LongRider Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Fragile Bird said: The video was filmed in a bar four blocks from my house. Someone bought the place and renovated it as a small concert venue and the neighbours fought tooth and nail to prevent it from opening. It’s supposed to become a spa instead, though it hasn't opened yet, years later. I’m in a bar having some chicken wings and a beer for dinner, a block and a half away, I’ll take a look when I drive past. Facinating! thanks for sharing that story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 10 minutes ago, LongRider said: Facinating! thanks for sharing that story. I just looked on Google maps, and if you type in The Matador Ballroom Toronto, you can see the renovated building, the covered windows and the old sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry of the Lawn Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 "Man, I'm just so sick of all these Star Wars" - stowaway, Star Wars Tears of Lys 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRider Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 16 minutes ago, Fragile Bird said: I just looked on Google maps, and if you type in The Matador Ballroom Toronto, you can see the renovated building, the covered windows and the old sign. I looked on wikipedia and it also mentioned an old video by kd lang made there. "Turn Me Around". Shows some outside shots of the bar. Pretty wild! Fragile Bird 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teng Ai Hui Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Just an intriguing quote that's stuck in my head at the moment, from the book that I'm currently reading: "Here's a thing I believe about people my age: we are the children of Hogwarts, and more than anything, we just want to be sorted." -- Sourdough, by Robin Sloan Jace, Extat and LongRider 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tears of Lys Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 I still really like the Carl Sagan quote below. Prince of the North 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IFR Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 I'm partial to Einstein's paraphrase of Schopenhauer: "A man can do what he wants but he can't will what he wants." I think it's a fairly sure thing that there is no free will and this quote is a catchy observation of that. The delusion that our lives and our decision have value of any sort beyond our own narcissism (which we again have no control over) is entertaining to me. All political discourse, clashes of ideology and morality is an arbitrary equivalent to a chemical reaction, but with an flavorful dose of hubris added to the mix. The quote captures that, I think. Einstein would of course disagree. Prince of the North 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry of the Lawn Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 (edited) 1 hour ago, IFR said: I'm partial to Einstein's paraphrase of Schopenhauer: "A man can do what he wants but he can't will what he wants." I think it's a fairly sure thing that there is no free will and this quote is a catchy observation of that. The delusion that our lives and our decision have value of any sort beyond our own narcissism (which we again have no control over) is entertaining to me. All political discourse, clashes of ideology and morality is an arbitrary equivalent to a chemical reaction, but with an flavorful dose of hubris added to the mix. The quote captures that, I think. Einstein would of course disagree. Of course you'd say that. Edited February 24 by Larry of the Lawn Had to do it Maithanet, Jace, Extat and IFR 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liffguard Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 “The trouble is that we have a bad habit, encouraged by pedants and sophisticates, of considering happiness as something rather stupid. Only pain is intellectual, only evil interesting. This is the treason of the artist: a refusal to admit the banality of evil and the terrible boredom of pain.” – Ursula K Le Guin Larry of the Lawn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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