Classic American West Coast Boxing

[telboy66]

Whoa! those Demo's look like a line up for the rocky horror show

[Rick Farris]

[quote="bennie"]Amir Khan went his own way earlier this year, severing his British boxing roots for the sunshine of Los Angeles, the place where the rents are low as Neil Diamond once croaked. Now promoted by Oscar De La Hoya, he of the Colgate smile and the five thousand dollar suits, and trained by Freddie Roach, a shrewd individual with plenty of say-so in the Khan camp, Khan launches his US debut with a 12-rounder against Paulie Malignaggi in Madison Square Garden on Saturday.
Khan is still only 23 and like Ricky Hatton before him finds the lure of America irresistible – a 23-year-old topping the bill at Madison Square Garden! Khan was once content with topping the bill at the Bolton Arena, a stone's throw from his own front door, but Bolton has come and gone and never again will Khan fight in his own hometown. De La Hoya does not 'do' Bolton.
Right now everything is new and fresh for young Khan, who can speed down the California freeways with the top down. The American way spells m-o-n-e-y and those with money, with nice homes and nice cars, are admired. Here, they are envied. Khan has found his own personal Heaven. De La Hoya calls and says Las Vegas next, the MGM Grand.
Firstly comes Malignaggi, a feather-fisted fellow from Brooklyn who talks a great fight and knows how to box but is unlikely to do much damage to the infamous Khan chin. Roach the coach chose him and will choose a succession of other respectable but light-hitting opponents for Khan over the next few years. Roach the coach is also manager, mentor, matchmaker and probably Khan's hero. Roach owns a gym in Hollywood where the Hollywood set stop by, work out, float around. Khan is still floating himself.
Give Khan an opponent without real strength and power, and Khan looks a million dollars. Give him an opponent who can punch, and he is likely to find himself taking a tumble. The day will dawn when even Roach slips, by which time America will surely jar with a bored Khan, sick of fans cheering the other man, sick of their way of doing things. Khan misses custard or marmalade or Match of the Day; he misses Bolton.[/quote
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"Los Angeles, the place where the rents are low?"
I wish!

[Rick Farris]

WHY REPUBLICAN MEN ARE HAPPIER . . .



ANY QUESTIONS?

Tom, when you come to L.A. we'll visit the studio one day.
When you meet a few of the female Hollywood dems I know, you may wish to trade in your elephant for a donkey.

[kikibalt]

Giving me the eye

Yesterday morning as I was waiting at the USC Norris Cancer Center waiting area to see my doctor a lady walked in, she looked to be pushing 70 years, in spiky high heels and a short skirt, but what struck me about her was her platinum hair piled as near a 1950s beehive as you'll ever see and not a single hair out of place, she sat across from me and started giving me the eye....

If you can imagine a retired or over the hill hooker, thats what this lady looked like....

[Rick Farris]

Giving me the eye

Yesterday morning as I was waiting at the USC Norris Cancer Center waiting area to see my doctor a lady walked in, she looked to be pushing 70 years, in spiky high heels and a short skirt, but what struck me about her was her platinum hair piled as near a 1950s beehive as you'll ever see and not a single hair out of place, she sat across from me and started giving me the eye....

If you can imagine a retired or over the hill hooker, thats what this lady looked like....

Frank, I remember those beehive hair-do's.
I always found them kinda scary. You never know what you might find buried in all that hair?
Jimmy Hoffa? Baby Jane?

[kikibalt]

Giving me the eye

Yesterday morning as I was waiting at the USC Norris Cancer Center waiting area to see my doctor a lady walked in, she looked to be pushing 70 years, in spiky high heels and a short skirt, but what struck me about her was her platinum hair piled as near a 1950s beehive as you'll ever see and not a single hair out of place, she sat across from me and started giving me the eye....

If you can imagine a retired or over the hill hooker, thats what this lady looked like, she must have been a republican....

Frank, I remember those beehive hair-do's.
I always found them kinda scary. You never know what you might find buried in all that hair?
Jimmy Hoffa? Baby Jane?

Besides hair louses? one or two knives, a derringer maybe, condoms....

[Boxingnut]

As of this afternoon, UAW Local 148 is on strike.The Boeing Company, since their takeover of McDonnell Douglas back in 1996 has been dismantling the company and trying their best to bust the union. Enough is enough. I'll be walking the line starting on Wednesday afternoon.



Randy

Randy . . . I am a Union brother, just a different union.
I fully support you and the brothers & sisters of your Union.
In the old days the unions would kick ass. Sadly, no mas?
Stand strong. Get a mean.

I 100% second this. Good Luck

[THEHAMMER321]

Sign me up as a Republican, if I went democrat might not ever be able to get it up again.

[THEHAMMER321]

Giving me the eye

Yesterday morning as I was waiting at the USC Norris Cancer Center waiting area to see my doctor a lady walked in, she looked to be pushing 70 years, in spiky high heels and a short skirt, but what struck me about her was her platinum hair piled as near a 1950s beehive as you'll ever see and not a single hair out of place, she sat across from me and started giving me the eye....

If you can imagine a retired or over the hill hooker, thats what this lady looked like, she must have been a republican....

Frank she should come to Vegas she could hook up with one of the phony Elvis impersonater's, she might get laid

[raylawpc]

Sign me up as a Republican, if I went democrat might not ever be able to get it up again.

[Expug]

Giving me the eye

Yesterday morning as I was waiting at the USC Norris Cancer Center waiting area to see my doctor a lady walked in, she looked to be pushing 70 years, in spiky high heels and a short skirt, but what struck me about her was her platinum hair piled as near a 1950s beehive as you'll ever see and not a single hair out of place, she sat across from me and started giving me the eye....

If you can imagine a retired or over the hill hooker, thats what this lady looked like, she must have been a republican....

Is this thread turning into The fuc.in Daily Kos?
The Huffington Post, or what?
Seems like we are gettin more of this lately. The hell is the deal?

[kikibalt]

Giving me the eye

Yesterday morning as I was waiting at the USC Norris Cancer Center waiting area to see my doctor a lady walked in, she looked to be pushing 70 years, in spiky high heels and a short skirt, but what struck me about her was her platinum hair piled as near a 1950s beehive as you'll ever see and not a single hair out of place, she sat across from me and started giving me the eye....

If you can imagine a retired or over the hill hooker, thats what this lady looked like, she must have been a republican....

Is this thread turning into The fuc.in Daily Kos?
The Huffington Post, or what?
Seems like we are gettin more of this lately. The hell is the deal?

Why not?, if we were to stick just to boxing, the way boxing is now-days this thread would have be dead a long time ago, no like, don't read it....

[Expug]

Fair enough Frank. Fair enough.
Adios Pal.
Remember, there are people on here who arent liberals or who have wives or girlfriends who may be republican and dont like whore references.

[Rick Farris]

Article and Photo Courtesy of the Long Beach Press Telegram


5/11/10 - Boeing employees walk the picket line Monday morning in Long Beach. Photo by Brittany Murray / Press Telegram

Boeing suspends C-17 production in wake of strike

LONG BEACH - Production of Boeing's C-17 cargo jet has been indefinitely suspended after workers walked off the job early Tuesday in a dispute over pension and medical benefits.

Some 1,700 line workers began a strike just past midnight, surrounding the plant with hundreds of picket signs a week after workers overwhelmingly rejected Boeing's "best and final" deal for a new 46-month contract.

"We strongly believe the company's offer was unethical and disrespectful, and while we didn't prefer a strike, the members are strongly behind it if that's what it takes," said Stan Klemchuk, president of United Aerospace Workers Local 148, which represents the striking workers. "A strike is a lose-lose for everybody, but the pension and medical issue is simply too important to let go."

Boeing management said the plant's roughly 3,000 other workers reported as usual, but the sprawling production floor next to Long Beach Airport will remain dark until the dispute is resolved.

"We will be deploying our contingency plans that we have in place in the event of a strike," said Boeing spokeswoman Cindy Anderson. "Company facilities will remain open and all employees (except strikers) will be expected to report to work unless otherwise notified."

Boeing said C-17 suppliers in 43 states, including California, are not yet being affected, though a prolonged strike - believed to be more than 90 days - could force some to limit or halt production.

Still, suppliers have "a long lead time," Anderson said, though a specific time frame was not given.

Workers remain hopeful that negotiations will be renewed in coming days, but say they're prepared to wait it out. Striking workers are being paid reduced wages and benefits by the union.

"We're hoping this doesn't drag on too long, and we'd like to go back to building the planes as soon as possible, but we won't go back to the table as long as the company isn't willing to make some movement," Klemchuk said.

Many workers, whose average age is 55, say they're fighting to preserve existing retirement benefits.

"This is about our future," said Reni Nevels, a 25-year veteran. "We've put years of blood, sweat and tears into this plant, many of us going back to the McDonnell Douglas days, and we feel we've sacrificed through our careers for the promise of a decent retirement."

Boeing purchased the plant from McDonnell Douglas in the 1990s.

Workers here have built more than 200 C-17s for the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and a NATO-led air force involved in humanitarian missions. The Indian Air Force is also currently pursuing the purchase of 10 C-17s for military and relief efforts, and several other countries, including Saudi Arabia, are rumored to be interested in purchases.

Boeing has called upon a federal labor mediator to help arbitrate between the parties, though no formal talks have yet been scheduled.

The C-17 plant has not experienced a strike since its inception in the early 1990s, though other Boeing plants have been targeted frequently in recent years.

An eight-week walkout by 27,000 workers outside California in 2008 caused delays in research and production of Boeing's massive Dreamliner 787 jet and an updated version of its popular 747, but the company still managed a $1.31 billion profit in 2009.

The strike comes at a time of uncertainty surrounding the C-17 s future. The Pentagon has stopped new orders, and President Barack Obama specifically targeted the plane for defense budget cuts in his proposed 2010 budget.

Boeing plans to end production in mid-2013, though foreign orders could extend the line well past mid-decade.

The $250 million C-17 has become a workhorse for some of the globe's largest militaries, hauling vehicles, troops and supplies to battle zones across the world.

And it has also become a staple vehicle in relief efforts, ferrying tons of medical supplies, food, water and other relief items to disaster zones including Hurricane Katrina, the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, and most recently, quake-stricken Haiti.

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Randy, pension and medical benefits are major concerns today. Worth striking over. Again, hang tough and good luck!

[kikibalt]

Fair enough Frank. Fair enough.
Adios Pal.
Remember, there are people on here who arent liberals or who have wives or girlfriends who may be republican and dont like whore references.

Hey dude, that post was intended to pull Tom's chain for his post of the repugs and dems women that he posted, if I offended you or anybody else, I apologize for that....

[THEHAMMER321]

Rick you ever work with a couple of my favorites from the past, George Kennedy, Claude Akins, they always seemed to play a-- holes they were good actors though.

[Rick Farris]

Just for the record . . .

I'll post whatever the f*ck I want here, and most of it will focus on boxing.
Nobody was insulted here, deliberatly or otherwise, by any poster on this thread.

[Rick Farris]

Rick you ever work with a couple of my favorites from the past, George Kennedy, Claude Akins, they always seemed to play a-- holes they were good actors though.

I worked with Kennedy years ago at Universal, but forget on what?
Claude Akins is one of the kindest actors I ever met.
I worked with him briefly, about thirty years ago, on "Sheriff Lobo", also at Universal.

[raylawpc]

Fair enough Frank. Fair enough.
Adios Pal.
Remember, there are people on here who arent liberals or who have wives or girlfriends who may be republican and dont like whore references.

Hey dude, that post was intended to pull Tom's chain for his post of the repugs and dems women that he posted, if I offended you or anybody else, I apologize for that....

I'm sorry to have caused any hard feelings with my post. A friend e-mailed that to me, and I thought it was funny, so I posted it. (I like to think I would have found it funny if the captions were reversed. For the record, my grandmother and mother were Democrats - so I certainly didn't mean to imply anything about anybody's Democrat wife or girlfriend!!) If anyone was insulted or offended, I apologize.

[kikibalt]

Fair enough Frank. Fair enough.
Adios Pal.
Remember, there are people on here who arent liberals or who have wives or girlfriends who may be republican and dont like whore references.

Hey dude, that post was intended to pull Tom's chain for his post of the repugs and dems women that he posted, if I offended you or anybody else, I apologize for that....

I'm sorry to have caused any hard feelings with my post. A friend e-mailed that to me, and I thought it was funny, so I posted it. (I like to think I would have found it funny if the captions were reversed.) If anyone was insulted or offended, I apologize.

Imo there is no need to apologize Tom, your post was FUNNY, yes those dem women are ugly....

[Rick Farris]

Hey dude, that post was intended to pull Tom's chain for his post of the repugs and dems women that he posted, if I offended you or anybody else, I apologize for that....

I'm sorry to have caused any hard feelings with my post. A friend e-mailed that to me, and I thought it was funny, so I posted it. (I like to think I would have found it funny if the captions were reversed.) If anyone was insulted or offended, I apologize.

Imo there is no need to apologize Tom, your post was FUNNY, yes those dem women are ugly....

One of those Dem women is actually a friend of mine, has been for about fifteen years.
I'll never reveal which one, but yeah, I've seen her look a little rough

[raylawpc]

Rick - it's Streisand, right?

[kikibalt]

Rick - it's Streisand, right?

[THEHAMMER321]

This reminds me of when people are offended by a comedian, like women who protest at Andrew Dice Clay concerts, or Don Rickles his whole act is to insult people, I don't think people should get mad at entertainment, if you are offended then don't watch, I am Italian American and some Italians are offended by the mob movies, you know what I got to say to them ''get over it it's entertainment''

[kikibalt]

This reminds me of when people are offended by a comedian, like women who protest at Andrew Dice Clay concerts, or Don Rickles his whole act is to insult people, I don't think people should get mad at entertainment, if you are offended then don't watch, I am Italian American and some Italians are offended by the mob movies, you know what I got to say to them ''get over it it's entertainment''