tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post8581781226918438759..comments2024-01-06T07:18:43.593-08:00Comments on The Battle of California: Earl Sleek: the model of LondifferenceJames Mirtlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11221488913251638181noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-21210796994272947912007-09-28T19:14:00.000-07:002007-09-28T19:14:00.000-07:00Maybe they ought to build a grocery store, though....<I>Maybe they ought to build a grocery store, though.</I><BR/><BR/>I think a Ralphs opened somewhere and the next day there was a fire. Seriously, no joke, I think it happened. <BR/><BR/><I>some of those cardboard residences the bums build up are nicer than anything I've lived in.</I><BR/><BR/>I was about to give the bum who digs through my trash some money or food until I found out he has a place bigger than mine and I think he built it all by himself.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07631663414267137790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-91663890063102520752007-09-28T17:13:00.000-07:002007-09-28T17:13:00.000-07:00Bertuzzi + May + a Plane = ConAir 8)Bertuzzi + May + a Plane = ConAir 8)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-61261716318849416792007-09-28T08:17:00.000-07:002007-09-28T08:17:00.000-07:00Downtown LA is a great place to live; some of thos...Downtown LA is a great place to live; some of those cardboard residences the bums build up are nicer than anything I've lived in.RudyKellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05935847996131016457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-4557010555730815702007-09-28T08:01:00.000-07:002007-09-28T08:01:00.000-07:00Parros and Dave Grohl - Separated at Birth?Parros and Dave Grohl - Separated at Birth?Steve Leporehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12633730257455513111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-36277471466881246342007-09-28T07:47:00.000-07:002007-09-28T07:47:00.000-07:00I think it's part of the whole "LA LIVE" project.Y...<I>I think it's part of the whole "LA LIVE" project.</I><BR/><BR/>Yeah, totally. I passed by it this morning and saw a nifty sign advertising some new "Ritz Carlton Residence" living--so that screams of money-grab to me.<BR/><BR/>I think it's "LA LIVE" as in Saturday Night Live, but I haven't really heard anyone say it to confirm. I could be wrong, though. They really have been trying to promote downtown LA as a place people can live. <BR/><BR/>Maybe they ought to build a grocery store, though.Earl Sleekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15843720035500316419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-4303882743860043142007-09-28T07:27:00.000-07:002007-09-28T07:27:00.000-07:00I particularly like the comparison of the Ducks to...I particularly like the comparison of the Ducks to the Rockettes in that last photo. Perhaps they can replace sucker punching and elbowing with synchronized kicking? Now that would be goonery with pizzazz.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09694504731204384103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-76767594118850492872007-09-28T06:29:00.000-07:002007-09-28T06:29:00.000-07:00Kudos to George Parros for doing the NYT crossword...Kudos to George Parros for doing the NYT crossword puzzle! (We'll just overlook that he's doing a Monday puzzle in pencil.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-14961835464205093232007-09-28T06:25:00.000-07:002007-09-28T06:25:00.000-07:00Bertuzzi certainly does look relaxed waiting for h...Bertuzzi certainly does look relaxed waiting for his bag.Black Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03583346651230552519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-89348211490850040242007-09-27T23:52:00.000-07:002007-09-27T23:52:00.000-07:00past several months they have been building some m...<I>past several months they have been building some monstrous structures next door,</I><BR/><BR/>I think it's part of the whole "LA LIVE" project. Which I could never quite figure out was supposed to be "live" as in "I want to live" or "Live from New York, it's..." because it could really be either.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07631663414267137790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-38501253797610818962007-09-27T22:58:00.000-07:002007-09-27T22:58:00.000-07:00I imagine the Ducks were thrown in to give the lea...<I>I imagine the Ducks were thrown in to give the league a reason to drag the Stanley Cup along for some quirky photo ops.</I><BR/><BR/>To be fair, the Ducks agreed to do this before they won the cup, though I can't remember particularly when. Still, you are right. There are definitely some <A HREF="http://anaheimduckfan.blogspot.com/2007/09/pictures-of-boys-with-cup-today.html" REL="nofollow">quirky photo ops</A>.<BR/><BR/><I>You're right about this doing nothing to grow the game in England, a dubious goal at best to begin with. It's meant to make money for Phil Anschutz.</I><BR/><BR/>I don't know if this is related, but part of my daily commute is to drive right past the Staples Center, and for the past several months they have been building some monstrous structures next door, where they used to let fans park. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, I know there's a movie theater and some other stuff coming, so probably this is all a coordinated money-making mega-plan. <BR/><BR/>And it all would have worked too, if it weren't for that pesky Cloutier!Earl Sleekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15843720035500316419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-56474053947719532832007-09-27T20:33:00.000-07:002007-09-27T20:33:00.000-07:00And THEN your Ducks get to come back to the States...And THEN your Ducks get to come back to the States and play 3 away games (all of which are home openers for those teams) before the Kings even play another game! The Ducks definitely got the shittier deal.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07631663414267137790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-60421022334892242682007-09-27T20:04:00.000-07:002007-09-27T20:04:00.000-07:00Jeez, Earl, what's not to get?Philip Anschutz owns...Jeez, Earl, what's not to get?<BR/><BR/>Philip Anschutz owns the L.A. Kings.<BR/><BR/>Philip Anschutz owns the O2 Arena in London.<BR/><BR/>Philip Anschutz owns Gary Bettman. (K.C. expansion, anyone?)<BR/><BR/>I imagine the Ducks were thrown in to give the league a reason to drag the Stanley Cup along for some quirky photo ops.<BR/><BR/>You're right about this doing nothing to grow the game in England, a dubious goal at best to begin with. It's meant to make money for Phil Anschutz.Chris!https://www.blogger.com/profile/11484215962971930186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-83793221812068874652007-09-27T17:41:00.000-07:002007-09-27T17:41:00.000-07:00Whoever designed the seating was pretty forward-th...Whoever designed the seating was pretty forward-thinking. They're staggered so that <I>everybody</I> is on the aisle.Patty (in Dallas)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07764005549776620439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-48594044569987698302007-09-27T17:36:00.000-07:002007-09-27T17:36:00.000-07:00See, I just figured Bert and May didn't play well ...See, I just figured Bert and May didn't play well with others (and is it just me or is that pillow seatbelted in? I suppose that's awfully considerate of them).Miss. Scarletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12551436696307039718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-69337730527648481122007-09-27T13:55:00.000-07:002007-09-27T13:55:00.000-07:00wwsmd(what would steve moore do?)He'd be pushing t...<I>wwsmd(what would steve moore do?)</I><BR/><BR/>He'd be pushing the stewardess button like crazy, I think.<BR/><BR/><I>That plane is nicer than my apartment.</I><BR/><BR/>Yeah, it seems sort of redundant or wasteful to fly that plane to London and then check into a hotel.Earl Sleekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15843720035500316419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-54560662177208499512007-09-27T13:02:00.000-07:002007-09-27T13:02:00.000-07:00I saw that picture of bert and may on the ducks we...I saw that picture of bert and may on the ducks website and thought to myself wwsmd(what would steve moore do?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-5099630801370537382007-09-27T13:01:00.000-07:002007-09-27T13:01:00.000-07:00I don't want to hear another peep of complaint fro...I don't want to hear another peep of complaint from the Ducks about their taxing trans-continental travel schedule. That plane is nicer than my apartment. I love how they are all encapsulated in their own personal pods.Katebitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12364106843885805603noreply@blogger.com