ol_ironstomach Posted August 28, 2008 Posted August 28, 2008 RIP racing legend Phil Hill, world champion (1961) and one of only two Americans to hold that honor. Hill inherited the points lead from teammate Wolfgang von Trips after the latter's fatal collision with a young Jim Clark; in an age when one-in-four top drivers would eventually die from racing accidents, he never suffered a major injury.
youngfood Posted August 29, 2008 Posted August 29, 2008 To the next President of the United States of America - God bless the U.S.A.!
JPW Posted September 4, 2008 Posted September 4, 2008 SEW - born today. Happy Birthday Baby Edgy!!!!!!!!
jparrott Posted September 4, 2008 Posted September 4, 2008 Yay Joe!!! Congrats. Also drinking to Jim Zorn. Since he can't start until the game's over.
squidsdc Posted September 5, 2008 Posted September 5, 2008 SEW - born today. Happy Birthday Baby Edgy!!!!!!!! Congratulations!!!
zoramargolis Posted September 5, 2008 Posted September 5, 2008 SEW - born today. Happy Birthday Baby Edgy!!!!!!!! Congrats to you, Nuttybuddy and Peanut. Babies ROCK!!
goldenticket Posted September 7, 2008 Posted September 7, 2008 SEW - born today. Happy Birthday Baby Edgy!!!!!!!!Cheers to JPW, NuttyBuddy and Peanut! Congratulations
jparrott Posted September 7, 2008 Posted September 7, 2008 Lewis Hamilton...you little beauty! And heated Strega for the F1 stewards. With a dash of dishwater.
Keithstg Posted September 11, 2008 Posted September 11, 2008 As we sit on the balcony and watch two beams of light rise over Lower Manhattan - to Richard Keane and Bill Meehan. We miss you both, and remember you, and all those effected by the events of September 11.
Michael Landrum Posted September 14, 2008 Posted September 14, 2008 David Foster Wallace. Drinking will, of course, be copiously footnoted and include many addenda.
Heather Posted September 14, 2008 Posted September 14, 2008 David Foster Wallace. Drinking will, of course, be copiously footnoted and include many addenda.Suicide. He was 46.
Merry Mary Posted September 15, 2008 Posted September 15, 2008 David Foster Wallace. I am intensely sad. What a brilliant man. A real loss.
porcupine Posted September 15, 2008 Posted September 15, 2008 Sebastian Vettel and Toro Rosso. Well done.
Sthitch Posted September 15, 2008 Posted September 15, 2008 Tonight will have to be something pink in the memory of Richard Wright.
bioesq Posted September 24, 2008 Posted September 24, 2008 To John V. Conte, M.D. of Johns Hopkins. Many, many thanks.
Sthitch Posted September 26, 2008 Posted September 26, 2008 To Lynn Holtzclaw, 39 was way too young for such a warm heart to be stopped.
goldenticket Posted September 27, 2008 Posted September 27, 2008 Paul Newman...a true American classic. With profits from Newman's Own, he gave more than $150 million to charities and social welfare organizations. He joked that his salad dressings and pasta sauces earned more than his films.Newman continued to act in recent years, notably as the stage manager in a 2002 Broadway revival of Thornton Wilder's "Our Town," but he was certain acting was not his whole life. He said that over the toilet bowl in his office bathroom he hung a letter from a fan -- of his tomato sauce. The letter ends: "My girlfriend mentioned that you were a movie star and I would be interested to know what you have made. If you act as well as you cook, your movies should be worth watching."
ol_ironstomach Posted September 27, 2008 Posted September 27, 2008 Paul Newman...a true American classic. Actor, philanthropist and racer, and truly remarkable at each up to the end. RIP PLN, you left a mark on everyone who encountered you.
goldenticket Posted October 1, 2008 Posted October 1, 2008 Not really a whom, but to the loss of another independent bookseller...RIP Olsson's PRESS RELEASESEPTEMBER 30, 2008 Olsson Enterprises, Inc., trading as Olsson's Books & Records closes stores and petitions court for Chapter 7 conversion. Olsson Enterprises, Inc., trading as Olsson's Books & Records, Record & Tape Ltd., and Olsson's Books announced today that it has closed all of its locations and petitioned the U.S. Bankruptcy Court District of Maryland for conversion of its current Chapter 11 protection to Chapter 7. The reasons given for the petitioning were stagnant sales, low cash reserves, and an inability to renegotiate current leases, along with a continuing weak retail economy and plummeting music sales. Olsson's was established in 1972... Olsson's earned its reputation as a locally-owned community-oriented retailer with a knowledgeable staff selling a wide selection of books, music, video and gifts.
SeanMike Posted October 23, 2008 Posted October 23, 2008 From tonight through Monday: to my brother. It's his bachelor party. (Or, at least, his first one...)
hillvalley Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 To the World Series Champions who have finally brought my grandmother such joy after so many years of heartache.
synaesthesia Posted October 31, 2008 Posted October 31, 2008 To Kleins Grocery stores in Harford County who got bought out by ShopRite =( The employer of high school students and purveyor of some really good fried chicken.
qwertyy Posted October 31, 2008 Posted October 31, 2008 RIP, Studs Terkel, the voice of Chicago. As the Post says, "He was a cigar and martini man, white-haired and elegantly rumpled in his trademark red-checkered shirts, an old rebel who never mellowed, never retired, never forgot, and 'never met a picket line or petition I didn't like.'"
jparrott Posted November 2, 2008 Posted November 2, 2008 To Lewis Hamilton. For real this time. And Massa pere et fils who made it such an amazing season.
Hannah Posted November 3, 2008 Posted November 3, 2008 To Lewis Hamilton. For real this time. And Massa pere et fils who made it such an amazing season. As well as a special thanks to Timo Glock and Ross Brawn for not changing tires when everyone else did.
ohstate Posted November 3, 2008 Posted November 3, 2008 To Kathleen, a concerned neighbor who spotted my stolen car and reported it, and the Alexandria Police for recovering it.
susanmab Posted November 5, 2008 Posted November 5, 2008 President Elect Barack Obama I'll drink to that. And it's not even 8:30 and I'm in the office. Ha!
Woodleygrrl Posted November 5, 2008 Posted November 5, 2008 to me for working my rear off doing voter protection work in VA yesterday. oh and to President Obama. He's cool, too
SeanMike Posted November 5, 2008 Posted November 5, 2008 Michael Crichton. Enjoyed many of his books when I was younger...
Sthitch Posted December 9, 2008 Posted December 9, 2008 "They eat, they drink, and in communion sweet Quaff immortality and joy." Mr. Milton to your 400th birthday I will drink tonight.
JPW Posted December 12, 2008 Posted December 12, 2008 Eric Z - for going out of his way to find a job for his dishwasher. Kudos!
ol_ironstomach Posted December 18, 2008 Posted December 18, 2008 Slingin' Sammy Baugh, legendary Redskin, R.I.P.
DameEdna Posted December 26, 2008 Posted December 26, 2008 To Eartha Kitt. Sometimes a woman's voice can have the most unexpected effects on a young boy's physiological processes.
qwertyy Posted December 31, 2008 Posted December 31, 2008 To John. A year has passed, but you are no less missed.
sparkycom Posted January 2, 2009 Posted January 2, 2009 Claiborne Pell. All I can say is thank you. I'm doing my best to give back, RIP.
dinwiddie Posted January 2, 2009 Posted January 2, 2009 Claiborne Pell. All I can say is thank you. I'm doing my best to give back, RIP. Hear, hear. Anyone who got a Pell grant to go to college should raise a glass to a man who cared.
DonRocks Posted January 4, 2009 Posted January 4, 2009 To my little brother, Ali. I had no idea; I was trying to find him to get back in touch.
brettashley01 Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 To my little brother, Ali. I had no idea; I was trying to find him to get back in touch. Is that some sort of sick joke?
hillvalley Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 Why would Don be so cruel? He means little brother as in Big Brother/Big Sisters.
DonRocks Posted January 9, 2009 Posted January 9, 2009 To Gaston LeNôre, without whom we might not know Michel Richard.
Anna Blume Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 To Gaston LeNôre, without whom we might not know Michel Richard. When I turned twenty, I lived just down the street (avenue de Wagram) from what might have been the flagship patisserie. M. LeNôre got me through the ordeal of writing four, hefty term papers en francais. I'd dash down the street in my Earth Shoes for an individual portion of chocolate mousse, elegantly wrapped, as soon as I made it through the final draft of my first page. Had no idea until long after college why my precious rewards were so, so good.
DanielK Posted January 14, 2009 Posted January 14, 2009 Khan Noonien Singh I still have no idea what "rich Corinthian leather" is, and Mr. Roarke never did much for me, but Star Trek II is the best of the lot, and his portrayal is a good amount of the reason why.
JPW Posted January 14, 2009 Posted January 14, 2009 Khan Noonien SinghI still have no idea what "rich Corinthian leather" is, and Mr. Roarke never did much for me, but Star Trek II is the best of the lot, and his portrayal is a good amount of the reason why. Cordoba. I like what they have done to my caaaaarrrrrrr.
Hannah Posted January 14, 2009 Posted January 14, 2009 And to Patrick McGoohan as well. Bad day for classic sci-fi.
deangold Posted January 15, 2009 Posted January 15, 2009 And to Patrick McGoohan as well. Bad day for classic sci-fi.It would take a small wine collection to drink along to a rewatching of his wonderful the prisoner. We have sat thru it end to end, twice, and loved every second! Living in Harmony and Free for All and the two part final episodes are some of the greatest filmmaking of all time! I would put Living in Harmony up with Kurosawa's Yojimbo as the perfect Westerns.
DanielK Posted January 15, 2009 Posted January 15, 2009 It would take a small wine collection to drink along to a rewatching of his wonderful the prisoner. We have sat thru it end to end, twice, and loved every second! Living in Harmony and Free for All and the two part final episodes are some of the greatest filmmaking of all time! I would put Living in Harmony up with Kurosawa's Yojimbo as the perfect Westerns. Not sure you'll be happy that they're remaking The Prisoner...
deangold Posted January 16, 2009 Posted January 16, 2009 Not sure you'll be happy that they're remaking The Prisoner...a mini series with only one number 2? Because if it is just one "episode, how the hell are they taking 5 months to film it and if it is a long complex storyline, how can they not have a changing #2? Even if its Ian McKellen, WTF?!?!?!? I love the Sir Lew Grade quote in Patrick McGoohan's obit about not understanding a word of that PMcG said in pitching The Prisoner yet "green lighting" it anyways. Don't think that would happen today. I fear that this The Prisoner will be to the original as Korbel is to the real stuff. For the second time today, I return this website to its original location from my soapbox. WTF are my anti anxiety pills?
JPW Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 Leftovers from yesterday's lunch at Nava Thai and a bottle of FRV100 was a great way to see in the new administration.
goldenticket Posted January 23, 2009 Posted January 23, 2009 To Madame Sue Spann - the best (and toughest) French teacher a kid could ever have hoped to have. Au revoir, chère amie....
Sthitch Posted January 27, 2009 Posted January 27, 2009 to John Updike....Here, here... I just wish he would have actually written "Your Shoes Too Big To Kickbox God".
ol_ironstomach Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 To the crew of AS-204. Ad astra per aspera.
hmmboy Posted February 2, 2009 Posted February 2, 2009 Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal! WOW! One more time! What a match!
DonRocks Posted February 2, 2009 Posted February 2, 2009 One more time! What a match! I think it's pretty safe to say these guys are both class acts.
Sthitch Posted February 4, 2009 Posted February 4, 2009 Micheal Beck, who survived the The Baseball Furies, The Boppers, The Gramercy Riffs, The Hi-Hats, The Turnbull AC's, The Lizzies, The Punks, The Jones Street Boys, The Orphans, and finally The Rogues, only to have his career wrecked by Xanadu. Happy 59th.
Sthitch Posted February 6, 2009 Posted February 6, 2009 Pat Summitt I will join you just as long as she promises to never again show-up to a Men's game in a cheerleader outfit.
squidsdc Posted February 6, 2009 Posted February 6, 2009 N-Prime in case anyone is interested click The title really should be updated to read "to whom or to what are you drinking right now"
laniloa Posted February 6, 2009 Posted February 6, 2009 in case anyone is interested clickThe title really should be updated to read "to whom or to what are you drinking right now" This poor little satellite, and the team who worked on her, has had a rough time. A picture of the trauma here. That was a bad day at work. I'm glad to see her go.
dlebby Posted February 7, 2009 Posted February 7, 2009 Van Morrison - whose first album "Astral Weeks" was released forty years ago, and who will release a new live version on Tuesday. Still on my top five desert island album list.
ol_ironstomach Posted February 8, 2009 Posted February 8, 2009 It would take a small wine collection to drink along to a rewatching of his wonderful the prisoner. Line up those bottles, AMC has made the entire series viewable online. Adobe FlashPlayer required. Click!
aaronsinger Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Jay Dee. Prolific hip-hop producer passed on this date; can't believe it's been three years already.
Hannah Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Merlin T. Cat. 1994-2008.And now, to his buddy Apprentice, 1994-2009.
deangold Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Line up those bottles, AMC has made the entire series viewable online. Adobe FlashPlayer required. Click!Man I need the wine to make up for the lousy quality of the video images! The full screen image is really unwatchable!!! And I have FIOS!
goldenticket Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 To Stump! Best in Show after a 5-year hiatus
Sthitch Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 To Stump!Best in Show after a 5-year hiatus Stupid mutts!!! One day they will see past their biases and actually choose America's favorite breedSigned,Sthitch's Loyal and Belligerent Black Lab Bella.P.S. I fixed the link for you - but what should I expect from a spaniel fan? They might as well be cats!
goldenticket Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Stupid mutts!!! One day they will see past their biases and actually choose America's favorite breedSigned,Sthitch's Loyal and Belligerent Black Lab Bella.P.S. I fixed the link for you - but what should I expect from a spaniel fan? They might as well be cats!Thanks Bella - I fixed the link again (your fix still didn't work)...and we won't get into cats - since they are far superior to their canine brethren .You have to admit it's nice to see an old guy come out of retirement and show those fancy pants whippersnappers that age and experience count for something
jparrott Posted February 24, 2009 Posted February 24, 2009 Zulu, Rex, the truck parades, the marching krewes, klezmer on Frenchmen Street at 3PM. Joyeux Mardi Gras. Wish I was there.
aaronsinger Posted February 28, 2009 Posted February 28, 2009 Two Chicago Bulls legends lost on one night... Johnny 'Red' Kerr and Norm Van Lier.
SeanMike Posted March 2, 2009 Posted March 2, 2009 The newly married couple of my brother Matt and my new sister-in-law Cathy.
Pool Boy Posted March 12, 2009 Posted March 12, 2009 Please raise a glass in honor of Claudia, our cat. She passed away today, too young, too still full of life, but it was her time. We're torn up something terrible, but she was one of the most laid back kitties ever.
Pool Boy Posted March 15, 2009 Posted March 15, 2009 Photo link for Claudia -- Linky A couple more photos of Claudia. We toasted her with some Champagne yesterday again.
DonRocks Posted March 16, 2009 Posted March 16, 2009 A couple more photos of Claudia.We toasted her with some Champagne yesterday again. I'm so sorry about Claudia. I just went through all the photos, and my favorite was #5, Take 1 of the Christmas photo shoot. Claudia looked downright regal in that photo - sitting on her perch, and lording over the mugging and buffoonery that was taking place before and below her.
Pool Boy Posted March 16, 2009 Posted March 16, 2009 I'm so sorry about Claudia. I just went through all the photos, and my favorite was #5, Take 1 of the Christmas photo shoot. Claudia looked downright regal in that photo - sitting on her perch, and lording over the mugging and buffoonery that was taking place before and below her. Thanks dude. She was a special kitty. She always knew how to sit so great as you said. That was actually a fun thing to do in retrospect even though we thought it was stressful at the time.
Pool Boy Posted March 17, 2009 Posted March 17, 2009 Brian Pothier - welcome back! Yeah too bad the game tonight ain't going so well. But he totally deserves a toast!
Waitman Posted March 17, 2009 Posted March 17, 2009 The best pizza joint on Earth. Or at least Coney Island. After a little lounging around we made the hike down to Coney Island, and worked our appetite back up on the Cyclone, the Wonder Wheel and a couple of other "National Register of Historic Places"-type rides, and the brief walk to Totonno's Pizza. Much has been written about Totonno's on eGullet, and I have little to add, save that it may now be my favorite pizza place in the world.I also found the place a little surreal - this tiny slice of 50's-era Italian- American life, complete with extended family on the sidewalk in lawn chairs - dropped into a neighborhood that too often resembles a combat zone. With few exceptions, the walk to Totonno's from the beach is relentlessly oppressive - vacant lots, boarded up houses, small children with no shoes. Then you turn the corner onto Neptune, a wide, almost treeless street, bright and hot and lined on both sides with the kind of body shop you might go to if you were looking to get your wheels back after finding your car up on blocks. A lot of glare and razor wire; everybody smokes and everybody looks you up and down as you walk by.When, about a block away, you see the awning and the family out front, you know where to turn in. Inside, there's a couple of bikers, a couple of yups (besides us), a large Italian family and a soft-core porn queen getting shot for an upcoming issue of FHM.The kids from the sidewalk are running in and out, the shooter's strobe keeps flashing, there's a limo pulling up, the handlers and make-up artist dance in and out of the first booth. And, through it all, the pizza guy keeps turning out brilliant, crisp, spicy pies, with an expression that says: just another day at the office.
Pool Boy Posted March 17, 2009 Posted March 17, 2009 The best pizza joint on Earth. Or at least Coney Island. I heard they plan on re-opening soon. Some reports say within a month. Been there once. Mario Batali was there in full orange croc regalia, too.
Keithstg Posted March 17, 2009 Posted March 17, 2009 Apparently they will be open within a month, per a report on NY1 today...some more discussion of this in the NYC thread.
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