Shucks, missed this thread. I've never been overseas, would love to go. How is it, how's London?  Massive.

I'd bet tourism at near record highs with the wedding this weekend.

Yeah, I always loved the demos to NR, both acoustic & piano. Would love for them to be epically polished up to see how they compare to the studio track. Always felt NR was overproduced.

Pretty good Opinion piece on the leaving out of OIAM. I gotta say, if anyone thinks they're 'doing wrong' or 'burying history' over this, thats just a weak POV. We all change, and have regrets. The present is the time to do what we can't change from the past.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/201 … e#comments

Gonna try & chime in on a few subjects.

Avanatti's doing this pro-bono, so to speak. He doesn't care about getting paid, he's getting "payed" by getting his name & law firm business out there onto CNN, MSNBC, ABC, NBC etc... No different than Johnny Cochoran working on OJ's case. In fact I think all his lawyers took the case for minimal charges. Anyway Avanatti's set for life as far as a law career. Heck, even a book deal. A year ago he was probably some phone book attorney.

I also don't know how he's releasing some info. I really haven't followed the details too closely. I know a lawyer can 'subpoena' information, however I would think the documents need to remain confidential until the case is complete. Possibly I'm wrong on that or maybe the subpoena-er or -ee can.

Not sure about Biden 2020. Possibly. I think he's too old tho in my mind, unless he's gunning for a 1 term Presidency. Once someone hits 80 they really take a turn. I heard it said that Dems will throw out old names, until 2018 is complete, then a new batch of potentials will rise. Personally, I think Tom Wolf, governor of PA is going to run. He's curiously laid low on marijuana legalization (medical only), and wasn't outspoken over guns. There's a photo of him with Jeff Lurie and Meek Mill at a Sixers game, and I know Robert Kraft was even involved & visited Meek Mill in prison. I honestly think Lurie & Kraft are going to spearhead the financeers of his campaign getting wealthy Northeasterners to back him. We shall see but a 2nd term Governor of a swing state, who's fairly moderate yet leans left, progessive. It's just such a fit. Keep an eye out for him.

I don't think Bernie will run, if he does I don't see him getting the same rocketship launched support. He really came outta nowhere last time. I remember him just being the aloof wierd guy at the debates early on. And Biden didn't run because he (sorta) bowed out to allow for Hillary to run.

I guess I'm curious about Trump in 2020. I'm not sure whether he'll run or not. I think he doesn't want to, but his ego doesn't want to cave in. I still believe he goes down in the Mueller probe, but if not, and his Presidency is fairly in tact, I can see him skating out saying he accomplished all he set out to do. I'm not sure Jeb will run. I think he won't if he's up against Trump again (unless Trumps support is terrible), while GOPers may want 'The Good Ole Days' again like when they supported W over Gore due to 'Family Values' over a dynamite economy, I think Jeb knows he wasn't able to at all overcome what Trump was throwing at him. I see Kasich running again, Rubio only if Trump doesn't run & he looks like a frontrunner, he's still young & I think he's gonna hold out until he has that lane into the Presidency open up wide. I don't see Republicans running as many candidates this time around, or at least some won't run (Christie)