A New Brushes with thread

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Oct 16, 2015 12:18 pm

But he is dreamy.

I looked up that show. I've seen it before, but it had a different name (and wasn't disneyfied). It was called The Patty Duke Show.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Fri Oct 16, 2015 1:14 pm

howard wrote:But he is dreamy.

I looked up that show. I've seen it before, but it had a different name (and wasn't disneyfied). It was called The Patty Duke Show.

Yeah, she recently guested on it.

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Oct 16, 2015 1:29 pm

That's too meta, man.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Oct 16, 2015 1:48 pm

The Patty Duke Show, the Wrench, and then I bust the Tango
Got more rhymes than Jamaica got Mango

I Do The Patty Duke In Case You Don't Remember
Well, I Freak A Funky Beat Like The Shit Was In A Blender

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Oct 16, 2015 1:59 pm

Got my hair cut correct like Patty Duke

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Fri Oct 16, 2015 2:00 pm

I have a friend who looks just like the nerdy one. I suppose she could look like the other one if she so chose.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Fri Oct 16, 2015 8:31 pm

Met Patrick Pass tonight. Our kids are in the same 3rd grade class apparently. Nice guy. Fortunately, he wasn't the dad in the Batman costume leading the line dances. He was the dad wearing sweats and his daughter's tiara. It's an appropriate level of cool dad.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 11:39 am

My friend from high school's younger sister opened for Snoop Dogg at ACL Live on Saturday.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 3:07 pm

Who is she?

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 3:36 pm

mister d wrote:Who is she?

New backup(?) singer for KP and the Boom Boom. I think she just joined the band. The FB page for the band lists their style as Future-soul, whatever that means.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 3:52 pm

Not sure why sancarlos didn't post in this thread on 10/13??

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 4:11 pm

Giff wrote:Not sure why sancarlos didn't post in this thread on 10/13??

Ah, yes. I noted that red-letter event, here.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 4:18 pm

Detailing beers drunk > hanging with Giff

Post by **Sabo** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 4:42 pm

I understand AB met Joe Maddon at the Jim.Sam distillery today.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 5:41 pm

I hate you. But yes. That happened.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 8:18 am

govmentchedda wrote:Detailing beers drunk > hanging with Giff

Well, yeah.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 8:23 am

So I have to give you a little color on the interaction. I've been to three different distilleries at this point. Had some samplage. Nothing to get me hammered, but good tastes of high end bourbon. Anyway, I am paying for the Knob Creek that I got to bottle (pretty lame actually...just put it on the belt and then put my thumbprint in the wax) and the lady in front of me finishes paying for her stuff. She motions to a man to come get it while she is going to the bathroom. It's Joe Maddon. I do a double take. Then the conversation plays out like this:

Me: Are you Joe Maddon.
Joe Maddon: Yeah.
Me: I wish you were still playing.
Joe Maddon: Me Too.
(REALLY, AB?!?!?! I WISH YOU WERE STILL PLAYING???!?!
Me: Well, you got a good foundation so good luck next year.
Joe Maddon: Thanks. Good group of guys.

Friend ended up getting a selfie, but I'm content to just being a total doofus.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 8:37 am

A_B wrote:Friend ended up getting a selfie, but I'm content to just being a total doofus.

Heard and interview with Aziz Ansari talking about fans bumping into him. He avoids pictures and tries to engage in conversation because it is more meaningful for both.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 8:39 am

wlu_lax6 wrote:
A_B wrote:Friend ended up getting a selfie, but I'm content to just being a total doofus.
Heard and interview with Aziz Ansari talking about fans bumping into him. He avoids pictures and tries to engage in conversation because it is more meaningful for both.

Yeah, the friend only got it because his son is a huge baseball fan. Not usually the type to do that either.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 8:41 am

"You ... you have neat glasses. I like them."

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 8:50 am

I mean, I'm like George Costanza thinking of all the stuff I could have said

- Went to my first Cubs game earlier this year, super cool
- Man Bryant and Schwarber are gonna be fun to watch develop
- Welcome to Kentucky, hope you enjoy your stay

Pretty much anything except the exact thing I ended up saying. Instead, I did the equivalent of the fucking Big Gulp scene in Dumb and Dumber.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 10:39 am

wlu_lax6 wrote:
A_B wrote:Friend ended up getting a selfie, but I'm content to just being a total doofus.
Heard and interview with Aziz Ansari talking about fans bumping into him. He avoids pictures and tries to engage in conversation because it is more meaningful for both.

He seems like the coolest guy ever. I heard him on a podcast talking about this, and he genuinely seems to like talking to fans. He talked about all of the celebs he geeked out on when meeting them, and all the stupid things he blubbered, so he totally relates to fans that do this when approaching him. I always try to pretend I don't recognize them, as I am worried about bothering them. The one time I wanted to was when I was moving a friend into her apartment, and Mike Myers walked by 4 or 5 times. It was shortly after his divorce, and he was talking to a friend and looked sullen, so I didn't. I had some witty comment lined up, asking for help moving. Can't remember what it was, but I'm sure it was inspired. We both ended up doing a head nod when he saw I recognized him. Jeans, black t-shirt and an NHL hat. Not much or a disguise.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Nov 06, 2015 1:24 pm

Several pints of Stone IPA died Wednesday night, in service of DSG's visit to the Bay Area. Good times.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Sat Nov 07, 2015 1:16 pm

Nick Backstrom complimented my Movember mustache while waiting in line at the CVS

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Mon Nov 09, 2015 3:33 pm

Ashley is good friends with my wife, Sam and my son were close before each family moved, and "the unnamed giant-fan husband" was our realtor.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc- ... hood-kids/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

side note- Ashley's blog is pretty funny.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sun Nov 22, 2015 1:44 am

"You're in hockey, right?"

"Yup."

"So that was EJ Hradek who got off (the train) earlier, huh?"

"It was."

"I'm sorry, what's your name?"

"John MacLean."

I am the worst.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sun Nov 22, 2015 5:57 pm

At least you knew who Johnny Mac was. He was pretty good back in his day. Had one good season with the Sharks at the end of his career, too.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sun Nov 22, 2015 6:24 pm

He gave a homeless dude sitting near us $20 so, despite being part of the terrible NJ to NY pipeline, he's alright in my book.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Dec 03, 2015 5:53 pm

Had about a 20-minute chat with Kevin Mackey at the Carrier Dome last night. He's a scout for the Pacers now, but he'd been at the Dome previously and had a pretty good day.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Dec 04, 2015 8:25 am

I was about 3 feet from the reigning AL Cy Young winner yesterday. His SO is somewhat hot. Baseball players always throw me off because most of them look normal size unlike basketball or a lot of football players.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Dec 04, 2015 8:33 am

Giff wrote:I was about 3 feet from the reigning AL Cy Young winner yesterday. His SO is somewhat hot. Baseball players always throw me off because most of them look normal size unlike basketball or a lot of football players.

I initially read this as He is so somewhat hot. And I thought...is giff ok?

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Dec 04, 2015 9:19 am

I have no problem recognizing attractive men.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Fri Dec 04, 2015 9:42 pm

Just met our benefactor, Paul Allen. Big ribbon cutting/unveiling for our new building.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Dec 10, 2015 3:24 pm

Just ran past a biking Joe Maddon.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu Dec 10, 2015 3:25 pm

govmentchedda wrote:Just ran past a biking Joe Maddon.

Is that a humblebrag about how fast you run?

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Dec 10, 2015 3:27 pm

I went through about 20 iterations of that sentence before typing.

I was running in one direction, Joe Maddon came biking along from the other direction. I stuck out my hand to wave, and say, "Hey Joe". He nodded.

Post by **Sabo** » Thu Dec 10, 2015 3:38 pm

govmentchedda wrote:I went through about 20 iterations of that sentence before typing.

I was running in one direction, Joe Maddon came biking along from the other direction. I stuck out my hand to wave, and say, "Hey Joe". He nodded.

Yeah, but do you wish he was still playing?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Dec 10, 2015 6:43 pm

Sabo wrote:
govmentchedda wrote:I went through about 20 iterations of that sentence before typing.

I was running in one direction, Joe Maddon came biking along from the other direction. I stuck out my hand to wave, and say, "Hey Joe". He nodded.
Yeah, but do you wish he was still playing?

Aren't you hilarious.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Dec 10, 2015 10:01 pm

A_B wrote:
Sabo wrote:
govmentchedda wrote:I went through about 20 iterations of that sentence before typing.

I was running in one direction, Joe Maddon came biking along from the other direction. I stuck out my hand to wave, and say, "Hey Joe". He nodded.
Yeah, but do you wish he was still playing?

Aren't you hilarious.

Yes.

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Thu Jan 14, 2016 10:28 pm

The organization I work for held a fundraising leadership conference yesterday. I had the chance to meet Mia Hamm, Matt Eversmann (Blackhawk Down main character), Marin Alsop (conductor of the Balto Symphony Orchestra, John Harbaugh and Buck Showalter. Very cool people, all of them.