Insanely great mandolin shredding by Chris Thile and Mike Marshall, playing “Fisher’s Hornpipe” from the album Into the Cauldron.External Image (And here’s the iTunes Store link.)
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albusteve Mon, Feb 8, 2010 4:09:15pm |
the short little 10 second outro was the best part....how do the know where to put their fingers?
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Daniel Ballard Mon, Feb 8, 2010 4:12:37pm |
What a great blog. Where else would yo ever see the phrase "Mandolin shredding", and find it to be precisely the correct description?
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darthstar Mon, Feb 8, 2010 4:14:03pm |
Oh...now I feel guilty about not practicing my mandolin...okay...this week I pick it up again...promise.
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Jeff In Ohio Mon, Feb 8, 2010 4:39:59pm |
Growing up my fav mandolin player was a guy named Andy Statman. He could play bluegrass in the Monroe and McReynolds style and do straight out bebop. He inspired me to pick up the instrument at 16. He's the third guy from the left with the yarmulke on - watch him start playing outside the key and weaving it all back in, inside outside, Dolphy is laughing in his grave. Amazing sense of harmony. He also leads an great klezmer band.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 8, 2010 4:42:02pm |
Mandolin is a easy instrument to pick up... very hard to play.
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Crimsonfisted Mon, Feb 8, 2010 4:51:53pm |
I really like this song and haven't heard it in forever. But it was usually played on fife and drum for me. Great upbeat tune!
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The Sanity Inspector Mon, Feb 8, 2010 4:53:23pm |
All rise.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 8, 2010 4:53:47pm |
Video's hokie as heck, but, wow, this guy is fast...
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Killgore Trout Mon, Feb 8, 2010 4:59:27pm |
A nice primer on making homemade pasta: On Making Homemade Pasta
It is surprisingly easy once you get the hang of it and it's infinitely better than the dried pasta you buy in the stores. There's a very nice collection of pasta recipes on the same blog here. The Calabrian Hot Pepper Pasta and Acorn or Chestnut Flour Pasta look particularly interesting.
I enjoy making sweet potato pasta. Bake a medium sweet potato (or nuke in the microwave for 7-8 minutes) until cooked completely through. Allow it to cool and the skin will come off easily. Make sure your sweet potato is completely cooled before mix with eggs and flour. You can put it in the fridge to speed things along. Once cooled mix the sweet potatoes, egg, flour ( I use semolina) and a pinch of salt. You will need to account for a little extra flour in your recipe because there’s moisture in the sweet potato.
It adds a lot of nutritional value and fiber to regular pasta and it’s delicious.
I like his idea of adding red pepper. I’ll give that a try with my sweet potato pasta.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 8, 2010 4:59:45pm |
Chavez has a new radio show. Always to be preceded by a harp.
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Digital Display Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:02:46pm |
The best job in the world must be playing Mandolin for the Boston Pops...
16 notes a year and King of the String section where everyone is sure the Mandolin guy is absolutely nuts..
/
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sattv4u2 Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:04:36pm |
re: #14 HoosierHoops
The best job in the world must be playing Mandolin for the Boston Pops...16 notes a year and King of the String section where everyone is sure the Mandolin guy is absolutely nuts..
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Or being that persons back-up
Same perks with non of the "pressure"
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:04:50pm |
re: #14 HoosierHoops
Hoops? Haven't seen you by to wish you simultaneous sympathies and exultation over a great Super Bowl game.
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albusteve Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:06:58pm |
re: #16 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Hoops? Haven't seen you by to wish you simultaneous sympathies and exultation over a great Super Bowl game.
one of the best five games ever....maybe like fourth
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The Sanity Inspector Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:08:26pm |
re: #14 HoosierHoops
The best job in the world must be playing Mandolin for the Boston Pops...
16 notes a year and King of the String section where everyone is sure the Mandolin guy is absolutely nuts..
/
I once heard a great simile for uselessness: "I felt like the triangle player in the E-Street Band."
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Digital Display Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:08:44pm |
re: #16 Fat Bastard Vegetarian
Hoops? Haven't seen you by to wish you simultaneous sympathies and exultation over a great Super Bowl game.
The Football gods smiled upon the Saints last night...
Great Win Saints!!
This maybe the only game in the History of Sports that America's team really did win and as bad as it hurts for Colts Fans..To have the Saints be World Champions is pretty special...
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TampaKnight Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:09:04pm |
Speaking of guitars, I have a Marshall half stack amp and live in an apartment.
Biggest waste of 100 watts ever.
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Fat Bastard Vegetarian Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:10:51pm |
re: #20 TampaKnight
Poor guy. Your's goes up to .11.
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The Sanity Inspector Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:11:09pm |
re: #20 TampaKnight
Speaking of guitars, I have a Marshall half stack amp and live in an apartment.
Biggest waste of 100 watts ever.
Headphones?
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Killgore Trout Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:11:32pm |
re: #20 TampaKnight
Speaking of guitars, I have a Marshall half stack amp and live in an apartment.
Biggest waste of 100 watts ever.
Heh. Luckily I have a house now but I've been lugging around a Fender Twin all through my apartment dwelling days. It's one of those amps that only sounds good when you have the volume up.
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sattv4u2 Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:11:34pm |
D.C. area Lizards
JUJST when you thought you had shoveled out ,,,
[Link: forecast.weather.gov...]
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO
7 PM EST WEDNESDAY.
* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 20 INCHES
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TampaKnight Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:11:56pm |
re: #22 The Sanity Inspector
Headphones?
Don't even bother....I just run my guitar through my Line-6 POD and then yes...headphones. My Marshall sits by and watches.
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Digital Display Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:12:27pm |
re: #23 Killgore Trout
Heh. Luckily I have a house now but I've been lugging around a Fender Twin all through my apartment dwelling days. It's one of those amps that only sounds good when you have the volume up.
Best Amp EVAH!
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Jeff In Ohio Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:12:27pm |
Jesse McReynolds, the innovator of mandolin crosspicking doing my favorite Mike Nesmith song.
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albusteve Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:12:49pm |
re: #19 HoosierHoops
The Football gods smiled upon the Saints last night...
Great Win Saints!!
This maybe the only game in the History of Sports that America's team really did win and as bad as it hurts for Colts Fans..To have the Saints be World Champions is pretty special...
Cowboys are America's Team
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sattv4u2 Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:13:32pm |
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Walter L. Newton Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:13:43pm |
re: #14 HoosierHoops
The best job in the world must be playing Mandolin for the Boston Pops...
16 notes a year and King of the String section where everyone is sure the Mandolin guy is absolutely nuts..
/
Hey... what did you do this weekend?
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Killgore Trout Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:14:05pm |
I'm putting together a list of seeds to grow in my garden this year. Aside from the usual stuff I'm going to try tomatillos, Bulb fennel, Kohlrabi and potatoes for the first time this year. Anyone have suggestions of other things I should try?
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albusteve Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:14:52pm |
re: #23 Killgore Trout
Heh. Luckily I have a house now but I've been lugging around a Fender Twin all through my apartment dwelling days. It's one of those amps that only sounds good when you have the volume up.
here's a vintage Twin from 65...a real sweetheart
Image: left_front_twin_978w.jpg
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sattv4u2 Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:15:28pm |
re: #31 Killgore Trout
I'm putting together a list of seeds to grow in my garden this year. Aside from the usual stuff I'm going to try tomatillos, Bulb fennel, Kohlrabi and potatoes for the first time this year. Anyone have suggestions of other things I should try?
Yes ,,, but most have proven to be anatomically immpossible!!!
BAD SATT ,,, BAD BAD BAD !!
//
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TampaKnight Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:15:47pm |
I like Fender amps but they don't match the style of music I usually play.
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sattv4u2 Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:16:50pm |
re: #34 TampaKnight
I like Fender amps but they don't match the style of music I usually play.
ChristianCountryHipHop!?!?!
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albusteve Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:17:04pm |
re: #29 sattv4u2
Until he gives em back ,,,
he's only the shepherd....he's said so many times starting from the day he bought them....just passing through this point in time...I like the guy...the story about firing Landry is a myth, a lie
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Digital Display Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:17:36pm |
re: #28 albusteve
Cowboys are America's Team
No they haven't been for years..Jeez.. Pure PR...
American fell in love with the New Orleans Saints this year..
They have been America's team this year and will forever be remembered in a flash of time as a special team.. 2010 World Champions..
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Killgore Trout Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:17:37pm |
re: #32 albusteve
Mine's later than that. Mid 70's I think. I haven't looked up the serial number in a long time.
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albusteve Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:18:35pm |
re: #37 HoosierHoops
No they haven't been for years..Jeez.. Pure PR...
American fell in love with the New Orleans Saints this year..
They have been America's team this year and will forever be remembered in a flash of time as a special team.. 2010 World Champions..
it's not something that you take away and give to another team...nice try tho
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sattv4u2 Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:18:58pm |
re: #36 albusteve
he's only the shepherd...he's said so many times starting from the day he bought them...just passing through this point in time...I like the guy...the story about firing Landry is a myth, a lie
Could care less who he hires/ fires. It IS his team.
What I chuckle about is him thinking he's a football person, instead of a business man.
Best times the team has had is when he allows football people (Jimmy Johnson,,,Bill Parcells) to make football decisions
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Jeff In Ohio Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:19:38pm |
Dick Fegy of the David Bromberg Band. I saw this band about 100 times from age of 14 to 22 then fell off into punk rock. Almost 30 years later I had the opportunity to open for David and hang out with the big man. Just about peed in my pants.
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Silvergirl Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:19:40pm |
re: #31 Killgore Trout
I'm putting together a list of seeds to grow in my garden this year. Aside from the usual stuff I'm going to try tomatillos, Bulb fennel, Kohlrabi and potatoes for the first time this year. Anyone have suggestions of other things I should try?
Do you like beets? I know it's either love or hate with beets.
Golden beets are very good. I first had them in a magnificent salad at a vegetarian restaurant.
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Killgore Trout Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:21:21pm |
re: #42 Silvergirl
Beets! thanks. I like fresh beets, They also store well and the greens are delicious too.
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albusteve Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:22:27pm |
re: #40 sattv4u2
Could care less who he hires/ fires. It IS his team.
What I chuckle about is him thinking he's a football person, instead of a business man.
Best times the team has had is when he allows football people (Jimmy Johnson,,,Bill Parcells) to make football decisions
yes, he owns the team, for now...as for the rest, he's a controversial owner but he has been good for the league and does not deserve all this trumped up distain....he played in college and has owned the franchise for twenty years...he's qualified as GM....and you know it
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wrenchwench Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:22:34pm |
re: #31 Killgore Trout
I'm putting together a list of seeds to grow in my garden this year. Aside from the usual stuff I'm going to try tomatillos, Bulb fennel, Kohlrabi and potatoes for the first time this year. Anyone have suggestions of other things I should try?
Tomatillo plants are beautiful. We have some Swiss Chard that's three years old. Just one plant from the original row that keeps coming back The seeds were "Rainbow Chard", that had I think three different colors of chard. That was pretty. Our garden is in the front yard so that's a consideration.
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The Sanity Inspector Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:24:19pm |
I'm without sound at the moment, so am unable to hear this. But, it looks good, so hope you enjoy it.
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Decatur Deb Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:25:09pm |
re: #31 Killgore Trout
I'm putting together a list of seeds to grow in my garden this year. Aside from the usual stuff I'm going to try tomatillos, Bulb fennel, Kohlrabi and potatoes for the first time this year. Anyone have suggestions of other things I should try?
I've been trying the ususal, plus things I can't get at a farmer's market around here (radicchio, artichokes, etc). Not much luck with the out-of-region stuff yet, except for well-established asparagus beds.
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Digital Display Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:25:09pm |
re: #45 albusteve
yes, he owns the team, for now...as for the rest, he's a controversial owner but he has been good for the league and does not deserve all this trumped up distain...he played in college and has owned the franchise for twenty years...he's qualified as GM...and you know it
Did you read Skip Bayless's book on him?
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Killgore Trout Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:25:11pm |
re: #43 brookly red
I've grown eggplant before and I used to eat it all the time until I read that it is one of the least nutritious vegetables out there.
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sattv4u2 Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:25:32pm |
re: #45 albusteve
yes, he owns the team, for now...as for the rest, he's a controversial owner but he has been good for the league and does not deserve all this trumped up distain...he played in college and has owned the franchise for twenty years...he's qualified as GM...and you know it
I disagree
His degree is in law and he does have a business background (natural gas ,, oil) and should concentrate on his duties as owner, chief sales and marketing officer/vice president imho
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Ojoe Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:25:53pm |
The Hornpipe is a sailor's dance and it is made to be danceable in confined spaces.
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Digital Display Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:26:01pm |
re: #50 Killgore Trout
I've grown eggplant before and I used to eat it all the time until I read that it is one of the least nutritious vegetables out there.
Celery is useless also KT
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albusteve Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:26:36pm |
re: #49 HoosierHoops
Did you read Skip Bayless's book on him?
no, I wouldn't read anything by that resentful jerk....he's an ass
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brookly red Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:26:42pm |
re: #50 Killgore Trout
I've grown eggplant before and I used to eat it all the time until I read that it is one of the least nutritious vegetables out there.
I didn't know that... too bad. string beans?
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Killgore Trout Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:27:01pm |
re: #48 Decatur Deb
I've had a lot of luck with artichokes. They set bulbs to first year from seed and don't require any watering or attention. They keep coming back every year.
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sattv4u2 Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:28:42pm |
re: #56 Killgore Trout
I've had a lot of luck with artichokes. They set bulbs to first year from seed and don't require any watering or attention. They keep coming back every year.
I have in laws that do that, despite every attempt discourage them
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Killgore Trout Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:29:09pm |
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Walter L. Newton Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:29:32pm |
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Digital Display Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:30:19pm |
re: #54 albusteve
no, I wouldn't read anything by that resentful jerk...he's an ass
He spent a year with the team during it's run up to the SuperBowl.. After it was released Jerry declared Skip was never allowed back again in the locker room...
Skip can rub me raw sometimes but he is a good sports writer and exposed Jones for some issues in front of the world..
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brookly red Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:30:41pm |
re: #57 sattv4u2
I have in laws that do that, despite every attempt discourage them
wild mushrooms...
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wrenchwench Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:30:42pm |
re: #56 Killgore Trout
I've had a lot of luck with artichokes. They set bulbs to first year from seed and don't require any watering or attention. They keep coming back every year.
Artichokes are beautiful too, especially if you let them blossom out. But then you can't eat 'em....
We grew them one year, but they took up a lot of room relative to what we could eat from them.
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Digital Display Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:31:10pm |
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albusteve Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:31:14pm |
re: #51 sattv4u2
I disagree
His degree is in law and he does have a business background (natural gas ,, oil) and should concentrate on his duties as owner, chief sales and marketing officer/vice president imho
don't be ridiculous...he's turned the Cowboys into a goldmine and the rest of the league as well....he has little to do with his other businesses, he's all about the Cowboys and most franchises have had to copy his marketing structure...what makes you think he doesn't concentrate on his duties as owner?....his drafts and free agent deals have been as good as any team over the years....you win some, you lose some
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Charles Johnson Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:32:58pm |
Man, I am so hooked on the John Connolly "Charlie Parker" novels. The Kindle made it easy to buy them in order, and I've worked through the whole series until I'm about half done with "Black Angel." Great writing and unusual story lines.
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albusteve Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:33:19pm |
re: #60 HoosierHoops
He spent a year with the team during it's run up to the SuperBowl.. After it was released Jerry declared Skip was never allowed back again in the locker room...
Skip can rub me raw sometimes but he is a good sports writer and exposed Jones for some issues in front of the world..
for the money...he's a whore...you think other teams don't have issues?
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Walter L. Newton Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:33:41pm |
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TampaKnight Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:33:41pm |
On a world affairs note, Iran is promising a "punch" to the West on Feb 11th.
Any thoughts?
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Walter L. Newton Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:34:42pm |
Damn... still lightly snowing and going down to -2 (f) tonight. I'm turning on the heating blanket now.
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sattv4u2 Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:34:47pm |
re: #64 albusteve
don't be ridiculous...he's turned the Cowboys into a goldmine and the rest of the league as well...he has little to do with his other businesses, he's all about the Cowboys and most franchises have had to copy his marketing structure...what makes you think he doesn't concentrate on his duties as owner?...his drafts and free agent deals have been as good as any team over the years...you win some, you lose some
Again , most of the "good ones" were when he was having Johnson and/or Parcells run that side of things
AND ,,, the Cowboys were a "goldmine" prior to Jones buying them.
AND ,,, I believe he DOES "concentrate on his duites as owner", and there lies the rub. He cannot be owner, chief sales and marketing officer/vice president, GM, kibbitz in coaching and do any of them at full efficiency
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Ojoe Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:35:24pm |
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sattv4u2 Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:36:04pm |
re: #68 TampaKnight
On a world affairs note, Iran is promising a "punch" to the West on Feb 11th.
Any thoughts?
Don't bring a closed fist (Irans "punch") to a Nuclear Arms Fight (Isreal and USA's arsenal)!
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albusteve Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:36:57pm |
re: #70 sattv4u2
Again , most of the "good ones" were when he was having Johnson and/or Parcells run that side of things
AND ,,, the Cowboys were a "goldmine" prior to Jones buying them.
AND ,,, I believe he DOES "concentrate on his duites as owner", and there lies the rub. He cannot be owner, chief sales and marketing officer/vice president, GM, kibbitz in coaching and do any of them at full efficiency
it's a family business, they all pitch in and his son, Stephen, is highly regarded around the league....but you will not bend, so be it
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sattv4u2 Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:36:58pm |
re: #72 sattv4u2
Don't bring a closed fist (Irans "punch") to a Nuclear Arms Fight (
IsrealIsrael and USA's arsenal)!
pimf
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TampaKnight Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:37:00pm |
re: #72 sattv4u2
Don't bring a closed fist (Irans "punch") to a Nuclear Arms Fight (Isreal and USA's arsenal)!
I bet they'll just launch some missile that we'll yawn at.
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Ojoe Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:37:15pm |
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brookly red Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:37:27pm |
re: #68 TampaKnight
On a world affairs note, Iran is promising a "punch" to the West on Feb 11th.
Any thoughts?
Probably just talk... unless they test a nuke or something, my guess is just talk.
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Digital Display Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:38:17pm |
re: #64 albusteve
don't be ridiculous...he's turned the Cowboys into a goldmine and the rest of the league as well...he has little to do with his other businesses, he's all about the Cowboys and most franchises have had to copy his marketing structure...what makes you think he doesn't concentrate on his duties as owner?...his drafts and free agent deals have been as good as any team over the years...you win some, you lose some
I'd love it if they just turned over the Cleveland Browns to me for 1 year as a GM..What have they got to lose?
I'd draft Character.. then Athleticism..I remember Montana in the Cotton Bowl in College and going.. Holy Cow! This guy is Special! He has heart! He has Character! He is a Playa!
Give me the Browns one year Lizards!
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Charles Johnson Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:38:47pm |
I just an "I'll pray for you" mail, which is always a special moment. Or it was, the first 100 times.
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keloyd Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:38:52pm |
re: #68 TampaKnight
On a world affairs note, Iran is promising a "punch" to the West on Feb 11th.
Any thoughts?
They're all talk all the time. They're doing a big steaming pile of nothin. On the 12th, we will be talking about something other than what Iran did. They've learned from the Soviets and Chinese and can be evil and rational at the same time.
2nd guess - they launch another little fufu missile that is too small to be important and was likely as not photoshopped.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:40:15pm |
re: #25 TampaKnight
Don't even bother...I just run my guitar through my Line-6 POD and then yes...headphones. My Marshall sits by and watches.
Upding for Line-6. My brother gets amazing tones out of his Line 6 gear.
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brookly red Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:40:42pm |
re: #80 keloyd
They're all talk all the time. They're doing a big steaming pile of nothin. On the 12th, we will be talking about something other than what Iran did. They've learned from the Soviets and Chinese and can be evil and rational at the same time.
2nd guess - they launch another little fufu missile that is too small to be important and was likely as not photoshopped.
I am thinking you are right, but never turn your back on crazy.
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TampaKnight Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:41:50pm |
Iran is desperate for some nationalism....I wouldn't turn my back on them.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:42:48pm |
re: #28 albusteve
Cowboys are America's Team
If you wonder why people disdain the Cowboys, maybe this "america's team" crap has something to do with it. ;-)
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wrenchwench Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:43:51pm |
re: #79 Charles
I just an "I'll pray for you" mail, which is always a special moment. Or it was, the first 100 times.
This would still be special, but it wouldn't fit in an email.
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Digital Display Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:43:51pm |
re: #67 Walter L. Newton
What did you do this weekend?
It was a fun weekend! Tons of snow! Foodball! Great food! Lot's of fun..
Winston and I rolled in about 7am this morning by taxi and went right to bed..
Great party..Lousy out come.. My heart is broken..
Yet I think it's so cool that the Saints are World Champions tonight...
/13 knots for a noose right?
*wink*
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albusteve Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:43:52pm |
re: #78 HoosierHoops
I'd love it if they just turned over the Cleveland Browns to me for 1 year as a GM..What have they got to lose?
I'd draft Character.. then Athleticism..I remember Montana in the Cotton Bowl in College and going.. Holy Cow! This guy is Special! He has heart! He has Character! He is a Playa!
Give me the Browns one year Lizards!
I always pull for the down and out teams, and Cleveland is an original old dog...I don't know what the hell their problems are over there...it's abusive to the fans when all you do is depend on ticket sales and to hell with the product....same with the Lions, the Fords are just in a stupor while the fans pick up the tab
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SanFranciscoZionist Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:43:55pm |
re: #68 TampaKnight
On a world affairs note, Iran is promising a "punch" to the West on Feb 11th.
Any thoughts?
I hope they're lying.
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albusteve Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:45:00pm |
re: #85 WindUpBird
If you wonder why people disdain the Cowboys, maybe this "america's team" crap has something to do with it. ;-)
it was pinned on them by writers and NFL Films
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brookly red Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:45:35pm |
re: #84 TampaKnight
Iran is desperate for some nationalism...I wouldn't turn my back on them.
maybe it's something political... like an new alliance w/China or something along those lines.
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Decatur Deb Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:45:43pm |
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keloyd Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:46:16pm |
Word on the street is if Iran tries anything with a certain Chosen people, all the Arab radar systems will be looking the other way when Israel brings their guns to a knife fight. No Arab state will (either be able to or want to) stop anything Israeli in its airspace as long as its on its way to Iran.
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brookly red Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:47:06pm |
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albusteve Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:47:21pm |
re: #91 brookly red
maybe it's something political... like an new alliance w/China or something along those lines.
they are tired of being just a tomato can...they need some attention
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Digital Display Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:48:06pm |
re: #88 albusteve
I always pull for the down and out teams, and Cleveland is an original old dog...I don't know what the hell their problems are over there...it's abusive to the fans when all you do is depend on ticket sales and to hell with the product...same with the Lions, the Fords are just in a stupor while the fans pick up the tab
You really have to hire a guy that has an eye for football talent...
Then you hire a good coaching staff...
Drafting is everything and a keen eye...
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charlz Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:48:13pm |
re: #79 Charles
I just an "I'll pray for you" mail, which is always a special moment. Or it was, the first 100 times.
A literary critic??
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Decatur Deb Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:49:21pm |
I was looking for a video of "Jug of Punch", to pusue Tampa's theme. Found a Celtic punk music site called "Shite 'n' Onions". Worth pursuing, and brings back KT's garden discussion.
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brookly red Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:50:45pm |
re: #95 albusteve
they are tired of being just a tomato can...they need some attention
they don't have a lot of cards to play... war? not in a good position. internal crackdown? been there, done that. something political like opening a navel base to China? could be.
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albusteve Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:51:51pm |
re: #96 HoosierHoops
You really have to hire a guy that has an eye for football talent...
Then you hire a good coaching staff...
Drafting is everything and a keen eye...
as for the Lions....they wouldn't fire Millen, they kept inept losing coaches around....the black hole of the NFL for coaches....they didn't build a team around Sanders...they just don't have a passion for winning and first and foremost, you need that in your owners....nothing else matters, "it's the only thing"
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brookly red Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:52:29pm |
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Racer X Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:53:32pm |
A lot of media folks are bashing Manning today. I don't think he deserves that. He played an outstanding game - and only had one turnover. The Saints were just better.
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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:53:44pm |
re: #90 albusteve
it was pinned on them by writers and NFL Films
Fair enough, but it still infuriates people.
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albusteve Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:53:45pm |
re: #99 brookly red
they don't have a lot of cards to play... war? not in a good position. internal crackdown? been there, done that. something political like opening a navel base to China? could be.
good guess, but I don't know where that would be....they'd have to build it, but China certainly would like to show off a blue water navy, play with the big dogs
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albusteve Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:55:40pm |
re: #104 WindUpBird
Fair enough, but it still infuriates people.
what infuriates people is that there are millions of Cowboy fans coast to coast, just like me...I grew up in MI and have always been a Dallas fan and that's the point....it's envy
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brookly red Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:55:46pm |
re: #105 albusteve
good guess, but I don't know where that would be...they'd have to build it, but China certainly would like to show off a blue water navy, play with the big dogs
Sooner or later China is going to insert themselves as a ME player... I hope this ain't sooner.
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Digital Display Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:56:02pm |
re: #101 albusteve
as for the Lions...they wouldn't fire Millen, they kept inept losing coaches around...the black hole of the NFL for coaches...they didn't build a team around Sanders...they just don't have a passion for winning and first and foremost, you need that in your owners...nothing else matters, "it's the only thing"
I agree.. The days of 90 year old out of touch Billionaire Owners is fast coming to an end.. In 20 years the Mark Cuban owner will be in the majority in sports...
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Darth Vader Gargoyle Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:56:10pm |
re: #85 WindUpBird
If you wonder why people disdain the Cowboys, maybe this "america's team" crap has something to do with it. ;-)
My nephew moved from VA to Ohio and became an instant fan of OSU and the Pittsburgh Steelers. What I told him is that kids grow up playing Cowboys and Indians, not the Steel Workers and the Union Thugs! America's Team!
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Digital Display Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:57:08pm |
re: #106 albusteve
what infuriates people is that there are millions of Cowboy fans coast to coast, just like me...I grew up in MI and have always been a Dallas fan and that's the point...it's envy
Some of my best friends are Cowboys fans...
/
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albusteve Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:57:15pm |
re: #102 brookly red
no football till September...
no shit....withdrawal now, time to detox....I hate it, but...
the draft in April!
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albusteve Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:58:11pm |
re: #107 brookly red
Sooner or later China is going to insert themselves as a ME player... I hope this ain't sooner.
all the more reason to take down Iran a few notches imo
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brookly red Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:59:05pm |
re: #111 albusteve
no shit...withdrawal now, time to detox...I hate it, but...
the draft in April!
/politics can keep you focused & stop your hands from shaking...
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Decatur Deb Mon, Feb 8, 2010 5:59:52pm |
re: #109 rwdflynavy
My nephew moved from VA to Ohio and became an instant fan of OSU and the Pittsburgh Steelers. What I told him is that kids grow up playing Cowboys and Indians, not the Steel Workers and the Union Thugs! America's Team!
I can't think of teams other than the Steelers and Packers that have stayed close to their roots. Pittsburghers don't even want anyone else to like the Steelers.
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Racer X Mon, Feb 8, 2010 6:00:57pm |
Racer X wakes up with a huge hangover after attending a Super Bowl Party. Racer X is not normally a drinker, but the drinks didn't taste like alcohol at all.
He didn't even remember how he got home from the party.
As bad as he was feeling, he wondered if he did something wrong.
Racer X had to force himself to open his eyes, and the first thing he sees is a couple of aspirins next to a glass of water on the side table.
And, next to them, a single red rose!! Racer X sits up and sees his clothing in front of him, all clean and pressed. He looks around the room and sees that it is in perfect order, spotlessly clean. So is the rest of the house.
He takes the aspirins, cringes when he sees a huge black eye staring back at him in the bathroom mirror.
Then he notices a note hanging on the corner of the mirror written in red with little hearts on it and a kiss mark from his wife in lipstick: 'Honey, breakfast is on the stove, I left early to get groceries to make you your favorite dinner tonight. I love you, darling!
Love, Trixie'
He stumbles to the kitchen and sure enough, there is hot breakfast, steaming hot coffee and the morning newspaper.
His 16 year old son is also at the table, eating. Racer X asks, 'Son ... what happened last night?'
'Well, you came home after 3 A.M. , drunk and out of your mind. You fell over the coffee table and broke it, and then you puked in the hallway, and got that black eye when you ran into the door.
Confused, he asked his son, 'So, why is everything in such perfect order and so clean? I have a rose, and breakfast is on the table waiting for me??'
His son replies, 'Oh THAT... Mom dragged you to the bedroom, and when she tried to take your pants off, you screamed, 'Leave me alone, I'm married!!'
Broken Coffee Table $239.99
Hot Breakfast $4.20
Two Aspirins $0.38
Saying the right thing, at the right time. . PRICELESS
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albusteve Mon, Feb 8, 2010 6:02:09pm |
re: #108 HoosierHoops
I agree.. The days of 90 year old out of touch Billionaire Owners is fast coming to an end.. In 20 years the Mark Cuban owner will be in the majority in sports...
imagine the Lions with some All Pro linemen and a solid QB that could move the chains....Sanders would have gained 30,000 yards....he was just as healthy when he quit as when he started...and he was never injured...he walked away from it all in disgust
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Mon, Feb 8, 2010 6:03:19pm |
Mentally tying together: Meghan + McCain + flounce, and coming up with a viral youtube video.
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brookly red Mon, Feb 8, 2010 6:04:05pm |
re: #115 Racer X
Racer X wakes up with a huge hangover after attending a Super Bowl Party. Racer X is not normally a drinker, but the drinks didn't taste like alcohol at all.
He didn't even remember how he got home from the party.
As bad as he was feeling, he wondered if he did something wrong.Racer X had to force himself to open his eyes, and the first thing he sees is a couple of aspirins next to a glass of water on the side table.
And, next to them, a single red rose!! Racer X sits up and sees his clothing in front of him, all clean and pressed. He looks around the room and sees that it is in perfect order, spotlessly clean. So is the rest of the house.He takes the aspirins, cringes when he sees a huge black eye staring back at him in the bathroom mirror.
Then he notices a note hanging on the corner of the mirror written in red with little hearts on it and a kiss mark from his wife in lipstick: 'Honey, breakfast is on the stove, I left early to get groceries to make you your favorite dinner tonight. I love you, darling!
Love, Trixie'
He stumbles to the kitchen and sure enough, there is hot breakfast, steaming hot coffee and the morning newspaper.
His 16 year old son is also at the table, eating. Racer X asks, 'Son ... what happened last night?'
'Well, you came home after 3 A.M. , drunk and out of your mind. You fell over the coffee table and broke it, and then you puked in the hallway, and got that black eye when you ran into the door.
Confused, he asked his son, 'So, why is everything in such perfect order and so clean? I have a rose, and breakfast is on the table waiting for me??'
His son replies, 'Oh THAT... Mom dragged you to the bedroom, and when she tried to take your pants off, you screamed, 'Leave me alone, I'm married!!'
Broken Coffee Table $239.99
Hot Breakfast $4.20
Two Aspirins $0.38
Saying the right thing, at the right time. . PRICELESS
divine intervention is a beautiful thing...
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Digital Display Mon, Feb 8, 2010 6:04:47pm |
re: #116 albusteve
imagine the Lions with some All Pro linemen and a solid QB that could move the chains...Sanders would have gained 30,000 yards...he was just as healthy when he quit as when he started...and he was never injured...he walked away from it all in disgust
My Company flew me to Troy, Michigan for a job.. I woke up to the news that Sanders Retired.. What a week in Michigan! The news went nuts
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Decatur Deb Mon, Feb 8, 2010 6:05:48pm |
Going to the Meghan thread--there might be wounded to stab and purses to cut.
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Digital Display Mon, Feb 8, 2010 6:06:13pm |
re: #121 Decatur Deb
Going to the Meghan thread--there might be wounded to stab and purses to cut.
Bring us Gold!
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Racer X Mon, Feb 8, 2010 6:08:13pm |
Oh man this is classic!
Call the Nestle Hotline at [no phone numbers allowed].
Keep trying if busy! Switch the phone to speaker so everyone can hear. When asked if you want to continue in English or Spanish, wait quietly for about 10 seconds and you will smile.
Keep going and press 4.
Then press 7.
Very funny!
(hope the phone # is OK Charles)
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Girth Mon, Feb 8, 2010 6:08:14pm |
re: #116 albusteve
imagine the Lions with some All Pro linemen and a solid QB that could move the chains...Sanders would have gained 30,000 yards...he was just as healthy when he quit as when he started...and he was never injured...he walked away from it all in disgust
That's what always killed me about Emmitt Smith getting the rushing record. It should have been Barry!
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albusteve Mon, Feb 8, 2010 6:08:23pm |
re: #120 HoosierHoops
My Company flew me to Troy, Michigan for a job.. I woke up to the news that Sanders Retired.. What a week in Michigan! The news went nuts
he could have timed it better...as I recall it was right before training camp and he left them with no tailback to speak of...but Sanders was not a friendly, outgoing, team guy...to this day he does not give a shit about the Lions, it was just a job
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albusteve Mon, Feb 8, 2010 6:11:36pm |
re: #124 Girth
That's what always killed me about Emmitt Smith getting the rushing record. It should have been Barry!
he took himself out of that game....he handed it to Smith....what an insult to your lineman....I remember that game, him sitting alone on the end of the bench...he had another quarter to play and just gave up for no reason....stunning
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Decatur Deb Mon, Feb 8, 2010 6:12:42pm |
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Digital Display Mon, Feb 8, 2010 6:14:13pm |
re: #125 albusteve
he could have timed it better...as I recall it was right before training camp and he left them with no tailback to speak of...but Sanders was not a friendly, outgoing, team guy...to this day he does not give a shit about the Lions, it was just a job
Top 5 greatest running back of all time...
I don't judge him...Maybe he just walked to walk the rest of his life.. He just walked away and moved to Paris or something...
What a beautiful talented runner he was in his prime...
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albusteve Mon, Feb 8, 2010 6:17:56pm |
re: #130 HoosierHoops
Top 5 greatest running back of all time...
I don't judge him...Maybe he just walked to walk the rest of his life.. He just walked away and moved to Paris or something...
What a beautiful talented runner he was in his prime...
no question about it, and I clearly recall Brown and Sayers, OJ, Dickerson, Payton...he was as good as any of those guys imo, except probably for Payton, my all time favorite...man I loved that guy
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Digital Display Mon, Feb 8, 2010 6:24:26pm |
re: #131 albusteve
no question about it, and I clearly recall Brown and Sayers, OJ, Dickerson, Payton...he was as good as any of those guys imo, except probably for Payton, my all time favorite...man I loved that guy
Running back in the NFL is a deadly profession.. 4 years max before they blow the knees out.. It is just brutal on the body...Our greatest athletes often end up on crutches by their 30's.. It is terrible..Fierce war on the Football field..Listen to miked up players on the Field..This isn't playschool.. It is war for 60 minutes and lots of sponsors money..Billions of Dollars
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albusteve Mon, Feb 8, 2010 6:26:20pm |
re: #132 HoosierHoops
Running back in the NFL is a deadly profession.. 4 years max before they blow the knees out.. It is just brutal on the body...Our greatest athletes often end up on crutches by their 30's.. It is terrible..Fierce war on the Football field..Listen to miked up players on the Field..This isn't playschool.. It is war for 60 minutes and lots of sponsors money..Billions of Dollars
I think I read where the NFL is around a $10bil a year business now...some serious money
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Digital Display Mon, Feb 8, 2010 6:33:34pm |
re: #133 albusteve
I think I read where the NFL is around a $10bil a year business now...some serious money
Seems low.. Jerry's house alone is worth A Billion...
Mark my words ..The NFL is courting disaster in labor contracts...
This could be bad..very very bad for the sport..And everybody knows it...And nothing or nobody can stop the crash..Amazing
Football is going to experience it's 1994 Baseball moment and nobody can stop it
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