Streaming and YouTube

We were early adopters of Netflix.  We became subscribers when they used to send you DVDs in the mail.  I think we started with a $7.99 per month subscription.  As Netflix morphed into a streaming service with original content, we continued to subscribe.  Our last monthly charge?  $28.60.  Wow.  But here's the even crazier thing:  we're watching it less and less.  I enjoy their sports programming, but there are very few other shows that I watch.  

You know what I watch a lot of now?  YouTube.  I've found some really great shows on YouTube and the best part of it is that they are FREE!  You know that BRP really likes FREE, right?  And not just the band (although I like them, too).  Check out this video - love the crowd!

I started watching a guy named Finn McKenty, who called himself the punkrock MBA, but apparently he was a complete poseur and never really liked the music.  It's crazy because I watched his Black Flag and Weezer episodes, and they were pretty good.  He says he did it just for the money.  Crazy story, right?  I happen to like both Black Flag and Weezer, and am pretty disappointed about how this story evolved.

I mean, how can you not like this Weezer video?  It's creative and features a great song to boot:

I get that Black Flag isn't to everyone's taste.  But I think they have a bunch of good songs like this one:
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But you know what's great?  I didn't pay a dime to watch the punkrock MBA channel.  It's not like Netflix that serves up a ton of lightweight or woke garbage and I pay for it.  

You can also find a bunch of great music on YouTube.  Like the XTC documentary which is awesome.  XTC is one of my favorite all-time bands and YouTube is full of content on the band.  Here's a great song by a great band:

And I take it that you are into art, too?  I am big-time even though I'm a complete hack and amateur at art appreciation.  Nonetheless, I found this fantastic YouTube channel called Great Art Explained by James Payne.  Here is Payne's explanation of what he is trying to achieve:

"I am on a mission to demystify the art world and discover the stories behind the world’s greatest paintings and sculptures. Each episode will focus on one piece of art and break it down, using clear and concise language free of 'art-speak'. ​"

The dude is great as he puts the artist in context as he explains the single masterpiece, and the episodes are short enough so that you can stay tuned in.  Highly recommended.  Here's one example:
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How did you like that?  Want to hear another song just to come full circle?  Of course you do.  Here's Philly's own Tisbury's:

In the words of Arnold, I'll be back.  Check out these hippos from South Africa and I'll catch you on the flip side: