(Tank McNamara via GoComics.com)
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Yeah, I couldn’t resist. This is today’s strip, it’s not that I don’t realize it’s the wrong season. But I’m sure there’s some kind of Sunday sports action that people want to talk about…
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Yeah, I couldn’t resist. This is today’s strip, it’s not that I don’t realize it’s the wrong season. But I’m sure there’s some kind of Sunday sports action that people want to talk about…
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JPL
@efgoldman: I might add that catch by Butler was magnificent though.
Mike J
@efgoldman:
Beating the Yankees two days in a row is always a good thing, and they play again in 2 hours.
Corner Stone
@efgoldman:
Hey, now. The Draft is nigh. Fear ye, and tremble Browns and/or Cowboys draft picks.
Philly has already seemed to set the baseline for horrificly bad off-season moves. Chip Kelly, sheesh.
Corner Stone
I usually watch as much of The Masters as I can, but this year I just couldn’t seem to be assed.
Corner Stone
IMO, PGA is really going to suffer for a bit with the complete decline of Tiger Woods.
Rory, Phil, Bubba, Jordan, et al just aren’t going to pull the eyeballs that TW did.
PurpleGirl
@Mike J: In memory of Steve Gilliard (may he be resting in peace)…FTFY!
p.a.
Cannons 8 Outlaws 5 at the half.
Corner Stone
I think it’s just disgusting the clowns in the gallery that yell BS after every tee shot. Fucking askew-esque clowns.
SiubhanDuinne
@PurpleGirl:
For some reason, I always think it’s hilarious that we have the same acronyms for “Fuck The Fuckin’ Yankees” and “Fixed That For Ya.”
Are there any other multi-purpose acronyms out there? (I don’t mean doing a back-formation, I mean acronyms already in common usage.) LOL is usually “Laughing Out Loud,” but can also be “Little Old Lady,” and “Lots Of Love” or “Lots Of Luck.” Others?
Ajabu
I’m been waiting all day for an open thread so…
Very Important (to me) Announcement!
(and with Cole’s blessing…)
Dear BJ family:
I’m a daily continual reader of Balloon Juice — I won’t call myself a lurker
because that sounds vaguely sinister & sleazy — but rarely post anything.
However, I feel like I know you all and have no qualms about asking for your support.
Here’s the deal:
I’ve been a working jazz musician all my life and this year marks my 50th year as a professional. Having missed the ‘regular job’ step in my career trajectory I find myself old & broke, working until I fall over my instrument one day which will constitute retirement.
To celebrate the milestone of 50 years I’m trying to do a CD for release around September.
I’ve put up a Kickstarter page to pay for it. (Personally, I can barely afford to pay attention…) The problem is that I’m going to need a shitload of small donations to make this work. The Kickstarter model is that if you fail to meet your funding goal you get nothing. Nobody’s card is charged unless it’s fully funded. And it’s a tight window. 30 days total.
I’d be very grateful if you guys could throw a few dollars my way to get this done. It’s going to be a really nice project. Nearly all original material performed on vibraphone, marimba and steel pan.
Instrumental jazz music with West Indian roots. You’ll love it!
Thanks for considering me and I’ll make sure that anyone who identifies themselves as a Balloon Juicer will get something extra along with their CD. (But it won’t be a puppy.)
The link is here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1939410000/50th-anniversary-cd
Thanks again!!
Don Moors
P.S. My personal website (http://www.donmoors.com) is a valuable resource if you’re ever on Jeopardy and the category is ‘aging vibraphonist trivia’.
different-church-lady
@efgoldman:
They are 4 and 1!
raven
@Ajabu: I bought one of Don’s CD’s a while back and like it a great deal!
Ajabu
@raven: Thanks for the endorsement. This one is going to be even better!
different-church-lady
@efgoldman: There’s this guy. His nickname is Papi. He’s got three rings. Snap out of it.
shell
Too damn much on TV tonight. Call the Midwife, Wolf Hall, Nurse Jackie, Game of Thrones, Mad Men. For Christ’s sake, producers, there are other days of the week.
Tissue Thin Pseudonym
@Ajabu: I’m in.
Ajabu
@Tissue Thin Pseudonym: And do I ever appreciate it. Thanks!
raven
@Ajabu: You’re not in the ATL anymore are you?
satby
@Ajabu: As soon as I have some coin with my next paycheck I’m in too. Good luck!
SiubhanDuinne
@different-church-lady:
Braves are 5 and 1!!
Ajabu
@raven: I’m still in the ATL till I can get back to the Caribbean.
Who knows when? I’ll do the first release party probably at West End Performing Arts Center.
geg6
@Ajabu:
Soon as payday hits at the end of the month, I’m in. Had some expenses this month, what with new puppy and all.
Ajabu
@satby: @geg6:
Thanks. I know the feeling and appreciate anything you can do. We’ve got till May 9th to clear the bar. I knew I could count on this BJ family to come through for me.
If anybody’s on Twitter, look at my Kickstarter page, get excited (I know you will) and see if we can get some outside interest.
Thanks All!
J R in WV
@Ajabu:
I may be the only person on this blog who has ever had vibes in his dwelling besides you! Not that I got any good with them, they were borrowed from my piano teacher just to see how they worked.
Best of luck Don / Ajabu, hope you do well with kickstarter, and better with the CD!
Spring is for starting things!
burnspbesq
Duke 15, Virginia 8 in lacrosse. Next to beating Carolina, nothing is sweeter than sending the Wahoos back to C’ville with their tails between their legs. Dom Starsia bitched about the Duke players who lost their 2006 season to the non-scandal being granted an additional year of eligibility by the NCAA, and then was seemingly the only person in the entire lacrosse community who didn’t know that one of his players was a time bomb until said player murdered his ex-girlfriend.
Fuck you, Dom, and the horse you rode in on, and the farrier who shod your horse, and the farmer who grew your feed.