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Mach 1

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  1. I experienced that in 2011. It felt empty, especially after the Rose Bowl games I attended prior. I'm spitballing but I think it's an unfair metric for UCLA, as the Rose Bowl wasn't built specifically for them. It was built during a time when people from the midwest and east coast would come out to Pasadena during the winter, thus the match ups with Pac 12 teams and teams east. Regardless it's the best stadium to watch a football game bar none, so the 106 ranking is meaningless.
  2. Yep. Just did mine for an E36 M3 after 80k. Also steering hoses and suspension. Put it up prelim on BAT a month ago and backed out. Best car I've ever owned, I can't part with it. Plus, need to teach my kids how to drive stick.
  3. There's a park near my house where I like to run. Looks like that's where they are filming the new season. Spooky gas station, Roy's Gas and Grub. Notice security guard in 2nd photo - no video or photo allowed. Yeah, fuck that, it's a public park. Mess Hall. They were setting up for filming this afternoon, I suspect everything is done at night since the park is still open to the public. Outdoor showers. Yeah, someone's getting killed there. Biggest building is the Infirmary, go figure And you can't have an 80's slasher film without the boat dock. I've seen some 80's cars driving around, VW Rabbit, Toyota Supra, Chrysler K - going all out on 80's nostalgia.
  4. L O fucking L, I forgot I ordered a symbol from Riley (no, I never rapped). Bought it for a friend that was a superfan for her birthday. I did it online and thought it would just arrive in the mail, but that dude called my cell and left a message, something like "Mach 1, my good man, thank you for your wise purchase. But listen here, I need more detailed information on your friend to make sure the symbol is designed correctly. Call me back at xxx-xxx-xxxx." JFC. I was nervous, I mean this dude has given me hours of entertainment and now I'm supposed to just give him a call? Fuck it, I call him and he picks right up. "Mach 1, hey man, I need to know her roots, like where her family is from, her LINEAGE. See these symbols have to match the person, or the Mothership will not, AND I REPEAT, will not allow them on. The Biavian's don't play." Me: She's from Ukrainian Jewish decent. Riley: A Jewish Goddess. Mach 1, I now have all the information I need brother. I thank you, you have done a magnificent thing for your friend. Now, what about your symbol? Me: I'm good for right now, but thanks Riley. Sure enough it showed up within a week, and she put it in a frame, still up in her office. When he died I went back to his website to order a piss bucket for her but they were sold out. RIP Riley. (He was #3, behind ETA and Hank)
  5. Great thread. I thought I'd been to some sketchy places, but apparently not, bravo for surviving, gentlemen. Lest you think SoCal is only fake tits and blonde hair I add: Carlito's Way in Van Nuys Notice the tenant mix. I have relatives within walking distance, and we planned on going in for a pop a couple months ago until someone was murdered in the parking lot (not the first). And SB Bruin will surely know - Jumbo's Clown Room Not too bad, just a hole in the wall strip club in east Hollywood with fat chicks in bikinis - no nudity with alcohol in LA, bizarre. And last, the wife and kids were out of town awhile back, so I went to a recommended strip club called Sam's Hofbrau in DT LA. Nope. The only thing I know about cartels or gangs is from Breaking Bad, and goddamn if I didn't think I was in ABQ with Tuco looking at me from a corner table. Inhaled my drink, paid a double tip, and GTFO.
  6. I'm reading this now. "John Burt has bounced more balls off his hand than a flirty urologist" Worth the price of admission.
  7. This needs to move off the Opinion page and on to the front page of every major newspaper. I get discouraged with how the media seemingly ignores shit like this. But then an intense expose drops after months of investigation (Trump finances, Epstein) and I feel a little better about the whole Amendment 1 part of our democracy. Fingers crossed that is happening right now. I know it doesn't fucking matter, the GOP supporters are way out of the fucking barn, but I'd just like to see someone print a detailed account of McConnell's (and his wife) corrupt and utterly traitorous actions dragged into the cold, hard light of day.
  8. The Terror moves from the Arctic to a Japanese internment camp August 12th.
  9. Great pic. IIRC there is a catwalk right above this to get the announcers in and out of the booth. I saw Harry Carey stumble around up there trying to (I assume) get out and take a piss. This also reminds me of a bachelor party I attended at one of those rooftop bleachers off left field, now being blocked by the Wintrust billboard. Doesn't seem like a fit here, so I'lll add it to the strip club thread.
  10. Yeah that's kind of where I'm at. We leave the back door open for the dog in the summer, so I used to get pissed and actively hunt them down inside the house. Now I just leave an empty soda can by the sink window and pick them off whenever I feel like it. Which is often.
  11. Well shit, I'm torn. I'm a month or so away from either installing a Classic Air system or passing. Since it's summer I'm leaning A/C, but then I think nah, I'll probably just be driving on weekend mornings anyway ... flip of the coin.
  12. Summer weekends should start on Thursday night.
  13. I did too. I get the nostalgia. But in Season 3 I found myself bored after saying "Hey, Sam Goody!" over and over. Last few episodes were fun though. My daughter only cares bout the Mike and Elle relationship. The rest is meaningless to her, though she does like Hopper (as we all do).
  14. Just finished Season 3; the traction this show has is mind bottling. I loved Season 1 because of the nostalgia production and unique story. Season 2 kind of the same, but dropped off a bit. But now we are into Season 3 with a full on Russian military base under Indiana, with kids zipping around undetected or outsmarting those nasty Russkies? I can suspend disbelief to get into a show easy, but this one just seemed like an 80's nostalgia trip with some cardboard villains (Russian general, Terminator) and teen relationship awkwardness thrown in for good measure. Fuck, what I know, my 13 year old daughter is obsessed with the show. She watched it from 12 midnight to 6 am as soon as it dropped. They've done a great job assembling a teenage group of kids doing extraordinary things, while trying to figure out relationships, etc. Tapping into the whole Spielberg thing, fine, it works, I get it. But as a (sometimes) adult I don't get how the show has tapped into other adults to the point of some of the glowing posts on this thread.
  15. Week on a catamaran in Croatia. Really cool trip. Random photos, we went to Vis, Brac, Hvar and ended trip at Krka Falls.
  16. We recently returned from AMS after week and half in Croatia. Whole family loved it. Really cool city, I was there 25 years ago and forgot how awesome it is. We did the boat tour also and saw a bunch of cool houseboats, everyone hanging out on the decks, drinking wine and waving as we went by. Our captain pointed out a couple of smashed windows on the boats and said "See this? Tourists who rent boats and can't drive!" I assume you got your Anne Frank tickets two months in advance. I did not, and tried day of at 9 am online (actually queued at 8 am). The online system refreshed a bunch and kicked me out, but I finally locked in, started moving up from 400 to 300, to 200, to 100, to 30 ... to 15 at 8:59! We're in! And then it refreshed and I went back to over 1000. I reflexively yelled MOTHERFUCKER at my phone, which caused the breakfast crowd in the cafe to swivel in unison at the obnoxious American.
  17. You guys are getting me started Playing football in the street, dodging cars, I'd play QB now and then, whenever I made a good throw
  18. The billboards are going up. I know SJP gets the horse treatment, but she's been pretty hot for a good portion of her life (mostly body). I look at this at think, JFC, can't they find a make up artist to not make her look like an alien? She had a good run, help her out a little as she ages.
  19. I walked past some homeless dude the other day. Out of the blue he said, "Who's the best Los Angeles Dodger of all time?" I ignored him and kept walking. "OJ Simpson !" he yelled. I kind of shook my head and chalked it up to homeless, kept walking. He followed that up with "He dodged shit like a motherfucker!" Touche.
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