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[sooshii]

@sooshii

In 1996 some genius decided to modernize the theme - irate viewers almost burnt the station down

I remember it well. It was a travesty!

 

[sooshii]

Had to take the Bride to eye doctor in Worcester yesterday. I thought they had a good protocol. You call from parking lot and let them know you have arrived. You must be masked orthey will bring one out to you.
Told to wait 10 minutes in car while they prep a chair with disinfectant.
Enter the building and purell dispensed at bottom and top of stairs and elevator.
Spacing marked on floor. Thermal temperatures taken. Then you go to chair they have prepped for you.
Everyone in officeand exam rooms gloved, madked and wiping everything.

So how do I know this if I have to stay inthe car?
Well, I had to pee. So, I had to go through all the above to get inside to a restroom.

See that’s my worst fear. That I’ll go somewhere and have to pee.

 

[Gee Wally]

See that’s my worst fear. That I’ll go somewhere and have to pee.

its basically whats keeping us from looking at real estate. Now that I’m WFH the options are many. But we need to wait until whatever phase ultimately opens up bathrooms . Crazy.

 

[RoccoF14]

BOOM! 2 for 2 on the day.

The 8 brings it home @ 4-1 to sweeten the pot.

$30 (we ran multiple combinations) ticket paid $148.

Rolling with another $0.50 Pick 5 to play the Belmont and close out the day:

Race 8: 1
Race 9: 2,3,4 or 5
Race 10 (Belmont): 8
Race 11: 1,2,5,7 or 9
Race 12: 2,7 or 8

If this hits, it’ll be insane. We usually never play Pick 5s...

 

[RoccoF14]

Picks for the Belmont $0.10 Superfecta

$14 bet with
1st: 8
2nd: 1,2,5,9,10
3rd: 1,2,5,9,10
4th: All

Both of our remaining bets hinge on 8 winning. If the 8 hits it’s gonna get real interesting.

 

[RoccoF14]

Picks for the Belmont $0.10 Superfecta

$14 bet with
1st: 8
2nd: 1,2,5,9,10
3rd: 1,2,5,9,10
4th: All

Both of our remaining bets hinge on 8 winning. If the 8 hits it’s gonna get real interesting.

Almost......The 10 faded late and gave up 3rd to the 3......so close.

 

[RoccoF14]

Rolling with another $0.50 Pick 5 to play the Belmont and close out the day:

Race 8: 1
Race 9: 2,3,4 or 5
Race 10 (Belmont): 8
Race 11: 1,2,5,7 or 9
Race 12: 2,7 or 8

If this hits, it’ll be insane. We usually never play Pick 5s...

3 down, 2 to go. The 2 singles hit so we are really liking our chances here.

 

[Fenway]

‘Blues Brothers’ 40th anniversary: Looking back at the ‘best movie ever made in Chicago’ and its legacy

EDITOR’S NOTE: The “Blues Brothers” was released nationwide on June 20, 1980. To mark the 40th anniversary of the movie, a watershed film for Chicago that spread the city’s soul around the world, the Sun-Times over the next five days is republishing a series of stories first printed on its 25th anniversary in 2005. The series, the newspaper said at the time “takes you back to the streets of Jake and Elwood Blues and checks out what’s happened since the Bluesmobile rolled.”

This story was first published on June 20, 2005.

‘Blues Brothers’ 40th anniversary: Looking back at the ‘best movie ever made in Chicago’ and its legacy

The filming itself was a major event for Chicago. It pumped an estimated $12 million into the local economy during the 3 1/2 months crews were in the area.

John Belushi, a Chicago native who grew up in Wheaton, was so popular at the time he could simply flag down police cars and they would take him wherever he wanted to go, recalls his widow, Judy Belushi Pisano, who is writing a book about his life, “Belushi.” John Belushi died in 1982 at 32 from a drug overdose.

Filmmakers closed the Kennedy Expy. in both directions, dropped a car from more than 1,000 feet in the air near Lake Shore Drive, raced cars along Loop streets at more than 100 mph and even took over Daley Plaza for a three-day weekend. Such stunts would be unlikely now, Moskal said. Residents, unaccustomed to seeing Hollywood live, called local newspapers aghast at the car chases they witnessed.

It seems almost comical now that initially, highbrow critics from the East and West coasts didn’t like the movie — Newsweek called it “desperately unfunny,” while the Los Angeles Times called it a “$30 million wreck.”

Chicago’s reviewers, on the other hand, figured it out right away: “What is a little startling about this movie is somehow it all works,” wrote the Sun-Times’ Roger Ebert on the day of the movie’s release, June 20, 1980. “There is even room, in the midst of the carnage and mayhem, for a surprising amount of grace, humor and whimsy.”

Late reviewer Gene Siskel took it a step further: “‘The Blues Brothers’ is the best movie ever made in Chicago.”

 

[RoccoF14]

Rolling with another $0.50 Pick 5 to play the Belmont and close out the day:

Race 8: 1
Race 9: 2,3,4 or 5
Race 10 (Belmont): 8
Race 11: 1,2,5,7 or 9
Race 12: 2,7 or 8

If this hits, it’ll be insane. We usually never play Pick 5s...

Ugh. Lost it on the last race.

Ah well, still up on the day.

 

[Fenway]

 

[CHRDANHUTCH]

Maine CDC Saturday update:

25 new cases/holding at 102 deaths

 

[Aussie Bruin]

@Aussie Bruin I have Carlton +27

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That's a brave bet! Shame it didn't quite come off, but Carlton winning that game at all is a massive upset.

 

[Estlin]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/nypost...pike-on-overwhelmingly-hispanic-laborers/amp/

White people are two smart

 

[DKH]

That was intentional

I went to Catholic grade school - the nuns made sure we knew the difference between ‘new’ and ‘knew’ and ‘to’, ‘too’, and ‘two’

 

[bb74]

‘Blues Brothers’ 40th anniversary: Looking back at the ‘best movie ever made in Chicago’ and its legacy

EDITOR’S NOTE: The “Blues Brothers” was released nationwide on June 20, 1980. To mark the 40th anniversary of the movie, a watershed film for Chicago that spread the city’s soul around the world, the Sun-Times over the next five days is republishing a series of stories first printed on its 25th anniversary in 2005. The series, the newspaper said at the time “takes you back to the streets of Jake and Elwood Blues and checks out what’s happened since the Bluesmobile rolled.”

This story was first published on June 20, 2005.

‘Blues Brothers’ 40th anniversary: Looking back at the ‘best movie ever made in Chicago’ and its legacy

The filming itself was a major event for Chicago. It pumped an estimated $12 million into the local economy during the 3 1/2 months crews were in the area.

John Belushi, a Chicago native who grew up in Wheaton, was so popular at the time he could simply flag down police cars and they would take him wherever he wanted to go, recalls his widow, Judy Belushi Pisano, who is writing a book about his life, “Belushi.” John Belushi died in 1982 at 32 from a drug overdose.

Filmmakers closed the Kennedy Expy. in both directions, dropped a car from more than 1,000 feet in the air near Lake Shore Drive, raced cars along Loop streets at more than 100 mph and even took over Daley Plaza for a three-day weekend. Such stunts would be unlikely now, Moskal said. Residents, unaccustomed to seeing Hollywood live, called local newspapers aghast at the car chases they witnessed.

It seems almost comical now that initially, highbrow critics from the East and West coasts didn’t like the movie — Newsweek called it “desperately unfunny,” while the Los Angeles Times called it a “$30 million wreck.”

Chicago’s reviewers, on the other hand, figured it out right away: “What is a little startling about this movie is somehow it all works,” wrote the Sun-Times’ Roger Ebert on the day of the movie’s release, June 20, 1980. “There is even room, in the midst of the carnage and mayhem, for a surprising amount of grace, humor and whimsy.”

Late reviewer Gene Siskel took it a step further: “‘The Blues Brothers’ is the best movie ever made in Chicago.”

Best modern day music comedy. Great sense of the grit of the inner cities at the time. Love the tape on the Piano with Ray Charles before the dancing in the streets and the tens of soul music cameos spread across the film. Nailed it with James Brown as the Gospel pastor and the upstate chicken wire scene. It was big bow to soul music caught on film and you could tell they were all happy and proud to take part. Great movie and some good life lessons from real people. 10/10

 

[Gee Wally]

Canobie Lake To Require Reservations, Temperature Checks For Reopening

Next Step in Reopening Mass. Begins Tomorrow

Limited indoor dining, other businesses set to reopen Monday

Florida and South Carolina Again Set Records as U.S. Coronavirus Cases Surge

Comedian DL Hughley COVID-19 positive after fainting onstage

 

[Fenway]

Best modern day music comedy. Great sense of the grit of the inner cities at the time. Love the tape on the Piano with Ray Charles before the dancing in the streets and the tens of soul music cameos spread across the film. Nailed it with James Brown as the Gospel pastor and the upstate chicken wire scene. It was big bow to soul music caught on film and you could tell they were all happy and proud to take part. Great movie and some good life lessons from real people. 10/10

The police cars used in the chase scene were real - They were cars that were about to be retired so the producers made a deal with the city.



and the mall was real as well

 

[Maine Fan]

AMC Theaters reverses course on masks after backlash | Boston.com

What will the theaters show old movies, there is a shortage of new products because of Covid.

I won't be surprised if movie theaters go out of business.

Stay Safe, Think Mask, Covid is still out there.

 

[Maine Fan]

It is called many different names; however, it is still with us.

Coronavirus Live News and Updates Coronavirus Live Updates: 12 States Hit Daily Records and the White House Says It’s Preparing for a Possible Fall Wave

Should you be concerned?

 

[TD Charlie]

Hot as a witches tits out there today

 

[Kate08]

We had my father in law over for a late lunch today. Simple - grilled some burgers and chicken and made a grilled veggie pasta salad and a watermelon and fresh mozzarella salad (my new summer obsession)

I offered to grill so my husband could visit with his dad instead of having to be outside which he took me up on. My father in law is the sweetest man but he was still all “you’re going to make your wife grill”?! And then my husband said she offered and is more than capable.

He’s now doing the dishes while I relax on the couch.

it’s pretty awesome to see gender norms start to fade.

 

[Fenway]

 

[Gee Wally]

Well mission accomplished.

If I ever did anything right it was surprising mom here at the Cape.
My sisters couldn’t believe it when I knocked on their room door.
Mom broke down. All good. Had supper delivered and just got her to bed.
Tomorrow we will get her down to the sand and water edge.
Tuesday if she’s up to it she wants to see PTown own more time. The old penny candy store, Portuguese bakery and Herring Cove beach. Places she and dad took us 50 years ago.

View from my room.

 

[CDJ]

Well mission accomplished.

If I ever did anything right it was surprising mom here at the Cape.
My sisters couldn’t believe it when I knocked on their room door.
Mom broke down. All good. Had supper delivered and just got her to bed.
Tomorrow we will get her down to the sand and water edge.
Tuesday if she’s up to it she wants to see PTown own more time. The old penny candy store, Portuguese bakery and Herring Cove beach. Places she and dad took us 50 years ago.

View from my room.

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Herring cove beach is lovely.

this is amazing stuff. Glad you could treat her to such a great weekend.

 

[DKH]

Herring cove beach is lovely.

this is amazing stuff. Glad you could treat her to such a great weekend.

This would have been a monster tourism weekend for the Cape

90 degrees in mid June would have set that place up