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Carl Spackler

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  1. What?! No silver queen corn or Stowell evergreen corn?! That's a shite recipe.
  2. That looks . . . interesting.
  3. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/46928693/former-nba-star-micheal-ray-richardson-dies-age-70 Those of us who were following the NBA in the early 80's figured this guy would be a perennial All-Star. File under "Players who likely would have been Hall of Famers but for drugs" along with the likes of Len Bias, Marvin Barnes, etc. Got overshadowed to an extent by the Lakers v. Celtics rivalry, Magic v. Bird, etc., but he could do it all. But, as Rick James once said, cocaine is a helluva drug. Glad he was able to kick it later in life, but it (along with Richardson's own terrible choices) ruined a really promising career.
  4. What inning?
  5. I like how the network highlights the corn WR blocking, and neither Brando nor his idiot broadcast partner catch that he engaged well before the pass was thrown.
  6. And a lucky win, thanks to the refs.
  7. Died a few days ago. Played on some great Squeeze songs during what I think was their best period, including Cool for Cats, Pulling Mussels, Tempted, Is That Love, etc., etc. His drumming always seemed to serve the song well. https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/longtime-drummer-classic-rock-band-215027149.html
  8. Great movie (as is True Grit, the Magnificant 7, and a bunch of others), but my choice for best Western of the 1960's would be The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
  9. My understanding has always been that TP punched the wall and broke his hand all to hell because of dissatisfaction with how the recording was going on one of his songs on Southern Accents.
  10. Just an atrocious effort. No attempt to wrap at all.
  11. That open shift box *is* cool.
  12. Fucking Blue Jays, you had it in your hands & just coughed it up. Can't squander that many opportunities against that caliber of a team. Great game, great series. Congrats to LA. They kept fighting the entire time & made the plays.
  13. JFC, just stop. Did you forget the first three fucking quarters?
  14. OK, fair enough. But you do realize that play probably doesn't happen if the refs had properly called DPI on Vandy during the prior Texas drive, right?
  15. Sark's responsible for the refs blowing obvious fucking calls??
  16. Filsaime having a shitty game. Missed tackle on the Vandy TD and a stupid personal foul.
  17. I don't mind it at all.
  18. That's sad news about Marcia Ball. She certainly knows her way around the keyboard. Would play up a storm while kicking one of her crossed legs to the rhythm. Speaking of weddings, I once saw her play a wedding reception. The groom (who was a friend of a friend) absolutely loved Marcia Ball's music, so they came up with enough $ to get her to play the reception. Unfortunately, things got cut short when the groom hurt himself dancing during the festivities.
  19. My first thought was, "Why the hell is someone dedicating a thread to a brand of sewing machines?"
  20. That reminds me -- you haven't invited me over for dinner in . . . ever.
  21. The wife (no pics) and I are only occasional wine drinkers, and imbibe more red than white. But she does have a fondness for "old school" (at least from a California standpoint) Chardonnay, i.e., buttery, oaky, malolactic fermentation up the wazoo Chardonnay. That style is obviously no longer the trend, and it frustrates her whenever she tastes a new Chardonnay and gets nothing but bright, minerally, stone-fruit tasting notes ("If I wanted something that tastes like sauvignon blanc, I'd order sauvignon blanc!") My understanding is that the newer trend of lighter, more fruit-forward Chardonnay is actually more like the classic European Chardonnays and thus is actually more "old school" than the butter bombs that California produced back in the 1990's and early aughts, but that's not what she likes, so . . . Surly wine gurus, please recommend me some buttery, oaky Chardonnay, preferably $50 or less. I keep seeing Rombauer popping up when I do some online investigation, along with labels like Far Niente, Frank Family, and Hamilton Russell. Any others I need to be looking at?
  22. Shitty spot by refs
  23. Cost the Jays a run. Never seen that in a MLB game
  24. Came over to this board to post something about DeJohnette. One of the most significant jazz drummers/percussionists.
  25. I didn't really interpret his comment as a dart at Arch. He was simply expressing gratitude that Caldwell is a capable backup. Arch didn't have a perfect day by any stretch, but he played winning football for the most part and was a helluva lot better than last week. Hope he recovers quickly.
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