Junk Drawer April 22: Game Four Party

by Portland89 on Apr 22, 2009 6:57 AM PDT

I'm writing this at 6:30, hoping that the unspecified 10:00am is EST not PST. I've been up all night waiting to buy tickets, terrified my alarm will not go off. Game 5 will be the first game I'll be in town for since late 2008. [edit: bummer, tix not selling on eastern time]

Before that there are still two games in Houston. Partially because I missed BEdge Night, and also because I love a good party, I propose a Blazers Edge road game party for Sunday evening.

Sunday's game starts at 6 and is on TNT (plus KGW I believe; haven't been in PDX recently) so any bar worth a damn should carry it. Alternatively smaller groups could meet for potluck/BBQ parties. Weather forecast is calling high 60s so that is an option.

But all of this is dependent on us to organize. The only restriction to what activity, is proximity to TVs. Please share any ideas you all might have in the comments!

[edit:] So elated right now. just secured my ticket for game five. coming down from Vancouver BC this weekend. If you're going to game five, where are you sitting? also anyone who's interested in a Sunday afternoon get together email me: lazersailer@gmail.com

Poll

How would you like to watch Game Four: Sunday April 26?

Watch it at a Blazers Edge Party; of course! Where/Whenever that may be

10 votes

Sports Bar

0 votes

Home Alone (minus McCaulley Caulkin)

8 votes

BBQ/outdoor party

6 votes

24 votes | Poll has closed

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A poster on Sactown Royalty had a brilliant idea: The NBA NIT. There is just not enough basketball during playoffs

http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2009/4/20/846210/the-nba-nit

Tip of the hat to your genius idea. I’m sure David Stern is readying this tournament for next season (or latest after the next CBA is negotiated).

That stop and go by Roy is straight sick. I'm calling him "The Flu" from now on. - Wendell Maxey

by Norsktroll on Apr 22, 2009 7:40 AM PDT reply actions

I really like that idea.

It could be expanded 16 teams and include a couple D-league teams, as well. I’m always up for more basketball.

by wepto on Apr 22, 2009 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions

i would love to see a d-league team square off against the kings

Goodbye Deke. The NBA will miss Mt. Mutombo.

by prezofdeath on Apr 22, 2009 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions

Party! Party! Party!

I propose On Deck Restaurant and Bar or The Agency.
But we gotta get this going early so someone can call and make a reserve!

by RudyBeMine on Apr 22, 2009 8:08 AM PDT reply actions

I looked at On Deck and they seem pretty cool. Good happy hour menu starting at 8 on sunday so people could stay for food as it ends.

plus they have a patio and big tvs. and they take reservations.

unrelated ****
TBJ has some awesome coverage of last night’s game and some nice words for Mike and Mike

OH! IT'S A LOB TO RUDY!! And he Jams it!
From Sergio; the Spanish Armada hooks up again!

by Portland89 on Apr 22, 2009 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions

Just want to take this opportunity

to retract my earlier whining about the referees. I still believe that Saturdays game was horribly officiated, but I needed to see the Blazers play more crisply to recognize how much of it was on the Blazers and not the refs.

I don’t buy into the Rockets whining about the refs yesterday either as I had gripes about many of the calls against Portland as well as being mystified (and silently thrilled) by some of the calls for Portland as well.

If only I could go back and edit all my posts with a, “P.S. quit your whining, shenanigans,” I would gladly do that, but this seemed like a reasonable solution.

Too bad about Dikembe, that’s a bummer.

Everybody was a baby once, Arthur. Oh, sure, maybe not today, or even yesterday. But once. Babies, chum: tiny, dimpled, fleshy mirrors of our us-ness, that we parents hurl into the future, like leathery footballs of hope. And you've got to get a good spiral on that baby, or evil will make an interception.

by shenanigans on Apr 22, 2009 8:31 AM PDT reply actions

Crawford is a fair guy

As Rice said, “You want him on the road because the crowds don’t get to him.” I hope we get him again…

Proud member of Duck nation!

by skywaker9 on Apr 22, 2009 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions

The atmosphere of a bar is brilliant during sports events

But a room full of die hard Blazer Edge fans? Miles better.

Land was created to provide a place for boats to visit.

by The Pirate on Apr 22, 2009 8:52 AM PDT reply actions

better?

Goodbye Deke. The NBA will miss Mt. Mutombo.

by prezofdeath on Apr 22, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

rec

"I don't know Twitter" - Rudy Fernandez

by RoodiePhirnandizz on Apr 23, 2009 1:17 AM PDT up reply actions

Kinda Weird Question

I figure a lot of people here are both roughly my age (mid-twenties) and had read Boys’ Life, the boy scouts magazine, growing up.

I was recently telling someone about a back-pages column that centered around a boy detective who would help prove the school bully was guilty or whatever. It was at pretty much the very end, just before the daffynitions and Tom Swifties and the like.

I thought his name was Headley Case, but I did a few internet searches yesterday and found absolutely NOTHING. I feel like I’m in one of those movies where you go to pick up your dry cleaning and there isn’t even a building there anymore.

Anybody out there know what I’m talking about? Can I get a witness?

"Well, Travis just showed us that we can go to Travis Outlaw." - Nate McMillan

by 12sharks on Apr 22, 2009 9:34 AM PDT reply actions

I think I know what you are talking about

But I think that you are combining a couple of different things. Wasn’t Headley Case the subject of a short comic in SI For Kids? He was some nerdy kid who would use math and whatnot to throw a javelin further than his muscle-bound tormentors. However, there really isn’t a lot about him on the Internets for verification about this comic. All I found on the Google was this.

Also the boy detective sounds a lot like Encyclopedia Brown. It seems like you are combining those two characters into one.

But I could be wrong. I never was a super active reader of Boy’s Life.

by tingeyga on Apr 22, 2009 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions

EuroBasket tickets on sale, in case someone reading here is interested

http://www.blazersedge.com/2009/4/22/848457/ticket-sales-for-eurobasket-2009

That stop and go by Roy is straight sick. I'm calling him "The Flu" from now on. - Wendell Maxey

by Norsktroll on Apr 22, 2009 9:43 AM PDT reply actions

AAAAAAHHHHHH!!!

I JUST GOT A FRONT ROW UPPER DECK ORANGE-YELLOW BORDER TICKET! GAAAH! SO HAPPY!

OH! IT'S A LOB TO RUDY!! And he Jams it!
From Sergio; the Spanish Armada hooks up again!

by Portland89 on Apr 22, 2009 10:26 AM PDT reply actions

Derrick Rose is Rookie of the Year, Jason Terry is Sixth Man. As expected.

Terry: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/basketball/mavs/stories/042309dnspomavsterry.fd63ec36.html

Rose: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4088433

That stop and go by Roy is straight sick. I'm calling him "The Flu" from now on. - Wendell Maxey

by Norsktroll on Apr 22, 2009 10:29 AM PDT reply actions

surprise, surprise

i like rose…i hope he brings the glory days back to the bulls.

first i hope they can VDN though. That guy bugs me.

Goodbye Deke. The NBA will miss Mt. Mutombo.

by prezofdeath on Apr 22, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions

and when i say glory days i mean get to the finals and lose to us of course.

Goodbye Deke. The NBA will miss Mt. Mutombo.

by prezofdeath on Apr 22, 2009 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions

a slight variation of 90-91.

OH! IT'S A LOB TO RUDY!! And he Jams it!
From Sergio; the Spanish Armada hooks up again!

by Portland89 on Apr 22, 2009 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions

exactly

seriously though, rose carving us up would be sickening. i guess our bigs would dominate theirs plus we have broy so it’d be a wash.

Goodbye Deke. The NBA will miss Mt. Mutombo.

by prezofdeath on Apr 22, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions

No tix for me

Hey Portland98. I waited and tried to buy tickets at 10am too, alas I was unsuccesful. So frustrating. I hope they release some more tickets later.

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
-John Wooden
If you train hard, you'll not only be hard, you'll be hard to beat.
-Herschel Walker

Go Blazerss!!! Playoff time!

by DaNoose on Apr 22, 2009 10:40 AM PDT reply actions

I mean Portland89-

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
-John Wooden
If you train hard, you'll not only be hard, you'll be hard to beat.
-Herschel Walker

Go Blazerss!!! Playoff time!

by DaNoose on Apr 22, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions

ARGH!!

after fighting and fighting with trailblazers.com i ended up without any seats. I had the dang tickets in my cart!!! and then the network times out?? What type of junk is that. :( so whoever is sitting in row O seats 6-9 in section 324, I had those seats… if only for 5 minutes….

From the back of Travis Outlaw's Franz card: Travis leads the team in monstrous thunder dunks, wins awards for post game interviews, and often gets extra points for degree of difficulty.

From the back of Greg Oden's Franz card: Nickname: Jaws. Has an insatiable desire to tear rims apart while cruising the open court, and was once interested in using head-gear for his profession.

by TheOdenator on Apr 22, 2009 10:42 AM PDT reply actions

YOU guys call the rose garden!!

tell them what happened. It happened to me too, and they were able to find my seats and secure them over the phone.
It’s worth it if you have a phone available, cause they will have to call you back!!

OH! IT'S A LOB TO RUDY!! And he Jams it!
From Sergio; the Spanish Armada hooks up again!

by Portland89 on Apr 22, 2009 10:44 AM PDT reply actions

Section 326!

I had problems getting tix today as well, but lucked out and was able finally procure my new prized possessions today. Bummer for those who missed out. I feel your pain. Stay Strong through this hardship.

Once, I had a sexy dream about Sergio.

by DRCEE on Apr 22, 2009 2:05 PM PDT reply actions

dang, junk drawer is quiet today

Goodbye Deke. The NBA will miss Mt. Mutombo.

by prezofdeath on Apr 22, 2009 2:30 PM PDT reply actions

everyone is over at The Dream Shake...

It's spelled "PRZYBILLA."
vanillathrillagorillaprzybilla

by RenoBlazerFan on Apr 22, 2009 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions

Flop talk is getting old

"The brownies,'' Fernandez said after the game. "The brownies are good for me to make three-points.''

by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 22, 2009 4:17 PM PDT reply actions

Yep. It never was that exciting in the first place.

Wanna talk about classless a-holes instead?

by Corvid on Apr 22, 2009 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions

Like who?

"The brownies,'' Fernandez said after the game. "The brownies are good for me to make three-points.''

by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 22, 2009 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions

Meh, I'm a little cranky these days when it comes to life on the Bedge

I should probably shut up and go commune with nature or something.

by Corvid on Apr 22, 2009 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions

The Bedge is nice in the summer time

More regulars and less loud/annoying newbies.

"The brownies,'' Fernandez said after the game. "The brownies are good for me to make three-points.''

by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 22, 2009 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions

If the past is any experience, a bunch of the newbies will shake out to be good posters

I think it’s the repetition that’s working my nerves. I actually found myself flagging posts as “duplicates” the other day.

by Corvid on Apr 22, 2009 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions

does that mean you'll be gone for the summer?

;-)~ I kid because I love

Goodbye Deke. The NBA will miss Mt. Mutombo.

by prezofdeath on Apr 22, 2009 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions

I swear to god

If I ever see you….BAM….right in the face. KAPOW

"The brownies,'' Fernandez said after the game. "The brownies are good for me to make three-points.''

by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 23, 2009 12:39 AM PDT up reply actions

If I ever see you….BAM….right in the face. KAPOW

so the “BAM…right in the face.” is you hitting me in the face…the “KAPOW” must be my retaliatory knockout punch.

Goodbye Deke. The NBA will miss Mt. Mutombo.

by prezofdeath on Apr 23, 2009 8:45 AM PDT up reply actions

KAPOW is when you hit the ground.

"The brownies,'' Fernandez said after the game. "The brownies are good for me to make three-points.''

by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 23, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions

oh.

that doesn’t sound very fun.

Goodbye Deke. The NBA will miss Mt. Mutombo.

by prezofdeath on Apr 23, 2009 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions

Anybody else see this?

A high schooler has apparently decided to skip his senior year of high school to go play in Europe.
http://sports.espn.go.com/highschool/rise/basketball/boys/news/story?id=4090570

by tingeyga on Apr 22, 2009 8:12 PM PDT reply actions

yeh, awesome baby

Goodbye Deke. The NBA will miss Mt. Mutombo.

by prezofdeath on Apr 22, 2009 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions

It's 10:43, this is comment 32, and 92Was is quaking in dread...

Pontiff of the Pryz for Prez Posse...

by timbo on Apr 22, 2009 10:43 PM PDT reply actions

The fate of the record is in our hands

What to do…..what to do?

"The brownies,'' Fernandez said after the game. "The brownies are good for me to make three-points.''

by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 22, 2009 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions

never fear, prez dizzle is here

Goodbye Deke. The NBA will miss Mt. Mutombo.

by prezofdeath on Apr 22, 2009 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions

HEY MORTIMER

I know you’re not around much these days because you’re busy with wedding planning and out-of-town guests and all, but I wanted to be the FIRST (yeah, it’s a little lame as firsts go) to wish you the best as you jump into life as a married man. I’ll be making Cuban food and sending happy wedding thoughts down the I-5 this weekend.

I hope you and Mrs. Mortimer have a rich and happy life together. Me, I’ve been married for a while and it’s been the best thing ever. True fact.

Anyway, I hope you do a search on your name and see this.

xxoo, Corvid

by Corvid on Apr 22, 2009 11:07 PM PDT reply actions