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Last night while I was trying to watch "Honeymoon in Vegas" they kept cutting to break in the middle of a scene and having Fuckface Seacrest doing news updates. I had to turn the channel 20 minutes into the movie.

Is it bad to say I've never heard of the guy?

This is interesting... The New York Times obituary says 1906, but the Social Security Death Index says 1907. John HODGES SS#111-07-0409 25 Jul 1907 May 1970 NY It is quite possible there was a reporting error along the way.

True. There has been enough good to cancel out the bad.

According to Encyclopedia Britannica it is July 25, 1906

I've never heard "amandla", but the easy listening/smooth jazz vibe is what I got from "You're Under Arrest". Maybe "decoy" is better, but I'm not that deep.

I think the herpes story is just BS circulating on the internet.

I know Miles is considered by most a genius and all, but he also put out some real commercial shit in my opinion. Do these qualify?

Now they need to come up with a game that shows Hilton making Margaritas by the pool.

She cried her way out and is now going to serve the next 40 days in the comfort of her home. They should have just given her house arrest to begin with rather than let her off now that she cried a little because she was in a cell by herself away from the general population. Lawyers should advise their clients to start crying to see if their sentence is changed...., Oh wait a minute, you have to be a Paris Hilton in order for that to work. L.A. is a joke.

"eat more beef"

Baked cod with spinach souffle

Yes, it was!

You hear all kinds of crazy shit, but this is one of may favorites. The only problem is it may not translate very well in words. You had to see the facial expressions and hear it said. Tower Records in Carle Place, Long Island.... A man looking at a Modern Jazz Quartet cd... "Oh shit, these guys, M.....J.....Q....." Yelling to his wife across the room...., "Baby this is real right here, all these others are perpetrating!" An older man (store employee) turns around and says "If you like that, follow me to pick some Tito Puente". "Tito Puente?, no shit? ....well,let's go"!

Way to go! This is exactly what we need to be selling the 15 and under crowd. It will help them cope with the stress involved with things like that first flush of pubic hair, whether or not Amber likes Billy and the ever so awful, "my cell phone is a piece of shit" syndrome. Only 3 percent alcohol means they will need to drink more to catch a buzz. I wonder, how many calories?

Have a great one, Ray.

I found it strange. When Phil said that they should hit the top three guys, one of his associates mentioned Paulie and Phil said no, it's Bobby instead. Then the associate commented that Bobby was Junior Soprano's driver not long ago, but Phil insisted. Paulie had to know that Tony was mulling over whether to kill him on the boat ride a few episodes ago. Paulie was willing to go over to the Brooklyn family when Carmine was still alive. At the end of the episode, Tony invites Paulie to leave the hideout, but Paulie insists on staying. I think that you are on to something here. But then why wouldn't Paulie leave? If he was working with Phil, once he knew the local of the hideout you would think he would leave...unless Paulie is to be Tony's assasin?!?!? The way that Tony was holding the weapon on the bed at the end, staring at the closed bedroom door, it looked to me like he expected that the assassin could come in at any moment. Paulie wasn't the only one told by Tony to go ahead and take off.

They named the three targets of what was considered "upper-management". Bobby kind of unofficially got bumped above Paulie. In the end if Paulie or Carlo were left and the ones NY had to deal with, I'm sure that would sit fine with Phil. That said, I don't see Paulie doing anything to harm Tony. All things considered, he has as more to gain with Tony now that Silvio and Bobby are gone, so I would expect him to remain loyal. I wonder where Carmine Jr. is in all this. Did they just drop him completely from the story line, or should we expect to see him in the finale and assisting Tony?

Some words of advice on the 911. If you opt for the Targa top, make sure you apply extra glue on the hair piece.

Had the same feeling, but then I thought no. Not sure if they meant to suggest it, or it was just an accident. For instance, I had a feeling, based on the way at one point they shot the entrance to the restaurant where Carmella and Tony were dining, that would-be killers were going to burst in, but either that was an accident (these people aren't every-shot-counts cinematic geniuses, a la Hitchcock) or it was just me. In any case, I don't think it's in Tony's nature to off himself -- unless he were overcome by visions of Nancy Marchand. If Sil went down shooting, so will Tony. On the other hand, his being dumped by Dr. Melfi (a nicely written and performed scene, for the most part) was quite a land mine and might reverberate. I also expected that Carmella and Tony would be met by assassins in the restaurant. But no, they were instead assaulted by the terminally socially inept Arnie and his wife and their interminable, thoughtless remarks. There is no way Tony would be killed in front of his wife.

Had the same feeling, but then I thought no. Not sure if they meant to suggest it, or it was just an accident. For instance, I had a feeling, based on the way at one point they shot the entrance to the restaurant where Carmella and Tony were dining, that would-be killers were going to burst in, but either that was an accident (these people aren't every-shot-counts cinematic geniuses, a la Hitchcock) or it was just me. In any case, I don't think it's in Tony's nature to off himself -- unless he were overcome by visions of Nancy Marchand. If Sil went down shooting, so will Tony. On the other hand, his being dumped by Dr. Melfi (a nicely written and performed scene, for the most part) was quite a land mine and might reverberate. I think the the scene with Tony and the gun was a little tease. He'll never go that route but it made us all think for a second, after the drama with the shrink and all. There is still some obvious doubt in Phil's own people that this is the right thing to do. Not Butchie, but that guy Alfie played by "Cha Cha" Ciarcia. I still like to believe Tony comes out okay. Either way I expect more of what we saw in lastnights episode in the finale.

Interesting episode to say the least. I fear the final eposide will be a little too dramatic and over the top but I am prepared.

My siblings and I are prepared to take in our parents in when it gets to be that time. Not an easy thing to do as I watched my father care for his mother until her she passed. It's not for everybody so I can understand when some people decide to go the nursing/assisted living/retirement/home route. I do have a problem though when old folks are left alone either in their own houses or one of the above mentioned places. I always said that would never happen to either of my parents. I have one surviving great aunt that lives in a beautiful place on Long Island. Someone from the family visits her weekly without fail, although these days I'm not sure she would notice if that didn't happen. I know it was a tough thing for her sons to do, but at the time she was still pretty much in control and thought it was best.

You and me both. I doubt Cuban can make this happen.