Things Smackie Thinks You Need to Know...

Yes.  He was a known problem in college (hence why they protected him)  who grew up in a well to do family.  The consensus was that he was a rich brat with no sense of responsibility and an "untouchable"  attitude.

vansmack wrote:
Yes.  He was a known problem in college (hence why they protected him)  who grew up in a well to do family.  The consensus was that he was a rich brat with no sense of responsibility and an "untouchable"  attitude.

Oh, I was incorrect: I did not get your point at all and thought you were implying something else entirely.

I forgot my sarcasm tag,  though,  on this board I felt I seldom need to use it.

The hockey thread is pretty buried and I don't feel like resuscitating it for this but I echo the sentiment: I don't like this strange new world where the Maple Leafs know what they're doing!

To make it Smackie related: hey Smacks, what would it take for the Wings to get Sami Vatanen from your Ducks before the trade deadline (or at the draft)?

this looks fun

Sidehatch wrote:
this looks fun

You know, I've never been but it does look like a good time.  It used to be 4th of July weekend, but I'm rarely in town that weekend (turns out SF Fog is bad for fireworks) but they've since moved it.  Maybe I'll go this year…

smackie at a traci lords meet and greet… someone PLEASE video this.

Flamin Groovies with Roy Loney??? I'd be all over that.

no doubt - gwen + AFI = ???

AFI Singer, No Doubt Members to Form Supergroup
Davey Havok-led album already completed as new group searches for name and record label
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/afi-singer-no-doubt-members-to-form-supergroup-20160211

The only things that matter from that story:

(1) Stefani - "I think I have enough songs for probably two albums."

(2) Stefani's new album, This is What the Truth Feels Like, will be released March 18th.

I guess the rest decided they weren't going to sit around and wait for Gwen to finish up her next solo tour.

Do you know who would want to see the Supreme Court seat filled immediately?

A Strict Constructionist like Justice Antonin Scalia.

Or Ted Cruz?

[url=http://m.dailykos.com/story/2016/2/13/1484831/-Sen-Mitch-McConnell-in-2005-The-President-and-the-President-alone-nominates-judges The Republicans in 2005 on Judicial Nominations and Filibusters

Julian, wrote:

vansmack wrote:
Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton and Frank Turner
June 18 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion

This is a Kacey Musgraves away from the Smackie Special.

I nearly posted it here.  Had Kacey been on the bill, it definitely would have gone here.

sweetcell wrote:
smackie at a traci lords meet and greet… someone PLEASE video this.

I was in this band in the early 90's that went up to NYC to record with Kramer of Bongwater/Ween/Galaxie 500/Low fame.  We stayed at his house for the weekend.  During the tour of the accommodations he excitedly told us he'd be happy to share with us his collection of jailbait-era Tracy Lords porn.

What a completely surreal and bizarre time.

Sorry to veer off track of what Smackie thinks we should know.

PS that festival sounds great to me.  The fucking MUMMIES.  The Real Kids?  Didn't know there was anything happening with them.  And the Dwarves?  I've got a good Dwarves story but I'll have to save that for another day.

chaz wrote:
The fucking MUMMIES. 

I would LOVE to see the Mummies if they ever did east coast dates.

chaz wrote:
Sorry to veer off track of what Smackie thinks we should know.

Why you would ever think that Smackie doesn't think people need to know that Jailbait Era Traci Lords porn exists and has been seen by a boardie is beyond me.  Smackie Approved.

Sidehatch wrote:
way to by at the top of the market…SF has gone absolutely bonkers in the last 2 years
Sold in 2013 and have been weeping rivers every time I Zillow it

Well, I disagree that it's the top of the market.  SF isn't doing anything to fix it's supply of housing while demand is continuing to rise.  And the primary focus on new homes is the Affordable/BMR type, which only benefits those at market rates. We negotiated a "bargain" in that we managed to pay under the market rate of $1000 per sq foot…

However the real driver was our skyrocketing rent.  Our mortgage is actually less than what our rent had risen to, which is insane. SF Property values were beating our market returns so it's an investment for sure.

I'm fairly confident only the big one can do me in now…. 

vansmack wrote:

Sidehatch wrote:
way to by at the top of the market…SF has gone absolutely bonkers in the last 2 years
Sold in 2013 and have been weeping rivers every time I Zillow it

Well, I disagree that it's the top of the market.  SF isn't doing anything to fix it's supply of housing while demand is continuing to rise.  And the primary focus on new homes is the Affordable/BMR type, which only benefits those at market rates. We negotiated a "bargain" in that we managed to pay under the market rate of $1000 per sq foot…

However the real driver was our skyrocketing rent.  Our mortgage is actually less than what our rent had risen to, which is insane. SF Property values were beating our market returns so it's an investment for sure.

I'm fairly confident only the big one can do me in now…. 

lookin' forward to sidehatch's continued weepy posts across social media about all the money he lost selling his home in SF….