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OTFP: Friday Early Edition  12/6/08

Here's my disclaimer, my mornings are tied up 6 ways to Sunday.  So I can post an OT really late the night before, or not at all.  Best I can do.  Usually headlines are my target, but due to the holiday season I've been avoiding the "news" even more than usual.

I love scavenger hunts.  There's probably a bazillion versions online, but the new Google street view function kind of opened up an idea.  Find the object, post the location and direction to rotate.   For instance, person in a wheelchair.  1118 Summit Ave, Seattle, WA, rotate SSE.  It's sort of problematic if you go to the wrong spot, as the people can move from one frame to the next, or the day can change if you turn a corner.  I think this could be a lot of fun,  but then again it could be completely retarded and a total drag.  Perhaps there should be some rules, or some kind of structure.  Like a point system based on location of the find, something like that.  If the LL community can divide the west coast and creat the NRC vs. PRC conflict, then I'm certain some structure for a scavenger hunt is child play.  Or just ignore it as my 75 word filler, and let the chatting proceed.

Things to look for:

Cows, kids playing ball, fire trucks, cop car pulling someone over, house most likely to be a haunted house, person in a mariners jersey, house on fire (at least smoking), people in a boat, person fishing,  person most likely a douchebag,  giant clock, car with a mattress on the roof, homeless person (just to help out esoteric), famous people (bonus for M's*), people having sex, nude person(s), mail truck on a tow truck*, deer (bonus if it's on a truck),  wedding,  funeral procession, anymore ideas?  

*Too awesome not to add to the list, despite being random finds. 

Also, it would be kind of strange to have all the notable happening or people around town eventually tagged, or marked.  Madonna?  555 Hollywood Blv., NW, or something like that.

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Oh my God my team just got homed so bad.

Last ten minutes of the game: Fouls on them: 1. Fouls on us: 13…not including two technicals.

We also had 4 travels in the last 5 minutes, after not having one the entire game.

by brayden04 on Dec 5, 2008 5:44 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Being les than 25 yards from a wild Polar Bear is pretty intense.

Especially when he looks at you with that tilted head and you know he is calculating the odds of getting to you before the security guy could fire his tranq gun.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Dec 5, 2008 6:19 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I at first read that as "giant glock"

and we should add “people who are having sex” and “people having crimes committed against them” to the list

by seattlebruin on Dec 5, 2008 7:10 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I can't fucking believe I forgot to watch The Office last night.

First time I’ve ever done that. I guess that shows how disappointed I am with the current state of the show that I don’t even think, “Hey, it’s Thursday. What am I supposed to watch tonight?”

by Phildopip on Dec 5, 2008 7:43 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Oh goddammit.

Harmonix has announced that they’re going to release a fucking COUNTRY MUSIC pack for Rock Band. They haven’t confirmed the songs yet, but the artists are as follows:

Brad Paisley
Brooks & Dunn
Dierks Bentley
Dixie Chicks
Miranda Lambert

Whisky. Tango. Foxtrot.

by Phildopip on Dec 5, 2008 8:01 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Meh.

They all beat the hell out of the Naked Brothers Band. Paisley will be fun on guitar. Hopefully it will be old Dixie Chicks.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Dec 5, 2008 8:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's important to note that none of that is actually country music, it's dreck

now, if they were to put out a Johnny Cash, George Jones, Willie Nelson, or Marty Robbins version of RB, I’d be interested.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 8:22 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Whatever

It’ll sell more copies of the game, probably, which is fine by me. Plus, if the Dierks Bentley song is “What was I thinking” then I’m on for that one, at least

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 8:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't see much problem with it.

It’s DLC, so you aren’t required to download it or play it. And all the people that like it for one reason or another will buy the DLC, which just gives Harmonix more reason to expand their thinking to other genres that are under-represented

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 9:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Then hope that it is Dierks Bentley's "What Was I thinking?"

Not bad, and probably fun to do as a band

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 9:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Take away the little boy voice and Body I Occupy isn't so bad. . .

But I don’t wanna go to school is just straight up fucking terrible. Like, they should be embarrassed terrible.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Dec 5, 2008 9:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Pshaw...

Just preppin’ everyone for the Chet Atkins download.

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Dec 5, 2008 9:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You know what sucks?

Riding 6+ miles to work and realizing you’ve forgotten your work ID, which is also your only entrance into the secure bike storage room, which is where your lock is. Actually, it was the riding 6+ miles home again that sucked, now that I think about it. I need a drink.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 8:23 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

A car?

You mean like the long line of cars that were sitting in standing-still traffic that I blew by at 20mph in the bike lane on my ride in this morning? No thanks.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 8:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Good Golly, Miss Molly

OOOOOOOOOOOOOooOOoOOOOOOOOOOOoooooOoooOOOOoooh

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 8:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well that would have been a very lewd comment

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 8:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I still love the Eddie Murphy SNL skit about Little Richard's Aerobics

Good golly, Miss Molly, you look like a hog
You better start runnin cuz it’s much too late to jog

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 9:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Anybody ever seen that old TV movie,

Mother Goose Rock ‘n’ Rhyme? He played the King in that movie and it was great. Actually, the whole movie was awesome. I mean, look at who was in it for God’s sake

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 8:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

.

I still sorta regret the time I went to see him at the party they threw for a convention I attended in Denver, rather than walking down to Coors Field which was not very far from the hotel I was staying at. But I did get into the front row — and they weren’t kidding when they said “no photography!” This one really bad-ass dude that was a spittin-image for my judo-champ 6th grade teacher came lunging after a girl who happened to make the mistake of firing off the flash on her point-and-shoot camera (this was back before digital cameras were cheap and prevalant).

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Dec 5, 2008 9:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And it'll continue to be slow until I get to work

See you guys in just over an hour

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 8:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My boss asking me "Where did Bruce went?" got me to thinking. . .

The oilfield has a lot of unique phrases.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Dec 5, 2008 9:01 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

My wife always says, "I useta couldn't do" this or that. Ahh the South!

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 5, 2008 9:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There's one that grates on me like nails on a chalkboard.

“Go with.” Upper mid-west thing I think, Dakota’s maybe Minnesota area. I have some cousins from Minot, it’s never ‘would you like to go with me?", it’s “you want to go with?”

by dpseadv on Dec 5, 2008 10:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That drove me nuts when I was in Minot too

along with “ofer” as a modifier, like when you say something funny they would reply “ofer funny” or “ofer awesome”.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 10:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What's worse...

…“ofer” or “hella”?

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Dec 5, 2008 12:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ofer is new on me, unless "Ritchie went ofer four. Again."

As mentioned by others, a well placed and seldom used hella I can dig. I’m trying to curse much much less, so punctuation like hella is creeping back into my vocabulary.

by dpseadv on Dec 5, 2008 12:27 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Fuck that noise.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 5, 2008 12:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I still remember the first time my sister's oldest son said "shit" for the first time at three

It was a crazy range of emotions – I wanted to laugh out loud, because it was the funniest thing I’d heard all day; I wanted to be the stern uncle and say “you shouldn’t say that in company”, but then…he’s autistic and was pretty non-verbal at the time so I was really proud that he’d learned a new word. So I went with pride. As did my sister, when I told her about it later.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 12:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's pretty good! The one that worries me is I talk to myself under my breath sometimes.

Last thing I need is to drop my boy off the changing table and have him go bombing through the house yelling “she’s a bitch! she’s a bitch! she’s a bitch!” This almost happened when the in-laws were in town recently, fortunately I distracted him and he forgot about it.

by dpseadv on Dec 5, 2008 12:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They cuss plenty enough on their own then, probably

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 12:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not very much around us. They still blush if they swear in front of Mom.

I’m sure when we’re away they do plenty of it though.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 5, 2008 12:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My whole family cussed so much that by 16 or so it was common conversation for our whole family

And yes, they are definitely swearing all over when you aren’t around.

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 12:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My parents had no problems with the f-bomb

But still, it never came up too much

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 12:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The first time or two my kid did it I felt the same

I’ve made sure that he knows that those are big people words only. I told him that nobody would like to hear a kid say big people words, and now he’s pretty good about it. His mom cusses like a sailor though, so he’ll slip up every once in a while.

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 12:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Swearing isn't something I notice so much, then recently I overheard a guy that cusses about like I do.

It kind of stuck out, in a big way. I’m a little embarrassed now, I didn’t realize how much I curse. My grandfather swore quite a bit, I remember my grandmother making us wash our mouths out with bars of soap and we were giggling at each other. He never used motherfucker though, or the F word much at all. He was creative.

by dpseadv on Dec 5, 2008 12:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Your grandma made your grandpa wash his mout out too?

If so, that’s awesome

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 1:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They say the same thing in Hawaii too (go with, or go wiff)...

I’m trying to break my assistant of those habits.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 5, 2008 12:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm all for keeping language interesting,

but it causes a problem when speaking to clients. It doesn’t give the most “professional” impression.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 5, 2008 12:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I certainly understand that.

I wish that we lived in a society where flat-out grammatical errors were frowned upon but long used and well established turns-of-phrase common in specific regions were encouraged. My Mom had to train herself not to say y’all, use Southern cliches and mask her accent for the sake of her career and that makes me really sad.

by acblue on Dec 5, 2008 12:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't mind "y'all" and that sort of thing so much, to me that's just an accent.

The problem I have is the grammatical errors. You would think we should have all been taught the same language.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 5, 2008 12:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I would argue that because language is fluid

once something becomes well established enough (and I’m talking over a period of many, many years, not things like “conversate” and "addicting") it ceases to be a grammatical error and becomes a part of the language.

Some things don’t qualify, of course, and some things should be left out of professional communication. So I don’t even think we disagree.

by acblue on Dec 5, 2008 12:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We do not disagree.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 5, 2008 12:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

How about in this sense:

In his spare time, Carlos Beltran enjoys addicting children to heroin by injecting it into their eyeballs.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Dec 5, 2008 4:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Maaaaaaaybe, but...
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by acblue on Dec 5, 2008 4:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not as an adjective.

I think it can technically be used as a verb in weird occasions.

by Teej on Dec 5, 2008 7:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I like beer.

It makes me a jolly good fellow.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 5, 2008 12:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm going beer shopping tonight

because I’m out of AV Winter Solstice, and because it’s payday. I’m going to buy 12 other random beers as well. Any suggestions?

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 12:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Santa's Private Reserve is pretty good this year.

I would assume you’ve had that though. I’ve been digging Old Ale a lot lately; Port Old Viscosity is fantastic. If you haven’t yet had Double Bastard that’s great too. Also, believe it or not, the Red Hook Double Black is quite good.

Greenwood Market just started carrying Ninkasi and I’m pretty excited to try Tricerahops.

by acblue on Dec 5, 2008 12:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ninkasi's Christmas beer (Sleigh'r) is quite good, if they have it

but Tricerahops is definitely a tasty beer if they don’t. Santa’s Private is indeed quite good and continues the streak of “Rogue doesn’t make bad beers” that they’ve had going for quite a while now. I’ll have to try those others.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 12:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Double Bastard is amazing.

I dare say I prefer it to Ruination. Old Viscosity is definitely in the category of “one and done” as it is a serious ass-kicker; not only is it pretty damned strong, it’s super heavy. It’ll put you out.

by acblue on Dec 5, 2008 12:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I love, love, love Arrogant Bastard

but have yet to have Double Bastard. Gotta get some of that.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 12:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

sweet Belmont Station has Double Bastard

and Oak Bastard, which may be worth a shot too.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 12:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oaked Bastard is good enough to try

but I don’t think the difference in taste is worth the difference in price. Double Bastard is pretty much everything great about Arrogant Bastard but kicked up a notch. Nice and piney and the alcohol is really well masked, considering it’s 10.5%.

by acblue on Dec 5, 2008 12:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Good to know, I'll spend that money elsewhere then

because I can usually get tasters so I’ll try to get a taste of the Oaked Bastard instead and spend money on other beers.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 1:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oaked Bastard is definitely a taster sort of beer.

Interesting, but not interesting enough to pony up $3 for a 12 oz bottle.

by acblue on Dec 5, 2008 1:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oi, about Sleigh'r....

I tried to pick some up down in Olympia – the beer store had tons of Ninkasi beers – but didn’t have Sleigh’r. They couldn’t find it online.
Is this a draught-only sort of a deal? Do you get this in bottles down south?

by marc w on Dec 5, 2008 1:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've not actually seen it in bottles, now you mention it

but then I haven’t really looked specifically for it lately.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 1:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Try Jewbelation.

It’s very malty and packs a nice little punch.

"Beer is ... love ..." Ben Franklin

by Jed MC on Dec 5, 2008 12:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm intrigued.

Is it the same people that make He’brew?

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 12:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes it is - Shmaltz Brewing Co.

"Beer is ... love ..." Ben Franklin

by Jed MC on Dec 5, 2008 12:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Three

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 12:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ok, so I guess I wasn't the third

So I’m whateverspotinline. I still would love one, and would pay money to be a proud owner

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 12:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Huh, has anybody ever heard the band Ra Ra Riot?

I’m listening to the song “Ghost Under Rocks” and it’s, well, it kicks ass.

by Phildopip on Dec 5, 2008 9:04 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Speaking of Rock Band, man am I looking forward to the Beatles game.

The same guy who created the Love show is acting as music producer on the project.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Dec 5, 2008 9:15 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Why the heck

are you searching in Tonganoxie, KS?

I'm more like I am now than I've ever been.

by ralphie81 on Dec 5, 2008 9:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

this is not a surprise.

They do that about once a month it seems.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 9:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Looking through the latest ads

I’m kind of surprised that Fry’s is no where close to competitive with their HDTV prices.

by BrianL on Dec 5, 2008 9:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Whoa.

Does Samsung make good memory products?

by Phildopip on Dec 5, 2008 10:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's no Seagate drive

but it’s not a Maxtor either.

by BrianL on Dec 5, 2008 10:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Seagate used to make the worst 5 1/2 drives. Went they quit, they just quit.

You could give them a technical tap and they’d be good for one last spin up, so you had to have your backup drive hooked up and ready. I’m surprised the name Seagate is still around, seems like so many early companies got folded into larger ones and disappeared.

by dpseadv on Dec 5, 2008 12:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Huh. I would say he has the most comforting male voice I have ever heard.

Dave Gahan is the only one who could challenge him.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Dec 5, 2008 10:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not at all a Morrissey/Smiths fan

never have been.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 10:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It surprises most people that don't already know it

given my general musical tastes. I also never used to like the Pixies, but I’m slowly coming around on them; Morrissey, however, I don’t see that changing any time soon.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 10:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

To be honest that's why I can't stand him

I know that if I sat down and listened to old Smiths records I’d probably like them. But every time I hear Morrissey’s voice all I hear is I’M SO SAD AND I’M SO MISERABLE AND NOBODY LOVES ME BUT YOU ALL WORSHIP EVERYTHING I SAY OR DO and it’s like fingernails on a chalkboard on one side of the headphones and a dental drill on the other.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 10:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I see what you mean but I have the exact opposite reaction.

I love a guy who gives the people what they want. Even if, in this case, it’s clinical depression.

by acblue on Dec 5, 2008 10:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm actually not either,

but I’ll say that Johnny Marr is one hell of a guitarist.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 5, 2008 10:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I will grant you that.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 10:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Marvin Gaye?

Or if we’re confined to something like pop/rock, then I’d take Sam Beam, Mat Brooke, Andrew Kenney, etc. etc. etc.

I like Moz, and don’t mind his voice, I just don’t think it’s really soothing (statement may not apply if you’re a closeted gay teen in 1987).

by marc w on Dec 5, 2008 10:02 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Luther Vandross FTW!

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Dec 5, 2008 10:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My damn baby sitter is MIA

This sucks, because I was only scheduled until 2 today but now I’ll have to hang around later

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 9:58 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I suppose so

I was expecting a picture that would make me thing that way but musically, I guess I’ll survive

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 10:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I didn't like her until I saw her at Sasquatch this last year.

She completely stole the show. Hands down the best act there. When you can turn 15,000 stoned and mellow hippies into a fucking rave, you’ve done your job.

by Phildopip on Dec 5, 2008 10:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hahaha

Richie’s face is blurred out. That’s awesome

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 10:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So is Felix's

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 10:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

?

Jeff's guide to not looking stupid:
+/- is an absolutely terrible stat, so don't use it, and don't give up on young players before they turn 24.
54!

by joof on Dec 5, 2008 3:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well done dude

I meant to mention it last night when I saw it, but this made me laugh a bunch

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 6, 2008 10:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But move one block north and it isn't

Richie’s always is. And Willie’s name is blurred out. I didn’t explore too much though

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 10:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

Unfortunately, so is Felix’s. Ichiro somehow avoided it though. I guess he transcends Google’s face finder.

I'm more like I am now than I've ever been.

by ralphie81 on Dec 5, 2008 10:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Mwhahaha...why thank you.

Not only did I get “famous people” (and the M’s bonus) but also “person in a mariners jersey” (all multiplied by however many Mariners there are along 1st ave). So how many points is that? :-)

I'm more like I am now than I've ever been.

by ralphie81 on Dec 5, 2008 10:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have no idea, I didn't even realize anyone was looking until you posted.

There aren’t really any rules, I’m not very good a coming up with structure for this kind of thing. I was just having fun looking around earlier this week and thought of it.

by dpseadv on Dec 5, 2008 10:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Darn, I wanted points.

Sigh.

I'm more like I am now than I've ever been.

by ralphie81 on Dec 5, 2008 10:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Pants are overrated.

If Donald Duck doesn’t have to wear them, why should I?

I'm more like I am now than I've ever been.

by ralphie81 on Dec 5, 2008 10:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Let's make up some structure! I'm pretty lame at structure, but how about some.

I’m terrible at structure and rule making. If somebody actually found Ichiro walking down the street, that would be amazing. But then part of me wants to award bonus points for being a smart devious motherfucker, because that’s how you win championships.

by dpseadv on Dec 5, 2008 10:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well I probably shouldn't be the guy writing the rules

Since I have already participated. Otherwise, nothing stops my evil genius nature from declaring a million points for each Mariner found and 1 point for everything else. Might as well just declare me the winner now.

I'm more like I am now than I've ever been.

by ralphie81 on Dec 5, 2008 11:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No problem, these are inflationary times my friend. Just wait until you see how many points I score on Bessie the Cow.

If I can find her, these guys didn’t range too far from town apparently. Maybe I should try Calcutta.

by dpseadv on Dec 5, 2008 12:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't have to wait, I already know.

One.

I'm more like I am now than I've ever been.

by ralphie81 on Dec 5, 2008 2:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I saw Tank Girl for the first time last night.

How great is Malcolm McDowell in that movie? The way he says, “Lovely…” after drinking the water drained from his recently murdered military captain was hilarious and priceless.

by Phildopip on Dec 5, 2008 10:14 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I need to put that movie in my queue

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 10:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I really need to get rid of some of these instruments I never play.

Two regular tenor trombones and a tenor with F attachment? I don’t even know how to use the F attachment.

Craigslist away!

by BrianL on Dec 5, 2008 10:16 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

"I didn't mean to steal anything", he said at sentencing

which explains the guns and the breakin. Goodbye, douche.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 10:22 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sometimes I think I lead a stupidly charmed life

I had a meeting this morning that I was really sweating, for a couple reasons. First, because I’m supposed to provide an overview of the capabilities of a stupidly powerful data-mapping tool that we want to use on one of my projects, and I am not a database guy so I have to go reeeeeeeeeeally slow to make sure I don’t miss anything and thus I’m about 4% done with my learning about said tool.

Second, because the guy running the meeting is the smartest dude I’ve met in several years and the thought of going into a demo with this guy and not knowing my stuff, and having him ask me really good questions to which I’d have to answer “uhhh I don’t know I’ll get back to you on that one” seriously gave me the flopsweats.

But, seriously smart dude didn’t have a chance to do what he needed to do for the meeting, so he suggested we cancel. SWEET. Now I can spend the rest of my day continuing to learn Altova MapForce, and if any of you are experts in that particular tool and want to teach me all you know I’d be all over that.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 10:39 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Whew!

Isn’t it nice to just get plain lucky sometimes?

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 5, 2008 10:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yup.

this happens to me more than it probably should, at least at work. And it makes up for this morning’s double commute.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 10:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I had an easy commute, and a crappy start to my day.

Every problem child on the planet has called me this morning.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 5, 2008 11:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I could never get into Ween

I like quirky every now and again, but Ween’s just not my bag.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 10:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, can't get into that at all

Buenas Tardes is incredibly irritating – the other song’s not too bad, but two white guys from Jersey singing like Speedy Gonzalez just doesn’t really do it for me.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 11:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh. My. God.

Red Dog, the roadie from the movie “Almost Famous”, is played by the same actor who played Scut Farkus in “A Christmas Story”.

by Phildopip on Dec 5, 2008 10:54 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

You know he also made porn, right?

Scott Farcus has had a rather checkered movie career.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 10:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hahaha, no I didn't know that.

But I do know that Billy from Predator did porn and many other unsavory things.

by Phildopip on Dec 5, 2008 11:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hey - Ralphie even corrected you!

T’s up Ralphie? Shoot your eye out lately?

Actually I found it quite hilarious that Flick the Pole Licker became a porn star. What appropriate forebodings, eh?

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Dec 5, 2008 12:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Haha, not lately, no.

That is where my nickname hails from though.

I'm more like I am now than I've ever been.

by ralphie81 on Dec 5, 2008 2:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The band Heart.

Acceptable transition from 70’s rock to 80’s balladeers? Or contemptuous sellouts?

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Dec 5, 2008 11:02 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Heart was a casualty of the 80's

They took a hit from the MTV crackpipe and it was over. Too bad, too, they were a decent band in the late 70’s/early 80’s.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 11:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I definitely prefer their killer 70's stuff.

But I have to admit “These Dreams” is a great 80’s song.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Dec 5, 2008 11:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Anybody in here an Eleventh Dream Day fan?

I’ve listened to El Moodio enough, and was wondering if their other albums were worth checking out. All Music really seems to like ‘em, but I’d like a little more information before diving in.

by Phildopip on Dec 5, 2008 11:12 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I know nothing about them.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 11:22 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Christian pirates performing an autopsy for kids.

by Phildopip on Dec 5, 2008 11:17 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Lulz

"It's reassuring to know that in your life, you can have no more than 32 root canals."
-T. McCarver

by Big Jared on Dec 5, 2008 11:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I wish I had been old enough to see Thin Lizzy live back when they were around

There’s just nothing wrong with that band.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 11:25 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

You speak the truth.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 5, 2008 11:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And naturally the one song I was looking forward to on the No Doubt compilation for Rock Band is not included.

Why couldn’t they have recorder “New” on a real album so it be licensed easier!!!!

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Dec 5, 2008 11:31 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I can't believe it took them this long.

No Doubt is pretty much the quintessential band for Rock Band parties, since the ladies want to sing.

by Teej on Dec 5, 2008 11:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm glad Hella Good is on there.

I don’t love the song, but I think it’s going to be a blast to play.

And the drums on “Underneath it All” are going to be awesome, too.

by Phildopip on Dec 5, 2008 11:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, definitely.

I’m not a No Doubt fan (I don’t actively dislike them, but I don’t like them either), they have a lot of nostalgic songs, and they’re going to be a lot of fun to play in a party atmosphere.

by Phildopip on Dec 5, 2008 11:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll be stuck singing them though :(

Oh well, I’m a former large-type fan of theirs from way back so I’ll be happy with them appearing in the game

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 1:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's actually in Waco, Texas.

I started my search along I-84 because I knew of a huge ranch that had cattle somewhere along the highway. But they don’t have street view far enough down I-84 to get there.

by Wilder. on Dec 5, 2008 11:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Okay, maybe not.

Still reverts back to my original search.

by Wilder. on Dec 5, 2008 11:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Arrrrrrgarehdghiege! Nice find! I started in Ellensburg and headed south into Oregon.

Apparently the google guys don’t think much of the east slope of the cascades, they don’t cover much of it. But they apparently like Jack in the Box.

by dpseadv on Dec 5, 2008 1:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fuck 'em then

Everybody could use some 36 Crazyfists in their life

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 1:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The Comcast router at home is starting to piss me off.

And I’m not even there.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 5, 2008 12:04 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I wasn't fond of Fox Confesser, but she puts on a great live show.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 5, 2008 12:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is 95% of the reason I'm excited about the album coming out

Fox Confessor definitely wasn’t my favorite – she’s starting to follow the Carl Newman School Of Over-Elaboration curriculum a bit more than I like – but live shows never disappoint.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 12:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I love Neko Case

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Dec 5, 2008 12:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Though, I am a meh on The New Pornographers

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Dec 5, 2008 12:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Diminishing returns for me, really

I have all their albums, and I really only need one or two. Meh is a good description.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 1:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think that's going a bit far, but I can tolerate this viewpoint.

Their last album did nothing for me, but they’ve produced what, 2 great records, a pretty good one and a blah one. I’ll take that any day. Some of my favoritest ever bands can’t compete with that.

by marc w on Dec 5, 2008 1:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You're missing out.

Electric Version is one of the best pop albums in the last alt-pop albums in the last, well, probably ten years.

by Phildopip on Dec 5, 2008 1:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's one of the two I like

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 1:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

ayup.

Everything else is unneccessary.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 1:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Good.

I like Challengers a lot, actually, but it’s somewhat uneven.

by Phildopip on Dec 5, 2008 1:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

A lot of people love it, I just... I didn't get it.

Personally, I’d call Twin Cinema one of the best alt-pop albums in the last 10 years. EV is good, pretty darn solid, but I really liked their first one too.

The cover art, and the story that they found it in a Tacoma thrift store is one of the things that give me crazy amounts of pride in the City of Destiny.

by marc w on Dec 5, 2008 1:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's hard to do better than "Bleeding Heart Show"

God the last two minutes of that song make me giddy.

by Phildopip on Dec 5, 2008 1:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I own it, and I think it's ok, but it is not great.

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Dec 5, 2008 1:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

BOTD...

Bacon wrapped filet mignon:

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 5, 2008 12:49 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

After everything else you've posted

that almost seems too easy. But it definitely looks good.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 12:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've had it, and it is.

The trick is to get a real thick cut bacon.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 5, 2008 12:56 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes. And then what you have is basically the best dinner you can have.

A great malbec/cab, bacon-wrapped mignons, maybe some grilled shrimp to start with…
It’s things like that that prevent me from ever seriously considering vegetarianism.

by marc w on Dec 5, 2008 1:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Indeed.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 5, 2008 1:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They should have used better bacon

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Dec 5, 2008 12:56 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have eaten this many a time

Fucking delicious

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 1:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The best filet mignon

I’ve had I cooked on a flat rock in a campfire. Bacon and seasoning was not needed.

by JMKaustin on Dec 6, 2008 6:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Were you aware

That to is Probation Repeal Day

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Dec 5, 2008 1:02 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Shit, That is, Today is Prohibition Repeal day.

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Dec 5, 2008 1:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And how odd is it

that Utah’s vote was the one that put the repeal over the top?

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 1:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll be in Portland tomorrow.

The girlfriend already has an agenda planned, but if you could recommend one thing, what would it be? I’ll see if I can work it in to the agenda. Should make for a decent topic on here, at least.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Dec 5, 2008 1:06 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Define the word "thing".

How much time do you have? What’s already on the agenda? Outdoorsy, retail, museumy, what sort of thing?

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 1:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think we'll be bouncing around downtown

different shopping areas, restaurants, etc. Maybe a museum? I know we’re going to see The Thermals at the Doug Fir. We’re staying at the Ace Hotel. We’ll be in very early Saturday morning and out early afternoon Sunday.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Dec 5, 2008 1:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh dude you missed the boat staying at the Ace.

The Jupiter is across the parking lot from the Doug Fir, just as nice and cheaper.

by acblue on Dec 5, 2008 1:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I pointed out the Jupiter to her.

She wanted the Ace. The jupiter had mixed reviews on Yelp, for what it’s worth.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Dec 5, 2008 1:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll keep it in mind

and use it as ammo for the next trip.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Dec 5, 2008 1:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The Ace is less party-centric than the Jupiter

but it’s still a pretty nice hotel, and the deli downstairs (Kenny & Zooks) is really good. And they have Mexican Coca-Cola, the kind made with sugar and not syrup.

The Portland Art Museum’s a pretty quick walk from there, I haven’t been since it expanded but I hear it’s pretty nice. NW 23rd seems to be a “must see” if your GF is into shopping – I find it pretty douchebaggy but there’s lots of boutiques and whatnot, and a really good dive bar (Nob Hill Bar & Grill) for when you get sick of that. The Chinese Garden downtown is pretty cool, but the Japanese Garden at Washington Park is way cooler – it’s an easy MAX ride from where you are staying.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 1:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks for the tip.

I think we’re going to do a museum of some kind. I know she wants to do Powell’s as well, which is fine. She loves bookstores, I’m indifferent. Plus I’ve already been there last year.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Dec 5, 2008 1:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm very jealous of you, Mr. Eyebrows.

Sounds like a great show.

For me, if I have a few hours to kill before a show, I’d hang out at Jackpot and dig through records. My wife’s never been a big fan of that, but hey, Powell’s is like 50 yards away. And Rocco’s pizza with what, 75 cent pints of PBR!

by marc w on Dec 5, 2008 1:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think I went to that record store when I was in portland last year.

Just down the road from Powells, must be it. It was a pretty nice shop.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Dec 5, 2008 1:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Everyday's the huge one

Jackpot’s pretty small, but they have a good selection – but Everyday is MASSIVE.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 1:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It was Jackpot then.

Smallish store on a corner. Not massive.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Dec 5, 2008 1:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I love that store.

They’re expensive, but their selection is amazing.

by Phildopip on Dec 5, 2008 1:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

OH DEAR GOD DO NOT GO TO ROCCOS

that place is horrible. Jackpot’s great, Powell’s is awesome, but Rocco’s is SHITE. Unless you’re a 22-year old hipster who hates everything.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 1:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Go to Bridgeport Brewery and drink a lot of IPA

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Dec 5, 2008 1:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Shocking to some people on here

but beer is not really her or my thing.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Dec 5, 2008 1:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ooh good idea.

Is there a park/trail in particular for that sort of thing?

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Dec 5, 2008 1:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was kind of joking,

but I think there is a waterfront trail system down there? Any locals know for sure?

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 5, 2008 1:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

"System" is a generous word for a trail that borders the river

but yes. There is actually about a three-mile loop you can walk, from Hawthorne Bridge to Steel Bridge, that takes you over both bridges and along both sides of the river. The problem with that is that there’s really nothing else to do but walk that trail in that area – all the restaurants/bars and stuff are either downtown or on the eastside, so if all you’re looking for is a walk it’s a great option, but if it’s a walk-plus-see-shops-restaurants-and-museums, not so much.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 1:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Or both

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Dec 5, 2008 1:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If so, you'd have to go to the Bridgeport first

because you can’t taste anything after drinking I2PA.

by acblue on Dec 5, 2008 1:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hate the Rogue Brewpub, but goddamn their beer is delicious.

The pub’s food is pretty meh, and their service is TERRIBLE.

by Phildopip on Dec 5, 2008 1:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ooooh sir those are fightin' words

I heart the Rogue. I’m currently lobbying them to buy up the abandoned restaurant in my new neighborhood and open one up there.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 1:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I personally hate the idea of judging brewpubs by their food.

As long as it’s not terrible, the beer should be the main attraction.

by acblue on Dec 5, 2008 1:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

100% agree.

And Rogue’s not terrible food – it’s not gourmet, but the Kobe burger’s great, and the beer is muy bueno.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 1:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't eat red meat, which limits my enjoyment of bar food.

I love the Lompoc because they have great non-beef food there.

by Phildopip on Dec 5, 2008 1:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Their nachos are to die for

and their beer is my favorite in the city.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 1:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nope.

It’s not my favorite restaurant in town, but it’s my favorite brewery restaurant – that said, I haven’t eaten at the new Deschutes yet.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 1:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Don't.

I love Deschutes beer, but their food is not good, and it’s always PACKED with the worst kind of people from the Pearl.

by Phildopip on Dec 5, 2008 1:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is pretty much why I haven't eaten there yet

the one time I drank there it was 2pm on a Wednesday, so it was pretty empty. The bartender had Pearl douchiness to spare – popped collar, flip flops – and it didn’t make me want to go back.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 1:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They were super nice to me.

That reminds me that I need to laminate my Rogue Nation membership card.

by acblue on Dec 5, 2008 1:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not going to help you tomorrow,

But I love going to the (I think it’s called) Waterfront Park Jazz Festival in Portland.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 5, 2008 1:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hung Far Low's not downtown any more

it moved out to 82nd. And there’s waaaaaay better…entertainment options than Magic Gardens.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 1:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wrong.

Just, wrong.

by marc w on Dec 5, 2008 1:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sassy's is better, IMO

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 1:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've never had a problem with them

and I’ve always had a good time there.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 1:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Look, I'm never going to be rational about this.

I was there for maybe 2 hours, during which time I heard FOUR Neko Case songs, 2 Ramones songs, a Thin Lizzy song and tons of other stuff that was just out of this world.

FOUR Neko Case songs.

by marc w on Dec 5, 2008 1:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's very, very odd.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 1:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not sure I could enjoy a strip bar that played Neko Case songs

it’s crossing my two worlds a little more than I’m used to.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 1:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This was during musicfest, and then I saw a bunch of the...help at the show I was at.

The whole thing was like they tunneled into my brain, got a bunch of people together, and then acted out whatever they found. Ok, not everything.

It was the best kind of surreal.

by marc w on Dec 5, 2008 1:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That does sound pretty damn awesome

but the fact that it occurred during MFNW tells me that if I go into Magic Gardens tonight I won’t hear anything nearly that good. Which may or may not prevent me from verifying that fact.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 1:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The day we left my girlfriend said

“We should really come back down here and go to some strip clubs.”

Which was the most confusing thing anyone has ever said to me.

by acblue on Dec 5, 2008 1:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You two and me and my wife should double date next time you're down

she always gets annoyed when I go to them, because she loves to go and never does – I don’t go often, but the times I go it’s always for bachelor parties so she can’t come along.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 1:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've never been to one, and neither has she.

I think that I would enjoy it, but in a much different way than it is intended.

by acblue on Dec 5, 2008 1:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I always have a great time at them

because they’re so completely surreal. I always end up having great conversations with the strippers here, for some reason. It’s fun. And a lot of the ones here have good food, too, which is nice.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 1:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sacrilege.

Stay away from 82nd.

by waldo rojas on Dec 5, 2008 1:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hung Far Low was my stage name.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 5, 2008 1:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

While reading through to catch myself up in this thread

I immediately knew that you would make this comment. And I still laughed

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 1:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think the weekend public market is going on tomorrow

They’ve got a Rogue brewery stand, great food, shopping… if you’re done with the museum and don’t know where to eat, that might be an option. Just s. of Burnside on the w. side of the river.

by marc w on Dec 5, 2008 1:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It must be a great market

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Dec 5, 2008 1:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's got its constituency

I’m not really a fan – for every decent stall there’s 10 hippies selling handmade bracelets – but if you’re willing to dig a little it’s not too bad.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 1:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I agree.

I went there once when I was visiting Portland. I never once went there when I was living in the city.

by Phildopip on Dec 5, 2008 1:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, hey, what?

Now my comment ends up between Robert’s two comments about the same market? WTF?

by marc w on Dec 5, 2008 1:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wow, Joe Satriani thinks Coldplay ripped him off.

Which explains a lot about Coldplay.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 1:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If I were Satriani I wouldn't confess that.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 5, 2008 1:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's a desperate bid for relevance

it’s just too bad he used Coldplay to make that bid.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 1:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's always bothered me: did Coldplay get permission to basically write new lyrics to Kraftwerk's "Computer Love"?

Tell me Kraftwerk got paid for this… I know they’ve acknowledged that they got the melody from there, but there’s “acknowledged” and then there’s “licensed.”

by marc w on Dec 5, 2008 1:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I always forgot what a great movie Mean Girls is.

Too bad LiLo had to go and turn herself into a human trainwreck.

by acblue on Dec 5, 2008 1:47 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

That is not a good movie.

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Dec 5, 2008 1:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You're right. It's great.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 5, 2008 1:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's what I say

Thank god it is my Fiancee’s favorite movie, because now I can watch it whenever I want without any guilt. Plus, there are several pretty ladies in the movie, which always helps

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 1:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Good call, my friend

I’ve also had a long standing crush on Lacey Chabert from back in her Party of Five days

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 2:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I fell in love with Lizzy Caplan after watching "True Blood"

When I first saw her in “Cloverfield”, I thought, “Oh, hey, she’s cute…kinda alternative…totally my type.” But, goddamn, she’s smokin’ hot in “True Blood”.

by Phildopip on Dec 5, 2008 2:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll have to look her up on that show

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 2:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Groovy

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 2:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

True Blood's season JUST ended.

It won’t be on DVD for several months. Though, if you have HBO it’s available On Demand right now.

by Phildopip on Dec 5, 2008 2:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

When does Richie Sexson come down from LL?

I mean we have a new GM…some hope (maybe false hope, who knows). Do we have any idea of a replacement picture. Maybe back to the sinking ship?

This obviously is up to Jeff, but what options might we have?

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Dec 5, 2008 1:58 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I say it stays until the Mariners don't fill me with more misery than hope.

I am encouraged, but I still think the team sucks and that watching them in their current iteration is going to suck.

by acblue on Dec 5, 2008 2:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed..but at what point do we say it no longer applies?

Or does it just stay until we win something like 90 games?

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Dec 5, 2008 2:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not asking you to think..just scroll.

I’m killing time right now..there is absolutely nothing to do in the office around year-end, especially with both of my bosses out (one golfing). And the earliest bus that can get me home comes at 3:45. I so badly want a tasty beer right now.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Dec 5, 2008 2:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I say it stays until with have something to truly rejoice about.

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Dec 5, 2008 2:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not sure it'd take much..we were all in awe of the Branyan signing.

Maybe a Felix extension would do it?

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Dec 5, 2008 2:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's a no brainer.

I want him to trade something good for something interesting, make a good impact FA signing, something like that.

by acblue on Dec 5, 2008 2:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Something BAD for something interesting.

Or even trade something good for good value.

by acblue on Dec 5, 2008 2:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is what I liked about the Branyan deal!

Didn’t show up in town and try to swing the big FA deal to show everybody he can do it. That and he’s keeping his mouth shut basically.

by dpseadv on Dec 5, 2008 2:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I love the Branyan deal, don't get me wrong.

But there are good, undervalued FAs that provide a lot more value, this year and every other year. It’s nice that GMZ has an understanding of F.A.T., but hat just means he possesses a minimal level of competence.

by acblue on Dec 5, 2008 2:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh right. My bad, I've just developed a knee jerk reaction to the words Free Agent.

And I’m serious about that. I immediately think over bloated shit contract, for shit in return.

by dpseadv on Dec 5, 2008 3:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The Branyan signing merely provides a little hope that we are not completely screwed.

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Dec 5, 2008 2:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Excellent

I plan on watching Blazing Saddles tonight, as a matter of fact. Just got it last night, so I’ll pump it through to my Xbox 360 and enjoy laughing so hard that my chest caves in

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 2:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I love Blazing Saddles.

Sheriff Bart: What do you do when you’re bored?
Waco Kid: I dunno. Play chess…screw…
Sheriff Bart: [eagerly] Let’s play chess.

by Phildopip on Dec 5, 2008 2:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm now extra excited to watch it tonight

It’s been too long since I’ve seen it, so quotes don’t come to me easy anymore. This will change tonight

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 2:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I forgot about that, I haven't seen the movie in about 10 years.

Slim Pickens really tried to steal that movie, at least for me.
“What in the wide world of sports are you Kansas City faggots doin’” -where all the white guys are chicken dancing to Camp Town Ladies.

Slim “We’ll pull an Old #& on ’em”
Hedley Lamarr “What’s that?”
Slim “We go riding into town, a whoppin’ and a whoopin’, and kill every man in sight!”
Hedley “So you spare the women then?”
Slim “Shit no! We rape the shit our of ’em later on at the Old #7 dance!”

by dpseadv on Dec 5, 2008 2:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Blazing Saddles is in my top ten movies of all time.

I could quote that for days.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 5, 2008 2:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I can't wait for Black Dynamite

It looks incredible

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 2:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm going to a party at the Moon Temple tonight.

Expected saturday morning hangover level on a scale of 1 – 10 : 5696559876

by waldo rojas on Dec 5, 2008 2:12 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

So, "Jar of Flies" by Alice in Chains is a pretty masterful EP...until you get to the last song "Swing on This"

Seriously, what the fuck? It starts out with six hauntingly beautiful songs, then ends with a fucking shit song. Gah!

by Phildopip on Dec 5, 2008 2:14 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I have always wondered

If I was cheating on Alice and Chains and Rage against the Machine for enjoying Audio Slave.

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Dec 5, 2008 2:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There is no need to enjoy Rage Against The Machine

so I think you’re good – Audioslave, for all its Cornell-centric wankness, is a much better band.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 2:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I like Rage's first album.

Anything after that is kinda boring.

by Phildopip on Dec 5, 2008 2:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I heard a review recently

of Zach De La Rocha’s solo album that summed up everything I hate about Rage Against The Machine. The reviewer was talking about how it’s not a very good album, and then he said “We’ve heard this before, Zach. You’ve spent 10+ years telling us that we need to tear things down. How about telling us to build something up?”

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 2:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Very well put

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 2:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There are plenty of people telling to build stuff

It’s nice to have a little tear shit down.

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Dec 5, 2008 2:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

but it's uninteresting after three songs

and yet they kept making records.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 2:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

meh

they’re no Austrian Death Machine.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 2:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Audioslave was good

But a lot of people like to slag on them because it’s fashionable.

by JI on Dec 5, 2008 3:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No, it's because in my opinion they weren't good.

Tom Morello is a one trick pony. “Listen! I can make my guitar sound like I’m scratching a record!” At least Tom’s high school buddy Adam Jones (not that Adam Jones) from Tool went out and explored and expanded his style. Tom preferred to spend his time searching for more tattoo ideas.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 5, 2008 3:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's m though exactly

I’d say you were late since I commented about his style a little earlier, but you put it much better than I did. I can’t stand the way that Tom does his guitar solos in Audioslave. Seriously, ever one of their songs has a break in the middle and it’s just a bunch of “wokka-wokka” guitar sounds. Drives me insane. Every time I think I’m starting to enjoy one of their songs, he pulls that shit and turns me off

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 3:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Their first album is incredible

I agree that the last two had some problem (with Morrello sound wanks being at the top of the list), but Chris Cornell is so incredibly fantastic that it outshines (pun intended) those flaws.

by JI on Dec 5, 2008 3:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Or you didn't like and many other people like to rip on it because

OMG IT NOT RAGE OR SOUNDGARDEN AND MATT SHOULD QUIT PJ SO SOUNDGARDEN CAN RECORD AN NEW ALBUM AND TOUR

by JI on Dec 5, 2008 3:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Most of my friends like Audioslave

So I never saw the whole ripping on them thing.

by Sec 108 on Dec 5, 2008 3:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I might agree with that.

I just did not enjoy it. Kind of how many people find Rush boring.

by Sec 108 on Dec 5, 2008 4:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Lazy stereotypes are FUN!

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 4:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

He could've thrown sand in your third eye.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 5, 2008 4:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No he already whined to the owner.

He will bad mouth me to the crew too.

by Sec 108 on Dec 5, 2008 4:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Their cover of "Ghost of Tom Joad" is pretty awful though

I don’t know if it’s from that album or not, but still, it’s the only Rage cover I know of.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 2:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

agreed

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Dec 5, 2008 2:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Their cover of Renegades of Funk is top notch.

I really don’t like that band, though. Homedude being a megamillionaire rock star with a Sabo Tabby sticker on his guitar has always struck me as ridiculous.

by acblue on Dec 5, 2008 2:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yup.

He’s basically a high-profile trustafarian at this point.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 2:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I love Rage riffs

but I always had a hard time gettnig into them because they feel the best way to tell us that capitalism sucks is to spend $16.99 on their records.

by JI on Dec 5, 2008 3:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 3:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think it's pretty good.

Bruce played a heavy version of it with Tom Morello on his last tour that was somewhat reminiscent of it.

by JI on Dec 5, 2008 3:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I heard an Audioslave song last night

And was reminded of how annoying it is that they plant a Morello guitar solo into every song. Just kills every song because his style doesn’t match anything from the song. Drives me crazy

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 2:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Calm Like a Bomb is a good song.

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Dec 5, 2008 2:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Has anybody determined

what the “buzz up” thing on posts actually does?

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 3:08 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I'm afraid to

because I don’t want to either blow something up or rend the fabric of space and time.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 3:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

but I overcame my fears

and apparently it posts the article which you’ve Buzz-d up to Yahoo! Buzz. What that is, I don’t know.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 3:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hey, we should try an Buzz! up the article on Dave's scholarship fund, see where that goes.

Kind of stalled out. Kind of hit at a bad time maybe, Christmas right around the corner.

by dpseadv on Dec 5, 2008 6:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

When I start my heavy metal cover band, Pants Of Fire,

the first two songs on the set list will be Sex Farm Woman and Big Dumb Sex. now, I just need the rest of the set and it’ll be time to ROCK.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 3:14 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

An excellent choice.

And, one for the laydeez – Let’s Get It On.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 3:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My buddies and I always wanted to form a drunken-hobo-death-metal band

Homemade instruments, and then while they bashed and wailed in the background I would stomp around and make guttural animal sounds, all while we were dressed like homeless people. Unfortunately it never came to fruition

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 3:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Crash Worship, in other words.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 3:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

After a quick bit of poking around youtube

Yes, that seems like a pretty good analog to my plans. Needs more paint can/paint bucket drum set though

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 3:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If you want to talk crazy percussion, check out Sleepytime Gorrilla Museum.

Link

They’ve got a regular drummer, and a guy who plays found items such as propane tanks and hubcaps.

The lead singer used to be in Idiot Flesh (equally awesome) and Book Of Knots (Also superb).

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 5, 2008 3:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Again, sounds like Tchkung!

Drummer + angle grinder + banging rebar on shit, etc. etc.

by marc w on Dec 5, 2008 3:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I love drums

All kinds, so I will look into these. I love when drums are so fast (especially the double kick) that my arms and legs get tired just listening to it because I’m imagining what the guy is doing. This band called Divine Heresy has a drummer that works the double pedals so fast it sounds like a drum track and not the real thing. Here is a clip of a jam session. Watch his legs when they show them.

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 3:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The drummer for DH doesn't even look like he is moving his feet in that clip

He’s moving so fast that his movement was cut off by the low framerate

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 4:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

.

Converge rocks.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 5, 2008 3:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, it appears that they do

Good stuff there

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 4:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sick dude! The first time I ever heard double base like that was One, Metallica.

But I don’t think Lars was doing it quite like that. Wow, I forgot how much I like metal when it’s done right*.

*Completely pretentious statement, but I’m not particular to much of what falls under the umbrella of metal nowadays.

by dpseadv on Dec 5, 2008 6:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This group is awesome

The drums are just amazing, in every song they do

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 7:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't know exactly what that was

but it was something.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 3:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Go to heck.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 5, 2008 3:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What's that you say?

You want Creed to reunite? Well, your Creed-related prayers have been answered, my good man.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 3:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh no.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 5, 2008 4:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, sadly, yes.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 4:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Now is as good a time as any to go fully deaf, I suppose.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 5, 2008 4:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Can I finish listening to this Flop album first?

it’s quite good.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 4:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's a band I always wanted to share a bill with but never got the chance.

Their concerts were legendarily dangerous. Kind of like my boys the Dwarves.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 5, 2008 4:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I can't honestly say I would have ever drawn that parallel

but Flop shows were awesome. I don’t know who started it, but there was a stretch of time when Kurt Bloch would throw cups at Rusty during Flop shows, then Rusty would return the favor at Fastbacks shows, after which everyone started raining cups at Kurt at almost every fbx show, just for fun. Good times.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 4:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I heart Flop.

I’m not a big fan of flopsweat, however.

by marc w on Dec 5, 2008 4:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not the sound, just the rambunction.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 5, 2008 4:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Learn sign language

and then my fiancee can interpret for you and I

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 4:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

WTF. WTF.

I meant to say, wtf.

by dpseadv on Dec 5, 2008 6:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So this past week, SBN has given us

Five for Howling for the Phoenix Coyotes and Litter Box Cats for the Florida Panthers.

What the fiddlesticks?

by acblue on Dec 5, 2008 4:02 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Maybe they play in a shitty stadium?

Or maybe SBN should start letting people name their own blogs?

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 4:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Do they have stoned manatees choosing the names?

“I’ve got it, let’s name the Panthers blog after the place where Whiskers buries his dump!”

by acblue on Dec 5, 2008 4:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

that's Dr. Whiskers to you sir

SBN’s cat didn’t spend 4 years in kitty medical school to be referred to as MISTER.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 4:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 5, 2008 4:11 PM PST up reply actions   3 recs