Everything posted by Carl Spackler
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OJ Simpson has died
I was working in downtown LA in 1994. That afternoon several of us went across the street to a hotel bar for some libations and to watch the NBA Finals. Local media kept cutting in with updates about the search for OJ and then, later, with news that OJ had been located down in Orange County and the cops were in pursuit. Helicopter shots of a low-speed pursuit. Media is saying OJ was trying to leave the country, in disguise, etc., etc. General consensus in the bar is this simply shows the motherfucker is as guilty as sin. Leave the bar around 6:30-7:00 to head home to Hermosa Beach. Transitioning off the 105 to the 405 southbound, I see all these people pulled off the side of the 405. Even worse, idiots are out of their cars right next to the freeway, and in some cases are stepping out onto the freeway. Holy shit -- the Juice is still loose & he's coming up the northbound 405. I had to pull over myself because idiot lookie-loos were focusing on the northbound lanes and not watching where the hell they were driving. Stayed in my truck on the shoulder of the southbound 405 and watched while Al Cowlings leisurely drove OJ up the 405 with dozens of cop cars hanging back behind him. Surreal. Years later, a buddy of mine was working as Bob Baker's paralegal when Baker handled OJ's defense in the civil case. I never really asked him too much about the case because under CA law he couldn't divulge any client confidences and secrets. I know they had all the files the defense in the criminal case generated, including all the photos of the Brown-Simpson/Goldman murder scene, which for many years weren't publicly available. Now that OJ is gone (good riddance), I'll have to ask him if he's got any nuggets of information (*coughconfessioncough*) that he's been keeping under wraps all these years.
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Tell Me About Texas a&m
Hey, I did say "at least."
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Your unpopular music opinions
John Lennon on John Lennon the guitar player: “I’m OK. I’m not technically good, but I can make it fucking howl and move. I was a rhythm guitarist. It’s an important job. I can make a band drive. You see, one part of me says, 'yes, of course I can play because I can make a rock move.' But the other part of me says, 'well, I wish I could just do like B. B. King.’ If you would put me with B. B. King, I would feel real silly.” [from the 1970 Rolling Stone interview]
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Tell Me About Texas a&m
I've got to think at least half of aggy's 29 were in meat judging. Amirite?
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Santa Barbara, CA - Living
Another terrific rec. That preserve is definitely a great place for a hike, esp. on a sunny day with the breeze blowing in off the water.
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Road trip from LAX to San Luis Obispo
Another good rec. Saarloos is still there, though I haven't stopped in there in a long, long time. The roads are now paved. LOL
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Road trip from LAX to San Luis Obispo
Lots of good recs above. Not sure how much time you're looking to spend in LA proper. Also, will you be traveling solo or will you have kids with you, etc.? Definitely stop in Santa Barbara. The Funk Zone is fun. Lark Restaurant. Topa Topa and Lama Dog breweries. Hit the pier if the weather is nice. The Santa Barbara County courthouse is actually a cool place to visit -- go up in the tower to get a great view of the area if the weather is nice. Brophy Bros. on the water is solid for seafood. We love Cold Spring Tavern up in the mountains above SB. It's a nice, twisty mountain drive to get up to it. In SB County wine country, I typically avoid Solvang simply because it tends to attract more tourists than other nearby places. The kitsch factor is strong in Solvang. However, Solvang might be worth a stop if you have kids with you or want a Danish village vibe, and there are lots of shopping, tasting rooms, candy stores, restaurants, etc. Instead, the wife and I typically hit Los Olivos (more laid back and a ton of tasting rooms) or Los Alamos farther up the 101. The wife and I love Los Alamos, but it's definitely a lot sleepier than either Solvang or Los Olivos. Los Alamos has some good restaurants -- Bell's (classic French bistro for lunch or dinner); Pico (good for dinner), Bob's Well Bread (breakfast -- tends to get busy), Full of LIfe Flatbread (good wood-fired pizzas for dinner), and Plenty on Bell (breakfast or lunch). Babi's Beer Emporium has some interesting beers and an outdoor area where you can sit and watch the world go by. There are some decent wine tasting rooms as well -- Bedford, Lo-Fi, A Tribute to Grace, and Lumen (inside Pico restaurant) are all respectable but not transcendent. Los Olivos has more tasting rooms than you can shake a stick at plus an outpost of Figueroa Mountain brewery. Places we like to hit in Los Olivos include: Panino (curry chicken salad sandwich FTW) Fig Mountain -- beers Brewer-Clifton -- great pinots and syrahs (right next to Fig Mountain) Carhartt -- yes, it's related to the apparel company; yes, the wines are good Evan's Ranch and Dragonette Cellars -- more wine tasting Nella -- dinner Los Olivos Wine Merchant & Cafe -- dinner Other places worth stopping in SB County: S.Y. Kitchen (Santa Ynez) Hitching Post 2 (Buellton -- steaks, chops, etc._ Far Western Tavern (Orcutt -- Santa Maria-style BBQ, which is basically grilling over red oak) El Capitan State Beach (check out the tide pools, get your beach on -- just watch out for the tar) Easy hike to Nojoqui Falls (should be plenty of water in it with all the rain/snow we've been having) If you're into wind surfing and a cool, windy small county road drive out to the ocean, head out to Jalama Beach County Park. If the store is open, the burgers are pretty good. Lots of wind and waves. Lots of surfers and kite-surfers. But it's pretty far off the beaten path.
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Godfather I or II?
Yep. Didn't follow Clemenza's instructions.
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Kim Mulkey to LSU
100% agree with you so long as we include the one word I added to your post.
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Your unpopular music opinions
You seem a tad peeved. I'm not sure why. Like I said, you're doing this thread the right way by expressing an unpopular opinion, and I even threw some rep your way for doing so.
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Your unpopular music opinions
You are. But not because I disagree with your opinion.
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Your unpopular music opinions
That quote is typically attributed to Lennon, and it's been debunked as having never been said by him. I don't think I've ever seen that quote attributed to Macca. I have read that Ringo did get upset with Paul during the White Album sessions when McCartney was critical of his drumming on a particular track, but in general McCartney has praised Ringo's drumming on several occasions over the years as being "rock solid" and exactly what the Beatles needed. That said, I agree with you that Ringo was nowhere near the best musician in the Beatles. That honor goes to McCartney, and it isn't a close call.
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Your unpopular music opinions
You also are doing this thread correctly. You're absolutely wrong, but I love the fact that you don't let that stop you. Pos rep to you.
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Steely Dan
Fine -- amend my statement to say post-1978 Schlitz. The Schlitz I've had is piss. (And I frankly doubt that Schlitz brewed at any time could truly be called "fantastic," but, hey, different strokes for different folks.) You don't recall the ad because it didn't see the light of day until fairly recently. The family of the guy who engineered a lot of SD's music, Roger Nichols, found it in his archives just last year. The ad never got aired. https://www.stereogum.com/2231031/another-lost-steely-dan-track-has-been-unearthed-and-its-a-schlitz-beer-jingle/news/
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Steely Dan
Necro-bump simply because I happened across a Schlitz beer jingle from the early 1970's that the Steely Dan boys did for the money. Between SD extolling the virtues of shitty beer in their inimitable way and the Mad Men-style marketing, it's fascinating.
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Missoula, MT
Friend of mine owns Missoula Wine Merchants. They sell beer, too. That's all I got.
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The Gun Owner’s thread
Got it when you were a kid, eh?
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Bourbon
Kentucky Owl Confiscated for $60 -- yay or nay? (From what I'm reading online, it seems like $60 is about what it's really worth to most folks.)
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Bourbon
Gotta love science experiments in pursuit of good whiskey.
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Ladies and Gentlemen.....THE ROLLING STONES!!
- 2024 NCAA Tournament - Second Round Games - Saturday/Sunday
Aggy runs out of time yet again- 2024 NCAA Tournament - Second Round Games - Saturday/Sunday
What a corrupt call- 2024 NCAA Tournament - Second Round Games - Saturday/Sunday
Sampson is a fucking moron for calling that last TO & not having his players foul.- 2024 NCAA Tournament - First Round Games - Thurs/Fri
Samford got screwed- Last USS Arizona survivor from Pearl Harbor
Yep . . . unless they were underage (e.g., 16 y/o) at the time, which is possible -- I've read many accounts of kids who enlisted back in the 1920's and 30's who were under the age of 18. They'd just fib when asked how old they were, and so many people didn't have access to birth records at the time that the military didn't really check closely. But even in that scenario they would be in their late nineties at least. That's why I was somewhat surprised that there are more than 20 people who were apparently military survivors of the attack. That's quite a few folks in their late nineties or over 100 who were on the scene at the time. Bless every single one of 'em. - 2024 NCAA Tournament - Second Round Games - Saturday/Sunday
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