Hey everyone! I hope you are all doing well. I’m back with some music.
King Crimson has been around forever and a day, and fans probably have their favorite era of their recorded work. Personally, I am partial to the Fripp-Belew-Levin-Bruford lineup from the first half of the 1980s. Of the LPs they released at the time, Discipline (1981) was probably the best of the lot, but the others had plenty of moments as well. I always enjoyed a track called Sheltering Sky. This video has the quartet live. Part of the fun is how Fripp and Belew trade being lead and rhythm guitarists as the song progresses.
I’m sure I’ll have a bit more for y’all. The jukebox is on. The bar is open and well-stocked. Please tip your friendly neighborhood bartender.
Take care and stay safe. Cheers!
One of my kids’ cars has been on its last legs for a while. Comes with the territory, especially when buying anything under $3k for cash. It’s been clear that there is some window of opportunity for driving into a lot for a trade before having it towed. So we’ve been casually looking for probably about three months. She found a Prius at a dealership where I have purchased all my late-model used cars this past decade. A year newer than my current Prius, relatively low mileage given its age, and just right at the edge of what might be affordable if I could get favorable financing. She passed the first test – she got through the test drive and figured out how to drive a hybrid. So we went through the paperwork. Got a deal that was in my ballpark, and made the trade. When there are more help wanted signs out, she’ll handle the payments. I’ll handle the insurance. Regardless, she builds some credit. In the meantime, fewer worries about waking up to her finding yet another engine noise, oil leak, or other random malfunction. This becomes my third Prius. I had a 2nd gen for about three years. It was pretty high mileage, so I traded for my current 3rd gen daily driver. I’ve enjoyed 3rd gen Priuses. They are practical, are very fuel efficient, but they also have a larger motor that has a bit more pep to it. I’ve ridden in 4th gen Priuses. I’m not too keen on the design, but they do seem to offer a lot of features. Maybe in a few years. I still have one more to get through driver training. Not sure what her thoughts are about Priuses yet.
I’ve had a Ford Fusion hybrid for a while. My parents gave it to me when they upgraded, so it was my first gift car and it’s been pretty solid. It’s eleven years old now and needs some work, but I’ve been putting if off what with the recent loss of income.
I buy everything second hand. If I am really lucky, and I’m not worrying about losing the side gigs (which has happened), I’ll go for something around 2 or 3 years old. That’s what I did w/my current daily driver. Was just getting used to the idea of no car payments for a while. I need to learn not to either imagine a period of no car payments or get too comfortable living w/o car payments. That usually ends up coming back to haunt me.
This is a tune that Shriekback wrote and performed in 1986. For those who might remember a book from the era called If you meet a Buddha on the side of the road, kill him, you’ll probably get some of the reference.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1yiQE_aOjM