Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Humiliatingly small and eclipsed by the derision of millions.

This isn’t Democrats spending madly. This is government catching up.

We can’t confuse what’s necessary to win elections with the policies that we want to implement when we do.

He really is that stupid.

Hell hath no fury like a farmer bankrupted.

A tremendous foreign policy asset… to all of our adversaries.

I have other things to bitch about but those will have to wait.

One lie, alone, tears the fabric of reality.

The words do not have to be perfect.

Fuck these fucking interesting times.

A democracy can’t function when people can’t distinguish facts from lies.

In my day, never was longer.

Republican also-rans: four mules fighting over a turnip.

There are more Russians standing up to Putin than Republicans.

Hey Washington Post, “Democracy Dies in Darkness” was supposed to be a warning, not a mission statement.

Republicans don’t lie to be believed, they lie to be repeated.

Fear or fury? The choice is ours.

Fucking consultants! (of the political variety)

Republican speaker of the house Mike Johnson is the bland and smiling face of evil.

“They all knew.”

I might just take the rest of the day off and do even more nothing than usual.

They traffic in fear. it is their only currency. if we are fearful, they are winning.

Donald Trump found guilty as fuck – May 30, 2024!

Seems like a complicated subject, have you tried yelling at it?

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  5. 5.

    Yutsano

    Broncs won last night, so I’m already half happy.

    Coug side could be a challenge…but hopefully Lobbestael can pull it off.

  8. 8.

    Amir Khalid

    My team is only playing tomorrow. In the meantime, surprise off-form team of the Premier League season so far, Arsenal, lost scored five goals at Blackburn rovers while the home team scored only two. However, two of Arsenal’s five were own goals, so they lost 4-3.

    Where has Randinho been? I miss the guy.

  11. 11.

    trollhattan

    Will be rooting for the Seahawks tomorrow in stillerland, but that’s little cause for you to worry based on last weekend’s mess.

  12. 12.

    RossInDetroit

    I’ve been informed that the Tigers do not suck at the moment. This sounds unlikely so I’m looking into it.

  15. 15.

    Linnaeus

    @RossInDetroit:

    No, they’re not sucking at all. Verlander is a serious Cy Young contender and Doug Fister has come on strong in Doyle Alexander-ish fashion (which, I hope will continue into the playoffs unlike Alexander in ’87) so they have a legitmate #2 starter now. And the bats have really come alive in the last month or so. Keep an eye on these guys.

  17. 17.

    Linnaeus

    Meanwhile, U-M goes up 14-3 on Eastern Michigan after a slow start. I think that despite what Brady Hoke and Al Borges would like to do, they’re gonna have to run the spread most of the time as long as Denard Robinson’s the QB.

  19. 19.

    RossInDetroit

    @Linnaeus:

    Yeah, nobody’s won 25 games in 20 years and Verlander looks like he could do it. How did the Tigers end up with competent pitching and hitting in the same year? Weird.

  23. 23.

    AR

    As a Redskins and Terps fan, I get to enjoy two quarterbacks that will mix amazing games with dumpster fire games.

    ARGH

  24. 24.

    khead

    Already in with Maryland (-1) for tomorrow – even with 2 Maryland WR’s suspended for punching some dude in a 7-11.

    Well, shit.

  26. 26.

    Mr Stagger Lee

    Auburn-Clemson is a great game. Couple of games to look at, the Scandal Bowl Ohio State-Miami, then Oklahoma-Florida State, Boomer Sooners.
    Oh BTW Cleveland looks like they have a chance against Indy.
    Go Browns!

  29. 29.

    Spaghetti Lee

    It’s 40 degrees and drizzling here in Columbia, MO, and it’s only going to get colder by game time, so I think I’ll be a wimpy wuss and save my money for the conference games, and stay inside to watch all the great games going on today.

  30. 30.

    burnspbesq

    @Thoughtful Black Co-Citizen:

    Doesn’t appear you have much to worry about. WVU now up 34-10.

    Meanwhile, the conference-realignment shit gets crazier and crazier. ESPN is reporting that Pitt and Syracuse have applied to join the ACC.

  32. 32.

    hildebrand

    We need a Dr. Who thread. The season has been terrific thus far, and tonight’s episode looks seriously deranged (in a good way).

  35. 35.

    burnspbesq

    @JPL:

    ACC presidents voted unanimously to raise the buyout to $20 million. I don’t see FSU or Miami going to the SEC, South Carolina would block any move by Clemson, and the Virginia legislature would block any move by VaTech. That leaves GaTech, which is a bad fit in the SEC academically and has no ability to spend to upgrade its facilities to SEC standards.

    The big losers in this game of musical chairs look to be UConn (yay!), Cincinnati, South Florida, Rutgers, Mizzou, K-State, Iowa State, and Baylor. They aren’t going to find a seat in a BCS conference when the music stops It’s also scary for Texas Tech, OK State, Louisville, West Virginia, and Kansas.

    Texas and ND are the key players. Oklahoma, Syracuse, and Pitt also have leverage. Penn State is an interesting situation; they make more sense in the ACC than in the Big Ten, especially if their closest geographic rivals move from the Big East to the ACC. If they leave the Big Ten, it opens up a place for ND. Whether they would make a move is anybody’s guess.

  36. 36.

    eemom

    why are these fucking Game threads the ONLY ones that ever stay on topic and why do they stay at the top of the page LONGER than any other fucking thread ever does on weekend afternoons when I am stuck working and DESPERATE for a bit of distraction??

    Grumpf.

  38. 38.

    tesslibrarian

    @JPL: The Georgia-Coastal Carolina game is PPV. Thank the SEC for that.

    It’s 35-0 at the half, and the stadium isn’t empty, which is nice. I felt guilty for being too ill to go today, worried it would be low turnout, but it’s a surprisingly beautiful September afternoon for football in Athens today (sunny and 71), and it looks like a lot of people took advantage of it.

  40. 40.

    burnspbesq

    @efgoldman:

    Cuse has leverage because it carries with it a presence in the New York TV market. Rutgers would have similar leverage if it athletic program wasn’t a complete embarrassment.

  42. 42.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    @efgoldman: Just back after watching the first half. I know I’m going to watch all day and all of the night so I dragged my ass over there knowing what it would be. Beautiful day. Now, Go Hokies, Go Illini and Go Clemson.

  44. 44.

    RossInDetroit

    @eemom:

    While sports are on I catch up on The Onion, surf eBay for stuff I don’t want, pester the dog, listen to music and plot world domination plan my week.

    I’m not a sports fan and lately several people have suggested it would be good for me to follow local teams and get involved. I take this to mean “Will you for God’s sake STFU about politics for one second?”

  48. 48.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    @eemom: Come on, what’s all this concern about topic? Float something and if people want to chat they will.

  49. 49.

    Gozer

    Ugh…just woke up. Dealing with a wicked hangover. Will to live fading fast.

    EDIT: Your team/s suck/s and your cheerleaders are all ugly.

  53. 53.

    Evolved Deep Southerner

    Go you Clemson Tigers! Just one more quarter! Control the damn ball!

    I’m a Georgia fan, but that’s not much of a game. I work at Clemson, but I’ve never been able to get into them (unless they’re playing Georgia, of course, and then I cheer against the paycheck.

    But I hate the fuck out of Auburn. So this is “The Enemy Of My Enemy Is My Friend” Saturday!

    (And as I typed this, Clemson just busted off a helluva run. Pad that lead, baby, PAD IT!)

  54. 54.

    Comrade Coffin

    Barça 5 – Osasuna 0 at halftime.
    And it could easily be 8-0. That last second goal by AC Milan on Tuesday pissed them off!

  59. 59.

    khead

    Uhh….I changed games back at 34-10 WVU to watch Ga Tech abuse Kansas…..and to also see Penn St come up with ways to not score against Temple. WTF?

  62. 62.

    burnspbesq

    Touchdown Duke. That was an impressive drive. Fourteen plays, 70 yards, nice mix of run and pass. Two-point conversion fails, however. Duke leads 20-19. C’mon, D!

    Duke may not be very good, but you will see Sean Renfree play quarterback in the NFL in a few years.

  63. 63.

    JPL

    @burnspbesq: did you hear this..from the ajc

    just told me the latest rumor in Lawrence is that the ACC wants not just Texas but Kansas, too. So today’s game at the Flats could be a preview of the 2012 ACC title tilt!

  65. 65.

    burnspbesq

    @JPL:

    I could live with that. I find the idea of going into Allen Field House and shutting up those yahoos rather appealing.

  67. 67.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    @Evolved Deep Southerner: Yo, not too shabby! The Georgia Theater re-opened and my buddy has a nice diner on the roof. It looks a lot smaller inside but it’s very nice. Dog have dug themselves a hole and now we’ll see.

  68. 68.

    burnspbesq

    And a three-and-out by the Duke defense. I dunno, these guys in the white shirts look like an actual football team. Not sure what to think.

  71. 71.

    Corner Stone

    Clemson looked like absolute shit in the 1st quarter. Tired, gassed, having to grab facemask to make a tackle.
    I know Auburn’s rushing D is like 100+ in the nation but that was just pathetic.
    Auburn should go to the showers and just be ashamed of themselves.

  74. 74.

    burnspbesq

    BC takes over at its own 30 with 4:39 to go. Duke’s D has been really good in the second half. Time for another stop.

    And lo and behold, three and out.

  81. 81.

    Evolved Deep Southerner

    @Raven (formerly stuckinred): Well, my bride is a Florda alum, so now the REAL drama of the afternoon begins. About to have to go start tending to chicken wings and French dip sandwiches here in the Upstate.

    So – and I say this in the spirit of marital amity – go Gators!

    God damn, that was weird to type.

  82. 82.

    Corner Stone

    So is Ron Suskind just a liar? Because after 200 interviews he wrote a book and a couple key people who need to be employed in the future are now altering their quotes or refudiating them.

  85. 85.

    handy

    @efgoldman:

    What is this ND that you speak of? And what have they to do with college football?

    But seriously, speaking of Duke and football, my basketball school (which isn’t even much of a basketball school these days) ought to string their football coach by his pecker if he can’t get out of September .500. Which is very likely considering the Horns are coming into town looking to hook em. Of course they are playing powerhouse Oregon State up in Corvalis next week so maybe Deuchenozzle has a chance.

  88. 88.

    Uncle Clarence Thomas

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    @Corner Stone:

    @handy: Racist.

    Now, now, we have to wait until we receive the final judgement from ABL based on her extensive and voluminous research on the subject.
    .
    .

  90. 90.

    Corner Stone

    @Uncle Clarence Thomas:

    Now, now, we have to wait until we receive the final judgement from ABL based on her extensive and voluminous research on the subject.

    Uncle Clarence Thomas, what do you mean? I thought that was the new accepted way to say “hello” to someone on BJ nowadays.

  91. 91.

    Ed in NJ

    @burnspbesq:

    Most people commenting don’t realize that the Big East requires 27-months notice. That means no one leaves the Big East until 2014.

    A lot can happen in 3 seasons, and from everything I’ve heard, from rumors to supposed “inside information”, Rutgers remains on the Big 10 radar, while Pitt and Syracuse, who preferred the Big 10, were not being considered, so they reached out to the ACC.

    Alot of shoes still left to drop. I find it hard to believe that in the rush to expand these conferences, Rutgers, in central NJ, which in addition to being part of the NY and Philly TV markets, also encompasses the 4th largest media market in the country, would not wind up in one of the BCS conferences.

  96. 96.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    Wow, Gator fans showing class. Stop the presses! Followed by a world class cheap shot on the next play!

  99. 99.

    burnspbesq

    @Ed in NJ:

    A lot can happen in 3 seasons

    True. One of the things that can happen is that notice requirements can be waived in return for payments of large sums of ESPN’s money.

    The Big East is going back to its roots as a conference of non-football-playing Catholic schools.

  104. 104.

    Uncle Clarence Thomas

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    @Corner Stone:

    Uncle Clarence Thomas, what do you mean? I thought that was the new accepted way to say “hello” to someone on BJ nowadays.

    Oh, right, center-right solidarity and all that. I apologizz for my lack of social graces. Again.
    .
    .

  105. 105.

    JPL

    @burnspbesq: The other thing I heard besides the Clemson thing is that most deals are going on under the radar. In other words, most of what is printed today is pure speculation. ACC is a basketball powerhouse so that direction might make sense for tv fans.

  106. 106.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    @Dee Loralei: And we had a bunch of whining this morning because the “media” overreacted so they could get better ratings. If you rely on eyewitness accounts and that kind of carnage went down it would be pretty certain the numbers would not be accurate.

  107. 107.

    Yutsano

    @efgoldman: The fun game will be Stanford/Arizona. Although that comes on after the Cougs finish giving me a few more gray hairs.

    @Raven (formerly stuckinred): I could irk a couple of friends of mine who went to Arizona and root for the Trees…but one would kill me without thinking about it and the other is a big guy who should not be messed with.

    And I really need to see Tucson before I die.

  111. 111.

    Corner Stone

    @Uncle Clarence Thomas:

    Oh, right, center-right solidarity and all that. I apologizz for my lack of social graces. Again.

    Uncle Clarence Thomas, do you mean to suggest the use of the epithet “racist”, as is commonly found here at BJ for an ever widening gyre, is in fact propagating a goal by the right?

  113. 113.

    Yutsano

    @Evolved Deep Southerner: Don’t encourage the sockpuppet please.

    @Dee Loralei: Since I have had massive amounts of fun with band geeks from both Texas and Oklahoma, I have no dog in this fight. However, I did vote for the OU mascot in the Capital One challenge. Take that for whatever it’s worth.

    And fuck that stupid overfed lazy cow.

  114. 114.

    Dee Loralei

    And yes, today I’m rooting for the Longhorns. I want their first loss to be at the hands of my beloved Sooners.

  115. 115.

    Robert Sneddon

    MOI — has anyone on the continental US (or indeed on this blog) noticed that the US Rugby team are playing in the World Cup in NZ?

    They don’t really have a chance of making it out of their group into the quarters — despite beating Russia they’ve already lost to Ireland and they are still to face the Wallabies but the reports say they played some decent rugby unlike some other bottom-feeding teams in the competition like Japan (who lost by 74 points to the All Blacks) and Namibia.

    My home team Scotland are two for two and top their group at the moment but we have a Lifetime Achievement Award for choking and snatching defeat from the jaws of Victory. Still there’s hope, and their last match in the group will be against the Auld Enemy which always puts a Scottish team on its mettle.

  116. 116.

    RossInDetroit

    @eemom:

    Yeah, boo to that. Unfortunately sports fans get their fix through the interwebs or the radio and I can’t tolerate some dopes hollering about their teams on AM.

  119. 119.

    RossInDetroit

    Woodpecker! First one of the year. They show up in the fall and tear the hell out of the dead yucca stalks to get the bugs. The yucca seeds make a cool rattle when the birds hammer on the plant. I leave the stalks on the yuccas for them now until they’re finished with the insects. Gotta get some pix of this. They’re so cute.

  120. 120.

    Yutsano

    @Evolved Deep Southerner: It’s even better when you just talk around them. Then they start flailing even harder for attention. And get even more comedic in the process.

    @MikeJ: I think that’s called reverting to form.

    BTW where’s my damn challah? Making Jewish bread without me, you kids have no shame any more I swear. :)

  123. 123.

    The Dangerman

    @Corner Stone:

    …in the UT v UCLA game.

    This feels like an epic ass kicking coming on; UCLA won last year in Texas and it wasn’t that long ago that it was 66-3 Bruins if memory serves.

    Now, 21-0. This could be ugly since UCLA, from all evidence, doesn’t teach tackling. I think Texas might feel they owe UCLA one and won’t call off the dogs early.

  124. 124.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    @Yutsano: It’s wonderful, not as great as it was 35 years ago but still. The Catalina mountains are spectacular and the El Charro Cafe is not to be missed!

  126. 126.

    Yutsano

    @The Dangerman: bortaS bIr jablu dIH reH QaQQu Ny. :)

    (best Klingon phrase ever.)

    @Raven (formerly stuckinred): I was on Phoenix once visiting friends in college and I wanted to drive to Tucson for a day (this was during summer break) and no one else would go. Since I didn’t have a vehicle I was stuck. I wasn’t a happy camper!

  127. 127.

    MikeJ

    @Yutsano: I was a bit disappointed, think I let the dough hook have it a little too long, got overkneaded and a little denser than it should be. On the other hand, it was far from inedible. Unless you do something really wrong it’s hard to make bad challah.

  128. 128.

    Corner Stone

    @The Dangerman:

    UCLA won last year in Texas

    Yes, IIRC that was the week after UCLA wiped U of H QB Case Keenum out.
    Fuckers.
    Nothing bad enough can happen to the UCLA program AFAIAC.

  129. 129.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    @Yutsano: God I remember the Rose Bowl when they were 6-5 and my Illini were 10-1. He was lights out and killed us. That was a long trip for an ass-whippin.

  130. 130.

    The Dangerman

    @Raven (formerly stuckinred):

    God I remember the Rose Bowl when they were 6-5 and my Illini were 10-1.

    I was there; two memories from the game:

    1) The fact the Bruins won and…

    2) Meeting the Bruin Cheerleader who went on to Miss USA or Miss Universe; I’m blanking on her name, but … damn …

    … oh, yeah, Julie Hayek. Should have proposed on the spot.

  131. 131.

    Yutsano

    @MikeJ: It’s a Jewish bread. Usually anything Jewish is fool-proof. I can do it though. Me and yeast are NOT buddies.

    Of course you then taking said bread and making a French dish with it was a nice little salt rub too. :)

    @The Dangerman:

    Should have proposed on the spot.

    I think you would have settled for massive amounts of boot knocking. :)

  132. 132.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    @The Dangerman: Here’s mine

    They made the Chief dance BEFORE the game and NOT at the half.
    Kellen Winslow was on the other end of all the passes and Kenny Norton jr was a linebacker for the Bruins.
    Craig Swoope tried to run the pick out of the endzone and fumbled on about the 5.

    Cal Tech hacked the scoreboard in the 4th quarter and the phrase “hacked” had not been created.

  133. 133.

    The Dangerman

    @Yutsano:

    I think you would have settled for massive amounts of boot knocking.

    I would have settled for the minimum amount of boot knocking.

    The UCLA campus had/has a plethora of stunning views, but Hayek was staggeringly stunning back in the day.

  134. 134.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    @Raven (formerly stuckinred):

    Karl Dorrell not Kellen Winslow jr.

    During the game, the students from Caltech remotely altered the scoreboard display to show the teams playing in the game as Caltech and M.I.T., in place of UCLA and Illinois.[2] One of the prank’s perpetrators had received approval from his Caltech professor for the prank, which earned him credit for the course “Experimental Projects in Electrical Circuits”.[3][4]

  135. 135.

    MikeJ

    @Yutsano:

    Me and yeast are NOT buddies.

    Instant read thermometer like the Thermapen. Make sure that nothing coming in contact with the yeast is over 110F. Sometimes the recipe calls for warm water. Get it too hot and ye kill the timorous beasties.

  136. 136.

    burnspbesq

    @The Dangerman:

    Julie Hayek was Susan Bayh’s maid of honor. My law school girlfriend, who was more than decent looking, was a bridesmaid. She said she felt very inadequate that day.

  138. 138.

    Yutsano

    @The Dangerman: If I had gone to UCLA at the time (I was accepted in 1993) my first year would have been the same as Giada Di Laureniis’. That still makes me laugh. Speaking of good views. :)

  141. 141.

    Yutsano

    @MikeJ: I am perfectly content to be a cook. There are other subtleties to the science and chemistry of baking that I will just choose to admire in the abstract.

    A troll being a blog scold. I think I might just die laughing.

  144. 144.

    Evolved Deep Southerner

    Do y’all hear something? I don’t. I have more than enough real-life crazy uncles. (Thankya, Yutsy.)

    Go GATORS!

  146. 146.

    The Dangerman

    @Corner Stone:

    The minimum?

    Any nonzero number works for me here.

    Julie was a legend on campus (and this wasn’t too long after Heather Locklear was strolling around campus); one of my earliest attempts at student housing off-campus was at a place where one of her photographers was living and she was on every available wall (fashion shots, nothing one couldn’t show to one’s Ma). For some SICK reason, I lived someplace else.

  149. 149.

    Rabble Arouser

    Effing Big Ten Refs! Why oh why do they allow these schmucks near a football field? Arrggh! (Husky fan, BTW)

  151. 151.

    JWL

    I’ve never failed to wish the U.C. Bears all the best, but I hope they get their ass kicked today by the Presbyterians. Cal should be ashamed of itself– they may as well be playing a high school team.

    Then again, the P’s did get to travel and hang out in San Francisco for a few days (Cal Stadium is being renovated, and their home games this season are being played at ATT Park).

  152. 152.

    Evolved Deep Southerner

    @Yutsano: A blowfly on shit, more like it. But the buzzing is similar.

    The Gators should be up by 35 right now. I’d never share this with my bride, but damn if I don’t like my Dawgs’ chances against this crowd when we meet some few weeks from now.

  153. 153.

    The Dangerman

    @Yutsano:

    She’s aged quite well too.

    Indeed; IIRC, she was a year or two ahead of me, so she’s a bit older, but, you are correct, I don’t know too many 50+ years old that look that well.

    Nasty hit there; reminds me of a Matt Darby hit on a Nebraska player back in the day (hardest hit I’ve ever seen live; the UN trainers were running off the sidelines before the player hit the ground).

  156. 156.

    J. Michael Neal

    I suspect that Missouri and Iowa State will be okay if the Big 12 folds. Both academically and athletically, they’d be good fits in the Big 10. A hell of a lot better than Rutgers.

    The Gophers are actually ahead at halftime against Miami. The good news is that Jerry Kill is on the sidelines after having a seizure last week. They have a sideline assistant dedicated to making sure he stays properly hydrated.

  157. 157.

    handy

    Halftime at the Rose Bowl and Douchenozzle is getting his teeth kicked in. For the love of G-d Guerrero drop this pansy.

  159. 159.

    Yutsano

    @The Dangerman: I went to college with a former Miss Washington. Once we were having a frank discussion as a bonding exercise (long story) and I mentioned about her that she looks like she should be a total bitch but she’s not. I still adore her to this day. You shoulda gone there man. My friend’s husband still glows.

  160. 160.

    The Dangerman

    @handy:

    Halftime at the Rose Bowl and Douchenozzle is getting his teeth kicked in.

    One of the last times at the RB, I got some pretty good seats care of a connected Alum (was introduced to the former AD; Peter Dalis?). Anyway, this was shortly after RN had been canned at Washington; I turned around to see him sit down in a seat behind me and listened to him talk with others for a while…

    …until they had him removed. He had snuck into the seating area and security came and got him.

    After the Dorrell disaster, RN was a mistake; funny, both had connections to that Illinois RB game.

  162. 162.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    @The Dangerman: And Craig Swoope, they great d-back had an interesting story. The next season he was on the little wallet schedule they gave out. Right before the first game he got busted for blow thus crowning the first scratch and sniff college football schedule. Also, Tim Brewster the former Gopher coach, was the Illini tight end in that game.

  166. 166.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    @J. Michael Neal: Every listing of the game has Miami (OH) so snit away if you want to. Nest thing you’ll tell me is that Athens is where Ohio University is. Uh, no.

  167. 167.

    The Dangerman

    @Yutsano:

    You shoulda gone there man.

    UW? No, then I would have missed out on playing pickup ball in Pauley Pavilion. Priceless memories that might come close to the Hayek meeting (on further review …. pondering … well, playing in Pauley against some really good players was great).

  169. 169.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    @The Dangerman: My brother went to Sac State and McGeorge and was able to get us tix for a UCLA_Sac St game a few years back. It was nice to go there at least once. He has a great picture of him and the Wizard at a camp when he played for Hawthorne High. You ever play at that great outdoor court at Laguna?

  172. 172.

    The Dangerman

    @Raven (formerly stuckinred):

    You ever play at that great outdoor court at Laguna?

    Never played Laguna; mostly, I try to play indoors. Easier on the knees (first knee surgery and I’m “retiring”).

    Along with Pauley, there used to be a gym in Manhattan Beach frequented by Clippers/Lakers; now, THAT was fun (mostly, us mere mortals didn’t play the pros straight up for fear of hurting them). Playing with the pros still doesn’t rank up there with Pauley, however.

    Met John Wooden once; incredible man (and I’m not even talking about his Coaching record here).

  173. 173.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    @The Dangerman: I bet. I played in a summer league in Champaign and got to be on the court at the same time as Eddie Johnson and Derek Harper. I quit playing when I hit 50. We’re coming out there in 2 weeks and I plan to get in the water at the Manhattan Beach Pier.

  174. 174.

    The Dangerman

    @Yutsano:

    I meant with Hayek.

    LOL, I stand corrected and, well, I wish; she was way, way, WAY out of my league. My mistake was not taking that apartment (I may not have ever graduated from the potential distractions).

  175. 175.

    Rabble Arouser

    well, after a couple of HORRIBLE calls by the officiating crew (sideline penalties?!? Really?!?), my Huskies have now taken themselves out of the game. Fuck.

  176. 176.

    The Dangerman

    @Raven (formerly stuckinred):

    …the water at the Manhattan Beach Pier.

    Excellent choice; Hermosa is also great. Get some bikes and ride the path from Hermosa to Santa Monica. Venice is worth checking out at least once….

    Damn, it’s been forever since I’ve been in the water in Manhattan; well, when I’m in the South Bay, I’m on other business. I’ll have to put on that on my list of things to do soon…

    If you’ve ever read “Born on the 4th of July” and have a copy, the author (Kovic?) hangs out in Hermosa at a place called “Good Stuff”. Or, at least, used to do so…

    Shit, will someone play some D for UCLA?

  177. 177.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    @The Dangerman: I ran into him in the bookstore there. I was in the VVAW and in DC and Miami at the same time as Ron.

    My wife is wearing a “Good Stuff” t as we speak. My sis lives right off Aviation in Hawthorne and my mom lived in Torrance. I’ve been going to the pier since 1962. Lawyer boy lives in Sherman Oaks nowadays!

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    J. Michael Neal

    The Gophers have a 4th quarter lead over Miami. I want to enjoy it, because it might not happen again this season. I think that there’s a very good chance that Minnesota will not only be the first team ever to finish 11th in the Big 10, but we’re also going to be the first team ever to finish 12th.

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    The Dangerman

    @Yutsano:

    I meant with Hayek.

    This reminds me of one of my UCLA stories; don’t know how true it is, but, considering the source, it could very well be so.

    Anyway, someone I know was being set up on a blind date with a no name actress; he politely declined, saying he didn’t date Hispanic women.

    The actress? Cameron Diaz.

    This is, of course, before the days of the Net, when even a non name actress could be “researched”.

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    burnspbesq

    Mets and Braves having an old-fasioned pitchers’ duel. Nil-nil, bottom of the eighth. Braves have a man at third with two out.

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    The Dangerman

    @Raven (formerly stuckinred):

    I ran into him in the bookstore there.

    Either/Or Bookstore? That is where I met him, too. One of the things I miss most about the old South Bay is Either/Or (it is long gone).

    I hadn’t thought about “Good Stuff” in ages; interesting coincidence.

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    The Dangerman

    @Raven (formerly stuckinred):

    …is there a bike bridge or something?

    In Playa Del Rey, there is a crossing; I don’t recall if it is bike only.

    As I recall (this goes back to the early 90’s, so it could easily be different), the bike path was on streets through parts of the King Harbor area (for a short distance, don’t recall if that is Hermosa or Redondo) and Marina Del Rey (I don’t recall how much). The strand from MB to Hermosa is my favorite for the South Bay.

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    The Dangerman

    Now it’s coming back (with the kindly aid of a google map); there is a bike bridge in Playa. Then one rides around the Marina; as I recall, there are a few streets involved there.

    Wouldn’t be a bad walk from Manhattan to Venice except for having to walk around the Marina.

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    Yutsano

    Wazzu up 7-0 on their first play of the game. Not first possession: first PLAY. This actually has me nervous.

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    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    @The Dangerman: Either/Or is gone, lot’s of bullshit chi-chi stuff there now. I met Ron in one that was on Hermosa Ave. You know who else used to live in Manhattan is Tobias Wolff, great author. Are you familiar with John Post’s photography? I have 2 framed posters of the pier in my living room.

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    The Dangerman

    @Raven (formerly stuckinred):

    Are you familiar with John Post’s photography?

    Name doesn’t ring a bell, but his work looks famailiar; I suspect I’ve been by his studio or seen it displayed along the way.

    There used to be a good restaurant in Manhattan that still may be there; the Kettle, IIRC. I occasionally (and infrequently, thank goodness) worked odd hours and the Kettle was 24 hours and still good food.

    Edit: UCLA boards want Neuheisel’s head before nightfall; wow, my fav board has exploded.

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    handy

    @The Dangerman:

    Edit: UCLA boards want Neuheisel’s head before nightfall; wow, my fav board has exploded.

    And they’re right. But if Douchenozzle can cobble a 6-6 or 5-7 season out of this mess, sad to say he’s probably safe.

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    The Dangerman

    @Raven (formerly stuckinred):

    El Tarasco in El Porto

    Doesn’t ring a bell (and I googled it for location); when Mexican called, there was a place in Manhattan (maybe Hermosa) where there was a Y intersection. A real shithole for ambience, but incredible burritos.

    I lived and worked in El Segundo (worked at the top of the Dolly Parton building; you have probably been by it), didn’t venture too far after work (hated the traffic). There was a cool Japanese place in ES, but, long gone.

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