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I am seriously starting to wonder that since he's 80 and basically going to die soon, he's decided that if he has to die, then nobody else can live beyond him. The chances he pushes the button on the way out the mortal door are decidedly above zero.

As I think about it, Robert Ryan could work as Jessep. My question is, could he do the charming twinkle in his eye at the same time while being menacing like Nicholson?

By the way, I just saw a picture of Jason Robards in 1962, and he looks a lot like Hugh Laurie!

I think Newman is the only real fit, really. Even thought he was already 36 that year, he could still came off as young and swaggering, like Tom Cruise was in the role. I don't think of Jason Robards that way. He may not have been that much older than Newman, but he seemed a lot older, more introspective and melancholy. The role needs a cocky, boyish energy, fast-talking, charming, glib. Kaffee is an immature nepo baby and I think Newman can pull that off. Now, Robards for Markinson? That I could see.

OK, I am going to throw this out there as a potentially fun thought exercise. This comes off a conversation I had with a couple buddies of mine and we talked about it for at least an hour running, it was so interesting to contemplate. Maybe we have some fun with this here—maybe it goes nowhere. Let's see. I believe most of us are big fans of the movie A Few Good Men. One of the all-time great courtroom scenes of all time, but really, just a terrific story all the way through, written and performed terrifically when it came out in 1992. Now: imagine A Few Good Men is going to be filmed not in 1992, but in 1962. Who are the actors you cast for it? Why 1962? It was considered pivotal, watershed year in the evolution of Hollywood, often cited by film historians as a "last gasp" of the classic studio system and a crucial transition point toward the "New Hollywood" era. While the industry was facing a downturn due to television competition, 1962 produced a remarkable confluence of artistic, commercial, and critically acclaimed films that challenged existing convention. There was even a book written about the importance of 1962 in the evolution of Hollywood. And, of course, a lot of the greatest films in history came out in 1962: Lawrence of Arabia. The Manchurian Candidate. To Kill a Mockingbird. Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? The Longest Day. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Even the James Bond franchise was launched in 1962 with Dr. No. Definitely one of the greatest years in Hollywood history. An epic like A Few Good Men would totally fit into the year that was 1962. So: who do you cast in it? I think it starts with Paul Newman as Lt. Daniel Kaffee (aka the Tom Cruise part.) What do you think?

De Jesus is killing it for Venezuela against Japan.

Or someone at the Times fat-fingered an extra 0 into the story and someone on the ball caught it and corrected it. Occam’s Razor.

coulda stopped here

I don’t see where the NY Times says anything about operating in waters deeper than 56,000 feet. I do see where the Democratic Underground website says that.

The 1974 American League probably came the closet. The Orioles had the best record at 91-71 (.562), the Angels the worst of 68-94 (.420), and a whole lot of clustering around .500, especially out west. The 1983 NL was almost identical, with the Dodgers through the Mets occupying almost the exact same numbers, and the 1968 NL was also pretty clustered, especially beyond the Cardinals. That 1968 NL “race” might be a pretty good indication of how the league table format, versus the divisional format, really fails the business in September once the one and only pennant race is already wrapped up: from an average attendance of 19,182 the week of June 19-25, patronage cratered to an average of 7,775 for the week of September 18-24. The 1909 National League probably had the highest STDEV. The third place Giants were 18.5 games behind, fourth-place Reds were 33.5 behind, and three different teams were 55+ games behind, with the Doves (yes, the Doves) bringing up the rear at 65.5 games behind the first place Pirates, who nevertheless still needed seven games to dispatch the Tigers in that Series.

Is this is the Alarmist Non-sense point? Are we there yet?

If some of my Canadian acquaintances are any indication, they don’t care to hear me say I don’t like Trump either. They prefer I just shut the **** up and wear my guilt by association like a cilice.

lol "hopes"

Wait until they still stiffing the families of their survivor benefits because their loved ones' deaths are off the books.

Straight from the horse's mouth: they were behind the Paramount deal.

"The Rothschilds" ... I haven't heard about them pulling on the control levers of the world since, like, 1918.

Trump is almost certainly ... ahem ... making a killing on Russian stocks lately.

Projection. Perhaps they're going to start rounding up Muslims before Muslims can round them up? Just spitballing on the excuse they're gonna use.

I am getting more nervous about going to Europe in May. I had held off going last May because i didn't know how the Trump presidency was going to affect things between us.

I like the WBC, full stop

Do we know yet about the West Bloomfield guy?

Despite that this is on the CBS News website, this story will not make it into MAGA’s newsfeed. All they know is that there was massive voter fraud in Nevada.

FWIW, Trump finds "The Donald" to be a very flattering nickname.

Maybe, although a lot of people hate Jews, for some reason, so possible suspects could entail a lot of other types.

well, natch