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[Suicane75]

If MacGyver was as good at not getting kidnapped as he was at making shit, he wouldn't need to make so much shit.

[Easy Mac]

I'm trying to figure out if nothing bad happened in the Greenville area Saturday night. Friday night, the news is all shootings, robbings and fires. Same thing tonight.

But Saturday night, it was only Clemson Tigers news. I can only assume all crime and bad news didn't happen Saturday night because football. I feel like if football was an every night sport, the world would be perfect.

[stevew]

Originally Posted by CrescentMoonie

In this energy conscious world, Vin Diesel should change his name to Vin Hybrid or Vin Tesla.

Diesel engines are fairly efficient these days.

[Suicane75]

That Brady Bunch episode where Bobby dreams of Jesse James killing his whole family right in front of him. I mean...what the fuck.

[stevew]

The Brady Bunch - Don't Shoot - YouTube

The fuck. Never seen this

[cuervo72]

Capitals 6, Toronto 5 = CAPS 50!

[molson]

Originally Posted by Suicane75

That Brady Bunch episode where Bobby dreams of Jesse James killing his whole family right in front of him. I mean...what the fuck.

There were a few really odd episodes. There was one where Jan found an old photo of her old ugly aunt as a kid, and the Aunt looked just like Jan at that age. Jan freaked out because she didn't want to be ugly like her Aunt when she grew up. But, the Aunt was not at all ugly and actually very awesome - she traveled the world and was friends with (and probably banged) Wilt Chamberlain. There's a heart-to-heart talk, and I think the moral was - hey, you can't predict the future, maybe you won't grow up to be ugly like your Aunt. Hooray!

[molson]

Originally Posted by stevew

The Brady Bunch - Don't Shoot - YouTube

The fuck. Never seen this

How many times did Mr. Brady use the parenting technique of "let me find a grown-up to convince my kid he's an idiot." I know there was Deacon Jones who told one of the kids it was OK to sing, and Don Drysdale told Greg that he should stay in school and not drop out to pursue his dreams of a baseball career.

Edit: and of course, this old guy whose dad was killed by Jesse James

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw55xIGi7-k

[cuervo72]

Ok, now I'm down the rabbit hole.

It's About Time - Have I Got a Girl For You & Love Me, Love My Gnook - YouTube

Imogene Coca was about as old in this as Eve Plumb is now (58). It's not a slam dunk, IMO.

Also, this came up in the Up Next for me: Kirstie Alley LOVE BOAT 1983 - YouTube

Man, did they allow some cleavage in '83!

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by cuervo72

Man, did they allow some cleavage in '83!

And you wonder why some of us think of those as "the good ol' days"?

[cuervo72]

I may not get a lot of things, but the appeal of old-school T&A is something I do.

[Suicane75]

I've spent too many a night doing diligent research on whether Heather Thomas or Heather Locklear was the preeminent blonde of the 80's.

[thesloppy]

Originally Posted by Suicane75

I've spent too many a night doing diligent research on whether Heather Thomas or Heather Locklear was the preeminent blonde of the 80's.

Heather Thomas was hot, but she sounded like a dude who smokes 4 packs a day, which gave Locklear the edge, in my opinion.

[Draft Dodger]

Originally Posted by Suicane75

I've spent too many a night doing diligent research on whether Heather Thomas or Heather Locklear was the preeminent blonde of the 80's.

both highly overrated, IMHO

[CrescentMoonie]

Originally Posted by Draft Dodger

both highly overrated, IMHO

Agreed. Ellen Barkin was much better.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Locklear, has more mischief about her.

[Suicane75]

Lynda Carter doesn't get the love she deserves. Wonder Woman outfit aside, she was an absolute smoke show. The James Brolin of women.

[Suicane75]

Originally Posted by CrescentMoonie

Agreed. Ellen Barkin was much better.

Eh, Barkin was late 80's, different era in my head.

[CrescentMoonie]

Originally Posted by Suicane75

Eh, Barkin was late 80's, different era in my head.

Barkin did things like Diner, Tender Mercies, Eddie and the Cruisers, and Buckaroo Banzai in the early 80s. She was already pretty well established before that late 80s run.

[cuervo72]

Barkin is 62 to Thomas' 59 and Locklear's 55, fwiw.

She was on an episode of Modern Family a few years ago as a competitor of Phil's. Still had it, IMO -- and I didn't give her much thought in the 80s, either.

Had this convo a while back - she kind of falls in that slot of veteran actress who transitioned from movies to TV, who is strong, dry, blonde, and DGAF while still having that sexy older woman vibe. Not the most beautiful, but has a little something different. Kind of how I thought of Angie Dickinson. It's the slot I see Cameron Diaz moving into.

[Kodos]

Heh. I had to google who Heather Thomas even was. Heather Locklear wins that battle. Ellen Barkin does have a little something to her.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by cuervo72

Kind of how I thought of Angie Dickinson.

I probably wouldn't have thought of the Barkin/Dickinson parallel unless someone mentioned it but, now that you have ... yeah.

[cuervo72]

Originally Posted by Kodos

Heh. I had to google who Heather Thomas even was.

[CrescentMoonie]

I feel like Thomas was the "I would do anything to get ahead" girl while Locklear was the "I did do anything to get ahead" girl.

[Kodos]

Originally Posted by cuervo72

I'd definitely seen her, as I watched T.J. Hooker back in the day, but she apparently didn't merit me knowing her name or remembering her.

[CrescentMoonie]

Someone needs to do a version of A Christmas Carol with Robbie Coltrane as the Ghost of Christmas Present.

[albionmoonlight]

Originally Posted by molson

To recap:

Prince
David Bowie
Muhammad Ali
Alan Rickman
George Michael
Nancy Reagan
Janet Reno
Arnold Palmer
Gordie Howie
Justice Scalia
Keith Emerson
Alan Thicke
Florence Henderson
Gary Shandling
Harper Lee
Abe Vigoda
Doris Roberts
Leonard Cohen
Glenn Frey
Pat Summitt
John Saunders
Rob Ford
Phife Dawg
Anton Yelchin
Zsa Zsa
Carrie Fisher
Debbie Reynolds

I've been skeptical of the idea that this is a big year for celebrity deaths, assuming that it always seems like that in December, but I think I now buy that this is above-average year. And like someone said in the other thread, we're probably just trending in that direction due to the phenomenon of modern celebrity, and that there's just more of them every decade.

I agree. We have more celebrities. Also, we are now aware of every celebrity death. If, in the 1980s, some mid-tier famous guy from the 1940s died, it probably got reported in the paper in his hometown and possibly got a short mention on page 15 of the Entertainment section of some other papers, but the majority of people wouldn't know it happened.

Now, when a Gary-Shandling level celebrity dies, we all are aware of it because its on facebook and twitter, etc for a few days.

[cuervo72]

Watching Romy & Michelle. Yeah, still have a thing for late-90s Mira Sorvino.

[PilotMan]

Tilikum was an inside job.

[Kodos]

Originally Posted by cuervo72

Watching Romy & Michelle. Yeah, still have a thing for late-90s Mira Sorvino.

Mira was a celebrity crush of mine too.

[PilotMan]

So Juno as a movie night, with all teenage or older boys is.....interesting. Let's just say that we're well beyond the sex talk at this point.

[thesloppy]

Why are they still making Underworld movies?

[Butter]

If I see any more First Take commercials on ESPN, I might fuckin' lose it.

[CrescentMoonie]

One of these years I want to be able to pull of visiting every location on the NYT Places to Go list. The 2017 one is pretty intriguing.

[hollmt]

Originally Posted by thesloppy

Why are they still making Underworld movies?

because Kate still looks good in that black leather outfit?
that's really all i have.

[Easy Mac]

Originally Posted by CrescentMoonie

One of these years I want to be able to pull of visiting every location on the NYT Places to Go list. The 2017 one is pretty intriguing.

I travel to Greenville, SC every day... not that magical.

Went to Chiang Mai in Thailand this past fall... it actually was that beautiful.

Drove through Birmingham, AL 2 weeks ago, it was like every other large Southern City.

[mckerney]

Originally Posted by CrescentMoonie

One of these years I want to be able to pull of visiting every location on the NYT Places to Go list. The 2017 one is pretty intriguing.

I'll be in Minneapolis this year so that will be 1 of 52 for me.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Easy Mac

Drove through Birmingham, AL 2 weeks ago, it was like every other large Southern City.

I kinda have to +1 you on that observation.

Downtown, it's one of the most generic places I've seen.

[molson]

The spam here has been pretty hilarious lately. Plumpers Boobs?

[Easy Mac]

I don't know if your kids' schools do online grades with every test/quiz/whatever, but I feel like this is a massive detriment for parents. I feel like I look almost obsessively, and if she doesn't get a 100 on something, like I've failed in helping her with her homework. I feel like my parents had far less stress about my grades than I have about my child.

She's in first grade.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Easy Mac

I don't know if your kids' schools do online grades with every test/quiz/whatever, but I feel like this is a massive detriment for parents. I feel like I look almost obsessively, and if she doesn't get a 100 on something, like I've failed in helping her with her homework. I feel like my parents had far less stress about my grades than I have about my child.
She's in first grade.

The stakes are higher now (as are the costs).

Plus, I think more of us put a value on education now than in generations past.
(or at least those of us looking do)

[rowech]

Originally Posted by Easy Mac

I don't know if your kids' schools do online grades with every test/quiz/whatever, but I feel like this is a massive detriment for parents. I feel like I look almost obsessively, and if she doesn't get a 100 on something, like I've failed in helping her with her homework. I feel like my parents had far less stress about my grades than I have about my child.

She's in first grade.

Many of the programs now have settings that allow a parent to set conditions for receiving emails and/or texts. For example, if a grade is less than 85% you can receive a notification. If something doesn't get turned in, that's usually a setting. That way you will feel you're checking without checking obsessively.

[JonInMiddleGA]

It had been several years since I had a client ask me to prepare a serious sized radio campaign.

I just saw the current costs for a hefty schedule in Atlanta.

Holy HELL !

You'd have to be batshit insane to attempt a radio-only campaign to try to move the sales needle on anything other than maybe new cars.

The costs are ... well, batshit crazy covers it.

[Suicane75]

I want to take the entirety of Publishers Clearing House employees, one by one, into a shed filled with bees and then set it on fire and then blast it into space. Upon it's return to Earth, hopefully frozen solid, I want to drop a giant boulder on it, so what's left of them break into a million tiny pieces.

[LastWhiteSoxFanStanding]

Coaching 12U Basketball with a bunch of 8,9,10 year olds who had never played before. By some miracle we are 2-1. It does help we are in C league. Going up against a school that is 4-0 and has yet to win by less than 20. Their last game they beat a team by 55 points. We beat that same team by two points. The game is in two hours..

In our league, full court press is not allowed, but you are allowed to play defense after a missed shot. So most of their points come from stealing the ball from the opponent after a rebound because most kids at this level are not good ball handlers. Also, they run fast break every chance they get.

I made a game plan for our kids. The title of the game plan is how to not lose by more than 20 points. If we somehow achieve that, it will be a miracle.

THREE KEYS TO NOT LOSE BY TWENTY POINTS

Every team that has played this school has lost by at least 20 points. We will not be one of those teams!

1. DO NOT LET 36 SCORE

2. STOP THEIR FAST BREAK

3. NO TURNOVERS (GOOD PASSES)


KEY #1: DO NOT LET 36 SCORE

1. FORCE #36 TO DRIBBLE TO HIS LEFT

2. OTHERS MUST HELP DOUBLE-TEAM HIM

3. HE MUST NOT SHOOT LAYUPS

KEY #2: STOP THEIR FAST BREAK

1. ONLY TWO PEOPLE WILL REBOUND WHEN WE SHOOT

2. THREE PEOPLE WILL SPRINT BACK TO JUST ABOVE THE FREE THROW LINE

3. DO NOT ALLOW A LAYUP-FORCE THEM TO RUN THEIR OFFENSE


KEY #3: NO TURNOVERS (GOOD PASSES)

1. MOVE TO AN OPEN SPOT THAT IS NOT TOO CLOSE TO YOUR TEAMMATE

2. THROW THE BALL TO YOUR TEAMMATE’S OPEN HAND (NOT TOO LOW/NOT TOO HIGH)

3. IF WE LOSE THE BALL, SPRINT BACK ON DEFENSE

Yep, that should take care of everything

[LastWhiteSoxFanStanding]

So for anybody that cares , team lost 24-9. We held 36 to 6 points and we gave up no fast break points. To their credit, they were able to run their offense and didn't make any unforced errors which I had anticipated that they would do out of frustration.

I will be writing a letter to their school because during the course of the game, their players repeatedly told our guys to Fuck off, that we were fucking losers etc. Even said this kind of stuff during the handshake after the game. And they won by fifteen! Clearly, we frustrated them like no other team had and I told our guys that them insulting us was actually a compliment . It showed we gave them their toughest game.

Final note: On their final inbounds play of the game, with 8 seconds left, I yelled to our guys to stick tight to their man because they were still going to try to score. The ref, bless his heart and I think he could see it too, called an inbounds violation on the passer for stepping his foot over the line. This Gave us the ball and since there is no full court press. I instructed our guard not to cross half court because I knew he would be mugged if he did.

We are the only team that played them that didn't have the mercy rule enforced. Nothing like taking pride in a fifteen point loss. The 76ers used to feel the same way . Trust the process!

[stevew]

12 year olds talk like that?

If you play them again practice Four Corners leading up to the game. Will really piss them off if you let the air out of the ball.

[Suicane75]

About a week ago I saw Mannix on TV for the first time. A few days later I was YouTubing the opening of Mannix so I could see that lady in her underpants. Now Mannix is dead.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by stevew

12 year olds talk like that?

You ARE kidding, right?

[RainMaker]

I'm on a hummus eating binge. That stuff is so good.