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I just came across this song and the guitar lit my jorts on fire. It lead me to this video and now they are a pile of dust. At around 3.00 in it just explodes. @IUFLA, weren't we talking about George Thorogood a little while ago? This takes that guitar vibe to the next level.

No worries and I wasn't specifically asking you; I was just thinking out loud. Thanks for the share; I've seen the declaration come up in some news outlets I follow (specifically The Hill). Worthy of a convo.

To your point, many are taking precautions right now, so I'm not sure how we are going to protect them more. Another thing that I don't quite grasp with the declaration is which lockdowns are they talking about exactly? Are they talking about us or different countries? We don't have a national lockdown so it varies greatly by area. Here in Porter County nothing is really 'locked down'; more so restricted. Kids (who chose to be) are in school, stores are open, restaurants and bars are open with restricted capacities, churches are holding services. Really the only thing that is greatly restricted are indoor gatherings, but even Sweden is restricting indoor gatherings greater than 60 people. per their article: When I read this declaration it's like April is happening right now, but it isn't. Hospitals are back open. Doctors are seeing patients. You can get cancer screenings. I guess what I'm asking: is my area all that different from anybody else's now? I'm not talking about what happened back in April, I'm talking about right now. It seems like we've been doing what this declaration has recommended ever since June started. The US seems to be the poster boy for 'focused protection'. haha. And yet, we still have ways to go until we reach herd immunity without a vaccine. Do they want more restrictions lifted? Surely I don't think they are proposing we start filling indoor stadiums, attend huge business conventions or start packing restaurants to full capacities. Are they?

An article article about the GDC that does a good job at portraying both perspectives on this: https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/519727-trump-health-official-meets-with-doctors-pushing-herd-immunity One of the GDC's authors did clarify in the article above: Regardless, when broaching the subject I always come back to the following: 1. We still don't know how long immunities last. 2. If we just wait 3-4 more months we *may* be able to start giving vaccines to the most vulnerable, which would avoid a lot of deaths and many more hospitalizations. 3. How do we keep the most vulnerable protected? This study and other proponents just generally or theoretically say we let young people get the virus and protect the vulnerable, but how? Up until last week, I'd say that the White House was 'protected', but the virus snuck it's way in and infected the most important people in our government. I have to think that the level of protection the WH receives is going to be way, way more than my Grandma will ever receive.

For Amazon, it's amazing what being tested constantly and wearing masks will do. If we could do this nationwide I think it'd help a ton and lessen the amount of restrictions imposed. As for college students, I don't think it's a surprise to many that the virus hasn't hospitalized many. I keep on seeing these tweets that seem to be stating the obvious like they are trying to prove something. The concerning thing about college students, is not them being infected, it's who they are spreading the infection to. In a perfect world if students get infected, know exactly when they are contagious, and take the necessary precautions to limit the spread then that would be fine. But if they are careless about receiving it, it's a pretty safe bet that they'll be careless about spreading it. This is a virus and it spreads exponentially. Part of that exponential spread will be to older people with an increased amount of comorbidities: Professors, janitors, employee's at local establishments, etc.

ding ding ding. It is. Pretty soon we were going to run out of coaches. haha.

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Heard a good one on a podcast this week (hope i'm not repeating it): Which Big Ten Basketball coach led the conference in win pct. in the 80s?

I was concerned Fole's 2nd half last week was fool's gold. Many times when teams make a spontaneous QB change in the middle of the game the opposing defense isn't prepared for it and the QB looks amazing. It reminds me of the time when Kaepernick came into the game when the Bears were playing them....he absolutely destroyed them that 2nd half and looked like the second coming.

Dang. How tall are you?

I have a feeling the contact tracing will be broad. Maybe she was with Hope Hicks; maybe she was with somebody who was around Hope Hicks. Public officials that high up aren't that far removed from each other as far as physical interaction goes. Or it could be a completely different cluster.

The paranoia is real. Sometimes I have to remind myself why I actually feel like crap on weekend mornings. It’s not the corona, it was the multiple Coronas from the night before.

Not trying to be a Boy Scout, but let’s self moderate here. The mods have been through enough this week.

😯 https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/519282-president-trump-melania-trump-test-positive-for-covid-19?fbclid=IwAR1EmjvIXlXj2fz4P0PRi4-GcZAZWQBbucLebuDz2wVsoRXdUoDJHmSdC54

Here is a picture of my family and the son who I apodted, who’s all the way on the right. I also traded in my youngest daughter in for another who was more precocious.

Before you all think I'm weird and a little 'out there' for posting an Icelandic artist, I will preface this video with.....listen to the whole thing and I promise it will pay off. Sigur Ros is simply amazing.

Again, my overall point was that despite how accurate the positivity rates may or may not be in terms of indicating a dangerous outbreak, when they get to a certain level, history tells us restrictions will be tightened by the government. So let's just do our best to keep them down so we can avoid that situation all together and enjoy this winter as best we can. And all due respect, I just don't have any interest re-hashing out what we've already hashed out numerous times in the past. I just feel we go in circles and nothing gets resolved. Weren't we talking about this already in early July when the following scenario happened afterwards: a jump in cases lead to a jump in positivity rate, lead to a jump in hospital rates, lead to a jump in deaths? I don't need an article to tell me what I witnessed with my own eyes isn't actually what I witnessed.

Perfect example of while we can disagree on this point in general, it ultimately doesn't matter what we think. Our recent history will be a pretty accurate indicator of how future policy decisions will be made. And while I thank you for taking necessary precautions, my fear is that people not as tolerant as yourself may be doing long term damage (in the form of more aggressive restrictions) in exchange for the short term feeling of freedom, defiance or pleasure. They're only going to make themselves madder with these acts of defiance. And they aren't only doing it to themselves, but everybody else too. People who disagree AND agree with them. I think this is what @IU Scott is getting at when he refers to others' selfishness. So let's debate this, but let's debate it while keeping the case count low. I hope my overall point is taken as an effort to silence.

Thanks for the report. I am concerned about this winter. I feel like we can afford to be a little complacent with social activities right now because they can be held outside: BBQ's, outside dining, exercising, etc. A big part to why March and April were so bad, beside the obvious lockdowns and fear of not knowing what we were dealing with, was the cold gloomy weather and not being able to spend time outside. I've never watched so much Netflix in my life. I'm really crossing my fingers that we can keep the case numbers down this winter. Either way, I fear it's probably going to be a long and boring winter....and I'm dreading it. I just don't want it to be worse that what I'm already expecting. I just urge everybody, whether you think this thing is over-hyped or not, to be responsible and cautious. I think our beliefs, whatever they may be, are not going to affect policy in the short run. Right now, case numbers are, and have been, the biggest influencers of policy. I think we need to be of the mindset that we don't want to give the 'powers that be' an excuse to further limit what is already limited by doing our very best to keep those case numbers as low as possible. I don't want high case numbers to be an excuse to lock me in my house again. I don't want high case numbers to give my school district an excuse to stop having school. I don't want high case numbers to give the NCAA an excuse to cancel basketball. I want to be posting on game threads in December, damnit! Man, that will do wonders for my sanity.

This got me thinking about shows that I've been to and the ones that stick out are ones with that soulful R&B flavor. The 2 below are artists whose albums I really don't listen to all that much, but if they are playing live at a small venue....I'll be there. St. Paul and The Broken Bones still play medium-sized venues (i.e. Metro, Murat) and they are a must see. Alabama Shakes blew up and now are in side projects, but before they won their Grammy's I saw them a couple of weeks after the video below was shot at a tiny venue. I was so close I literally got sweat on, which may be gross, but it was one of the best moments of my musical life. This may sound dramatic, but I've never had the feeling, until immediately after this show, that I've witnessed a historical event....haha.

....and this is my favorite live Wilco video. The last 4 minutes which is pretty much all a guitar solo just makes me want to burn my guitars. Nels has such a unique style of jazz and rock. Nobody plays like him. For any guitar/music geeks, listen to how he goes in and out of those 32nd notes so flawlessly. Just incredible.

“The Ballad of El Goodo“ is the song that brought me to that Big Star album. I remember being completely surprised after hearing the song following El Goodo on that album: “Down the Street“, which is also the theme song for That 70’s Show. Up until then I never knew the show covered it. Of course, “Thirteen” followed “Down The Street” and now that I’m thinking about it, that sure is a great string of 3 songs.