"The problem is not that people know, but that expectations form, both within the community and outside of it. Expectations are death. Before something has a full-on, identifiable identity—that’s the exciting time. That’s the time when you don’t really know where something is going, but there’s a feeling, and you can’t quite name it." It is why I think I am drawn to the pre-Apollo U.S. space program. I don't think an…
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#14It's worth saying: This guy's novels are really bad. He gets a pass because of his music cred but I don't recommend trying to read any of his fiction.
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#15"The problem is not that people know, but that expectations form, both within the community and outside of it. Expectations are death. Before something has a full-on, identifiable identity—that’s the exciting time. That’s the time when you don’t really know where something is going, but there’s a feeling, and you can’t quite name it." It is why I think I am drawn to the pre-Apollo U.S. space program. I don't think an…
In space there just isn't anywhere to travel _to_
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#16If you like The Mountain Goats and are young enough to have ignored Springsteen, listen to “Kansas” and “Born in the U.S.A.”
A “Rapidly Approaching Middle-Age” achievement banner popped up the first time I cried along to a Springsteen song.
He did a great version of “Dustland” with The Killers (who stole their name from a Mountain Goats song) last year: https://youtu.be/M3BZ8hnLyRc