January 27th, 2010 by jeffbahr

 “Edge of Darkness,” “When in Rome” and “The Young Victoria” — which has already been at the Capitol — open Friday at Carmike.

  “The Blind Side” is finally leaving town. Also bailing are “Leap Year,” “Sherlock Holmes,” “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” and “The Spy Next Door.”

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  “Tooth Fairy” was only No. 4 at the Aberdeen box office last weekend. That was a surprise. But Carmike says attendance was down because of the weather.

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     Opening Friday at the Capitol is a movie with an eight-word title: “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire.”

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  Max & Erma’s will open in late February.

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 Grown-up Aberdonians have fond memories of the concession stand at the South Side Pool. They happily recall Chick-o-Sticks and Jolly Ranchers.

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 The new pool, I hear, has good walking tacos and nachos. 

 It’s also the only place in town where you can get big soft pretzels with cheese since Starbucks went into Target, Kelda says.

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 On the radio Wednesday, Bob Olson said Northern has “outgrown” the Barnett Center. There are four locker rooms for 18 sports teams.

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  Curt Fredrickson said the women’s NSIC is very competitive.

 “Every weekend is a battle. There’s no gimmes anymore. It’s made things very interesting.”

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  Northern soccer coach Steve Kehm makes an annual recruiting visit to tournaments in Arizona.

  The Northern soccer team will begin playing indoor games in March. Those bubbles and other facilities are big enough to use all 11 players.

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     I hate to say I told you so about Brett Favre. But I told you so.

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  “iPad? Isn’t that what you do with your expense account?” says Mike Ferguson.

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 Alli Arampatzis, a state champion pole vaulter, can lick her elbow.

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 On KSDN, Don Meyer said his players weren’t mentally ready to practice Wednesday.

 “Surgeons can’t pick and choose when they’re going to be mentally ready to go. They have to be ready to go every day, or they’re not going to be surgeons very long.”

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  My daughter, who has seen “Avatar,” is now worshipping trees, plants and weeds.

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 When Elissa admitted that she had a crush on an old Twins pitcher, Scott said, “Was it Scott Erickson?”

  It was.

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  If I read the sign correctly, Arby’s now has Southwest mini-egg rolls.

  Southwest egg rolls?

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 After I moved Mike Ferguson’s coat, he said, “I checked my pockets to see if my change was still in there.”

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 Shawn says local grocery stores have done away with Stagg Chili and he misses it. Stagg “is the best chili ever made,” he said. He prefers the original variety.

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  Any journalist speculating on whether Brett Favre will return is wasting his time.  

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 People all around me love Chick-o-Stick.

 Dan Richardt loves its “peanut butter goodness.”

 The coconut, Kelda says, “just gives it a richness.”

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 Do you have any special Groundhog Day plans?

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 The Daily Grind has a new sign.

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 I think Conan O’Brien‘s talk show should go to QVC, Style or the Travel Channel — somewhere befitting the size of his audience.

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 I don’t like bluegrass, barbershop or the blues.

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 Sports teams are called Golden Grizzles, Golden Bears and Golden Eagles.

 I wonder if the alumni drink Michelob Golden Draft.

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 You’ll never hear me say, “That corner is perfect for a nice loveseat.”

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 Dan was going to watch the State of the Union just to hear “the web of lies spun by our president.”

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 The Atlantic 10 conference has 14 teams.

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  Heather was asked if she’d seen Scrapbook yet.

 “I haven’t had the pleasure.”

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  Before Brides n’ Belles became a bridal shop, the building housed apartments.

 In its early years, people would walk in and say “I came to a party here once.”

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 I have absolutely no idea what an antechamber is.

 Nevertheless, I think I will retire to the antechamber.

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 I live uneasily in two worlds.

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   Where Mike Ferguson comes from, people say they’re “fixing to go” somewhere. 

  After they leave, they say they are “done gone.”