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Image 1 — Detroit made up for Forest Hills fiasco

Image 2 — Detroit made up for Forest Hills fiasco

Detroit made up for Forest Hills fiasco

Back in June I posted about my failure at getting to the Birthday Party show in NYC on time, on top of it being cancelled by that storm. It was also actually my birthday weekend so I became very despondent. My fiance ventured out to some dispo in Brooklyn to obtain the Bright Eyes weed, which helped me sleep that night at least.

Last night, I finally saw a Bright Eyes headlining show for the first time since I started listening to them in high school well over 21 years ago (I saw them at Coachella and When We Were Young but fest sets are just not the same)

What an experience! Made a new friend in the smoking patio, they played a beautiful mix of classics & new songs, ended with an amazing rendition of Make War. It was everything I needed.

Just wish Conor had committed and told us to vote for Abdul El-Sayed instead of just our conscience, but I'm so elated by how many people in the audience were shouting out Abdul🫶🏽

P.s. Megan if you're reading this I have a couch for you lmao

u/Remarkable_Box4784 — 9 days ago

▲ 666 r/OneOrangeBraincell

Rare orange girly

Anyone else have an orange girl? This is Scully aka Scullina Sorbet aka Mamitas aka Perfect Angel Baby.

I adopted her after having Mulder for six years. I knew I wanted a ginger girl to match the TV character but also knew that orange girls are rare; only ~20% of orange cats are girls. When I saw her post I knew she was Scully. Her shelter name was Momma Sorbet and she had three kittens named different ice cream types 🥺. Google reminded me that today was the first time I met her four years ago.

I found this sub cause I searched for "velcro orange" because Scully is currently loafing right next to me on the couch...she has not left my side since we brought her home, she loves to claw onto me when she cuddles...I think she's too derpy to retract her nails.

Would love to see some orange girlies to celebrate mine & Scully's Gotcha Day 🫶🏽

u/Remarkable_Box4784 — 12 days ago

▲ 23 r/neighborsfromhell

Heard my neighbor's "partner" screaming my name while arguing with him

Strap in, cause this context is wild: I(F39) started having issues with my neighbor's(D-M45) "partner" (KKK, cause she's a racist-F50s)(he told us they're basically just housemates, though still in an abusive "relationship"; I refuse to call her my neighbor because of her racism) in May, after I helped D escape KKKs son's attempt to stab D during a severe schizophrenic episode.

We had D shelter in our house for two hours while we waited for the cops to show up, and he told us all about this awful situation he's in: KKK, who is white, constantly calls D, who is Black, the N word, on top of a bunch of other abuse... Which we can hear because it usually happens on their porch. They live next door to the house directly across from us. So we hear it all the time. It makes us avoid hanging out on our own porch.

Anyway, I used to keep it really friendly with KKK, I had even offered to grow some veggie transplants for her and gift her some indoor plants before the incident in May. Which ended with us watching KKK and her son get arrested; I swear her son was about to get shot for kicking a cop in the stomach, but the cop took his hand off his gun and went for his spray instead. It was one of the scariest things I've witnessed.

Mother & son were put away for a few days, during which D told us he was finally done after SIX YEARS of these sorts of incidents. He thanked us for helping him and listening to him, and I felt really hopeful that she would be gone from our neighborhood.

Nope. D took her back, and the day after she came back from jail she came over to our house to ask my fiance(M46) for a favor. We were out working in the yard, and my fiance, who is way too nice sometimes, ran inside to grab the thing she asked for, leaving me in our yard, with KKK blocking my way back into my house. Unfortunately, I have CPTSD that gets triggered when I feel cornered, which in that moment I did, so I made a face, because I couldn't stand this racist being in my yard, acting like I hadn't just been thrust into her violent drama days before.

She asked me what my problem was, and I crashed out. Read her to filth, screamed her off my property while calling her a racist bitch. Ngl, it felt GOOD (I myself am Chicana)

Since then, we've ignored each other, which is my preference.

Also since then, I'll still say hi to D when he's outside alone, which is rare. I feel really bad for him, but people in abusive relationships are hard to help, and we can't help him if he won't accept it.

Things blew up again this past Saturday, when I was heading out to a show. D was alone on his porch, so I waved, he waved back, asked how I was doing, I said alright, I'm going to a show, we told each other to have a good one. KKK comes out of the house screeching at D about saying hi to me. I get in my car and drive away, cause I know better than to make those sorts of things worse by intervening.

I go to the show, have a great time with one of my bros. Check my phone when I get back to my car, have a text from my fiance letting me know the neighbors are fighting again. I call him when I'm a block away, asking him to come out just in case KKK decides to engage me in her bullshit. Luckily, no one is out when I get there. I go upstairs to my room(we each have a room for ourselves but share a bedroom) to decompress from the show and my fiance joins me.

We're chilling when we hear "why don't you go talk to (my name), you dumbass N-word!" followed by a lot of indecipherable yelling. After a few minutes, we get ready for bed and go to our bedroom, which is in the back of the house, so we can't hear more.

I slept badly, anxious that we would once again be awoken by either D or KKK banging on our door. Around 3 AM, my fiances phone went off. He glanced at it, and I was able to see it was texts from KKK, telling him to tell me to stop trying to talk to "her man" and that she's tired of my game(??)

We talked about it and are choosing to keep the peace. My fiance blocked her, and I am abiding by her demand, but only because I have too much going on to engage with an abusive narc, plus I don't want D getting yelled at about me anymore. I do hate that we're giving in to this bully, but it is what it is.

Bigger problem is now I'm anxious about stepping outside of my house. Idk what I'm going to do if she engages me. Part of me is capable of ignoring people like her, but I know I won't stand for bullying & abuse for long if she starts yelling at me. Wish me luck.

Tl;dr: my neighbor's racist abusive "partner" texted my fiance at 3 AM telling him to tell me to stop trying to talk to "her man"; I don't know what I'm going to do if she decides to engage me next time she sees me.

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u/Remarkable_Box4784 — 1 month ago

▲ 73 r/thursdaytheband

Detroit show photo

I mentioned this in a comment but couldn't share it there and thought it deserved its own post anyway.

I got to have a completely unobstructed view of "Empty Glass" at the Magic Stick in Detroit back in April. It was amazing, as was that whole show. Detroit knows how to throw down for our guys🫶🏽

u/Remarkable_Box4784 — 2 months ago

▲ 45 r/AnnieClark

No phones rule(s!)

I don't know if this was a Detroit Opera House rule, or if it's across the board for the tour, but I want to shout out my appreciation for the rule and give kudos to everyone who abided.
Last night was one of the best shows I've been to in Detroit, and part of it was it not being ruined by screens blocking the view. People were present and really enjoying it, which was especially evident during that amazing foray into the crowd.

I hope more venues/artists start implementing this rule, it adds so much to a show to have people be present & engaged.

(I did take one photo at the very end after the encore, just so I can remember the amazing view I had all night, I wish I could repeat the evening again... And I wish I had picked up some merch!)

u/Remarkable_Box4784 — 3 months ago

▲ 4 r/Fibromyalgia

Doctor refusing to treat fibro

My PCP gave me another referral to the rheumatologist.

Finally get on the phone with scheduling, they tell me that one of the rheumatologists doesn't treat fibromyalgia but can treat the other stuff (arthritis & hyper mobility); luckily, they have another rheumatologist who does treat fibro, but they're not available for two months.

At least now I have an appointment for the 21st of September, which I definitely will remember🫩

I'm perplexed about how a doctor can refuse to treat a disease. And I'm frustrated that I have been trying to get in with a rheumatologist since February but it seems impossible to get them on the phone to make the appointment.

And now I can feel the burning in my spine flaring up; fuck my day, I guess.

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u/Remarkable_Box4784 — 3 months ago

▲ 27 r/brighteyes

Brooklyn - looking to salvage the evening

I've recovered enough from the disappointment of not only the cancellation but also missing Wide Awake because I misunderstood that the show was starting at 6 and that wasn't doors that I want to head to a chill bar nearby our hotel in Brooklyn + these.

We traveled from Detroit, and my birthday is in two days. I would love to salvage our last night in NYC. Where should we go in Brooklyn? Anyone want to hang?

u/Remarkable_Box4784 — 4 months ago

▲ 54 r/thursdaytheband

Thursboat Thoughts

Tl;dr: it's ok to dance & sing/scream along at Thursday shows!!

Good thoughts first: the band killed it. What an honor to hear so many songs that I had never heard live before, and what an amazing experience watching the sunset over the city from the river. And the people who were stoked to be there rocked. It's always rad being in a room full of Thursday fans.

I've been seeing Thursday live since ~2004/5 and have lost count of how many times I've seen them: from venues in LA to Detroit, at When We Were Young, as openers for other bands, at Warped Tour, and at the first boat show in 2023.

Since I was a teenager (I'm going to be 40 next year), I've been losing my voice and throwing my body around to this band, including last night, but only thanks to the amazing people who led a whole conga line of us through the wall of boys who absolutely would not move AT ALL all evening.

I understand that the pandemic changed the way we act in public a lot but man, I know I'm getting old cause I just don't understand how these younger people are not using their youth to throw it down at shows, preferring to be on their phones the whole time, including to post (probably about how cringe these old people singing & thrashing along are; I may be cringe, but at least I'm liberated)

Which fine, everyone is on their own journey, and some are choosing the default NPC one, but have the courtesy & consideration to move so other people can get into the pit, especially if you're over six feet tall and standing more still than the Statue of Liberty. I'm 5', it's not fun trying to enjoy the show with a view of an unmoving white wall. And I got the worst stink eye and tripped! when I tried moving forward several songs into the set. Which never in my 20+ years of Thursday and others shows has happened before! Promise you I'm not trying to ruin your perfect content shot, I'm just an elder emo millennial trying to be in the sea of bodies - I'm trying to leave it all on the floor!

To leave it in a more positive way, I really am so grateful for the people who led us to the pit, it made my experience so much better... imo we are meant to be part of the sea of bodies, screaming along, palms & fists raised in the air. I highly recommend those that are too reserved give a try. You'll feel better after.

u/Remarkable_Box4784 — 4 months ago