chernobyl was a great mini-series, John. I highly recommend it to everyone here.

I saw 16F at around 6am.

But, but, but, Morch

Yeah...But he had, "stuff in his car". Then when he said he had to get way from the road, he went a few steps away from the road, then right back towards the shoulder, and his banged up car.

Dude at 42 seconds in was on to some Final Destination type s.hit. Wow.

Flurries here in Manchester.

The one thing better than 7 marathons is definitely running 8 marathons.

lol

Awesome. Nothing but sun, and a few clouds here in Manchester.

...From my girlfriend, on her way to Leominster this a.m.

Why not...The space ship from Independence Day 2 has its own gravity.

I had rain on Christmas this season. Snow Christmas eve.

Yup. Been there as well for one of those afternoon games within the first 2 weeks of the season. Brutal.

Kill 2 birds with one stone for me...visit my parents and drink up with weenies.

Looking forward to the grinch storm in about 9 months.

Trying it tonight.

W still need to get through George's blizzard for this weekend.

Agree. And why would he? The notion of trying to revive, and re-live in a decades old scenario of "Mother Russia" probably seems insane to most who are within earshot of him. If you are talking about the HBO limited series, yes, this has been on my radar for a while to watch. This. There is so much logic (even for a madman) that goes against this thinking of massive casualties, and the win at all costs scenario that even as I sit here with part of me concerned over nuclear war (beyond localized tactical nuclear missiles), I really can't see any of this unfolding.

...If you mean, affairs as in prepping for nuclear war, nothing will prepare the common man for this. And, all of us are commoners. You may be able to bug-out in some mountain hide-a-way for a few months, with your iodine tablets, and MRE's, but nuclear winter will over take all of humanity. At best any preparations will just prolong the time it takes for your visit from the grim reaper.

meh. It's just basic rock, and not meant to be thought provoking. Fun during the time period. Can't take it too seriously.

Love that band. Seen them a few times at festivals. Les Claypool is awesome.

What is your favorite Kiss album? I know that that the 1970's stuff is what people go for, like Destroyer, Love Gun, etc., but I actually like much of the 80's material, including, Hot In The Shade, which is as a very good record and great way to end the 1980's for Kiss. Overall, I would say Revenge from 92 is a masterpiece for them, and my favorite Kiss album. Great songs, great production...all of it.

lol.