2010 "The View" Index

by timbo on Jan 30, 2010 3:34 PM PST

Here is a set of links relating to my stuff published on Blazers Edge during 2010.

48. Whatever... [Jan. 29] (deleted) — Brandon grins while the Blazers sink and I'm heading back home to Wikipedia and book research. Thanks for reading.

47. Pants Down: The View from Utah [Jan. 28] — Sex Sells; A Mammoth Compendium of Greg Oden Penis Jokes; The Basketball Jones 506/507; Punk Rock Videos: STIFF LITTLE FINGERS x 5; In memoriam Howard Zinn.

46. Blazers Edge Night: The View from New Orleans [Jan. 25] — Reactions to Oregonian fare featuring comments by Marty Webster and Steve Blake and on stories filed by John Canzano and Jason Quick; Patrick Mills NBADL video; NFL Quick Takes from Championship Sunday; Channel Surfing: Hornets/Blazers; The Basketball Jones 504/505; New Orleans clippage; Punk Rock Video: BOOMTOWN RATS x 5.

45. Ford Escape: The View from Detroit [Jan. 23] — Google Auto-Suggestions for Blazer players and other worthies; Detroit Rock City (video); The End of MVN; Channel Surfing: Blazers/Pistons; Brickowski on Tough Guys; Panic in Detroit (video); Detroit clippage; Punk Rock Videos: ELVIS COSTELLO x 5.

44. Jackasses Win: The View from Boston [Jan. 22] — Is the assertion that Portland has been having more difficulty putting away bad opponents this year correct? Yes. Fortunately, the victories are sweeter, however; Channel Surfing: Lakers/Cavs, Blazers/Celtics; The Basketball Jones 503; Boston clippage; Punk Rock Videos: XTC x 4.

43. Common Plecostomi: The View from Philadelphia [Jan. 20] — Timbo's Western Conference All Stars (Starters: Pau Gasol, Dirk Nowitzki, Carmelo Anthony, Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul. Reserves: Tim Duncan, Zach Randolph, Amar'e Stoudamire, Kevin Durant, Brandon Roy, Steve Nash, Deron Williams). KG Taunting Rex (video); Channel Surfing: Blazers/Sixers; The Basketball Jones 501/502; Philadelphia clippage; Punk Rock Videos: RAMONES x 5.

42. Where's Gilbert? : The View from Washington [Jan. 18] — Will KP Trade for a Big? (Brendan Haywood, Brad Miller, Brandon Bass, Jeff Foster); Blazer Fantastic Finish video from Feb. 26, 1978; Kevie Kwiz: Which team did he NOT play for?; NFL Quick Takes: Playoff Round 2; Channel Surfing: Jazz/Nuggets, Blazers/Wizards; The Basketball Jones Live Episode 500; Washington clippage; Punk Rock Videos: DEAD KENNEDYS x4, JELLO BIAFRA interview x 1.

41. Half Way Home: The View from Orlando [Jan. 16] — Professor Timbo grades the Blazers for the first 41 games (Roy A, Howard A, Webster A-, Aldridge B+, Pendergraph B, Miller B, Blake B-, Cunningham C+, Bayless C, Fernandez INC.); Patty Mills interview videos x 3; Channel Surfing: Magic/Blazers; Orlando clippage; Punk Rock Videos: GENERATION X x 4.

40. No Mousse for Me: The View from Milwaukee [Jan. 13] — More on the Gilbert Arenas Affair; Meet Ernie Grunfeld; Drunk puppet raises havoc at a scotch festival (video); Pottymouth patrol of technical fouls; Channel Surfing: Bucks/Lakers, Bucks/Blazers; The Basketball Jones 497/498/499; Milwaukee clippage; Punk Rock Videos: SHAM 69 x 4.

39. ESPN Crew Smitten: The View from Cleveland [Jan. 10] — In Defense of Gilbert Arenas (anti-Stern rant part 1); Jeff Pendergraph interviews Jeff Pendergraph (video); NFL Quick Takes (Wild Card Weekend); Channel Surfing: Nuggets/Kings, Cavaliers/Blazers (with ESPN parody); The Basketball Jones 496; Cleveland clippage; Punk Rock Video: Punk Rock Video: BUZZCOCKS x 4.

38b. Haiku Game Review: The View from Laker Land [Jan. 9] — The Laker/Blazer game as haiku poetry; Laker/Blazer official highlight video; The Basketball Jones 495; Lakers clippage; Punk Rock Video: THE JAM x 4.

38a. Revving Up for LA-LA: The View from Laker Nation [Jan. 7] — Interview with Dexter Fishmore of Laker blog Silver Screen and Roll; Channel Surfing: Rockets/Suns; Lakers/Clippers; The Basketball Jones 494; Lakers pregame clippage; Punk Rock Videos: GANG OF FOUR x 3.

37. New Kids on the Block: The View from Memphis [Jan. 6] — Interview with A.J. the Kiwi, Part 2 (Blazers); Snippet from a 1984 New Zealand tour diary; Link to Spanish Pro Basketball video streams and archive (with assessment of Victor Claver); Channel Surfing: Grizzlies/Blazers; The Basketball Jones 493; Memphis clippage; Punk Rock Videos: LOU REED x 5, BOWIE doing Lou x 1.

36. Clipped: The View from Clipperland [Jan. 4] — Interview with A.J. the Kiwi, Part 1 (1980/81 OSU Beavers); Snippet from a 1984 New Zealand tour diary; Channel Surfing: Mavericks/Lakers, Blazers/Clippers; The Basketball Jones 491/492; Clipper clippage; Punk Rock Videos: DAVID BOWIE x 6 (1 of which subsequently removed).

35. Nothing to Lose: The View from Oakland [Jan. 2] — How the Western Conference powers really aren't Clown Knives; Feeding a Clown Knife (video); Western Conference Power Rankings 3.0; Channel Surfing: Kings/Lakers (with video), Warriors/Blazers; Warriors Come Out To Play (video); Oakland clippage; Punk Rock Video: DEVO x 4.

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You aren't leaving BEdge completely are you?

Keep the faith.

by fajunga on Jan 30, 2010 4:02 PM PST reply actions

What's the deal Timbo?

by oregonslee on Jan 30, 2010 4:20 PM PST reply actions

Say it ain't so.

I always look forward to your recaps.

by TallTimber on Jan 30, 2010 4:43 PM PST reply actions

You will be missed

I really enjoyed your posts, Timbo, particularly the punk rock. Thank you, and I hope to see your smirking shades soon.

by bink919 on Jan 30, 2010 5:30 PM PST reply actions

I'll mis the "View From" timbo

It was obvious how much work you put into them. I guess a little too much, huh?

I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.

by haildablazer on Jan 30, 2010 5:54 PM PST reply actions

Crap. I always looked forward to the view Timbo. Loved the punk rock youtube links also. Thanks for everything!

"What people need to know is that those pictures were taken a year and a half ago, and I've grown since then." - Greg Oden

by dario argento on Jan 30, 2010 6:18 PM PST reply actions

lol

by tominhawaii on Jan 30, 2010 6:57 PM PST reply actions

Yes ...lol

" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous

by 92wastheyear on Jan 30, 2010 7:22 PM PST up reply actions

Which lady from "The View" do you think TImbo is most like?

by tominhawaii on Jan 30, 2010 7:27 PM PST up reply actions

Rosie

" Welcome to the Bedge....where good, is never good enough"…Rudiculous

by 92wastheyear on Jan 30, 2010 7:34 PM PST up reply actions

Correct answer: Joyce.

"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal

by timbo on Jan 31, 2010 12:31 AM PST up reply actions

laugh out loud again

by tominhawaii on Jan 31, 2010 4:09 AM PST up reply actions

It's been a pleasure sharing the view

Sorry to see you go, but best of luck in whatever you do. Keep on writing.

by himynameisjoey on Jan 30, 2010 8:39 PM PST reply actions

wha happened?

Numerically Blazers Edge is #25

by Outlaw is Rejector on Jan 30, 2010 9:01 PM PST reply actions

Thanks for the nice words everybody. And hello Tom.

As somebody mentioned in the JD, it was a hell of a lot of work for 10 recs and 10 comments — and it was taking 2 columns to get to 10 recs, y’know…

I’ve pretty much burnt a year and a half on sports stuff and just needed to get back to work… That’s the bottom line.

Here’s what no Rockets piece and no Mavs piece translates into:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Dunn

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanguard_Press

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garland_Fund

plus a rewrite of New Masses tomorrow.

"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal

by timbo on Jan 31, 2010 12:29 AM PST reply actions 1 recs

Good luck, have fun, take care

If I’d known you cared about the recs, I would have been more careful. I didn’t always rec but I always enjoyed reading.

And I didn’t comment a lot because you were so thorough that there wasn’t always a lot to say….

Anyway, thanks for the ones you did. You taught me to love the popcorn machine site, I’ve used it to slap down some stupidity from time to time.

#7 #10 #25 #52 -- #5 & #88 are back!

by jscot on Jan 31, 2010 10:53 AM PST up reply actions

it's like the junk drawer, though

you don’t want so many recs that the recommended fan posts are 5 timbo columns.

by Section323 on Jan 31, 2010 11:14 AM PST up reply actions

I didn’t comment a lot because you were so thorough that there wasn’t always a lot to say….

Same with me. I’d look for Dave’s recap, Ben’s recap, and TVF after every game, and read them every time. But I understand it’s a lot of work. Thanks for doing the ones you did.

by jamon51 on Jan 31, 2010 3:46 PM PST up reply actions

Yep.

Thanks for your hard work thoroughly enjoyable work!

"Fallacies do not cease to be fallacies because they become fashions."-G.K. Chesterton

by 4ist on Feb 3, 2010 10:11 AM PST up reply actions

Hi Timbo

Do you have a mustache now?

by tominhawaii on Jan 31, 2010 11:34 AM PST up reply actions

I bet a lot of the readers don't even know about the REC thing..or are too lazy to sign in!

I’m sure many many wish you still did your posts. Would you consider just doing the part where you do the “around the league” links? That was GREAT. Well every part was great…that is the part I miss most after your re-caps. And titles…oh well…thanks again!

by Natsthecat on Feb 2, 2010 3:54 PM PST up reply actions

I have no idea how to rec

how do you do that?

by meatwad3 on Feb 2, 2010 5:09 PM PST up reply actions 5 recs

Under this post

you will see three things: Up, Reply, and Actions.

Click on Actions. Now you will see two things, Rec or Flag.

If you like the post, click on Rec.

If you think it needs a little special attention from a moderator, click on Flag.

Now, since I typed all this: Please practice on my post. Thank you. – Elgin

GOP in HD

by 22baylor on Feb 3, 2010 11:26 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs

Ok

Now how do I flag the two smart-alecs who rec’d me? :)

by meatwad3 on Feb 3, 2010 3:43 PM PST up reply actions

flag

by dbartha on Feb 5, 2010 10:48 PM PST up reply actions

Woo Hoo

I finally went green! I have boken through my self-imposed restriction and have gained my right to have an avatar. Small victory considering how I got it but I’ll take it.

by meatwad3 on Feb 5, 2010 4:18 PM PST up reply actions

from the too little, too late crowd....

Timbo, let me join in and say how much I’ve enjoyed The View. Sorry I didn’t comment more, but your stuff was always entertaining and well-written. Your perspective was unique and enjoyable. Sorry I didn’t say that sooner.

No doubt whatever your write will be similar….I just hope you keep saving some for us at BEdge.

"I'm a man, but I can change.....if I have to......I guess." - Red Green

by antediluvian on Feb 2, 2010 8:19 PM PST up reply actions

thanks dude

not only I appreciated your columns, but you also helped me discovered the awesomeness of the basketball jones.

by medmelon on Feb 3, 2010 5:34 AM PST up reply actions

I comment like once a month

And I rec about as often (click my profile).

And I’m sad that Timbo’s recaps are gone :(

by rmcdougall on Feb 1, 2010 12:42 PM PST reply actions

I hold out hope

that Timbo will return to doing this after the dog days of February are over, particularly if The Blazers look like they’re going to make a move in the standings.

Thanks for your work up to this point, it has been very enjoyable to read your posts. – Elgin

GOP in HD

by 22baylor on Feb 1, 2010 2:45 PM PST reply actions

=(

Now I feel bad. I always always read TVF but I think I rec’d once and never commented.

Know that we loved your stuff Timbo

"We Believe" - Rudy Fernandez

by TheGreatMon on Feb 1, 2010 3:26 PM PST reply actions

I too...

… loved reading “The View From”

Along with the official BE game recaps and media row reports, TVF was standard reading after each game. I’m sad to say that I never commented or rec’d, but i’ve been mostly a lurker up until now anyway…

Either way, i’m sure it was alot of work and nobody can really blame you for throwing in the towel Timbo. Great concept, the reviews will be missed.

Take Care.

by blazer_tk on Feb 2, 2010 10:26 PM PST reply actions

I'll miss 'em.

That video with the drunken puppet still has me laughing. If anyone hasn’t seen it, check out #40. Thanks Timbo.

by vanceanthony on Feb 3, 2010 8:31 AM PST reply actions

Thank you for all of your hard work

I feel bad for not commenting more, I always enjoyed the quotes, analysis and music videos. Other than the JD and mainpage articles, I always looked forward to your work. TVF was always an autorec for me, since it was always great writing and research.

Thank you again.

by SabasforThree on Feb 3, 2010 10:09 AM PST reply actions

do you get earn points toward a free vacation with recs?

The Leeroy Rule: being insistent >>>> being correct

by leeroyjenkins on Feb 3, 2010 1:37 PM PST reply actions

Bummer.

When I posted on one of your “views” awhile back to compliment your column and writing
, I think that was only the 4th time I’ve come out of lurking mode to post. So needless to say I’m sad to hear you won’t be posting these any more! Regardless, I wish you well in whatever else you do and would welcome your “view” column back at any time!

by kdfloc on Feb 3, 2010 4:16 PM PST reply actions

The View must return!

No offense to Dave and Ben, love their writeups, but I’ve enjoyed your View posts as much as anything I’ve read on BE. Just so you know, all the hard work you put into your posts was much appreciated. Sounds like you needed a break, though, so rest up and come back soon.

by hellsfrozenover on Feb 4, 2010 12:28 PM PST reply actions