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It is hard to find comedy gold at that level. We can then play "guess the fake attendance" game.

Th 90's seem to have some promise for The Kinks as they had a new record deal with Columbia. The LP Phobia had some buzz, the band was pretty aggressive with shows and media appearances.

Nothing seemed to work. Why? Even the concert venues were pretty sad for a band with this pedigree.

Lots of folks talk about contacting their representatives but we hear very little follow up.

I plan on asking my doctor and his team to prescribe one of the diabetic/weight loss drugs..

I am a long time type 2 diabetic (20+years) with persistent high blood pressure. Everything is reasonably under control. I am about 50 pound over ideal weight. I carry it well 6' 1". 38" waist. I have always struggled with weight/diabetes.

I have Aetna Silver Script Plan D. It looks like this plan cover Ozempic and Mounjaro at $1000 per 3 months suppl.

I am in between appointments and would like to call/e-mail my doctors team that I would like to ask that my medical team look into the GLP-1 bridge plan.

What should I ask?

Paying $160 total per month for top 200 with one Joey Hopper. Thinking about cancelling as we do quite a bit of streaming but we do still enjoy the traditional DVR and set up we have. I see value it but more like $75-$100 for this package and set up?

Are there any retention deals for DISH?

Clive Davis passed away June 22, 2026, He was instrumental in getting the Kinks back on track in 1977. He was then the head of Arista Records and worked with Ray and the band to become marketable and become relevant again. It worked.

This seems to be getting to be every 5th post, folks looking for lawyers vetted by other EIDL users. It would be great to have a resource here. Not sure how to sort them out. Actual successful bankruptcies would be the best? Just a thought.

Plus other collection company nonsense. Not much incentive to get this money paid once you are this point. Just don't get why the SBA doesn't work with everyone and get this taken care of.

For me: First - April 1977 Riverside Theatre Milwaukee. I was a kid in Jr. High. It was Easter vacation week. I remember it was abnormally warm that week, like 80+ when it should be 40. This was my first real concert. I didn't sleep for days waiting. My idols were The Kinks and The Stones. I live for live recordings, bootlegs were available at a few record stores in the area.

The show finally arrives. The Riverside was an old Theatre that sat about 2500. Cheap Trick opened and were rocking, fun, well received. They were not "big" yet. Just a Midwest bar band. Finally, The Kinks. The Hard Way opened it up. The best memory was hearing Sleepwalker, Ray had on a long black trench type coat and a white electric guitar. Great memory. Tired of Waiting for you was another highlight. The classics ended the show. I was surprised how clean and sparse the stage was, they were LOUD.

The Last - Poplar Creek 1989 (west Chicago area) This show was postponed from August until later in September at night. It was cool and rainy, this is an outdoor venue. Had never been to Poplar Creek. Don't remember an opening act.

This was basically the UK Jive rollout. The set was a bit of a mess in terms or order and cohesion. But, I gotta say - they rocked the roof of that place. We had a great spot, about 10 rows up middle. The power on All Day and All of the Night was surprising. This band was amazing on stage. They did like 3 songs from UK Jive which were well received. Sadly there were like 3000 there. It definitely seemed like the band's popularity was sliding. But... didn't know it at the time but it would be the last time I saw The Kinks. The show was among best of the roughly 12 that have seen.