Your “The Ultraviolet Light Hurts Me So” Saturday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - June 2, 2018June 1, 2018

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_T-ll0nwoo Woo-hoo! June, baby. One more month of school until summer vacation for us teaching types! I got plans. BIG PLANS! (Will actually accomplish nothing over the summer.) Tonight's sports: NHL: vegas at Washington - 8:00PM | NBCSN / CBC MLB: regional coverage includes Cubs/Mets, Dodgers/Rockies, BoSox/Astros - 7:00PM | FOX BoSox at

A “You Never Seen Such Scufflin'” Saturday Evening Open thread

Beerguyrob - February 10, 2018February 10, 2018

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1QfXQakX2w There's nothing to talk about. It's all Olympics or GAMBLOR! The men's snowslopes final is tonight. There are four Canadians among the 12 qualifiers. Also, there's three Norwegians. WAR'S ON, BABY! Tonight's sports: Olympics: NBCSN: 7:00PM - Figure Skating: Olympic Ice, Snowboarding 9:45PM - Curling (Mixed Doubles): U.S. vs. Finland, Snowboarding 1:30AM - Curling

Your “Gonna Get High, Gonna Have Some Fun” Saturday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - October 21, 2017October 21, 2017

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Hope you all had yourselves a lovely day. The rain has finally returned (with a vengeance) to Vancouver. The highlight has been the traffic broadcasts; there was one point this week where the local newsradio reporter just gave up & said, "What's wrong with people?" For example: we have this

Your “Money Is Burnin’ A Hole In Your Pocket” Saturday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - October 14, 2017October 14, 2017

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I hope you are enjoying your weekend. If we can get through it without WWIII starting, I think that'll be the true victory. And that's talk I haven't used since Reagan unveiled the SDI. Took the doggies to a Bernese Mountain Dog get-together at a lake east of town today. I think

Your “We’re Gonna Have A Ball Just Like We Always Do” Saturday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - September 30, 2017September 30, 2017

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Hey there! It's your old pal Beerguyrob, back for another Saturday night of kvetchin' and cavortin'. Did you all enjoy last night's AFL Grand Final? That was a humdinger, and didn't finish too late on the west coast, so I was up & ready for Australia vs. South Africa rugby

Your “Drinking Turkey Like It’s Water” Saturday Evening Open Thread

DFOing Good

Beerguyrob - September 16, 2017September 15, 2017

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So, NHL training camps opened this week. The important thing is that the return of hockey will bring me many national games to enjoy on the days between football games. There's about three weeks of garbage hockey to get through before the Canucks can start letting me down for real.

Your “Don’t Want To Say Good Night” Saturday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - August 19, 2017August 18, 2017

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Well, there's a couple of "games" tonight, featuring "starters" that will "play" almost an entire quarter. Except for the guys who are hurt or facing suspension, which eats up most blog coverage. Game preview: Colts at Cowboys Peeling back the layers of congealed gravy over at Stampede Blue, you find a fan

Your “Magic of the Melancholy Tear In Your Eye” Saturday Evening Open Thread

Open Threads

Beerguyrob - July 22, 2017July 22, 2017

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I realize it's splitting hairs, given their mild similarities, but I love Tom Waits, and absolutely fucking hate Leonard Cohen. This was a fightable point last year when Cohen died, and I gave wet farts about his legacy. I grant that people are entitled to hold their wrong opinions, but

Your “We Were The Dudes And The Dudes Were We” Saturday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - May 13, 2017May 13, 2017

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NHL Eastern Conference Preview: You've got one team Gary Bettman desperately wanted to have in this round, and the Ottawa Senators. Both teams have made it this far on the moxie of their goaltending. Craig Anderson played out of his mind in the series against the Rangers, stopping upwards of 50 shots