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Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2017 9:10 pm
by brian
It's Happy Hour here now too which I somehow hope played into their decision.
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2017 9:14 pm
by govmentchedda
brian wrote:Just met Justin Vernon and a couple guys in his band. They're having some dinner at the Mexican place across from the Hard Rock. (I've brought a couple Swampers here over the years. It's in the Las Vegas Bar Hall of Fame, which is actually a thing.). Anyway I digress. Nice guy. Very mellow though.
Sweet!
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2017 7:31 am
by Giff
brian wrote:Just met Justin Vernon and a couple guys in his band. They're having some dinner at the Mexican place across from the Hard Rock. (I've brought a couple Swampers here over the years. It's in the Las Vegas Bar Hall of Fame, which is actually a thing.). Anyway I digress. Nice guy. Very mellow though.
That's awesome! I met him at a Wilco show in Austin. He was extremely nice and introduced me to the rest of his crew like we were buddies.
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2017 8:24 am
by duff
Not a brush on my part, but my nephew called last night to tell me the coach of his best friend's little league team is Scott Rolen. And my brother had a chance to chat with him a bit.
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2017 8:49 am
by mister d
Bet that was lively.
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Wed May 17, 2017 8:57 pm
by Sabo
Met some friends last night at a sports bar in northern Cincinnati, and both Herm Winningham and Glenn Braggs were in attendance. Both played for the 1990 World Series-winning Reds team. Winningham had a very large beer gut; Braggs - who broke a bat over his shoulder during a swing-and-miss in the World Series - looked like he was training for a fight in the UFC.
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Wed May 17, 2017 9:42 pm
by mister d
11 year old me is losing his shit right now.
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Sat May 27, 2017 7:41 pm
by rass
The most very famous of the RHONJ is staying at the same 3 star hotel that we and the rest of the parents from my kid's soccer team are staying at for the Hershey PA Memorial Day soccer tournament.
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Sun May 28, 2017 9:31 am
by govmentchedda
rass wrote:The most very famous of the RHONJ is staying at the same 3 star hotel that we and the rest of the parents from my kid's soccer team are staying at for the Hershey PA Memorial Day soccer tournament.
A friend of mine is at a little league tournament in Hershey this weekend. No RHONJ sitings from him as far as I can tell.
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Tue May 30, 2017 5:59 pm
by sancarlos
Not really a brush, but I just found out that the Navy Seal who died in the parachuting accident was from my hometown and went to my high school.
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 12:32 pm
by testuser2
rass wrote:The most very famous of the RHONJ is staying at the same 3 star hotel that we and the rest of the parents from my kid's soccer team are staying at for the Hershey PA Memorial Day soccer tournament.
How'd you do? Both my kids played there over the weekend. Youngest won their group. Older team went 0-3 in the top division.
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 1:12 pm
by rass
testuser2 wrote:rass wrote:The most very famous of the RHONJ is staying at the same 3 star hotel that we and the rest of the parents from my kid's soccer team are staying at for the Hershey PA Memorial Day soccer tournament.
How'd you do? Both my kids played there over the weekend. Youngest won their group. Older team went 0-3 in the top division.
Shitty. The team can be offensively challenged sometimes, and add in being a little over-matched plus some fatigue/laziness and it wasn't great. They didn't score a single goal.
And damn, you weren't at the fields at Campebelltown firehouse, were you?
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2017 11:30 am
by testuser2
rass wrote:
And damn, you weren't at the fields at Campebelltown firehouse, were you?
I was back and forth between Lancaster Mennonite and Hershey High. Along with the trophy they got one of those giant 5lb chocolate bars. They were more excited by that than winning their group. Kids broke it down next to the field and each took home their own chunk.
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2017 11:31 am
by The Sybian
testuser2 wrote:rass wrote:
And damn, you weren't at the fields at Campebelltown firehouse, were you?
I was back and forth between Lancaster Mennonite and Hershey High. Along with the trophy they got one of those giant 5lb chocolate bars. They were more excited by that than winning their group. Kids broke it down next to the field and each took home their own chunk.
I'm picturing a scene similar to a group of cavemen carving up a Wooly Mammoth.
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2017 12:09 am
by Shirley
I just found out tonight that the dad of one of my son's school friends is (was?) the lead singer for Seven Mary Three.
And tomorrow, my son is going to a party at Iron and Wine's house (his kid is also in my son's grade). Rock 'n' roll, baby.
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2017 6:04 am
by rass
Shirley wrote:I just found out tonight that the dad of one of my son's school friends is (was?) the lead singer for Seven Mary Three.
$100 swampbucks if you strike up a conversation with him and organically work the word "cumbersome" into your discussion 2 or more times.
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2017 7:39 am
by Ryan
rass wrote:Shirley wrote:I just found out tonight that the dad of one of my son's school friends is (was?) the lead singer for Seven Mary Three.
$100 swampbucks if you strike up a conversation with him and organically work the word "cumbersome" into your discussion 2 or more times.
That seems too rich. Or too poor.
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2017 8:06 am
by BSF21
Ryan wrote:rass wrote:Shirley wrote:I just found out tonight that the dad of one of my son's school friends is (was?) the lead singer for Seven Mary Three.
$100 swampbucks if you strike up a conversation with him and organically work the word "cumbersome" into your discussion 2 or more times.
That seems too rich. Or too poor.
Probably just right if he was down by the water's edge.
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2017 8:18 am
by wlu_lax6
Shirley wrote:I just found out tonight that the dad of one of my son's school friends is (was?) the lead singer for Seven Mary Three.
And tomorrow, my son is going to a party at Iron and Wine's house (his kid is also in my son's grade). Rock 'n' roll, baby.
Wiki wrote:As of December 17, 2015, Seven Mary Three has been on a three-year hiatus, without any updates to their website or Facebook page since September 13, 2012. The mystery surrounding the hiatus has made for speculation among fans, but no verifiable information is known.
Time to solve the mystery. Also that band was formed at William and Mary, so you you have the VA connection to break the ice.
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2017 8:37 am
by rass
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2017 9:18 am
by mister d
Find a way to play the CHiPs theme and then just watch to see if he reacts.
(Also, is being in class w/ Beam's kid cooler or less cool than being in kindergarten with L-Boogie's youngest? One of us is going to lose from what should be an unloseable position.)
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2017 11:00 am
by Shirley
I'll be at Beam's house today when I pick my son up.
The 7M3 guy is actually creative director at some company now. He had started his own creative agency that this company bought. So, I guess his non-rock star career is going pretty well. I'm guessing playing gigs and having to always play the same song got cumbersome.
BTW, the way I found out is that we were talking about Sam Beam and my son mentioned that his other friend said his dad had been in a band and had a platinum record. Well, that sounded like some bullshit. He said the band name had something like "seven" in it. I looked into it ... and sure enough! I bet he's made more money off that one song than Beam. Not nearly the same indy cred though. Although they both have fabulous hipster beards.
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2017 1:15 pm
by mister d
John Smoltz walked by the Secaucus BurgerFi I was in. Its better than 5 Guys, but I'll likely never eat it again. My mouth is pure salt right now.
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2017 1:23 pm
by A_B
mister d wrote:John Smoltz walked by the Secaucus BurgerFi I was in. Its better than 5 Guys, but I'll likely never eat it again. My mouth is pure salt right now.
I didn't care for the one in lexington.
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2017 1:25 pm
by EnochRoot
So I was drinking a beer at a local pub here in Canton last night. Met Chris Ford's niece. She talked about the experiences she had at the Gahhhden back in '81 and '82. That all the players were really nice, but Larry Bird was kind of a jerk.
I only added that Johnny Most was basically the narrator to my childhood growing up in CT.
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2017 1:35 pm
by rass
mister d wrote:John Smoltz.S...cauc...i.s...in...My mouth...right now.
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2017 2:04 pm
by mister d
A_B wrote:I didn't care for the one in lexington.
Yeah, it was nothing special, but I really think 5 Guys sucks. That's the bar.
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2017 3:38 pm
by The Sybian
EnochRoot wrote:So I was drinking a beer at a local pub here in Canton last night. Met Chris Ford's niece. She talked about the experiences she had at the Gahhhden back in '81 and '82. That all the players were really nice, but Larry Bird was kind of a jerk.
I only added that Johnny Most was basically the narrator to my childhood growing up in CT.
Canton, MA?
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2017 3:58 pm
by EnochRoot
The Sybian wrote:EnochRoot wrote:So I was drinking a beer at a local pub here in Canton last night. Met Chris Ford's niece. She talked about the experiences she had at the Gahhhden back in '81 and '82. That all the players were really nice, but Larry Bird was kind of a jerk.
I only added that Johnny Most was basically the narrator to my childhood growing up in CT.
Canton, MA?
Nah. The neighborhood in Baltimore..
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2017 10:43 am
by Johnnie
Not me, but the gf. She's in Ireland as a graduation present to herself.
She met and drank with Brett Desmond and his friends. He's the husband to Andrea Corr (of the Corrs) and son of largest individual shareholder in Celtic F.C., Dermot Desmond.
He also owns Five Guys franchises in Dublin and Belfast.
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2017 11:46 am
by govmentchedda
The Corrs were so hot.
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2017 2:55 pm
by mister d
I googled to see if Andrea was "the hot one" and realized it changes depending on the picture. But I think it was her and this is the specific pic I was thinking ...
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2017 2:56 pm
by mister d
(And even now I'm rethinking because of top left.)
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2017 10:38 am
by The Sybian
Johnnie wrote:Not me, but the gf. She's in Ireland as a graduation present to herself.
She met and drank with Brett Desmond and his friends. He's the husband to Andrea Corr (of the Corrs) and son of largest individual shareholder in Celtic F.C., Dermot Desmond.
He also owns Five Guys franchises in Dublin and Belfast.
Awesome. I met the owner of a Five Guys franchise once. Really nice guy, didn't go to his head at all.
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2017 10:55 am
by Johnnie
mister d wrote:(And even now I'm rethinking because of top left.)
If you googled Brett his wedding photos come up. So yes, Andrea is the brunette in the foreground of your pic.
The Sybian wrote:Awesome. I met the owner of a Five Guys franchise once. Really nice guy, didn't go to his head at all.
I feel like this is an inside joke I have zero context of.
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2017 6:59 pm
by wlu_lax6
So dealing with a airport fiasco due to.weather and having to be in Chicago at 8 am tomorrow. So after waiting all day at DCA I am now on a late night flight from Dulles. This has stunk. But I am now at the bar with ACDC's stage crew (well based on the matching gear they covered acdc's black ice world tour for 3 or 4 years). They have a deep deep bench here and have made the Chef Geoff's awkward for any female between 18 and 88. Also there drink selections are all over the map. Solid tattoos also.
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 12:44 am
by brian
Shared an elevator in our hotel with Kirk Gibson. Can tell the Parkinson's is starting to take effect.
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2017 9:22 pm
by The Sybian
Since we don't have a Swampers at the LPGA I'll post this here. My wife had to sponsor the medical tent at the US Open last weekend at Trump's course. Maybe more of a confession, but we took the kids to see what sponsorship gets you. We were about 20 feet away from this buffoon as he climbed into his giant cube. He seemed like an animal on exhibit at the zoo. Eric and Mrs. Eric were mingling at the buffet, we actually took his table when he got up. The guy is surprisingly big. Both tall, and stocky. Really did not expect that.
ETA: How do you embed a video? I uploaded to photobucket, but looks like I need to pay to embed here.
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 10:56 am
by Baloney
Took the red eye from LA back back to Tampa Friday night/Saturday morning and Kate Beckinsale was on the flight, took the same shuttle from the terminal with her & her TPD escort.
Anyway later find out she was stalked later in the day
http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/ba ... stalk.html
Re: A New Brushes with thread
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 11:00 am
by The Sybian
Baloney wrote:Took the red eye from LA back back to Tampa Friday night/Saturday morning and Kate Beckinsale was on the flight, took the same shuttle from the terminal with her & her TPD escort.
Anyway later find out she was stalked later in the day
http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/ba ... stalk.html
I contend there is no such thing as an irrational obsession with Kate Beckinsale. She very well might be the hottest woman ever.