San Antonio Off Topic Thread Part 3

[jules07]

Originally Posted by gwrober

I heard that NIN and Janes Addiction were coming to Austin:

Tickets for Nine Inch Nails & Janes Addiction at Frank Erwin Center in Austin TX on Tue, May 12, 2009 at 7:00 PM

Nu UUUUUUUH!!! I freakin' LOVE Janes Addiction! Many a happy memories cruising PCH in my father-in-law's Lincoln with the sunroof open, and Jane's Addiction blaring............ (OH! And NIN isn't half bad, either! LOL!)

[gwrober]

Yup! NIN says this is the last time they'll tour with JA, they haven't in a while either. Creative diffs, I guess. I might have to make that drive to go see this one!

[wCat]

International diplomacy....OMG! Not dissing our new Prez....nor the good Queen from across the pond here. Forget all the hype about Mrs O touching the "Queen".....what is with them giving an IPOD as a "presidential gift" to the Q and her Prince???? Not that a signed portrait from the British monarchs was much better.

But an IPOD??? I can see that in the royal vault now with tourists 100 years from now looking at all the gifts from foreign dignitaries through out the centuries......and coming upon an IPOD! Words escape me......

[sapphire]

He gave Gordon Brown a boxed DVD set. Granted, they're American classics, but in return he got "a pen holder fashioned from the oak timber of HMS Gannet, a Navy vessel that served on anti-slavery missions off Africa.....a framed commissioning paper for the HMS Resolute......and a first edition of Martin Gilbert's seven-volume biography of Winston Churchill......."

The girls got "an outfit from Topshop, a British chain of clothing stores, and selected six children's books by British authors which have yet to be published in the U.S."

"In return, First Lady Michelle Obama presented the prime minister's two boys with toy helicopters modeled after Marine One."

[mpd33]

Originally Posted by sapphire

He gave Gordon Brown a boxed DVD set. Granted, they're American classics, but in return he got "a pen holder fashioned from the oak timber of HMS Gannet, a Navy vessel that served on anti-slavery missions off Africa.....a framed commissioning paper for the HMS Resolute......and a first edition of Martin Gilbert's seven-volume biography of Winston Churchill......."

The girls got "an outfit from Topshop, a British chain of clothing stores, and selected six children's books by British authors which have yet to be published in the U.S."

"In return, First Lady Michelle Obama presented the prime minister's two boys with toy helicopters modeled after Marine One."

I'm not too impressed with our selection of gifts. Was the DVD set for the correct region? The gifts received were much more... what's the word... thoughtful. The ipod I found embarassing. But I hate ipods so....

[rd2007]

I know who I'm not inviting to my next birthday party.. which BTW is less than two months away and my favorite gift is cash..

[wCat]

Originally Posted by sapphire

He gave Gordon Brown a boxed DVD set. Granted, they're American classics, but in return he got "a pen holder fashioned from the oak timber of HMS Gannet, a Navy vessel that served on anti-slavery missions off Africa.....a framed commissioning paper for the HMS Resolute......and a first edition of Martin Gilbert's seven-volume biography of Winston Churchill......."

The girls got "an outfit from Topshop, a British chain of clothing stores, and selected six children's books by British authors which have yet to be published in the U.S."

"In return, First Lady Michelle Obama presented the prime minister's two boys with toy helicopters modeled after Marine One."

What? it gets worse?

Uber points on the pen holder and the significance of what it was made from!
And touche on the SEVEN volume biography of Winston Churchill. Our new prez sent BACK the bust of Churchill loaned to the White House after 911. Ironically that story didn't make a blip on the radar screen. But what a HUGE international faux pas! Even when he attempted to return it, the Brits were insistent that it was loaned "indefinitely"....and that he did not need to return it. He did anyway. Again....where are the words....and where was the media coverage???

[sapphire]

Regurgitation.

Say it 5 times fast.

[AnthonySA]

BREAKING NEWS:

Brush Fire destroys 34 homes near Lake Corpus Christi

[Deep Forest]

Originally Posted by rd2007

I know who I'm not inviting to my next birthday party.. which BTW is less than two months away and my favorite gift is cash..

I'm surprised you're not taking Visa or Mastercharge.....