Dispatches

My shitty public high school has remained in the middle of the New Jersey state rankings for decades. It’s where dreams go to die and pensions go to fatten. My folks could afford nothing beyond what their taxes had already paid for. They were good people who deserved better. I made out fine because I was wired to do so, as was my sibling. God help my peers who needed rigor or inspiration in the classroom.

Here’s how this Data Center’s generators starts up in the morning in Florida...

Notice the constant stream of heavy black smoke. ⚠️

Coal fired generators.

Never know how much I care

When you put your arms around me

I get a fever that's so hard to bear

You give me fever,

"If Genesis had packed it in when Gabriel left in 1975, the band would never sniff the Hall of Fame.

Those first six Gabriel-fronted records were cult favourites – the kind critics swear changed their lives while the charts politely ignored them. The last three made the UK Top 20, sure, but none cracked the US Top 40. They were nominated for zero awards during Gabriel’s tenure."

Yep.

I love both Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel. I love old Genesis and new Genesis (okay, Calling All Stations is a dud).

But I will bow to no prog rock purist who despises Collins for. . .creating hits? Home by the Sea? Domino? Just as good as any Genesis song. . .and so is Abacab. Just as prog. Sure, Supper's Ready is the greatest but Three Sides Live remains a great live prog rock album (throw it on the turntable and turn up the volume if you doubt me).

Collins AND Gabriel both belong in the Hall of Fame.

Turns out Smart Steve™️ 's college roommate knew Cindy Crawford growing up and she was a very nice person.