My Top 20 Recommended Netflix TV Shows
( random order ) not limited series

1. Seinfeld
2. Russian Doll
3. Suits
4. Wednesday
5. Ozark
6. Lillehammer
7. Breaking Bad
8. Better Call Saul
9. The Blacklist
10. American Horror Story
11. Manifest
12. The Witcher ( not seen - think it is good )
13. Mindhunter
14. The Sinner
15. The Good Place
16. Murderville
17. Cabinet of Curiosities
18. Stranger Things
19. Santa Clarita Diet
20. The Lincoln Lawyer

Posted by Lennybruce26 on 8/4/2023 5:22:00 PM (view original):

Posted by wylie715 on 8/4/2023 3:08:00 PM (view original):

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Posted by wylie715 on 8/3/2023 10:19:00 PM (view original):

Posted by Lennybruce26 on 8/3/2023 8:33:00 AM (view original):

Posted by wylie715 on 8/2/2023 10:41:00 PM (view original):
well, if you consider asking for an autograph a personal connection, have at it. There's a difference between someone's autograph on a piece or artwork and someone's autograph on a plain piece of paper. I have no problems with autograph collectors, just don't see the point.

The autograph itself is the personal connection.

does whoever you are asking for an autograph ever ask you for yours? Does that mean they have no connection?

I don’t understand your comment.

Also most people with an enormous collection such as myself with autographs such as Ty Cobb to Roy Campanella and Jackie Robinson to Sugar Ray Robinson and Bogie and Jimmy Stewart and Montgomery Clift etc do not get them in person.

I have received some in person. Some by happenstance and some at shows.

The single most beautiful signatures of a major celebrity that I have is Humphrey Bogart.
Mickey Mantle is one of the most artful of the sports signatures Imo.
In his time he was one of many who signed with great deliberation to give the fan something special.

Believe it or not that was a prevailing attitude among celebrities from all fields until the 80s and 90s.

Also there have always been a lot of athletes since memorabilia shows once began that become signers at shows because they enjoy the fans and feel a gratitude for the adulation. Many retired big stars who did not need the money would do shows.

so, you didn't even get most of your autographs personally, but somehow you have a connection with the autograph signer? Not sure how that works, but it is not worth arguing about. You enjoy collecting autographs, and I don't. Nothing wrong with either of those positions.

However it works - it works for millions of others who love autographs. Is it really that much different then anything that anyone collects. Almost everyone has collected something or another in their life.
why do some people collect first editions if they can buy any later addition for 10% or why does anyone spend good money for baseball cards. What does it do for them. Or comic books and rare comic books
or stamps - or old coins to sit in a box or anything else.
There are many reasons for the collection of anything by anybody. I wouldn’t probe so deeply into the why.
That is personal to the individual who collects anything.

I guarantee that any boxing fan alive would love my collection of over 100 hall of famers to look at and marvel over and have - Sugar Ray and Sugar Ray and Dempsey and Ali and Rocky M and Foreman and Duran and Joe Louis and all the rest and the 34-40 others not in the Hall.

Why does Phil Collins collect Alamo memorabilia.
Some people collect coffee cups they never use
or video games football cards.
Ask them - not me. I am one of billions that collect stuff and one of millions who have been desirous of getting autographs.

In the 40s and 50s it was one of the biggest hobbies in the United States. Maybe the biggest after stamps and coins.

Enjoy what you like and don’t worry so much about why other people enjoy certain things that do not interest you.

Am I here to amuse you?

Ps - it would not occur to me to wonder why you are not interested in autographs. Knowing why or why not does not interest me. Nor should it which is the point.

show me where I asked why you collect autographs. I never did. Just said I never saw the point. Obviously, many people do collect autographs. Doesn't make them wrong, or me right or the other way around.

Posted by Lennybruce26 on 8/5/2023 6:58:00 AM (view original):
My Top 20 Recommended Netflix TV Shows
( random order ) not limited series

1. Seinfeld
2. Russian Doll
3. Suits
4. Wednesday
5. Ozark
6. Lillehammer
7. Breaking Bad
8. Better Call Saul
9. The Blacklist
10. American Horror Story
11. Manifest
12. The Witcher ( not seen - think it is good )
13. Mindhunter
14. The Sinner
15. The Good Place
16. Murderville
17. Cabinet of Curiosities
18. Stranger Things
19. Santa Clarita Diet
20. The Lincoln Lawyer

seen about half of those. Not a big fan of American Horror Story (but two of my kids love it). One I would highly recommend that you don't have on your list is Kim's Convenience. Very funny!

Posted by wylie715 on 8/5/2023 3:13:00 PM (view original):

Posted by Lennybruce26 on 8/5/2023 6:58:00 AM (view original):
My Top 20 Recommended Netflix TV Shows
( random order ) not limited series

1. Seinfeld
2. Russian Doll
3. Suits
4. Wednesday
5. Ozark
6. Lillehammer
7. Breaking Bad
8. Better Call Saul
9. The Blacklist
10. American Horror Story
11. Manifest
12. The Witcher ( not seen - think it is good )
13. Mindhunter
14. The Sinner
15. The Good Place
16. Murderville
17. Cabinet of Curiosities
18. Stranger Things
19. Santa Clarita Diet
20. The Lincoln Lawyer

seen about half of those. Not a big fan of American Horror Story (but two of my kids love it). One I would highly recommend that you don't have on your list is Kim's Convenience. Very funny!

I did put Kim’s Convenience on my list.
It looks good.
Im currently binging Suits which I never realized would be so entertaining.

I scoured their inventory and I have a list of 50 shows that I’m going to get to. Kim is one of them.

Favorite Methods of Execution for Treason

Could apply to anyone who in my mind is a traitor for crimes against the United States including the overthrow of the United States government and or murder or attempted murder of its sovereign leaders ie either member of the executive branch. :)

1. Hanging on a makeshift gallows
2. Electric Chair
3. Lethal injection in 2 doses
4. Gas chamber
5. Endless loop of Ron DeSantis speaking and eating pudding until death and if after 30 days still alive then firing squad.
6. Firing squad - blind fold
7. Firing squad - no blind fold
8. Firing squad by 10 worst enemies
9. Guillotine
10. Exposure to sub freezing temperature
11. Shot from a cannon into a wall
12. Dropped from airplane with defective parachute
13. Starvation
14. Placed in a cage with hungry starving wild animals
15. Earschplittinloudenboomer
16. Burned at a stake
17. Dropped into shark infested waters
18. Death by a thousand cuts
19. Hung from a tree upside down
20. Running man.

This is a nice list of the top 15 lies from the LIAR.

A Difficult List
My favorite song from my favorite original Pop vocalists. A few are generally of the rock genre but they hit a home run in this one.
Random order after Sinatra

1. Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours - my pick for the greatest ballad ever from any genre of music
2. Dinah Washington - Destination Moon
3. Sammy Davis Jr - Candy Man ( sue me )
4. Mel Torme - That’s All
5. Dean Martin - Ain’t Love A Kick In the Head
6. Ella Fitzgerald - Miss Otis Regrets
7. Blossom Dearie - Surrey With The Fringe On Top
8. Nat King Cole - Mona Lisa
9. Johnny Mathis - Chances Are
10. Nancy Wilson - Guess Who I Saw Today ( this song will shatter you )
11. Tom Jones - Pussycat
12. Doris Day - Pretty Baby
13. Julie London - Cry Me A River
14. Peggy Lee - When My Baby Walks Down The Street
15. Bobby Darin - Beyond The Sea
16. Tony Bennett - I Left My Hat In San Francisco
17. Judy Garland - Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Ella does it beautifully also.
18. Matt Monro - My Kind Of Girl
19. Don McLain - Vincent - too perfect to keep off of this list
20. Patty Page - Old Cape Cod
21. Elvis Presley - Can’t Help Falling in Love
22. Shirley Bassey - Goldfinger

23 Duet - Frank/Sammy - Me and My Shadow

Another Difficult List
My favorite album by 20 great Rock and Roll Artists

1. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour
2. The Clash - Give Em Enough Rope
3. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
4. The Who - Tommy
5. Elvis Costello - Get Happy
6. Yes - The Yes Album
7. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fngers
8. X - Wild Gift
9. David Bowie - Hunky Dury
10. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
11. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
12. Jackson Brown - Late For The Sky
13. Psychedelic Furs - Talk Talk Talk
14. The Jam - Setting Sons
15. Neil Young - Harvest
16. The Talking Heads - Fear of Music
17. The Doors - LA Woman
18. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
19. The Pretenders - Learning To Crawl
20. The Ramones - End Of The Century

Agree with a lot of this - some changes I might make:

1. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour
2. The Clash - Give Em Enough Rope
3. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
4. The Who - Tommy - I prefer Who's Next
5. Elvis Costello - Get Happy I prefer My Aim is True or Trust
6. Yes - The Yes Album
7. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fngers
8. X - Wild Gift
9. David Bowie - Hunky Dury
10. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run - I prefer Tunnell of Love
11. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
12. Jackson Brown - Late For The Sky
13. Psychedelic Furs - Talk Talk Talk
14. The Jam - Setting Sons
15. Neil Young - Harvest
16. The Talking Heads - Fear of Music
17. The Doors - LA Woman
18. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti - maybe Led Zep IV
19. The Pretenders - Learning To Crawl
20. The Ramones - End Of The Century


All in all, a pretty good list and can't really object to any of them.

Posted by wylie715 on 8/9/2023 2:06:00 PM (view original):
Agree with a lot of this - some changes I might make:

1. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour
2. The Clash - Give Em Enough Rope
3. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
4. The Who - Tommy - I prefer Who's Next
5. Elvis Costello - Get Happy I prefer My Aim is True or Trust
6. Yes - The Yes Album
7. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fngers
8. X - Wild Gift
9. David Bowie - Hunky Dury
10. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run - I prefer Tunnell of Love
11. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
12. Jackson Brown - Late For The Sky
13. Psychedelic Furs - Talk Talk Talk
14. The Jam - Setting Sons
15. Neil Young - Harvest
16. The Talking Heads - Fear of Music
17. The Doors - LA Woman
18. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti - maybe Led Zep IV
19. The Pretenders - Learning To Crawl
20. The Ramones - End Of The Century


All in all, a pretty good list and can't really object to any of them.

Ty good alternatives. Both Elvis choices are very worthy!!
Who’s Next - equal or better for sure!

Great albums by other groups:

1. John Hiatt - Bring the Family
2. Bob Schneider - Lonelyland
3. Brandi Carlile - The Story
4. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - The Nashville Sound
5. Pete Droge - Necktie Second
6. Del Amitri - Twisted
7. Peter Himmelman - Flown This Acid World
8. Aimee Mann - I'm With Stupid
9. Big Head Todd and the Monsters - Sister Sweetly
10. Graham Parker and the Rumour - Squeezing Out Sparks or The Mona Lisa's Sister
11. Nick Lowe - Labour of Lust
12. Bad Company - Bad Company
13. Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler - Brothers in Arms or Making Movies
14. Sonia Dada - A Day at the Beach
15. Todd Snider - Songs for the Daily Planet
16. Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
17. Steve Earle - El Corazon
18. Jimmy Buffett - Son of a Son of a Sailor
19. Train - California 37
20. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Into the Great Wide open

Posted by wylie715 on 8/9/2023 2:26:00 PM (view original):
Great albums by other groups:

1. John Hiatt - Bring the Family
2. Bob Schneider - Lonelyland
3. Brandi Carlile - The Story
4. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - The Nashville Sound
5. Pete Droge - Necktie Second
6. Del Amitri - Twisted
7. Peter Himmelman - Flown This Acid World
8. Aimee Mann - I'm With Stupid
9. Big Head Todd and the Monsters - Sister Sweetly
10. Graham Parker and the Rumour - Squeezing Out Sparks or The Mona Lisa's Sister
11. Nick Lowe - Labour of Lust
12. Bad Company - Bad Company
13. Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler - Brothers in Arms or Making Movies
14. Sonia Dada - A Day at the Beach
15. Todd Snider - Songs for the Daily Planet
16. Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
17. Steve Earle - El Corazon
18. Jimmy Buffett - Son of a Son of a Sailor
19. Train - California 37
20. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Into the Great Wide open

Great artists/ albums.
Some would be on my second list.

My Second List
some co opted by Wylie

1. Squeeze - Argybargy
2. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
3. Steely Dan - Katy Lied
4. Patty Smith - Horses
5. XTC - Drums And Wires
6. New York Dolls - New York Dolls
7. Elton John - Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only The Piano Player
8. Steppenwolf - 7
9. Paul Simon - There Goes Rhymin Simon
10. Souixie and the Banshees - Kaleidoscope
11. The Cramps - Songs The Lord Taught Us
12. The Kinks - Something Else
13. Steve Forbert - Alive on Arrival
14. The B-52s - The B-52s
15. Tom Petty - Damn The Torpedoes
16. Blondie - Parallel Lines
17. The Band - The Band
18. Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland
19. Mott The Hoople - Mott
20. Frank Sinatra - Songs For Swinging Lovers

forgot about Alive on Arrival and ArgyBargy....both great albums! As is Katy Lied, but I think my favorite SD album is either Can't Buy a Thrill or Pretzel Logic
RIP Robbie Robertson

some others that deserve consideration:
Bonnie Raitt - Nick of Time
Barenaked Ladies - Stunt
Shawn Colvin - Fat City
The Clash - London Calling
The Bottle Rockets - 24 Hours a Day
Robbie Fulks - Let's Kill Saturday Night
BoDeans - Blend
Fleetwood Mac- Rumours
Billy Joel - The Stranger
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
Richard Thompson - Mirror Blue
Reckless Kelly - Under the Table and Above the Sun and Wicked Twisted Road
Son Volt - Trace
R.E.M. - Automatic for the People