Today included a late-morning bus ride to Anaheim and a few hours in a nearby hotel. This is deviating a bit from the traditional “morning” road picture, but very rarely do I got a high-floor room with a view, so I thought I would share it. This is a panorama shot, looking northwest out over Orange (click for a larger version). On an unrelated note, but one that many will appreciate, there will be a Kings broadcast of tonight’s game on Fox Sports West.
I was going to watch on mute, thank goodness!
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CB14 Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 3:20 pm
@Ryan, Yeah, me too. Thank goodness somebody grew a brain and we’ll get to listen to Bob and Jim, instead of Homer Hayward.
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tornado12 Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 3:58 pm
@CB14, but he said everyhting he learned about broadcasting was from Jim Fox…
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LA_1968 Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 4:06 pm
@tornado12, I gotta admit that was a pretty funny line.
spidey35 Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 3:30 pm
@Ryan, That’s exactly what I do, except I turn on Nick and Darryl
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Wow nice view from the jacuzzi in the honeymoon suite hammond!
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Jason4Kings Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 3:20 pm
You’re in the Doubletree? I can see my old apartment in this picture.
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Jason4Kings Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 3:22 pm
@Jason4Kings, Sorry @jess, i didn’t mean this as a response to you.
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Stuart Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 3:54 pm
@Jason4Kings, totally the 2xtree…LOL used to work in that camera shot years back.
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Ya there’s no smog in California…. Yikes…
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King Alex Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 3:20 pm
@VanKingsFan, That’s just the haze shining off off Getslaughs bald spot!!!
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Devilmachine Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 3:31 pm
@King Alex, I don’t think you can call whole head balding a bald spot! I’m a q ball and I would know!! Ha
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RobSD Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 3:36 pm
@Devilmachine,
I was shocked when I saw that guy without his helmet. It looks horrible… time to shave the ole head buddy.
puck73 Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 3:34 pm
@King Alex, YESSSSS AND IT COUNTS ! ….Marv Albert
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King Alex Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 4:16 pm
@puck73, Getslaughs head looks like Homer Simpson. All 3 hairs that is!
FdoFmFull Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 3:36 pm
@VanKingsFan, In reality that’s just likely the morning haze from the generaous overnight moisture that rolled in off the ocean last night. My guess is that Rich took the picture in the morning. Relax! You want smog? Look up pictures fromt he 60s and 70s…
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fka PakiFro Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 4:03 pm
@FdoFmFull,
Its titled “afternoon in Anaheim” for a reason
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Dominick Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 3:43 pm
@VanKingsFan, Your gonna wish you were there when winter hits and everybody there is walking around in t-shirts and flip-flops, while your facing the frozen tundra in a full body blanket, and your breathing through 4 layers of mittens to hopelessly try and warm your hands.
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So glad I don’t have to hear Brian Hayward tonight, thank you Bob and Jim!
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Jason4Kings Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 3:24 pm
@Crown74,
Yes! I’m so much happier.
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puck73 Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 3:37 pm
@Crown74, Myopia….The inability to see things the way they really are.
Yes, I do believe that describes Hazy and many others in the Duck organization.
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OldKingsFan Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 3:37 pm
@Crown74, I thought his name was Haywood!
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Its a Festifus Miracle!!!! No Hayward for Kings fans. Yes Virginia, there really is a Santa Claus!!!
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Michael J. Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 3:26 pm
@King Alex,
Yea! Festivus in November!
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spidey35 Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 3:31 pm
@Michael J., Festivus everyday!!!!
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puck73 Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 3:38 pm
@spidey35, Long live Mr. Costanza !
Michael J. Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 3:42 pm
@spidey35, I hope the Kings dominate the “feats of strength” while the quacks will be mired in the “airing of grievences”
King Alex Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 3:46 pm
@spidey35, God knows we have the Festifus Airing of Grievences daily on this blog!!! I just hopw we beat the Schmucks is the Feats of Strength tonight!!!
RobSD Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 3:37 pm
@King Alex,
It’s a Festivous for the restofus. Time for the feats of strength!!!
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Is that the Crystal Cathedral or a Best Buy?
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Stagger Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 4:03 pm
@Bootz,
LOL You can see both!
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Holy smokes – look at the smog! Nasty! I’m sooo looking forward to not hearing Hawards one sided comments! He is so flipping annoying!! GO KINGS GO! Hopefully we can get a few more past Hiller tonight. He was on it last night!
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Hadley Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 3:40 pm
@Laura, however annoying the homer tilting of Hayward may be, he at least mangles the language substantially less than Fox or Evans.
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Jason4Kings Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 3:48 pm
@Hadley, Dude, heresy. Hayward has no redeeming qualities.
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OldKingsFan Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 5:22 pm
@Laura, That duck flatuants. It happens when they are scared. I’ve seen it before it seems to happen more against the Kings.
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Where’s the HVAC system?
I’d say you’re at the Doubletree. Now that the “cat’s out of the bag” I hope you have an escape plan for when the groupies arrive
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John Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 4:26 pm
@Michael J., Yep! Totally the Doubletree. Right at the corner of Chapman and …. ??
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i will be at the game tonight go kings go
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Omg I can see my house (: its across the street from the Church
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Osaka Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 3:42 pm
@Subby, Isn’t there an inline rink close by there?
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Dominick Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 3:50 pm
@Osaka, There’s an outside rink with a tall surrounding fence on Harbor a couple of miles down. Used to play pick up games there.
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Kemonito Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 4:16 pm
@Dominick,
Pioneer Park.. I practically grew up there playing hockey.
Osaka Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 4:16 pm
@Dominick, On Chapman before Harbor? I think it is Pioneer Park, I helped the guy build it. Use to play there years ago. Before that we built one on Brookhurst but the City wanted the land back. Before Brookhurst it was Dale Street in Buena Park. I think that park was Boisseranc Park but that was back in 86-87.
@Subby, and my job is to the left :p
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That’s a relief. Can’t stand those Anaheim hacks. I like the 7pm start time too.
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Jason4Kings Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 3:46 pm
@RobSD,
7pm? Thanks, glad i saw that in time. Hey Rob….were you the one i was talking to about a hockey bar in SD a few weeks ago? I went to “Stouts” to watch the Kings/Penguins game. Great place…they had about 4 different center ice games on, lots of hockey memorabilia (mostly vancouver jerseys). I guess maybe the owners are Canucks fans. Great place,lots of people in jerseys,etc.
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Ewww, I’d forgotten how smoggy it is there. We have it here occasionally, only they call it an inversion. When I lived there I loved the Santa Ana winds. People thought I was crazy but there is just something about that warm evening wind, plus it helped with the smog. Okay, enough with my trip down memory lane.
Get it on Kings!!!!
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Wow… no people on the street in the middle of the day.. Typical Orange County….
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King Alex Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 3:51 pm
@go, Mickey keeps them all busy & certainly does not let riff raff walk the streets in his town!
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That picture made me homesick Rich. I used to live in Fullerton just down the 57. I used to think So. Cal. was crowed, but it looks like the country to me now. It is so open and everything is sooooo spread out!
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Michael J. Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 3:45 pm
@Osaka,
We’ll be glad to have you back when the time comes.
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Osaka Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 4:07 pm
@Michael J., I at least need to visit during hockey season and not during the summer.
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Lake Forest Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 3:56 pm
@Osaka, Where you at now? (it still is crowded)
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Osaka Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 4:04 pm
@Lake Forest, I live in Osaka JP now, this whole country is crowded. Everything is packed together!
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Michael J. Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 4:08 pm
@Lake Forest,
I think he is in Japan, hence “Osaka”.
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How far can this team go? Are we are Stanley Cup contender? If yes why? I know why we won’t be in the finals. Beyond Kopitar we do not have a pure goal scorer. And beyond thatwe don’t have one in he pipeline.
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Michael J. Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 4:10 pm
@OldKingsFan,
Toffoli, Kitsyn, Weal…
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OldKingsFan Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 4:34 pm
@Michael J., These kids have not proven it in the AHL. When I see them score at the AHL level we can say we have them in the pipeline. Unproven talent. How many have we seen burn it up min the kids league only to fall flat in the pro’s.
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Osaka Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 4:21 pm
@OldKingsFan, Yea I would like to see the Kings pick up a goal scorer. They have Kopi and maybe Gagne but that is pushing it.
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OldKingsFan Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 4:42 pm
@Osaka, Agreed – Don’t get me wrong. I love the Kings and we have a long way to go. we don’t have any nasty players, no scoring depth, and no big shutdown defensemen.
I watch replays of almost every game. And we are weak very weak in all phases of scoring. Who do we have that can sit in front of the net and take the heat? If you watch we don’t have anyone willing to take the abuse to camp infront of the goalie. Take some time and watch what happens on a power play. In most cases the goalie has a clear view of the puck. I can’t tell you how many time the player has actually moved, it seems they are trying to give the goalie a better look. It is almost comical to watch. It is as if they practice the move.
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Why are they staying aim a hotel? I’m kind of confused
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Dominick Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 3:54 pm
@Blake, Road game habbits maybe. Get a feel for being on the road.
Either that, or Rich is pretending he’s on vacation.
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OldKingsFan Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 4:45 pm
@Blake, Maybe looking for a little action. It gives them a meeting place before the game. Pre game meal and nap and no fighting traffic . Then they can be bussed to the arena.
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Looks like the Doubletree. Stayed there when I took the Bar Exam.
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puck73 Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 3:50 pm
@Tyler, You learned how to tend bar at the Doubletree?
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Dominick Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 3:53 pm
@puck73, lol
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OldKingsFan Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 4:46 pm
@Tyler, I took the bar exam there too. Drank to much so I don’t remember what the bar looked like.
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I was told by Mr. Jim Fox himself that him and Bob will be broadcasting all six meetings between the two teams this season! Yay! GO KINGS GO!!!
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@Rich, excuse my ignorance, but why are you staying in a hotel? Wouldn’t you just head home after the game?
I have taken many insurance classes at the DoubleTree and spent some good (cheap) lunches at wendy’s across the street.
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Jason4Kings Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 3:57 pm
@Lake Forest, He’s gonna walk over to Cafe TuTu Tango after the game and get lit up, watch some belly dancers.
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Bootz Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 4:05 pm
@Jason4Kings,
Nah, I see Rich hitting Fritz’s strip joint down the street
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Lake Forest Reply:
November 17th, 2011 at 4:22 pm
@Bootz, Rich I’ll buy you a lap dance (looks awkwardly around the room) hahaha
All the Anaheim games are blacked out here in Bako, so I guess I’ll get to be watching this one. Allsome news.
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Hey Rich, with such a short bus ride, do they players have to stay at the hotel in Anaheim? Can they just drive home?
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Krispy Kreme donuts afterwards!
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