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I have watched a lot of steppin' movies lately, and I wanted to write a diary comparing the Blazer's, to my favorite steppin' movie.  I did some research and realized that only watching three, would not give me enough expertise, to write such a ground-breaking piece. 

I started to lose confidence in myself.  I questioned my ability to write on topic diaries, that were for the most part off topic.  I guess you could say, I questioned my existence at Blazers Edge.  I even considered becoming a Bucks fan. 

Then suddenly, it occurred to me, I know too much about Harry Potter.  If Brandon Roy is Harry Potter, who is Lord Voldemort? 

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Kobe

Has to be.

It makes me furious when people pronounce Voldemort with an R. Also, when they act like they are true HP fans when all they have seen is the movies.

by Sabonis4Ever on May 15, 2008 12:08 AM PDT   0 recs

Nah! I think you give K@be too much credit.

Kobe is more like a creepy little Malfoy. I’m thinking he who must not be named is more like David Stern. Sort of remote and almost omnipotent.

"We comin along." Travis Outlaw

by annthefan on May 15, 2008 3:20 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

nah stern's seems more of a

darth vader, or emperor, type.

(Woody)

by TheOdenator on May 15, 2008 7:34 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I rolled with that

"Reality is for people who can't handle Blazers Edge." - MiledAnimal

by tominhawaii on May 15, 2008 9:03 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Hands Down

Clearly it is the evolutionary miscue that is his Heel.

Juan Dixon Owes Me $5 Dollars.

by Outlaw is Rejector on May 15, 2008 2:37 AM PDT   0 recs

I was going to say that

"Reality is for people who can't handle Blazers Edge." - MiledAnimal

by tominhawaii on May 15, 2008 9:03 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Harry Potter?

Should I know him? Is he a folk singer?

"You don’t visit the coast, then ask where you could get some average seafood." -tominhawaii

by -ken on May 15, 2008 3:07 AM PDT   0 recs

He's Mayor Potter's nephew.

One of Two Official Blazer's Edge Poets Laureate for the 2008-2009 Season

"Scholars have long known that fishing eventually turns men into philosophers. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to buy decent tackle on a philosopher's salary." - Patrick McManus

by T Darkstar on May 15, 2008 4:33 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Sweet

Your answer cracked me up. I’m trying to have the last comment, on every comment that is currently posted, to pad my comment stats. That is the only reason, I am responding to this comment. I cannot top what you wrote. Well played Mr Darkstar.

P.S. Are you named after a Keanu Reeves band?

"Reality is for people who can't handle Blazers Edge." - MiledAnimal

by tominhawaii on May 15, 2008 9:08 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Commas are a stat

"Reality is for people who can't handle Blazers Edge." - MiledAnimal

by tominhawaii on May 15, 2008 9:17 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Bands? Naw.

I came up with this moniker by stringing words together that are somewhat related, but have little to do with each other. Then I gave the name to a Barbarian in Diablo II, and it just kinda stuck after that. I haven’t been able to get rid of it. It got into my e-mail address, my term papers, and even here on Blazers’ Edge. I think I’m addicted to my name.

Er, now I have the last comment. Your turn Mr. inHawaii.

One of Two Official Blazer's Edge Poets Laureate for the 2008-2009 Season

"Scholars have long known that fishing eventually turns men into philosophers. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to buy decent tackle on a philosopher's salary." - Patrick McManus

by T Darkstar on May 16, 2008 5:40 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Really

I was making a joke about Dogstar.

Oh where oh were could my Jscot be
The cops took him away from me
He's gone to prison so I've got to be good
So I can see my Jscot when I'll leave this blog

by tominhawaii on May 16, 2008 9:49 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I like this angle

Like Devenex said, we need to find a point in the last summer, where Phil Jackson somehow cursed Oden. Oden’s knee is Harry’s scar.

"Reality is for people who can't handle Blazers Edge." - MiledAnimal

by tominhawaii on May 15, 2008 9:02 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

What the hell is a steppin movie?

And Harry Potter??? Come on.

by timg56 on May 15, 2008 7:31 AM PDT   0 recs

Thank you

I was wondering the same thing…....

Witty Unpredictable Talent and Natural Game

by iDea on May 15, 2008 7:52 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

We rep'n thetas, thetas, thetas. We rep'n thetas, thetas thetas. We rep'n ooo ooo ooo BOOM!

Steppin’ is only the greatest urban dance craze to hit the cinema’s since break dancing.

Stomp the Yard
How She Move
To a lesser extent: You Got Served

When I was thinking about comparing Roy to one of those movies protagonists, I realized I have to watch the following movies before I write that diary: You Got Served, Take It to the Streets, Steppin: The Movie, Save the Last Dance 2 (Sometimes called Steppin’ Up), Step Up 2: The Streets, and Neil Sedaka Steppin’ Out.

"Reality is for people who can't handle Blazers Edge." - MiledAnimal

by tominhawaii on May 15, 2008 11:37 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

You can't forget to watch the

“You got F’d in the A” episode of South Park.

by DrivetheLane on May 15, 2008 1:03 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I saw it

It is what inspired me to get into steppin’ movies in the first place. I rented You Got Served the next day.

Some friends went to the dollar movie the other day to watch Step Up 2: The Streets. They made a drinking game, where they had to drink each time something in the movie was uncomfortably stupid, of if they were embarrassed for the actors. They said they got tanked.

If I died tomorrow, I would hope my legacy, was that at least someone at Blazers Edge watched Stomp the Yard. Don’t watch How She Move though, it was worse than a low budget horror movie. Rest assured that I will write a diary this summer about the Blazers and steppin’.

"Reality is for people who can't handle Blazers Edge." - MiledAnimal

by tominhawaii on May 15, 2008 3:19 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Wow

I think I might have to move in with you. I just did an executive expedite on that, and moved it to the top of my queue. It’s your fault if I my wife divorces me.

Why was that woman at the end wearing a red vinyl outfit?

I like your style. You have to check out Ankle Biters. (2 link ninja sneak) That movie moved me to write a review on IMDB.

P.S. What is the deal with the word “queue?” Are those last two letters really necessary?

"Reality is for people who can't handle Blazers Edge." - MiledAnimal

by tominhawaii on May 15, 2008 8:40 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Well...

I am moving out of my house in June. My roommate and I are looking for someplace on the east side. That being the side we are working on this summer. I must warn you though. I like to walk around with my shirt off.

by Sabonis4Ever on May 16, 2008 10:55 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Yikes

Lets just hope my wife finds humor in the movie.

Oh where oh were could my Jscot be
The cops took him away from me
He's gone to prison so I've got to be good
So I can see my Jscot when I'll leave this blog

by tominhawaii on May 16, 2008 11:40 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

The refs are the

Death Eaters, Stern is Cornelius Fudge (controled by some dark magic), I’ll vote Kobe as Voldemort.

My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.

by OCBlazerFan1 on May 15, 2008 8:01 AM PDT   0 recs

After some thought

Kobe is the little Draco Malfoy, his coach is Lucious Malfoy.

My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.

by OCBlazerFan1 on May 15, 2008 9:09 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Exactly

You can see by the list I compiled below, that I was with you everywhere, except for Phil Jackson. To be honest, I hate him more than anyone else in the world. No doodoo, IN THE WORLD. I don’t know why. I honestly do not hate anyone else. I got a couple nemesises, but that is because we are/were in state rivals and I always dominate them.

"Reality is for people who can't handle Blazers Edge." - MiledAnimal

by tominhawaii on May 15, 2008 8:59 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

On the topic of Harry Potter

I was in a theatre to watch Spiderman 3 last year. The people I was there with left to go get popcorn so I was the only person in th theatre. (it was during the day and it had been out for a while) A trailer came on for the new movie and I nearly peed my pants at the end of it when the bald bad guy whispered “I’m coming for you Harry Potter.”

If it fills a need, if it fills a rebuilding situation. And my goal is to fill and rebuild and I am not going to be shortsighted.
- Isiah Thomas

by JTDuck22 on May 15, 2008 8:12 AM PDT   0 recs

Have you read the books?

I was unemployed and had four of them on paperback. I think I read them within a week. The entire series is quite compelling.

"Reality is for people who can't handle Blazers Edge." - MiledAnimal

by tominhawaii on May 15, 2008 9:12 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I haven't

but I think I will.

If it fills a need, if it fills a rebuilding situation. And my goal is to fill and rebuild and I am not going to be shortsighted.
- Isiah Thomas

by JTDuck22 on May 16, 2008 12:00 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

These are DEEP issues

Kobe has certainly sold his soul to the devil, but I’m not sure he truely fits as Voldemort. I’m with AnntheFan: David Stern. Power has gone to his head, big time. I found myself agreeing with him the other day and it felt so dirty I had to take a shower.

This topic raises a ton of questions. Who is Hermione? Seems like Channing kind of fits personality-wise. And I can see LaMarcus as Ron, but then where does Oden fit into it all?

by Corvid on May 15, 2008 9:43 AM PDT   0 recs

Hagrid?

One of Two Official Blazer's Edge Poets Laureate for the 2008-2009 Season

"Scholars have long known that fishing eventually turns men into philosophers. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to buy decent tackle on a philosopher's salary." - Patrick McManus

by T Darkstar on May 15, 2008 9:44 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I was going to go that route

I was going to compare everyone. I kept wanting to call Oden, Hagrid but I think Hagrid has to be a coach. So I think Hagrid is Maurice Lucas. Dr. Jack Ramsay has to be Albus Dumbledore.

"Reality is for people who can't handle Blazers Edge." - MiledAnimal

by tominhawaii on May 15, 2008 9:50 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Is Nate

that weird guy with one eye that gets taken over by the juice. Wouldn’t that have implications with drug testing?

I'm a really really ridiculously good looking orange mocha frappaccino drinking manhammer sandwich

by hobobob on May 15, 2008 9:53 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Whoa

I just realized that you’re talking about Mad-Eye. I ended up putting him as KP, because KP sees stuff that no one else can.

"Reality is for people who can't handle Blazers Edge." - MiledAnimal

by tominhawaii on May 15, 2008 8:44 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Phil Jackson

He controls his evil minions remotely, having them do his evil bidding (to make LA win). Let us not forget, as Oregonians or Orophiles, that LA is the epitome of evilness. Phil Jackson commands legions of hair gel fanatic fans. At some point in our run for the championship, it’s likely that Phil Jackson will mesmerize the officials, turn the ball into a magical portal which will wisk Brandon Roy into the nether regions where they will personally do battle. We must only hope that Travis Outlaw (obviously reminiscent of that kid that attacks Voldemort at the end of the last book) is fired up with courageous bravado and attacks Phil Jackson, momentarily distracting him from his age old nemesis and ultimate destruction.

Great Post Tom, I’m not sure anyone else saw it coming to this.

I'm a really really ridiculously good looking orange mocha frappaccino drinking manhammer sandwich

by hobobob on May 15, 2008 9:51 AM PDT   0 recs

Agreed

Phil Jackson can return from the death. He is like a shadow, a specter that periodically returns from hell to life to conquer the NBA.

Of those powders these muds went out.

by amlmart1 on May 15, 2008 10:46 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

See

This is why I write diaries like this. Can any honest Blazers fan, that knows just a sniff of Harry Potter stuff, not get enjoyment out of comparing Phil Jackson to Lord Voldemort? On top of that, (pun intended), Alfredo is the sweetest icing, ever spread upon a cake.

"Reality is for people who can't handle Blazers Edge." - MiledAnimal

by tominhawaii on May 15, 2008 8:49 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Alright, you all might not like this...

but I’d have to say that Roy is more like Hermione, he’s book smart at basketball.

Potter is probably Oden, and Ron is definitely LMA. Nate is Dumbledore, and if Oden is Potter, then “he who must not be named” must be his couch as it touched his knee and forever changed both their fates!

by Devenex on May 15, 2008 10:35 AM PDT   0 recs

Exactly what I was going to say, Devenex

so I’ll just add that Rebecca Harlow is Professor Minerva McGonagall, and you can find a list of every character in all the books here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Harry_Potter_characters

by MiledAnimal on May 15, 2008 10:49 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

funny

I thought that Dean Demopoulis (SP?) would be McGonagall.

The Mikes would be like the twins, meaning that Harlow could be Ginny…but this is getting a little weird for my sensibilities…

by Devenex on May 15, 2008 11:05 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I'm leaning your way

I see the Blazers as Roy’s team so I went with him as Harry. I think Nate is Sirius Black though.

I have four hours left to build a cast list. It’s nice to have a project.

"Reality is for people who can't handle Blazers Edge." - MiledAnimal

by tominhawaii on May 15, 2008 3:23 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Sirius Black = the upgrade

Wherever that upgrade may be, he is the guy who comes out of nowhere to save the day. Once considered an enemy (while playing for another team), he unexpectedly becomes a powerful ally before realizing he is actually family.

Or something like that, it was awhile ago when I read those books.

by BlazerD on May 16, 2008 12:25 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

HUZZAH I get to namedrop again

Guess which Blazers Edge poster was at K-Mart over the weekend and happened to meet Prof. Lupin himself, David Thewlis?

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000667/

That’s right, Baron Von Mortimer just ran into British actor of stage and screen, David Thewlis. He was with his family buying a thermos. I didn’t bother him (I don’t care about bugging celebrities/atheletes in public, and he was with his family) but we walked out of K-Mart at the same time and his car was parked right next to mine. I quickly wrote down his license place number to stalk him and ask for his input on some Prof. Lupin spin off erotic fan fiction.

He nodded, smiled, and I asked him how he was doing, and he responded all Britishy. He let my lovely fiance get in the car before he loaded up his family and then he threw floo powder at his SUV and they disappeared!

I was gonna say he was great in The Island of Dr Moreau and Basic Instinct 2, but I’m not sure if that would be taken as an insult.

So, long story short, we’re best friends now and are gonna hang out later. Not as exciting as my KP encounter last year, but at least it relates to this thread and it just happened a few days ago.

It’s a story I’ll tell my grandkids someday.

by Mortimer on May 15, 2008 11:15 AM PDT   0 recs

Dear Lord

I didn’t sign my post.

That was written by me, Mortimer.

Mortimer

by Mortimer on May 15, 2008 11:18 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

How lucky

To have gotten his car connected to the floo network. I have been on the wait list for years. How smug are people in LA now that the Lakers matter again. Are they sniffing their own farts?

by Sabonis4Ever on May 15, 2008 1:00 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

More than that,

they’re springing up out of nowhere. The sheer volume of LA fart smelling was pretty bad, but now it’s surrounded by yellow haze. I’m down in Encinitas, and it’s presently threatening us. Just down the street, Laker fans gather and I can here them cheer nightly. I shoot my bb gun at the bar, hitting a few of them, but as yet, I have not burst one single smug bubble.

I'm a really really ridiculously good looking orange mocha frappaccino drinking manhammer sandwich

by hobobob on May 15, 2008 1:34 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Dear Lord

A post about name-dropping and you dropped your signature—THAT’S funny.

by Corvid on May 15, 2008 6:52 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

That´s coherence.

A natural conection between the title and the signature. Mortimer doesn´t lose anything after a litle million words.

Of those powders these muds went out.

by amlmart1 on May 15, 2008 7:06 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I Googled

Turns out Mortimer has an extra pinky. That explains the rapid typing.

"Reality is for people who can't handle Blazers Edge." - MiledAnimal

by tominhawaii on May 15, 2008 9:13 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Wanna know the silliest part?

I never learned how to type properly and taught myself, so I only type with my index fingers, chicken peck style, except really fast. 100+ words a minute fast (I think; that sounds fast anyways), when I checked a few years ago. The speed goes way down when I am transcribing. I wish I had an extra pinky for other reasons, but it wouldn’t necessarily help with ‘da typing.

Okay, I am sorta exaggerating: I use my thumb to hit the space bar. I am a freak :-(

Several years ago a friend-like person didn’t believe I could type so fast and he fancied himself King Typer, so he witnessed the Chicken style (or Drexler style as I call it, because I find it similar to how Drexler was all-NBA, one of the best ever, yet couldn’t look up while dribbling or use his left hand) and was so amazed he shot video of it and put it online… I think. Maybe it was for his own edification.

My Pa can type faster, and he does it the ‘right way’, like the Spurs. So I ain’t the fastest, just a good combination of goofy and fast. I can beat him in basketball though. And, I’m a good inch or two taller. But man… he’s got me in typing.

WHY WON’T YOU LOVE ME DAD?! I CAN TYPE TOO!!

I… I gotta go…

Mortimer :-(

by Mortimer on May 16, 2008 10:36 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

You were one of those Romanian orphans

you were adopted.

Signed
Mortimer’s Dad

(and Epstein’s Mother)

"Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss" Robert A. Heinlein

by 92wastheyear on May 16, 2008 11:29 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

This is how I roll

LaMarcus Aldridge – Ronald Bilius “Ron” Weasley
Steve Blake – Lavender Brown
Rudy Fernandez – Viktor Krum
Channing Frye – Luna Lovegood
Jarrett Jack – Cho Chang
James Jones – Michael Corner
Raef LaFrentz – Fred Weasley
Josh McRoberts – Fred Weasley
Greg Oden – Harry James Potter
Travis Outlaw – Neville Longbottom
Joel Przybilla – Grawp
Sergio Rodriguez – George Weasley
Brandon Roy – Hermione Jean Granger
Von Wafer – Dobby the house-elf
Martell Webster – Seamus Finnigan
Nate McMillan – Sirius Black
Dean Demopoulos – Ted Remus “Teddy” Lupin
Maurice Lucas – Rubeus Hagrid
Monty Williams – Kingsley Shacklebolt
Bill Bayno – Nymphadora Tonks
Bob Medina – Arthur Weasley
Jay Jensen – Molly Weasley
Kevin Pritchard – Alastor “Mad-Eye” Moody
Mike Rice – Lee Jordan
Mike Barrett – Dean Thomas
Brian Wheeler – Severus Snape
Dr. Jack Ramsey – Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore
David Stern – Cornelius Oswald Fudge
Steve Javie – Peter Pettigrew
Violet Palmer – Bellatrix “Bella” Lestrange
Kobe Bryant – Draco Malfoy
Phil Jackson – Lord Voldemort

"Reality is for people who can't handle Blazers Edge." - MiledAnimal

by tominhawaii on May 15, 2008 4:44 PM PDT   1 recs

+1

Trout = Neville. Epic

Couple more: Rebecca Harlow as Ginny Weasley
Bynum = Crabbie
Odom = Goyle
Vujachichichchich = Blaise Zabini
Charles Barkley = Ludovic Bagman
Rudy’s sister = Katie Bell

Lets see how many we can get.

by Sabonis4Ever on May 15, 2008 6:18 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Love it!

John Canzano—Rita Skeeter

by Corvid on May 15, 2008 7:04 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

IWA

I actually did a little scream, “I went ahhhhh.”

Awesome.

"Reality is for people who can't handle Blazers Edge." - MiledAnimal

by tominhawaii on May 15, 2008 8:21 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Voldemort...

I still say that if Oden is Harry then it should be his couch that is Voldemort, I mean what has Phil ever done to him? Certainly nothing even close to putting the young fella under the knife, or even stealing loose change that falls out of pockets!

by Devenex on May 15, 2008 7:30 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Well Friend

Sounds like you have a diary to write.

I decided to keep using the term “diary.” It’s like old people who say “davenport” or “ice box.”

"Reality is for people who can't handle Blazers Edge." - MiledAnimal

by tominhawaii on May 15, 2008 8:25 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

My family still calls it a daveno.

Its like PNW short for davenport.

One of Two Official Blazer's Edge Poets Laureate for the 2008-2009 Season

"Scholars have long known that fishing eventually turns men into philosophers. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to buy decent tackle on a philosopher's salary." - Patrick McManus

by T Darkstar on May 16, 2008 5:45 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

So I get them all except...

Why Wheels as Snape?

Jerry Sloan is a complete and total smeg head.

by GustyJ on May 15, 2008 11:20 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh

Snape was a good guy but also a bad guy, and I couldn’t leave him out. I made him Wheels, because people hate it when he squeals, and his hair frightens me. Snape’s hair in the movies is also kind of scary.

"Reality is for people who can't handle Blazers Edge." - MiledAnimal

by tominhawaii on May 16, 2008 1:52 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Sheed = Lucious Malfoy

Tom, that was an incredible amount of work. You should get a job you can perform while you are at work, so that you could make lots of money, so someday you could afford to live in a nice, warm, tropical paradise.

by MiledAnimal on May 16, 2008 3:11 PM PDT to parent up   1 recs

That would be the coolest

It’s 2:30 PM HST and this is my first change to really hang out here. We had choke outages today and all kinds of supervisors walking around trying to look like they’re on top of things.

Oh where oh were could my Jscot be
The cops took him away from me
He's gone to prison so I've got to be good
So I can see my Jscot when I'll leave this blog

by tominhawaii on May 16, 2008 5:27 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Yep

For this month. Starting next month, I’m on the midnight-8am shift for about the next 7 years. They just “hired” a new person with 18 more years of seniority in the union than I have in the books. At least it will be a set schedule.

Oh where oh were could my Jscot be
The cops took him away from me
He's gone to prison so I've got to be good
So I can see my Jscot when I'll leave this blog

by tominhawaii on May 16, 2008 6:18 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

damn

"I never worried if there would be an earthquake or something in Oregon, but now I can do." amlmart1

by Sabonis4Ever on May 16, 2008 6:38 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I've been working 12 hr. night shifts for waaay too many years.

There are some advantages though. You probably won’t have to deal with all kinds of supervisors walking around trying to look like they’re on top of things. Or engineers, or managers or excessive PC conscientiousness or as many people who want your job. The place I work is getting rid of 400 or 500 people in the next couple of months. I hope I’m one of them. It’s the impetus I need to do something else. Exciting times.

"We comin along." Travis Outlaw

by annthefan on May 16, 2008 6:59 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I can handle it

We just laid off 150 managers. Dumb managers. The work load is about 1/20th at night. The hardest part is staying awake. I can drive to work instead of busing too. I think I’ll buy a scooter though. I just wish the shift was from 10-6.

Oh where oh were could my Jscot be
The cops took him away from me
He's gone to prison so I've got to be good
So I can see my Jscot when I'll leave this blog

by tominhawaii on May 16, 2008 8:14 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs