MCAC and Playboy (PLBY) merger. Why I think Playboy has a bigger future.
As I am sure a lot of you know, Mountain Crest Acquisitions (MCAC) are in late-stage talks with playboy to take them public currently at a valuation of ~$425M meaning we should see the MCAC ticket convert to Playboys ticker, PLBY, within a matter of days, if not weeks. A lot of the people I have seen talking about the Playboy acquisition have argued that Playboy is a dying brand and are far beyond their prime, which is no doubt true, in terms of selling sexy magazines that have all but been made redundant by online pornography. However, this company and its newish CEO (of 2017), Ben Kohn, have given it a new lease of life and are changing the globally recognized brand's direction to be more of a lifestyle and sexual wellness brand. They have been seeing huge year on year growth since Kohn's appointment in 2017 across almost all revenue streams, Kohn has been a part of Playboy for many years and initially helped privatize them in the early 2010s. He is highly regarded for his marketing and sales abilities. WHY PLAYBOY? First of all let me offer you CEO Ben Kohn the chance to convince you: Here is his investor presentation.The numbers are extremely impressive. If you would rather hear it from me, for whatever reason, my take is below: For me, one of the most notable things about this deal is its the extremely rare opportunity to buy into one of theworld's most known brands at such a low valuation. How many SPACs currently on the market would you be able to ask your typical man or woman on the street about the company they plan on buying and almost everytime get an answer about who they are and what they do? Playboy had a WHOPPING $3bn annual spend on thier brand across 180 countries worldwide last year! Playboy are taking huge strides moving away from the sex negative and very 20th century ideals they built their original empire off, and closing in on an increasingly empowered and sexually liberated young demographic. The sexual wellness market is seeing massive growth among people both young and old and is expected to reach $125 billion by 2026 with an expected anual growth of 12.1% YoY, now think about the size of this market in context of how many brands do you know that are key players in this sector? It should be somewhat obvious that Playboy is in an extremely unique position to capitalize on its massive recognition in a growing market otherwise lacking recognized leaders, they plan on doing this with a strategy of M&A which are outlined below. First, I will talk about what they are doing now to fit themselves into the market we see today. Playboy has begun a plan to increase growth via acquisitions, and started by buying leading sexual wellness reatilerYandy at the end of 2019, and have driven direct sales up from $3.7M in 1H 2019 to $29.7M in 1H 2020. On top of this, they are working to make their own playboy.com website into a retail destination, and across Yandy and their own store they were seeing 70,000 orders a month with a AOV of $72. During the stock redemption period Stockholders requested redemption of a total of 8,842 shares, less than 0.2% of Mountain Crest’s issued shares. As a result, Mountain Crest anticipates that approximately $58.7 million will be released to PLBY Group immediately following the closing of the transactions, with further PIPE investments of $50 million. Ben Kohn, CEO of Playboy, said, “We are delighted with the overwhelming support for this transaction, which at closing is expected to inject more than $100 million of gross proceeds into PLBY Group, so that we can aggressively capitalize on our well-defined and exciting organic and acquisition-led growth plan.”. On top of direct sales increases, Playboy continued to capitalize on their brand recognition by increasing licensing revenues YoY,with ~$400M currently in forward-booked cash flow. Note licensing is one of the most cost-effective way brands can earn revenue, with 80% cost margins and being able to create such licensing demand is a rare feature only attributed to truly globally recognized brands. I read somewhere which I now cannot find that Kohn has said (I am sure somewhat jokingly) that he believes the Playboy Bunny Logo alone is worth a billion dollars, and I can see some truth in it, the Playboy bunny is close to the levels of recognition of the Nike swoosh or the McDonalds M, even among young people who have probably never seen a playboy mag before, myself included (i have never seen it sold in the UK). As breifly mentioned above, playboy Revenues are growing rapidly. 2020 Projected Revenues is expected to be up 75% year over year, and Projected Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be up 112% year over year, they have projected 2021E revenue and adjusted EBITDA of $166.8M and $40.3M, respectively, with an goal of $100M EBITDA by 2026. They already have a number of CBD-based products and have plans in place to grow into the legal marijuana industry when it is eventually legalized at the federal level. They are looking to increase their positions in the gaming industry and have recently opened a poker house in Houston, on top of their London Casino, with further plans to add more casinos in the US, and looking for sports betting partnership opportunities. Playboy are already an established producer of apparel and maintain a realtively large presence within the market, particularly in China, where their items are sold in over 2,500 brick and mortar stores, and 1,000 online stores across the nation. In the western World they are stocked at household retailers such as urban outfitters, and have done many collabs with well regarded and in fashion millenial brands such as Supreme, Anti Social Social Club, and Alpha industries (all 3 of which have seen extraordinary growth among young people all within very short time). For me this stands out massively and shows promise on both sides of the table; These trendy and modern brands want to associate with the Playboy logo and lifestyle, showing a level of interest from consumers, but more importantly it shows that Playboy is tapped in and aware of the youth culture, an area in which they have the potential to capitalise massively on through all of their revenue streams. One of the things i think people are most underestimating about this merger is that the current trajectory Kohn is taking Playboy along is very 2021, and is extremely focused on growth. I believe the brand to be undervalued already, and when taking into consideration the trends in Millenial and Gen Z society, I think this brand is ready to once again become a market leader in its new sectors. A comment I saw on another DD put it well: "If Kylie Jenner thinks its cool, it probably is". It sounds stupid, but the power of social media in conjunction with its recognized logo and brand mean you cannot underestimate this companies value and potential for both short term and long term growth. Coupled with the large cash injection of over $100M and a new focus on M&A, the upside really is potentially enormous. Personally i think it is somewhat criminal this company does not have a current valuation of close to a billion USD considering its recognition, and i think Kohn is the man to enable playboy to capitalise on their extremely unique position in a rapidly growing market. The above stats are all taken from the Playboy investor presentation given by Ben Kohn here,(as said above I would encourage you all to look at this, it is very impressive), and from MCAC press releases that can be found here.
[Let's build] d100 events caused by magical manifestations/creatures/beings that happen in a Modern City.
Hey everyone! I'm trying to put together a game where my players will be apart of an organization that protects the human world (or really just the city they'll be playing in) from otherworldly/magical/etc. threats. The city seems to be a focal point for strange occurrences, magical creatures and beings, portals, etc. If anyone remembers Special Unit 2 from the early 00's, it's like that. (Man I loved that show.) And this is the map I'm using, just changing the name but the layout and places of interest are mostly staying the same. Edit: Wow! Thanks guys! Totally didn't expect this to get as many as it did, this is a wealth of sidequests. Thank you so much! If you want to check out SU2 I'm pretty sure there are some episodes on YouTube. Its heavy on the cheese and it'll be really dated by today's standards but it was a good time.
A connection to the Feywild has happened in one of the city parks. An elf finds his way through and finds it entertaining to enlarge small animals.
Thieves have stolen an artifact from the history museum, reanimating a mummy in one of the exhibits.
An unusual amount of sharks have been seen near the docks. Boats are being attacked by Sahuagin raiders.
A surge of chaotic magic bursts and causes the creation of multiple Mephits. (Depending on location)
An edgy teen visits a graveyard to perform a necromantic ritual. He doesnt know that the "spell book" he has actually contains an incantation that raises several undead and is now in over his head.
A dead body found, torn apart, all signs point to someone summoning a low level demon and using it as the murder weapon.
Somebody figured out how to brew love potions and now they are selling them on the streets.
A portal to the elemental plane of water opened in the city's water supply. Now wild water elementals are pouring out of showers, sinks, and fountains.
A skyscraper acquires an elemental spirit. The movements start off so subtle that they could be mistaken for the wind, but they become stranger and stronger with each passing day.
Zoo animals begin take on dire traits and break out their enclosures.
Goodberries become an invasive plant through runners, never flower, never fruit, just keep branching out.
Turns out the royal family were lizardfolk.
An a little person (Halfling arcane trickster) is hitting up all the casinos.
A cleric poses as the second coming of christ, oh he also caused covid 19.
An artificer constructing his own personal army of modrons.
Strange events in a swimming pool, several people have died by drowning (Water Weirds).
Rust monster moves into a construction site, eats and rusts the supports and the workers equipment.
The Native American Thunderbird is finally spotted, its a Roc.
Boogey man sighted by many families. An Oni is skulking between houses, looking for something or someone.
Monsters take up residence in an abandoned circus. Medusa in the house of mirrors. Rakshasa tending to tigers. An ogre in the strongman tent. A hag in the psychics caravan.
Kraken spotted near the mariana trench.
Running of the bull - a famous giant bull statue is turned into a gorgon and roams the streets.
A wizard has become a modern day frankenstein, constructing a flesh golem.
The gargoyles of a famous landmark come to life at night.
Duergar have been building tunnels in the underground and taking the tracks to increase their metal stores.
A dryad protects a park after witnessing too many people littering in its home.
A young shadow dragon takes offense at all the lights at night, ruining it's stealth and plans.
Barlgura takes a woman hostage and climbs to the top of a skyscraper.
A Bulette is reaking havoc on a nearby junction. The cars are disturbing its young.
Some jackass decided to magically enlarge a chicken so he can have bigger drumsticks. The spell worked, in fact it worked too well. The chicken's the size of an allosaurus and is rampaging down town!
The low income tenement housing is a blaze and the fire departments are having a terrible time putting out the flames ... largely due to the presence of an accidentally summoned fire elemental. Thankfully the elemental will return to the Plane of Fire in an hour when the spell ends.
A real live dinosaur walks through the screen at a viewing of Jurassic Park.
A few real zombies turn up in the middle of a walking dead (costume party / filming / LARP).
A group of adventurers walk through a portal. They end up attacking a group of larpers.
Dinosaur skeleton at a museum animates.
Men are disappearing around the (canals, docks, river, etc). Mermaids are luring them into the water.
Giant rats in someone's basement.
Terracotta soldiers at a museum animate.
Statues around the city have begun animating seemingly at random.
A group of pixies has developed a fascination with cars and keep stealing parts from them.
3 people have gone missing on the 39th floor of the Enigma Enterprises office on 11th street. The building is only 35 stories tall.
The public library’s chief librarian just won her 1,402nd consecutive Employee of the Month award.
A local graffiti artist has starting to use a new tag that incorporates a design they saw in a museum exhibit on ancient writings. These tags begin acting as portals to... elsewhere.
A grafitti artist who has been illegaly spraying his art work around the city has suddenly started incorperating dangerous runes into his art that have several anomulous effects (like low gravity in an area or being part of a summoning ritual).
An amusement park has to shut down the log flume and other water rides due to an infestation of water weirds.
A subway tunnel collapses and traps a subway train after a portal opens and releases a Purple Worm into the tunnel, weakening the ceiling. Luckily another portal opened up soon thereafter and the purple worm was transported back to whichever fantasy world it came from.
A user posted the true name of a powerful demon on an old forum, and cultists are trying to steal the forum's retired servers from a warehouse before the data is overwritten.
A local shut in has accidentally started and broken a contract with a brownie
A blink dog is making a habit of stealing dog toys from dogs at the park
A water elemental gets stuck in the sewers due to the amount of human garbage
A gnome alchemist has been dosing coffee pots in cafes around the city with various potions for entertainment
An elven druid has convinced the local pigeon populace to fight back against corruption in office, targeting a mayoral candidate. the druid is working for another mayoral candidate who is forcing her to work for him by holding her pet familiar hostage
An artificer who came to our world has discovered firearms and has developed the world's first eldritch cannon, as such he is now being hunted by human military agencies that want his prototype
Beans from a bag of beans have somehow been mixed into a shipment of green beans to a grocery store
An annual dwarfism awareness event is populated almost entirely by halflings who entered the modern world illegally
A magical disease that causes those afflicted with it to dance even without music until they eventually collapse from exhaustion
Telepathic conversations are being picked up by cellphone calls, the snippets of audio are indicative of a plan to assassinate city's head of communications
An assistant at the local morgue has been found beaten to death, and several bodies are missing. There are spots of clay all over the morgue, and all the missing bodies are of women between the ages of 18-30. A lonely and insane wizard has created a clay golem and is now using it to find the parts he needs to make a flesh golem bride from himself.
There's been a series of mysterious deaths in the local red light district. Several Johns, and even a few Janes, have been found dead with no obvious cause, the only links between them is that they were all found in a state of undress, and they all had a look of horror on their faces. One of the prostitutes is actually a succubus in disguise, and she has been sucking the souls or her clients.
There's been talk about a changeling in the city who, for a price, will take the form of whoever you request and frame them for various crimes.
The rivalry between the goblin gang, The Sons of Gobbo, and the kobold gang, Tucker's Kobolds, is threatening to escalate to the point of gang warfare. Either peace is to be made between the two gangs, or a crackdown on one or both gangs is required.
A mated pair of wyverns are staking out the local park for a nesting ground. We've got to run off those wyverns before they settle down or else we'll have to call in the national guard... again.
Some poor fool bought what he thought was a monkey's paw, only for it to turn out to be the Hand of Vecna. We need to get it from him before he decides to do something stupid, like actually use it!
An artist's inspiration turns out to be extraplanar in nature, causing their gallery opening to becoming a summoning ritual.
A jewel heist takes a sinister turn as the pieces in question fit into a dangerous artefact. It's a race against time to find the exact location this artefact will be used and stop it.
A building demolition releases Dao who originally carved out the subway system. You've either got to banish them, or offer them something they want more than vengeance.
A tanker needs to be rescued before it can reach port. The cargo manifest points to illegal trafficking of Yuan-ti.
A local crime boss sparks a war in the streets. His motivation is a new found patron that has given him "unique" powers (level 1 spells at best).
Renovations of the university library uncovers tomes of magic causing a Revenge of the Nerds style scenario with pranks played on the local sports teams.
An artist's inspiration turns out to be extraplanar in nature, causing their gallery opening to becoming a summoning ritual.
A jewel heist takes a sinister turn as the pieces in question fit into a dangerous artefact. It's a race against time to find the exact location this artefact will be used and stop it.
A building demolition releases Dao who originally carved out the subway system. You've either got to banish them, or offer them something they want more than vengeance.
A tanker needs to be rescued before it can reach port. The cargo manifest points to illegal trafficking of Yuan-ti.
A local crime boss sparks a war in the streets. His motivation is a new found patron that has given him "unique" powers (level 1 spells at best).
Renovations of the university library uncovers tomes of magic causing a Revenge of the Nerds style scenario with pranks played on the local sports teams.
Someone is putting religious scrolls in the heads of the statues around town. They are coming alive as golems.
A necromancer has set up shop in the Natural History Museum. They tunneled into the back so are in the Human Origins exhibit, but they are headed towards the dinosaur bones.
Someone is making the paintings come alive!
Harpies are nesting in the dome of the Capitol building!
A siren in the river is causing drivers to drive off the bridge.
A bullette has fallen in love with one of the subway trains.
The Botanical Garden has come alive! Awakened trees and myconids and spore servants are causing panic!
If you were in NYC or Kentucky, a dragon has sniffed out the Federal Gold Reserves and is trying to make it his lair.
When you’re in the metro system, which is naturally full of graffiti, one of the graffiti symbols lights up. It’s a rune that’s about to explode.
The newspaper reports that every single McDonald's in the area has a working ice cream machine. It's deemed a miracle by many in the city. The newspaper credits it to hard-working corporate engineers who have perfected the cleaning and disinfection process. You, however, know the real reason. With some investigation, it turns out that the $1 $2 $3 dollar menu has a perfect storm spell coded into the registers. The codes for specific items, when entered in a specific sequence in a customer's order, are actually a conjuration spell that summons a Mimic, and, as we all know, Mimics have a fondness for soft serve.
Lightning/Electric elementals have found junction boxes to be tasty snacks causing blackouts around the city. Remove them so the engineers can fix the grid.
A minotaur has found the "Bull in a China shop" analogy to be racist and is now sitting in said shop and refuses to leave. The owner is distraught, and hesitant to say anything due to the red interior and the possibility of a fight breaking out. Remove the minotaur without causing any damage.
Pixies have found photo bombing models to be the new prank for anyone that wants to be popular. Here's a net, catch them and give them an alternative to photo bombing.
Vampires have been found in front of many Old Town homes, we believe that they are trying to either buy the home or enjoy the look of the neighborhood. In any case, the home owners want you to be there for protection while talking to the vampires.
There are cultists holding rallies in the park. I need you to separate out the ones that can do harm and the ones that are less likely to be harmful. Also they need permits to do that so every one of them gets a ticket.
Some wizard decided s/he was going to set up residence in the middle of the road. S/he said something about ley lines or some such being good there. Stop them from doing so and show them around town so they can find an alternative spot, they'll be a strong ally so work with them please.
Ratmen have been found in the subway system. In order for the population to not explode, I need you to organize them to some degree. Find a representative that can speak for them and bring them here so we can talk.
Hi A gambling addict here, suffering from gambling (land based and online) for nearly 30 years. Being here in Canada, I can self excluded myself from land based casinos as they are administered by provincial boards and I will be excluded from their supervised online gambling platform as well. The challenge to me is the online casinos from overseas. There are too many of them and they keep creating new brands so excluding myself doesn’t help much as I can easily open new account at another casinos. I understand some countries don’t allow online gambling (except for the platform operated by country/state commissions). I assume if the patrons exclude themselves from these country/state run casinos when the foreign administered casinos are prohibited, it could really build stronger barrier for gambling addicts to avoid wasting money in gambling. Is it possible to make petition to our parliament and ask for such arrangement? Any comments on this idea? Anyone interested in working on this together? Thanks for reading! Stay safe! Below is a list of restricted countries listed by one online gambling facility on their website: Restricted Countries * Afghanistan * Antigua and Barbuda * Asia * Australia [8] * Belgium * Bouvet Island * British Virgin Islands * Bulgaria * Colombia * Cuba * Czech Republic * Estonia * Ethiopia * France * Germany [16] * Gibraltar * Greenland * Guadeloupe * Heard Island and McDonald Islands * Hong Kong * Hungary * Indonesia * Iran * Iraq * Israel * Italy * Latvia * Libya * Metropolitan France * Palestinian Territories * Poland * Portugal * Puerto Rico * Singapore * Slovakia * Slovenia * South Africa * South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands * South Sudan * Spain * Sudan * Sweden * Switzerland * Syria * Turkey * United States [55]
Hi A gambling addict here, suffering from gambling (land based and online) for nearly 30 years. Being here in Canada, I can self excluded myself from land based casinos as they are administered by provincial boards and I will be excluded from their supervised online gambling platform as well. The challenge to me is the online casinos from overseas. There are too many of them and they keep creating new brands so excluding myself doesn’t help much as I can easily open new account at another casinos. I understand some countries don’t allow online gambling (except for the platform operated by country/state commissions). I assume if the patrons exclude themselves from these country/state run casinos when the foreign administered casinos are prohibited, it could really build stronger barrier for gambling addicts to avoid wasting money in gambling. Is it possible to make petition to our parliament and ask for such arrangement? Any comments on this idea? Anyone interested in working on this together? Thanks for reading! Stay safe! Below is a list of restricted countries listed by one online gambling facility on their website: Restricted Countries * Afghanistan * Antigua and Barbuda * Asia * Australia [8] * Belgium * Bouvet Island * British Virgin Islands * Bulgaria * Colombia * Cuba * Czech Republic * Estonia * Ethiopia * France * Germany [16] * Gibraltar * Greenland * Guadeloupe * Heard Island and McDonald Islands * Hong Kong * Hungary * Indonesia * Iran * Iraq * Israel * Italy * Latvia * Libya * Metropolitan France * Palestinian Territories * Poland * Portugal * Puerto Rico * Singapore * Slovakia * Slovenia * South Africa * South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands * South Sudan * Spain * Sudan * Sweden * Switzerland * Syria * Turkey * United States [55]
When I was in college I found myself Ubering to make money. This was in Southern California, and LA at the time was a constant flow of work. Occasionally you’d pick people up in a nice area and they’d tell you that they were sleeping with someone in a relationship, or that they themselves were cheating. This was depressingly common. I think that saying what they were doing to someone gave them a weird kind of relief. Once I drove someone from Hollywood to Hemet, CA. He was very charming, and funny. When I dropped him off it was at a big blue building that they buzzed us into. He left me a $200 cash tip. I later found out this was what is known as “Gold base” for the church of scientology. If you don’t know what that is, it’s a completely normal not weird at all in any way location owned by the church of scientology. Feel free to google it! A few months into my “taxi” career. Insurance companies started using ride share service, and some people who were more down on their luck would use it. Sometimes this was people just trying to get their kids to school, but sometimes it was much sadder. I can’t tell you how many times I showed up to a doctors office to see someone with accessibility limitations face drop at seeing my tiny car instead of a van like they needed. The people with substance problems were interactions that would stay with you. Once I picked a man going to a dental appointment and I drove him for about a half hour. He told me about how he used to run drugs in the 90’s, until they caught him with a few pounds of coke. He told me about when he was moved from Nevada to Florida for trial. How he travelled handcuffed in a van. How the cops would stop only once a day at McDonalds and for their one dollar menu item of the day. He asked me to stop at a liquor store he chugged a tiny bottle of booze, shoved mints into his mouth, then sipped on a soda. He smelled like pure alcohol when I dropped him off at the dentist. Near my house there was a methadone clinic. I would get up before dawn to be able to take those rides. (Early bird gets the worm right) Almost always they were sweet, and thankful. Sometimes they were a little out of it but I never felt in danger or anything like that. Just good people going through tough times. These rides were the most consistently depressing. People who were going to court clearly drunk or high. Older women who had trouble requesting a ride and had been waiting in the parking lot of their dialysis place into the night. They’d tell their stories sometimes. A person who was going to court for a child custody case, people struggling with mental illness. Some mornings were exhausting. Being up that early you’d hit another crowd that I had never anticipated. Funeral goers. The saddest funeral ride was when a man and a woman got into my backseat. Rather than speaking to me the man handed me a neon printout of a map of a cemetery with instructions on what plot to go to. With, “Hello, I am attending my father’s funeral. My wife and I are deaf. Please follow these directions.” Written on the back of it. The whole ride I could hear them signing to one another and trying not to cry. There were also the retired gamblers. They’d leave their houses at 7 in the morning, take a $70 uber out to the desert, and spend the whole day gambling at the reservation casinos. The desert is where I saw the weirdest things. The desert was the only place I had ever felt scared driving. It was in Temecula the “wine country” of so cal. Lots of wooded roads and desert. I picked up a lady just off the freeway at what I initially assumed was the edge of a golf resort but it was an unpaved access road. It was late and that area was especially dark. I was getting ready to call the passenger I saw them coming down the unpaved access road. It was a tall blonde woman in a very nice pant suit. She was absurdly put together considering she had walked god knows how long in heels down a dirt rock road. She got into the car and was very pleasant. She said she lived in a gated community that was hard to get Ubers too and it was easier to send me to the access road. I thought it was weird but I did not want to be creepy asking about where she lived. She was friendly, chatty even. She was going to a dinner party, and as she spoke to me I could feel her looking at me in the rearview mirror the entire ride. We drove a half hour away from the freeway. To one of those rural chic neighborhoods that you would hear celebrities had huge parties at. Eventually we reached the “address” which was a paved road lined with trees. She told me to keep driving and I didn’t think much of it because again we were in a mansion style neighborhood. We hit a white ranch style fence after a minute or so going down the road. That was the when I started to feel a bit uneasy. There were around a dozen no trespassing signs, and one of those classic “Forget the dog, beware of owner” signs with a guy pointing a pistol at you. I thought it was more than a little blunt to have that many signs but hey not my property. We drove for about a minute when we came to another fence. It was at the top of a hill and it overlooked a barn with some lights in the distance. I know this sounds weird but it was unpleasant. I couldn’t put my finger on it. It was just a barn with what looked like a barbecue going on. But being out in the woods without any light had freaked me out. The passenger told me I could just slide the gate open. As I approached the fence, I saw some signs that made me stop cold. Off to the side of the gate, not quite in the dark, but on the fringes of my headlights. There were metal signs with bullet holes through them. Swaztikas, and confederate flags brightly displayed. So-Cal has a lot of white supremacist pockets. I had dropped off dozens of passengers in Cities like Norco, and driven down streets with people drinking in the garage, and a nazi flag proudly hung behind them. It wasn’t my favorite but I wasn’t spending any time in those neighborhoods more than I needed to. This was different though. It was after 11pm at night, and I had no idea where I was. I opened the gate , and down the road I saw what I assume were cellphone flashlights lighting up and coming up the incline. This made me very uncomfortable. I went back and I told the woman that I didn’t think my car could make it back up the hill if I went down it. “What are you talking about? Just take me it’s right there.” She was getting more heated and I could see the lights slowly making their way up the hill. She kept telling me I needed to cancel the ride, and that she wouldn’t pay to not be taken the entire way. I told her the pin I was supposed to take her too was a mile back up the road, but I was so nervous I relented and cancelled on my end. She slammed the door as she got out. I took off before I could see the cellphone light people get closer. The road back was much rougher at the speed I was going at. I felt a bump that felt like I hit a body but I kept going. My car was driving like shit but I kept driving till I was past the fence, out of the rich neighborhood until I stopped at a gas station. My right rear tire was fucked up, and I needed to change it. There was a few nails that looked like they had been attached to a piece of wood on my tire. I was freaked out so hard and sometimes I wish I had called the cops and reported it. But of course all that happened was I got a flat on a back road, and I didn’t want to spend the rest of my night waiting on a cop car. I know it’s far more likely that I freaked myself out than a bunch of nazis planning to mess with a random Uber driver. But when I pick up a well dressed businesswoman from a remote location, and drop her off at a separate remote location, gives me chills that I have trouble explaining to this day.
A very good friend of mine is getting married in Vegas on New Year's. He asked me to stand up with him for the ceremony and given the history of our friendship, there's no way I would refuse to go. It's been over 30 years since I personally have been to Las Vegas. There are 4 of us in our group and we will be there for 4 days (12/31 - 1/4; Thursday - Monday). We're all in our 50's age-wise, in decent health (no underlying health conditions) and are fully aware of the Covid spike happening there right now. While there we will be masking up and following the Covid/Social Distancing protocols. All of us are staying at a Downtown hotel/casino and don't plan on going to The Strip at all. For 3 of the 4 days we're there, we will be playing golf, so our group will definitely be practicing Social Distancing by virtue of just being on the golf course. I'm really not interested in seeing any shows even if they're available. My questions are:
What will we experience at the Downtown casinos as far as table availability and table limits for craps, etc.?
What are the best/can't-miss places for food and/or drinks (it doesn't have to be fine dining for every meal, but we're not going to be eating McDonald's either)?
Andiamo's (if it's even open) is one splurge I'd like to experience unless there is a better steakhouse.
Are there any must-see Downtown attractions/experiences we need to catch?
If it's open, I'm definitely going to do the zipline down Fremont St. TIA
Dear Blizzard Entertainment, Gameplay first. Those are your words. Your founding words. And you have abandoned them. I'm a grumpy 41-year old male. I'm cynical and skeptical. I work in marketing, and I hate the business. It's full of bollocks and bullshit. At the core of all that is the ridiculous idea that customers want to engage with companies and have conversations and relationships and other such nonsense. I don't care a thing for the companies whose products I buy. I don't want a relationship with Coke. I don't visit fan forums for Tide. And I will never pay any amount of money to watch or attend a Levi's convention. I just want good products, at reasonable prices. I'm not a fan of corporations the way that I'm a fan of the Denver Broncos. I don't yell at the TV when I see a stupid McDonald's commercial like I do when Case Keenum throws another interception. I'm not emotionally invested in Nike or Google. I don't want whoever runs those companies to be fired when things go poorly the same way I think Vance Joseph should be fired from the Broncos. And why is that? Because I'm emotionally attached to the Broncos. I love that team. I cried when they won Superbowl 50. It's irrational, I know. The win-loss record of a sports team has no effect on my personal life. And yet... I cheer and jeer. Thankfully, I don't invest myself into commodity corporations the same way. Except, that I do. For more than 20 years Blizzard, you have made games that I love to play. Even the games I was terrible at, I still played. I knew they'd be the best that that genre had to offer. I wasn't any good at the Starcraft games. But I played them anyway. I could only just scrape through the story campaigns in the Warcraft series. But I played it anyway. I loved Diablo, but never played in Hardcore mode or pushed high-level rifts. Why did I play those games? Because they were fun. I also made some good friends along the way - friends that I still play Blizzard games with. But I didn't truly love Blizzard until 2004, when I first stepped foot into Dun Morogh. I'll never forget traipsing through the snow and climbing the hill to see Ironforge for the first time. I've loved World of Warcraft (and you, Blizzard) ever since. A canvas poster of the original World of Warcraft box hangs on my wall. A little figure of Arthas guards my desk. In my closet, Blizzard branded t-shirts hang next to my Broncos gear. I'm not just a guy who buys Blizzard's products like I buy other stuff. I'm a Blizzard fan. I pay to watch BlizzCon. I root for the company to succeed like I do the Broncos. But now, when I see that poster or wear one of my Blizzard shirts, I feel a bit like I do when I watch a Broncos game. I'm cheering for a team that used to be great but just isn't anymore. I keep watching though, because that's what loyal fans do. And I keep hoping for better days. In the Blizzard Retrospective documentary published in 2011, Bob Davidson said: "it wasn't hard to let Blizzard do it's thing... as long as it was working." Blizzard, the things you are doing now are not working. Maybe you know this. Maybe it's causing internal power struggles at the office. And maybe you are too deep to see that you are no longer the company that prided itself on "gameplay first." The only reason Blizzard gamers exist at all is because of great gameplay. But great gameplay is hard. It takes years of testing and iteration to get right. And it's expensive. You were always known for taking your sweet development time. "Soon," we were told. "It'll be done soon." And we knew that you were creating something beautiful and amazing that was, despite any flaws that might exist, going to be fun. "Soon" was almost always worth the wait. But you don't make those kinds of games anymore. And I wonder if you ever will again. Do you know why I logged onto World of Warcraft day after day those first few years? It wasn't because 15-minute corpse runs were fun. It wasn't so I could wait for the warlock to farm soul shards or for the hunter to travel all the way back to a village to buy arrows before we could finally spend the next 5 hours being lost in Dire Maul. It wasn't to craft copper bars or gather runecloth so I could buy a cross-racial mount. Though, I did all of those things, and many, many more. I wasn't logging on to earn or buy loot boxes. I didn't finish a dungeon and hope that whatever the final boss dropped would not only be the thing I wanted, but also titanforge into a super-powered version of the thing I wanted. I didn't log on so I could fill a bar - though there were plenty of bars to fill. I didn't play so I could gather some random source of power that would inevitably fade into irrelevance as soon as some goblin miner discovered a new random source of power. I didn't show up to race through dungeons or to replace pieces of gear every other day with gear that was marginally better (or worse) than what I was wearing. In fact, I think I wore the same robe for 2 years during classic WoW. I only replaced it after The Burning Crusade released. I didn't log on just so I could tab-out to third-party websites because they were the only way to find out if I had the right talents, the right gear, or to simulate numbers with the gear I did have. I didn't pay $15 a month to earn a score from a third-party so I could participate in the game with other people who valued my random score over my experience playing the game. I played World of Warcraft because just being in Azeroth with a few friends was good enough. I wasn't worried about leveling up quickly so I could "play the real game" like people are today. If I set out to do some quests, but got distracted by PvP (corpse runs) or a dungeon (corpse runs), or exploring a zone that was full of monsters just a bit too powerful for my level (more corpse runs), then that was all right. Because exploring Azeroth - an enormous world full of amazing creatures and hidden things - was a lot of fun. You're deluding yourself if you think that classic World of Warcraft will bring that all back. It won't. It can't. That experience can't be replicated any more than returning to Disneyland as an adult can recreate the first time I visited when I was 10 years old. Those days, and that game are gone. The game that we play today is not a game at all. Instead, World of Warcraft is a data-gathering index of daily user actions and patterns. It's a research tool to help scummy marketing people decide what to put on sale, how much to charge for a fox mount, or which adverts to fill the game launcher with. You no longer see me as a player, but instead, as a payer. New features in WoW are gated behind reputation bars, time, or just not in the game at all yet. Zandalari trolls were among the first features of Battle for Azeroth that were introduced to us. Zandalari trolls aren't in the game. But they will be... "soon". You've tried to hide that exclusion behind storytelling, but it's a thin mask. Patch 8.1 launched on December 11th. The Battle for Dazar'alor (a cumbersome name) won't launch until January 22nd - conveniently just a little bit more than 30 days after someone who might have re-upped for 8.1 started paying for your game again. Arguably, there is more stuff to do in WoW than ever before, and yet I don't log on as often as I used to. And worse yet, I don't look forward to playing like I used to. Mostly, I log on to see if any of my friends are playing and that if maybe, just maybe, we can get a few of us together to go earn a loot box or race through a dungeon and pretend that we are having fun again. You stopped making an MMORPG years ago. Instead, you turned WoW into an elaborate fantasy-themed casino replicator. It's a third-person looter-shooter designed to string players out like addicts looking for a fix. Your other titles are just animated shopping carts that feature mini-games people can play in between opening loot boxes. And that's really sad because all of Blizzard's games are beautiful. Your artists are still the best in the industry. It's a shame that their work is being ruined by shady business practices and shoddy gameplay design. Why is Ion Hazzikostas still the World of Warcraft game director? He bumbles through Q&As saying words but nothing else. Under his (and J. Allen Brack's) direction, the game has become progressively worse. Ion's sidekick, Josh "Lore" Allen - the man you hired to be the public face of World of Warcraft - called us "dickbags" and is far more interested in building his personal brand than he is in doing the job you pay him to do. I can't tell if these men are being held hostage by a company that has broken their spirits, or if they are burned out, or if they have true contempt for both WoW and its players. Are the creative, passionate people that you are so well known for allowed to work on the design direction of World of Warcraft? Or is the game being designed by algorithms and data-driven stat-padding horseshit? People can tell if something is fun. Computers can't. We are not your enemy Blizzard. We are your loyal supporters. The luke-warm, fair-weather fans are gone and they are not coming back. We are all you have left. And frankly, when it comes to MMORPGs, you are all we have. Please stop ruining World of Warcraft. Please stop designing it around KPIs, MAUs, and other marketing bullshit. I'll play the game if it's fun. And right now, it's not fun. The people designing and developing the game look tired. Maybe it's time for them to "move to other unannounced projects". Or maybe you just need to let them remember what "gameplay first" means. I don't know what's happening at Blizzard. I don't know if Activision is flexing its management muscles. I don't know why Mike Morhaime left. I don't know if company morale is low. I don't know why you think it's a good idea to put talented developers to work on mobile projects - games that your audience doesn't bother playing because we are middle-aged adults who, just like your founders, were raised on PC games. I don't know anything about the inner workings of this company that I have supported for almost half of my life. But I do know Blizzard games. And I know that whatever it is you are producing recently, are not Blizzard games. I hope that whatever it is that is wrong with you, Blizzard, can be fixed. And fixed "soon." For Azeroth, Lightcap, the Patient Illidan - US
I (27f) feel stuck in my marriage to (28m) and wonder if I'm overreacting by feeling like it's abusive.
I'm sure this will be long, but I want to give as much detail as I can so I can get accurate advice. I appreciate if you stick it out. My husband and I dated in high school (I was 16) then reconnected a few years ago when I had just turned 21. We started dating again and I fell fast. In the beginning he said and did all the right things. I felt so special and cared for. Then I got pregnant. It was a total accident. I was on birth control, but I guess I'm the lucky 1%. At that point we had only been dating 5 months. I was young and scared, but he seemed excited to be a dad and was really supportive, so I kept the pregnancy and moved in with him. After the baby was born, we decided to elope. At this point we had been together a little over a year. It was all way too soon, in hindsight, but I was terrified of being a single mother at my age and this gave me some false sense of security. Shortly after getting married he got really quiet one day and said he needed to tell me something. He said he felt guilty moving forward without me knowing that he had cheated on me at the beginning of our relationship. He had met up with his ex multiple times and they had slept together. It all happened before I got pregnant. I was devastated and I honestly haven't been the same since. I was once a happy bubbly person, and now I just feel insecure and dead inside. But there's more to that too, which I will get to. I should have left him then, but I didn't. We had a new family and again, I was terrified of being alone with a baby at such a young age. I decided to try to forgive him. And I truly have tried, but it's just so hard. It hurt me down to my core. We've now been married for almost 5 years. In that time he has stopped wearing his wedding band, and become this cold distant person. I sleep on the couch every single night. I tried sleeping in bed with him one night because I thought it would help us feel close again, but he just said he's used to sleeping alone now and felt indifferent about me being there. Despite not sharing a bed, we were having sex somewhat regularly. However, as time has gone on, he no longer shows me affection or makes me feel attractive, and in turn I have no desire to sleep with him. We seem to have hit an impasse where he believes his duty is to work and bring home money, watch tv or play video games, eat, shower, then go to bed. He encouraged me to quit my job when our child was born, so he seems to think my duty is taking care of the child, cleaning, cooking, and having sex whenever he feels like it. I tried to turn my hobby into an income and open an Etsy shop, but he didn't like that since it was taking time away from housework and he accused me of being "addicted" to it. In addition, he has taken to hiding his phone. I have never had free access to his phone. He keeps it locked and I don't know the code. When he gets a text he angles the phone away from me. When he gets a call he takes it outside. No matter who it is. Last summer he broke his phone and reverted to using an old flip phone until his new one came in. Since he couldn't lock it with a passcode, he started sleeping with it in the pocket of his pajama pants. I guess so I couldn't get to it? Even though I sleep on the ocuch, I still use the master bathroom, so one night after he was sound asleep I noticed the phone fell out of his pocket. I sneakily took and went through it in another room, then quietly replaced it. Everything was deleted, he left nothing for me to find. By this point I was just wishing I could find anything at all to indicate he was cheating so I would have an "excuse" to leave. Over the past year or so I began to fantasize about leaving. I would fantasize about being in a relationship with someone who loves me and shows it. I have dreams at night that I am with someone who hugs me and makes me feel appreciated, but then I wake up and face reality and I am sad. I have asked my husband if there's someone else and he says no. I have asked if he's happy and he says "I don't know." I have asked if he wants a divorce and he says "I don't know." I just want him to tell me SOMETHING. Over the years he's told me no one would want to date someone my age with a kid and an ex-husband, that he's the only one who would accept me in that "condition." I feel like he doesn't want me earning my own money because money=independence. I've lost touch with all my friends and 95% of my family, so I have no one to talk to about how I feel. He makes me feel like shit if I visit my dad or my friends. He will blow my phone up asking when I'm coming home. And if I'm not home to make dinner when he gets off work, he seems miffed. If he comes home and the house isn't clean, I hear "What did you do all day?" He NEVER helps me with our child. I feel like a single parent. When we go somewhere I am responsible for packing what we need, getting myself and the kid ready, packing the car etc. He sits in his recliner asking every few minutes if I'm ready yet, and getting pissy when it takes a while. I am constantly anxious about making him mad. I used to be in charge of budgeting for us. I was very frugal and used coupons to save us the most money. Within the last year or so he's become very secretive and protective over money. He withdraws his paychecks into cash and keeps the cash hidden. Because of this my debit card is useless. He gives me cash for groceries and bills and occasionally may let me get something for myself. I never really know how much money we have. And although he's mostly cold and apathetic, he has twice come home with gifts for me. Once he bought me a ring for our anniversary, and another time for my birthday he came home with a new iphone. I loved the phone but I am always suspicious he's cheated again and is buying a gift because he feels guilty. He never tells me when he's coming home from work anymore. Twice lately I've caught him in a lie. He works with his brother and one day their boss told them not to come in, so instead of coming home they went to a casino and spent the equivalent of a workday there, then came home like nothing was off. I found out after the fact. Another day this happened, and I suspect they went to a strip club but I have no proof. Again, I found out after the fact. I usually ask him to tell me when he's leaving work because his commute is the perfect length of time for me to prepare dinner. It would be hot and ready for him when he walked in. Now he no longer tells me when he's leaving (it's different every day) and just barges in like he's trying to catch me doing... something? He then goes straight to the shower and I start dinner, he eats and plays his game or watches tv then goes to bed. He has never hit me, but he punches walls, throws things, slams doors etc when he's really mad. Almost every time we fight he storms out of the house and most of the time will jump in his car and leave. I don't know where he goes. Sometimes I guess he goes to his mom's or his brother's. He will be gone a few hours and will come back home and give me the cold shoulder. If I ask him anything all I get is "I don't know." Most of our fights lately are over sex. For the past several months I have felt so down. I've told him that I want to feel like he wants me, that I want physical and verbal affection, literally anything. He literally never compliments me at all, not even my cooking, but especially not my appearance or... well... anything at all. I have not heard a single kind word about myself from him for quite a long time. So no.... I don't want to have sex. But if I refuse he throws an absolute tantrum and goes on about how he's working hard all day to make money for his family and I can't even do this for him. He complains that he doesn't get blow jobs. He pushes and pressures me until I just give in and have sex. It has gotten so bad that last time I just kept staring at the clock counting the minutes until it was over. I almost dissociate from myself while it's happening, and sometimes I cry. He never notices. Our biggest fight occurred yesterday morning. I was asleep on the couch and he had woken up way early. Our kid was up and playing in the living room, husband was watching tv. I took advantage of him being up and able to watch the kid, and dozed back off. I woke up to him on top of me on the couch. My arms were pinned under the blanket and I couldn't move them because his legs were on either side of me, so I started to panic (I'm claustrophobic). He was wanting me to wake up and have sex right then and there. I was confused and panicked, and just kept saying no. Not to mention, our kid was RIGHT THERE. He got so ANGRY. I've never seen him blow up so badly before. He stormed out of the house and slammed the door so hard it bounced open. He got in his car and his tires squealed as he left the driveway. He stayed away about 3 or 4 hours. When he came home he refused to talk until I pushed him. He went off about how I am always turning him down and then went in the bedroom and closed and locked the door. He has been in there ever since. He comes out for food sometimes, but doesn't speak to me or interact with the kid. Finally last night I had had enough. I was in our kid's bedroom for bedtime routine, and he was still locked in the master bedroom. I sent him a text asking what we're doing. He said "I don't know." I kept asking different questions, and every response was "I don't know." I said "Do you want a divorce?" and he says "I don't care anymore." So I told him I take that as a yes. He texts back "Fine, do what you want." I tell him I don't WANT this but I don't know what else to do anymore. He again says "I don't know." It's infuriating. I finally get the kid to sleep and go back to the living room. I guess he heard me stirring around because I then got a text that says, word for word, "It won't change anything, but you can come in here and fuck if you want." Like... seriously? I told him absolutely not and that as far as I was concerned we need to get a divorce. It's absolutely pathetic that a conversation of this magnitude is being had over text message, but he just will not talk to me. We woke up this morning and it was more of the same. We got into another fight because he came home with a bottle of whiskey, drank a good bit of it, then got irrationally angry when I tried to have a conversation with him. He kicked our dryer so hard it's dented. He yelled and berated me. I ran to our bedroom to get away from him and he kicked the door in to yell at me some more. I grabbed our child (who heard everything) and left. I stopped at a gas station and bought a phone charger, then went to McDonald's for a happy meal for the little one. I am now in a hotel room at 2am and receiving texts from my husband telling me if I don't come home tonight to not bother coming home at all. He says I can live in my car for all he cares. I have changed all my passwords and I am worried when I do go home he will have destroyed my things. I only have enough money to stay here a couple nights. I wonder if I should have called the police, but my experience watching cops tells me that they probably would have just asked one of us to leave since no one was physically hurt, and since he was drunk it would have been me. I typed all this here partially because I have been holding it all in for so long with no one to talk to. But also because I guess I just need some sort of validation that this is the right thing to do. My head is spinning and I'm scared. I have nothing of my own of any value. The car and house are in his name, and he has all the cash from his paycheck. I have used money I stashed from birthday cards to pay for getting away tonight, and borrowed $40 from my child's piggy bank. (I will absolutely pay it back!) I feel as if I've been in an abusive marriage all this time, but I also feel that's not fair to say because he's never physically harmed me. My head is just a mess. Do I owe him anything at all? Am I being a brat by not giving in to sex? I have one foot out the door now - should I just keep going? It's scary to think about. I really appreciate anyone who has read all this. I am dreading hitting "submit" and seeing how long the wall of text is going to be. TLDR; I am wondering if I'm in an abusive marriage and if I'm justified for wanting out.
In the small town of Duarte, on the once all mighty Route 66, there is a street. A street so full of crime that on January 5th, 1984, it was nicknamed” Crime World”. It is home to some of the best pick pocketers in LA County. One of those men is named Mitchell and he has just pick pocketed a mother taking her baby on a walk.
“I got it! It looks like she recently bought it! There is a no one coming over here. I’m going to try to pick pocket her,” said Mitchell with a smile as big as it could be. Sitting against a wall was a fat, short, ugly man with glasses named Hubert. He was born in 1978 on August 12th to a mother who would abandon him at a casino at age 2 In August, 1980. Hubert never wanted to be a criminal, but the adoption process failed him when they gave him to notorious gangster Blick Ficker who ran a major drug empire which he called Rabbit Foot. When Ficker died of lung cancer on January 16th 2007, the empire fell apart leaving a man named Charles in charge who died a few years later. It was just a poorly managed street gang at that point. The “leader” of the gang was Henry who was a crazy, uninterested old man who had somehow survived to 93. Hubert had memories of Henry beating him as child and forcing him to stab baby birds to toughen him up. Mitchel had no problem with Henry, as he couldn’t help but admire him for committing so many crimes yet only ever spending 6 months in prison .
Hubert continued to sit instead of pickpocketing as Mitchell pick pocketed a man in a wheelchair. Unfortunately, a bad day soon turned into a horrible day as Henry walked towards Hubert. “An attack happened on our members. We think the Kruks did it. Get your worthless butt off the ground and prepare to fight” said Henry getting angrier and angrier with each sentence. Hubert began to sweat as he nervously ran home to get his gun. He had always hated killing people. Even Henry who he despised he hated the idea of killing. He knew that there would be blood and that him dying in the gang war was not that unlikely. As he slowly put the bullets in his gun, his thoughts became more and more violent versions of his own death. Mitchell then ran into his house. “There is a battle at the 711! Hurry up or we will miss it!” screamed Mitchell. “In day light? The police will see” said Hubert nervously. “We don’t have a choice in the matter, idiot!” screamed Mitchell so loudly that Hubert’s ears began to hurt. The two ran over as fast as they possibly could, narrowly avoiding getting hit by a UPS truck. Passing by the retirement home, they got to 711 to see the fight had just begun. The Kruks had been winning since it began. Mitchell pushed Hubert out of the way and started shooting better and faster than he ever had before. BANG! Hubert narrowly avoided being shot in the brains as he nervously and slowly began shooting.
“THE COPS ARE HERE, BROTHERS” screamed an incredibly skinny Kruk with a nose piercing. Everyone began to run as the police started firing. Hubert jumped into the bushes to hide while Mitchell shot a cop in the arm and hoped into his car. Hubert stayed there for 6 hours until the cops left the scene and when he got out, he had more than 20 thorns in his body. Hubert slowly took the thorns out as blood came out of his body because of the thorns he was pulling out. 3 people got arrested with two being put on death row and the other one getting 15 years in prison Hubert took the bus home that night worried about the battles to come. After he pulled the thorn out of his left nipple, he went to sleep but had a nightmare about his death. Mitchel came the next morning with some beers and a few DVDs to watch. Mitchel was cruel to Hubert, but they were close friends and both men would take a bullet for each other any day. “There is a rumor around the gang that you got a thorn lodged in your butt crack,” said Mitchell with a sarcastic smile. “Remember when last week there was a rumor that Henry is a reincarnation of Hitler?” asked Hubert jokingly.
The two men laughed and sat down to watch a Star Wars movie while enjoying some cold beer. As the day ended, Claud and Ben, nicknamed the two idiots of Duarte by the gang due to their stupidity, informed Mitchell and Hubert that a battle was to start at the McDonalds at 2:00 in the morning. Claud tripped over Ben as he told them the news. Claud and Ben quickly ran out after seeing a spider. Mitchell and Hubert fell asleep and missed the battle, and when they woke up, they would hear some shocking news. Henry had been killed by an assassin claiming to be a prostitute.
On his death bad, Henry listed Hubert as his replacement. He had stopped caring about the gang and Hubert was the closest thing he ever had to a son. Hubert threw up in his mouth when he heard the news and briefly considered suicide. Soon all the gang members showed up at his house asking him for a plan. “I ummm….. I don’t think I ummmmm…. I have one” said Hubert nervously. Everyone stared at him for a few seconds briefly considering killing him. Mitchell then stood up from his chair placing his now warm beer on the coffee table. As he began to smoke some weed, he put his gun in the air. This was a sacred tradition for criminals when they wished for others to listen to them. “Hubert will make a fine leader. I will proudly serve as his second in command and stop you from doing anything to hurt him” said Mitchell happily. The gang walked away uncertainly again briefly considering killing Hubert. Mitchell gave Hubert a pat on the back and left confidently as he went to the old folks’ home to pick pocket them. Hubert sat down still attempting to process what had just happened as his beer got warmer and warmer. In the coming months, the war got worse with many men dying. Mitchell would lead most battles and lose most battles. The war had made Mitchel a more serious and unhappy person. Hubert failed to do anything when it came to gang recruitment, so Rabbit Foot had become even smaller. Hubert himself had become a happier man. He was no longer getting bullied every day and could think about how far he had come as Claud and Tom scratched his hairy back. Hubert had begun to call himself the Chosen One for he believed that he was helping the gang greatly. The few positive things that had happened to the gang had been because of Mitchel, but he convinced Hubert all the good fortune was because of him as to help his self-esteem. Some worried that Hubert had become power mad as men who disrespected him had been going missing. Soon Hubert was demanding that everyone called him the Chosen One saying if they did not, they could expect a missing tongue. People soon began to leave the gang and all attempts to find them failed. Mitchell knew that Hubert was insane but decided to focus on the war hoping he could do something about it after. All Hubert did was smoke and get plastic surgery. ” His life has been so horrible that even a small bit of good fortune makes him a very happy man. He has developed a new evil personally since he became leader,” thought Mitchel as he watched Hubert kill a man for disrespecting him. Soon more and more years passed, and they lost the war. They had only 20 members at that point. The police had stopped viewing them as a threat as all they really did was make vague threats to people in night clubs. Mitchell knew something had to be done. He would have to kill his friend. He slowly put some bullets in his gun and demanded Claud and Ben drive him to Hubert’s house. As he slowly walked towards the door, a tear went down his face. He knocked 3 times and Hubert opened the door. “I am sorry,” said Mitchell as he pointed the gun at Hubert’s face. BANG! Hubert shot Mitchel in the leg and as he fell to the ground, he shot him in the brains. Mitchel was dead. Claud and Ben drove off but ended up crashing into a school bus. As the years went on, Hubert adopted a child who he abused and became a crazy uninterested old man. At 93 he was killed by an assassin pretending to be a prostitute
Hours are now 11AM-10PM, I think the pinball area is gone. All 2 player games have only 1 side enabled (Jelly Lab, Milk Jug Toss, Down the Clown, etc). Roller Coaster is operational. They were encouraging social distancing. Side note: The Nathans got rid of a lot of their food and only have hotdogs and pizza now sadly.
Circus Circus:
Hours are also 11AM-10PM. None of the games were disabled, but the prize counter has been moved. They're remodeling the major prize area (hopefully to add a queue because of how long the lines can get) but all the games they had there have been moved around. The Adventuredome is open. They changed out all their ball and bean bag games with new bags and balls. Side note: The Mcdonalds both inside and outside still do not allow dine-in. If you want a sit-in place to eat at circus circus, only place open is the westside deli and the pizzeria
UPDATE 6/13/20 Excalibur Fun Dungeon
Hours are 2PM - 10PM ? (Call and ask). They open way later. I assume 3PM was when they were open (This was a Saturday) because I came in at 1PM and there were barriers around the entrance. The DQ is also up. A couple games were disabled to encourage social distancing just like at the NY NY casino arcade (One side of Down the Clown, Skeeballs, etc). They had a bunch of new games from Nerf to Let's Bounce, and also changed their Space Invaders to ticket mode (250). Their prizes were pretty mediocre. Best thing they had were cheap speakers but they did have souvenir shot glasses with the Fun Dungeon logo. If you're still looking for a classic quarter and paper ticket arcade in vegas then this may be your spot. I wouldn't invest too much as there's not really much to go for.
If you have any questions I'd be happy to answer (not have to be arcade related, mainly strip and downtown). I was there this weekend and it was surprisingly really quiet. I did not visit the Summerlin Dave & Busters location though. For gambling, I did prefer the MGM locations since they had the extra handwash stations on the floor. I hate that a lot of slots were disabled, and would've rather them remove chairs instead of disabling games. Same tags they used on the Slot Machines. New York New York casino.
EM lets HK play on my music equipment and he ends up destroying it
Entitled mum: EM Her Kid: HK My friend: MF So this happened to me 2 days ago, im a small musician on yt called neon Tsunami cyberpunk,but anyways to the story: My friend came over right, but he was at another friends whos nice but has a lil brother who thinks he can do whatever he wants and rages if he doesnt get what he wants, so my friend came to my house for a collab song, unfortunatly his friends mother brought him to my house and my mum invited EM inside for a quick coffee, i then told EM and EK to not head into my room cos its like fragile and dont want anyone touching it cos it cost me 2,000 Dollars(Australian) and yeah me and my friend went inside and made some music, we both were hungry and asked for some food and my mum said yeah, so she went and me and my friend grabbed my computer from the table in the living room and then i saw HK go into my studio and i ran inside and saw him touching my stuff(sorry i was selfish but its WAS pretty expensive) and i said hey sorry you cant touch that and he: "said why not" so i replied like no you cant( i did not know that HK was agressive before) so i replied like i said its expensive, he replied yes i can and i proceeded to fiddle with it and after arguing with him he started SMASHING it and i finally shouted at him: OI, LISTEN I TOLD YOU CANT PLAY WITH IT, ALRIGHT!?, he started bawling and EM came in and said why is he crying and i told EM: well, your son was messing with my music equipment and i told him not to but she said i dont care what you say and then she said keep playing with it to HK and then my mum came back from maccas(mcdonalds for you other international redditors) and then i tried to pull HK from my equipment but EM pushed me(hard) to the floor and then she said to HK take it and proceeded to unplug everything and take it and then they went out of the room and then ran down the stairs and tripped on a stray wire and she went toppling down the stairs and my computer and music equipment broke and then my mum walked in and legit dropped our burgers and chips and she asked what happened and EM said i tripped her over and i 'threw' down my computer at her, but then EM PUNCHED me and tried to run but i tackled her and locked her in my cupboard and than we took HK and put him in a bathroom and locked the door with a plank cos its those handle pull open doors and turned of the lights, the mother had her phone, i didnt notice, and called 000(911 in US and 999 in England) and then 5-10 mins later the cops came in and asked what happened and we where gonna be under arrest, but then my friend interrupted and said what happened, we got EM and HK out and then the ran to the cops and explained what 'happened' and EM said i punched her and threw her down the stairs, HK said i choked him, but then again my friend and mum told the truth and then the cop saw the equipment on the floor broken and he said whats that and i said my equipment which they(points at EM and HK sitting on the floor 'crying' ) broke, and said if i wanted to press charges and i said yes, later that week we found out the mother was a druggo and was already known by the police force for ruining kids birthday parties and has been banned from 5 different venues and casinos, well thats all so thanks. My friend doesnt go to his others friends house anymore and im still angry because the shop said they cant refund over a year so im still waiting to get new kit. ill keep you updated
Boston 10 Day Trip Report: A Total Immersion Travel Experience in New England's Flagship City
I went to Boston for the first time in a few years and got the chance to visit family and friends. I spent 10 days in the area and got the chance to immerse myself in the city. Weekend 1 Pics: https://www.flickr.com/gp/158149703@N04/5n5HDu Monday Pics: https://www.flickr.com/gp/158149703@N04/yzKR35 Tuesday Pics: https://www.flickr.com/gp/158149703@N04/44E7x2 Wednesday Pics: https://www.flickr.com/gp/158149703@N04/2rwX3x Thursday Pics: https://www.flickr.com/gp/158149703@N04/Lq59F0 Friday Pics: https://www.flickr.com/gp/158149703@N04/5BR296 Weekend 2 Pics: https://www.flickr.com/gp/158149703@N04/99Zx6i Boston is a coastal flagship city which is one of the oldest cities in the country. The history carries on to this day and as the 10th largest metropolitan area in the country it leads the nation (and world) in education, healthcare, public transportation, and athletics. There is a distinct culture around the city, a substantial depth of fine arts and a defining resilience that makes Boston unique. While the area is very populated it does feel extremely close knit, there is no wonder why it is called ‘The Town.’ When I visit places I like to do what I call a ‘total immersion,’ where I become a local as best as possible and see and do things from all walks of life. I experienced delays on the T, crazy drivers on the Mass Pike, experienced the opening of the Ballet and felt the energy of an evening game at Fenway. I climbed up many hills from Savin Hill, Bunker Hill, Telegraph Hill, Prospect Hill, Corey Hill and many others. I went to farmers markets, grocery stores and local neighborhood eats. I visited libraries, parks and countless universities. I took a variety of transit trips on foot, bike, bus, ferry and rail. I took in the skyline from all angles near and far, from the seaport to South Boston and beyond to the Noanet Woodlands. I did my best to get a clear picture of all facets of life in Beantown. In the 3 days I had a BlueBike I rode 92 miles utilizing 36 stations. I rode on all 5 major T lines: Blue, Green (B,C,D,E) Orange, Red (Ashmont, Braintree), Silver (SL4) and utilized 30 stations. I visited 41 different parks, from small urban gardens to large forests with lush views. Boston is a city that feels extremely vibrant and academic but at the same time it can be quite blue collar, it just depends on where you go. From the youthful energy of Cambridge to the more mature and laid back Brookline, from the ritzy Back Bay to the gritty winding streets of Roxbury... Boston carries on with confidence, for this is Titletown a city core to the formation of our country. This is where our founding fathers made history, this is where English civilization came to fruition in North America. I had an incredible time in Boston, it is a truly wonderful city and up there with the finest in the world. It is a large, open and welcoming community with a small town at heart. Thank you Boston for the great experiences I will always have the city on my mind. Raves -Tons of vibrancy in the core city, lots of pedestrians and cyclists -Universites -Hospitals and medical institutions -Parks with great views and variety of landscapes -Arts institutions, public libraries -BlueBike system, tons of stations with bikes in good condition and $10 day pass -Fenway park, an absolute treasure and finest ballpark in baseball with the best ushers and staff -Cheap and convenient public transit system, week unlimited pass is a deal -Tons of history throughout the city and surrounding areas Rants -Vibrancy goes down significantly after hours, not much open at night past 9pm -Massholes -Old and slow trolley and subway system -Road network makes no sense whatsoever Blue Bike Stations Used: 30 Dane St Alewife MBTA at Steel Place Ball Sq Beacon Street & David G Mugar Way Beacon Street & Massachusetts Avenue Broadway T Stop Cambridge Main Library at Broadway / Trowbridge St Central Square Post Office Bluebikes Stations Centre Street & Seaverns Avenue Chinatown T Stop Columbia Rd at Tierney Community Center Dartmouth Street & Boylston Street Franklin Park - Seaver St. at Humbolt Ave Green Street T Bluebikes Station Harrison Avenue & Bennet Street Harvard Square at Mass Ave/ Dunster Hayes Square - Vine St at Moulton St Hyde Square - Barbara St at Centre St ID Building East ID Building West Ink Block - Harrison Ave at Herald St Jackson Square Bluebikes Station JFK/UMass T Stop Kennedy-Longfellow School 158 Spring St Main St at Thompson Sq MIT at Mass Ave / Amherst St One Broadway Roslindale Village - Washington St S Huntington Ave at Heath St Savin Hill T Stop - S Sydney St at Bay St Stony Brook T Stop Stuart St at Charles St Union Square - Somerville University of Massachusetts Boston - Campus Center Upham's Corner T Stop - Magnolia St at Dudley St Wentworth Institute of Technology - Huntington Ave at Vancouver St MBTA Stations Utilized: Airport Alewife Aquarium Back Bay Station Boston Univ. East Broadway Chestnut HIll Chinatown Cleveland Circle Copley Downtown Crossing Dudley Square Government Center Green Street Harvard Harvard Avenue Haymarket Station Jackson Square JFK / UMass Kenmore Longwood Massachusetts Ave Museum of Fine Arts North Station Quincy Center Ruggles Stony Brook Summit Avenue Symphony Station Wellington Eateries: Bazaar on Cambridge City Feed and Supply Courthouse Seafood Dunkin (original location) Exodus Bagels Faneuil Hall Marketplace Finagle A Bagel Gene’s Chinese Flatbread Cafe J.P. Licks (original location) Joe’s Famous Steak Subs JP Whole Foods Market Kupel’s Bakery Market Basket South End Whole Foods Market Sweet Rice JP Thai Sushi Tasty Burger (original location) Trader Joe’s Back Bay Trillium Brewing Company Parks: Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge Back Bay Fens Berkeley Community Garden Blackstone Square Boston Common Boston National HIstorical Park Boston Public Garden Bunker HIll Monument Castle Island Channel Park Chester Park Copley Square Corey HIll Overlook Park Dorchester Heights Dorchester Shores Reservation East Boston Greenway Fan Pier Park Forest Hills Cemetery Franklin Park Franklin Square Harriet Tubman Memorial Jamaica Pond Larz Anderson Park LoPresti Park Louisburg Square M Street Beach Malibu Beach Millennium Park Noanet Woodlands North Point Park Olmsted Park Paul Revere Park Peters Park Prospect Hill Park Reservoir Walking Trail (Weston Reservoir) Riverbend Park Savin HIll Park Seven Hills Park Thomas J Butler Memorial Park Titus Sparrow Park Attractions: Boston City Hall Boston College Boston Opera House Boston Public Library Boston Symphony Hall Boston University Bridge Cambridge Public Library Chinatown Gate Coolidge Corner Farmers Market Copley Place Copp’s Hill Burying Ground Drydock Center Dugout Cafe Encore Boston Harbor Fenway Park Gillette World Shaving Headquarters Hancock Cemetery Harvard Bridge Harvard Business School Harvard Stadium Harvard Yard Honan-Allston Branch of the Boston Public Library John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site John W. Weeks Footbridge Long Wharf (South) Longwood Medical and Academic Area Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts State House Medford Square Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Northeastern University Paul Revere Statue Samuel Adams Boston Brewery Seaport World Trade Center Shirley-Eustis House Skywalk Obervatory Sowa OPen Market The James Blake House 1661 The Old House at Peace Field- Adams National Historical Park Thomas Crane Public Library Tuft University Detail Notes: Thursday -Fly from Cincinnati CVG to Boston Logan while making a connecting flight stop in DCA -Arrive at Logan in terminal B, I love the new terminal with large glass windows with the view of downtown -My family picks me up and we immediately head to East Boston -We walk around East Boston and check out the skyline views from LoPresti Park -There is a lot of new development in the neighborhood, it feels like Boston’s version of Long Island City -Walk back to the car and go by the East Boston Greenway -We drive under the tunnel into downtown and then drive to the Seaport and park on A St. -Grab beers at Trillium Brewing Company from the outdoor patio -Then we go for a walk first around Fan Pier Park and then cross the Fort Point Channel into downtown -Walk to Faneuil Hall Marketplace and get dinner, I get a platter from the Indian vendor, I love that there is a Magnolia Bakery vendor which I remember getting the banana pudding at the Upper West Side location in NYC -Drive out to Natick to stay in Hotel Friday -Go out with family to Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge -Walk around the beautiful Puffer Pond -Walk on the trails and see some of the ammunition storage bunkers Saturday -Go to Bat-Mitzvah with family Sunday -Spend more time with family, go to relatives house in Jamaica Plain where I would stay for the week -Go for a run around the Weston Reservoir -Go out to the JP Licks on Centre St. -Walk to the Jamaica Pond at night Monday -Wake up and go to the Centre St/Seaverns Ave Blue Bike station and pick up a bike -Ride bike to Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University and bike up to the top of Peters Hill and catch the great view -Bike down through Roslindale Village then to the Forest Hill station, I love all of the bike/walk trails and bike parking -I then enter the SW Corridor Park and bike up to the Jackson Square station -There are tons of other bike commuters making for an enjoyable ride with other fellow people on the trails -I go to the Stop & Shop to get some chewy bars -I continue biking down past the JP Whole Foods and make my way to Jamaica Pond where I bike around the Pond counter-clockwise -A person lets me know I cannot bike on the path in the SW portion of the park so I head for the road on Francis Parkman Dr. and feel very uncomfortable with all of the cars, but once I get to Perkins St. I go back to the trail -I then make my way up the Emerald Necklace, passing through Olmstead Park -I go by Longwood Medical area, the MFA and the Back Bay Fens -I make it to the Massachusetts Ave and take in the views of Cambridge and the Boston skyline -I bike down through the Back Bay and to the Boston Public Library -Inside former governor Bill Weld is doing an interview with WGBH and I sit in for a few minutes -I then walk around and check out the Norman Leventhal map room which I love -I then check out the various rooms in the old section of the library including the main reading room, which is beautiful and not too crowded or swarmed with tourists (unlike the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building in NYC public library) -Bike over to the Boston Public Garden and check out the landscaping -Then walk through Beacon Hill, I love the historic streets and architecture -Check out Louisburg Square, which feels like a small version of Gramercy Park -Walk to the Massachusetts Statehouse and go inside -Check out the House of Representative Chamber and Senate Chamber -I talk with one of the guards (who has a very strong Boston accent) who tells me I should visit the Governor's Foyer and tells me to look for Bill Weld’s portrait which is different from all the others, so I go and visit and it is very different! -I leave the statehouse and go to the Granary Burying Ground, it is amazing to see such and old Cemetery and I check out the graves of John Hancock and Paul Revere -Walk to Downtown Crossing (DTX) and I am very impressed by the pedestrian only streets and vibrancy -I get noodles with a lamb skewer at Gene's Chinese Flatbread Cafe which is very good -I then walk through Chinatown by the Chinatown Gate and love seeing all of the elderly people playing card games at Mary Soo Hoo Park -I bike over through the seaport to the Seaport World Trade Center and catch the amazing views -Continue to bike over to the Reebok World Headquarters and checkout the store/crossfit studio -I bike around the drydocks, I really like the AT-AT looking cranes -I then bike over Summer St. and then to 1st street to Thomas J Butler Memorial Park and then make my way to Castle Island -I dismount my bike (not suppose to bike along the paths on Castle Island) and walk around the Fort Independence and check out the views of planes landing at Logan, I do see quite a few large jets landing from overseas -I walk around Pleasure Bay to Head Island and then get back on my bike after going to the Harbourwalk -I bike along M Street Beach and then make my way up to Dorchester Heights up on Telegraph Hill. This area has great views of downtown and feels somewhat like San Francisco -I bike back over Traveler St. through Channel Park and then go to the Chinatown Orange Line and Ride to Stony Brook -I then bike over to Franklin Park where I check out White Stadium as there is a high school soccer game going on -Then bike around the park stopping by the gates of the Zoo and then the Franklin Park Overlook Ruins -Then I go back where I am staying in JP and go for a run...making a loop from the Pond to the SW Corridor Park then down to Forrest Hills then back up to the Pond Tuesday -Walk to Green street and take Orange Line to DTX...then transfer to Red Line, it is very crowded on the platford at the crossing -Ride North on Red Line crossing the Charles River and to Alewife -Station feels very Eurpean as there are lots of buses and bike parking -Bike along Somerville Community Path to Davis station -Bike north to Medford and check out Tufts University Campus, I love the buildings and greenery -Bike north across the Mystic River and then to Medford Square -Continue biking south to Magoun Square, checking out the very residential streets of Somerville -Go to Market Basket to get some more chewy bars and get a sports drink -Bike down to Harvard -Check out the Harvard campus, I first start on the east side of campus and then make my way to the Harvard Yard and Harvard Square -Bike over to the Cambridge Public Library for a quick phone charge -Bike over through Inman Square and Union Square -Bike up to Prospect Hill Park and check out the views of downtown Boston -Bike through the Central Redline stop and bike over to the west side of the MIT campus to BU bridge -Bike across BU bridge and check out all of the students crossing the street during class changes on Commonwealth Ave -Bike back across the bridge taking in the view and then bike along the river on the Dr. Dudley White Bike Path -When I get to Massachusetts Ave I walk around campus (I get a tour guide map) and check out some of the cool buildings such as Kresge Auditorium and the great dome. The MIT campus is much more visitor friendly than Harvard, you can really go in a lot more buildings -Then I bike over to check out the Kendall Square area and check out MIT Sloan -I make my way up to East Cambridge and have a salmon platter at Courthouse Seafood -I then bike down through North Point Park and Paul Revere Park to Charlestown -I check out the Boston National Historical Park on the water and then make my way into Charlestown -I like Charlestown is does have a similar feeling to South Boston and is surprisingly nicer than I thought it would be and lots of very nice looking housing -I make my way to the Bunker Hill Monument -Then I run down to catch the ferry (which is included with 7-day MBTA pass) at the Charlestown Navy Yard Ferry Terminal -Take 7 minute Ferry ride to the Aquarium Terminal and get great views of the harbour and downtown -I take the Blue Line from the Aquarium to Government Center -Then I take the D train Green Line to Kenmore -Get off at Kenmore and walk to Fenway Park, I walk around the park before the gates open and get in line -Go inside the park (get Bathan Eovaldi bobblehead giveaway) then check out the team store -Inside awesome teamstore, I go to the back room where there is memorabilia and get an autograph from Julian Tavarez -I walk into the stadium and I walk right down to home plate, then over to left field and onto the Green Monster, then on the upper deck around to right field, then down to the bleachers then back behind home plate. I love how you are allowed to go nearly everywhere in the park before the game starts (as opposed to Wrigley Field or Yankee Stadium). The ushers are so friendly and really go out of their way to make a great experience. -Go to 5th row in Grandstand section 19 to watch the game which is a great view -See a lot of Red Sox Legends in the Park (Pedro Martinez and Carlton Fisk) -See Mike Yastrzemski hit a home run and the crowd gives a standing ovation -Leave game and head to Tasty Burger -Walk across the Fens and see a movie being filmed at the MFA coming to Netflix called ‘The Sleepover’ -Catch 39 Bus back to accommodation Wednesday -Wake up and bike over to Exodus Bagels, I get a plain with cream cheese -Bike through Roxbury, go by Boston Latin Academy and up through Dudley Square -Check out the Shirley-Eustis House -Bike to Upham’s Corner and check out the Dorchester North Burying Ground. I love all of the street art murals in Roxbury and Dorchester, while these are some of the poorer neighborhoods in the city, they still are not that down looking and have a good community feel -Check out the James Blake House (built in 1661!) -Bike to the JFK/UMass Red Line stop and head south to Quincy Center -Check out downtown Quincy and visit Hancock Cemetery which is very cool (set apart in 1640!) -Walk up to check out the Adams National Park Visitor Center and then the The Old House at Peace Field, then I walk to the Quincy Homestead -Walk through Faxon Field and then go to the Original Dunkin Donuts on Southern Artery and get a 10 pcs munchkins (and immediately eat all of them) -Walk back downtown and check out inside Thomas Crane Public Library -Take Red Line back to JFK/UMass and bike along Dorchester Shores Reservation -Bike around JFK Presidential Library and then check out the UMass Boston Campus, I take a break in the beautiful cafeteria overlooking the water and charge my phone and rest for a few minutes -I then bike down around Savin Hill Cove past the Vietnam War Memorial and over to Malibu Beach -Then I bike up to the top of Savin Hill but the view is disappointing as there really isn’t a view -I then take the Red Line from Savin Hill to Broadway and check out the Gillette HQ complex and take in the views from the city -I bike to the South End Whole Foods and get a turkey sandwich -I then go to Emerson and check out the buildings there and eat my turkey sandwich and then walk through the North End -I check out the Paul Revere Statue, Old North Church and Copp’s Hill Burial Ground -Go to North Station and catch the Green E line to the MFA -Check out the MFA which is very very impressive, my favorite section is the American landscape paintings. I also see some work done by Frank Duveneck who is from where I live in Covington, KY (right across the bridge from Cincinnati) -Bike over to meet a friend at Harvard, to get there I bike through Longwood and catch the stunning sunset John W. Weeks Footbridge -Take Red Line from Harvard Square to DTX then take Orange line to Jackson Square -Bike to the JP Whole foods and get 2 cans of beans to eat -Bike back to accommodation, eat beans and go to sleep Thursday -Wake up and take Orange Line to Wellington, there is a Dunkin in the stop and there are many locals waiting to get their fix -Take the Encore shuttle to the Encore Casino (originally I got on the employee shuttle) -Walk through the Casino and grounds, the physical plant is amazing and there are some nice views of the Mystic but overall I am not that impressed as the shopping is not that high end and the minimums are high for the table games -I take the shuttle back to Wellington and then take Orange Line to Back Bay Station then I take the Green B line from Copley Square to Harvard Ave -I then walk to Bazaar on Cambridge and get ½ pound of lox and a loaf of dark brown sourdough rye 'Borodinsky bread.' -I eat outside at a local park right next to the Honan-Allston Branch of the Boston Public Library and then check out the library inside -I then walk over to Harvard Stadium and check it out and the Harvard Business School and check out the campus and meet with a friend there briefly -I catch the 66 bus back down to Harvard Ave into Brookline where I grab a bagel at Kupel's Bakery walk around and check out the JFK National Historic Site -Then make my way down to Coolidge Corner and then check out the Brookline Farmers Market -Then walk on Beacon Street and up Summit Ave to Corey Hill Overlook Park which the views are ok but then walk back down and catch the Green Line C train -Get off at the end of the C train at Cleveland Circle and walk around Chestnut Hill Reservoir from the north side -I then walk through Boston College Football stadium and the campus, which is very beautiful -I then walk down Hammond St. to the Chestnut HIll D train and take it to Longwood station -I walk through Longwood at all of the world class medical schools and institutions and walk by Boston Latin School -I then walk through Northeastern campus and go to Ruggles station and catch a brand new Orange Line train which I take to Chinatown -I then walk though the Boston Common and grab a Mcdonalds burgefries/McChicken and eat on a bench in the common and do some people watching -Then I go to the Boston Opera House to see the premiere the 2019-2020 Boston Ballet which is a performance of Giselle which I love -After the show then check out the new downtown Taco Bell but it is a complete mess so I just take an Uber back Friday -Wake up and go to Green St. Orange Line, there is a brand new train but it is going outbound to Forrest Hills so I take an old train to Massachusetts Ave station and walk through the SW Corridor Park. I love the juxtaposition of the historic walk ups to the towering skyscrapers -I make my way to Harriet Tubman Square, Chester Park, Franklin Square and Jackson Square -I walk through the Berklee Community Garden -I then walk up to check out the Boston Marathon Bombing Memorial Finish Line and get a bagel w/cream cheese at Finagleabagel -Then I meet some friends and walk through the Copley Place shops and then go up to the Skydeck on the top of the Prudential Building -The views are great but I do not think worth the $20+ price of admission. Its is cool though to see all of the places I have been from a birds eye view, especially the water and all of the rowhouse neighborhoods -Then take Prudential Green Line to Haymarket and check out the farmers market -I then head to City Hall Plaza and take in the Boston Climate Strike -Next I take Green Line E train from Government Center to Symphony Hall and go inside -I see performance of the Boston Symphony I get a seat on the first balcony to have a view of the two piano concerto. There is also a world premiere piece commissioned by the BSO and Beethoven's Fantasia featuring The Tanglewood Festival Chorus. -After the Symphony I take the Orange Line to Stoney Brook and get some bagels from City Feed -In evening head to Millenium Park and go for a run, take trail down to the Charles River and then take in the sunset from atop the skyline loop -Go out to dinner at Sweet Rice in JP Saturday -I go for a morning run, I first cross the Emerald Necklace into Brookline to check out Larz Anderson Park. Then I go through the Arboretum and the Bussey Brook Meadow to the Forest Hills Cemetery. I visit the burial places of Revolutionary War General Joseph Warren, Poet E.E. Cummings, Abolitionist William Llyod Garrison and Nobel Laureate Playwright Eugene O'Neil. -Then I go to the Sam Adams Brewery and go for a toutasting where I try the Boston Lager, Oktoberfest, and Pumpkin Ale -Then take 39 bus to the Back Bay and walk down Newbury St and check out all of the shops -Get a burrito at the Back Bay Trader Joes and then walk to the Boston Common where the ‘Freedom Fest’ is taking place, there is a lot of smoke which I cannot handle so I walk around -I check out the ‘Friends’ couch set and then take the Silver Line from Tuft Medical Center to Dudley Square -I get a shredded beef sandwich at Joe’s which is really big just what I needed -Then I take the 28 bus to the orange line back to JP -At night I take 39 bus to Copley and take Green Line B train to Boston University East and I go see the Mendoza Line Comedy show at the Dugout Cafe Sunday -I wake up and take bus to the South end and check out the SoWa open market, I check out the food stalls, outdoor crafts market, indoor vintage market and artist studios -I then grab some food at the South End Whole Foods and then take Orange Line/Orange line shuttle back to JP -Then go for an afternoon run through the Noanet Woodland and catch the nice view of downtown Boston and forest from the top of the lookout Monday -Wake up before dawn, and take Orange Line to the Blue Line at Government Center and take the Blue Line to the Airport -Check out the skyline from the terminal one last time and then fly back to CVG
Part 1 https://www.reddit.com/JackSucksAtLife/comments/ggowsv/the_future_of_jack_part_1/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share May 2021: Multiple live streams stream the battle for supremacy between turd boi420 and JackSucksatlife. In the end turd boi420 ( the better channel ) prevails. Jacksucksatpopuppirate reaches 900k. Jacksucksatroblox hits 1.4 million subs. Snail mispronounces Kai and snails finds it hilarious. Both the original ace and jack Massey welsh hits 1.2 million getting many live streams about this too. Jacksucksatstuff hits 1.2 million. Jack creates a video called creating a play button for my door but it gets demonetized, rumours go around the is found crying Jack responds with " only pussies cry and I'm more of a dog person myself ". Kai posts a picture of a hamburger with his face on it and everyone laughs. Jack also slices a Jaffa Cake in half with a fake lightsaber. On Jacksucksatroblox Jack plays Roblox with Jeb Bush. Jack is said to have a small brain by many of his viewers which makes Jack angry so he slaps a picture of Kai. Editor Kai is still a brush. June 2021: Turd boi420 hits 2 million subscribers in June even though that's not the only thing Turd boi hits as he also hits the original ace with a chair ending their friendship. Jacksucksatdrinking reaches 300k. LittleJacksucksatlife and Jacksucksatgograohy hits 600k. Samsmellsofapricots hits 500k. Jacks Twitter hits 300k. JackMasseyWelsh hits 200k and so does Ejsafc. Jack opens up his PO box again and gets sent things like a gæ rhombus, an Eggplant with Will Smiths face on it and a big picture of Kai. Jack does his weekly Q&As again for a month and his Q&As are collectively called Ight Imma head Out, STOP WILL SMITH, Funnei memes, How 9/11 REALLY went down and Jacksucksatlife: The movie. Jack is hit with an eggplant on the street as well. On Jacksucksatstuff Jack gives himself the nickname the sexy boi. Jack also slaps 100 ( actually 10 Jack just did clickbait ) Youtubers. Meanwhile, Jack finally deletes after 2 years Deleting This video soon. Editor Kai is still a brush but now has 400k subs. July 2021: The Original Ace comes back from the hospital and immediately calls out turd boi420. Turd boi420 responds with doing the original ace review. Jack is gone for most of the month on holiday to Germany and has a particularly LOVELY time. Before he goes he does open up his PO box and he finds a picture of himself smacking Flossy, a kazoo with the words slightly taller as a female boy rather than a female girl and a skirt once worn by The Rock. The rest of the month the channel is taken over by Kai making the views skyrocket. Kai does many videos like paying people on Fiverr to become my girlfriend, Hahahahaha funny meme guys and AUSTRALIA IS NOT REAL! Editor Kai is still a brush. August 2021: Jack returns from Germany and starts busting out loads of content. Jack resurrects Editor Thomas only for Thomas to die a week later which brings Jack to the conclusion " if you try to resurrect someone they'll just die a week later " -Jack Massey Welsh 2021. In Jacks PO box he receives a picture of Barack Obama with the words we're always watching you on it, a pigeon mask with eggplant colours on it and some Mexician maracas. The turd boi420 vs original ace drama heats up getting more personal. Look what's outside door window is the new highly unfunny meme on JackSucksAtLife. Littlejacksucksatlife and Jacksucksatgeography hits 700k. Jacksucksatpopuppirate hits 1 million subscribers. Jacksucksatroblox hits 1.5 million subs. Turd boi420 makes a life review. Jack explains to Mini Muka the reason he has more subs is because he simply has bigger p*nis. Editor Kai is still a brush. September 2021: Turd boi420 sends a letter to Jacks house as a recruitment to stop the original ace, Jack declines so turd boi420 comes over to Jacks house and slaps him saying that the tables have turned so that Jack slaps his table in fear of it working for turd boi420. In Jacks PO box he receives a flag of North Korea, A picture of Wallace looking for cheese ( he's not dabbing )and A sack of air. Jacksucksatstuff, The Original ace and Jack Massey Welsh all get 1.4 million subs. Jack Instagram hits 300k. After finally reaching 50,000 likes on that one video Jack FINALLY releases I got 99 problems but a hoe ain't one in collaboration with Kai. On JackSucksAtRoblox Jack does a video where he gambles in the Roblox casino and his channel gets a strike for it not being family-friendly enough Jack replies with " Its a Roblox channel how can it not be family-friendly?". Jack does a collaboration with the Kai camel. Editor Kai is still a brush but now has 500k subs. October 2021: The turd boi420 vs the original ace war continues as things heat up with the original ace diss track being made. Soon after that, the original ace vs turd boi420 boxing match is announced. Meanwhile in JackSucksAtLifes PO box he gets a kazoo with a minion on it, a mantlepiece with its everyday bro with the Disney channel flow and a miniature Donald Trump-wall. The virgin ace hits 1.5 million subscribers. LittleJackSucksAtLife and JackSucksAtGeography hit 800k. Jacksucksatdrinking hits 400k. Turd boi420 creates a new channel called turdboi gaming. A few days before one of his viewers is getting married so Jack kisses them on the cheek saying nO lOnG tErM dAmAgE. On the JackSuckAtRoblox channel Jack cheats in Roblox causing him to be IP banned from Roblox and the words Jack, JackSucksAtLife, JesusSwag4Dan and JacksucksAtRoblox are all censored on Roblox. Editor Kai is still a brush. November 2021: The undercard of the turd boi420 vs original ace boxing match is announced, it is Kong vs Flossy, Will Smith vs Little Jack, Croatia vs Serbia, Ronald McDonald vs Colonel Sanders, Kai camel vs Augustus, Anakin vs Obi-Wan and Jacksepticeye vs Jacksfilms. In Jacks PO box he gets Star Wars s*xual fanfic, dabbing Luigi and the loss meme but with Will Smith. Turd boigaming hits 100k. Samsmellsofapricots and ejsafc both hit 600k. Topless Jack is created on the Jack Massey Welsh channel. Jack is harassed by a commenter so he controversially calls him a pee-pee head who does not deserve his milk. Jack reacts to Shrek Is love, Shrek is life and immediately gets prepared in case Shrek drops by. Jack is shown a dabbing kazoo and harrases his fans saying that all he cares about is the money and he isn't supposed to care about all the stupid peasants around. Editor Kai is still a brush. December 2021: The original ace vs turd boi420 boxing match is decided that turd boi420 wins, on the undercard Kong beats Flossy, Will Smith defeats Little Jack, Croatia vs Serbia results in a draw, Ronald Mcdonald Mc defeated by Colonel Sanders, Kai Camel defeats Augustus, Obi-Wan defeats Anakin and Jacksfilms vs Jacksepticeye is won by Jack Doherty. In Jacks PO box he has a picture of turd boi420 beating the original ace in a boxing match with you suck on it, a paper kazoo and one of Editor Kai's old toothbrushes. After harassing Roblox for long enough Jacks account is unbanned. Little Jacksucksatlife and Jacksucksatgeography hit 1 million. Jacks Twitter hits 400k, Samsmelsofapricots hits 600k. Ejsafc and JackMasseyWelsh hits 300k. The Slightly Taller as a female boy rather than a female girl remix is created and gets plenty of views. Jack gets hit with a swirly and LOVELY face at the same time making the video unavailable in all countries that aren't Russian. Editor Kai is still a brush but now has 600k subs. January 2022: Because of the picture turd boi420 sent him last month in his PO box Jack starts beef with turdboi, lighting a picture of turd boi420. In Jacks PO box he gets a chair with the turd boi420 logo on it, a turd boi420 lamp and a big pair of boobs, jugs, bambzookas, wongs, wah-wahs and zingers. Turd boigaming hits 200k. Jacksucksatdrinking hits 500k subs. Jacksucksatroblox hits 1.6 million subs. Jack reaches 2.2 million subs. Indian Jack is now the most unfunny meme on JackSucksAtLife just above a video of a pigeon eating an eggplant. Jack signs back up for Fiverr but tells people and he's said stuff like "I stupid Kai smart" "turrrrrdboiiiiiiiiiii" and the classic "Hello is this quality content?" " no this is JackSucksatLife". For this month Jack is sponsored by the greatest game known to man raid: shadow legends, one of the biggest mobile role-playing games of 2019 and it's totally free! Currently almost 10 million users have joined Raid over the last six months, and it's one of the most impressive games in its class with detailed models, environments and smooth 60 frames per second animations! All the champions in the game can be customized with unique gear that changes your strategic buffs and abilities! The dungeon bosses have some ridiculous skills of their own and figuring out the perfect party and strategy to overtake them's a lot of fun! Currently with over 300,000 reviews, Raid has almost a perfect score on the Play Store! The community is growing fast and the highly anticipated new faction wars feature is now live, you might even find my squad out there in the arena! It's easier to start now than ever with rates program for new players you get a new daily login reward for the first 90 days that you play in the game! So what are you waiting for? Go to the video description, click on the special links and you'll get 50,000 silver and a free epic champion as part of the new player program to start your journey! Good luck and I'll see you there! Editor Kai is still a brush February 2022: Turd boi420 decides to steal Kais 100k plaque which makes both Jack and Kai mad. In Jacks PO box he gets a tape with a video of a person unsubscribing from him and subbing to turd boi420, A group of people dabbing and a lamp. Jacksucksatpopuppirate hits 1.2 million subs. Jacks Twitter hits 400k. Jacksucksatstuff hits 1.5 million subs. Jack creates the sequel to I HATE VILLAGERS by creating I HATE VILLAGERS EVEN MORE ARGHGGHGGHH. Since his sponsorship with Raid: Shadow Legends ends Jack does a video exposing and roasting the game. In response Raid: Shadow Legends bans any person subscribed to Samsmellsofapricots, JackMasseyWelsh, ejsafc, JackSucksatLife, Jacksucksatstuff, Jack Massey Welsh, JackSucksatgeography, Jacksucksatpopuppirate, Jacksuckaagroblox, littlejacksucksatlife or jacksucksatdrinking. Jacks fans create the nickname Jack the big boi Jack tells them to stop and then we do it some more. Jack creates Jacksucksattwerking instantly getting 200k. Editor Kai is still a brush. March 2022: Turd boi420 vs Jack Massey Welsh vs Kai Ross-Best for Kais 100k plaque is scheduled in CoolMathsgames. In Jacks PO box he gets A turd boi420 vs Kai vs jack massey welsh scarf, a piece of LOVELY fanart and underpants that Jack pooped in once. JackSucksatDrinking hits 600k subs. Jack reaches 2.5 million subs. Turd boigaming hits 300k subs. LittleJackSucksAtLife and JackSucksatGeography hits 1.2 million subs. Jacksucksattweking reaches 300k subs. Jack and his fans raid raid: shadow legends and manage to shut the servers down for 6 hours and get #MakeMobileGamingGreatAgain 3rd trending in the US. Editor Kai does a video with his doppelganger and it gets 2 million views. Jack does the video addressing the mean comment from Captain Sparklez in his last video. Jack say that turd boi be die after cool math game ( unliterally ). Editor Kai is still a brush but now has 700k subs. April 2022: Turd boi420 vs Kai vs Jack in Coolmathgames is won by Kai. After that both Jack and Turd boi420 are mad so they both go to Kais house and slap him at the same time. In Jacks PO box he receives a poem from Kai about him winning back his 100k playbutton, fish food and a book full of dank memes. Little JackSucksatLife hits 1.5 million subs. Jacks Instragram hits 400k. JacksucksatRoblox hits 2 million 1subs. Turd boi420 hits 3 million subs. Turd boi420 reveals he is actually JackSucksatLife it is later revealed as an April fools by turdboi the great prankster. After the recent backlash Raid: Shadow Legends is confirmed to be shutting down at the end of May. Ali-A calls out Jack for shutting the game down and ruining other people's fun of the game. Jack responds with saying Ali-A suck moster d**k. FBE releases the video kids react to JackSucksatLife where they are not very happy with the content. Jack makes a reaction video where he shouts at young people for not liking his content for 12 minutes. Editor Kai is still a brush.
A full list of Mandela Effects that have affected me personally.
I have intentionally left out geography locations and flip flops. I posted this list about 8months ago but its dissapeared from my reddit app but still on if i go on the web page for some reason so this list is mainly for me to keep a record and share my experiences so far , enjoy :-) 1.) N.A.S.A. - North American Space Agency > National Aeronautics And Space Administration 2.) Dr Doolittle > Dr Dolittle 3.) Vasoline > Vaseline 4) SEAN William Scott > Seann William Scott 5.) Hellman's > Hellmann's 6.) Gravy GRANUALS > Granules 7.) Rizzla > Rizla 8.) Creation Of Adam - God's Hand Reaching Down > God's Hand Level With Adam's. 9.) Mona Lisa Not Smiling > Smiling 10.) Ford Logo - F has straight crosspoint > curl on crosspoint. 11.) 1 Moon Landing > 6 Moon Landing's 12.) Karma Sutra > Kama Sutra 13.) Macdonalds > McDonald's 14.) Lion's Can Roar > Lion's Can't Roar 15.) Lion's King Of The Jungle > Tiger's K.O.T.J. 16.) The Diary Of Anne Frank > Diary Of A Young Girl 17.) Statue Of Liberty - Ellis Island > Liberty Island 18.) Marshmellow > Marshmallow 19.) Mary Poppins - Spoonful Of Sugar HELPS The Medicine Go Down > MAKES The Medicine Go Down 20.) Capricorn Sign - A Goat > A Goat Fish 21.) Ford KIA > KI^ 22.) Phillips TV > Philips 23.) Little Tykes > Little Tikes 24.) nintendo > Nintendo 25.) Donna Summers > Donna Summer 26.) Doc Martins > Doc Martens 27.) Fabreeze > Febreze 28.) Large HALDRON Collider > Hadron 29.) TOBASCO sauce > Tabasco 30.) HILARY Clinton > Hillary 31.) Chilli > Chili 32.) SAMSUNG > SMSUNG 33.) iPhone > IPhone 34.) Hello Clarice > Good Morning Clarice 35.) E.T. - Opening Credits WHITE > Purple 36.) Goodfellas - Opening Credits WHITE > Red 37.) Wheatabix > Weetabix 38.) Rice CRISPIES > Rice Krispies 39.) Great Pyramid - 4 Sides > 8 Sides 40.) Great Pyramid - Centre > On The Right 41.) Stomach Where The Belly Button Is > Bottom Of Rib Cage 42.) Heart On Left > Left Centre 43.) Committed > Commited 44.) Dilemna > Dilemma 45.) Pajamas > Pyjamas 46.) Griffindor > Gryffindor 47.) T2 - JUDGEMENT Day > Judgment day 48.) I'll Huff And I'll Puff And I'll Blow Your House DOWN > Blow Your House In 49.) MIRROR ,Mirror On The Wall > Magic Mirror 50.) Who's The Fairest Of Them All > One Of All 51.) ' You Want The Truth, You Can't Handle The Truth ' > ' You Can't Handle The Truth ' 52.) Sherbert > Sherbet 53.) Buisness > Business 54.) Brussel Sprouts > Brussels Sprouts 55.) Anatomy - Small 1 Piece Liver > Large 2 Lobe Liver 56.) Bill Haley And The Comets > His Comets 57.) Tony The Tiger - Black Nose > Blue Nose 58.) Burma > Myanmar 59.) Film - Jupiter Rising > Jupiter Ascending 60.) Mr Moneybags > Rich Uncle Pennybags 61.) Monopoly - Monacle > No Monacle 62.) Chumbawumba > Chumbawamba 63.) Cruella Deville > Cruella De Vil 64.) ' Take my Strong Hand ' > ' Little Hand ' 65.) ' I See White People ' > ' I See Dead People ' 66.) Keenan & Kel > Kenan & Kel 67.) ' The Names Bond, James Bond ' > My names Bond, James Bond 68.) Seperate > Separate 69.) Lay-Z-Boy > La-Z-Boy 70.) Jim Carey > Jim Carrey 71.) Cadbury's > Cadbury 72.) Malteasers > Maltesers 73.) First Bond Film - Casino Royale > Dr No 74.) Easter Island Statues - No Hats > Hats 75.) Cindy Doll > Sindy Doll 76.) Laughing Cow - Gold Nose Ring and Gold Earrings > Cheese Wheel Earrings 77.) Carribean > Caribbean 78.) Thinker Statue - Hand On Head > On Chin 79.) Tweedledee & Tweedledum - Propellars On Hats > Tweedledum & Tweedledee - Flags On Hats 80.) Roy Schneider > Roy Scheider 81.) Julius Ceasar > Caesar 82.) Morpheus - ' What If I Told You ' > Not Said 83.) Shaggy's Adam's Apple > No Adam's Apple 84.) Phrase - ' For all Intensive Purposes ' > ' For All Intents And Purposes ' 86.) Beckon Call > Beck and Call 87.) Tender Hooks > Tenter Hooks 88.) Madeline McCann > Madeleine McCann 89.) Tumeric > Turmeric 90.) Iburofen > Ibuprofen 91.) Bud Lite > Bud Light 92.) Green Mile mouse - Mr Bojangles > Mr Jingles 93.) Spiderman > Spider-Man 94.) Amelia Earhardt > Amelia Earhart 95.) My True Love GAVE To Me > Sent to me 96.) Quote : ' That's Not A Knife, THIS Is A Knife > That's A Knife 97.) Phrase- Chomp At The Bit > Champ At The Bit 98.) Phrase - All The Range > All The Rage 99.) Whacky Races ' Catch The Pigeon ' > ' Stop The Pigeon ' 100.) Kit-Kat > Kit Kat 101.) Warewolf > Werewolf 102.) Wilderbeast > Wildbeest 103.) D.E.A. - Drug Enforcement Agency > Drug Enforcement Administration 104.) Jackson 5 - 5 Members > 7 Members 105.) Term - Card Shark > Card Sharp 106.) Song Lyrics : ' What Is Love, BABY Don't Hurt Me > Lady Don't Hurt Me 107.) Song Lyrics : ' I'm A Barbie Girl, In A Barbie World > The Barbie World 108.) Oliver : ' Please Sir, CAN I HAVE some more > I want some more 109.) Nikolai Tesla > Nikola Tesla 110.) Erwin Schröedinger > Schrödinger 111.) Hanna Barberra > Hanna-Barbera 112.) Frankenstein - ' HE'S Alive ' > It's Alive 113.) Glenfell Tower > Grenfell Tower 114.) Donald Duck - Neck Kerchief > Red Bow Tie 115.) Ficus Plant > Ficus Tree 116.) Margerine > Margarine 117.) Barbeque > Barbecue 118.) Daylight Savings Time > Daylight Saving Time 119.) Sweets - Tootie Frooties > Tootie Fruities 120.) TV Show - Barbaar The Elephant > Babar The Elephant 121.) Cat Food - Whiskers > Whiskas 122.) Klu Klux Klan > Ku Klux Klan 123.) Baron Trump > Barron Trump 124.) Inspector Gadget - Mustache > No Mustache 125.) Henry VIII - Holding Turkey Leg > Not Holding Turkey Leg 126.) Guinness Book Of Records > Guinness World Records 127.) Plane Engines under wing > Engines In Front Of Wing 128.) Dracula - ' I Want To Suck Your Blood ' > Never Said 129.) Scooby Doo - ' We Would Of Gotten Away With It Too, If It Weren't For Those Meddling Kids ' > Never Said 130.) Toys R Us > Toys (Reverse R) Us 131.) Song Lyric : ' RIDING In A One Horse Open Sleigh ' > Gliding In A One Horse .... 132.) Song Lyrics : ' 3 Little Birds, Sat On My Window ' > ' ... Birds , Pitched By My Doorstep ' 133.) Song Title - Country Roads > (Take Me Home) Country Roads 134.) ' MERRY Christmas To All And To All A Good Night ' > Happy Christmas To All.... 135.) The Grinch Who Stole Christmas > How The Grinch Stole Christmas 136.) Forrest Gump - ' I MAY Not Be A Smart Man, But I Know What Love Is ' > I'm Not A Smart Man.. 137.) Meatloaf > Meat Loaf 138.) Barbara Streisand > Barbra Streisand 139.) Tinkerbell > Tinker Bell 140.) Grease Lightning > Greased Lightnin' 141.) WE'RE Gonna Need A Bigger Boat > You're 142.) Selsum Blue > Selsun Blue 143.) Song Lyrics : ' You've Been STRUCK By A Smooth Criminal ' > ' ... Hit By A Smooth Criminal ' 144.) Robert Deniro > Robert De Niro 145.) Mother Theresa > Mother Teresa 146.) Cadbury's CREAM Egg > Creme Egg 147.) Absolute Vodka > Absolut Vodka 148.) Song Lyrics : ' How Deep Is Your Love, I Really NEED TO KNOW ' > ' ... Mean To Learn ' 149.) Innoculate > Inoculate 150.) Harry Houdini Died Whilst Performing A Magic Trick > Appendicitus In Hospital 151.) Gobstoppers > Gobstopper 152.) Zapruder Film Originally In Black And White > Doesn't Exist 153.) J.F.K. - 4 Seater - 6 Seater 154.) An Interview With A Vampire > ..The Vampire 155.) Michaelangelo > Michelangelo 156.) Cheez Itz > Cheez It 157.) King Tut's Mask - 1 Snake > 2 Snakes 158.) King Tut - 12yr Old When He Died > 19yrs 159.) Jimmy Saville > Savile 160.) Bruce Lee Shot Dead On Set > Died In Hospital With Cerebral Edema 161.) WW1 : 1914 - 1919 > 1914 - 1919 162.) CD+R > Never Existed 163.) Barrack Obama > Barack Obama 164.) Macintosh > McIntosh 165.) Seasame Street > Sesame Street 166.) Big Bird All Yellow > Orange Legs, White Fringe 167.) Jungle Book - ' I Couldn't Be Fonder Of My New Home ' > ' I Couldn't Be Found Of My Home ' 168.) Alex The Kidd > Alex Kidd In Miracle World 169.) Acknowledgement > Acknowledgment 170.) Dan Ackroyd > Dan Aykroyd 171.) Courtney Cox > Courteney Cox 172.) Film Title : They Live ! > They Live 173.) Alfa Romero > Alfa Romeo 174.) Tumeric > Turmeric 175.) Doughnuts > Donuts 176.) Toby Maguire > Tobey Maguire 177.) Moby Dick > Moby-Dick 178.) Brylcream > Brylcreem 179.) Heart The Size Of 1 Fist > 2 Fists 180.) Movie Title : Fists Of Fury > Fist Of Fury 181.) Willy Wonka's Hat - Purple > Brown 182.) Willy Wonka Quote : ' You Do know What Happened To The BOY Who Got Everything He Ever Wanted, Don't You? ' > ' Don’t forget what happened to the MAN who suddenly got everything he wanted. ' 183.) Life IS Like A Box Of Chocolates > Life WAS Like A Box Of Chocolates 184.) Advisor > Adviser 185.) Cheverolet > Chevrolet 186.) Worcester Sauce > Worcestershire Sauce 187.) Objects In The Mirror MAYBE Closer Than They Appear > .... Are Closer Than They Appear 188.) Betty Eggleton > Eagleton 189.) Airdree > Airdrea 190.) Bubbalicious > Bubblicious 191.) Song Lyrics : ' Don't BREAK My Heart, My Achy Breaky Heart ' > Don't tell My Heart ....... 192.) Film Title : Stockade > Cadence 193.) Allah akbar > Allahu Akbar 194.) Latoya Jackson > La Toya Jackson 195.) How To Kill A Mockingbird > To Kill A Mockingbird 196.) Possum > Opossum 197.) Song Lyrics : ' Sweet Dreams Are Made Of THESE ' > ' Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This 198.) Flintstones : ' Wilma, I'm Home ' > Never Said 199.) Star Trek : ' Beam me up, Scotty ' > Never Said 200.) Country - Columbia > Colombia 201.) Movie Title : The Sandlot Kids > The Sandlot 202.) Lionel Ritchie > Lionel Richie 203.) Bette Middler > Bette Midler 204.) Betty Boo > Betty Boop 205.) Song Lyrics : ' The Best Things In Life ARE Free ' > The Best Things In Life They're Free 206.) Song Lyrics : ' Never Meant To Make Your Daughter Cry, I Apologise A THOUSAND Times ' > ' ...... I Apologise A Trillion Times ' 207.) Song Lyrics : ' I see A Bad Moon A Rising ' > ' I See The Bad Moon Rising ' 208.) Sarah Michelle Geller > Gellar 209.) Pharoah > Pharaoh 210.) Song Lyrics : ' It's A Hard Knock Life ' > ' It's The Hard Knock Life ' 211.) Withdrawl > Withdrawal 212.) Toys : Playschool > Playskool 213.) U.S.S.R. - United Soviet Socialist Republic > Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics 214.) Charlie Bit My Finger > Charlie Bit Me 215.) Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes - Set 8 Years After Original Film > Set 10 Years After 216.) Bolognaise > Bolognese 217.) Oxy Clean > Oxi Clean 218.) Sally Fields > Sally Field 219.) Song Lyrics : ' What Would You DO If I Sang Out Of Tune ' > ' What Would You Think ....... ' 220.) Lasagna > Lasagne 221.) Pidgeon > Pigeon 222.) Expresso > Never Existed 223.) War OF The Planet Of The Apes > War FOR The Planet Of The Apes 224.) Battleships Board Game > Battleship 225.) Earwigs Couldn't Fly > Earwigs CAN Fly 226.) Julius Caesar First Emperor Of Rome > Augustus 227.) Ryannair > Ryanair 228.) Boys Stop Growing At Age 21 > Age 16-18 229.) Red Hot Chilli Peppers > Chili Peppers 230.) Cellotape > Sellotape 231.) Transformers : Dark Side Of The Moon > Dark Of The Moon 232.) Song Lyrics : ' Ain't THAT A Kick In The Head ' > ' Ain't LOVE A Kick In The Head 233.) Phrase : ' Just Desserts ' > ' Just Deserts ' 234.) Daddy Long Legs > Cellar Spiders 235.) StraightJacket > StraitJacket 236.) Wookie > Wookiee 237.) Movie Title : Up! > Up 238.) Karate kid Headband - Red Rising Sun > White Lotus Flower 239.) Miss Piggy - Mole On Cheek > No Mole 240.) Statue Of Liberty - Bare Ankles > Shackles On Ankles 241.) ' Luke, I Am Your Father ' > ' No, I Am Your Father ' 242.) We Are The Champions.. Of The World > No ' Of The World ' At The End 243.) Ghandi > Gandhi 244.) 'Me Tarzan, You Jane' > Never Said 245.) Blue Ribbon > Blue Riband 246.) Doctor Who > Dr Who 247.) ' If You Build It , THEY Will Come ' > ' ... HE Will Come ' 248.) 52 U.S. States > 50 States 249.) VW Logo No Gap > Gap 250.) Wiley Coyote > Wile E Coyote 251.) Jack The Ripper Killed 11 > Killed 5 252.) Marseilles, France > Marseille 253.) Raisin Bran - Sun Had Shades > No Glasses 254.) Song Title : Gangster's Paradise > Gangsta's Paradise 255.) Song Title : Hit Me Baby One More Time > Baby One More Time 256.) Can You Smell What The Rock Is Cooking > If You Smell What The Rock Is Cooking 257.) Flintstones : Bam Bam Rubble > Bamm-Bamm Rubble 258.) St John's Ambulance > St John Ambulance 259.) Song Lyrics : 'Footloose, Footloose Kick Off YOUR Sunday Shoes > ' ...THE Sunday Shoes ' 260.) Mad Max - Beyond THE Thunderdome > Beyond Thunderdome 261.) Wall Murial > Wall Mural 262.) Heinz Meanz Beanz > Beanz Meanz Heinz 263.) Three Amigos > ¡Three Amigos! 264.) Aladdin - Arabian > Aladdin - Chinese 265.) Beavis And Butthead > Beavis And Butt-Head 266.) Shell Logo : The Word 'SHELL' At The Top With A Shell Image Underneath > No Word At Top 267.) A-Team - Mad Dog Murdock > Howling Mad Murdock 268.) Vick's Vapour Rub > Vick's VapoRub 269.) Cup O' Noodles > Cup Noodles 270.) Charlie And The Chocolate Factory > Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory (1971 film) 271.) Cheryl Crow - Sheryl Crow 272.) Pavillion > Pavilion 273.) Videgame : Grand Tourismo > Gran Turismo 274.) Aladdin - Return Of Jafaar > Jafar 275.) Matrix : ' Mr Anderson , We've Been Expecting You ' > Never Said 276.) Soccer Player : Lucas Modric > Luka Modrić 277.) Soccer Player : Roberto Firminio > Roberto Firmino 278.) Soccer Player : Saido Mane > Sadio Mané 279.) Song Lyrics : ' Where The Eagles FLY, On A Mountain High ' > ' Where The Eagles CRY..... 280.) Snow White And The Seven Dwarves > Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs 281.) Little Mermaid - Sebastian Yellow Eyes > Back To White 282.) Roger Rabbit - White Eyes > Blue Eyes 283.) Mr Deeds - ' Want Me To Wipe The Leaves On Your Ficus PLANT, Preston ' > ' ...... Ficus TREE ' 284.) ' Wee Willie Winkie RUNNING Through The Town ' > ' ... RUNS Through The Town 285.) Song Lyrics : ' When I Grow Up, I Wanna See The World, Drive Nice Cars, I Wanna Have Boobies ' > ' .... I Wanna Have Groupies ' 286.) Film Title : Rocky And Bullwinkle > The Adventures Of Rocky And Bullwinkle 287.) Supermissive Black Hole > Supermassive 288.) Broach > Brooch 289.) Song Title : Promiscious Girl > Promiscuous 290) Film Title : Face Off > Face/Off 291.) Susannah Reid > Susanna 292.) R2D2 - No Wires On Feet > Wires On Feet 293.) C3po - All Gold > Silver Leg, Wires On Stomach, Black Palms, Antenna 294.) Song Lyrics : ' You Scumbag, You Maggot, You Cheap Lousy Faggot, Happy Christmas Your Arse, AND THANK God It's Our Last ' > ' .... I PRAY God It's Our Last 295.) Speech - ' I HAD A Dream ' > ' I HAVE A Dream ' 296.) Gettysburg Address : ' Fourscore And Seven Years Ago Our FORFATHERS Brought Forth On This Continent... ' > ' ..... Our FATHERS ..... ' 297.) Sex In The City > Sex And The City 298.) Arethra Franklin > Aretha Franklin 299.) Haley's Comet > Halley's Comet 300.) Sonic's Arms Blue > Bare 301.) Paddington Yellow Coat > Blue Coat 302.) U.K. Passport 2 Lions > Lion & A Unicorn 303.) Homer Simpson - 3 Strands Of Hair > 2 Strands Of Hair 304.) Spelling - Villiage > Village 305.) Ronald McDonald's Hair - Fuzzy > Straight
The North Stars, you all know what happened, Norm Green moves the team to Dallas, because he was a pervert. Well there was a lot more that went into them moving, than simply just “Norm’s wife told him to move the team or else”. March 11, 1965, NHL President Clarence Campbell announces the NHL will expand to twelve teams, from six. With that the era of the Original Six, the “Original Six” weren’t even that, they were just six teams that managed to survive throughout a chaotic league. A group led by, Walter Bush, Jr., Robert Ridder, and John Driscoll, sought to bring the NHL to the Twin Cities, in Minnesota. The NHL awarded this group one of the six new franchises, with the other five going to Oakland(Seals), Pittsburgh(Penguins), St Louis(Blues), Philadelphia(Flyers) and Los Angeles(Kings). The as of yet unnamed franchise held a naming contest, as you typically do with a new team and the name “North Stars” was selected, which was derived from the states motto "L'Étoile du Nord" or Star of the North. Work quickly began on their new arena in Bloomington, with the arena eventually being named “The Metropolitan Sports Center.” Honestly? There’s not much chaotic about the early North Stars, unlike the Blues who had to deal with the NHL’s bullshit(Norris Jr and his merry band of fools), or the Seals who were a mess to begin with, the North Stars were...stable. Game 1 of their first season was an entertaining one, playing against fellow expansion team, the St Louis Blues, they tied in their first game, with Bill Masterson scoring the first goal in franchise history. It was an exciting time to be a hockey fan. All was not well though, on January 13, 1968, the North Stars faced the California Seals, in what would be Masterson’s final game.
The incident:
Masterson was skating the puck across the Blue Line, his skates got tangled in the stick of Larry Cahan or Ron Harris(it’s unknown as to which, but they were both close to him), Masterson lost his balance, pitching forward, he didn’t see the defendor coming up on him, who delivered a clean check to him, knocking him backwards. Masterson was not wearing a helmet(as was normal), as he smacked his head on the ice, going unconscious instantly. Masterson never recovered, he died a few days later. Teammate André Boudrias described the hit "It sounded like a baseball bat hitting a ball.” Boudrias helped the team trainer onto the ice, the team doctor joining them soon after. They carried Masterson off on a stretcher and into an ambulance to Fairview Southdale hospital, seven miles away. "His eyes were gray at the time -- it was like a horror picture," Boudrias says. "I knew he was done." Doctors did what they could, treating him with steroids and diuretics, but the swelling in his brain was too swift and severe. His Wife and Parents, who had flown in from Winnipeg to watch him play, had made the decision to remove Bill from life support. Hours later, at 1:55AM, Bill Masterton was pronounced dead at the age of 29, he was survived by his wife Carol. Unfortunately this didn’t do much to make the NHL decide to make helmets mandatory, not for another decade when they finally made helmets mandatory. However this did spark a change among players, as more began to adopt helmets. Players before this had worn helmets, but most chose not to for “Vanity Reasons”(To quote Brett Hull). Bruins player Ted Green had become the first Bruin to wear a helmet, since Eddie Shore. Shore had suffered major head injuries as a result of a massive hit he laid onto Ace Bailey, Shore in turn had his head hit the ice in retaliation. Doctors described Masterton’s death as the result of “a massive brain injury”. After news of Masterton’s death spread to the team, the North Stars lost their next six, but also retired his Jersey. Masterson’s death opened many eyes to the realization that helmets were needed in a fast moving game such a hockey. Following his death, hockey writers announced the creation of the “Bill Masterton Trophy”, to be given annually to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. Basically the player who best overcame adversity for that season, such as Bobby Clarke, who overcame Diabetes to play in the NHL.
I cannot state this enough as to how awful the NHL has been about head injuries, their official position is to deny concussions are an issue, I get why, but it’s annoying as hell. Their official stance with head injuries has always been to shrug and pretend it’s not an issue. I fully believe Masterson would have survived, had he had a helmet.
The North Stars finished fourth in the West Division(the one with all the expansion teams), in their first playoff run, they beat the Kings, advancing to the West Finals, where they lost to the Blues in a Game 7, in double overtime. The Blues proceeded to get swept by the Canadiens, in what becomes a recurring theme for the next 2 finals, Original Six sweeping the expansion Blues. This is by no means because the Blues were awful, it was because the odds were stacked against them and the rest of the “New Six”. They weren’t given great players and the GMs had no idea what they were doing, not to mention they were given their own division so the Original Six had a punching bag. Even in a “new era” the NHL was awful. The next few years were mostly uneventful for the North Stars, missing the playoffs once, but only posting one winning season in their first four seasons, it wasn’t looking great. They were better than their WHA Rivals, who folded four seasons in, but not by much. By ‘78 attendance had fallen so sharply that there were fears that they would fold due to how bad things were, they’d posted 2 whole winning seasons and out of the last six seasons, making the playoffs only once, it didn’t look good. But there was a worse team, the Cleveland Barons, formerly the Oakland / California Seals, who relocated to Cleveland due to a new arena being out of the question and the minority owners(George and Gordon Gund) convincing the majority owner Melvin Swig(wanted to move them to San Francisco, more on this at the end) to move the team to Cleveland. The Barons weren’t much better and then this happened.
The Merger:
Essentially the wealthy owners of the Barons, George(III) and Gordon Gund, would become the new owners of the North Stars, merging them with the Barons. The Barons would in turn merge with the North Stars, giving them the good parts of the team. The North Stars would not relocate, they would keep their name, logo, color, everything, but would be moved to the Adams Division, since now that division would be down to three teams. Most notable of the players the North Stars would get were Goaltender Gilles Meloche and forwards Al MacAdam and Mike Fidler. During the draft that year they had drafted future Calder winner, Bobby Smith, who helped to bolster an actually decent looking team now. They weren’t cup favorites, but they were an improved team, this merger is what saved the North Stars from folding and making the NHL’s expansion look like even worse of a joke. The season that followed was nothing short of incredible, suddenly the North Stars looked like a real team, everyone looked to be firing on all cylinders, leading to a historic game:
January 7th, 1980, the North Stars Hosted the Philadelphia Flyers who were on a historic streak, 35 games UNDEFEATED in that span they won 25 out of 35 games, tying 10 of them. The fans at the Met Center had come in droves, over 15,962 fans showed up to see this monumental game, a new record for Minnesota Hockey. The North Stars shelled the Flyers non-stop, one goal after another came, eventually two hat tricks came, finally the buzzer had sounded, the North Stars had won it. The Flyers lost 7-1, ending the longest win streak in sports, effectively showing that these new North Stars were something serious and much less disorganized. That same year during the playoffs, they went in against the reigning champions, The Canadiens and beat them in 7, before falling to the Flyers in 4 games to 1, effectively a gentleman’s sweep. Nonetheless, this season had been one of their best, even if it ended far too early.
The following season proved to be an improvement over the last, with them finishing only a point lower than the previous year, but their playoff run was magical. The North Stars got through the Bruins, Sabres and finally the Flames, to reach the Cup Final. ...Where they promptly got beat 4-1, but it didn’t matter, because by all accounts the North Stars were doing much better now, people paid attention to them, the building was usually full. The next few seasons were the same, despite one early round exit, they made it to the Conference Finals, once more with two Round 1 exits and Round 2 exit. That was it for the Cinderella story of the North Stars though, 85-86 was the final time the North Stars would have a winning season. The 80’s were almost over and attendance was..dropping, despite everything, the North Stars were in trouble. They finished 87-88, just barely out of the playoffs, but allowed them to draft one of the greatest American-Born Players, of all time. Mike Modano. Drafting Modano was great, but ownership kept threatening to move the team to San Francisco, the Gunds' didn’t exactly like Minnesota and with the fans not showing up, relocation become a threat, here you have a team that was close to folding just a decade ago, back to having trouble and it doesn’t look good on the NHL, despite them vetoing any attempts by the Gund’s to move the team. The NHL eventually gave into the Gund’s threats to move the team to San Francisco. This is where it becomes complicated.
The Gunds' wanted a team in San Francisco, but former Whalers owner Howard Baldwin, former Penguins owner Morris Belzberg and former Flames(minority) owner Norm Green led a group to get an expansion team in San Jose. So the NHL proposed a compromise: The Gund’s would sell their stake in the North Stars to Baldwin’s group and in exchange they would be awarded an expansion team in San Jose. A successor to the Golden Seals in many ways, since they played their first two seasons at the Cow Palace, in Daly, which was just outside of San Francisco. In addition, the new Sharks would be formed with a dispersal draft, first taking players from the North Stars and then the rest of the League.
Enter Norm Greed: Norm Green, former minority owner of the Flames, had joined Baldwin’s ownership group and purchased a 51% stake in the team. Green then purchased Baldwin’s stake in the team, gaining more than 75% control of the North Stars. He then went and bought Belzberg's share in October of 1990, giving him all the power he wanted, making him the owner of the team.
The Norm Green Era:
The 91 season was...odd for the North Stars. They finished with a losing record(as was the norm at this point), but had barely made the playoffs. This is where it gets weirder, they went on a cup run, beating two of the NHL’s best teams in the Blackhawks and Blues, steamrolling through the defending champions in the Oilers, finally facing off against Lemieux’s Penguins, who had just acquired Ron Francis, not too long ago. This Final didn’t go their way, just like the last one, but they fought hard in it, losing 4 games to 2. That was all she wrote for the North Stars though. It was a strange offseason, in what could be called foreshadowing the North Stars got new uniforms. Gone were the Green uniforms and Stars on the pants, replaced with a simple Black and Green jersey, the new logo ditching the “North Stars” for just “Stars” The uniforms would literally just be the one’s later used in Dallas for most of the 90’s with minor changes. New uniforms weren’t it though, behind the scenes it was chaos. Green was trying to move the team to LA, to play in the still being built Honda Center(Yes, that one), where they would become the “L.A. Stars”. As Disney was in the middle of negotiations(the 90’s were fucking weird) to place a team there(they also owned the Angels), the North Stars would instead move to Dallas, Texas.
The relocation and everything that went into it:
Dallas, Texas. In 1992 Greed announced the North Stars would move to Reunion Arena, in the heart of Dallas, Texas, becoming the Dallas Stars. Why did this happen? Variety of reasons really. Green was a massive pervert and couldn’t keep his hands to himself, or his junk in pants, so he faced a sexual harassment lawsuit, with his wife threatening to leave him, if he didn’t move the team. Why couldn’t they just play at Target Center, with the Timberwolves? Target was Coca-Cola, while the Stars advertised with Pepsi, which created issue. Issue I’m sure could have been solved, but hey, what do I know? Another reason was the dwindling attendance, it has been an issue for the past few years(minus the cup run), combine that with a team who can’t put together a winning season and people just weren’t having it. The on-ice product wasn’t good and they had no interest. Another factor involved the Gunds’. Yes, they were out of the picture, but their stink still lingered. The Gunds’ had tried to build a shopping near the Met Center, after demolishing Met Stadium(Twins and Vikings played there), well it was looking like they would get their wish...until they didn’t. Instead the Ghermezian brothers, got the land and built The Mall of America. The Gunds’ had felt the Metro Sports Commission had cheated them over this and in turn demanded the MSC renovate the Met Center to the tune of $15 Million, adding close to 40 suites and expanding the concourse. None of that happened, the MSC laughed in their faces and told them to go away. However, North Stars GM Lou Nanne had been the one to actually do something. He persuaded the MSC to instead spend $3.5 Million and add only 20 suites. The Gunds’ were incredibly frustrated with their situation in Minnesota. And fans were too. Years of failed drafts, trades, no talent and bad seasons, left many fans thinking ownership only cared about money. ...Which they did. Some even called them “No Stars”, because of how true it was, the North Stars had no stars, for most of the Gund era. With the Target Center being built, the Gunds’ took this as a sign, it was time to demand the MSC renovate the Met again, asking for money to do so, with the MSC again, laughing in their faces. It just so happened, Art Savage(friend of the Gunds’) was trying to get a team in San Francisco, so they decided to join forces and move the North Stars to San Francisco. It wasn’t that easy though. GM Lou Nanne(voice of reason somehow) warned them the NHL wouldn’t allow it, but they went to the Board of Governors to get permission to move. Bill Wirtz was head of the BoG and pretty much denied them on the spot, but granted them a team in San Jose on the condition they sell the North Stars, to an owner who would keep them in Minnesota(Ahahaha). This left the Gunds’ split as George was fine with selling, but Gordon felt that they worked too hard to just sell now(what work did they do? The world may never know!). Eventually they did sell to the aforementioned group involving Norm Green however and they got their team in San Jose.
Could they have stayed in Minnesota despite everything? Probably, but the Timberwolves ownership didn’t help things either. At the time, the Timberwolves were sponsored by Coke and Burger-King, while the North Stars were sponsored by Pepsi and Mcdonald’s. This led to the question “who will advertise on our boards?”, well Harvey Ratner(part-owner) okayed the proposition of the North Stars playing at Target and felt the advertising issue could be worked out. Marv Wolfenson however, disagreed and that killed the idea of the North Stars moving there. It’s hard to place the full blame on them in the long run though, because let’s face it, the Gunds’ wanted any excuse to leave Minnesota.
Norm and the sexual harassment allegations against him. Norm was being sued by some of his former secretaries for sexual harassment, he’d look down their blouses, and demand they kiss him, he was a creep in every way possible. His wife demanded he * move the team, to get rid of mounting media pressure on them, due to the aforementioned lawsuit. Norm made attempts to keep the North Stars in Minnesota, but as the MSC had just finished building the Target Center, they weren’t about to build another arena. The Target Center deal fell through, as did a deal that would link the Met Center to the Mall of America, via Skyway and would include a casino that Green would own. That proposal was shot down because it was almost the same cost as a new arena, that the MSC refused to pay for. He renovated the Met with his own money during his short tenure as North Stars Owner, but that was about it. Apparently it was thanks to former Cowboys Quarterback Roger Staubach that the Stars moved to Dallas, as he had convinced Green, Dallas was the perfect market for hockey. The fans were as you can imagine angry. Bringing “Norm Sucks” signs and chanting that during games, even calling him “Norm Greed”(Accurate really). It was a horrible time to be a North Stars fan, hell a sports fan in Minnesota in general. Their final season was again, normalcy, sure they made the playoffs, but it was another losing season and this was it for them. They lost to Detroit in 7 games, playing their final game in Detroit, losing 1-0 in Overtime. It was also the first time the NHL tested video replay. The legendary Al Schaer final call goes as follows:
“It’s Ludwig, giving it to Dahlen … 4, 3, 2, 1 … and it’s all over. The Stars lose it here, 5-3, and now it’s pack-’em up time and on to Dallas. We wish them good luck. And to all the North Stars over the past 26 years, we say thank you, all of you, for so much fine entertainment. It’s been a pleasure knowing you, Minnesota’s loss is definitely a gain for Dallas – and a big one. We thank you, though, from the bottoms of our hearts, for all the wonderful nights at Met Center, when you’ve given us so much entertainment and you’ve been such a credit to the community in which you played. We will still remember you as the Minnesota North Stars. Good night, everybody. And goodbye.” (This was for their final regular season game, where they lost to the Blackhawks 5-3. Unfortunately I can only find a transcript of the call, not the call itself. So have Pat Foley and Dale Tallon discussing the pending move instead.)
In many ways the Stars were what the NHL wanted, an experiment in the Southern US, to see if Hockey could work. Dallas, Miami, Tampa were experimental, the NHL wanted to expand into an untapped market, but in doing so alienated fans in Minnesota. They quelled this by announcing “The Twin Cities would get a new expansion team in the near future” the Minnesota Wild.
Norm Greed owned the team for about 2 more seasons before having to sell, to Tom Hicks, at the time the owner of the Texas Rangers(MLB), Mesquite Rodeo and later 50% owner of Liverpool FC. He sold all of these in 2010, to satisfy creditors, sending the Stars into Bankruptcy, forcing him to sell to current owner Tom Gaglardi, thanks to Bankruptcy Court.
The Wild joined the league in 2000 and have sadly been mediocre for most of their existence. I’m not sure why they didn’t play at the Target Center, since it can support Ice Hockey(It currently has Disney on Ice)
The North Stars ‘91 Cup final, had arguably some of Lemieux's bestgoals of his career, while cementing his place as one of the greatest of all time.
Al Shaver went on to call Minnesota Golden Gopher(NCAA), eventually returning to hockey, for the Wild’s first season. He retired for good after that, with the XL Center Press Box being named after him.
In the end, the North Stars were unstable for most of their existence, due to horrible ownership. The fans deserved better, but instead got people who didn’t want to spend much, instead. Even in the early years, things weren't good, the merger is what saved them, but in a way also killed them. The fans have every right to still despise Green, but I believe they should despise the Gunds' as well.
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