Buftex

It seems context is lost on you too Dante...point was, nobody got too jazzed up about the film maker being invited to the White House...you could argue he has influenced as much violence in his "art" as Common has in his 5-minute song. But people like you, and LA, can't see anything beyond your own tastes.

Art and logic are lost on you LA... Did Common ever kill a cop? Not to my knowledge. Did he sing a song that had lyrics about the killig of a cop? Yes, he did. Did Scorsese ever shoot someone in the foot while playing poker? Not to my knowledge. Did he make a movie with a scene that depicted that? Yes, and it is revered as one of the greatest American films ever. There is context to everything...talk about being hyper PC.

Very true...

Oh, I am not a fodd snop, I have the waistline to prove it! Funny you bring up Five Guys. They started popping up down here a couple of years ago, and a buddy of mine in DC was always raving about it...honestly, I have been there, maybe a half dozen times over the years...I think they are good, but hardly the best burger I have ever had...not even top 5. I have heard so much about In & Out over the years...I am sure they are good...but like you, I can't see myself waiting in that kind of line for any fast food thing. I love food, but I value my time too...I am not one of those who automatically hates chains...but more often than not, I don't understand the hype...of course, as another poster mentioned, I would be first in line if they opened a Mighty Taco here! One man's treasure...

Yes, because killing cops is the only thing that Common has ever sung about...he puts out an album a year filled with nothing but lyrics about killing cops...where was the outrage when the Obamas honored Martin Scorsese...oh yeah, he is white, he makes great movies, filled with violence,so it is art. Common is black, makes music that you don't care about, so it is a shame that he has been ivited to the White House... Put it this way, it is stupid to say all conservatives are racist, but not so much of a stretch to say that most racists would identify themselves as conservatives.

The one that always stood out, was the openining shot, of one of the first season episodes, where Jesse and Walt are cleaning up the reamains of the bathtub guy...really gross...but very effective.

Okay, crayonz, Dallas and Miami advance, Chicago and OKC looking to move on...possibly Atlanta or Memphis, you are golden...but I just can't see any of them beating Miami, at this point...the Heat have really put it all together.

I'll let you know when Dave In Elma chips in!

That is all!

Tip of the hat to the Miami Heat. I hope that Chicago or Atlanta take them down... Good effort by the Celtics, but they are just not that team anymore. Trading Perkins was a wise move for the future, but it didn't help the Celtics this year...oh well...the sun will come out tomorrow...I guess. So long Doc Rivers, thanks for everything. Thanks for restoring the Celtics...it may take a few years to get back, but I don't think they will fall off like they did for most of the 90's and early 2000's. I think Ainge knows what he is doing. I think he might have known, with or without Perkins, this team wasn't going to win a championship. They may have kept the Bird era Celtics together a little longer than they should have, hoping they could eek out another title. Who could blame them? I just think Ainge is determined not to make the same mistake again. I hope that is what he is...if Doc leaves, as is expected, maybe bring in McHale. Not a good GM, but a pretty good coach. Going to be a long off-season, particularly if there are no football distractions.... let's go, anyone but Miami! EDIT: Just watching Docs post game PC, he said he is " heavily leaning" toward coming back!! "I'm a Celtic, and I love my guys...I want to win again, here!"

All the Tea Partiers are chiming in...interesting!

I remember when Krispy Kremes' started popping up in Austin, about 10 years ago...traffic jams, long lines...local newscasts from the parking lots...now I think some of them have closed down...now, if they open up a La Nova Pizza here, I will be first in line...a burger? There are lots of good burger places... btw- those "Animal Fries" look like a plate of vomit...

It's funny...I don't get the NFL Network, and sometimes I long for it...but then I remember, every time I go to my folks house, and get a chance to watch, it's no better than ESPN. They have as many bad analyst/personalities as ESPN.

Oh yeah, me too. Funny, I don't expect that the Lakers are going to fall of the map of NBA relevancy any time soon...it is a franchise, more than any other in the NBA, that guys want play for. I would be surprised if the Lakers don't make a major addition next season. Chris Paul might be it... I am hearing (as I am sure you have) that they are talking about Rick Adleman as their head coach next year. Also heard today, the Lakers and Heat might make a run at Doc Rivers after the season...he is a free agent, and has declined to accept an extension from the Celtics. I think Adleman would be an interesting fit for the Lakers. He would bring a more up-tempo style that you always associate with the classic Lakers teams. It is tough watching a great team grow old...admittedly, the Celtics recent run of success is nothing compared to the Kobe era Lakers run, but the other night, it killed me seeing Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen,unable to set a pick, with 19 seconds left, to get off a final, winning shot attempt. It was brutal. I had never seen anything like that from this Celtics team. Kinda sad, for me, it is coming to an end. I still think they might pull a game out tonight (this team has pleasently surprised me more than once over the last 4 seasons), but they aren't going to the conference final...it makes me sort of melancholy. Believe me, I have rooted for mostly disappointing to lousy sports teams my whole life, this team has been a breath of fresh air, for me, personally. It has been fun, taking it for granted every year, that they are one of the 5 best teams in the league. I can only imagine what it would feel like to be a Lakers die-hard right now. Kobe is a warrior, no doubt. Great player. Trade you Shaq for him?

I will take your word on that KRC, I didn't even realize that Jeff Nixon was writing for a living. Good for him! I wasn't necessarily knocking Nixon, because I feel that former players should be taken care of. I am sure I don't have to retell the horror stories of what these guys have sacrificed, for our entertainment, to you least of all. It just seems whenever I hear the ex-players, who are lobbying for their cause, it seems like they just want to go after the players, and, in the case of Gene Upshaw particualarly, their representation. I am not even saying their complaints against the players and their union have been un-warrented, but as they say, "hate the game, not the player".

Maybe it is our business, but it seems to me, Nixon has an ax to grind, and is just throwing a bunch of stuff against a wall here...it seems this could be very incomplete information. Current players are going after owners, and former players are going after current players. I completely agree that former players deserve more than they have gotten in the past, it seems like Nixon is just going after D Smith, to show how much money is being made. He has some information about the NFLPA, but discounts what the owners are making, and what they are doing with their money. I really feel for the former players, every time I here Joe DeLamieleurre talk about it, I get amped up...but, sometimes, it seems like the former players are barking up the wrong tree.

The Ravens signed him during the playoffs last year, IIRC...the Ravens season was over, at that point...so he signed a "letter of commitment" so to speak, with the Ravens, before the NFL season was officially over, and before the lockout began.

If I have one complaint, throughout the series, we get to see a little too much of Cranstons' ass...funny, I have only seen "Malcolm in the Middle" (his other best known show) and he is normally half naked in that too...and then, one night, I am flipping stations, and come across a rerun of "King Of Queens" and the hilarity ensues as the Kings (Kevin James) is annoyed that his new neighbor built an above ground pool, which he and the wife can see while they are eating dinner...and the neighbor likes to walk around on the deck in his speedos...who plays the neighbor? You guessed it, Bryan Cranston! WTF...like he has something in his contract that says he must walk around in his skivees for a minimum number of scenes... I think the son is great...AJ is right, they don't milk his handicap, and the actor himself actually has cerebral palsy. How often does that happen on television? I like AJs observation. One of my oldest, and best friends has cerebral palsy. And you know, sometimes I feel bad, because I forget he has it. He used me as a job reference once (I was his boss years ago) and they asked me what sort of affect his cerebral palsy had on his work...and honestly, I laughed out loud, because I never think of him as having it. He uses the caines/braces and has some issues with walking, but he never lets it keep him from anything. The son on Breaking Bad reminds me of him, quite a bit...even looks like him. The only time I really remember them using his condition in a storyline was in either the first or second one, where the kids in the store are making fun of Walt Jr, and Walt Sr gets a previously unnoticed spine, and puts them in their place...it was a great scene, I think, more than anything, to show how much Walt loves his family, but has a difficult time standing up for himself...he overcompensates, big-time!

Walt is terrific, and Bryan Cranston is amazing...but as the show goes on, I think you will start to appreciate Jessie/Aaron Paul even more...like I said, season 2 is pretty much, note for note, perfect in my opinion. Season 1 was shortened by the writers strike that year, so you sort of get what would have been a terrific end for season 1 (though the way season 1 ended was fine too), and a whole incredible story arc that is fascinationg, and seemingly, very realistic. Good stuff!

Even more amazing, he just died a few months ago!!!

IIRC, that was the begining of the end for the Shaq and Kobe relationship...when Kobe had his incident in Colorado, it came out that he told investigators that "all the guys have women on the road, Shaq does it all the time..." or something to that effect. Things being what they are nowadays, his words made it out to all the media outlets, and Kobe kind of broke a code, amongst his NBA brethren...now, I think Shaqs wife filed for divorce on the grounds of infideltiy, but it was long after the Kobe thing...but I do know, it pissed Shaq off tremendously.

If Rondo ever develops a more consistent shot, he would be unbelievable. Right now, he can do a lot of things, because teams don't respect his shooting ability. He is young...he gets a little better every year. I think he will develop that shot.

I wish people who use words like that could be re-smarted!

Maybe not, but it sure is sounding more and more that something went down between Kobe and Gasol, off the court. Gasol and his fiance (who had been togehter for "a while", not sure how long that means) did split up...I could see that affecting someone to a degree...but it sure did look strange to see the Lakers playing so "laissez faire" during the Mavs series...very un-Laker like, in cruch time.

Have you been wathcing "The Killing" on AMC? I won't put in the same class as "Mad Men" or "Breaking Bad", because it is sort of just your conventional cop show, in some ways...but it is getting to the point, 6 episodes in, where I am starting to get pissed when it ends...masterful job of leaving you wanting more....last nights end was a mind-blower... Also, I love the show "Treme". Second season has started out strong. It is a David Simon show ("Homicide" "The Wire"), but it has nothing to do with cops, for the most part. Being a bit of a music person, I have never seen anything that so accurately portrays musicians....not superstar musicians, but people who make their living playing in bars, and on the streets...really powerful show. It does have a political slant to it...New Orleans after Katrina, go figure. Great cast.