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billfromlaketravis

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  1. Bad recent lunch experience: Black Walnut. The location by the park is getting remodeled, so Rice Village has been insanely slammed on the weekends. I love the place, but they might be too busy for their own good. I’ll try again during off hours. Great bloody mary’s and breakfast menu. Lots of good memories of Entourage style brunches with the boys after tearing up Midtown the night before. Pro tip: You can skip the counter lines and order at the table with a QR code. Good recent brunch experience: The Red Lion. They have to be only place in town that serves an authentic English breakfast. Blood pudding, bangers, bacon, fried eggs, grilled tomatoes, Heinz beans, and toast. They also have London Pride on tap. Amazing place and probably the last English pub in town. If you want something lighter, I’ve parked at Red Lion and walked across the street to Hot Bagel. Their lot is a war zone on the weekends, but you can get in and out on foot. Eat your bagel and go have a beer after.
  2. Certainly a Houston only thing, but I nominate James Coney Island (JCI). I can happily report the Meyerland location is not only open; they’re thriving. Chili and cheese coney with a little hot sauce. Tastes just like how it did growing up.
  3. The Jack in the Box smashburger than Sonic. Sonic has wisely read the room and created a dollar menu. Corn dog, 2 mozzarella sticks, and soft pretzel. Pretty good snacks with your cherry limeade.
  4. Old Forester Birthday Bourbon will only be 92 proof. https://www.breakingbourbon.com/review/old-forester-2025-birthday-bourbon Mandatory.
  5. I expect a lot of jokes of the “how is Kam going to read the cue cards?” variety. Not sure what they have in the can of Kam appearances. He was on the last Netflix special. I believe they turned that around in 9 days. Live performance at MSG was August 19 to published on Netflix August 25. The show usually runs a few weeks behind. He did not appear in the episode published on September 1. I’d say it’s possible he appears in the next 3, maybe 4 would be pushing it, episodes of KT. It’s also possible Netflix will be his last KT performance for the foreseeable future.
  6. This is really unfortunate. Allegedly they’re going to keep working together, but not on SNL. I’d count us lucky if we got a few seasons of digital shorts and another movie on Peacock.
  7. Congrats to Kam. I have no idea how it’s going to work, but going from Kill Tony to SNL is a remarkable achievement.
  8. New cast members. https://tvline.com/casting-news/snl-new-cast-members-2025-changes-1235501428/ If Kam makes it past 1 episode I’ll be surprised. 1) Likes to use a certain word in every sentence. 2) Genuinely DGAF. 3) Crazy dad + a very large entourage. I know Lorne is gambling on the next Eddie Murphy or Chris Rock, but I’m not sure Kam has the talent to overcome the other stuff. It’s going to be like a bomb went off at 30 Rock when Kam rolls into town. Never change Lorne. Widely criticized for having too large of a cast, he says hold my cognac hires 5 more newcomers.
  9. https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/man-charged-murder-ding-dong-120954498.html 1) Good. The guy shot an 11 year in the back that was running from his home. 2) The shooter and victim probably knew each other. Sounds like the kid lived up the street. Horrific to fire on somebody that could be some kid in your neighborhood.
  10. Is there an official spoken history here? I’ve heard everything from Saban’s chosen successor to Sark consulted with Saban and accepted the Texas job. Sark left Bama in 2021. I think we can all agree Saban, at least mentally, was very far from retiring in 2021.
  11. Calling it now. We finish 21-3, get swept by the A’s and lose every game in the series 14-1.
  12. $50 to fix a speeding ticket? You can’t be serious. Does that include court costs?
  13. I’ll tread lightly here, Ethan Coen seems fascinated by lesbian stories. His last 2 films have focused on it and they haven’t done well. Meanwhile Joel’s Macbeth was nominated for an Oscar. He’s winning the breakup.
  14. I hope there’s video. That’s a pretty big difference.
  15. Tim Meadows is a national treasure. Comes into S2 E2 and immediately starts brushing people back with 100 mph fastballs.
  16. Not sure how this thing ever ends. They’re a lot more worried other factions/cartels than law enforcement. If it gets too hot in Mexico, they just cut a deal and cooperate with the Americans. Chapo and Mayo will rot in ADX Florence, but they created generational wealth. Their grandkids will grow up in La Jolla.
  17. Chili’s was solid today. The $10.99 burger deal is enough for 2 people to split. I’ll give them credit for keeping it super simple. It’s very hard to screw up cheeseburgers, fries, and chips & salsa. I’m glad they’re making a comeback. They deserve to be rewarded. Kept the menu simple and prices low.
  18. Longfellow was in a tough spot. Funny/weird enough for a recurring Weekend Update role. Probably not talented enough to carry Weekend Update solo. That was the craziest SNL rumor in Reddit history. Dark game show host was probably his only lane for sketches. A couple of them reminded me of some Hader’s work. If A24 has a dark comedy, he should read for it.
  19. Did they throw out Espada for arguing balls and strikes? We’re stealing bases!
  20. Hopefully the velocity goes up as he builds arm strength like El Reptil. That said, I believe Luis was always in the 93-94 range.
  21. Adell has 31 homers. Who the hell is this guy? A slight hot streak down the stretch and he’ll join the 40 homer club. On the other side of the he doesn’t walk much and is hitting in the .230s
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