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So I left work early in Magnolia because my wife was talking about how much snow we had at home.  There was snow in Seattle, but not enough to scare me. 

Well, I got home to Burien and holy crap!  There is half a foot of snow stacked up against my front door.

On another note.  If you think Hip-Hop is easy I give you this.  I suggest watching until the end for the true humor of it all.

Well, have at it.  We all seem to have a lot to say about nothing today since there is no baseball news.

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So I just finished There Will Be Blood.

Bhahahahah, what a great movie. I am glad this was recommended and I am glad I have it for keeps. I still need to see No Country For Old Men, though.

What other good movies does anyone recommend? I also watched The Bank Job last night and it was a meh.

Oh fuck you. Get out of work? Do what i do and piss your pantalones. Ain’t no one going to fuck with you when you piss your pants. -- kevin_ess, winebibber

by Wilder. on Dec 18, 2008 4:59 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You might check out

Sympathy For Lady Vengeance and Oldboy. Also wondering if you saw The Departed yet, its about as good as No Country For Old Men.

by JMKaustin on Dec 18, 2008 5:09 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The Departed was excellent.

Oh fuck you. Get out of work? Do what i do and piss your pantalones. Ain’t no one going to fuck with you when you piss your pants. -- kevin_ess, winebibber

by Wilder. on Dec 18, 2008 5:13 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I don't know if I love or hate Oldboy

I think I like the idea & the plot of that movie more than the film itself.

by katal on Dec 18, 2008 5:32 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I love that movie

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 18, 2008 5:59 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

SRSLY how can you mention the Eagles and Boston in the same breath

as Dylan and Talking Heads…. oh and you missed Dylan’s best work by a decade.

by johnbai on Dec 18, 2008 5:25 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

'70s Dylan rules

Blood on the Tracks > Blonde on Blonde

by katal on Dec 18, 2008 5:29 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yes, yes they are

I was just trying to pick on you. Really, I just hate the freakin’ Eagles. But I liked them when I was in high school… so you’re okay.

Tangled up in Blue and Idiot Wind are two of my favorite Dylan songs ever.

by johnbai on Dec 18, 2008 5:41 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Want to be the coolest kid in school, Coach?

Stock up on 60s and 70s Dylan, as well as Zeppelin.

by katal on Dec 18, 2008 7:27 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not necessarily.

There is both good and crappy music now, just as there was good and crappy music then.

by royalcurve on Dec 18, 2008 5:18 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

As opposed to the old days when you thought music was good? The 90's? Vintage, dude.

Fact is, you have to know where to look. Trust me.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Dec 18, 2008 5:20 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Coach

check out modern recordings by Leonard Cohen, Mark Lanegan, Magnetic Fields, Nick Cave, etc… there’s plenty of baritones out there.

but stay away from Anthony and the Johnsons and the Scissor Sisters.

by johnbai on Dec 18, 2008 5:27 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And The Darkness

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 18, 2008 5:35 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The thing to keep in mind

is that most music that stands the test of time was not necessarily absurdly popular in its own day. Most of the bands dominating the Top 40 right now will be forgotten in two years. There’s some great music on the periphery of the mainstream now as always.

Although I do agree that this is a relatively terrible period in popular music, but these things are cyclical. It took Nirvana to kill pop-metal, and the same thing will happen to kill fake pop-punk.

by acblue on Dec 18, 2008 7:46 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I suppose so

But I wouldn’t go so far as to call it relatively terrible

by Fogel on Dec 18, 2008 8:00 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think we're coming out of it, actually.

And I’m not as well versed in hip-hop and r&b as I am rock, so there’s that to take into account.

by acblue on Dec 18, 2008 8:02 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Now the 90s

That was a great period for music

by Fogel on Dec 18, 2008 8:04 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The success of the internet ruined everything.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Dec 18, 2008 8:05 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You've probably come across this a couple times, so I'll ask you.

As well and anyone else that has any ideas.

I have a friend that drums, and he’s in a rock metalish band. (They cover Rage and SOTD along with their own music). He’s probably one of the best drummers I’ve ever seen, but he’s stuck with a band that will go nowhere.

How do you get him to move on, or at least look for a way to move up? Is there a way for him to move up in that fashion?

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Dec 18, 2008 8:09 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Drummers are hard to come by

He needs to audition bands.

Is he a confident person?

by Sec 108 on Dec 18, 2008 8:12 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Drummers are the catchers of baseball

Except their position adjustment is about +15.

He just needs to take the attitude that he is interviewing them.

by Sec 108 on Dec 18, 2008 8:15 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Job for a Cowboy held a nationwide drummer audition by soliciting people on Myspace

And a buddy of mine that was a lead singer found 3 bands searching for singers by checking Myspace. Just a suggestion

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 8:14 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'll look up some and pass them on to him, maybe he'll bite.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Dec 18, 2008 8:16 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Do what I did with my talented singer/guitarist buddy who listened to the same shit, and let him borrow so awesome indie CDs.

You need to call me soon, anyway.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Dec 18, 2008 8:15 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I need to call you?

And what will indie CDs do to help him out?

He likes to use those to end his sets because it lets the rest of the people that aren’t there for him go with songs they know.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Dec 18, 2008 8:18 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah, Faux, we have friends in common.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Dec 18, 2008 8:21 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My FB tells me this.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Dec 18, 2008 8:21 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

If he wants to move on, he just needs to quit.

Like Sec said, drummers are hard to find and good drummers are impossible to find. I plan on locking mine in my basement if he ever expresses any interest in moving on.

So he just needs to take the plunge and quit. If he’s as good as you say he is and word gets around that he’s available, he’ll have a new band in no time.

But are you sure he WANTS to do something else? I’m stuck in a band that’s going nowhere, and I couldn’t be happier.

by acblue on Dec 18, 2008 8:19 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I saw that show

and De La Soul pissed me off. They kept talking to the crowd about how we didn’t know nuffin about hip-hop and they were here to school us an’ shit. Jerks.

by johnbai on Dec 18, 2008 9:22 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Moore theatre about nine years ago?

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Dec 18, 2008 9:32 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Summer nights at the pier +/- 6 years ago

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:38 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yes...

and I think there was a 3rd act too… the show suffered a bit by trying to appeal to everyone.

by johnbai on Dec 18, 2008 9:39 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

4 total, from what I can rememebre

Flamin Lps hedliningn, Cake, De La Soul, and some hillbilly band

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:41 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I own everything they've ever put out.

Including Black Sheep, Jungle Brothers, and, of course, Tribe.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Dec 18, 2008 8:22 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The new Q-Tip record is fucking phenomenal by the way

I know he was Tribe Called Quest and not De La, but still.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 18, 2008 10:40 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I gave it a listen on Free Napster and really enjoyed it.

Tried to buy it at Best Buy the other day but couldn’t find it.

I try not to get too nostalgic about music because I don’t want to turn into too much of a curmudgeon, but fuck do I miss Tribe.

by Teej on Dec 18, 2008 10:43 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Q-Tip's voice is the best thing to happen to hip hop in pretty much ever

and his jazz upbringing really made for some fantastic musical references.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 18, 2008 10:45 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh fuck yes

I just got his new album today and it’s making me listen to Tribe Called Quest all over again. Midnight Marauders is a FUCKING AMAZING album.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 18, 2008 10:48 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Goddam now i' want hip hop to listen to again

i have some but need more. ZUNE ZUNE!

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 10:49 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I need to buy that.

I used to have some of the better songs from it on some mixtapes, but I don’t have the album. I pop in Low End Theory every couple of months, but I don’t have as much of the early stuff as I should.

Gift cards for Christmas!

by Teej on Dec 18, 2008 10:59 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Low End Theory is very close to Midnight Marauders

but I like MM just that little bit better.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 18, 2008 11:01 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

There's a song that came out earlier this year

by Kidz in The Hall (awful name, I know) with a chorus about “driving down the block, Low End Theory tape in.” I love it.

They’re not Tribe or anything, but it’s fun to listen to young rappers who dig the old shit.

by Teej on Dec 18, 2008 11:09 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Curmudgeon. Good point

Realized this morning I’ve been heading down that route, yikes!

Formerly dpseadvr.

by Kermit. on Dec 18, 2008 10:47 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Completely and totally incorrect

and it should be noted that I like music from the 70’s and 80’s. But there’s just as much good music now.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 18, 2008 5:34 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And that's mostly frat-boy crap

Give me the names of six bands you like and I’ll suggest a couple current bands that you might like.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 18, 2008 5:38 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I was being entirely serious

I like recommending bands to people.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 18, 2008 5:43 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

If you'd prefer to email me my link's in my profile

but if not enjoy the Dropkick Murphys.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 18, 2008 5:44 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

my link's in my profile? That makes no sense.

My email’s in my sig link, is sorta what I meant.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 18, 2008 5:45 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Fine.

Six bands. Boston, Talking Heads, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Eagles, The Temptations and Bob Dylan (not a band, but whatever)

by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 5:47 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sounds like you dig those 70s style story-teller bands.

Pick up some Heart pre 1980.

I think you might like America as well. A little more folk-y than other groups, but a good group nonetheless.

by BrianL on Dec 18, 2008 5:51 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That wasn't so hard, now, was it?

Well, to start off with, have you heard the new David Byrne/Brian Eno album? It’s quite good. If you like the Temptations, you’ll probably like Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings; If you like that and want something a little more “rocking”, check out The Bell Rays (Let It Blast is my favorite, but it’s not on Amazon so you’ll have to dig for it).

If you like Bob Dylan, you’ll like Billy Bragg. Start with William Bloke and work into his more political stuff from there.

If you like Skynyrd, check out the Drive-By Truckers; that’s one of my favorite albums of this year, and their older stuff is great too.

I don’t really care for Boston or the Eagles, so I can’t really think of a good analog for either one, but I do have to throw in the obligatory plug for The Hold Steady here. Anything they do is great – it’s a mix of Springsteen, Dylan, and a little bit of punk rock as well.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 18, 2008 5:54 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Music is extremely important to me

and if I can help point people to some good stuff I’m all over that action.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 18, 2008 5:55 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wow... I absolutely hate the Drive By Truckers

but I like the rest of the suggestions.

If you want to expand off of that 70’s soft rock vibe… you could go to the Zombies or Steely Dan. Both of whom are lightyears ahead of the Eagles musically.

by johnbai on Dec 18, 2008 6:01 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I used to hate DBT

but they’ve really grown on me lately, I think the new album is what did it.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 18, 2008 6:02 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm listening to the Bellrays right now

on Pandora thanks to your suggestion. The track they chose for me is: Everyday I Think of You

by johnbai on Dec 18, 2008 6:04 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

If they still tour they should be seen live

The lead singer has the same vibe as Ike-And-Tina era Tina Turner – non-stop energy, killer voice, fearlessness – and the band is pretty ferocious.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 18, 2008 6:08 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This is wise.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 18, 2008 6:05 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Can't Buy a Thrill is pretty listenable

but you have to have a dark sense of humor to enjoy their lyrics

by johnbai on Dec 18, 2008 6:06 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Reelin' in the Years

is one of the most obnoxious songs I’ve heard

by JI on Dec 18, 2008 8:11 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh man... I had to go look up some SD on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_YIUn9Jd1g
21 years ago, when I was 14, I thought this song had the coolest guitar solo ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGRCelgIHbk&feature=related
And then I got hooked on the line in this one:
like the castle in its corner in a medieval game, I foresee terrible trouble, and I stay here just the same.

by johnbai on Dec 18, 2008 9:37 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No problem

Check some of those out and let me know what you think.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 18, 2008 5:56 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And it should be noted

that if you dislike strong accents in your singers Billy Bragg may not be for you, but give it a chance, he’s one of the best songwriters of the last 40 years or so.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 18, 2008 5:57 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Coach

I’m guessing you’re already familiar with the Doors, Santana and Pink Floyd? And if you like the Dropkick Murpheys… I recommend listening to the Pogues… the greatest hits or If I Should Fall From Grace with God.

by johnbai on Dec 18, 2008 6:17 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

FUCK YES THE POGUES ARE AWESOME

And so much better than the Dropkick Murphys. Also, Shane MacGowan’s solo stuff is prettygood.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 18, 2008 6:19 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Early high school was all about

Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and the Beatles.

If you go the Pink Floyd route, The Wall is probably the easiest to like on first listen, then Dark Side of the Moon. Then when you get old, you’ll realize those are the worst of their ouevre, but that’s okay. They are still pretty bad ass.

With Zeppelin, IV is the album with the most famous songs on it… I think I owned Physical Graffiti and liked it a lot.

And the Beatles were around a long time and really changed their sound… so their 60’s stuff sounds a lot different from the 70’s stuff (cuz they discovered drugs.) The White Album was one of 4 records my parents owned when I was growing up. It’s still outstanding… and pretty easy to enjoy for a new listener.

by johnbai on Dec 18, 2008 6:44 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Message to Coach:

Cut your teeth on Who’s Next, American Beauty, Led Zeppelin 1, 2, 3, & 4, and every Beatles album from Rubber Soul through Abbey Road. D

by katal on Dec 18, 2008 7:30 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Usually I don't like compilation albums

Left of the Dial: Dispatches from the ’80’s Underground is pretty good.
Think college radio, when college radio was the shit.

Formerly dpseadvr.

by Kermit. on Dec 18, 2008 7:38 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Surprised no one has mentioned the Band.

If you’re into the Temptations, check out anything on Stax Records. The library should have a bunch of Stax singles collections and those are a great starting point. If you’re into Boston, maybe check out ELO. I’m not a huge prog guy but ELO is pretty good. Also check out Nick Drake; not directly related to anything on your list, but you seem to like singer-songwriter type stuff and Nick Drake is fantastic.

And to echo pdb, Eno is great. His first two solo albums “Here Come the Warm Jets” and “Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)” are among my all-time favorites.

by acblue on Dec 18, 2008 7:40 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm too fucking lazy to go into music tonight, but if anyone wants to email me, I'll serve your ass up.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Dec 18, 2008 7:42 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Musical ignorance needs to be eradicated from the planet

and if I can do that one person at a time then that’s what I do.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 18, 2008 5:46 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You and I have a lot in common.

No wonder we’re both old.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Dec 18, 2008 5:47 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Coalesce sucks and you failed me

*Note: I’m just fucking with you; they’re great

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 6:43 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That subject line literally had me worried!

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Dec 18, 2008 6:58 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yo dawg

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 6:59 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nobody else noticed that he's picked up Corco's habit of [Thirdperson]verbing?

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Dec 18, 2008 8:23 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You mean Corco picked it up from him?

Scary.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Dec 18, 2008 8:27 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My name works though

Corco+ works really well since I have the first syllable of many verbs at the end of my name

Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org

by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 18, 2008 8:27 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

*Corconcurred

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 8:33 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Okay.

Nsync
98 Degrees
Backstreet Boys
Twiggy
Shaggy
Snow

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Dec 18, 2008 5:45 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Got it. I fucking love their hit, "Mmm Bop."

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Dec 18, 2008 5:48 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   1 recs

Nothing to talk about??

You have seen the fact that Ibanez does not like defensive metrics?

Laugh fest!

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Dec 18, 2008 5:18 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

*haven't

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Dec 18, 2008 5:19 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Why would he like something that says his hitting does not make up for his fielding?

I have one thing to say to Ibanez. “I have seen you play in person many times and you look much more competent on TV.”

by Sec 108 on Dec 18, 2008 5:27 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

So to be fair to Raul, he does bring up some good points about not taking positioning into account

and acknowledges that stats in general are about probabilities.

You’re still a terrible defender, Raul. Thanks for the draft picks!

by seattlebruin on Dec 18, 2008 6:02 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The Braves are a little pissed, says Rotoworld
In the wake of Rafael Furcal’s potential return and exit, the Braves have decided to stop doing business with the player’s agents, the Wasserman Media Group.

by Goose on Dec 18, 2008 5:34 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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"Having been in this business for 40-some years, I’ve never seen anybody treated like that," Schuerholz said. "The Atlanta Braves will no longer do business with that company — ever. I told [agent] Arn Tellem that we can’t trust them to be honest and forthright. I told him that in all my years, I’ve never seen any [agency] act in such a despicable manner.

"It was disgusting and unprofessional. We’re a proud organization and we won’t allow ourselves to be treated that way. I advised Arn Tellem that whatever players he represents, just scratch us off the list. Take the name of the Atlanta Braves off their speed dial. They can deal with the other 29 clubs and we’ll deal with the other hundred agents."

by Goose on Dec 18, 2008 5:37 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ouch.

And when are teams going to make this stand against Boras?

Oh fuck you. Get out of work? Do what i do and piss your pantalones. Ain’t no one going to fuck with you when you piss your pants. -- kevin_ess, winebibber

by Wilder. on Dec 18, 2008 5:58 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think you mean "when teams like the Yankees and Red Sox stop paying him off."

Oh fuck you. Get out of work? Do what i do and piss your pantalones. Ain’t no one going to fuck with you when you piss your pants. -- kevin_ess, winebibber

by Wilder. on Dec 18, 2008 6:00 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Eyeball herpes.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Dec 18, 2008 5:48 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Brain stain.

Oh fuck you. Get out of work? Do what i do and piss your pantalones. Ain’t no one going to fuck with you when you piss your pants. -- kevin_ess, winebibber

by Wilder. on Dec 18, 2008 5:59 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Taint brain.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Dec 18, 2008 6:59 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I may need Sec 108 backup.

Pissed off employers are circling my house, knocking on the door and trying to look through windows. Gahhh! Do I dive under the bed?

by royalcurve on Dec 18, 2008 5:50 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wuuuh????

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Dec 18, 2008 7:00 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

09/09/09

What does Joe Posnanski mean when he keeps saying that?

by speedomike on Dec 18, 2008 6:01 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

he's writing a book about the Big Red Machine

and it’s being published on that day, so instead of relentlessly plugging it he’s started just saying 09/09/09 when he mentions the Reds.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 18, 2008 6:04 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh okay

Makes sense. Especially considering it kept up coming up when talking about Morgan and Bench

by speedomike on Dec 18, 2008 6:05 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It got to be a big joke for him

because every time he’d mention one of those old Big Red Machine guys he’d say “did I mention I have a book coming out about the Big Red Machine?” and after a while he got tired of spelling it out so he just shorthanded to the publication date.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 18, 2008 6:07 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Gotcha

Love his blog, but have only reading it sporadically.

by speedomike on Dec 18, 2008 6:08 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Everyone should read his stuff regularly

he’s an amazingly good writer.

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by pdb on Dec 18, 2008 6:09 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

NCAA Final 4

Aka hot tall chicks smacking balls

by speedomike on Dec 18, 2008 6:15 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Boring, I mean

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by pdb on Dec 18, 2008 6:18 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah

I wouldn’t care but Penn State is #1 in the country and there are no other sports I’m intereste in tonight. And I went to Penn State. So, I sort of care.

by speedomike on Dec 18, 2008 6:19 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Am I the only one that finds it odd

that Penn State has the #1 volleyball team in the country? Pennsylvania doesn’t seem to be a volleyball hotbed.

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by pdb on Dec 18, 2008 6:22 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Basically

Penn State gets every good player east of the Mississippi.

by speedomike on Dec 18, 2008 6:22 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It's the same thing over and over again.

Serve the ball from back of the court, volley it back and forth a few times, one team spikes it, rinse and repeat.

by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 6:20 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Attractive females

Jumping. In small, tight shorts. Repeatedly.

by speedomike on Dec 18, 2008 6:23 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Proof

http://cheer.uoregon.edu/
There’s a poster at the bottom.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Dec 18, 2008 6:40 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nice...

Well these are the cheerleaders at my alma matar. Coincidently, I know the girl second to the bottom left from high school.

http://gohuskies.cstv.com/cheer/index.html

by Fin on Dec 18, 2008 6:42 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wyoming

has some sexy cheerleaders

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 18, 2008 6:44 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not bad for Wyoming.

But then you have to remember that U of Wyoming is the only university in the state.

by Fin on Dec 18, 2008 6:46 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well, you may have a chance.

Considering the state has a smaller population than Seattle.

by Fin on Dec 18, 2008 6:50 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That is either a good thing or a bad thing for getting ladies

I’m not sure which

But I’m looking for a relationship now and I think the more conservative outlook on life in Wyoming will be more conducive for that

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 18, 2008 6:51 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well you come in as the mysterious city slicker.

You can expose them to marvelous technologies like the iPod, the computer and the digital camera. That should woo them.

by Fin on Dec 18, 2008 6:53 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My iPod is full of bad folk music

and my digital camera is full of pictures of highway signs

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 18, 2008 6:54 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not bad, and the garters are a nice touch.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Dec 18, 2008 6:47 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

9

This dumb bitch used to vacation in McCall and party with us s ometimes

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 18, 2008 6:42 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That plus a totally stupid dumb bitch quote

She was never the brightest bulb but the only time I hit on her I was really, really drunk

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 18, 2008 6:45 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Meh

I had a nice drunken conversation with her, she laughed at my bad jokes, I put my arm aroundn her, she seemed weirded out and then walked away

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 18, 2008 6:47 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs