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So it's St. Patrick's Day.  Or, as we call it in my family, Reinforcin' O' The Cultural Stereotype Day.  The last OFFTOP fell off the list, so I'll put one up, because I wanted to post this little gem.

20th Century Fox film studio is now prohibiting rental copies of its films (even from Netflix) from having bonus features and extras.  To get them, you'll have to buy the disc.  It's just another example of how stupid companies are in the face of a new way of doing business - instead of embracing the rental market, as they should be doing, they're probably going to send even more people into the welcoming arms of BitTorrent and the like.  Not smart.

Personal note to Thingray:  drop me an email, I need to ask you a question but your email's not in your profile.

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Ditto.

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Mar 17, 2009 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've always been curious.

Your signature says you were “at Shea for the Felix-Slam”.

How was that?

by Zygomorphic on Mar 17, 2009 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Absolutely unbelievable!

I only get to the States once per year [although probably not at all now this year now that the economy has collapsed] so I studied the schedule carefully. I decided on the Mets/Mariners series at Shea as I was desperate to see Johan. Then the God’s [and rotations] conspired to throw Felix against Johan for the first game of the series, and the rest is history. When he hit the slam I started cheering like I do when my team scores at a football game – and all around me there was silence! :D

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Mar 17, 2009 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So do I

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Mar 17, 2009 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The next person to pinch me gets a swift kick to the groin, guy or girl.

The fact that I’m not wearing green means bupkus, you fucking idiots.

Throw the snacks in the bag and I'm ghost like Swayze!
Preserved In All His Greatness - R.I.P. The Reignman 1989 to 1997

by JLProck on Mar 17, 2009 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've been pinched three times already...

Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?

by Taylor H on Mar 17, 2009 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It evidently extends to high school as well.

Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?

by Taylor H on Mar 17, 2009 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

See I went with not going to school

Much easier

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Mar 17, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have a Nokia

:(

Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?

by Taylor H on Mar 17, 2009 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No frownies

I am rocking Finland’s best as well

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Mar 17, 2009 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nokias were cool to a nine-year-old in 2003 France.

But now they don’t come with Space Invaders…!

Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?

by Taylor H on Mar 17, 2009 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The E-71 is the most incredible phone I have ever used

I get nothing but comments about it when I use it (which drives me crazy, btw). I don’t need space invaders when I can install SCUMMVM and play Full Throttle and Monkey Island on my cell phone

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Mar 17, 2009 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I prefer the classics, like Snake II.

Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?

by Taylor H on Mar 17, 2009 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I miss me some snake

Thank god it’s built into gmail

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Mar 17, 2009 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My 5 year old pinched me this morning because I had no green on

Then I got to give him a soft punch to the arm because my watch strap is green

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Mar 17, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

True

But I was always the one in grade school to make my green inconspicuous so I could play the ol’ “punch for a mis-pinch” game

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Mar 17, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Guess I've been in college too long

My first thought was “old people don’t understand”.

by Ezzra on Mar 17, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It has nothing to do with age

and everything to do with maturity.

by Matthew on Mar 17, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

It's only one night, so many people get a chance to party when they usually do not

Many of the people who binge drink on Cinco De Mayo are fairly mature but use the holiday as an exception. I’m cool with this on a few occasions a year.

by Ezzra on Mar 17, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've played several St. Patty's shows down in Pioneer Square,

and after having to evacuate the bar in the middle of our set because some place nearby was tear gassed, I’m pretty much through playing shows on amateur night. There’s always some massive fight in the streets on those nights.

Illegible

by kevin_ess on Mar 17, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just as very few Irish truly celebrate St. Patrick's Day.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Mar 17, 2009 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They do for tourists.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Mar 17, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wrong.

I throw a big 16 de Septiembre fiesta

by NOLAmarinergirl on Mar 17, 2009 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Out of curiousity, why?

The fact that it encourages lame people to go to lame bars and drink lame beer contaminated with food coloring? The this-has-nothing-to-do-with-anything of it?

by marc w on Mar 17, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

For me it's the latter

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Mar 17, 2009 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't get it.

Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?

by Taylor H on Mar 17, 2009 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Once you get older you'll find someone.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Mar 17, 2009 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I could be like Graham and get my girlfriend to post on LL.

Of course, this would require actually having one.

Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?

by Taylor H on Mar 17, 2009 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, Taylor.

BVASEKETBALL FUCLSED OVER UW - Robert

by royalcurve on Mar 17, 2009 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't you'll have much luck getting him to write back

Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?

by Taylor H on Mar 17, 2009 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Unfortunately, I'm the man from Enumclaw.

Not really from there, but I lived there for a few years when I was a kid. I was too young to get into the horse scene, though.

by Teej on Mar 17, 2009 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like you too.

BVASEKETBALL FUCLSED OVER UW - Robert

by royalcurve on Mar 17, 2009 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm indifferent to it.

BVASEKETBALL FUCLSED OVER UW - Robert

by royalcurve on Mar 17, 2009 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh amateur nights.

I became an old man on St. Patrick’s Day 2001 when a drunk prison guard maced me. I stay at home on amateur nights now for my own safety.

However, if I was superstitious I would go to Kell’s tonight and get maced as 2001 was a decent year for Mariner baseball.

by Sec 108 on Mar 17, 2009 10:41 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I've been avoiding amateur night for about the same amount of time

but made plans to try out Galway Arms tonight around 6. Probably won’t find a seat, but at least the Irish Immigrant is next door to suck most of the frat boys in. And maybe the Owl and Thistle Band will play a set.

by johnbai on Mar 17, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

never underestimate the volume of frat boys in a bar on St Pats day

honestly, you should probably just avoid it and go to a non-Irish bar. Drunk people in mass quantities, especially those that only drink once a year, are incredibly annoying.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Mar 17, 2009 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Personally,

I don’t much appeal in Irish bars any day of the year.

95% all serve the same beer and food.

by Matthew on Mar 17, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's more about the Irish drinking music to me

and catching a little Mardi Gras style party vibe

by johnbai on Mar 17, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Irish bars in Ireland are great

the Irish bars in the US that try to “be Irish” are incredibly annoying.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Mar 17, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It can suck it even more because Guinness is actually responsible for it in a lot of cases

they sell kits. There are Guinness Irish pubs in places where Irish people have never been.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Mar 17, 2009 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know it's just Matthew and I on this, but the stuff has its place.

Maybe it’s just good memories, but it’s a very solid option for watching football or football on a Saturday/Sunday morning.

by marc w on Mar 17, 2009 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Addendum: for me, it's mainly that it's available everywhere.

If, say, my local footie bar had Young’s DC Stout or Sam Smith’s Oatmeal Stout on tap, I wouldn’t touch Guinness.

by Matthew on Mar 17, 2009 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm more pissed off with places that have 15 IPAs and no Scotch ale or bitters

I’ll always think the world of you, Parkway Tavern, but throw a goddamned bone to beer lovers who don’t particularly want a million different IPAs.

by marc w on Mar 17, 2009 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Amen.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Mar 17, 2009 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, absolutely.

This is why I really like Collins Pub’s beer list. They don’t have a ton of taps, but they always have a wide variety of styles to choose from.

by acblue on Mar 17, 2009 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You're still fussy about that. I know.

BVASEKETBALL FUCLSED OVER UW - Robert

by royalcurve on Mar 17, 2009 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

THANK YOU

Stupid Guinness that looked so damn tempting at 11am on Sunday and then tasted like sawdust.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Mar 17, 2009 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh crap.

But the frat boys will still probably go to Fin McCool’s instead, right?

by johnbai on Mar 17, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Either there or the Gnar.

Or however you spell the name of that place.

by acblue on Mar 17, 2009 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No kidding. But the owners opened a bar in Tacoma :(

It’s actually less douchey than the Emigrant, but, y’know, damning with faint praise and all that.

by marc w on Mar 17, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I pray for this on every night out.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Mar 17, 2009 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And headbashing soccer hooligans.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Mar 17, 2009 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I used to really like the Galway arms.

For Aaron – I went to the Galway Arms immediately after seeing Lightning Bolt, so that I could put my head back on my body, and think for a moment about what just happened.

by marc w on Mar 17, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm just remember how complex the beginning of 2007 was.

First, we played the Sox in Japan. Then we went back to the US and played Spring Training games. Then we had Opening Day, again.

Please let that never happen again.

by Zygomorphic on Mar 17, 2009 11:04 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I thought we did....?

Maybe it was Spring Training.

by Zygomorphic on Mar 17, 2009 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

here you go:

from ESPN at the end of ’07:

Boston and Oakland will be the third set of teams to open the 2008 regular season at the Tokyo Dome, following the New York Mets and Chicago Cubs (2000), and the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2004). A scheduled 2003 series between Oakland and Seattle at the Tokyo Dome was canceled because of the threat of war in Iraq.

by msb on Mar 17, 2009 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Awesome.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Mar 17, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Seeing as no question was posed in the original post, I'll ask one

If you could see any one artist or band live, who would it be?

by Zygomorphic on Mar 17, 2009 11:51 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Assuming we're talking bands we haven't seen before

I’ll go with the Wipers. U-Men and Nirvana are close though. As is Lightning Bolt, although it’s likely I’ll be able to see them at some point.

Before October it would have been the Sonics. :)

by acblue on Mar 17, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bu if we're talking people we haven't seen

I’d love to see Cornell provided he doesn’t play anything from Scream

by JI on Mar 17, 2009 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wouldnt mind

Seeing flipper in the early 80’s…. not the flipper of today

I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.

by wadswerth on Mar 17, 2009 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Meh.

Could be amazing, but could be terrible. I think you’d have to be in the right mood for Svenoni-isms.

by marc w on Mar 17, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have no bands I have not seen that I would want to see

unless you’re talking historically and then I want to see The Jam.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Mar 17, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wish I liked Paul Weller's solo stuff enough to go see him next month

but I can’t do it because the non-Jamness of it (even though he’ll do a few Jam covers) would just disappoint me.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Mar 17, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No way I'd consider going to that.

You at least liked the Style Council. Yeesh.
Same with Westerberg; I’d just rather not see what he’s up to these days.

I used to be that way with Crooked Fingers, since I was so into Archers of Loaf in the 90s. But as long as you go into forgetting that he’s got any association with AoL, it’s fine on its own. This is not the case with Mr. Weller, however.

by marc w on Mar 17, 2009 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I saw Westerberg one time too many

I saw some absolutely stellar Westerberg solo shows, most of which came in between 14 Songs and the next album when he didn’t have a lot of solo stuff so he played two of his solo songs and then ‘Mats songs for an hour. The last time I saw him was just horrible. He looked like he didn’t want to be there, his band was mediocre, and he basically just bored everyone into submission. it left a really bad taste in my mouth.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Mar 17, 2009 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

T Rex.

BVASEKETBALL FUCLSED OVER UW - Robert

by royalcurve on Mar 17, 2009 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs