The Coffee House

[davidharmier60]

Yep. Every Star I have watched over the years is dying off.

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[Gary A.]

Starting to think I have a black cloud overhead. Yesterday I found out by accident that the young lady who scheduled my second cataract surgery, put the wrong date on my surgery packet. Based on the dates they gave us we scheduled DW's chemo infusions, which once started are locked in for 9 weeks. Then the young lady who had made the mistake got an attitude, with me about fixing the problem. In the end, to her credit she changed their schedule around to make it work. Then I got to my Optometrist for the final check on the right eye, and find out the domino effect had screwed up my follow up appointments with him. They managed to work things around, and then I get a text from the pharmacy that my insurance has declined payment on the second round of drops needed for the surgery because it hasn't been thirty days since the last refill. Thirty more minutes on the phone with them, and they finely approved. When I get to the pharmacy I find out they only have 2 of the 3 drops I need in stock. More phone calls and they find another pharmacy 20 mins away that has it in stock. With all my problems solved I hurry home to meet a roofing contractor who was supposed to be coming out to do an estimate. He doesn't show, doesn't call, doesn't answer his phone. Perfect end to a crappy day!

With a day like that, sucide seems like a pretty good option.

 

[JonA_CT]

RIP Bandit. East bound and down - Burt Reynolds, Star of ‘Deliverance,’ ‘Smokey and the Bandit,’ Dies at 82

My dad loved Smokey and the Bandit. We probably watched it 20 times together. RIP Burt.

 

[Gary A.]

This has been a morning...

Yesterday my dad fell and hit his head and went to the hospital. So they transferred him to a university hospital to see a neurosurgeon. My mom said he was complaining a lot which I said is probably good. This morning so far so good, looks like they won't have to do surgery as the bleed is responding to medications. My mom said he's in a bad mood which again is encouraging; I'd be more concerned if he wasn't. My younger brother is there getting to be the one dealing with the bad mood!

To top it off, there was an active shooter downtown (my brother doesn't live too far from there so he won't be stopping back at home anytime soon). The guy came in thru a loading dock into a lobby so there's speculation it was a situation specific incident; now they're saying he was dressed business casual and carrying a briefcase. A couple of people died and there were a few injured - then it dawned on me they could have been taken to the hospital where my dad is, although more likely it would've been a different one; there are more than one within blocks of each other.

Guess I'll see what else the day brings.

Wishing the best for Dad.

 

[SquarePeg]

RIP Bandit. East bound and down - Burt Reynolds, Star of ‘Deliverance,’ ‘Smokey and the Bandit,’ Dies at 82

My dad loved Smokey and the Bandit. We probably watched it 20 times together. RIP Burt.

I’m old enough that I saw it at the Drive In. I remember my brother and I thinking it was the best movie ever.

 

[Gary A.]

RIP Burt. Gary has always liked Reynolds. He never seemed to take himself seriously ... his entire life.

 

[Gary A.]

Yesterday’s Bowl visit was grand. Due to a scheduling conflict Mary Lou switched some tickets around and we ended up attending an event with, for us, we’re unknown. One performer Rosalie, was from Spain. Barcelona in fact. Her performance combined a troupe of dancers and extensive lights and lasers. A very impressive and artistically strong performance ... Catalonia Strong.

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

RIP Bandit. East bound and down - Burt Reynolds, Star of ‘Deliverance,’ ‘Smokey and the Bandit,’ Dies at 82

My dad loved Smokey and the Bandit. We probably watched it 20 times together. RIP Burt.

I’m old enough that I saw it at the Drive In. I remember my brother and I thinking it was the best movie ever.

I remember seeing " White Lightning " at the drive in. I still smile when I recall the iconic laugh of his when he asked for " Shakey Puddin' ".

shakey puddin burt reynolds - Bing video

 

[Gary A.]

The second performer was Juanes, a group from Colombia. Mary Lou and Gary were clearly in a small minority not knowing Juanes and his songs. Juanes had a ton of super videos backing up his performance and songs. Every song from both performers were in Spanish. Gary had no idea that there were some many Colombians living in LA as nearly every song was a sing-a-long. All-in-all another splendid evening under the stars.

 

[smoke665]

Back in the days of "expense accounts" I went to "Best Little Whorehouse In Tx" just after it opened, on one of my N.Y. trips. It was good but the movie release is the one I remember. Reynolds was a perfect choice for Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd and I still grin at the memory of Charles Dunning as the Governor doing the "Little Sidestep".

 

[vintagesnaps]

My dad's been doing OK and later in the afternoon my mom called and said he'd probably get released tomorrow morning. He's going from intensive care to getting kicked out! lol I imagine he'll be sore but glad he's doing fine.

The active shooter situation was on local TV all day. No clue why the guy went to that office tower, seems to have had no connection to it and so far no reason for any of it (other than obviously some sort of mental health issues). Police were on scene fast or it probably would have been even worse.

 

[SquarePeg]

My dad's been doing OK and later in the afternoon my mom called and said he'd probably get released tomorrow morning. He's going from intensive care to getting kicked out! lol I imagine he'll be sore but glad he's doing fine.

The active shooter situation was on local TV all day. No clue why the guy went to that office tower, seems to have had no connection to it and so far no reason for any of it (other than obviously some sort of mental health issues). Police were on scene fast or it probably would have been even worse.

Glad your dad is ok.

 

[Gary A.]

BTW- Mary Lou and Gary watch Juliet Naked. Man, what a wonderful movie. Five stars ... on the smile scale. Just a fun movie, highly recommended.

 

[snowbear136 67]

Glad your Dad was OK,

My dad's been doing OK and later in the afternoon my mom called and said he'd probably get released tomorrow morning. He's going from intensive care to getting kicked out! lol I imagine he'll be sore but glad he's doing fine.

The active shooter situation was on local TV all day. No clue why the guy went to that office tower, seems to have had no connection to it and so far no reason for any of it (other than obviously some sort of mental health issues). Police were on scene fast or it probably would have been even worse.

Glad your dad is OK.

The investigators will figure out motive; sometimes it's not obvious.

 

[SquarePeg]

The tile looks great. Once the white grout is done, it will look so much better as you won’t be able to see individual tiles, just the marble wall.