Mark R. Collins

off the record, on the QT, and very hush-hush

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@surge_sh I keep getting 'you do not have permission to publish to 'https://t.co/Jcq2WVLmUp' even though I very much own the domain - I've tried all the DNS fixes from help forums and no luck. Any advice?

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The only time I’ve ever spent in the south is playing red dead redemption 2 - and yet that game is so immersive I keep going past places in South Carolina thinking “oh I’ve been here before, yeah I know where I am”

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displacing to be in Asheville and have New Belgium referred to as the local brewery

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@shanks4usa I might be your person!

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@DianaMrno I'll get you an extra Denver ticket if you've got an arlington ticket to swap for...

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New Orleans bartenders don’t give a fuck that you’re from out of town - it’s not charming

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showing off the van interior to a bartender: “I don’t know what I expected but I certainly didn’t think it would look like it was ordered out of a catalog”

proud van dad

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Louisiana - where they bring three sides of ranch with a small side salad. These are my people

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@Mkipps Yeah! Best part has been listening to music I wouldn't have otherwise been exposed to - especially the classic rock. As you know there was a lot of Jimmy Buffet in our house so I'm not as well versed in the timeless hits as I'd like to be.

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Finding myself in a music rut as of late, considering something with the Rolling Stone top 500 albums — dedicate one day to each album and write a 280-character long review? Build a playlist with my favorite song from each album?

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oh fuck this album is a four-CD collection with 80 tracks — looks like Merle just became the soundtrack for the last days of 2020. I'm for it! #frillytoothpicks

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Top track: "Delirious" because it could double as Dr. Mario background music.

Next up, No. 284 on the list: Down Every Road by Merle Haggard

#consolelodgelistens
#MarshmallowWars

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1999 by Prince — Frontloaded with superhits we've all heard again and again, 1999 is yet another album in this exercise I lack proper context for. This is quickly becoming a demonstration of how limited my music exposure was growing up. That's Wyoming for you.

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Top track: "Here Comes My Girl" for its potential to be my personal falling in love montage song.

Next up: 1999 by Prince

#consolelodgelistens
#MarshmallowWars

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Damn the Torpedoes by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers — A series of songs ideal for movie montages in a cheesy 80s coming of age film. 'Shadow of a Doubt' for a getting in trouble montage, 'Refugee' for a strip club montage, 'What Are You Doing in my Life?' for a cooking montage.

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Next up: Damn the Torpedoes by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Exposure to new old music is why I started this challenge - pumped for my first listen through this one!

#consolelodgelistens
#MarshmallowWars

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Ray of Light by Madonna — Struggled to get through this one, which I liken to a DJ Tiesto-laden pop album with trite lyrics. Top track is "Shanti/Ashtangi" more for how ridiculous it is than my actual enjoyment.

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Project is going to be tricky this month given how much I truly adore Christmas music. Powering through. Doesn't help this Madonna album is...not great. #consolelodgelistens

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Top track: "Help Me, Rhonda" for its catchiness and upbeat poignancy. Rhonda can't be into the role she's playing, but who knows how things panned out.

Next up: Ray of Light by Madonna

#consolelodgelistens
#MarshmallowWars

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The Beach Boys Today by The Beach Boys — Fun, seemingly silly music that people apparently take seriously? All I think of when I listen to the beach boys is dancing around the house in my pajamas in the foyer of my childhood home in Powell, Wyoming.

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Forgive my ignorance: why are the beach boys musically lauded? I thought they were goofy "surfer" music of my childhood but people who know music respect their work. Why?