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SAOTR - Society for American Off-Topic Research

Over the last two months, this society has conducted exhaustive research into American Off-Topicness, and based on a sample size of one, concluded that all Americans like to go off-topic in threads.

Our research on Lookout Landing has led to the following conclusions

Lookout Landing has had an OTFPOTD 47 of the 58 days since its inception for a OT% of .810, including a perfect 1.000 on weekdays.

Leading Posters This Season

BrianL - 10

NOLAMarinergirl - 7

seattlebruin - 8 (counting today)

Faux - 4

pdb - 3

acblue - 3

Gomez - 3

Phildopip - 2

Fin - 1

Robert - 1

Double06 - 1

thewyrm - 1

COACH OWENS!!!!! - 1


Clearly, BrianL is needy, since he's posted the OTFPOTD the most times

 

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I played Grand Theft Auto IV for the first time in about 4 months yesterday.

Holy shit, that game is amazing. I finally did the bank heist mission. It was fucking epic.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Sep 25, 2008 7:45 AM PDT reply actions  

Dude

I got to that mission last night but failed like 6 times and gave up. I suck, but it was still freaking awesome.

by ack on Sep 25, 2008 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions  

You HAVE to keep moving.

That’s the only way to do it. If you try to stay and fight, you’ll run out of ammo and the cops’ll keep coming.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Sep 25, 2008 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions  

Anyone ever play the game Syndicate?

The last level is the craziest, most difficult level I’ve ever seen in a videogame. You start on a platform in a chamber of platform corridors. Literally the second it starts, you immediately take machine gun fire from no less than a dozen operatives, with dozens more armed and on the way. You have to thorw everything you’ve got at them plus the kitchen sink just to get moving.

by Gomez on Sep 25, 2008 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions  

Syndicate needs a remake in the worst way.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 25, 2008 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions  

That game ruled so hard

I played it back when I had a Mac. Haven’t seen it in forever save for YouTube clips.

by Gomez on Sep 25, 2008 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yep

Gotta resist the urge to go Rambo on all the cops.

by ack on Sep 25, 2008 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions  

The bank heist is where I stopped playing the game

Not that the mission was bad but at that point I realized the developers lost sight of a lot of what made GTA4 fun.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 25, 2008 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions  

Er GTA

also I recently picked up Saint’s Row. Not anywhere near as polished as GTA4 but it does some things better.

I do miss GTA4s weapon combat when playing it though.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 25, 2008 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions  

Well the mission itself might not be bad

but if you fail it more than once it becomes tedious and annoying. I shouldn’t have to sit through the fucking car ride each and every time.

GTA has so many horrible design decisions that they don’t want to improve. And probably won’t ever improve until their sales dip.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 25, 2008 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions  

I can understand why that'd be frustrating.

Luckily, I beat the bank mission on the first go so I didn’t have to do all the tedious things over and over again.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Sep 25, 2008 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions  

It's denied on the grounds of "adult material"

but I brought my second-favorite UCLA mug in to work today. I might just bring in my favorite mug, a F-R-I-E-N-D-S one that I keep on my desk at home

by seattlebruin on Sep 25, 2008 8:04 AM PDT up reply actions  

I"m still using my Sunset Bowl mug

but will probably switch to my Sex Pistols God Save The Queen coffee mug here shortly. Always good for a laugh that one.

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

by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 8:05 AM PDT up reply actions  

Actual

without doubt, my favorite mug of all time. Superstitiously, before tests, I only drink from that mug for the entire night

by seattlebruin on Sep 25, 2008 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions  

So my Dr. Horrible costume for Halloween is almost done.

What a pain in the ass.

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

by Faux on Sep 25, 2008 7:49 AM PDT reply actions  

Good call.

Captain Hammer would have been easier though.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 25, 2008 7:51 AM PDT up reply actions  

I don't have the physique.

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

by Faux on Sep 25, 2008 8:00 AM PDT up reply actions  

Hand ray.

I’m doing the post-Penny death one.

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

by Faux on Sep 25, 2008 7:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

Although that's only started, and may never get done with how long I've been working on it.

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

by Faux on Sep 25, 2008 7:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

I have had to plans to go as Two Face (Animated series version) for a while.

My whole gang are going as Batman villains. So far we have the Joker, Two Face, the Penguin, Poison Ivy, Harley Quin, and Catwoman.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 25, 2008 7:56 AM PDT up reply actions  

So Gomez is (hopefully) meeting with my MC pals tomorrow night before the game (5-ish).

Any other locals interested in meeting before we attend the game?

Acblue?

dpseadv?

Others?

Email me.

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 25, 2008 7:53 AM PDT reply actions  

Marcus' Martini Heaven, I believe, is the actual name

And I’ve never been there before. Holy crap, they’re pretty cheap for a Square spot.

by Gomez on Sep 25, 2008 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, Lonnie just said it's Marcus'

5-ish.

Everyone is welcome.

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 25, 2008 8:46 AM PDT up reply actions  

See you there. I may be a little late, have to co-ordinate some things with the wife.

Changing out of the skirt and hitching my pants back on takes some time.

"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.

by dpseadv on Sep 25, 2008 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions  

Anyone else get really angry the first time they heard "Given to Fly" by Pearl Jam.

The DJ says here is the new single by Pearl Jam. Song starts and instantly I exclaim “Awesome! They are covering my favorite Led Zepplin song!” Then the lyrics start, and my moment turned from excitement to revulsion.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 25, 2008 7:54 AM PDT reply actions  

Going to California.

Led Zepplin even sued them if I am not mistaken. If they didn’t they should have, it is so blatant a rip off that I was just shocked.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 25, 2008 7:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

Music rips off music all the time

if not for that, Stone Temple Pilots wouldn’t have a career. Which is really the best argument I can think of for not ripping off music.

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

by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 8:06 AM PDT up reply actions  

There will never be a ripoff as blatant as that fucking Coldplay song stealing Kraftwerk's

‘Computer Love.’

Maybe they licensed it for all I know, but it’s pretty ballsy to just play an old song with a different instrument and call it your own.

by marc w on Sep 25, 2008 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

Come As You Are was pretty blatant too

I don’t know if Killing Joke ever sued, but CAYA was an almost note-for-note ripoff of “Eighties”.

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

by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 8:45 AM PDT up reply actions  

Does Nirvana fit into that type?

Or more cover band? I’ve always thought of them as a Meat Puppets cover band.

"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.

by dpseadv on Sep 25, 2008 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions  

Hahahahahha!!

I wish my old college roommate was here right now. He was all about the Meat Puppets. He strung together a collage of Nirvana’s Meat Puppet songs for me once, it was amazing. Since I can’t duplicate it, I’m going to have to concede the field on this.

"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.

by dpseadv on Sep 25, 2008 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions  

I think that's more of a case of homage than ripoff

Kurt Cobain LOVED the Meat Puppets. I liked them pretty well, too, and I can see a stylistic similarity, but I don’t think they ripped them off…there’s a few Puppets covers on the Unplugged cd/dvd, which are great.

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

by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions  

Right. They're not a meat puppets cover band any more than they are a Vaselines cover band

(and they’re closer to the latter, purely in terms of song structure).

They “ripped off” neither.

by marc w on Sep 25, 2008 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions  

Not saying they 'ripped' off anyone.

I like your ‘homage’ point. I wish I had used that back in the day when my buddy was waxing on about all the M.P. songs in the Nirvana catalog, and everything I’ve read since about Nirvana’s earliest roots.

"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.

by dpseadv on Sep 25, 2008 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

The melody is similar

but the chrous, word etc. are different

Considering Led Zeppelin stole pretty much all the music on their first two albums and didn’t give credit, I don’t see how someone could get upset.

9=8

by JI on Sep 25, 2008 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

I don't really notice much of a difference

at least not once I turned off the Genius feature.

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

by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions  

Wow, that's annoying

Bet you’re regretting buying “Christopher Cross’ Greatest Hits” now, aren’t you?

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

by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 8:26 AM PDT up reply actions  

Or, 90's

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

by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 8:27 AM PDT up reply actions  

You know what's better than Truly Madly Deeply?

I Knew I Loved You

Best non – I Want it That Way kareoke song of the 90’s hands down

by seattlebruin on Sep 25, 2008 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions  

I went to a wedding one time and I shit you not they actually played these two songs:

Follow me by Uncle Cracker, a song entirely about adultery; Goodbye Earl a song about killing your spouse. I was dumbstruck.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 25, 2008 8:34 AM PDT up reply actions  

They could always follow it up with

“I Used to Love Her” by GNR and that “She caught me” song.

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

by Faux on Sep 25, 2008 8:36 AM PDT up reply actions  

That would be it.

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

by Faux on Sep 25, 2008 8:39 AM PDT up reply actions  

I see your love of friends has effected your judgement in other areas...

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

by Faux on Sep 25, 2008 8:47 AM PDT up reply actions  

Your taste is suspect.

Even though I don’t find this particular pick to be that offensive, I’m wondering if this is a gateway into enjoying other, much worse, bands.

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

by Faux on Sep 25, 2008 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions  

He sounded pretty fond of NKOTB.

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

by Faux on Sep 25, 2008 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

I find it very reassuring that I know none of these songs.

I know of several of the artists, but I’ve never heard any of these songs, and that makes me happy.

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

by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 8:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

...

I thought that about most of this list.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 25, 2008 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions  

I just got rid of all the cassettes that have been sitting in a dark corner of my closet a few weeks ago.

There was a case for “Shai”, but oddly enough, there was no tape inside.

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions  

For a saotr-head, you sure don't have great stats.

What about tag effectiveness % (te%) or topic count (tc)?

Tag counts are the RBI of the saotr world.

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

by Faux on Sep 25, 2008 8:20 AM PDT reply actions  

* have been down

See? Acute suckitis Injuries.

by Gomez on Sep 25, 2008 8:24 AM PDT reply actions  

What in the hell happened to your avatar?

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 25, 2008 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions  

Who the hell has avatars turned on?

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

by Faux on Sep 25, 2008 8:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

How does one lose an avatar?

I just changed mine to reflect the times

by Gomez on Sep 25, 2008 8:36 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm new here but I have lurked for a few years so perhaps I can't say anything

But aren’t little subtle jabs like this about your current predicament doing the opposite of what you said you would be doing by agreeing to not make a fuss about it?

by Lieutenant Dan on Sep 25, 2008 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions  

Perhaps your initial thought was a correct one

You’re most welcome ‘round here – post all you want, we’re happy to have you – but maybe as a new guy stay away from that particular topic?

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

by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions  

temporarily un-unboxing myself to assure everyone this is not Corco

Now I’m going back into the box

Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Corcotopia and Washingtonhighways.org

by Corco on Sep 25, 2008 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions  

I actually had that exact thought

and if your boxing is self-imposed, I propose that it be lifted now and that you rejoin our community. Except with less sparring with others.

by seattlebruin on Sep 25, 2008 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm down with that

but I propose we leave the decision up to NOLA. Not that NOLA’s a fragile little thing that can’t look after herself, but since she bore the brunt of the Corcomess, she should be the one to sign off on the cleanup effort, as it were.

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

by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions  

I confess that sometimes I am a delicate little flower.

However, I sparred with Corco until he took it too far, and I’m sure that now he realises where that point was.
Corco, let’s keep the attacks sounded less personal, shall we?
If you’d like to come back, it’s fine by me, but as you’re already on very thin ice with Graham, you should probably watch yourself.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 25, 2008 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions  

I am not a third party, I am mainstream!

just wait until I announce Fagel Fogel as my vice-overlord candidate

by seattlebruin on Sep 25, 2008 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions  

But.

“no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.”

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 25, 2008 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions  

Defence.

The Secretary of Defense is sixth in the presidential line of succession.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 25, 2008 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions  

Tell me how that works out for you

I’m curious to see if people actually get value out of it.

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

by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions  

I would try it,

but iTunes chokes on my music collection.

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

by Faux on Sep 25, 2008 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions  

That's more than I've ever gotten

One time I clicked on a Joe Jackson song and got not only every Joe Jackson album but a bunch of stupid 80’s compilations recommended to me. Not, shall we say, useful.

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

by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

On my ride in to work this morning

I rode through a big pile of dog crap that I didn’t see until I was right on top of it. Fortunately it doesn’t splatter that much, but now at lunch I gotta go get a big bottle of water and rinse off my dog-crap smelling bike.

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

by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 8:39 AM PDT reply actions  

I wish I lived where I could bike to work.

Someday, someday…

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

by Faux on Sep 25, 2008 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions  

Do you have to wear business clothes?

I’m wondering how that would work…

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

by Faux on Sep 25, 2008 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

I do. Business casual (no suit/tie).

I keep two pairs of shoes at work because they’re heavy and I don’t want to cart them in and out every day, but I just put everything else in a backpack and change in the bathroom at work. My last place actually had a changing room/bike storage facility, which is awesome, but this one just has bike racks in the parking garage.

Once it starts raining I’m a block away from my gym so I can just change/keep my wet outerwear there.

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

by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions  

I have a gym at work, which is awesome.

So I just pack some semi-dressy clothes into my backpack and head off. Well, I used to when I had non-rush-hour hours. Now I’m too scared.

by Teej on Sep 25, 2008 8:46 AM PDT up reply actions  

I think this gym issue is my worst problem...

It’ll be a consideration for my next job, though.

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

by Faux on Sep 25, 2008 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

There's a gym here too

but I’m a contractor so I don’t get to use it.

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

by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

Pretty standard, really

It’s a full gym with free weights, machines, and yoga/aerobics studios that employees get at a subsidized rate (I think they pay $10 a month), and it’s considered an “official” benefit because it’s pretax dollars. So since I don’t work for the company, I don’t get the benefits, which is fair enough.

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

by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 8:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

Clearly

Portland residents aren’t as militant about cleaning up dog shit as Seattle residents are.

by Gomez on Sep 25, 2008 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions  

I was pretty surprised.

Most areas are pretty good, but this part of my ride goes through a park with a lot of homeless people that have pets, so I’m guessing they don’t care as much as the people in my neighborhood do.

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

by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

You haven't seen my neighborhood.

Dog crap is about the only thing yard-or-streetwise that people in my neighborhood seem to care about. I haven’t mowed my lawn in two months and it’s one of the best looking ones on the street.

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

by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 8:46 AM PDT up reply actions  

Since this is an off-topic thread, I'm going to bring up something about my fantasy football team...and I know that nobody cares about my fantasy football team, but...

…this has got to be the most ridiculous trade proposal EVER:

Torry Holt and Kyle Orton for Jay Cutler.

That person has lost their damn mind.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Sep 25, 2008 8:41 AM PDT reply actions  

Pissing off Jeff and NOLA at the same time?

Nice.

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

by Faux on Sep 25, 2008 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

Disagree.

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

by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions  

As do I

It’s fun, but it’s just “draft and pray.” It’s insanely flukey — though I guess that’s part of the fun.

But I much prefer baseball.

by Teej on Sep 25, 2008 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions  

Football has a lot less micromanaging and less games then baseball

Personal sports preferences aside I feel FF is a lot less time consuming.

by Robert on Sep 25, 2008 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions  

I agree with this.

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 25, 2008 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions  

It's definitely less time-consuming.

It’s also less thought-consuming. For example, I’m kicking ass in a league in which I auto-drafted without pre-ranking players or anything.

Personally, I really like the micromanaging. I think that’s why football frustrates me.

by Teej on Sep 25, 2008 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions  

I don't know where I got this from.

But this might be the coolest building idea ever.

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

by Faux on Sep 25, 2008 8:53 AM PDT reply actions  

That's awesome.

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 25, 2008 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions  

How did I miss this?

17 years ago yesterday, Nevermind was released. I still remember going to Cellophane Square on the Ave – not where it is now, the old one – the week of the 17th to buy it, only to be told that Nirvana had pushed back the release of Nevermind to the 24th so that the release wouldn’t conflict with the release of Soundgarden’s Badmotorfinger.

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

by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 9:22 AM PDT reply actions  

I was that loser kid in flannel back in middle school.

Rocking out to Bleach and Nevermind whilst my peers reveled in Appetite for Destruction and Mettalica’s Black Album. Nirvana, no matter how angry I was with Kurt for leaving us, will always have a special place in my heart.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 25, 2008 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

I can't mock Appetite For Destruction

because that’s one of the best mainstream albums from the entire 1980’s. That’s just a ferocious slab of hard glam metal right there.

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

by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions  

I admit

My friends really liked Nirvana. I didn’t see the big deal. The whole Grunge movement was completely lost on me.

by Gomez on Sep 25, 2008 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions  

I loved it. It was something different.

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 25, 2008 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions  

Right... context is really helpful here.

Mainstream ‘rock’ pre-1991 was a wasteland. Ratt? Poison?
Metallica’s black album was a huge out-of-nowhere success, but other than that, Rock was still obsessed with LA Glam shite.

I can understand people who say that Nirvana wasn’t their favorite, or that they didn’t really ‘get’ what the big deal was, but even those people owe them a debt of gratitude.

by marc w on Sep 25, 2008 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

I totally agree

But at least it wasn’t Skid Row or Wilson Phillips.

by marc w on Sep 25, 2008 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

Just hold on for one more day.

"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.

by dpseadv on Sep 25, 2008 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions  

lame.

"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.

by dpseadv on Sep 25, 2008 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions  

Are you gonna turn around and say goodbye?

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 25, 2008 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions  

I have to agree

which is why I bought That Lucky Old Sun the day it came out. There’s two good songs on it and a lot of cringeworthy stuff, sadly. But he’s Brian Wilson and I’m not, so there’s that.

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

by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

Doesn't seem like it.

I saw him in Boston a few years ago, and it almost made me cry. It was the Pet Sounds tour, where he did the whole album top to bottom; when he took the stage he was basically led by the elbow to a keyboard, and the band behind him kicked into “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” as he just sort of sat there looking confused.

About three songs in, I noticed that his keyboard wasn’t actually plugged in to anything. He looked pretty happy that people were cheering him, but he spent the entire show probably not knowing where he was or why he was there.

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

by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions  

Did you see the documentary on him?

I haven’t – just wondered if it’s worth picking up or if it has some of the same… dynamic that you’re talking about above.

by marc w on Sep 25, 2008 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

Brian Wilson is was and always will be a special dude for me.

I practically worshiped the Beach Boys in Jr. High. I read every book and watched everything I could. Heck, I was even in the front row of the concerts at the Puyallup Fair for like 5 years in a row. Of course Brian hadn’t toured with the band for quite some time, but there was always the hope that he’d make an appearance at least.

I’m well aware of his current state, and going to see him live would be like visiting my comatose grandmother in the hospital for me. I couldn’t bare to bring myself to do it.

I’d like to see Paul Simon in concert before he gets this far. He’s fading quickly himself, so I’ve heard, although his last album >>>>>>>>>>> Brian Wilson’s album. At first I was revolted by the thought of Eno getting his hands on Paul Simon’s music, but the more I listen to “Surprise” the more it really actually grows on me…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Sep 25, 2008 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions  

Hahahah, I had that ready to go! I replied it before looking, what a retard.

"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.

by dpseadv on Sep 25, 2008 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'd look check it out.

But I have no loot.

"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.

by dpseadv on Sep 25, 2008 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions  

Kurt Cobain was a great songwriter and poet

hat I don’t get are the PJ/ Nirvana turf wars, and the sad sad sad people who try to continue them to this day.

9=8

by JI on Sep 25, 2008 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions  

I was a fan of and loved both.

If I had to “choose a side” it would be Nirvana though. Really, I dropped the entire Grunge lineup after Kurt’s death. I could wax philosophical on the impact his death had on me and my anger at Eddie Vedder for his lack of leadership during that time, but I’ll spare you.

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by thewyrm on Sep 25, 2008 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions  

I was dumb because

more or less they were all friends

9=8

by JI on Sep 25, 2008 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions  

It was basically Cobain saying "Vedder is a cool guy, but I hate his band."

Vedder doesn’t seem like the kind of guy to get all pissy about that.

J.K.L.

by Aaron Campeau on Sep 25, 2008 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah

I like his music, but he was a hypocrite.

9=8

by JI on Sep 25, 2008 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

The deification of Cobain annoys the hell out of me.

Yes, he was a once-in-a-generation talent and apparently a really good guy, but he was also (as you said) a giant hypocrite, kind of dumb, a piss-poor father and insanely self delusional. None of things matter in terms of his contribution to rock music of course, but his standing as cultural messiah is ridiculous.

J.K.L.

by Aaron Campeau on Sep 25, 2008 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions  

Well said.

Except that I don’t think he was dumb. He wrote clever lyrics, and was generally a hilarious guy (at least in public). You can’t pull these things off if you’re dumb.

9=8

by JI on Sep 25, 2008 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

I want to know where Courtney Love fits into the picture.

Holy shit what a train wreck she’s become. Been. Is was and forever shall be. How in the hell is she still alive and cashing checks?

"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.

by dpseadv on Sep 25, 2008 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

Not to mention that suicide as an answer to your problems is a massive copout.

I liked Cobain’s music, but he confused me. And when he killed himself it just made me mad.

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

by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

Best quote ever about Kurt Cobain.

King Buzzo was told that Kurt Cobain once said the Melvins where his favorite band ever and the interviewer wanted to know what Buzzo thought about that.

Buzzo replied, “A lot of good that did him.”

by Sec 108 on Sep 25, 2008 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

Buzzo is awesome.

that’s a great quote.

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by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

One of the best shows I ever saw in Seattle

was a three-set Melvins show at RKCNDY. Set one was the slow, dirgey, one-note Melvins for about 25 minutes; set 2 was the sorta-rock-sorta-dirgey stuff (Stoner Witch had just come out), and set 3 was blow-the-doors-off speed metal. it was unbelievable.

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by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions  

I was there. Amazing evening.

IIRC, Buzzo played bass the first set and guitar for the last two.

by Sec 108 on Sep 25, 2008 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions  

He did indeed.

I only knew a bit of Melvins at that point, and the next day I ran out and bought all I could get my hands on.

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by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions  

Holy crap

I forgot all about RKCDNY.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 25, 2008 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions  

I can't remember the names of half the venues in the this town.

Seems like so many are gone or morphed into something I don’t recognize. I remember with the most clarity:
OK Hotel (upstairs).
RKCNDY
The Croc
I’m forgetting so many places it’s sick.

"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.

by dpseadv on Sep 25, 2008 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

I haven't been to a show in Seattle in a few years

but I used to go to that place next to REI fairly often.

One of the best shows I went to was the Slackers and Diablotones at the Sit and Spin.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 25, 2008 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

That was actually an awesome day all around

I just remembered my Dad and I went to a M’s game with good seats he got from work, then went to the show after.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 25, 2008 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions  

Nice. Sit & Spin, it's been gone about 4 years now?

I need to lay off this nostalgia trip, it’s not doing anything good for me today.

"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.

by dpseadv on Sep 25, 2008 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

I was a daily regular at the Sit & Spin right up to it's demise.

I had a lot of friends who worked there. Great place.

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 25, 2008 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

Don't forget the Off-Ramp

home of 50 cent post-show breakfasts. Great for soaking up the booze.

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by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

Nope.

It’s El Corazon, now – it’s right behind where RKCNDY was before it was a hotel.

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by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

Where am I thinking of then?

I used to go down there when I was in high school to see shows.

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

Are you thinking of that place on 45th by the freeway?

That place that I can never remember the name of, about a block west of the Blue Moon?

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by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

That's about the right neighborhood.

But it’s been a long time. There was also a place down the Ave called the “Last Exit” or something like that.

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

Last Exit was a coffeehouse, don't know if they did shows

but I wouldn’t put it past them.

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by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

Last Exit was a D&D haven IIRC

Coffee and gaming. Wasn’t my thing.

by Sec 108 on Sep 25, 2008 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

hippies, gamers, and wannabe angsty poets?

THAT SOUNDS AWESOME!!! yeah, I never went there either.

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by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

It was a gamer/hippie place.

And I was pretty much a hippie in high school. But they did some acoustic shows that were pretty cool.

There was another coffee shop in North Seattle/Shoreline (right on 99 near where Lowes is now) that did some pretty cool shows as well.

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

I have fuzzy fuzzy memories of a place down there.

We were always leery of how hard they carded in the U-District, so we kept it downtown mostly.

"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.

by dpseadv on Sep 25, 2008 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

Mars Bar?

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by kevin_ess on Sep 25, 2008 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

Currently El Corazon I believe

Was Off-Ramp for many years. Then Graceland.

by Sec 108 on Sep 25, 2008 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

And I love that through all its iterations

it really hasn’t changed a bit inside.

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by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

I have many memories there

But maybe even more upstairs for the after show parties.

by Sec 108 on Sep 25, 2008 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's not so bad

Beyond that it’s dirty, a weird scene hangs out there, and it’s not in that nice of a place

I’m heading up there for the Amon Amarth show on the 4th

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by Corco on Sep 25, 2008 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

Colorbox.

I remember it having this old mosaic tile floor, pieces missing everywhere. I’m pretty sure it was something before Colorbox, can’t remember the name…
First time I ever witnessed a mosh pit was right there. Think it was Alice In Chains.

"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.

by dpseadv on Sep 25, 2008 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

Colourbox was downtown, wasn't it?

Wasn’t that the place that became The Weathered Wall?

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by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yep, on first.

Just across from that restaurant that plays jazz all the time. Pretty close to there anyway. I haven’t been back in a long time, I don’t want to spoil my memories.

"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.

by dpseadv on Sep 25, 2008 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

Not sure about The Weathered Wall part.

"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.

by dpseadv on Sep 25, 2008 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

No, it became a hip hop bar

That lost it’s liquor license due to violence and underage people getting in. Jack’s I think. Next to the Central.

by Sec 108 on Sep 25, 2008 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

That's it! It's been through some changes.

I heard The Pioneer Room went upscale. That place used to be the best dive bar, I loved that place. Dirty, broken tile in the floor, that dirty ass pay phone in the back.

"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.

by dpseadv on Sep 25, 2008 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm not a big Pioneer Square person,

but I’ve always liked the Central for some reason.

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

It was on the circuit we used to work.

OK Hotel and Colourbox anchored that leg.

"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.

by dpseadv on Sep 25, 2008 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

Man, that fucking place got tear gassed when we were onstage

next door at the Central. Even the Central had to evacuate. I’ve had some interesting experiences around that bar.

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 25, 2008 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

Nope.

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 25, 2008 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

Graceland was a good venue

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 25, 2008 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

Another great Buzzo quote:

(Heavily paraphrased.)

"Does it bother you that you were Kurt Cobain’s favorite bands and he’s the one that ended up becoming a legend?

“No. I’m alive.”

J.K.L.

by Aaron Campeau on Sep 25, 2008 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Grunge was a complete media creation

It’s really hard to explain the whole “seattle scene” thing to someone who didn’t live through it, but it was a really amazing, special time in Seattle music. All the Seattle bands at the time were more or less friends (several of them even lived in the same house), and it was a really tight-knit community; any time you went to a show, you were guaranteed to see a good band having the time of their lives up on stage, playing to a bunch of their friends.

Nirvana, for better or worse, popularized the “Seattle sound”; I liked them because they were different, they weren’t shiny poppy metal like was on the radio. Nirvana’s success opened a lot of doors, some good and some bad, but I’m really glad they did what they did.

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

by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions  

I couldn't stand the hype...

Of course, it wasn’t where I was at the time, but I probably would’ve appreciated it more had I actually really tried to be in some sort of music scene.

When I listen to Nirvana nowadays, though, I definitely see the brilliance in the music.

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Sep 25, 2008 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions  

Had a friend in HS that was really wired into the music scene.

He got me into it, we’d drive over every chance we had. He had a knack for finding the venue’s where the bigger names would play the end of the evening out. Or my favorite, artists from various bands jamming together. Then around late ‘91/early ’92 a guy walked by us wearing a flannel with a Quicksilver logo. My buddy looked at me and sayed "it’s over."

"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.

by dpseadv on Sep 25, 2008 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions  

Getting to work at 9:30am sucks

but at least I should be home in time for the USC game!

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 25, 2008 10:08 AM PDT reply actions  

11am-7pm

So whatever you want to call that.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 25, 2008 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions  

Swing-ish...

So 9:30 would suck for you… That’s pretty much my normal hours, so I’m used to it. But I used to work a similar shift, so I undertstand.

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions  

I just ran across this quote on Twitter:
Twinings Lady Grey Tea is great for those times when Earl Grey isn’t gay enough. After that I just dip some guy’s balls in my cup.

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 25, 2008 10:12 AM PDT reply actions  

I just realized it

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 25, 2008 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions  

Wow - I didn't even hit enter.

I just realized it’s the guy that writes the blog “The Sneeze.” Funny guy.

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 25, 2008 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions  

First day back from Seattle..

Woo beat the Angels! I see what everyone means when talking about people in the lower section. When people would actually get into the game and make some noise the older people around us would turn around and give dirty looks.

Had an amazing time though.. Seattle is a beautiful city. We got to eat at the Space Needle restaurant (Goddamn.. $25 for the cheapest meal for lunch. Had a picnic at Gas Works Park which was great. And of course got the see Safeco for the first time.

Best trip I’ve been on in a long time (Despite getting sick the first day and $500 worth of fraudulant transactions against my checking account at the Space Needle)

by seamariners85 on Sep 25, 2008 10:22 AM PDT reply actions  

Sadly it wasn't..

It was probably the worst (beaten out by Jack in the Box and some teriyaki place by Gas Works Park – both about 1/7th of the price). But being sick and congested took away my appetite and it was hard to even taste the food so that didn’t help.

Being on a pretty tight budget limited our options, but it seemed like there were a lot of teriyaki places around Seattle which is nice.

by seamariners85 on Sep 25, 2008 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

There are a lot of teriyaki places around here.

The Space Needle is known for it’s views, bit not so much for it’s great food.

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions  

Next time you head up to Seattle

you should go up to the top of the Columbia Tower. 75 stories up, and a whole lot cheaper than the Space Needle. Glad you had a good time.

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

by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions  

I haven't been there, but my fiancee has.

It’s supposed to be spectacular, especially the view from the women’s bathroom.

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions  

You can only get to the restrooms if you go to the invite-only Columbia Tower Club

but there’s an observation deck one floor below that that’s open to the public.

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

by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions  

I could hook someone up...its only 42 stories up from me..go up there all the time

They got some good food and the view can’t be beat. They even show Mariner games on the tv’s up there.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Sep 25, 2008 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

Is that the tall black building that's taller than the Space Needle?

I’ll have to check that out next time. Hopefully for school if Im lucky.. Any accounting majors here go to school in WA?

by seamariners85 on Sep 25, 2008 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yep.

Tallest building in Seattle. And I do accounting, but I wasn’t an accounting major.

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions  

Songs you love even though they creep the hell out of you:

Don’t Stand so Close to Me by the Police
Tyler by the Toadies
Living Dead Girl by Rob Zombie

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 25, 2008 10:24 AM PDT reply actions  

Subject matter.

Pedophilia, murder/rape, and necrophilia respectively.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 25, 2008 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions  

I need to listen to "Don't stand so close to me" again.

It’s been years since I heard it, and I don’t know if I ever noticed it being about pedophillia. Although I did hear Tom Jones singing “Deliala” the other day, and I had forgotten how brutal that song is…

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yes.

Young teacher the subject
Of schoolgirl fantasy
She wants him so badly
Knows what she wants to be
Inside her there’s longing
This girl’s an open page
Book marking She’s so close now
This girl is half his age
Don’t stand to close to me
Her friends are so jealous
You know how bad girls get
Sometimes it’s not so easy
To be the teacher’s pet
Temptation, frustration
So bad it makes him cry
Wet bus stop, whe’s waiting
His car is warm and dry
Don’t stand so close to me
Loose talk in the classroom
To hurt they try and try
Strong words in the staffroom
The accusations fly
It’s no use
He sees her
He starts to shake he starts to cough
Just like the old man in
That famous book by Nabakov
Don’t stand so close to me

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 25, 2008 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions  

Wow.

I never paid that much attention to the words. I thought it was just a midless pop song.

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions  

The Police? Mindless pop?

I get not liking them, but mindless pop? Wow.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 25, 2008 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions  

I like the Police just fine.

Just that song with it’s bouncy kind of rythym… I.. I.. I guess I just never listened to the words…

I’m a man. If I deserve a flogging just get it over with. I accept my punishment.

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Also, there are two different versions of the song.

One is slow and balladish, the other uptempo and “poppy.” The uptempo one is better.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 25, 2008 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions  

It's the "poppy" one I'm thinking of,

although I have heard the other one.

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

Why I like this song, I have no idea. Catchy tune I guess.

Excitable Boy, Warren Zevon.
He took little Suzie to the Junior Prom
Excitable boy, they all said
And he raped her and killed her, then he took her home
Excitable boy, they all said
Well, he’s just an excitable boy
After ten long years they let him out of the home
Excitable boy, they all said
And he dug up her grave and built a cage with her bones
Excitable boy, they all said
Well, he’s just an excitable boy

"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.

by dpseadv on Sep 25, 2008 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

I put that on a mix tape once

with Oingo Boingo’s Only a Lad and Nick Cave’s Where The Wild Roses Grow, among other songs of the same ilk. My girlfriend at the time really liked it. Not sure what that says about her or about me.

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

by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm not even gonna guess.

I had this song in a couple of road trip mix tapes for years and never listened to the lyrics. Then one night driving through Moab in the dark, they just popped out at me. I nearly had to pull over, total WTF moment.

"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.

by dpseadv on Sep 25, 2008 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions  

Warren Zevon was a god.

“Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner” is one of the best songs ever written.

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

Devo made about 15 songs that qualify here

Also, “And I Will Be With You” by the Mr. T Experience (about a serial killer in the Bay Area; also used at weddings apparently by people who don’t really listen to the lyrics).

“I Don’t Love” by Have A Nice Life"
“Bear Away” by the Murder City Devils

by marc w on Sep 25, 2008 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions  

Possesion by Sarah McLachlan is uncomfortable.

She wrote it from the point of view of her stalker who killed himself when he finally realized he could never have her.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 25, 2008 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions  

Same with REM's The One I Love

Several girls I went to college with got all schmoopy over that song when it came out. I actually printed off the lyrics and posted them on my door once because I got tired of explaining it.

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

by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

that would have been awesome

and I loathe loathe LOATHE the B-52’s.

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

by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

Have you ever listened to her iTunes Originals album?

She talks about that very topic. People who meet her saying they used possession for their wedding and her having to pretend it is a happy song so as not to spoil their memory.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 25, 2008 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

I love how people think anything that says "be with you" or "love" or "missing you" must be a love song.

We’re going over songs for our wedding, and you can bet your ass I’m listening and reading every single lyric.

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions  

People don't think too deeply

So they often don’t listen close enough to note the irony, if they’re capable of noticing it at all.

by Gomez on Sep 25, 2008 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions  

Not me.

I’m not going to be the idiot who played a stupid song at his wedding.

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions  

That's right

“Freak Me” by Silk all the way.

by Gomez on Sep 25, 2008 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions  

This reminds me

Oingo Boingo – Little Girls

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by bluemax on Sep 25, 2008 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

ROCK ON CHICAGO

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by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions  

Wesley once wrote a song about me at one of his shows.

“Kevin is whipping on a mules ass with a belt.”

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 25, 2008 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions  

A Forest.

More depressing than creepy. It’s about not realizing what you have until you lose it.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 25, 2008 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions  

Skatanic by Reel Big Fish

great horn line, excellent bass line.

But a song about stalking?

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 25, 2008 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

Some lyrics:

Precious young blood
Dry at the edges and sticky like mud
coming undone
everyone’s lovely, but you are the one

Enter your home
at night when you sleep
can’t leave you alone
I’m the king of your dreams

Privacy goes
just like a secret that everyone knows
stolen peep shows
are less entertaining when you’re in your clothes

—Anyway, it was a competition with a buddy to see who could write the creepiest feeling song to sing live.

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 25, 2008 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions  

Nirvana vs. Foo Fighters

A simple observation I have made that I wanted to see if I am alone on.

Have you ever noticed that by and large, Nirvana’s music is incredibly pessimistic? Or that all Foo Fighter songs seem to have an undercurrent of hope? Do you think this was a conscious choice that Dave made to differentiate his sound from Nirvana? Was it a natural occurrence based on Dave’s personality contrasted with Kurt’s? Am I just crazy and no one else can see what I am talking about?

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 25, 2008 10:49 AM PDT reply actions  

It's been argued

that the reason people got tired of Nine Inch Nails was that the self-destructive hopelessness of the lyrics got culturally tiring.

by Gomez on Sep 25, 2008 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions  

It's the same problem I have with Everclear

after a while, NOBODY CARES ABOUT YOUR GODDAMN PROBLEMS JUST SING SOMETHING FUN AND MINDLESS FOR ONCE GODDAMNIT.

But Everclear’s music also sucks, so there’s that.

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

by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

Didn't care for that song much

but I did like that one about AM radio (was it just called “AM radio?”). That was one of those “why haven’t you done this sort of thing all along?” moments.

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

by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions  

It was called AM Radio.

And that album was subjected to so much critique.

by Kirsten Schlewitz on Sep 25, 2008 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions  

I recall playing a show with Everclear when they were on Tim Kerr records and didn't suck.

Although they were pretty wasted on heroin or whatever.

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by kevin_ess on Sep 25, 2008 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yes

Nirvana is hard to listen to because there is no hope.

9=8

by JI on Sep 25, 2008 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

As I understand it

Dave just wanted to make a lot of money while he was still in the public eye

9=8

by JI on Sep 25, 2008 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions  

And he's done that

I was always a casual Foo Fighters fan, until I went to see them a couple months ago, and now I can’t stand them. Dave Grohl has taken the Rock Guy schtick to a ridiculous level, and I’m not sure it’s irony – every song had a fake ending, a drum fill, and at least one “HOWS EVERYBODY DOING TONIGHT YEEEEEEEEEEEAH”, which stretched what should have been a 90 minute show into 2:25 of excruciating cliche.

But, the place was packed, so he’s accomplished his mission. And I’d still want to hang out with him because he seems pretty cool.

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

by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

That was my favorite part of the show, actually

They did a great version of that. The little acoustic set wasn’t too bad either, really, but overall it was a big bloaty rock and roll mess.

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by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions  

If he does nothing else the rest of his life. . .

He gave us “Best of You.” That alone warrants his existence on this earth.

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by thewyrm on Sep 25, 2008 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions  

I do love Everlong.

I just think “Best of You” is one of those songs that come along once in a generation. I think it is that good.

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by thewyrm on Sep 25, 2008 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions  

Hyphen has an awesome new blog post up.

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 25, 2008 10:51 AM PDT reply actions  

link?

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by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

.

Here

If this were golf, the Mariners would be winning.

by kevin_ess on Sep 25, 2008 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions  

HAHAHA
And by the way, don’t forget, our ace next year is 23 opening day!

Yeah, I think pretty much everyone has written off Bedard as being here next year. Of course, Bedard won’t be healthy by the time the season starts, so there’s that…

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by PositivePaul on Sep 25, 2008 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions  

That was the main thing I noticed.

Is he just being realistic, or is he taking a bit of a shot at Bedard?

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions  

When will you guys learn how to keep a QB healthy

its almost disgusting.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 25, 2008 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions  

Not when you have to rely on Oregon

as being the only other quality team in your conference and they fuck it up by having all their QBs dieing.

Hey UW how about you hurry up and become fucking relevant again.

Its too bad we can’t become an independent.

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by bluemax on Sep 25, 2008 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

Or if you had a QB who could complete a pass

or a freshman running back who wasn’t a complete fucking pussy.

Or a defense that could tackle, etc etc.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 25, 2008 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions  

Well yes

UW seems to be lacking in competency across the board.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 25, 2008 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

Anybody here read Bill James Historical B.B. Abstract? (revised)

He’s much more approachable than I ever realized. I’m kicking myself in the ass for not reading this guy years ago. Usually I read some Roger Kahn or something when I want a baseball fix, but James isn’t too shabby.

"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.

by dpseadv on Sep 25, 2008 10:58 AM PDT reply actions  

I'm envisioning printouts of these OTFPOD's

folded into animal shapes and dangling above a baby’s crib somewhere, lulling the poor child to sleep.

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by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions  

I was going to mention that...

Those boys don’t like Ichiro much, as it seems.

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by kevin_ess on Sep 25, 2008 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions  

That article reminded me of a funny story.

My wife apparently dated a dumbass once who told her that she did not make him want to be a better boyfriend. She showed up at his place the next day wearing a t-shirt that said, “I will not make you a better boyfriend.”

Maybe Ichiro needs to show up to work wearing a shirt that says, “I will not make you a better baseball player.”

by Sec 108 on Sep 25, 2008 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions  

Must... make... car... dealer... email... me...

so I feel less bad about ignoring him when he offers me an inferior car for $3k more than another quote I’ve recieved

by seattlebruin on Sep 25, 2008 11:02 AM PDT reply actions  

Why would you feel bad?

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions  

One of my pet peeves is not answering my phone when it rings

because I feel like if it’s important enough for someone to call me, I should at least pick up the phone.

I do not feel the same compunction about ignoring annoying emails

by seattlebruin on Sep 25, 2008 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions  

So answer and just ell him you found a much better car at a lower price.

It’s too bad for him that his lot didn’t have what you wanted.

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions  

I did. I told him that. I told him not to call me anymore.

He said his manager would call me. I said “NO YOUR MANAGER WILL NOT CALL ME. I AM AT WORK.”

He said “you’re at work?” (I filled out an application so he knows where I work.

I said “It’s 11 AM on a Thursday….”

by seattlebruin on Sep 25, 2008 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions  

Way to go.

I hate it when they get pushy like that. On a happy note, I just found out my van isn’t totalled, so I don’t have to go frantically looking for a cheap truck.

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions  

Basically when I was at the dealership, he was what I imagined an older, Hispanic ASUBoyd would be

first super nice, then is a complete ass when I say I don’t want to take the car today, and there’s nothing he could realistically do to get me to take it, then buddy buddy again when I say “fuck this, I’m out, I got things to do”

by seattlebruin on Sep 25, 2008 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

Sounds like a stereotypical car salesman.

Thankfully not all of them are like that.

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yes, thankfully

I think I was spoiled when I bought my first car (remember, I’m young, I’ve only bought one car), because the guy that ended up selling me the car was really nice, and didn’t make me feel pressured at all into taking the car off his hands (though I was going to buy it no matter what, it was too cheap to pass up), and was respectful the entire time, even when I told him that I didn’t want to take it right then and there, and that I would give him a call the next day after a cool-down period.

Whatever. Given that he offered the car to me for 28500 and someone offered me the same car the next day for 23 flat, I can pretty safely say I’m not buying it from him.

by seattlebruin on Sep 25, 2008 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

Whoa...

Tasty heart bomb

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by kevin_ess on Sep 25, 2008 11:14 AM PDT reply actions  

Good lord.

Do you just spend all day googling “bacon” or something? :)

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions  

I like bacon, I like french fries, I like deep-fried things

but that looks absolutely disgusting.

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by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions  

Hahahaha

I love culinary sites that are off the beaten path.

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by kevin_ess on Sep 25, 2008 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions  

Am I the only one who wishes Rock Band had support for duets?

Was listening to Peter, Bjorn, and John and thinking how awesome Young Folks would be on Rock Band, but it is a boy/girl duet.

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by thewyrm on Sep 25, 2008 11:28 AM PDT reply actions  

This is a really standard OTFPOTD plot, yawnnnnnn

A. Tags are discussed
B. Music is discussed
C. Corco shows up, causes minor firestorm, and talks about cars
D. seattlebruin’s taste in something in questioned
E. JI shows up, is hilarious
F. thewyrm disagrees with others, is still loved
G. Robert shows up, is hilarious

by seattlebruin on Sep 25, 2008 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions  

You forgot my semi ritual bacon post.

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by kevin_ess on Sep 25, 2008 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions  

E and G

are the keys to political success

9=8

by JI on Sep 25, 2008 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

H. kevin_ess posts something about bacon

I. pdb and NOLA are present, make discussions better
J. BrianL proves that he is proud of his spicy Latin heritage

by seattlebruin on Sep 25, 2008 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions  

JI/Robert/Fogel/NOLA 08

This time fill LL up with premium!

by Robert on Sep 25, 2008 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

Everybody DUCK!!

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

...and just keep it on Facebook

That’s the second half of what I wanted to say.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 25, 2008 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

Sorry.

I didn’t think you were serious at first. I’ll cease my involvement with said subthreads.

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

I would come up with a witty retort

but that would only end in a witty retort from you about double standards.

So I won’t.

9=8

by JI on Sep 25, 2008 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

Duh

I would prefer that 2009 be a year free from inside jokes.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 25, 2008 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

We should draft accordingly.

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

Because nobody gets them

that’s why you have the whole Facebook group in the first place.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 25, 2008 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

You are the most patient person that I've never actually met.

I would have banned pretty much everybody by now.

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

by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

Heavens no

this team’s outlook by December is either going to be really good or really bad. I wouldn’t miss either one for the world.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 25, 2008 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm pretty sure this is what Jeff's talking about

when he bemoaned inside jokes.

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by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

Sounds like something from a movie

Obscure references to movies and books are fine. Else I’d never be able to use my Cannibal! .gifs anymore.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 25, 2008 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

ruh roh

Don't Ban JI/Robert '08!

by Robert on Sep 25, 2008 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

I still have the scars from the last

“short-lived fun experiment” I participated in. I guess a joint effort between RJ Reynolds and the military probably wasn’t the smartest clinical trial to volunteer for.

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

by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

That is a worthy goal

I’m not sure it can work though.

I rarely understand the exchanges between you and Matthew.

by Sec 108 on Sep 25, 2008 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

FWIW.

Some of these are hilarious to follow as they happen, despite not getting all the references. Its sort of fun to pick up on the legendary threads and hunt them down, like an easter egg hunt or something.

"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.

by dpseadv on Sep 25, 2008 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

Site-specific inside jokes are fine but there's too much that comes from elsewhere

also, yeah, some of them are pretty funny. But overall it’s become a problem.

by Jeff Sullivan on Sep 25, 2008 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

Cool.

Thanks for not beating me with a stick for tossing in my 2 cents worth.

"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.

by dpseadv on Sep 25, 2008 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

Just watch me, I'll do something it

K. Thingray represents LL’s elder statesmen well, gets no respect anyway

by seattlebruin on Sep 25, 2008 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm used to it.

:)

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions  

I semi-approve of Hyundais

They aren’t Japanese and it’s a lot of car for the money. I’d never buy one but I am happy to recommend them to others

Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Corcotopia and Washingtonhighways.org

by Corco on Sep 25, 2008 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions  

It is a lot of car for the money.

That’s exactly why we bought it, in addition to the fact they cam highly recommended by multiple friends.

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

They are highly underrated

Quite reliable cars, at least up to the perceived level of Japanese cars today (which my main beef with Japanese cars is that 10-20 years ago the quality difference was definitely there but that gap has really closed over the last 5-6 years).

I look at people who buy a Hyundai and think that they are smart people- they’ve looked past the negative stigma the brand has and come out with a much better car for a lot less money than a lot of others

Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Corcotopia and Washingtonhighways.org

by Corco on Sep 25, 2008 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm glad I have your approval.

And just so you know, our Hyundai has been on many of the highways on your blog.

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

I also approve of this

Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Corcotopia and Washingtonhighways.org

by Corco on Sep 25, 2008 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

Holy shit deja vu.

"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.

by dpseadv on Sep 25, 2008 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

My wife just asked me last night,

“Do we have the new Coldplay album?”

Me: “Not on purpose, honey.”

“Oh. There’s a lot of good songs on that”

“…For what?”

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by kevin_ess on Sep 25, 2008 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

I admit I like that song too

But it has context: I first heard it taking long drives and kept hearing it when I took long drives, so it invokes sense memories.

by Gomez on Sep 25, 2008 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions  

Music does that for me all the time.

Particular songs and albums invoke a particular memory associated with them. Like how I travled to the island of Kodiak for a swim meet the day after I bought Pearl Jam’s first album. Now I think of Kodiak, and fond memories of my old swim team buddies whenever I hear a song off of Ten.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 25, 2008 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

That's probably somebody from PJ

I know a few of them have season tickets and Matt Cameron raised the flag vs the Bears last year

by Robert on Sep 25, 2008 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

I doubt it.

For one, it didn’t look like anyone from the band, and for two, I doubt they’d be douchebaggy enough to make a jersey advertising their own band.

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

So... Saint's and M's fan?

How does that happen?

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

Has family in NOLA.

I’m getting better at this stuff.

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

by Faux on Sep 25, 2008 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

Thanks for the help.

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

Was raised to be a Saints fan.

Even if I wanted to cheer for the ‘Hawks my coonass blood wouldn’t let me. I still cheer for them when they are not playing the Saints though, and they are the team I watch on the Saints bye week.

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by thewyrm on Sep 25, 2008 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

Fair enough.

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

Will somebody tell me how the vocals work on rock band?

I even watched people play it the other night, and I couldn’t figure out the scoring system. Everything else on those games is based on pushing the correct button at the correct time, how do they score vocals?

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions  

You have to match the particular "tone" of the song.

It is different for each song and some are easier than others. Example: I can sing Dani California on Expert, but struggle to get through Epic on Medium.

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by thewyrm on Sep 25, 2008 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

So it recognizes the tone and rythym of your voice?

Damn, how does that work? Also, can they add this feature to American Idol, and all the other crappy shows on TV (and possibly record deals)?

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions  

Its a pretty terrible system

its sort pitch based and that is about it. If anything in the game need massively overhauled for version 2 the vocals were it.

I guess we’ll have to hope they improve them in Rock Band 3 next year.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 25, 2008 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions  

I don't really want to learn.

I was just curious how it works.

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions  

I am ranked in the 200's for singing Move Along on Expert.

I assure you I did it legit.

Move Along, Dani California, and Hysteria are the songs I kick the shit out of on Expert vocals.

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by thewyrm on Sep 25, 2008 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

Now you have me curious.

I might try this the next time the opportunity presents itself.

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm sure plenty of people play legit

I’m just saying Rock Band’s vocal system is not the most complex one on the market.

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by bluemax on Sep 25, 2008 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

200!

I finally get my history!

9=8

by JI on Sep 25, 2008 11:39 AM PDT reply actions  

Sweet.

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

I thought so.

Howard could still catch him before the end of the season

9=8

by JI on Sep 25, 2008 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

Lets hope not.

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

I wanna race

and hopefully the strikeouts cost him MVP votes

9=8

by JI on Sep 25, 2008 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

That I'll back you up on.

But I’d like to see a new record holder.

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

That was uncalled for.

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

Good lord no.

I know he needs money and all, but come on…

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

I missed that one. There needs to be a metric to properly score the funny meter to these links.

Gomez posted a poweraide spoof I checked out last night. “Turbopuns!…. Babies!… Kenyans!!” I was laughing so hard my wife stuck her head in the door to check on me. Since I was by myself I was doing this weird quiet laugh, she didn’t know what was going on.

"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.

by dpseadv on Sep 25, 2008 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

That was it, Powerthirst.

Kenyans! Babies! Fast as Kenyans! My wife thought I was crying. Acblue set me up for it, he got me giggling commenting on Messenger about 2 seconds prior.

"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.

by dpseadv on Sep 25, 2008 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

Reggie Bush is on pace for 2500 all purpose yards and 16 touchdowns.

The ONLY good thing for the Saints so far this season is Reggie shutting up the haters.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 25, 2008 12:11 PM PDT reply actions  

I'm happy for him.

Seems he might have finally figured out the NFL.

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by Thingray on Sep 25, 2008 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

I've still seen people say he's a bust this season

both in normal terms and fantasy terms.

Still the quotes by the Denver players and coaches on him after that game reminded me of what other players and coaches said about him in college.

I don’t think he’ll ever be a 25-30 carry 100 yards rushing guy but if he can rack up 150+ all purpose yards a game I don’t see how he’s not doing what he should be doing.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 25, 2008 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

He put up 38 fantasy points last week in point per reception leagues

that’s almost as many as AD had the day he broke the rushing record

by seattlebruin on Sep 25, 2008 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

-6.5% rush DVOA.

Though he is at a +46.3% receiving DVOA.

The guy just can’t rush his way out of a wet paper sack, though.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Sep 25, 2008 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

Its not like anyone else on that team can either

I think their line has problems with run blocking. Reggie came so close to breaking the big one on Denver about 3 or 4 times.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 25, 2008 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

Aw crap

Another year, another snub by the MacArthur Genius Grant people. Elitists. Maybe next year I’ll submit an application that wasn’t written in crayon and send it in an envelope that doesn’t have stickers all over it.

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

by pdb on Sep 25, 2008 12:45 PM PDT reply actions