midnight express 2022

[rocket surgeon]

i don't know how many of you've seen the movie midnight express-billy hayes, a marquette univ. journalism student got caught trying to smuggle hash out of turkey in 1970...well i don't want to spoil it for ya, but anywhoo...great movie that will keep ya at the edge of your seat

flash forward-
    wnba's brittney griner is being detained in russia for allegedly trying to smuggle hash oil in vape cartridges...not very good timing to say the least


  https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/33429212/basketball-player-brittney-griner-reportedly-detained-russia-wnba-representatives-working-get-home

[pbiflyer]

We had Billy speak at Marquette in the 83-84 year. Got to have dinner with him. Interesting guy. He was an actor in NYC at the time.
His talk was on personal responsibility. Great talk for a guy who never publicly spoke before then.

[rocket surgeon]

i can't believe griner stayed in russia this long.  i think we started issuing warnings to get the hell out around 3rd week of january

hash has always been big on the other side of the pond, surprised it never really caught on here.  i did not lead a sheltered existence by any means, but rarely saw much hash around these parts.  maybe because the penalties were pretty gosh darn harsh as billy would surely attest to.  however, that doesn't seem to stop the flow of stuff today

anyone know the difference between hash and good bud? in europe, they would dip their cigs into the oil.  i've only seen it as a crumbly, slightly sticky little nugget

[JWags85]

anyone know the difference between hash and good bud? in europe, they would dip their cigs into the oil.  i've only seen it as a crumbly, slightly sticky little nugget

Hash usually refers to the more concentrated sap of the plant whereas weed is the dried flowers or buds of the plant. Hence why hash is usually in oils or pastes.  It’s actually become much more common and popular in the US as of late

[Hards Alumni]

Hash usually refers to the more concentrated sap of the plant whereas weed is the dried flowers or buds of the plant. Hence why hash is usually in oils or pastes.  It’s actually become much more common and popular in the US as of late

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Hash usually refers to the more concentrated sap of the plant whereas weed is the dried flowers or buds of the plant. Hence why hash is usually in oils or pastes.  It’s actually become much more common and popular in the US as of late

More THC too. I think.

I just vape.👐

[rocket surgeon]

why in the H-E-double tooth picks was griner flying into moscow when there were warnings to get the front door out of that area due to imminent war?   she might as well had a scud missile in her duffle bag for criminee sakes. 

  and now many prominent people are screaming that russia release her?  you know how many u.s. citizens are detained abroad who haven't had the luxury of having a congress person campaign for their release? 

i'm sure vlad has this one on his list of things to do this week-

   1) wake up-have a black/white russian

   2) drop a stink pickle

   3) have another black/white russian

   4) watch replays of russian weight lifters most memorable moments

   5) check ballistic missile supplies

   6) review nuclear codes tattooed on back of his hand

   7) have another black/white russian

[JWags85]

why in the H-E-double tooth picks was griner flying into moscow when there were warnings to get the front door out of that area due to imminent war?   she might as well had a scud missile in her duffle bag for criminee sakes. 

  and now many prominent people are screaming that russia release her?  you know how many u.s. citizens are detained abroad who haven't had the luxury of having a congress person campaign for their release? 

I’m not defending Griner being a moron with the hash oil, but she plays in Russia and makes likely 3-4x her WNBA salary per season in doing so.  So I can kind of see why she was headed back. Also, didn’t we establish this was 3 weeks ago, so before things got REAL hairy?

[warriorchick]

We had Billy speak at Marquette in the 83-84 year. Got to have dinner with him. Interesting guy. He was an actor in NYC at the time.
His talk was on personal responsibility. Great talk for a guy who never publicly spoke before then.

I was in the ASMU office when the Major Speaker Commissioner decided on a lark to try to find him to invite him to campus. Even though we had a budget to pay him, he offered to come just for reimbursement of his travel expenses.

It was the largest crowd in the Varsity since the Romantics concert.

[pbiflyer]

I was in the ASMU office when the Major Speaker Commissioner decided on a lark to try to find him to invite him to campus. Even though we had a budget to pay him, he offered to come just for reimbursement of his travel expenses.

It was the largest crowd in the Varsity since the Romantics concert.

IIRC, that “lark” was after a very long and detailed meeting……at the mug rack. 
And Billy was annoyed with his mom for giving us his phone number.

[WellsstreetWanderer]

Billy was a classmate and a friend.  remember an NIT where 16 of us shared a room at the Roosevelt in New York. It was a mob scene. I think it was Villanova students literally trashing the place all weekend. Televisions out the window, people breaking up the place. No MU students involved, though.
Met Billy at 6:30 a.m. at an Irish pub for "eye openers" before the championship game. At one point he and I vowed to streak MSG if we won. Thought it was a good idea at the time.
Plenty of hash around in those days. Wonder where that came from?

[pbiflyer]

Billy was a classmate and a friend.  remember an NIT where 16 of us shared a room at the Roosevelt in New York. It was a mob scene. I think it was Villanova students literally trashing the place all weekend. Televisions out the window, people breaking up the place. No MU students involved, though.
Met Billy at 6:30 a.m. at an Irish pub for "eye openers" before the championship game. At one point he and I vowed to streak MSG if we won. Thought it was a good idea at the time.
Plenty of hash around in those days. Wonder where that came from?

That’s awesome.
He told us some interesting stories at dinner.

[rocket surgeon]

I’m not defending Griner being a moron with the hash oil, but she plays in Russia and makes likely 3-4x her WNBA salary per season in doing so.  So I can kind of see why she was headed back. Also, didn’t we establish this was 3 weeks ago, so before things got REAL hairy?

the US started to issue "get out" orders the end of january(jan 23rd to be exact)

[BrewCity83]

I was in the ASMU office when the Major Speaker Commissioner decided on a lark to try to find him to invite him to campus. Even though we had a budget to pay him, he offered to come just for reimbursement of his travel expenses.

It was the largest crowd in the Varsity since the Romantics concert.

That Romantics concert was awesome.

[warriorchick]

That Romantics concert was awesome.

You can thank Glow for that. He produced it.

[BrewCity83]

Thank you, Glow!  That was one of my favorite things to happen during my 4 years at MU.

[pbiflyer]

That Romantics concert was awesome.

I remember watching the upper deck move during What I Like About You. We were a bit worried.

I have a signed ticket from that concert. And not signed by some schleppy musician. Signed by the man, the legend, Glow!

And IIRC, another Glow production was Jeff Lorber Fusion, with some little known guy in the band playing sax. Kenny something or another. And wasn't Dizzy one of his too? 

Yep, Glow was the best major concert guy!

[warriorchick]

I remember watching the upper deck move during What I Like About You. We were a bit worried.

I have a signed ticket from that concert. And not signed by some schleppy musician. Signed by the man, the legend, Glow!

And IIRC, another Glow production was Jeff Lorber Fusion, with some little known guy in the band playing sax. Kenny something or another. And wasn't Dizzy one of his too? 

Yep, Glow was the best major concert guy!

Lol. I remember going through all of our LPs years later and pulling one out that had a young guy with a big white guy afro clutching a tenor sax on the cover.

"Glow, where did you get this?"

"Oh, some dude in the Jeff Lorber Band gave it to me because he released a solo album. I just took it to be polite."

"Glow, it's Kenny G."

[real chili 83]

South Side Johnny

[pbiflyer]

Lol. I remember going through all of our LPs years later and pulling one out that had a young guy with a big white guy afro clutching a tenor sax on the cover.

"Glow, where did you get this?"

"Oh, some dude in the Jeff Lorber Band gave it to me because he released a solo album. I just took it to be polite."

"Glow, it's Kenny G."

You are not helping my claim, you know.

[warriorchick]

Glow and I were in a restaurant this morning and the ambient music included a smooth jazz version of "Talking in your Sleep".

Our conversation was about whether The Romantics would have cringed when they heard it, or be stoked that they were earning royalties.

[JWags85]

Glow and I were in a restaurant this morning and the ambient music included a smooth jazz version of "Talking in your Sleep".

Our conversation was about whether The Romantics would have cringed when they heard it, or be stoked that they were earning royalties.

A bunch of guys in the mid to late 60s who haven't had a hit in 40 years?  I imagine they are more interested in the checks the the musical integrity at this point.

[BrewCity83]

Glow and I were in a restaurant this morning and the ambient music included a smooth jazz version of "Talking in your Sleep".

Our conversation was about whether The Romantics would have cringed when they heard it, or be stoked that they were earning royalties.

If it was well done I'm sure they would've liked it and be stoked about the royalties.  When the Australian boy band 5 Seconds of Summer covered their hit "What I Like About You" in 2014 I remember the Romantics both praised and promoted it on social media. Those guys are pretty big music fans and appreciate other genres.  But yeah, royalties are royalties.

[pbiflyer]

Glow and I were in a restaurant this morning and the ambient music included a smooth jazz version of "Talking in your Sleep".

Our conversation was about whether The Romantics would have cringed when they heard it, or be stoked that they were earning royalties.

Many years ago, before smart phones , we met with SOCAN, the Canadian version of BMI, the music royalty group.
They were explaining the business model and challenges. They explained how artists were needing information and they used an example where someone would call and ask constantly about their payment and usage. They would say let’s pick a random example, they would always use Randy Bachman of BTO and The Guess Who. They would say “let’s say for example that he calls…EVERY MONTH and want exact details. I’m guessing they were over taking his calls.

Strangely enough, it also explained why Dennis Rodman got arrested at a Newport Beach bar for dancing. A mutual friend of chick and mine was almost arrested for the exact same reason at the exact same bar.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Glow and I were in a restaurant this morning and the ambient music included a smooth jazz version of "Talking in your Sleep".

Our conversation was about whether The Romantics would have cringed when they heard it, or be stoked that they were earning royalties.

Muzak is alive and well.