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[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Speaking of music, the Austin City Limits Festival site has a link to enter to win a trip to Austin for the festival on September 17-19. http://www.aclfest.com/home.html The line up hasn't been announced yet.

I have heard that I will be featured prominently.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
I have heard that I will be featured prominently.

Really? I'm still in negotiations, but it's beginning to look like they're willing to meet most of my terms.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by str8outavannuys
I buy a lot of music on the strength of good reviews. There are certain reviewers who I trust completely and if they like something, I know I'll like it too. I also buy a lot of music that I hear on KCRW (California public radio giant) and Nic Harcourt's show Morning Becomes Eclectic. They've broken more cool bands than you'll ever know. For me it's the best system to discover new music that I can think of -- I just don't have time to go to clubs in LA listening to bands on spec.

The rest of the new stuff I buy is hip-hop I hear on Power 106 (Big Boy!!). And the rest of my music purchases are new releases from established bands I like, or realizing that I have a gap in my musical knowledge and rushing to fill it out -- like when I bought a bunch of Emmy Lou Harris CDs last month. Bottom line is that I buy a LOT of music, and none of it is a result of stuff being "pitched to me by people in the biz," unless you call what I've described above as such a pitching.

yeh, that may have been unfair, but it was eerily coincidental that you chose two bands (Bondies, Darkness) which everyone I know in entretainment was picking to be HUUUUUGE. The Bondies shit the bed and they're done, but it looks like the Darkness are going to be one hit wonders, so good for them. That guy can play guitar. Hopefully, he'll wind up in a band where he isn't singing.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
This couldn't be more wrong.

They don't give a shit about accidents because it's not their car and they couldn't care less about it. They never blink first because they know you do care about their car. Fender benders are part of their job and they don't even get upset by them unless whoever gets out of their car is carrying a bat.

TM

Actually, I think some of them DO own their own car in Chicago.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
I was thinking about this yesterday.

The best athletes in the world are almost always the most cocky people around. I guess it's a fine line to tread between unwavering confidence and pure arrogance. But, jesus.

He backed himself into a corner by saying there was nothing Butch Harmon knows about his swing now that he can't address. I thought it was bullshit when he first said it. But now it's clear. He's just being stubborn.

And what's funny is that he swallowed his pride early on (after destroying the field at the '97 Masters) to totally overhaul his swing. He was looking for consistency. He found it. Now it's gone and he won't go back to even tweak his swing.

What makes it worse is that Adam Scott won the Player's with a swing constructed to perfectly mimic his 2000 swing. How much more evidence does Tiger need? It is no longer the same swing. He should just swallow his pride and go back to Harmon. And he should look at their accomplishments as a team effort. Because that's exactly what it was.

Tiger is still great. He'll win more tournaments than everyone else. But he won't regain that virtually unbeatable form until he corrects the minor flaws in his swing. Hell, with his club head speed, any minor flaw is very exaggerated.

That self confidence that made him so amazing once is now keeping him from the goals he has set for himself. It's very frustrating to watch.

TM

His swing is completely different. Someone was telling me last night that they read an article that said that his lats and tris are so big as to prevent him from copying his old swing. The two muscles bump into each other on the downswing. I've read that he can bench over 250.

I don't really like to watch golf, but I can watch an entire weekend of the Masters. I'd rather attend it than go to any other event.* Maybe it's the azaleas and the cheezy music.

*by "event" I mean the Derby, Indy 500, Olympics, World Cup, Super Bowl, etc.

There is this restaurnant slash bar I sometimes hit on the way home for a cocktail at happy hour. anways, once this chick started talkingt to me (straight to my knowledge) who I picked up on as being weird. She asked for my contact info and I gave it to be polite. Then Isaw her at Cosi (forgot about her), and she invited me to something. then she called and invited me to something else. I declined on both counts. Then I saw her at the bar AGAIN, this time I was withfriends, and she sat down and proceeded to just prattle on and she provbed to be absofuckinglutely insane. Ten minute story about snowflakes. She just emailed me asking if I was going to the restaurant/bar tongithg, which I had been planning on, but now I dont think so. What should I do? Is she gonna ruin my favorite bar for me?

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by ABBAKiss
Hmmmm. So many negatives in that sentence. Does "It is not my job to not fuck them" mean the same as "it is my job to fuck them"? That would make me a whore I think.

That's correct. If it isn't a paid gig, then you're just a slut.

Boy, it's been a long time since I've done a gratuitous Friday slam. It feels good.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
There is this restaurnant slash bar I sometimes hit on the way home for a cocktail at happy hour. anways, once this chick started talkingt to me (straight to my knowledge) who I picked up on as being weird. She asked for my contact info and I gave it to be polite. Then Isaw her at Cosi (forgot about her), and she invited me to something. then she called and invited me to something else. I declined on both counts. Then I saw her at the bar AGAIN, this time I was withfriends, and she sat down and proceeded to just prattle on and she provbed to be absofuckinglutely insane. Ten minute story about snowflakes. She just emailed me asking if I was going to the restaurant/bar tongithg, which I had been planning on, but now I dont think so. What should I do? Is she gonna ruin my favorite bar for me?

It sounds like she already has.

[Sidd Finch]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Pay attention. I don't go to court, jackass.

But let's break it down and we'll see if you choose to ignore why you're full of shit.

What we know
BnB was talking during the safety presentation.
The stewardess noticed BnB wasn't paying attention and asked her to confirm that she understood her responsibilities with a verbal yes.

What a reasonable person can assume
BnB was talking at a normal conversational level, while ignoring the stewardess.
BnB was not asked by the stewardess to keep it down.
The announcements were broadcast at a level similar to all other flights such that someone talking over them would have to be talking very loud. This applies to BnB's flight as well as yours.

TM, if you are going to rehash yesterday's news then at least get it right. BnB's story had nothing to do with the safety presentation ("this is the oxygen mask, this is the life vest"). In her story, the FA asked her and the other people seated in the exit row if they understood what someone seated in an exit row may be called on to do, she nodded her head, and the FA said she needed an audible response.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Agreed. The Old Bay bloody is a sacrilege.

Stoli 100
V8 spicy
Durkee red hot sauce ot tobasco
lemon wedge
pepper to taste (fressh - large cracked kernels)

That's it - no funky shit.

I hate these bars that try to fuck with classics. If I want a twist with my bourbon, I'd have asked for it. Don't put a wedge of anything near the glass unless its requested or part of the conservative recipe for the drink.

I have to disagree. Best bloody maries I ever had were at a bar down the street from United Center in Chicago last year. I got tanked. Only ingredients were:

Vodka
tomato juice from California (I have the brand name written down somewhere - it was special-ordered by the bar and I've never seen it since)
lots of horseradish
fresh grated parmesian cheese
celery garnish

Any of you Chicago FBers should seriously hunt this place down and have a cocktail. It was on the opposite side from the cheeburger place and a few blocks closer to the highway. I think it had a man's name in the name of the bar. Most excellent.

ETA: Wonk's post reminded me I left out the worchester sauce. I'm sure there was some of that in there too.

[Sidd Finch]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Where's the debate? 8" chef's knife, well sharpened, for chopping.

Get yourself a ceramic knife. You'll never slice with anything else.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
There is this restaurnant slash bar I sometimes hit on the way home for a cocktail at happy hour. anways, once this chick started talkingt to me (straight to my knowledge) who I picked up on as being weird. She asked for my contact info and I gave it to be polite. Then Isaw her at Cosi (forgot about her), and she invited me to something. then she called and invited me to something else. I declined on both counts. Then I saw her at the bar AGAIN, this time I was withfriends, and she sat down and proceeded to just prattle on and she provbed to be absofuckinglutely insane. Ten minute story about snowflakes. She just emailed me asking if I was going to the restaurant/bar tongithg, which I had been planning on, but now I dont think so. What should I do? Is she gonna ruin my favorite bar for me?

Make a pass at her. If she calls your bluff, then . . . well, I'm sure you'll figure something out.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
There is this restaurnant slash bar I sometimes hit on the way home for a cocktail at happy hour. anways, once this chick started talkingt to me (straight to my knowledge) who I picked up on as being weird. She asked for my contact info and I gave it to be polite. Then Isaw her at Cosi (forgot about her), and she invited me to something. then she called and invited me to something else. I declined on both counts. Then I saw her at the bar AGAIN, this time I was withfriends, and she sat down and proceeded to just prattle on and she provbed to be absofuckinglutely insane. Ten minute story about snowflakes. She just emailed me asking if I was going to the restaurant/bar tongithg, which I had been planning on, but now I dont think so. What should I do? Is she gonna ruin my favorite bar for me?

Crazy people don't take hints. Ignore her until she inevitably demands attention, then when she does so inappropriately, tell her she's nuts. Make her "throw the first punch." I'd normally say just ignore her until she goes away, but this only works with polite people. I'm beginning to find more and more people simply don't understand hints. Kind of scary. Its a necessary human social skill.

[Sidd Finch]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
There is this restaurnant slash bar I sometimes hit on the way home for a cocktail at happy hour. anways, once this chick started talkingt to me (straight to my knowledge) who I picked up on as being weird. She asked for my contact info and I gave it to be polite. Then Isaw her at Cosi (forgot about her), and she invited me to something. then she called and invited me to something else. I declined on both counts. Then I saw her at the bar AGAIN, this time I was withfriends, and she sat down and proceeded to just prattle on and she provbed to be absofuckinglutely insane. Ten minute story about snowflakes. She just emailed me asking if I was going to the restaurant/bar tongithg, which I had been planning on, but now I dont think so. What should I do? Is she gonna ruin my favorite bar for me?

TM, if you don't give a translation for this one I'll be very disappointed.

[str8outavannuys]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
There is this restaurnant slash bar I sometimes hit on the way home for a cocktail at happy hour. anways, once this chick started talkingt to me (straight to my knowledge) who I picked up on as being weird. She asked for my contact info and I gave it to be polite. Then Isaw her at Cosi (forgot about her), and she invited me to something. then she called and invited me to something else. I declined on both counts. Then I saw her at the bar AGAIN, this time I was withfriends, and she sat down and proceeded to just prattle on and she provbed to be absofuckinglutely insane. Ten minute story about snowflakes. She just emailed me asking if I was going to the restaurant/bar tongithg, which I had been planning on, but now I dont think so. What should I do? Is she gonna ruin my favorite bar for me?

Next time you're there, grab her ass and stick your tongue in her ear.

Either she'll leave you alone, in which case it's a win, or you'll go home with her, in which case it's a win.