For the record: I’m throwing it in a volcano.

That’s what I’m screamin’. Been telling everyone who will listen this same thing for years. And you know what’s wild? I think position would be broadly supported across the political spectrum.

Almost anything by Dick Dale

What the absolute FUCK

Amazing movie. I saw it once like 10 years ago and it’s stayed burned on my brain. Paul P is a hero.

But I’m happy to say that there was a long, rough, road to a happy ending for Paul Pena. I won’t spoil it, because it’s pretty wild. Suffice to say y’all should check out the documentary Ghengis Blues if you’ve never seen it. It’s a 100

So that already seems like kind of a dick move right from the jump. But it gets even worse. Because, for some reason, Paul’s album gets stuck in kind of development hell. It winds up never getting released. So Steve winds up releasing Paul’s song, scoring a hit, and pretty much erasing Paul.

His name was Paul Pena, and he was recording in the same studio at the same time as Steve Miller, and Steve heard and liked one of his songs. (It’s the big-old-white-freight-liner one, I forget the name) So Steve decides he wants to cover this other guy’s *brand new original unreleased song*.

More fun Steve Miller trivia: y’all know he stole his first hit from a blind African-American man?

Haha. Noooo. A different word.

The Joker by Steve Miller Band. God. Fuck that song. It’s peak riding-around-in-an-open-jeep-on-a-beautiful-day-and-shouting-the-f-slur-at-people music. I’d kick Steve Miller down a flight of stairs just to hear the noises he’d make, which would still be 10,000% more enjoyable than The Joker.

Right? Anything that doesn’t fit in a go bag isn’t part of my retirement plan