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Did you ever try that? I never got the chance. I did have some redbull mixed drinks back in the day, back when I drank bull bile. Those came with nasty hangovers.
Kickstart is one of two guilty pleasure comfort sodas I drink occasionally. The other is Mexican cokes with a burrito. I can feel my belly grow a few inches every time I drink soda. 
I had some kickstart at lunch. With every sip, I muttered "puppymonkeybabypuppymonkeybabypuppymonkeybabypuppymonkeybaby" and thought of you, Greg.
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Nope. No 4 Locco for me. I think the nephew might have tried it though. I actually gave up on all sodas about 5 years ago. My only addiction is Lipton Iced Tea. But that might have to go soon, too. I'll be down to water.
I'm pretty sure you are doing the PMB mantra for your own sake.
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Ever since I was at the Super Bowl and Greg wasn’t, I have worn my official Super Bowl shirt, official Super Bowl hat & official Super Bowl pin that I was given at the Super Bowl that Greg has never been to, on Super Bowl day. But not this year. I wore my official Dead & co medic shirt. I have 2, a grey one thst I wore last night and a white one that I wore today. It was to remind me why I feel like the flowers have violated my orifices (specifically my nostrils) and my deadhead antics were nails in that coffin.
I did manage yoga today and our classmate award winning photographer was taking pix for the website so I tried to look presentable, apologizing to my neighbors for my allergy sniffles (not covid or yetibronchitis). Got home and Stacy suggested namaste for lunch. Then came home and passed out.
I woke to Stacy watching the game. She made a Super Bowl snack run and there was a pan of fresh fries. I caught the 2nd half (missed the halftime show). Stacy’s running commentary was hilarious - as if either of us know anything about football (although I have been to the Super Bowl unlike Greg who has not). We watched some Olympics afterwards.
Now Im back in bed. I got nothing done today like work or chores. I do the dishes at least. Still in allergy recovery mode. My sinuses and eyes are done. My head hurts from internal pressure. My right side is clear but my left side is still congested. Death will come to me from the left side. My tinnitus is at 11.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah. Blah, blah, blah. Oh, the wounds are deep that you attended a Superb Owl 10 years ago. If you really wanted to hurt me you would have been one of the grass/sugar cane people during Bad Bunny's Half Time show. Then I would have surged with jealousy, most likely stopping my heart.
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(02-10-2026, 07:02 AM)Greg Wrote: If you really wanted to hurt me you would have been one of the grass/sugar cane people during Bad Bunny's Half Time show. Then I would have surged with jealousy, most likely stopping my heart.
Well, there's a missed opportunity.
I've had a tad of FOMO watching my RM friends post about being there last Sunday but I wasn't even conscious for most of that, except for yoga, which was a struggle. I am glad that they all got that experience. It was special for sure, even though it was mostly wasted on me.
I watched the halftime show yesterday on YT and was disappointed that it was so controversial. What a joke America has become that we argue over that.
In all honesty, I don't even remember who played when I went to the Super Bowl. I have to look it up.
Fingers crossed that I get to work a World Cup game.
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Some Senator is keeping the hate fires lit by launching an investigation into the Half-time show because of indecency. He claims the lyrics were an affront.
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Lots of great stories coming out from the Half Time show but I think my favorite at the moment is a grandfather told his kids he was going out to run some errands and he would be back shortly. Next thing you know, the kids see him dancing on TV as one of the Salsa dancers
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It was a pretty cool halftime show given all the conversation it has elicited, even if so much of that convo is stupid. Indecency. Has he not seen other halftime shows? I was amused by the reggaeton - I've never been too keen on reggaeton because it's such a simple rhythm, but watching it rise to so much dominance over the years has been fascinating. I do like its tropical sexiness and am looking forward to working more reggaeton shows in the future, hopefully one when its hotter because most of the reggaetons I've been at have been chilly, which puts a damper on the sexiness.
Ironically, I've seen Kid Rock. Believe it or not, he opened for Phish for a show in Las Vegas, back when I was working for Phish. He sucked. He's always sucked.
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02-10-2026, 05:51 PM
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The spectacle was great, but I was unimpressed by the music, although it was a bit hard to hear any of the instrumental part. It seemed lacking in melody to me. Incidentally, I found out that a practicioner of reggaeton is called a reggatoñero.
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(02-10-2026, 05:51 PM)King Bob Wrote: a practicioner of reggaeton is called a reggatoñero.
Ya learn sumthin new every day. I'll have to drop that label in the future, to beef up my street cred (mi credibilidad callejera).
There's a reggaeton zone at OSL now and it's always bumpin. I saw Daddy Yankee, which I reported here 19 years ago - https://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomFo...hp?tid=885
Damn. 19 years ago. I need to lie down now...
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I was hoping there would be a scene in the halftime show where someone was tossing out rolls of paper towels...
I did enjoy the pre-game show with Green Day. Green Day are not particularly great, they have their good songs, and I still have a beef with them about the Marsugi's gig where we were suppose to open for them. It was our most attended show, but they didn't show and as people figured that out, they started leaving...in the middle of our show. Regardless, it's nice to have a local band "make it" (not that they hadn't already made it, like decades ago - When David Spade mocked them on SNL for trying to sound like The Clash.) Was hoping for more social commentary from bay area punks, but they were pretty tame.
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(02-10-2026, 08:08 PM)thatguy Wrote: I was hoping there would be a scene in the halftime show where someone was tossing out rolls of paper towels...
He decided to go with the telephone poles, instead, which is a deeper dive into the more serious ongoing problems caused by the Mango Mussolini’s “response” to Hurricane Maria.
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A little more trivia I found: All the reggaeton I've heard seems to have the same rhythm holding it together, and a little search told me that it comes from a Shabba Ranks song (Dem Bow) and is called the dembow beat, and it has a Wikipedia page.
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It’s all bout da riddem
Riddem is a patois pun. Its rhythm said with a JA lilt, but it also refers to ‘rid them’ as in getting rid of the oppressor. The band Riddem Kings made an excellent play on this with their name.
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More trivia - I don't have a link, but someone at the fruit factory said that the wedding during the halftime show was real. The couple invited Bad Bunny to their wedding and he countered with including their wedding in the performance.
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