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Damor

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  1. For both of mine, a double feature of Dazed and Confused/Fast Times a Ridgemont High was a prerequisite the week before they started high school. Both Rushmore and The Life Aquatic have some good father/son themes. I'll echo Stand By Me. It came out when I was in Jr high, and they saw it at that age themselves. They loved it, and I think it's a great movie for the awkward and uncomfortable adolescent years. And I think Goonies accomplishes the same thing from a comedic perspective. And for some fun, follow Full Metal Jacket with Stripes as a double feature. They are mirror images.
  2. Damor

    Denver

    I haven't spent a ton of time in FC, but we were up there on a college visit this summer, and there are definitely a ton of great breweries. As for me, I'm very partial to Equinox in the Old Town area. Love the brews and the chill atmosphere. There's a fly shop just down the block, although I didn't make it there. Cooper Smiths has decent food and okay brews, but sitting on their back patio is very pleasant. I didn't get to hit Funkwerks this time and it's been years, but it was great back then. I'll second Ginger and Baker, very good for breakfast.
  3. Since this is never going to happen, I'm getting my popcorn ready for when a player like Overshown in this situation sues the incompetent official for damaging their NIL value.
  4. Wait, did this board really somehow miss this moment?
  5. Dumb question amnesty, plz. The situation is taking the family to Maui next summer. 1) Now that AA does not charge change fees, I understand that I should be able to make reservations and rebook if the price drops. If I do that, I understand that comes back as a travel credit rather than a refund, but is that credit to each passenger, or would it come back to me to use however? 2) In one of those quirks, it's cheaper right now to fly into DFW, then to OGG rather than driving there and taking the direct flight. If we fly in the evening before and have an overnight layover, we are good to use the Centurion lounge without the 3-hour window, correct?
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    Kayaking

    Yikes, I guess I've been out of the loop -- I had no idea that ACK was no more. I was wanting to get some minor repairs and accessories added to my Diablo Amigo. Anybody have any recommendations in the Austin area or north? I can order stuff online, but would love for it to be competently installed. I've already done the drag-a-leaky-hull-back-to-shore-while-lab-keeps-trying-to-jump-onboard thing before.
  7. You're just gonna sit there and take that?
  8. @Chewbacca as this thread attests, I suck at fly fishing, especially as compared with our resident gurus. That said, I feel like I have developed some relative expertise lately in breaking rods and buying more. I'll pile on with the TFO recommendations. I have a 5wt LK legacy, and it was cheap and easy to order a replacement for the section I broke. Arrived in a couple days. It's a faster action than I was used to, but seems very versatile and handles my shitty streamer casting pretty well. I also bought an Echo Carbon XL which I really like. More of a medium action as compared with the TFO LK., and I think it was only about $150ish. No comment on the warranty/repair process, as I haven't broken it yet. Give me a couple more weeks.
  9. https://bijanmustardson.com/ I was going to check HEB, but I just don't know if they're open.
  10. Dammit. What an amazing guy. Here's a great remembrance by Jeff McCord of KUTX: https://kutx.org/eklektikos/radio-legend-john-aielli-passes-away-at-76/ Thanks for everything John, including introducing me to Tuvan throat singing, guessing what color shirt you were wearing that day, and cracking me up at dead air.
  11. Headed back home from Colorado, which is always a melancholy drive. Didn't have a lot of luck on the Gunny, but had a lot of fun. My younger caught another cutbow and I managed some humble but fun browns. From a fishing perspective,much of the rest of the trip was limited by a strange phenomenon where droplets of water fell...out of the sky! Also, my boys wanted to go hiking outside of Crested Butte and they discovered biking at Hartman Rocks and at this stage of life, as much as I love to fish poorly, whenever they ask me to take them to do something cool, the answer is always "Yes."
  12. Salida. We're heading out from here to Gunnison tomorrow. It's been awesome as always. Since I suck at fly fishing, we went out with the guides from Arkanglers. When we went wading my younger one caught a nice cutbow just north of town: Then when float fishing, their guide took him and my wife down Brown's Canyon (!) and they hauled in 25+, including a 20" rainbow for him: My older one and I didn't do nearly as well south of town, but I was happy enough with a few decent browns And of course I goofed around in the river park on the days the boys were playing. While this fish isn't anything special, it was a hell of a lot of fun on the 3wt fiberglass rig: This town is so great. I can never decide if I like it better here or in Gunnison. We'll see what happens next.
  13. T-minus two hours before we hit the road for Colorado. And to give them kudos, Scott got my rod fixed and shipped back a week ago! It's just too bad that I'd bought a TFO LK in the meantime. Whatever shall I do??? (Narrator: He shall not catch fish with any of them.)
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    Denver

    Bump. Thanks to all for the info. Going to be in Denver a couple of nights with family and going to the Rockies game on Wednesday. Are 1Up and Urban Putt likely to be a mess during the day? I was thinking we could hit one or both of those for the kids and wander to some breweries for the dads.
  15. To clarify, I don't catch bass/panfish on the 5wt in central Texas, where I broke my Scott not catching fish, hence the repair and ordering the backup TFO. I plan to use that to not catch trout in a couple weeks in Salida and Gunnison. I am pumped because thanks to this thread, I also put together a 3wt fiberglass setup I hope to use to not catch some brook trout in some small alpine creeks. I guess I could probably successfully not catch tarpon on a 5wt as well, but I have never tried, and if someday I do, I'll probably go ahead and buy some expensive heavyweight saltwater gear to not catch them with. I think that about sums it up for me.
  16. Just finished reading Lords of the Fly, pretty sure it was recommended by some asshole on this thread: Awesome read. I'm still resisting getting into saltwater fly fishing because I love my wife, family, and financial solvency too much at this point. That said, Backcountry tempted me with 20% off on a LK Legacy 5wt, so I figured I'll use that as a slightly faster substitute until my Scott G gets repaired. I can justify that as my windy conditions rod, of course. @BearSchlong... Pics. Rules, man.
  17. Needs more love. Heavily quoted line growing up in my family. And I too celebrate mustard in all its myriad and beautiful forms, but Alstertor, man. That's some fuckin' senf.
  18. It was finally my turn in the COVID box this week, so my fresh air and fishing time was limited to virtual options on the back porch My fishing buddy has a hard time making the distinction.
  19. It was amazing, and I love that band. Absolutely lived up to expectations. Well... I didn't expect to bring COVID home with me, but no ragrets.
  20. ^^^ I just broke a section on my Scott G 5wt, and we're leaving for Colorado in 4 weeks. /facepalm I'm thinking about a TFO for the meantime and to mix in for the rest of the family when I get it back. Any recommendations on something similar to that in the TFO family? Pro, Signature? It may come down to what I can find in stock at this point. Everything sucks.
  21. Just got back from taking my 14yo to see Lord Huron at Red Rocks. First time there for either of us. Wow, it lived up to the hype. I'd considered it a bucket list item, but instead of marking it off I'm now looking for the next show we want to see up there. Also, I can recommend the Eddy Hotel if you're traveling up there. It was really cool, was walking distance to fun stuff in Golden, and had a concert shuttle that was well worth it.
  22. Rupp got to go fishing yet again. I SEE FISH. No wait, maybe there... NO WAIT I SEEEEEE IT Many fish were jumped onto very directly. Few were caught. Dog was happy. Great success.
  23. That means that every day you see me... that's on the worst day of my life.
  24. Pic my son took... Sent from my Pixel 6 Pro using Tapatalk
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