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Jerry Callo

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  1. Our tickets increased 3.02%.  Which is $28.10 per ticket or $1.65 per ticket per game.  Last year was 4.87 and the year before was 11.9.

    We'll be keeping ours.  We enjoy the folks around us, most of which have been there since the beginning.  I like the few extra cup games that come with the season tickets and the MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.  Someone almost always uses our seats - so I don't have to mess with selling them.

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  2. On 6/25/2022 at 9:54 AM, Jerry Callo said:

    Saw Andrea Bocelli on Wednesday at the new Moody Center in Austin.  Wasn't able to make it down to the mosh pit, but it was a pretty good show otherwise.  He sang the several songs I recognized including one from Loony Tunes and one from the Bad News Bears.  You have to be pretty refined to appreciate this type of concert.

    Here's my report from 2022.  I probably wouldn't see him again, but I enjoyed the show.  He is a beautiful singer.

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  3. 3 hours ago, Hook1997 said:

    Might go see Andrea Bocelli tomorrow at Moody.  Never been to Moody yet and tickets have dropped to a reasonable price for good seats.  

    The wife and I saw him at Moody the last time through.

  4. I had to check which text app I was using - Google Messages.  No arrows that I have noticed.  Went to settings and saw a button to turn off expressive animations, which I did.  I wish there was a setting that would give a small shock to people who send me emojis.  Otherwise, no issues here.

  5. 1 hour ago, BearSchlong said:

    Ok dumb question time.

    Do you right-handed people use left hand cranked baitcasters/spinning reels? I cast lefty and crank righty, does that mean I fish left or right-handed? Same with fly rods.

    I ask because dad was right handed and after he died I had to convert a dozen spinning reels to RH crank.

    I suspect I’m about to convert a half dozen fly reels/spools to the same.

    But if I go search “baitcasting reels” everything comes up, generally speaking, with RH cranks.

    So am I really a RH fisherman or was dad a righty who fished lefty?

    Legit question as I consider myself lefty but I golf righty and throw/catch lefty. And I know I’m goofy AF because that's how I skateboard/snowboard.

    Right handed, cast right handed, reel left handed.  For fly fishing - casting is the most important, so use your dominant hand.

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  6. 18 hours ago, GottaB said:

    Murderbot is a hard watch. I mean I’ll finish it but it is not good.

    It is what it is - I didn't expect much.  Won't be any emmys handed out for this one, but I like dumb, funny 30 minute shows and Skarsgard has some pretty funny lines. 

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  7. I didn't think I'd like the animated shows, but ended up watching Rebels and most of Clone Wars.  There is a bunch of background stories that are not detailed in the regular movies or series.  

    I found a list of the essential Clone Wars episodes and skipped the rest.  Might have been posted on Surly somewhere.

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  8. On 6/4/2025 at 10:02 PM, boilerhorn said:

    Searched and did not seem to find a good thread for this.  So I will start one anew.

    Old-ish garage door opener tries to go down when already in the down position.  Not feeling like DIY-ing it right now.  My most recent garage door contractor sold out, but it is not clear who he sold out to.

    I've seen good reviews on Cedar Park Overhead Door.  What say the masses?  Let's crowd-source this...

    I used Cedar Park Overhead Doors several years ago when a spring broke.  Another spring broke last month and they came out and retrofitted a different system that has one large spring along the front as opposed to the two springs along the side.

    I've been pleased with their work and responsiveness.  It's not cheap, but I can't compare with anyone else.  I don't any are cheap - except maybe Fast and Fair Richard.

  9. 13 hours ago, drt said:

    I’m not sure why we insist on playing 1 central striker in a variety of the 433. Our personnel would at least warrant giving a 442 a runout. Soccer coaches are worse than NFL about all doing the same shit though. 

    I think Uzuni and BV would be tripping over each other.  That's the reason Uzuni sucks as a winger - he'd rather crowd BV in the middle.  BV and Owen worked better in the limited time they acted as dual strikers, but Owen played more as a false nine than a true striker.  

  10. 10 hours ago, Anastasis said:

    I think that the right kid with the right mentor and some staking could make a very good life for themselves in the right region.

    https://www.mcpherson.edu/autorestoration/

     

     

    My wife and I were watching a story about McPherson on 60 minutes or Sunday Morning or something she records.  We weren't even halfway through when she turned to me and said - no you can't apply.  Place sounds awesome - kind of like Hogwarts for classic car people.

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  11. 8 hours ago, A-Tex Devil said:

    Desler is super important to this team.  That is all. 

    Desler and Buka are a force on the right side.  If we can figure out a good combination on the left - Biro/Taylor or Biro/Gally.  Owen and Dani are good pieces in the middle.  Uzuni does not work well as a left winger.  Unfortunately at this point, BV and Uzuni need to be battling to see who should start at striker.

  12. I watched the documentary the other day.  It was done pretty well and explained the feuds between the Kent Black and his nephews and between the Schmidt family.  

    A couple years ago, I was talking with Kent Black at ACL Fest.  He was there doing some barbecue demonstration.  My wife walked up and introduced herself.  Upon learning who he was and not knowing the difference between Terry Black's and Blacks', she mentioned the nice new barbecue joint that had recently opened in Lockhart.  I can't imagine the look on my face when she said that.  Kent went on to explain how the nephews had essentially screwed him and their grandmother by banking on the Black's barbecue name.  I had to explain what was up afterwards.

    After watching the documentary, my wife said "now I don't feel bad about what I said to Kent Black - he's a real asshole."

     

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  13. Both Western ratsnakes and Great Plains ratsnakes have a bar across the eyes.  The Great Plains ratsnake has an "arrow point" pattern on the top of the head where the Western ratsnake does not.

    Great Plains ratsnake:

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    Western ratsnake:

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    Here's a good picture of both:

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    I can be tough to determine for sure.  I thought yours might be a Great Plains as well, but I think it is a Western.

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