Iron Maiden ain’t fucking around with their pirates. Unlike some blow hard former-heroes of mine (Metallica!), the righteous bros of Maiden do the opposite of persecuting the pirates. They tour the piracy-laden regions, making huge loot off of their concert performances.

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It’s time we had a frank discussion about cash money, and I ain’t talkin’ Weezy. In my years on this earth, I have have always been fascinated by the concept of money, and its effect on people of all walks of life. I find it so mind-boggling that as a society, we all agree that this meaningless paper (or electronic data) has value for goods and services. Be careful, because if you get super high and think about it really hard, your head might explode. Now I know the basics that money evolved from barter systems, and then gold based economies grew about, etc etc. But I thought I would take the opportunity to explore a few different perspectives on the subject that I have come up with in my years of overexposure to the world.

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