If you could ask KP one question in person

by ppilot on Jan 14, 2008 3:17 PM PST Comment 11 comments

What would it be?

I brought this up because a fan happened to meet KP in the Airport and blogged about what he was thinking the entire time.

http://ripcityproject.blogspot.com/2008/01/kp-in-air.html

Pretty damn funny and definitely reinforces how likable the entire franchise has become from the ground up.

Good looking blog too.

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I already asked it

And he said "Yes".

Our date is April of next year, either in Portland or back Mid-west where he's from. I'll post our website once I got it built.

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Jan 14, 2008 3:30 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

That's easy

I'd say, "Hey KP, with the Cavaliers giving coach Mike Brown a two year extension, what do you think the chances are that Lebron leaves as soon as he can and comes to the Blazers?"

A shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man who does not exit - Darius Miles

by tominhawaii on Jan 14, 2008 3:36 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Does Paul Allen need a house sitter when he's at

Portland games.

Can he ask if I can come over to Allen's house to watch the games, since they are not broadcast here in Seattle.

by timg56 on Jan 14, 2008 3:43 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

If Allen wasn't so cheap

He'd build a fake moon to orbit the Northwest and a huge projector to show the Blazer games on a 24 hour loop.

I only hope he doesn't pinch his pennies with re-signing Oden/LMA/Roy like he is with this reasonable fake moon projection Blazer channel idea. Right now there is zero difference between PA and Clipper's owner Donald Sterling, aside from Sterlings blatantly racist business practices in the Los Angeles real estate scene.

They show surprisingly few Blazer games down here in LA also, so perhaps the fake moon should be big enough for the whole west coast.

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Jan 14, 2008 3:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

The lack of Blazer games shown up here

has nothing to do with Paul Allen being cheap. It has to do with protected markets. He would have to get the Sonic's permission to broadcast games up here and that's unlikely.

What would be nice is if he could swing a deal with some sports bar in, say Mercer Island, where they get his private satellite feed.

by timg56 on Jan 15, 2008 8:46 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I was just playing

I know he can't show Blazer games on Sonic country, I was just being facetious with the moon idea and whatnot. If Allen was cheap, he's very bad at doing so.

I like that Mercer Island idea though.

Me, I just get League Pass. More than worth it for just the Blazers alone, and I watch a lot of other teams when I have the time as well. For the price of driving to Mercer Island and getting a soda pop at the bar for 78 games (-4 for the Seattle games which would be on TV), you'd have paid more than what League Pass costs.

That's how I sold it to myself when I first got League Pass. Less than 2 bucks a game is cheaper than going to a sports bar with League Pass, unless your will power is better than mine. I can't go to a place that sells food or drinks and sit for a few hours and not get a food or a drink, but I am weak and pathetic.

The Moon idea would work, but you wouldn't be able to hear the game. And, everyone would have to pay a tax of $190 YEARLY to pay for the construction and upkeep of the moon, STILL more than what League Pass costs!

Mortimer

by Mortimer on Jan 15, 2008 11:12 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I've considered League Pass

But for me it would likely be expensive. Currently we get basic cable for free. A deal that is apparently grandfathered in our Homeowners Association dues. Were I to sign up for anything above the basic package, I'd have to set up my own account - meaning I'd be paying the $36 / month plus the cost of League Pass.

by timg56 on Jan 15, 2008 1:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs