Trail Mix aka The Junk Drawer-30th
by Dheepan on Jul 30, 2008 1:03 AM PDT
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PrintIt's almost been an hour and there isn't a new Trail Mix post? Wow that's disappointing. Anywways, right now I'm listening to Sonata Number 10 in C Major by Motzart. The water drips from a far away faucet in a slow uneasy trickle. The room is dark, light seems to whisper around the corner, it's faint. It's mere prescense taunting the desolate space. The enclosure is tight, the air in the room feels taunt and dry, where am I? That's 75 right ok good.
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Btw I totally typoed the title at first haha
Damn those former German aristocrats. That’s what the Junkers were right? Or were they a wealthy merchant/business class?
Dead Finks Don't Talk
But dead finks don't talk too well
They've got a shaky sense of diction
It's not so much a living hell
It's just a dying fiction
WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.
FIRST REC
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I think it’s going to be very beautiful game next year."
-Nicolas Batum
You know,
there was a post a while back about the age limit rule (like 200 posts ago). I was suprised nobody mentioned the fact that the Blazers got a huge assist with this rule, otherwise we wouldn’t have had a shot at Oden (who would have come out in 2006). With that in mind, I can’t turn around and say that the age rule is bad (but the fact is that the age rule IS bad). Anyway, just wanted to get that perspective out there since I missed the actual discussion of the age rule in that post.
Andy Roddick has the most wimbledon titles in the world. He just hides them in Federer's trophy case
The NBA needs a minor league like baseball
but it only has colleges to prepare the players for a man’s game in the NBA.
Look at Martell and Travis. Both needed 3 or 4 years of a college program to prepare for the NBA. Both were first round picks too. I favor a 2 year requirement in college or somewhere to prepare for the NBA. There are always exceptions like LeBron who are ready right out of high school.
The NBA loses some level of it professional play by having inexperienced kids playing. And several pros lack fundamentals. I am very happy the Blazer coaches work individually with our guys but some of that would have been done in college.
Stu Inman: a soft-spoken, witty and brilliant basketball guy -- who had so much to do with Portland's only championship. He believed that you won with not just great players, but with great people. (D Jaynes 2-2-07 Portland Tribune)
I think what the NBA needs to do, and fast
is work out a strategy where they co-opt the European leagues as their minor leagues otherwise they’ll find themselves in more direct competition with the Euros. If they could reach agreements with the better leagues now they could keep them subjugated and continue to reap the benefit of a one way flow from Euro to US. Regardless, the next CBA will have to address the Euro issue somehow.
Free Joel Freeland! (with the purchase of 1 Wafer)
The weird part is
that the year before, when Oden would have come out had the age rule not gone into effect, we had the most combos in the hopper and we got shafted down to the 4 spot. Nobody in the league cried for us, although it turns out KP made the most of it.
Then Oden was still in play and we reversed our luck and jumped up. It was nice and fitting, and much of the league made a stink about poor Boston missing out.
Of course, now Boston has another championship, so I guess that worked out for them as well, even if they did end up mortgaging their future. Oh, and it was really Memphis that had the worst record in 2007, but the league isn’t going to make a stink about their poor luck, I guess.
Without the Age Rule
We would have been Ainge, meaning we should have had the #1 that year.
Witty Unpredictable Talent and Natural Game
I experienced my 1st earthquake today in LA
Was a 5.8 on the Andy Richter scale. It was kinda neat!
I was up late the night before and trying to sleep (it was like 10am or so? Can’t remember, maybe 11am) and I woke up from a dream of someone shaking my bed. I realized it was my first earthquake and my doggie, who was sleeping at my feet, jumped off the bed to go eat the earthquake in the living room.
Nothing bad happened or whatever, though it scared my fiancee because she works in a tall-ish building and those are made to sway back and forth in earthquakes, and it’s pretty creepy when it happens. I just got shook out of bed, she had to watch her building wobble from a bunch of stories up.
All in all, I thought the earthquake was kinda neat. The whole dang earth was moving, as if being quaked or sumthin’! As long as no one gets hurt and there isn’t damage to stuff I like, I could get used to these earthquake thangs. Pretty cool idea, God! Hurricanes suck, but volcanoes and earthquakes make up for it.
Mortimer
Not to say an earthquake isn't a big deal
but it seems like the media is completely flipping out over nothing on this one. It’s a 5.4 (or 5.8 depending on what time of day and who you ask) in SoCal. SoCal eats 5.X for breakfast. This one just happened to be in a population center. How can this be a wake up call when they get several of these every year down there? Are there actually people living there that don’t realize it’s an earthquake prone area?
Now 6+ (i.e. when you start seeing damage) is news. You can break out your 2-hour straight coverage and live press release “developing stories” for that.
Yeah, it seems like the ones in Japan are always over 7
We had one here a few years ago and the power was out from about 7:00 AM HST until 11:30 PM HST. That sucked. During the quake I went and and stood on the lanai (I’m on the 17th floor) to see if I could see anything shaking. I didn’t see much.
That's because of the exchange rate.
I moved to Japan three days after the Great Hanshin Earthquake in January ‘95. Kobe looked like a hockey player’s smile. Three years later it was cleaner but not much rebuilt.
There are sometimes 1000 earthquakes a weekend in Japan, but not many of them can be felt. Once I was on the fourth floor of the office building where I worked and an earthquake made telephone poles and buildings visibly shake. My wife, who was only a mile away, didn’t feel anything. It’s crazy.
by FrederickT1 on Jul 30, 2008 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Dave frowns upon swearing
Use @ signs. Like this:
“K@be looked like a hockey player’s smile.”
Oh, you meant the city, not the Fakers player. lol
I never watch local news
And flipped on the TV to see what they said after I felt it and they were freaking out. I was kinda “what’s the big deal?”, since it felt so mild.
Of course, they end up making it into EARTHQUAKE APOCOLYPSE 2000 with important all day coverage of people saying “yeah, I felt it shaking, and I said, uh, must be an earthquake”.
Is the national media flipping out? I got calls from family and friends as if I was pulling my fiancee and dog’s corpses out of the rubble, the earthquake was so bad. I texted everyone that I died and my funeral was this thursday but they can send a cash gift instead, and I hope that works out.
Mortimer
Lol
My wife grew up in the Bay area. When we had the earthquake here in 2001 ( I think), I was in the garage of our house (smoking a cig in my bathrobe) and the car started shaking. I stuck my head in the door and asked her if it was an earthquake. She said yeh..a little one. I don’t want to be in a big one I guess
Homer: "Oh no!! A Bear is eating my father!." (On seeing Selma kissing Grampa)
by 92wastheyear on Jul 30, 2008 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
I was listening to Jim Rome when it hit and he was describing his building swaying and shaking
as he was 20 miles from the epicenter (he said later) all the while continuing his interview. Tough guy!
Aldridge said. "We feel like we can beat any team. We feel like we can beat the Spurs, Suns, Lakers, Mavericks, whoever any night right now, and we'll still be here when those teams get old and their guys retire. We're going to be here for a long time."
Congratulations
You are now officially all shook up.
"We, as Blazer fans, are perhaps the luckiest fans in the league."-Idog1976, July 19.
............................... but are you In-a Love?
"He shoots....................... he scores!!!"
I have a hunk-a-hunk-a
burnin’ love…...does that count
Homer: "Oh no!! A Bear is eating my father!." (On seeing Selma kissing Grampa)
by 92wastheyear on Jul 30, 2008 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Anyone remember when they did the "all shook up" NBA ads?
I will not lie—-the first place I ever heard “all shook up” was in the NBA ad. Whenever I hear it, I think NBA….
Fore!
by prezofdeath on Jul 30, 2008 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
You missed Elvis!
Aldridge said. "We feel like we can beat any team. We feel like we can beat the Spurs, Suns, Lakers, Mavericks, whoever any night right now, and we'll still be here when those teams get old and their guys retire. We're going to be here for a long time."
Where were you at?
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Santa Monica/West LA
So I guess I was further away than you were, right? If you were in the OC?
Right? Am I right? Am I?
Well? Huh!? AM I? WHAT’S THE MATTER?
TELL ME DAMMIT.
Mortimer
It's called decaf
Try it. Are you at the end of an all nighter?
Roy4Ever
by Sabonis4Ever on Jul 30, 2008 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Why won't anyone tell me everything will be ok?!
I just stay huddled in the corner, the room pitch black, silently sobbing, reliving that moment when my bed gently shook. OH, the local news coverage! OH the shaking! It was horrific!
I’m going to build a door frame and just wear it around me at all times so I am always safe when there is an earthquake. Seems pretty obvious, but I ain’t seen one yet. I’m going to be RICH RICH RICH now!
Mortimer
I love that since it happened
HR brought me a survival kit.. way to wait until AFTER the quake to remember. Go team
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh yes.. I was in irvine
But stuck in the penthouse floor of a 12 story building.. so it was really moving
Santa Monica = NICE
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Earth Quakes are fun
I am a medical student living in the LA area and I was just getting ready to go scrub in on a surgery when the quake hit, we were on the third floor so the building did a fairly large shake and then a bunch of little shaking some was the buildings natural sway the rest was the rumbling prolonged nature of the earthquake, it lasted a good 2 minutes. All the surgeries were fine. That was my first large earth quake since moving to LA 3 years ago, it was scary (to me) when it first started but when it settled down it was just fun to ride.
"Knowledge will get you from A to B. Creativity will get you anywhere." Einstein
I am in OC
On the 12th floor of a 12 story building.. it seemed like it lasted forever.. just kept swaying..
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
In a Seattle earthquake
in the mid-sixties I think, one morning DJ was broadcasting from the Space Needle. I was already at school so didn’t hear him, but I guess it was pretty amazing.
Ah, actually found a quote from him about it: ””The needle swayed like crazy, but we stayed on the air,” he says, recalling that while internally frightened he tried externally to keep any panic out of his voice.”
April 29, 1965. Only one of many ‘quakes in that area that I remember … none fondly.
"We, as Blazer fans, are perhaps the luckiest fans in the league."-Idog1976, July 19.
ACB team playing against NBA teams
The Spanish ACB team FC Barcelona will play in a tournament with Lakers, Clippers and Raptors, on October 18 and 19 in Los Angeles. Information by “El Pais”.
The Midnight Rambler
October?
That will be in our exhibition season – which means Rudy will be playing for us, not them. Interesting.
"We, as Blazer fans, are perhaps the luckiest fans in the league."-Idog1976, July 19.
I'm not awake yet
You didn’t say Spanish National Team, you said Barcelona. Lo siento.
"We, as Blazer fans, are perhaps the luckiest fans in the league."-Idog1976, July 19.
Web site to share
I even waited till this morning to post it because I thought it might get lost at the end of yesterday’s JD (but I wasn’t going to stay up till midnight to start one!) The humor here is what I see (and appreciate) so often on BE.
They have a disclaimer : “Warning: this comic occasionally contains strong language (which may be unsuitable for children), unusual humor (which may be unsuitable for adults), and advanced mathematics (which may be unsuitable for liberal-arts majors).”
This LINK is to an “upcoming hurricanes” map which was linked to on the weather site I frequent (OK, I’m a weather buff). If you’ve ever looked at hurricane trails or projections you’ll understand.
"We, as Blazer fans, are perhaps the luckiest fans in the league."-Idog1976, July 19.
Haha! Where I work some of the equipment we use is subject to the vagaries of the barometer
so I pay attention to a weather site also. Which one do you use? I want links like that on the one I use.
"Besides, AnntheFan will be here any minute to #25 you." T Darkstar
Netflix What would you recommend?
I’ve been letting my wife choose the movies for the last year. I think I’ve now watched every single Resse Witherspoon movie. The final straw was when she picked Georgia Rules. So now her movie choosing rights have been revoked and I’m in charge.
I’m going to start with all of Robert DeNiro’s movies. When I get through with that I was thinking about all the season’s of Entourage.
Here is a sample of what I like:
Favorite Movie The Usual Suspects.
Other Favorites Shawshank Redemption, Tombstone, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon & I’m man enough to admit that I really liked Before Sunrise (amazing uncut footage/dialogue).
Favorite TV shows: Dexter, The Office
What would you recommend for me? Thanks.
Live Free or Die hard
Homer: "Oh no!! A Bear is eating my father!." (On seeing Selma kissing Grampa)
by 92wastheyear on Jul 30, 2008 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Lost Angeles
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Comments from lost angeles fans.......
26korverfan (3 weeks ago)
wow when i remember that times of the lakers dinasty i want to cry
shortman098 (2 weeks ago)
when i see you spell dynasty i want to cry.
while watching this video by my boys from Orange County, The O.C. Supertones (posing as the band “Grand Incredible”...they did one project as G.I. then went back to Supertones…anyway)
Warning: This is painful to watch as it includes the Blazers getting busted non-stop.
I loved the band…but this song killed my love for them. They also had “Los Angeles Lakers” and “Viva los Lakers.”
Krikey! Kiteboarding is Kewl!
The Big Lebowski
The Brothers Solomon was absolutely stupid and I laughed my Darius off.
The Hotel New Hampshire
Cool Hand Luke
Here is a good list.
Watch Ray and Walk the Line then rent Walk Hard and you’ll crack up.
Heathers
Gleaming the Cube
Mean Girls
Saturday Night Fever
Lost Boys?
Homer: "Oh no!! A Bear is eating my father!." (On seeing Selma kissing Grampa)
by 92wastheyear on Jul 30, 2008 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't know
I liked it back in the day but don’t know if I’d recommend it. It is so dated and homoerotic.
Someone said to rent “Can’t Hardly Wait” and I got it in the mail yesterday.
Ice Pirates
Dang, I no can remember but I watched a movie from the mid-1990’s the other day and my wife and I were cracking up over the technology they used. Big old cell phones and even one of those old huge regular phones.
Best In Show
This Is Spinal Tap (1984), Waiting for Guffman (1997), A Mighty Wind (2003), and For Your Consideration (2006).
I just remembered. I wasn’t watching a movie. I was watching a Mr. Show dvd with all the old technology in it.
by tominhawaii on Jul 30, 2008 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Loved Mighty WInd
as that’s my era. What you also need to do is find the DVD of the PBS special that is the real thing. I watched them on consecutive nights and really got a kick out of them. (But as I say I actually lived through those times so it probably meant more to me than you youngsters.
For Tweener : one thing I’ve done is get all productions you can find of a classic and compare. I don’t know if they remake guy movies as much, but I’ve done it with Little Women and Pride & Prejudice … four different productions. A fun (for your wife) pairing is Emma (another Jane Austen) and Clueless. I’m sure there is somewhere on the web to find a list of remakes of guy movies.
"We, as Blazer fans, are perhaps the luckiest fans in the league."-Idog1976, July 19.
The Count of Monte Christo has a good one with
Jim Cavezial, Guy Pierce…. although it’s much different than the book. I’ll have to check out an older version of that tale.
I’m going to have to check out The Wire… as many on this site have recommended that.
Tom, you’ve got some good ones on there, but I won’t be watching Mean Girls.
I’ll try to get out of the mainstream and try In Bruges.
Thanks Everybody
Mean Girls was funny
I liked Mean Girls too. I thought it ws funny.
And, like, actually funny, not bad funny.
Tina Fey wrote it and all, and I like her. I do not like Lindsey Lohan but this was made during that small window before she became a big joke. At the very least she can count one of her movies as good!
Mortimer
Herbie: Fully Loaded was awesome
Dare to argue will me on that one!!!
Homer: "Oh no!! A Bear is eating my father!." (On seeing Selma kissing Grampa)
by 92wastheyear on Jul 30, 2008 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I am sending you to jail
Lohan was never my type of gal physically, but she at least seemed like she had some acting talent out of that era of young actress/singers.
Too bad she’s an idiot and comes from a family of idiots, because she became a joke in a very short timespan.
BAD JOKE WARNING TIME: (NO ONE READ IT)
Saying she was cute in the Parent Trap just gave me an idea for a hit new TV show!
PEDOPH-ISLE, where we send 10 pedophiles and 10 kids to a tropical island in the middle of the South Seas, and leave them with no supplies, food, or water!
What will happen?
END BACK JOKE TIME
Ok, I got another joke: Yeah, she was cute in the Parent Trap, but whatever happened to her twin? The British one? She was just as good as Lindsey was!
Mortimer
ADDITIONAL DISCLAIMER
I feel like that joke HAD to be done elsewhere before but I had no seen it so no thinking I ripped it off.
Both “jokes” fall under the disclaimer, really.
Mortimer
Was on Howard Stern a couple of years ago.
Roy4Ever
by Sabonis4Ever on Jul 30, 2008 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Adam Carolla also has a movie plot with the same basic premise
although in his movie they turn a tropical isle into a penal colony for pedophiles, and a plane carrying a Boy Scout troop crashes on the isle, killing all of the adult leaders leaving the son of the scoutmaster to lead them to safety.
See, I don't listen to those
I get bored sumthin’ fierce with the baseball or buddy-buddy podcasts he does. I only like the basketball ones.
Of course, it PROVES my idea wasn’t original at all, which is worser than stealing an idea I say.
But a MOVIE about this subject matter? That’ awful. Only a reality show with REAL pedophiles and real kids could handle the weight and dignity this topic deserves.
Mortimer
to clarify...
... I meant “terribly cute” in the adorable, non-pedophile way. The show “Pedoph-Isle” is probobly in the works right now down at FOX headquarters.
Boomshakalaka
Yeah, I figured you weren't being gross
And were brave enough to say it without putting disclaimers up and all that and I had to ruin the conversation by making a dumb joke out of it.
Yeah, the show idea has a Fox Reality Channel feel to it.
Anyone watch PARADISE HOTEL 2? My fiancee and sister watched every episode and it was the worst show ever. Everyone talks about ‘the game’ and how people are just ‘playing the game’ but there IS no game and no rules and it’s constantly changing with the producer’s whims anyways. It was funny but awful.
I think Bill Simmons discussed it on his podcast but I only listen to the basketballie podcasts.
Mortimer
Oh, man!
I loved the original Paradise Hotel. I can’t believe they made a second one; how can they top the original? It seemed like they were making it up as they went along.
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I think it’s going to be very beautiful game next year."
-Nicolas Batum
by rockingharder on Jul 30, 2008 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Only thing I didn't understand
Was why it took like 5 years to make a new one? It seems like such a cheap n’ easy and successful show.
Did you watch Paradide Hotel 2? You know the Asian girl who entered the show kinda later? While the show was on I saw her in the back pages of the LA Weekly or something (one of the Willy Week type news magazines here) in an escort service ad for fans of Asian ladies, the kind written in that stereotypical Asian-y font.
It was totally her. I showed it to The Fiancee and she agreed as well, as did her friends at work. It made me chuckle inside.
My sister sent me a link to the big boobed blonde girl’s porny website.
It’s such an awful show, but it’s funny how DUMB everyone is but they all imagine they are so crafty and playing some imaginary game. I would never have watched it if it wasn’t for my fiancee, but it gave her and my sister something to bond over.
They both like their crappy reality shows, and they’re both lawyers. When they get home the last thing they wanna do is think, they say.
Mortimer
I did not know that
but that is high comedy. My GF loves that show. I gotta find that LA Weekly. Do they have the same ones in the OC Weekly? anyone?
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I wasn't saying Mean Girls because I was being a smart butt
It was really funny. It is one of the best teen comedies of the 00’s with lots of dry humor. I expected it to be stupid and cracked up a lot while watching it. I don’t normally laugh out loud at movies and that one made me LOL a lot.
I like Mr Show
But it’s either HIT HIT HIT or MISS MISS MISS and the misses are always the sketches that they decide to stretch out for 10 minutes, or turn into a lame song, or decide to reference throughout the show.
I think both guys are hilarious, I just wanna edit down their show sometimes.
So sue me, jerk.
Mortimer
Yeah
The first season when the guy is asking for change is agonizing. It’s only funny to me because I know it’s making everyone who watches it mad. My wife hates the show.
Most of those movies are great.
I loved Waiting for Guffman and A Mighty Wind, thought Spinal Tap and For Your Consideration were okay, but I hated best in show. They laid an egg with that one.
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I think it’s going to be very beautiful game next year."
-Nicolas Batum
by rockingharder on Jul 30, 2008 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
It's funny how that varies
I LOVED Spinal Tap, thought Best in Show and Guffman were okay, and that A Mighty Wind was sort of bad.
I feel the same way
Spinal Tap is by far the best out of the group if you ask me. It’s hilarious, even after not watching it till I was an adult and hearing from everyone everywhere that it was the funniest movie ever.
Usually after that sort of buildup, a movie can’t help but disappoint. To still be funny after all that, means it’s really funny.
A Mighty Wind was sooooooo booooooooooring… I didn’t like it at all.
Best in Show was cute, I liked it, and I thought Waiting for Guffman was the same—good, but not Spinal Tap good. I think I got bored with “For your Consideration”, but I don’t think I saw it all. I had it on my DVR for a long time, tried to watch it when tired once, stopped watching it, and when I moved to my current apartment a year ago my DVR broke and I lost that movie along with 2 seasons of Lost, one season of The Wire, 1st season of Heroes, and lots of other thangs. It was like a piece of me died inside :-(
So I’ve still not watched The Wire, Heroes, etc. Maybe I never will :-(
Mortimer
And also re: Mighty Wind
I thought maybe I just wasn’t the right age/market for the folk era mockumentary, so I told my dad he’ll probably like it because that IS his era and personal tastes.
He thought it was boring too, and he loves Spinal Tap and Guffman and Consideration more than I do.
So what gives? SOMEONE has to be wrong, this can’t just be subjective!
Mortimer
I really loved Best In Show
I works for the Eugene fairgrounds and we had a dog show every year there and that movie was not an exaggeration. The first time I watched the movie, I was dog sitting a nine year old Dalmatian that had cancer and the owner drove it from Eugene to LA, once a month for chemo. I don’t think I could have watched any movie at a better time.
Me me me
I’m often wrong.
I told my then-best-friend to watch it a few years ago and she didn’t think much of it either. I think it just pushed my nostalgia button. As far as being a great movie – no, never considered it for my favorites list.
"We, as Blazer fans, are perhaps the luckiest fans in the league."-Idog1976, July 19.
'Then-best-friend'
I hope the movie wasn’t the reason for the break up…
What did ya think of the music in the movie? The main people went on talk shows like Conan and went in character and played the main song from the movie, and I thought it was funny. The characters on the real life talk shows were funny characters, so I had hopes the movie would be funny too (and judging from their past work how could I have been wrong to hope for this?)
I dunno. I didn’t hate it, but it wasn’t for ol’ Mortimer.
But you should OWN your love for the movie! It’s ok if it’s your favoritest movie ever, don’t worry about what some dumb kid like me thinks.
What IS on your favorites list?
Mortimer
Best friend
No. I wrote it awkwardly – she was my best friend during that era. Probably still would be if we didn’t live 1000 miles apart.
I don’t remember the talk show part at all. I saw it quite a few years ago and I have a leaky memory. I can remember all the lyrics of all the songs back then, but I can’t remember if I had breakfast.
My favorites are mostly oldies. I used to always say it was “Mister Roberts”, but I haven’t watched that for several years, though I did buy the DVD. Nothing deep – I like to be entertained.
Tootsie, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Star Wars (the original), Big, Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid, Groundhog Day, Sleepless in Seattle, Cat Ballou… If I come across any of these when channel surfing I’ll stop surfing and settle in unless it’s almost over. Moonstruck.
You know, not all chick flicks, but I do like a lot of romantic comedies. There’s a lot of humor in all those I listed.
"We, as Blazer fans, are perhaps the luckiest fans in the league."-Idog1976, July 19.
The talk show bits weren't in the actual movie
Just for the press promoting the movie. The actors would go onto talk shows in real life as those characters and do the interviews in character and perform a song, pretending they were a real old folk group getting back together.
I thought it was funny on the real life talk shows, so I had hopes the movie would be as well. That’sa all I mean. They appeared in character on Conan, Leno, Letterman, etc.
Groundhog Day is still underrated, I think. I really like Bill Murray. He’s one of my favorite actors and I like that he’s become a critics darling with his recent ‘serious’ work. He tried to do serious acting early in his career, and he got panned for it, even though he was good in such things as Where the Buffalo Roam and The Razors Edge (even though the movies themselves are not very good).
Mortimer
In Bruges
Best movie I’ve seen in awhile. Witty dialogue and a great story.
"Switzerland is a place where they don't like to fight, so they get people to do their fighting for them while they ski and eat chocolate." - LD
Thanks for tipping the scale...
I write a weekly DVD review column for a few local newspapers. I write one on this week’s big release and one on a “hidden gem”. This time of year is a challenge as the releases are very weak. I was up in the air whether to do “In Bruges” or “The Band’s Visit” for the hidden gem this week. I’ve seen them both and they’re both pretty good. I think I’ll save “The Band’s Visit” for next week.
In fact, I’m supposed to be writing the column right now instead of dinking around with this junk drawer. Curse this time eating site.
Free Joel Freeland! (with the purchase of 1 Wafer)
Bands Visit was pretty good
Although when I talked to an Israeli about it they said it wasn’t anything special. Apparently it’s a fairly cliché concept in their cinema. Whatevs though, I enjoyed it.
Dead Finks Don't Talk
But dead finks don't talk too well
They've got a shaky sense of diction
It's not so much a living hell
It's just a dying fiction
WORD UP. STAY. FRESCO.
What papers do you write for?
I’m always looking for good movies that fell through the cracks and would definitely read your column. I’ll have to check it out The Band’s Visit.
"Switzerland is a place where they don't like to fight, so they get people to do their fighting for them while they ski and eat chocolate." - LD
The column appears...
in the Saturday editions of the local papers in Canby, Molalla and Woodburn. I don’t think they’re posted online but as soon as I get my act together I’ll have them posted on a blog site (I’m way behind developing web apps for some of my clients and haven’t been able to justify spending the time on my own hobby site).
If you send an email to jon@moviedale.com I’ll get you set up on a distribution email list.
Free Joel Freeland! (with the purchase of 1 Wafer)
Check out "Coupling" on the Watch Instant section
I’m a Netflix honk. The Watch Instant section is a good value. The first seasons of Weeds is there and a BBC show, Coupling are there. Also, the original BBC version of The Office. There’s a $99 box you can get to connect your TV the netflix streaming video stuff.
A few tips: hollywood video has a good site for seeing what’s getting released on video when. DVD’s release on Tuesday. If you put DVD’s in the mail on Saturday they receive them on Monday and will ship out Tuesday releases the same day so you’ll get Tuesday’s releases on Tuesday. This way you get this week’s current big release without having to wait.
One sleeper pick we always recommend: “Red Rock West”
Free Joel Freeland! (with the purchase of 1 Wafer)
TV show thoughts
Skip Entourage – after the first (admittedly interesting) season, it gets simply terrible. Instead, start watching The Wire, which is bar none the greatest TV show that has ever aired.
‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ is the funniest show on TV right now (although 30 Rock is close) – the first season is hit-or-miss, but the second and third are gold. You can catch those instantly for free (and legitimately) on hulu.com, though.
by samuelleejackson on Jul 30, 2008 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions
I think he means the Pacino/DeNiro heat
Which had nowhere near the replay value of Chained Heat
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Pacino/DeNiro Heat?
Never heard of the movie or the actors. Is it a foreign movie? Sounds foreign.
Anyone here see TO LIVE AND DIE IN LA? Did bad when it first came out in ‘84, but I think it holds up really well. Really good car chase, and I think car chases are a-boringroringtoonie. It’s about a secret service agent going after William Defoe’s counterfeiter character.
It was hated by most critics because it had no good guys in it, before that was in style in the 90’s.
It has lots of normal action/cop movie cliches that had to have been cliched then but not AS noticeable as now, but I still like it a lot. It’s directed by William Friedkin, who did French Connection and Exorcist and Sorcerer (another movie I like a lot that bombed diddly bombed when it came out).
Plus, ladies, if you’re a fan of William Peterson from CSI, he goes full frontal. I watched the movie for the full frontal, I stayed for the action and storyline.
Mortimer
Four
“Grand Canyon” by Lawrence Kasdan.
Cross of Iron
To be or not to be by Lubistch
Life of Brian
The Midnight Rambler
Last time I went home to Portland
I met some of Peckinpah’s grandkids who a friend of mine knew. They were pretty cool.
I don’t think it’s common knowledge (I had never heard of it before, and it seems like the sort of thing Portlanders know), but a big segment of the Peckinpah family lives in Portland.
Usually every Portlander/Oregonian knows every single famous/sorta-famous people/relatives associated even a little with Oregon, so for the family of a legendary director to slip under the radar… it shocked me and I died! And then I was alive again.
Once my little sister peed at Gus Van Sant’s house in Portland. It’s how he got the idea to remake PSYCHO so amazingly well.
Mortimer
Life of Brian is an intensely funny movie. Monty Python's best work.
Back in the ‘80s I had most of the dialog for the entire movie memorized. The song at the end of the movie (Always Look on the Bright Side of Life) is a great mood lifter.
LMA's reign as "LaMonster of the Low Post" has just begun!
by LaMarvelous on Jul 31, 2008 12:33 AM PDT up reply actions
the best show on TV
at the time it was on, and the best drama on TV ever
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh yeah, another suggestion
There’s always The Perfect Score (2004). I admit I haven’t seen it. My brain would explode if I saw Darius Miles interacting with Scarlett Johansson.
I do like the ironic IMDB bio for Darius: “His development as a player and as a young man has culminated in the Blazers’ giving him a 6 year, $48 million contract extension, thus solidifying his future in Basketball. His talents however has not been limited to just the hardwood as he has dipped into the world of acting” etc etc etc.
I had such LOW hopes for the US version
And after that awful awful first episode of the US version of the Office I thought my worst fears were realized (it’s just an aped version of the British Office’s 1st episode).
It found it’s own way and all of the original episodes have been pretty good, I think. I like the American version good.
But the British version is one of the best things ever.
I saw the Bourne movies out of order, seeing the 2nd one first. I don’t like the director’s handheld shaky-cam style, but that’s just a personal preference of mine. It’s ‘his thing’ and it works so what do I know.
The first one was better than the 2nd I thought, but I really liked the 3rd one and made sure to sit in the last row when I watched it. I’m gonna have to re-visit the 2nd one sometime, because I really thought it was ehhhh but I liked the 1st and 3rd so I am probably wrong with my initial impression.
Mortimer
I like both versions of The Office
The original is better, but the US version is good- I think seasons 2 and 3 are the best and I wasn’t a big fan of the post-writers strike episodes (except for the scenes in the last one between the new HR lady and Kevin).
Boomshakalaka
Yeah, I agree
I like the US version too, and watch every episode—but those post-strike ones WERE pretty wierd.
It’s like they became more cartoony, the characters became kinda extreme versions of themselves, it wasn’t as ‘realistic’ as before. I hope it is only a temporary thing.
It still had plenty of funny moments, but the tone and characters were just sorta off.
Mortimer
The first three or four episodes after the strike were iffy
but in my opinion, not as bad as the hour-long episodes to start the season. Those were the pits.
They did hit their stride later on, though.
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I think it’s going to be very beautiful game next year."
-Nicolas Batum
by rockingharder on Jul 30, 2008 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Extras Series 1
I liked the UK version of the Office too (US ok). I haven’t heard anyone recommend Ricky Gervais/Steve Merchant’s other show on HBO, Extras. The first season is hilarious – I liked it a little better than the Office. However, I would skip Season 2. It’s ok, but not as funny as the first season (more drama, less comedy).
"Switzerland is a place where they don't like to fight, so they get people to do their fighting for them while they ski and eat chocolate." - LD
Was Kate Winslett on season 1
What about Stiller.. I hate him but his cameo was rad
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh Yeah
Swimming With Sharks
Requiem For A Dream
Donnie Darko
+1 on Donnie Darko
On a totally unrelated note, anyone seen “Scotland, PA?” It’s based on Shakespeare’s MacBeth but MacBeth’s is a burger joint. Christopher Walken plays Macduff. Sounds terrible I know, but its actually kinda good.
Other weird movies:
“UHF”- A personal favorite of mine. All-star cast: Weird Al, Fran Drescher, Michael Richards (pre-Kramer and thus also pre-racist drunk guy)
“Gerry”- Gus Van Sant movie- 2 guys go hiking and get lost. Beautifully shot, very little dialogue, maddeningly boring at times.
“What the Bleep do We Know?”- Terrible movie pretends to be deep and philosophical but is super cheesy. On the plus side, its set in Portland.
Also, on the topic of British Humour, anyone seen “Mock the Week?” Its a BBC show that is kind of like “Who’s Line is it Anyway” meets “The Daily Show.” Hilarious. I recommend watching clips of it on YouTube.
Boomshakalaka
What the bleep
Is one of the worst things ever.
I forget which cult produced it, but one of the talking heads in the movie is the leader of the cult.
That was simply awful, and dumb, and I LOVE LOVE LOVE how some people think it is deep and mention it as a movie they love so they appear smart. I hope that doesn’t apply here.
MY FAVORITE PART IN BLEEP: When the Indians just couldn’t tell what that crazy boat was out in the ocean! We can’t see it! We can’t get it! OH GOOD, the Indian Shaman fellow can make it so they can see what it is.
The idea that people can’t see something they don’t know exists is idiotic and everything newly invented—hell, did we need a shaman to touch the screen and make it go DIP so we could see a computer when they were created?—is seen and doesn’t struggle to get processed because it isn’t something we know.
Plus, uh, I think Native Americans knew you could float wood on water and ride it.
I watched it for the first time with a friend of mine down here, after being told it was so great and changes this one person’s life we knew. Oh my goodness. It’s like porn for dumb people.
Sorry if anyone loves it…
Mortimer
The Pianist
"Meow" --- My cat Bonzi suggesting my money would be better spent on albacore then a couple months of mindless TV from COMCAST.... at least until the season starts.
Have you seen ?
Happiness?
Also very “strange and disturbing”
Loved these two strange flicks:
Pi
Memento
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Also did
The Fountain
which I really enjoyed
Shaniqua don't live here no more... Is Shaniqua there, HELL NO!
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I got it on my DVR
Been saving it. I wanted to see it when it came out but didn’t have a chance. I had too many comments to write in a Junk Drawer post to go out and see a movie, dammit!
He almost was going to direct THE WATCHMEN, and I wonder how he would have approached it. The trailer before the new Batman movie was pretty good I thought, except for the God-awful Billy Corgan song played throughout the trailer. Really ruins it, since the visuals look just like the comic.
I really hope The Watchmen is good. I love that story.
Mortimer
If you liked Happiness
try Welcome to the Dollhouse and Palindromes by the same writter – Todd Solondz.
BTW, my first cousin Michael Ryan was a producer for Palindromes (not sure about Happiness maybe credited somewhere). He also worked on the Sopranos scouting locations and for other movies as well.
As far as strange but brilliant, try most things written by Charlie Kaufman:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Being John Malkovich
Adaptation
"Switzerland is a place where they don't like to fight, so they get people to do their fighting for them while they ski and eat chocolate." - LD
writer
i need to start previewing more
"Switzerland is a place where they don't like to fight, so they get people to do their fighting for them while they ski and eat chocolate." - LD
Whatchoo think about Human Nature?
It seems like the forgotten Kaufman script, and it’s even directed by Gondry, who everyone loves.
I liked the script when I read it, but when I saw the movie it felt flat to me. I dunno. It’s not like anything was different; it just read better than it was when actually seen. That happens sometimes.
Mortimer
I agree
It seems like a good idea and had some funny moments (Tim Robbins anal retentiveness and some of the male human nature jokes), but I agree it was flat. It needed more comic relief or just didn’t work visually (I don’t know). It just wasn’t on par with the other great Kaufman movies.
BTW, how did you read the script? Online or are you in the biz?
"Switzerland is a place where they don't like to fight, so they get people to do their fighting for them while they ski and eat chocolate." - LD
Welcome to the Dollhouse was brilliant
Wasnt a fan of Adaptation but Eternal and Malkovich were genius
Shaniqua don't live here no more... Is Shaniqua there, HELL NO!
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Is there such a thing as "liking" Happiness?
I think that may be the only movie I’ve ever seen that I really TRULY wish I hadn’t seen. And it was great.
And I’ve told others about it, of course, warning them that they probably can’t handle it, and will wish they’d never laid eyes on it. They all watch it, twitch uncontrollably, and warn their friends about it.
"I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ." -Gandhi
"Throw Thag, throw. Throw throw throw throw throw throw"- Far Side
by TheThinWhiteDuke on Jul 30, 2008 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed
I saw it and said.. wow.. that was interesting but horrible.. i feel dirty.
Shaniqua don't live here no more... Is Shaniqua there, HELL NO!
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
I guess I should have used a different word. Yeah, some people refuse to watch movies that are depressing, distrubing, etc. I don’t get that – what’s the point of seeing a movie if it dosen’t evoke some type of emotion or thought provoking conversation. Don’t get me wrong, I like the a good popcorn flick, but some people are missing out on some good movies by taking that position.
"Switzerland is a place where they don't like to fight, so they get people to do their fighting for them while they ski and eat chocolate." - LD
True, but I also didn't NEED to see Happiness
Shaniqua don't live here no more... Is Shaniqua there, HELL NO!
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed
My NEEDS are much more mundane.
But really, I can’t think of another movie I’ve ever seen (and I’ve seen a LOT of movies) that I wish I had UNseen. Maybe the hour or so of Batman and Robin I saw before walking out of the theater (only time I’ve ever left a movie in the middle)?
"I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ." -Gandhi
"Throw Thag, throw. Throw throw throw throw throw throw"- Far Side
by TheThinWhiteDuke on Jul 30, 2008 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
One of the only movies I've ever just turned off
I think it was just plain terrible. Not “good but terrible” but just plain terrible.
One of those “ooh, you people in the suburbs THINK you’re happy, but you’re actually all perverts and those of us in the city are not like you perverts” kind of hipster things. Can you tell I hated it?
American Pscyco
American Me,
American Beauty,
Requeim for a Dream,
Natural Born Killers,
any thing with Chow Yun Phat – before, and including Hard Boiled, preferably befor,
Clockwork Orange,
Fight Club,
not all of these movies will leave you fealing good inside.
"Doing research= good
Making up things=bad."
---jksnake99
You should read the book American Psycho
It is the most disturbing book I ever read. He does about 1/4th of the stuff from the book in the movie.
I used to have the book
but I think my ex snagged it, I guess its ok cause shes the one that gave it to me. I want to read fight club now, and buy another copy of am-psyco.
"Doing research= good
Making up things=bad."
---jksnake99
Haven't seen the movie
Because I DIDN’T want to see what happened in the book on the screen. That was certainly the most thoroughly described disgustingness I’ve ever read.
"I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ." -Gandhi
"Throw Thag, throw. Throw throw throw throw throw throw"- Far Side
by TheThinWhiteDuke on Aug 1, 2008 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Firefly.
Brilliant TV series by Joss Whedon that got cut WAY too short by massive tools at the network. Also check out Serenity, the feature film that wrapped up the story. And Whedon’s new series, Dollhouse, starts on Fox in January, which should also be excellent.
Jerry Sloan is a complete and total smeg head.
One of the best cancelled shows of all time
But only if you watch all 13 episodes. It’s not really a quick starter.
Check out Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along-Blog- Whedon’s intraweb-only show. Great stuff.
"I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ." -Gandhi
"Throw Thag, throw. Throw throw throw throw throw throw"- Far Side
by TheThinWhiteDuke on Aug 1, 2008 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes
but only one
Homer: "Oh no!! A Bear is eating my father!." (On seeing Selma kissing Grampa)
by 92wastheyear on Jul 30, 2008 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm afraid I don't think so
I think the big 2 (Roy/LMA) would go deep in the playoffs on several occasions but never win it all (unless KP made some brilliant moves, which is certainly possible… or Bayless/Rudy are better than I think).
Good discussion question.
Boomshakalaka
I think we become one of those near miss teams
Without Oden.
We become like the good Kings, Suns, old Blazers, all those teams that won high 50’s-low 60’s, great in the regular season but could never pull it out in the playoffs.
Oden makes it a lot easier, provided he is Oden.
Mortimer
That's it
I think Rudy and Bayless are the wild cards in that. If good it could still be a championship team. Look no farther than the Spurs. No dominant big other than TD. Roy, Rex-Fernandez, and LMA…..not to mention Trout..I think we would get there
Homer: "Oh no!! A Bear is eating my father!." (On seeing Selma kissing Grampa)
by 92wastheyear on Jul 30, 2008 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
As long as we don't face an unstoppable force, I agree
I think, without Oden, we can be as good as the best Drexler/Sheed+Pippen teams. I also think, that we could maybe win a title if everything goes in our favor, and guys like Lebron don’t get themselves on a good team.
WITH ODEN, I don’t care what Lebron gets around him, because we have the immoveable object to go up against the unstoppable force. I don’t think we got the SUPER DUPER STARS to handle what anyone could put up obviously, without Oden, and become a team that just might do it but—! fall short.
As long as Oden is Oden, I firmly believe we will win a title. If he ain’t Oden, then we have a huge uphill battle as we got a lot of GOOD, even sorta GREAT players, but not the incredible unstoppable talent of a Lebron.
Oden will give us that unstoppable talent no one can beat on their own.
It all depends on the year. We coulda’ easily beat the Pistons team in 2004 that won, same with the Heat team. I just don’t think it’s a sure thing (more than ‘winning titles’ is normally not a sure thing I mean), whereas Oden makes me already penciling parades into my planner (if I had a planner). We could get that lucky, but I prefer not leaving anything to chance and just making Oden be Oden, dammit.
Mortimer
Use your Outlook calendar
and click “tenetive”. (cool….office humor). Anyway ….yeh. They would go from a lock (kinda) to a contender. Contenders always need a little luck.
Homer: "Oh no!! A Bear is eating my father!." (On seeing Selma kissing Grampa)
by 92wastheyear on Jul 30, 2008 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Of course Roy will get a ring
When we trade him to the Rockets for Otis Thorpe Jr. Roy takes his veteran leaderships and helps co-star a team to the championships, and we’re all happy for him because he couldn’t do it for us.
We all hate KP for not winning the titles he PROMISED us IN WORDS every day since he became the assistant GM, and he is fired in favor of some young mulleted executive who only gets an NBA job because his dad had an NBA job and his dad had only gotten a job as well because HIS dad had an NBA job.
You can’t beat those sort of genetics, so it’s a good hire.
Mortimer
by Mortimer on Jul 30, 2008 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Speaking of Roy and Rings...
Does anyone know how Brandon proposed? I was listening to the BFT yesterday on my way home and jumped out of my car right when they started talking about it. By the time I came back the story was over. I didn’t see it posted on here (I have been MIA for a few days). Just curious…Brandon is the man and I am sure it was pretty smooth.
O live .com..its like the first story
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-Warren Bennis USC Professor
It was in the 10 part story about Brandon's Roy.
http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindblazersbeat/2008/07/rip_city_revival.html
It’s not a cute story or anything. Basically, Roy had obviously gotten her pregnant, and told her she’s DREAMING if he thinks he’ll marry anyone so easy. He proceeds to get a few other girls pregnant, and they have babies on the way.
Tiana hears about it, starts leaking reports to Canzano that Roy beats her and such. She sends some feelers out to Roy’s lawyers that ‘suggest’ that if Roy doesn’t propose to her and cut off ties with the other hussies he’s hanging with, she’s going to sue him for child support and claim he abused her and the child and had various STDs. She also was going to tell a story about how he checks into hotels with his harlot girls under the name “Roy Paraguay”.
Roy tries to call her bluff, but it doesn’t work—she files the paperwork to begin the lawsuit. Roy sees all of his endorsement dollars start to slip out of his fingers, so he throws a ring in her face and says “you win”. She has her lawyers drop the suit, Roy has Mo Lucas go out and ‘take care of’ the other girls and set up the quiet ones with a small apartment in Tigard, and make sure the loud ones become quiet ones.
It was kinda cute I guess, as far as proposals go.
Mortimer
Ha!
Exactly how I pictured it happening (your story above). I read the real story, and to be honest, I am not that impressed. How could someone say “no” when he makes his son be there for the guilt?
At least he didn't propose during a game
There’s something kind of wierd about those marriage proposals during time-outs. How’s a gal supposed to say “no” in front of 19,800 people? Talk about pressure.
No kidding
I would KILL a man if he proposed to me during a game. I would probably say “no” just so I wasn’t the only one humiliated. There was some clip of a guy proposing during a Rockets game (I am banned from You Tube at work so I can’t find it). The girl said no, and the Houston players were totally laughing at the poor guy. What a horrific experience.
If Mike Rice calls Oden "Odom" this season I might have to seriously hurt him
The word on the street was that
that was faked. Kinda like the Blaze hittin that lady (guy?) with the cake (pie?). Anyway….faked
Homer: "Oh no!! A Bear is eating my father!." (On seeing Selma kissing Grampa)
by 92wastheyear on Jul 30, 2008 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
REALLY??
I would never do it just for the fact of always being known as “that” person. Well, better off than being the real thing I suppose.
If Mike Rice calls Oden "Odom" this season I might have to seriously hurt him
I heard the story on the radio yesterday
it upset me, not so much for the multiple accounts of moral correctness, but that jobber telling the story made it sound cheesier then the ….. you know what Im referring to. I had two thoughts—Radio jobber was doing his best to fake-sound sincere or Crack that Whip!
"Meow" --- My cat Bonzi suggesting my money would be better spent on albacore then a couple months of mindless TV from COMCAST.... at least until the season starts.
It has a fake feel
If it was real, she’s get the two finger salute from me then I would have punched the mascot.
between the Rome show today and that link I havent stop laughing
way to come thru TiHa
"Meow" --- My cat Bonzi suggesting my money would be better spent on albacore then a couple months of mindless TV from COMCAST.... at least until the season starts.
Isn't that the Allen Iverson story?
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I think it’s going to be very beautiful game next year."
-Nicolas Batum
by rockingharder on Jul 30, 2008 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Mortimer
Dude, are you serious? Not a funny comment and YES I did take the sensitive pill today..
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
Just a reference to normal athlete proposals
Don’t worry, and if you’re Tiana I do apologize. It’s just a joke, for funsies.
Jordan was sued and agreed to marry his (now ex) wife to stop the lawsuits and prevent negative stories being printed, and of course Michael Vick was giving girls STDs and signing into hotels under the name ‘Ron Mexico’. Lots of athletes have bad proposal stories…
So, I was finding humor in pretending Roy’s story was the same. Anyone who has read the link OR knows who Roy is knows it’s a joke.
Mortimer
FINE, geez, we'll get married, GAWD.
Drop your lawsuit, and I’ll acknowledge that the blood tests proved the child was fathered by me and you’ll stop calling my house, my parent’s house, my cousin’s house, and stop leaving rotted pig’s feces on my grandmother’s tombstone.
We can make this work, Sabonis4ever!
Mortimer
I know it was a joke too
Evidently your sensitive pill is bigger than mine . OMG Michael Vick is really cute, but I always thought he was a total slut. I still like Michael Jordan but I heart Brandon a whole lot. He is gonna end up w/ like 15 kids by Tiana at this rate…LOL
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
Ronny Mex
Stylin
Because who doesnt love STD’s
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
OMG
This is cool made me think of Tom in Hawaii for some reason..
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
It won't happen
but we can dream.
Salaam
by Junior Del Norte on Jul 30, 2008 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Dont kill my dreams
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
It come up before
imagine the tax money you could have it you regulate it. And it is somewhat legalized today – for medical use. I wouldn’t be surprised to see it legalized sometime in my lifetime.
Hold on now
it’s a dream of mine, too. I’m just saying I doubt it will happen. At least Oregonians are relatively lucky.
Salaam
by Junior Del Norte on Jul 30, 2008 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
And just to clarify
I mean that I doubt this particular resolution will pass, not future ones. I think it will happen eventually, just not through this specific resolution at this specific time
Salaam
by Junior Del Norte on Jul 30, 2008 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I was pointing to the general concept
I took a sensitive pill today , dont mind me
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
On my list of "People I want the government to protect me from"
Pot smokers are right up there with “People who dress their dogs in sweaters” and “People who don’t own TVs, listen exclusively to NPR, and make sure everyone knows it”.
Meaning, I don’t necessarily want to spend quality time with them, but I’m not hoping they get tazed and jailed (at my expense- if the police want to taze NPR Smugs and creepy pet-dressers on their off-time, I’m all for it), either.
"I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ." -Gandhi
"Throw Thag, throw. Throw throw throw throw throw throw"- Far Side
by TheThinWhiteDuke on Jul 30, 2008 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I wouldnt visit Silverton anytime soon
of the locals dont catch your attention, the police will.
"Meow" --- My cat Bonzi suggesting my money would be better spent on albacore then a couple months of mindless TV from COMCAST.... at least until the season starts.
Hey, I love Silverton!
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I think it’s going to be very beautiful game next year."
-Nicolas Batum
by rockingharder on Jul 30, 2008 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Not Me
Not since trying to drive thru with a trailer. yuk
Homer: "Oh no!! A Bear is eating my father!." (On seeing Selma kissing Grampa)
by 92wastheyear on Jul 30, 2008 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
maybe I'll meet you at Homer Davenport Days
look for the meow
"Meow" --- My cat Bonzi suggesting my money would be better spent on albacore then a couple months of mindless TV from COMCAST.... at least until the season starts.
Is Silverton full of NPRies or Well-togged pets? Or both?
Or Well-togged pets whose owners listen to NPR and smoke pot?
"I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ." -Gandhi
"Throw Thag, throw. Throw throw throw throw throw throw"- Far Side
by TheThinWhiteDuke on Jul 30, 2008 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
That's a HS party from AFTER Greg left OSU
And I think he was dating his g-friend in High School and stayed together when they went off to school. I also think she was going to a different college.
It’s so hard to keep up with all the dating gossip when you’re dealing with teenagers!
"I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ." -Gandhi
"Throw Thag, throw. Throw throw throw throw throw throw"- Far Side
by TheThinWhiteDuke on Jul 30, 2008 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Ignore that
The posting box just messed everything up for some reason.
Sorry.
"I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ." -Gandhi
"Throw Thag, throw. Throw throw throw throw throw throw"- Far Side
by TheThinWhiteDuke on Jul 30, 2008 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Really?
I remember this picture before Greg was even playing for OSU, I think. He says he was in high school, like his sophomore year or something, and he wasn’t drinking. He has talked about it in at least one interview, with Miss Gossip for the AOL Fanhouse NBA blog.
I dunno where his girlfriend is or where she from, but I hope she understands Oden is young and rich and travelling a lot. With his level of fame and attention he gets for just blowing his nose, that’ll be a tough situation for the young man.
Mortimer
He had a goattee as a sophomore?
Maybe the guy really IS 40 already.
"I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ." -Gandhi
"Throw Thag, throw. Throw throw throw throw throw throw"- Far Side
by TheThinWhiteDuke on Jul 30, 2008 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I had a goatee as a sophmore..
what of it! huh?! :)
Shaniqua don't live here no more... Is Shaniqua there, HELL NO!
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT
You gonna let him punk you like that? FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!
I had sideburns as a soft-more. I was prrrreeeettty cool.
I still got the sideburns. I am lame now :-(
Mortimer
I was rockin the chinstrap back then
when only me and Jon B had it.
Shaniqua don't live here no more... Is Shaniqua there, HELL NO!
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I couldn't even GROW a goatee until I was 35
And then it wasn’t cool any more.
Sideburns are always cool, though, especially if they’re the same ones you had in high school. Nothing says “cool” like desperately clinging to the last time you were socially relevant.
"I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ." -Gandhi
"Throw Thag, throw. Throw throw throw throw throw throw"- Far Side
by TheThinWhiteDuke on Jul 30, 2008 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh I was never relevant ever
I had zero point zero zero friends then, and not much more now.
I’m probably at the peak of my coolness as I type this, and it’s doing nothing but fall.
I was a jock with nerd interests and no one liked me one bit even though I am a very nice boy.
Nothing has changed :-(
BUT, I COULD GROW SIDEBURNS, and I would look wierd without them now. It’d be like a Hasidic Jewish man shaving his beard to evade the Nazis, but his pale skin giving him away from where the beard used to be. It is EXACTLY like that if I shaved my sideburns off.
Mortimer
Mutton chops or just ones that reach the end of the ears?
Shaniqua don't live here no more... Is Shaniqua there, HELL NO!
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Just the end of the ears
It’s like they aren’t even there, just rounding my face out.
I had a goatee for a short time in college a few years ago, and whenever I see pictures with me with a goatee I wonder who that white trash ugly kid is. I’m glad it was only a few months.
I hate shaving as my skin is sensitive (ESPECIALLY on the neck; when I shave it gets all raw and gross) so I just use clippers to give me perma-stubble. The fiance likes it, looks ok on me, and really I just can’t shave with a razor that often because it eats up my neck.
UNLESS, neck beards become fashionable, which I happen to be holding my breath for, I will always have this problem. I can shave my face, so it would work.
Mortimer
Baron and LeBron
Bringing back the neck beard!!!
Baron:
LeBron:
Shaniqua don't live here no more... Is Shaniqua there, HELL NO!
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
By neck beard
I mean only on the neck, nothing on the chin or face.
It would be a gross look, until famous movie stars do it and everyone loves it.
Unfortunately for me, for now, it’s the place every boy has to shave to be accepted in society and it also happens to be the most badder place for me to shave since my skin gets raw if I shave there more than once a week.
SO, stubble it is! I look like I’m on Miami Vice, and the chicks dig Don Johnson, right?
I’d say Baron’s beard is a true beard, and is meticulously groomed. A neck beard can be on the face also I guess, but it has to go on the neck. You can see in the picture his neck is bare.
I can’t necessarily tell from the Lebron pic, but I think it’s the same deal.
It’s sad really, my lot in life.
Mortimer
LeBrons is neck only
I still am rocking facial hair for 12 straight years.. the ladies love it.
Shaniqua don't live here no more... Is Shaniqua there, HELL NO!
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions
That's funny
I was exactly the same- jock with nerd interests. I actually had friends, but they were all nerds like me.
And yeah, I’m more socially relevant now than I ever was when I was actually attractive. Sad. True.
And I’ve always had short hair and no facial hair, so luckily I’ve never had peeled-egg skin on my face.
"I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ." -Gandhi
"Throw Thag, throw. Throw throw throw throw throw throw"- Far Side
by TheThinWhiteDuke on Jul 30, 2008 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow
Is Sophia trying to push herself into the “Coolest Chicks in the World Top Ten”? I think she’s getting there…
It puts the lotion on the skin...or else it gets the hose!
by courtsideerrandboy on Jul 30, 2008 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Petko
Over on Mike Barrett’s blog in the comments he mentions that if the PetKo doesn’t sign with the Blazers and signs a 4-5 year deal in Europe, the Blazers would not own his rights if he plays out the full contract. i am assuming this is because he will pass the age restriction on draft rights. (23?) All the more reason for the blazers to sign him and let him play in the d-league, because if he blows up in Euroleague, he might not be able to get out of his contract to come to the blazers before it ends, and if that happens, then he is a FA and the Blazers would have to compete with other teams to sign him.
I would imagine that they would
Want Petteri to only sign a 1-2 year contract, or one with a reasonable buyout 2 years in
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
No
Blazers would still holds his rights as long as Petteri plays basketball. And there is no age restriction on draft rights.
Joel Freeland=Stud
so your saying
Mike was mistaken?
That could be true, because we held Sabas rights for along time after we drafted him.
Our general understand is
And this came up during the Yi Jianlian problems last year most recently, is that a drafted player who doesn’t come to the NBA right away has to stop playing professional basketball ANYWHERE in the world for one full year to get his NBA rights back, and be able to sign with anyone—or is it to enter the draft again?
Either way, we own his rights for pretty much forever.
Mortimer
Re-enter the draft
Homer: "Oh no!! A Bear is eating my father!." (On seeing Selma kissing Grampa)
by 92wastheyear on Jul 30, 2008 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Blogs all around
Greg updated his blog last night
Sean with Bayless’ Rookie shoot
Channing with a disturbing tale of his flight to play in Andre Miller’s tourney
Fore!
by prezofdeath on Jul 30, 2008 11:10 AM PDT reply actions 4 recs
I've got to rec that just so people will go read Channing's blog
It is hilarious. He is becoming the most interesting blogger in the NBA.
Channing is funny
I loved the draggen breath guy story.
“I got MVP. I had 4 pts at half, then ended up with 33. I decided to try out my new toys and that’s the 3-point bombs, which I was droppin’ like they were tic-tacs in the magma-mouthed dude on the 1st plane. ” I wonder if Channing has expanded his range to 3-pt range – the next Robert Horry or Cliff Robinson?
"Switzerland is a place where they don't like to fight, so they get people to do their fighting for them while they ski and eat chocolate." - LD
dragon not draggen
i need coffee
"Switzerland is a place where they don't like to fight, so they get people to do their fighting for them while they ski and eat chocolate." - LD
I read this and was like,
RoyDrexler….you need to cut RoyDrex…..some…...slack…...hey wait a minute!
Krikey! Kiteboarding is Kewl!
Leave Martin Lawrence outta this
HP anyone?
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
So he can play with
World B Free and Paul Silas?
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I think KP
wants to see how how the chemesty works with the present roster before making any moves thus making the roster spot less important.It would be good for Batman and the Finn to get some playing time together in Idaho.
by southern oregon on Jul 30, 2008 11:13 AM PDT reply actions
Jerryd Bayless on ESPN First Take
I put this up as a fan shot also, but not sure how many people look at those, figured I’d throw it in here also:
lol lady said we had 'grizzly old veterans"
Roy4Ever
by Sabonis4Ever on Jul 30, 2008 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
upon further review
That lady was the worst interviewer ever. Sorry Jerryd.
Roy4Ever
by Sabonis4Ever on Jul 30, 2008 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah she's cute
Who is she? I don’t watch much of the ESPNS. I’m halfway through and all she did wrong so far was not mention LMA.
She was flirting with him and wants him to marry her so she can get a free car though. And who wouldn’t?
Mortimer
That's her real name?
Hahahaha.
She had two career paths she could have chosen with that name. ESPN/CNN anchor, or (blank).
Mortimer
And by "real"
I mean, the name she goes by. Of course, it could be her real name and her parents were setting her up for that career path.
I’m gonna do that to. Give my kids rich people names so they GOTTA be rich. Who has ever met a poor person named RUTHERFORD P. MORTIMER? No one, that’s who.
Mortimer
Oops, other way around: Winona Ryder
Born Winona Laura Horowitz. Yes, I would change that name too if I was planning an acting career.
Odenied: Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...
I had 3 teenage step daughters
I called them Sniveline Whinette and Moanela
by southern oregon on Jul 30, 2008 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait
How did I miss this 3 teenage step daughters comment? So like, um, do you have any pictures of them? Did you ever own a boat, live on a lake, or have a pool?
This is slightly disturbing
but I happen to have a picture of all 3 of them in the pool
Krikey! Kiteboarding is Kewl!
Wow
That’s a little over the top there. I can’t believe you went there. Yikes. Wowzers. Jeepers and what not.
They looked underage too
I can’t believe that picture exists, let alone linked to on Blazers Edge.
I can’t look away though…
Mor….t…..i…...m…..e….r…......
They are all naked
Somebody delete this as soon as possible.
Roy4Ever
by Sabonis4Ever on Jul 30, 2008 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
So are any of them 18 yet?
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
If you factored in the appropriate age conversion,
that would make them like 126…not exactly young and sexy
Krikey! Kiteboarding is Kewl!
Says YOU
Shaniqua don't live here no more... Is Shaniqua there, HELL NO!
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
My kids
Turned out fine,4 out of 5 college grads but Whinette did ask me once”do you think this bathing suit looks slutty enough”? She was sassing her older sister.
by southern oregon on Jul 30, 2008 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Something weird with female sports reporters...
Remember Summer Sanders? and before that was Willow something or other…
"I love this game!" -Moonbeam, from 'Rollerball' right before he was knocked into a permanent coma
Willow Bay
that is all.
"I love this game!" -Moonbeam, from 'Rollerball' right before he was knocked into a permanent coma
Are we sure that's the real Jerryd?
He’s sure smiling an awful lot… could it be his doppelgänger? Or maybe some sinister robot, sent to do interviews while Jerryd dominates the NBA?
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I think it’s going to be very beautiful game next year."
-Nicolas Batum
by rockingharder on Jul 30, 2008 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait, I thought Jerryd did the interviews
And the Sinister Robot™ was sent out to dominate the NBA.
"I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ." -Gandhi
"Throw Thag, throw. Throw throw throw throw throw throw"- Far Side
by TheThinWhiteDuke on Jul 30, 2008 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Haven't seen this here yet:
More at LOL Jocks.
Jerryd Bayless has two emotions: Kill and Win.
"I think it’s going to be very beautiful game next year."
-Nicolas Batum
That is bad
Yet kinda funny
If Mike Rice calls Oden "Odom" this season I might have to seriously hurt him
Ive seen that pic a lot
she i not cute and look at the skinny ass dood on Oden’s left…LOL
Leaders build cultures that create self-esteem, generate and sustain trust, elevate the dignity of work , create community and foster open communication, and finally encourage growth and learning.
-Warren Bennis USC Professor
Well it WAS a high school party
So I’m not expecting all the B-ball players to have filled out yet.
I’m more interested in what kind of beat-down Greg’s g-friend gave him when this showed up (everywhere) on the intrawebs.
"I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ." -Gandhi
"Throw Thag, throw. Throw throw throw throw throw throw"- Far Side
by TheThinWhiteDuke on Jul 30, 2008 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I dont think they were dating in HS
isnt she from OSU?
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Nobody has commented...
... on my comment on this fanshot: http://www.blazersedge.com/2008/7/29/582143/speaking-of-moving-without
Isn’t “NASCAR” an amazing nickname for Rip Hamilton- dude is always running in circles and making left turns.
Boomshakalaka
I saw that and chuckled
now you ruined it by pointing it out.
Roy4Ever
by Sabonis4Ever on Jul 30, 2008 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Way OT: Baseball
They have no pitching and they made a trade for offense. I don’t get it. He’s a great leader though. I hate the Yankees more than I hate the Lakers and I love the Blazers more than I love any other team. Go da kine!
Yankees needed a catcher
Seeing how all they gave up was a reliever and Pudge has an expiring contract so it makes some sense. And the Yankees will never be done, they are like a hydra.
Expiring contract?
Do those matter in baseball? You don’t need to match up salaries and stuff, and there’s no salary cap, right?
How old is Pudge? Jeez Louise, he’s old enough to have been good back when I followed baseball, which was over 10 years ago or so. Baseball is the best sport to be a good athlete in, isn’t it. Highest pay, longest career, purty nice.
Mortimer
teams with expiring contracts...
... try to move them for a prospect if they don’t think they will be able to re-sign them the next year. Better to get a prospect in return than get nothing. For a team like the Yankees, they don’t mind taking on the extra salary.
Boomshakalaka
Draft compensation for Type A free agents
If a good (not sure how they quantify this) player, Type A free agent, is signed by another team the team that lost that player recieves a 1st round pick and sandwich pick (late 1st early 2nd round) in the next year’s draft. So most teams only trade Type A free agents if they get two 1st round type prospects or MLB level players in return, other wise they just let them walk and get the draft picks. There’s no salary cap, but I believe there is a luxury tax that MLB uses in revenue sharing with small market teams after the season.
"Switzerland is a place where they don't like to fight, so they get people to do their fighting for them while they ski and eat chocolate." - LD
1st round and Sandwich Round> Kotchman&Marek
God I hate Frank Wren
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Luxury Tax in MLB
There is a luxury tax system that MLB uses and in the 10 years or so that it has been in place, only the Yankees and Red Sox and the Angels (as far as I could determine) have ever paid luxury tax money. The luxury tax for baseball is something like 35% of salaries over the threshold, so it isn’t nearly as punitive as basketballs 100% tax and thus hasn’t helped keep salaries even nearly as much as the NBAs.
Sandwich picks are valuable, but I don’t think that the Yankees really care about an extra draft pick when they can just go out and buy any free agent that they desire.
Good trade
Jorge Posada is out for the year, so they had to trade for a catcher (Jose Molina is a good defensive catcher, but can’t hit). Farnsworth is too eradict to pitch the 8th and in NY – Detroit needs bullpen help Zumaya/Rodney are hurt a lot and Jones is 40yrs old. I agree that they still need pitching, but I think a set up man or lefty specialist (if Marte used as set-up). I hope they trade for Jarrod Washburn and he starts pitching like he did at the beginning of the year (6+ ERA). I think Ching-Meng Wang comes back in Sept. and Hughes/Kennedy might fill in for Wang until he comes back. I’m not a Yankees fan, I’ll be rooting for the Rays (I hate the Red Sox and Yankees) in the AL and the Cubs in the NL. Go Cubbies!
"Switzerland is a place where they don't like to fight, so they get people to do their fighting for them while they ski and eat chocolate." - LD
if its Mortimers shindig
its certainly BYOB
"Meow" --- My cat Bonzi suggesting my money would be better spent on albacore then a couple months of mindless TV from COMCAST.... at least until the season starts.
It's BYOCASWM
Bring your own cocaine and share with me!
If not cocaine, than we will snort crushed up Excedrins. They got caffeine in them so it’s basically the same thing.
Mortimer
I will bring Flintstones vitamins
Roy4Ever
by Sabonis4Ever on Jul 30, 2008 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Those are nice to snort as well
When you snort it the vitamins get through your body and make you healthier like 40,000 times faster.
I don’t like snorting things, and I got asthma so I don’t smoke, but how else are you supposed to take your vitamins? Swalling them whole and waiting for them to digest is for grandmas.
Mortimer
It is fatter you are the less your body can absorb essential vitamins
so are you pushing 2, 3 or 4 hundred LB’s?
"Meow" --- My cat Bonzi suggesting my money would be better spent on albacore then a couple months of mindless TV from COMCAST.... at least until the season starts.
I'm out of shape :-(
But I ain’t fat, dangit!
I inject vitamin H every day and it helps me deal with than inanity of living.
Mortimer
Bartles and Jaymes
Remember those commericals ? Is that still around? Where would middle/high school guys be without wine coolers to loosen up girls?
"Switzerland is a place where they don't like to fight, so they get people to do their fighting for them while they ski and eat chocolate." - LD
Im assuming you live in Oregon (most here do)
Let me tell you what I REALLY miss about Oregon girls, (my longtime GF is a Cali girl).. the fact that a girl will chug a beer to party and they enjoy microbrews..
Girls here do NOT appreciate beer.. you have to have liquor for them to drink at a party. It’s sad. I miss a good ole fashioned beer drinking Oregon girl
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
True dat
Yeah, the beer festival was last weekend with a ton of hot woman there. You can’t beat a woman who likes a good beer.
"Switzerland is a place where they don't like to fight, so they get people to do their fighting for them while they ski and eat chocolate." - LD
Amen
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
someday that law will change back to the way it should be
"Meow" --- My cat Bonzi suggesting my money would be better spent on albacore then a couple months of mindless TV from COMCAST.... at least until the season starts.
Oregon girls are more down to Earth
That stereotype definitely seems true to me.
I ain’t engaged to an Oregon Girl (she’s from Flo-rida), but she’ll get to be an honorary one when we move back up there.
Mortimer
Yeah.. thats certainly true
I will tread carefully since my GF is a Cali raised girl, but man..
the values just arent the same..
but in fairness, the scenery down here is spectacular..
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
For a sec I thought....
..you said your GF was a call girl
Homer: "Oh no!! A Bear is eating my father!." (On seeing Selma kissing Grampa)
by 92wastheyear on Jul 30, 2008 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I was going to be upset
And go into a topher223-esque rage.. but then i saw your kids joker face, and thought better of it..
“How bout a Magic Trick”
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha
What got Topher Grace so upset?
I read his fanpost; people didn’t like the trade for the most part. Big whoop.
I love physical threats through the inter-web.
Mortimer
He called us small mined people
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
i've still got that post open on a tab in firefox
and trying to see if i can still post in it.
if you comment in a banned post and no one is around to read it, does it really count?
Jaws were hitting the floor as Greg repeatedly attempted to tear the rim off the backboard...
What waaas that all about
I saw it for a sec and then it disappeared …of course
Homer: "Oh no!! A Bear is eating my father!." (On seeing Selma kissing Grampa)
by 92wastheyear on Jul 30, 2008 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
nothing
just like his other posts
Jaws were hitting the floor as Greg repeatedly attempted to tear the rim off the backboard...
dang it
that should have had “oh snap” behind it
Jaws were hitting the floor as Greg repeatedly attempted to tear the rim off the backboard...
its hard to right sarcastic
comments without accidentally triggering something that makes your posts go invisible…
Jaws were hitting the floor as Greg repeatedly attempted to tear the rim off the backboard...
"write"
Jaws were hitting the floor as Greg repeatedly attempted to tear the rim off the backboard...
He threatened to beat people up
And called everyone virgins. I got so scared I threw my laptop down a well and threw some dynamite in afterwards, exploding the laptop. Still not feeling safe from the rage of Topher, I poured wet cement down the well, filling up a 50 foot deep historical landmark.
ARE WE SAFE YET? Can we ever be?
Mortimer
Oh, well in that case, no worries
1) He couldn’t beat me up
2) I’ll take the other comment in stride as a testament to my noble virtue
What trade was he upset about? Or what?
Krikey! Kiteboarding is Kewl!
not sure
because people didnt want to get gerald wallace and the scrub patrol(dudley and someone else crappy) for Raef LaFrentz Exhumed Corpse, Troutster, and two 1st rounders
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Awww...That's too bad
I should have baked him some cookies and sent him a card and gave him a pat on the back for coming up with such a brilliant trade. Tskk….maybe next time.
Krikey! Kiteboarding is Kewl!
Ehh....I think that was a little too sarcastic.
My apologies. No reason I should lower my standards in retaliation to a post I didn’t even read.
Krikey! Kiteboarding is Kewl!
And you know what
It’s not even that bad of a trade idea. I’m in the minority, but I’d love to have Wallace over Trout, if somehow magically Wallace could stay healthy. His game is faaaar beyond Outlaw’s, even if Outlaw is a much better shooter.
He’s a great defender, doesn’t need shots, explosive, athletic, a fearless player. He’d be great for us.
Maybe Outlaw’s shooting is more important, but the rest of his game is so lacking it’s a no-brainer for me. Plus, Dudley will be a good role player.
And by ‘no brainer’, I mean in comparing talent level. I don’t think I’d use the RLEC so soon, and I don’t think Wallace will be able to stay healthy for long enough stretches with his playing style. But he’s good.
No one was that mean in the thread anyways. You put up trade ideas you’re gonna get criticized. Only a dumb, small-mineded virgin who is a looser who nevr scene a gurl nakked wouldt now htat!!11
Mortimer
I dont think any of us are opposed to Gerald Wallace
But umm two #1s, a massive expiring contract as well is what sealed the emphatic no for me
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Ahh
When I scanned the thread to see what upset him so, it seemed like most didn’t think Wallace was very good. That’s what made me go ‘Trout vs Wallace? No brainer city dude!’
If it is the ‘best’ deal we can get for RLEC, it isn’t a bad one, if ya ask me. Two #1s is steep, but we’re packed to the gills as it is.
Too early for this sort of idea, and I ain’t FOR it, but RLEC and Trout for Wallace and Dudley is a good deal to my naive eyes.
Mortimer
Wallace > Trout
But The Corpse of RL is far more valuable than Jared Dudley. Its what gives us all that room. That and the sad state of Stevie Franchise. That cap room will be needed come time for Roy and LMA to be resigned
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah it won't
Cap room aint for LMA and Roy and Oden, cap room is for getting another player.
We got more than enough cash to pay everyone what they want and what they deserve, even if Rudy and Bayless and Trout and Martell become awesome.
We’re doomed for the luxury tax as soon as Roy and LMA re-sign, we’re gonna use the cap space to bring on someone else expensive (or two expensive peoples). It won’t go for being able to ‘afford’ Roy and LMA more.
I agree RLEC is very valuable, and I don’t wanna trade it for just anyone. But say we got the cap room and signed Gerald Wallace. On paper, and if healthy, that’s a good signing for this team is all I mean.
We never have to worry about being able to afford our players. There is no limit what we can pay them and with the max deals on their 1st deals being relatively low (like 15, 16 million) we can easily pay them that much if they deserve it.
Paul Allen will pay the tax out of his nose and it won’t matter a bit.
Cap space is the last time we can get someone ‘for free’ and not have to trade another one of our good young players for them.
Mortimer
Well then how bout Trout for Wallace
With no dead weight attached
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
As far as hypotheticals go
I’d do it, even though I know we love Trout a lot.
Wallace is a great player. I just wish he could stay healthy.
With how the contract situation is, we might have to ‘give up’ a Trout or a Blake to be able to sign someone. Hopefully it’s a situation where we could do that and still re-sign them if they would help us, but I believe we lose their Bird Rights in that situation and only the remaining cap room could be used.
Another reason to hope somehow the Miles money stays off the cap: we will have enough to sign a major free agent, PLUS retain Outlaw and/or Blake if we wanna.
Mortimer
Where is Jeff Gilooly
when you need him to find Darius
Shaniqua don't live here no more... Is Shaniqua there, HELL NO!
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Can you really be scared of anyone named Topher?
I’ve met plenty of tough people named Chris, but I don’t know anyone that goes by Topher except Topher Grace. I can only picture Topher Grace when I hear the name Topher.
"Switzerland is a place where they don't like to fight, so they get people to do their fighting for them while they ski and eat chocolate." - LD
Far less tough than that beagle in your pic
He likes badminton I bet
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
whats that thing you hit called?
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
And statement proved
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
How dare you! Buster was punted. Hehe
I always think of that scene in Anchorman when I see your avitar.
“This burrito is good but filling” Jack Black punting his dog. “That’s how I roll” LMAO
Do you know if they’re making an Anchorman 2? I thought I heard something about that…
"Switzerland is a place where they don't like to fight, so they get people to do their fighting for them while they ski and eat chocolate." - LD
I can only hope
That scene was awesome..
“oh yeah, well now this is happening”
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey...I like That 70's show
In fact they ought pay me royalties…that was my life
Homer: "Oh no!! A Bear is eating my father!." (On seeing Selma kissing Grampa)
by 92wastheyear on Jul 30, 2008 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
and people call me a back-peddler
you know you loved it
"Meow" --- My cat Bonzi suggesting my money would be better spent on albacore then a couple months of mindless TV from COMCAST.... at least until the season starts.
you realize this convo started
as a comment about mikes hard or smirnoff?
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I do...I watch like
3-4 episodes a night. My caught 20 or so
Homer: "Oh no!! A Bear is eating my father!." (On seeing Selma kissing Grampa)
by 92wastheyear on Jul 30, 2008 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
when Mortimer feels threatened
he takes no chances.
Jaws were hitting the floor as Greg repeatedly attempted to tear the rim off the backboard...
I need to vent
I have searched the depths of Portland, and exhausted my resources on the internets, and I cannot find a single copy of Mario Kart Wii, and it is seriously starting to way on my conscious and happiness.
Why??!! MARIO!!!!!!!!!!!
Man I love tongue tacos - Mortimer
Only thing better is Trout on a stick roasted over an open fire - annthefan
I have a pic like that of my dog - tominhawaii
by Outlaw is Rejector on Jul 30, 2008 3:22 PM PDT reply actions
best buy in beaverton...
Jaws were hitting the floor as Greg repeatedly attempted to tear the rim off the backboard...
but no one in their right mind
ever wants to set foot in beaverton. its the worst place on earth… ;) lol
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I live in Beaverton.
Ive hit every game retailer from Hillsboro-Portland, and Tigard-Lake Oswego.
No luck.
Man I love tongue tacos - Mortimer
Only thing better is Trout on a stick roasted over an open fire - annthefan
I have a pic like that of my dog - tominhawaii
by Outlaw is Rejector on Jul 31, 2008 1:15 AM PDT up reply actions
hehe.. i was just kidding of course..
born and raised.
Shaniqua don't live here no more... Is Shaniqua there, HELL NO!
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 31, 2008 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
oh and it
is really fun in a group setting, not so much by yourself
Jaws were hitting the floor as Greg repeatedly attempted to tear the rim off the backboard...
:(
yeah too expensive.
especially since I already bought the extra wheel.
Man I love tongue tacos - Mortimer
Only thing better is Trout on a stick roasted over an open fire - annthefan
I have a pic like that of my dog - tominhawaii
by Outlaw is Rejector on Jul 31, 2008 1:16 AM PDT up reply actions
I was in Best Buy in Clackamas an hour ago
And they had more than a few begging to be purchased.
I almost bought a back-up in case my other back-ups broke.
"I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ." -Gandhi
"Throw Thag, throw. Throw throw throw throw throw throw"- Far Side
by TheThinWhiteDuke on Jul 30, 2008 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Is this a trick?
Man I love tongue tacos - Mortimer
Only thing better is Trout on a stick roasted over an open fire - annthefan
I have a pic like that of my dog - tominhawaii
by Outlaw is Rejector on Jul 31, 2008 1:17 AM PDT up reply actions
No not a trick, just a little exaggeration- I only have one copy
They did have them there, but it says online that NO BestBuy stores have them, so I’m not sure what’s up.
I know (I just checked) that the Wilsonville GameStop has it in stock, as of last night at 6pm.
"I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ." -Gandhi
"Throw Thag, throw. Throw throw throw throw throw throw"- Far Side
by TheThinWhiteDuke on Aug 1, 2008 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Playoffs? You kidding me? Playoffs?
Ok, I’ll be serious now. Since everybody is prognosticating how we’ll do this season, I’ve been thinking about what would be good series to watch in the playoffs this upcoming season. If the Fakers manage to pull down the 1 seed this season, I’m gonna pray that we get the 8 seed, because I like our chances against K*be and company. One team I hope we don’t face in the playoffs (at least 1st round) is the Spurs, who always manage to get into a higher gear come playoff time. And finally, if the Blazers get eliminated before the WCF, the matchup I’d love to see in the WCF is Hornets-Jazz. CP3 versus DWill, AK47+Mehmet Okur against James Posey/Tyson Chandler, and Carlos Boozer versus David West. Of course the headline for that matchup is CP vs Dwill. These two battling for PG supremacy in the league is likely going to be a major storyline this season, and what better way to cap that story off than a battle between the 2 for the rights to play in the Finals? That would be one marquee series, IMO.
Andy Roddick has the most wimbledon titles in the world. He just hides them in Federer's trophy case
I'd murder any random person on the street
For a chance to have a Lakers #1 seed vs Blazers #8 seed playoff series. We’d totally wipe the floor with those chumps!
We match up perfectly with them, and even Kobe couldn’t handle Roy. They only won the games because Roy wadn’t there, I say! Which bummed me out, because I still haven’t seen Roy play in person, and I went to the first Blazer/Laker game here in LA. We were up for the first half, but just didn’t have enough to win. LMA played well though…
The Lakers won’t get out of the Rose Garden alive, and we can steal one in LA with those milquetoasty fans.
If we play the Spurs, like you say, I think we’d lose. Duncan’s veteran wiles and their ‘been there done that time to get serious’ playoff mentality would likely trump our athletic but ‘gosh golly gee whiz PLAYOFFS’ mentality.
I think the Rockets would be tough as well, since it seems like we don’t play them well (am I remembering wrong?), but I like our chances against anyone else in a 7 game series with 3 games at the Rose Garden.
As long as Oden is Oden, of course. I’m gonna have to abbreviate that since I say it so much.
ALAOIO, of course.
Mortimer
That would convince me to buy a ticket.
I have never been to a l@kers game I paid for. Never will. I refuse to give them money. However.. if the Blazers played them in the playoffs.. I might have to find someway to get tickets.. and break my rule
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I got mine as a present
HOWEVER, the Blazers get a portion of the gate so you’re giving money to the Blazers too.
I’ll try with all my might to go to both games this next season, provided they play twice. I’d kill TWO random people on the street for a chance to see Oden and Roy in person finally (though Oden was at the game I went to).
Mortimer
Oh I see the Blazers
Clippers tickets…
But for playoffs.. i would go to satans lair
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Doesn't the Staples company partly own the Lakers?
By going to anything there you might be giving money to the Lakers, I think :-(
Buss is the main owner but there are a lot of co-owners with that team.
I would die and reincarnate as a (something bad that is funny but not offensive) to get to go to a Blazers playoff game down here, but I doubt it’ll be possible. I’m not a big enough hot shot to get tickets for that, and they’ll be spendy as heck.
Did ya go to the Blazers V Clippers game, the first one last season? It was our worst victory of the year. Such an awful, awful game. I watched it on TV and thanked my lucky stars I didn’t go.
It was dreadful basketball. GLAD WE WON, but man… I don’t know if it counts as a win. No one except Jarrett Jack wanted to win a game that night, on either team.
Mortimer
I went to the second one last year..
not as bad of a game. I remember watching that on channel 5..
thankfully no stu lantz.. i cant stand that guy.
The trick to getting blazers tickets, is that we have to play them in the first round.. then buy a late game ticket.. like game 6 and pray
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Good thinking
I’ll definitely try as hard as I can if we play them in the playoffs, and I will do whatever it takes to go.
As long as no one figures out I’d murder any random LA-ian for a nice warm hug, let alone playoff tickets, I’ll be watching in person!
My best memory of the recent playoffs: After the classic meltdown by the Lakers blowing that huge lead to the Celtics at home, the next day I saw about 90% less Laker flags on cars. It was hilarious. The fans gave up so easily!
Mortimer
Yeah
I watched it at a L@ker bar with my buddy (also from Oregon) and it was high comedy. They love to talk so much Ish.. and during the collapse it just got quieter and quieter. and as it ended.. they didnt even complain.. other than some dude yelling “F K0be” and then silence as they filed out.. loved it
also the flags didnt come out until like the second round. Since most L fans are bandwagoners
I remember the good old days. The Rasta Monsta days.
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I put it to some locals today
Lets do a field trip to the Rose Garden this year and we are coming.The discussion rapidly turned to when and who with much loud thumping of the picnic table and strong opinions.I am once again going to take my misguided offspring to a Blazer game in the belly of the beast this winter but I consider this in no way disloyal.
by southern oregon on Jul 30, 2008 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I asked this in another thread
Do you mind disclosing what part of Southern Oregon you are from? I grew up down there (GP).
Homer: "Oh no!! A Bear is eating my father!." (On seeing Selma kissing Grampa)
by 92wastheyear on Jul 30, 2008 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Cool....
...My sister lives in Murphy and my Sister-In-Law lives west of Medford so we drove thru your general area going from one to the other…back on Memorial Day
Homer: "Oh no!! A Bear is eating my father!." (On seeing Selma kissing Grampa)
by 92wastheyear on Jul 30, 2008 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
We are having
A Rock and Roll BBQ on Memorial day,you are invited.
by southern oregon on Jul 30, 2008 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks
I assume you are talking about labor day though.
Homer: "Oh no!! A Bear is eating my father!." (On seeing Selma kissing Grampa)
by 92wastheyear on Jul 30, 2008 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I have to say,
Blazers knocking off the Fakers in that kind of a series would far outweigh what GS did to Dallas. At least to us Blazer fans. But like I said earlier, the only matchup that really attracts me outside of anything involving the blazers is a Hornets-Jazz WCF scenario. At least that would mean K*be is denied again…
Andy Roddick has the most wimbledon titles in the world. He just hides them in Federer's trophy case
If it was a 1-8
But in reality, no way the girls in purple and gold get the #1 seed again.. last year was a fluke
Shaniqua don't live here no more... Is Shaniqua there, HELL NO!
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd hate if they do
But I think they got the best shot out of anyone. All of their key players are still in their prime, and are good, plus Bynum is back. Now, his injury is maybe even a bigger concern than Oden’s because his recovery time has been ridiculously long, and he STILL isn’t playing basketball yet, but he’s an athletic talented youngster before the injury.
That’s a good team though, and while everyone else is gonna still be really good no one is adding on (yet, anyways) as much talent to face that Laker team, plus the Lakers are adding hopefully a healthy big man in Bynum.
We’re the only ones adding MAJOR talent in the West (well, the Clippers too), but we’re so young we won’t be going for those top seeds—we’ll be happy just to make it.
Who, sadly, can top the Lakers in the regular season? They looked good before they got to the Celtics.
Mortimer
I for one..
Am not at all sold on Bynum being an all world player. the kid had 10 good games last year and suddenly he is the next coming of Kareem. Although here in LA you know they like to get carried away. How are they gonna handle having pau and bynum on the block together? I just dont see it happening the way it did last year..
I predict a 3 seed for them
Shaniqua don't live here no more... Is Shaniqua there, HELL NO!
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I need to see more from him also
But, sadly, I can’t see them being worse than last year, and last year they were pretty good.
Bynum, if healthy, gives them a defensive presence they sorely needed in the Finals, and Pau is best at PF anyways. Make Bynum be happy with a few touches, garbage buckets, and let Pau be the post in the triangle.
I think it could work, since Pau can play at the top of the key and not just down low, which happens to be where he likes it and Bynum has to be down low. It’s like our LMA and Oden set up, except ours is better.
Unless his injury is pretty bad, he’ll only help them.
Bynum is likely being overrated; he has no post moves and most of his buckets are garbage points or gimmes from Kobe attracting the defense. BUT, he’s a great rebounder and shot blocker and is big and long and YOUNG. If healthy he’ll only get better.
I can be ok with all that though, because I think Oden will own him for forever and a day. Plus LMA owns Pau, and while Kobe is ‘better’ than Roy, Roy will definitely get his against Kobe. Add in Bayless, Rudy, Trout, Martell, and we’re a better team in the NEAR future, and match up well enough to beat them in the now.
But I dunno dude, they’re a good team, no matter how much we hate them.
And really? I prefer the Lakers be good, because it’s not as much fun killing a bad Laker team when we’re the best. It’ll be all the sweeter completely owning the best team they could have, and proving our dominance is no fluke.
Mortimer
Oh don't get me wrong
the evil empire is good. I just think Bynum is overrated, and that last year was a fluke. I say they get the 3 seed. Youre more than welcome to say I told you so if they do get the 1 seed…. i just dont see it. Also, Pau is not a very good highpost player.. I think he really truly exceeds with his back to the basket. I just dont see them being as good, but I surely see them as a top 4 team.
Shaniqua don't live here no more... Is Shaniqua there, HELL NO!
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't wanna say I told ya so
Since I’d rather you were right!
Pau is an underrated passer, and while he’s definitely a good post scorer he can also shoot that midrange shot and do nice entry passes from there. He’ll be able to go down low even with Bynum there though, if Bynym hasn’t extended his limited offensive game.
Having Bynum helps play Pau to his strengths: he remains the same on offense but has a new big athletic target to pass to (and Pau is a great interior passer), and Pau doesn’t have to guard the huge big men like Oden or Shaq or Howard, or be relied on defensively at all since Bynum is there to help.
I definitely hope you are right, and I think we both agree and are just splitting hairs; I just think Bynum only helps the team and they steamrolled everyone in the west come playoff time. Since they’re young, I don’t see it changing with the addition of a center with high potential.
It’s like saying Oden is overrated because he’s never played before, and now him and LMA won’t have room for each other. LMA was best when working his game down low, but he’s also good at the top of the key and he and Oden should develop a really nice chemistry.
Mortimer
Well I have seen Bynum play
And struggle mightily for two years.. and then play 10 good games and be called the savior. I havent seen Oden play so I have no expectations…
I know Pau is a great passer but he is not a great shooter, ala LMA or Rasheed, to perfect highpost players. I guess we do find out later on
I think the Jazz have the best record in the west. Followed by San An, then LAL
Shaniqua don't live here no more... Is Shaniqua there, HELL NO!
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 30, 2008 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
the Jazz have a struggled early in both of the past two seasons
then just barely managed to come out on top of the divison. What makes you think they can be strong enough for long enough to have the best record. Personally I would go with
1. Lakers
2. Jazz
3. Hornets
4. Rockets
5. Spurs
6. Suns (I think with a slower offense thanks to TP the suns will be able to work with Shaq and Nash)
7. Blazers
8. Mavs
Just to go out on a limb
these teams make it to the second round
1 Lakers
2. Blazers (we match well against the Jazz and I think we could win a series)
3. Hornets
4. Spurs
The Blazers then lose to the Hornets who lose to the Spurs(who have their final resurgence year) Note: That last sentence is wishful thinking otherwise I think I’ll be pretty close to accurate.
by McLovinVs.TheDude on Jul 30, 2008 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Schedule rumors
The Oklahoman reports that while dates have not yet been set, it’s already decided how many times each team will visit a city based on a five-year rotation system, citing Matt Winick, NBA vice president of operations. According to this report OKC will face the Mavs and Kings only once at home, and the Lakers and Rockets only once away. Information on other teams is not given in this article.
Which means:
a) OKC has a slightly easier schedule this year, having only 3 games against three teams that are probably better than them (though they won against the Mavs in their last home game)
b) We make two trips to Oklahoma, and the OKC yet-to-be-named visit twice too
Odenied: Coach, I promise I wasn't running hard ...
What would we do without the suits?
Not talking about you Bro.
by southern oregon on Jul 30, 2008 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Ma Fav
I wants a “Fast Machine”
Elizabeth had a partner and he had a rap from the cops, Him and Lenny Suckerpunch were just out Tooling around
I am currently listening to Cheap Trick
Just thought I would let you know
Homer: "Oh no!! A Bear is eating my father!." (On seeing Selma kissing Grampa)
I had their first two records
Luvs ‘em.
Where ya listenin’ 
Elizabeth had a partner and he had a rap from the cops, Him and Lenny Suckerpunch were just out Tooling around
by Lizzy Lowblow on Jul 30, 2008 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions
At my PC (Rapsody)
Album called “All Shook Up”
Homer: "Oh no!! A Bear is eating my father!." (On seeing Selma kissing Grampa)
by 92wastheyear on Jul 30, 2008 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm There
First two albums, Ha
Found one I had
Elizabeth had a partner and he had a rap from the cops, Him and Lenny Suckerpunch were just out Tooling around
by Lizzy Lowblow on Jul 30, 2008 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Lookin' for the other
Cool to be able to listen’ on Rhapsody 
Elizabeth had a partner and he had a rap from the cops, Him and Lenny Suckerpunch were just out Tooling around
by Lizzy Lowblow on Jul 30, 2008 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I have Greatest Hits and Lap of Luxury
on My Zune
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by 92wastheyear on Jul 30, 2008 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Big Eyes, Baby
Elizabeth had a partner and he had a rap from the cops, Him and Lenny Suckerpunch were just out Tooling around
by Lizzy Lowblow on Jul 30, 2008 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
random Denver/Boston Trade
I would consider it for both teams ok
Ray Allen and Leon Power to Denver for Carmelo Anthony and Steven Hunter. It works on the trade machine. I would do it for Boston because it make them younger and would keep their offense for stagnating like it did occasionally last year. Denver would do for shorter contracts and Ray Allen would help them be a more stable team defensively.
White Russain: drink of choice of The Dude/ El Duderino
by McLovinVs.TheDude on Jul 30, 2008 7:59 PM PDT reply actions
Denver, maybe...Boston I don't think so
Carmelo and Pierce would probably get into a fight over gets to be the man on offense and Carmelo hasn’t shown the comitment to defense that made Boston so tough. So I don’t see Boston going for it.
i don't know. I see Pierce as more of "team" guy
and yes they do sacrafice a little on defense, but they make up for by getting a young start who will be good for a while or possibly traded for a different player
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by McLovinVs.TheDude on Jul 30, 2008 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions
But Pierce sometimes gets
caught up in the hero complex, and he apparently just declared himself the best basketball player in the world, so I have questions about how well him and Melo would co-exist. Maybe KG could whip Melo into line. But the Celts would also give up their best 3pt shooter as well.
Ray Allen for CARMELO ANTHONY?
A guy who, at his best, was a great gunner and not a good defender but is now as close to being over the hill as you can be without being over the hell, for a guy who is just entering his prime and is already a much, much better scorer than the other ever was?
Boston would take a Ray Allen for Melo deal in a heartbeat, as would anyone.
Denver would be INSANE to do that. They need to start over, but not by giving away one of the best scorers in the NBA.
Mortimer
+1
Anybody who thinks Boston passes on Carmelo for Ray is out of their mind. Paul Pierce only played defense this year because Garnett verbally whooped his a$$ in practice. If Melo went to Boston, you can be sure he shapes up in a jiffy. No question, Beantown would be set for life if Melo went there.
Andy Roddick has the most wimbledon titles in the world. He just hides them in Federer's trophy case
Uhh yeah.. total agreement
Ray Allen maybe in 1996
Shaniqua don't live here no more... Is Shaniqua there, HELL NO!
by GreatOden'sRaven on Jul 31, 2008 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I see Pierce
As more of a gang sign guy but he did make LA pay for their sins and I feel better about him now.
by southern oregon on Jul 30, 2008 8:24 PM PDT reply actions
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