Fashion Board 5-7-04 to 6-9-04

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
No. He meant that if he could do a little better professionally, he might stand a chance of getting laid more regularly, I think.

And how. Retired and put out to stud at 29? Where do I sign up?

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Minnesota sports Question:
The tigers manager, Alan Trammell and hitting coach Kirk Gibson are usually both pretty down to earth guys. Yesterday they were saying the Twins turned up the AC to blow in from left field in the 9th inning during the Tiger's last at-bat. A guy hit what would have been a game winner, but died at the warning track.

Have the Twins been accused of this before? Balt, could this actually influence the ball?
I would think if they had such a power they'd save it for something more important than a Tigers/Twins in June.

Bill Veeck had an adjustable fence in Milwaukee that he would raise and lower b/w innings.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
And how. Retired and put out to stud at 29? Where do I sign up?

Will you be wearing this regularly or backwards during your sessions?

[Anne Elk]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Minnesota sports Question:
The tigers manager, Alan Trammell and hitting coach Kirk Gibson are usually both pretty down to earth guys. Yesterday they were saying the Twins turned up the AC to blow in from left field in the 9th inning during the Tiger's last at-bat. A guy hit what would have been a game winner, but died at the warning track.

Have the Twins been accused of this before? Balt, could this actually influence the ball?
I would think if they had such a power they'd save it for something more important than a Tigers/Twins in June.

There were rumors about this back in 1987 when Minnesota won the World Series.

[bilmore]

Originally posted by Anne Elk
There were rumors about this back in 1987 when Minnesota won the World Series.

They did tests to see if changing the airflow could affect ball paths. It did, very slightly, but measurably. And the groundskeeper admitted that he did make those adjustments.

[LessinSF]

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
What the fuck happened at Belmont on Saturday? Everyone, and I mean everyone was saying that Smarty Jones was a lock to win, and take the Triple Crown. All the jockeys and trainers and owners had conceeded the race, saying they were all running for second. I didn't even put any money on the race, because really, what was the point?

So what the hell happened? And Birdstone, at 36 to 1? I need a cocktail, just thinking about it...

I was there, and no horse race with 10 entrants all of decent quality is ever an 83% guarantee. It involves animals for the fucking baby jesus' sake and at a distance none of them have ever run before. The odds were bet down because everyone wanted to hold a winning ticket. That said, I think Elliott let him take the lead too early.

As for Birdsong, the morning line was only 15-1, meaning the oddsmaker recognized he had a chance, and the guy standing next to us picked him, as he told us loudly both before and after the race. The reason - he was the only other horse in the race ever to have won a Grade I stakes.

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
After reading atticus' link on top ten web stuff, I had to find the grape stomp video. Hilarious. Scroll down to #17 in the 'videos' section.

You might also want to catch the "Lightning bolt! Lightning bolt!" video here. {Sound.}

ETA: Sorry, guys; looking for a link that works. Will edit when same is found.

ETFA: Okay, the link has been replaced, but I make no promises that this site has adequate bandwidth. Link goes directly to MPEG video; it's slow to load.

[dtb]

So, what did people think about the season finale?

I liked it (B+), but as with most other seasons, the best episode of the season was the penultimate.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by dtb
So, what did people think about the season finale?

I liked it (B+), but as with most other seasons, the best episode of the season was the penultimate.

Finally watched the first two shows of season one, and see that I'm going to have fun catching up to all of you with the help of the good people at Netflix.* Until them, TIA for using spoiler space.


* A company which rents two product lines: DVDs, and coasters.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Finally watched the first two shows of season one, and see that I'm going to have fun catching up to all of you with the help of the good people at Netflix.* Until them, TIA for using spoiler space.


* A company which rents two product lines: DVDs, and coasters.

With the help of Netflix I hope to be caught up on 24 by the time the season begins after the World Series. I'm pissed off as hell that I didn't think of Netflix, and not only because it will help kill Blockbuster, the taker of my hard earned cash in the form of "late fees."

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by dtb
So, what did people think about the season finale?

I liked it (B+), but as with most other seasons, the best episode of the season was the penultimate.

Spoiler- for 2 weeks only- no spoilers going back to 2001, sorry









I wasn't sure if Philly was indicted, because he just got out- if not he's gtg. Also, not sure if Little Carmine was, but I didn't think so. So if Little Carmine wasn't indicted, he takes over, right. Guess what? he liked Tony B.

[Alex_de_Large]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Spoilers




















I wasn't sure if Philly was indicted, because he just got out- if not he's gtg. Also, not sure if Little Carmine was, but I didn't think so. So if Little Carmine wasn't indicted, he takes over, right. Guess what? he liked Tony B.

How can Little Carmine take over after punking out the way he did? As I understand it, Tony S has a shot at consolidating now. Not sure how likely that is, but I suppose it's worth a shot. I LOVED the scene with Sil and Tony in the Bing. Great stuff.

[dtb]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Spoiler- for 2 weeks only- no spoilers going back to 2001, sorry

More spoiler:















It did dawn on me that Tony S. probably feels like shit as he didn't have to do what he did to Diet Tony. I was unhappy about that, as I really liked the Diet Tony character. Tony really had painted himself into a corner, and I suppose if it had to be done, and he figured out the best way to get out of it.

But it wasn't clear whether Leotardo was going to the BigHouse or not.

[Anne Elk]

Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
You might also want to catch the "Lightning bolt! Lightning bolt!" video here. {Sound.}

ETA: Sorry, guys; looking for a link that works. Will edit when same is found.

ETFA: Okay, the link has been replaced, but I make no promises that this site has adequate bandwidth. Link goes directly to MPEG video; it's slow to load.

Speaking of odd videos, anyone else see the Peanuts version of Hey Ya? It's classic.

Links are hard to come by since United Features did a very good job of cracking down on the perps for trademark infringement. But if you google and drill down a few pages you may be able to find a live one.

[Mr. Man]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
The best one was the first one. Stevie Ray Vaughn, sitting on a stool, in front of a massive Texas flag, strumming The Eyes of Texas.

Kind of makes me sad to watch that one. I was equally bummed out yesterday at the Crossroads Guitar Festival when his brother Jimmie played Texas Flood because his little brother couldn't be there. Very sad.