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*thatoneguy, Good gambling info from you. On the ponies, favorites finish in the money 2/3 of the time, but actually win only 33% of races. In quarterhorse racing, longshots win over half the time, and the payouts can be incredible! It don't look good for Oscar right now, but stranger things have happened. Remember, this is boxing. Anything can happen in a sport that has characters like Bob Arum & Don King. I agree wholehearted

Reply to Some Mind Changes in Blogging JoeUser Forums

*Kelly, thank you. This issue is a tough one for many. I went back and forth myself before reaching my opinion. The fence that keeps people hanging on this issue is a long and tall one. Kelly, you email me your address, or any address of your choosing, I'll be glad to get you a mini-Statue of Liberty! It will be my pleasure to do so!

Some Mind Changes in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Hello Again, Just before graduating from high school in 1992, one of my teachers told me that in ten years, I would not be the same person that I was then. I'm 30 nowadays, and the teacher was right. Sooo much has happened since then, both personally and in society. So many people have come & gone. Let's not forget all the experiences, good & bad. We all gr

Blog 66 in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Hello Again, I consider myself very lucky.....I mostly get to work at home.....I was out with my friends Saturday night.....At one place, an absolute horse's ass of a drunk wouldn't leave our table.....The four of us excused ourselves, and told him we had to go to the ladies' room.....We didn't say which club's ladies' room.....I was designated driver again..

Saturday Night Blogging in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Hello Again, I repeat, USC will NOT win the national championship.....You read it here first.....The smart money was on Bernard Hopkins over Oscar De La Hoya.....Result: Hopkins wins by KO in the 9th.....If the vote in Louisiana Saturday is going to be invalidated by a court, and proponents there expect that to happen, just what was the point in having it?...

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*Kelly, so do I. Thank you.

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*Gideon, my favorite old newsreel is the one from Warner Bros, also owned today by Time/Warner, which Ted Turner still has a distant connection to. Anyway, I love the opening with the rooster crowing. No one could replace Lowell Thomas' narrations. You don't hear much about colorization today, do you? Looking foward to being in your fun city soon. -- AA

Movie Fun Facts! in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Hello Again, I was inspired by reaction to a recent blog of mine to share some history about "the biz". All info can be found in multiple sources, and none is gossip or heresy. You could win a bar bet with some of these facts: The only reason Paulette Goddard didn't play Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With The Wind was that she couldn't produce a certificat

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*Kelly, I won't try to be clever, but thanks for the greeting. I noticed that I spelled Hoobastank wrong, and 3 of the 4 Ramones are gone. My mind is still conditioned to waiting for a new album from them. Hope all is well in Washington State.

Night Words in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Hello Again, Aaron McGruder, creator of the hilarious comic strip "The Boondocks", has it just about right in the strips of the last two weeks.....Kerry's blowing it.....An animated version of "The Boondocks" is being developed by Fox.....I hope it does better than Dilbert did on TV.....Dilbert should have been great, it wasn't.....News item: Heidi Fleiss i

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*Insightful, thank you! There isn't much I can answer to your questions, other than I love to read, I have loved it my entire life. I'm one of those people who'll read anything. That's why I don't yell at the Jehovah's Witnesses when they wake me up on Saturday mornings, I get free reading materials! I've spent a lot of time in a lot of libraries. Whenever I've been asked to fill out a form of one kind or another that asks me to list hobbies, I al

Blog We Must in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Hello Again, The Angels HAVE to win the AL West or they won't have any post-season at all.....In municipal elections taking place in Washington, DC, there isn't a single, solitary Republican on the ballot.....At halftime of the Stanford-Brigham Young game, the Stanford marching band performed a tribute to polygamy.....Included were one man dressed as a groom,

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*King, some excellent comments from you here! During the late 30s, the recently-deceased Leni Riefenstahl announced to the world that she was taking a trip to Hollywood, and sent out letters to all major studios when she'd be in town, what would be the best hours to recieve her, how she wanted her lunch table decorated, lunch preferences, what angles she wanted to be photographed from, and so on. With men like Louis B. Mayer, Jack Warner, Harry C

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*Kingbee, perhaps Dr. Crouch should drive a red Mazda rx-8 to Pasadena! He could afford it, and no one would notice him there. I gladly stand corrected about who's suing who. Thank you, King.

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*Janders, my pleasure! Thanks for the compliment!

It Almost Happened! in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Hello Again, My latest list is of things that almost happened. If some of these had actually happened, we might be looking at some things very differently. The close calls: After the Spanish-American war ended in 1898, we almost made Cuba a state! Instead, President William McKinley lobbied for, and got independence for Cuba. A young a

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*Kelly, I think it's great that you love your new location. I'll bet that there's a lot to love. I've seen Kevin Costner at both Dodger Stadium & Staples Center, where the Lakers will soon flounder, like our NHL Kings have for many years. I like that name, Kettle Falls. It sounds idyllic, rustic in a very pleasant way. I asked about Olympia Beer because that was my father's favorite until one day it wasn't available anymore, and hasn't b

Reply to L.A. Sahara in Blogging JoeUser Forums

*Kelly, I'm afraid that Mr. McGinley is very much taken. Our paths have crossed several times, and I have yet to meet a nicer guy in show biz. He loves being the "Patron Saint" of Jump The Shark! Always a class act, on or off camera. I think it would be great if they filmed anything in Spokane. Your town is very scenic. And, it's south of the Canadian border, where waay too much production has gone to. I'll keep you posted if I read o

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Other than Little Whip, who was complaining?

Reply to After All... in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Do you feel the love here?

A Full Day Already! in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Hello Again, I did something unusual for me last night.....I actually slept most of the night.....I had to be in Pasadena at 8am.....About a 20-mile drive from here.....When you have to be in Pasadena for any reason, well.....I actually like Pasadena, it's just kind of different from the rest of the Metro area.....On the way, another driver was in an awful hu

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*Karma/Java, fair enough, but I didn't see "remove it" in your post. When instructed to do so, I will. Is SPM's posting against JU's rules? No one has told me that yet.

Reply to L.A. Sahara in Blogging JoeUser Forums

*King, maybe the first name is unconventional, but he's a very nice guy. If you knew him, you'd like him. Everyone calls him Rich. He's pretty much a regular guy, no visible hang-ups or trips, and that's always a good sign. I hope you sometime get a chance to meet him. He's a good man.

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*Wuxiaomao, I wanted to keep my reply to your nice response seperate. You deserve that consideration. Woo-shawl-owl has a nice sound to it. Having a cat name is nice. I have a cat that I'm very fond of. She's an all-gray Russian Blue, and one of LA's best mousers! I think your name is very cool. I don't know, other than pure athletic achievement, why any kid would want to call himself Kobe. I think he's a very bad role model. If he

Reply to After All... in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Sorry, LW, but I haven't lived in as many places you have. Both my parents have had one employer apiece, so there was no need to move around. Once I decided I wanted to write for a living, well, where better to be for that than here? For someone so well-traveled, you don't seem to have learned much. I think I now know what they mean by the term "Ugly American". I'll bet you know every truck stop in the lower 48. I'll admit to ignorance