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GhostOfTomJoad

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  1. The doc is really well done and essential for any fan of the show. I really enjoyed the details about how during the table reads the actors would check in to see if their characters were safe or getting whacked in that episode, and how Chase or the producers would take them out for dinner as a way to soften the blow. Chase insisting that Drea's execution take place off camera was also quite telling. And I thought the DP gave the best insight about the ending of the series and how that final scene just adds to the rewatchability of the Sopranos. If it had simply ended with an on camera killing/arrest/escape and tied up the series it wouldn't have worked as well. I'm of the belief that Chase's immediate cut to black was his way of executing us, the viewers. He pulled us all into the mob life, and as the series has shown the only way to truly get out is to die. And most times the people getting whacked never see it coming. What better way for the viewers to experience that finality and uncertainty than by simply ending it?
  2. And miss out on an endless supply of pure, uncut aggy tears? Shit, my wife & I were only dating when he called me with a voice full of joy because he was ECSTATIC about the news that RC Slocum had just been replaced with Coach Fran. Followed by Sherman coming in to return aggy to their "blue collar roots." Then Sumlin who was gonna usher in a new era. The thrill of hiring a coach who "knew what it takes to win a championship" in Jimbo. And now Elko who is going to once again get them back to their "roots."
  3. Aggy BIL called last night early in the 2nd half when he saw that Ewers was hurt, feigning concern. BIL "oh, Manning will take some lumps even against a team like UTSA (where his son goes) but y'all shouldn't have any problems winning. How's he looking?" Me "Arch has 2 TD passes and a 67 yard TD run so far. Sacked once." BIL "Oh....well A&M finally has our QB sorted out. Reed should have been the starter from game one. Weigman is just not a nice person. That's why he can't lead the team (?). It's still going to be a long season but next year w/ Reed as the starter from the go, Katie bar the door." Same as it ever was. My favorite part was the text I got from him later simply reading "Arch had 5 TDs?"
  4. You mean other than UTSA taking cheap shots all game long?
  5. I like this team. They're fun to watch [emoji869]
  6. Arnold's not gonna survive the season.
  7. Furk. Why throw the damn ball there?
  8. Dammit, Tulare. Stop shooting yourself in the foot.
  9. This ou o-line is hammered dogshit.
  10. Fuck ou in [emoji1787]
  11. So when is dotard's next rally when he will bore hundreds of attendees to tears with stories about how he had the best debate performance in the history of mankind against Kamala?
  12. The one hour replay of the Texas-Michigan game just started on FS1. Great way to kill time before the shitshow starts.
  13. Did you see that aggressive move by the homeowner when she put her hand on the wall of her own domicile? No wonder LEO was afraid for his own safety. Another hero got to go home at the end of his shift.
  14. I hired a guy for a one year contract assignment as an audio engineer/general AV specialist for a corporate gig in 2019. Don was almost 70 and looking for a steady thing after 50+ years as an audio tech. He toured with pretty much every big act of the 70s - 80s including Bowie, ZZ Top, Stevie Wonder (said he was the absolute best to work for)....and some guy named Prince. He actually helped build his first home recording studio in his small house in Chanhassen. If anyone's heard the demo recordings Piano & A Microphone 1983, he was the tape operator & only other person in the studio when Prince cut those tracks. He worked for him for 2 or 3 years, and got cut loose just before the Purple Rain tour. He described Prince as a genius & an asshole, but attributed most of the assholish behavior to a guy who couldn't explain to the mere mortals he employed what was in his head & how to capture that sound on tape. But Prince had a fun side. He confirmed there were lots of pickup basketball games & motorcycle rides (Prince's bike was a small Honda w/ a CVT; the rest of the crew mostly road Harleys). Once they were having a crew lunch at a local diner when Prince saw someone pull up in a Jeep Wrangler that he fell in love with. Don was dispatched on the spot to find out where the owner got it & then purchased an identical one for Prince that he then customized. When Prince fired him it was surgical & cold. One of the managers pulled him aside weeks before the tour & said his services weren't needed anymore, thanked him for the hard work, and a gave him a nominal check. He was pissed at the time but everyone around Prince knew how it worked. When he'd learned everything he could from you Prince set you aside & moved on. His lasting memory of him outside of recording those demos was watching him Prince mimic Elvis' dance moves while he watched his old movies on VHS.
  15. My wife bought me the same watch at the same time period. It's just a classic piece that works like a damn good tool should.
  16. This team is good. I enjoy watching them. [emoji869]
  17. Gus's slip is showing. Don't want to speculate but it's clear that he's not watching what we're watching, and he's in a booth with dozens of monitors, spotters, PAs and a producer in his ear guiding him. Klatt is solid, and I am fully anticipating a tear jerker 30 for 30-type production from Fox Sports not too far down the road.
  18. Aggy in the wild.
  19. The big value to the 4K Pass on YTTV is that it increases the number of devices you can simultaneously stream on to essentially unlimited. Makes it a no brainer IMO.
  20. So he's gonna be sentenced to jail on my birthday? Great news, assuming we still have a country, that is.
  21. You're attempting to have an honest discussion w/ a poster who's wondering what he has to do to get some of that $10 million Russia is paying out to disinformation trolls.
  22. Will Vance'd replace Jumping the Shark? So many fewer letters to get the same message across. And it's not like the pre-iPhone gen know fuck all about the Fonz.
  23. Looks a little cockeyed to me.
  24. Can't stop watching the mic on the right go limper than an old man's dick looking at naked pics of Roseanne Barr.
  25. I was just going to ask if anyone captured Elko losing his shit at the end of the game & yelling to run the fucking ball. It's week one and aggy has already given us two gifs this season: Weigman puking Elko cursing Plus a corp dork surrender cobra. I'm gonna have to pace myself.
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