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Bread & Cie by word of mouth gets into Henry’s, Whole Foods, plus Vons, Albertsons, Ralphs
Actually, that place hasn't sold yet. According to MLS, (#11-540771) it's still active and still listed at $125 million. I don't know about hideous. An even bigger place, the site of Walt Disney's former house, is right across the street it's not a whole lot better. I don't know about selling price vs. asking price, but a friend of ours who sells high end real estate told us there have been probably 75 properties at least in LA that have sold for over $10 million in the last 3 yrs or so and probably 8-10 that have sold for over $20 million. I think it's probably been a year at least since I read of a place sold in OC for at least $10 million. The last one I remember was in Laguna.— July 10, 2012 12:19 p.m.
The NFL's Dirty Secret
I don't put much credence in Parrish's speculation. First off, any good QB can read defenses and has a pretty good idea what's coming, eeven more so when the defense is playing almost strictly zone pass coverage, which the Colts did most of the game. And Namath didn't have that good of a game; he didn't have a TD, I think he only 4 passes over 10 yds. and the Jets only scored 1 TD. Namath also didn't throw a pass in the 4th quarter because he hurt his thumb and couldn't grip the ball tight enough to throw it. I would have expected more if he had the signals. Despite Morralls poor passing, he had the Colts inside the Jets 20 3 times in the first half and came away with no points and barely ran a handful of plays in the 3rd quarter. I thought then and still do that Shula should have started Unitas in the 2nd half. But like I said, on that day the Jets were the best team, fix or not.— July 10, 2012 1:30 a.m.
What is happiness?
To paraphrase something I once read: Sometimes you forget that happiness doesn't come from getting something you don't have, it comes from recognizing and appreciating what you do have. I have always thought that the best things I have found were the ones I wasn't looking for, and in some cases didn't even know I wanted.— July 9, 2012 3:05 p.m.
The NFL's Dirty Secret
I had never heard of Walter Annenberg being linked to organized crime, though I have read that his father may have had connections to the Chicago mob. please elaborate.— July 9, 2012 2:59 p.m.
The NFL's Dirty Secret
Don Bauder, The first football game I went to was to see the Rams in the Coliseum, probably 1955 or 1956. Baseball is actually my favorite sport, probably because as a kid that's what we all played. But I've been a football fan for a long time. But let me clarify one thing. The Jets were most certainly the better team in Super Bowl III. In my opinion they controlled the game., even though it was relatively low scoring. But the line on the game at kick-off was something like 16 points, which is outrageous for a Super Bowl. Based on that, I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility that at least there was an attempt to fix the game. Remember, though that it was the NFL that initiated discussions for a merger, not the AFL and by the time of Super Bowl III, the agreement was in place so I don't know about the need to show some kind of parity between what would be the two future conferences. And I believe that by that time it had also been decided that Baltimore Cleveland and Pittsburgh would be in the AFC. My own feeling is that if there was an attempt or someone wanted to fix the game, it probably had more to do with making money off the spread than anything else.— July 9, 2012 2:54 p.m.
A Star for Shotgun
In the story, Kelly claims the application for the star was filed two years ago and that he was denied twice before winning. Neither the story nor your comment indicated a 2nd application had been submitted. If that truly is the case, then I stand corrected.— July 9, 2012 12:02 p.m.
A Star for Shotgun
I don' t know so much about the lobbying for years part. The nominating committee only meets once a year, in June, to vote and then the names they select have to be approved by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Nominating apps are good for 2 years, so if someone has been nominated after 2 yrs they either have to be renominated or send a letter requesting that the application be reinstated. So I'm curious as to Kelly's statement that the application was filed two years ago and that he was denied twice before winning. Seems contradictory to me. And for certain anyone selected knows about it because They have to sign a letter of agreement that is submitted with with the nominating form. Here's another thing I'm curious about. The list of Walk of Fame recipients was just announced 2 weeks ago come this Monday and as of yet there have been no ceremonies scheduled. They have to go thru the L.A. Board of Public Works Department and that typically takes week for approval So I wonder how Kelly can say it will happen next year.— July 7, 2012 10:04 p.m.
A Star for Shotgun
Burwell, EVERYONE has to pay for it. And the person who sponsors the nominee is the one who is on the hook for the $30k.— July 7, 2012 9:32 p.m.
Bread & Cie by word of mouth gets into Henry’s, Whole Foods, plus Vons, Albertsons, Ralphs
Actually, it turns out we both were wrong, though you were closer to being right. Rather than write a bunch of stuff, here's a link to an old interview with Hope: http://articles.latimes.com/1985-09-16/local/me-2… BTW, the former Crosby Estate, at 10500 Camarillo St. just sold again around Christmas time fore just over $4 million.— July 7, 2012 5:06 p.m.
The NFL's Dirty Secret
I agree with Psycholizard. The Jets were just plain better than the Colts. Earl Morral, was a journeyman quarterback. He played for 6 different teams in 20 yrs. He was BARELY a career 50% passer and threw almost as many interceptions as touch downs. In fact the ONLY two good seasons he had were 1968 fr Baltimore and 1972 in Miami. Unitas took over for Morrall in the 3rd quarter and didn't fair much better. Namath didn't have that great a day. The difference was Matt Snell, both rushing and receiving. I still have Super Bowl III on VHS and if I were to watch it right now I would say the same thing I opened with and that is that the Jets were just plain better than the Colts. Just my opinion. Opinions vary.— July 7, 2012 4:57 p.m.