Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Aug 23, 2016 2:07 pm

My older one has been watching the shit out of the Peanuts movie recently so she's going to be pretty upset when I tell her "Charlie Brown's crush is now dead".

Post by **brian** » Tue Aug 23, 2016 2:19 pm

mister d wrote:My older one has been watching the shit out of the Peanuts movie recently so she's going to be pretty upset when I tell her "Charlie Brown's crush is now dead".

Remind her that we all will be one day and then she'll be fine.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Aug 23, 2016 2:29 pm

She's actually in a death phase. Likes to explain to me that kids can die too and outline some ways it could happen.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Aug 23, 2016 6:20 pm

Sabo wrote:
wlu_lax6 wrote:Inspiration for Little Red-Haired Girl (Peanuts)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertain ... story.html
If anyone ever goes to Santa Rosa, CA, check out the Charles Schulz Museum. It's awesome. The ice rink next to it is outstanding, too.

Seconded. It's an easy side-trip for anyone doing a wine country visit (Santa Rosa is in Napa County.)
Eta: Sonoma County, not Napa.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Aug 23, 2016 7:46 pm

And Russian River is in Santa Rosa.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Aug 23, 2016 7:58 pm

mister d wrote:And Russian River is in Santa Rosa.

Yes it is. Still can't believe how small that place is.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Wed Aug 24, 2016 11:18 am

If you're doing a wine trip in Napa, then it's a bit of a long windy drive into Sonoma County/Santa Rosa.

Santa Rosa is a weird place. When I lived there in 1991-92, it was all sprawl and suburban and crummy, but surrounded by all kinds of interesting and scenic stuff.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Aug 24, 2016 12:24 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote:If you're doing a wine trip in Napa, then it's a bit of a long windy drive into Sonoma County/Santa Rosa.

Santa Rosa is a weird place. When I lived there in 1991-92, it was all sprawl and suburban and crummy, but surrounded by all kinds of interesting and scenic stuff.

Our jaunt to Russian River was quite long and windy, IIRC. I think we were coming from a lunch at Mustard's? in Napa.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Aug 24, 2016 2:31 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote:If you're doing a wine trip in Napa, then it's a bit of a long windy drive into Sonoma County/Santa Rosa.

As a local who goes up to the wine country regularly with the wife, let me say that I prefer Sonoma to Napa. They treat you much better as a visitor. Napa gets congested and when they're busy they treat you like a number. That happens much less often in Sonoma, and imho, they have just as many wineries that you want to visit.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Wed Aug 24, 2016 3:28 pm

sancarlos wrote:
Steve of phpBB wrote:If you're doing a wine trip in Napa, then it's a bit of a long windy drive into Sonoma County/Santa Rosa.
As a local who goes up to the wine country regularly with the wife, let me say that I prefer Sonoma to Napa. They treat you much better as a visitor. Napa gets congested and when they're busy they treat you like a number. That happens much less often in Sonoma, and imho, they have just as many wineries that you want to visit.

Have you ever been to Repris?

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Aug 24, 2016 4:02 pm

Giff wrote:Have you ever been to Repris?

I don't think so, but I'll ask the wife. She would know for sure. I see that it is in Sonoma.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Aug 25, 2016 7:42 am

sancarlos wrote:
Giff wrote:Have you ever been to Repris?
I don't think so, but I'll ask the wife. She would know for sure. I see that it is in Sonoma.

It was spectacular. We'll hit that one each time we go up there going forward. In addition to touring the cellars and taking samples directly from barrels, they take you up to the top of a hill where you can see all the way into the city while enjoying a complimentary bottle. One of the coolest tours I've been on.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Fri Sep 02, 2016 11:42 am

"That Guy" Hall of Famer and Coen Brothers regular, Jon Polito.

Post by **brian** » Fri Sep 02, 2016 11:54 am

Johnny Carwash wrote:"That Guy" Hall of Famer and Coen Brothers regular, Jon Polito.

"I'm a fellow shamus!"

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Sep 02, 2016 2:35 pm

"I'm a fellow shamus!"

"An Irish monk?"

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Sat Sep 03, 2016 9:46 pm

Jerry Heller, NWA Manager

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Sun Sep 04, 2016 3:59 pm

Johnny Carwash wrote:"That Guy" Hall of Famer and Coen Brothers regular, Jon Polito.

He was great as Det Crosetti on Homicide: Life on The Streets.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Mon Sep 05, 2016 6:46 pm

Conservative Icon Phyllis Schlafly

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Tue Sep 06, 2016 9:35 am

DaveInSeattle wrote:Conservative Icon Phyllis Schlafly

I guess it's a good thing she's become too obscure for her own thread. But damn, she did a lot of damage to this country.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Tue Sep 06, 2016 1:58 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote:
DaveInSeattle wrote:Conservative Icon Phyllis Schlafly
I guess it's a good thing she's become too obscure for her own thread. But damn, she did a lot of damage to this country.

Hateful, evil lady. The pre-historic Ann Coulter.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Sep 08, 2016 6:20 pm

The Truly Great Prince Buster

Founder of Ska? Perhaps.

Creator of some fantastic music, definitely.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Sep 20, 2016 11:09 pm

Curtis Hanson

Movie director, screenwriter and producer. Best known for directing L.A. Confidential.

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Sep 21, 2016 5:47 am

I really liked L.A. Confidential and Wonder Boys.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Sep 21, 2016 9:04 am

rass wrote:I really like... Confidential ... Boys.

Meh.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 6:25 am

Mylan Hicks, ex-MSU football player, Calgary Stampeder.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/nat ... e32043087/

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 9:57 am

rass wrote:I really liked L.A. Confidential and Wonder Boys.

The latter is criminally underrated, IMO.

howard · Post by **howard** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 6:08 pm

Well, not from the sports world. Saw him three times, always a party.

Buckwheat Zydeco's Stanley 'Buckwheat' Dural Jr. Dies At 68

Moreta · Post by **Moreta** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 7:12 pm

wlu_lax6 wrote:Mylan Hicks, ex-MSU football player, Calgary Stampeder.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/nat ... e32043087/

We went to the same high school. He made it out of Detroit and got shot in Canada. Wtf.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 8:12 pm

howard wrote:Well, not from the sports world. Saw him three times, always a party.

Buckwheat Zydeco's Stanley 'Buckwheat' Dural Jr. Dies At 68

I can't believe he was only 68. He looked 68 20 years ago. There is nothing more fun than live zydeco.

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 8:56 pm

howard wrote:Well, not from the sports world. Saw him three times, always a party.

Buckwheat Zydeco's Stanley 'Buckwheat' Dural Jr. Dies At 68

Saw him twice, once opening for Clapton and once in a 500 seat arena. Amazing both times.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 9:33 pm

Old timey country singer, Jean Shepard

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Mon Nov 07, 2016 11:54 am

Marek Svatos. Only 34 years old. Played seven years in the NHL, mostly with the Colorado Avalanche. No cause of death announced.

Post by **Sabo** » Mon Nov 07, 2016 11:55 am

Janet Reno.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Nov 07, 2016 11:57 am

sancarlos wrote:Marek Svatos. Only 34 years old. Played seven years in the NHL, mostly with the Colorado Avalanche. No cause of death announced.

There were some twitter rumors that line up with what you'd expect at 34.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Nov 07, 2016 11:58 am

mister d wrote:
sancarlos wrote:Marek Svatos. Only 34 years old. Played seven years in the NHL, mostly with the Colorado Avalanche. No cause of death announced.
There were some twitter rumors that line up with what you'd expect at 34.

Lou Gehrig's disease, I assume.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Mon Nov 07, 2016 1:01 pm

Death by chocolate?

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 2:18 pm

Mose Alison

Mose Allison, a pianist, singer and songwriter who straddled modern jazz and Delta blues, belonging to both styles even as he became a touchstone for British Invasion rockers and folksy troubadours, died on Tuesday at his home in Hilton Head, S.C. He was 89.

Wrote "Young Man Blues", which was covered by The Who. And the Pixies song "Allison" is named is his honor. Saw him once, back in about '87/'88, and he was fantastic.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Nov 16, 2016 2:52 pm

DaveInSeattle wrote:Mose Alison

Mose Allison, a pianist, singer and songwriter who straddled modern jazz and Delta blues, belonging to both styles even as he became a touchstone for British Invasion rockers and folksy troubadours, died on Tuesday at his home in Hilton Head, S.C. He was 89.
Wrote "Young Man Blues", which was covered by The Who. And the Pixies song "Allison" is named is his honor. Saw him once, back in about '87/'88, and he was fantastic.

Also covered by The Clash.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Nov 22, 2016 11:59 am

William Trevor

A truly great writer.

DC47 · Post by **DC47** » Tue Nov 22, 2016 9:44 pm

DaveInSeattle wrote:Mose Alison

Mose Allison, a pianist, singer and songwriter who straddled modern jazz and Delta blues, belonging to both styles even as he became a touchstone for British Invasion rockers and folksy troubadours, died on Tuesday at his home in Hilton Head, S.C. He was 89.
Wrote "Young Man Blues", which was covered by The Who. And the Pixies song "Allison" is named is his honor. Saw him once, back in about '87/'88, and he was fantastic.

He was truly an original. He's known for those classic R&B songs -- both ones he wrote and ones he covered and made his own. But he was actually quite a jazz player in the beginning. Strong trumpet player as well as pianist. He never lost this touch, though I imagine many a record company exec held out the promise of pop riches and fame if he would move more to the mainstream.

I saw him play solo. He was superb. Wish I had seen him lead a band as well.