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Yeah I was looking at a King suite at the top floor of the Hard Rock. But that is why I was asking. I have been there before but never stayed.

My wife and I stay at the Hard Rock every spring for a weekend away from the kids. I was actually just checking prices and packages last night. Current packages and prices aren't as good as I've seen in the past for the April / May time frame. We normally stay in a Tower King which is great. 2 years ago we got a free upgrade to a Tower Suite because they were painting the Tower Kings. I highly recommend it. The location is pretty central to all the activities with plenty of great restaurants around. If you like good Italian you have to go to Rosebud's. It's is a little pricey but the food is incredible. Here are some pictures of the suite and the view.

Buy a PS3

RIP. The picture with Marco is awesome and profoundly sad at the same time.

Happy Birthday Keith

Another item, or items I should say, found were Brazilian coins laying on the floor in the coal room. They weren't very old, 1980s I believe. Just neat coins. My mom and I picked up a dozen or so. So a couple weeks go by. My mom yells up to me asking why I threw the coins on the floor. I hadn't. We picked them up and added them to the previous collection of coins gathered. Fast forward a few more weeks, more coins. Same deal. My dad and I searched all through the rafters trying to figure out where they were coming from. Nothing. This happened a few more times then stopped completely.

Back to the canning room; the door between the canning room and the dirt floor under the porch wasn't hinged. It was more of a panel made out of 2x4's and wedged into place. It always fell down. It became a mission for my friend and I to keep it in place. One night we nailed it in. We had to have used two dozen nails. Middle of the night, we both awake to a loud bang. We ran down to the basement only to find the nails pulled out and the door on the floor. I should add when we moved in, the only thing in the room under the porch was a shovel. We joked when moving in that there was probably a body buried there.

And for my finale, the black baby doll. One day after school my brother was watching tv in the living room. He for some reason had a strange urge to go upstairs. The stairway went halfway up to a landing with a huge window, then up the opposite direction. As he rounded the corner to head up the steps, on the landing was a black woman and a black child dressed in 1800s clothing. The girl was holding the same doll we found in the basement, and she was smiling at him, motioning as if she wanted to play. We moved a few weeks later.

Coins = cool occurrence, door & doll= GTFO

My ghost story happened in the last 6 weeks and the odd part is that I live in a fairly new home (8 y/o). My normal routine is to play PS3 online after the kids and wife go to bed to vent the days frustrations. My living room is connected to the dinning room and kitchen which the door to the garage is off the kitchen. About 4 times over the course of a week. while playing my games, I heard the door to the garage open and not shortly after a cupboard door open. I finally asked my wife what she kept going out to the garage for to which I got a blank stare. Needless to say I got a little freaked out. I hasn't happened since but I pay more attention now

The Blue Jackets game is a lady's night. Carie and her sister are going. There's some food/drink/autograph thing going on before the game. FYI. I'm thinking we should probably grab food before hand. Doors open for VIP at 6pm, so we should probably be there around 5:30p. Meeting up before hand for food wouldn't be a bad idea. There's the Max and Erma's on Nationwide right around the corner. I just can't commit to anything for sure yet. We haven't figured out exactly how we're getting there for sure. LOL

I think Jill and my buddies wife are going to use our tickets for the game. Send me a text when you know what your plans are. We can get downtown early enough to reserve a big table at Ted's or somePlace else.

Send them back but make sure you require a signature for delivery. Include a copy of the e-mail that says he'll refund your money once he receives them and then hope like hell.

i fucking searched!

Not hard enough replied the OP

http://www.ohioriders.net/showthread.php?t=87555

Happy Birthday gents!

I'll be attending. Hope to see you guys there!

Since you live in Brunswick you should come to the after party at Buddy's. As stated previously that is where the real show is.

Yeah, we probably should set that up shouldn't we... Suggestions?

It depends on what you have in mind. If you want to meet up just before the festivities begin or if you want to try an meet up to grab some food. The Jackets are at home against San Jose so downtown will start to get busy around 4:30.

Less than 5 days...woot!!!

Any plans to meet before hand?

I had one of those. Evil little bastards are hiding in that 12oz bottle.

LOL, is that a positive review? I have a buddy coming in for Beerfest and would like to sample some new beers to stretch the liver Friday night.

It gets even better. This guy is a real peach. Here's hoping for karma to show up in his life in the near future.

Outgoing Miss. Gov. Barbour pardons 4 killers

By HOLBROOK MOHR | AP – 1 hr 11 mins ago

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Outgoing Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour has pardoned at least four convicted killers who worked as inmate trusties at the Governor's Mansion, including a man who was denied parole less than two weeks ago.

Relatives of three victims told The Associated Press on Monday that state corrections officials notified them over the weekend that the convicts were to be released this past Sunday. Barbour, a Republican who weighed a presidential run last year before deciding against it, leaves office on Tuesday.

The pardons outraged victims' relatives. Democratic lawmakers called for an end to the custom of governors' issuing such end-of-tenure pardons

While Barbour's office hasn't responded to messages about the pardons, he told the AP in 2008 that releasing the trusties who live and work at the mansion is a tradition in Mississippi that goes back decades. Trusties are prisoners who earn privileges through good behavior.

The Barbour administration did not publicize the pardons, which became public when family members notified the media. The Mississippi Secretary of State's office released copies of the pardons Monday afternoon. They show Barbour has pardoned at least five men.

The former inmates are David Gatlin, convicted of killing his estranged wife in 1993; Joseph Ozment, convicted in 1994 of killing a man during a robbery; Anthony McCray, convicted in 2001 of killing his wife; Charles Hooker, sentenced to life in 1992 for murder; and Nathan Kern, sentenced to life in 1982 for burglary after at least two prior convictions.

Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Chris Epps said Monday afternoon that the inmates were released Sunday.

The 40-year-old Gatlin was sentenced to life in prison in the 1993 slaying of Tammy Ellis Gatlin and the shooting of Randy Walker, her long-time friend.

Walker's mother, Glenda Walker, said Monday that Gatlin shot his estranged wife while she was holding their young baby, then shot her son in the head.

"He left that little baby on his dead mother's body," Glenda Walker said. "It was a horrendous murder."

Randy Walker, who lives in Rankin County, said he voted for Barbour for governor in 2003 and 2007. Before Barbour's pardon of Gatlin, Walker said he would've supported Barbour for president, if Barbour had run.

"I'm totally disgusted," Walker said Monday. "I think Gov. Barbour at heart is a great man. I think he's done a lot of good for the state of Mississippi, but I think he's made a huge error here.... One man can't put you in jail. I don't think it's right for one man to remove you from jail."

Tiffany Ellis Brewer of Pearl, sister of Tammy Ellis Gatlin, said David Gatlin's release revived the grief for her family and Walker's family.

"It's liked it's happened all over again to us," Brewer said. "We can't do anything about our situation now because he's out, he's gone. But I don't want anyone in this world to feel the fear, the pain and the hurt that our families are feeling right now. Something needs to be done."

The Mississippi Parole Board turned down Gatlin on Dec. 27, according to a letter dated Jan. 4 and obtained by AP. The letter did not explain why the Parole Board rejected Gatlin's parole request. It said he was due for another parole hearing in October.

Shannon Warnock, chair of the parole board, didn't immediately respond to a message Monday.

Other victims' relatives said they were also shocked by Barbour's pardons.

Joann Martin, a probation officer from Fort Worth, Texas, said Anthony McCray killed her sister.

McCray pleaded guilty in 2001 to killing Jennifer Bonds McCray, 38, at Ramsey's Cafe in McComb. The couple apparently had been arguing before the shooting. He left the cafe and returned with a gun. Jennifer McCray was shot once in the back.

"It's very painful for my family that he was released. When he killed her, she had a 3-year-old daughter and a 9-year-old son, who have been raised by my other sister," Martin said. "It's a shame before God. It's almost like you kill somebody and nobody cares."

Democrats were quick to condemn the pardons, though past governors from both parties have granted some sort of early release to the inmates who lived and worked at the Governor's Mansion.

"Serving your sentence at the Governor's Mansion where you pour liquor, cook and clean should not earn a pardon for murder," Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley, a Democrat, posted Monday on his Facebook page.

Members of the Mississippi House Democratic Caucus held a press conference at the Mississippi Capitol Rotunda and called for limits on governors' ability to pardon inmates. They said they would introduce legislation this year.

Mark McAbee said Barbour pardoned the man who killed his uncle, Ricky Montgomery.

McAbee said Ozment was sentenced to life in 1994 for the slaying, which happened during a robbery with several other men.

"One of the other ones shot my uncle three times. He was crawling toward Joseph Ozment for help. He didn't know Joseph Ozment was involved. He was crawling to him for help. Joseph Ozment put a gun to his head and pulled the trigger twice," McAbee said.

He called the pardon "a slap in the face."

Barbour created a similar stir by releasing convicted killer Michael Graham in 2008. Barbour later defended "the custom" of governors reducing the sentences of the mansion's inmate workers if they behave.

Barbour's three predecessors, dating back to 1988, gave some type of early release or pardon to a total of 12 Governor's Mansion trusties. All but two of them had been convicted of murder. One was serving time for forgery and another for armed robbery and aggravated assault.

Epps, the corrections commissioner, told the AP in 2008 that the inmates who end up working at the Governor's Mansion are often convicted murderers because they are the ones who serve long enough sentences to build the trust needed for such a task.

Epps said Monday he wasn't taking a position on the practice of governors granting pardons, but pointed out that governors in Mississippi for decades have used their powers to let prisoners out early, including Governor's Mansion trusties convicted of serious crimes such as murder. He said he can't remember a case in which one of them committed another serious crime.

"I have sympathy and empathy for the victims," Epps said. "I've been a crime victim, but the point of the matter is this is just something that happens."

Hey guys I need to get a jacket and helmet to undr_psi he is located in Upper Arlington is there anyone close to him that will be attending the Motorcycle show and would be willing to transport this gear for me? This is some gear from the pay it forward thread going to help out a fellow rider get back to riding after a crash last season. Even if we could just get this to C-bus so he could come pick it from your place.

I'll bring it back for him.

How the fuck do you pardon a convicted murder with a eye witness to the events. It's not like it was conviction that was based on sketchy evidence.

Miss. Gov. Barbour pardons convicted murderer

By HOLBROOK MOHR | AP – 4 mins 11 secs ago

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A convicted murderer released from prison over the weekend on a pardon by Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour was denied parole less than two weeks ago.

A letter to one of the victims in the case said the Mississippi Parole Board turned down 40-year-old David Gatlin on Dec. 27.

Department of Corrections officials say Gatlin was released on Sunday after being pardoned by Barbour, a Republican who leaves office Tuesday. Gatlin worked as a trusty at the governor's mansion.

He was sentenced to life in prison for killing his estranged wife, Tammy Ellis Gatlin, in 1993 as she held her baby and shooting her long-time friend, Randy Walker. Walker survived. The shootings took place in Brandon, Miss.

Walker's mother, Glenda Walker, said her son is afraid now that Gatlin is free.

I'm not a Chevy fan but Roby in Marysville had a few on the lot. They are nice looking trucks. The fender flares and bullybar made it really stand out.

nice commercial to hear on the radio with your 14 year old daughter in the car.

Pandora only from now on.

Ouch. I didn't know about until my neighbor mentioned in when I was talking about Beerfest this weekend. I never listed to the radio, either XM or Ipod.

How did this event not get any airplay on OR. I would have thought MT would have been all over this.

Sounds like a good place to meet before Beerfest.

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Jesus had nothing to do with it. Tebow went to the Crossroads and sold his soul. No positive religous figure touch a player with those mechanics and lack of ability to read defenses.

If you've got room for one more I'll join.

GF can't make it, she'll be going to a concert that weekend. I have a room to myself at the Clarion if anyone wants to bunk up and split it.

That'll work. Your house made a good meeting place.

Carie and I will again if that's cool.

Cool. I had you penciled in but wasn't sure.

Bump. Will someone please procreate so I can get this out of my house.

Going to charity in 2 weeks if not sold.

Not sure. Depends on who is going and what everyone wants to do. Probably trailering though. Somebody has to bring the groceries.

We can use my truck if i can have a spot on the trailer and a space in the cabin.

Starting to get my plans together for the trip. Is anyone interested in carpooling up from Columbus? I can fit 4 or 5 more in my Excursion. MP are you still planning on riding up with us?