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  1. 4 hours ago, RiverwalkMiner said:

    Visitors to El Paso might fall into the "Chicos is okay" opinion. Being from El Paso, you either love it or hate it, I'm in the hate group. 

    I actually preferred Kiki's Restaurant over L&J my last couple of visits to town. 

    Too bad Elemi moved out of downtown. James Beard semifinalist and definitely worth the drive across town. 

    Kiki's machaca is the best in the city.  Can't go wrong there.  Just not across from a graveyard like L&J.  

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  2. 30 minutes ago, mdmost said:

    I'm also attending that same concert but staying a little further out in downtown because it was completely free due to hotel points so probably just parking at the venue. What are some good places to get some breakfast tacos? I figure we're going to hit up Franklin Mountains State Park before we head back. 

    Drive up to Lucy's on Mesa near UTEP.  Classic old school EP dive.  You can drive by the Sun Bowl on your way up or back.  L&J would be great too and would be on the way to the State Park if you're doing that (or even if you don't).  

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  3. Stay at either the Paso del Norte or Plaza Hotel, which is across the street from the Plaza and recently redone by Paul Foster.  Either are great and both have great rooftop bars.  Eat at either Anson 11 or Cafe Central - which are steps from either hotel - or walk three blocks to Park Tavern, which is really good.  L&J is worth a stop for lunch if you have time. 

    I know EP's reputation, but fuck if it doesn't piss me off when people think they're going to be murdered just stepping foot in the city.  It's a great place to live or visit and very safe.   I honestly feel safer in EP than I do in Houston.  Maybe it's the El Pasoan in me. 

    Enjoy the concert and the food.   

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  4. 2 minutes ago, DFW Horn said:

    Sun City is a retirement community near Georgetown, TX and a town in AZ

    And El Paso's nickname is "the Sun City".  

  5. Feel bad for all the Bama fans having to listen to Joe T. on the broadcast.  No bigger beating than listening to him when your team is struggling (see: Peach Bowl v. ASU).  

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  6. 54 minutes ago, Aldo Raine said:

    I heard it both to and from Vegas last week

    They've announced the same deal on every flight I've been on the past couple of weeks.  Looks like it's a new AI predictive policy:

    New SWA Gate Check Policy

    Spoiler

    Southwest could end up gate-checking more bags thanks to this policy

    After Southwest changed its free-bags policy, it's inevitable that more people are going to try to bring carry-ons on board the flight. Sadly, the company is dealing with this in a way that could cause more headaches for passengers.

     "We’re using a machine learning tool that predicts the number of gate-check bags needed for each flight, which enables our teams to act early and keep the operation running smoothly," Chief Operating Officer Andrew M. Watterson said in a recent Southwest earnings call for the second quarter.

     Of course, if the airline is predicting early when it is going to need to gate-check bags, this could mean people have their bags snagged by an airline official and forced into being gate-checked, even if the overhead bins are not yet full.

     There's very little that infuriates passengers more than having their bags taken while boarding the flight, and then getting on the plane and finding empty overhead bins where they easily could have placed the luggage.

     Passengers are already complaining about Southwest Airlines gate-checking bags

    Southwest passengers have already experienced this issue with bags being gate-checked, despite there being plenty of room on board.

    View from the Wing reported on several passengers tweeting their anger over the last few weeks of July, with one X user, Steve Schoenherr, tweeting out, "Is this a new policy or a control issue to check bags for flights with many empty seats and compartments completely open at takeoff?"

    Unfortunately, this is inevitably going to keep happening, as machine learning isn't perfect.

     

     

      

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  7. 3 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

    I like some of the new stuff from Roback (their hoodies, NOT their shirts), and I like the stuff from Mizzen and Maine quite a bit, but I balk at shelling out $130 bucks for a polo when there are so many other options. Criquet has some team stuff too, and I love Criquet, but as said, I've got plenty of other stuff already. If any of that helps you. 

    Yep, getting harder and harder to pull the trigger on polos now that $130 or higher is the going price for nice ones.  But I'll probably do it anyway.  Also seems to me that the Coop has a crappier selection this year as compared to previous years. 

     

    3 hours ago, Hook1997 said:

    it’s also way too big on me now along with most of my gear so I’m currently on the hunt for a new polo or something.  

    Tirzepitide is a blessing and a curse, right?  

  8. 48 minutes ago, KingBobo81 said:


    Same - this is latest I have ever had my slot…and I moved up substantially in line from where I was last year.

    Yep, last year I selected seats on July 17.  This year August 6.  And my rank is higher this year.

  9. I'd venture to say five days in Paris is plenty and, if she's already been there a few times, I can totally see how your wife wouldn't want to do five days.  Paris is beautiful architecturally but it can be one hell of a big city tourist trap and once you've seen the Eifel Tower or Arc, you've seen it.  We just did three days and could have done four, but that would have been about all we needed.  To each his own, though.  We didn't do it on our last trip, but I'd love to do Normandy for a day if we ever went back.  We did do a bike tour of Versailles and actually really liked it.     

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  10. On 6/3/2025 at 2:32 PM, 4th and 5 said:

    Love to hear about Nice when you return. I've got a trip there in August. Will spend a few days there and then I'm wide open on what to do. No limits, just have to be back in Nice 10 days later. Head east along the coastline into Italy towards Genoa? up to Switzerland? Anyone have suggestions? 

    Just got back from Paris and Nice.  Ended up enjoying Nice a bit more than I expected.  Did a beach club day at Castel Plage which we enjoyed.  Highly recommend if you want to do a beach day in Nice.  Beaches in Nice are rock, which takes some getting used to.  Water is warm and nice.  There are sand beaches a train ride away, but we didn't feel like making the trip.  Bocca Mar is another nice beach club on the boardwalk in Nice.

    Toured Eze, which is cool, and had lunch at La Chevre d'Or.  Expensive but kick ass views and food (Michelin stars and all).

    Boat day to Cannes and the islands was probably our favorite.

    Restaurants - we'd heard about La Cucina and decided to try it.  It only has like six tables all serviced by one waiter and doesn't take reservations.  We waited an hour for a table with a bottle of wine.  Best meal on the trip.  Totally worth it.  Also ate at Carmela twice.  Very good food and highly recommended.  Had seafood at Peixes and hated it.  Nice is so close to Italy that it felt like more restaurants were Italian than French.     

  11. Bill Belichick, girlfriend ended UNC’s ‘Hard Knocks’ dalliance as fast as it began. Why?

     

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    Bill Belichick, girlfriend ended UNC’s ‘Hard Knocks’ dalliance as fast as it began. Why?

    April 30, 2025Updated 4:16 am MST

     

    Reported by Matt Baker, Andrew Marchand and Brendan Marks

     

    On Feb. 28, multiple media outlets — including The Athletic — reported that North Carolina’s football program and coach Bill Belichick were expected to be featured this season on “Hard Knocks,” the episodic docuseries that airs on HBO. But the deal fell apart days later, shortly before a public announcement was to be made.

     

    Jordon Hudson, Belichick’s girlfriend, played an instrumental role in stopping the production, related to her request to be heavily involved in the project, according to multiple industry sources briefed on the negotiations. The sources spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. In a December 2024 email to North Carolina officials, Hudson, 24, identified herself as the chief operating officer of Belichick Productions. (The Athletic has been unable to identify any company registered under that name either in Massachusetts, where Hudson’s other business entities are listed, or any other state.)

     

    According to documents obtained Tuesday by The Athletic, NFL Films was scheduled to begin filming March 1 as part of a two-month stint on campus that would delve behind the scenes into the six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach’s first UNC team.

     

    Instead, on March 3, Jessica Boddy — the NFL’s vice president for commercial operations and business affairs — sent an email to North Carolina’s counsel confirming that showmakers “will not proceed with the production of the Belichick project.”

     

    The only explanation offered as to why weeks of negotiations had suddenly fallen apart? “The conversation took a turn we were not comfortable with,” wrote Boddy, also one of the show’s executive producers.

     

    Hudson has had an unofficial role at UNC since Belichick’s hiring in December, including being copied on some emails at Belichick’s request and other communications with UNC’s media staff, according to previous reporting. Hudson’s registered entities in Massachusetts include a “multi-platform media project,” Chapel Bill LLC. Most recently, her involvement in the promotional efforts for his upcoming book, “The Art of Winning: Lessons from My Life in Football,” has drawn national attention after Belichick’s interview with CBS aired on Sunday.

     

    North Carolina’s athletic department deferred a request for comment to “Hard Knocks,” because it was the production company’s decision to step away from the project. The NFL, which oversees “Hard Knocks,” declined comment. Boddy did not respond to message requests, nor did Hudson.

     

    Ultimately, the decision for NFL Films to back out of the agreed-upon deal between the league-owned production company and the school meant the end of a project Belichick himself had wanted, emails show. North Carolina lost out on $200,000 in facilities fees and untold more in exposure.

     

    More than 200 pages of emails obtained by The Athletic through a public records request detail how the project was pitched and how close it came to completion. Hudson is not mentioned or included in the emails.

     

    On Feb. 24, assistant director of football operations Bobby Teahan wrote in an email to school administrators, including athletic director Bubba Cunningham, that “this production is at the request of Coach Belichick.” That note came three days after North Carolina and the “Hard Knocks” team first connected, as NFL Films reportedly struggled to find a pro franchise to feature in the offseason version of its traditional preseason show.

     

    Its pitch in pivoting to UNC was simple: a “behind-the-scenes audiovisual project about Bill Belichick’s transition from the National Football League to Division I college football and the process of building a team.”

     

    Filming for a five-part docuseries would start within days, with at least two crews in or around the football facilities daily. Robotic cameras were to be stationed in the staff meeting rooms and the team auditorium, as well as the offices of Belichick and general manager Michael Lombardi.

     

    The show also pitched shooting “Scenic B-Roll” of Belichick’s temporary residence, but that location was not included on the final version of the contract the parties agreed to during negotiations. In addition to the facilities fees UNC stood to earn, the Tar Heels were scheduled to receive up to $50,000 in reimbursed costs.

     

    Representatives from HBO, NFL Films and UNC tried to sync up an announcement around the NFL Scouting Combine — even going so far as to circulate a drafted press release, complete with a quote from Belichick, now 73: I’ve been a fan of NFL Films for the entirety of my 51-year coaching career and have enjoyed every collaboration with them. I’ve been waiting for the right time to partner with the ‘Hard Knocks’ filmmaking team and that time has arrived. I’m excited to show off UNC’s tremendous leadership, passionate coaching staff, and roster full of young players, who I hope to teach how to be ‘pros’ on and off the field.

     

    They shared other promotional materials, too, updating the color and logo on Belichick’s hoodie for a graphic of “Hard Knocks: Offseason with Bill Belichick & The Tar Heels,” coming this summer on HBO and its streaming service, Max.

     

    The Tar Heels were “excited about the possibility of the show” as they worked through logistics and broadcasting rights, senior director of media relations Kevin Best wrote in a separate email. By Friday, Feb. 28, the school was ready for an announcement, either that day or on Monday. News of the impending deal trickled out.

     

    There was only one hang-up: Belichick.

     

    “DO NOT announce,” one of the show’s executive producers, Ken Rodgers, wrote that afternoon. “BB has not given approval.”

     

    Robbi Pickeral Evans, the Tar Heels’ senior associate athletic director for external affairs and strategic communications, replied: “Any sense on your end if he is going to approve today? I also have calls into his office.”

     

    “It’s my hope that it happens this afternoon, but we are still waiting for Coach to approve,” Rodgers wrote back. “He has not given the go ahead yet.”

     

    The next day, UNC’s Office of University Counsel received authorization to start receiving contracts to sign. Carolyn Pratt, UNC’s director of university governance and associate university counsel, even sent a final message to the “Hard Knocks” crew before they started filming. “Thanks again for helping make this happen,” Pratt wrote.

     

    But 48 hours later, something had shifted. The conversation had turned uncomfortable, leaving a deal that was at the finish line suddenly dead. All that was left by that point was a final clean-up. Boddy offered for NFL Films to reimburse North Carolina for any expenses the school had incurred, and reiterated that “we greatly appreciate your assistance throughout this process.”

    Then Boddy’s one final correspondence over a deal that had stunningly fallen apart:

    “We should proceed with wrapping this up.”

     

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