Rush2112 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 29, 2018 9:55 am
and god damn ESPN has the headline "Long time Met Rusty Straub"
Yeah, because he was with the Expos for fewer seasons than the Mets, Tigers AND Astros each.
"Long time major leaguer."
Who played for 8 years in New York and settled there after his career was over and did most of his philanthropy in New York and opened restaurants in New York and worked on Mets broadcasts for a decade. He's identified with the Mets. Get over it.
Rush2112 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 29, 2018 9:55 am
and god damn ESPN has the headline "Long time Met Rusty Straub"
Yeah, because he was with the Expos for fewer seasons than the Mets, Tigers AND Astros each.
"Long time major leaguer."
Who played for 8 years in New York and settled there after his career was over and did most of his philanthropy in New York and opened restaurants in New York and worked on Mets broadcasts for a decade. He's identified with the Mets. Get over it.
Maybe it's related to one's age. Like Pruitt, I am old, and despite his long service in other cities, I've always thought of Rusty Staub as an Expo.
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2018 10:19 am
by Rush2112
brian wrote: ↑Thu Mar 29, 2018 10:09 am
<audible sigh>
Rush2112 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 29, 2018 9:55 am
and god damn ESPN has the headline "Long time Met Rusty Straub"
Yeah, because he was with the Expos for fewer seasons than the Mets, Tigers AND Astros each.
"Long time major leaguer."
Who played for 8 years in New York and settled there after his career was over and did most of his philanthropy in New York and opened restaurants in New York and worked on Mets broadcasts for a decade. He's identified with the Mets. Get over it.
Maybe it's related to one's age. Like Pruitt, I am old, and despite his long service in other cities, I've always thought of Rusty Staub as an Expo.
I've always thought Met, probably because I remember being in the car listening to him bat during the 1973 World Series.
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2018 2:03 pm
by sancarlos
Bob Beattie. Broadcaster, coach and all-around legend in the skiing world.
A giant in animation - Japanese animation in particular.
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 4:28 pm
by wlu_lax6
Mitzi Shore. Besides being Pauly's mom she is one of the key folks (and sometimes antagonist) of the story of stand up comedy. Will be interesting to read tributes to her and who attends her funeral.
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 6:48 pm
by DSafetyGuy
wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 11, 2018 4:28 pm
Mitzi Shore. Besides being Pauly's mom she is one of the key folks (and sometimes antagonist) of the story of stand up comedy. Will be interesting to read tributes to her and who attends her funeral.
The Comedy Store has bounced back in a major way in recent years after Adam Eget (the "other guy" in Norm McDonald's podcast) took over the operations. Mitzi had been mostly out of the picture for a along time, but Eget's changes to operations made a massive difference.
I'm not an EDM guy, but I really like a lot of what I've heard from Avicii. I didn't realize he had previous health problems, so this was a big surprise. They play his videos at my gym a lot. Not only do I like the music, but some of the videos are really cool.
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2018 5:25 pm
by Rex
OK so I've heard this music, though I didn't know who did it. What does EDM stand for? I just think of this as FIFA menu screen music.
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2018 5:33 pm
by sancarlos
Rex wrote: ↑Fri Apr 20, 2018 5:25 pm
OK so I've heard this music, though I didn't know who did it. What does EDM stand for? I just think of this as FIFA menu screen music.
Electronic dance music. That's all I know about it. I also don't know why every song is song by a different, uncredited singer.
Rex wrote: ↑Fri Apr 20, 2018 5:25 pm
OK so I've heard this music, though I didn't know who did it. What does EDM stand for? I just think of this as FIFA menu screen music.
Electronic dance music. That's all I know about it. I also don't know why every song is song by a different, uncredited singer.
Am I showing my age when I say that it's all disco to me?
