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QUOTE (SHIPPS @ Mar 14, 2010 -> 09:57 AM) Schubas and the Beat Kitchen. But that might be too young of a crowd for you Tex. Used to love going to see the Otters at Schubas.

MiddleBuffalo Actually, Sting disappeared at the start of the second set and we wondered if he disliked the concert that much, but then FZ comes out and introduces "Mr. Sting" who then does a killer version of Murder by Numbers (dedicated to Jimmy Swaggert) with the Zappa band (full horns and all) backing him. The track appeared on the Broadway the Hard Way, and is included below for your dancing and dining pleasure.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Mar 15, 2010 -> 09:36 AM) I saw Where the Wilds Things Are last night, and the tone of the movie surprised me. I liked it a lot, but the way it was presented was very....tense for lack of a better word. Yeah, despite the fact that I think the film totally missed the point of Sendak's masterpiece, I do think teh film succeeds on a lot of other levels.

Note to the self-proclaimed geniuses who came up with the idea of March 14th as Steak and bj Day: It probably would have been much better to place it one month before Valentine's Day instead of one month after. The way it is now, it's like telling your kids they have to start being good the day after Christmas when they already have all their presents. Like that's ever going to work. Just sayin.

How is each match-up outcome decided?

QUOTE (lostfan @ Mar 11, 2010 -> 10:55 AM) I used to work there in the 90s. Loved the Chicago Theater. I saw two great Zappa shows there on his last tour, and Sat two seats away from Sting who was a special guest at the first show.

Jen Kirkman should have been my American History teacher, dammit.

The Benny Hill Theme Song. That would also be my porn star theme music as well.

QUOTE (flippedoutpunk @ Mar 10, 2010 -> 10:33 PM) que? Obviously you have never had the pleasure of being in the company of drunk metalheads who can argue incessantly over exactly when Metallica sold out, jumped the shark etc. All said metalheads will say 1986 was still high water for the band. Not being a huge Megadeth fan nor a metalhead of any kind, I cannot chime in with any authority. But I can enjoy the drunken conversations.

QUOTE (knightni @ Mar 10, 2010 -> 05:53 PM) I bet it tasted much better in 1986. Washed down with a Master of Puppets Milkshake. . . Mmmmm.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Mar 10, 2010 -> 12:42 PM) Why on earth would you choose those two movies to watch the last two days My guess would be . . . Megan Fox and Megan Fox?

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Mar 10, 2010 -> 02:57 PM) When that reality show came out with them, you could tell Feldman was in better shape than Haim. A good portion of the show was devoted to Feldman worrying about Haim killing himself I saw that show exactly zero times, but I did get a kick out of just knowing it existed.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Mar 10, 2010 -> 08:56 AM) Very sad, but you could see it coming Was it even money as to which of the Two Coreys would kick first, or is this a dark horse death?

Hopefully Abe Vigoda makes a cameo.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 9, 2010 -> 01:14 PM) Anyone else ever found the New Belgium 1554? Dark beer they're putting out now. I tried it 2 weeks ago and found it very good. New Belgium doesn't make it anywhere near Florida, sadly. I dream of plain Jane Fat Tire that I can't get. That 1554 does look interesting though. Looks like the first time they've ever used a lager yeast in one of their beers.

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Mar 9, 2010 -> 12:03 PM) On our tour of the Sam Adams Brewery, I saw people working that I recognized from their commercials. Particularly the big, bald, bearded guy.Bob Cannon, one of the brewers there. That's pretty cool!

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 9, 2010 -> 09:44 AM) Wow, a beer in this thread I can comment on. I thought it was ok, but I probably wouldn't order it again. Despite trying, I wasn't able to catch any of the stuff discussed in the last post on it. Maybe I'm just a weak palate. Still haven't tried it. Went to the excellent local beer bar with my wife on Sunday specifically planning to try the Noble Pils on draft, but they ended up having too many other new things on tap and I never had the Sam.

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Mar 9, 2010 -> 11:48 AM) Better be a pretty damn good friend. Yeah, I was pretty bored out of my skull at the showers for my own kids. But we got a lot of good baby loot so I shouldn't complain.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Mar 9, 2010 -> 10:01 AM) Ok so a friend of mine just invited a bunch of us to his baby shower. First off, isn't this weird? I was always under the impression this wasn't for guys. I really don't want to go to this but without a legitimate excuse not to, I kind of feel obliged. Is it socially acceptable to just send a gift with someone you know is going? I know the expectant Dads are getting roped into the baby showers more often than not (I was), but I'm not sure how often male friends get invites to them. I'd send a gift and find an excuse.

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Mar 9, 2010 -> 12:29 AM) I got to try Sam Adams Noble Pils at the brewery this summer. They had 2 new flavors and we got to vote for the one to get into the rotation. So. . . How was the Noble Pils?

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Mar 9, 2010 -> 12:01 AM) http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/03/08/mus.../#ixzz0heG4ajR7 Link to the new Tron Legacy trailer. Everything I've seen so far looks amazing. :headbang

Don't want to toot my own horn, but isn't that a great damn garnish in that martini?!?? Oh. . . and the Boodles Gin, Noilly Prat vermouth, and Ango orange bitters don't hurt, either.

QUOTE (The Critic @ Mar 8, 2010 -> 08:14 AM) Ooooh, those lucky co-workers! Yes, I'm Typhoid Mary today.

Crud, I'm snotty and stuffed up and sick. Felt it coming on the last few days and now it's het me. No chance of staying home from work either. Grrr.

Finding myself out of an anejo Puerto Rican rum (see above Zombie Nightmare post), I decided to pass up my usual (and truly very good) Bacardi 8 year for a bottle of 3 Star Ron del Barrilito. The 2 Star is minimally aged (3 years I think) and well respected as the everyday gold rum in much of PR, while the 3 Star has a little more age (blend of 6-10 year rum) and depth of character. Haven't mixed up a drink with it yet, but I quite enjoyed it neat as a sipper last night. Once I clear another space in the cabinet I need to think about getting the 2 Star as well. I'm sort of embarrassed I haven't gotten around to these rums before now. They are well-regarded and have a 100+ year history behind them. Supposedly there was a barrel filled and set aside in the aging cellar in 1942 with instructions not to tap it until PR becomes a free nation. Not sure that's ever going to happen, but I sure bet that rum has come along wonderfully.