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Celebrigundi 58

JP and I just met Eddie Cicotte! He was walking (presumably down from one of the hotels on Nob Hill) down Mason to the ACT.

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  1. elcroata Feb 25,2012 1:17 pm

    Hey, I read about him. You are famous now!

    Because survival is insufficient
  2. 5Aces Feb 25,2012 1:41 pm

    I think you mean Ira Lowenstein.

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  3. ptbnl Feb 25,2012 1:54 pm

    Is this really front page material?

    If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
    • elcroata Feb 25,2012 1:55 pm || Up

      asvd

      Because survival is insufficient
    • Bed Feb 25,2012 1:59 pm || Up

      Heh….that’s funny.

      But seriously, folks....
    • monkeyball Feb 25,2012 4:37 pm || Up

      But he got me a really sweet deal on car insurance.

      you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
    • finley forever Feb 25,2012 5:39 pm || Up

      The funny thing is that you tools still go over there…

      • Jennifer Feb 25,2012 5:44 pm || Up

        I didn’t realize that wasn’t allowed.

        • FreeSeatUpgrade Feb 25,2012 5:58 pm || Up

          Yup. Also each entrance into a new FK thread must be made with an insult. The rules are strict around here.

          "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
      • JamesV Feb 25,2012 6:33 pm || Up

        Awww, he called people here tools for talking about Nico’s ongoing hypocrisy when it comes up. Isn’t that sweet?

        Much of the meta over AN had died down here for the most part, but you’re naive if you think it’ll never be talked about when there’s something obvious like this.

      • JediLeroy Feb 26,2012 6:22 pm || Up

        Funny thing is your posts are approved and not deleted here, and you’re free to post whatever the heck you want, as long as you’re willing to deal with the pushback.

        az di bobe volt gehat beytsim volt zi geven mayn zeyde
      • danmerqury Feb 26,2012 6:29 pm || Up

        I spent two years and many, many hours writing for them. Why wouldn’t I have a vested interest in seeing how it’s going from time to time?

        • Future Ed Feb 26,2012 6:44 pm || Up

          there have always been crossover folks. when something good or stupid happens, it gets passed along. SOme people look, some don’t.

          I did.first time there in a long time.

          The story was interesting, something I would post, certainly not make a diary though. The problem is Nico’s comments were missing.the.point.again. that is what made it notable here.

          I have $5. No I don\'t.
        • DFA Feb 26,2012 6:54 pm || Up

          this.

          In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
    • the llama Feb 26,2012 7:42 pm || Up

      So this sub-thread may be go over and check the hulabaloo, so my ** quota for the quarter is up. Anyway, here’s what struck me: a thread addressing meta can’t even get up past 72. Nobody gives a fuck, I guress.

      • doctorK Feb 26,2012 7:49 pm || Up

        This, and Toonces closed the thread to comments.

        • the llama Feb 26,2012 7:51 pm || Up

          Oh, ok. Well, back to forgetting about its existence.

          • DFA Feb 26,2012 10:34 pm || Up

            this. it was effectively slayed. Everyone is here now and the converstation is better.

            In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
            • grover Feb 27,2012 8:18 am || Up

              Do I need to know what the FK you guys are talking about or do I still have a chance at a complete life without the knowledge?

              • gonealookin Feb 27,2012 8:40 am || Up

                It’s not really worth getting into. Nico decided to wallow in self-pity and a couple people thought he wasn’t following through on his resolve to re-focus his site on baseball talk. The llama has it in proper perspective above.

                What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
              • ptbnl Feb 27,2012 9:40 am || Up

                Given that you originated the Toonces meme, you may at least be amused to know that the pity-post was about crashing a car.

                If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
                • JamesV Feb 27,2012 10:05 am || Up

                  A rental car, no less. You have to laugh.

                • JamesV Feb 27,2012 10:06 am || Up

                  Wait, to be accurate, it was a rental car his insurance supplied to him after his own car got dinged up a little.

  4. nevermoor Feb 25,2012 1:59 pm

    Yeah, but Batgirl and I got to see him act.

    Speaking of: the plot definitely tried to do a bit too much (and the sniper character was just too weird to drop in at the end), but it was also quite powerful. Also Strathaim was fantastic. “We are starting to see the train at the end of the tunnel”

    "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
    • batgirl Feb 25,2012 9:47 pm || Up

      I was out the minute they cued up the Supertramp.

  5. Bed Feb 25,2012 2:05 pm

    pfft…big deal…..I just shared a hot tub with Bob Geren and Vince Cotroneo.

    But seriously, folks....
    • FreeSeatUpgrade Feb 25,2012 2:11 pm || Up

      I hope you added plenty of chlorine. Because ick.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
      • Bed Feb 25,2012 2:13 pm || Up

        I’m pretty sure I’ll be dead within the hour.

        But seriously, folks....
    • Future Ed Feb 26,2012 8:08 am || Up

      bed!

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
  6. SPWC Feb 25,2012 5:11 pm

    My wife just watched an episode of some real-estate show called “Selling New York” in which Bob Melvin and his wife bought a condo in NYC.

    \"Weren\'t you already aware the Kay is already writing everyone\'s story? We\'re all just characters who believe we are real. Things make more sense now, don\'t they. Be honest.\"- DMOAS
    • SPWC Feb 25,2012 5:11 pm || Up

      They had to black out the obvious “Athletics” logo on Bob’s windbreaker on the videophone segment.

      \"Weren\'t you already aware the Kay is already writing everyone\'s story? We\'re all just characters who believe we are real. Things make more sense now, don\'t they. Be honest.\"- DMOAS
    • Bed Feb 25,2012 5:13 pm || Up

      At least he’ll have a place to go when he gets fired.

      But seriously, folks....
      • SPWC Feb 26,2012 6:39 am || Up

        His wife’s a total fashionista… she’s got taste.

        \"Weren\'t you already aware the Kay is already writing everyone\'s story? We\'re all just characters who believe we are real. Things make more sense now, don\'t they. Be honest.\"- DMOAS
  7. FreeSeatUpgrade Feb 25,2012 5:16 pm

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  8. FreeSeatUpgrade Feb 25,2012 5:21 pm

    I’m no expert…that’s colin and elcroata’s department…but I’ve gotta think that having your Antarctic research station burn to the ground is a pretty major problem.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • colin Feb 25,2012 7:16 pm || Up

      Man, that sucks a lot. They are pretty paranoid about fire down there… it might be cold, but it’s also super dry and we really don’t have much water on hand.

      We had one fire emergency while I was at pole this year, but it turned out to not be a real fire — there was a glycol leak in the power plant and it filled the place up with smoke. But the fire team was all over it. Also, even when there is no emergency, fire drills are roughly an every other day occurence. I can still hear in my head the voice that broadcasts over the PA system “There is a fire emergency in the … raydome. In the … raydome.”

      • monkeyball Feb 25,2012 7:45 pm || Up

        How awesome was it to have the relocated-south A’s new retractable-roof stadium named after you?

        you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
        • ptbnl Feb 25,2012 7:48 pm || Up

          It was never the same after the Rose Bowl crashed into it.

          If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
          • monkeyball Feb 27,2012 10:18 am || Up

            It took me far too long to get this. Well done, sir.

            you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
      • DFA Feb 25,2012 8:00 pm || Up

        what the fuck is a raydome

        In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
    • elcroata Feb 29,2012 8:15 am || Up

      ouch

      Because survival is insufficient
  9. monkeyball Feb 25,2012 7:47 pm

    Knock on wood, but thanks to massive amounts of zinc, vitamin C, echinacea, water, and SATAN, I think I’ve managed to fend off this nasty throat cold that’s been going around. JP had a couple rough nights, and Meesus Moonkeyball had an awful awful week with it. Same thing IIRC that Family Seat Upgrade had?

    you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
    • ptbnl Feb 25,2012 7:49 pm || Up

      I’m into my 3rd week with it.

      If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
      • SPWC Feb 26,2012 6:51 am || Up

        My immune system is awesome.

        I’m pretty sure I’ve got it, but the only symptom is a little discomfort swallowing.

        \"Weren\'t you already aware the Kay is already writing everyone\'s story? We\'re all just characters who believe we are real. Things make more sense now, don\'t they. Be honest.\"- DMOAS
    • FreeSeatUpgrade Feb 25,2012 7:56 pm || Up

      I’m reminded of the old doctor’s aphorism: if you treat your cold with zinc, vitamin C, echinacea, water, and SATAN, you should start feeling better in about a week. If you do nothing at all, you’ll start feeling better in seven days.

      As is my wont, I took the “do nothing” treatment route, and this particular beastly strain lasted about two weeks for me.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
      • Jennifer Feb 25,2012 8:16 pm || Up

        I belong to the group of people who expose themselves to as much illness as possible to build up my immunity. I’ve been illness free thus far.

        • PaulThomas Feb 27,2012 4:37 pm || Up

          What about poison? Cup of hemlock with your breakfast cereal?

          • DFA Feb 27,2012 8:25 pm || Up

            Ive been building up my tolerance to iocane powder for years!

            In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
            • AV Feb 27,2012 8:48 pm || Up

              at which point i’d like to sing a little verse to the tune of jj fad’s “supersonic”…

              now party people may already know what mythridratic means
              but i didn’t to dwell on it ’cause poisoning is mean,
              so even if you know that rising tolerance is bilogic
              when a suicidal dosage doesn’t kill you say, that’s mithridatic.
              boom. boo-boom-boom. mitridratic.
              boom. boo-boom-boom. mitridratic.

              *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
              • AV Feb 27,2012 8:48 pm || Up

                gah!

                didn’t *want to dwell…

                *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
  10. Future Ed Feb 26,2012 8:56 am
    I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • SPWC Feb 26,2012 10:35 am || Up

      there have been quite a few stories like that on Yahoo… maybe I should link them even though they’re Yahoo stories…

      \"Weren\'t you already aware the Kay is already writing everyone\'s story? We\'re all just characters who believe we are real. Things make more sense now, don\'t they. Be honest.\"- DMOAS
  11. FreeSeatUpgrade Feb 26,2012 12:50 pm

    It’s only Feb. 26, more than a month left in the college hoops season, but it’s hard to imagine there’ll be a better exchange of buzzer beaters than those which concluded this Cal Poly Pomona vs Cal State Dominguez Hills game yesterday.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  12. FreeSeatUpgrade Feb 26,2012 2:37 pm

    I like this writer Hamilton Nolan, who I know mostly from his boxing coverage. In a similar vein, here he spends a couple days at the Beverly Hills gifting suites, where companies give away expensive shit to celebrities in a quest for PR success by association.

    Charity angles on luxury goods are the 21st-century version of buying indulgences from the Catholic Church. One woman from a company called Chickboss explained to me how she was working to pay fair wages to impoverished Guatemalans to make jewelry and such for sale, in order to raise their standard of living. It was an unambiguously noble business plan. The fact that she had to leave Guatemala and come to Hollywood to stand in the GBK gifting lounge and hand free necklaces to Frankie Muniz and Penelope Ann Miller says something very strange about the way modern capitalism works.

    Also:

    For B-list celebrities, this is just another job, and the swag is their payment. Still. Kevin Nealon is a whore for scented candles. Disappointing.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • batgirl Feb 26,2012 6:52 pm || Up

      Oooh I look forward to reading this. We get hit up for gift bag contributions at least a dozen times a year and it pisses me off every time.

    • monkeyball Feb 27,2012 10:20 am || Up

      I thought the whole Hollywood subplots thing on the Sopranos was pretty stupid, but the swag scenes with SBK were pretty funny.

      you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come

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