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Saw Straight Outta Compton last night. It was excellent. You have to understand that the bulk of that story takes place during my high school to college years. Prime time for me. I had all those records. I knew every word. The flim drags in the third act - that's when the melladrama kicks in - but it's a great story with top notch performances all around. When Ice Cube left the crew to go solo - I remember that. I remember how much it mattered and I remember how hard he brough it. I bought his solo debut 3 times. Here's how it opens.

If you're not familiar with the 2001 classic Wet Hot American Summer get yourself educated because Netflix was smart enough to give us a brilliant 8-episode prequel. This is ridiculous. This is fun. This is ridiculous fun.

Vursatyl of Livesavas shows this punk ass kids how to rap. Real hip-hop, y'all. Dig the flow.

Like most couples, my wife and I watch a fair amount of shows together - it's hard for me to find something I can watch that she's not interested in. A few weeks ago I gave Empire a try - took me about 3 episodes to get invested but now I'm all in. Great music, great performances, high stakes. Love it.

The DMV in Champaign closed some time ago (amid complaints from the employees about the facility). They are in the process of building a new one but in the meantime those of us in the greater C-U area have to travel for our DMV needs. This morning I jetted to Rantoul only to discover that their camera was broken - so I headed east to scenic Danville where I was in and out in less than 10 minutes. A lot of driving just to get a new shitty photo. Ugh.