As I told Craig on the tweets machine, I am only down with the Mad Men extension if a significant portion of the series deals with Sally and her inevitable punk band that packs 'em in at CBGBs but doesn't ever break out nationally. How many mopey 80s new wave ballads did she inspire with her one night stands and casual digestion of men (and women, most likely) as she tries to exorcise the sins of her father?
Every time I see the name Nick Martini I imagine he's descended from the Bedford Falls Martinis, and is named in honor of the bartender who, in an alternate universe, served hard drinks to men who wanted to get drunk fast and didn't need any characters to give the joint atmosphere.
Just what we need: a brewery where a bunch of dude-bros sit at the bar plotting shorts and futures and trying to profit off the regular Joes just trying to grab a chocolate stout
I suspect dropping "Sugar" from cereal has less to do with heath conscious customers and more to do with every manufacturer changing from cane sugar to high fructose corn syrup.
I have pandemic thoughts but they are depressing so I'll just wish everyone a happy holiday and keep my fingers crossed that 2022 is a less sucky year for everyone who doesn't suck themselves.
Hope you all have a long weekend, or if you're working you at least get holiday pay. :)
"I’m struggling to think of a restaurant concept that is less appealing than this but I’m coming up empty: "
There's a trend of bars usually in college towns with the theme of like hyde park speaker's corner where you get a drink if you stand up and deliver like a 5 minute lecture on a topic in the middle of the bar and it sounds like the worst place on earth.
In the early 90’s my sibling owned 2 Buick Grand Nationals (first a ‘96, then a ‘97). Both were beautiful vehicles, fantastic shape in and out, low miles. He owned both for less than 6 months. Both were stolen right out of our driveway.
I really don't know from Mad Men - sorry, but it just doesn't appeal to me - but any TV show about advertising in the 80s needs Kip and Henry, the main characters on Bosom Buddies. Ignoring the stupid drag premise, those characters worked in advertising and when the show's second season also decided to ignore the stupid drag premise, it was about them running a boutique ad agency. So let's rev up the CGI deager and bring back young Tom Hanks!
On the one hand, we should continue to take any data about COVID with a grain of salt. How a variant acts in one place doesn't mean it acts that way in another. Delta was a lot worse in the US last summer than in the UK, and no one knows why. So good to be cautious. OTOH, I wonder if people trying to throw cold water on data from South Africa is just because it's from South Africa and people are treating it like a medical and scientific backwater. Even though the Omicron variant was discovered there by scientists with the know-how and a vigorous system looking for variants (which the US is barely doing).
And to bring some baseball content, I looked up "this day in baseball history." On December 23, 1975, an arbitrator ruled that Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally were free agents, a landmark decision on the road to free agency.
...McDonald's in Orlando (sand lake at international) used to have an audio animatronic MacTonight in their dining room; also had a McDonaldLand band, as well.
Saw other good Covid news yesterday. The DOD though the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research is developing a vaccine to vaccinate against all variants of Covid, including future ones. It in early trials but looks promising. Of course it’s has “nanoparticle” in the name so that will need to change. Can imagine all the conspiracy theories if they go with that in the name, especially since it’s fully owned by the government.
There's a bar here in Des Moines, IA called the exchange with fluctuating prices based on demand, and it's a neat experience. Every hour or two, one of the bartenders will 'crash' the market, and every drink (beer, wine, shots, bombs, etc.) drops to $1 or so. It's fun every now and again and was very fun in college.
As I told Craig on the tweets machine, I am only down with the Mad Men extension if a significant portion of the series deals with Sally and her inevitable punk band that packs 'em in at CBGBs but doesn't ever break out nationally. How many mopey 80s new wave ballads did she inspire with her one night stands and casual digestion of men (and women, most likely) as she tries to exorcise the sins of her father?
Every time I see the name Nick Martini I imagine he's descended from the Bedford Falls Martinis, and is named in honor of the bartender who, in an alternate universe, served hard drinks to men who wanted to get drunk fast and didn't need any characters to give the joint atmosphere.
Just what we need: a brewery where a bunch of dude-bros sit at the bar plotting shorts and futures and trying to profit off the regular Joes just trying to grab a chocolate stout
The cereal ad from The Simpsons: "Only Sugar Has More Sugar".
It's a funny line, so I guess it was John Swartzwelder.
I suspect dropping "Sugar" from cereal has less to do with heath conscious customers and more to do with every manufacturer changing from cane sugar to high fructose corn syrup.
I have pandemic thoughts but they are depressing so I'll just wish everyone a happy holiday and keep my fingers crossed that 2022 is a less sucky year for everyone who doesn't suck themselves.
Hope you all have a long weekend, or if you're working you at least get holiday pay. :)
Mc D.L.T. in the Mac Tonight commercial...The hot stays hot and the cold stays cold
"I’m struggling to think of a restaurant concept that is less appealing than this but I’m coming up empty: "
There's a trend of bars usually in college towns with the theme of like hyde park speaker's corner where you get a drink if you stand up and deliver like a 5 minute lecture on a topic in the middle of the bar and it sounds like the worst place on earth.
No way that Don has not used cocaine before 1985. Roger likely gets turned on after one of his acid trips.
In the early 90’s my sibling owned 2 Buick Grand Nationals (first a ‘96, then a ‘97). Both were beautiful vehicles, fantastic shape in and out, low miles. He owned both for less than 6 months. Both were stolen right out of our driveway.
I really don't know from Mad Men - sorry, but it just doesn't appeal to me - but any TV show about advertising in the 80s needs Kip and Henry, the main characters on Bosom Buddies. Ignoring the stupid drag premise, those characters worked in advertising and when the show's second season also decided to ignore the stupid drag premise, it was about them running a boutique ad agency. So let's rev up the CGI deager and bring back young Tom Hanks!
On the one hand, we should continue to take any data about COVID with a grain of salt. How a variant acts in one place doesn't mean it acts that way in another. Delta was a lot worse in the US last summer than in the UK, and no one knows why. So good to be cautious. OTOH, I wonder if people trying to throw cold water on data from South Africa is just because it's from South Africa and people are treating it like a medical and scientific backwater. Even though the Omicron variant was discovered there by scientists with the know-how and a vigorous system looking for variants (which the US is barely doing).
And to bring some baseball content, I looked up "this day in baseball history." On December 23, 1975, an arbitrator ruled that Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally were free agents, a landmark decision on the road to free agency.
FWIW, Craig, Tom Waits is driving an Oldsmobile, not a Buick, in "Heart of Saturday Night." Clearly, he knows something you don't.
...McDonald's in Orlando (sand lake at international) used to have an audio animatronic MacTonight in their dining room; also had a McDonaldLand band, as well.
Saw other good Covid news yesterday. The DOD though the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research is developing a vaccine to vaccinate against all variants of Covid, including future ones. It in early trials but looks promising. Of course it’s has “nanoparticle” in the name so that will need to change. Can imagine all the conspiracy theories if they go with that in the name, especially since it’s fully owned by the government.
https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2021/12/us-army-creates-single-vaccine-effective-against-all-covid-sars-variants/360089/
There's a bar here in Des Moines, IA called the exchange with fluctuating prices based on demand, and it's a neat experience. Every hour or two, one of the bartenders will 'crash' the market, and every drink (beer, wine, shots, bombs, etc.) drops to $1 or so. It's fun every now and again and was very fun in college.