JLowe
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I could see Gronk wearing a mask and pulling the Mr. America routine with the Kraft family if there was a no wrestling clause in his contract
Obviously, his name would be Fiesta
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As far as I'm aware, FFF has never sold out. I think you're in the clear.
Although with that lineup, who knows.
Funny, tons of people online are bitching about the lineup. I think it's mostly metal/hardcore types though.
They've never sold out of 3-day passes as far as I know, but they have sold out (as in hit capacity) a couple of single days, like the first Slayer appearance.
Also they have a payment plan, so you don't have to come up with $200 all at once.
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FunFunFun Fest announces their 10th year lineup with a video featuring Bill Nye the Science Guy.
My take: headliners aren't the strongest, but the undercards of the Orange (indie rock) and Black (punk/HC/metal) stages are amazing. Blue stage continues its downward slide to appeal to EDM kids.
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I always had an idea for a teen movie with a genuine fat kid. And the popular kids try to make them over for a bet or something. They try to take them to the gym and out for for new clothes. But then the kid is like "Nah, I'm happy just the way I am" and the popular kids are offended at first but then realize this is the most healthy attitude to have.
This would be a very short movie,admittedly.
Angus has a good bit of this.
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ACL lineup is out. Headliners are Foo Fighters, the Strokes and Drake. There are bands I'd like to see, but nothing that adds up to a $250 festival that would probably require skipping Dragon Con.
I feel like ACL reset their previous bar for blandness with this lineup.
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Tangential, but this is a really interesting NYT interactive piece on the 1990 first round draft class. First one with underclassmen, also before the signing bonuses and salaries got crazy. A few sad stories, including Seau.
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Since Packers have been covered, I'll just say that as a Texas Longhorns fan, having a player actually drafted this year will be nice. And if Malcom Brown drops out of the 1st Rd. I'll be pissed.
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Done, happy to help.
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Dear God, there is no more wonderfully bleak of a television show on right now than American Crime.
watched the first 3 episodes and am just struggling to get into it. Have 2 or 3 episodes on DVR right now and my girlfriend and I haven't quite decided whether to watch or delete them. I dunno, show feels like it's trying too hard and full of cliches to me.
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Wife and I finally watched Winter Soldier. It was awesome as advertised.
Glad you both liked it.
Oh well
It seemed so specific that it seemed like they were doing a head nod about someone...
And it's a good thing I didn't check IMDB before the movie as, yet again, they weren't afraid to spoil a big plot point (for those of us who had been unfamiliar with the Winter Soldier story)
You had to be careful. I remember Marvel spoiled the Winter Soldier's identity in a video. A blurb from a review of the film on Rotten Tomatoes spoilt the big Robert Redford plot development.
Wow, you went into that not knowing who Winter Soldier was? You are a lucky SOB.
Glad you loved it.
My Dad didn't know but figured it out at the screening before the reveal. There were gasps at the screening when the Winter Soldier loses his googles/lower face cover in action and you see him unmasked.
EDIT: A best friend of mine didn't know either until he watched it on DVD.
I'm not a comic book reader, so I had no idea, and I still didn't know until they said the name.
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So, does iZombie go in this thread or the Movie/TV Comics subfolder? Because I really like that show. Sure, it's basically Veronica Mars except she's a zombie with a twist, but who didn't want more Veronica Mars?
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I saw Unbreakable twice, while riding the first class bus from Mexico City to Oaxaca City. It was subbed in Spanish, so I got many a giggle at "Senor Vidrio". I remember thinking it was alright, probably Shillelagh-man's best.
I would say that 90% of my "sick" days are "hungover" days, "out too late at a show and tired" days, and "can't bring myself to GAF" days (aka mental health days).
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Watched BATMAN RETURNS for the first time since I was, I dunno, 12 I think.
It's just awful.
I've tried re-watching some Tim Burton stuff recently and yeah, it's all pretty much terrible, except Edward Scissorhands (edited to add Beetlejuice, duh) and maybe Big Fish. Then again, the last movie of his I saw and really liked was Big Fish, so...
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This is where we are supposed to feel bad about the Seahawks injuries as if no other team is playing through injuries. 49ers played without Bowman, Willis and Aldon Smith pretty much the entire season but it's "oh well, injuries happen". I'm supposed to feel bad for the Legion of Boom who by the way were all out there playing.. If you are suited up, I don't want to hear it.
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Auburn has purchased Rivals.com #1 recruit Byron Cowart from Florida.
they bought Tim Irvin too.
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April 4th, Stevie Wonder (my favorite musician of all time) performing Songs in the Key of Life at the (horrible) Frank Erwin Center. I've only seen him once, at ACL Fest. I was close enough to hear him (they had sound problems and bleedover if you were more than a certain distance from the stage) and it was really good, but I hated the people around me and being packed in like a sardine. So this will be much nicer.
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I'm torn between my annual trek to Bonnaroo, or Austin PsychFest: Levitation. 'Roo will probably win out every year until I get a better job where I can actually afford plane tickets, but, man... that lineup for PsychFest is pretty incredible for a small festival on a ranch in Texas. Either way, I'll get to hang out with my Texas buddy and talk wrestling all weekend while seeing some good acts. Even if the lineup for Bonnaroo is underwhelming, anyone that's been knows how the experience itself is worth the price alone.
I'm also surprised we didn't get The Dead, especially since Trey from Phish is joining them as well. They would sell way more tickets with that as a headliner, for sure. Even though I have ZERO interest in witnessing that. I would check it out just to say I saw it.
Levitation does look pretty amazing, I'm hoping to win tickets and if not I'll at least get a one-day pass for the JaMC performance. Funny thing, the "ranch" is within the Austin city limits and about 1.5 miles from my office as the crow flies.
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I posted this on Land of Confusion, but in case you missed it:
I started the Ska Or Improv tumblr a few days ago. It picked up steam incredibly fast. Onion A/V Club profiled it. I also talked about it here. Reel Big Fish also just started following me on Twitter and are fans.
it's been on my FB feed a few times, nice work! My friend was in a semi-popular Houston ska-punk band and loved it.
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I'm going to guess you have never actually been there....
Nope, never had an interest. But I can read a concert poster.
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I know, different strokes and all that, but I just can't see how anybody is excited that Billy Freakin' Joel is one of the headliners for Bonnaroo. The guy who wrote and performed "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" is one of the headliners at one of the premier hip music festivals. He's one of the definers of the term "whitebread" when it comes to music. Do they just book these old dudes with a dartboard? Next up: Motor City Mildman Bob Seger. Or a Springsteen tribute band. At least McCartney used to be a Beatle, fer goodness' sake.
Bonnaroo is hip? It's basically all-natural whitebread.
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All of the bands I would care to see from both those lineups would barely fill a day-long concert, and of those Ride is the only one I haven't seen before.
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I just saw Wolf of Wall Street. Did anyone else think it was pretty bad?'
As far as a story goes -- There's not much to it past "assholes become rich assholes and do a lot of drugs and have sex with a lot of prostitutes" as far as I can tell. A lot of the scenes dragged on and on -- like the one at the pay phone, for instance.
It's also pretty morally bankrupt. I think there are a lot more people who will walk away after watching that saying, "Man, I want that life" than "These guys are the worst."
I watched it this past weekend and that was pretty much all of the things I said to my girlfriend while/after watching it.
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I was thinking about starting Tannehill over Wilson. Also I somehow made the finals in my league with perhaps the worst RB crew. Daniel Herron, Trent Richardson, Matt Asiata, and Jonathon Stewart. I just picked up Joseph Randle if Murray can't go. What RBs do I start? At least I get some money for second place.
Randle if Murray can't go and Stewart, then Asiata, then Herron.
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I suspect that the attendance thing is due, in part, to several schools jacking up their ticket prices to insane levels. Even Michigan, which for years could have sold 175,000 tickets to games, struggled to sell seats at times this year. And, no, it's not just because they were mediocre on the field. Other schools have done the same thing.
Texas being in a down period accompanied by high ticket prices is another example. Easily 10,000+ unsold seats per game this season.
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There was a divey, dying sports bar not far from my house that we used to go to when UT was playing their early out-of-conference games as they gave out free Jell-o shots for every Texas touchdown. One of the saddest things at this bar was a framed Quincy Carter Cowboys jersey that I'm 90% sure they bought at the thrift store across the street (and probably the frame too, for that matter).