They've finally gone and done it. With the release of Twelfth, the, um, 12th full-length album of their nearly 30-year career, Old 97s have managed to make my Dad happy. Or at least I assume he's happy, up there in heaven rocking out to a record that has this cover:
Dad was a big Cowboys fan, and he loved Roger Staubach. Same for 97's front man Rhett Miller, who grew up in Dallas idolizing the hall of fame quarterback.
I think Dad would like the record, too. As a Paste review puts it, "The Old 97's sound like themselves on Twelfth - and that's a good thing."
Indeed, the album is familiar in all the right ways, like a perfectly worn pair of jeans, it's comfortable and cool. Rhett and the boys aren't breaking any new ground, but the terrain they're covering is the good shit. Here's a lyric from "Diamonds on Neptune": I got a room at a cheap hotel/I got a girl I don't know well/I got a feeling I'm gonna let her down. That sentiment is at home in every 97s record ever. I dig it.
Here's the whole record if you've got a lazy Sunday on tap and want something to keep you company.
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That’s a great Staubach pic. That dude is royalty in the DFW area.
If I set the over/under on the time that Brett Brown gets fired at 3 PM ET tmrw, how would you guys bet?
took my dog for her first hike of the appalachian trail this afternoon. she took to it like a duck to water. excellent harbinger of future hikes.
Luka Doncic is fucking amazing. I was an enormous fan of his in the draft and I’m still amazed how good he is already.
40/17/13. Are you fucking kidding me?
Yeah, that was special at the end. His patience to get the inbound and his patience to get the shot off were amazing.
that was a hell of a basketball game. i'm all in for this series going 7.
Luuuuukaaaaaa!!!
He knew exactly how much time there was and exactly where he wanted to get for his shot. He’s a generational talent.
i've got another piece up on medium.
https://medium.com/@greasetruck/do-you-hate-donald-trump-more-than-you-love-america-the-operation-warp-speed-dilemma-edc635b95f35?source=friends_link&sk=fc069b669502c2deaef2132b226ccfaa
if you like it, make it go viral! i'm really proud of the editing job i did on this one.
It's well known that the comments section of GTB is THE place to make something go viral. Good piece, though.
Very much digging this Old 97's record. Twelfth and its predecessor hark back to the glory days of the Old 97's. A lot of artists have their Big Three heyday of recordings, and for this band it's Too Far to Care (1997), Fight Songs (1999), and Satellite Rides (2001). These two albums pick up where those left off long ago. Worth a listen.
First day of school here. We had the option of elearning (Zoom with the teacher and all supplies/books/workbooks provided by school) or in person learning. We chose elearning for at least the first 9 weeks or semester. Just not a sound enough plan in place that I’m confident in.
Of course, we go to log on this morning and Zoom is down for the entire county. Good times. The teacher eventuate up a google hangout for the class and the kid is officially in school now.
I’m legitimately angry at the lack of leadership in this state and country that led us to this point.
Mark, schools 'round here have been pushing back start dates left and right. It's a mess and parents are pissed.
First day of school here is Sept. 16th. It's been pretty organized with weekly Thursday virtual meetings by the school committee and Superintendent where they discuss the process for schools when they open. First day should have been 2nd but school system is using the 2 week push to get the teachers set up and ready for the kids.
But I guess we'll see if it's a shit show on the 16th.
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