Pack your bags and your tastebuds!
 

PLF is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life.

I said Brenda. Hillary's ass is double wide. There is a subtle difference.

lisa g
 

You know when the network flashes those polls during games and asks you to log on to participate and you think to yourself, how do they get so many participants -- are there really that many losers sitting there in front of the tv with their laptops in their laps waiting to take a poll or post on some board while they're watching the game?

I used to wonder who these idiots were.

TM

Just for Bilmore
 

Now that's a thought. I'd like to see just how peaceful they could get together.

Thurgreed(and the woooooorld would be a better place...for you...and me...just wait...and seeeeeeee)Marshall

Just for Bilmore
 

Ashley's come so far since her "Star Trek" cameo.

And I don't see why Halle and Ashley can't coexist. Unless Ashley's gonna start a catfight with Halle over the babealicious Fred Durst.

lisa g
 

Two comments about Lisa that were made last night while drinking Schlitz and Hamms:

(1) I guess she looks better than usual, which isn't saying much.

(2) How can boobs look that big in a leather jacket?


Ohio State could beat the Bears. I'm embarrassed.

Desparately seeking.....
 

Yes. Buy none of them. You are about to give birth to a squirming, wriggling mass of perpetual motion. Didgital technology at the low to medium end of the price scale is too slow to get good action shots or freeze motion.

You're much better off with 35mm. You can get the negatives scanned onto a CD for about $4-5 wherever you get your film developed, and you're much more likely to get better pictures

Once Upon a Time Johnny Depp sold out
 

In order for me to even get to ignoring your movie recs, I have to ignore the "logic" in your posts.

Once Upon a Time is a fucking sequel. It is by definition derivative. Not only that, but it would be derivative if it wasn't a sequel. So rephrase your question so that it makes sense.

Although I hated the first one and haven't seen the second, I can't imagine it could match the furiousity of the first one without Vin Diesel. Just ask DS.

TM

The New/Old Soldiers Field
 

How do folks in Chicago feel about the new stadium? Last night was the first time I had seen it.

The New/Old Soldiers Field
 

I went to the "meet your seat" thing they had on Saturday morning with some season ticket holders, and the interior is pretty cool. One has to understand that Soldier Field was the biggest shithole of a stadium before this renovation. Any bathroom break required missing almost an entire quarter. They actually had port-a-potties in the stadium to try and fix this problem (didn't work). Plus, the old stadium SMELLED like a port-a-potty.

The new stadium's upper section is very steep. A friend made the statement that his father would come to one game and never come back b/c it's just too difficult getting up and down. It DOES feel like you could fall over and tumble down the seats. However, the steepness enables the fans to be RIGHT on top of the field. Instead of viewing the action from the side, you actually can see the field from a semi-bird's eye view.

As far as the outside goes, well, let's just say that the inside is nice. As one writer said: "I don't care how many architects tell me it's a wonderful fusion b/w past and present, it's just plain ugly." It looks like the "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" spacecraft was dropped into the collonades. Moreover, you can't see EITHER of the city's two best visible features while in the stadium: the skyline or the lake.

But, I think most people are just happy they can pee and/or get a beer in 10 minutes. B/c you need to drink A LOT of beer to watch the Bears play.

The New/Old Soldiers Field
 

Once you have a decent team, the sound cascades will be a powerful 12th man.

Now, it's just such a freakin eyesore from the outside. I remember passing the stadium on my trips to Chicago and being mesmerized every time by the stately columns and how beautifully the stadium integrated into the area.

lisa g
 

Crushing considering how important your opinion is to me.

I don't have a laptop, but the computer and tv happen to be in the same room. I've never answered a tv poll.

The New/Old Soldiers Field
 

Some wag properly said "why spend $600 million on a team that ain't worth a nickel?"

The New/Old Soldiers Field
 

I don't know. I sort of agree with this guy - http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/30/ar...OLD.html?8hpib

It may take a while to adjust to the new look, but at least it has its own distinctiveness and personality. Kind of hard to really appreciate The Ballpark at Arlington after being to Camden Yards because they are the same freaking place.

lisa g
 

I think Coltrane and I were at the same party since the lisa g comment above was made at least 3 times at the gathering I attended...

Easiest money anyone ever made was taking the Packers and laying the 4 (only 4?) points last night. Good thing I'm not really a Bears fan.

As for the stadium, the inside, for the 10-20 days a year it will be used for anything, is a state of the art marvel. The problem is we have to look at the outside of it the other 300+ days a year. An absolute garish monstrosity in a city with some of the best architecture you'll ever see...

The New/Old Soldiers Field
 

It was a beautiful shithole before. And you're right, if it stood alone it wouldn't be so unsightly. However, it's adjacent to (or part of) the museum campus, which incorporates mainly greek influences.

Once Upon a Time Johnny Depp sold out
 

I must admit I have seen neither. Vin notwithstanding, it is a fucking car movie and the very idea gives me Days of Thunder flashbacks. Car movies invariably suck. Gone in 60 seconds? Cannonball Run? Driven? Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang? Puh-lease. (Maybe I'll make an exception for Deathrace 2000.) However, I understand Vin was hilarious, delivering unbelieveably crappy camp lines with a straight face while obviously delighting in the cheeziness of it all. And, since that is the only good thing I have heard about either movie, I have to state my belief that the second just can't be as faster and furiouser as the first.

BR(note: I distinguish between car & car race movies, movies that have car chases in them (French Connection, Bullit) and road movies (Mad Max, Thelma & Louise))C

December RoTAF's trip to Chicago
 

http://www.salon.com/sex/col/tenn/20...ues/index.html

[spree: bio girls can't do sex like the trannies, does this make me gay? it's the salon advice column; no nudity]

The New/Old Soldiers Field
 

Well, some cities need architectural distinctiveness. They need something unique. This town does not. We have plenty.

Moreover, if they would have made the exterior out of concrete instead of glass and steel, it would probably be even MORE distinct. Who builds a stadium with doric columns as its focus nowadays?

Neuroses Test
 

Shrooms are still big. I buy them every single chance I see them. A few bottles of good champagne, a case of Amstel four or five good friends and a half ounce of mushrooms is still the best party going...

Like Jerry used to say, you have to eat a psychadelic at least a few times a year to "clean the pipes". Its a great form of therapy - reminds you to enjoy life a little more and realize just how insignificant your worries are in the greater scheme of things.

S(I'll eat em every chance I get until the day I die... best harmless party drug ever)D

The New/Old "Soldiers" Field
 

Speaking of disasters, other than the outside of Soldier Field and the Bears, who died and made Jim Belushi the supposed Chicago Goodwill Ambassador?? (O.k., I know who died...)

The guy just sucks. He's a true triple threat, can't act, can't dance, can't sing... Makes his living trading off his exceptionally talented dead brother's name. What's more, he's never here anymore, so his Chicago credibility is pretty limited. People are griping about this pretty hard on the radio here today.

If you need a celeb who can represent Chicago, is at least here a lot, and has some talent, give me Bill Murray, John Cusack, William Petersen (CSI), Gary Sinise or dare I say (gasp) Oprah...


Also on the disaster front, though this one is an import, did everyone catch Paris Hilton sitting in Brian Urlacher's box last night? Apparently he was seen with her in Vegas last week and they became "friends". She's been in town with him all week since, and has told local media that she just wants to be left alone and not draw attention. Which explains her sitting in a prominent, very telegenic spot at the game last night wearing a bright white Urlacher jersey...

lisa g
 

So then NC State could beat the Bears?

OSU ain't that awesome. They've gotten some clutch calls this year.

The New/Old "Soldiers" Field
 

Cf. Politics Bd. re J. Jackson

Neuroses Test
 

Agreed that they are my favorite high, but not a good out in public drug. I have a good source, if you are ever out this way.

The New/Old "Soldiers" Field (I see Paris, I see France...)
 

I don't know much about what boxes Paris has been sitting in, but she's not been shy about showing off her box...

http://www.imagedump.com/index.cgi?p..._id=0&warned=y

SPREE: Picture of hot naked idiot.

The New/Old "Soldiers" Field
 

So the hate-fuck line was just to make her want him more?

The New/Old "Soldiers" Field
 

We were at the same party. Steve?

People were very close to throwing beer bottles* at the screen whenever Belushi appeared.


*Who am I kidding, they were cans.

Neuroses Test
 

Saw part of it (flipped back and forth bc hard to dig it when didnt watch prior shows). That last part where they tell you how things ended up whizzed by twoo quickly for my wine addled brain. Did the big guido tattooed meathead with no hair stay together with whoever he was with despite the bonfire bust? and i think I saw that the angry guy who was gonna propose got back with his ex?

who was the madoonna/ whore guy? the angry guy who was gonna propose? Loved the Queens accent. Classy.

The New/Old "Soldiers" Field
 

Actually Jesse has a lot in common with Jim Belushi, except he's trading off his mentor's name...

(I know, I know. Politics Board...)

lisa g
 

That was my point. I would have said Miami but the Hurricanes would destroy the Bears (they definitely get paid more than the Bears). An overrated team like OSU would just barely beat them.

The New/Old "Soldiers" Field
 

Speaking of politics (in a non-opinionated way), the President must be in town, because Marine One just flew by my window...

Neuroses Test
 

I think tattooed meathead was Jason and I think they are broken up (based on blurb at end of show).

Michael (model?!) is the angry guy and he is also the madonna/whore guy. The blurb said that they have remained friends despite their angry breakup. Both are single.

Neuroses Test
 

Generally, its true they should not be consumed among the usual jackasses. Running into "Carl, from accounting" or some cat who's really out to impress you can make your night hellish. I also find I lose my filter on mushrooms; if I think you're an idiot, you'll hear about it. That said, cruising through a concert or a bar can be fun if you've got the right crew. Hell, we went pool hopping a few weeks ago on them. Great fun.

If you dig the Dead, this is THE shroom disc of the century - Dick's Picks 22. That fucker blew my mind. Best early Dead ever. I've never seen China Cat>Eleven>China Cat.Other One>Alligator anywhere else. This is the sort of music that Wolfe and Kesey wrote about. Fuck the 70s stuff all the heads yammer on about. DP 22 is the Dead at their best. Its so fucking exhausting on the ears it must've been hell to play. You can understand why they slowed down so dramatically later.

lisa g
 

I know you guys are exaggerating a bit, but do you really think a college team could ever consistently beat a pro team? I gotta hear this explanation.

TM

Neuroses Test
 

Shit, I think I was in your little group. How great were mushrooms anyway? Can I get somea round here? I recall one time, myself and three grilfriends, who all had these bunting Patagonia overall things (smurf blue and the most comfy thing ever, I still have mine) decided to shroom together and walk around campus in these outfits. I remember doing some scientific experiments in the quad, in the hallway outside the library. Good times. We just dont have fun like that anymore.

and i remember liek twenty of us shrooming in someone's dorm room and being locked into this little room for like eight hours with these people. just laughed the entire time. My friend **and I came out and we sat at the little table in front of the dining hall (wheere they check IDs), next to each otherm, which struck me as being like the local news desk. We sat in front of the menu board and proceeded to do the local news (in the form of the specials on the menu) as people walked by. And nobody blinked. It was all very wink-wink,, we know you are dosed and we will be dosed soon, also. Chaka Bri

A little protected haven where you are surrounded by peole your own age, with nothing to lose, on a paid vaction from mum and dad, all just tripping. I had no idea how good I had it. I miss college.



**who just had her second kid and is a full time housewife. sigh.

lisa g
 

I don't think so, but I think certain of the best college teams could give the worst NFL teams (including the Bears) a game and maybe win a one-shot deal... Possibly Miami or the Sooners.

Great joke from local radio: NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue was at the game last night to open the new stadium. He also let the Bears know that they are now on the clock for next year's draft...

lisa g
 

No. Just hyperbole. In fact, I don't think a college football team could beat a pro team inconsistently. If the Bears played Miami 10 games, I'd say the Bears win all 10. Miami would never score. NFL DBs/LBs are just too fast, even if they play for the Bears.

However, I think some of the really good college basketball teams of the past could beat the NBA's worst team every once in a while. Early '90s UNLV. Fab Five. Some UK teams.

lisa g
 

Not Miami. I am amazed Coker is still working after that pathetic championship game last year. that team was twice as fast as OSU. I nearly smashed the televsion that night.

No, TM, I don't agree that any college teams today could beat a pro team. However, the Miami teams of the mid-late 80s under Jimmy Johnson could have made the NFL playoffs. And maybe that crazy Auburn team from a few years back that was unbeatable but was under the death penalty and couldn't go to a bowl.

Neuroses Test
 

Thanks for depressing me Paigow. This time of year I think back to long days of playing frisbee, listening to Allmans outdoors, drinking keg beer and tripping my face off. No bills, no responsibilities, no future concern, no appointments, no worries. There is nothing like fall at an eastern college. You start the day off watching early games and end it listening to a live band play "You Don't Love Me/Soul Seranade" in the basement of your fraternity house while everything is a huge glop of psychadelic colors. And during it all you try to pick up cute college girls. And when its over, you wake up, go take a steam, hit the gym, stop by at a few tailgating parties and do it again.

On the flip side, why did you ever quit shrooming? because you're older and more responsible? That's bullshit. You have to get back to the best place you've ever been from time to time. A little fungus gets me there -- reminds me who I really am... not this freak who's phoning it in in a dull gig strictly for the money.

Neuroses Test
 

Concur on all points. When are you coming down to DC again, or should I metroliner up for the hookup? I woudlnt trust the schwag down here anyway. probably glazed in crack.

Neuroses Test
 

Haven't heard this in a LONG time.

Great word though.