First Post: Thursday, July 18, 2024

R.I.P.

So many hours of uproarious laughter. One-of-a-kind, irreplaceable, unrivaled comedic instincts. The button-down comic with the unmistakable deadpan style & timing. The best of the funny bits here are from 16:40-18:00. Vale!

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First Post: Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Wednesday!

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First Post: Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Know before you flow…

This is for you, Swampatoga!

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First Post: Monday, July 15, 2024

Monday!

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First Post: Sunday, July 14 ,2024

Carlitos hands off to…

…Yamal…and SPAIN have a day for the ages!

Young Spanish athletic talent never seems to be in short supply. Twenty years ago it was the likes of Nadal & Fabregas, and now it’s these lads in the video lede, ready to rack-up the hardware for a good long time…

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First Post: Saturday, July 13, 2024

Like Hockney’s art, the amphitheater’s shell is another lasting symbol of La-La Land

Amphitheater season again. Last night: something about music at the movies, heavy emphasis on the composer of the theme heard in the video lede. You know who he is.

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First Post: Friday, July 12, 2024

For the traditionalists…
…for the mods!

OK, ya’ Engerland fans! Take it easy! This Friday’s musical lede involves some inspirational songs for your Three Lions fútbol team as they try to conquer Spain (just like QE I!) on Sunday. Best wishes!

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First Post: Thursday, July 11, 2024

Uh-oh…butt-cap end of overgrip is starting to peel…
…take off the worn overgrip, exposing the original grip…
…prepare the replacement overgrip; this particular brand has been our favorite…
et voilà, the trick, she is done!

Summertime, and the racquet-handle overgrips are more prone to earlier disrepair — perspiration! We do not generally fetishize tennis equipment & its maintenance, but during this season of heat and excess humidity, we acknowledge the necessity of keeping the grips new & tacky more frequently than during the nonsummer months.

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First Post: Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Eng-er-land!

Ollie Watkins? OLLIE F—IN’ WATKINS! Take a bow, my son! Scrub on over to the 9:00 min. mark for the literal money shot. England beats Oranje Nederland 2-1 to book a spot in the Euro 2024 final. Three Lions!

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First Post: Tuesday, July 9, 2024

D. Hockney, b. 9 July 1937

Happy Birthday today to the contemporary master Mistah David Hockney, who turns 84 today. This famous painting depicts Nichols Canyon Rd. from top to bottom, and much of the vegetation remains intact — always those La-La Land Italian cypress trees, the sky-reaching palms, the various desert succulents, etc. The roadway itself has more stop signs along its length nowadays, though. Who knew all those years ago we’d have such daily familiarity with all this? Who knew!

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