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Planet Fitness determined $10 was the point at which people tend to stay on. Of course saying “you will go back to the gym” and watching sports is not quite the same but I can see mentally where people let things go at $10 and under.

In the mid 90s on the weekend A&E was the mafia documentary channel.

I don’t know… when my wife’s ICU was filled with COVID patients who didn’t get the vaccine and has yet to be filled with people from side effects by getting the vaccine…. That tells me the vaccine itself is safer than COVID so why not take something that’s cost free and will probably help you if infected. It’s not a guarantee but nothing is. I mean… I’m not going to not invest in stocks because I heard a guy got ripped off. Life is a gamble but it’s up to us to learn the odds. Many of the odds are heavily weighed in your favor. Take them.

Price of freedom, bro. They don’t care when a 6 year old shoots a teacher at school.

Arts and Entertainment. I think TLC has some kind of MILF show where these women in their 60s who have had a ton of plastic surgery live in th same compound as men in their 20s. MTV is interesting. I read a book on the history of it and it was inevitable what happened. The labels and artists got tired of providing free content to the network. And between them they couldn’t agree who would pay for the videos. In the beginning it was a free for all. Nobody knew anything. And they saw results when the videos played. That changed. MTV was insisting on not paying them for the videos… then they started to show their original content like remote control and then real world and ratings took off. It’s a business, not a public service. They won’t change the name because it’s a brand they built up. they used the moon landing footage in the beginning because it was free and they ironically were thinking what they were doing was just as important.

Bill Bonds

Article today in the News about Detroit’s 33 new licenses are limited because of restrictions about being beyond 1000 feet of a school, church, or liquor store. (Wonder if that also means restaurants?) It’s diminished potential sites and owners of buildings that fit the requirement know this. High barrier of entry.

I know in MIchigan there were issues with banks not wanting to touch the money because of the federal ban. Not sure whatever happened with that.

The things I never would have believed 20 years ago. Pot and gambling being so accepted.

We were 15. My friends mom drove down and dropped us off. We sat near that auxiliary box on the RF line. We went to see Bo and Saberhagen. That was when Bo was breaking his bat over his head. In BP he was aiming for the LF roof and did hit some up there. Then to appease the fans he broke his bat.

I was at that game. It was Labor Day. Doug Strange also hit his first, and maybe only, HR.

and I just like to forget about him..... what a horrible stretch for the Tigers front office.

The reason I didn't include Suarez is I didn't get the impression he was a solid or even decent MLB player yet. I feel like he got more seasoning when he went to Cincy whereas Matt Joyce was more of a finished product. But I could be wrong in how I remember it.

I get the point and it's very valid.... but would you add Matt Joyce to the list? I think he was a solid player who came up here and had success at the MLB level before being traded for Edwin Jackson.

One of the places I used to go to is still open…. But now you need to pass thru a metal detector to go in.

The skinny dude from color of money, at the tournament: was a pro player too. color of money grew on me after a few viewings. I just have to remember that this was pre top gun Tom Cruise. He’s almost a distraction.

One clarification on 9 ball. You don’t have to pocket them in order. You just have to strike the lowest ball first with the cue ball. Granted that often leads to pocketing that ball but it’s not required. If the 9 ball ends up in front of a pocket you can hit the lowest numbered ball left to knock it in. and… I suck at pool. I played it a lot. A friend had a table and as kids we aways were down there. Then in college I spent a lot of time in two halls during my slacker days. I never got better at it. I just couldn’t master it.

Looking up some trivia on the movie right now, on IMDB. All the shots were performed by the actors, except one. Mosconi did the one with two balls in the same pocket. (Although a later item seems to contradict this, maybe in montage shots where you can't tell who is shooting then it's him) Piper Laurie didn't make another movie for 15 year (Carrie), and got another oscar nomination.

The Hustler is one of my all time favorites. I will never forget stumbling upon it. I knew of it obviously and used to shoot pool in college in a hall decorated with some photos. When my kids were very young they finally went to bed, the wife was out, and I noticed The Hustler was coming on so I got some beers and took the time to watch. Captivating. Sometimes I'll call it up on a streaming service when available and just watch the final scene where he goes off on Scott. The framing of the shots, 3 heavyweights in the same scene. The way Gleason sits there looking now like a broken man who probably went through the same thing Fast Eddie went through with Bert but didn't stand up. Who's the winner? "Fat man.... you shoot a great game of pool." "So do you Fast Eddie"

They say it's to protect their daughters so that they know they are competing against "real girls". I wonder how they expect to know the truth in any of this? Someone going to check? I am not sure I want to hear the answer to that.

I'm posting it here because Ron is the governor and this should be in every future campaign ad... In Florida the FHSAA is requiring female student athletes to submit information about their periods. When they had their first one, how long they last, etc. Shit I don't even ask my wife about. She just says "Not for a few days...."

He told a great story about heckling that I'm sure was shared here. A guy was harassing him in the bullpen, this might have been in Colorado, and Todd sent him a ball and a $10 bill and a note saying "Here's a ball, go get a hot dog and a beer". The fan sent it back with a $20 bill and said "I'm rich, I can buy by own hot dog. You still suck"

I get it. But I would told you ET was worth it. Another one on my list is Close Encounters. I've seen a lot of it but never in one sitting, if I did I forget. I know about the Mashed potatoes and the musical notes.

Warren Zevon nominated for the Rock and Roll HOF brings a callback to one of scorseses greatest shots.