Blues Forum Lounge (Home of All Things OT) - Part 2024-2025

[joe galiba]

I love Battlebots. I've watched every episode EVER. I used to record them on VHS during the original run.

VLAD THE IMPALER! and Tentamushi.

But I thought they didn't get picked up for the newest season. Are you watching on Youtube? Last I heard they were releasing some limited teasers to Youtube trying to shop for a new network to pick them up after Discovery Channel didn't renew last year.

I was watching reruns from 2018

 

[sbet1998]

I have been trying to log into this site every couple weeks since October of last year. Finally made it. LOL

What happened to this place?

 

[ChicagoBlues]

I have been trying to log into this site every couple weeks since October of last year. Finally made it. LOL

What happened to this place?

It’s a cool site, but when things crash, it is an epic meltdown. Many user accounts were wiped out recently.

 

[simon IC]

Three years sober today.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

Three years sober today.

Smiles

Well done, Sir!

 

[Stupendous Yappi]

Three years sober today.

I don’t often comment on private life stuff people post, but congratulations and good job. Something well worth celebrating.

 

[Memento]

Just won silver at my local boccia tournament!!! I'm very much happy with how I played; the guy who beat me just made a lot of better shots, is all. I came there to have fun, and I ended up having fun and medaling, so I'm happy.

 

[TheDizee]

night 1 of wrestlemania was beyond bad. not even worthy of being background noise.

sunday night heats in 98/99 were better than that shit. no wonder wwf sucks now.

 

[fishsandwichpatrol]

My wife wants to get her own jersey. Anyone know how to size a women's jersey? Or do you just go ahead and get the same size as the men's?

 

[ChicagoBlues]

The owls and coyotes are out in force tonight!!

 

[sbet1998]

How does Jake Neighbours not have a massive sponsorship deal with State Farm? "Like a good neighbor, State farm is there" + "Hello, this is Jake from State Farm"

Its a match made in heaven. Im sure this has been covered before..

What are they doing over there? Maybe he or the NHL is not diverse enough.

 

[The Note]

How does Jake Neighbours not have a massive sponsorship deal with State Farm? "Like a good neighbor, State farm is there" + "Hello, this is Jake from State Farm"

Its a match made in heaven. Im sure this has been covered before..

What are they doing over there? Maybe he or the NHL is not diverse enough.

The simple answer is that he isn’t anywhere near popular or recognizable enough for a national ad campaign. The joke really only works if you know his first and last name going into it, otherwise he’s just some guy.

They’re probably getting their money’s worth from Mahomes, Kelce and Caitlin Clark as is.

 

[Memento]

Won all of my matches and the gold in Cleveland’s boccia tournament!!! Can’t wait to get home and get on a writing spree!!

 

[ChicagoBlues]

The Apprentice is on Prime now. I loved that show.

 

[bluesXwinXtheXcup]

I made a youtube video:



And my buddy ran into a mouse lol:

 

[ChicagoBlues]

I made a youtube video:



And my buddy ran into a mouse lol:

I go up to the Grand Canyon frequently and one time, as I was leaving the park at 1am, I had to slam on the brakes because I couldn’t see anything in front of me. Almost pitch black.

There were at least 6 elk in the middle of the road. They were massive.

 

[pseudoswede]

How does Jake Neighbours not have a massive sponsorship deal with State Farm? "Like a good neighbor, State farm is there" + "Hello, this is Jake from State Farm"

Its a match made in heaven. Im sure this has been covered before..

What are they doing over there? Maybe he or the NHL is not diverse enough.

That one local car warranty ad with Robert Thomas is so painful to listen to. I think there is a reason why hockey players rarely get asked to do TV spots. The only ads I can remember where a hockey player has more than one line is Paul Bisonnette (New Amsterdam vodka and some sports betting app) and Henrik Lundquist (for a Head & Shoulders ad in Sweden).

The simple answer is that he isn’t anywhere near popular or recognizable enough for a national ad campaign. The joke really only works if you know his first and last name going into it, otherwise he’s just some guy.

They’re probably getting their money’s worth from Mahomes, Kelce and Caitlin Clark as is.

And this, too. Unless you're Gretzky, there's basically no name recognition.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

That one local car warranty ad with Robert Thomas is so painful to listen to. I think there is a reason why hockey players rarely get asked to do TV spots. The only ads I can remember where a hockey player has more than one line is Paul Bisonnette (New Amsterdam vodka and some sports betting app) and Henrik Lundquist (for a Head & Shoulders ad in Sweden).

I like the ROR - Saros and Hedman - Stamkos commercials for financial services firm. Clever.

 

[sbet1998]

After a little thought, you guys are correct -- Neighbours would be a train wreck and no one outside of Missouri would get it to begin with. They'd have to run an entire ad campaign just explaining who he is and his name or spend half of every commercial starting by introducing him. NVM.

Yeah, that Thomas ad is brutal. I watch the games with about an hour delay for a reason -- to skip the ads including the in-game ads.

 

[Majorityof1]

That one local car warranty ad with Robert Thomas is so painful to listen to. I think there is a reason why hockey players rarely get asked to do TV spots. The only ads I can remember where a hockey player has more than one line is Paul Bisonnette (New Amsterdam vodka and some sports betting app) and Henrik Lundquist (for a Head & Shoulders ad in Sweden).

Brodeur was in a bunch of Enterprise ads nationwide after he signed a low-cost short-term deal with us. Coincidence?

Ovechkin and Backstrom did one where Ovie's wife was asking why Backstrom is on their life insurance policy. "If something happen to me his powerplay point might drop. How he get his assist?"

Stamkos and Hedman did one about their kids, also for some insurance, I think.

There are a lot that air in Canada. But like you said, hockey just isn't that popular in the US.

 

[Davimir Tarablad]

I miss the old ESPN commercials. Lundqvist being the only person who could understand the Swedish Chef, Ovi and Varlamov being Russian spies stealing stuff from the office were top tier commercials.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

I just finally watched 'A Midnight Clear' (1992). It made me feel extremely sad.

 

[Majorityof1]

I miss the old ESPN commercials. Lundqvist being the only person who could understand the Swedish Chef, Ovi and Varlamov being Russian spies stealing stuff from the office were top tier commercials.

My favorite was the one with Danekyo of the Devils who was like "We aren't as scary as our name implies. We have nothing to do Satanism" and then they rewind it and it says "We are the Princes of Darkness, the ultimate evil" or something like that,

 

[Memento]

I loved the Albert Pujols "Machine" commercial from ESPN. Laughed my ass off at it.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

The Ministry show last night was fantastic!!!

Die Krupps opened with a very short set, but it was great. They did three of my favorite songs of theirs; 'Nazis Auf Speed', ' To the Hilt' and 'Robosapien'.

Nitzer Ebb was weak. As aformentioned, Douglas McCarthy (58 y/o) is sick (cirrhosis), so his partner took on vocal duties. Not as good, but still fun. The whole crowd was fired up for 'Join In the Chant'.

Ministry played songs only from 1980-1985, which is extremely rare for them. Al Jourgensen had vowed many times that he would never play songs from 'With Sympathy' or 'Twitch'. People change their minds. 'With Sympathy' is kind of softer synth pop, but they did metallic re-mixes of those early songs. It was totally unexpected and f***ing great.

My buddy and I were laughing at how old most of the crowd was. No hair or grey hair. And then, in a most sobering fashion, a fan drove by us on his electric scooter. We laughed and exclaimed, We're old!

Al Jourgensen is 66.