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[00:00:23] <Fnord666> I hurt myself the last time I tried to play golf
[00:00:25] <Bytram> depends on the play and how many scenes it has
[00:00:32] <Bytram> =)
[00:00:37] <Fnord666> I fell off the ball washer
[00:00:49] * Bytram has only ever played putt putt golf
[00:01:07] <Bytram> bah dum, tish!
[00:01:15] <Fnord666> =)
[00:02:00] * Bytram yawns
[00:02:00] * MrPlow flips a Skittle into Bytram's gaping mouth
[00:02:04] <Fnord666> When I play I bring 19 balls so I have one left at the end
[00:02:22] <Bytram> on a good day, no doubt
[00:03:08] <Fnord666> I'm definitely an avid golfer, that's for sure
[00:03:16] <Fnord666> definitely not!
[00:03:28] <Fnord666> unless golden tee counts
[00:03:34] <Fnord666> =g golden tee
[00:03:35] <systemd> http://www.goldentee.com - Golden Tee
[00:03:40] * Bytram had a pleasant surprise today
[00:03:45] <Fnord666> oh yes?
[00:04:09] <Bytram> I've been following a local singer/songwriter for close to a decade now
[00:04:14] <Bytram> =g amy allen wikipedia
[00:04:15] <systemd> https://en.wikipedia.org - The Dead Files - Wikipedia
[00:04:19] <Bytram> lol
[00:04:25] <Bytram> =g amy allen wikipedia singer
[00:04:26] <Fnord666> I guess you're not an optimist then. They can never be pleasantly surprised
[00:04:26] <systemd> https://en.wikipedia.org - Aimee Allen - Wikipedia
[00:04:41] <Bytram> =g amy allen wikipedia singer songwriter
[00:04:42] <systemd> https://en.wikipedia.org(songwriter) - Amy Allen (songwriter) - Wikipedia
[00:04:56] <Bytram> ^^^ that's the page
[00:05:24] <Fnord666> gotcha
[00:05:27] <Bytram> she has been pursuing her career with incredible energy and enthusiasm... and she's really goo, too!
[00:05:44] <Bytram> listed on Forbes "30 under 30"
[00:06:03] <Bytram> co-wrote a billboard #1 song
[00:06:20] <Bytram> it's all there on wikipedia
[00:06:27] <Bytram> well, almost all there. =)
[00:06:30] <Fnord666> Allen has cited bands like The Cranberries and The Cure as influences on Amy & The Engine.[
[00:06:34] <Fnord666> cool!
[00:06:50] <Bytram> I have 3 of her solo EP CDs
[00:07:12] <Bytram> were commercially available, but not listed on that wikipedia page.
[00:07:39] <Bytram> I was updating my historical tickler file today
[00:08:12] <Bytram> updated a few entries about Amy, concerts I saw her play at, CD releases, etc.
[00:08:29] <Bytram> then I went to look for verification
[00:08:40] <Bytram> found the 3 solo ones
[00:08:56] <Bytram> another couple with her in her group, Amy & the Engine
[00:09:15] <Bytram> but realized... wait! I have another CD of hers
[00:09:23] <Bytram> dug around and found it.
[00:09:40] <Bytram> handed out at concerts, and I got one. =)
[00:09:48] <Fnord666> Nice!
[00:10:22] <Bytram> signed, too.
[00:10:38] <Fnord666> Even better
[00:11:00] <Bytram> Didn't think to have her date it, but when I got home I wrote the date on it with a sharpie
[00:11:07] <Bytram> 2015-06-14
[00:12:37] <Bytram> she was due to have a CD released this month, but its been rescheduled due to the pandemic
[00:12:47] <Bytram> =(
[00:13:12] <Bytram> I suspect she'll be touring around the time it comes out.
[00:14:23] <Bytram> I can't wait!
[00:15:31] <Fnord666> Cool.
[00:15:42] <Fnord666> Sounds like that was early on in her career
[00:16:29] <Bytram> yes, it was
[00:16:47] <Bytram> sadly, she had a bunch of vids up on youtube, but took them down.
[00:16:54] <Bytram> youtube-dl++
[00:18:01] <Bytram> and a phone vid I took of her playing at a benefit concert where, come to find out, I got to here a debut performance of a song she had *just* written =)
[00:18:02] <Fnord666> yup
[00:18:18] <Bytram> She doesn't even know I have it.
[00:18:53] <Fnord666> looks like there are still a few songs on YT
[00:19:21] <Bytram> Unfortunately, my phone's camera messed up at the very beginning (during the intro) when I accidentally put it in selfie mode!
[00:20:02] <Fnord666> "chasing Jenny", "Love Me", "Megaphone", "Get Me Outta Here"
[00:20:14] <Fnord666> oops
[00:20:17] <Bytram> Audio for the intro is fine, and I was able to trim the video to just the performance part... but my A/V skills are more like MS Paint than Adobe Illustrator!
[00:20:49] <Bytram> the first one you listed? that's the one I was talking about. ;)
[00:21:09] <Fnord666> Nice
[00:21:31] <Bytram> Oh, she's all of five foot nothing tall (if that!) and prolly a size 0 or 2.
[00:21:50] <Bytram> but the pipes on that gal... amazing.
[00:22:07] <Bytram> you can't tell I'm a fan, can you?
[00:22:36] <Fnord666> yeah, kinda =)
[00:25:09] <Bytram> I fear she's losing some of her down-to-earth roots -- what attracted me to her originally -- but if she can resist the temptations and travails of stardom, she'll go far.
[00:26:34] <Fnord666> I hate when that happens. I've seen it before and it's disappointing
[00:27:26] <Bytram> same here
[00:27:37] <Fnord666> How did you "discover" her?
[00:28:02] <Bytram> at least the progress has been measured, albeit much faster, lately.
[00:28:24] <Bytram> instant stardom and wealth can kill ya quick
[00:28:30] <Bytram> pm
[00:28:41] <Fnord666> k
[00:53:13] <chromas> The Secrets of Marty B
[00:56:10] <Fnord666> lol
[00:56:42] <Bytram> =g site:solkentnews.org smoke and mirrors
[00:56:43] <systemd> [0 results]
[00:56:54] <Bytram> =g site:soylentnews.org smoke and mirrors
[00:56:54] <systemd> https://soylentnews.org - Perdurabo. - SoylentNews Comments
[00:57:10] <Bytram> =g site:soylentnews.org smoke and mirrors amy allen
[00:57:11] <systemd> [0 results]
[00:57:20] <Bytram> huh?
[00:57:40] <Bytram> =g site:soylentnews.org smoke and mirrors berklee
[00:57:41] <systemd> [0 results]
[00:57:46] <Bytram> =g site:soylentnews.org berklee
[00:57:47] <systemd> https://soylentnews.org - Campus is Closed, So College Students are Rebuilding Their ...
[00:57:57] <Bytram> =g site:soylentnews.org berklee -campus
[00:57:58] <systemd> [0 results]
[00:59:08] <Fnord666> apparently google doesn't crawl the site often enough
[01:01:51] * Bytram just checked and I was not imagining thatm aybe it was a journal entry.
[01:02:09] <Bytram> so, was an actual story to the site.
[01:02:42] <Bytram> https://soylentnews.org
[01:02:43] <systemd> ^ 03John Oates Presents Berklee Collaboration Project 'Smoke and Mirrors' and Wants you to Remix it! - SoylentNews
[01:02:45] <exec> └─ 13John Oates Presents Berklee Collaboration Project 'Smoke and Mirrors' and Wants you to Remix it! - SoylentNews
[01:05:16] <Bytram> https://www.youtube.com
[01:05:18] <systemd> ^ 03Smoke and Mirrors - John Oates and WritersBloc ft. Amy Allen
[01:05:18] <exec> └─ 13Smoke and Mirrors - John Oates and WritersBloc ft. Amy Allen - YouTube
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[01:06:17] <Fnord666> neat!
[01:07:31] <Bytram> when I *know* something is there, I'm usually stubborn enough to find a way to find it!
[01:08:07] <Bytram> It's when I'm not *entirely* certain that the resolve starts to waiver.
[01:08:31] <Bytram> I'm getting it now
[01:09:39] <Bytram> the opening singer? Blonde? That's Amy. =)
[01:13:41] <Bytram> She missed the stand-up group photo, but she's in the center of the next one
[01:14:02] <Fnord666> I saw that. Very cool project
[01:14:18] <Bytram> nod nod
[01:14:23] <Bytram> =)
[01:14:36] <Bytram> one of my brushes with celebrity
[01:14:58] * Bytram needs to give his arms a rest... biab.
[01:15:06] <Bytram> glad you enjoyed it!
[01:15:17] <Bytram> You can see why I was smitten, eh?
[01:15:25] <Bytram> laters
[01:18:34] <Fnord666> taking off? LAters
[01:34:47] <Bytram> http://feedproxy.google.com
[01:34:48] <systemd> ^ 03The best free stuff while you're stuck at home ( https://www.cnet.com )
[01:35:38] <Bytram> https://www.cnet.com
[01:35:39] <systemd> ^ 03The best free stuff while you're stuck at home
[01:35:40] <exec> └─ 13The best free stuff while you're stuck at home - CNET
[02:44:48] <Bytram> =g "Methanotrophic bacterial symbionts fuel dense populations of deep-sea feather duster worms (Sabellida, Annelida) and extend the spatial influence of methane seepage."
[02:44:49] <systemd> https://advances.sciencemag.org - Methanotrophic bacterial symbionts fuel dense populations of deep ...
[02:45:26] <Bytram> =g science daily Methanotrophic bacterial symbionts fuel dense populations of deep-sea feather duster worms (Sabellida, Annelida) and extend the spatial influence of methane seepage.
[02:45:27] <systemd> https://advances.sciencemag.org - Methanotrophic bacterial symbionts fuel dense populations of deep ...
[02:45:36] <Bytram> =g "sciencedaily" Methanotrophic bacterial symbionts fuel dense populations of deep-sea feather duster worms (Sabellida, Annelida) and extend the spatial influence of methane seepage.
[02:45:37] <systemd> https://www.sciencedaily.com - Deep-sea worms and bacteria team up to harvest methane ...
[02:46:35] <Bytram> https://www.caltech.edu
[02:46:36] <systemd> ^ 03Deep-Sea Worms and Bacteria Team Up to Harvest Methane
[02:46:37] <exec> └─ 13Deep-Sea Worms and Bacteria Team Up to Harvest Methane
[04:31:05] <Bytram> .
[04:31:08] <Bytram> whereto? https://www.bloomberg.com"
[04:31:09] <systemd> ^ 03Bloomberg - Are you a robot? ( https://www.bloomberg.com )
[04:31:10] <exec> └─ 13Bloomberg - Are you a robot?
[04:31:17] <Bytram> lol
[04:31:36] * chromas :(
[04:32:08] <chromas> There used to be a site that bloomberg urls could be redirected to to get the articles but it's dead now I thin
[04:32:10] <chromas> k
[04:35:23] <Bytram> So you're right in the the thic
[04:35:27] <Bytram> k of it?
[04:36:59] <Bytram> Hey, your bot works so much of the time, every bit is a time saver... I can deal with a couple site-induced glitches once in a while -- it's their own fault. If they keep it up, it's just providing us with a disincentive to send clicks their way.
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[14:21:12] <Bytram> Story queue ran dry. Finished up qbit story, marked as display, and fastforwarded it.
[14:21:27] <Bytram> now we've got some breathing room
[14:21:34] <Bytram> =g waiting to exhale
[14:21:35] <systemd> https://en.wikipedia.org - Waiting to Exhale - Wikipedia
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