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Y'all Play Nice. SEC Week Seven
The 1% of the 1%, huh
B Harbach and R Mitchell
Posted Oct 14, 2010
Every Thursday, CFN's Brian Harbach and Russ Mitchell break down the SEC games you need to watch, the SEC questions you want answered, and of course, the SEC Power Rankings. All things SEC from two different SEC writers, with two different SEC points of view. One of 'em always right. Now y'all play nice.
Midterm Grades – YPN SEC West, October 12, 2010
Midterm Grades – YPN SEC East, October 13, 2010
Russ Mitchell covers the SEC for www.CollegeFootballNews.com. Please follow him on Twitter
or email him at
Brian Harbach covers the SEC for www.CollegeFootballNews.com. Please follow him on Twitter
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(i) Who had the best SEC performance this past weekend (Team or Player)?
Russ Mitchell:
HUGE pool to choose from this week! How about Les Miles and Gary Crowton (yes, AND Gary Crowton. Madness!)… 'cept there was that baffling third quarter. Or how about MSU's Vick Ballard and his 14/134, 3 TD day against Houston… 'cept it was Houston. Or we could go with LSU's Jarrett Lee, who's resurrection continued Saturday night in the swamp – 9/11 for 124 yards and 2 TDs, including a perfectly thrown TD to Terrance Toliver with just seconds left... 'cept he didn't do it by himself. Or we could go with LSU's Drake Nevis, who was in the Florida backfield like they had his dog… 'cept nothing – have you watched that man?! We don't want him anywhere
us. Or we could go with Cam Newton –
– who was just two yards shy of 200 passing/rushing… 'cept it shouldn't have been that close at the end. Or what about the amazing freshman Marcus Lattimore?... 'cept nothing really - 2 TDs and ran out the clock in the 2H. Or the afore mentioned Toliver? Or Alshon Jeffery - he's our runner up. But is there really any doubt – Carolina's
Stephen Garcia
finally stepped into the spotlight to shine! The oft troubled junior was 17/20, 201 yards, 3 TDs to 1 INT, for a 209 Passer Efficiency Rating. Minus a small brain fart where he mistakenly thought he was Faud Revez,
Garcia was nearly perfect in leading his team to the biggest win in school history
. Nicely done, Mr. Garcia.
Brian Harbach:
The best (and coincidently the most surprising) performance of the weekend was
the LSU tandem of Jarrett Lee and Jordan Jefferson
. The two Tiger QBs combined for 16 of 24 passing, 224 yards and two touchdowns. Jefferson rushed for two more touchdowns, and most importantly Lee did not throw any pick sixes (or INTs of any kind for that matter). Y'all remember his last trip to the Swamp? Lee and Jefferson actually looked comfortable and confident all night, on the road, against a quality defense… Raise your hand if you saw
coming. That's what I thought. On top of which it was the complete opposite of what we've seen from LSU's offense all year. For everyone outside of Gainesville, it was great to see Lee throw that winning TD pass after all the adversity he's weathered the past couple of years. The nickname Mr. Pick Six is starting to regress, which is one of the best things about CFB: a comeback story.
Special recognition is also deserved for my colleague
Russ Mitchell
, who somehow managed to ignore all of our bullying, insulting emails and abusive radio callers in trying to convince us that both South Carolina AND Louisiana State were going to win last weekend. This wasn't a toss at a dartboard either – go back and read his analysis last week and you'll see he was convinced those two were going to win; and short of the nod to Patrick Peterson he was spot on in how both would happen. And to the best of my knowledge,
he was the only person breathing who made that call
. Personally, I never bet on sports – particularly not on 18 year olds. But if there was ever a weekend I was tempted to do so, this was it. My stubbornness saved my shirt. Pretty impressive, Mr. Mitchell. (RM Note: Gracias. Waiting to hear back from Herbstreit.)
(ii) Is the SEC down this year, or is that just everyone else's wishful thinking?
Well the East is certainly struggling. Outside of SC and Florida, the East is in borderline shambles. Georgia is in danger of missing a bowl game for the first time since the invention of bowl games. And Kentucky, Tennessee and Vandy are bringing up the rear of the entire conference. However,
the Western division is not only the best in the SEC, it's the best division in America
. Don't believe us, Nebraska? Think we're exaggerating, Oregon? The West has four teams ranked in the Top 12 (Auburn, Alabama, LSU and Arkansas), all of whom are also ranked in the Top 25 in either Total Offense or Defense (both for Arkansas and Bama). These four have beaten every ranked out of conference opponent they've faced, along with Clemson and Texas A&M. Then there's a vastly improved MSU team under second year head coach Dan Mullen, who will likely make a bowl game this year even having to play the four teams listed above. Add SC and Florida to the mix (Florida's only losses this year have been to the last two National Champs not named Florida), and
there are six teams ranked in the Top 25
, all of whom are very capable of beating any team in America on any field.
So, let's review: five teams in the Top 12, six in the Top 22, by far the nation's most dominant division, and if you believe that defense wins championships, nine of the nation's top 50 defenses come from the SEC…
Hard to call that a down year, even by the SEC's recent high standards
. It remains likely that whoever wins the SEC Championship will be in Glendale for the title game, and having been forged under fire, will likely win the SEC a fifth straight crown.
After listening to the talking heads pontificate on the demise of the SEC following Alabama's loss Saturday, you would have thought the Tide was the only conference team ranked in the Top 25. Is a conference hurt when the number one team in the country loses? In the short-term, yes; but it really doesn't change the rest of the league.
The SEC is not down this year – not unless you consider six teams ranked in the Top 22 and five in the Top 12 a down year for a conference
. It's hilarious that Alabama goes on the road and loses to a team that will likely finish in the Top 15, and we have to listen to this? Year after year we see how tough the SEC is, and year after year we see that toughness reflected in post-season play. Yes, the SEC might be more top heavy this season – past the top seven teams (we're including MSU), there's a bigger drop this year than most, as evident by those teams losing some shocking out of conference games (that's you, UGA).
But here we are… Bama travels to face a ranked SEC team coming off a bye week, and loses. The third consecutive ranked team the Tide faced, btw. Don't mind us, but we're not hitting the panic button just yet. However, the SEC should be used to this kind of treatment, as others try and marginalize the league every chance they get. It's tough at the top y'all, as it should be. There are two fan bases in this country: SEC fans and everyone who hates them. The SEC is the NY Yankees of College Football; no one likes them because they always win and spend the most money. Don't believe us? How does Charles Woodson have a Heisman trophy over Peyton Manning? What a joke. How are we talking about Les Miles and Mark Richt on the Hot Seat, who in the last five years are 106-36, with two conference titles, a National Championship, and a 3-1 record in BCS games, but Mark Stoops, Chip Kelly and Steve Sarkisian are Pac 10 legends?
How stupid should the voters feel after leaving an undefeated Auburn squad out of the BCS Championship Game in 2004 because of "their OOC schedule", but Boise State is deserving with the trash they play in the WAC?!
(RM Note: Get it all out, brother.)
Do you know who doesn't want a playoff (besides me)? The rest of college football. Most SEC fans
scream for a playoff
, because they know their conference doesn't lose games that matter; the SEC's record in BCS games is unmatched. It's not even close. So no, the SEC isn't down; the media is down on the SEC. The same thing over and over gets boring, right. But with all the money, recruits, stadium enhancements and the abundance of top coaching that the SEC currently enjoys, its dominance is unlikely to change anytime soon. Sometimes a fresh storyline trumps the truth; and as any writer will tell you, a good story needs a villain. But keep driving that Boise Bus – the "down" SEC would relish the opportunity to send its champion to Glendale, pour sugar in the gas tank, soak a rag in petrol and light it on fire. (RM Note: YPN, CFN & Scout.com neither endorse nor encourage the torching of any buses, Boise or otherwise. Yes that's you, West Virginia!)
(iii) What every SEC fan should be talking about after Week Six, but isn't?
Well that leaves out anything to do with Florida's woeful offense, what a genius Spurrier is, and what exactly Saban was thinking abandoning the rushing game so quickly… (i) GOD I LOVE OCTOBER!!!! (ii) Rebel Bears? Are you kidding us? While it's a step up on Rebel Landsharks (yes, that's legit), now the conference has two Tigers, two Bulldogs and two Bears. When I think "SEC" and "Bear", it's not ole miss that comes to mind. All the animals on the planet… (iii) And talk about taking the chickenpoop way out with "Rebel" Bear… So are you still the Rebs, or da Bears? (iv) No truth to the rumor that Rainey… Actually, it's tough to make jokes about this situation, (v) Don't look now, but Miss State is good, and Florida is reeling. State's only two losses have been Auburn (a game they should have won) and @ LSU. The Bulldogs' O is ranked 38th, Florida's is 96th. And in case you've forgotten, HC Dan Mullen knows a thing or two about this Florida program and the Swamp, (vi) Bama's Julio Jones "broke" his hand in the 1Q of the loss to SC and still had a season best day; kid should break his hand every game. How much you want to bet he's playing on Saturday against ole miss? (vii) Jones, Fluker and Upshaw are hurt, and there are still five more teams to play coming off a bye week, (viii) Don't look now, but after a convincing win against Tennessee, UGA's Total Defensive ranking has climbed back up to 28th, with Vandy's struggling passing game coming to town next, (ix) But even IF we give Georgia wins for Vandy and @ Kentucky, and the latter is by no means a sure thing, in order to go bowling the Bulldogs must
win one of the following: Florida (and the Gators have the all important bye week this year), @ Auburn or Georgia Tech. Wow. Down to the wire two years running. And (x) Listen up, Joker – SC can stop the run but it's Total Defense is ranked near the bottom of the conference (11th, and 68th in the nation), and is even worse in Passing Efficiency Defense (11th, and 98th in the nation). And you like to throw! (Though get it out quickly, Hartline – the Cocks are best in the conference in Sacks.)
This one should be clear, but it's shocking that no one is discussing
The Curse of the 3rd Color Home Jersey
. (RM Note: What is it with you and fashion, man?) Why do SEC teams fall into this trap year after year? The fans can do whatever they want in the stands: whiteouts, blackouts, true blue, all gold... Whatever – the list goes on. But don't wear different colored jerseys; besides being heretical, it almost always backfires. Think this is crazy? Well Florida decided to wear orange jerseys this weekend instead of its traditional home blues, and got royally "Mad Hat'ed". Don't even get me started on the disastrous blackouts that UGA has attempted the past two seasons. Sure it worked against Auburn in 2007, but after the 2008 Alabama debacle it should never have been brought back – not even the helmets.
Absolutely the players love it, but instead of focusing on the game and preparing for the opponent, they're thinking at least in some part about clothing. And if you don't believe me, you're old. "That black jersey's gonna look Chuck!" "I hope we're going True Blue: pants, jerseys AND helmets." "Orange will look pretty sweet Saturday night in the Swamp." FOCUS! Look, there is nothing wrong with fan participation, and I'm sure it probably sells more shirts; but no one's buying them WHEN YOU LOSE. Just leave the players out of it. The best part of college football is the tradition; there's a home jersey and a road jersey. The fact that LSU wears white for home SEC games is awesome. The fact Georgia wears silver pants is classic. Keep those traditions. Stop messing around and focus on coaching.
IN FOCUS: Which SEC Coach/Player is in the Spotlight this week?
Ryan Mallett, QB, Arkansas
– People talk about the Auburn Tigers needing to string four quarters together – the same could apply to the Hogs, and most notably Mr. Mallett. After upchucking on most of the 2H between the hedges, Mallett was given a mulligan thanks to a shank from the usually sure-footed Drew Butler. Against Bama, we saw a fourth quarter filled with head scratching plays. And last Saturday in Dallas the overall offense left much to be desired. Hello! This is Arkansas, home of Bobby Ball. You're supposed to win with offense, not defense. While it's nice to see the D coming around, can we get a solid 60 minutes from you please, Mallett? This is it – everyone knows you're not coming back. Lose this one and you're 0-fer against the state, and with it, any realistic chance that you'll ever play in Atlanta. Other than against the Falcons (we're guessing Black's not drafting any kids from Arkansas; just a guess). While Bama didn't have many sacks, they got in your face and rattled you – knocking you to the ground many times. Well, Auburn's 5th in sacks and 3rd in TFLs, so they can bring the heat. However, the Tigers' secondary is a question mark, just off a fresh torching by Mike Hartline. Yes, Hartline. QB at Kentucky. Doesn't matter, listen... If Mallett has an A game, Arkansas will win on the Plains, even if the hog's defense has just an average game.
T'Sharvan Bell, Neiko Thorpe and Demond Washignton, Cornerbacks, Auburn
– We have seen the Auburn secondary struggle against Arkansas State, South Carolina, Louisiana Monroe and Kentucky. The only reason they didn't play terrible against MSU was because the Bulldog receivers kept dropping passes, and Chris Relf/Tyler Russell were wildly inaccurate. And Clemson's receivers had a similar case of alligator arms (plus Kyle Parker became considerably less accurate after getting banged up). Don't expect that to happen with Arkansas, who have a stable of very talented receivers, and a big, experienced QB. The soft coverage Auburn has been playing
will not work
against the Arkansas receivers, who will take a short crossing route and take it the distance. If the Auburn coaches aren't confident their DB's can play bump and run or press coverage, there isn't much of a chance for Auburn to stop the Arkansas passing game.
LSU (up from 5)
– It's been nearly 6 year; I'm not calling it luck anymore
South Carolina (up from 5)
– Come out nasty, hungry and nasty
3 Auburn – Don't look over your shoulder, Auburn; just keep running
Arkansas (up from 5)
– Chuck it up early and often
Alabama (down from 1)
– If you're looking for commitment, commit to the run
Mississippi State (up from 7)
– Believe!
Florida (down from 5)
– "It's time to die, bitch."
9 ole miss – Stop the run, and it won't matter what McElroy does. Good luck with that
Georgia (up from 12)
– It was Tennessee; don't get too excited
10 Kentucky – It's @ the Swamp and Auburn; oh yeah… ole miss
11 Tennessee – That might have been more embarrassing than Oregon
12 Vanderbilt – (crickets)
Auburn (up from 3)
– For now AU will work outta this spot; not sure they will last
LSU (up from 5)
– What do you think they'll say after 7-0, Coach?
Alabama (down from 1)
– It ain't easy to win on the road in the SEC
Arkansas (down from 2)
– Huge statement game at Auburn, for team and Mallett
South Carolina (up from 6)
– Yeah… Didn't see that coming. SC running game's hot
Florida (down from 4)
– Desperation is setting in for Meyer; here comes Chris Rainey
7 Mississippi State – Mullen vs. Meyer, Part II; would you believe MSU's offense is better?
8 Kentucky – Must win game v. Carolina; 3 straight wins followed by 3 straight losses
Georgia (up from 12)
– Wishing every game could be against UT
Vanderbilt (down from 9)
– UGA with no C. King; will Vandy win another road game?
Ole Miss (down from 10)
– 2 weeks to prepare for Bama (in case Alabama loses)
Tennessee (down from 11)
– All the good will from the last month destroyed in 15 min.
Arkansas vs. Auburn; Saturday, October 16th | 3:30 PM EST | CBS
. Bottom Line here is easy – Auburn's pass defense is crap. It's worse than it looks, and it looks bad. Meanwhile, Arkansas' passing attack is actually better than the stats suggest, and those already look good. Auburn must keep Mallett off the field, and when he's on, he better be on his back. Hit him early, often and late. I'm not saying take a cheap shot – but every shot you get, take it. With extreme malice. Because if there's one thing we've learned about Ryan, you can get into his melon. If you don't, Auburn, you're going to lose. If Cam and Co. can't run and keep Mallett and his talented quintet of receivers off the field, you're going to lose. You're going to lose…
Arkansas 35, Auburn 31
Mississippi State vs. Florida; Saturday, October 16th | 7 PM EST | ESPNU
. So now the question becomes how much of Florida's legendary offense is Meyer, and how much was Mullen? It's very hard to win on the road in conference play, and even harder in the Swamp. Unless, that is, your offense is better, your defense is good enough, your coach is intimately aware of the other program, and it happens to be in complete disarray. And how is this Rainey circus not going to be a further distraction, Urban? Don't look now Gator nation, but the game last year was far tighter than the final score hints, and they're better now -
a chip on their shoulder. They should have beaten Auburn. They just annihilated a Houston team, in Texas, that even after the loss is still 23rd in the nation in Total Offense and 10th in Scoring. You're 98th in Total Offense. 21 of your points against LSU came of short drives from turnovers (17 & 16), and a KOR for a TD. IF Miss State can avoid turnovers and play just respectable Special Teams, we'll witness a second big "program defining" win in as many weeks. And we will…
MSU 24, Florida 21
South Carolina vs. Kentucky; Saturday, October 16th | 6 PM EST | ESPN2
. Yes, there's likely to be a bit of a hangover, but not more than a quarter's worth. Were this game anyone other than Kentucky, we might be more concerned. But the Wildcats just aren't special enough, and with three consecutive losses, they have distractions of their own. Hartline is a serviceable QB, but he makes too many mistakes for a senior (he throws for a ton of yards, but in their three SEC games he's 4 TDs/3 INTs). It's a tenacious bunch in Lexington, but tenacity alone won't be enough to beat a superior Carolina team. Not even tenacity AND Cobb. SC has two weaknesses heading into this game – overconfidence/distraction and a weak pass defense. Word out of Columbia says Spurrier has the boys steady/focused, though on the second matter, Kentucky actually sports a decent passing attack – in large part because its Offensive Line ranks first in the conference at protecting the QB. Interestingly, the Gamecocks rank best at sacking the QB. Something's gotta give. We think it'll be Hartline's facemask. Also, Kentucky's rushing defense is just terrible – enter stage left one M. Lattimore, fresh from running up and down, and then back up Bama. The Gamecocks' defense wins this one in the first three quarters, Lattimore in the fourth. Watch the Kentucky O-line closely…
South Carolina 20, Kentucky 14
Record: 16-3
Arkansas vs. Auburn; Saturday, October 16th | 3:30 PM EST | CBS
. This game should be very similar to what we saw from Arkansas vs. Georgia earlier this year. It'll be a back and forth affair, where the team with the ball last likely wins. Ryan Mallett and Cameron Newton should have big games to keep both players in the Heisman hunt; if Denard Robinson can throw three picks at home and still be on top of some people's list, this game won't hurt either quarterback. But the winner will move to the top for Southern voters. Mallett will have a drive just like the winner against UGA; it won't be as fast, but the result will be the same…
Arkansas 38, Auburn 35
Mississippi State vs. Florida; Saturday, October 16th | 7 PM EST | ESPNU
. This Saturday, MSU has an opportunity to take a step forward into the New Year's Day bowl picture. No, we're not high. More than likely, MSU will be bowl bound by Halloween - but a struggling Florida offense that has lost two straight to the SEC West is ripe for the trifecta! The Gators are banged up physically and mentally after losing in a bad way to LSU. See how Tennessee reacted last weekend in Athens for an example of a hangover from a last minute loss to the Fighting Tigers. But while two straight losses for Urban Meyer is rare, three is unheard off. Therefore... (RM Note: After all that?! You female kitty.)
Florida 27, MSU 17
South Carolina vs. Kentucky; Saturday, October 16th | 6 PM EST | ESPN2
. If South Carolina wants to prove they're for real, they'll come out and crush Kentucky. This is the trap game Carolina fans fear and know all too well; coming off huge wins, the team has historically been flat and disinterested. Meanwhile, Kentucky is desperate after losing three straight SEC games. South Carolina should win this game, but I'm not picking them to do so until they actually do it once...
Kentucky 24, South Carolina 21
Record: 15-4
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The good news is that the tip (10%) and local municipality fees (10%) are included in the bill.
Largest tab I've seen was just shy of $17,000. It was for a group of about 60 people the Wynn in Las Vegas for an industry party/reception.
If my bar bill goes over $20 I would have a seizure.
I could not afford even a cup of water there!
I was part of a group of 14 people that spent over $65 on water at Sel de le Terre in Boston.
We won't return, ever.
This was a case of the wait staff taking advantage of our distractions in such a large group of friends that was celebrating and drinking alcohol - water was over-poured (no one drinks BOTH still and bubbly water), bottles were taken away before they were empty.
We had no control over the gratuity because it was fixed for groups.
Rather than argue with the Maitre d' and sour the night further, we made it clear that we would never return and that we would spread the word.
(BTW, the food was "adequate".)
All I can say is I missed one h3lluva party!
$6 for a diet coke? They wuz robbed!
$189k at Tryst in Las Vegas
Would'nt be surprised if it was: DON MOTHER@&%*$! JOHNSON !!! (google him...seriously)
This guy has been dropping "Rap Star" level bar tabs for about the last year now.I'm not a drinker...but I'll fall into a club on a semi-regular basis.Vegas clubs will shamelessly whack you 10 bux for a cranberry juice.Clubs are set up these days that people standing at the bar - and not ordering bottle / table service- get treated like passengers in coach. It is what it is.
Where was Michelle that Monday night?
$700. I will nver forget that day. it was my Birthday party and i ended picking up the the tab.
@ my own birthday. it took my 4 mounth to pay back my credit card. Some "friends" i have got
Fortunately, fools and their money are soon parted.
Hmmm. The Islamic prohibition against imbibing alcohol seems to be set aside when an obscene profit can be had.
105K is "small potatoes" compared to the "bubble era" tabs of 3-4 years ago. Still...it speaks more to me about a lack of imagination than anything else spending that kind of money on booze would say.
At $5-6 per pour, they could have had about 20,000 glasses of beer. Almost enough for an LSU tailgate party.
A fool and his money make a great party.
A harbinger of Revolution.
imagine the tip!! Lucky bartender
Maybe I shouldn't be reading the WSJ, but 2 bottles of Cristal = my salary for 2011. And I'm 40.
They could have bought a franchise! http://www.VentureCloning.com
Why are you offended? It's not your money.
$32 gets you just a slice? And what kind of party has only one slice of cake? No cake for anyone but the birthday boy/girl? That's just not right.
My largest personally was probably $300. For a group, who knows...probably around $10k.
Yawn, is this news?
$2,400.00 dinner for two at Charlie Trotters in Chicago. Oh, and it was totally vegetarian. Charlie will be missed.
Lemon water is just as good as Cristal for a fraction of the price. where r those people who lambasted tiger's ex- wife for destroying her 12 million dollar mansion? when it comes to alcohol wasting money is acceptable I suppose. "Sounds like they are sinning again." (from "the Quants") Sin makes the economy go round. From the corporatons to the Lobbyists to the politicians. WHO CARES
Diet Coke at $ 6 a piece - I cannot afford that!!!
Those infidel Americans. Their $105,000 wasteful night of spending at Cavali could have bought prayer rugs thousands of us starving... Wait, where is Cavali again? Why is the receipt in UAE Dirhams?
Why would anyone order Dirt Coke and red bull when they had dozens of bottles of cristal. Such bad taste.
37,000 dollars from my daughter's open bar at her wedding. Watch the folks pouring, they can easily pad the numbers when people are drinking. One of the tricks they use is to have a bus crew picking up half-drained cocktails while attendees are socializing. They return to an empty table and file back to the bar, while Dad calls his banker.
Look at it this way if no one were spending..... there would not be any jobs and the bosses would be bankrupt. More power to those who can afford to spend like this may we have many more of them. It's good to know not all people in the world are in my situation. Drink up folks and more importantly enjoy it.
Two bottles = more than my salary, and I'm 44 with an advanced degree and works 60 hours per week. But so what? I can go my entire life without ever tasting that stuff, so they can drive the price up as high as they like. And with Diet Coke being mass produced, I don't think the rich could ever drink enough to affect what it'll cost me at the grocery store ... they'd have to be dumping it in the ocean. If the average kindergarten class in America started wasting three extra boxes of tissue paper each year, it probably has more negative consequences on my life than these bar tabs do.
I meant "work 60 hours." Not paid for my typing!
After winning the Stanley cup the Bruins partied at Mohegan Sun and racked up a $156k tab. Of which $100k was for a 30L bottle of Ace of Spades champagne.
$135k at Boardroom in Chicago. Guy who bought bottle (supposedly Russian billionaire's son) gave it away to Zac Efron and Heather Graham. Biggest I've seen here.
For 105k they could have bought me, a dying single mother, a VERY nice house in my small Midwestern town. I don't think we even have any place that sells that champagne, and I'm 20 min away from a very famous college basketball hawk. My feeling is it's wasteful and in poor taste when so much else could be done with it but you only live life once and I hope they had the time of their life and will remember it as one of their greatest nights ever. Like they say "live like you are dying!"
Why get offended, this money didn't disappear. It just got transferred between the hands of very rich individuals. It got taxed along the way, ultimately reducing the wealth of an unwise person.
My ultimate goal in life is to be able to afford something like that, but to find enjoyment in better ways. I think giving is important, but I'm not so offended when someone does something ostentatious like this. Again, the wealth didn't vanish, it just moved.
A fool and his money are soon parted. Maybe this is less than a drop in the bucket for the individual in question, but very likely, he just wanted it to look that way. Excessive bar tabs are one way to hasten downward social mobility, the rich of today become the middle class of the next generation.
Who cares if he wants to spend his money that way? At least he's putting it into the economy. I'm sure all the waiters and waitresses were tipped very well that night and took home good money to their families.
Money clearly does not tasteful make.. Cristal is sooo 2001 ghetto tra$h, "I drive an Escalade with Foh-tie foh-s". Dom is clearly the king.
It's nice to know that all the money that we spend on SUV's guzzing gasoline is spent on guzzling a different libation. I always thought bar socialiazation as a fools errand, the more you spend on the deal the more drunk people get and forget your name the next day. $12.8k tab is largest I've personally seen.
Okay, you're just so cute! I love your videos I tried on that white anpsaet-ish top at F21, but unfortunately, my big ta-ta's made it look really funny on me, but it looks super cute on you!I hope you keep doing fashion videos!
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Oklahoma Natural Gas customers to see higher monthly charges
Most Oklahoma Natural Gas customers will pay more for monthly charges under a $9.5 million settlement recommended Thursday by an Oklahoma Corporation Commission administrative law judge.
The settlement now goes to the three-person regulatory panel for their final approval.
Residential ONG customers will see their monthly charges rise by 96 cents, or almost $12 per year. But separate reductions in the fuel-cost portion of customer bills from lower natural gas prices mean most customer bills will go down. Fuel costs are passed directly through to customers and vary based on the price of the commodity.
The base-rate increase will not affect low-income residential customers, whose monthly charges will stay the same under the settlement.
ONG in March asked for a $16.2 millionincrease in rates to help pay for $93 millionin infrastructure improvements for pipeline safety and reliability. The company worked out a settlement for $9.5 million with commission staff, the attorney general's office and a group representing industrial consumers.
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For all you romantics out there, here is our love stories section. These are stories of romance and love, which are generally on a deeper relationship level than stories in other categories. This story category focuses on falling in love, being in love, and developing a loving relationship. Please submit your real life or fictional love stories here.
When you love an artist, you are taken beyond whatever you were before he claimed you.
When you love an artist, sometimes you feel as if you are loving alone. The love they have for their art wells up inside of them, expands and nothing else can remain. That is what makes them what they are, extraordinary, with gifts that only God can hand out. Then there are times when the love they have for you becomes focused. It is overwhelmingly beautiful and beyond the imagination. When...Read On
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A lonely widow finds love and passion in a way that surprises her
The last two years since my husband died have been very difficult for me. My friends have been kind to me, and I cannot really claim to have been lonely. In fact, at times I would have valued a little space to come to terms with my loss. What I have missed has not been company, but the physical intimacy that I so often took for granted; the loving cuddling, the touch of his hands, the sound...Read On
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Mattie and Simon get ready to travel to New York, but have some fun on the way...
While you don't have to have read parts I, II and III of the story, it will enhance your reading experience. I hope you enjoy it. *** Mattie shifted in her sleep. She dreamt that she was lying in a sumptuous bed with a gorgeous man beside her. She felt him move between her legs and she wriggled her bottom, allowing his shoulders to push her legs apart and expose her soft mound. She...Read On
Added: 22 Jan 2013 | Category: Love Stories |
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A walk leads to the unexpected
It was one of those perfect June days that we wait for all winter. The sun was warm, the sky a clear and intense blue without a cloud in sight. It felt like slipping into a warm bath rather than the sauna that the heat and humidity of August would bring. There were even people out sailing at midday this Friday as Stacey gazed out of her office window toward Lake Ontario. They were starting...Read On
Added: 02 Mar 2014 | Category: Love Stories |
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A night with more extras than Simon or Mattie had bargained for...
The story picks up where Part II left off... Mattie has been hired once more as an escort by Simon. This was after they had spent an amazing night together a few weeks previously. Tonight was the launch of a new business venture for him. She was very impressed by him and looking forward to seeing him again, as was he her. We join them as they are about to enter his hotel suite and...Read On
Added: 27 Dec 2012 | Category: Love Stories |
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Desiree's tone startled me, but it was still arousing as hell.
Deshawn – The Case Meeting All the attorneys filed into the conference room on this frigid Tuesday morning for our regular meeting to run down our current cases and to distribute any new ones. I really didn't need the get-together since my assignment was a murder case. It wasn't a high profile case like OJ, but it was a murder case nonetheless. I sat in the back, in the cut,...Read On
Added: 15 Apr 2014 | Category: Love Stories |
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Let me massage you
This is a story when my husband gave me a little treat one morning. It's always nice to be delighted in lots of little ways. The hum drum of life can get rather boring. It's always nice to feel loved. This is what happened. It was early morning and I had just woke up and went to brush my teeth and wash my face. I was still tired and went back to the bed, but was just resting and not...Read On
Added: 15 Jul 2014 | Category: Love Stories |
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A schoolboy falls in love with a married woman.
I was seventeen and living in the country. I had no brothers or sisters and had spent most of my life after five years of age at boarding schools where I was educated, only coming home during school vacations. The farm is hundreds of kilometers from the city. Our homestead is also 30 kilometers from the nearest town and 14 kilometers from our nearest neighbors' place. The area was well...Read On
Added: 12 Apr 2014 | Category: Love Stories |
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A woman's emotional road to love and happiness...
Raindrops spattered the windows of Tracey's twenty-fifth floor office. The grey gloominess of the seemingly never-ending day matched her mood. Tracey was in a funk, and she had been for some time. Her thoughts drifted as she pecked aimlessly at her keyboard. "I need a break because this shit ain't working." She glanced at her closed door, "Fuck, why does my life have to be such shit?" ...Read On
Added: 14 Mar 2014 | Category: Love Stories |
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The early morning fog hung low to the ground, like a misty blanket, and the breaking dawn cast long shadows, as we headed into the sun. The landscape consisted of sparse vegetation and sporadic groups of trees and rolling hills. We flew close to the deck as possible, trying to use the element of surprise. This wasn't like many of our search-and-destroy missions, where the target was ambiguous...Read On
Added: 27 Apr 2015 | Category: Love Stories |
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Mattie and Simon find that they have an unexpected audience as they fuck...
While you do not need to read the previous parts of The Client to enjoy this one, it will greatly enhance your reading experience. *** New York, New York! Wow! No wonder they'd named it twice!! Mattie wrinkled her eyes against the glare from the sun as she stepped from the aeroplane. Simon's hand was on her lower back, guiding her and, given how she'd slept for almost the whole...Read On
Added: 13 Feb 2013 | Category: Love Stories |
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A girl embarks on a journey of discovery
It was a surprisingly warm day for October. I had gone out at lunch for a sandwich and marvelled at the kaleidoscope of colours among the trees along the river. The linden were so pretty this year, the lemon yellow and olive a lovely contrast to the warm tones of the sycamore, which overhung the water's edge. Had I more strictly artistic leanings, I might have set up my easel and splashed...Read On
Added: 03 Nov 2014 | Category: Love Stories |
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Olivia exacts her revenge on a childhood enemy.
They say that little boys pick on the girls they like. If a boy steals your favourite dolly, he's really trying to steal your heart. Ash Carlyle wasn't the kind of boy to steal your doll. He was the kind of boy that would take the doll, burn it and hand back the smoking remains. I find it easier not to speculate on how that corresponds to his heart-related intentions. He and I first met...Read On
Added: 15 Aug 2014 | Category: Love Stories |
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Frank is lost in the abyss as his life implodes.
I stood there staring at the divorce papers which had been delivered by a courier. The words blurred on the pages as I heard Susan laughing from the spare bedroom. Just a few short minutes ago everything was coming together for me. I had the love of a good woman, a second woman as a plaything and I was on the verge of finally being freed from a marriage that had died a long time ago. In the...Read On
Added: 26 Feb 2015 | Category: Love Stories |
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Dedicated to unlikely love - even in the most extreme circumstances.
I screamed desperately into the white veil, thrashing at the blank landscape with the least convincing punches I'd thrown in my life. The cold numbed and bit into my skin, forbidding me from forming feasible fists while my stiff, unwilling arms couldn't wait to hug me once more. My club-like mittens uselessly tucked under my armpits, seeking any modicum of warmth. Turning back towards...Read On
Added: 01 Jan 2015 | Category: Love Stories |
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July 1st 2013 I had just started a long shift behind the bar and I wasn't in the mood for being friendly to customers. I'd had a row with my boyfriend, Chris, before I'd left the house. I can't even remember what the row had been about; it was that meagre and irrelevant. The cause of the arguments never stayed put in my mind because the rough make up sex would always wipe my memory of...Read On
Added: 08 Mar 2015 | Category: Love Stories |
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A little hot fun in the morning
Joe and Susan were your typical married couple. They had sex whenever they could fit it into their busy days. Susan's sexual drive was far more than her husbands and often would satisfy herself with her vibrating toys. Her pussy was always dripping wet. Morning, noon, or night Susan's pussy was always ready, if her husband had suggested he wanted to make love. Her husband would...Read On
Added: 25 Sep 2014 | Category: Love Stories |
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Susan causes trouble.
I stood at the doorway and held the door for my wife. If she planned to shock me, she couldn't have done a better job. She was the last person I expected to see. "I'll use the guest room...for now," Susan announced. "Of course, I'll be moving my things into your room as they arrive. By then we'll be sharing the same bed again." What the fuck was she thinking? That she could cut me of from...Read On
Added: 21 Feb 2015 | Category: Love Stories |
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Dinner out and a lesson in Italian
Frances had done what was expected of her for most of her life: a good student, private school, art classes, and a degree from a top university. Now, finally, she had gained her independence and was living life on her own terms. Her friends and colleagues called her Frankie now. She had a job as a project manager in a design firm, had rented her first apartment, and was dating someone her...Read On
Added: 05 Apr 2014 | Category: Love Stories |
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Young lovers torn apart and separated by more than distance
Dust particles floated in the sunbeam that cascaded through the small window. "Terry's Cleaning" stretched with the dark blue shirt as the wearer stooped and shifted boxes that had sat undisturbed for decades, transferring them down small stairs that protested under the use. At the bottom of the stairs, a dark haired girl opened them. Some of the dusty boxes went to a large room to...Read On
Added: 20 Jul 2014 | Category: Love Stories |
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Loving My Girlfriend
I awake and turn around in bed to hold her. Ummm. It's Sunday morning, so we have the day to ourselves. She moans contentedly, still really half asleep, and wriggles her little bottom into me to let me snuggle her. You've guessed it. My semi-hard morning wood cock stiffens immediately and suddenly I am a man with a purpose. Gently, (she's not crazy about being fucked first thing in the...Read On
Added: 29 Apr 2014 | Category: Love Stories |
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When a new librarian shows up, college student Molly's life is turned upside down.
I hadn't seen her before, and like always when meeting someone I wasn't familiar with, I became tongue-tied. Though today, for some unfathomable reason, my awkward shyness was even worse. I had decided to come first thing in the morning before the big rush to the library started, but that meant that we were the only two people here and there was no crowd to hide in. Her green eyes roamed up...Read On
Added: 29 Dec 2014 | Category: Love Stories |
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I noticed her the day I moved in.
Where the fuck am I? The layout was exactly the same, but the furniture was different. I thought I was home because the bed faced the same direction, the dresser was in the same place and the door was even closed. But as I lay there trying to gain my bearings, things started coming back to me. First, I realized I wasn't alone in the bed. Second, the decorations on the wall weren't even...Read On
Added: 16 Apr 2014 | Category: Love Stories |
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Jimmy was flat on his back with his head under the front end of the Fairmont. He was trying to loosen a rusty bolt at an odd angle. " Fuck ." As soon as he spat the word he spotted a small pair of lime green sneakers in front of the car. Lime green sneakers, white socks and the sapling-like shins of a child. A ratty looking teddy bear was hanging down beside the shins. He put down...Read On
Added: 08 Feb 2015 | Category: Love Stories |
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Cindy reaches a defining moment in her journey
November had come and gone and December had slipped in unnoticed by the time I was due to go to Europe. It was an odd feeling. A huge task lay ahead when normally I was winding down, ready for the Christmas break. While I would usually be thinking of dusting down the sled, I was headed for one of Europe's most beautiful cities in all its autumnal glory. I sent a text to Elizabeth from...Read On
Added: 07 Dec 2014 | Category: Love Stories |
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The story nears its conclusion...
Part I January 31, 1512 Casa di Venuccio de Lambra, Rome Italy It is a particularly cold mid-winter afternoon. A man is sitting by a crackling fire and is fashioning a small figure from soapstone. The light shows that it is nearer supper than lunch. He looks up as his young wife enters the house . "You are late Vittoria." "Pardon, Venuccio, he made me sit a long time today." ...Read On
Added: 05 Jan 2015 | Category: Love Stories |
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A girl takes a holiday in a little sea side village, where everyone is always horny
In a land, not so far away, there lived a blonde-haired girl, who had skin as light as pearl. She was named Daniela or Danny, but all her friends called her Snow White on account of her amazingly fair complexion. On reaching her eighteenth birthday, she prepared to be presented at the debutante's ball, where it was presumed she would find a suitor. Whispers spread across the land that...Read On
Added: 07 Dec 2013 | Category: Love Stories |
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Do not lie with thy enemy ...
Blood. It is all I have ever known. From the moment I was brought into this world, shrouded in it, to present. I carry sword and shield in hand, leading my army to battle, feeling the blood of the enemy spray onto my face, covering my body with crimson rain. War. It is all I have ever known. They call me the God of War, not knowing that my reputation precedes farther than what is...Read On
Added: 02 Mar 2014 | Category: Love Stories |
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Cindy's world becomes more complicated in unexpectedly sexy ways
Any hopes of an Indian summer had been dashed. October bumped into November, handing the autumn over clumsily, with sultry weather one day and drizzle the next. I hoped the weather wasn't a metaphor for my life, which had suddenly been shaken by a girl and her painting. Elizabeth had crashed into my life like a whirlwind. One minute everything was predictable or as predictable as it could...Read On
Added: 22 Nov 2014 | Category: Love Stories |
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The journey in Rome nears its conclusion.
It was the third Saturday before Christmas and my quest to validate Elizabeth's painting was gathering momentum. It was a wonderful time of the year and being in Rome and now with my lover beside me, it was especially magical. Being a Saturday, it was Elizabeth's only real chance to buy what gifts and souvenirs she could carry. In Rome there was no Sunday shopping, with a few exceptions, as...Read On
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Michel Gagné was born in Québec, Canada. He studied animation at Sheridan College School of Visual Arts in Ontario, Canada and in 1985, began a highly successful artistic career. Renowned for his unique vision, Michel has lent his talent to several animation companies, such as Don Bluth Studios, Warner Bros., Disney, Pixar, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, etc. His creative work can be seen in over twenty feature films including "The Iron Giant", "Osmosis Jones" and "Ratatouille". Aside from his studio work, Michel is a determined entrepreneur who has created work in a wide range of media, from live performances to gallery exhibits. With video game veteran, Joe Olson, he created the critically acclaimed video game, "Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet" which was released in 2011. He has been recognized by his peers with a BAFTA, an Annie Award, and has received numerous prizes and nominations from the animation, video game and comics industries. Michel is also active in the publishing world having written and illustrated several books and comics, such as "The Saga of Rex" and "Insanely Twisted Rabbits". His work has been published by DC Comics, Image Comics, Random House, Fantagraphics, Abrams, as well as Michel's own imprint, GAGNE International Press. He lives peacefully with his wife and dog, in the Pacific Northwest, USA.


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My Gym Springfield: Fitness Classes for Kids + $25 Discount
My Gym Springfield Review Disclosure: We received complimentary one-time admission for one class in order to facilitate our review. With several fitness classes to choose from for children ages 6 months to 10 years old, along with special events like birthday parties and parents' night out, there's a little something for everyone at My Gym Springfield. Conveniently located on Baltimore Pike in the Springfield Square Shopping Center, My Gym is a fun and safe indoor space that is sure to – READ MORE >>
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Frozen Inspired Elsa Waterless Snow Globe Do your children love all things Frozen? If so, this Frozen-inspired Elsa waterless snow globe needs to go on your to-do list. This Elsa snow globe is the perfect craft for kids, and can really get you into the spirit of the winter season. Take a peek below at how you can craft your own in just minutes. Supplies Elsa figurine (look at your local retail store for assorted figurines) Large canning jar White – READ MORE >>
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Halloween Ideas for Kids Kids always get a good deal of candy each year at trick-or-treating time. Sometimes I like to switch it up and give out something else, just to break it up. Five Candy Alternatives for Trick-or-Treaters Glow sticks Growing up, our trick-or-treat times always fell in the afternoons. Once I moved here, I realized that many communities (ours included) still trick-or-treat at night. That's what makes giving out glow sticks bracelets for trick-or-treating so much fun. The kids – READ MORE >>
How to save money with digital magazines
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Nonetheless, the myth of a grinning FDR leading America forth from the soup kitchens remains potent. And today's Democrats rely desperately on that fading falsehood, hoping to bolster their bad economics with worse history. Hillary Clinton routinely hijacks Rooseveltian language, most recently disparaging the "on your own society" in favor of a "we're all in it together society." John Edwards' "two Americas" nonsense drips of FDR's class warfare. Never mind that Keynesian economics does not work. Never mind that it promotes unemployment, discourages investment and quashes entrepreneurship. For Democrats, the image of government-as-friend is more important than a government that actually protects the rights that breed prosperity.
"The impression of recovery -- the impression that a President was bending the old rules and, drawing upon his own courage and flamboyance in adversity and illness, stirring things up on behalf of the down-and-out -- mattered more than any miscalculations in the moot mathematics of economics," novelist-cum-economist John Updike recently wrote, defending FDR from Shlaes' critique. "Business, of which Shlaes is so solicitous, is basically merciless, geared to maximize profit. Government is ultimately a human transaction, and Roosevelt put a cheerful, defiant, caring face on government at a time when faith in democracy was ebbing throughout the Western world. For this inspirational feat he is the twentieth century's greatest President, to rank with Lincoln and Washington as symbolic figures for a nation to live by."
For Updike and his allies, image trumps reality. The supposed harshness of the business world matters more for Updike than the fact that profit incentives promote economic growth, efficiency and creativity. The "caring face" of government is more important for Updike than creating a framework that produces jobs and affordable commodities. Updike's sporadically employed father liked FDR because FDR made him feel "less alone." No doubt Updike's father would have felt less alone if he had been steadily employed by a private enterprise -- the kind of enterprise stifled by Roosevelt.
"We are beginning to wipe out the line that divides the practical from the ideal," FDR announced in 1937, as unemployment stood at 15 percent, "and in so doing we are fashioning an instrument of unimagined power for the establishment of a morally better world." Today's Democrats continue to embrace the vision, even at the cost of a prosperous reality.
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Rapper 2 Chainz arrested in Oklahoma City
FILE - This Feb. 10, 2013 file photo shows rap artist 2 Chainz at the 55th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Oklahoma City police say the rapper was among more than 10 people arrested after they failed to exit a tour bus following a traffic stop. 2 Chainz, whose real name is Tauheed Epps, was arrested Thursday morning, Aug. 22, 2013, on a charge of obstructing a police officer. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, file)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Rapper 2 Chainz was one of 11 people arrested after refusing to get off a tour bus for almost nine hours following a traffic stop in Oklahoma City early Thursday morning, police said.
2 Chainz, whose real name is Tauheed Epps, and the others were arrested on a charge of obstructing a police officer and booked into the Oklahoma County Jail on Thursday morning, Sgt. Jennifer Wardlow said.
But by Thursday afternoon, all 11 had paid the $2,000 bail and were released from custody, Oklahoma County Sheriff's spokesman Mark Myers said.
The 35-year-old rapper performed with Lil Wayne and T.I. in Oklahoma City on Wednesday night. Police stopped 2 Chainz's tour bus around midnight near Interstate 40 because of an illegal taillight and noticed drug use, though Wardlow wouldn't go into specifics.
The driver was arrested, "but as he got off the bus, the interior door shut and locked and obviously our officers could not get in there," she said.
The remaining people on the bus refused to leave the vehicle, so officers towed it to a nearby police training facility about four miles away, Wardlow said.
Investigators obtained a warrant and all 11 people came off the bus around 9 a.m., Wardlow said. They were then arrested on the charge and booked into jail.
This photo provided by the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office shows Rapper 2 Chainz. 2 Chainz was one of 11 people arrested after refusing to get off a tour bus for almost nine hours following a traffic stop in Oklahoma City early Thursday morning, Aug. 22, 2013, police said. 2 Chainz, whose real name is Tauheed Epps, was arrested Thursday morning along with 10 other people on a charge of obstructing a police officer, Sgt. Jennifer Wardlow said. (AP Photo/Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office)
Wardlow also said investigators found narcotics on the bus, but don't know to whom those belonged. She said more charges could be filed later.
The Atlanta-based rapper, initially known as Tity Boi, was a member of the rap duo Playaz Circle before going solo. His 2012 debut album, "Based on a T.R.U. Story," topped the Billboard charts. His new album, "B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time," is set to be released next month.
Earlier this year, 2 Chainz was acquitted of marijuana charges he faced after a traffic stop on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
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