Ace Midnight

re: Endless Sleep - The Obituary Thread

Posted by Ace Midnight on 4/22/26 at 6:55 am to bleeng

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Over a career spanning six decades, he was a prolific solo artist and one of the most sought-after session musicians in Rock history, collaborating with legends like Jimi Hendrix, George Harrison, and Michael Jackson.

Had a big hit with We Just Disagree -

Was - pardon the pun - instrumental to Hendrix's cover of All Along the Watchtower. Redding hated it and walked out. Hendrix and Mason recorded the acoustic parts (Jimi 6-string, Dave 12-string), and Dave also at least recorded some bass parts. Now, with Hendrix's perfectionism, he worked and reworked it, almost certainly recorded all new bass parts himself and may have overdubbed some (if not all) of Dave's part.

Regardless, Dave Mason was really at the center of things during that time. Just 3 weeks shy of 80. RIP.

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re: Remember when we were promised a decade ago that Medicaid expansion would lower premiums?

Posted by Ace Midnight on 4/22/26 at 1:12 am to HailHailtoMichigan!

Well, as all the citizen journos are showing, a lot of these things (child care, home health, etc.) are avenues for quite a bit of fraud.

The people pushing these things are highly likely to be benefitting from the fraud, albeit in many cases indirectly.

re: Spain’s greatest matador returns only to get gored by bull and end up w perforated rectum

Posted by Ace Midnight on 4/22/26 at 12:58 am to LegendInMyMind

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I don't know what the corrida is, but context clues tell me that it is in the butt

The corrida is the "bullfight" - the whole megillah.

re: I really wan't to watch this right meow!!

Posted by Ace Midnight on 4/21/26 at 2:29 pm to Disco Ball

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I did put Super Troopers in the subject line

re: Dellenger on possible CFP Expansion: There is a coalescing around 24

Posted by Ace Midnight on 4/21/26 at 2:27 pm to PeterMillarEnjoyer

I mean, why pussyfoot around with it? Have 8 "mini" conferences of 8 (the Top 64 programs), have them play 7 games each to qualify for 32 spots. Those eliminated can have a NIT style tournament of their own and then the Top 32 play a double elimination tourney for all the marbles.

There are only so many games you can ask 18 to 22 year olds to play, IMHO.

Tiger Rant

re: I really wan't to watch this right meow!!

Posted by Ace Midnight on 4/21/26 at 9:37 am to Disco Ball

The fact that an actor at the level of Brian Cox loves these guys so much he's willing to make as many of them as they want for scale is just bonkers to me.

re: Wait until LSU Football unleashes this tool on top high school athletes and transfers

Posted by Ace Midnight on 4/21/26 at 8:17 am to MrLSU

Les Miles has lost control of AI.

re: Kamala Harris says black women need to be more selfish: "Start saying imma get mine"

Posted by Ace Midnight on 4/21/26 at 7:52 am to LordSaintly

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Why is she talking like that?

You know why.

re: Tommy Casanova on Offense

Posted by Ace Midnight on 4/20/26 at 3:46 pm to Tigergreg

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You forgot Billy Cannon

I did. Touche.

Tiger Rant

re: Tommy Casanova on Offense

Posted by Ace Midnight on 4/20/26 at 3:17 pm to blueridgeTiger

LSU has had 3 players who could have made a go out of any skill position: Casanova, Kevin Faulk and Mathieu.

Tiger Rant

re: Safari Guide, Said He’d ‘Rather Be Killed by’ Elephant than Shoot One, Killed by Elephant

Posted by Ace Midnight on 4/20/26 at 3:12 pm to Eurocat

He died doing what he loved most - being dumb.

re: Meet Stephanie Fritsch. He's in charge of elections in Wiconisco Township, Pennsylvania.

Posted by Ace Midnight on 4/20/26 at 10:30 am to L.A.

She was probably quite the looker in her day.

re: Iran's Navy

Posted by Ace Midnight on 4/20/26 at 10:15 am to Trevaylin

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Just claim they are running drugs like the boats out of South America and smoke them with a missile

re: What do you wish you would have built into your shop?

Posted by Ace Midnight on 4/20/26 at 8:31 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt

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Dedicated service and meter, 220 outlets on each wall, 110v outlets everywhere.

I think a half bath (echoing someone else) and a separate utility sink, too.

"Nice to have" would be a dust collection system if you're going to do anything with saws. If you're going to be working on cars in there, built in air and something to collect waste oil (although those can be handled by portable setups, hell, everything can.)

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re: How do y'all rate Tim Curry as an actor?

Posted by Ace Midnight on 4/20/26 at 8:23 am to FAT SEXY

Fairly respectable range, obviously nailed things like Rocky Horror and Clue. His roles in Legend and The Three Musketeers are sometimes forgotten by folks. Also shows up unexpectedly in Hunt for Red October (as the doctor), Annie, etc.

He is the definitive Pennywise and Frank N. Furter. I saw him in Spamalot on Broadway and he was really in his element there (for those of you who have only seen him in films, he is an A+ grade stage actor). His health problems have probably robbed us of half dozen great roles over the last decade and a half.

For a guy who was primarily a comedy actor on the screen, he had impressive chops as a serious villain. His frantic energy, ability to do voices, etc., almost carve him out as an English version of Robin Williams mixed with the knighted RSC types.

re: Iran has rejected a second round of peace talks with the US

Posted by Ace Midnight on 4/19/26 at 4:49 pm to hawgfaninc

Bridge and powerplant day is back on.

re: Jayne Mansfield - would be 93 Today NSFW

Posted by Ace Midnight on 4/19/26 at 4:26 pm to blueridgeTiger

TYFYS

re: Social Security at age 62

Posted by Ace Midnight on 4/19/26 at 10:05 am to makersmark1

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The 1099 work is not extremely stressful, but whenever I stop it or age 70 (when there is no penalty for work) is when I plan to take it.

There is no penalty at whatever your FRA is (likely 67), but there is no benefit to delaying past 70. Again, everyone's situation is different. If you project a long life, in your situation, I would wait until 70. However, you could take it at your FRA with no penalty for your gig work.

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re: Sicario is a bad arse movie

Posted by Ace Midnight on 4/18/26 at 4:43 pm to LasVegasTiger

Still DV's best film, IMHO.

Also DV+Deakins is :pimp:

re: Social Security at age 62

Posted by Ace Midnight on 4/18/26 at 8:17 am to offshoretrash

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What these advisors fail to factor in is at 62 you are or should be faily healthy and can enjoy retirement for at least 10+ yrs. Once you get to your late 70s and up you're not buying new toys or traveling the country. And even if you're healthy you could have a stroke, get cancer or dementia. I'm taking my at 62 and enjoying what life I have left.

Meh. I don't think that's what they're saying at all. It's about structuring what you have available the most efficient way. If the decision is made to retire at 62, you might have a small pension. You might have some rental property income. You might have a 401k, IRA, etc. Adjusting the flow from those various buckets/sources of income might get you closer to FRA or beyond and your total income (based on your projected longevity) might be better if you do it A versus B versus C.

No one is telling you cats to not take it at 62. When you're 84 or whatever, you might have wished you waited. It shouldn't be reflexive. It should make sense in a rational, mathematical way.

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