AnswerGuy301 t1_je2xsj1 wrote on March 29, 2023 at 12:48 AM

Reply to To those who decided to plant Bradford Pears around the city by _Asparagus_

They originated in Maryland. Developed by the National Arboretum and UMD. The area around College Park was a guinea pig so they’re even more common down here…

AnswerGuy301 t1_je2vs26 wrote on March 29, 2023 at 12:33 AM

Reply to Led Zeppelin released their album 'Houses Of The Holy' 50 years ago today by YoureASkyscraper

It’s amazing how timeless the production on Zeppelin records sounds. Rock is kind of gone as a genre from mainstream radio now but you could have released these albums 20 or even 40 years later and they’d still totally fresh and contemporary, not dated in the least.

AnswerGuy301 t1_jdhszfd wrote on March 24, 2023 at 2:25 PM

Reply to comment by lpbdc in What neighborhood was this taken from (TV show opening) by Kilizen

Those look like DC rowhouses (but could also be from B'more or Philly) but no block of rowhouses is going to have a view of the Monument anything like that one.

AnswerGuy301 t1_jbmlzgq wrote on March 10, 2023 at 3:02 AM

Reply to comment by RonSwansonsOldMan in TIL Like casinos, shopping malls are intentionally designed to disorient visitors. The feeling of losing track of time and geography inside a mall is called the Gruen Transfer. by Rifletree

There’s just something soothing about seeing a quiet mostly abandoned but mostly clean place. Especially if it’s playing vaporwave music.

AnswerGuy301 t1_j9x02q9 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 4:04 AM

Reply to What’s a song (or two) that ruin an otherwise perfect album? by Theobviouschild11

Neither "My Wife" nor "Going Mobile" are the worst songs ever, but they really stand out as trifles next to the other seven tracks on _Who's Next_.

AnswerGuy301 t1_j9wzkhl wrote on February 25, 2023 at 3:59 AM

Reply to Non-rap songs with fire cameos from other artists by MickAllgood

Pretty close to 50/50 but Squeeze's Glenn Tilbrook on Elvis Costello's "From a Whisper to a Scream."

AnswerGuy301 t1_j9wv4of wrote on February 25, 2023 at 3:21 AM

Reply to comment by chadmac81 in What’s a song (or two) that ruin an otherwise perfect album? by Theobviouschild11

Yeah. Nearly every rock album of that era had like 15 tracks and was at least an hour long and if you were lucky half of it was worth hearing.

AnswerGuy301 t1_j9wmtrg wrote on February 25, 2023 at 2:13 AM

Reply to comment by chadmac81 in What’s a song (or two) that ruin an otherwise perfect album? by Theobviouschild11

For years every hip hop and many R&B albums for some reason had to have the dumb skit tracks.

AnswerGuy301 t1_j7c44vt wrote on February 5, 2023 at 6:19 PM

Reply to comment by jamesjeffriesiii in Apartment Hunting Prices...Is There A Catch, Here? by [deleted]

Local to me. Those all look at least semi-reasonable. Some of those are not exactly near Metro (although some of them are walking distance either W. Hyattsville or PGP) so you're looking at Bus-to-Metro if you're commuting downtown in some cases. Those buildings aren't the best, but I suppose you know you're not getting luxury amenities at that price point unless you're willing to go a long way outside the city. You could do much worse. PG County has a bad rap, but this part of is alright for the most part.

AnswerGuy301 t1_j6n50nw wrote on January 31, 2023 at 2:51 PM

Reply to comment by puttinonthefoil in Life in Prison Plus 25 Years for Defendant Who Shot 21-Year-Old Man in Broad Daylight by SuperBethesda

It's not so much about stopping someone from killing as it is stopping them from killing again.

AnswerGuy301 t1_j6n02kb wrote on January 31, 2023 at 2:15 PM

Reply to Anyone miss the old DC? by sg8910

This feels like the worst of both worlds. The vibe is trending as barren and unsafe as it was in the late '90s, but it's expensive just like it was in the late 2010s. Also, I'm not just out of college anymore, so my tolerance for sketch has dropped with time.

AnswerGuy301 t1_j6g9q1t wrote on January 30, 2023 at 2:47 AM

Reply to comment by elle_quay in TIL that in 1981, Congress voted to declare the Maryland 5th district congressional seat vacant after the incumbent, Gladys Spellman, was rendered permanently comatose by a severe heart attack. by RexSueciae

Yeah. He filled the seat and is still holding it to this day. (Although the district looks different now. Hoyer and Spellman’s home base from back then are now in a different district.)

AnswerGuy301 t1_j2cdbdv wrote on December 31, 2022 at 4:58 AM

Reply to What song did you “know” was going to be a hit the first time you heard it? by debaser64

The first time I heard "Under the Bridge" on MTV I was like "This is going to make RHCP massive stars."

Supposedly they played a show with some record label folks in attendance, within a few weeks of _Blood Sugar Sex Magik_ coming out. Anthony Kiedis missed his cue and the vocals were off....but everyone in the place was singing along. The label guy heard that and was like "yeah, "Give It Away" is fine, but "Under the Bridge" is your next single."