DLD 12/17/09 - If you don't like this movie trailer I hate you and find you stupid
by micdog2001 on Dec 17, 2009 5:21 PM PST
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OK, OK I don't hate you or find you stupid if this doesn't make you want to see Iron Man 2. BUT I"M FREAKING OUT! Robert Downey Jr is back as Tony Stark and cooler than ever and WAR MACHINE IS HERE! Even Mickey Rourke as Whiplash and Scarlett Johansson as the black widow was pretty sweet. It also looks like Samuel L. Jackson will play his first "big" role as Nick Fury, which is nice. Here the wikipedia page on Iron Man 2.
And since I need at least a couple links to make a real DLD, here is a Fangraphs article on Trevor Cahill.
And finally
A Gold, diamond studded Nintendo Wii.
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A's pursuing Beltre
Glad to hear this.
http://twitter.com/TBrownYahoo/status/6780508439
Prediction
I think Beltre will sign with the Red Sox.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Dec 17, 2009 5:39 PM PST up reply actions
Prediction:
EVERYONE signs with the Red Sox.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 17, 2009 6:20 PM PST up reply actions
case in point.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 17, 2009 8:39 PM PST up reply actions
OH MY GOD! SOMEONE'S TAKEN A BITE OUT OF THE GIANT RICE KRISPIE SQUARE!
Oh yeah, and the waiter’s been brutally beaten.
Not if it's for five years
No thanks to that if that’s what Beltre wants.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
NO!
Movie tickets and Adrian Beltre are both overpriced!
"Sniff some krazy glue, and start a religion!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
you don't like movies (or hollywood specifically)
so your opinion doesn’t count ;-) jk
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
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There is truth to that,
and all my comic/fantasy oriented friends are excited for Iron Man, so I’m not gonna go doin’ too much parade rainin’.
As for Beltre, I’ve stated my opinion(s) on him many times, and all I have left to say is that if the A’s do end up signing him, I hope it’s for as cheap as possible, and that they have a good insurance policy on the contract in case of major injury.
"Sniff some krazy glue, and start a religion!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Dec 17, 2009 5:48 PM PST up reply actions
Agreed about Beltre
I hope they don’t sign him really long term or for too much money.
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So, G-S, are you iglew's alterego or...?
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 17, 2009 6:20 PM PST up reply actions
I'm yours, guy!
If you were more in touch with your fat transvestite musician japanophile side, you wouldn’t have had to ask that question!
"Sniff some krazy glue, and start a religion!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Dec 17, 2009 7:06 PM PST up reply actions
skip the Japanophile and I'm already there.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 17, 2009 8:40 PM PST up reply actions
agreed.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 18, 2009 9:05 AM PST up reply actions
Aside from a common dislike of movies
the only connection G-S and I have is you, LB.
If you and I are the odd couple with you as the lazy slob roommate who drives me crazy, then G-S is your even weirder freaky druggie brother who occasionally visits and makes you seem normal by comparison. Half the time I can’t even understand what the hell he’s saying.
"Starbucks doesn’t change its logo just because it no longer serves naked mermaids in Fremont." —Librocrat
"Half the time I can’t even understand what the hell he’s saying."
A true reason why many an international marriage works well.
Have a glove you could spare for a good cause? If so please let me know
that's because your pop culture reference chart is outdated.
but he’s great!
We could keep him in the coat closet.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 18, 2009 9:10 AM PST up reply actions
That was fast
I asked for the old DLD to be un-rec-ed and a few minutes later, Boom! it’s done. Good job guys :-)
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no problem
If I have a rec on a DLD, and someone posts a new one, then the first thing I do is unrec the old one (note: this is a good practice for anyone else to follow).
Hey Al, just go away, baby.
further note: Mods/admins should be able to force a post off the rec list.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
In addition: Mods/Admins should be able to kill with no fear of legal or moral reprisal.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 17, 2009 9:08 PM PST up reply actions
except Evil Don...
"Sniff some krazy glue, and start a religion!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Dec 18, 2009 12:39 AM PST up reply actions
Evil Don scares even me.
Plus, Evil Don would probably kill Stomper and wear his skin like a coat.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 18, 2009 9:10 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
should be able to? i'm outraged! that's exactly how those british gangs have operated since the beginning...
by AV on Dec 18, 2009 1:10 PM PST up reply actions
Rumble in Brighton!
"Sniff some krazy glue, and start a religion!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Dec 18, 2009 3:39 PM PST up reply actions
Iron man the best!
Most movies about comic book heros are poorly written with special effects only but Iron man was well written for a comic book movie. By the way I still have my comic books from the 70s of iron man unless my wife try to throw them out. LOL
The 1st 2 Spider-Man movies are my favorite comic book movies (#3 was lame with "Dark Peter")
but Iron Man is probably my 3rd favorite.
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Spidey not bad
Hell Boy was good since it didn’t take itself seriously. Still waiting for the captain America to be made. Fantastic Four was real lame.
No Batman?
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Dec 17, 2009 11:49 PM PST up reply actions
Some of the Batman movies are cool
but I have always been a Marvel comics guy. Marvel movies make go “yeah!” while Batman movies are more like “sweet”. Christopher Reeve’s original Superman movie is a classic (Superman Returns – lame {except the scene where he gets shot in the eyeball})
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I don't care much for the earlier Batmans
But the Nolan/Bale Batman has been fantastic IMO
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Dec 19, 2009 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
Dude, goofiness aside, the first Batman was pretty good
Seeing Nicholson do the Joker was pretty cool.
Interesting pop culture story
Before the last Batman began filming, Jack Nicholson called Heath Ledger and warned him about The Joker character, advising him to be careful about getting too deep into that particular role, as it affected old Jack very adversely. Spooky…
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
Beltre wouldn't be bad at all...
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
His penmanship is horrifc and he dresses in the manner of a male prostitute.
He is, by all accounts, a horrible human being.
He kicks puppies when no one is looking. He roots for Montgomery Burns. He always takes more than 10 items in the ten items or less lane. He thought OJ was innocent.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 17, 2009 6:23 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Who doesn't root for Montgomery Burns?
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
okay, I'll give you that one.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 17, 2009 6:30 PM PST up reply actions
I love Monty Burns
of course I haven’t watched The Simpsons since about 2001 but he was next to only Homer as my favorite character.
Well, since the movie,
my favorite character is SpiderPig.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 17, 2009 8:40 PM PST up reply actions
That's weird...
I’m wearing a thrifted Simpsons The Movie shirt right now, but I’ve never seen the movie.
Plus, my sweetie tiedyed it orange and red, so it’s all nice and fiery and fun.
I wore it for good luck at poker night, and it was good for a nice profit (game just broke up.)
"Sniff some krazy glue, and start a religion!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Dec 18, 2009 12:40 AM PST up reply actions
I used to love to tie dye stuff...
and I love poker.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 18, 2009 9:11 AM PST up reply actions
I loved the Simpsons.....
but I love the pornographic phone texts of the characters even more.
On a side note, The Flintstones ones really do it for me too. Is this wrong?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Love is strange.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 19, 2009 7:23 AM PST up reply actions
I heard that in a song once.
There was a most delightful picture show playing at the time.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 19, 2009 9:56 AM PST up reply actions
There is a man/A certain man
A man whose grace and handsome face are known across the land!
You know his name/It’s Mr. Burns!
He loves a smoke, enjoys a joke
Why, he’s worth 10 times what he earns!
He’s Mr. Burns/I’m Mr. Burns
He’s Monty Burns/I’m MR. BURNS
To friends he’s known as Monty, but to you it’s Mr. Buuuuuuuuurns!
i'd trade it all for...
just a little bit more.
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Dec 18, 2009 1:12 PM PST up reply actions
You're getting Beltre mixed up with Figgins.
Beltre is Seattle’s former 3B; Figgins is their new one.
"Starbucks doesn’t change its logo just because it no longer serves naked mermaids in Fremont." —Librocrat
you may be right.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 18, 2009 9:12 AM PST up reply actions
but it just might be a loooooooooonatic you're looking for
O'Hara: Detective Lassiter is literally on fire.
Spencer: What kind of fire are we talking about-- "Michael Jackson in the Pepsi commercial" fire, or "misusing the word literally" fire?
I don't own a motorcycle and if I did,
I wouldn’t drive it in the rain.
I mean, unless I was just crazy over the girl.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 18, 2009 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
Beltre would work for 3 years max! And no more than that!
I’m guessing Beane has offered 3 yrs @ 8-9 million per.
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
So if Billy Beane is still looking for a vet pitcher that won't cost a 1st round pick
and could possibly be had at not an outrageous amount of loot, what does everyone think of Joel Piniero? I tried to use the link function but eet no workie 4 mee! arrgh!
http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=334492
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
I think he's bounced back very nicely in St Louis
I was reading that he developed a new sinker while pitching under Duncan and that it helped facilitate his finding confidence again. He’s only 31, was healthy last year, and I’m no stat geek, but looking at his numbers, I’d say if 2009 is any indicator, he’s having a somewhat of a rebirth after sucking for a number of years. Anyways, thoughts please…..?
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
You have to get a little suspicious any time a player has a year that's completely out of whack with his entire history as a player
which is what his 2009 season was.
His fastball in 2008 was 20-odd runs below average in 2008. In 2009, he threw it 12% more often and suddenly it was 23 runs ABOVE average. Maybe Dave Duncan really is a miracle worker, and probably both of those numbers are a little exaggerated due to luck (first bad, then good), but… jeez, a 43 run difference?
I think he’s a better bet to be average than continue to be above-average, and the A’s have little reason to pay for average pitching. If the new Piniero really is fundamentally different than the old, he’d actually have been better off if his free agent year came a year later.
O'Hara: Detective Lassiter is literally on fire.
Spencer: What kind of fire are we talking about-- "Michael Jackson in the Pepsi commercial" fire, or "misusing the word literally" fire?
So basically sign him to cheap one year deal or not at all.
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
I mean, I wouldn't go THAT far
Below a certain level he’s likely enough to be worth more than what he gets paid that the fact that he’s not “all that” isn’t disappointing anymore. If he was willing to take 2/12 or 3/16, I’d tell him yes sir and call him an Athletic.
I think he can do better than that, but the way the market is breaking, you never know.
O'Hara: Detective Lassiter is literally on fire.
Spencer: What kind of fire are we talking about-- "Michael Jackson in the Pepsi commercial" fire, or "misusing the word literally" fire?
I've heard the Angels are interested in Piniero
but I’m with you PT if you can get him for a good price then why not?
I heard the same thing
and the Dodgers are supposedly interested as well. I’d be down to sign JP to a two year deal+ a 1 year option at 13 million and the option kicks in for 8 million if exercised. Total of contract for the full three years = $21 million. In my opinion, of Piniero were to put up anywhere near the numbers he did in STL in 2009, then it’s a good deal for the A’s and Piniero makes respectable money, and he might be able to get one more contract at age 34. Hopefully, something like this could happen….
Go A’s!
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
Signing Piniero for that kind of money is too dangerous for this ballclub...
This ballclub doesn’t need to be tied down to larger contracts to 30-something players. It’s too much of a risk at this time. I’m talking about Beltre too.
"Sniff some krazy glue, and start a religion!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Dec 18, 2009 3:44 PM PST up reply actions
What's the "danger"?
Not having money to sign all the other big-ticket free agents that are dying to relocate to the friendly confines of the Coliseum?
O'Hara: Detective Lassiter is literally on fire.
Spencer: What kind of fire are we talking about-- "Michael Jackson in the Pepsi commercial" fire, or "misusing the word literally" fire?
I thought the danger was Pineiro pitching in the AL
The A’s are already facing an uphill battle, Joel, there’s no need to pile on.
I'm mostly worried about money tied up in 2011 and 2012
If the club can get Piniero for 2/12 or 3/16 like you were saying, then I wouldn’t be too upset, because it would be a gamble with a significant upside, and a significant but non-crippling financial downside if he doesn’t cut the mustard.
That same gamble at 2/18 or 3/30 seems to me to be getting improper pot odds, and the right move would be to fold.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Dec 18, 2009 11:42 PM PST up reply actions
I've never read a comic book in my life but
I enjoyed the first Iron Man movie and I like Downey so I’m going to see it.
I’m really looking forward to Downey as Sherlock Holmes even more though as I love the Doyle stories although Guy Ritchie being the director scares me a bit.
I’m going to see Avatar tomorrow and I just hope the movie is better than the trailer as it looked like a bunch of pissed off Smurfs fighting in the jungle and it’s almost 3 hours long which is crazy.
Avatar looks like shit IMO
Good luck sirbed, I hope I’m wrong.
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
My girlfriend won't go so I'm going with some friends
and my excitement level is low but I’ve loved a lot of Cameron’s movies so I’m hoping for the best.
why won't she go?
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 17, 2009 8:41 PM PST up reply actions
not a tough call for you, either, I hope.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 17, 2009 9:09 PM PST up reply actions
I hate shopping (unless it's a bookstore or golf shop)
and I love movies so no it wasn’t a tough call.
I'm probably going to see it too
more for the visual effects/3D eye candy than anything else. I’m hoping I can catch it in 3D.
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Dec 18, 2009 9:09 AM PST up reply actions
It was long.
But not all that bad. A bit of a stretch though, and a far to PC. Think “Dances With Wolves” set in the future on a far away planet.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
I like most iterations of Holmes,
but it doesn’t seem like the movie has much of a connection to the original stories. I’m on the fence about the movie. Like you, I love the stories and I enjoy Robert Downey Jr.‘s work, but I’m apprehensive about Ritchie.
don't grow up too fast / and don't embrace the past / this life's too good to last
there was a big discussion about the new Holmes movie a last week
movie trailers can be deceiving sometimes, maybe Downey’s Holmes will be more like the original in the movie?
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So all this time I thought Robert Downey Jr. was going to portray
“John Holmes…”
Talk about playing a real life Big Dick….
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
no, that was Val Kilmer.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 19, 2009 5:40 PM PST up reply actions
you have never read a comic book!
I loved comics when I was a kid. My Mom used to buy me packs of random comics from Costco for long car trips and I would read them over and over again.
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I loved baseball cards when I was a kid.
My mom used to buy me wax fatpacks and triple-cellophane packs of Topps and Fleer cards from the drugstore for long car trips and instead of annoying her with “Are we there yet?” I would annoy her with “Wow, Carney Lansford sure hits .300 a lot.”
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Dec 18, 2009 3:51 PM PST up reply actions
I had at one time every Carney Lansford card ever made
and I still have about a 100 of them. I of course got rid of all my valuable cards when I turned 21 and decided it was time to grow up. (and spend time playing video games and golfing oh I was such a grown-up!)
And now that you're "grown up"...
you spend all your time and money trying to get that shit back.
Ain’t life a bitch?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
I thought we were supposed to call them
“graphic novels” now.
"Starbucks doesn’t change its logo just because it no longer serves naked mermaids in Fremont." —Librocrat
Comics are the monthly writings
Graphic novels are one-shots or compilations of comics. My analogy, comics = TV shows, Graphic Novels = Movies
Actually I stopped reading them mostly after I got out of my teens. mostly because it is expensive to keep up with everything and I spend most of free time with baseball/movies/videogames. I buy a wizard magazine every once and a while and read about storylines though.
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My boss has a mean underground comic book collection,
in case anyone is interested. Its absolutely filthy.
My cohort advisor was getting his PhD from U of C in graphic novels.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 18, 2009 5:26 PM PST up reply actions
micdog makes a pretty good analogy below
But the quotes lead me to believe you don’t accept any aspect of the comic book medium as legitimate literature. While I agree that the majority of it is not — especially the heavy superhero genre stuff — some can be quite literary and well-written.
I actually don’t read many at all, and the only thing I really love is “The Walking Dead” (which is about as literary as comic book + zombies can get), and with those I only buy the trade paperbacks, which compile 6 issues into one book. It feels so much more like a real book than the monthly books.
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by thejd44 on Dec 18, 2009 6:37 PM PST up reply actions
I made fun of my cohort advisor with anyone who would listen.
But I hated his ass.
I really wanted to hurt him.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 18, 2009 7:12 PM PST up reply actions
What did you think of the rest of him?
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
I hated his face most of all.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 19, 2009 1:06 PM PST up reply actions
Then the quotes led you astray; I meant no such implication.
That said, I’m not a fan. But I’m not a fan of movies either, so there you go.
"Starbucks doesn’t change its logo just because it no longer serves naked mermaids in Fremont." —Librocrat
I gotta put a small shout out for Spawn.
I never got into comics in general, but I enjoyed that movie. John Leguizamo was awesome.
I also liked the Wolverine movie a lot, but the X-men movies were only ok…
Stewart: "What really needs to be clear is it wouldn't have mattered if there was an earthquake or not. We were going to beat the Giants.
Never saw Spawn (and I've never heard of it to be honest)
I have to say I’ve really liked the Christopher Nolan Batman movies quite a bit but I’m not sure I saw all The X- Men movies.
I'm with you--they all kinda ran together...
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 17, 2009 9:09 PM PST up reply actions
Wolverine was awesome in that scene as well
the first X-Men was kind of lame, definitly the worst of all of them. X2 and X3 were good but I liked X-Men Origins: Wolervine better than them.
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I saw the first
X-Men, and I really didn’t like the casting except for Hugh Jackman (and even he was too tall and too good-looking for the role), so I didn’t see the two sequels. I did see Wolverine, mostly for Jackman and Taylor Kitsch. :D
don't grow up too fast / and don't embrace the past / this life's too good to last
I'll finally be seeing The Road on Saturday.
The slow release BS makes me want to stab a Weinstein. I’ve been holding off because I refuse to pay $12 or whatever the two Chicago theaters that had it charge. Instead I’ll be paying $5 or $6 for a nice matinee in the ‘burbs this weekend. I can’t remember the last time I was so excited to see a movie.
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by thejd44 on Dec 17, 2009 11:51 PM PST reply actions
You don't gotta dig comics to like "Iron Man"
You just gotta love seeing Robert Downey do his thing.
I liked him better when he was doing a lot of drugs and getting arrested a bunch.
He was more interesting.
Though I suppose some people might say the same about me.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 18, 2009 9:13 AM PST up reply actions
but i always thought
that was his thing….
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Dec 18, 2009 1:14 PM PST up reply actions
I think he's past that.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 18, 2009 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
His thing now is approximating what he was like when he was drugged up and banging everything in sight
Sorta like Robin Williams, except herr-on instead of the yay-to-the-yo.
Heroin and sex don't mix.
Just an FYI.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 18, 2009 2:49 PM PST up reply actions
Well, I was inspired by his blue hair in Back to School...
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 18, 2009 5:27 PM PST up reply actions
I used to have a very cool friend who used to call heroin that.
Jimmy. Jimmy died of an overdose. He was a good man.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 19, 2009 7:25 AM PST up reply actions
I had a good friend get close to dying from drugs
thankfully he got through it. Sorry about your friend.
Well, when you surround yourself
with those that have danced (and some who continue to dance) that close to the edge, some of ’em fall off.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 19, 2009 9:58 AM PST up reply actions
That's true
I’ve been lucky to have several friends that I’ve known for years and you do end up influencing each other whether you know it or not.
Do you have me and find me stupid
if I dislike movie trailers so much that I won’t even click the triangle to play this one?
"Starbucks doesn’t change its logo just because it no longer serves naked mermaids in Fremont." —Librocrat
he has you?
thinking you’re stupid might not come til after.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 18, 2009 9:33 AM PST up reply actions
Oops.
Hate, have. Same thing, right?
{sings: “Hate yourself a merry little Christmas….”}
"Starbucks doesn’t change its logo just because it no longer serves naked mermaids in Fremont." —Librocrat
uh-oh
don’t read my post below then . . .
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I don't really hate Christmas. I love Christmas.
{continues singing: “make the yuletide pay….”}
"Starbucks doesn’t change its logo just because it no longer serves naked mermaids in Fremont." —Librocrat
oh
peep this then (well if you like hip-hop pop). Note, they are supposed to be on the light hearted side not serious.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
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But I do hate YouTube.
"Starbucks doesn’t change its logo just because it no longer serves naked mermaids in Fremont." —Librocrat
DUDE!
it is so hard pleasing you! :-)
I almost linked myspace but it was harder to pick out the Christmas songs AND you probably hate that too. The links are only music but here is an Amazon link (where I purchased the entire MP3) where you can hear 30 second previews.
Here is another GREAT Christmas CD that isn’t Hip-Hop. Let It Snow Baby . . . Let It Reindeer
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Sigh.
Micdog, it’s so cute that you’re trying so hard, but I’m really not interested in hearing anyone else’s Christmas carols. I do love Christmas music, but I’m kind of living it right now.
And as an old curmudgeon I’m really not interested in living through the Internet any more than I already do.
"Starbucks doesn’t change its logo just because it no longer serves naked mermaids in Fremont." —Librocrat
You're an old curmudgeon?
What’s that make me?
And when do you return home?
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 19, 2009 7:26 AM PST up reply actions
You still like movies and video games and stuff,
and you don’t bitch about new technology, so you’re not a curmudgeon.
I’m starting north tomorrow, but actual arrival time is still undetermined. Both my Arcata friend and my Oregon friend have invited me to visit and linger for as long as I want. I’ll probably be home before Christmas, not because I need to be, but because it feels weird to be someone’s house guest on the actual holiday.
"Starbucks doesn’t change its logo just because it no longer serves naked mermaids in Fremont." —Librocrat
I despise cell phones.
My technology displeasure is silent, but no less real.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 19, 2009 9:58 AM PST up reply actions
I can't imagine life without my cell phone anymore
I have a regular phone but we never use it.
I do miss being able to get away from everything though as now you’re always connected to everyone else.
my cell phone is on 24/7
mostly because I am always on call in case of an emergency in my building. I don’t own a home phone though, never have (besides the one my parents own while I lived there).
I use my phone to remind me to do things, set appointments, take notes, play games, calculate numbers, take pictures, and oh yeah talk to people. And I don’t even own an iphone or one with similar apps.
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I do like the cell phone that I just got
and I can’t wait to see what they’re like in 10 years. I really can’t wait to see what games are like in 10 years.
I'm looking forward to seeing what
porn is like in 10 years.
"Starbucks doesn’t change its logo just because it no longer serves naked mermaids in Fremont." —Librocrat
Smell-o-vision?
On second thought, never mind.
Your day breaks, your mind aches.
You find that all her words of kindness linger on
when she no longer needs you.
gross
although some fetish guys might like it.
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When you want to get away,
why can’t you just leave the phone at home?
I actually do have a cell phone, but it’s the pre-pay kind with no regular service charge. I only use it when traveling or if I know I need to coordinate with someone. Otherwise it just sits in a drawer turned off.
Even if you use your cell phone 90% of the time, why can’t you just leave it in a drawer the 10% of the time when you want to be left alone?
"Starbucks doesn’t change its logo just because it no longer serves naked mermaids in Fremont." —Librocrat
I have too many responsibilties in life
to turn off my phone and disappear but I’ve chosen that type of life so I’m fine with it.
Of course I’m on my winter break for the next two weeks and I won’t have my cell on me when I’m in the ocean.
Amazing how we as people....
can be convinced that a technology which is less than 20 years old is now indispensible to our daily lives.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
yup,
which is why I don’t carry one. It’s a lie and does not simplify our lives. It makes it more stressful.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 20, 2009 6:30 AM PST up reply actions
Yup.
But it’s a paradox, because it also simplifies our lives. I have one and can reach any of my daughters at any time. I don’t spend nearly the time worrying about them that I would otherwise.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
I will stop trying to get you to learn new things :-)
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No
I love you iglew . . . but your missing out ;-)
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I didn't click it either.
I have big-time problems with superheroes and the idea that humans are weak and need to be saved by higher beings.
If I ever see a superhero on the street, I will kill him and eat his pineal gland.
"Sniff some krazy glue, and start a religion!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Dec 18, 2009 3:59 PM PST up reply actions
Iron Man is a human
without his suit he is just a businessman/scientist. But I guess it doesn’t make much difference to you. It is fiction by the way :-)
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Dude, that's so Golden Bough.
"Starbucks doesn’t change its logo just because it no longer serves naked mermaids in Fremont." —Librocrat
Let's leave James Frazier out of this.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 18, 2009 5:28 PM PST up reply actions
Noticed an interesting article over on fangraphs today
Basically it goes over the DH market and really shows that after the Matsui and potential Johnson signing, the jobs for DH’s are drying up quickly with a lot of players left milling around. After a large portion of AN appeared to collectively blow a gasket over the non-tender of Jack Cust (myself included) the decision looks to be making a lot more sense.
Looks like a side effect of the the new economy (collusion, better player valuation, whatever you want to call it) and the increased importance placed on defensive ability is that the national league seems to have stopped giving jobs to DH’s and it has quickly reduced the demand in the market. With Branyan, Thome, Vlad, and Cust all without deals it will be interesting to see what kind of contracts these guys will be willing to accept as the months drag on.
by OkayJay81 on Dec 18, 2009 3:16 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
This might be worthy of its' own separate fanpost.
I’m sure a discussion of the DH market will generate interest.
"Sniff some krazy glue, and start a religion!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Dec 18, 2009 4:00 PM PST up reply actions
For those who celebrate Christmas in the Bay Area
The rest of you; I’m sorry if this bugs you, just don’t bother reading or clicking the link please.
My church is having it’s 11th annual Heavenly Lights program this weekend (tonight through Monday 6 pm to 9 pm) in El Sobrante/Richmond (it is on a street where one side is Richmond and the other is El Sobrante).
It is an open house of sorts where you are free to walk around at your own pace, so you aren’t forced to sit through anything that you don’t want to. There are 4 sets of music that rotate every hour, an English Hand bell Choir (I play the low bell), a children’s singing Christmas tree, brass ensemble, and vocal ensemble. There will be a live nativity scene (where I will be a wise-man when I’m not playing bells or eating cookies) and a petting zoo. Most of everything is outside so dress warm but there are cookies and hot drinks inside if you get cold. If you have any questions let me know.
Here is a link to the flyer with a small map and directions, I didn’t want to post the image directly for fear of offending someone. I used Picasa so it easy to zoom in and read the text.
If you come and want to look me up, I will be playing the in the bell choir at 6, 7, and 8 PM and will be in the Nativity scene most of the rest of the time. Peace!
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...is iglew performing?
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 18, 2009 7:17 PM PST up reply actions
Just two more gigs tomorrow then I'm out of here.
Off to Humboldt County. Hopefully with a stop by Playland Not at the Beach before I go. (Damn them for starting non-weekend hours the day after I leave.)
"Starbucks doesn’t change its logo just because it no longer serves naked mermaids in Fremont." —Librocrat
What's going on at PNatB?
(I’m somehow left thinking of William Styron and Chris Rock…)
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 19, 2009 7:32 AM PST up reply actions
(play Cyclone for me if they have it)
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 19, 2009 7:38 AM PST up reply actions
Dunno. I've never been there.
That’s why I want to check it out and see. I wish I had a full day to explore, but it looks like I’ve got no more than two hours either today or tomorrow (or both, I suppose).
They’ve got LotR, which is one of my favorites. There’s one up north I play a lot but the balrog is broken and won’t register a hit, so you can’t finish the Fellowship mode on it. I’d love to play a LotR that is fully functional.
"Starbucks doesn’t change its logo just because it no longer serves naked mermaids in Fremont." —Librocrat
Ride the Ferris Wheel!
Step right up!
You pays your money, you takes your chances!
Here. These sounds are hardwired to my brain.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 19, 2009 10:03 AM PST up reply actions
Hey!
iglew doesn’t like youtube. Stop linking him there ;-)
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he likes youtube links to pinball.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 19, 2009 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
PNatB was awesome.
I went this morning. Not only do they have about 15 regular pinball games in good working order, including some really good ones. (No Cyclone, though.) They also have a whole lot of ancient vintage ones which are totally awesome. It’s like a museum where you can witness the evolution of the game by going from machine to machine. Totally cool.
There’s other weird carny stuff there, too, which I didn’t even look at. I only had about two hours before I had to leave. I would have loved to spend a whole day. I was hoping to go again tomorrow morning, but looks like that won’t be possible. :-(
"Starbucks doesn’t change its logo just because it no longer serves naked mermaids in Fremont." —Librocrat
At the movies with sirbed
Since we talked about it earlier I thought I’d let everyone know about Avatar. A couple of things….
1. Only see this movie if you can see it in 3D
2. It’s real long as in 3 hours when you add in the previews
Now the effects are cool for the most part although some of it does look like a cartoon. The 3D is well done and it makes the movie worth seeing for the most part but….
The story is very predictable (there have been about 50 westerns with the same plot) and did I mention it’s long. It would have been better if they cut out about 40 minutes.
I ended up rooting for the villain because I liked how the actor played him and because the lead good guy is dull.
I should mention that I went with two friends and they liked it more than I did but they’re both pretty big Sci-Fi fans and I’m really not.
Overall I’d say see it if your interested in it because it won’t be worth seeing on DVD unless your T.V. has 3D.
Was there a lot of action scenes or was it mostly story?
I’m mildy interested in seeing it but probably won’t get around to it.
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There's two good action sequences in the film
one about a third of the way through and the climax of course. There is also a lot of story about listening to nature and how evil humans are.
Is Evil Don in it?
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 18, 2009 6:08 PM PST up reply actions
Must've been busy putting up office furniture.
On a related note, I saw Sigourney Weaver on John Stewart the other night. She’s 60. I’m still real certain I’d nail her.
She’s seriously in Helen Mirren territory. We may have to do Rally Sigourney in 2010.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 18, 2009 7:16 PM PST up reply actions
Just rent Heartbreakers and lock yourself in your room for a weekend
I’m sure you’ll thank me later.
All I remember from that movie is Jennifer Love-Hewitt
and her cleavage. A definite thumbs up from me (well a something up at least)
For what it's worth (and to me, that's a lot)
Ebert LOVED the movie.
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by thejd44 on Dec 18, 2009 6:34 PM PST up reply actions
I love Roger Ebert
I read his review and he liked the story more than I did but that’s why talking about movies is fun everyone sees the same thing in a different way.
I like Ebert and Travers, and usually trust their judgment
The hipsters over at The Onion’s AV Club were rather nonplussed… which for hipsters, of course, is de rigueur. I’m not thrilled on this by any means, but I suppose I might have to see it just for the visuals. Which means their goddamn marketing campaign has worked on me, too.
Well unless thinking the song "Hip to be square" is hip
then I think it’s safe to say my thoughts are from a non-hipster point of view. Go see it for the visuals Joey C.
Ha
Hating on Huey Lewis is so 2002. I trust your judgment, sir(bed). I’ll just take my little brother to go see it so the hipster in me can be all, “yeah, whatever, my little brother was into it.”
...
Their early work was a little too New Wave for my taste, but when Sports came out in ‘83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He’s been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor. In ‘87, Huey released this, Fore!, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is “Hip to Be Square,” a song so catchy, most people probably don’t listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it’s not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it’s also a personal statement about the band itself.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 19, 2009 7:29 AM PST up reply actions
funny how the best music criticism of the 80s came as comic relief in a novel. i like the one about phil collins and how his early stuff with genesis was too brainy for patrick’s taste.
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by AV on Dec 19, 2009 8:56 AM PST up reply actions
the movie, despite mb's loathing, was fun.
I thought Batman was awesome in it.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 19, 2009 10:00 AM PST up reply actions
They couldn't get Keanu Reeves?
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Dude, I'm totally here to kill you.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 20, 2009 6:04 AM PST up reply actions
i really liked the book and the movie is awesome too. a testament to the sort of monster a childhood in a japanese war camp can turn you into. i also liked carruthers showing up in big love.
don't care if i ever get back.
I can't ever make my mind up about Big Love.
I love the fact that the womens roles in the show are so good, but that competes with the odd situation they’re in—I’ve known some women who refuse to watch it/think it’s exploitative.
When the show concentrates on the women (esp. Jeanne Tripplehorn, who I love, and Chloe Sevigny, who is completely awesome), the show’s great. When they get off on the drama of exposure and Bill’s psychosis…not so much. And, to be honest, the women in the show are significantly better actors than Bill Paxton. IMO, of course.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 19, 2009 11:25 AM PST up reply actions
I tried Big Love a couple of times
as I give anything on HBO a shot but I couldn’t get into it although the youngest wife (Ginnifer Goodwin?) is cute and the other two actresses are both strong.
I like Bill Paxton for the most part did you ever see Frailty? Great movie that he starred in and directed.
I might catch up with the show on DVD some day like I did with The Wire (great show!)
me and my wife have to have some kind of long show we watch together, and after we finished 6 feet under, big love popped into our lives. it’s got all the makings of something we can watch together. that is, i can watch anything if there’s any degree of intricacy in the plot, the dialog is decent, and fight scenes aren’t the point. but she needs low violence, good female characters, and something weird/dark but not too (i lobbied for dexter since it had her favorite character from 6ft as dex, but there was too much blood… also too grisly for her is breaking bad—she couldn’t get past the guy dissolved in acid melts through the tub and onto the floor downstairs episode. go figure!). anyway, big love’s not perfect or nothing, but i do enjoy the family dynamics through the other flaws. like perhaps there are a few too many twists and turns in the drama between the harry dean stanton (!!!) camp and bill’s family. which is funny to say after claiming to like intricacy, but i like directed intricacy, not wishy-washy, let’s turn everything around each episode to keep the audience guessing intricacy. this was also my beef with 6ft, how many life-changing decisions can a family possibly make in one week and how come they are all reversed by the next week? but then madmen came and big love is used sparingly just to tide us over between seasons of that. we also tried the riches because minnie driver, but man does that suck so bad and makes no sense too! then i tried my favorite, the wire, but i could only get her to watch season 4 because of the kids. too few women in the wire to keep her interested… which makes cocksucker deadwood a weird contender, as i was watching a random episode the other night and she got all into it even through some macho muscleplay, etc, just because there are a bunch of female roles playing on their own level. yep, we do enjoy our rounded cable series over here. got any we haven’t heard of?
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by AV on Dec 19, 2009 4:24 PM PST up reply actions
I gave up on Six Feet Under during the second season
I just thought it got to be too melodramatic. I like Breaking Bad although it’s very bleak (especially to a high school teacher!)
Two of my friends are trying to get me into Dexter and I’m thinking about getting the DVD’s. I’m not a big fan of gore (unless it’s Al Gore) though so we’ll just have to see how it goes.
MCH is great
Dexter has become my favorite show on TV. A close second is Burn Notice.
Dexter has really great writing, acting, and story. But if you can’t get into the first season, it’s probably not your cup of tea.
"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy." - Don Sutton
MCH?
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 19, 2009 8:05 PM PST up reply actions
I'm not positive
but I think it’s the initials of the dude who plays Dexter (and was also in Six Feet Under)
AH!
I never watched either.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 20, 2009 7:37 AM PST up reply actions
Deadwood's characters are strong throughout.
Male and female. It is good though that Tim Olyphant is only needed to play one note throughout.
The problem with Deadwood is there’s only three seasons.
The Wire’s awesome. There really aren’t a whole lot of females, though, other than Briggs.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 19, 2009 5:44 PM PST up reply actions
In order:
1. Tim Olyphant is the shit on Deadwood.
2. The lack of 17 more seasons is the only the problem with Deadwood.
3. The Wire is awesome. McNulty is my personal deity. And Kima is smokin’.
4. Apropos of nothing, I’ve had a very strange day of alternating between watching football and watching the first season of The Muppet Show, which I hadn’t really seen before. Some of these guest star actresses I’ve never heard of are super hot.
Kima's very good, I'll give you that.
But there really aren’t any other strong female actors in the series. Ronnie’s okay, but not great.
It was only upon reflection that I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s fortunate Olyphant only had to portray one emotion.
He’s good at that particular emotion, but compared to the rest of the ensemble (even the smaller parts, like Eddie Sawyer and the Preacher—either preacher), he’s weak.
He’s also with whom our sympathies are supposed to lie, so it’s even more troubling upon reflection. Somewhere in that series our sympathies switch allegiance to Al Swearengen, which considering within the first two episodes, he conspires to kill an eight year-old, is no small task.
Never seen The Muppet Show? How old are you again?
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 20, 2009 6:11 AM PST up reply actions
olyphant has bugged me some, for that same reason you mention. i bet it’s kind of the point but still, it’s a little too much. plus, he walks without moving his arms—that’s hard to watch. but i like the rest of the show. i wonder why i never tried watching it in order…
dexter’s blood is kind of rough once in a while, but i’ve figured out the metaphor of the whole show and it helps when you want to think about it in non-blood terms. he’s not actually a serial killer, he’s a chronic masturbator with a big guilt complex. all that ritual, all that secrecy, all that solitude, all that cleaning up…
i love the guest stars in the muppets as i love the musical guests in early SNL (the specials, tosh, b-52s, etc.). wish there was a DVD of 95% guests and some skits/muppet numbers thrown in.
kima’s one of the guys… even her relationship with her girlfriend mirrors mcnutty’s with his wife at the beginning.
mcnutty, also a main character that’s hard to watch sometimes. for me, because of his accent.
weeds, wish it was an hour to mix in some drama.
don't care if i ever get back.
I'm 25, dude
That shit was on before I was born.
As for Deadwood, I agree completely. Once you find out that Swearengen not only runs a whorehouse, but actually cares for his girls, you start to like the guy. Especially when he’s contrasted against Tolliver.
Dpn't forget:
Snoop
Alma
Brianna Barksdale
Shardene
Beadie Russell
De’Londa Brice
Nerese Campbell
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by LongLiveLangerhans on Dec 20, 2009 10:51 PM PST up reply actions
I'll definitely give you Snoop.
Though the reality is she’s a female playing, if not a man’s role, then at least in all-male game.
The others are all either situational or not very good parts. They are not nearly as substantial as the roles of McNulty or Bunk or Stringer or the Barksdales or even the dock guys in the second season.
To understand the difference in roles, do a quick compare/contrast between the female roles in Deadwood (or Big Love) and those in The Wire.
That’s not to say that I don’t love The Wire. I most certainly do. But the female parts in the show are notably insubstantial.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 21, 2009 1:17 PM PST up reply actions
I finally saw the movie years after it came out
and it was better than the book I think but then again like I said I really hated the book.
Bale is a good actor and is the best Batman well outside of Adam West.
Adaaamm Wessssttt, Adaaam Weeeessstttt!
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I saw Huey Lewis jam with The Grateful Dead once
it was tre’ cool……
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I enjoy his acting.
I stop way short of worshiping him.
Jeff Bridges now…I guess there are a few actors who I would consider worshiping…Liam Neeson, Johnny Depp, Gary Oldman….I love Gene Hackman, too, but I don’t think he’s a good actor. That makes no sense, I know.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 19, 2009 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
Gene Hackman is my favorite actor ever (and he's great!)
Jeff Bridges is great as is Neeson and Oldman. Deep I’m more mixed on but I wasn’t a big fan of the Pirate movies so maybe that’s why.
Try Scarecrow, Night Moves and and All night long for Hackman in some of his smaller movies.
And of course his work in The Conversation is some of the best acting I’ve ever seen. In fact I can think of about 10 roles that he could have won an oscar for.
all night long is awesome.
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by AV on Dec 19, 2009 4:28 PM PST up reply actions
OH.
Move.
Now.
Or he’ll soon be wearing your skin.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 19, 2009 5:44 PM PST up reply actions
Bale has more fun with sex and corpses.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 20, 2009 6:12 AM PST up reply actions
I love Huey Lewis
I was just trying to be funny (failing as usual) about how I’m not a hipster but I have all his CD’s and have seen him and the News live like 4 or 5 times.
Have fun at the movie Joey C.
I got it, I was riffin' with ya
My dad raised me on Huey and his News. And on Jimmy Buffett. And anything featuring Mark Knopfler. And, just to round things out, a healthy dose of the Scorpions.
send me an angel.
those were dark days for music.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 19, 2009 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
My dad grew up during a weird stretch of time
Too young to have caught the big initial Beatles rush. Too… lame, I guess, to get into Zep. My moms likes Billy Joel and Ray Charles, so… yeah.
Is it a big surprise that I really like Billy Joel?
My Dad is into Elvis and blues music and my Mom loves Neil Diamond.
In fact I still have about 30 Neil Diamond songs that will be stuck in my head forever (along with that damn MGD song from the A’s games) since they were playing in the house when I was growing up.
They both weren’t into the Beatles which is why their music was new to me when my girlfriend got all their remastered CD’s and started playing them all the time. (I like the later stuff)
I agree Billy Joel's early stuff is his best
but I like all of his work. I saw him in concert about 10-11 years ago and he put on a good show.
I disagree
I actually like his later albums a lot.
All Billy Joel albums have a couple of mediocre tracks on them, but River of Dreams has at least 3 songs on it that I’d consider to be among his best.
O'Hara: Detective Lassiter is literally on fire.
Spencer: What kind of fire are we talking about-- "Michael Jackson in the Pepsi commercial" fire, or "misusing the word literally" fire?
Like I said I enjoy all his work
but for instance that concert I saw he got the biggest reaction for his older stuff.
River of Dreams does have some great stuff on it and I’m just sad he stopped putting out new music after that for the most part.
Well, yeah...
I mean, Springsteen gets the biggest reaction for his older stuff too… and that’s despite having two excellent albums (and a couple other fairly good ones) this decade.
I think it’s just that old stuff has had plenty of time for people to sift out the classics from the mediocrities.
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Spencer: What kind of fire are we talking about-- "Michael Jackson in the Pepsi commercial" fire, or "misusing the word literally" fire?
Agree with the last part.
This is also why classical music is good.
There was a whole lot of really crappy stuff written in those days, but only the good stuff persists.
Ditto for classic movies.
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Intersting story about Billy Joel....
I attended a two week training class at a hotel in Fresno. Joel had been in town the previous week to do a concert. The hotel staff raved about what a nice guy he was. He gave out tickets to the concert to maintenance workers and other hotel support staff, sat around the lobby and yakked it up with them, and was generally considered a very polite man.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
It's always nice when you hear they're
good people instead of assholes.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 20, 2009 6:31 AM PST up reply actions
No argument that he had some good stuff later on
Just sayin’ this: The Stranger > Turnstiles > Glass Houses > Everything else
I actually prefer Glass Houses to any of his others,
but I can’t argue with your ranking.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 20, 2009 6:14 AM PST up reply actions
you know who loves Billy Joel?
Paul Thomas.
Actually, I like him a little, too…I guess…
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 19, 2009 5:45 PM PST up reply actions
Nothing but blues and Elvis,
and somebody else’s favorite song.
"Starbucks doesn’t change its logo just because it no longer serves naked mermaids in Fremont." —Librocrat
Jimmy Buffett
I have his greatest hits CD somewhere and it’s fun to listen to.
Kind of like James Taylor which I like to listen to if I’m stressed out as it calms me down. And I love Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits.
One of the best lyrics of all times....
Your sister gave me diamonds, and I gave them to your wife.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Yes it is.
I also liked “So Far Away From Me” from that album. I was in the Navy and often deployed at sea during that time. My wife and I would set specific dates and times before I deployed to listen to the song together, even though we were half way around the world from each other.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
That's a great story alox
I think that’s Dire Straits best album. So Far Away From Me is great and I love Brothers in Arms as well.
speaking of Avatar
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