by ElCommissioner October 01, 2017
Get the spawn jockey mug.Jack London, the famed adventure writer from the early 1900's, called the Sonoma Valley in California, his home towards the end of his life. He referred to the valley as the "Valley of the Moon". The clever twist on that phrase, Valley of the Tunes, refers to the vibrant live music scene here.
by ElCommissioner May 01, 2022
Get the Valley of the Tunes mug.Eventpathy is a social phenomenon wherein crowds of people remain passive and unengaged when an active and much more involved response is called for. It involves the feeling that "someone else will take care of the situation."
The festival area was littered with debris after the crowds dispersed, an example of rampant eventpathy.
by ElCommissioner June 22, 2019
Get the eventpathy mug.A member of a political party who blindly supports a member of that same political party, despite clear and overwhelming evidence that said politician is simply wrong for the job.
Did you see the result of that latest poll about our elected buffoon?
Dude, yes... those Reblindicans just can't see that their guy is a stinkin' idiot.
Dude, yes... those Reblindicans just can't see that their guy is a stinkin' idiot.
by ElCommissioner February 10, 2017
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by ElCommissioner April 14, 2020
Get the lockdown pounds mug.A scentuation is a situation where there is a noticeable scent in the area. A skunk could be responsible for a foul scentuation. A woman doused in cheap perfume is a walking bad scentuation. A fragrant rose creates a lovely scentuation.
by ElCommissioner July 14, 2020
Get the scentuation mug.A person blessed with a Phonographic Memory has the ability to instantly recall and name the origin of sounds, chords, bass lines, drum fills, and guitar licks from the records he/she/they heard in their youth. Everybody recognizes the opening licks of "Satisfaction", but a person with Phonographic Memory "...can name that song in one note."
It is not the hearing of a train whistle and being reminded of the long summer evenings in Iowa. It is not recognizing a song being played faintly in the background of a Budweiser commercial. It is directly related to the graphic recording ( the LP or 45 rpm record, quite likely ) of those particular notes, and a instantaneous and pinpoint recognition of the song. Phonographic Memory (PM) is like muscle memory, as it is developed by repetition.
It is not the hearing of a train whistle and being reminded of the long summer evenings in Iowa. It is not recognizing a song being played faintly in the background of a Budweiser commercial. It is directly related to the graphic recording ( the LP or 45 rpm record, quite likely ) of those particular notes, and a instantaneous and pinpoint recognition of the song. Phonographic Memory (PM) is like muscle memory, as it is developed by repetition.
We gotta get Carlos on our team for this Trivia competition. The dude knows every song ever recorded! All he needs to hear is one note, and he can name it. He has Phonographic Memory!
by ElCommissioner November 17, 2018
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