Contact: John Andres -152 Spruce Drive, Apple Valley, MN 55124 Phone: 952-432-6185 Fax: E-mail: jbandres@worldnet.att.net KCBS Reps: Art McLeran, Mark Born
hmmm....I'm a certified judge...and I have cooked in prior state events....I wonder If I should find time to judge again.......
its closing....i dont know but i better use the gift certificate and stock up on stuff because thats where i buy my sauces rubs and wings sauces arrgghh i will have to find another supplier
 i also see you are a judge..do you know the wee willys guy? great sauce and rubs
the only guy i really "know"Â at the store is a blonde haired guy i talk to whenever im there
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Ya..I know the wee willy's guy....his story is just amazing...unreal...that a guy could basically start out in this cooking circuit and go to "jack daniel invite" and win in his first year....
 yep blake sounds right. the wee willys guy was real friendly talked to him about tailgating and his sauce and how he wanted to do something with the saints(i hope they called him i mentioned him and the outdoor store to a saints staffer who handles such things ) and i saw that contest on food network where he won. i wish i had the time,skill and equipment to do that sort of thing but i will have to be happy with the backyard and tailgating. tho the saints may have a tailgating contest again this year
ATLANTA (AP) -- An 88-year-old woman has filed a civil lawsuit claiming that an exterminator pinned her down, shoved a pesticide nozzle into her throat and sprayed it.
Patience Von Suttka, 88, filed the lawsuit Thursday against Orkin Inc. and its former employee, Antonio Battle.
Von Suttka claims the 31-year-old Battle came to her Alpharetta home in March 2004 and became violent after she questioned a higher-than-usual fee for pest control. Battle grabbed Von Suttka’s walker, threw it across the room and jumped on her, she said.
“He shoved my shoulders back and started to spray me and pinned my legs back and leaned against them,” she said.
Von Suttka says she got away after biting Battle three times and called the police, who found Battle in her garage when they arrived.
In two separate cases, Battle also faces criminal charges of rape and reckless conduct for attempting to poison a woman’s drinking water.
A spokeswoman for Orkin said the company had no problems with Battle in the two years he worked for them.
He passed a felony background check and drug test before landing a job there.
“We were shocked,” spokeswoman Martha Craft said. “In fact, he was the pest control technician for some of our company’s top executives.”
Battle was fired hours after he allegedly attacked Von Suttka, she said.
Von Suttka says she still suffers numbness in parts of her face and neck.
A Fulton County grand jury indicted him in November on charges of aggravated assault against Von Suttka and carrying a concealed weapon, said Erik Friedly, a spokesman for the Fulton County district attorney’s office.
Battle also faces charges of trying to poison another Alpharetta woman’s drinking water with pesticides, Friedly said.
He is jailed on charges from Clayton County, where he is accused of kidnapping, aggravated assault and two counts of rape stemming from a Sept. 2004 incident, police said.
Trials in all three cases are pending.
OK.....geez...this guy is a creep...where the hell did they hire this guy....omg.....
Dang, just read cnn about the summer movies. Here's a quote from George Lucas about the new star wars movie.
"It is a different 'Star Wars,"' Lucas told the AP. "It is a tragedy. It's a real tearjerker. All the women who have seen it, some of the men that have seen it, cried through it."
I dunno, call me crazy, but I just can't see crying at a star wars movie... But it might be fun to go opening night and see all the star wars fans dressed up as jedis and whatnot leaving the theater sobbing...
hahaha... seriously no. I know one crazed star wars fan, and they're so into it, it almost scares me... Shoot the only reason I'd go opening night is they're accomodating on standing in line and buying extra tickets.
I've always liked opening night for any Star Wars movie. You won't find excitement and anticipation in the air for any other type of movie. I foresee the new Indiana Jones flick generating the same type of buzz when it finally comes out too. The only thing I'm doing different this time is getting tickets for the 12:02 showing instead of the 12:01. I actually had elbow room the last time we traded ours in.
I probably said this little Star Wars story before so this is more for me. When Star Wars Episode 1 opened it was huge! Lots of people camped out for weeks and tons of people jammed into the theater for all of the 9 early showings. We were at the 12:01 showing. Packed was an understatement. They were having Star Wars trivia questions and if you answered one right you got to ask the next one. Well we had been drinking a bit more than we should have and were making fun of all the geeks (like we aren't one of them or something)
We knew all the answers of course. Finally my friend Neil shouts out an answer and they then make him stand up and ask a question. He asks if he can ask any question. They all egg him on and say make it a hard one for a change. So he stands up and turns around to a silent but eager crowd of geeks. He then asks: "Does anybody in here know what the first line of a job application is?"
Dead silence
I can't think of a time that I laughed harder in my entire life. I couldn't breathe. I was feeling real faint. All six of the guys I went with were on the floor. We're the only things you could hear in the entire theater. You had to be there. I'm laughing my ass of just thinking about it now.Â
Neil turns back around and says: "I didn't think so"
LOLOL!
Thanks for letting me share that. I needed that for a Monday.
God we're assholes
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Thanks PM - At first I thought it was because we were all buzzed up but even now I can see the hilarity of it. Unfortunately, something like that can't be reproduced.
I think you're right. We would have probably laughed but kept it quiet as not to offend anyone. This way we didn't give a shit who we offended since that part was already taken care of from Neil. haha
I went with a bunch of buddies to the opening night of the first Mission Impossible movie, and we all had had several adult beverages, CM style. Anyway, we're sitting in the front row, right in the middle. When there's the scene in the restraunt, where he blows up the aquarium to get out, I stood up, turned around, and screamed,
I received a request from the Warner Brothers production crew of the film “Class Action” to shoot in downtown Minneapolis on Wednesday, April 27, 2005, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. They wish to shoot on Marquette Avenue South between 6thStreet S. and 9thStreet S.
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There will be intermittent traffic stops at 9thStreet S. and Marquette during the filming sequence of 3 cars driving down Marquette to 6thStreet South (approximately 3 minutes).  These stops will occur between the 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.   There should be no more than four such stops per hour. There will be intermittent traffic stops of eastbound 8thStreet South at Marquette and westbound 7thStreet South at Marquette for each shoot as well.   Police officers will be stationed at 10th & Marquette, 9th& Marquette, 9thStreet & 2ndAvenue S. Midwest Federal Parking Ramp, 8thand Marquette, IDS Ramp, 7th& Marquette, 7thStreet and 2ns Avenue S. 6th& Marquette.  Warner Brothers will need to hire a minimum of 10 police officers.
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Patrons needing access to the Midwest Plaza Parking Ramp during traffic stops will be directed by Police Officers at 9thStreet South & Marquette into the bus lane and to the ramp between 9th& 8thStreets. Traffic will exit this ramp by turning right into the bus lane on Marquette and left onto 9thStreet South.
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All meters on Marquette Avenue between 6thStreet S. and 9thStreet South will be hooded andwill need to be removed during the shoot. All other non-metered parking in this area will be posted NO PARKING ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2005, BETWEEN 6:00 A.M. AND 3:00 P.M. Period vehicles from the early 1990’s will be parked in these areas during the shoot. We will maintain all pedestrian sidewalk and skyway traffic during the film shoot; however, production assistants will be onsite to prevent gawkers.
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It's kinda weird that WB decided to shoot the downtown scenes during a weekday. most movies are shot on the weekend if it's in the downtown areas. Saves cash and hassles. Plus, then I can go sneak in as an extra. Damn it!
I'd like to be as close to Charlize as I was to Arnold. MMMMMMM HoTTTTTTT!
 the bbq opener is this sat april 30th!
the bbq opener is this sat april 30th!
psst...I've alrdy fired up my smoker....so season's open as far as i'm concerned...
well ive fired up my grills etc too but the official opener is sat with the lighting of the giant weber in downtown white bear lake
but the official opener is sat with the lighting of the giant weber in downtown white bear lake
what are you going to do when the "outdoor cooking" store closes.....which I know it is in the process of shutting its doors!!!(or selling off)
I know this because I know almost everybody that works there......I heard that they started having issues when "al pruett" stopped working there...
hmmm....
05/13-05/14
MN State Championship -BBQ - Chicken, Brisket, Pork (pork shoulder), Ribs
5th Annual Minnesota in May
Contact: John Andres -152 Spruce Drive, Apple Valley, MN 55124
Phone: 952-432-6185 Fax:
E-mail: jbandres@worldnet.att.net
KCBS Reps: Art McLeran, Mark Born
hmmm....I'm a certified judge...and I have cooked in prior state events....I wonder If I should find time to judge again.......
I'll find out more info...
...Looks like its going to be in cambridge.....grrr....I hate that town....oh wait that's the town I grew up in...shouldn't say that.....
I hate that town
http://www.kwqc.com/Global/story.asp?S=3252917
I'm sorry..this story cracks me up....
She's lucky "PAYME" didn't call instead....
its closing....i dont know but i better use the gift certificate and stock up on stuff because thats where i buy my sauces rubs and wings sauces arrgghh i will have to find another supplier
 i also see you are a judge..do you know the wee willys guy? great sauce and rubs
the only guy i really "know"Â at the store is a blonde haired guy i talk to whenever im there
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Ya..I know the wee willy's guy....his story is just amazing...unreal...that a guy could basically start out in this cooking circuit and go to "jack daniel invite" and win in his first year....
Kitch, I was born in Cambridge.
Kitch, I was born in Cambridge.
heh...At least I don't have to say that!!! ha
I never lived there though.
She says he shoved a pesticide nozzle into her throat and sprayed it.
Yeah, that's a real fricken knee slapper there.
You're a sick man.
 yep blake sounds right. the wee willys guy was real friendly talked to him about tailgating and his sauce and how he wanted to do something with the saints(i hope they called him i mentioned him and the outdoor store to a saints staffer who handles such things ) and i saw that contest on food network where he won. i wish i had the time,skill and equipment to do that sort of thing but i will have to be happy with the backyard and tailgating. tho the saints may have a tailgating contest again this year
heh
ATLANTA (AP) -- An 88-year-old woman has filed a civil lawsuit claiming that an exterminator pinned her down, shoved a pesticide nozzle into her throat and sprayed it.
Patience Von Suttka, 88, filed the lawsuit Thursday against Orkin Inc. and its former employee, Antonio Battle.
Von Suttka claims the 31-year-old Battle came to her Alpharetta home in March 2004 and became violent after she questioned a higher-than-usual fee for pest control. Battle grabbed Von Suttka’s walker, threw it across the room and jumped on her, she said.
“He shoved my shoulders back and started to spray me and pinned my legs back and leaned against them,” she said.
Von Suttka says she got away after biting Battle three times and called the police, who found Battle in her garage when they arrived.
In two separate cases, Battle also faces criminal charges of rape and reckless conduct for attempting to poison a woman’s drinking water.
A spokeswoman for Orkin said the company had no problems with Battle in the two years he worked for them.
He passed a felony background check and drug test before landing a job there.
“We were shocked,” spokeswoman Martha Craft said. “In fact, he was the pest control technician for some of our company’s top executives.”
Battle was fired hours after he allegedly attacked Von Suttka, she said.
Von Suttka says she still suffers numbness in parts of her face and neck.
A Fulton County grand jury indicted him in November on charges of aggravated assault against Von Suttka and carrying a concealed weapon, said Erik Friedly, a spokesman for the Fulton County district attorney’s office.
Battle also faces charges of trying to poison another Alpharetta woman’s drinking water with pesticides, Friedly said.
He is jailed on charges from Clayton County, where he is accused of kidnapping, aggravated assault and two counts of rape stemming from a Sept. 2004 incident, police said.
Trials in all three cases are pending.
OK.....geez...this guy is a creep...where the hell did they hire this guy....omg.....
Damn...
Pay Me said you could see the outline of the bikers body that dies on 94 this morning.
http://turbulence.org/spotlight/thinking/chess.html
People in general scare me:)
holy crap...I'm not playing that thing...its scares the crap outta me....
Watch out....
Dang, just read cnn about the summer movies. Here's a quote from George Lucas about the new star wars movie.
"It is a different 'Star Wars,"' Lucas told the AP. "It is a tragedy. It's a real tearjerker. All the women who have seen it, some of the men that have seen it, cried through it."
I dunno, call me crazy, but I just can't see crying at a star wars movie... But it might be fun to go opening night and see all the star wars fans dressed up as jedis and whatnot leaving the theater sobbing...
heh....somehow I thought you'd go to that because I thought you'd dress up...ha
hahaha... seriously no. I know one crazed star wars fan, and they're so into it, it almost scares me... Shoot the only reason I'd go opening night is they're accomodating on standing in line and buying extra tickets.
dont panic
I've always liked opening night for any Star Wars movie. You won't find excitement and anticipation in the air for any other type of movie. I foresee the new Indiana Jones flick generating the same type of buzz when it finally comes out too. The only thing I'm doing different this time is getting tickets for the 12:02 showing instead of the 12:01. I actually had elbow room the last time we traded ours in.
I probably said this little Star Wars story before so this is more for me. When Star Wars Episode 1 opened it was huge! Lots of people camped out for weeks and tons of people jammed into the theater for all of the 9 early showings. We were at the 12:01 showing. Packed was an understatement. They were having Star Wars trivia questions and if you answered one right you got to ask the next one. Well we had been drinking a bit more than we should have and were making fun of all the geeks (like we aren't one of them or something)
We knew all the answers of course. Finally my friend Neil shouts out an answer and they then make him stand up and ask a question. He asks if he can ask any question. They all egg him on and say make it a hard one for a change. So he stands up and turns around to a silent but eager crowd of geeks. He then asks: "Does anybody in here know what the first line of a job application is?"
Dead silence
I can't think of a time that I laughed harder in my entire life. I couldn't breathe. I was feeling real faint. All six of the guys I went with were on the floor. We're the only things you could hear in the entire theater. You had to be there. I'm laughing my ass of just thinking about it now.Â
Neil turns back around and says: "I didn't think so"
LOLOL!
Thanks for letting me share that. I needed that for a Monday.
God we're assholes
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I probably said this little Star Wars story before so this is more for me
never heard it- very funny- thanks for sharing!
you can go sit down now.
you can go sit down now.
HAHAHAHA!! I love it. Point taken.
::Sits back down all red faced::
I would have been rolling right along with you CM:)
Thanks PM - At first I thought it was because we were all buzzed up but even now I can see the hilarity of it. Unfortunately, something like that can't be reproduced.
Nah, being drunk made the joke a little more obvious:)
I think you're right. We would have probably laughed but kept it quiet as not to offend anyone. This way we didn't give a shit who we offended since that part was already taken care of from Neil. haha
can't...stop....playing.....gold....miner....
I went with a bunch of buddies to the opening night of the first Mission Impossible movie, and we all had had several adult beverages, CM style. Anyway, we're sitting in the front row, right in the middle. When there's the scene in the restraunt, where he blows up the aquarium to get out, I stood up, turned around, and screamed,
"Oh My God! Fish! Everybody, run for your life!"
And ran screaming from the theater.
I'm not allowed at the Grandview anymore.
HAHA!! I love it!!
FUNNY BEAR!
I can't stop playing gold miner either...got to level 15, KT?
aw, hell...
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I received a request from the Warner Brothers production crew of the film “Class Action” to shoot in downtown Minneapolis on Wednesday, April 27, 2005, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. They wish to shoot on Marquette Avenue South between 6thStreet S. and 9thStreet S.
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There will be intermittent traffic stops at 9thStreet S. and Marquette during the filming sequence of 3 cars driving down Marquette to 6thStreet South (approximately 3 minutes).
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All meters on Marquette Avenue between 6thStreet S. and 9thStreet South will be hooded andwill need to be removed during the shoot. All other non-metered parking in this area will be posted NO PARKING ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2005, BETWEEN 6:00 A.M. AND 3:00 P.M.Â
Period vehicles from the early 1990’s will be parked in these areas during the shoot. We will maintain all pedestrian sidewalk and skyway traffic during the film shoot; however, production assistants will be onsite to prevent gawkers.
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Glad I'm not in Minneapolis....
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That was the movie KT's husband was trying to name in a contest a while back?
COOL!
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Right now the listed name is "Class Action".   I dont think that is going to be the final name.
lol perhaps Class Action will refer to the citizens of Minneapolis going after the movie makers for traffic congestion...
Dumb name!
makes me think of kids in school getting some ;)
Class ACTION!
It's kinda weird that WB decided to shoot the downtown scenes during a weekday. most movies are shot on the weekend if it's in the downtown areas. Saves cash and hassles. Plus, then I can go sneak in as an extra. Damn it!
I'd like to be as close to Charlize as I was to Arnold. MMMMMMM HoTTTTTTT!
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I am bringing the camera to work tomorrow. I work on Marquette in between 8th and 9th. Hopefully I will get a shot:)