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Cake day: August 12th, 2023

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  • BmeBenjitoMemes@lemmy.mlHo Ho Horseshit
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    11 hours ago

    Isn’t this practically the plot of The Nightmare Before Christmas?

    P.S. I know it’s not, but it could be the plot of a gritty reboot. A bunch of Halloween mascots are fed up with how Christmas is overtaking all of fall so they declare “War on Christmas” I’d watch it. Unfortunately I imagine this would be like a Seth Rogan and James Franco movie a la Sausage Party but hey I’d still watch it








  • BmeBenjitoMetal@lemmy.worldMyles Kennedy, Eternal Lullaby
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    9 days ago

    I 100% know what you mean. I first heard his voice when I picked up Slash’s solo work right around the release of “World on Fire” and I fell in love real quick. A few years later, after getting wholly familiar with the entire body of the Alter Bridge family of work I met a guy who was a fan of The Mayfield Four back when they were actually making music and I got really jealous. Everything from both “Fallout” and “Second Skin” is a masterclass in poetic songwriting if you ask me. However, seeing Myles and Zia tour during the “Year of the Tiger” tour felt pretty damn close to seeing a Mayfield Four show so I was very happy with that.




  • BmeBenjitoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldAbsolutely nothing happened June 1989
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    12 days ago

    You asked why people care about it so much, and I’m pretty confident the reason is because we’re allowed to talk about it here. If we don’t, someone will forget about it. Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.

    Furthermore, what we’re remembering is a moment when people who were trying to make their voices heard were silenced. By making our voices heard and remembering that they lost their lives in the name of their voices is in itself an act of remembrance that honors their memories.

    Lastly, for the low hanging fruit, asking why people are “laser-focused” on an event from a long time ago is a stupid fucking question when today there are nazis and fascists on the fucking ballot. That’s why we remember the past.

    And yes, to your point, those do who know history are doomed to watch others repeat it but remembering it is nonetheless valuable, and honoring people who died for something noble is also valuable.