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Le Roi de Pot

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23. Hel died on my Birthday ... One of my saddest days..

Reply to Midnight Writer (Reply #19)

Sun Sep 6, 2020, 08:53 PM

Sep 2020

He died with very little money and had to sell his guitars to pay rent.

He was just so uncompromising in his approach and record labels didnot know where to slot him.

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When it comes to Trump's support, think "Metal Fatigue" for a metaphor [View all] Tom Rinaldo Sep 2020 OP

failure is quick beachbumbob Sep 2020 #1

Let's hope, but get out the vote... Fyrefox Sep 2020 #2

Yes of course, absolutely get out the vote Tom Rinaldo Sep 2020 #3

yes, this election Dyedinthewoolliberal Sep 2020 #10

Metal Fatigue is an Album by Allan Holdsworth ..one of the greatest guitarist Le Roi de Pot Sep 2020 #4

Very Cool. Thanks Tom Rinaldo Sep 2020 #6

Love Holdsworth. Nobody else sounds like him. Midnight Writer Sep 2020 #19

Hel died on my Birthday ... One of my saddest days.. Le Roi de Pot Sep 2020 #23

The cracks have already started, and it started in Tulsa OK, where projections were up... SWBTATTReg Sep 2020 #5

There will be many voting in 2020 who didn't in 2016. But most of them won't back Trump n/t Tom Rinaldo Sep 2020 #8

K&R smirkymonkey Sep 2020 #7

Good metaphor. ananda Sep 2020 #9

So, the dump-ass supporters cracks are going to keep getting bigger? erronis Sep 2020 #11

Now, that's a bl-ASS t from the past! LOL Tom Rinaldo Sep 2020 #12

May it be so cp Sep 2020 #13

Reminds me of nixon... volstork Sep 2020 #14

Perfect! Karadeniz Sep 2020 #15

Yes, thus far the electorate is hardening in its positions, time is shortening bucolic_frolic Sep 2020 #16

KnR Hekate Sep 2020 #17

Great analogy! SheltieLover Sep 2020 #18

Yes! Roy Rolling Sep 2020 #20

And when Trump calls on the military to put down the "Democrat" insurrection............ jaxexpat Sep 2020 #21

As the father of a materials scientist, I very much enjoy this accurate metaphor. n/t. NNadir Sep 2020 #22

Great piece! Know this article spoke lots about cracks but there might be some on his head from Illumination Sep 2020 #24

I liken it to when the drum of my front loading washing machine went mercuryblues Sep 2020 #25

I think he'll go down with death at a thousand cuts kimbutgar Sep 2020 #26

Mental Fatigue Kid Berwyn Sep 2020 #27

Boy, do I hope that! PatrickforO Sep 2020 #28