Love Letters

Now that we're middle aged and hurting. I watched all the Jeff Grosso Love Letters to skateboarding when they were new and now I'm watching them again. Some I've seen several times. Like the Style episode with Duane Peters. Grosso - "what makes a good skateboarder to you?" Peters - "Style and Agression". Yep. Perfect answer, there isn't a better answer. These shows are such fun to watch, it reminds me of the old days. Grosso talks like me. I wish I could have met the guy, would have been great to skate with him or just hang out on a couch for an afternoon. He perfectly sums up how I feel about skateboarding. There are rules, there are important things, there are things that should not be done in the name of skateboarding.

The Bear

I love shows about restaurants. I like some cooking shows too but restaurant shows are better. The Bear on HULU right now is fantastic. High stress, well written, well acted. My family is from Joliet and are White Sox fans not Cub fans, I like how is this lightly shown in the show. Of course I hate Cubs fans. ;) They did a nice job on the soundtrack too, there's some boners of course but I'd say 70% to the good. Trainspotting in the finale episode, the donut chef is rocking an Off-White tshirt.

Jerusalem

I got the new SLEEP Dopesmoker box set last week and it really is over the top. I have a previous version on Southern Lord and it's fantastic too but this ThirdMan version is on another level. My ears are pretty shot, I'm old, and have stood next to too many bands over the years. In spite of that I can hear differences in this pressing. The box set is 4 12" records with printed sleeves on both sides, a 7" radio edit, 2 posters, patch, a description card of what's included and of course the box to house them in, all pressed on marbled green vinyl. Everything Third Man Records that I have picked up has been the finest made, the attention to detail, the quality of the vinyl, the printing, all the extras. Jack White and his team are second to none and are the standard in which to follow.