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..Speakers in the Sky

2018 was a busy year. I had a few lengthy stretches between posts on here (I try to keep it bi-weekly...14 days give or take between posts). I managed to cut down on my record purchasing, upped my CD purchasing and got into some of the old chip stock that was pushed to the back in the salty cellar. Below are some things that I enjoyed in the last 365 or so.

Chip/Snack Division:

- Covered Bridge chips & Co-op Gold PURE chips (these will likely show up every year because they're fantastic. [I (still) haven't tried CB popcorn yet..maybe in 2019 {I'm a chip man, man}, we'll see]) & there is no beating the PURE price point. They're premium chip quality for like $2.70.

- Making dip by mixing tartar sauce with sour cream (I bet it'd work pretty well with plain Greek yogurt as well)

- Riley's chips. Good chips for the price point.

- Co-op Gold kettle cooked Black Pepper & Balsamic Vinegar

- Ruffles Sweet & Spicy (could become a regular in the rotation)


Music Division:
  • Ezra (Kire) - ..Speakers in the Sky
  • Dark Thoughts - S/T
  • Davey Dynamite (and friends) - Holy Shit
  • sincere engineer- rhombithian
  • The Brokedowns - Sick of Space
  • The Creeps - Beneath the Pines (also the Old Crimes Singles Collection is fire)
  • Raging Nathans - Cheap Fame
  • Needles//Pins - Good Night, Tomorrow
  • Territories - S/T
  • Shad - A Short Story About a War
  • My Pizza, My World - What the fuck is going on
  • The Slow Death - Punishers
  • Robot Bachelor - the third house boat album
  • Days N Daze - Crustfall
  • The Sorority - Pledge
  • Pusha T - Daytona
  • Dizzee Rascal - Raskit
  • Stickaround - In This Life
  • The Lytics - Float On 
  • Def3 - Small World
  • Real Sickies - Get Well Soon

Stuff to look forward to in 2018:

- new Bigwig/Tom Petta and the Worlds End album(s?). I know I said this in 2017 but it didn't materialize..2018 came and went still nothing. 2019 will be the year of Tom Petta projects being released (I refuse to give up)
- D-Sisive..according to his IG he's coming out of hibernation.
- Czarface meets Ghostface

If you've read to here, good job. Let me know about it..let me know what some things you enjoyed in 2018..what are you looking forward to in 2019?


Stay hydrated,
marc

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