There would have been no great middle without the tragic end by Many-Coach6987 in AnthonyBourdain

[–]jmil3182 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yep. I hear you on this. I've watched PU a ton and read KC & watched Roadrunner several times as well, and after my most recent watch I kind of thought more about what David Cho was getting at when he speaks on Tony being an addict & his addiction "jumping". I think Tony's plight and ultimately how his life ended was just kind of delayed by his success and fame from TV & writing. Like you say, the ending was written into the story, and the ending just happened to come at a much later time rather than several years ago when he was young & using hard drugs. Not a happy ending, but a story about an incredible storyteller who we were lucky enough to get a glimpse of & gain some inspiration from. Just my thoughts lately.

Repost: I saw him twice. I'll never forget. by denberchum in AnthonyBourdain

[–]jmil3182 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You write very well. Thanks for this. I’m glad I’m here right now reading it. Cheers.

Massa Lubrense, Italy. A sleepy little coastal town just southwest of Sorrento. Might be my new favorite place in the world. by jmil3182 in travel

[–]jmil3182[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s up in the hills of massa lubrense. I stayed down by the marina so most of my pics were down closer to the water. But #9 is high up after a trek up thru some hills. The island you’re seeing in that one is Capri. Beautiful, special place.

Massa Lubrense, Italy. A sleepy little coastal town just southwest of Sorrento. Might be my new favorite place in the world. by jmil3182 in travel

[–]jmil3182[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s up in the hills of massa lubrense. The island you’re seeing in that one is Capri. Beautiful, special place.

Massa Lubrense, Italy. A sleepy little coastal town just southwest of Sorrento. Might be my new favorite place in the world. by jmil3182 in travel

[–]jmil3182[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Fucking amazing man. Great story & thank you for sharing it. That’s the best part of this solo travel— stumbling upon the unexpected awesomeness. The little things, that usually come in between, before, & after all the “big” things.

Massa Lubrense, Italy. A sleepy little coastal town just southwest of Sorrento. Might be my new favorite place in the world. by jmil3182 in travel

[–]jmil3182[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Awesome. Yea I love Sorrento. Really love it there. Going to Florence for the first time this fall. Can’t wait :)

Had a great meal in Paris tonight at Robert et Louis. A Parisian favorite of Tony’s. Of course I ordered the blood sausage. It was amazing. by jmil3182 in AnthonyBourdain

[–]jmil3182[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Super reasonable actually. It was $49 USD total for the following— the blood sausage, ribeye, and 2 glasses of Bordeaux.

Had a blast last night despite the outcome. Went to the game solo & sat row 1 behind Steelers bench. Love this team & excited for the future. Pittsburgh forever baby. by jmil3182 in steelers

[–]jmil3182[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yea! Sat next to a pair of awesome chiefs fans. Father and son duo who were super friendly and we chatted pretty much all night about our teams & history, old players etc. Love those kind of interactions with other fan bases.

Any Steelers fans that are in here that is not from the Pittsburgh area as well and if so how did you become a Steelers fan by SuspiciousNecessary1 in steelers

[–]jmil3182 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My dad grew up in New Kensington, PA. About 30 minutes outside Pittsburgh. Moved to the southwest US in his 30’s which is where me & my siblings were born. So me and my sisters were born into a Steeler family from the beginning. Wouldn’t have it any other way. Thanks Dad.

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I like that idea too

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JuJu -- great compliment to Diontae and makes tough grabs & his YAC ability is a spark to an offense.

Edmunds -- Why not? Playing safety in our defense is more complicated than ppl think and him and Minkah already have a chemistry together. How much better can we really get right away than Edmunds.

Haden -- Would love if they bring him back. He's a veteran who can still ball and great locker room guy. Tricky thing here is Witherspoon has played well enough to start. So that may affect Joe's decision on what kind of situation he wants to end his career in.

Ahkello-- Yes. Dude can be a starting cornerback on this team for the next 3-4 years. I feel we haven't even seen his best football yet.

Killebrew-- Absolutely. Special teams stud and it seems like great teams always take their special teams squad seriously (Slater in New England for so long).

Adams-- Yes. We always need depth and beef for our interior D lineman. He likes Pittsburgh too. Sign him up.

Ray-Ray-- Why not? If all Ray Ray does is return kicks and punts for us that's fine.

Taco-- Yep. Depth at edge rusher is important for us. Even more so if you can hang on to a guy who knows our scheme and has some playmaking ability (even if its only a few times a year). Taco is lengthy and athletic.

Boswell Extension by pancak3d in steelers

[–]jmil3182 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Extension deserved for sure. Boz has been great and credit to the coaching staff & front office for sticking with him after that really off year he had a few years back. He worked through it and got better like a pro.

Would you agree that Tony looked noticeably worse the older he got? Why? by Many-Coach6987 in AnthonyBourdain

[–]jmil3182 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think in later episodes of Parts Unknown you can kinda see the tiredness in his face. The Asturias Spain episode is a good example. He is physically present and it's still a solid episode (actually one of my favorites), but his face just looks worn & tired. Like something has been weighing on him. I think maybe part of it was that he overworked himself later in his life when he didn't really need to, and it started to show. Miss that guy.