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bkev said:

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TV's Frink said:

[bkev=PROBATION!!! GOES HERE]

Warbler said:

well,  I have good news to report about my Dog.   We took her over to the Veterinarians Hospital in Philadelphia.   Despite what our vet said(that the tumor couldn't be removed),  the vets at the Hospital were able to remove it.   At least, they think they got all.   There is no way to be certain.   They tested the limp nodes and they turn out negative for the Cancer.   So it hasn't spread to her Vital organs.   They are going to do tests on the tumor to see if they got the whole.   Will know early next week.    So, at the very least,  it looks like we'll have her a while longer : )            

Fantastic news!  Great to hear.

I can't speak to some of the other films, but in Star Wars, there was just one layer;

;-)

Ric Olie said:

Awesomeness from last night's game:

How the.....?

By the way, nothing about that game was awesome. ;-)

Here's a more thorough explanation of my team allegiance. .

For many years I followed the Yankees very closely. As a former New York City resident, I was able to follow them on XM Radio & the Extra Innings cable package after I left NYC. I live in Houston now for the second time in my life. I saw probably 120 Yankees games a year (cable), listened to the ones that were blacked-out (XM), and attended a few on visits back to NYC every year.

But a funny thing happened on the way to the office...

During the 08/09 off-season I found myself feeling disconnected emotionally from them. It started with the way they treated Pettitte. He's been a huge part of them making it to 6 World Series during his time there, but they very nearly discarded him, just like they did Bernie Williams a few years earlier.

Then came the Sabathia deal. I just couldn't get behind the vulgar spending for C.C. Then Burnett & Texiera were added and I felt like an outsider. The spending was obscene, particularly considering the economy. They also doubled ticket prices at a time when half the country can barely make ends meet. I felt removed from their values.

The Yankees have always had that "best team money can buy" label, but they also built from their farm system. Outsiders or casual fans seldom saw the team closely enough to realize the pennant-winning teams had been their home-built teams - Jeter, Pettitte, Williams, etc. The free agents got the headlines and the haters let them become the focus.

But this past off-season, I felt they had become a team that openly sent the message that they'll just purchase championships now and moved away completely from building teams. I not only didn't agree with it, I felt myself bothered by it.

I grew up in Houston (60s & 70s), so my first exposure to the game as a child was the Astros. I fell in love with the game through the Astros. I spent many a night in the Dome and followed the team closely through the years. Cedeno, Morgan, The Toy Cannon, Dierker, Cruuuuz, Niekro, J.R, Nolan - I was there for it all. I always followed them through the box scores in the newspaper after I moved to New York.

Since I've been back, I've certainly gone to plenty of Astros games and followed them somewhat. However, after I disconnected from the Yankees I found myself drawn back to the team that first moved me all those years ago. It wasn't a conscious decision at all - it just happened over the course of a few months. Truth is, it had been happening for years.

I listened to every Astros Spring Training game the past two years (XM) and I've already been to Minute Maid twice this year - ok, there's only been two games, but you get the idea. I put away my Yankees shirts & caps and I canceled the Extra Innings package. I bought a few new Astros shirts and two new Caps. On my desk at work, the Yankees cap that had always been displayed has been replaced with an Astros cap. Next to it is a Milo Hamilton bobble-head - "That one was a tape-measure job, Jimmy D"

I went to Fan Fest last weekend at Minute Maid and test-sat in several sections of the stadium to see where I want to buy season tickets. For the most part, I had the empty stadium to myself - Fan Fest was taking place in the concourses. I tried out about ten different sections - field, mezzanine, upper deck, etc, I was all over the place for about an hour. As I looked out at the empty stadium and the resting field, I took several minutes each time and pictured the game taking place.

It's a day game today, so I'm listening to it as I type. Tomorrow is an off-day, and Saturday the Phillies will be here. It's Turn Back The Clock day in honor of their 45th anniversary. They're giving away replicas of their 1965 jersey. The jersey they wore when I was a little kid. I'll be there.

I've returned to the team of my childhood - and I feel clean because of it. It's good to be home.

Warbler said:

they didn't purchase the previous 5 or 6 World Series they won?  

Not like now. Their farm system contributed greatly to those other teams - Jeter, Pettitte, Posada, Rivera, Williams, Lowell ;-)

I know where you're going with the "best team money can buy" sentiment and I get it, really, I've heard it a million times - usually from fans just after their team fails to make it to the post season.

The Yankees have always been big on purchasing players - as have many teams that had the money. However, they seemed to take it to an obscene level the past few years and I can't get behind that. I don't feel a connection to the team the way I used to.

See you on Saturday, Warbler

TV's Frink said:

Oops, Padres are playing the D-backs, right?  Who are the Giants playing right now...

...Houston??  You're an Astros fan?  Even worse!

(my sympathies)

I listen to day games (like today) on XM. Maybe we can actually score a run today.

Damn - Lincecum put it on us tonight.  Struck out seven & pitched seven scoreless innings. Opening day and he was on.  He showed why he got back-to-back Cy Youngs alright.

bkev said:

*waits for Anchorhead to answer all questions*

They work in the labor pool of the Tantive and are picked to be used to receive the transmission of Death Star plans while appearing to make repairs to the hull. They get caught by the Devastator, the Tantive flees and that's where the film starts.

canofhumdingers said:

I always assumed that the droids belonged to the captain of the Tantive IV ("our last master was Capt. Antilles...")

R2 is instructed by Antilles to listen to Leia's voice for recognition and follow only her orders. That's why he, for the most part, ignores 3PO and "babbles on about his mission" and continues on it whenever he gets a chance. He's under her direct orders, not some sort of loyalty.

Fellas, all is good again.....

http://www.hulu.com/watch/12384/field-of-dreams-people-will-come

EyeShotFirst said:

What pieces of Star Wars history do you have?

Star Wars came out when I was 15 years old, so I was past toys.  I did, however, have every one-sheet from the first three films. I was an avid convention-goer and collector of one-sheets, two-sheets, three-sheets, lobby cards, inserts, etc.

That said, as I mentioned in this thread a while back;

http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Your-vinyl-record-collections/post/389704/#TopicPost389704

I lost nearly everything I owned 15 years ago.  All those one-sheets, two-sheets, lobby cards, etc - all gone except one.  The teaser for Star Wars. It's the B style

It was sealed in a tube.  I also have a Star Wars lunch box that I bought after the flood.  Those two things are the extent of my Star Wars collectibles. The only other thing that would interest me these day is an original printing of the Star Wars novel by George Lucas Alan Dean Foster.

There are a few guys I wouldn't mind trading for, but I'll stay for now.  May work out after all.

I'm a fantasy baseball newbie, so this is a lot to get a grip on, but I'm not terribly upset by my auto-drafted team.  A couple of guys are players I would have considered picking.  Only one isn't.  Gotta hit the rules page some more.

Crap! - I forgot the account I created to join the league.  I'll have to wait until I get to work and check for your email.

TheBoost said:

I'm like "Cher"