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  1. 8 hours ago, MalibuSheriff said:

    In all my west Texas trips, I’d offer the following advice - Marathon, Balmorhea, Alpine, Fort Davis, and Terlingua (of course Big Bend, BBRSP, Davis Mountains) are where you should spend your time.

    My one visit to Marfa left the following impression - an enigma wrapped in pretentious wannabe East Coast cock swabs.  I could be wrong but that was the vibe…

    it felt special once.  i'm sure it is to some people still.  the courthouse is cool, the marfa lights are still a mystery a hundred years running, the paesano is worthy, but all those were there when the town was founded.  nothing new has improved the place.  maybe planet marfa, but thats all that comes to mind.  the st george is out of place.  would fit in better in downtown austin or nyc.

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  2. 6 hours ago, HRSchenker said:

    Just got back from Marfa and wow, what a difference a year makes. Some restaurants have closed down, some coffee shops have closed down, and Convenience West gave me some of the worst pork ribs I've ever had. My airbnb host called me on my drive into town and freaked me out into thinking someone was trying to impersonate a member of my party. I cut my trip a few days early.

    But on the positive side, I took a different route to get there and went from the northern part of Jeff Davis County through Balmorhea. Beautiful area! It will be my focus the next time I make a trip out to West Texas. 

    great drive from balmorhea to ft davis.  i agree with your take on marfa.  last time i was there did not get a warm feeling.  seems like its lost its way.  

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  3. On 6/5/2023 at 5:46 PM, hullabelew said:

    Saw this in 1988 and was really my first exposure to him  Plus, I was very, very intrigued by Perla Batalla.  Good lord.

     

    that was the same tour he played another date in austin, i believe at the backyard, but it could have been where the armadillo christmas bazaar used to be.  i was there, though ive killed a few brain cells since.

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  4. you dont want to be up high in a kayak.  fishing/casting is fairly easy from the sitting position - takes about 20 minutes to adapt and then it becomes second nature.  there are many outfitters that rent them on the coast.  i only use mine in saltwater, which is why i dont use it much.

  5. On 6/7/2023 at 12:36 PM, DougO said:

    Still been looking around at kayaks, a lot of which are on sale now. I just don't see the other options as being that do-able at this point, so maybe if I get a fairly cheap one it won't be that much of a loss. 

    Academy has a Pelican Challenger 100XP for bout tree-fiddy right now. The seat in it actually looks pretty sturdy. There are a few others within a similar range, about the most I would want to spend to find out it ain't gonna work. 

    But now it's getting too dang hot to fish.

    i got a wilderness system tarpon 140 i don't use often enough, and i might be willing to parts with it.  its around an $800 kayak though.  not sure i really want to part with it, but have been considering it.  i go to the coast about once a year and i could probably just rent one that often and safe the pain of storing and loading it.

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  6. the crown burger is excellent, on par with dirty's.  when i was in college the hole in the wall had an excellent burger.  sitting in the back room with the pool tables and a cold beer was a nice afternoon.   that burger never gets mentioned in any best of list.  i remember it being larger than crown or dirty's, closer to those at camino el camino.

  7. i can see both he and carolyn getting some sympathy votes, because they're weak unconventional players, neither very competitive in challenges.  carolyn at least orchestrated a big move.  jam did nothing to orchestrate any votes.  the only thing he ever did was lobby for votes for anyone that put his name down.  he stayed in the background the entire time, in a sense using the entire tribe as a shield.  

  8. would not have given it to jam had i been on the jury.  he played a cowardly, hiding behind a shield game.  both heidi and carolyn were stronger players, and played a more respectable game.

  9. yep, thats two idols flushed in a row.  i dont think they should allow idols after we're down to 5 players.   yam is running the show.  he is going to win it, just like danny was, if they dont stop him from winning it.  heidi is has the least social game but is constantly scheming.  she hasnt led or orchestrated a vote yet.  lauren, heidi, and carolyn are going to have to team up to get yam or carson out.  

  10. 2 minutes ago, thrillhammer said:

    heidi and yam seem to be the stealthiest, most strategic players left.  i'm convinced that jamie is just a loony as carolyn.  they are both dingbats and crazy as a loon.  though carolyn made a big move, i see zero chance she makes it through.  

    and oddly enough, of the players left heidi is the most athletic.  maybe lauren, but i'd put my money on heidi.  

  11. heidi and yam seem to be the stealthiest, most strategic players left.  i'm convinced that jamie is just a loony as carolyn.  they are both dingbats and crazy as a loon.  though carolyn made a big move, i see zero chance she makes it through.  

  12. 30 minutes ago, Mullet Free said:

    I’m here for the race. Touring a farm. The guide says she’s heard this week that Disarm is looking really good. She Also heard today that Forte stumbled in training. 

    skinner scratched so i'm down to confidence game and disarm.  verifying and mage are also attractive as longshots.

  13. was looking for a derby thread.  wasnt sure if it would be here or gambling.  who you got?  my longshot bet is on disarm.  my pick to win right now would be between tapit twice and kingsborn.  ive always liked desormeaux so would love to see confidence game win, and his brother was the jockey on curlin (who is the sire of skinner), so skinner i'm also pulling for.

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  14. 12 hours ago, DanTheHorn said:

    Back in those days you could call in and ask Mackovic when he was going to get a real defense? and get hung up on by the host while an upset coach ranted. Also, you could call Mack Brown and ask if he was the Mackovic of special teams and have him act confused. I liked those radio call in shows. One time I called in from DC during an internship and a friend told me he recognized my voice but they hung up on me because I was shit faced after a win against OU in 1991 I think. I can't remember calling in. Mack Brown put an end to them saying he did not want to talk to people he did not respect.

    I had lunch with mcwilliams every tuesday.  anybody could have, but i happened to work in the student union and wasn't all that keen on studying.   there was practically nobody there - maybe 20 people max. and it was open to the press, public, anybody that wanted to come.  times have changed.

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