#son of dave

[krispyweiss]

Album Review: Son of Dave - A Flat City

Bookending A Flat City with the nothing-matters anthem “Where’s the Party At” and the nothing-lasts elegy of “Everything Goes,” Son of Dave packs a little of most everything into his 10th long player.

When the end has come for me/cedar box and cherry tree/if we ain’t got the dough/I don’t care where I go/scatter my ashes on the barroom floor/aah/everything goes, is the LP’s closing refrain.

Formerly known as Crash Test Dummies multi-instrumentalist Benjamin Darvill, Son of Dave is a one-man band on blues harp, beatbox, keys, guitar, horns and other ephemera, often singing into a bullet mic to add distortion to his voice as he opines about blue-collar professionals on “He Likes that Classic Rock;” gives them advice on “Take Your Baby to a Blues and Jazz Bar;” turns to a mash of hip-hop, blues, primordial rock ‘n’ roll and comedy on “Yahoos;” and plays “Werewolves of London” relatively straight.

A Flat City - referencing the note, not the topography - is what happens when time catches up with Todd Rundgren’s A Cappella; when Beck is just too weird to have a hit; and when a guy who was in a hot, uniquely quirky alt-rock band for a minute in the 1990s says, “Fuck it,” follows his muse and channels War on a song with gobbledegook lyrics and one titular refrain:

More mayonnaise.

Grade card: Son of Dave - A Flat City - B+

6/9/25

[covers-on-spotify]

“Low Rider”

Original by War

Covered by Son of Dave

[lesbellesaffiches]

SON OF DAVE + MEIN SOHN WILLIAM + TOM BODLIN

Affiche : Amélie Grosselin

Org : Chaou Baou - Noyant-la-Gravoyère

[chloesimaginationthings]

William Afton has top tier FNAF parenting skills

[honeymoonsimmer]

silent grove's townsfolk so far 👨‍💻

ALSO i have 28 clubs on my spreadsheet for this save and only made 3 of them so far OOF. also dont mind the bios jsdsjods i didn't know what to put in them

[mmmmmmart]

[maplebean2003]

Poor otacon

[evans-endeavors]

HOT BOY SUMMER

The Bon Frères vibing on the beach 😎🏖️🔥🌊

My piece for the NADDPod Calendar collab!

The collab features 13 amazing NADDPod fan artists and was set up to raise money for charity! You can find more information on the project here!

Really love how this turned out! Glad to be a part of such an awesome project.

[emiko-matsui]

unfortunately nothing will fucking ever be funnier than four men in their 20's driving for doordash on a tandem bike for four

[fbfh]

Do you still write for Dave Lizewski? I loved what you've written for him so far!

FUCK yes I do. Listen there's a lot I could say about Dave, but one thing that is NEVER addressed is how deeply rooted and repressed his mommy issues are. I'm sorry, your mom dies in front of you and you're just... not affected by it??? bullshit!!!!!!! Dave CRAVES a soft gentle touch, a divine feminine aura. Even if you're not a girl, if you just take care of him gently and look at him with a soft fondness he will fold SO fast. and yes having a nice rack (while not necessary) will help with this a lot. and by a nice rack I mean literally just having anything on your chest. flat tits, huge tits, lopsided tits, fake tits, real tits, literally ANYTHING. even if your tits are practically nonexistent he WILL still be trying to grope and suck on them. and he WILL succeed. nothing in this world can stop this boy from drooling over you.

after a particularly long night full of stopping some muggers, making sure the town drunk doesn't fight anyone, and helping some college girls get home safe, he shows up at your place, a little bumped and bruised but not majorly injured. you greet him with this soft, understanding smile and bring him up to your bathroom. It's all clean and soapy and smells like you, and he immediately starts to relax. you help him take off his suit and he tries not to get hard from the feeling of your warm hands getting him out of his suit and exposing his skin to the cool air. you start inspecting him to see how bad he's hurt - because of all his nerve damage he doesn't always notice how bad his injuries are.

you smooth his hair and praise him, listen to him talk about his night patrolling the neighborhood. worry flashes across across your face as you see the scratches all over his face and arms.

"Oh, uh, Mrs. Landsberg's cat got stuck..." He trails off sheepishly while you smile and put disinfectant on his nicks and scrapes.

"Look at you, helping little old ladies and rescuing cats from trees." you coo playfully.

"Well, she got stuck in the attic crawl space, but..." he shrugs with another blush, feeling all proud and sheepish from your praise.

"Close enough."

you press a kiss to his nose.

"now all you need is a job at the daily planet."

Dave was so sore and tired after tonight that he felt like he'd need days to recover. but after 10 minutes with you, you already have him laughing and feeling like himself again. Dave doesn't know what he did to luck out and have you in his life, but he thinks about you all the time. If he's not physically with you (or texting you or calling you or snapping you or lurking on your social media accounts or reading through your old texts or looking through the folder of pictures and videos he has of you saved in his phone or-) he's thinking about you all the time. he even dreams about you every night. no matter how much time he spends with you, he always wants more. Dave is definitely in the sex isn't enough I need to crawl inside your skin club.

[rlmartian]

Bro I don’t even read homestuck but he’s grown on me like rot within a corpse

@jam-and-jellyfish

plz plz plz plz plz still be open @homestucklineup

Haha heyyyy sorry guys I haven’t posted art in ever. Life kind of got to me and wrapped its cold hands around my throat but I’m picking up the pieces I offer this as tribute

[poopingonthefloor]

tsssk tsk I need more Henry fr the way you draw him is so bbg

his beauty is mysterious and unknown.

[wordpress-blaze-15182341]

Missiles and Meal Service: The Hidden Toll of Flying in War-zones

Common occupational hazards in aviation; the not so new flight deck stressors would encompass turbulence, delayed pushbacks, and that one passanger having an issue with someone reclining their seat (this is so very common, believe me). Let’s not forget another one who thinks the seatbelt sign doesn’t apply to them while on active runway (because they are just itching for a snack they left inside their carry-on luggage in the overhead bin. Opens bin, then bag falls off on them and everyone around. SMH)

Back to business. Pilots and cabin crew flying over the Middle East lately, especially in and out of Qatar, well, there’s a new, less subtle source of anxiety: missile attacks. Who doesn’t know the news by now?

Yes, flying into Doha these days might involve dodging airspace closures, U.S. airbase targets, and the occasional Iranian and Israeli news. Glamorous, right?

Very.

While passengers worry about delayed in-flight meals and Wi-Fi speeds being too slow or disconnecting , the crew up front and in the aisles are dealing with something much much heavier: the psychological toll of flying through a region where geopolitics are very unpredictable, stormy, and always just over the horizon.

What Happened in Qatar Exactly, you ask?

In resent years, we’ve witnessed sensitive airspaces and in response, airlines have shut down their airspaces. Flights being rerouted faster than a teenager dodging chores have become commonplace, and airline dispatchers around the world had one collective panic attack.

Now just imagine this. Inflight, flight crew are prepping beverage carts while air defence systems light up the radar. Boom-Chaka-Boom! Just another day in the skies.

Cabin Pressure: Flying with a Side of Adrenaline

Yes, crew (deck crew and cabin crew) are trained to handle demarcates, but war is not an average Emmergency! It’s one thing to worry about fuel efficiency. It’s another to fly over a region where missiles are a real-time hazard.

There is a huge difference between trusting an aircraft, the team, and trusting geopolitics.

Constant anticipatory anxiety.

Hypervigilance, even on layovers.

The unsettling knowledge that their aircraft might share airspace with defense drones, military jets, and… well, more missiles.

Hospitality Meets Hostility

Cabin crew, as you know, are the face of calm, smile and all. Even so, smiling while you serve fish, beef and a gluten free meal on a flight skimming a conflict zone? That’s dark art right there.

Results:

Crew becoming emotionally disconnected from their jobs.

Guilt when evacuating people while others are left behind. 2020 clears throat!

Luxury inflight service inside a pressure cooker floating mid air at 40,000 feet while those on ground are ducking. Definately dystopian!

More Fuel, More Detours, More Fatigue

Yep! Practical stress:

Flights being rerouted to avoid hot zones, adding hours to duty time.

Longer flight hours mean more fatigue, which affects both performance and emotional bandwidth.

There’s no glamour-AT ALL in a 15 hour turnaround because there is no clearance to land.

What Airlines Are Maybe doing

Critical Incident Stress Management teams.

Therapy appointments.

Pre and post dispatch briefings.

Even so, lots of crews feel out of the loop. Why you ask?Because, you get the news that you’re flying a risky zone when you’re already on it.

Hidden Costs: Forget Fuel and Insurance

Mental Health RiskWhat It Looks LikePTSD or traumaFlashbacks, fawning, sleep interruptions, avoidanceBurnoutEmotional numbness, lack of purposeAnxietyReccuring worry, overanalysing proceduresIsolationFeeling detached and lack of support on layovers or at home

These risks don’t show up on a flight log, but hey, they impact safety, morale, and retention. We talk about maintaining aircraft fatigue limits. What about crew fatigue limits?

Where Do We Go From Here?

How about a Flight Plan for Mental Health in Conflict Zones:

Transparent Security Briefings.

Weight & balance before takeoff is paramount, so is mental health balance.

Flight Debriefs After High-Stress Flights.

Better Global Oversight, meaning ICAO, IATA and other relevant bodies must update protocols for mental wellness involving high-risk routes.

Bottom line, pilots and cabin crew are indeed professionals for they train, adapt, and make sure to get the job done. But, they are people too and not robots. People who fly into the world’s most dangerous zones with nothing more than a safety manual and nerves of steel.

We owe them patience, understanding, protection and genuine support as they navigate war zones with grit and grace.

Fly safe. Check on your crew friends, and just maybe skip the missile jokes during boarding.

Source: Missiles and Meal Service: The Hidden Toll of Flying in War-zones

[franeridart]

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