Billy Dalto

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I stumbled across Abandoned Baton Rouge a few nights ago while searching for more information on the unfinished dormitory on the Jimmy Swaggart Ministries campus, a structure familiar to most BR residents. Its construction stopped prematurely because Swaggart’s ministry, which reported $128.5 million in revenue in 1986, had to downsize after his notorious fall in 1988. Since then, this this building has stood unfinished, essentially as a commemoration of failure. (image from here) In addition to this building, ABR has visited the Bellemont Hotel, Lincoln Theatre, and even the the Turkish Baths. It’s a site worth checking out if you’re familiar with BR and have some interest in the many abandoned buildings around town.

I stumbled across Abandoned Baton Rouge a few nights ago while searching for more information on the unfinished dormitory on the Jimmy Swaggart Ministries campus, a structure familiar to most BR residents. Its construction stopped prematurely because Swaggart’s ministry, which reported $128.5 million in revenue in 1986, had to downsize after his notorious fall in 1988. Since then, this this building has stood unfinished, essentially as a commemoration of failure.

(image from here)

In addition to this building, ABR has visited the Bellemont Hotel, Lincoln Theatre, and even the the Turkish Baths. It’s a site worth checking out if you’re familiar with BR and have some interest in the many abandoned buildings around town.

“ He talked about women and about music. His masseuse brought him Chicken McNuggets.
— From this article on Usain Bolt, who apparently broke the 200m world record with McNuggets in his belly.
This video was the subject a discussion at work this week. I had completely forgotten there was a time during my childhood when I was lucky to go a day without seeing a Bac-Os commercial. I wonder if Bac-Os are better than Beggin’ Strips.
While stopped at an intersection on my way to the gym today, my car’s engine sputtered and then stalled. I tried to restart the engine but the green light came too soon. With a handful of cars already lined up behind me I had to push my car through the intersection onto the nearest median. As I awkwardly pushed and steered my car at the same time, I was pleasantly surprised by a guy who jumped out of his truck and helped me push. Evidently he wasn’t looking for a new friend; he was on his way almost before I had a chance to say thanks. Naturally, when I got back into my car it started immediately. So, NBD!

While stopped at an intersection on my way to the gym today, my car’s engine sputtered and then stalled. I tried to restart the engine but the green light came too soon. With a handful of cars already lined up behind me I had to push my car through the intersection onto the nearest median. As I awkwardly pushed and steered my car at the same time, I was pleasantly surprised by a guy who jumped out of his truck and helped me push. Evidently he wasn’t looking for a new friend; he was on his way almost before I had a chance to say thanks.

Naturally, when I got back into my car it started immediately. So, NBD!

“ Once again the mall has become my Waterloo.
— Killface
cameronr: Now what am I going to do with this? Half of it is still attached to my fucking toe.  Tasty (and optimistic). His toenail is half attached, not half gone.

cameronr:

Now what am I going to do with this? Half of it is still attached to my fucking toe. 

Tasty (and optimistic). His toenail is half attached, not half gone.

sydvish: I made this for Will today…he is the Spotlight of the Week (yes, morale is one of my “projects,” don’t laugh).  Anyway, you may not get a couple of the references, but the picture itself is worth posting.  Thanks to George and Frank for their creative input. P.S.  If I were better at photoshop (or if Mills were in town) we would have made it like the cover of an actual Tiger Beat, however, bighugelabs.com was the best I could do! Hilarious! This made its way around the office very quickly. It was very strange to see a picture of myself in the elevator.

sydvish:

I made this for Will today…he is the Spotlight of the Week (yes, morale is one of my “projects,” don’t laugh).  Anyway, you may not get a couple of the references, but the picture itself is worth posting.  Thanks to George and Frank for their creative input.

P.S.  If I were better at photoshop (or if Mills were in town) we would have made it like the cover of an actual Tiger Beat, however, bighugelabs.com was the best I could do!

Hilarious! This made its way around the office very quickly. It was very strange to see a picture of myself in the elevator.

Important Tip

topherchris:

Don’t ever let your ACLU membership lapse. They will send you 13,407 direct mail letters begging you to come back. Now that they’ve wasted so much paper on my behalf, I feel obligated to become a member of Greenpeace.

So either join the ACLU and stick with them forever, or just join Greenpeace.

National Geographic is a bit clingy too. I expected an easy breakup but they tried to win me back by killing a few trees.

minuswell:

Pilots earn their pay.  I get annoyed whenever I hear people complaining about how pilots don’t have the right to strike and that they already get paid too much for a routine job.  

Sure most flight are by the books, but when the unexpected happens, a calm, collected, and skilled pilot is worth his weight in gold.

This is a vid of the jet blue incident a few years back.  The nose gear was stuck in the stowed position which made the wheels perpendicular to the tarmac.  Despite this the landing couldn’t have been smoother or more precise.  Well done.

Patrick Smith’s discussions of pilot pay here and here were enough to convince me pilots are not overpaid.
It’s difficult to say which part of this photo I like most. It’s either John Daly’s mullet or the streaker’s plastic golf clubs.
It’s difficult to say which part of this photo I like most. It’s either John Daly’s mullet or the streaker’s plastic golf clubs.