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Gil Bang

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  1. counterpoint:
  2. arrivederci,cocksucker. see you in hell.
  3. Neuheisel said LSU offered 100 million for 4 years
  4. it least the Donorname's came forward...not like that prick Ted Danson.
  5. out here, I voted "yes" on 50, and I was rock hard when I did it.
  6. I do. I care deeply. IDGAF about comey, but I really need this whole sham to be shoved up dotard's asshole.
  7. The sudden shutdown of Catalina Yachts has hundreds of Cat owners across Maine dumbfounded – and worried. The sailboat manufacturer – once considered the largest such business in the world – announced last week it was closing “temporarily” amid a boardroom battle. Florida Catalina President Patrick Turner announced the main factory was going dark til further notice. The shutdown comes amid a company reorganization following its purchase by renowned yacht dealer Michael Reardon, who allegedly has reneged on the sale. Reardon had also promised to buy Catalina’s sister company, True North Powerboats, known for their Downeast-style vessels – favorites of fishermen and recreationists. But the business deal is now apparently becalmed, throwing into uncertainty for Maine boaters and fishermen Reardon’s corporate future. A Florida court last week evicted Reardon from Catalina’s manufacturing plant. The company’s sailboats are a staple among recreational sailors nationwide, the most common boats plying the Maine coast and the state’s inland waters. “Catalina sailboats are one of the most popular sailboats in Maine,” veteran sailor and attorney Neal Weinstein of Old Orchard Beach told The Maine Wire. “There are hundreds of Catalina owners throughout the state, from lakes to the ocean, as they make boats from 12.5 to 44 feet.” A key question among Cat owners is whether they will be able to maintain their boats since parts will be hard if not impossible to get. Turner insisted that “pending orders” will be honored, but boaters are leery – and fear new orders will be spiked. “I’m absolutely shocked that we aren’t talking more about this major announcement,” Ken Bauer of Catalina Sailboat Owners Association said Saturday. In his statement Saturday, Turner tried to downplay the alleged bleak outlook. “All existing boat orders remain in place and will be fulfilled,” he said. “Our dealer network remains available to assist with sales, service, and warranty matters.” Catalinas are popular partly because they are considered everyman’s boat. “Catalina was the first or entrée sailboat for many people as Catalina was affordable and produced sailboats of smaller sizes,” Weinstein said. “If Catalina goes out of business, it’s kind of like GM shutting down, and will leave a void.” Reardon, founder of Daedalus Yachts of North Carolina, acquired Catalina six months ago. He also acquired sister company True North in the same deal, as well as Tartan Yachts, Freedom Yachts and AMP Carbon Spars, making him America’s largest recreational yacht builder. Catalina was founded in 1970 by Frank Butler, with the first model being the Cat 22, quickly followed by the Cat 27. “Butler arguably got more people out sailing, racing and cruising than any other North American,” says George Day of BlueWaterSailing com. “His boats were and are solid, handsome, practical cruisers that represent excellent quality and long-term value.” Catalina acquired True North in 2019, marking its entry into the Downeast-style powerboat market.
  8. my dongle...South Austin's mom...something.
  9. Highland isn't Pechanga. Pechanga is in Temecula. You're thinking of Yaamava. Used to be San Manuel. And those blanket asses just bought the Waldorf-Astoria Monarch Beach resort in Dana Point. It's good to be an Indian these days. *Isbell is playing Pechanga in January.
  10. quit being a cheap fuck and pay the fucking 3.50 a month and you won't have that problem.
  11. BTW, make no mistake, Petty was a bit of an asshole. For example, that last show at The Greek, it's the end of a long tour, and he doesn't even speak a word to his band after the show. He just leaves. Yeah, he was hurting, but it seems like such a chicken-shit thing for the boss not to give the troops a "good job".
  12. @jimmyjazz you MUST read the book Campbell is such a fantastic writer, I'd read him if he wrote a murder mystery. The book is crazy good.
  13. In the book, Mike talks about shortly after recording, he's jogging? with his walkman tuned to KLOS (legendary L.A. AOR station) and they play the song. Then, they immediately play it again. At that point, he knew his troubles were over.
  14. no, that's 100% wrong. Mike came up with the framework of the song (the drum machine to start, and then the basic riffs), and played it for Tom and Jimmy Iovine. They both passed, as it didn't fit what TP&H were trying to do at that point. A couple of weeks later, Iovine called Mike and told him that Henley was looking for songs, and that his might work. He met with Henley (at opposite ends of a very long table), played him the tape, and Henley was "meh", but said "I'll see what I can do with that". The next day, Henley called Mike and said "I've just written the best song of my career".
  15. and I wanna fuck Angie Dickinson. Let's see who gets lucky first.
  16. that's a shit bow.
  17. just look at attendance. Yes, a dodgers town.
  18. I'm gonna go get the papers. get the papers.
  19. Somewhere in a box, I've got an old "Steve Garvey is not my Padre" T shirt.
  20. https://www.quizopolis.com/trivia/15162/hard-andy-griffith-show-trivia-quiz-1762031704 I got 12
  21. he's celibate George Costanza
  22. this is the best looking half the offense has had all year, right?
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