I had a similar experience with Art Garfunkel at the restaurant at the base of Buttermilk winter of '81-82. What a prick. Just nasty to everyone in the hotel. Just FYI never piss off the people handling your food.
Hunter Thompson was great in those days and we we see him often holding forth at the Woody Creek Tavern when we were living in the trailer park there.
Aspen in the '80s was pretty nuts.
Woody creek tavern was the coolest spot. I had a pretty normal (relative) conversation with HST over a beer and burger. Also had a very weird conversation about hockey and guns another time.
I used to work for the Aspen Ski Company, circa late 80s. It was a lot of fun, met a lot of rich/famous people, spent a lot of time skiing. Chevy Chase was there for Christmas and was generally being an ass. Everyone in the service industry in town knew him and had generally been treated like shit by him. No one looked forward to him being around and he had gotten several people fired.
I was working lifts one day and he came through the line. At the same time, there was a group of ski-wis (little kids in a group lesson). Because the kids were all little, we would split them up and send them on the lift with an adult(s). This lift had 4 spots, and CCs group had 3, so I ushered a little kid up to the line and when they stepped forward I asked if they wouldn't mind escorting the kid up. They said sure, so I slowed the lift to accommodate everything. As he stepped up, CC looked at the kid and said something along the lines of "this will be a great honor for you", and the kid of course gave him a blank stare. CC then said "Don't you know who I am?". At this point the chair was there and I could see bedlam about to unfold as CC tried to explain his acting greatness to a 5 year old. So I grabbed the kid and stuffed him in the seat, muscled the chair under CC so he had to sit, and said "Guess you're not as famous as you think you are". The chair was a fairly long one, probably close to 10 minutes or so. About 15 minutes after the incident, my boss came over and told me to take the day off. He probably should have fired me, but everyone was so sick of CC at that point, no one was taking him serious. And he was right, CC went right by me several more times that week, and I even helped his wife, when I was working patrol later and he didn't recognize me.
That year, I also got my Bill Murray and Hunter Thompson encounters. Those were much better.
I had a similar experience with Art Garfunkel at the restaurant at the base of Buttermilk winter of '81-82. What a prick. Just nasty to everyone in the hotel. Just FYI never piss off the people handling your food.
Hunter Thompson was great in those days and we we see him often holding forth at the Woody Creek Tavern when we were living in the trailer park there.
Aspen in the '80s was pretty nuts.
No, the hand is not an unusual injection site. Half of my treatments go into my hand as they are the most accessible and reliable in people of advanced age. Veins start rolling and doing things that make them hard to hit just as a matter of age. I'm running out of useful and accessible veins in my arms. We try there first and if they don't score, we default to the hand. We had to use an ultrasound to find an accessible vein in my arm for the IV to inject the contrast for my CT Wednesday night. Earlier in the day during my monthly IViG treatment we made two attempts to hit a vein and the hand did not work. We had to go elsewhere higher up in the side of my right arm. Nearby where the IV for the contrast ended up going. I'm 73 now just for the record.
Nice to see our resident doctor make an Alzheimer diagnosis with out an examination of the patient. But that's how you lefties roll.
And now I see that you deleted your post about injections in the hand as I was composing this. You're a real POS, spam_dragon.
"Nice to see our resident doctor make an Alzheimer diagnosis with out an examination of the patient. But that's how you lefties roll."
This, from the medical expert eager to remote-diagnose Biden as senile.
People are just asking questions, Kurt. Just like your right-wing bloviator heroes.
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Dec 6, 2025 - 10:32am
Those keeping track might remember that I think peripheral bruising in such an old old man is meaningless. Folks like to use it, alone, as a Sign Of Something, but truth is the arm vessels get more fragile as you get this old old old. So its presence is nothing.
This isnt the same as a bleeding or clotting issue, since we donât know about easy nose or gum bleeds. Thatâs a problem with clotting issue. Arm bruises alone - just a sign of a very old man.
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kurtster wrote:
No, the hand is not an unusual injection site. Half of my treatments go into my hand as they are the most accessible and reliable in people of advanced age. Veins start rolling and doing things that make them hard to hit just as a matter of age. I'm running out of useful and accessible veins in my arms. We try there first and if they don't score, we default to the hand. We had to use an ultrasound to find an accessible vein in my arm for the IV to inject the contrast for my CT Wednesday night. Earlier in the day during my monthly IViG treatment we made two attempts to hit a vein and the hand did not work. We had to go elsewhere higher up in the side of my right arm. Nearby where the IV for the contrast ended up going. I'm 73 now just for the record.
Nice to see our resident doctor make an Alzheimer diagnosis with out an examination of the patient. But that's how you lefties roll.
And now I see that you deleted your post about injections in the hand as I was composing this. You're a real POS, spam_dragon.
Sorry, but where did I make a diagnosis? Quote it please. Otherwise, retract the falsehood.
"At first, people with Alzheimer’s disease may have mild symptoms, like trouble remembering names or forgetting recent events.
As time goes on, more severe symptoms may appear, like mood changes or confusion about time and place.
Eventually, people with Alzheimer’s disease may become unable to communicate or live independently... Symptoms of an injection-related reaction include redness, swelling, heat, pain, itching, rash, bruising, and blood collection under the skin at the injection site.
You may also develop headache, fatigue, or fever after an injection."
"Just sayin'..."
Isn't the hand an unusual injection site?
No, the hand is not an unusual injection site. Half of my treatments go into my hand as they are the most accessible and reliable in people of advanced age. Veins start rolling and doing things that make them hard to hit just as a matter of age. I'm running out of useful and accessible veins in my arms. We try there first and if they don't score, we default to the hand. We had to use an ultrasound to find an accessible vein in my arm for the IV to inject the contrast for my CT Wednesday night. Earlier in the day during my monthly IViG treatment we made two attempts to hit a vein and the hand did not work. We had to go elsewhere higher up in the side of my right arm. Nearby where the IV for the contrast ended up going. I'm 73 now just for the record.
Nice to see our resident doctor make an Alzheimer diagnosis with out an examination of the patient. But that's how you lefties roll.
And now I see that you deleted your post about injections in the hand as I was composing this. You're a real POS, spam_dragon.
"At first, people with Alzheimerâs disease may have mild symptoms, like trouble remembering names or forgetting recent events.
As time goes on, more severe symptoms may appear, like mood changes or confusion about time and place.
Eventually, people with Alzheimerâs disease may become unable to communicate or live independently...
Symptoms of an injection-related reaction include redness, swelling, heat, pain, itching, rash, bruising, and blood collection under the skin at the injection site.
You may also develop headache, fatigue, or fever after an injection."
I used to work for the Aspen Ski Company, circa late 80s. It was a lot of fun, met a lot of rich/famous people, spent a lot of time skiing. Chevy Chase was there for Christmas and was generally being an ass. Everyone in the service industry in town knew him and had generally been treated like shit by him. No one looked forward to him being around and he had gotten several people fired.
I was working lifts one day and he came through the line. At the same time, there was a group of ski-wis (little kids in a group lesson). Because the kids were all little, we would split them up and send them on the lift with an adult(s). This lift had 4 spots, and CCs group had 3, so I ushered a little kid up to the line and when they stepped forward I asked if they wouldn't mind escorting the kid up. They said sure, so I slowed the lift to accommodate everything. As he stepped up, CC looked at the kid and said something along the lines of "this will be a great honor for you", and the kid of course gave him a blank stare. CC then said "Don't you know who I am?". At this point the chair was there and I could see bedlam about to unfold as CC tried to explain his acting greatness to a 5 year old. So I grabbed the kid and stuffed him in the seat, muscled the chair under CC so he had to sit, and said "Guess you're not as famous as you think you are". The chair was a fairly long one, probably close to 10 minutes or so. About 15 minutes after the incident, my boss came over and told me to take the day off. He probably should have fired me, but everyone was so sick of CC at that point, no one was taking him serious. And he was right, CC went right by me several more times that week, and I even helped his wife, when I was working patrol later and he didn't recognize me.
That year, I also got my Bill Murray and Hunter Thompson encounters. Those were much better.
So basically, CC is just an egotistical prick. Much like the subject of this thread.
I used to work for the Aspen Ski Company, circa late 80s. It was a lot of fun, met a lot of rich/famous people, spent a lot of time skiing. Chevy Chase was there for Christmas and was generally being an ass. Everyone in the service industry in town knew him and had generally been treated like shit by him. No one looked forward to him being around and he had gotten several people fired.
I was working lifts one day and he came through the line. At the same time, there was a group of ski-wis (little kids in a group lesson). Because the kids were all little, we would split them up and send them on the lift with an adult(s). This lift had 4 spots, and CCs group had 3, so I ushered a little kid up to the line and when they stepped forward I asked if they wouldn't mind escorting the kid up. They said sure, so I slowed the lift to accommodate everything. As he stepped up, CC looked at the kid and said something along the lines of "this will be a great honor for you", and the kid of course gave him a blank stare. CC then said "Don't you know who I am?". At this point the chair was there and I could see bedlam about to unfold as CC tried to explain his acting greatness to a 5 year old. So I grabbed the kid and stuffed him in the seat, muscled the chair under CC so he had to sit, and said "Guess you're not as famous as you think you are". The chair was a fairly long one, probably close to 10 minutes or so. About 15 minutes after the incident, my boss came over and told me to take the day off. He probably should have fired me, but everyone was so sick of CC at that point, no one was taking him serious. And he was right, CC went right by me several more times that week, and I even helped his wife, when I was working patrol later and he didn't recognize me.
That year, I also got my Bill Murray and Hunter Thompson encounters. Those were much better.
I've always considered golf as an awful waste of otherwise beautiful nature.
I've been a golfer most of my life, since about 9 or 10 years old when my grandfather taught me the game. I'm a decent player and love because it is complex, difficult and beautiful. I find it to be my zen and my nemesis. The purpose of my post was not to debate the merits of golf; it's a polarizing topic. The one thing that was ingrained in me as a young man and has stuck with me as an old man, is the integrity of the game. It is one of the only sports that is self-refereed. If you violate a rule, you call it on yourself, if you don't you are a cheat. If I start my backswing and the ball moves, I call a one stroke penalty, whether someone saw it or not.
Typically, you are playing with some other folks who may or may not see what happens when you are making a shot or assessing your position to make a shot. If you become known as the person who miraculously finds an unfindable ball, gets an amazing ball position, mis-calculates your score, etc. you quickly become known as a person of low integrity. Trump is well known as a golf cheat. This book points out many examples of his cheating and how it exemplifies his character. He is not typical of golfers, he is typical of cheaters. Those who play with him and condone this cheating are also cheaters. They either owe him something or he owes them.
Anyway, not wanting to convince anyone about the glory of golf. I do recommend the book, it is about much more than the game.
*edit* I have no problem with Islander's description of his game, if you aren't posting a score for handicap, playing someone for a score, or a Club Championship (Trump's wins them almost weekly https://www.palmbeachpost.com/...) then it is fine to bump the ball around and do whatever. If I'm by myself on the course I'll drop a couple of balls to redo a shot.
I've always considered golf as an awful waste of otherwise beautiful nature.
The Wyndham Tournament here every year has a huge charitable and economic benefit. Many local producers and tradesmen as well as all the labor building the tentworks and façade. I myself have designed and built many of the structures like serving stations and bars around the course over the past 14 years or so for the various amenities and sponsors, etc. Not that my part is so important, but there is a bigger picture.
It's a big deal to the community, public and private partnerships in service of a greater purpose than most folks are probably aware of.
I personally don't play but I love to jack a bucket full of balls on a driving range, though the day after I can't walk. It's the knees you see...
Just realized I jacked the Trump thread instead. Almost as much fun.
It's a lot of fun if you give it all the seriousness you would give walking around a pretty park hitting a ball with stick. If you try an make it noble or overly competitive, you'll just look like an ass.
Ironically, this guy had it right in the movie, but screwed it up in real life:
He did get me a day off when I worked in Aspen (he asked to have me fired, but my boss just said 'go ski the other mountain and avoid him if he comes through the rest of the week, he won't recognize you'.
