parrotdr
| Favorite team: | LSU  |
| Location: | Cesspool of Rationalization |
| Biography: | 9th Ward to the Wank to Lakeview. |
| Interests: | Parrothead and Tiger Fan--wife says my fanaticism gets worse over time. I say she's getting less tolerant. I'm often found in the doghouse. |
| Occupation: | Domestic chief of sanitation and lawn maintenance, DDS on the side. |
| Number of Posts: | 7517 |
| Registered on: | 10/1/2003 |
| Online Status: | Not Online |
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re: Barcelona--Madrid--Porto
Posted by parrotdr on 5/17/24 at 11:10 am
[quote]You can definitely get by way easier in Barcelona with only english, but you should still learn some restaurant/store Spanish because its not guaranteed and you'll likely need it in Madrid. Its not so much your speaking part as in those situations you can get by with just: una mesa / la cart...
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re: Favorite LSU football game in person experience
Posted by parrotdr on 5/15/24 at 1:43 pm
Didn't read through all the pages, but my favorite game (as many others of my age) is the 1979 loss to #1 USC 17-12. Bogus facemask call against Benjy Thibodaux in the 4th quarter, with LSU leading 12-10 and USC desperate on a missed 4th down, continued their drive and led to the loss.
I was a f...
re: Barcelona--Madrid--Porto
Posted by parrotdr on 5/15/24 at 11:30 am
We were planning a train out of Porto to the Douro, staying a night (two days at wineries) then training back.
Thanks for the great Porto/Douro tips and pics!...
re: Barcelona--Madrid--Porto
Posted by parrotdr on 5/15/24 at 9:57 am
[quote]I have not been to Portugal but its def on the list. I'd love to hit up some Port houses and do the Duoro valley[/quote]
That's the plan!
[quote]Dont sleep on the vineyards north of Madrid if you are into wine. Ribero Del Duero.[/quote]
This one's a great possibility. Also have a tas...
re: Seger or Springsteen
Posted by parrotdr on 5/15/24 at 9:33 am
I'm a huge fan of both, but I know this board, in general, are Boss haters. :lol:. Both have those raspy, street voices and use them well. Both are great songwriters with prolific careers. But given the choice, I take the Boss.
Springsteen, very simply, puts on one of the best and longest shows...
Barcelona--Madrid--Porto
Posted by parrotdr on 5/8/24 at 3:08 pm
Heading to Barcelona in June where we have an Air Bnb with friends for 5 days. Plan is then to take the high speed train to Madrid for a few days, then hop a flight to Porto, Portugal for a few more days. 15 days total.
Been doing my daily Duolingo Spanish for a few years, and hitting up some Por...
re: Beatles or Stones?
Posted by parrotdr on 5/8/24 at 3:01 pm
[quote]The Beatles certainly didn't stay "clean cut". And their "pop friendliness" seems perhaps accurate in retrospect, but at the time, they WERE the leading edge. And many people just didn't get it.[/quote]
Good points. Plus, No one else has ever had such an evolution of their sound over a rel...
re: Beatles or Stones?
Posted by parrotdr on 5/8/24 at 2:55 pm
[quote]Love 'em both.
However, The Beatles set the table for everyone else. ... including the Stones.[/quote]
Exactly. Plus, the Stones have credited the Beatles with encouraging them to write their own songs after the Beatles gave them their song "I Wanna Be Your Man" which became one of th...
re: How many people have gotten 15 years out of a car/truck?
Posted by parrotdr on 5/8/24 at 2:26 pm
Got 15 years out of my first new car ever, a 1992 Mitsubishi Eclipse, with 165,000 miles. Got rid of it just as the engine was going, and traded it in for the brand new redesigned 2005 Mustang. 7 weeks later that car was underwater, as I live near the 17th St. Canal in N.O. :wah:...
re: Favorite Musician Quotes
Posted by parrotdr on 4/30/24 at 10:58 am
“I’d rather be dead than sing ‘Satisfaction’ when I’m 45.”
Mick Jagger in 1975.
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re: The Top 20 Movies That Made Men Cry
Posted by parrotdr on 4/24/24 at 5:33 pm
Haven't gone through all seven pages, but has "The Champ" been mentioned? In my college dorm my and my roommate were hiding our tears...um...faces. ...
re: This should be fun - 80s Female singers/bands who flew under the radar
Posted by parrotdr on 4/5/24 at 2:50 pm
Maria McKee of Lone Justice—a country tinged rock band. She later went onto a decent solo career in the 90s. Lone Justice’s first album and her first two solo albums were great.
[img]https://taotalkcom.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/maria-mckee.jpg[/img]...
re: Bell Bottom Day
Posted by parrotdr on 4/5/24 at 2:41 pm
One of my favorites also. My favorite version is off the live album “24 Nights” recorded at the Royal Albert Hall.
[link=(https://youtu.be/pf4v91ZKC0k?si=qmg0-J2gj4mM64CK)]BBB[/link]...
re: David Allen Grier recounts how everyone thought Ace Ventura would end Jim Carrey's career
Posted by parrotdr on 4/2/24 at 3:44 pm
[quote]I mean who else could have pulled that off?[/quote]
[quote]Steve Martin in his heyday. But not better than Carrey did it.[/quote]
Steve Martin's "Ace Ventura" was "The Jerk" 15 years earlier--a classic. Now if only Navin Johnson could get together with Ace, or even better, "Dumb, Dumber...
re: Best Florida beaches
Posted by parrotdr on 4/1/24 at 5:30 pm
In recent years I've shifted to Grayton Beach just past the madness of Destin and just before the next madness of the planned communities of 30A. No hotels or high-rise condos--just houses. A couple of cool dive bars and food stops and a very UNCROWDED beach. The first time we went we stayed in a ca...
re: Opinions on Tipitinas
Posted by parrotdr on 4/1/24 at 4:15 pm
All-time favorite shows were the George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic shows between Christmas and New Year. Didn't hurt that often you got to see Dr. John the night before. Some rough weekends there!
Otherwise, Squeeze, Cowboy Junkies, early Indigo Girls, Stanley Jordan, the Smithereens....
re: How is Braswell our starting shortstop?
Posted by parrotdr on 3/29/24 at 10:30 pm
I would sit my Little League shortstop for screwing up that play the way Braswell did....
re: Why was John Brady fired?
Posted by parrotdr on 3/21/24 at 4:29 pm
[quote]With Trent Johnson of all people.... [/quote]
I have a Trent Johnson signed LSU basketball--what'll you give me for it? :lol:...
re: Happy 70th birthday to Nancy Wilson of Heart....
Posted by parrotdr on 3/17/24 at 10:02 am
[quote]My all time favorite. Sad they are not coming anywhere near here for their tour this year.[/quote]
They’re playing Jazz Fest on Sunday April 28. ...
re: What's Your #1 Film
Posted by parrotdr on 3/14/24 at 5:51 pm
[img]https://www.crimemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/The-Godfather-1-211x300.jpg[/img]...
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