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Your thoughts, your words, your time. It's all about communion. What's on your mind? Yara!

Yara impressions! Give me your love! Yara impressions! Welcome to this week's RA Impressions.

It's been a while for me. I haven't seen you two. Oh, what's going on, buddy? What's going on with you?

Tell me all about it. Thanks for asking, For Track Man. I got home from a tour. I was a little ill.

I spent a couple days in bed. I had a little bit of a brain fog going on. Okay, that's enough. Let me ask Adele a question.

Adele, with two L's, I've seen you've been very busy lately. What's going on? What are you doing, sweetheart? I have been kind of busy For Track Man.

I like him. I like him this week. He really caught me off. He didn't want to...

I've had love in through so much. So many transitions. So much fog. You're coming out.

Coming out of the fog. Coming out of the dark. Yeah. We're into the embers.

I felt good to take a breath. I'm learning how to... What? Nothing.

What were you saying? I was saying we were into the embers. Oh, what's the embers? I just came up with this like five, ten minutes ago.

Okay. September? October doesn't really fit. But November?

December? The embers. That's when things burn. You're going to put your bonfire on and the leaves are changing.

At least here where that happens. And I can feel it. I can feel the change. I know the change because I have that.

Tonight is the low. Tonight is in my right ear. Mm-hmm. Begins when fall happens.

All of a sudden I hear mmm. In my right ear. And if anybody could diagnose that for me. You're welcome to.

Come on on. You could just send us an email. Yeah. It says...

It says... It says money. I like money. It says Christmas bells.

Oh, it does. I'm telling you I sure spend a lot of money on Christmas. Oh, wait. You've been making a lot of...

You... I just realized you took me into your studio. Mm-hmm. Your sacred space.

It does my sacred space. Your space. Mm-hmm. And you've made all...

You're making all this stuff for Christmas already. You've got to do that. It takes a while because the things that I make it takes a lot of time. Yeah, it would be like if I made a Christmas album I should have started it two months ago.

Absolutely. You should have started it maybe June, July. Do you lay now? Where are you in the numbers?

I don't know if I can work on my Christmas. That's too late. Well, have I shared on the podcast my... We'll talk about this real quick and then I'll go back to what I've been up to.

But I just want to put this out there in case any important people from the dinosaur junior family are listening. I have a dream of Dinosaur Junior doing a real proper holiday album. And we're not talking... We're talking like a full-on, beautiful studio album.

Like really digging into each song. Like some classics and then maybe even writing like one original. I don't know. But like, if you've been listening for a while, maybe I've talked about this last holiday season.

I don't remember. But I collect holiday CDs and music. Oh, we talked about this. Oh yeah.

And so I've gotten Lou on board with it as well. I'm on board with the idea of a Dinosaur Junior Christmas record. Yeah. When I...

I don't think I can't make that happen myself. Can you guys all like, you know, just flood Dinosaur Junior's media with this? If you feel like you also would like this, can we just all agree to how cute that merchandise would be? Some Dinosaur Junior holiday gift wrap, some ornaments, some maybe felted versions of them?

I just... I love it so much. Actually, it looks Christmas. And he looks Christmas.

He's doodling away on guitar. He'll often like, I don't know, good King Wentzless. I feel like Jay is also really good at celebrations. Like he takes like birthdays seriously.

Christmas seriously. Birthday is in December. He's a December baby. And the ember is like, that's his zone.

Okay. And then my last thought about it is I want then there to be like a beautiful like month long tour of where you just do the full holiday album. Like in theaters and people get to see it, you know, with like the stage totally decorated with like Christmas trees and everything. Just I think it would be adorable.

Green and red earplugs. Oh, come on. Some special pics that get tossed in the audience. I don't know.

Anyway, I'm a fan of this idea. But anyway, just shelving that for now. But I think maybe if we make that part of our intentions, you know, maybe manifest. Maybe we should just really start concentrating on that.

Mm hmm. Mm hmm. See what happened? Because I started breathing slower.

Thoughts are energy. Okay. And they're not, you know, Jay's not that far away. True.

He's in another town, not too far. He's only 10. I'm going to send him a mile away. Yep.

So I think they're even closer. Yep. Well, you know, I'm also reaching out to those people in Colorado, you know, who you are, wink, wink, just the greater dinosaur junior family. And you know, any listening ears.

I'm just saying this would be amazing. Okay. I'm going to, let's tell, have a moment of manifestation and silence here to just really. This is for the dinosaur junior.

This is for the dinosaur junior beautiful holiday album. Can you imagine? It's a dinosaur junior Christmas. Oh.

Christmas with dinosaur junior. Wow. Underneath. Happy holidays from dinosaur junior.

Exactly. Happy holidays. Happy holidays. That's, you know, that's our thing.

That's our thing. Yes. We did our Christmas special. We did our Christmas.

I did my Christmas songs. That was a while ago. That was during the, the glam denik. It really was.

Yeah. Okay. Wait, so I have my moment of silence. Okay.

Let me make a sound real quick and they're all going to have one moment. Okay. Wait, I'm going to do it real close closer to the mic. Okay.

Here we go. Oh, shit. That hurt. That was not good.

There we go. Okay. That's really nice to take a deep breath without feeling like I'm going to cough. Oh, yeah.

Boy, there's nothing I love better than being able to take a deep breath in and out without coughing myself because you know I often live with a cough and I'm not living with a cough right now. So, okay. Yes. What am I?

What's happening in my studio? What are you doing? What are you doing? What are you doing for Christmas?

Well, I have been. Besides everything. Oh, well, maybe this year I'll assign you some more tasks. Oh, he went limp.

Okay. Okay. Okay. I just get literally yellow with gray.

He was like, I don't. I'd be happy to make a dinosaur. I'd be happy to learn, you know, a very little Christmas with dinosaur junior, et cetera. That could get behind.

But boy, it's really hard for me to do the most basic shit for the holidays, but we've been through this. We've been through this. Okay. But you know what?

How about I'll say this? Maybe you can make cookies with the kids. That would be fun. You could have a cookie day where you decorate and you make cookies or I make the cookies and decorate anyway.

That's where they end up. But it's fun to have them around. Oh my God. Okay.

So, yeah, I've been thinking about just the store, the Barlow Family General Store. Hmm. The Barlow Family General Store. Where is it from?

The items. Insert that song there. I, because I feel like it's time to do like a refresh on it. I want to put up some new pictures and maybe take down some things, put some fresh things up.

I finally got caught up on all my orders and I'd like to say thank you. I don't know if the people who bought these items listen to the podcast. If you do, you know who you are because we've communicated via email. But I had some very, very patient customers because our printer was on the Frits for a while.

We went on tour and- That's the printer that makes t-shirts. Yeah, because our t-shirts are- Sublimation. We use sublimation. Sublimation.

Lyric t-shirts. Yeah. Lyric t-shirts, exactly. We need to make a t-shirt for this podcast so the people- Oh my gosh.

I know. So, our legion of sports. I really want to have a t-shirt that says five out of five Vibroslaps with a drawing of Vibroslaps because I love that review so much. Hey guys, rate and review this podcast.

All right. Thank you. So- This is a plug. This is a full on plug-asode.

Okay. Vibroslaps. Vibroslaps. I almost thought you were going to say vibrators and I was like- Five out of five vibrators?

Yeah. That's a lot. Not quite enough room for all of those. That sounds like noise pollution.

Arrr. No. You're making- I don't make- I'm making a little Christmas tree. I'm crocheting Christmas trees.

I'm crocheting Christmas trees. I'm crocheting Christmas trees. I'm crocheting the- I'm like TikTok from an old lady. Is that what that was from?

No, it came from my brain. The Christmas trees? Yeah. Really?

Yes. Sometimes I come up with original ideas. I mean, it's not an original idea. I'm sure millions of- I thought- I thought- I thought- I thought everything came from TikTok.

I don't think I've made anything to sell that was like from TikTok. I mean, when I sell or design things are my own. I mean, obviously I'm influenced by the greater world of art and other designs, but- It's like the cinnamon sticks are the- That was my idea. Wow.

I mean, I'm sure- Wow. I'm sure it exists out there because on the bin of cinnamon sticks that I bought, I- I have this like very vivid memory of you watching like an 85 year old woman construct these- Maybe it wasn't a dream. I was gonna say I don't- Whoa! Whoa!

Well, maybe the fog is back. Wow. I'm like- Maybe my crocheting is- Maybe you were like picturing me as an 85 year old woman still crocheting Christmas trees with cinnamon stick trunks. Yeah, maybe I was having like a future memory.

I love that. I'd love to be 85 and still crocheting Christmas trees. Bless. I hope I will be- What do you call it?

The tree trunk? That was my idea. I thought it was genius. It is genius.

I'm the first person and you know what I know and not because like I was saying so I got this- I went to our cupboard because I was like what am I gonna do for the trunk of the Christmas tree? I don't really want to crochet a brown little piece because it seemed too fussy to like have to sew on a separate little stump. So I thought okay, what am I gonna do? Like a wooden dowel or something like wood or piece of hard cardboard that I covered in fabric?

So I was sitting here like scratching my head trying to come up with different different tree trunk ideas from ornament. And then I was in the kitchen and I thought oh my gosh, I wonder if I could put a cinnamon stick in there. Would that be weird? I'm married to a fucking genius.

This is great. So then I thought I think I have some cinnamon sticks because I think I remember buying cinnamon sticks during the pandemic and I had some idea of doing something with- I don't know who knows- Who knows anyway. I've expired too probably. Oh, of course.

Absolutely. Absolutely. I never use cinnamon sticks. Literally never.

So I buy them every few years. I keep them for a few years and then I throw them away. So I of course went into our spice cabinet and sure enough there was a big ass container of cinnamon sticks and I'm like fantastic. So I look at it and I don't know why but I'm just reading the label of it and it says cinnamon sticks for cooking or crafts.

Dang. On the cinnamon stick jar. You guys, I mean that you buy in the spice section. It even says it right there for crafts.

So I was like wow, I wonder if like Michaels and Joanne's and all that if they also sell like just buckets of cinnamon sticks or like other women out there just weird rock hard. Making like cinnamon sticks. Cinnamon stick crosses for church camp. Who knows?

I went to my mind right now. Cinnamon is something where you go you would hear like a fun fact like well in the year 1000 cinnamon was gold. Cinnamon was currency. Right.

And when people were rich they used to just you know walk into a room and throw cinnamon everywhere to display their wealth and prominence. But now it's just these like stale sticks that live in your cupboard until you have a brilliant idea. Well and even just like the people who you know manufactured these cinnamon sticks they were like let's be honest the bitches are going to use this for some crafts. So let's just put it right on the label.

They're like cooking or wink wink crafts obviously. Can I make a quick plug for my own gift idea? I do have a gift idea. Plug it baby.

Plug is so I have to redo it. I have to re-plug this. I've got to reinsert it. Is it going to hurt?

It depends. You might want to do a little preparation for this. Okay. I always say preparation is really important.

It absolutely is. It's going to know both sides of it as well. But I write out the lyrics of my songs on these gorgeous watercolor pieces of paper. I'll write out the lyrics.

You do. And recently I wrote out lyrics for someone, a song I didn't write, someone else had written the song and they wanted me to write their lyrics out. I loved those by the way. And I loved how you like tore like little holes in them.

And you went, I know. I'm here for you people who you know I think almost everybody got these lyrics already who wanted them. Maybe not. Maybe not.

Maybe they don't know that I will sit down and spend time and write out the lyrics. And the holidays are coming. Holidays are coming. Christmas, Quanzas, whatever you celebrate.

You want to gift someone. You do that. You roll it up and send it in a little tube. You got that thing.

You can take it to Michael's or wherever and get it framed. I've actually seen, people have showed me pictures of these framing. So anyone out there, anybody that, anybody in the world out there, because even shipping to Europe is not like crazy. It's expensive.

But it's worth it. For those it's actually one of the more reasonable lines. It's not too bad. Yeah.

So I, you know, if you want, I'll write out lyrics of the songs I've written. I'll write out. You know what? I'll do like a U2 song.

I don't want to find out. I'm just never going to find out. Yeah, that's true. I wrote out a fleet with Max on for somebody.

And if he does. If I don't find out, we are a success. So we'll, we'll, we'll to steal with that. I will not do a Don Henley song because he'll fucking find out.

Oh, he will find out. He will find out. Oh my God. He, he, you know what?

His ears actually just started itching right now. Yeah. He's like someone is thinking about taking some repurposing my words. Yeah.

Do not come for the Don. He won't do, I won't do Don Henley for sure. No, Don Henley. Stay away.

So, sorry, Eagles fans. Yeah. You don't do the apologize. He's crazy.

I mean, he's wonderful and crazy. Is he? Question mark, I don't know. I don't know if he's crazy.

He's intense. I saw that documentary. I want to say shout out. That's a fun one.

If you haven't seen the Eagles documentary, Lou made me watch it. Yeah, you were not a fan. No, I'm still not. Maybe still not a fan, but the story.

But dang, I also don't care for, oh God, I'm afraid to even say it. I'm afraid to even say it. What? Are you?

Are you S H? Yeah. Well, I mean, are there fans kind of also like my heads? You have a uterus.

I do. Yeah. So simply that fact. Am I, it's okay then for me to say this.

Absolutely. Okay. Because I think in general, although things are changing kids today, they love everything. I talked to this woman.

I don't know. At length the other day, big soda fan loves 90s indie rock. She loves the Dave Matthews band. Okay.

So that's completely unpredictable out there. Yep. It's totally. Oh my gosh.

It's all out. Right. Well, hello. I was shocked by Rick Asley.

I mean, when they were like, you know, I remember a handler or saying in the kitchen, like, this song is really good. Like sincerely saying that to me. And I was like, Oh my God. Like, things have changed.

Things are changing. Gen Z is like, we're moving. We're moving dials all over the place. So just strap on.

Strap on. Or whatever. You know, again, do what you need to do. Is this true?

Can you confirm this quickly for me? Are they now calling Gen Z zoomers? Okay. I have no idea.

Have you heard of this? No, I haven't gotten there yet. Zoomers. What does that mean?

Gen Z. I know. But is it like a, is it some sort of commentary about boomers? Is it supposed to be like the opposite of boomers?

Because aren't they the ones who were like, Hey, boomer? Yeah. I saw it the other day and zoomer and I'm like, What the fuck is a zoomer? I almost thought I was a zoomer for a second.

I was like, Amaya? I'm like, honey, they'll tell you you're not. Don't worry. But you know, but.

Henderson's called me a boomer. Actually, you're solidly Gen Z. You are Gen Z. I'm sorry.

Gen X. Oh my God. I'm really only a few years ago. We're not talking boomers anymore.

Okay, boomer. The zoomer thing seems to be. Gen Z. What am I saying?

It's on zoomer. Interesting. No, we, you and I are the, we bookend Gen X kind of I'm a little bit still into it. I think it ends in 80.

I'm born in 77, but I can't remember exactly, but we're, we're, I'm just fumbling now. Were we talking about something? Oh my Christmas trees and cinnamon sticks and see. Oh, and then you're, you're making things that go on trees.

You can be on anything. You guys, you can hang that shit on the wall. You do have a nail in the wall and prop it up. Tape it.

She really works on, she puts like a really nice little label, like a kind of label in the back of them. Oh yeah, I do. They're like, they're little fabric swatches, these beautiful honey. I'm a professional.

I went to school for this. I have a degree. I, I have a lot of pride in my art. Apparently you're calling yourself a professional.

I'm not a professional. I didn't say you weren't a professional. You just said you're calling yourself a professional as if it was like some wild thing to say. Are you a professional musician?

No. Well, you know what? I'm not going to lower myself or some other. I am a professional.

I'm a professional amateur. Oh, okay. Okay. I'm gen X.

Okay. But I'm not gen X thing, right? I'm finding out now there's, there's attributes to gen X, which I didn't realize. And one of which is like you're sort of overly humble or you want to be, you want to disappear.

Yes, that's why I'm telling you. I'm you. And you feel really uncomfortable. Apologize.

You apologize a lot. You, you, you're really uncomfortable with like self promotion. I didn't know that was like something within, I thought that was. It's our disease.

It's one of our diseases. Yes. That's why when I said to you and you immediately then were like, you called yourself a professional, see you, gen X to me, gen X to me. You're X to me.

Oh, because you know what? I'm working really hard on adopting the confidence that the zoomers have. Okay. And they, they're going to say I'm a professional and you know what?

Damn it. I'm a professional. All right. So now we got that out of the way.

Um, your X that reminds me of a really good hardcore song called your X from a band called Faith from one of my favorite records, the split record of Faith and void. Oh, don't we have that? How we got it? I'm glad he didn't sell it in some like, you know, money panic.

Although I don't know. Hey, this Christmas, Marlowe family general, Marlowe family in general. Maybe we need a little extra cash. Maybe I should sell, um, discord records number one to tend all of which I own the first edition of.

Oh my gosh. Okay. Okay. We're not selling that.

Okay. But we are going to sell lyric. So lyrics lose lyrics or maybe bannos, you know, maybe. Eric's poems.

Sure. I did a Bjork song. What? But it wasn't, it wasn't her song.

It was actually a poem that she sang on the E coming's poem that she sang. That's lovely. So that made me feel better about it. I really like, so you're actually, well, you just ended an E coming's poem.

Yeah. Okay. Let's just be clear. So yes, I am, I am hand making and crocheting things for your tree or for maybe you want to do like a little topper for your present, for your wine club or your cooking club, um, your purple hat friends, you know, and you're like, okay, that seems to be the theme of this week's episode.

Commerce, uncomfortable for some, but a reality for most, it's not a book. Thank you very, very much for listening to this week's Raw Impressions with Lou Barlow and Adele Barlow or should I say Adele Barlow and Blue. He's kicking me off. No, no.

He's like, Fortrack man. I don't know what's up. He X-dus, he X-dus. He was like, commerce.

Oh, he's, I know this did. It turned into a full on plug-asode. Well, you know what, great. This is a good stretch for us.

It's a stretching or, or gen X in inclinations to not promote ourselves or not feel proud of our work. We're just like, well, I guess it's okay. Do you really like it? Kind of like part of my fucking DNA to feel that way.

Help me. Well, I'm working on it. So what else do you want to plug? Plug one more thing and then we'll sign off.

Plug one more thing. Yeah. What else can you plug? The Barlow Family General Sub-Stat.

I'm working for that. Hell yeah. And oh, I'm, yes, I'm working. I am literally crafting this week meals just to write about for that because I picked out specific recipes.

I'm putting my family through interesting meals this week to write about it. So yeah, we've been putting us through it. I mean, it's not a problem. I'm actually there.

I don't know those little taco-y things you made last night. I know. You actually made turkey meatballs that weren't disgusting. The other night.

Thank you so much. I love that. That's so sweet. I, turkey meatballs are tough.

And I mean that tough. Oh my gosh, they can literally be the worst. Yeah. Mm-hmm.

It's true. Mm-hmm. No, eat them all. Eat them all.

So yeah, good job. Plug in the Barlow Family General Sub-Stat. What do you want to plug? Go out in the world, everyone.

We're going to leave you with the permission to plug. Permission to plug. Permission to plug. There's a lot of ways you can do that.

Use your imagination and just go forth and plug. I can't believe I had to wait this long. Tell me beautiful and tell me that I had the permission to plug. God!

If I only knew that. Well, consent is everything. So I was 20. I needed that.

Actually I needed that one really. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you so much.

So everyone, permission to plug and we'll see you again soon. Bye bye.