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Not quite a Libertarian Saturday
Author: TriSec    Date: 06/14/2008 11:47:46

Good Morning!

I was looking over the ol' Boston Globe this morning, and there's quite a few stories to choose from, before I even get to my usual Libertarian haunts. Starting with politics this morning, John McCain is not focusing on his base...instead he's turning towards Hillary's supporters looking for votes. It's part of the game to court the other side, and every year a few people change parties and move on... But I'm betting Mr. McCain will find that most of these "disaffected Clinton supporters" were part of Operation Chaos to begin with....and if any registered democrats buy his spew, well don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out. Change your registration and be done with it; you weren't democrats anyway.

Republican John McCain's campaign is aggressively targeting former supporters of Hillary Clinton, hoping to capitalize on their dissatisfaction with presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama and anger over how Clinton was treated during the Democratic primaries.

Today McCain will host a nationwide telephone forum aimed at Clinton loyalists with Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, who is emerging as McCain's chief messenger to women. On Thursday night, Fiorina spoke to dozens of disgruntled Clinton supporters in Columbus, Ohio, and during the next week she plans to visit a number of battleground states to speak to women voters. The campaign is betting that even women who favor abortion rights may be willing to accept a difference of opinion on that issue if they like what they hear McCain saying on broader issues such as national security, the economy, and healthcare.

But Obama is courting those same voters, and national women's organizations are trying to help him by smoothing over rifts that developed during the bitter primary battle. Prominent groups such as NARAL Pro-Choice America and Planned Parenthood Action Fund are gearing up voter education and mobilization efforts focused on raising awareness of McCain's long record of opposing abortion rights.

Planned Parenthood Action Fund, which is running a $10 million grass-roots campaign to recruit 1 million voters for Obama in battleground states, today will kick off a weeklong series of more than 400 house parties across the country. Yesterday the group unveiled an Internet ad highlighting McCain's record on abortion rights and other health issues that it plans to send to 3.5 million of its supporters and the antiwar group MoveOn.org., urging each recipient to forward the ad to five people.

Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood, said yesterday that even the most disaffected Clinton supporters are unlikely to defect to McCain, whose views on abortion and other reproductive health issues are diametrically opposed to Clinton's and Obama's. McCain favors overturning Roe v. Wade, the US Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide, then working to reduce the number of abortions and eventually end them.

"The media is trying to make a lot out of this 'disaffected women,' " Richards said in a telephone interview. "I'm not saying we don't have a lot of work to do, but I think women are going to move very swiftly to support Senator Obama. For some of them, they don't know him as well as they did her . . . and quite honestly, they need to find out more about John McCain."




Of course, turnabout is fair play, and the Republicans may be facing a nightmare scenario from an unlikely quarter. Word on the street this morning says the Libertarian candidate Bob Barr, and the Libertarian-leaning Ron Paul may be forging an alliance for the fall campaign. Both men have Republican backgrounds, and both have pitched themselves as 'true conservatives' in this race. Remember, Ron Paul polled close to 20% in some states this primary season. Some of us on this side blame Ralph Nader for splitting the vote in 2000 and 2004...it's very refreshing to see the possibility on the other side.
Signs are emerging of a possible alliance this fall between Ron Paul, the libertarian-minded rebel Republican, and Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party's presidential nominee.

Paul was the Libertarian nominee in 1988, and many of his supporters are libertarian-minded on economic and social issues. Just before formally ending his presidential bid Thursday night, the Texas congressman praised Barr, and in a statement yesterday, Barr reciprocated.

"Congressman Ron Paul has fought tirelessly in both the Libertarian Party and the Republican Party to minimize government power and maximize individual liberty," said Barr, a former six-term GOP congressman from Georgia. "I want to thank him for all that he has done for liberty in this nation, and encourage him to continue his fight through whatever avenues he sees fit."

The Libertarian Party plans to get Barr on the ballot in 48 states in November, and Barr could get a significant boost if a sizable number of the 1.1 million people who voted for Paul during the Republican primaries go his way. Some analysts say Barr could be a spoiler, taking votes away from presumptive Republican nominee John McCain in key swing states, including Colorado, Nevada, and his home state of Georgia.

Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader also began courting Paul voters yesterday.

"Ron Paul was a lightning rod for millions of Americans against the war in Iraq and for the protection of personal liberties that the two major parties have turned their back on - by continuing to support the illegal criminal war and the PATRIOT Act," the Nader campaign said in a statement. "There is a clear choice for those who want to support a candidate who will stand up against the war and stand up for personal liberties and privacy."

On Thursday night, Paul told supporters attending the Texas Republican Party convention in Houston that he was ending his campaign and starting the group Campaign for Liberty to help elect libertarian-leaning Republicans.

Paul hopes that at least 11,000 of his supporters fill a Minneapolis arena for a counter-convention on Sept. 2, timed to coincide with the Republican National Convention in neighboring St. Paul.



Turning to the economy briefly...remember when you got your license and your first car? What did you do....pile all your friends in the back, head for the movies or the arcade, drive around aimlessly for hours? I fondly recall my first car, a 1973 Plymouth Scamp with 273,000 miles on it. I had it for 9 months before it was destroyed in a collision (I walked away; my only major accident). But do you remember how much you paid for gas? My Scamp took regular leaded gasoline that you could still buy in the mid-80s for less than $1/gallon. Teens today are facing the possibility of a disappearing rite of passage.
There was a time, not long ago, when 17-year-old Jennifer Ogle of Braintree drove her Mercury Mystique to her part-time job at a local CVS. Matthew Gill, 17, of Tewksbury used to drive his Chevrolet Blazer to school twice a week and would buy a soda every afternoon. Eric Warren, 17, of Burlington freely ferried friends in his Volvo.

No more. With the price of a gallon of gasoline having crossed the $4 threshold, teens are deriving less joy from riding around in automobiles. Ogle now walks to work. Gill takes the bus to Shawsheen Valley Technical High School in Billerica and has virtually forsworn those daily sodas. "I only drive to work," he says. "I bought myself a drink twice last week, and I paid with quarters and nickels." Warren now asks his passengers for gas money. "Back when I first started driving," he says, "it wasn't a big deal."

That classic icon of American youth, the teenager in a car, is a bit tarnished these days. Like suburbanites facing long commutes and families contemplat ing vacations closer to home, teenagers are tweaking their driving and spending habits in response to the high cost of fuel. Some barely have had time to savor driving on their own before they had to contend with rapidly rising prices at the pump. That time of being a carefree new driver that Warren remembers with such nostalgia occurred less than a year ago, in August 2007, when regular gasoline, self-served, ran about $2.70 a gallon.

"Sometimes, if we're bored, we'd go around and drive," says Colleen Casey, 18, of Braintree. "There's none of that any more."

Anthony Pagucci, 18, of Ashland, eating burgers with his best friend at the Natick Collection's food court, is worried, too. "I'm paranoid about it. It cost me $5 to come here," Pagucci says. "I have to make gas part of my budget. That's how bad it is."

Indeed, when pollsters asked teens what three issues most concern them this election year, the price of gasoline topped the list, followed by global warming and then the war in Iraq, according to a survey conducted this spring by TRU, a youth-focused market research firm in Illinois.

"The driver's license is an important milestone for teens," says TRU's Rob Callender. "It symbolizes freedom, fun, coming of age. With gas prices being as high as they are they feel their freedom is being eroded simply because they can't take advantage of it."

Not surprisingly, teenagers who pay for gasoline themselves feel the pinch more than those whose parents pitch in. Gayleen Conover, 19, drives her parents' car while she's home in Brookline for the summer. "If I really need gas when I'm in the car, I buy it," she says. "I don't buy more than $20 worth of gas."

In Braintree, Michael Ryan, whose parents gave him their old minivan, cringes whenever he goes to the gas station and anticipates riding his bicycle more this summer. "I find myself not offering to give rides home any more," says Ryan, 17. "I'll try to get rides." Sometimes, he adds, he drives his parents' car and doesn't fill the tank. "It's terrible to say, but it's true."

Casey's parents, on the other hand, have been asking to use her car lately. "I have a little Altima," she says, "and they have SUVs."



So....
We're driving today. It's Father's Day Weekend, and the Collings Foundation in nearby Stow is having their annual open house. My beloved B-17 will not be there. But if you like warbirds, check out the Wings of Freedom tour...the 'heavies' are on the West Coast right now and will slowly head east over the summer. Who knows, maybe you'll have a piece of history overhead one day soon!


 

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Comment by velveeta jones on 06/14/2008 12:43:52
Great post TriSec. I am interested in what happens with a possible Barr/Paul ticket. While I highly doubt I'd ever vote for them, I do think they share some values that I have. Most notably that Ron Paul wants to give the Gov't back to the People! I look forward to them being a spoiler, but then I worry............ might they actually win? Yikes! (They don't do so good on womens issues).



As for my first car: 1964 Dodge 440 with the push button transmission! Yes, that was one real hunk of junk. Don't recall how many miles it had on it - but plenty I'm sure. I started driving at 14 or so and gas was pretty cheap - though I can still remember my parents complaining about the long gas lines under Ford and Carter. My second car was a Datsun something or other that I purchased with my own money from selling pot. My boyfriend drove it off an embankment and walked away - I owned it one week. Aaaaahhhh. Cars! :wub2:

Comment by velveeta jones on 06/14/2008 12:51:24
BTW: Velveeta is somewhat melancholy today. I hope to have some time today - before work - to write a blog for tomorrow. Plus I have TONS of stuff to do before I leave. Go through all my gear, I might need a new sleeping bag. Its the same one I took to NOLA for Katrina, and its seen better days. But I hope to get one up for tomorrow. No.......... I WILL get a blog up!



Anywho, I'm stressed, because I hate so much to leave my Aunt Azalea. She can't drive, so this is harder on her than me. (She has a long walk to the bus stop and she is disabled).



:(

Comment by m-hadley on 06/14/2008 14:05:39
Mornin' Everybody :coffee:

Sorry I haven't been around much the last few days - I've been fighting that monster known as depression (turns out that when depression is coupled with peri-menopause it can result in quite an emotional roller coaster - not the fun kind). But today the sun is out and Tulsa in celebrating Pride in a park (not a bark park, but I will bring the boyz along ), so having given my ex the slip, just me and the boyz will wander over and check out the action. Should brighten my spirits. I hope so anyway - I hate feeling so down that getting out of bed is the biggest accomplishment of the day. Excellent post TriSec, I also am curious about what a Paul/Barr conflagration might bring. And Velveeta, I'd be glad to be a stand-by blogger for tomorrow if your day just gets too full or too busy. Just let me know. Thanks.

Cheers,

mfaye :heart:

Comment by MNRN on 06/14/2008 14:33:39
morning keeds. The nurse has a day of domesticity planned, laundry, knitting, hanging with small grrls, etc. As it is Fathers Day weekend, we have given DH free reign to do many manly things---so he is off to a car show this morning, where he will hopefully sell his car and not buy another, as we have just done the car sales shuffle.

We sold the fabu Jeep that took me thru nursing school. Great 4 wheel drive, etc, but crap for mileage. He got something for himself with better mileage, we buy used of course....

The thrill of the weekend so far are the 2 garage sale bargains we got yesterday afternoon-a $5 bathroom set with shower curtain, rug, etc to redo "the mancave" and a $7 printer which will take care of eldests need to print papers in Middle Skool next year...

Meantime, we still feel sad about Tim Russert. Anyone see who will host MTP tomorrow?

Comment by Mondobubba on 06/14/2008 16:09:16
Grunt! Yeah I said grunt. Without trying to sound callous, MSNBC, there is other news to report.

Comment by livingonli on 06/14/2008 16:25:36
Greetings from the salt mine. Another weekend of me grabbing some extra hours to help pay the bills.



VJ, I guess you had no luck convincing AA to put her rant on tomorrow's blog. Sometimes you just got to get your message out there.



mfaye, we missed you around here. If you ever feel down again, you can still stop by. We'll be here to cheer you up.

Comment by m-hadley on 06/14/2008 17:22:38
Quote by livingonli:

Greetings from the salt mine. Another weekend of me grabbing some extra hours to help pay the bills.



VJ, I guess you had no luck convincing AA to put her rant on tomorrow's blog. Sometimes you just got to get your message out there.



mfaye, we missed you around here. If you ever feel down again, you can still stop by. We'll be here to cheer you up.




Thanks mucho Livin'

Your comment already made my day :D

Thanks again - and don't work too hard :P

Cheers,

mfaye :heart:



Comment by livingonli on 06/14/2008 17:32:47
Always glad to help. :)

Comment by livingonli on 06/14/2008 18:21:53
My DVR is getting a workout recording the WPIX 60th anniversary marathon/ The schedule includes some shows that haven't been on in years. Here's what they are running;



Noon The Little Rascals

1 PM Abbott and Costello (the 50's TV series)

2 PM The Three Stooges

3 PM The Adventures of Superman (the George Reeves version)

4 PM Get Smart

5 PM My Favorite Martian

6 PM I Dream of Jeannie

7 PM The Odd Couple (I remember when they used to air it 4 times a day).

8 PM The Honeymooners (which they still run)

9 PM WPIX 60th Anniversary Special

Comment by Random on 06/14/2008 19:29:52
Hey...Mondo.

I didn't get to respond yesterday, but no, i have no seen Battle Star Galatica, new series.

I regret that i don't watch it, but it's just to deep in now to start.

Comment by Mondobubba on 06/14/2008 21:10:37
Quote by Random:

Hey...Mondo.

I didn't get to respond yesterday, but no, i have no seen Battle Star Galatica, new series.

I regret that i don't watch it, but it's just to deep in now to start.






That is what DVD boxed sets are for Random.

Comment by m-hadley on 06/14/2008 21:17:12
Heya Gang,

I'm back from a loverly day at Tulsa Pride and discovered that Tulsa does indeed have some - pride that is Plus I just wanted to use the new emoticon - just sos ya'll knows which side of the terrorist fence I's on :P

Cheers,

mfaye :heart:

BTB, I got an Obama sign for my yard - kinda scared to put it out, given what happened to my Kerry/Edwards sign (twas pulled up, ripped and stomped on, and doused with muddy water :rage:), but a grrrl's gotta take a stand, I guess

Comment by m-hadley on 06/14/2008 21:20:04
Quote by livingonli:

My DVR is getting a workout recording the WPIX 60th anniversary marathon/ The schedule includes some shows that haven't been on in years. Here's what they are running;



Noon The Little Rascals

1 PM Abbott and Costello (the 50's TV series)

2 PM The Three Stooges

3 PM The Adventures of Superman (the George Reeves version)

4 PM Get Smart

5 PM My Favorite Martian

6 PM I Dream of Jeannie

7 PM The Odd Couple (I remember when they used to air it 4 times a day).

8 PM The Honeymooners (which they still run)

9 PM WPIX 60th Anniversary Special




Livin'

I love the old Get Smart, the shoe phone cracks me up every time And Agent 99 - va va voom :P

Cheers,

mfaye

Comment by livingonli on 06/14/2008 21:24:41
Quote by m-hadley:

Heya Gang,

I'm back from a loverly day at Tulsa Pride and discovered that Tulsa does indeed have some - pride that is Plus I just wanted to use the new emoticon - just sos ya'll knows which side of the terrorist fence I's on :P

Cheers,

mfaye :heart:

BTB, I got an Obama sign for my yard - kinda scared to put it out, given what happened to my Kerry/Edwards sign (twas pulled up, ripped and stomped on, and doused with muddy water :rage:), but a grrrl's gotta take a stand, I guess


You would just think that some people would have learned some shame after putting those two backward hicks in the US Senate.

Comment by clintster on 06/14/2008 21:25:03
Quote by livingonli:

My DVR is getting a workout recording the WPIX 60th anniversary marathon/ The schedule includes some shows that haven't been on in years. Here's what they are running;



Noon The Little Rascals

1 PM Abbott and Costello (the 50's TV series)

2 PM The Three Stooges

3 PM The Adventures of Superman (the George Reeves version)

4 PM Get Smart

5 PM My Favorite Martian

6 PM I Dream of Jeannie

7 PM The Odd Couple (I remember when they used to air it 4 times a day).

8 PM The Honeymooners (which they still run)

9 PM WPIX 60th Anniversary Special




Cool! If I were to ask nicely, could you maybe make a DVD-R of the 60th anniversary special for me? I'll send you a blank in exchange. :)

Comment by livingonli on 06/14/2008 21:37:37
Quote by clintster:

Quote by livingonli:

My DVR is getting a workout recording the WPIX 60th anniversary marathon/ The schedule includes some shows that haven't been on in years. Here's what they are running;



Noon The Little Rascals

1 PM Abbott and Costello (the 50's TV series)

2 PM The Three Stooges

3 PM The Adventures of Superman (the George Reeves version)

4 PM Get Smart

5 PM My Favorite Martian

6 PM I Dream of Jeannie

7 PM The Odd Couple (I remember when they used to air it 4 times a day).

8 PM The Honeymooners (which they still run)

9 PM WPIX 60th Anniversary Special




Cool! If I were to ask nicely, could you maybe make a DVD-R of the 60th anniversary special for me? I'll send you a blank in exchange. :)


I don't have a DVD recorder at this time. Maybe if I finally hook up my slingbox, otherwise the best I can do is make a VHS copy.

Comment by TriSec on 06/14/2008 21:41:31
WPIX still has the Honeymooners?



I watched that in the 80s....Honeymooners at 11:30, then Star Trek:TOS at Midnight.



To the moon! :bang: :zoom:





Comment by Random on 06/14/2008 21:44:08
Quote by Mondobubba:

Quote by Random:

Hey...Mondo.

I didn't get to respond yesterday, but no, i have no seen Battle Star Galatica, new series.

I regret that i don't watch it, but it's just to deep in now to start.






That is what DVD boxed sets are for Random.


Well, if Random didn't have to pay 4 dollars and 10 cents a gallon for gas, while putting the five dollars left over from his paycheck into his savins account so he can some how afford college, he may get the DVD sets, that is assuming that other collections of shows he knows he likes aren't already out there.



Comment by livingonli on 06/14/2008 21:58:31
Quote by TriSec:

WPIX still has the Honeymooners?



I watched that in the 80s....Honeymooners at 11:30, then Star Trek:TOS at Midnight.



To the moon! :bang: :zoom:





It will be on WPIX seemingly forever. They have the Fourth of July and New Year's Day Marathon plus regularly run it on Sunday nights at 1 AM.



Looking at the schedule, I wish they did the 60-hour marathon like KTLA did and put on even more old shows (although KTLA did air more recent shows in the mix as well).. And since they were running Superman, they could have also run Batman.

Comment by Mondobubba on 06/14/2008 22:11:35
Quote by Random:

Quote by Mondobubba:

Quote by Random:

Hey...Mondo.

I didn't get to respond yesterday, but no, i have no seen Battle Star Galatica, new series.

I regret that i don't watch it, but it's just to deep in now to start.






That is what DVD boxed sets are for Random.


Well, if Random didn't have to pay 4 dollars and 10 cents a gallon for gas, while putting the five dollars left over from his paycheck into his savins account so he can some how afford college, he may get the DVD sets, that is assuming that other collections of shows he knows he likes aren't already out there.





Did I say buy them? Check your local lyeberry.

Comment by BobR on 06/14/2008 23:36:34
Quote by velveeta jones:

Great post TriSec. I am interested in what happens with a possible Barr/Paul ticket. While I highly doubt I'd ever vote for them, I do think they share some values that I have. Most notably that Ron Paul wants to give the Gov't back to the People! I look forward to them being a spoiler, but then I worry............ might they actually win? Yikes! (They don't do so good on womens issues).



As for my first car: 1964 Dodge 440 with the push button transmission! Yes, that was one real hunk of junk. Don't recall how many miles it had on it - but plenty I'm sure. I started driving at 14 or so and gas was pretty cheap - though I can still remember my parents complaining about the long gas lines under Ford and Carter. My second car was a Datsun something or other that I purchased with my own money from selling pot. My boyfriend drove it off an embankment and walked away - I owned it one week. Aaaaahhhh. Cars! :wub2:


I was under the impression that Barr already had a running mate, but I may be confusing that with Cynthia McKinney and the Green party.



I used to borrow my parents Chevy Vega, but the first car that was really mine was an old Volkswagen Fox. It was great little tin box with wheels, until one of the front wheels broke off when I was driving to school. It didn't take much damage to total it.



Comment by BobR on 06/14/2008 23:40:29
We spent most of the day helping August J Pollak look for a place to live and get acclimated to Atlanta - he's taking a job down here.

Comment by Raine on 06/14/2008 23:52:41
Hi everyone. Long day. A friend came into town and we showed him around a bit. HE will be moving here in 2.5 weeks and needed to find a place to live, today.



He did it!



Faye, I am sorry you have been feeling out of sorts, I understand... it sounds like you had an AbFab day! Kizzie says hi to her cousins and aunts and uncles.



Velveeta, you are leaving Monday? how long will you be gone?



MNRN, I love good deals at the Garage sales!



Live, In case Clinster doesn't get back to you, if you can, make a vhs, I am sure we can finda way to get it converted. I would love to see it as well.



Random, I feel your pain. If you can go the lyeberry, it is indeed a great fdeal, if not, have you thought about the netflix? According to a few of the folks around here, it is like the best thing evah.



And lastly, Mondo, I thought you might like this, from Americablog: Why BSG still kinda sucks. --- Now I don't watch the show, but I thought it was an interesting take written by a fan of the show. Interesting that you spoke of it last night...

Comment by TriSec on 06/14/2008 23:55:45
Well, a succesful day was had by all at the *real* flying field. I even talked briefly with a WWII vet...he was watching the T-6 come and go, and I asked him if he flew one of those, and he said, "No, P-47s". But then I asked him if he trained in one, and he did smile a little bit...



I didn't take any cellphone photos of the T-6, but here's the Stearman taxiing out and taking off.



http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y5/TriSec/0614081437.jpg




http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y5/TriSec/0614081440.jpg




http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y5/TriSec/0614081442.jpg






I do have this plane in my stable...so I'm planning on taking it up for a spin from my [virtual] flying field a little bit later tonight...





Comment by Random on 06/15/2008 00:08:27
Quote by Mondobubba:

Quote by Random:

Quote by Mondobubba:

Quote by Random:

Hey...Mondo.

I didn't get to respond yesterday, but no, i have no seen Battle Star Galatica, new series.

I regret that i don't watch it, but it's just to deep in now to start.






That is what DVD boxed sets are for Random.


Well, if Random didn't have to pay 4 dollars and 10 cents a gallon for gas, while putting the five dollars left over from his paycheck into his savins account so he can some how afford college, he may get the DVD sets, that is assuming that other collections of shows he knows he likes aren't already out there.





Did I say buy them? Check your local lyeberry.
I've already said this. I owe them money.

I can't check out books or the like from them anymore.



Comment by Mondobubba on 06/15/2008 00:14:16
Hello all. Lawn mowed, carpet mostly vacuumed, some laundry done. So it is has been a good day.

Comment by Mondobubba on 06/15/2008 00:15:10
Quote by Random:

Quote by Mondobubba:

Quote by Random:

Quote by Mondobubba:

Quote by Random:

Hey...Mondo.

I didn't get to respond yesterday, but no, i have no seen Battle Star Galatica, new series.

I regret that i don't watch it, but it's just to deep in now to start.






That is what DVD boxed sets are for Random.


Well, if Random didn't have to pay 4 dollars and 10 cents a gallon for gas, while putting the five dollars left over from his paycheck into his savins account so he can some how afford college, he may get the DVD sets, that is assuming that other collections of shows he knows he likes aren't already out there.





Did I say buy them? Check your local lyeberry.
I've already said this. I owe them money.

I can't check out books or the like from them anymore.







I didn't know that Random. :shrug:

Comment by Random on 06/15/2008 00:26:11
Quote by Mondobubba:

Quote by Random:

Quote by Mondobubba:

Quote by Random:

Quote by Mondobubba:

Quote by Random:

Hey...Mondo.

I didn't get to respond yesterday, but no, i have no seen Battle Star Galatica, new series.

I regret that i don't watch it, but it's just to deep in now to start.






That is what DVD boxed sets are for Random.


Well, if Random didn't have to pay 4 dollars and 10 cents a gallon for gas, while putting the five dollars left over from his paycheck into his savins account so he can some how afford college, he may get the DVD sets, that is assuming that other collections of shows he knows he likes aren't already out there.





Did I say buy them? Check your local lyeberry.
I've already said this. I owe them money.

I can't check out books or the like from them anymore.







I didn't know that Random. :shrug:


eh...maybe Random'll do what he did for Meerkat manor.

Find someplace on the interwebs.

Comment by livingonli on 06/15/2008 01:09:20
Just got back from dinner and there's a nice thunderstorm outside.



Raine, I can definitely make a VHS copy and I will mail it down to you. I will keep it in storage in the DVR hard drive if I can set it up to eventually burn it to DVD.

Comment by m-hadley on 06/15/2008 02:05:07
Livin',

If you could cut out just Get Smart and e-mail it to me (you could use "YouSendIt.com"). I would totally appreciate it - I loved that show. The scene taking you through all those doors... loved it :D

Thanks mucho, Liv!

Cheers,

mfaye :heart:

Comment by livingonli on 06/15/2008 02:11:46
My question is: Why doesn't TV Land seem to run that many old shows any more? They are running reality shows and movies and it seems like the only pre-1970's TV they run anymore is I Love Lucy, Leave it to Beaver, Andy Griffith, and the occasional Gunsmoke?

Comment by Mondobubba on 06/15/2008 02:19:57
Quote by m-hadley:

Livin',

If you could cut out just Get Smart and e-mail it to me (you could use "YouSendIt.com"). I would totally appreciate it - I loved that show. The scene taking you through all those doors... loved it :D

Thanks mucho, Liv!

Cheers,

mfaye :heart:




Three words for ya Faye: Cone of Silence. :rofl:

Comment by m-hadley on 06/15/2008 02:42:54
Quote by Mondobubba:

Quote by m-hadley:

Livin',

If you could cut out just Get Smart and e-mail it to me (you could use "YouSendIt.com"). I would totally appreciate it - I loved that show. The scene taking you through all those doors... loved it :D

Thanks mucho, Liv!

Cheers,

mfaye :heart:




Three words for ya Faye: Cone of Silence. :rofl:




KAOS right back atcha, Mondo, KAOS baybeeee, KAOS !!! :fbump:

Cheers,

mfaye :heart:

Comment by TriSec on 06/15/2008 02:55:07
*grunt*



No love for the Stearman, hmm? :shrug:





Comment by Mondobubba on 06/15/2008 03:15:14
Quote by TriSec:

*grunt*



No love for the Stearman, hmm? :shrug:









I gotta a lil love for it. I was yelled at by right wing GOP congressman when I was a lad for thumping on the wing of his Stearman at The Flying Cirus of Bealton VA. I couldn't have been more than 9 or 10 at the time. Bastid.

Comment by MMB on 06/15/2008 04:11:02
This is what i think big smoochs BABY!!!!

Comment by livingonli on 06/15/2008 04:43:22
The Various incarnations of the Get Smart open;



Season One;





Season Three;







And form Season Five;





Comment by Random on 06/15/2008 12:03:24
has anyone seen this?