A New Brushes with thread

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sat Feb 10, 2024 11:44 am

90% sure I saw Black Thought at Whole Foods last night and 100% sure I saw Stuart from How I Met Your Mother at CVS today.

cerranoredux · Post by **cerranoredux** » Fri Mar 01, 2024 6:22 pm

Randomly just learned that I taught the lead singer of the band Real Estate.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Mar 01, 2024 6:26 pm

I don’t get how this age gap works but I’m intrigued.

cerranoredux · Post by **cerranoredux** » Fri Mar 01, 2024 6:52 pm

mister d wrote: Fri Mar 01, 2024 6:26 pm I don’t get how this age gap works but I’m intrigued.

He was in the freshman world history class I had my second year of teaching back in 2000. I’m 47 and he’s 38. I recognized his name from a instagram post and looked him up. Hasn’t really changed besides the aging.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Fri Mar 01, 2024 7:31 pm

cerranoredux wrote: Fri Mar 01, 2024 6:52 pm
mister d wrote: Fri Mar 01, 2024 6:26 pm I don’t get how this age gap works but I’m intrigued.
He was in the freshman world history class I had my second year of teaching back in 2000. I’m 47 and he’s 38. I recognized his name from a instagram post and looked him up. Hasn’t really changed besides the aging.

This is going to sound stupid, but I never realized how close in age new teachers are to HS students. When I was in HS, a 23yo seemed so much older. But now the age difference seems negligible. Perfect example, a girl in my class had an older sister who was an interim teacher in our HS for part of a year. She was hot, and we all had crushes on her. Looking back, she was probably just 4 or 5 years older than us. Actually, their mother was an English teacher in our HS, and I'd venture more guys had a crush on the mother than the girl in my class. Cool girl, but somehow the looks passed her over.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Mar 05, 2024 7:12 pm

Not really a brush of mine, but this seems to be the best place for this story.

Ramón Estévez was a struggling young actor. My wife's uncle, Robert Dale Martin was a New York casting director who befriended and mentored him in his early days. Ramon thought he'd get better luck in both acting and housing if he had an Anglo name. So, as a tribute, he took my wife's uncle's name, Martin, as his stage first name. And, his stage last name from Bishop Fulton Sheen. So, there's my wife's connection to Martin Sheen.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Tue Mar 05, 2024 7:56 pm

Whoa!

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Mar 05, 2024 8:56 pm

Sat on that one for 15-20 years?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Mar 05, 2024 10:02 pm

mister d wrote: Tue Mar 05, 2024 8:56 pm Sat on that one for 15-20 years?

Yeah what the heck?!!

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Mar 05, 2024 11:18 pm

I only found out myself a couple years ago. There’s a video somewhere on the internet of Martin Sheen talking about Bonnie’s uncle. I met him once. He died of a heart attack in the 90s. Good guy. I’ll try to find that video. We’re in fairly close touch with his daughter.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Mar 05, 2024 11:43 pm

So, Bonnie’s cousin (daughter of Robert Dale Martin) gave us a link to this excerpt of an interview Martin Sheen had with James Lipton on Inside the Actors’ Studio. Sheen discusses the origin of his stage name.
Link

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Mar 05, 2024 11:54 pm

mister d wrote: Tue Mar 05, 2024 8:56 pm Sat on that one for 15-20 years?

What’s next, HDO suddenly deciding to mention he is the Lindbergh baby?

MaxWebster · Post by **MaxWebster** » Wed Mar 06, 2024 7:17 am

this and Rush on the Iditarod championship track at age 7 - feels like we're amping up for a 20th (25th?) Swampiversary Gala or something.

I love it - let's go WHO'S NEXT

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:08 am

MaxWebster wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 7:17 am this and Rush on the Iditarod championship track at age 7 - feels like we're amping up for a 20th (25th?) Swampiversary Gala or something.

I love it - let's go WHO'S NEXT

Well, I was going to wait until whenever he passes (assuming the Swamp makes it that long) for mine because it's a very big namedrop. I mentioned this connection to Brian in person, but it's been well over a decade since then, so I would be surprised if he remembers.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Mar 06, 2024 5:07 pm

MaxWebster wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 7:17 am this and Rush on the Iditarod championship track at age 7 - feels like we're amping up for a 20th (25th?) Swampiversary Gala or something.

I love it - let's go WHO'S NEXT

Sancarlos' mother volunteered on Jack Swigert's 1980 Senatorial campaign!

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Wed Mar 06, 2024 5:12 pm

I know I read that about Martin Sheen at some point. I'm pretty sure I read it in the context of Charlie Sheen/Emilio Estevez being brothers and the origins of those names (or something)

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Wed Mar 06, 2024 6:06 pm

The Sybian wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 5:07 pm
MaxWebster wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 7:17 am this and Rush on the Iditarod championship track at age 7 - feels like we're amping up for a 20th (25th?) Swampiversary Gala or something.

I love it - let's go WHO'S NEXT
Sancarlos' mother volunteered on Jack Swigert's 1980 Senatorial campaign!

always comes in 3’s

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Mar 06, 2024 6:10 pm

Really hoping there wasn't any relationship w/ Christa McAuliffe.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:16 am

mister d wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 6:10 pm Really hoping there wasn't any relationship w/ Christa McAuliffe.

[Declines to make joke revolving around word "explosive".]

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:21 am

Passed Braydon Coburn running with his kids during my workout on Bayshore today.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:08 pm

I recently found out that a nice lady who lives a couple doors down from us is apparently a real big shot writer, director, creator in the video gaming world. I don’t know squat about this stuff but she has worked for Nintendo, Electronic Arts, and a few other companies I’ve never heard of. She’s all over the internet and has a Wiki page. Who knew?
Amy Hennig

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:12 pm

Uncharted games are so good. Pretty sure I played that Michael Jordan jawn too

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:21 pm

The Legacy of Kain series was good stuff all the way back on the first PlayStation.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:31 pm

Ryan wrote: Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:12 pm Uncharted games are so good. Pretty sure I played that Michael Jordan jawn too

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, to me, rivals Red Dead Redemption.

I liked the Uncharted movie they made a few years ago, and am hoping Dishonored gets the same treatment.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Mon Apr 29, 2024 2:02 pm

Guys did y’all know Terry Fontenot posts here?!?!

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Mon Apr 29, 2024 9:22 pm

Giff wrote: Mon Apr 29, 2024 2:02 pm Guys did y’all know Terry Fontenot posts here?!?!

Y’all.

Post by **Shirley** » Tue Apr 30, 2024 7:49 am

Giff wrote: Mon Apr 29, 2024 9:22 pm
Giff wrote: Mon Apr 29, 2024 2:02 pm Guys did y’all know Terry Fontenot posts here?!?!
Y’all.

I had to google who that is.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:28 am

Shirley wrote: Tue Apr 30, 2024 7:49 am
Giff wrote: Mon Apr 29, 2024 9:22 pm
Giff wrote: Mon Apr 29, 2024 2:02 pm Guys did y’all know Terry Fontenot posts here?!?!
Y’all.
I had to google who that is.

Since last Thursday, he’s probably doubled the number of people who know who he is.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:35 am

Giff wrote: Mon Apr 29, 2024 2:02 pm r...o......ot posts here?!?!

Mind. Blown.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon May 13, 2024 8:24 am

Gunpowder was spotted eating at a restaurant half a mile from my office.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu May 16, 2024 10:03 am

Linkedin connection request from a Colts cheerleader (and salesforce biz dev).

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Thu May 16, 2024 10:52 am

Theres 22 pages but this is in the running for worst brushes... unless it came with pics... but linkedin so firmly in running.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu Jun 06, 2024 8:22 pm

Pretty sure I knew this at some point, but just rediscovered that my father went to high school with Larry David. Larry was a year younger, doubt my father knew him as he probably would have mentioned it, and their school was huge.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Jul 04, 2024 8:43 am

So have played soccer with this German guy Daniel for some like 5 years. Great defender, fast, communicates, etc. I knew he worked at Audi because he often had new high end or recently released cars (etron for example). So this morning before the game we are taking and he mentions Audi is likely going to announce a new sponsorship with Inter Miami next week. He also mentioned he got invited to go to the Copa America final in Miami. So I ask, what do you do for Audi? Marketing? He responds, oh just sit in meetings and say Yes or no.

https://media.audiusa.com/staff/daniel-weissland

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Jul 04, 2024 10:27 am

That’s cool.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Jul 04, 2024 2:13 pm

He offered the friends and family discount.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Jul 04, 2024 7:17 pm

Just saw Dave Bautista walking his dogs.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Tue Jul 09, 2024 1:23 pm

wlu_lax6 wrote: Thu Jul 04, 2024 8:43 am So have played soccer with this German guy Daniel for some like 5 years. Great defender, fast, communicates, etc. I knew he worked at Audi because he often had new high end or recently released cars (etron for example). So this morning before the game we are taking and he mentions Audi is likely going to announce a new sponsorship with Inter Miami next week. He also mentioned he got invited to go to the Copa America final in Miami. So I ask, what do you do for Audi? Marketing? He responds, oh just sit in meetings and say Yes or no.

https://media.audiusa.com/staff/daniel-weissland

Did I play with that dude? He look kind of familiar, but it's been a minute.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Tue Jul 09, 2024 2:21 pm

Nonlinear FC wrote: Tue Jul 09, 2024 1:23 pm
wlu_lax6 wrote: Thu Jul 04, 2024 8:43 am So have played soccer with this German guy Daniel for some like 5 years. Great defender, fast, communicates, etc. I knew he worked at Audi because he often had new high end or recently released cars (etron for example). So this morning before the game we are taking and he mentions Audi is likely going to announce a new sponsorship with Inter Miami next week. He also mentioned he got invited to go to the Copa America final in Miami. So I ask, what do you do for Audi? Marketing? He responds, oh just sit in meetings and say Yes or no.

https://media.audiusa.com/staff/daniel-weissland
Did I play with that dude? He look kind of familiar, but it's been a minute.

He was not on the corporate team that you played with a few times. But if you are ever interested in playing on the other side of the Potomac, let me know. We play early in the morning (7:15).

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sun Aug 18, 2024 6:28 pm

Ryan Crouser won the gold medal in the shot put in each of the last three Olympics (Paris, Rio, Tokyo). Today I learned that his mother and uncle are people I went to high school and junior high with. His uncle was a good pitcher on my little league team.