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  1. I know that tonight Kobe is going to envision one of the most vibrant burnt orange sunsets over the amazing skyline that is downtown Austin. Then his mind like a drone will begin to move toward the bright lights of DKR.  As his mental image crests the edge of the stadium Kobe sees himself!  He sees himself steps in front makes the pick and heads towards the end zone. The Longhorn cheers get louder, louder and erupt!  He the realizes his alarm is going off, and grins about the decision he made!

    Welcome to the best school in the best city you could have picked.  Make the most of it Kobe! Become a Burt Orange Legend!

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  2. 36 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

    I use my 30 year old twin-bladed electric knife for those tasks.  Works like a charm.

    You will never get as clean and thin a cut with an electric knife.  I get the convenience, but hate the cord aesthetically from a presentation perspective.  And I like to shave the meat for leftovers on the roasts paper thin!

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  3. First off this is a pretty damn cool thermometer that has both meat and ambient temperature.  Does some very cool predictive graphing that is pretty accurate in timing big hunks of meat.  Mainly you have to make sure to put the probe in deep enough so that the sensor in the tip which is more sensitive does not get screwed up by the ambient temp of the oven.  Just put it in up to the line.  For $100 a great Christmas gift. Magnetic back lets you tuck it onto side of fridge to keep handy. Th.e 4 probe is an awesome gift for the BBQ cooker that does multiple sizes and cuts of meat at the same time for $225

     

     

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    The other thing that EVERY kitchen needs is a large carving knife with the little dents in the blade (granton blade) to allow smoother cuts through meat reducing the friction (vacuum creation). This is the one I have had for years. Not the most expensive, but a large carver with a rosewood handle, so it looks nice on the cutting board as well.  I think I paid $80 years ago, now it's about $150.  Mainly every kitchen needs some sort of large carving knife if you are doing large cuts like rib eye roasts, briskets, or turkeys.  Fantastic for shaving rib eye roast leftovers for Philly sandwiches.

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  4. What is the music side of the Armadillo Christmas Bazaar like? I have never been actually, but thought I would go check it out and see Sue Foley, and see if there was anything I could not resist.  But damn I was looking at the list of artists and wondering if the venue is worth watching music in?  I know it's not Continental Club, but what is the vibe?  I love the idea of seeing some good music with a 7 pm start time.  Haven't seen C.J. Chenier and and the Red Hot Louisiana Band, and he closes Sunday after Shelley King and then Carolyn Wonderland each have earlier sets. But what is the stage area like?  I assume there are some adult beverages?  https://armadillobazaar.com/2023music/

    I have been wanting to see Henri Hebert at C-Boys, and Madam Radar for a full set, as well as some of the other earlier day bands. But is it too boring an environment to see more than just a band while you are shopping?

  5. 3 hours ago, C-Man said:

    Danielle Ponder opened for Marcus Mumford in Dallas when my wife and I went earlier this year or late last year. We knew nothing about her and she slayed it. Amazingly talented and her story is so damn good. Did she do her cover of "Creep"? I think she ended her set with that and on the first few notes, I leaned over to my wife and asked if I was hearing what I thought I was hearing. Yep.

     

    9 hours ago, CooterBrown said:

    Never heard of her but I'm digging every song I've listened to on Spotify so far.  Just ordered her album. 

    I'm basically in the same shoes that you guys are wearing, didn't know anything about her past a DJ on Sun radio said she was good.  I am open enough to listen to most anything, and to be honest she is not close to what I listen to, but you cannot deny talent.  After Cooter said he bought the Album, I played it today, and it was almost the set list, with of course Creep.  And she made it her own, which I appreciate. My wife also recognized the song after a couple notes... but mainly because she has hear me sing it dozens of times in Karaoke.  Glad to say "list to this gal" and like C-man said, "amazingly talented and a great story.  And I thought it was cool that she shared her story honestly, especially her initial hesitating to share her story of starting this new career at 40.

    I would definitely suggest to anyone to search for Danielle Ponder and Creep and tell me that's not close to epic.  Wish that lady all the luck in the world. Like I do every musician!

     

     

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  6. Well Black Pumas were great. Though Eric Burton's voice was a little tired and after like what 7 nights in a row between Houston and Austin?  So he didn't hit some of those super high notes, but still they were great to see.  My only disappointment was their encore as I felt like they should have done something more banging, or just close with "Colors."  But a really good show as usual, where they really make the audience be a part of the performance.  It was also a lot better from a comfort level than the 100 degree outdoor show when I first saw them at Mohawk a few years ago.  Burton jumped down into the crowd multiple times. Took time out to take a selfie with the guy in a wheelchair in front of us, and just generally loved the audience as much as they loved him.  As usual Adrian was happy ripping along in the background for the most part.

    The opening act Danielle Ponder was really, really good.  Different than my normal musical fare, but she was also super engaging with the audience, and she had a big damn voice.  I could totally hear her for example singing the theme song for the next Bond film.  In fact I told "the guy she spoke about meeting on a plane" that if I were her manager I would send a tape every day to Barbara Broccoli in hopes of making that a reality.  Besides the fantastic voice she had a story to tell.  Most interesting is that up until two years ago she was a public defender in NY and decided two years ago to make the leap to music and quit her job.  Great fucking decision.  Anyhow if you see her on a billing take the time to see her, she was the perfect opening act for the Black Pumas.

    God I love live music...

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  7. 9 hours ago, Napoleon said:

    …allow me to quote myself…

    UNLESS…

    ”I will allow myself to quote myself.”

    Mick Jagger doesn’t sing “Please allow me to introduce myself.” for nothing.

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    ___-self pronouns are reflexive. The subject has to mirror the object.

    I… myself.

    You… yourself.

    He/She/It… himself/herself/itself.

    We… ourselves.

    You… yourselves.

    They… themselves.

    ————————-

    The Longhorn podcasts use “myself” as a subjective pronoun all the time… but then again, almost none of those guys know what the hell a past participle is or when to use it.

    Despite what aggies think, we are NOT “the Stanford/Cal of the east”.

    And so ends another episode of "Dinner Conversations of the Un-laid."

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  8.  I personally hope like hell Quinn comes back, as it would be best for his long term career.  I would love to see him adding a little weight (muscle) to his frame.  He needed to lose weight for quickness and endurance last off season, and I think another season at UT would help his long term prospects.  That being said, the kids got a great arm and would be a great backup in the NFL.  But if he wants a fast track to actually being a starter?  Another year in burnt orange is a no brainer to me.  NIL helps a lot in all likelihood, in allowing some flexibility on this decision.  

    I think add 10 pounds of muscle, stay healthy, and play to his potential, and I don't see how he's not on the Heisman short list?  What experience brings is consistency, and while Quinn has gone through 3 spring trainings (1 at OSU) and is finishing off his second year as a starter consistency is pretty much the only criticism.  I do think that NIL brings out more boobirds, which were already there to begin with.  But in both the Alabama and Tech game we saw what the top end of Ewers potential is.  And lucky for us it's really fucking high.  I must admit, I had hoped for more consistent consistency.  I also realize injury has hobbled him. But I am also concerned he may have played dinged and gotten himself into worse trouble?  That's what I thought at the time.  But I can't crap on a kid wanting to finish out a game, it's what all competitors want to do. 

    My dream is that Quinn is healthy, plays another lights out game this weekend crushing Okie State, and we actually get a shot at playing two more games (prayers, fingers crossed, deals with the devil entertained). The only way that happens is if Quinn puts on a show!!!  I know he can do it, and if we can keep our defense fresh I think we can get some style points in the Championship game (prayers, fingers crossed, deals with the devil entertained).  If my prayers are answered it will be Ewers largely writing the sermon.

    You have to think last week's game has given Ewers additional confidence, and likely made the whole team even more confident.  IMHO Ewers having a fantastic game is probably the most important style point, we can have beyond a lopsided score to get into the big dance.  Everything seems to be coming together at the right time as far as opportunity.  Now it's just time to go out there and fucking take it!

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    The only downside to my dream scenario is we likely lose Quinn. But that is a price I am willing to pay. ((prayers, fingers crossed, deals with the devil entertained)

  9. Elko is a good hire for the Ags. Simply because most of the folks they truly coveted were not going to come to Aggieland.  

    A&M hired, Duke's head coach.  Let that fucking soak in for a minute!  You drop a $78 million dollar bag, and Duke's head coach is what you get?

    Good Luck Aggies. The guy has lived in A&M so he is aware what a social wasteland CS is. So that is certainly a positive. Elko also also fits the profile for A&M, especially when silhouetted against the harvest moon.  In a way it's a historical bookend.  How can anyone forget the Chick-fil-A Bowl where A&M led by Johnny Manziel beat Duke 52-48 on New Year's Eve in 2013? So the Duke hire is sort of a bookend, now in 2023 a decade later, and $100 million in buyouts gone...

    These Aggie Jokes write themselves don't they?

     

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  10. FINALLY!!!!

     

    Finally we got to see the sort of complete performance where we got to enjoy a game from beginning to end, without a concern that we have squandered a lead and could very well shit the bed.  My wife was laughing at my behavior yesterday as I was practically giddy, being able to enjoy a game without the stress of impending doom.  Quinn lived up to the hype, for the first time since the Bama game IMHO.  There is so much talent on this team that blowouts like this one should have been MUCH MORE the norm, than the exception.  That being said this was a 5-7 team two years ago, and getting guys like Quinn on the roster helped bring in other great players.  

    So big tip of the hat to Ewers on finally showing us what Texas should do to opponents that are overmatched at nearly every position on the field.  

    I will also say that if Texas had been able to finish games like this one, instead of giving back huge leads to tighten up the score... there would be no debate at all regarding Texas being in the CFP.  That's why the killer instinct, is so important.  It's always, :just win baby!"  But in a subjective evaluation, like the CFP style point matter.  

    But fuck, whatever, it was just fun as hell to not be worried in the second half about a collapse.  And it's a shame we spent most of the season fidgeting uncomfortably in the second half of so many games this season that should have been blowouts.  But 11-1 is amazing.  I personally think our win over Bama was the biggest win in all of college football this season.  But that was also a long time ago. Quinn's performance versus Tech was awesome.  But think of how much experience we could have gotten for our backups had this level of performance been consistent all season on the offensive side of the ball?

    Great, great game!  Keep it rolling Quinn!

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