Jules

I have to get some rest too, long long day. I will be back tomorrow evening after I do some stuff around the house, and I have company coming over tomorrow, so I will be on late. 

Jules, 

That SNL skit about David S. Pumpkins just reinforces the idea that true fright is the element of surprise after a person has been distracted or lulled into a false sense of security. I could see where if a person watches that clip enough it grows on them. 

It also reaffirms the point that Halloween is too commercialized now by the mainstream & it doesn't have an underground vibe anymore at all. 

At least we have the Hammer classics for Halloween....In a sea of all the crappy horror flick remakes, at least we have the old masters of horror, and the cheesy fun of the 80's slasher movies. I've watched a couple of the old Dracula films today, it's fresh on my mind. 

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Not going to lie, this does bother me.

 

 

 

I think thats why I can't focus tonight.

 

I am not sure why, but Lebron is always like stuck in some Shakespearean tragedy play. Even his owner wrote him that nasty letter as if he was playing some evil villain role. 

 

Anyway will feel better tomorrow night but tonight to me just kinda made basketball look pathetic.

 

I hope the Cavs can win in Cleveland but sadly they have been even worse in Cleveland then on the road this year.

It sucks, but it is what it is. The Warriors won 73 games last year, lost the Finals, then added Kevin Durant. Instead of overcoming their problems, they went out and got another star and made it unfair. 

I don't get it. I really don't...apart from LeBron hate, this is like rooting for the 2007 Patriots. It's no different, they even have an undefeated streak going. The whole "best team ever" thing going. 

if the Warriors do get a sweep, you're going to be "16-0 IN THE PLAYOFFS, BEST TEAM EVAH" rammed down your throat forever. Warriors fans will have 16-0 avatars all over the place. 

This Cavs team I hate to say it was doomed before the playoffs evne began. We knew they weren't that good. it is the weakest LeBron led team of the current decade. They ranked 22nd in defense. But ohhhh myyyyy gooddddd they got KYLE KORVER and are a LOADED team. 

Hate is more powerful than love. I have learned that with how pathetic LeBron haters are. They are rooting for the NBA equivalent of the 2007 Patriots just so they can hate on him. It don't get worse than that. 

What's the point anymore? Everyone knew the Cavs were going to lose cause Golden State flat out ruined the season the minute they got Durant. Unless you get some personal satisfaction from watching one player loser to super teams, this isn't fun. 

I seriously am done with basketball after tonight. Moving on to football and music stuff. Let the LeBron haters have their pathetic parade. it's really no different than rooting for the 2007 Patriots. They should be embarrassed, but hate does amazing things to people. 

Cavs have to win game 3 to stand any chance in the series, just to prove to themselves they can do "something" vs the Warriors. Right now, they are living in denial with constant underachieving.

Well, Nashville just tied the series at home 2-2 vs. the Pens in hockey.

Are you watching this Cavs? The Predators just tied the series AT HOME vs. the powerhouse Sidney Crosby Penguins. Notes, take them.

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Cavs have to win game 3 to stand any chance in the series, just to prove to themselves they can do "something" vs the Warriors. Right now, they are living in denial with constant underachieving.

The underachievers are:

1) KYRIE IRVING KYRIE IRVING KYRIE IRVING

2) Tristan *out rebounded in two games by Curry* Thompson despite being like 11 inches taller then Curry. I am still trying to figure this out.......

3) the suckiness known as JR Smith who I am trying to figure out what his best use is at this point.

4) the world famous Cavaliers bench led by THE 3 pt shooting machine Kyle Korver.

5) coaching, I mean I think they just think at times "Don't worry, LEBRON will save us!."

I put Kyrie Irving first in bold letters 3 times since he is key for the Cavs. If he don't have a hot game they are toast. So far in this series he has flopped around like a stoned dead fish masquerading as a point guard. If he sucks again in game 3 then call Allen Iverson and have him fill in game 4 just for fun. Then again Iverson would probably have Curry on the court in a headlock and then a brawl breaks out, which at this point I would not mind. Hell Iverson despite his size would probably even punch out Draymond Green.

As much as people pick on Kevin Love and say he is "a limited white guy" he has actually been doing HIS JOB in this series if you look at the stats. Cute white guy bias is rampant in the NBA. I am shocked Draymond and Zaza have not poured gasoline on Love and set him on fire but if they did the refs would probably call a foul on Love.

Lebron is doing so much in this series he is ready to pass out by the third quarter. And if anyone wants to pick on Lebron I will come after you with my pink umbrella and stuffed animals and raise HELL!!!!!!!!!

Jules, Falcons and Rams both are capable of winning the SB. I chose the Vikes but the 3 of those teams along with Philly are all pretty even. The NFC is loaded, the AFC just has Tommy 

Not 100% sold yet the Jags win the division, our division is pretty topsy turvy......it's in flux IMO. Might come down to the end of the year.

Vikings can win it IMO unless the Packers have a surge but I often give up lately on picking Green Bay lol. 

I got to log off, but I got to see the Pats look great while being there usual boring selves, sigh. 

Want to see the Colts play but it's not until Monday sadly.

Sounds like Foles strained his shoulder tonight, it was a hard hitting preseason game.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000948313/article/eagles-nick-foles-suffers-shoulder-strain-vs-patriots

@Jules: I agree with your fluffy sidekicks. I want the preseason to end so the real games can begin. I only tape Colts games & Giants games anyway on my DVR. Yeah, heat is tough on everybody. Humans & kittens alike. Green Bay should improve finally with some decent secondary help, but this is the Purple People Eaters year I think.

@2006Coltsbestever: Exactly man, Cousins is the missing piece. Their LB corp & pass rushers are fast, almost always tackle for a loss, it's time to make their mark erasing last season. Plus, I want Cousins to win a SB just to make Skip Bayless swallow his own tongue. I'd gladly love non-stop Minnesota media coverage if it made the overhyped Cowboys dissappear from relevancy for awhile. 

Oh and Lebron's son being watched by nervous dad  

OMG, it's the end of the third and the Cavs are ahead by well 20 something points. And Lebron is MAD AS HELL. He is stealing the ball and dunking it and just like MAD.

Durant needs to come up with some excuses to miss the finals IMO if we get that finals since Lebron will want to tear him up.

That was hilarious last night. i was laying down and just laughing my head off. 

LeBron stole the ball at the end like 3 times in a row. That alley op from Kyrie to LeBron was a work of art. 

Can't believe people seriously thought the Cavs would have issues with this Raptors team. They play like they're scared. 

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Looks like before Kobe owned Iverson though, the Lakers did have one game where AI went off against him I saw looking some things up. But, Kobe did say Iverson helped him become a better defensive player early in this video, just the very beginning is Kobe speaking.

Judging by the footage, that was before Phil Jackson showed up (I can tell by the throwback jerseys. They changed their uniforms the year Phil got there). It was Phil's idea to lock Kobe on Iverson when they played the Sixers going into that Finals and the infamous game where Kobe held him to 0 points in the second half. 

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Durant needs to come up with some excuses to miss the finals IMO if we get that finals since Lebron will want to tear him up.

Oh, you can believe the haters already have excuses ready to go.....

First off, they'll claim it's "rigged". You can bank on that one. LeBron haters always claim it's rigged when he beats whatever team they root for. 

I'm really not scared of Durant. I've noticed for years that LeBron basically owns him when they play. Durant is also a pretty lazy defender at times. Just pull up the OKC/Miami Finals and see that. Everyone ripped Russell Westbrook for that series, but Durant was just as guilty of poor defense. Durant and Westbrook deserved each other, cause they had the same weaknesses - crappy defense, ball hog moments, and big turnover problems. 

GSW even plays better without Durant. It's when they don't have Steph or Klay or even Draymond Green that they look off. Durant is just a luxury piece who went there cause he's a coward about facing them again in the playoffs. This team went on a 14-0 run without Durant. That says it all, they don't need him. 

Yeah Pats win 23-21 I guess Bruce Arians should be fired  I posted that on the other Thread.

While we're at it, let's fire Pagano, Arians, Jason Garrett and Sean Peyton. Add Adam Gase just because.

Your "Just because" line was so classic TS. Well played. Ha! Ha! 

I may write a review sometime but I would hate to spoil it too lol. I saw it tonight. Very good movie, not one of my favorites overall but good. I liked the book better and often do in these situations The characters matched the book quite well though. Very dark film, a good mystery. I love dark stories so I like this stuff.

It's cool Jules. I can appreciate that you want people to enjoy the movie without any spoilers allowed. The way I look at it. No one is forcing anybody to read whatever commentary you write about a specific picture against their will at gunpoint. So, just do whatever trips your trigger preference wise. Yeah, I have a fondness for dark motion pictures too. I'm glad that you were pleased with the final silver screen result without mutilating the original book in the end.

I will say I don't think Affleck was overly "wow" or anything. But, he was the way the guy in the book WAS. Nothing more, nothing less. Good role for him really and he fit the part. The supporting cast I felt was quite good though. I suspect the leading actress will get Oscar buzz since her role is quite deep with a lot of twists and turns.

Good one!!

lol

Forgot about mama, will she be cheering on J or J or will she be checking on the blood pressure of J? You make the call!

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I will cheer against the lakers with my life. Basketball is better without them and the Celtics. It's time for Embiid and Simmons soon.

Thats nice.

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At this rate, I would trust LeBron James more as a GM than Magic, after reading all those tweets....and LeBron just wants a star player here and there to help him out on the Cavs. 

 

Not really sure what is going on right now but there are tons of trade rumors swirling around the Lakers.

And if you were wondering btw about that Spurs forum I used to show you, it's gone. Closed down. I remember them saying a while ago that they had to maybe close it due to a lack of money.

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And if you were wondering btw about that Spurs forum I used to show you, it's gone. Closed down. I remember them saying a while ago that they had to maybe close it due to a lack of money.

Damn, that is a shame. Outside of all the trolls, that forum had some solid posts from time to time. 

Looks like that forum is back, I was wrong.

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=3

I was going there all week and nothing came up but it seems it's back. I think someone else bought the site but sometimes the site goes down and you get some error page.

Not sure how it is over there today in person. But, I loved Paris as a little one from the late 80's to the mid 90's. Taught myself at a young age on how to eat like the French women do.

Just about every country has so much more history than we do. It's fascinating. I saw the crown jewels in London. What was interesting to me was that so many monarchs actually borrowed the jewels that they wore for coronation. What's on display is the crown.......with no jewels. Tower of London is fascinating. Having a place that was originally a Roman outpost....... we have nothing like that here

Yep ain't that the truth about history. I think as a kid I got intimidated a bit seeing some of it all but at the same time it was a great learning experience. London was dark and dreary at times to me but it was also stunning. I liked Paris a lot though....loved it.

At the top of the page where it says create click on it.

Did hit Create and Click on it but it has topic, gallery image, blog.

Weird since you are not the first to say you had an issue with the status thing. I get status as an option with create. You can report that maybe in the threads we have about the site in the OT section or help section. I know they said it's not all fixed and worked out yet too with the kinks here. 

But a kitten would not be a bad idea either.  The idea of a little fluffy calico one has been in my head lately.

Congratulations!  Having the right partner in life makes all the difference.  Ron and I were in our mid 30's when we married, and it's been the best decision I ever made.   Wishing you both the best!

Late to the party here, but CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Sounds like a good dude!!!!

I was wrong, I apologize. Tomorrow night. I'm a little too excited for the NBA to return. 

I don't even really care about the NFL this year...I didn't even really care last year. I have to admit, since Bountygate with my team, I've lost a lot of the love I had for the NFL. Pats fans with the Deflategate thing, now know how we Saints fans felt over Bountygate. I've never been more happy seeing the ratings are dropping too. it's a serious wake up call to prove that I'm far from the only person unhappy with this sport. 

I just find basketball to be more FUN...it's not as politicized (thankfully, I can't bear this with the NFL anymore), it's not as serious, and it's far more fun even when the stakes are high. For "fun games", the NBA certainly delivers. 

Win or lose in basketball, it's more forgiving. With the NFL, all you ever hear about is the disappointments in a loss. I've had to hear about that 49ers playoff game now for almost 5 years to the point I am sick to death of hearing it described like it was a funeral. 

The funny thing is that even with deflate gate the Pats might still win more titles. The Saints.......probably won't.

The ratings drop is funny since well yeah a ton of games are a bore. I hope like hell tonights game is interesting since if not it's another waste of time.

I agree with you, I think people in the NFL dwell too much on past games they lost. I still hear about 2005, 2009 and heck any year here or loss can be like you said.....a funeral.

I still pay attention and stuff and watch at times but something is "off".

Nice Ray Charles tie in at the start of this status update Jules. Clever too & 1 of my favorite rags to riches musical journeys ever told IMO. 

Yep, the IT thing is very confusing and very bad. There is literally zero timetable for his return and his hip "could" be shot without a long rehab after surgery if he ever has it. And the new GM there might have gotten fleeced bad by Ainge. I think the reason the trade held off so long is the new GM thought Ainge would panic and cough up a lot more and he didn't and just gave them another second round pick for 2020.

A 25 year old Kyrie Irving isn't looking so bad right now and people need to be patient since Brad Stevens has a lot of his game to now clean up big time. But Brad Stevens seems to be very into this move and up for the challenge of what Ainge is calling "greatness" with Kyrie Irving. So Kyrie has had his ego stroked big time too already by Boston.  

Begs the question though. Why didn't Cleveland void the trade over IT's health? Well IMO Dan Gilbert just wanted the Nets pick, simple as that........he is hurting Lebron yet again.

Boston did get the better deal since their staring PG is Kyrie and the backup is Marcus Smart who they were able to keep and is a very capable player.

Boston still needs more but if they don't win the east this year they know the core is young enough to keep moving forward.

Oh God what did you do? You mention the NBA and I go off into la la land.  

Slight correction to my OP. St Martin or Sint Maarten is called "the friendly island" but I said happy but same thing right?

Sad since they are not so happy now. But YES they were so friendly there and smiley when I went.

Lol, I didn't know you posted "Lithium" prior to my posting.  RIP Kurt the World appreciates your contributions to it....

Wait, no Weird Al "Smells Like Teen Spirit" spoof with marbles in Kurt Cobain's mouth?

I love that part because it always reminded of Tom Brokaw on NBC Nightly News since to me, both Kurt & Tom always sounded like they had marbles in the mouth during the grunge era & during TV broadcasts before CNN & news 24/7 changed journalism forever. 

Okay, my bad. You posted Weird Al RR7. Nicely done. Pearl Jam has marble vocal problems too. LOL! 

Clarkson is playing really well too so he is getting more minutes than usual.

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Kuzma and Tatum both have similar stats.

Interesting, will look this up before their game Wed. 

Gotta get to bed now, been so into the NBA.  

Have a good nights sleep Jules, chat with you tomorrow.

That girl is absolutely fearless...and she never even broke a sweat.  Great show

It wasn't all Ryan's fault; the play calling was bad.  All those holding penalties hurt. I mean, three in a row? C'mon Man! Besides, I kind of like the nickname "Matty Ice."

Halftime show was quite good, and I'm not even a fan of Lady Gaga.

Also, have to admit that the Patriots helped me get points in my Fanduel daily football. So there is that.

Lady Gaga isn't my cup of tea as an entertainer & her performance didn't exactly blow me away. Pop stars who can't pronounce words clearly on stage & hide behind dancers & firework displays bore me to death. She's not what I would listen to regularly. But, then again, I'm more of a Prince or ZZ Top classic rock n roll guy. 

Her "Bad Romance" performance was solid, but I like Halestorm's cover of that number, so much better. That version has teeth. 

Pacers lost to Celtics. Sorry about that lol.

Lakers looked fantastic tonight! Yeah the Pacers are a mess right now, PG didn't play tonight but they still may have lost anyway.

7-5 now.

Stuff all over the rumorville online that Dwayne Wade might be in talks to join up with Lebron again, in Cleveland.

Rumors, but they are saying the Cavs are following Wade and his wife now on social media too.  

AND.......the Heats offer is lower then what Wade wants.

Just omg if this happens.

OH MY GAWD!!!!!!!

Nevermind, premature. I heard he may sign with the Bulls. Sigh. Boring.

Cavs don't have a lot of extra money either.......

Man, I kinda miss the NBA right now being on all the time.

Happy belated birthday! Did the cats get you anything special for your birthday? If they didn't, they could be forgiven because of their cuteness.

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Happy belated birthday! Did the cats get you anything special for your birthday?

They should have gotten him something! They owe him A LOT. He saves their lives, literally.

And yeah cuteness over load indeed. The more cats the better!

Whatever you decided to do on your birthday, I hope it was relaxing Bogie. 

I can't even believe it. Luck is not back yet.

Rodgers goes down hard a few days ago. Today Hayward.

And my SB pick was the Packers and I was leaning towards Boston for the NBA in the east (losing to the Warriors in the finals).

What the hell.

But I feel soooo bad for Hayward, that looked awful. I was shook so hard by this one. That looked BAD, both teams looked a wreck by it.

I think the best you can hope for at the moment is Hayward can have a clean recovery and come back. And Kyrie can go wild and maybe be an MVP candidate. 

But this sucks, omg...........

Lebron I am not even sure either is 100%. He isn't, he has a wobbly ankle. And he still plays too many minutes.

I had a Celtics/Warriors Finals but it isn't happening now. It will be Cavs/Warriors now IMO health providing. I want OKC to win it all but I cant see anyway anyone beats the Warriors. Pacers will be lucky to be .500.

I honestly don't think Lebron WANTED to lose the finals again. Especially if he has his eye on leaving. Was better to bow out in the ECFs like he did before he left for Miami.

It will take me some time to adjust to this new look Cavs team too. I love Lebron and Love but I am not completely sure I am digging yet Wade and Rose and Crowder combined there too. It's tough to adjust to.

I kinda miss the old team as crazy as this sounds. The last two years starting 5. I hope Kyrie leaving didn't shake up some weird karmic thing and both teams are going to be screwed? He seems happy in Boston but he is devastated over Hayward.

Even with IT, he is not playing now so Boston would have been without him anyway. 

OMG I got no idea now......going to have to sleep on this. Too much sports drama for a few nights and yes FIRE CHUCK PAGANO FIRE HIM NOW.   I watched MNF and that was embarrassing to lose to a one legged Mariota.

Dirty Dancing is one of my favorites from when I was a very little kid. It came out when I was like 6 or 7 and a lot of parents didn't let their kids watch it.  

I watched it and my best friend did too and we had Barbie and Ken doing this:

Yeah I was 16 when it came out. Pretty cool movie. Mom loved it. Pat was making all kinds of movies back then. Roadhouse was sort of B movie but a classic too with him in it. He was a bouncer at a bar in that one.

Yeah Roadhouse I can safely say was never a "chick flick" for us young girls.  

For Patrick Swayze it was always dirty dancing.  

Metallica is the most played, probably AC/DC second when I turn on the radio.

Love Tom Petty. My wife and I are flying down to West Palm Beach for his Hypnotic Eye Tour.....and hanging at the beach and pool for some relaxation!!

Metallica was on the Classical Channel the other day

Love Petty, seen him last three or four times he's been in Indiana!

Lol!  I knew spelling "Porzingis" would be easier but went rogue!  He would be the real "get" but the fact that Nerlen is an RFA, something may be forced?  It may be more realistic unless NY, sans Jackson, nay come back down off their original wants...which were reportedly ridiculous.

The problem with keeping Bradley is that he is an undersized SG that is in his walk year,  You have to think about how he fits, should Tatum and Brown live up to expectations?  You can sell high on him now and get something in return. 

The other caveat is do you start entertaining offers for IT3, as his defensive liabilities are huge?  Do you move him and extend Smart, with  Rozier as a very capable back up?????

Would be hilarious if he decides to STAY with the Thunder after going there. Would put the Lakers train wreck into an even tougher spot. 

OMG, that intro tonight for Kobe and the story about the little boy and the journey he had and when he had to end it all was PERFECT.

Loved it all, loved seeing all those big names there too tonight.

Iverson was there taping it and mucking it up with Kobe!!!! 

Love the interactions between Kobe and Magic too and the fact Shaq is back with them as friends.

It's just so amazing with the Lakers/Celtics and all the legends they have......

Lakers almost won as well. Lost 116-114 in OT! Great halftime retirement ceremony. I had to YouTube it because I am at work but just watched it.

Yeah same date but totally unplanned by us.  I didn't even realize it was the royal day until everyone started telling me as it got closer.

Guess it was princess and prince day for us too.  

Absolutely 

@Jules: Yeah, I heard Foles strained his shoulder on a hit. Hopefully, he will be okay. A marriage, a honeymoon, moving into a new house, & kids [Okay, kittens. Close enough.] No wonder you've been MIA from the Forum for awhile. That's a lot of life changing events in a short period of time there. We all need space & time to breathe. I'm happy for ya. I always want my friends to be content & pleased with their place in the world.

"He is trying to make a Celtics room though for us and game viewing."

Cute. That's typically how it works. The husband gets a room in the basement/dungeon to put up his favorite stuff while the wife gets free reign to decorate the rest of the house as she sees fit. Not complaining. Just speaking the truth. That's how the marriage dynamic works. Women are in charge & husbands must get permission from their significant others to do certain things. LOL! Women wear the pants in the relationship & every once in awhile if their spouse listens, follows directions, & is obedient enough, they are allowed a shrine or sports den of their very own.

I know you're a nice person Jules not a ogre. I'm just goofing around.

Yeah, I heard that Brady stomped Philly in their rematch game. I usually watch all the preseason games on NFL Network. Glad to here everybody in your family [including Buddy & Holly] are getting some relief from the heat & humidity BTW.

I'm good I guess.  Happy to hear about your nuptials like I mentioned before. I'm more of a lone wolf myself who will probably never get hitched. Such is life. I hope you & your husband have many years of good health & prosperity though.

Nothing newsworthy to report on my end except I hate when satellite techs need to visit to fix a TV reception problem & then they give a window of noon to 5 PM as their arrival time so you really can't go anymore tomorrow & your whole day is shot. Oh joy! [Sarcasm]. I'm hoping the tech person can also hook up  my DVD player while they are here since I suck & getting inputs & outputs right. Dish Network personnel have this hangup about installing devices they don't own without their company logo on it. Wish me luck.