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TxTower

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  1. R Lee Ermey's performance is so priceless because he wasn't acting, but rather channeling the insane characters that virtually every Drill instructor was.  He didn't need a script because it was just who he was and what a recruit experiences.  The depiction is just pure truth through a needle into your veins.
    My favorite line in the whole flick is his comeback to "Did your parents have any children that lived?"
    "Sir, yes, sir"
    "I bet they regret that."
    Encapsulates the sick-minded thorough dressing down every recruit receives in basic.  Sheer poetry.


    My understanding is that Emrey was originally hired as a consultant to “train” the drill instructor actor. After seeing him in action, Kubrick made the right call.
  2. I’m not sure how their comp works, but I’d imagine there’s a group bonus for moving certain units. It’s the only explanation I came up with for them aggressively pushing bottles no one has ever heard of. 

    My guess is that they get a shit ton of Barton or other distillate bottled under their made up store brand names and then sell it as “hey this is just as good as (insert name here) but costs less”.
  3. DirecTV Stream & Fubo are roughly $75-80/month. I still have old school DTV for more, but I never, ever have to search for a pirate stream for Rangers or Stars. 230 nights a year I can pick up the remote & watch two of my favorite teams on an actual channel.
    I wasn’t sure if Spectrum still has Bally, but Same snuck that ^ post in while I was typing.
    If you are married to YouTube for whatever reasons, fucking great. But that is a personal decision you are choosing to make, not a Bally problem.
    If you would like to watch the defending World Champs this season, it’s as simple as picking the best option for your situation. 

    Thanks. It’s nice to know what the options are and you seem pretty up on it.

    BTW just because someone streams and they feel fucked by stupid fucking Ballys doesn’t make them any less of a Rangers fan.
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  4. Before anyone gets happy about the Bally's/Amazon news and start thinking about signing Montgomery, this little nugget was in the NY Post story from this morning:
    Diamond, which broadcasts under the Bally’s brand, will continue to televise the 11 MLB teams for which it has rights, including the World Series champion Texas Rangers, on cable. Though it may dump the Rangers and the Cleveland Indians before it emerges from bankruptcy, sources said.
    https://nypost.com/2024/01/17/business/amazon-poised-to-save-bankrupt-diamond-sports-with-100m-deal-to-stream-five-mlb-teams-sources/
     

    Don’t care if Rangers aren’t in the initial go round. This is good news for streamers.
    The trend is your friend.
  5. Michigan by 10.  Washington can't run and can't stop the run. In all my years watching CFB, I don't ever recall a championship team with those two traits.    
    Khakis will run the gameplan Sark should have pivoted to: pound the rock and keep it away from Penix.  Their pass rush and secondary is much better than ours.  I think Big Blue pulls away in the 4th.

    Correct. Was thinking this before during and after the game last night. Michigan made good use of our game film.

    Also have to wonder if Penix didn’t have flash backs to losing to Michigan all those years at Indiana.
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  6. Find something dumber than baseball HoF voting. 
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    Just another Butthurt Beantown Hack. Beltre spent one season (2010) with the Red Sox before signing with the Rangers where he finished his career as one of the best third basemen of all time.
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