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Omababe

3) Â Gas prices. Â Not the cost of fuel to get to the games for the local or semi local people but the impact on disposable income. Â My guess is the economy in general, not specifically fuel prices. The casual attendees are just putting off trips and other non-essential expensive items. I skipped...

Omababe

That's what I was thinking. Â I would have guessed mid 50's I knew he was older than I am (I am mid 50s, but I don't admit it) and the first Carlin album I got was FM and AM, and that was like when I was a senior in HS, IIRC. I kind of assumed he was 30-ish back then. If he was born in 1937, that c...

Omababe

So sad!

I've seen him live several times over the years. Great loss.

Omababe

The one game I did see this year, game 1 last weekend, there were a LOT of empty seats!

Traffic was still MURDER though.

Omababe

I think Omaha is a great city, and I anxiously await each time I dine at the Applebee's steakhouse in Council Bluffs 3 or 4 times a year on my way up to Sioux City. This pretty much robs you of any credibility as far as opinion of Omaha. 3 or 4 times a year you come through here and..... go to the ...

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I've always hated the phrase "loose beef sandwiches." Â Even though they're good, it just sounds gross. Hey, that's what my mom always called them. She even thought the term "sloppy joe" was unsophisticated. :) (And yes, I know the difference between a "loose beef" and...

Omababe

Besides Ross' there was the Sparetime (much like Ross'), Sparetime on 72nd? I distinctly remember Sparetime in the Little Italy district, maybe 1979 or so. It was on the south side of Pierce by the tracks. I remember dining at Sparetime well, but I never remember one by that name on 72nd. If I reme...

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According to "Stella", the Food Network was swayed by some last minute (ahem) lobbying and will be bypassing their establishment in favor of Brew Burgers. Not that I have anything against Brewburgers, but Stella's is legendary right? Yes, classic barburgers and such. You could probably ca...

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S. 72nd Street at one time was known as "The Strip" and was very popular for dining. Â That was 30 years ago. Â Sadly it has fallen on decay and a general junky feeling, which I think can be tied directly to the 1975 tornado. Am I forgetting something? I've now been here over 30 years, an...

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Bob (Swift) and I went to get some lunch at Dixie Quicks today. Â The crews were there filming. Â The guy at the door informed us, however, that the show pretty much had control of the restaurant that day... Â They weren't even taking orders. Â You would just get what they brought you out. Â This w...

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From "did you know", based on Wikipedia's newest articles: Did you know ... ... that a United States district court decision against the Omaha Horse Railway Company allowed cable car tracks to be installed in Omaha, Nebraska? Complete article here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omaha_Horse_...

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I just noticed tonight that Google Maps now has Street View for Omaha as well as a large chunk of eastern Nebraska for that matter. Most of the routes covered are in west Omaha with a few also in south Omaha and downtown. It looks like the photos were taken around spring time of last year...but I c...

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Hoop wrote:Burnsey's was across from Big Freds, they had good fried chicken and nice "Old Omaha" prints hanging around the place.

That was the one I was thinking of! I'm very surprised that one closed. They were good and seemed to always be busy.

Then one day they were gone.

Omababe

Ah, I just hope that the streetcar system doesn't turned into something only by tourists, but embraced by everyone and used as a mean of public transport. Agree. I really wanna see some serious transit, as opposed to a tourist curiosity or a retro carnival ride type of thing! It's gonna take some t...

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I don't mean to take this off topic, but what was that restaurant called that used to exist just southeast of 84th and Center with a Cadillac crashing through the top of its facade? I believe it was a 50's song name and it was a 50's theme right across from Cinema Center. Blueberry Hill. That's als...

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Pink Poodle Steakhouse in Crescent, Iowa, Big Fred's Pizza Garden , I really wouldn't call either of the above dives by any means. Pink Poodle is really the typical small town steak house, but with a doll collection that seems to get smaller over time. Big Fred's is a very respectable pizza-pasta p...

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This item has been posted on a few of the photo boards.

Seems very relevant here in light of all of the FNB photo enforcement and such ...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/20 ... .terrorism

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Cool... Â I've always liked this show, and it'll be neat to see some local establishments portrayed. Â While the list that they've got isn't bad, I've always thought Dixie Quick's (19th and Leavenworth) would be a perfect spot for them to shoot... Â Great food in a very unlikely location and quirky...

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joebob12 wrote:On the theme of Italian in Omaha, do not go to Casio's Italian in Bellevue. Terrible. Absolutely terrible.

I'm assuming then that this has no connection to Cascio's on 10th, correct?

Omababe

I {heart} that pink Cadillac (it looks like a Cadillac anyway, I think) crashed into the side wall!

(I know what I'm gonna shoot this weekend if I have time!)

Omababe

The word on the street is they are going to turn this area into a mini old market! That's what I heard from a lady that rents out a house in that area. I've heard this too, over and over for a few years now. I haven't heard anything definitive at all, however. Millard has the basis of a good busine...

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ROFL, GE handshake!

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The mayor has voiced his preference for the modern streetcars. Â But frankly, I'll take whatever I can get to get people behind the idea. It's really kind of blurry as to what's a "streetcar" per se, and what's a "light rail vehicle", and I admit that I don't know many of the te...

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This link and photo were posted on another system. I wasn't aware that a major manufacturer of new trolley cars is right next door to us! Here's the company site: http://www.gomacotrolley.com/index.html They specialize in vintage-look trolley cars that are built to modern specifications. I'm sure th...

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Candleshoe wrote:Regarding security dudes in big buildings...

LOL, this one kinda reminds me of the time that Letterman and his crew attempted to deliver a welcome basket to some GE executives!

That was a classic!

Omababe

Use tinypic.com no login or password to remember. I would suggest image shack. Â Tiny pic removes your pics a few months after they are posted. Â I've had stuff stay on Tinypic for over a year. I think it's more like they remove it once it's no longer accessed for some time. Here's a thread here w...

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-All flights will be mainline Airbus aircraft by the end of June That's encouraging news to hear! I hope Frontier continues to stay afloat. There is a possibility that ExpressJet could be pulling put of OMA. ...but the airline is bleeding money. That's too bad. I have never flown Expressjet. Anybod...

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I do wonder if this will result in Frontier pulling out of Omaha. Â I hope not, as I like that airline a lot, but they are already in Bankruptcy Court. Frontier would be a great airline (for Omaha) except for two things. 1. Only nonstop out of Omaha is Denver. Anything else is a plane change in DEN...

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nebport5 wrote:so apparently after a certain age if I like something younger people do, I'm a pedophile.

Well, sometimes you're called a "cougar".

Omababe

nativeomahan wrote:It is a fascinating part of town, resembling the Ozarks or Appalachia.

There are a few very rustic pockets in there, east of 6th., roughly from Bancroft north to, uh Querulous St.

or so. Yes, very un-typical of what you think of as Omaha.

Omababe

DTO Luv wrote:Well then we'll have people committing suicide at all hours of the morning.

OMG, the first time that happens, we'll have a lot of finger-pointing.

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Big E wrote:
Omababe wrote:Yeah, go to Tom's Diner (112th and Bwy, near Columbia) and order the Coney Island Whitefish special.
Nice... is that actually a menu item?

Uh, yeah, right!

(I am laughing so hard I can barely type, can't believe I actually posted that! Google it if you don't get it.) {blush}

Omababe

Very good points here ... we need to get the bankruptcy rate data for the entire Omaha metropolitan area 'before and after' the IOWA casinos opened up, I think we can assume that if there could be any inference of bankruptcy, hardship, crime, etc., resulting from the Iowa casinos, that the anti-casi...

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I'm leaving tomorrow. The only thing left to do is pack the husker Back2Back sweatshirt and my Jamal Lord autographed hat. Any last minute suggestions? Don't forget your Eric Crouch College World Series Bobblehead. Yeah, go to Tom's Diner (112th and Bwy, near Columbia) and order the Coney Island Wh...

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Thank you Dave, you have given me another reason to be embarrassed by another one of your many political stances.. This high-horse anti-casino attitude makes me want to regurgitate! Particularly since here in Nebraska, they think that Keno (which is a lousy game for the player) is clean, wholesome,...

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thenewguy wrote:
Omababe wrote:Finally another choice than Untied and Frontier!

I'm in no way trying to poke fun, but it reminded me of this t-shirt...

http://www.untied.com/

Omababe

Possible stupid question here.

What are those two big turquoise machinery-looking things? I drove by there the other day and it almost looked like one of them had a window with a space in it.

Just curious.

Omababe

almighty_tuna wrote:FINALLY!!!!

YES!

Finally another choice than Untied and Frontier!

I just hope they don't get any brainy ideas of cutting their OMA-LAS flights and routing those thru Denver!

Omababe

Coyote wrote:Travis Justice is spreading the rumor that there will be a Coco Key in the North Downtown area. Any one hear about this rumor?

Could Omaha support two of these?

Is the one out at 72nd. getting that much business?

Omababe

it would be so amazing if Omaha and Council Bluffs never removed trolleys. Â If they were around, I'd park the car and ride to work. It's amazing how extensive the trolley system was in its heyday. If you doubt this, go to the library and look at the Orr book Streetcars of Omaha and Council Bluffs ...

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