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QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Apr 8, 2011 -> 11:17 AM) Wasn't there a person shot just a couple of years ago right near Wrigley Field? What about the Dodgers catcher that had his hat stolen? What about the fan that charged Bob Howry at Wrigley in 2007? Or the fan that attacked Randy Myers in 1995? Amazing how all these incidents are forgotten. Or the fact that every drunken yahoo is pissing on residential lawns after games. Residents around there don't want night games for many reasons, and the drunken nonsense is one of them.

QUOTE (mreye @ Apr 7, 2011 -> 08:33 AM) Is there a way to listen to the game on my iphone? I went to the website to "Listen Live" but that uses Flash. And I don't believe The Score has an app. Any suggestions? You have to pay for it through mlb. The Score does have an app through radio.com. But the games are not streamed online (they switch to SNR during the game).

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Apr 4, 2011 -> 07:00 PM) Ommegang Gnomegang is an exceptional beer that I cannot begin to say enough good things about. Get it while you can, if you can. Damn, thanks for reminding me! I forgot all about that collaboration. I've been waiting since it was announced in December.

Looks like a new player in the world of applejack: http://blog.timesunion.com/dowdondrinks/va...-its-line/6354/

Moscow Mule is a winner. Now let me say that I hate vodka so I really don't need to be detecting any amount of it. I supplemented your recipe with maybe .5oz of simple and that did the trick. Very refreshing and absolutely dangerous. Oh and ginger beer is yummy on its own.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 30, 2011 -> 06:12 PM) Called it. ND Student Safety in the final as a 16-seed, defeating Charlie Sheen's Rehab efforts in the Semis. The other two in the Final 4 are Urinal Conversations vs. Hopping on Lake Shore Drive in the middle of a blizzard Yeah I don't think you were stepping out on a limb there.

i just bought some Saranac Ginger beer. Unfortunately I don't have a night to get wasted...but we are looking at another major snow storm on Friday so maybe tomorrow night...

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Mar 30, 2011 -> 02:44 PM) Damn, you just described my life ages 9-13. I'd also pick up huge boxes of baseball and hockey cards at Ben Franklin, but the rest is spot on... you must have lived in Loves Park! Palos Park actually. My best friend was in Palos Heights.

Go to a friend's house. We'd ride our bikes to Ben Franklin for penny candy and that gum that came in a paint can that turned your mouth colors. Maybe stop into Blockbuster. Used to walk or ride bikes through the forest behind our house. I knew every pond back there. Lots of cool spots. Played a ton of roller hockey.

I don't know the impact of this: AB buys Goose Island But I don't like it from a beer enthusiast perspective. I guess we wait and see.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Mar 26, 2011 -> 09:11 AM) PBR marketing has been brilliant the way it has positioned the product as THE chic crappy beer. Genius. It's hipster thing. It's on a lot of menus here with a sense of irony and humor.

hmmm...seems like i should be revisiting my name sake. I know that every gin and tonic I've ever made has been awful.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Mar 23, 2011 -> 09:41 PM) Scheduled classes for my last semester this morning. COM 495 Capstone CBR 468 Broadcast News II PED 250 Baseball Coaching Theory PED 123 Golf II HTM 175 International Food & Culture For cereal? I had to stay an extra semester in college for this s***? Out of curiosity, what do you have to do for the capstone?

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Mar 23, 2011 -> 08:18 PM) How did we beat the Cubs by $2M? Assuming you are looking at the Operating Income, we made $4.2M more. But I don't believe that column because then it mean the Yankees only made $25M last year? And we made $27M? No way we made more money then them, and how did the Red Sox LOSE money last year? I'm not sure I understand this chart. Pretty sure operating income is profit. The Yankees made $427M but their profit was $25M after all expenses.

QUOTE (PeavyTime @ Mar 23, 2011 -> 08:58 AM) Did anyone catch that unbelievably bush league move by Hilton Armstrong at the end of the game last night? Dude pretended to shake CJ Watson's hand as CJ was dribbling off the last 10 seconds, stole the ball, ran up and hit a 3. I was in shock. The Bulls were in shock. Unreal. When I saw him hit the three I thought, "next time the Bulls will win by 50."

The Jordan burger at McDonalds. Please tell me I didn't imagine that.

McRib

QUOTE (flippedoutpunk @ Mar 19, 2011 -> 09:03 PM) finally got my hands on some Bulleit bourbon.. Very very quality stuff.. 10 dollars cheaper than Templeton Rye as well, cant go wrong with this stuff. Thanks for the suggestion Jim! Don't know if y'all know this but here: http://blog.timesunion.com/dowdondrinks/bu...e-whiskey/6202/

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Mar 19, 2011 -> 12:51 PM) I assume you're talking about a wifi only tablet. The other ones will cost as much as a laptop after a year of service. I was referring to base cost and I really didn't put that much thought into it.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Mar 19, 2011 -> 01:07 PM) That is the Guinness Gods punishing you for only having one. I was actually starting my second one when my dog jumped up and knocked it over. A full glass of beer everywhere. So I think that was the Gods stopping a major mistake.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Mar 19, 2011 -> 01:32 PM) So here's the beer lineup we presented at the cancer research Belgian Beer benefit event I co-hosted yesterday: • Palm Ale (a "gateway" beer for those new to Belgians) • Blanche de Bruxxelles witbier • Westmale Tripel — the original Trappist pale tripel • Chimay Red — we did Cinq Cents last time around and wanted something not as big as the Blue • Malheur 10º — An AWESOME beer I had never had before last night • Brooklyn Local 2 — wanted to showcase one American interpretation We complemented the beers wit cheese and meat plates and Lindman's framboise sorbet I made that went over very well. We knew we would challenge some tastebuds of some of the more pedestrian beer drinkers but I think we actually tickled a lot of tongues with such an array of offerings. What do y'all think? Very nice selection. I haven't had them all myself but you covered a wide group of styles with choices that are more than just "fruity".

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Mar 19, 2011 -> 12:24 PM) Isn't it redundant to have both an iPhone and an iPad? At this point, an iPad is really just an indulgent gadget. What's crazy is that I WANT and iPad, but I know that it is pointless. Slightly more capable than an iPhone, but far less portable. Slightly more portable than a laptop, but far less capable. If you don't have a smartphone, only have a desktop computer, and have no need for full laptop capability, I can see an iPad as a nice little device to bridge the gap without breaking the bank.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Mar 19, 2011 -> 08:02 AM) Are there blackout rules aka this service is totally useless rules? Yes there are blackout rules.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Mar 18, 2011 -> 10:14 PM) That was one of the more horrific ref jobs i have seen in quite some time, when Hansbrough "stripped" Rose after they trapped him early in OT, Hansbrough should have fouled out at that moment. Plus, when the bulls were down two, and Rose drove to the lane and had 3 attempts underneath he was just getting mauled. And the rest of the team should be apologizing to Rose for their lackluster effort down the stretch, especially Korver and Bogans. Korver passed up multiple wide open three point looks, and that stretch in the 3rd quarter where Bogans missed a wide open 3(big surprise), had 2 consecutive turnovers and a technical made it almost impossible to come back in regulation. Korver does nothing for me. Rarely does he hit a shot when really needed. He can hit an insurance shot, but down ten, needing a three, Korver is throwing up bricks.

Doesn't look like the Bulls' night.