The adventures of terapined
Quote: MrV
No, it is far south, in Los Olivos, Santa Barbara county, California.
That was just after I left in the early 80s. I lived in Santa Barbara for 6 years never remember anybody mentioning Michael Jackson. Jane Fonda lived there, I saw her a couple of times. A tiny person. Celebrities always seem to be much smaller when you meet them in person. Joe Cocker came in the bar once; I could have knocked him over with a feather. He passed out drunk on the floor and when we carried him out to his truck it's like he weighed nothing. The gorgeous blond he was with was bigger than he was. She was so gorgeous it was hard to look straight at her. Weird.
Quote: MrV
Oh, it was one year, not two
Nope. Go and look for yourself. Your last post was February 2019. Next post after that is March 2021. That's just over two years.
Quote: SOOPOOYes.... the boroughs. That was Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island. But New Jersey near 'the city' was never a borough. It was always a 'suburb of New York City' Never once heard it referred to as a suburb of Manhattan. And never heard it referred to as a 'borough'. Because it is NOT a borough!
I have been watching New York City walking videos everyday since last summer. Not once in hundreds of hours of videos have I ever heard the word borough mentioned. They just say Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx. I have been to New York City twice and did not like it. These videos of totally changed my mind. There is so much beautiful old architecture in New York City and so much history how can you help but not like the place. These are live videos and this one guy constantly asks his viewers to Google different townhouses to see how much they sell for. A typical three story Brownstone in Manhattan goes for 8 to 12 million dollars. 3500 square feet. Everything is in the millions. How people can afford to live there is a mystery.
Quote: terapinedWow, you lived in Eugene. Nice town. Its actually my favorite place to see the band. A lot of their friends live in the area so the band is in good spirits meaning we may get a hot show and Eugene got a lot of them.
I saw the Dead twice at Autzen in Eugene;
Not the best acoustics (large,open sports arena) but a good time nonetheless.
Love those "spinner" chicks who seem to twirl continuously.
Also I applaud the Dead for having had tents / areas set up to chill folks down who are having a bad trip: much better then going to a hospital.
Quote: EvenBobNope. Go and look for yourself. Your last post was February 2019. Next post after that is March 2021. That's just over two years.
Hmmm, right you are.
Give that man a kewpie doll.
One of my good friends lived in a rent controlled apartment in the East Village. It was a horrible block with junkies everywhere. The landlord defaulted and the city ended up owning the building. The city gave the building to the tenants and got them hundreds of thousands of dollars in loans that were easily forgiven. It's a co-op now and his apartment is worth almost a million dollars.
I paid under $20,000 for my apartment in Queens in the early 90s, and might be able to get a half-million for it with some simple upgrading.
Quote: MrVI saw the Dead twice at Autzen in Eugene;
Not the best acoustics (large,open sports arena) but a good time nonetheless.
Love those "spinner" chicks who seem to twirl continuously.
Also I applaud the dead for having had tents / areas set up to chill folks down who are having a bad trip: much better then going to a hospital.
The one thing I really liked about the Autzen shows
Daytime shows over at dusk
I loved it, no light show, just music
So refreshing after seeing them in one massive dark room after another
Another thing I loved about Eugene shows was the chill scene outside
They allowed camping around the stadium during the multiple show run
Quote: billryan
I paid under $20,000 for my apartment in Queens in the early 90s, and might be able to get a half-million for it with some simple upgrading.
But, well, it's in Queens. I've seen a lot of Queens watching these New York walking videos and Manhattan it's not. My reaction to Queens is the same as Miranda's reaction was in Sex in the City. What would that same apartment be worth if it was in Manhattan. That's where all the history is and all the great architecture. Sometimes they'll walk past a really cool old building and I'll look up the address and read the history of it.
Quote: terapinedThe one thing I really liked about the Autzen shows
Daytime shows over at dusk
On one of the trips it was about ninety degrees: my son was with me and he had to go to one of the help tents to cool down due to early signs of struggling with the heat.
Funny how many Deadheads stayed outside the arena during the concert, probably too broke to afford a ticket.
Didn't really seem to matter to them, just so long as they were there and able to make the scene.
"There is (was) nothing like a Grateful Dead concert."
Quote: MrV
Didn't really seem to matter to them, just so long as they were there and able to make the scene.
That is the impression I got in 1978. Absolutely nobody was paying any attention to the music. It was just an excuse to get together smoke free dope and drink wine and for girls to take their tops off. I was not even 30 yet and it bored me to tears.
Fact is, I don't think it holds up that well, at least in comparison to others, and I rarely spin my old Dead LP's.
But I do tune in for my dose of the Dead starting noon Saturdays on KBOO FM, Portland.
Man, there are some uber-hard core Dead heads running those broadcasts, they talk about the quality of shows at particular venues and dates the way sommeliers yak about wine.
As with music and wine it's an acquired taste.
Quote: MrV
Man, there are some uber-hard core Dead heads running those broadcasts, they talk about the quality of shows at particular venues and dates the way sommeliers yak about wine.
Yea, I'm one of those
In a way more fanatic
A taper lol
The REAL adventures of terapined
Well tomorrow is moving day
Moving to the Reno area to spend a week there
Any suggestions?
Any particular casinos I should check out for whatever reason.
No interest in Bac. Anybody that plays bac is donating to the casino
Quote: terapinedAnybody that plays bac is donating to the casino
If there is no skill in playing baccarat, how do you explain the same people winning the bac tournaments in Vegas every year. If it's total luck and no skill different people would win every year. But they don't, it's always the same small group of people, the skilled and talented ones who know how to beat the game.
What specific type of skill is required, specifically?
What do these "skilled and talented ones" know and do that clueless ploppies are ignorant of?
*gets pen and paper, prepares to take detailed notes*
Quote: MrVSo, it takes skill to play and win at baccarat?
If no skill is involved, why do the same people win the big tournaments. If it's only luck, anybody could win. Yet they don't. Some of the biggest casinos in Macau have 800 bac tables of which 400 of them are active at any one time. With that many people playing do you honestly think they are all depending on luck? Of the four hundred tables that are active some of them are crowded and some of them have no players at all, sometimes for an entire shift. The crowded tables all have one thing in common. The shoes that are being dealt are what some of the better players are looking for. If there was no skill involved, every shoe would look the same to the players and every table would have an equal chance of being a winner. This is true for roulette, it is not true in baccarat. Can you imagine being a dealer in one of these casinos and having nobody play at your table for an entire shift? Happens all the time.
I've looked into baccarat and can not see how results can be determined by anything other than chance; please explain what forces are overcoming the math.
Thanks.
Quote: EvenBobIf no skill is involved, why do the same people win the big tournaments. If it's only luck, anybody could win. Yet they don't. Some of the biggest casinos in Macau have 800 bac tables of which 400 of them are active at any one time. With that many people playing do you honestly think they are all depending on luck? Of the four hundred tables that are active some of them are crowded and some of them have no players at all, sometimes for an entire shift. The crowded tables all have one thing in common. The shoes that are being dealt are what some of the better players are looking for. If there was no skill involved, every shoe would look the same to the players and every table would have an equal chance of being a winner. This is true for roulette, it is not true in baccarat. Can you imagine being a dealer in one of these casinos and having nobody play at your table for an entire shift? Happens all the time.
Being able to beat a negative expectation game and consistently winning tournaments at negative expectation games are not the same thing. I would imagine (but have not played a Baccarat tournament) that it's a combination of surviving the early rounds and then betting sufficiently aggressively in the final round. I would also imagine that you would want to take the opposite side (Player/Banker) of as many people with more chips than you have (assuming you're not in the lead) as you can.
In any case, I reiterate that I have no experience playing a Baccarat tournament.
But, I imagine it's like Craps where a person might have a strategy that makes him/her more likely to win tournaments...doesn't change that Craps is a -EV game.
I almost finished in the money in the only Blackjack tournament I ever played, for which there were hundreds (or more) participants as it was free. My strategy was simply to bet as aggressively as possible since your starting chips exceeded the maximum bet with room for splits and doubles. I think I also split 10's against dealer 5's or 6's in order to get as many chips as I could out there.
I don't remember the exact rules as this was several years ago...but I think it was something like everyone played 20 or 25 initial hands and then it was just the highest ending chip totals got paid. Only one round of play.
***I seem to recall that the winner of the tournament had almost quintupled up relative to starting chips...which was nearly the equivalent of winning every single hand had he or she been flat betting the max...hence my super aggressive strategy and the goal to get as many chips out there as was reasonable (in my estimation) for the situation.
This should be completely obvious. Also, if the same people keep entering, and they know how to play tournament style, well then, we should see the same people winning more often.Quote: Mission146Being able to beat a negative expectation game and consistently winning tournaments at negative expectation games are not the same thing.
Quote: MrVThe tournaments you talk about: do they take place in Macao, Las Vegas, or elsewhere?
I've looked into baccarat and can not see how results can be determined by anything other than chance; please explain what forces are overcoming the math.
Thanks.
The REAL adventures of terapined
I agree
Its impossible to win at Bac consistently
Anybody that plays bac is a loser
I like to gamble at thinking games
Bac aint one of them
Its essentially betting on a coin flip
You got to be a complete idiot to believe anybody that says they win at Bac
I don't keep up with this type of stuff. Where does one find this type of information?Quote: EvenBobIf no skill is involved, why do the same people win the big tournaments.
You should change that to constantly winning while playing -EV Baccarat.Quote: terapinedThe REAL adventures of terapined
I agree
Its impossible to win at Bac consistently
Anybody that plays bac is a loser
I like to gamble at thinking games
Bac aint one of them
Its essentially betting on a coin flip
You got to be a complete idiot to believe anybody that says they win at Bac
Quote: terapinedThe REAL adventures of terapined
I agree
Its impossible to win at Bac consistently
Anybody that plays bac is a loser
You can't do it so nobody can do it.
Got it, thanks.
Moving day. On to Reno
One of my favorite days
but
Got some work
Got to put everything away in the camper
Empty my black tank through sewer hookup
Run water into empty black tank to clean it out
Empty grey water tank
Empty the hot water tank
Slide in the slideout
Raise the stabalizer jacks
Line up the back of pickup ball to front of rv
Attach anti sway bars
Attach emergency chains and breakaway brake chain
Attach cable for brakes and lights
Take a lookie all around and off to Reno for more REAL adventures
Quote: MrVI've looked into baccarat and can not see how results can be determined by anything other than chance;
Of course your can't. Now you want me
to wise you up on how it's done so you
can skip all the hard work involved to
get to that point. I'll get right on that..
Quote: EvenBobIf there is no skill in playing baccarat,
how do you explain the same people winning
the bac tournaments in Vegas every year.
Easy...
Some guys have all the luck
Some guys have all the pain
Some guys get all the breaks
Some guys do nothing but complain
If these same people are winning with positive scores every year,
then we're gonna need to call for clean up on aisle 3.14159,
when heads start exploding.
Quote: coachbellyEasy...
Some guys have all the luck
Some guys have all the pain
Some guys get all the breaks
Some guys do nothing but complain
If these same people are winning with positive scores every year,
then we're gonna need to call for clean up on aisle 3.14159,
when heads start exploding.
Why the negativity
What's wrong with you
This is the REAL adventures of terapined
This is not the I win at bac everyday thread
Put "heads start exploding" BS in that other toxic thread
Again, what is wrong with you
All you do is complain complain complain
Complain over at the toxic thread
Or
Join me in commenting on my REAL adventures
Try to remember to smile and dance
The REAL adventures does not play Bac. Bac is for losers
This is not the I win everyday at bac thread
This is the REAL adventures thread
The REAL adventures does not play bac
Try to keep up
Quote: terapinedAll you do is complain complain complain
I didn't complain...you are complaining.
The tournament discussion was ongoing well before I read it.
I answered a question asked by another member.
I reply to you when you type my name in a post.
I don't see the negativity here, other than you asking
"what's wrong with you?".
Is that a nice question? Are you being kind?
Bob, can you tell me where one finds winning tournament baccarat information? I'm interested in what and who is winning the big bac tournaments.Quote: EvenBob.
Quote: AxelWolfBob, can you tell me where one finds winning tournament baccarat information?
I'm supposed to take time out of my busy day and do your leg work? Perform the due diligence, you'll find it.
Quote: terapinedAttention coachbelly
This is not the I win everyday at bac thread
This is the REAL adventures thread
The REAL adventures does not play bac
Try to keep up
If you do not want us discussing bac, why did you bring it up. You said you're going to Reno but you're not going to play bac because nobody wins at bac. Then you get mad because we discuss what you said?
I guess... if you have a busy day and can't find the time, so be it. If you asked me to provide a link to something I knew about, I would do it for you.Quote: EvenBobI'm supposed to take time out of my busy day and do your leg work? Perform the due diligence, you'll find it.
Quote: EvenBobYou can't do it so nobody can do it.
Got it, thanks.
Same argument goes for dice influence!
How often does this trolling scenario play out on these boards?
A guy makes a claim, is politely challenged to back it up, and then refuses to do so, providing an ever-expanding litany of lame excuses.
It's a classic play of an internet troll.
Not that cleverly camouflaged trolling is really a bad thing, given it often sparks lively discussions.
Please, just recognize the game he's playing.
Great Book from the past: "Lyle Stuart on Baccarat"Quote: AxelWolfBob, can you tell me where one finds winning tournament baccarat information? I'm interested in what and who is winning the big bac tournaments.
Quote: AxelWolfI If you asked me to provide a link to something I knew about, I would do it for you.
I do not carry links around in my head, I have to take time and go find them. The only reason I have time to answer your post is I use the dictation option now. As you see the formatting of my posting has changed.
Quote: coachbellyI didn't complain...you are complaining.
The tournament discussion was ongoing well before I read it.
I answered a question asked by another member.
I reply to you when you type my name in a post.
I don't see the negativity here, other than you asking
"what's wrong with you?".
Is that a nice question? Are you being kind?
Again
The REAL adventures of terapined does not play bac
I believe EVERYBODY loses at bac in the long term.
I dont know what EB posts, had him blocked for years
But
I dont play bac
I'm sure you understand
I dont want to lose money.
I'm just about to land in Reno
Got a comment on Reno. I welcome it
But
I don't play bac
If you want to cheer on mr I win at bac everyday
Go for it
Here, I go to the wizards page regarding bac and he says it's a negative game.
But
Stay positive :-)
Quote: MrVEB's just trolling.
Nope. Definition of trolling: when someone posts something you don't like or disagree with. Just because you make a demand doesn't mean I have to jump to it and get it done. What you really want it's for someone to show you how to win it bac so you don't have to take the time and trouble to figure it out for yourself. And this whole thing about 'beating the math' is ridiculous. The math only applies when you stay within the parameters that were used when figuring the equation. As soon as you stray outside the parameters the math no longer applies.
Quote: terapinedAgain
The REAL adventures of terapined does not play bac
I believe EVERYBODY loses at bac in the long term.
Just so you realize that's a belief of your own, it does not apply everyone.
Quote: terapinedThe REAL adventures of terapined does not play bac
If you don't want bac discussed, then don't bring it up.
You mentioned bac 6 times in your latest post.
How many times total have you mentioned bac in your adventures?
You said you're going to Reno but you're not going to play bac
because nobody wins at bac.
Then you get mad because we discuss what you said?
Quote: coachbelly
You said you're going to Reno but you're not going to play bac
because nobody wins at bac.
Then you get mad because we discuss what you said?
This has always been a problem in threads people start. They seem to want total control over everything that's said in the thread. It does not work like that. If you want that kind of format do it in the blog section, not in the public discussion section. If terrapined discusses bac and then gets mad at us because we discussed bac, something is wrong with that scenario.
Quote: vegasVirginia City is 26 miles from Reno. Great old west town with a mining theme. Lots to do and see. I enjoyed it more than Reno. Also supposed to be one of the most haunted towns in America
The REAL adventures of terapined
Thanks
Just landed in Reno
The Real adventure at Sun Studios
Was in Memphis
Gotta check out Sun Studios
So much history
Elvis started out here.
The regular tour was great
Kind of awestruck at the great recordings
I looked into the control room
Of course the door was closed
Asked the guide if I could go into the control room
He said. Off limits. Nobody allowed in the control room
I pleaded
Due to covid, just a few people in the tour group
I told him I recorded the Grateful Dead, of course not in a studio
Told him my major hobby is going to music festivals and recording the bands
He finally relented and let us all in the control room
Again, I was awestruck
This is the control room that recorded so many classic and historic hits
Music history
I loved it
A definit highlight in the REAL adventures of terapined
Got the pics :-)
Quote: coachbellyIf you don't want bac discussed, then don't bring it up.
You mentioned bac 6 times in your latest post.
How many times total have you mentioned bac in your adventures?
You said you're going to Reno but you're not going to play bac
because nobody wins at bac.
Then you get mad because we discuss what you said?
ROTFL
Chill
Gonna have an adventure in reno
And
I'm not playing bac just like I'm not gonna play slots
Yea I mentioned bac
twice, lol
But
The subject is REAL adventures
Start a bac thread if you have a compulsion to respond to any post with the word bac in it
Quote: terapinedThe REAL adventures of terapined
Thanks
Just landed in Reno
The Real adventure at Sun Studios
Was in Memphis
Gotta check out Sun Studios
So much history
Elvis started out here.
The regular tour was great
Kind of awestruck at the great recordings
I looked into the control room
Of course the door was closed
Asked the guide if I could go into the control room
He said. Off limits. Nobody allowed in the control room
I pleaded
Due to covid, just a few people in the tour group
I told him I recorded the Grateful Dead, of course not in a studio
Told him my major hobby is going to music festivals and recording the bands
He finally relented and let us all in the control room
Again, I was awestruck
This is the control room that recorded so many classic and historic hits
Music history
I loved it
A definit highlight in the REAL adventures of terapined
Got the pics :-)
Is the studio set up as it was when Elvis recorded?
Quote: billryanIs the studio set up as it was when Elvis recorded?
The REAL adventures of terapined
Not really
Its off limits. No tourist allowed. Cant get a good view through the window. Private area
He only recorded there early in his career
The studio actually sold his contract
They used that money to keep the studio going for many years after Elvis
Elvis did love coming back and hanging out
Thats how the famous million dollar quartet photo came from
Elvis stopped by, sun studios called Cash, Elvis in in town
I think Carl and Jerry were already their
Cash arrived and they took the famous pic. A copy of that pic right where it was taken.
If you want to view pics of the control room I took, PM me with email and I will send them to you.
Bac
Will coach feel compelled to respond ROTFL
That drive from Sacramento to Reno is spectacular
Going over snow covered mountains for fabulous views, absolutely loved it
Seeing raging water down the Mt rivers, incredible views.
A little concerned about my transmission
Truck struggled a bit over the mountains going into a lower gear
I'm not diesel, gas so the towing is harder
Also just 6 cylinders and small, 2.7L
but it is turbo charged
Its rated to pull 7k. I estimate I'm towing about 4.2k so I should be fine
bac bac bac bac lol
