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  1. cal sharpie
    I was working at a law firm in San Francisco in the early ‘80’s. I remember a young woman who worked there was having an affair with Phil Garner and how she was excited the Pirates were coming to SF. They would go off on his motorcycle.
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    Here as well. Dunno bout this place
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    I’d vote for #3 as well.
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    The first professional baseball game I attended was played on August 16, 1964 in Shea Stadium's first season. Galen Cisco (not a Hall of Famer), in a season he went 6-19, pitched a complete game as the Mets win 12-4. Leadoff hitter Bobby Klaus (also not a Hall-of-Famer) who had a career .200 average got four hits. The only Hall-of-Famer to play in that game was Dick Allen (back when he was known as Richie Allen). He hit his 20th homer of that season in the 4th inning. That game made me a Mets fan.
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    I was at that game that Marshmallow attended. My first time in Detroit. Not totally surrounded by Met fans but there were some - have to say that the Tiger fans were really nice people as well.
  6. cal sharpie
    Pretty much totally agree. I saw it before Rob Reiner’s death so there wasn’t that queasiness. A few of the “what they’ve been up to inbetween” bits worked but overall nothing special. Also agree re sequels: I never watch ‘em plus the kind of movies that are naturals for sequels I rarely see in the first place.
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    Trot Nixon.
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    JD Martinez
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    Carlos Delgado.
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    HOFer Gil Hodges.
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    Gary Sheffield.
  12. cal sharpie
    Glad to see this. I have a goal of seeing all teams play a home game. I'm more than halfway there and will gain one this Labor Day, seeing the Mets play the Tigers. Next year, my guess is either the Guardians or the Brewers, timing-wise. We'll see.
  13. cal sharpie
    I agree with Edgy that, along with Stop Making Sense, this is the greatest music concert film. I saw The Band the year before The Last Waltz (where they opened for Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young). I was living in the Bay Area and knew about the upcoming Last Waltz and would've liked to go but I was in high school and it was Thanksgiving so I couldn't. One of my friends did go, however, and stayed for the whole shebang til 4am or thereabouts, Also, I read Robbie Robertson's memoir, Testimony earlier this year. It's pretty great for what it is and has much on The Last Waltz.
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    Yeah, looks good. Hadn't heard of it before this though. I'm the opposite of FMan. Would much rather see a film in a theater. Have to say that, at least at the theaters I've attended lately, haven't had issues with audience members (though I certainly have encountered that, just not in a long time). I get distracted at home and the bigness of the screen can rope me in. I also go to a lot of live theater so I'm consistent that way.
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    Yes, and that is why people thought it won the SAG Award. The BAFTA has me puzzled, however.
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    I've not seen THE SUBSTANCE; DUNE: PART TWO or WICKED but I have now seen the other seven. I would vote, in order: THE BRUTALIST ANORA A COMPLETE UNKNOWN I'M STILL HERE EMILIA PEREZ NICKEL BOYS CONCLAVE I wouldn't be upset in any of the top four won. Can't understand CONCLAVE winning the SAG and BAFTA Awards. It was just okay.
  17. cal sharpie
    I did see it but had kind of forgotten that I had. I remember liking it okay but it took reading the recap to remind me.
  18. cal sharpie
    I've seen three: A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, NICKEL BOYS and EMILIA PEREZ. All three were good. I'd like to see ANORA and THE BRUTALIST (might actually see that one tomorrow). Don't know much about THE SUBSTANCE or I'M STILL HERE. Not interested in seeing WICKED or DUNE: PART TWO. I would see CONCLAVE when it comes to TV.
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    I saw it in the theater last year. Liked it well enough -- the dog was really good.
  20. cal sharpie
    Funny, touching. Much better than I thought it would be.
  21. cal sharpie
    I saw it on Christmas Day. Some of the deliberate changes were irksome: Pete Seegar was not present when Bob visited Woody Guthrie; "Judas" was shouted in the UK not at Newport, Suze (Sylvie inthe move) was not at Newport, etc. That being said, I thought it was very good and I'm saying that as a serious Dylan fan for about 50 years. Chalamet (yes, probably an obnoxious person but a good actor); and Edward Norton as Seegar were both excellent. I too am generally opposed to musical biopics, I thought the Queen and the Elvis ones were total wastes of time and I was skeptical about this but I have to say it did capture early-period Dylan in a good way. 4 stars.
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    Went with four also. Spalding Gray had a rare film role in it.
  23. cal sharpie
    It was okay, just okay. Love and Theft, however, is pretty great.
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    Both great movies. I'll add a few I've recently seen: Origins (based on Isabelle WIlkerson's amazing book, CASTE) Anatomy of a Fall, a French movie (with most of the dialogue being in English) that had me guessing all through it. Fallen Leaves (a movie from Finland with a couple of amazing performances). Also, like the two cited by Irish, very thoughtful. American Fiction, really fun and, being in the publishing biz, pretty accurate in too many respects.
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    Opposite Fun Fact: When the Oscar nominations were announced we realized we had seen 9 of the 10 Best Picture nominees, all in a theater except for Maestro. So, Saturday we went to see the lone holdout, Anatomy of a Fall (really good). Have not seen the Indiana Jones movie.
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