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R.I.P. Chita Rivera, Broadway legend, original 'Anita' of "West Side Story", age 91.
https://variety.com/2024/legit/obituaries-people-news/chita-rivera-dead-broadway-1235891948/
R.I.P. Broadway great Hinton Battle, 3-time Tony Award winner, age 67.
https://playbill.com/article/three-time-tony-winner-hinton-battle-dies-at-67
R.I.P. Italian actress Sandra Milo, of Fellini's "8 1/2" among others, age 90.
R.I.P. Melinda Wilson, wife of Brian Wilson, age 77.
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Two of Bette Davis's best.
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On 1/29/2024 at 1:57 PM, paul carruthers said:
So, did Brock silence all his haters, or will they be back in 2 weeks, if KC wins the big one...
Haha. They'll find a way to move the goalposts and keep hating.
Win or lose the Super Bowl, Brock Purdy has proven he belongs in the upper echelon of quarterbacks in the NFL. He already has more playoff wins than Lamar Jackson or Dak Prescott.
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Popeye's has wings. PC must be in heaven!
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Post-show grub.
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1 hour ago, LedZeppfan1977 said:
The Dodgers are fucking loaded. Dodgers vs Orioles in the series!!!! Book it. Can you believe the fucking Yankees are favored to win the East? Baltimore and Toronto tied for 2nd. No fucking way are they beating us. Thanks to Paul for starting this thread and getting us away from a football season to forget.
The Dodgers are loaded every year. How much hardware has that netted them? Exactly one...in a shortened pandemic year.
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28 minutes ago, LedZeppfan1977 said:
Boy they are eating Detroit Lions coach for dinner on YouTube. Calling him the dumbest coach in NFL history and much more. Showing him prancing the sideline making one stupid decision after another and costing his fans a trip to Vegas.
As well they should. They were 22 minutes from the Super Bowl and blew it and Dan Campbell is a large reason why.
You can't coach a playoff game like you would a regular season game. Every possession is even more valuable. Game situation awareness by the coach is critical. Detroit had 148 yards rushing in the first half. They finished the game with 182...only 34 in the second half. They went away from their strength and went pass-happy in the second half instead of bleeding the clock and shrinking the game.
Forget what I said earlier about the Lions being fine and they'll move on from this debacle. There are no guarantees in life. Plenty of young teams have reached the top and failed, and looked as if they were set up for a long run of contention, only to be one-and-done.
Look at what happened to Cincinnati and Jacksonville this season. Who knows how competitive they'll be next season or what their rosters will be like? Seattle was never the same after blowing that Super Bowl against New England.
Jared Goff has reached the ceiling of his effectiveness. There is only so much you can count on him to do when the pressure is on. You saw that in the NFC Championship game. As the game went on and pressure mounted, Purdy got better and Goff got worse.
Detroit better shore up their defense, offensive line, and running game. Goff will never be Captain Clutch. But Dan Campbell better improve his decision making, too.
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31 minutes ago, LedZeppfan1977 said:
Has anyone seen or heard from Bongman? Man, its like wide right times 2 for them.
Yes, he posted in the NFL thread on Monday. I'm sure he's fine. He's not a degenerate gambler like us, hehe. 😉
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On 1/30/2024 at 7:14 AM, custard pie man said:
wtf, getting pick in early,
49ers 31-30
wake is saturday day before super bowl, for my brother, thanks much for all kind words
peace
A good ol' Irish wake? 🙏
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3 hours ago, redrum said:
Really sorry to hear. Had two brothers who went the same way and way too young. Both diehard 49er fans.
Go 49ers! End the TayTrav nonsense. I'm picking San Francisco, Walter.
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Giving this a try.
It is based on this book by Donald Miller.
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On 1/27/2024 at 11:58 AM, SteveAJones said:
You think the gays, kooks, weirdos and illegals are being persecuted? Wow.
I guess it depends on where you live and how you define kooks and weirdos. Certainly not so much where I live.
I was speaking more hypothetically. But you knew that.
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On 1/28/2024 at 3:55 AM, Josemanno said:
Lay off you radical asshole. You know nothing about me ..my conservative and liberal views. I'm well rounded, you sound completely one dimensional. Go laugh in your Captain Crunch !!!!
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4 hours ago, custard pie man said:
very well put and thought out, agree with many of your points just want closed borders and legal applicants to come in and get processed and hopefully live the american dream, hell when my family came from Italy they went to NY, had to be sponsored and fill out every year who lived at residence and what was each persons job, boy 115 years later that has transformed to let anyone in, no background checks etc... its a mess, heck were a land of opportunity and laws, come legally, pledge your allegiance to our beautiful country and we as a nation will welcome every single one regardless of religion, skin color, etc.... It begs the question why are the gov't. fighting for open borders and fighting with texas from stopping them to stop or slow the illegal crossings?
Yes. It's the biggest problem I have with the Democrats. How they have allowed illegal immigration become an albatross around their neck. The mainstream moderate Democrats should have never allowed the far left fringe to push this issue and ignore the laws already in place. They should have held firm and said immigrants have to accept and follow the laws and enter this country legally. Previous generations had to wait. Nobody gets to cut the line. You come in illegally....back you go.
The majority of blue-collar middle America is "law and order". Once you lose them it's hard to get them back.
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4 hours ago, custard pie man said:
guys can't comment on the games because I didn't watch, got phone call almost mid nite saturday my youngest brother died unexpectedly of heart attack at age 58! there are 4 of us 2 years apart, all brothers and all business partners in heavy construction up until 2019 when we sold all our machinery, so yesterday we bought bunch of food and stayed with them all day, no warning , so devastating, and no sleep again last night, married 39 years, two kids and 3 grandchildren, this shit kind of puts football in perspective, doesn't it? when I get my head out of my ass I'll make my final pick
As David St. Hubbins would say, too much perspective.
That is heartbreaking news, for sure. Good on you and your brothers for being there and rallying around them. Condolences and sympathies to you all for your loss.
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Baltimore has some serious questions to address from within...both coaches and players.
Detroit is fine. Nobody expected them to get this far and they can build on this experience and move forward.
But Baltimore continually chokes in the playoffs...even when they seemingly have the leverage. Their failures are maddening.
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What in the effing fuck Baltimore?!?
I really thought this would be the year after the ravens destroyed the 49ers. It was all set up for them with the #1 seed and everything and the other AFC teams (Chiefs, Bills, Bengals, Jaguars) not being as strong as previous years. Instead, they blow it again. Unbelievable.
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Pre-game breakfast.
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58 minutes ago, Bong-Man said:
It's been so long since a successful Lion season that the end is going to be a bit sudden and rude, no matter what happens. Local radio is reporting that 20-25% of the crowd will be Lions' fans. The only Lion swag I have is two winter hats. Somebody bought me a Johnny Morton jersey for Christmas many years ago. He was traded 10 days later.
However, I do have a beaded chain with a Lion logo attached I can wear around my neck. Thanks Strider!
You're welcome 2019 Season Champion! I know I picked San Francisco in the pool but I am hoping Detroit wins and makes its first trip to the Super Bowl and gives Detroit Rock City something to cheer about. Imagine the University of Michigan and Detroit winning the College and NFL titles in the same year!
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5 hours ago, custard pie man said:
Iknow this is tongue and cheek Strider about becoming England again but what worries me some is with the influx of middle easterners into our open borders we may very well become part of or unionized into those terror countries, especially if the status quo is elected and given another 4 years, my point is we may not have to join another country because other countries are already here and i'm afraid here in masses as evidenced by the pro palestinian and Hammas support and demonstrations all around our country and globe, just looking at Harvard, their leaders and what is going on in college campuses should raise the alarms, can't help but believe the border policies which are purposely intended to bring voter roles and albeit harm to all of us will lead to a major terror strike the only question is where and when, greed and power is whats driving the new world order and is what the framers of our constitution warned us about, wouldn't it be great if both democrats and republicans simply followed this wonderful constitution? long winded I know and apologize but hell there's no football today lol
The pro-Palestinian rallies are alarming. Fortunately, I haven't seen too many where I live. I still think it is just a very loud and vocal minority. The majority of citizens and people in government still back Israel.
Also, when I talk to many of the Middle Eastern immigrants that I come across in my daily travels in shops and restaurants and businesses, most of them express that the very reason many of them came to America was to escape such tribal feudal bullshit. And many of these people trying to come into America now are also trying to escape extreme poverty and violence in their countries.
Now, is the influx too large? Are there some bad apples in the bunch? Your answer probably depends on your perspective. I think most reasonable people would say yes. But the idea that these people are being let in just so they can vote Democrat might make an amusing talking point on some right ring podcast or talk show but it is kind of far-fetched when you look at the what happens with a lot of immigrants.
A sizeable percentage of immigrants, both legal and illegal, tend to become conservative, at least on the issue of immigration, once they have settled in the United States. Because they realize more and more illegals flooding the border steals a bigger piece of their American Pie dream. I have heard from many Mexicans, Hispanics, Latinos switching their votes from Democrat to Republican because of this very issue.
Take another look at the people coming into the country. Whether they are coming from the Muslim countries in the Middle East or the heavily Catholic countries to our south, I would wager a high percentage of them are devoutly religious in some manner. The right likes to portray the Democratic Party as anti-religion, so why would anyone think that these religious people would just automatically vote Democrat?
Plus, the idea that there are large numbers of illegals voting doesn't hold water anyway. Most illegals would be afraid of being nabbed by INS if they went to vote.
The whole beauty of the United States was that people could come here, escaping whatever persecution or horrors of their home country, and through hard work and perseverance, assimilate into the American Dream. They might bring some of their old ways and beliefs with them, but by and large, they sublimated into the American way of life. Many Immigrant communities by the third or fourth generations became wholly American. That's why you see so many minorities and immigrants at ballgames. And they certainly do not want the U.S. to become more like the countries they escaped from.
I happen to believe that is what most of the people coming here want...a chance at a normal life. To work, have a family, etc. So, no, I do not think we are in danger of being co-opted or as you put it, "unionized" by some foreign country, whether it's the Middle East or the Far East or Russia.
I think this country is a little bit stronger than its critics, both on the right and the left, give it credit for.
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4 hours ago, hummingbird69 said:
You wouldn't know what a jack boot authoritarian was if he stepped on you.
That is generally how it works. You don't realize you are in a fascist state until it is too late.
Go after the gays? Fine. Go after the kooks and weirdos, fine. Go after the Jews, coons, Catholics, illegals, fine. Go after anyone who isn't like you.
By the time they come after you, it's too late.
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2 hours ago, SteveAJones said:
That's just ridiculous. You can't possibly be serious.
Of course I'm not serious. At least about that.
I am serious about the sorry state of politics if Biden and Trump are the best we can do after all this time. I am serious about not voting for either one this year.
The Democrats are too caught up in rainbow identity politics and victimhood. The Republicans are too in thrall to jackboot authoritarianism and going back to an America that only exists in fantasy.
Neither party's vision of America is sustainable nor resembles what the Founding Fathers envisioned.
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