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Saw Animal Collective at Mr. Small's a couple of weeks ago. Committed late, didn't buy a ticket until the week of the show. I haven't loved any of their albums in over a decade, but I still love those guys. I would have been angry at myself if I had stayed home. Different feel than their earlier sho...

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Some random notes: Þ Cale Makar is still awesome. Don't think I posted this before, but he's averaging a point per game over his career now, one of four defensemen to do so. Can you name the others? Answers at the end of this post.* Þ Second year in a row that I'm gutted about an Aaron Ekblad injury...

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I REGRET NOTHING!

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MaxWebster wrote: ↑Sun Feb 06, 2022 6:57 pm trash like Blondie

Et tu, Maxe?

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pruitt2 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 04, 2022 6:19 pm And fuck Blondie - "Heart of Glass" is kitschy fun, but my god they sucked.

I'd really love to break your heart, Pruitt. If it weren't for the border restrictions, I would drive to T.O. and reenact 'Kids in the Hall' skits on your lawn.

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rass wrote: ↑Fri Feb 04, 2022 3:55 pm What about a 20-30 year delay?

Well, this is a perfect response. And yes, I'm about due to rewatch the 1990 festivities.

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Come on!

[awesome synth solo]

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Watching the Skills Competition on tape delay is a level of commitment/masochism that I just don't have. But I agree that I'm much more likely to watch something like this than an actual all-star game.

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pruitt2 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 04, 2022 3:11 pm Fuck Tears For Fears forever.

Man, you and I are destined to disagree on everything when it comes to pop culture, aren't we?

Sorry your girlfriend ruined 'Songs from the Big Chair' for you, but it still holds up.

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This will be awesome on one end of the spectrum or the other https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/33186611/nhl-announces-las-vegas-themed-skills-competition-events-all-star-game Reading about this now. I agree with your prediction. Anybody here going to watch? I plan to be a hardcore hockey traditio...

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Harold Carmichael was awesome! If memory serves, for a while he held the record for consecutive games with a reception. Hall of Famer. Nowadays, you look at his numbers and you think, Yeah, that's a nice #3 receiver. I learned recently that Wilbert Montgomery, the running back on those Eagles teams...

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DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Wed Feb 02, 2022 3:11 pm Wow...David Woodley. Haven't heard that name in a long time. He started a Super Bowl!

Yep. Played four years with Miami, then two with Pittsburgh. Drank himself to death at age 44. One of many Steelers from that era to die young.

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Harold Carmichael just threw a touchdown pass to Mike Quick in this Eagles/Colts game that I'm watching. I feel like I've watched an inordinate number of TD passes from receivers and runners in 1983. The name 'Harold Carmichael' used to be a weird form of trolling on Pittsburgh sports-talk radio. Pe...

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I've heard of one of these girls (Jodi Taylor). Well, I suggest that everybody Google those names right now, especially if you're at work or hanging out with family. That's probably one of the most subjective lists here. There would probably be a lot more overlap for football, basketball, animated ...

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pruitt2 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 02, 2022 1:04 pmMcMahon was 12 & 13.

McMahon started 13 games that year, but Vince Evans still got a lot of playing time. No offense to Evans or Steve Deberg or David Woodley, but those guys aren't the reason I'm watching these games.

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Looking at the standings for the first time in a while. The East is going to be boring down the stretch unless there are some unexpected collapses or runs. The #8 team (Boston) has 55 points, while the #9 team (Detroit) has 46. So, no real reason to watch other than pure enjoyment of the game or som...

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Not best ever, but personal best ever. If you disagree with any/most of these, I fall back on the Emily Dickinson line: 'The heart wants what it wants.' (I always thought that was a Jimmy Carter line until I looked it up. Same difference.) Basketball Larry Bird, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Walton, LeB...

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I've been watching the 1983 NFL season lately. Still enjoying this kind of thing. It's perfect for background noise as I read or click around online aimlessly. Some highlights: Of the first ~20 games I watched, about half of them went to overtime. Weird. I rewatched John Elway's first game, vs Pitts...

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AB, Nonlinear, and others: good stuff the past few pages. This is strong, personal writing. Giff, your post about rationalizations probably resonated with some folks here. I realized recently that I drink a lot when measured by time, but not necessarily by volume. Like, I can make a beer or a bourbo...

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The last time I posted, the Oilers had the best record in the league and things were going swimmingly. Certainly, not much has changed since then, right? Ugh, this team is so frustrating. No use getting into specifics. You know them already, even if you haven't been paying attention. But maybe Evand...

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mister d wrote: ↑Tue Dec 07, 2021 9:53 pm Trouba caught Khaira

Well, this is awful. I like Jujhar Khaira. Don't want to get into the legalities or finger-pointing of this. I just hope he'll be okay.

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Oilers/Wild tonight. I actually get to watch this one live. Okay, I'll probably fall asleep and watch part of it tomorrow morning. Anyway, hello, Swamp puckers. I hope your night is going well and that the two best players on your team are leading the league in scoring. Follow-ups on some young'uns ...

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Sad to hear this. Anybody else here read 'What It Takes,' Richard Ben Cramer's book about the 1988 Presidential election? (Sorry if I've talked about this book here before.) Great looks at Dole, Bush the First, Biden, Dukakis, Gary Hart, and Gephardt. Yes, it's a thousand-page book about a not-very-...

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A fitting end to the 'Liz and Dick' chapter of your life?

Sorry to read this, Brian. All the best to you in the future, at least until Vegas and Edmonton meet in the playoffs.

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Going to bed early (or at least before the game was over) was a good call, at least from an "I don't care to stay up and watch McDavid be awesome and wear down my favorite team" point of view. Didn't watch. Just looking at the numbers now and reading recaps. Looks like the Pens dominated ...

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They're beauts. Substitute the current logo for the pigeon logo on the shoulder. And substitute, like, Jake Guentzel or Bryan Rust for Petr Nedved.

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Gonna pry my eyes open and make myself stay up for at least the first period in Edmonton. Yeah, no way I'll see much of this one, unless I watch it tomorrow morning. Learned today: The Oilers haven't beaten the Pens in regulation since 2006. Shawn Horcoff scored a hat trick. Afterwards, Michel Ther...

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I defended Kane for yeeeeeeears and still think he could have been a wonderful guy and would have received the same amount of shit early but we're just past that now. Too many stories piling up that are kinda hard to ignore in sum. Yep. None of us are 'in the room,' obviously, so we don't know what...

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ƒ The Evander Kane situation is just sad. Or maybe it's deserved. I have no idea. All I know is that I listened to Heart's 'Barracuda' today for the first time in years, and that song is effing great. ƒ Ovechkin is second in goals, second in scoring. Unreal. ƒ Pens/Oilers tonight. That's usually lik...

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(Dwayne, played by the actor who played the older brother, Wayne, from the Wonder Years!) Well, that's just adorable. According to IMDb, it's Jason Hervey's first on-camera, non-wrestling role in 21 years. Danica must be very persuasive. I'm almost tempted to watch some of her earlier work. 'Christ...

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Okay, one more post along these lines, and then I'll get back to, like, that weird 1975 New York Giants season or whatever. In 1987, I watched Siskel and Ebert* review 'Wish You Were Here,' a small-budget, coming-of-age movie set in post-WWII England. The way they gushed about the lead actress, Emil...

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degenerasian wrote: ↑Thu Nov 25, 2021 5:00 pm (YAWN)

See, that's the difference between you and me. I see that the Flames are doing well, and I think, 'Oh, I bet degen is enjoying this. How nice for him.' Are you against my happiness, degen? DO MY FEELINGS NOT MATTER?! Can't we just combine our superpowers and hate Vegas together?

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sancarlos wrote: ↑Wed Nov 24, 2021 11:42 pm Mary Pickford was actually a smart cookie.

She was also a classy dame. With nice gams. (I'm presuming. I just wanted to join in and use some old-timey slang.)

I've always wanted to familiarize myself with Clara Bow. Anyone nicknamed 'The It Girl' has to be worth knowing, right?

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I signed up for ESPN+ when the season began, and this is one of the nicest things I've ever done for myself. I can wake up early, gulp my coffee, and watch a replay of the previous night's Oilers game. And you know what? I really like this team. They're not a perfect team, but I don't think perfect ...

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I figured, if anybody were to respond to my Deanna Durbin query, it would be sancarlos. I can always count on sancarlos. I'm not too familiar with Durbin, outside of the chapter in Studlar's book and a few YouTube vids. Beautiful voice. I watched a couple of Mary Pickford movies. Temple starred in a...

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Is it Mad Elf season? I haven't seen it, but I haven't thought to look for it. Now I'm in the mood.

I still buy some Celebration Ale most years. I still love it, especially for nostalgia reasons. It's one of the first beers I ever truly fell in love with.

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Well, it's a holiday eve, which means that The Swamp is going to be rather empty. This is my chance to talk about Shirley Temple. I've been reading a bunch of books about/by Temple and child stars lately. This is my thing now. Is it healthier than my recent obsession with bourbon? Is there a connect...

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rass wrote: ↑Wed Nov 24, 2021 8:43 am mac and cheese montage.

This sounds either amazing or horrible. Or, being a Hallmark Christmas movie, it just blends in with everything else.

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I remember spending Thanksgiving a few years ago watching a Magnus Carlsen chess match. So now I associate this time of the year with him. Just looked him up. He's still world champion, and he's defending his title for the first time in three years. Unfortunately, the 14-game match doesn't begin unt...

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First thing I thought of when I saw that gawdawful Jersey jersey was Rey Mysterio's mask a few years ago.

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