Old 67

Old 67 is dedicated to high octane rambles and word crashing disasters. Feel free to rubberneck, just look out for what's barreling down on you from behind.

[KenClaxton @KenClaxton8]

RIP Legend
#peeweeherman

[NUFF @nuffsaidny]

Rip Legend 🕊️

[Mickey Hart @mickeyhart]

#OTD in 1977 the @GratefulDead released Terrapin Station.

[Old 67 @Old_67]

If the NBA genuinely wants to stop flopping…..get rid of the charge call.

[Hip Hop Golden Age @HipHopGoldenAge]

Released 35 years ago today:

Public Enemy's "It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back"

Best #hiphop album of all time, according to HHGA.

[Michael Glover Smith @whitecitycinema]

Bob Dylan has painted the iconic @ChicagoTheatre marquee in his new “Route 66” series of paintings.

[Ralph Steadman Art @SteadmanArt]

Just grabbed my shades, ready to dive into a twisted world of prose and madness. Hunter S. Thompson's spirit lives on, ink stains and all. The sun can't handle the brilliance, and neither can I. Fear and loathing, meet my tinted lenses.

#SunglassesDay #HunterSThompson

[The Jazz Estate @thejazzestate]

Bassist and singer Thundercat performing at the Newport Jazz Festival.

[Jon Finkel📚💪 @Jon_Finkel]

I just gave my kids an epic "Back in My Day" Summer rant and I got on a roll...

Here are 16 reasons Summer in the '90s crushes Summer in '23 and why our kids are soft:

1) Gatorade Citrus Cooler > every crappy Prime flavor

2) No Gatorade? Thirsty? Any garden hose on the side of a house in the '90s will do. Tasted better, in fact...

My kids: "Gross. It has no filter."

Me: "Filters weren't even invented when we were kids. Drinking mud and hot copper from the hose made us stronger."

3) Kids in '23: "Can you text Joe's mom to see if he's home?"

Really? Now we have to go through 7 texts so you can see your friend? The old way was perfect:

Kids in the '90s: "I'm calling Joe's house to see if he's home."

4) Even better in the '90s...

Kids: "I'm biking to Joe's to see if he's around."

Parents: "Good. Be home at 5."

Biking > driving

Calling > texting

5) Kids in '23: "Can you set up a playdate with Ed?"

Parents, when did the term "play date" take over? It's lame, weak parent-speak. It's our fault.

We should stop using it.

Our kids don't need dates to shoot driveway hoops.

Kids in '93: "Can Ed come over?" (simple)

6) Kids in '93: "Ken Griffey Jr. is the most awesome baseball player ever!"

Kids in '23: "What's baseball?"

7) If your kid likes a PB&J sandwich in 2023 it takes them 10 minutes to say so:

"This PB&J is so gas it's fire my guy no cap."

Describing a tasty PB&J in the 90s: "It's good."

8) Kids in '93: "I'm going to see The Sandlot in the theater with all my buddies Saturday afternoon."

Kids in '23: "We're watching some streaming super hero thing I don't know what app it's on."

9) Kids in '23: "I found this funny online video it has this guy at the zoo and he...."

Kids in the '90s: Chris Farley. Jim Carrey. Adam Sandler. Will Smith.

10) Kids in '23: "Alexa, play that AI song with Drake and KPop?"

Kids in the '90s: "I memorized all the words to Tribe Called Quest's 'Scenario'"

11) Kids in '23: "I'm watching this YouTube channel of this kid with a British accent making fun of high school videos he finds on YouTube."

Whaaaat??

How absurd are these shows?

Kids in the '90s: Saved By the Bell

12) Kids hearing a joke in '23: "i loled"

Kids hearing a joke in the 90s: ***actual laughter***

13) Kids in '23: "I'm on a group hangout with my friends."

Kids in the 90s: "A group of us are going to the park to hang out."

14) Kids in the 90s: "Can me and my friends walk to the pizza shop to get lunch?"

Parents: "Here's $5 to get two slices and a Coke."

Kids in '23: "Can we order Uber Eats for lunch? It's only $47.50?"

15) Kids in the 90s: "It's Friday night! Let's go to Blockbuster and cruise the aisles and grab a New Release and get some Junior Mints and popcorn."

Kids in '23 sitting on the couch: "Disney+ doesn't have anything new."

16) 90s kids: Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.

Kids in 2023: LeBron James' usage rate is....

ughhhhh zip it, dorks.

Jordan was better.

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[BaseballHistoryNut @nut_history]

And we leave you with the best Oakland A’s quote of all time

[Blue Note Records @bluenoterecords]

Madlib invaded the Blue Note vaults for his 2003 masterpiece "Shades of Blue," a visionary album featuring remixes & reimaginations of classics by Donald Byrd, Bobbi Humphrey, Ronnie Foster, Wayne Shorter & more. A new Classic Vinyl Edition is out Friday! https://t.co/yT00roPWdA

[Grateful Dead @GratefulDead]

Today is the 53rd anniversary of the Dead's fourth studio album, 'Workingman's Dead.' Released on June 14, 1970, this album marked a departure from psychedelic experimentation, showcasing more of the Americana-inspired songcraft of Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter.

[Grateful Dead @GratefulDead]

Congrats to Michael Malone and the @Nuggets!

[Wake Forest Baseball @WakeBaseball]

Winston-Salem Super Regional Champions 🏆

[Nike Basketball @nikebasketball]

Today we raise #10 to the sky.

No one could be prouder than us, @S10Bird. You've always put your team first, on and off the court. Congratulations on your jersey retirement.

[BaseballHistoryNut @nut_history]

This will forever be the greatest thing that’s ever happened in MLB history.

[Phenom Hoop Report @Phenom_Hoops]

Congrats to CP3BA Joyner for winning the 11u Bracket at the #PhenomMSNationals

@Coach_Rick57 @colbylewis20 @POBScout @JeffreyBendel_ @Phenom_Hoops @ty1ewis

[Our Old Ball Game @ouroldballgame]

Tony Gwynn had more 4-hit games than he did 2-strikeout games.

[BaseballHistoryNut @nut_history]

The George Washington bridge is insane right now.