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Sailor — Just a Sailor of the Storm, From The CAT Years to The Tai Legends

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If you go all the way back to the beginning of my YouTube channel, the first things you'll find are not speeches or action-figure reviews. They're little clips of my cat Tiger, posted in mid-September 2012. A few days later, on September 22, I uploaded something else: a 4-minute-24-second preview of an original song called Sailor, credited to The CAT, from a then-pending album called Legends. The video itself is just the recording and a simple visualizer. No big introduction, no "let me tell you the story behind this track." So that's what I want to do here. Watch the 2012 preview below, but first I want to talk about who The CAT was, where this song came from, and what happened to it after I went solo. The CAT Back then I wasn't posting under Johnny ST Tai. I was Tiger, one half of a duo called The CAT, short for Cheetah and Tiger. Cheetah is Liz Wade, a clarinet and saxophone player who also sang with me. I wrote the songs. We were based here in Richmond...
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The Love Language of Each Zodiac Sign – Twelve Ways to Lose the Same Damn Argument

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You know they say to know your enemy is half the battle won? Or, something like that? Well, surprise surprise, your partner, or partners-to-be are, in some ways, the most serious opponents you'll ever meet on the battlefield. And if you're lucky, (or not), this may be a battle you'll be fighting for the rest of your fucking-loving-life, every day, every minute, 20 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year... scared yet? Well then, hopefully this guide will help you win some of those encounters by letting you know what to expect, and by association, what not to expect from your partner based on their zodiac sign. I'm using the usual Western tropical zodiac dates here; the exact changeover can shift a day depending on the year. Cardinal means the starter, fixed means the one who won't fucking move, and mutable means the one who already changed the plan while you were reading this sentence. And yes, this is a joke, not science or relationship counselling....
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IronWing Collectables Adjustable Pillars — Great Idea, But Don't Expect Actual Pillars LOL

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Okay, so after reviewing the IronWing Collectables Stadium Risers, we're moving on to the other display product I picked up with my 2026 anniversary money from Desi: the Adjustable Pillars. And right off the bat, I'm going to save another blind collector a little bit of disappointment. These are not pillars! Well... technically, I suppose they are...kind of? But if you're anything like me, when you hear the words **"adjustable pillars,"** your brain might immediately start imagining something a little more impressive. Maybe some sculpted acrylic columns. Maybe something that looks like miniature architectural pieces. Maybe something that actually looks like a fucking pillar. That's what I was imagining. And then I opened the box. LOL. Image:  Action figure of a muscular man in an orange cloth robe posed with one arm raised toward a stone structure. The figure has dark brown skin, a bald head, and a full white beard. His raised right hand is pressed against an ...
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IronWing Collectables Stadium Risers — A Surprisingly Damn Good Way to Make More Room for Your Figures

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For our anniversary in 2026, Desi sent me some money to get something for myself. At first, naturally, my brain went straight toward action figures. Four Horsemen had an in-stock sale going on, 5K Toys had a few big expensive figures I'd been eyeing, and believe me, there was no shortage of shit I could have spent that money on. 2026 has been a pretty lean year for me financially, and I've been seriously cutting back on figure purchases. But, I didn't want Desi's anniversary gift to just get swallowed up by the rest of my collection- just another figure added to a collection of over 1000. I've already got over a hundred figures sitting here waiting to be unboxed and reviewed. If I bought another handful of figures, five years from now I'd probably be standing there looking at my shelves going, "Okay, was that Ogre my anniversary gift, or was it the troll? Wait... maybe it was the horse and knight. Fuck, I don't remember." Nope. I wanted something t...
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