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Cigar Banter => Daily Cigar Deals Discussion => Topic started by: CigarBanter on January 07, 2025, 02:03:13 AM
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Happy Tuesday! In between insults we'll occasionally discuss cigars. Join in and perhaps learn something along the way. Warning: don't proceed if you have thin skin but don't be afraid to post either... And welcome aboard!
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Morning, twofers.
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Jammin' Joe:
Espada by Montecriso Signature Valiente - 10/99.99
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Sis:
Door #1 - Diesel Rage Toro - 10/39.99
Door #2 - Timeless Ten Collection - 10/44.99
2 x Macanudo Café Hyde Park (5.5”x49) '90' rated
2 x Romeo y Julieta Bully (5.0”x50) '92' rated
2 x Cohiba Red Dot Robusto (5.0”x49) '92' rated
2 x Montecristo Churchill Extra (7.5”x52) '93' rated
2 x La Gloria Cubana Wavell (5.0”x50) '92' rated
Door #3 - Camacho Connecticut Robusto - 10/49.99
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Jammin' Joe:
Espada by Montecriso Signature Valiente - 10/99.99
Nailed it. And apparently, we're starting off with a high-class option.
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Jammin' Joe:
Espada by Montecriso Signature Valiente - 10/99.99
Graycliff 'G2' Habano Pirate Torpedo - 10/32.50
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Jammin' Joe:
Espada by Montecriso Signature Valiente - 10/99.99
Graycliff 'G2' Habano Pirate Torpedo - 10/32.50
AJ Fernandez Rosa de Guadalupe Toro - 5/22.99
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Morning, twofers.
Good morning, Jammin'Dave.
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Went to go fill up my wife's car with gas and the windows are frozen shut.
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Went to go fill up my wife's car with gas and the windows are frozen shut.
D'oh!
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Jammin' Joe:
Espada by Montecriso Signature Valiente - 10/99.99
Graycliff 'G2' Habano Pirate Torpedo - 10/32.50
AJ Fernandez Rosa de Guadalupe Toro - 5/22.99
90+ Rated Summer Taster - 15/59.99
5 - Rocky Patel Decade Robusto (5" x 50) - 91 rating
5 - Cohiba Red Dot Robusto (5" x 49) - 92 rating
5 - Romeo y Julieta Reserve Churchill (7" x 54) - 90 rating
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Was planning to go in today, but I decided to work remotely instead. Especially since the tolls recently went up yet again. We're up to about $17 to cross the George Washington Bridge. I believe that's with the EZPass discount. And with added congestion tolls for anything under 60th Street (which includes the two tunnels from NJ), we're at about $26.
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Was planning to go in today, but I decided to work remotely instead. Especially since the tolls recently went up yet again. We're up to about $17 to cross the George Washington Bridge. I believe that's with the EZPass discount. And with added congestion tolls for anything under 60th Street (which includes the two tunnels from NJ), we're at about $26.
I saw something about that congestion pricing the other day. Sounds like they've decided pretty much any time is congestion time.
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Jammin' Joe:
Espada by Montecriso Signature Valiente - 10/99.99
Graycliff 'G2' Habano Pirate Torpedo - 10/32.50
AJ Fernandez Rosa de Guadalupe Toro - 5/22.99
90+ Rated Summer Taster - 15/59.99
5 - Rocky Patel Decade Robusto (5" x 50) - 91 rating
5 - Cohiba Red Dot Robusto (5" x 49) - 92 rating
5 - Romeo y Julieta Reserve Churchill (7" x 54) - 90 rating
Nica Libre Toro - 10/27.50
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Was planning to go in today, but I decided to work remotely instead. Especially since the tolls recently went up yet again. We're up to about $17 to cross the George Washington Bridge. I believe that's with the EZPass discount. And with added congestion tolls for anything under 60th Street (which includes the two tunnels from NJ), we're at about $26.
I saw something about that congestion pricing the other day. Sounds like they've decided pretty much any time is congestion time.
It feels unconstitutional. The Transit Authority is already famous for misappropriating tons of bus and subway toll money, and now they're adding this ~$15B to their till? I shouldn't have brought it up because it makes my blood boil.
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Was planning to go in today, but I decided to work remotely instead. Especially since the tolls recently went up yet again. We're up to about $17 to cross the George Washington Bridge. I believe that's with the EZPass discount. And with added congestion tolls for anything under 60th Street (which includes the two tunnels from NJ), we're at about $26.
I saw something about that congestion pricing the other day. Sounds like they've decided pretty much any time is congestion time.
It feels unconstitutional. The Transit Authority is already famous for misappropriating tons of bus and subway toll money, and now they're adding this ~$15B to their till? I shouldn't have brought it up because it makes my blood boil.
Understandable.
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Speaking of boiling, or not boiling, in this case, the flame sensor on my boiler seems to be having fits. I've cleaned it a couple of times, but sometimes it'll kick off the flame before going through the whole cycle. Might have to get someone out her to take a look at it. Argh.
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Jammin' Joe:
Espada by Montecriso Signature Valiente - 10/99.99
Graycliff 'G2' Habano Pirate Torpedo - 10/32.50
AJ Fernandez Rosa de Guadalupe Toro - 5/22.99
90+ Rated Summer Taster - 15/59.99
5 - Rocky Patel Decade Robusto (5" x 50) - 91 rating
5 - Cohiba Red Dot Robusto (5" x 49) - 92 rating
5 - Romeo y Julieta Reserve Churchill (7" x 54) - 90 rating
Nica Libre Toro - 10/27.50
INCH Natural by E.P. Carrillo #62 - 5/20.50
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Speaking of boiling, or not boiling, in this case, the flame sensor on my boiler seems to be having fits. I've cleaned it a couple of times, but sometimes it'll kick off the flame before going through the whole cycle. Might have to get someone out her to take a look at it. Argh.
After they recently installed mine, I had our gas company come do an inspection. They found that the burners weren't all pointing in the same direction, which could cause carbon build-up and misfiring. It is apparently pretty typical for these burners to move during shipping, and installers don't think to go under and look. I'll try to see if I can find photos to illustrate what I'm saying.
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Speaking of boiling, or not boiling, in this case, the flame sensor on my boiler seems to be having fits. I've cleaned it a couple of times, but sometimes it'll kick off the flame before going through the whole cycle. Might have to get someone out her to take a look at it. Argh.
After they recently installed mine, I had our gas company come do an inspection. They found that the burners weren't all pointing in the same direction, which could cause carbon build-up and misfiring. It is apparently pretty typical for these burners to move during shipping, and installers don't think to go under and look. I'll try to see if I can find photos to illustrate what I'm saying.
Hmm, interesting. They've been out before and cleaned the sensor since they installed it and it worked for a year and a half since then, so I think everything is pointing in the right direction. But I need to know how or what they clean it with, because I can't ever seem to replicate their results. Next time they come out, I'm gonna be watching the guy like a hawk to see what he does. Lol
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Jammin' Joe:
Espada by Montecriso Signature Valiente - 10/99.99
Graycliff 'G2' Habano Pirate Torpedo - 10/32.50
AJ Fernandez Rosa de Guadalupe Toro - 5/22.99
90+ Rated Summer Taster - 15/59.99
5 - Rocky Patel Decade Robusto (5" x 50) - 91 rating
5 - Cohiba Red Dot Robusto (5" x 49) - 92 rating
5 - Romeo y Julieta Reserve Churchill (7" x 54) - 90 rating
Nica Libre Toro - 10/27.50
INCH Natural by E.P. Carrillo #62 - 5/20.50
Alec Bradley The Lineage Robusto - 5/22.50
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Speaking of boiling, or not boiling, in this case, the flame sensor on my boiler seems to be having fits. I've cleaned it a couple of times, but sometimes it'll kick off the flame before going through the whole cycle. Might have to get someone out her to take a look at it. Argh.
After they recently installed mine, I had our gas company come do an inspection. They found that the burners weren't all pointing in the same direction, which could cause carbon build-up and misfiring. It is apparently pretty typical for these burners to move during shipping, and installers don't think to go under and look. I'll try to see if I can find photos to illustrate what I'm saying.
Hmm, interesting. They've been out before and cleaned the sensor since they installed it and it worked for a year and a half since then, so I think everything is pointing in the right direction. But I need to know how or what they clean it with, because I can't ever seem to replicate their results. Next time they come out, I'm gonna be watching the guy like a hawk to see what he does. Lol
I'm not sure this will be clear, but these are the before photos.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20250107/9587245609bbccd6242b5df974c8d313.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20250107/363dd68b0afd18ecf76ef94539f4ea49.jpg)
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Jammin' Joe:
Espada by Montecriso Signature Valiente - 10/99.99
Graycliff 'G2' Habano Pirate Torpedo - 10/32.50
AJ Fernandez Rosa de Guadalupe Toro - 5/22.99
90+ Rated Summer Taster - 15/59.99
5 - Rocky Patel Decade Robusto (5" x 50) - 91 rating
5 - Cohiba Red Dot Robusto (5" x 49) - 92 rating
5 - Romeo y Julieta Reserve Churchill (7" x 54) - 90 rating
Nica Libre Toro - 10/27.50
INCH Natural by E.P. Carrillo #62 - 5/20.50
Alec Bradley The Lineage Robusto - 5/22.50
5 Vegas Gold Robusto - 5/16.99
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Went to go fill up my wife's car with gas and the windows are frozen shut.
You shouldn't put gas in through the windows anyway.
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Went to go fill up my wife's car with gas and the windows are frozen shut.
You shouldn't put gas in through the windows anyway.
We've got ourselves an expert here today.
Morning, CarGuruDave.
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Was planning to go in today, but I decided to work remotely instead. Especially since the tolls recently went up yet again. We're up to about $17 to cross the George Washington Bridge. I believe that's with the EZPass discount. And with added congestion tolls for anything under 60th Street (which includes the two tunnels from NJ), we're at about $26.
I saw something about that congestion pricing the other day. Sounds like they've decided pretty much any time is congestion time.
And for sure it is. Quite the racket, like the speed lanes here. Instead of adding an extra lane or two to alleviate traffic, they built a toll lane with transition lanes into it. Tolls change with congestion to multiple dollars per mile. If they just added the extra lanes to general traffic, there would be no congestion issue. Have these a lot in Cali. and MD/DC as well.
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Went to go fill up my wife's car with gas and the windows are frozen shut.
You shouldn't put gas in through the windows anyway.
We've got ourselves an expert here today.
Morning, CarGuruDave.
Just helpin' where I can...
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Morning JamminDave and OutOfAlignmentTony.
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Today is Tuesday, Jan. 7, the seventh day of 2025
with 358 to follow.
The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mars, Mercury and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Venus.
On this date in history:
In 1927, commercial trans-Atlantic telephone service between New York and London was inaugurated.
In 1931, as the Great Depression was getting underway, a report to U.S. President Herbert Hoover estimated that 4 million to 5 million Americans were out of work.
In 1953, U.S. President Harry Truman announced that the United States had developed the hydrogen bomb.
In 1979, the Cambodian government of Pol Pot was overthrown.
In 1980, the U.S. government authorized $1.5 billion in loans for Chrysler Corp.
In 1989, Japan's Emperor Hirohito died at the age of 88.
In 1993, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a long-awaited report that classified environmental tobacco smoke as a carcinogen.
In 1999, U.S. President Bill Clinton's impeachment trial opened in the Senate. He was acquitted.
In 2003, U.S. President George W. Bush proposed a tax-cut package of $670 billion over 10 years.
In 2015, Islamist terrorists stormed the Paris office of Charlie Hebdo, killing 12 members of the satirical publication's staff. French President Francois Hollande described it as "an act of exceptional barbarism."
In 2019, Amazon reached a market capitalization of $797 billion to become the world's most valuable company for the first time over Microsoft and Apple.
In 2024, Oppenheimer, Barbie, Succession, Beef and The Bear were the big winners at the Golden Globes ceremony.
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Those born on this date are under the sign of Capricorn.
They include:
Millard Fillmore, 13th president of the United States, in 1800;
St. Bernadette, born Marie-Bernarde Soubirous, in 1844;
film executive Adolph Zukor in 1873;
writer Zora Neale Hurston in 1891;
actor Butterfly McQueen in 1911;
Rolling Stone magazine publisher Jann Wenner in 1946 (age 79);
musician Kenny Loggins in 1948 (age 77);
actor Erin Gray in 1950 (age 75);
actor David Caruso in 1956 (age 69);
TV personality Katie Couric in 1957 (age 68);
musician Kathy Valentine (Go-Go's) in 1959 (age 66);
actor Nicolas Cage in 1964 (age 61);
musician John Ondrasik (Five for Fighting) in 1965 (age 60);
actor Irrfan Khan in 1967;
actor Doug E. Doug in 1970 (age 55);
actor Kevin Rahm in 1971 (age 54);
actor Jeremy Renner in 1971 (age 54);
actor Dustin Diamond in 1977;
actor Lauren Cohan in 1982 (age 43);
actor Brett Dalton in 1983 (age 42);
actor Robert Sheehan in 1988 (age 37);
actor Liam Aiken in 1990 (age 35);
actor Marcus Scribner in 2000 (age 25);
actor Sofia Wylie in 2004 (age 21).
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Today's Over/Under is 8
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Speaking of boiling, or not boiling, in this case, the flame sensor on my boiler seems to be having fits. I've cleaned it a couple of times, but sometimes it'll kick off the flame before going through the whole cycle. Might have to get someone out her to take a look at it. Argh.
After they recently installed mine, I had our gas company come do an inspection. They found that the burners weren't all pointing in the same direction, which could cause carbon build-up and misfiring. It is apparently pretty typical for these burners to move during shipping, and installers don't think to go under and look. I'll try to see if I can find photos to illustrate what I'm saying.
Hmm, interesting. They've been out before and cleaned the sensor since they installed it and it worked for a year and a half since then, so I think everything is pointing in the right direction. But I need to know how or what they clean it with, because I can't ever seem to replicate their results. Next time they come out, I'm gonna be watching the guy like a hawk to see what he does. Lol
I'm not sure this will be clear, but these are the before photos.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20250107/9587245609bbccd6242b5df974c8d313.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20250107/363dd68b0afd18ecf76ef94539f4ea49.jpg)
After...
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20250107/e5830ee35f526c1020f0e9d29d1e7a43.jpg)
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Today's Over/Under is 8
6
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Speaking of boiling, or not boiling, in this case, the flame sensor on my boiler seems to be having fits. I've cleaned it a couple of times, but sometimes it'll kick off the flame before going through the whole cycle. Might have to get someone out her to take a look at it. Argh.
After they recently installed mine, I had our gas company come do an inspection. They found that the burners weren't all pointing in the same direction, which could cause carbon build-up and misfiring. It is apparently pretty typical for these burners to move during shipping, and installers don't think to go under and look. I'll try to see if I can find photos to illustrate what I'm saying.
Hmm, interesting. They've been out before and cleaned the sensor since they installed it and it worked for a year and a half since then, so I think everything is pointing in the right direction. But I need to know how or what they clean it with, because I can't ever seem to replicate their results. Next time they come out, I'm gonna be watching the guy like a hawk to see what he does. Lol
I'm not sure this will be clear, but these are the before photos.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20250107/9587245609bbccd6242b5df974c8d313.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20250107/363dd68b0afd18ecf76ef94539f4ea49.jpg)
After...
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20250107/e5830ee35f526c1020f0e9d29d1e7a43.jpg)
Oh yeah, that one was way out of alignment. Crazy that the installer wouldn't be thorough enough to have noticed initially.
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Went to go fill up my wife's car with gas and the windows are frozen shut.
You shouldn't put gas in through the windows anyway.
Now you tell me. :D
Good morning, GassyDave.
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Jammin' Joe:
Espada by Montecriso Signature Valiente - 10/99.99
Graycliff 'G2' Habano Pirate Torpedo - 10/32.50
AJ Fernandez Rosa de Guadalupe Toro - 5/22.99
90+ Rated Summer Taster - 15/59.99
5 - Rocky Patel Decade Robusto (5" x 50) - 91 rating
5 - Cohiba Red Dot Robusto (5" x 49) - 92 rating
5 - Romeo y Julieta Reserve Churchill (7" x 54) - 90 rating
Nica Libre Toro - 10/27.50
INCH Natural by E.P. Carrillo #62 - 5/20.50
Alec Bradley The Lineage Robusto - 5/22.50
5 Vegas Gold Robusto - 5/16.99
Montecristo Viejo Vitola E - 10/49.99
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Those born on this date are under the sign of Capricorn.
They include:
Millard Fillmore, 13th president of the United States, in 1800;
St. Bernadette, born Marie-Bernarde Soubirous, in 1844;
film executive Adolph Zukor in 1873;
writer Zora Neale Hurston in 1891;
actor Butterfly McQueen in 1911;
Rolling Stone magazine publisher Jann Wenner in 1946 (age 79);
musician Kenny Loggins in 1948 (age 77);
actor Erin Gray in 1950 (age 75);
actor David Caruso in 1956 (age 69);
TV personality Katie Couric in 1957 (age 68);
musician Kathy Valentine (Go-Go's) in 1959 (age 66);
actor Nicolas Cage in 1964 (age 61);
musician John Ondrasik (Five for Fighting) in 1965 (age 60);
actor Irrfan Khan in 1967;
actor Doug E. Doug in 1970 (age 55);
actor Kevin Rahm in 1971 (age 54);
actor Jeremy Renner in 1971 (age 54);
actor Dustin Diamond in 1977;
actor Lauren Cohan in 1982 (age 43);
actor Brett Dalton in 1983 (age 42);
actor Robert Sheehan in 1988 (age 37);
actor Liam Aiken in 1990 (age 35);
actor Marcus Scribner in 2000 (age 25);
actor Sofia Wylie in 2004 (age 21).
Today's Over/Under is 8
Six, including passed and present.
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Those born on this date are under the sign of Capricorn.
They include:
Millard Fillmore, 13th president of the United States, in 1800;
St. Bernadette, born Marie-Bernarde Soubirous, in 1844;
film executive Adolph Zukor in 1873;
writer Zora Neale Hurston in 1891;
actor Butterfly McQueen in 1911;
Rolling Stone magazine publisher Jann Wenner in 1946 (age 79);
musician Kenny Loggins in 1948 (age 77);
actor Erin Gray in 1950 (age 75);
actor David Caruso in 1956 (age 69);
TV personality Katie Couric in 1957 (age 68);
musician Kathy Valentine (Go-Go's) in 1959 (age 66);
actor Nicolas Cage in 1964 (age 61);
musician John Ondrasik (Five for Fighting) in 1965 (age 60);
actor Irrfan Khan in 1967;
actor Doug E. Doug in 1970 (age 55);
actor Kevin Rahm in 1971 (age 54);
actor Jeremy Renner in 1971 (age 54);
actor Dustin Diamond in 1977;
actor Lauren Cohan in 1982 (age 43);
actor Brett Dalton in 1983 (age 42);
actor Robert Sheehan in 1988 (age 37);
actor Liam Aiken in 1990 (age 35);
actor Marcus Scribner in 2000 (age 25);
actor Sofia Wylie in 2004 (age 21).
Today's Over/Under is 8
Six, including passed and present.
Those are my same 6.
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Those born on this date are under the sign of Capricorn.
They include:
Millard Fillmore, 13th president of the United States, in 1800;
St. Bernadette, born Marie-Bernarde Soubirous, in 1844;
film executive Adolph Zukor in 1873;
writer Zora Neale Hurston in 1891;
actor Butterfly McQueen in 1911;
Rolling Stone magazine publisher Jann Wenner in 1946 (age 79);
musician Kenny Loggins in 1948 (age 77);
actor Erin Gray in 1950 (age 75);
actor David Caruso in 1956 (age 69);
TV personality Katie Couric in 1957 (age 68);
musician Kathy Valentine (Go-Go's) in 1959 (age 66);
actor Nicolas Cage in 1964 (age 61);
musician John Ondrasik (Five for Fighting) in 1965 (age 60);
actor Irrfan Khan in 1967;
actor Doug E. Doug in 1970 (age 55);
actor Kevin Rahm in 1971 (age 54);
actor Jeremy Renner in 1971 (age 54);
actor Dustin Diamond in 1977;
actor Lauren Cohan in 1982 (age 43);
actor Brett Dalton in 1983 (age 42);
actor Robert Sheehan in 1988 (age 37);
actor Liam Aiken in 1990 (age 35);
actor Marcus Scribner in 2000 (age 25);
actor Sofia Wylie in 2004 (age 21).
Ten.
I would have known Kevin Rahm's and Dustin Diamond's faces, but not names. That's kinda backwards. Usually I recognize the name but not the face.
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Morning, muchachos.
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Page 3
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and...
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Today's Over/Under is 8
So...did we start a DEI initiative for Page 3?
I suppose Kenny Loggins is a worthy choice. My first rock concert was Loggins & Messina, in 1974.
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with...
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Morning, muchachos.
Morning, Page3Raz.
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Today's Over/Under is 8
So...did we start a DEI initiative for Page 3?
I suppose Kenny Loggins is a worthy choice. My first rock concert was Loggins & Messina, in 1974.
I saw them in '74 as well and Kenny last summer.
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Called the heating folks, they said they could be here between 12 and 4. Just called me to let me know they're running ahead of schedule and will be here in about 10 minutes.
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Morning, muchachos.
Morning, Page3Raz.
Morning, Dave.
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Jammin' Joe:
Espada by Montecriso Signature Valiente - 10/99.99
Graycliff 'G2' Habano Pirate Torpedo - 10/32.50
AJ Fernandez Rosa de Guadalupe Toro - 5/22.99
90+ Rated Summer Taster - 15/59.99
5 - Rocky Patel Decade Robusto (5" x 50) - 91 rating
5 - Cohiba Red Dot Robusto (5" x 49) - 92 rating
5 - Romeo y Julieta Reserve Churchill (7" x 54) - 90 rating
Nica Libre Toro - 10/27.50
INCH Natural by E.P. Carrillo #62 - 5/20.50
Alec Bradley The Lineage Robusto - 5/22.50
5 Vegas Gold Robusto - 5/16.99
Montecristo Viejo Vitola E - 10/49.99
La Aroma de Cuba Reserva Maximo - 5/29.99
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Today's Over/Under is 8
So...did we start a DEI initiative for Page 3?
I suppose Kenny Loggins is a worthy choice. My first rock concert was Loggins & Messina, in 1974.
I saw them in '74 as well and Kenny last summer.
Also saw Frankie Valle in Sept. Must have been my year of Seniors concerts...
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Those born on this date are under the sign of Capricorn.
They include:
Millard Fillmore, 13th president of the United States, in 1800;
St. Bernadette, born Marie-Bernarde Soubirous, in 1844;
film executive Adolph Zukor in 1873;
writer Zora Neale Hurston in 1891;
actor Butterfly McQueen in 1911;
Rolling Stone magazine publisher Jann Wenner in 1946 (age 79);
musician Kenny Loggins in 1948 (age 77);
actor Erin Gray in 1950 (age 75);
actor David Caruso in 1956 (age 69);
TV personality Katie Couric in 1957 (age 68);
musician Kathy Valentine (Go-Go's) in 1959 (age 66);
actor Nicolas Cage in 1964 (age 61);
musician John Ondrasik (Five for Fighting) in 1965 (age 60);
actor Irrfan Khan in 1967;
actor Doug E. Doug in 1970 (age 55);
actor Kevin Rahm in 1971 (age 54);
actor Jeremy Renner in 1971 (age 54);
actor Dustin Diamond in 1977;
actor Lauren Cohan in 1982 (age 43);
actor Brett Dalton in 1983 (age 42);
actor Robert Sheehan in 1988 (age 37);
actor Liam Aiken in 1990 (age 35);
actor Marcus Scribner in 2000 (age 25);
actor Sofia Wylie in 2004 (age 21).
Ten.
I would have known Kevin Rahm's and Dustin Diamond's faces, but not names. That's kinda backwards. Usually I recognize the name but not the face.
I should have known Kevin Rahm, but I wasn't able to put the name and face together.
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Morning, muchachos.
Hola, Raz.
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Seeing the photos, I also recognize Sofia Wylie and Erin Gray.
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Today's Over/Under is 8
So...did we start a DEI initiative for Page 3?
I suppose Kenny Loggins is a worthy choice. My first rock concert was Loggins & Messina, in 1974.
I think ClemsonDave often includes one dude in the over/under post. Not sure that qualifies as DEI. Ya have to respect him for knowing his audience.
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Well, turns out what I was cleaning was the ignitor, not the flame sensor. New to me in 2020, the parts look almost identical. So now I feel like an idiot. And a slightly poorer idiot. But at least I don't have to fret about it anymore.
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Today's Over/Under is 8
So...did we start a DEI initiative for Page 3?
I suppose Kenny Loggins is a worthy choice. My first rock concert was Loggins & Messina, in 1974.
I saw them in '74 as well and Kenny last summer.
I've always been a fan of his, and his "Keep the Fire" and "High Adventure" albums are among my all-time favorite albums. After that he, like Dan Fogelberg, fell into the aging Boomer songwriter rut. It's a distinct phenomenon - they start writing songs about issues they care about enough to go to expensive fundraiser hob-knobs in Los Angeles, but not to actually participate in. I applaud them for the effort, but it produces really boring music. Music for wine-tasting.
There's nothing wrong with that either. I like to play at wine tasting events. Got one planned now. It just doesn't produce interesting music. When you've written something with the unashamed elation of "Don't Fight It," or the goofball funk of "Mr. Night", well, "Hope for the Runaway" is a real disappointment. And one children's album is a passion project. Two is maximizing commercial potential. Three means you have some secret wish to be Pee Wee Herman or Captain Kangaroo.
Lyrically, this might be the best Kenny Loggins ever wrote:
"I've always said that I believe anything can happen
But lately I've been wonderin' if that's really true
For a boy, time can be a lovely dance
Suddenly the music can fade
And leave the man alone and dreamless
Till he only sees that he's used up all his chances after all
Till now, only a miracle could do to save the man I'd turned into
Won't somebody let me know...where's my miracle?
Love, it always sang so easy
But just like a child who plays with imaginary friends
I could see the face of someone I believe only in the words of a song
Then she came along and got me dreamin'
That's when you began
And when I held you, I held a miracle in my hands
Till now, only a miracle could do
I found the boy I was, in you
You've come to let me know
There are miracles
And now, only a miracle could do
What I have finally found in you
And I've got to let you know
I believe miracles can happen in the end"
That's some killer songwriting right there.
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Today's Over/Under is 8
So...did we start a DEI initiative for Page 3?
I suppose Kenny Loggins is a worthy choice. My first rock concert was Loggins & Messina, in 1974.
I saw them in '74 as well and Kenny last summer.
Also saw Frankie Valle in Sept. Must have been my year of Seniors concerts...
I've avoided rock concerts for a very long time. I prefer a couple of drinks watching a band in a smallish club. I saw the Steve Gadd Band last year and sat at the edge of the stage and had dinner and drinks. Got to talk shop with legendary guitarist Michael Landau while they took a break. That's my idea of a good time.
But this year I got talked into seeing Warren Haynes, Cory Wong, the Rolling Stones, Counting Crows, and Santana. That should do it for a while.
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Today's Over/Under is 8
So...did we start a DEI initiative for Page 3?
I suppose Kenny Loggins is a worthy choice. My first rock concert was Loggins & Messina, in 1974.
I saw them in '74 as well and Kenny last summer.
I've always been a fan of his, and his "Keep the Fire" and "High Adventure" albums are among my all-time favorite albums. After that he, like Dan Fogelberg, fell into the aging Boomer songwriter rut. It's a distinct phenomenon - they start writing songs about issues they care about enough to go to expensive fundraiser hob-knobs in Los Angeles, but not to actually participate in. I applaud them for the effort, but it produces really boring music. Music for wine-tasting.
There's nothing wrong with that either. I like to play at wine tasting events. Got one planned now. It just doesn't produce interesting music. When you've written something with the unashamed elation of "Don't Fight It," or the goofball funk of "Mr. Night", well, "Hope for the Runaway" is a real disappointment. And one children's album is a passion project. Two is maximizing commercial potential. Three means you have some secret wish to be Pee Wee Herman or Captain Kangaroo.
Lyrically, this might be the best Kenny Loggins ever wrote:
"I've always said that I believe anything can happen
But lately I've been wonderin' if that's really true
For a boy, time can be a lovely dance
Suddenly the music can fade
And leave the man alone and dreamless
Till he only sees that he's used up all his chances after all
Till now, only a miracle could do to save the man I'd turned into
Won't somebody let me know...where's my miracle?
Love, it always sang so easy
But just like a child who plays with imaginary friends
I could see the face of someone I believe only in the words of a song
Then she came along and got me dreamin'
That's when you began
And when I held you, I held a miracle in my hands
Till now, only a miracle could do
I found the boy I was, in you
You've come to let me know
There are miracles
And now, only a miracle could do
What I have finally found in you
And I've got to let you know
I believe miracles can happen in the end"
That's some killer songwriting right there.
Don't think I've heard that song before, but those are some quality lyrics.
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Today's Over/Under is 8
So...did we start a DEI initiative for Page 3?
I suppose Kenny Loggins is a worthy choice. My first rock concert was Loggins & Messina, in 1974.
I saw them in '74 as well and Kenny last summer.
Also saw Frankie Valle in Sept. Must have been my year of Seniors concerts...
I've avoided rock concerts for a very long time. I prefer a couple of drinks watching a band in a smallish club. I saw the Steve Gadd Band last year and sat at the edge of the stage and had dinner and drinks. Got to talk shop with legendary guitarist Michael Landau while they took a break. That's my idea of a good time.
But this year I got talked into seeing Warren Haynes, Cory Wong, the Rolling Stones, Counting Crows, and Santana. That should do it for a while.
I'm so over the concert thing. I always love the shows, but can't stomach the audience around me. Admittedly, it may have a lot to do with me being uncomfortable because I don't fit in the seats too well. Either way, I've seen some legends over the years, and I'm content with the memories.
Did I mention I have tickets to see Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks during the summer?
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Today's Over/Under is 8
So...did we start a DEI initiative for Page 3?
I suppose Kenny Loggins is a worthy choice. My first rock concert was Loggins & Messina, in 1974.
I saw them in '74 as well and Kenny last summer.
Also saw Frankie Valle in Sept. Must have been my year of Seniors concerts...
I've avoided rock concerts for a very long time. I prefer a couple of drinks watching a band in a smallish club. I saw the Steve Gadd Band last year and sat at the edge of the stage and had dinner and drinks. Got to talk shop with legendary guitarist Michael Landau while they took a break. That's my idea of a good time.
But this year I got talked into seeing Warren Haynes, Cory Wong, the Rolling Stones, Counting Crows, and Santana. That should do it for a while.
I'm so over the concert thing. I always love the shows, but can't stomach the audience around me. Admittedly, it may have a lot to do with me being uncomfortable because I don't fit in the seats too well. Either way, I've seen some legends over the years, and I'm content with the memories.
Did I mention I have tickets to see Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks during the summer?
That should be a pretty good show, seat be damned.
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Jammin' Joe:
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5 - Cohiba Red Dot Robusto (5" x 49) - 92 rating
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Alec Bradley The Lineage Robusto - 5/22.50
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Montecristo Viejo Vitola E - 10/49.99
La Aroma de Cuba Reserva Maximo - 5/29.99
Alec Bradley Prensado Lost Art Gran Toro - 5/27.50
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Today's Over/Under is 8
So...did we start a DEI initiative for Page 3?
I suppose Kenny Loggins is a worthy choice. My first rock concert was Loggins & Messina, in 1974.
I saw them in '74 as well and Kenny last summer.
I've always been a fan of his, and his "Keep the Fire" and "High Adventure" albums are among my all-time favorite albums. After that he, like Dan Fogelberg, fell into the aging Boomer songwriter rut. It's a distinct phenomenon - they start writing songs about issues they care about enough to go to expensive fundraiser hob-knobs in Los Angeles, but not to actually participate in. I applaud them for the effort, but it produces really boring music. Music for wine-tasting.
There's nothing wrong with that either. I like to play at wine tasting events. Got one planned now. It just doesn't produce interesting music. When you've written something with the unashamed elation of "Don't Fight It," or the goofball funk of "Mr. Night", well, "Hope for the Runaway" is a real disappointment. And one children's album is a passion project. Two is maximizing commercial potential. Three means you have some secret wish to be Pee Wee Herman or Captain Kangaroo.
Lyrically, this might be the best Kenny Loggins ever wrote:
"I've always said that I believe anything can happen
But lately I've been wonderin' if that's really true
For a boy, time can be a lovely dance
Suddenly the music can fade
And leave the man alone and dreamless
Till he only sees that he's used up all his chances after all
Till now, only a miracle could do to save the man I'd turned into
Won't somebody let me know...where's my miracle?
Love, it always sang so easy
But just like a child who plays with imaginary friends
I could see the face of someone I believe only in the words of a song
Then she came along and got me dreamin'
That's when you began
And when I held you, I held a miracle in my hands
Till now, only a miracle could do
I found the boy I was, in you
You've come to let me know
There are miracles
And now, only a miracle could do
What I have finally found in you
And I've got to let you know
I believe miracles can happen in the end"
That's some killer songwriting right there.
Don't think I've heard that song before, but those are some quality lyrics.
It's a deep cut, last track of the "High Adventure" album. Michael McDonald helped write the music, and played the piano on the track.
It's worth the listen, I think.
https://youtu.be/mHbtjC9ri90?si=b5EvAgukVYpCXAV2
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Enough ABs during this jam to keep things interesting. ;)
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Don't think I've heard that song before, but those are some quality lyrics.
It's a deep cut, last track of the "High Adventure" album. Michael McDonald helped write the music, and played the piano on the track.
It's worth the listen, I think.
https://youtu.be/mHbtjC9ri90?si=b5EvAgukVYpCXAV2
That sounds right up my alley. Big fan of Michael McDonald.
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Got a herf scheduled for Saturday evening. My dad, my brother Thad and I, with clan sept Mark B and his son-in-law Troy. Mark is providing hababos to celebrate the birth of granddaughter Elanor.
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Don't think I've heard that song before, but those are some quality lyrics.
It's a deep cut, last track of the "High Adventure" album. Michael McDonald helped write the music, and played the piano on the track.
It's worth the listen, I think.
https://youtu.be/mHbtjC9ri90?si=b5EvAgukVYpCXAV2
That sounds right up my alley. Big fan of Michael McDonald.
Michael McDonald's "If That's What It Takes" album is also on my all-time favorites list. That album was the backdrop for a lot of, er, "intimate encounters" when Carol and I were first dating. 8)
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Got a herf scheduled for Saturday evening. My dad, my brother Thad and I, with clan sept Mark B and his son-in-law Troy. Mark is providing hababos to celebrate the birth of granddaughter Elanor.
That's awesome. Congrats to Mark!
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Today's Over/Under is 8
So...did we start a DEI initiative for Page 3?
I suppose Kenny Loggins is a worthy choice. My first rock concert was Loggins & Messina, in 1974.
I saw them in '74 as well and Kenny last summer.
Also saw Frankie Valle in Sept. Must have been my year of Seniors concerts...
I've avoided rock concerts for a very long time. I prefer a couple of drinks watching a band in a smallish club. I saw the Steve Gadd Band last year and sat at the edge of the stage and had dinner and drinks. Got to talk shop with legendary guitarist Michael Landau while they took a break. That's my idea of a good time.
But this year I got talked into seeing Warren Haynes, Cory Wong, the Rolling Stones, Counting Crows, and Santana. That should do it for a while.
Not exactly rock concerts....These were at the Greenville Peace Center. Mostly hosting travelling Broadway shows. Audiences strongly tilted to the grey sector. Not a lot of pot smoking and cigarette lighter encores. 8)
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Don't think I've heard that song before, but those are some quality lyrics.
It's a deep cut, last track of the "High Adventure" album. Michael McDonald helped write the music, and played the piano on the track.
It's worth the listen, I think.
https://youtu.be/mHbtjC9ri90?si=b5EvAgukVYpCXAV2
That sounds right up my alley. Big fan of Michael McDonald.
He and Kenny have done a LOT together.
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Got a herf scheduled for Saturday evening. My dad, my brother Thad and I, with clan sept Mark B and his son-in-law Troy. Mark is providing hababos to celebrate the birth of granddaughter Elanor.
Outstanding. You providing the whiskey?
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Today's Over/Under is 8
So...did we start a DEI initiative for Page 3?
I suppose Kenny Loggins is a worthy choice. My first rock concert was Loggins & Messina, in 1974.
I saw them in '74 as well and Kenny last summer.
Also saw Frankie Valle in Sept. Must have been my year of Seniors concerts...
I've avoided rock concerts for a very long time. I prefer a couple of drinks watching a band in a smallish club. I saw the Steve Gadd Band last year and sat at the edge of the stage and had dinner and drinks. Got to talk shop with legendary guitarist Michael Landau while they took a break. That's my idea of a good time.
But this year I got talked into seeing Warren Haynes, Cory Wong, the Rolling Stones, Counting Crows, and Santana. That should do it for a while.
Not exactly rock concerts....These were at the Greenville Peace Center. Mostly hosting travelling Broadway shows. Audiences strongly tilted to the grey sector. Not a lot of pot smoking and cigarette lighter encores. 8)
Bon Secours is where most rock/big name concerts are held. Although I did see the Stones at Clemson Memorial Stadium in '89. Think that was the only concert held at that stadium.
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Got a herf scheduled for Saturday evening. My dad, my brother Thad and I, with clan sept Mark B and his son-in-law Troy. Mark is providing hababos to celebrate the birth of granddaughter Elanor.
Congrats to him! And tertiary congrats to you for getting to enjoy the spoils of the birth, so to speak. :D
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Let's do a little post-whorin'. Since I've mentioned some of my all-time favorite albums, let's try to list what those are.
Here, in the order they came to me, are 20 albums I couldn't live without. Note that these are not necessarily what I consider the best albums of all time. But they all have two things in common. First, each are linked essentially to particular periods of my life. Second, when I put them on, I never have the urge to skip a song.
Dan Fogelberg - "Nether Lands"
Dan Fogelberg - "Captured Angel"
Rolling Stones - "Exile on Main Street"
Kenny Loggins - "Keep the Fire"
Michael McDonald - "If That's What It Takes"
Frank Sinatra - "Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely"
Counting Crows - "August and Everything After"
Richard Thompson - "Semi-Detached Mock Tudor" (Live album)
Pink Floyd - "The Wall"
Boston - "Boston"
Queen - "Jazz"
Dave Grusin & Lee Ritenour - "Harlequin"
James Taylor - "Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon"
Bob Dylan - "Highway 61 Revisited"
Bob Dylan - "Blonde on Blonde"
Simon & Garfunkel - "Bookends"
The Beatles - "Revolver"
The Beatles - "Rubber Soul"
Styx - "Paradise Theater"
Jellyfish - "Spilt Milk"
Runners-Up - These were considered, but missed the list because of one song on each, which I identify.
Prince and the Revolution - "Purple Rain" ("When Doves Cry")
Prince and the Revolution - "Parade" ("Christopher Tracy's Parade")
Kenny Loggins - "High Adventure" ("Welcome to Heartlight")
Richard and Linda Thompson - "I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight" ("The Great Valerio")
Stevie Ray Vaughan - "Texas Flood" ("Mary Had a Little Lamb")
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Today's Over/Under is 8
So...did we start a DEI initiative for Page 3?
I suppose Kenny Loggins is a worthy choice. My first rock concert was Loggins & Messina, in 1974.
I saw them in '74 as well and Kenny last summer.
I've always been a fan of his, and his "Keep the Fire" and "High Adventure" albums are among my all-time favorite albums. After that he, like Dan Fogelberg, fell into the aging Boomer songwriter rut. It's a distinct phenomenon - they start writing songs about issues they care about enough to go to expensive fundraiser hob-knobs in Los Angeles, but not to actually participate in. I applaud them for the effort, but it produces really boring music. Music for wine-tasting.
There's nothing wrong with that either. I like to play at wine tasting events. Got one planned now. It just doesn't produce interesting music. When you've written something with the unashamed elation of "Don't Fight It," or the goofball funk of "Mr. Night", well, "Hope for the Runaway" is a real disappointment. And one children's album is a passion project. Two is maximizing commercial potential. Three means you have some secret wish to be Pee Wee Herman or Captain Kangaroo.
Lyrically, this might be the best Kenny Loggins ever wrote:
"I've always said that I believe anything can happen
But lately I've been wonderin' if that's really true
For a boy, time can be a lovely dance
Suddenly the music can fade
And leave the man alone and dreamless
Till he only sees that he's used up all his chances after all
Till now, only a miracle could do to save the man I'd turned into
Won't somebody let me know...where's my miracle?
Love, it always sang so easy
But just like a child who plays with imaginary friends
I could see the face of someone I believe only in the words of a song
Then she came along and got me dreamin'
That's when you began
And when I held you, I held a miracle in my hands
Till now, only a miracle could do
I found the boy I was, in you
You've come to let me know
There are miracles
And now, only a miracle could do
What I have finally found in you
And I've got to let you know
I believe miracles can happen in the end"
That's some killer songwriting right there.
Don't think I've heard that song before, but those are some quality lyrics.
It's a deep cut, last track of the "High Adventure" album. Michael McDonald helped write the music, and played the piano on the track.
It's worth the listen, I think.
https://youtu.be/mHbtjC9ri90?si=b5EvAgukVYpCXAV2
Powerful stuff.
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Got a herf scheduled for Saturday evening. My dad, my brother Thad and I, with clan sept Mark B and his son-in-law Troy. Mark is providing hababos to celebrate the birth of granddaughter Elanor.
Outstanding. You providing the whiskey?
No, my dad is, courtesy of our friend John Blair, aka the "Hardware Magnate." John won't be there, but he's known for his superb taste in Scotch. John considers drinking any Scotch younger than 18 years to be cradle-robbing.
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Jammin' Joe:
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Is it just me, or does it seem like we've gotten a handful of things in the jam we don't normally see?
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I just got the word that Peter Yarrow has died, from my friend who's been making a documentary film with Peter's wife Mary Beth. Another piece of my childhood drops away.
Peter, Paul and Mary had two albums that could have made the runners up list of my post above, namely
"Peter, Paul and Mary"
"In the Wind"
"Album 1700"
"Album 1700" is an underappreciated gem. It dropped in 1967, and is the only PP&M album that could legitimately be considered "art" among contemporaneous classics released that year by the Beatles, Hendrix, Cream, the Doors, Velvet Underground, and Janice Joplin.
By 1967 PP&M were out of the vanguard of "important" acts, and really, they'd always been interpreters of the songs of others. But on "Album 1700," Peter Yarrow and Noel Paul Stookey were really working at it and produced some really great songs. Yarrow contributed "Weep for Jamie" and "The Great Mandella" which are really haunting songs. Stookey threw in "I Dig Rock and Roll Music" and "Whatshername," both of which wryly commented on the zeitgeist of the time. The one glaring misstep on the album is "I'm in Love with a Big Blue Frog," which is charming and tries to fit in as a sly comment on racial and sexual taboos, but just doesn't have the weight of the other songs on the album. It intrudes on the hypnotic flow of the album like a drunk frat-boy crashing a dinner party.
This is what I'm listening to at the moment, in honor of Peter.
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I just got the word that Peter Yarrow has died. Another piece of my childhood drops away.
Peter, Paul and Mary had two albums that could have made the runners up list of my post above, namely
"Peter, Paul and Mary"
"In the Wind"
"Album 1700"
"Album 1700" is an underappreciated gem. It dropped in 1967, and is the only PP&M album that could legitimately be considered "art" among contemporaneous classics released that year by the Beatles, Hendrix, Cream, the Doors, Velvet Underground, and Janice Joplin.
That's a shame. I never actively listened to them, but I am familiar with their music, since my parents would play it often around the house.
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Jammin' Joe:
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90+ Rated Summer Taster - 15/59.99
5 - Rocky Patel Decade Robusto (5" x 50) - 91 rating
5 - Cohiba Red Dot Robusto (5" x 49) - 92 rating
5 - Romeo y Julieta Reserve Churchill (7" x 54) - 90 rating
Nica Libre Toro - 10/27.50
INCH Natural by E.P. Carrillo #62 - 5/20.50
Alec Bradley The Lineage Robusto - 5/22.50
5 Vegas Gold Robusto - 5/16.99
Montecristo Viejo Vitola E - 10/49.99
La Aroma de Cuba Reserva Maximo - 5/29.99
Alec Bradley Prensado Lost Art Gran Toro - 5/27.50
Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Robusto - 10/44.99
Diesel Wicked Witches Brew Figurado - 10/42.50
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I just got the word that Peter Yarrow has died. Another piece of my childhood drops away.
Peter, Paul and Mary had two albums that could have made the runners up list of my post above, namely
"Peter, Paul and Mary"
"In the Wind"
"Album 1700"
"Album 1700" is an underappreciated gem. It dropped in 1967, and is the only PP&M album that could legitimately be considered "art" among contemporaneous classics released that year by the Beatles, Hendrix, Cream, the Doors, Velvet Underground, and Janice Joplin.
I just read the same. RIP.
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I just got the word that Peter Yarrow has died. Another piece of my childhood drops away.
Peter, Paul and Mary had two albums that could have made the runners up list of my post above, namely
"Peter, Paul and Mary"
"In the Wind"
"Album 1700"
"Album 1700" is an underappreciated gem. It dropped in 1967, and is the only PP&M album that could legitimately be considered "art" among contemporaneous classics released that year by the Beatles, Hendrix, Cream, the Doors, Velvet Underground, and Janice Joplin.
That's a shame. I never actively listened to them, but I am familiar with their music, since my parents would play it often around the house.
Here are two I mentioned. I was trying to pick one or the other, but these are both such deep songs. I think "Whatshername" is the deeper of the cuts, but it's really more of a Paul Stookey solo thing. "Mandella" includes their famous harmonies.
"The Great Mandella (The Wheel of Life)" - https://youtu.be/C12SwHLtAAg?si=jxFVj-vr1g-ZpRpi
"Whatshername" - https://youtu.be/ogwDQEyj7aA?si=62bbkGhAQftpDUbv
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Trump may be taking Festivus too seriously...
If you have access to NYTimes - https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/07/us/trump-news?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20250107&instance_id=144085&nl=breaking-news®i_id=226597778&segment_id=187545&user_id=4c7156add91ff331fd7c6e6adcc1d0dc#trump-panama-canal-greenland
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5 - Rocky Patel Decade Robusto (5" x 50) - 91 rating
5 - Cohiba Red Dot Robusto (5" x 49) - 92 rating
5 - Romeo y Julieta Reserve Churchill (7" x 54) - 90 rating
Nica Libre Toro - 10/27.50
INCH Natural by E.P. Carrillo #62 - 5/20.50
Alec Bradley The Lineage Robusto - 5/22.50
5 Vegas Gold Robusto - 5/16.99
Montecristo Viejo Vitola E - 10/49.99
La Aroma de Cuba Reserva Maximo - 5/29.99
Alec Bradley Prensado Lost Art Gran Toro - 5/27.50
Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real Robusto - 10/44.99
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Trump may be taking Festivus too seriously...
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/07/us/trump-news?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20250107&instance_id=144085&nl=breaking-news®i_id=226597778&segment_id=187545&user_id=4c7156add91ff331fd7c6e6adcc1d0dc
LALTS
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Since November, I have been increasingly encountering a word I hadn't noticed before. The word is "colorway," and it refers to color schemes.
Usage: "The new Harley-Davidson models flex a new Cosmic Blue colorway that drapes the bike in a vibrant deep blue tone all around."
I'd never noticed it until last November, but have encountered it about a dozen times since then.
Turns out it comes from the fashion world, and has been around since the 1940s, but has been little used outside the fashion industry until the last couple of years.
It's a combination word (color+way), but not a portmanteau, which combines parts of two words.
So there you go.
Oh, "flex" is also a relatively new and increasingly popular usage to refer to something having particular attributes or characteristics. It was borrowed from the bodybuilding world. Now instead of "wearing" a new style, or "sporting" a new tattoo, or "rocking" a great accessory, you can "flex" it, and flexing is SO much more daring and exciting, isn't it?
Yeah, I'm a language geek.
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Since November, I have been increasingly encountering a word I hadn't noticed before. The word is "colorway," and it refers to color schemes.
Usage: "The new Harley-Davidson models flex a new Cosmic Blue colorway that drapes the bike in a vibrant deep blue tone all around."
I'd never noticed it until last November, but have encountered it about a dozen times since then.
Turns out it comes from the fashion world, and has been around since the 1940s, but has been little used outside the fashion industry until the last couple of years.
It's a combination word (color+way), but not a portmanteau, which combines parts of two words.
So there you go.
Oh, "flex" is also a relatively new and increasingly popular usage to refer to something having particular attributes or characteristics. It was borrowed from the bodybuilding world. Now instead of "wearing" a new style, or "sporting" a new tattoo, or "rocking" a great accessory, you can "flex" it, and flexing is SO much more daring and exciting, isn't it?
Yeah, I'm a language geek.
I'm familiar with "flexing" but "colorway" is a new one on me.
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Got a herf scheduled for Saturday evening. My dad, my brother Thad and I, with clan sept Mark B and his son-in-law Troy. Mark is providing hababos to celebrate the birth of granddaughter Elanor.
Outstanding. You providing the whiskey?
No, my dad is, courtesy of our friend John Blair, aka the "Hardware Magnate." John won't be there, but he's known for his superb taste in Scotch. John considers drinking any Scotch younger than 18 years to be cradle-robbing.
Maybe it's my wallet talking, but I consider 15-18 years the sweet spot for my scotch. Anything older tastes great, and if you're buying I will surely drink it and enjoy it, but I feel older than 18 years and scotch gets too smooth and starts to loose it's distinctive characteristics.
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Since November, I have been increasingly encountering a word I hadn't noticed before. The word is "colorway," and it refers to color schemes.
Usage: "The new Harley-Davidson models flex a new Cosmic Blue colorway that drapes the bike in a vibrant deep blue tone all around."
I'd never noticed it until last November, but have encountered it about a dozen times since then.
Turns out it comes from the fashion world, and has been around since the 1940s, but has been little used outside the fashion industry until the last couple of years.
It's a combination word (color+way), but not a portmanteau, which combines parts of two words.
So there you go.
Oh, "flex" is also a relatively new and increasingly popular usage to refer to something having particular attributes or characteristics. It was borrowed from the bodybuilding world. Now instead of "wearing" a new style, or "sporting" a new tattoo, or "rocking" a great accessory, you can "flex" it, and flexing is SO much more daring and exciting, isn't it?
Yeah, I'm a language geek.
Two new ones on me.
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Graycliff 'G2' Habano Pirate Torpedo
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Wordle 1,298 2/6*
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Alec Bradley The Lineage Robusto
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SCOy better show up when we hit 8!
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SCOy better show up when we hit 8!
Heck, I forget he moved to SC.
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Connections: Sports Edition
Puzzle #106
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Completely failed at Connections. Could only get Green and Yellow.
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Well we can't get to Page 8 like this. Sheesh.
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Macanudo Cafe Hyde Park
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SCOy better show up when we hit 8!
Heck, I forget he moved to SC.
Speaking of SC, you got your HGTV in?
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Interesting one for your consideration:
https://halfwheel.com/west-tampa-tobacco-co-ships-e-p-carrillo-made-circle-of-life/445886/
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Oh Oy.......
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Well we can't get to Page 8 like this. Sheesh.
Oh ye of little faith.
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CAO Flathead V660 Carb
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SCOy better show up when we hit 8!
Heck, I forget he moved to SC.
Speaking of SC, you got your HGTV in?
I did. Thanks.
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Strands #310
“Front women”
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