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  1. On 8/22/2023 at 1:00 PM, Deej said:

    1986/87 Beastie Boys "Licensed to Ill" tour. Austin. City Coliseum. Fishbone opened and absolutely crushed it, making the Beastie Boys look exactly like the amateurs they were at the time. 

    I was there for this one.  For such a big band, Fishbone was musically precise.  Just impressive and made me a fan, had never heard of them before.  Beasties, not so precise, but that was their deal then.

    Also was at the aforementioned Ozzy show in 86.  Dropped acid.  Don't remember Metallica opening.  Could be because I was outside trying to trade mexican dirt weed for tickets with the acid just kicking in.  I seem to recall Ozzy putting on a good show.

    I actually have a reverse experience, Quiet Riot opening for ZZ Top in like 83?  I'm not from Texas, had not yet attended UT, and this was pre-MTV so ZZ Top was basically one of those bands you heard every so often on the local classic rock station.  Quiet Riot comes out, it was basically their first tour after getting popular, so you could tell they were having a great time and the show rocked.  I was thinking this would be the first time I saw the opening band outperform the headliner.  Well...you know how this ends.  ZZ Top comes out and just blew the doors off that notion.

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  2. On 8/26/2023 at 6:02 PM, blacklab said:

    Sales: We won't be able to sell this till we have feature X
    Eng: here's X

    Sales: We won't be able to sell this till we have feature Y
    Eng: here's Y

    Sales: We won't be able to sell this till we have feature Z

    This one used to drive me nuts back when I was in sw dev.  Sell what we have asshole, not what we don't have.

  3. 3 hours ago, Surly Bevo said:

    Know there is an O/U on Trump's weight at booking.  We got an O/U on total weight of all conspirators?

    Anyone have a site that is taking this bet?  i'm on betonline.ag and it's not offered there.

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  4. 23 hours ago, Hermanator said:

    Meatball Ron is by far the best nickname trump ever came up with. It's his one stroke of success in his shit filled life. I mean one look at this guy and it's clear if "Meatball Ron" was pictured in the dictionary it would be that fucking goober head. 

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    I especially like the racist angle of calling an Italian-American 'meatball.'

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  5. 3 hours ago, Anastasis said:

    Damn, this russian disinformation operation is really spinning out of control. 

    I missed the part where  there was any evidence, much less admissible evidence, on the laptop, that contributed to the tax or gun charges levied against Hunter.

  6.  More from Trump's rally today:
    Trump was apprising the audience of recent polls that show him leading when he first mentioned Christie, the former New Jersey governor, who was once a close adviser.
    "Christie, he’s eating right now," Trump said. "He can’t be bothered.”
    That's when a man in the crowd shouted out to prod Trump.
    “Sir, please do not call him a fat pig. I’m trying to be nice. Don’t call him a fat pig," Trump said. "You can’t do that.”

    Honestly not sure who has the higher BMI, Christie or Trump.
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  7. On 7/27/2023 at 7:25 AM, BonzoMontreaux said:

    On smoking...

    Grandparents smoked like chimneys.  I remember when they moved from their house and taking pictures off the wall and seeing the orangish tint on the walls.  Disgusting. 

    We walked into a bar in Austin not long after public smoking bans went into effect.  The smell of the smoke free bar was so bad, I remember thinking maybe they should have exceptions for smoking in certain places.

    Cigar smoking...

    I know there are few of us that remember the days when people smoked in the stands at football games.  I remember attending night games at Baylor Stadium and seeing a cloud of cigarette and cigar smoke hanging under the stadium lights.  To this day, when I smell cigar smoke, I am transported back to those nights and the times I got to spend with my grandfather who always took me to ball games when I was in town. It never fails to make my smile.

    The one place I thought that smoking should not be banned was in restrooms.  I'd much rather smell someone's burning cigarette than their rank crap.  In some cases, I bet the crap is more toxic than the second hand smoke.

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  8. Yeah just my luck I jumped on it the day he went 0-4. I’ll stick with it for a bit tho, at least until my $$$ runs out. I like his reasoning on all of tonight’s games.

  9. 2 hours ago, YGIFS said:

    wait, what's the story with that swimming pool?  That's real?  I thought it was just surly banter.  Can't find anything reliable or in depth about it on legit news sites.

    What's more legit than here?

  10. Billy Ward’s NRFI picks 7/26/23

    MIN/SEA NRFI -115
    SD/PIT YRFI -110
    PHI/BAL NRFI +105
    DET/LAA YRFI -104
    CHW/CHC YRFI -104

    2-2 with no action on DET/LAA

    I love this bet cuz it’s immediate action and you don’t have to sit thru a whole MLB game.

    Can you share the picks for 7/27?
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  11. 14 hours ago, MissingInAction said:

    Don't EVER help an old with their computer or phone.

    You will get blamed for every issue they have with their shit after that 

    To be fair, this reaction is not limited to just olds.

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