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Well now you never did see such a terrible thing

As was seen last night on the T.V

Maybe if we're lucky, they will show it again

Such a terrible thing to see me - oh

But there's nothing you can do when you're next in line

You've got to go domino

25 minutes ago, unclevlad said:

 

Makes sense, plus, it's the first available airport in US territory.

 

Good food and reasonable prices?  That MUST be a low-traffic airport!  Not enough traffic to monetize it.

I think that there's only five or six gates, and maybe only 4 with jetways (you sometimes have to walk across the tarmac). The entire airport building's layout would fit into the security screening area for the D concourse at McCarran Harry Reid International Airport here in Las Vegas. 

It's serviced mostly by small commuter jets with 2 seats on each side of the aisle. I'm 6'2", and I quickly learned to book aisle seats, as I really didn't fit in the window seat. Delta had the better seat pitch, and I'd usually spring for economy plus for a bit of extra legroom.

2 minutes ago, L. Marcus said:

Too close to Stephen King.

When my Mom first read The Dead Zone, she cracked up at the main character having dinner at a restaurant called The Silent Woman. Turns out, that's where she and my Dad had their wedding dinner. The sign outside was of a headless woman holding a serving tray of food.

3 hours ago, unclevlad said:

A man became unruly and abusive on a transatlantic flight from Heathrow to Newark...to such a degree that, even after being restrained, the plane landed in Bangor, Maine to have the offensive passenger (and his girlfriend, the target of the abuse) removed from the plane.  it then continued on to Newark.

 

The man pled guilty, and apologized in court.  He didn't get any additional jail time...he'd been in holding for about a month, and as he lives in England, that's another level of hardship...but was ordered to pay $20,638 in restitution.  Both passengers have also been banned from flying United.  And his name and felony guilty verdict are now public record.  That's probably going to bite him hard too.

Bangor's airport used to be Dow Air Force Base before being converted to commercial use. There's a bunch of space for isolating planes, so it's frequently used in situations like this.

When Mom was still alive, I used to fly in and out of BGR about once a year. Their airport coffee shop has some of the best food, with very reasonable prices. Breakfast there is always good, as is the bacon cheeseburger and fries. 

23 minutes ago, Asperion said:

 

Somebody must really have wanted some speakers for his birthday.       🤪

A "Slave to the Rhythm"?

4 hours ago, rravenwood said:

I've been hesitant to pick up i/o, solely because he decided to release two different mixes right out of the gate.  It kind of feels like instead of just being able to buy it and start listening for enjoyment, it's a homework assignment: Listen to each version enough times that you become familiar, then decide for yourself what you like.  There's nothing wrong with that, of course, and in general the freedom to form and hold one's own opinions is wonderful - vital! - but I listen to music primarily for pleasure, and my perception that I'll have to work at it with one has been off-putting.

 

Some reading seems to indicate a slight preference for the Dark-Side mix among those who've thrown their opinions out on the 'net, but there are plenty of Bright-Side advocates as well.  (I don't think I'd listen to the Atmos mix - I'm mainly an in-the-car or with-my-headphones listener these days.)  In the interest of having another data point, do you prefer one over the other?

I lean more toward the Dark-Side mix, though when I'm home, I usually listen to the Atmos mix. I believe that Apple Music and Amazon Music stream a version of the Atmos mix for compatible headphones, but that's not something I actively seek out. I pay a few bucks a month through Bandcamp, so I've been listening to the drops on the new and full moons. He occasionally throws archive material on there for subscribers, as well.

I've just received the 40th Anniversary edition of Def Leppard's Pyromania, which includes a Blu-ray with an Atmos mix. It's very good, mainly used for positioning the instruments around the room. I need to work my way through the set, though, because there's a lot of included material. 

2010: The Year We Make Contact: Sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey. The Discovery's orbit around Jupiter is decaying unexpectedly, and the Americans hitch a ride with the Russians to investigate, while a crisis on Earth threatens nuclear annihilation. It's a movie that I first saw in the theaters with my Mom back in 1984, and one that I tend to watch with some regularity. That said, there are certain elements that haven't aged well. It's a nostalgic watch. (Netflix)

The Gauntlet: Clint Eastwood plays a Phoenix cop, who is sent to pick up a prisoner in Las Vegas, but there are forces that don't want them to arrive back in Phoenix. It's a good watch. (Blu-ray)

Predator: The original, with Arnold Schwarzenegger leading a group of mercenaries in Central America on a rescue mission, but they become the target of an alien hunter. It's a good watch. (4K UHD Blu-ray)

I recently bought the 2004 version of Battlestar Galactica series on Blu-ray, and I've rewatched the miniseries for perhaps the first time in a dozen years. It flows amazingly well. I had to turn on subtitles, however, as the first part has the dialogue recorded very low, mainly on only the center channel. The sound mixing improved greatly in the second half of the miniseries. 

i/o (In-Side Mix) (Atmos) by Peter Gabriel. It's an album that I really enjoy. There's two stereo mixes (Bright-Side and Dark-Side), and the Atmos mix (In-Side), which is based on the Dark-Side mix.

Good news: the rattle in my car appears to be solved.

Bad news: that's because it looks like I'm dragging a panel cover underneath the passenger side.

That means an emergency service appointment tomorrow to have it checked/fixed.

I see no sign of free will

So I guess I'll have to pay

Pay my way

I was thinking 4-H project.

4 minutes ago, Hermit said:

One of the problems with a "Gentleman's agreement" is both sides have to actually act like gentlemen

"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the war room!"

12 minutes ago, Pariah said:

If it doesn't have Tim Curry and three different endings, I'm not interested.

The new 4K disc release from Shout Factory gives you a choice between the three ending version, or a single random ending, like how it was originally released to theaters.

To be fair, Trump has been more of a golden calf than a messiah.

"Like a Virgin". It fits Deadpool better. 

The Nevada case's second try was dismissed with prejudice on April 8.

I can't express my feelings about the Nevada Republican Party without several colorful metaphors that would be against the rules on this board.

A mockingbird nearby, singing a medley of car alarms and alarm activation sounds*, with the occasional ringtone, and (I think) an American kestrel call.

*My Toyota's alarm activate/deactivate was definitely in there, if at a slightly higher pitch.

From the new Steve Hackett album.

1 hour ago, unclevlad said:

 

Plausible, but can we blame the script for his constant pouting?  

 

That said, I think ALL the Star Wars movies get far less criticism than they deserve, because we so WANT to like it that we overlook the many faults.  Who doesn't want a lightsaber and a starfighter???  Who doesn't want to be super-cool Han?  Vader's WAY more cool as the Mysterious Villain than he is as the Fallen Savior.

 

 

We can blame the director for the constant pouting.

Sending. 

17 minutes ago, Christopher R Taylor said:

 

Well that's a big part of the issue isn't it?  They are spending so damned much on movies now that they have to make close to a half billion dollars just to break even.  That's a ridiculous ask, and lately its been a painful fail.  Yeah if you pull in a billion dollars, that 350 million dollars in delays, reshoots, and rewrites doesn't seem so bad.

 

But if you made the same movie for 50 million, then you made even more money and it doesn't need to make a half bill just to see green.  Famously now, Godzilla One cost a fraction what Hollywood movies do and made huge bank.  It cost fifteen million to make.  FifTEEN, not even 50 million.  And it made over 100 million.  When The Marvels made about that much, it was a catastrophic failure, because it costs so damned much to make.

I've been watching a bunch of older films lately (including a bunch of B movies), and I realized just how much I missed the smaller productions of the past. 1984's Night of the Comet, for example, was made for about $700,000 (about $2M in today's money), but grossed almost $14.5M during its 6 week run in theaters.

The first two episodes of the Fallout series on Amazon Prime. I'm enjoying it so far.

Singin' in the Rain: Classic musical about the birth of talkies, It's a very good watch. This is the 2022 UHD release, which has a beautiful picture* and an excellent 5.1 mix. (4K UHD Blu-ray)

The Land that Time Forgot: Doug McClure movie from the mid-seventies, based upon the Edgar Rice Burroughs book. This one I originally saw at the drive-in with my parents, back when it originally came out. Both of my parents liked SF/fantasy, so this is one that we'd watch whenever it was shown later on TV. The special effects are rough in a few places, including seeing a turnbuckle wire tensioner on the cables holding up a pterodactyl, but it's still an enjoyable, nostalgic watch. (DVD)

*For whatever reason, the disc uses HDR color, while the digital copy uses Dolby Vision. 

We were in a lockdown at work for a couple of hours because of what happened nearby this morning.

Smokey and the Bandit: The second-highest grossing movie of 1977, and it made enough of an impression on me as a child that I could remember all of the lyrics to the songs (I caught myself singing along to "Eastbound and Down"). It's a funny, nostalgic watch. (Netflix)

The Black Hole: Disney doing a darker movie, with the crew of the Palomino discovering a ship lost for 20 years on the edge of a black hole. The plot's a mix of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Dante's Divine Comedy. I originally watched this in theaters with my parents, and it's remained a quirky favorite of mine over the years. (Disney+)