Like, the takeaway is "oh, really? we're talking about Ornette again? here I thought we were supposed to be making revolutionary advances in sound while celebrating MY genius, not this other guy."

And, "even on his own terms" his restlessness can fall completely flat. Ornette Coleman bursts onto the scene with what is eventually known as "free jazz" and it overshadows the release of Kind of Blue, and Miles is obviously jealous. While that's understandable, it also comes off as hypocritical.

I don't see how you get the kind of music that he produced and the kind of collaborators he cultivated in such a short span of time without a completely restless artistic spirit that is inseparable from what we inadequately shorthand as his "genius". On the other hand, he needs to chill the fuck out

On a starker level, Miles' pattern of domestic abuse and violence against women bears out this controlling and jealous tendency. It's not fun to have that in the background. It underscores that his pettiness towards fellow musicians is just a lower register of expression of much more serious flaws

As Miles is recruiting musicians who would come to form the bulk of his second great quintet, the book mentions that when they're in his house, Miles was discreetly listening with delight over his house's intercom system, which is simultaneously kind of cute and also kind of bizarre and paranoid lol

Not quite done (in 1963) but wow, this Miles guy is quite a character. Seriously, he veers from wise, worldly, and sympathetic to petty, tyrannical, and violently jealous. The book uses "autocratic" at one point wrt Miles being upset over Coltrane's leaving and wanting it only on his (Miles') terms

like, you think about what a political party is, even granting all the inherent complexities, compromises, and contradictions to having and wielding political power, and it's still like "Wow, an overwhelming number of people that you represent are telling you this matters, and you're not responding"

right now, Democrats have shifted overwhelmingly left on Israel/Palestine. that this is only starting to percolate into party consensus, in the most halting way possible, is ridiculous. they have this pathological aversion to granting human rights for free, even when it would help them politically

centrists talking about Democrats are the biggest idealists out there. look, if Omelas were actually on the ballot, I'd be first in line to vote, canvass, & shame the ones who walk away. they're not offering Omelas. they're not even offering the Berkeley capitalist utopia in The Dispossessed lol

all the Spurs shots in this last stint have been in rhythm, all the Blazers shots are out of rhythm. i think this is a lopsided series based on what i've seen so far. Blazers have a lot of good pieces, they're absolutely legit, but Spurs are a juggernaut. Deni is a great player so can't count em out

Castle's looked great

"Guy who refuses to coordinate colors n the stands" is a great Curb premise

Reggie, later in the game: "Living up to his nickname, Downhill Deni disappoints us yet again."

I must say the Spurs’ fiesta court looks absolutely incredible in person and I have no idea why they ever went away from these colors.

this stuff felt out of touch even when i was in the audience they were specifically left-punching. "i genuinely wish i was as important as you're making it seem, but i can't initiate a reign of terror. honestly, i can't even make modest reforms to the healthcare system."

I'm Not Like Those Other Crazy Democrats Elected national Democrats never say any of these things, but many Dem politicians are out there regularly telling people that they do.

One way to talk like regular folks is stop talking about the dumb shit in the rich donor/centrist dipshist group chat as if regular folks know what the fuck you are talking about. It isn't quite the same thing, but there has recently been a coordinated attack from prominent orgs and politicians against streamer Hasan Piker. I don't care about Piker, he can take care of himself, but there was subsequently a poll showing that (of course) most people didn't know who the fuck he was or why any of these politicians were talking about him. Somehow this was portrayed as vindication of the people who made attacking him an issue. See no one cares about Piker! Right, so why the fuck did you organize a media campaign against him and make it a major campaign issue? I get why people think hippie punching is helpful (I even think they are correct, sometimes!), but doing this "most National Democrats are out there saying [stuff they aren't saying, nobody knows what you are talking about], and I am a different kind of Democrat "schtick is just clumsy hack shit.

tim ryan throwing a football

yes www.eschatonblog.com/2026/04/im-n...

I'm recovering after a long run so I can't watch Knicks-Hawks. Instead, I am simply imagining Mike Brown gesturing and shouting things

The book calls this an "elementary-school" story and mentions that a box of reeds is about the size of a bar of soap, and (per Miles) they weren't sure whether the session producer believed them or whether he had just been humoring them.

In a 1953 recording session, Miles Davis and a sideman were getting "junksick", and so they told the session producer that the sideman needed to go buy some reeds. Miles needed to go too, "to help carry them"

This is maybe the funniest lie ever. I had to stop listening to the book to collect myself

You are truly entering your prime (number). Happy birthday

That reminds me: Who the fuck called it adductor soreness and not "groin pains"?

Catchers must have amazing adductors. I did 5 reps, just 5 reps, of heavy deep squats, and I'm still recovering 2 days later. Bob Uecker probably could've crushed a watermelon with his thighs even well into his later years.

A cup of light sweet crude sounds like it would be so damn refreshing, especially what with climate change and record high temperatures

The Ea-Nasir SoFi Emirates NBA Play-In Tournament

I love the messy arbitrariness and asymmetry of the play-in. 7th place is a joke reward and it's your best-case scenario. But you can have your season ended because Patrick Beverley was mad at you and that's the only thing anyone will remember about you in 5000 years

CP3 posting this = another amazing example bsky.app/profile/lawm...

Warriors comeback is a big win for millennial excellence

BREAKING: URGENT ADDRESS TO THE NATION FROM PRESIDENT DONALD J TRUMP

ah, whoops, meant to say "it's your classic *inverse Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas situation with a dollop of Ewing Theory for good measure"

Bill Simmons voice it's your classic of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" situation with a dollop of Ewing Theory for good measure