May Day 10

So this is people whose legacy is inflated due to their young-ish death? Cobain is an interesting one for this. I'm a Nirvana fan, but I am not sure they would be capable of aging well and lasting as they were, and Cobain would have soon outgrown his live persona, lots of angst, screaming, etc. Maybe if the MTV Unplugged performance was an indication that Cobain as an artist could have matured and re-invented himself on the way? IMO, Nirvana was probably not going to be long for this world anyways, and Cobain would need to branch out, either solo, or with a new group. I think Tupac was also inflated a bit from his demise. Out of his contemporaries, he didn't really do it for me.

If you have any space at all, I would suggest home workouts. They will give you a much better workout than you would get at a gym on your own, much cheaper, and saves loads of time. Beachbody has a good app, with workouts for everyone. You can get a great workout in like 25 minutes/day. I believe they have a trial period as well. And no, Im not a 'coach' or anything like that.

nothing is worse than having to listen to somebody talk about their golf game

Dany's "turn" also perturbs me a bit, but waiting to see it play out to see. The rest of the story focuses on establishing she is on a plane with Rheagar, who by all accounts was a fairly righteous dude. She was getting her eye poked by the sons of the harpy on a daily basis for years, showed all the restraint in the world, and even locked her dragons (children) up. 80% Of her character arc is freeing and trying to defend slaves. This character, built over 7 seasons is not a character who will willingly torch thousands of innocents. Im hoping that as an audience, we are being steered one way, and Dany will throw a curveball and fool everyone Next week, daario nahaaris is going to magically fly in, just in time on another dragon, born by eggs laid by drogon or somebody

I realize that Sansa seems to be thinking clearly now (other than he seemingly unfounded distrust and dislike of Dany, as well as her clinging to the idea of the "North". The undue tension Sansa has been creating with Dany is a primary driver of the upcoming conflict. If Sansa was more supportive and backed Jon from the getgo, things would most likely have been easier. But my issue is the sudden 'pivot' of Sansa being a naive "I like songs" girl who is abused and constantly getting manipulated, to this tough ruler who wears black suits with hoops and chains ornamenting them was kind of hasty and convenient. I don't mind her if she ends up as lord of winterfell/warden of the north because she is the Stark with the best claim (considering Bran recognizes he isnt in fact Bran). To see her end up at the very top of the heap as ruler of Westeros at the end would be lame (IMO)

In the interest of moving the story along (we dont need any more of the world-building from all the earlier travels), Im cool with transporting However, attaching a tangible stopwatch, such as cersei's pregnancy throws the timeline out of being plausible. She should have a toddler running around the battlements.

That wasn't that 'smart' though. If she had told Snow up front about it, like she should have, he would have probably said "hell yes, tell them to come, do it yesterday".... and probably formed a different battle plan that could have saved 1000s of lives.

I really hope Sansa doesn't end up as the "last man standing" and hold all the power at the end. She is probably my least favorite "main" character throughout the books and the show. Her whole transition from "I like songs" to some sort of ruler was hastily done, was forced and doesn't make a lot of sense. When Arya says that Sansa is the smartest person she knows or something, I was like "wut?". Like what smart thing has she done or concocted in the entire series? She is crafted as one of the "dumbest" characters who has trained only to be a "Lady" as intently as Arya has trained to fight/kill. I know she has 'been through a lot", and got a few lessons on being a sneak from Littlefinger, but I think its lazy to suggest she is suddenly a stone-cold ruler at this point.

It seems like they are telegraphing Jon/Aegon''s demise a bit too much, which makes me think him prevailing might be a/the big surprise. Basically going down an identical path as Ned (choosing unbending honor instead of survival/power/love), booting his direwolf, "final-seeming" goodbyes to Tormund and Sam, heading south to King's landing as a Stark.

After a few days to think on this, and speaking to someone who has used this for games down south (very useful when travelling to a game), im willing to give it a try. The folding red wagon things is a good idea

The white walkers in the last few seasons remind me of the crew of jackass wearing the old man faces.

so that stupid make believe blog post proves what?

I interpreted Jon's yelling as a "go on, lets get on with it" for one last face-off with the dragon which he would almost certainly lose. He was hemmed in and he saw man's last hope was the small chance of him beating the dragon and getting to the nk.

Did anyone actually use "Tailgate Guys" last year?

Something tells me that at 11:55 AM, it is going to very difficult to find available people who are tasked with carrying all your stuff back to the bus.

Im hoping so. I just cant do WWE. I want to, I have tried... but 3 hour Raw shows are impossible and everything gets stretched out and saturated. Then the Smackdown thing the next night, another 2 hours. I watched Wrestlemania, but it was like 6 hours and I couldnt last, and I think I missed the last 3 matches. The storylines and characters are all very miscellaneous and dull.

I think there is middle ground between promoting safety, and forcing fans to lease "linens" and tailgate chairs they dont need for $600.

So more people will drive to the game, instead of paying the $600 "tax", overpaying for an unnecessary service nobody wants

I just looked it up on Lame Tailgate Guys website The $300 or $600 doesnt even get you food or drink. You can add-on packages later It does get you some pop-up tents, 10 tailgate chairs, 2 tables with linens, and a sign. Not a cash grab at all.

At a Phillies game, I saw an old man get shoved into a toilet by 3 20'-somethings for wearing a Dodgers jacket They also have a fetish with serving Nitrous balloons at all Philly events

Buffalo doesnt really have a lot of great BBQ spots. The best probably comes out of my smoker I would say, the most dependable and best atmosphere is Dinosaur BBQ.

In my experience, there was progress last year in terms of the bus lot. This, imo is more about mandating that tailgate catering company with a shaky pretext of "fan behavior"

Fan behavior has nothing to do with forcing fans to rent tailgating equipment and buying food and beverage from the bills' preferred vendor They formed a partnership with this tailgating carering company last year. Predictably, nobody was interested, so they are trying to force people to support it

Dave Tippett was said to have had a good interview here.

The whole allure of the show/story, is it doesn't fall into that type of age-old storytelling. The favorite characters don't always prevail, they will get killed or captured (or maimed) if put in a vulnerable position. Its clear that the show turned away from that a bit after they exceeded the books, especially with their previous trip beyond the wall in Season 7. We are seeing it go more toward Legolas and Gimli counting their kills. The fact that you can just hire a faceless man to kill the night king, IMO cheapens and diminishes the threat quite a bit. The threat we were anticipating since the very first chapter and scene. They fell from the first battle waged by humans (Hardhome was more of an ambush on civilians). I wouldnt think it would be a good conclusion that the Night King takes over/decimates Westeros... but I would hope for some more carnage outside of just The Last Hearth and Winterfell before they were snuffed out. The story's battles, especially when one side is facing numbers, are always resolved using a degree of cunning and out-flanking the opponent. Moreso the books I think, but what immediately comes to mind is the Whispering Wood, Battle of the Camps, Battle of the Blackwater, Battle at Castle Black I and II, Red Wedding. I have always thought that humans would end up staging the major decisive battle against the Army of the Dead at Moat Cailin, as it is a pinch-point and tactically makes the most sense.