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The Music of My Life

“Music can heal the wounds which medicine cannot touch.” ~ Debasish Mridha

I remember when I fell in love with music, rock music. It was when my very cool uncle Lynn returned home from Vietnam. He had a reel-to-reel tape deck and giant headphones (hence the picture). This is when I first heard Iron Butterfly, King Crimson, Yes, Led Zeppelin, Warm, to name a few… I was hooked.

My Mom and stepdad loved music too. Our road trips always included loud signing with the windows down. I will never forget the Christmas when I received my first stereo. I still know my first two vinyl albums; Supertramp ‘Breakfast in America’ (a favorite even today) and John Lennon / Yoko Ono ‘Milk & Honey’.

Many Friday and Saturday nights were spent playing bumper pool in my friend Stephen's basement. We had a car 8 track player wired to a set of speakers. The only 8 track we had was Bad Company ‘Burning Sky’, I still know every word to every song.

Eventually, we purchased a CD player for the house. My mind was blown when I listened to the full digital recording that was Dire Straits ‘Brother in Arms’, I am sure our neighbors enjoyed it too.

In the event that someone under the age of thirty-five is reading this, I have some explaining to do. Here is a brief history of pre recorded music in my lifetime. In my early childhood vinyl LPs were what we listened to at home. The only option for the car was the 8 Track. If you don’t know what an 8 Track tape is, imagine a case twice as wide and twice as tall as your iPhone. It made up for its clunkiness by pausing and changing tracks in the middle of every other song (usually during the best part of the song). Finally, cassettes arrived, they were roughly half the size, played on both sides and you could record LPs on to them (I know the technology is overwhelming). CDs ushered in the digital age.

Believe it or not, we used to hear a song we liked on the radio, actually drive to the music store, browse the CDs, find the one with the song on it, pay $12.99 (if it was on sale), hope the rest of the songs were good, spend and hour recording it on to cassette so that we could listen to it in the car, this was a far cry from “Alexa, shuffle the hits of the eighties…”

I worked at Musicland when I was in college. After school, my first 'real' job was to manage the one in Brookwood Village in Birmingham. This store was the number one Jazz and Classical location in the entire 2000 store chain. We played it every morning and I learned to love these genres as well. David Sanborn ‘Straight to the Heart’, David Lanz ‘Cristofori’s Dream’ and Nigel Kennedy ‘Vivaldi’s Four Seasons’ are all still in my rotation.

It was here that I met the sweetest older man, Stan. He walked the mall a few times a week and he knew and loved classical music like no one else I have ever known. He was in the middle of the long and arduous task of buying CDs to replace his LPs as they were being released. I had his list and anytime a we received one of the recordings on CD, I would give him a call. We often had lunch in the food court, he taught me about classical composers, I taught him about Stevie Ray Vaughn.

Stan stopped walking the mall. I left two messages about new arrivals and he didn’t show. I was concerned and missed my friend. A few days later a man entered the store and asked for me, I introduced myself. He told me that he was Stan’s son and that his father had passed away. I never even knew that he had cancer. I will never forget the next words from his mouth…” my dad wanted me to tell you how much he appreciated your talks and you calling him, and he wanted you to have this.” He handed me an LP wrapped in brown paper. We embraced, he departed. I went to the back, shed a tear and unwrapped a pristine copy of ‘Meet the Beatles’ on Apple records, still in cellophane. I have never even had it appraised, to me it is priceless.

“Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things” ~Psalm 98:1

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Overstimulation

Overstimulation

Sometimes, between the tinnitus, kid noise, generalized anxiety, and medication... you just got to take a shower, listen to the Norwegian Rain Suite by David Lanz on loop mode, and paint for a few hours.

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Eagle's Path (1987)

David Lanz & Paul Speer

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I just wanted to share one of my all-time favorite instrumental pieces -- "Cristofori's Dream" by David Lanz. The title refers to the inventor of the piano.

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Cover for NYX #6, which led to someone asking Jackson Lanzing which Dazzler song was each main cast member's favourite song.

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NYX # 1 Review

*Spoilers!*

After weeks of waiting, spoilers, comic leaks , and “The Krakoan’s” identity being very brutally obvious…it’s FINALLY HERE guys! The CLOSEST we will probably EVER get the a NXM book!! JK!!😆

The issue starts with Kamala monologuing about her recent acceptance to an after school program in NY to Bruno, who is currently in Amsterdam. (I’ll fully forewarn everyone and be transparent that I only read Kamala when G Willow Wilson was writing the book 😬…so Kamala fans MAY need to help me out a bit, lol) 

Kamala literally runs into Sophie and they go to Prodigy’s lecture…(no offense to Prodigy…but Sofia’s a bit right…the lecture COULD use a little more finessing, lol…)

Sophie gives him shit and Kamala realizes she’s friends with the “cool kids” now, who pointedly go out of their way to embarrass and humiliate their teachers (not that Bruno or Miles isn’t cool, Kamala…)

It’s interesting that in some ways DAVID is going the academic, “through proper channels” route…but it also makes sense considering some of his characterization during NXM: AX…(and why a certain character is the PERFECT FOIL for him, in this storyline!…)

David- who, while calling out characters like Josh…was also a bit of a “rule follower” in a way that certain OTHER characters DEFINITELY weren’t…

Any, Sophie convinces Kamala to go clubbing with her and they run into Anole bartending. Anole gets accosted by some patrons screaming about a mutant “terrorist”. (Also…I really LOVE Sophie swearing all the time 😂🤣…I guess her polite way of sassing has changed after “Riot at Xavier’s” and being dead lol)

Kamala and Sophie get kicked out of the club while defending Anole (I guess they’re not having a “brat” summer….☹️). Kamala then dons her Ms Marvel suit and calls David…sorry… Professor Alleyne… to help unlock a phone (the interaction IS super adorable!) and we learn that the guys at the club are committing crimes and pinning it on mutants. (Or so it would SEEM! Foreshadowing!!)

While on the phone, Laura attacks and brakes Kamala’s phone, because Laura is kind of a dick, telling her she’s chasing “ghosts”. (This is why Laura doesn’t have consistent friends guys 😒🤣)

Laura’s characterization…isn’t great… (Laura you were LITERALLY ON a teen X-Men group…you LOST the right to call anyone “kids”!)

Kamala then tells Laura she needs to get a life (which is kind of TRUE…). 

FINALLY…after all the filler…we get to the STAR!…who people have been desperately WAITING FOR…

KRAKELLION! (Sorry @ thestomping-ground …but I’m stealing the name because “the Krakoan” sounds terrible lol)

In one of the COOLEST, MOST AWESOME panels ever (I am really NOT biased)…Krakellion ARISES…ready to enact revenge on the FLATSCANS!!

In HANDS DOWN, ONE OF THE BEST SCENERY CHEWING MONOLOGUES EVER WRITTEN (told you, I’m not biased!), Hellion more or less just calls into question Kamala’s movie to comic book mandated retcon… (Feel like he should have leaned more into the “Emma/Ms Marvel call out of 2006”…but I am not judging, Hellion…)

Kamala then saves the helpless flatscans on the subway- but is then forced to reckon with the fact that humans will ONLY support her because they don’t know she’s a mutant. The minute she’s outed- that hero worship will ultimately go away. ☹️

Kamala then meets up with Sophie and they talk and have coffee (Wait a minute… Kamala is an inhuman too? I thought that couldn’t happen and that’s why Quicksilver had such an identity crisis while married to Crystal??…I told you guys I’m kind of out of the loop on Schrödinger's newest mutant/inhuman…🐈‍⬛😬😂🤣); Kamala also having a mutant friend is adorable…

We transition to the Krakellion walking in some shadowy penthouse, giving Empath shit on the telecom (Brownoses shouldn’t throw stones, Empath! Also Hellion did LOTS of COOL stuff in NXM, OkAy Empath?!) and we see the new….Hellfire Club?…Hellions?…Council??…. Hopefully that gets cleared up in the next issue….

(Also…I bet you 100 bucks Empath FORCED Hellion to drop the name “Hellion” because he couldn’t stand being “Hellion and the Hellions” to Julian lol- Not Julian’s fault he picked the superior name! 😂🤣🤣)

(Also- can anyone tell me what the QR code is- it won’t scan on Kindle and I am waiting on my paper copies ☹️)

Review:

Obviously… I am biased; but this has been one of the few X-books I have been excited about in a while! 

I know people LOVED “Krakoa era” X-Men… but I am personally happy to see return to a more “Astonishing/Mutant Town/Morrison X-Men” type of story.

I am also happy to see a return to a more “Tom Taylor/Tamaki” street level Laura; as much as I whined about Taylor’s representation in the past… Laura really does work better when she’s more low key…

After years of sitting through “Wolverine and the X-Men” style books…it’s nice to see characters like Prodigy or Hellion being treated AS ADULTS and with narrative care.

The writing is fine; there are moments where I think it could be tighter, but I do think it definitely has its moments and will definitely get better as the writing team goes on and gets more used to the characters voices.

I KNOW people are going to complain that this seems more like a stealth Kamala solo…and while I DO think there’s some validity to that argument (it’s focus is DEFINITELY on Kamala and getting stubborn “Inhuman fans” like me to accept her as a mutant….); I am mostly fine with it, since that seems to be what it takes for fans to get a “New X-Men: Academy X” book.

The biggest complaint I have is unsurprisingly Laura- we’re still sadly in the “Talon-esque”/ “Laura written as Wolverine” representation. Hopefully this gets better the more they feature her…but I do fear this era

will be very disappointing for Laura fans (I haven’t heard much about the Gabby/Laura mini either!)….

Question/Theories:

More and more I am thinking Laura and Julian are in cahoots- possibly Laura didn’t want Kamala involved because of her emotional connection with Julian…. It may just be that she wants to try and reform him; to give him the same chance he gave her…but I think more than likely she’s using Julian to spy on Empath. (Also because I can’t envision Manuel and Julian standing each other for more than five minutes lol)

Is Tag helping Hellion? I feel like Tag SHOULD be helping him, since they’re bros and Tag literally got blown up in a school bus… (Also his powers are cool…)

The BIGGEST question is- Is Hellion blasting “brat” through AirPods under that helmet? Is he having a “brat summer”? Is “Mean Girls” his favorite song? …(someone needs to make a “Hellion/brat YouTube fan vid” like they used to in the 2000’s 😂🤣… @romulanslutempire …?)

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"X-Manhunt" X-Men Crossover Begins in March 2025

Marvel Comics has announced the next milestone X-Men crossover. The seven-part X-Manhunt saga will play out across the pages of Uncanny X-Men, NYX, Storm, X-Men, X-Factor, and X-Force, a tie-in issue of Exceptional X-Men, and will conclude in the X-Manhunt Omega double-sized one-shot.

At the end of the Krakoan Age, Charles Xavier was imprisoned at Graymalkin Prison for his crimes against humanity. "Driven by mysterious new purpose, Professor X frees himself from captivity to undertake a mission of personal significance. He has no time to lose as a telepathic virus wreaks havoc on his mind—and those around him! The hunt for the most dangerous mutant in the world begins, and Professor X desperately calls on his X-Men. Some are ready to forgive. Others are not. And while his once loyal followers clash to decide his fate, the X-Men’s founder will be forced to reckon with his tarnished legacy once and for all!" (Marvel Comics)

Uncanny X-Men #11: X-Manhunt Part 1, from writer Gail Simone and artist Javier Garrón, with a cover by David Marquez, goes on sale on March 5, 2025.

NYX #9: X-Manhunt Part 2, from writers Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing and artist Francesco Mortarino, with a cover by Sara Pichelli, goes on sale on March 5, 2025.

Storm #6: X-Manhunt Part 3, from writer Murewa Ayodele and artist Lucas Werneck, with a cover by Mateus Manhanini, goes on sale on March 5, 2025.

X-Men #13: X-Manhunt Part 4, from writer Jed MacKay and artist Netho Diaz, with a cover by Ryan Stegman, goes on sale on March 12, 2025.

X-Factor #8: X-Manhunt Part 5, from writer Mark Russell and artist Bob Quinn, with a cover by Greg Land, goes on sale on March 12, 2025.

X-Force #9: X-Manhunt Part 6, from writer Geoffrey Thorne and artist Marcus To, with a cover by Stephen Segovia, goes on sale on March 19, 2025.

Exceptional X-Men #7: X-Manhunt - Collateral Damage, from writer Eve L. Ewing and artist Carmen Carnero, with a cover by Carnero, goes on sale on March 19, 2025.

X-Manhunt Omega #1: X-Manhunt Part 7, from writers Gail Simone and Murewa Ayodele and artist Gleb Melnikov, with a cover by Melnikov, goes on sale on March 26, 2025.

(Image via Marvel Comics - Gleb Melnikov's Cover of X-Manhunt Omega #1)

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Christian Lindner - Leben am Limit doch abgewendet?

Viele haben schon um ihren liebsten Porschefahrer gefürchtet, aber nun ist bestätigt, dass Christian Lindner nicht obdachlos wird. Ein netter Philosoph hat sich erbarmt und den Ex-Finanzminister in seine Obhut genommen. Christian Lindner, vorher von Kanzler Scholz als Vogelfrei gesprochen, fängt nun an, die Leitregeln des freien Marktes und des Lobbyismus ins Deutsche zu übersetzen, um normalen Menschen (soweit sie genügend Grundeinkommen oder Ersparnisse für effektive Bestechung in der Hinterhand haben) einen einfachen Zugang in die Welt der Oligarchen zu ermöglichen.

Christian Lindner und Richard David Precht hatten ihr erstes wellenschlagendes Treffen in 2012 in Prechts Talkshow im ZDF. Der damals frische Abiturient hatte fast versehentlich um Prechts Hand angehalten, was aber jedoch Prechts allgemeinhin anziehender Ausstrahlung auf Männer zuzuschreiben ist. Denn wer kann schon diesem Lächeln wiederstehen?

Markus Lanz schrieb zu diesem Zusammentreffen: "Auch philosophisch schien [Christian Lindner] dem promovierten Fachmann mit dem schönen Haar und dem offenen Hemdkragen mehr als ebenbürtig." (Quellle. Und nein, leider war es nicht Markus Lanz. Hätte es aber sein können. Lasst uns doch träumen, okay.)

Skurrilerweise bezogen Lanz und Precht in ihrem Podcast in Folge 166 genau gegensätzliche Positionen: Precht kritisierte die FDP viel offener als Lanz, nimmt nun aber den geflüchteten Chef der eben jener Partei bei sich auf. Wo sich bei uns die Frage stellt: Wie eifersüchtig ist Markus Lanz in Bezug auf diese neuartige Entwicklung?

Wir berichten bald mehr!

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Outsiders #2 by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly and Robert Carey. Variant covers by David Marquez and Serg Acuña. Out in December.

"'Monsters of the Unknown.' What hidden tragedies lie inside the Forever Storm of the Enlil Triangle? On January 1, 2000, a storm kicked up near the Enlil island chain in the mid-Atlantic. And it never stopped. As a West Point cadet, Kate Kane encountered something monstrous in those turbulent waves…and now, she is returning to face it alongside the Outsiders! But can she control her desire for revenge in the service of Luke Fox’s mission of understanding? What secrets will they discover deep beneath the monster-filled waves of the Enlil Triangle? And how will the Outsiders survive their encounter with the monster-hunting specialists of the DC Universe: the New Challengers of the Unknown? This new, boundary-breaking dive into the secret history of the DC Universe is just beginning!"

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IDW prepares for ‘Star Trek: Lore War’ in 2025

Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, Christopher Cantwell and Davide Tinto take the bridge for a crossover event next March.

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Ausgabe 166, über das Ampel-Aus

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Lanz & Precht Fanfiction

Ich wiederhole: Lanz & Precht Fanfiction

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Star Trek: Lore War obliterates reality in March 2025

Star Trek: Lore War obliterates reality in March 2025 #comics #comicbooks #startrek

The single most devious mind in the universe has won. Commander Data’s evil brother, Lore, has used the Orb of Destruction to obliterate all of reality and remake it in his image while declaring himself its God. Now that Lore has claimed the ultimate victory, what happens next? IDW Publishing is thrilled to announce Lore War, the compelling crossover event that has been planned since the Star…

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'Star Trek: Lore War' Crossover Event Brings Together Years Of IDW's Comics

IDW has announced Star Trek: Lore War, a new crossover event coming in 2025 pitting the entire universe against Data's evil brother.

Begun, the Lore War has. Or at least, the war will kick off next year, as IDW has announced their next big Star Trek crossover event: Star Trek: Lore War. First teased at the end of today’s Star Trek #500, Lore, the evil version of Data, is using the Orb of Destruction to obliterate the entire universe. At first, he literally remakes the universe in his image but realizes that’s no fun. Instead,…

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'Star Trek: Lore War' Crossover Event Brings Together Years Of IDW's Comics

IDW has announced Star Trek: Lore War, a new crossover event coming in 2025 pitting the entire universe against Data's evil brother.

Begun, the Lore War has. Or at least, the war will kick off next year, as IDW has announced their next big Star Trek crossover event: Star Trek: Lore War. First teased at the end of today’s Star Trek #500, Lore, the evil version of Data, is using the Orb of Destruction to obliterate the entire universe. At first, he literally remakes the universe in his image but realizes that’s no fun. Instead,…