Happy Birthday, Preston Michael Spears Federline and other Certain Special Someones!

[Mr. Man]

Originally posted by Gattigap
Certainly it WAS, my man. But, as so often happens in the City of Angels, it's turning bad faster than Britney's breastmilk. From The Defamer:

• When the NY Times starts asking about the negative (“travel blog”-borne) buzz surrounding your painfully hot, “if you’re not drinking here tonight, you might as well be jerking off donkeys in West Virginia, Cletus” nightspot, you’d better put down the $25 mai tai, stop giving the finger to the hotel guest who wants to take a dip in the pool, and attempt an explanation.

• By the end of the week, the Roosevelt Hotel will make an earnest attempt to better accommodate its guests at times when its Tropicana has achieved maximum starfucking density. They’re hard at work installing an inflatable pool behind three feet of bulletproof glass a mere fifty feet from the poolside bar, allowing the less interesting and not-so-great a place to cool off and safely enjoy a cocktail.

I, for one, look forward to peering through the bulletproof glass.

Gattigap

Exactly my point. To me, that kind of BS is what makes a place trendy in LA. I hope that crap backfires on them (and the Viceroy and The W Brentwood) in a large fashion like it did to Justin Timberlake's Chi and The Standard Hollywood (post Britney blow incident).

Now I must get back to not keeping track of my time...

[NotFromHere]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
I have no information about Kathy (Kathi?) Lee. I have not watched ET since the woman who gave people seizures was an anchor. Sometime in the early 90s maybe? And I am not sure I saw it more than a handful of times then.

Maybe MSNBC will run a story on her at some point and catch you up?

Why the venom ncs? Shouldn't you be happy that you're seeing your boys in a city where you won't be pelted by 6" of rain?

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
Why the venom ncs? Shouldn't you be happy that you're seeing your boys in a city where you won't be pelted by 6" of rain?

One person's venom is another's dry wit. And is Hank's WHHAAA???

[baltassoc]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
Why the venom ncs? Shouldn't you be happy that you're seeing your boys in a city where you won't be pelted by 6" of rain?

Looks like the projected path of Rita has been narrowed to miss Austin.

Sure y'all don't want to come down?



(However, I sure as fuck wouldn't want to be in Houston tomorrow night.)

[Mr. Man]

Originally posted by baltassoc
Looks like the projected path of Rita has been narrowed to miss Austin.

Sure y'all don't want to come down?

(However, I sure as fuck wouldn't want to be in Houston tomorrow night.)

Unfortunately, that swath is just for the eye:

URGENT WEATHER ALERT - AUSTIN

HURRICANE RITA IN THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING WEST AS A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE THEN TURN TO THE NORTHWEST AS A CATEGORY 4 MAKING LANDFALL ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST FRIDAY NIGHT. AS THE HURRICANE NEARS THE COAST HURRICANE FORCE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO SPREAD INTO THE WATCH COUNTIES. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS SHOULD SPREAD INTO THE HIGHWAY 59 CORRIDOR AROUND 11 PM FRIDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE BRENHAM REGION AROUND 9 AM SATURDAY. GUSTS IN OF HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA. THIS WATCH WILL LIKELY BE REISSUED THURSDAY MORNING OR UPGRADED TO A WARNING.

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT DURING RITA'S PASSAGE. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE TIPPING IT OVER. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS OR ELEVATED ROADS WHEN DRIVING.

DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS.

PERSONS IN THE REGION SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES.

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally posted by Mr. Man
BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE TIPPING IT OVER.

I found this part to be most hepful.

Jesus, people, it's a hurricane. Bring in the lawn furniture. Batten down the hatches. And get the hell out of the way.

[Flinty_McFlint]

Originally posted by Gattigap

• By the end of the week, the Roosevelt Hotel will make an earnest attempt to better accommodate its guests at times when its Tropicana has achieved maximum starfucking density. They’re hard at work installing an inflatable pool behind three feet of bulletproof glass a mere fifty feet from the poolside bar, allowing the less interesting and not-so-great a place to cool off and safely enjoy a cocktail.

I, for one, look forward to peering through the bulletproof glass.

Gattigap

I'm only saying this as a friend, but don't get your hopes up. I don't think you rate high enough to even get into the kiddie pool. You're welcome to sit next to me on the curb of the nearby Gas N Sip though, but you have to sit in the gum this time.

[Oliver_Wendell_Ramone]

Missed the R & R Hall of Fame talk, and feel the need to chime in.

First, as usual, fuck the R & R Hall of Fame.

Yeah, Wonk, Sabbath influenced lots of shitty bands, but also lots of great ones. Absolute crime that they're not in.

X is eligible this year (Los Angeles came out in '80). I thought they might actually make the ballot. I shouldn't be surprised.

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables came out in '80. That could be fun. But I suspect the hall would happily resort to extreme physical force to prevent Jello from getting anywhere near the building. Probably for the best, as he would probably just rant for 20 minutes and then refuse to play with the rest of the band.

Black Flag is eligible next year. Will y'all support my bid to get on the nominating committee?

[Gattigap]

Originally posted by Flinty_McFlint
I'm only saying this as a friend, but don't get your hopes up. I don't think you rate high enough to even get into the kiddie pool. You're welcome to sit next to me on the curb of the nearby Gas N Sip though, but you have to sit in the gum this time.

I forgot to tell you -- I'm now busing tables at The Trop (uncool section). Let's just say that some of the retainer checks I've received weren't recognized as legal tender by the local banks, and supplementary income was needed.

By the way -- how'd things work out at the casting call? I told Sande that if odd body shapes were what she was looking for, I had a perfect client in mind.

[bold_n_brazen]

That's a $1500 vibrator in case you are wondering. Yes. You heard me. Fifteen hundred dollars.

http://www.makeyoublush.com/catalog/...ld_4424823.htm

For $1500, this thing better climb out of the drawer on its own, wake me up by whispering in my ear, take its time removing my clothing, suck my nipples, lick my clit, slam me up against the wall, clean me up with a warm, wet washcloth and light my cigarette for me afterwards.

[Oliver_Wendell_Ramone]

Every so often, though quite rarely, I think "man, this would be a really good time to be single."

Take yesterday, for instance. Work has taken me to a distant part of the state. But I finish up pretty early, and decide to hit a couple of area wineries, since I don't get down that way often. Ended up tasting wine with an extremely cool chick from Athens, GA, who was doing the same thing as me (finished work, checking out some wine before heading back to Portland, where she's stay the night before flying out the next day). Smart, funny, reasonably hot, and a killer accent. Good musical tastes, even (both new stuff and a double-diget Dead show count). Digs wine.

Now, were I single, this would have been one helluva one night stand opportunity. Maybe even an excuse to visit Athens some time. But, I'm happily-married-with-kids guy, so not for me.

I think I actually developed something of a crush on this girl. I don't know when that last happened.

Ehh, she was probably a lousy lay anyway.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
I'll never understand why these supermodels get paid so much money. Is it because the clothes look so much better on them as opposed to similarly hot not-so-supermodels whose names you don't know? Is it because Kate Moss's name automatically means the product is high quality?

I don't think of it as being the same as other celebrity endorsements (unless you're talking about models being the face of a perfume). Jordan pushing gatorade on us makes sense because his performance is supposedly enhanced by the product. Tiger wearing a Rolex shows that if you have a Rolex, you can be like Tiger.

I guess it's kind of the same thing with supermodels. But I always thought that the real goal was to make the clothes look as nice as possible. Clearly I was wrong and it's mostly the face/name that sells the clothes.

Kate Moss looks great in photos. But there are thousands of models who are hotter than she is. If I owned a clothing line I would use someone just as hot who gets out of bed for less than $100,000.

But I would also cast all my films with talented no-names instead of drawing from the same Samuel L. Jackson, Julia Roberts, John Travolta, George Clooney, etc. well.

TM

I think its all branding. You are right that generally, one model is as hot as another. But you need to brand a model to make the cost of using her exceptionally high so that all the ugly talentless people behind her (agents, publicist, etc...) can get paid on her coattails. Middlemen.

Your vision is similar to what a lot of producers of reality TV are doing - bag the “talent”, fuck the agents, lawyers and other leeches and hire no names for nothing. I think a lot of people agree with you that high-priced models, actors, etc... bring no added value for their enormous cost. Independent productions have been cutting into studio/agent/lawyers’ business for years. The direct to audience platform of the internet is wrecking all sorts of businesses riddled with middlemen.

But lemme ask you this... If we find a way to screw every middleman out of the system, be it in music, movies, trading securities, real estate, etc... what will all those people do? Where will all the ugly little fucks who suck money from actors', players', home buyers' and singers' coattails go? What happens to the real estate agent across the street from me and the residential r/e lawyer when everybody starts selling their home directly?

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
What happens to the real estate agent across the street from me and the residential r/e lawyer when everybody starts selling their home directly?

Dunno about the agent, but the lawyer would probably keep busy with lawsuits.

[dtb]

Originally posted by baltassoc
High frequency vibrations near or on the genitals causes a pleasant-to-intense sensation in many women, in kind of an ultimate extension of the the application of rapid manual movement in the same areas. In theory. I don't have the right parts to confirm that this is true directly.

It's possible that some men feel the same way, but I'm not even sure where one would apply the vibrating item. Prostate, I guess.

Huh. Why have I not heard of this car before? Do they highlight this feature in their advertising?

[notcasesensitive]

So what happens after we cycle through the entire alphabet for the year, naming-wise? Do we go to numbers or symbols or will it be the (aa), (bb), etc. system?

(aa) is easy - Aaron
(bb)? - Bb King, I guess
(cc)? - CeeCee Deville? Does this count?
(dd) - well, if CeeCee works, then DeeDee must also, right?
(ee) - I'm stumped.

Do we have hurricanologists working on figuring this out for us yet?



ETF grammar for dtb. because I love her.