Tim McG

And you don't take into consideration of having a beer in the 8th inning might put a guy over that new limit. Just sayin'.

I am not defending drunk drivers. Nobody should get behind the wheel if they are drunk. Period. I am, however, saying consumers need to take personal responsibility for their own actions. Further, restaurants and pubs have a right to do business in this country. Alcohol is a legal beverage. Hence, the government will only deter business, not drinking. People can do that at home, too. A drunk will still drink irrespective of any laws and then get behind the wheel. This law is not for them. The 0.05 level now cuts into the population of responsible drinkers and that, my friend, is my problem with it.

As in, "Blue Collar" (and I really hate how you keep generalizing this to defend what you like.) ...had/have lower standards? You like Steve Miller. Others don't. À chacun son goût. This isn't a poor/rich conversation. It's no big thing, Blue Train. Hence, my point. I come from a blue collar background. To me, it is a term of endearment.

:tup On a more serious note, though, reports over here had it today that a NEWBORN child in a maternity unit in Poland was diagnosed with an alcohol level of 0.45!!! (no, not 0.045 - really 0.45!) This because the mother who had collapsed SLOPPY DRUNK in public had to be rushed to the hospital to have the child delivered in an emergency before more serious damage was done. The poor newborn is still in critical condition, though. Wonder if that "mother" has a driver's license and whatever she might have been up to at other occasions .. On the actual subject, beats me how ANYBODY can make enjoying themselves at whatever party or public event depend on gulping down alcoholic beverages. Is that really THAT necessary? Can't these characters loosen up and enjoy themselves without resorting to "little helpers" like that? And what's this thing about ruining club/restaurant business? Are there that many who feel they are being sneered at for being "weaklings" if they limit themselves to soft drinks or whatever non-alcoholic stuff whenevery they have to drive? Maybe a reevaluation of the company they're keeping might be in order, then ... Well, restaurants do make money off of the food and beverages they sell. I don't think a BAC of 0.08 will make anyone stone, sloppy drunk. My problem is with this one-size-fits-all determination of what is called DUI.

Hey...it's just blue collar rock not Beethoven, Guys. sheesh

True. Read: 0.08 is the current level. I dropped a zero in my earlier comment...not a Math guy

Meanwhile...Giants get bombed by the Blue Jays? Gaaa! What was that all about?

True. But at some point reality of restaurants losing business needs to set in along with personal responsibility of the consumer. Personally, if I drink I simply do not drive. Period. But if a guy has a beer at the ballpark, suddenly he's a DUI just because he hits an arbitrary number? Police will take it to mean anybody with alcohol on their breath needs to be run in or given a sobriety test irrespective of the ability to drive a vehicle. It happens with far too much regularity here in California and I have a real problem with that.

I watched the game on TV and both my son and I said, "What is that guy doing?" Personally, I think Scuturo should have been called out.

0.05 The new prohibition. Edit for clarity: Numbers are not my thing.

Yer killin' me, SS1 Me too, also. His first album was the best, IMHO. I even saw him in concert at the Playboy Jazz Festival. [Just] The Way It Is: So do I, JAW.

Fair enough.

I think the whole Steve miller thing goes way beyond musicianship or the music...at least for me. There was an "every man" grassroots quality to his stuff that caught on much like with bands like Tower of Power had that down-to-Earth funk vibe going. So any comparisons to guys like Miles or Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young just don't match up well, IMHO. Sadly, cruising has been outlawed on Mooney. Besides, in my Toyota truck and with my gray hair...I'm a tad bit too old for that gig any more. No, he got a full-blown put down be Davis: “I remember one time - it might have been a couple times - at the Fillmore East in 1970, I was opening for this sorry-ass cat named Steve Miller. Steve Miller didn't have his shit going for him, so I'm pissed because I got to open for this non-playing motherfucker just because he had one or two sorry-ass records out. So I would come late and he would have to go on first and then we got there we smoked the motherfucking place, everybody dug it.” I have to figure the concert promoters had no clue what they were doing booking a Jazz act with a blue collar rocker. Not everybody's cup o'tea, but Steve Miller resonated with a lot of us teenagers in the thick of 70s Rock, muscle cars and burger joints. The "concert promoters" was none other than Bill Graham. He intentionally did this. He was a master at mixing and matching acts in order to appeal to the wider audience. Both Fillmores were his. Besides, Miles at that time was as much a rock act as any other rockers who were touring. Gotcha. Now it makes sense.

It was interference nonetheless. Sure as shootin'. I searched for video and have found nothing yet. Dawg [what a stupid name for an old guy] was tossed and rightfully so. And as a regular at ATT, he ought to know better.

Hey Jim... Remember that conversation we had about fan interference? Well, today a season ticket holder got tossed when he reached over the LF fence to try and catch what could have been a HR. Marco Scuturo was given a ground rule double instead. The fan got tossed as per ATT Park rules. Tol' ja

That could be Dodger Stadium any day. I'm not trying to be flippant, but LA fans just don't support the Dodgers for some odd reason. Or worse, they will show up in the 3rd and leave before the 8th. Go figure.

Sadly, cruising has been outlawed on Mooney. Besides, in my Toyota truck and with my gray hair...I'm a tad bit too old for that gig any more. No, he got a full-blown put down be Davis: “I remember one time - it might have been a couple times - at the Fillmore East in 1970, I was opening for this sorry-ass cat named Steve Miller. Steve Miller didn't have his shit going for him, so I'm pissed because I got to open for this non-playing motherfucker just because he had one or two sorry-ass records out. So I would come late and he would have to go on first and then we got there we smoked the motherfucking place, everybody dug it.” I have to figure the concert promoters had no clue what they were doing booking a Jazz act with a blue collar rocker. Not everybody's cup o'tea, but Steve Miller resonated with a lot of us teenagers in the thick of 70s Rock, muscle cars and burger joints.

Living in the USA http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xe8hv9_steve-miller-band-living-in-the-usa_music A Blue Collar experience in a Blue Collar world. It is where I came from.

My HS memories are abound with Steve Miller and Dragsters at the Winter Nationals in Pomona, CA. Muscle cars and Rock and Roll were my constant companion. All my buddies who had money souped up their rides with Headers, slicks, Hearst shifters, high boy front end struts with skinny wheels and big slicks in the back. Hearst shifts with a stomper 450 engine. YEAH buddy. My neighbor had a high boy short chassis Chevy Nomad two-door with a wicked LOUD engine. Black tuck-and-roll upholstery and a metal-flake dark blue paint job. THOSE were the daze.

No doubt. But the Blues is the Blues irrespective of the artist or time period. Miles

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I dunno. Noel Redding was a pretty darn good bass player himself.

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