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And after you do contact the parents, DanB, let me know where the party's at. Free booze!

ummmm, my guess is, giving/serving "spirits" to a minor/a person under 21 is illegal! Then let the family that is throwing the party deal with whatever punishment/consequences come there way. Whoa..whoa. So if someone attending that "party" drives off the park grounds and has an accident, causes an accident - due to alcohol - the family is suppose to take responsibility. What about the family/families that potentially could lose a loved one??? What do you tell them? My uncle was murdered by a drunk driver and dragged 13 blocks down Lorain. There is nothing anyone can say to my Aunt to bring him back. My Aunt lost her husband, my cousins lost their father. My youngest cousin never even knew her father as my aunt discovered she was pregnant while in the hospital making arrangement to take my uncle off life support. That's a damn shame, really. But at the same time, that's like having a mad on to report every jaywalker you see, because a relative stepped out in front of a bus once. You're not responsible for other parents' children. You can only be responsible for your own. What you can do is bring it to the attention of the actual parents. Let them be aware that aside from the fact that underage drinking is illegal, it's also dangerous. You do that, you've fullfilled your responsibility.

Im sorry, if im going to pick up a friend or a cousin, ill call them when i leave my house to let them know im on the way. Once i get in the driveway im giving a quick 2 beeper and they should be outside. Im coming to you up to go somewhere else, not to come inside for tea and biscuits. And for this I hate you. If you need to let someone know that you've arrived to pick them up, you can use the device God invented for it: a cell phone. Horn came long before the cell phone. Think ill stick with the horn. Yeah, you're free to do what want, as is your right. But everyone else around is free to despise your very being. Also, the horse came before the automobile, so I'm not ever sure what you're doing behind the wheel anyway.

Im sorry, if im going to pick up a friend or a cousin, ill call them when i leave my house to let them know im on the way. Once i get in the driveway im giving a quick 2 beeper and they should be outside. Im coming to you up to go somewhere else, not to come inside for tea and biscuits. And for this I hate you. If you need to let someone know that you've arrived to pick them up, you can use the device God invented for it: a cell phone.

Why doesn't DanB just call the damn parents and see what's what?

Agreed. :)

It seems so far removed from everything else (probably because it is). Weird.

Which makes perfect sense, as she's the friend of the host, not you. And yes, many graduation parties involve underage drinking allowed by the parents of the host, but there's no reason to assume that that's the case here. Why? Because many graduation parties are also family events. Aunts, uncles, cousins, neighbors, etc. Considering that it's being held at a park, I think it's a lot more likely to fall into this category. But feel free everyone to jump to conclusions and rant about parent allowed underage drinking. :)

I had no idea California was within city limits.

DanB, did you consider that perhaps this graduation party includes friends and family members, and that the "alcoholic beverages provided" was in reference to the adults being able to partake in said beverages?

Metric is totally a Canadian indie-pop band. They're like, the quintessential Canadian indie-pop band. Lately though, I've been listening to a lot of Bonnie "Prince" Billy and Chad VanGaalen.

Anyone in the Cincinnati area know anything about 97.3 The Sound suddenly turning into some country station, seemingly overnight?

A few years ago, I was working at The Gap in Kenwood, and this guy comes up to the register and plops down, like, a dozen pairs of socks. I'm ringing the guy up and when he gives me his credit card, I look up and it's Hal Sparks. I was like, "Hey, you're...that one guy..." He smiled and said that yes, he was that one guy. Later that night, I saw him again in Mt. Adams and he bought my friends and I a round of drinks.

Under 30, eh? Your point? My point is that yes, the under 30 generation does have it easier. There are many reasons for this that have nothing to do with stating ridiculous things like, "In my day we didn't have the internet." Since technology is always improving, it MAKES NO SENSE to use that as an example of the previous generation having a rougher go then then the current one. Why does it makes no sense? Because this formula will always apply. Your generation had it easier ON A TECHNOLOGICAL LEVEL than the one before you. And so on. And so on. Follow along, or should I slow down and break out the sock puppets, old man? ;) That's absolutely useless to me, as Youtube is blocked here at work. I guess I actually have it harder.

Under 30, eh? Your point? My point is that yes, the under 30 generation does have it easier. There are many reasons for this that have nothing to do with stating ridiculous things like, "In my day we didn't have the internet." Since technology is always improving, it MAKES NO SENSE to use that as an example of the previous generation having a rougher go then then the current one. Why does it makes no sense? Because this formula will always apply. Your generation had it easier ON A TECHNOLOGICAL LEVEL than the one before you. And so on. And so on. Follow along, or should I slow down and break out the sock puppets, old man? ;)

So basically, this guy listed a bunch of technological advancements as making a case that he had it harder. Mkay. Let me ask this: What's the point in doing that? If you're going solely on technology, then yes, the current generation always has it easier, AS IS THE NATURE AND PURPOSE OF TECHNOLOGY.

I like this guy. I mean, I don't think anyone expects him to really catch criminals, but if he wants to hand out sandwiches to homeless people and help old people cross the street, more power to him. Does he just patrol downtown or does he go further out into the communities?

Beers I've had in the past few weeks: Flying Dog's Tripel - Had this one last night. The aroma was sweet, I picked out a honey scent. Flavor was good. Sweet at first, then bitter. You can definitely taste the alcohol. Flying Dog's Imperial Porter - Holy God, this is a manly beer. It's as thick as syrup, dark as sin and is probably one of the most complex beers I've ever had. It's super, super smoky and I swear, I could taste barbacue sauce. This is definitely not one to sit down and pound one after the other. Flying Dog's IPA - Good IPA. It was crisp, probably more crisp than I would've expected. And very citrusy. Definitely a good summer IPA. St. Peter's IPA - Great beer. It's lighter than I thought it'd be, citrusy and hoppy. I could drink it all day. St. Peter's English Ale - Another great one. This had a really limey scent and like the IPA, was light. More of a malty backbone and creamy finish. Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale - One of my new favorite beers, hands down. Where has this been all my life?? Super smooth, sweet, nutty, caramely. Excellent beer. I really could drink this all day. Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout - Another great one from SS. This one was more carbonated than I thought it'd be, but I liked that. Like most oatmeal stouts, it starts off almost sour, and finishes nice and creamy. Rogue's Dry Hopped St. Rogue Red Ale - This was really good and actually pretty complex. The scent is really grassy, which made me kind of nervous, since I don't dig grassy beers. But the taste was totally different. Like a red ale, it was very smooth and it also had a really sweet, taste. I tasted caramel. It was delicious. Bluegrass Brewing Company's Dark Star Porter - Disgusting. Tasted nothing like a porter. It actually tasted exactly like the steamed peas they used to serve us in grade scool. It was hard to finish the glass. Goose Island's Oatmeal Stout - Not nearly as good as Sammy Smith's, but still good. Sour first taste, creamy finish. Great beer for the price. Bell's Two Hearted Ale - Another new favorite. One of the best IPA's (or American Pale Ale) I've ever had. So crisp and hoppy. God, is it hoppy. And with a nice citrusy flavor. Excellent beer. Bell's Best Brown Ale - I was surprised, as this tasted nothing like I though it would. It actually tasted more like a lager to me. Very carbonated and very...well, lagery. Not bad, though. Bell's Special Double Cream Stout - This was good. Very malty, creamy and smooth. The cream aftertaste hits you pretty hard and I liked that. Bell's Oberon - Great summer beer. It's a Belgian wheat ale, and like most of that style, it's light and crisp with citrusy hops and a good malty backbone. I sat out on my balcony and enjoyed the breeze with this one. Tanners Jack Ale - A good beer, but with the clear bottle, it was a bt skunky by the time it made it over to the States. This is why most imports come in brown or at least green bottles. Anyway, this one was good, and had a smooth, sweet, taste, with a bit of caramel. I know I'm forgetting some...

Who would you be saying that to, exactly?

Moonlight, Ohio is the town where I was born.

When my hair is shorter (which it is not, at the moment), I use Murray's. Best stuff around.

I've got a 6 year old Mac Powerbook G4 Aluminum. It's still a great computer, but it's time to upgrade, I think.

I don't how old this station is, but it's definitely abandoned.

And work they do. Nice shots, man. Really great photos.

I'll preface this by saying that I'm a HUGE fan of comics (it's my prefered form of entertainment, it's a semi-profession). I'm also a huge fan of Moore and Gibbons' Watchmen comic book. That said, I don't think I'm fan of the movie. It had it's moments, but for the most part, it was a plodding disaster. I will say that I can respect Snyder's effort to make the movie as much like the comic book as he could, but as an experiment, it fails. What he should have done was adapt the book to fit the screen, not literally film the book for the screen. The dialogue was also pretty awful in places, too, which is a real shame because if Jeffery Dean Morgan had more to work with, his performance as the Comedian could've rivaled Jackie Earle Haley's Rorschach. Instead, I cringed at every other line that came out his mouth. It was such a waste of perfect casting. And the infamous scene between Nite Owl and the Silk Spectre in the Archie? It was as if Snyder was trying to film the most awkward, poorly filmed love scene in all of cinema. One of things I thought I'd really enjoy going into it was the soundtrack that I'd heard some things about. I hated it! It was so obvious and heavy handed. Using "The Times They Are A Changin'" during the opening titles was so obvious, I felt like I was being talked down to. And Hendrix's "All Along the Watchtower" felt really out of place. Which is strange because Snyder's Dawn of the Dead remake opened with Johnny Cash's "When the Man Comes Around" which was probably one of the greatest title sequences I've ever seen. On the positive side, the special effects were all well done. I liked that Dr. Manhattan was CGI, something I didn't think I'd like going in. CGI can't capture human motion perfectly quite yet, and I though that was actually beneficial in this character's case. It made him stand out from the others that much more. The casting was very well done, too. Everyone fit their roles and did the best job they could with the material they were provided with. Haley was the obvious standout. His performance was very good. The costumes were all nice to look at. That's basically my review in a nutshell. The style was there, but the substance was lacking.