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Wraith_Imagined
@wraith-imagined.bsky.social
Canadian citizen. Alberta resident (for now).
Retired chemical engineer.
Genealogy addict.
I also play video games.
Oh, and I would score all 20 on this list. Heck, even my gen Y kids would get close to 20. My gen alpha kid, though? Not even close.
December 16, 2025 at 6:08 AM
I had an aol email address in 1997. In Alberta.
December 16, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Covers are such an interesting thing. We always compare them with the original and judge them as "worse" or "better". It's kind of an individual thing, I suppose.

Having said that, Gordon Lightfoot's original is a very tough act to follow for this particular ballad.
December 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
the bands style. At least as I know it from 2003's Welcome to the Monkey House. I can't say the 1999 version was recorded without emotion. I don't know what the emotional state of the singer was at the time. Courtney may never have known his cousin. He could still sing the song as an homage.
December 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
It may be a Mandela effect, but I seem to recall him playing Gordon Lightfoot's original version in class later on. Anyways, when I listen to Gordon's ballad, it never fails to evoke emotions with me.

Does the Dandy Warhol's 1999 version do that? Not so far. And yet, it's consistent with ... /2
December 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I guess there's a couple of versions they made; I listened to the 1999 release I found on youtube, so my remarks are premised on that version.
I was about 14 when the Edm Fitzgerald went down. My gr 9 Geography 150 teacher, Mr. Sage, shared a news clipping in class for discussion. /1
December 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
After your mention, I had to search this out for myself. It's...different. But, I also learned that Dandy Warhol's singer-songwriter Courtney Taylor is a cousin of Michael Armagost, 3rd mate on the Edmund Fitzgerald, lost in the wreck. So, their cover is a sort of homage to a lost relative.
December 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
If it’s the one I’m thinking of, I usually use my Robertson bit for those.

It’s not Torx, which is a six pin shape that might look like a star to some.

Wait until you encounter a Torx but with an additional pin in the centre.
November 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I guess if you're going to report on financial matters, you should know the lingo.
November 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Agree. I now ignore all videos, shorts, reels, etc. that contain anything that is likely fake. See vid. Looks fake. Next!
November 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Reposted by Wraith_Imagined
Even now, there are people who don't think Monday will be a horror shit-show of crazy ass legislation being tabled in #ableg. Because it absolutely will be. There isn't a single functioning rational thought process to be cobbled together in Smith's cabinet. #abpoli
October 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM