Rory, Spieth, DJ, Conners & Morikawa 279

Thin Lizzy Still in love with you National Stadium Dublin 1975

Can’t believe what I saw in McDonald’s today. An old man placed an order for one hamburger , French fries and a drink.
He unwrapped the plain hamburger and carefully cut it in half , placing one half in front of his wife.
He then carefully counted out the French fries , dividing them into two piles and neatly placed one pile in front of his wife.
He took a sip of the drink , his wife took a sip and then set the cup down between them. As he began to eat his few bites of hamburger , the people around them were looking over and whispering.
Obviously they were thinking , 'That poor old couple - all they can afford is one meal for the two of them.'
As the man began to eat his fries a young man came to the table and politely offered to buy another meal for the old couple. The old man said , they were just fine - they were used to sharing everything..
People closer to the table noticed the little old lady hadn't eaten a bite. She sat there watching her husband eat and occasionally taking turns sipping the drink.
Again , the young man came over and begged them to let him buy another meal for them. This time the old woman said 'No , thank you , we are used to sharing everything.'
Finally , as the old man finished and was wiping his face neatly with the napkin , the young man again came over to the little old lady who had yet to eat a single bite of food and asked 'What is it you are waiting for?'
She answered
'THE TEETH'.

Savoy Brown - Tell Mama

Roku has pulled YouTube TV from its channel store. The distribution agreement between Roku and Google for YouTube TV has expired as of today — and the two sides haven’t been able to reach a new deal. However, Roku says it is “taking the extra step to continue to offer existing subscribers access to YouTube TV on the Roku platform unless Google takes actions that require the full removal of the channel.” New subscriptions from the YouTube TV app have also been switched off “until an agreement is reached.”

In an email to customers, Roku warned “it is also important that you do not delete the YouTube TV app as it will not be available for download to Roku devices.” The regular YouTube app is unaffected by this situation and remains freely available on Roku devices.

Roku has accused Google of seeking unfair terms that would adversely affect streaming competitors and benefit the YouTube suite of apps. Google has also asked for deeper access to Roku customer data than other services, Roku claims, and is pushing Roku to adopt new hardware requirements; presumably the company is aiming to get AV1 supported in the future.

“We have only asked Google for four simple commitments,” Roku said in a new statement today. “First, not to manipulate consumer search results. Second, not to require access to data not available to anyone else. Third, not to leverage their YouTube monopoly to force Roku to accept hardware requirements that would increase consumer costs. Fourth, not to act in a discriminatory and anticompetitive manner against Roku.”

Earlier this week, Google accused Roku of abusing its strong position in the streaming hardware market. “Roku often engages in these types of tactics in their negotiations. We’re disappointed that they chose to make baseless claims while we continue our ongoing negotiations,” a Google spokesperson told The Verge on Monday. “All of our work with them has been focused on ensuring a high quality and consistent experience for our viewers. We have made no requests to access user data or interfere with search results. We hope we can resolve this for the sake of our mutual users.”

Google today followed that up with a blog post, stating that “our initial conversations started with Roku simply to renew the current terms of their ongoing deal with YouTube TV, which has been in place for several years. Our offer to Roku was simple and still stands: renew the YouTube TV deal under the existing reasonable terms.” Google claims that Roku used the opportunity to also “renegotiate a separate deal encompassing the YouTube main app, which does not expire until December.”

One bullet point really does sound like Google wants Roku to get on board with the AV1 codec:

Our agreements with partners have technical requirements to ensure a high quality experience on YouTube. Roku requested exceptions that would break the YouTube experience and limit our ability to update YouTube in order to fix issues or add new features. For example, by not supporting open-source video codecs, you wouldn’t be able to watch YouTube in 4K HDR or 8K even if you bought a Roku device that supports that resolution.

The takeaway is that we’re witnessing a more online, digital version of the carriage disputes that are so common between cable providers and content providers. Both companies are choosing their words extremely carefully.

Roku has insisted it’s not demanding more money from Google, and its email to customers — sent out at 8AM ET this morning — says “we cannot accept Google’s unfair and anticompetitive requirements that would allow for the manipulation of your search results, impact the usage of your data, and ultimately cost you more.” Google’s stance is that it “can’t give Roku special treatment at the expense of users,” and it’s reiterating that there have been no requests to change search or for special access to user data. “This claim is baseless and false,” Google said in its post.

Update April 30th 12PM ET: The article has been updated with new information from a blog post published by Google / YouTube.





https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/30/22411711/roku-removes-youtube-tv-channel-store

My favorite Uncle Kracker song.
Tribute to George

A Beautiful Morning. The Rascals

The Proper Way to Call a Golfer a Bastard ...

A guy was getting ready to tee off on the first
hole when a second golfer approached and asked if
he could join him. The first said that he usually
played alone, but agreed to the twosome.

They were even after the first two holes. The
second guy said, "We're about evenly matched, how
about playing for five bucks a hole?"

The first guy said that he wasn't much for
betting, but agreed to the terms.

The second guy won the remaining sixteen holes
with ease. As they were walking off number
eighteen, the second guy was busy counting his
$80.00. He then confessed that he was the pro at
the neighboring course and liked to pick on
suckers.

The first fellow revealed that he was the Parish
Priest.

The pro was flustered and apologetic, offering to
return the money.

The Priest said, "You won fair and square and I
was foolish to bet with you. You keep your
winnings."

The pro said, "Is there anything I can do to make
it up to you?"

The Priest said, "Well, you could come to Mass on
Sunday and make a donation of $80. And, if you
want to, bring your Mother and Father along, I'll
marry them."

Mouse And The Traps - Sometimes You Just Cant Win

Joe Cocker - You Can Leave Your Hat On

Man that is Funny! I spit my coffee out.

Great time in my life!

Summer Rain - Johnny Rivers

I Got The Same Old Blues J J Cale

Lovin' Spoonful - Daydream

IM, Spieth, DeChambeau, Rory & Sergio 279

Most excellent thanks!

Sitting on the highway 23 waiting to catch speeders, a Pickaway County Deputy sees a car puttering along at 23 MPH. He thinks to himself, that car is just as dangerous as a speeder. So, he turns his lights on and pulls the car over. Approaching the car, he notices there are 5 old ladies, two at the front and 3 at the back, wide eyed and looking like ghosts.
The driver obviously confused said, "Officer, I don't understand, I wasn't doing over the speed limit!, What seems to be the problem?" "Ma'am," the officer said, "you should know that driving slower than the speed limit can also be dangerous". "Slower than the speed limit? NO SIR! I was doing exactly 23 miles an hour", the old woman said proudly.
The officer chuckles and explains that 23 was the route number, not the speed limit. A bit embarrassed, the woman grinned, thanking the officer for pointing out her error. "Before I go Ma'am, I have to ask, is everyone OK? These women seem badly shaken and haven't uttered a word all this time"
"Oh! they will be alright in a minute, Officer, we just got off Route 104

Ben Harper, Charlie Musselwhite – I’m In I’m Out And I’m Gone

Samantha Fish - Lay It Down

One of my all time favorites!
Thanks have not heard it in a very long time.

Karla Bonoff opened for Jackson Browne Running on Empty 1978.
I've followed her for a while. She was a sweetheart.
She is a great songwriter also. She has been covered by several well known
artists.

Karla Bonoff - Someone To Lay Down Beside Me

Brad Delp & BeatleJuice perform "Oh Darling
PSA Lower your volume

One of my all-time favorites!

Grass Roots Let's Live For Today

Audioslave - Be Yourself

Temple Of The Dog - Hunger Strike

I Want To Hold Your Hand (Remastered 2015)

It doesn't get any simpler than this classic!

Hall & Oates - She's Gone video

The Story: Shot for cheesy pop show Summertime On The Pier, it features John in a vest and bow tie, Daryl in a bathrobe, a kazoo and their co-writer Sara Allen – immortalized in Sara Smile – walking past chased by a lurex devil.
John takes up the story: “The show was hosted by Ed Hurst, a real dweeb who used to be an insurance salesman. We said we just couldn’t lip-sync on it, but got told that we had to do the show.
“My sister Diane was in film school, so we wrote a script. We took all the furniture from our apartment – the big armchair that Daryl sits in
– and drove to this square, straight TV station. They expected us to lip-sync
and as Diane was a young college girl, they didn’t want to listen to her at all.”
Reluctantly, the duo got their way. “And once they saw that wacky video, that TV station got real pissed. They went to our record company and said, ‘These guys will never perform in Philadelphia again! We’ll blackball them on the radio! Their career is over!’ I think it might be the best video we ever did.”
It also kickstarted Diane’s career – she’s a producer for ABC TV, won an Emmy and overseen TV coverage of three Olympic Games.

I mowed the lawn today, and after doing so
I sat down and had a cold beer.
The day was really quite beautiful, and the drink facilitated some deep thinking.
My wife walked by and asked me what I was doing,
and I said, "Nothing."
The reason I said "nothing" instead of saying "just thinking" is because she then would have asked, "About what?"
At that point I would have had to explain that men are deep thinkers about various topics, which would lead to other questions.
Finally I pondered an age old question: Is giving birth more painful than getting kicked in the nuts?
Women always maintain that giving birth is way more painful than a guy getting kicked in the nuts, but how could they know?
Well, after another beer, and some more heavy deductive thinking, I have come up with an answer to that question.
Getting kicked in the nuts is more painful than having a baby, and even though I obviously couldn't really know, here is the reason for my conclusion:
A year or so after giving birth, a woman will often say, "It might be nice to have another child."
But you never hear a guy say, "You know, I think I would like another kick in the nuts."
I rest my case.
Time for another beer. Then maybe a nap.

I hope it is a pleasant experience, mine was.

Congrats Wow! Good picking

Teddy Swims

272
Schauffle
DeChambeau
Spieth
Cantlay
Finau

Missy,
My friends had a band in High School that was the 1st song they learned.

The Way Back Machine Sam The Sham..... Little Red Riding Hood

89 year old man was stopped by the police around 2 a.m. and was asked where he was going at that time of night.
he replied, "I'm on my way to a lecture about alcohol abuse and the effects it has on the human body, as well as smoking and staying out late."
The officer asked, "Really? Who's giving that lecture at this time of night?"
He replied, "That would be my wife.

Murrayhill Speaking of that. Chris Cornell....I worked with Chris on several tours his passing really hurt. He found beauty in The Darkness.

Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down