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When we last saw Jeanne Tripplehorn, she was splayed on the floor of a San Francisco office building, her limbs limp and tangled, her right hand clutching her Bart Simpson key chain. ''I love you,'' she gasped to Michael Douglas in Basic Instinct. Which was funny, because his character, Nick Curran, had just filled her character, Beth Gardner, with enough bullets to wipe out an Iraqi battalion. Then, with a certain B-movie bravado, poor Beth expired, a bloody mess in a bad trench coat. A casual observer might have assumed that this was the last we'd see of the steamy brunet with the killer lips. Sure, she was good, one might have reasoned, but Hollywood is full of gorgeous young actresses capable of eating lead and getting violated by an action hero over the back of a sofa. Hello, chainsaw-massacre movies.
But no. Somewhere along the line, a (relatively) weird thing happened: The Hollywood gods discovered the bimbo was no bimbo. She could act. After a few informal chitchats and a screen test director Sydney Pollack cast Tripplehorn opposite Tom Cruise in the meaty and comparatively unerotic role of The Firm's Abby McDeere. Good move: Her assured, adult performance gives the film emotional ballast; even in a sea of stars and star turns, her quiet passion is making audiences take notice.
''This role is not close to her personally,'' says Pollack. ''She's vivacious and turned up, and I was looking for something more quiet, more mature.'' Abby is the sort Anne Archer would play if she were still in her 20s: the Impossibly Good Wife, loyal, loving, and heroic despite her husband's unfortunate zipper problem. ''I really went after it,'' Tripplehorn says of the role, which she nabbed after failing to make the cut for Groundhog Day. ''I wanted a change from the Basic Instinct character, so I kept my eyes open. I read the script. Then, whenever I saw him, I'd casually ask Sydney, 'So, uh, what's happening with The Firm?' I guess he listened.''
Speaking of listening, that's just what two British screenwriter types seem to be doing as Tripplehorn relaxes at a corner table in Hollywood's Chateau Marmont hotel, a few feet from where Christopher Walken keeps scurrying past, checking his watch and sighing a lot. The Euro-writers try to act casual, but they're definitely spying on Tripplehorn, who's in a simple blue-and-white sundress. ''God,'' whispers one. ''Now those are lips.'' That sentiment is being heard a lot around Hollywood these days. They are large and full and pouty, her lips. Lips that make strangers stare as if there's a gold Rolex wedged between them. These are, in the marketing sense, million-dollar lips.
That aside, Tripplehorn looks much younger in person than she does on screen. She wears no makeup and, at 30, could pass for a college student, albeit a rather, shall we say, worldly one. She also seems smaller than she does on film, which says less about Tripplehorn's size (5 foot 7) than it does about Cruise's and Douglas'. ''No, I don't look a whole lot like my characters, that's for sure,'' she says. ''And I'm definitely not like them in other ways. Abby and Beth are so serious and earnest all the time; they don't ever lighten up. I guess I had good days for those auditions because, believe me, that's not me.''
These days, ''me'' is living in the Hollywood Hills, not far from this hotel to the stars. ''I walked here,'' Tripplehorn says proudly, as if describing how she'd just hopscotched from Oklahoma on one leg (to car-happy Angelenos, there's little difference). Still, having a nice house near the Big Sign is something to boast about, especially considering Tripplehorn is only a few years out of New York's vaunted Juilliard School, where she enrolled after hightailing it out of Tulsa, eager for the scuzzy if spirited life of an aspiring New York actor.
It all came pretty easily, beginning when director Paul Verhoeven cast her in last year's Basic Instinct. Tripplehorn maintains that the notorious, uniquely primal grunt scene in which her character and Douglas' had brutal, bruising sex was somewhat ''lighter'' when described to her by Verhoeven before shooting. ''Once I was on the set, I could see Paul's new storyboards and realized what was happening,'' she says, shrugging. ''Before we filmed the thing, I was so nervous I was laughing uncontrollably. But I just followed the script and it was fine well, except for the bump on my head I got from slamming it against the wall so many times.'' Today, however, she can't watch the movie, partly because of the sex, partly because of its ''really cheesy'' lines (like Beth screeching about Sharon Stone's bisexual psycho: ''She's evil! She's brilliant!'').
After all, the typical Juilliard student does not spend four years learning how to make her brassiere burst open at just the right moment. ''Actually,'' Tripplehorn says soberly, ''I'm turning away from overt sex scenes. That was like a different time in film. It's time for something sweeter and more romantic.'' Enter Pollack and Cruise, never ones to haul out the ice picks and candle wax. ''It was different in more ways than that, though,'' Tripplehorn says. ''Paul is so outgoing, so...oh, what's that word?'' She slaps her forehead, tugs her hair, pounds her chair. ''Oh, I'll think of it. Anyway, Sydney's the opposite: paternal, avuncular, quieter.'' Dutch-born Verhoeven was always cajoling the doe-eyed actress to ''ahct mawr matyure,'' she adds. He even gave her fake eyelashes and glasses so she would look older, more professorial, less ''Extroverted!'' Tripplehorn suddenly yelps. She remembered the word.
Strange business, acting. One day, an excitable action-adventure guru is telling you to look more like you're 35; next time around, a cerebral Academy Award winner is training you to be more like 25 and this only the second major role of your career. ''Honestly, you get pretty scared walking in and working with Michael Douglas or Tom Cruise,'' she says. ''They were both really helpful, but you could say I used up a lot of deodorant.''
Tripplehorn can relax a bit. She's on vacation now, traveling by car to places like Texas and Oklahoma simply because she can. And driving alone, even though she recently got engaged to actor-director Ben Stiller. But maybe the biggest relief for her these days came when she was able to take her beloved grandmother, Jean Neely, from Tulsa to the swanky Hollywood premiere of The Firm. ''She didn't see Basic Instinct,'' Tripplehorn says, ''for obvious reasons.'' Grandma took to the local scene so much so that she had to cut short one night on the town. Seems Stiller put Neely in his new movie, the comedy Reality Bites, and she had to be up for an early-morning shoot. Next stop: Chateau Marmont?


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|Broadcast television network
|United States
|Nationwide (available on OTA digital television and LPTV in most markets; also via AT&T U-verse in select markets)
|Memorable Entertainment Television
|Weigel Broadcasting
Key people
|Neal Sabin
(Vice Chairman, Weigel Broadcasting)
Launch date
|January 1, 2005
(in Chicago)
March 1, 2008
(in Milwaukee)
December 15, 2010
April 1, 2013
(as a Nielsen-rated service)
Picture format
|480i (SDTV) (January 1, 2005 –present)
Official website
Me-TV (stylized as MeTV, and serving as a backronym for its on-air slogan "Memorable Entertainment Television") is an American broadcast television network that is owned by Weigel Broadcasting and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[1] The network, marketed as "The Definitive Destination for Classic TV," mainly airs classic television sitcoms and drama series from the 1950s through the 1980s. Through its ownership by Weigel, the national Me-TV network is a sister network to Movies!, which focuses on films from the 1930s to the 2000s (it was the former sister network of This TV, which runs a limited number of classic television series, until Weigel's ownership interest was taken over by Tribune Broadcasting on November 1, 2013).
The national network primarily airs series from the CBS Television Distribution and 20th Television libraries, and several programs from other libraries. Me-TV affiliates usually include the network as one of several digital subchannels that are offered since the 2009 move away from analong television broadcasts. However, Me-TV does have some affiliates whose primary affiliation is with the network and a small number of stations air select programs from the network alongside their regular general entertainment schedules. The network is also available nationwide on free-to-air C-band satellite via SES-1 in DVB-S format.[2]
Beginnings in Chicago[edit]
Me-TV originated on January 6, 2003 as a programming block that aired from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Class A television station WFBT-CA (channel 23) in Chicago, Illinois, an independent station that otherwise featured an ethnic programming format.[3] Shows featured in the block included The Jack Benny Program, Sergeant Bilko, The Carol Burnett Show, Maude and One Day at a Time, though the lineup changed occasionally.
On January 1, 2005, Weigel rechristened the Chicago ethnic station as WWME-CA, with the Me-TV format being adopted full-time. The station's former ethnic programming and WFBT-CA call letters moved to channel 48. On March 1, 2008, that station became WMEU-CA and was reformatted as MeToo, an extension of WWME's Me-TV format, maintaining a wide variety of off-network sitcoms and drama series from a variety of distributors (similar to the former local Me-TV format on WWME, but differing from the limited distributor output of the present-day national Me-TV network). The two low-power stations also are broadcast locally on digital subchannels of Weigel's flagship station WCIU-TV (channel 26). Initially, the two stations ran similar schedules, but by 2008, one would air only sitcoms while the other aired only dramas.
On September 14, 2009, the two stations carved their own identities, as Me-TV on WWME began to run only off-network sitcoms (such as I Love Lucy, Leave it to Beaver, The Andy Griffith Show, The Bernie Mac Show, All in the Family, The Three Stooges, The Honeymooners and Frasier),[4] while MeToo on WMEU began running only off-network drama series (such as Perry Mason, Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Rockford Files and The Twilight Zone).[5]
Milwaukee expansion[edit]
Weigel expanded the Me-TV format to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where it began airing on the third digital subchannel of the company's CBS affiliate in that market, WDJT-TV (channel 58), on March 1, 2008.[6] The Milwaukee version of the station featured much of the same programming as the Chicago outlets, with some differing programs and timeslots.
On April 21, 2008, Weigel moved the Me-TV programming to its own dedicated full-powered channel, the newly acquired WJJA (channel 49) in Racine, whose call letters were changed to WBME-TV, and later began transmitting the station's signal from a new digital transmitter on the Weigel tower in Milwaukee's Lincoln Park. Me-TV continued to be carried on digital channel 58.3 until November 1, 2008, with the launch of This TV on the same channel. The station also airs public affairs programming including Racine & Me, and because of its full-power status at the time of the move of Me-TV programming to channel 49, E/I programming such as WCIU's Green Screen Adventures and Saved by the Bell.
National expansion[edit]
On November 22, 2010, Weigel announced that it would take the Me-TV concept national and turn it into a full-fledged network with a standardized schedule, available to any station wishing to affiliate; as a result, Me-TV would compete fully with the Retro Television Network and Antenna TV, while complementing successful then-sister network This TV, which carries library product from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and (until Tribune Broadcasting took over Weigel's operational interest in This TV on November 1, 2013) Cookie Jar Entertainment.[7] The national Me-TV network launched on December 15, 2010. As with This TV, MGM handles the distribution of the network.[8][9]
As part of the standardization with the new network, Chicago's local version of Me-TV merged with MeToo, airing both comedy and drama programming together under the MeToo brand as a locally-programmed service. The national Me-TV airs on WCIU subchannel 26.3 and WWME-CA, while the new MeToo moved to WCIU subchannel 26.4 and remained on WMEU-CA.[10] The local MeToo channel on WMEU in Chicago aired a broader variety of programming than the national version, as MeToo locally continued to carry both classic and recent programs, while acquired programming on the national Me-TV network is limited to series that debuted prior to 1985. The MeToo format on WMEU lasted until November 1, 2013, when it was converted into an standalone extension of WCIU's "The U Too" subchannel, which carries a general entertainment independent station format with some classic series remaining on the schedule.
Low-powered WBME-CD in Milwaukee carries the entire national feed of Me-TV on digital channel 41.1; as a full-power station (prior to an August 2012 license swap that saw sister station WMLW move to full-power channel 49, while WBME moved to low-power channel 41, and also returned to its former 58.2 secondary slot for full-power coverage in the market and to provide cable providers a quality signal source), Weigel planned to launch a locally-programmed MeToo subchannel on WBME, which was set for an early 2011 debut – however, this never occurred due to the launch of sister network Movies! on May 27, 2013, which took the proposed 49.3 channel slot.[8] After the move of Movies! to WISN-DT2 in August 2014, WMLW-DT3 became a charter affiliate of Weigel's new Heroes & Icons network concept. Weigel-owned WBND-LD in South Bend began carrying the network on its subchannel 57.2 on December 15, 2010.
Me-TV's program schedule relies on the extensive library of television programs that are currently owned by CBS Television Distribution and 20th Television; as such, no originally-produced programming appears on the network, though two programs produced by parent company Weigel Broadcasting (Svengoolie and Green Screen Adventures) do air on Me-TV. The network's primary continuity announcer is Chicago-based voice-over artist Carol Gallagher, who has served as Me-TV's staff announcer since its existence as a local programming format on WWME-CA and WMEU-CA, prior to its establishment as a national network; longtime voice-over artist Richard Malmos, who has been the continuity announcer for Weigel's flagship station WCIU since December 1994 (and is also known as the voiceover for many stations owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group), is the network's secondary announcer.
Unlike other digital multicast networks such as former sister network This TV and competitor Antenna TV, Me-TV does not usually run day-long marathons of its programs on major national holidays, opting instead to carry the network's regular schedule. Although the network does air holiday-themed episodes of its shows on some holidays such as Halloween and Thanksgiving, which are aired in the program's regular timeslot but are shown out-of-order from its regular episode rotation; since its inception as a national network, Me-TV has also aired marathons of The Doris Day Show on the night of Christmas Eve as well as occasional Christmas-themed specials during the month of December. Occasional tribute marathons of programming are carried after the death of television actors and actresses whose programs or guest appearances are a part of Me-TV's maintained rights.
The network does not air a split-screen credit sequence or feature voiceovers promoting upcoming network programming during the closing credits (borrowing a format common in local broadcast syndication). Some Me-TV affiliates may not air certain programs due to either airing newscasts; infomercials; public affairs programming; locally-acquired syndicated programming; or in some cases, another station in the market having the local syndication rights to a particular program. To address this, Me-TV program promotions display the fine print notation "On most Me-TV stations" during the timeslot card.
However, Me-TV prefers that the local affiliates do not preempt the network's programming so the viewers will know that they will get classic TV programming. The network likes the affiliated stations to air promotions with news anchors talking about their favorite classic TV series.[11]
Classic television series[edit]
Me-TV has program licensing agreements with 20th Television (which includes series produced by 20th Century Fox Television, Four Star Television and MTM Enterprises), CBS Television Distribution (which includes most of the Paramount Television library that was acquired by CBS Television Distribution following the 2006 split of CBS and Viacom into separate companies, along with series from Desilu Productions, Bing Crosby Productions, Don Fedderson Productions, QM Productions, Spelling Television and Republic Pictures Television); Me-TV also shares broadcast rights to programs from the NBCUniversal Television Distribution library (including shows from Universal Television, Revue Studios, NBC Studios and MCA Television)[12] as well as select titles from Sony Pictures Television with Antenna TV, and select titles from the Peter Rodgers Organization (with the Retro Television Network) and Warner Bros. Television Distribution.
The network's programming covers a mix of sitcoms, dramas, and westerns from the 1950s to the 1980s and includes series such as The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Cheers, Happy Days, Bosom Buddies, Welcome Back, Kotter, Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, Taxi, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Car 54, Where Are You?, The Donna Reed Show, Make Room for Daddy, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Hogan's Heroes, Rhoda, F Troop, The Honeymooners, Kojak, Emergency!, The Streets of San Francisco, That Girl, Gunsmoke, The Rifleman, The Andy Griffith Show, Mork and Mindy, Bonanza, Perry Mason, The Brady Bunch, Batman, The Odd Couple, The Big Valley, The Bob Newhart Show, My Three Sons, The Mothers-In-Law, The Lucy Show, Love, American Style, Laverne & Shirley, The Love Boat, Family Ties, Green Acres, Family Affair, Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C., I Love Lucy, The Beverly Hillbillies, Get Smart, M*A*S*H, Leave It to Beaver and Gilligan's Island; most of the series airing on the network have been widely syndicated on other television outlets in the United States and abroad, though a few series featured on the network (such as Combat!, Petticoat Junction and The Phil Silvers Show) have not been seen on television for several years or were syndicated on a fairly inconsistent basis.
Programming blocks[edit]
- Wake Up With Me: A three-hour block of sitcoms airing Monday through Fridays from 6:00 to 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time, that features Petticoat Junction, The Beverly Hillbillies, The Donna Reed Show, I Love Lucy, and Leave it to Beaver.
- Weekday "Rope" Opera: The "Weekday "Rope" Opera" is a three-hour block of westerns airing weekdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Eastern, featuring classic Western series Gunsmoke, Bonanza and The Rifleman.
- Rescue Me: This three-hour block, which debuted in September 2014, airs weekdays from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Eastern, and features police and rescue-themed dramas consisting of Adam-12, Emergency!, and CHiPs.
- Me Wants YOU!: A three-hour block, which debuted in September 2014, airs weeknights from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. Eastern, and features Army, law enforcement, and nautical-themed sitcoms consisting of M*A*S*H, The Andy Griffith Show or Mayberry R.F.D. (depending on local station), Hogan's Heroes, and Gilligan's Island.
- Me-TV Comedy Conundrum: This hour-long block, which debuted in September 2013, features a different classic sitcom each weeknight from 10:00 to 11:00 p.m. (Current shows are The Bob Newhart Show on Mondays, Taxi on Tuesdays, F-Troop on Wednesdays, Welcome Back, Kotter on Thursdays and The Odd Couple on Fridays).
- Me-TV's Most Wanted: Airing Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time, this block is a seven-hour long lineup of westerns including Daniel Boone, The Big Valley, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Rawhide, Wanted: Dead or Alive and The Rifleman.
- Super Sci-Fi Saturday Night (Formally "Sci-Fi Saturday Night"): Airing Saturday evenings from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. Eastern, Super Sci-Fi Saturday Nights is an eight-hour block of science fiction and fantasy programs including Adventures of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Star Trek, Lost in Space and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. The block is tentpoled by the Weigel-produced sci-fi/horror movie showcase Svengoolie, which airs at 10:00 p.m. Eastern.
- The Brady Brunch: "The Brady Brunch" is a two-hour block of episodes of The Brady Bunch, airing Sundays from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
- Catch Me If You Can: This block, airing Sundays from 3:00 to 9:30 (or 10:00) p.m. Eastern, consists primarily of five detective series from the 1970s and 1980s: Remington Steele, The Streets of San Francisco, The Rockford Files, Hawaii Five-O, and Black Sheep Squadron, followed by a Columbo TV movie. On weeks when a Columbo film running 90 minutes is scheduled, the half-hour following the film is filled by an episode of M*A*S*H.
- The Spies Who Love Me: This four-hour block, debuting in September 2014, airs Sundays from 10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. Eastern, and is a mix of spy-themed programming with The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Mission: Impossible, Get Smart, and The Saint.
- The Summer of Me: Airing from Memorial Day until the Sunday before Labor Day, "The Summer of Me" is a special schedule that airs during the summer months consisting of a mix of series already on the network's schedule that are broadcast in different timeslots from the prior "regular" fall/spring schedule and series added to the network's lineup (some of which carried over to the network's fall schedule, while others are aired exclusively during the summer season and are at times, re-added to the Me-TV lineup at a later date).
- Me-TV Sunday Showcase: Airing from September 2012 to September 2013, the "Me-TV Sunday Showcase" was a four-hour block that aired Sunday afternoons from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time, that featured marathons of classic television series – either linked by a theme (the themed marathons generally included "Me" in the title, such as "Come Fly with Me" for vacation-themed episodes) or by series.
- Sunday Night Noir: Airing from October 2011 to September 2014 on Sunday nights from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. Eastern, "Sunday Night Noir" was a block featuring detective and suspense series (all of which were produced in black and white, except the final season of The Fugitive) including Thriller, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, The Fugitive, Naked City, Peter Gunn, Mr. Lucky, Route 66 and The Saint.
Despite access to program content from the Universal Television, CBS Television and 20th Century Fox libraries, movies have a relatively limited presence on Me-TV's weekly schedule. Me-TV airs the Rich Koz-hosted horror and science fiction film showcase Svengoolie on Saturday evenings, which is syndicated by sister independent station WCIU-TV and features film releases from Universal Studios; in September 2013, Me-TV debuted a Friday primetime film block called "The Me-TV Made for TV Movie," which showcases made-for-television films from the 1970s to the 1990s that were originally seen on NBC, ABC and CBS; the block later began to include movie-length blocks of certain series available on the Me-TV schedule. Until September 2013, the network also aired Laurel and Hardy movies and shorts (which are distributed by Sonar Entertainment) on Sunday mornings.
Children's programming[edit]
In order to meet the FCC's required weekly amount of educational children's program content, Me-TV carries Green Screen Adventures, Weigel's Chicago-based program originally meant for local viewing, as well as various syndicated children's and teen-oriented programs such as Mystery Hunters, Travel Thru History and the Canadian teen drama series Edgemont, all of which air on weekend mornings. In September 2013, Me-TV began customizing its weekend morning lineup in order to allow its affiliates to choose between running both the Saturday and Sunday E/I blocks, or running the children's lineup on one weekend day and a three-hour block of classic sitcoms in place of the children's programs on the other, allowing stations to fulfill educational programming quotas by running the minimum three-hour requirement or an overall total of six hours of E/I content.
Me-TV also previously ran a children's program block on Saturday mornings called "AniMeTV", that was handled by New York City-based Classic Media[13] (which, along with NBCUniversal, Nelvana and Scholastic Entertainment, previously co-owned the digital multicast network Qubo in conjunction with Ion Media Networks). The three-hour block debuted on April 7, 2012, and featured animated series such as He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and She-Ra: Princess of Power, along with Gumby and Mr. Magoo animated shorts;[14][15] despite the name, the block aired no anime programming. The block officially ended on October 6, 2012. Me-TV began airing the cult classic Sid & Marty Krofft productions H.R. Pufnstuf and Land of the Lost during the 2013 Christmas season, the shows became part of the regular Saturday morning lineup on December 28, 2013.[16]
Other programming[edit]
The channel currently owns the rights to the classic television bowling show Celebrity Bowling. Certain episodes are available to stream on the channel's website.
As of 2014[update], Me-TV has current or pending affiliation agreements with television stations in over 160 television markets encompassing 46 states, covering approximately 91% of the United States; this makes Me-TV the largest subchannel network by population reach percentage (a distinction once held by sister network This TV), and the seventh largest broadcast television network by number of affiliates in the United States. Of these affiliates, several stations have carried the network as a formal primary channel affiliation and two are general entertainment stations that air select Me-TV programs on a tape-delayed basis.[17][18] Currently, Alaska is the only U.S. state where Me-TV does not have an affiliate either within or overlapping any part of the state. Like former sister network This TV, many of Me-TV's affiliates (some of which replaced This TV with Me-TV after the former was taken over by Tribune Broadcasting) include regional descriptors reflecting the station's primary broadcast area underneath the on-screen logo bug displayed during the network's programming (these descriptors are also used in the customized station identifications shown at the top of each hour between programs or during commercial breaks, which differ from the silent lower third in-program IDs seen on This TV). Some stations, such as Atlanta's WSB-TV and Tampa's WFLA-TV, display customized logos using slight adaptations of their regular logos with the subchannel number below the main Me-TV logo bug, while others display a past version of their station's logo for a 'retro' feel and disambiguation from their main station. Others display their calls and city of license in the Me-TV bug full-time just in case the ID sequence malfunctions in some manner.
On January 7, 2011, KCTU-LD in Wichita, Kansas became the first television station not owned by Weigel to carry the Me-TV network.[19] However, that station's affiliation with the network lasted only about one week, as KCTU-LD and Me-TV could not come to terms on a contract to keep the network affiliated with the station on a long-term basis.[20] In early 2011, Bahakel Communications became the first non-Weigel station group to sign selected stations to carry Me-TV on their digital subchannels, with subchannels of WCCB (Charlotte, North Carolina) and WOLO-TV (Columbia, South Carolina) adding the network in early March of that year. On April 4, 2011, it was announced that Me-TV had signed agreements with 14 broadcasting companies, most notably Hearst Television, Raycom Media, Cox Media Group, Media General and Titan Broadcast Management, to begin airing Me-TV.[21]
Me-TV affiliates in certain markets may not air every program on the network's lineup; as examples, two of Me-TV's digital subchannel-only affiliates carry its programming on a secondary basis while nominally serving as a primary affiliate of a major broadcast network due to the lack of enough stations in a given media market for a standalone main channel affiliation; key examples include WBBJ-TV/Jackson, Tennessee, which holds a primary affiliation with CBS on its third digital subchannel;[22][23] WIBW-TV/Topeka, Kansas, whose second subchannel is primarily affiliated with MyNetworkTV;[24] and WPTZ/Plattsburgh, New York-Burlington, Vermont, whose second subchannel is primarily affiliated with The CW. Some of Me-TV's full-time affiliates where it is carried on a subchannel of a network-affiliated station (such as WLKY-TV/Louisville and WBAL/Baltimore) also preempt select Me-TV programs during certain morning and primetime slots in favor of local newscasts that are produced for the subchannel by that station's news department. These examples, along with WCVB-TV/Boston also use their Me-TV subchannels as a buffer channel to move network and syndicated programming over to during breaking news events, pre-empting Me-TV programming. Additionally, stations may also air select Me-TV programs recorded in advance on their main channels in order to fill unprogrammed timeslots or as a backup source of programming in the event of a network sports event being delayed or postponed due to weather.
In a few markets, the local affiliate may preempt certain Me-TV programs in favor of locally produced, acquired or time-brokered programming. WZME/Bridgeport, Connecticut preempts much of Me-TV's morning and late night schedule, replacing those programs with infomercials; similarly, former Dallas affiliate KTXD-TV/Greenville, Texas aired mostly syndicated series and locally produced programs in those slots. WGCB-TV/Red Lion, Pennsylvania offers blocks of the network's programming on its main channel's regular schedule, while running the full Me-TV network feed on a separate subchannel, a situation also mirrored by WBBZ-TV/Springville, New York (which serves the Buffalo market) and by former affiliate KTXD (which dropped its Me-TV affiliation in September 2013, with the network moving three months later to a newly created subchannel of independent station KTXA, becoming the first CBS Corporation-owned station to carry a major subchannel network). On December 13, 2012, Me-TV became available on AT&T U-verse in some markets, available on channel 136. In late August 2014, Sinclair Broadcasting's American Sports Network, a new network for college sports, began airing on Sinclair-owned stations, such as Washington, D.C.'s WJLA, which has a sub-channel airing ME-TV. ASN has pre-empted most of ME-TV's "Sci-Fi Saturday Night" programming on WJLA's ME-TV sub-channel.
See also[edit]
- Movies! - sister network owned by Weigel Broadcasting and Fox Television Stations, specializing in feature films only.
- Retro Television Network - competing digital broadcast network owned by Luken Communications specializing in classic TV series from the 1950s to the 1970s.
- Antenna TV - competing digital broadcast network owned by Tribune Broadcasting specializing in classic TV series from the 1950s to the 1990s.
- Cozi TV - competing digital broadcast network owned by NBCUniversal specializing in classic TV series from the 1950s to the 1980s, along with programming from forerunner network NonStop.
- Bounce TV - digital broadcast network with similarly styled retro programming/movies specifically targeting African-American audiences.
- GetTV - competing digital broadcast network owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment specializing in classic movies from America's golden age.
- ^ Miller, Mark K. (January 4, 2011). "MGM To Distribute Weigel's Me-TV Diginet". TV Newscheck. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
- ^ "SES 1 at 101.0°W". Lyngsat. 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
- ^ Feder, Robert (January 3, 2003). "'ME-TV' joins 'The U' on Weigel's local menu". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved August 31, 2012. (preview of subscription content)
- ^ Me-TV Comedy Fall 2009. Accessed March 24, 2014
- ^ Me-Too Drama Fall 2009. Accessed March 24, 2014
- ^ Cuprisin, Tim (February 7, 2008). "TV Goes All-Local On the Storm, But with Limited Visibility of Wider World". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2008-10-06.
- ^ Rosenthal, Phil (November 22, 2010). "Weigel Broadcasting Taking Me-TV National". Tower Ticker (Chicago Tribune).
- ^ a b Updates on Me-TV National Network, Plus Local Me-TV/Me-Too; Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows, Sitcoms Online, December 10, 2010
- ^ Our Exclusive Interview With Me-TV Network's Neal Sabin; Sitcom Stars On Talk Shows, Sitcoms Online, December 17, 2010
- ^ "Channel Grid". WCIU-TV. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
- ^ Marszalek, Diana (July 23, 2013). "News Finds A New Home Among Diginets". TV News Check. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ^ Me-TV Announces New Shows on Fall Schedule Including NBCUniversal Series "Kojak," "The Rockford Files," & "Columbo", The Futon Critic, September 20, 2011.
- ^ Me-TV and Broadcast Partners Set Deal, TVNewsCheck, January 23, 2012.
- ^ "Me-TV Spring Schedule Changes". April 7, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
- ^ "Me-TV: AniMeTV". April 28, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
- ^ Me-TV Network - Sid & Marty Krofft Retrieved November 23, 2013
- ^ "RabbitEars.Info". RabbitEars.Info. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
- ^ "Me-TV Adds Seven New Affiliates". TV News Check. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
- ^ "BRAND NEW!! All the...". Facebook. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
- ^ "KCTU TV 43 Facebook Page". January 17, 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
See post dated 1/17/2011
- ^ "Weigel Broadcasting Co.'s "Me-TV" Exceeds 45% Clearance Mark Finalizing Deals with 14 Domestic Station Groups" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-04-18.
- ^ "Where to watch Me-TV: WBBJ". Me-TV.
- ^ Knox, Merrill (November 7, 2011). "Jackson, TN Will Get CBS Affiliate In January 2012". TVSpy. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
- ^ Blankenship, Bill (September 5, 2012). "WIBW 13.2 to switch from My TV to Me-TV". Topeka Capital-Journal.
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- American television networks
- Television programming blocks
- Weigel Broadcasting
- Television channels and stations established in 2005
- Television channels and stations established in 2008
- Television channels and stations established in 2010
- 2005 establishments in Illinois
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Tara Servatius, a leading blogger for the John Locke Foundation who resigned today over a racially offensive picture she posted to the group's Charlotte, N.C. blog, said in a statement today that she is "genuinely sorry" the photo "has caused controversy for the John Locke Foundation." Servatius also said there was "nothing offensive" about the blog post, and that she "didn't think about the racial implications of the picture," which showed President Obama sitting next to a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Here's the full text of the statement by Servatius, who before working at the Locke Foundation had been let go from her jobs at WBT-AM radio in Charlotte and as a columnist for Creative Loafing weekly:
"I am genuinely sorry my inclusion of the photo along with my blog post has caused controversy for the John Locke Foundation.
"If it has offended anyone, I sincerely regret that. That was certainly not my intention and I would feel awful if that was the case. It was meant to illustrate Obama's southern political strategy, nothing more. An honest reading of the piece itself shows there is nothing offensive in it.
"If you read the piece that goes with it, you will see that I actually think that holding the marriage ban vote this year is a bad political move in North Carolina because it could distract voters from the economy, which should be the main issue.
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"Tara Servatius
"PS: At the time, I was searching for a picture of the president in drag to illustrate his southern political strategy of courting young voters, 70 percent of whom support gay marriage. It was one of the first photos to come up on Google Images.
"Regrettably, I didn't think about the racial implications of the picture when I posted it. I simply don't think in those terms. Unfortunately some people do. To me, fried chicken is simply a Southern Cuisine."
Before the Locke Foundation hired her to lead their Charlotte blog, Servatius' career had been checkered by controversy. She was fired from WBT 1110 AM talk radio in Charlotte in May 2011. Rumors circulated that Servatius was let go because of her sharp turn to the right and increasingly controversial positions, as well as personal quirks like demanding a personal security guard (alluded to in this story).
She also worked at Charlotte's Creative Loafing as the weekly's resident conservative voice. But her tenure there was also met with growing controversy, as when she penned a 2010 piece claiming there was a "cycling epidemic" of bicyclists taking over the Queen City, which unsurprisingly drew outrage from cycling enthusiasts.
In 2011, Creative Loafing's own readers voted Servatius the "local columnist you're most sick of," even though she was a Creative Loafing writer. Servatius reportedly no longer works for the paper.
As reported earlier, Servatius was dogged by actions like speaking to the neo-Confederate League of the South.
As the Charlotte Observer put it in an editorial, "Tara Servatius has long seemed to revel in low-level discourse." Doug Clark at the Greensboro News & Record further said the Locke Foundation "showed poor judgment in the first place by putting one of its blogs in the hands of someone so untrustworthy."
All of which raises the question: Why made John Hood and the John Locke Foundation think Servatius was a good pick for leading their Meck Deck blog in the first place?
IMAGE: Tara Servatius speaking to the neo-Confederate group the League of the South (undated photo)


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Maps are generally available in newsagents and petrol station shops, booksellers, Tourist Information Offices. The maps are produced by the Ordinance Survey of Ireland and the Ordinance Survey of Northern Ireland, many being jointly produced. There is a regional "Discovery Series" of about 40 maps which have good coverage of the west and southeast and cost about £4.
Generally, in the Republic of Ireland the banking hours of business are Monday to Friday from 10.00 to 12.30 and from 13.30 to 15.30 hours. Some branches open during lunchtime and most open late one day a week (Thursday in Dublin). The TSB works through lunch and has later closing times: 16.00 and 19.00 on Thursdays. In Northern Ireland, banks in main towns are
There are two currencies: the Euro in the Republic of Ireland and Sterling in Northern Ireland. In Ireland there are coins of 1c(Cent), 2c, 5c, 10c, 20c, 50c, 1 Euro and 2 Euro. Notes are issued in denominations of Euro. Some areas near the border can operate on a dual currency basis. In Northern Ireland it is very common for the banks to issue their own notes which some people may not accept in the UK due to unfamiliarity.
Foreign exchange bureaus are available in most banks, post offices, Tourist Information Offices, airports, some shops and accommodations. Bureau de Change kiosks are also situated in many towns and most cities. If in doubt, secure enough local currency before travelling out of urban areas. Top
Hotels and restaurants often add 10-15% to the bill especially for large parties. This is not mandatory in the Republic of Ireland but is normal and of course, tipping always appreciated. Tipping in pubs is unusual except for table service. Top
Visa, MasterCard and Eurocard are accepted practically everywhere in service and retail outlets. Diners Club and American Express cards are also accepted by many outlets. Maestro and EDC (European Debit Card) are accepted in most places which accept Visa and MasterCard. Most credit cards can be used in ATMs, especially the Bank of Ireland and Allied Irish Bank ATMs, except for American Express which can be used at Cashier machines.
In the event of your card being lost or stolen you should call one of the following numbers which applies to you.
Calls to 1-800 numbers are free within the Republic of Ireland.
Calls to 0800 numbers are free within Northern Ireland. Top
Ireland offers a extensive modern digital telephone service. Public telephones have two systems, cash and callcard. Phones in the Republic take one or the other but not usually both whereas in the North they can take both. Some additional phones can take credit cards. Callcards can be purchased in many shops, all post offices and phone centres. In the Republic of Ireland for operator assistance for numbers within the Republic dial 11811, for numbers within Britain and Northern Ireland it is 1197 and for other international calls, collect calls, booking calls and other inquiries, it is 114. In Northern Ireland operator assistance
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Telephone Numbers Should you need the emergency services (Fire, Police, Ambulance or Sea/Air/Mountain/Cave Rescue), they can be contacted free by dialing 999 or 112 (in the Republic of Ireland). On answer, state which service you require, wait to be patched through to that service, then clearly state the location of where the assistance is required. Top
Visitors returning to non-EU countries can claim back VAT on purchases being brought home. This is refunded to your credit card account or into a currency of your choice at the airport on leaving. Ask when purchasing goods in shops for a tax-free shopping form with each purchase. Top
The Republic of Ireland operates at 220V at 50Hz and 230/240V 50Hz in Northern Ireland. The electricity supplied is AC and plugs generally conform to BS1363 for 3-pin plugs except for shaving sockets which support most common international variants and are two-pin. Top
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In the Republic of Ireland the law enforcement entity is called the GardaSíochana, with both male and female officers known as Gardaí, Garda singular. Northern Ireland's police force is called the Police Service of Norther Ireland (PSNI). Top
Most national UK and national Irish papers are widely available. A few shops (Eason's in particular) have selection of imported continental newspapers.
The legal age limit for the consumption of alcohol is 18 years.
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The climate in Ireland is mild and temperate. The average temperatures range from about 4°C in the winter and 16°C – 20°C in summer. Be sure to take some rain protection especially during winter and when travelling in the West or mountains at any time. For weather information on Clone
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Boat anchors come in many shapes and sizes. Various boat anchors include Grapnel Anchors, Northhill Anchors (used by sea planes), Plough Anchors, Fluke or Danforth Anchors, Bruce or Claw Anchors, or Herreshoff Anchors. Each anchor has a specific purpose and use.
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Grapnel anchors usually have 4 tines. It is very easy to set as one of the tines usually will catch. These anchors usually can hold well in sand, clay, or mud.
Plough anchors are usually the most common anchors by pleasure craft boaters. It is an acceptable anchor for most bottoms, however it is not always the perfect anchor. It is called a plough anchor because it looks like a farm plough.
Fluke or Danforth anchors are another very common anchor for pleasure craft use. These anchors do have a hard time setting in kelp or weeds and are not always ideal for rocky or hard sand bottoms. It is, however a popular anchor because of its compact size and lightweight.
Bruce or Claw Anchors have become very popular among more and more boaters because they are very easy to set and tend to not break free. These anchors are very popular in ocean environments, but do have some problems being set in a grass or weedy bottom. These anchors are generally oversized.
There are other types of anchors to consider including the Spade, Mushroom, Deadweight, Mud, Screw, Navy, Bulwagga, or Wasi anchors.
Typically, you will set an anchor at a 7:1 scope. This means for every 10 feet of depth you will use 70 feet of anchor line. (If your anchor line is all chain you may use 5:1). Measurements from the floor should be done at high tide. The general rule of thumb is the more scope the better.
Anchor winches should take into consideration the vessel size, displacement, windage, anchor size, and rode selection. Vertical windlasses make up the majority of anchor winch sales. Horizontal windlasses are mounted completely above deck (Vertical can be mounted below deck). For safety, you can calculate ground tackle which is the weight of the anchor plus the weight of the chain plus the weight of the rope. Take this total weight and multiple times 3 and the final pound total is what you should use for a windlass. It is always best to error on the side of having too much rather than not enough power.
Typically, chains are determined by the size of boat you have and weather the boat is light, medium, or a heavy weight.
Boats 23-27 should use 3/16 chain and 3/8 rope.
Boats 28-32 should use 1/4 chain and 7/16 rope.
Boats 32-36 should use 1/4 chain and 1/2 rope.
Boats 37-40 should use 5/16 chain and 9/16 rope.
Boats 41-45 should use 5/16 chain and 5/8 rope.
Boats 46-54 should use 3/8 chain and 3/4 rope.


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Novagold Res Inc (NYSEMKT:NG)
The Company is engaged in the exploration and development of mineral properties in Alaska and western Canada and is primarily focused on gold properties, some of which have significant copper and silver resources.
Should exceed 15 dollars within next 2 years...
how about two months?
Maybe so...Cha ching!
And here we are at $15.04.
Good call
ng hit 20. and change on the last leg up this is the 3rd and final leg up and with the vast reserves they have in three mines with partners like ABX, NEM, TCK, (one in each mine) NG will see 30.- 35. per share or more.
I made this pick in June of 2009.... when NG was 4.72 a share. I agree NovaGold could reach much higher levels but it should be noted the inflation trade has run quite a bit. Who knows what the next year holds? But (for sure) investors are much more euphoric regarding gold and silver related equities than they were in 2009.
WOW well I offered some decent advice it seems. LOL
I think Novagold is attractive again here around 7 dollars. Novagold plans to sell off Galore Creek by end of 2012 and spin out Ambler (Novacopper.) Post spinout and galore creek should improve outlook for company.


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Season 4: Episode 5Posted by Mr. Poluk in Uncategorized
This episode contains a variety of fictional and real-life news items. You will hear about our in-school floor hockey league, and you will also be able to listen to stories that are a mixture of narrative form and interview style. Some examples are:
- Healthy chocolate bar
- Wizards
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- Websites that shouldn't be blocked
Plus many others! (This episode is 10 minutes in length)
Royalty-Free music used in this episode: Imaginary Girl (The Liquid Vapours), Grifter (SwampVoodoo), I'll Run (Leslie Cours Mather), World Goes Round (Johnny Reade), Face Behind the Wall (The Fins), Story of My Life (Joe Colledge)


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how long does it take to get from Magic Kingdom to chef mickeys for breakfast? Where do you pick up the monorail in the magic kingdom?
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how long does it take to get from Magic Kingdom to chef mickeys for breakfast? Where do you pick up the monorail in the magic kingdom?
I would assume so as the monorail runs right through the contemporary.
As for timing, I'm never really there in the morning, but at closing time the lines for the monorail can get pretty long. The ride itself is only about 5-10 minutes, but you have to leave yourself enough time to wait on line and get on a train. I'd say make sure you're walking out the main gate at least a half hour before your reservation.
It is also my understanding that you can walk from MK to the Contemporary, but I've never done this. It looks pretty close when you're gliding by on the monorail, but I'm sure it's a lot farther on foot :)
Depending on wait time and possible delays in transit, I would allow 30 minutes by Monorail. The ramp is to the right as you leave the MK. Be sure to take the Resort Line, not the Express Line. Exit at the Contemporary and head down the escalator.
But, if you're worried about time, you can walk. As you leave the MK, bear left. Just before the bus area, there is a sidewalk. From there it's about a 10 minute walk.
I would just walk its only about 10 mins away. yeah the monorail is pretty cool but so is the walk.


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Through the program, communities receive technical assistance in developing policy framework ad long-term sustainability plans.
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Michael J. FredetteJanuary 08,2013
Michael J. FredetteMichael J. Fredette
BETHLEHEM, GA Michael J. Fredette, 64, a former longtime resident of Rutland, died January 5, 2013, in Georgia following a long illness.
He was born on October 1, 1948, in Rutland, the son of Wilfred and Marion (Brown) Fredette.
Mr. Fredette grew up in Rutland, graduating from the Rutland High School in 1967.
He was employed as a manager by the Grossmans Lumber Yard for 26 years. He then worked for the Georgia Pacific Company out of Burlington for several years, prior to being transferred to Atlanta, GA, where he worked for many years prior to his retirement.
He enjoyed drag racing in his younger years, winning several trophies. He loved to watch sports, especially football.
Survivors include his wife Carolann of GA; his mother Marion Fredette of Rutland; a sister Susan Heidelmark and her husband Fred of Earlton, N.Y.; three brothers, William Fredette and his wife Joanne of Benita, FL, Robert Fredette and his companion Patty, and Gary Fredette of Middletown Springs; several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his father Wilfred C. Fredette on January 16, 1988, and a sister-in-law Joanne Fredette on May 28, 2012.
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Hereford Breed
The Hereford has long been the icon of the cattle industry. Their breeding is seeped in tradition and has steadfast supporters. Large framed, red bodies with their trademark white faces, Herefords populate cattle pastures the whole world over. One would be hard pressed to find a more resilient and overall outstanding breed of beef cattle, which has so thoroughly conquered the beef business.
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All watercraft entering Yellowstone National Park's lakes must first pass an inspection for invasive species.
National Park Service staff will also conduct daily inspections for all boats that launch from Bridge Bay, Grant Village and Lewis Lake boat ramps.
They will be looking for invasive species, such as New Zealand mudsnails, that can have significant destructive impacts on the park's natural resources.
Motorized boating is allowed on Yellowstone and Lewis lakes. Only non-motorized boating is allowed on most other park lakes, and permits are required for all boats and float tubes.
Yellowstone inspecting boats for invasive species
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All watercraft entering Yellowstone National Park's lakes must first pass an inspection for invasive species.
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KamenRiderPantsu wrote:
lolicon-icon wrote:
I could also take loli musashi miyamoto as archer. He was aparently a master at throwing his sword.
where would the legendary carved oar come in though?
Anti hero noble phantasm. Capable of one hit kills.
For assassin, what about brutus?
Another good saber would be william wallace.
Maybe david for berserker.
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(Note, i bought it legally, so its hypothetical and rhetorical.)
Yes, because they are in mini-skirts that makes it ok, unless you want to wear a mini-skirt and be called a "mini-skirt pirate"... I'm not sure.
Sure, why not? I've got no problems wearing womens clothing. (Crossplayed several times in the past and am currently awaiting my reimu cosplay for the con this summer.)
master of karate and friendship for everyone
A raw that speaks by itself:
If it exists, it can be made. If it does not exist, it will be made.
Needs more Henshin.
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but no, alcohol shouldn't actually be in the body. It's not so damaging in moderation, but it's not good.
Here's my recent not so cool but still pretty cool alcohol story. Well, it's not too recent. I'm just reminded of this because I did a follow up gig with these people like last week or something. This story is like a month back.
Anywho, I did this gig for a children's party, emphasis on "children's party". Though, that day I didn't eat anything and was a bit under the weather, cold and allergies just messing- probably one of the worst times to actually drink. The father of the celebrant offered me some drinks before I even started my commission. Well, I drank a couple of beers and took almost 3/4 red Solo cup full of tequila at one go straight up. While I was doing the party, I was sneaking in some sweets, rice crispy treats, and cake from the kids' candy bar. Basically, I was taking pictures drunk and full of sugary treats.
So far so good right? Well it was until the end.
Six minutes before my time was done, I just knocked out cold on their couch. Thirty minutes later, my designated driver came to pick me up. He woke me, and immediately I just threw up on the couch. I mean it was pinkish orange with a lot of cake bits and Skittles pieces all over (talk about tasting the rainbow). I was pretty much dead weight and carried out.
Now, here's the cool part. I was called in by the mom of the birthday girl a week later because she just loved the pictures that I took at the party. She hired me to take pictures for the real estate firm she work in. Additionally, they are fixing to get me for their bigger branch a couple of towns down. Not only that, she booked me to take pictures of her sons in a couple of weeks. On top of that, I got more booking inquiries on my services from her office peeps.
This was one of the very rare times that I was alcohol-TKOed at a party. I've done harder at clubs and other parties, and I easily woke up without a hang over from most of those bouts. It's kind of a shame, ironic, and pretty funny that I was so shitfaced while working at a kids' party. "LAWL"
Here's the moral of the story. There isn't any. Sometimes good things just happen to people doing things that are not all that responsible. "JUST_KINDA_JOKING_LAWL"
Some joking aside, to the people reading this, alcohol is just poison, even in small dosages. Although irresponsibility is part of the fun, it's not really fun when you put yourself, money, and investment in the line and do lose out. I was smart in being stupid that day as I got someone else to drive to me and check over my stuff because I knew that there's a chance that I was going to drink that night (yes, even in a children's party). Though, that experience left me to reevaluate some of my behavior when I'm doing my gigs because it actually caught up with me after all this time, a children's party of all gigs. I knew that it would eventually catch up, but personal experience are a better teachers than pamphlets. Luckily I did a kick ass job, am good at communicating with my clients, and the kid's mom and dad were pretty damn cool.
I've been drinking to drink less and less after that. I'm not going to stop drinking because I do like to enjoy some fine Merlot and sometimes taking a vacation with iced tea on Long Island every now and then. Although, I'm taking a pass on most beers from on.
Just to note, Hemingway wouldn't be as interesting if he did the salad bar. "LAWL"
So yeah. Related. "LAWL"
If it exists, it can be made. If it does not exist, it will be made.
The above post may contain an opinion. Do not consume if alergic.
Guardian of A/M/P
master of karate and friendship for everyone
Guardian of A/M/P
If it exists, it can be made. If it does not exist, it will be made.
Guardian of A/M/P
*checks New Zealand Seiko watch*
Yup! Seven days. "LAWL"
So yeah-
And more yeah-
The words I'm looking for are "high caliber". "LAWL"
Also, special mention to her freckles. Rarely do you see those on a character.
Note and source: Stream of Maoyu is available here in crunchyroll. "SO_YEAH_LAWL"
(Though, I can't say the same with posting some of the non-age restricted, uncensored Queen's Blade crunchyroll stream scenes here. "SO_AGAIN_YEAH_LAWL")
If it exists, it can be made. If it does not exist, it will be made.
Guardian of A/M/P
I'm pretty sure that this is Saki. Don't know if it is the newer one. Not going to watch that until they release the second for the older one. I mean C'MON!. "LAWL"
If it exists, it can be made. If it does not exist, it will be made.
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It's all about oni-chan.
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