Off-Day Open Thread: It's Lonely at the Top
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 10:49 AM CST
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Red Wings won last night and have today to get ready for the Minnesota Wild. Around here, we're all about killing that meantime. On Tuesday, we learned that I'm a glorious man, TPL's Michael Petrella likes square eggs, and that Casey probably needs to lay off the warm milk before going to bed.
Need some topics?
How about this wonderful call-out to Avalanche fans in Denver about what a ghost-town the Pepsi Center has been so far? From my count, after adding in Dater's column earlier, this is the second time in the season's two months that the writers have had to complain about fans not coming out. Anybody have any ideas? Seriously, attendance problems are no laughing matter, but what's going on out there?
Should Dan Cleary go to the All-Star Game? He's on pace to score 40 this year and has been oh-so-fantastic. If you care enough to write in Jimmy, you should care enough about the Newfie.
Brett Lebda is crap on wheels for the Leafs and the fans are turning on him. How hilarious is his contract?
Who are you scared of in the West? Does Vancouver keep you up at night? How about Los Angeles? I mean, if you're watching their games, they certainly keep you up, but are you scared of either of these teams?
Sound off below. Anything goes, unless it doesn't...
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It's not my fault.
Square eggs just GO with exactly one cubic inch of hash browns and precisely 12 fluid ounces of grapefruit juice in a clean glass.
1,2,3,4!
(Only Casey will get that reference, I’m thinking…)
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 10:53 AM CST reply actions
this is all you’re allowed to eat at H2H2
by Casey Richey on Nov 18, 2010 10:56 AM CST up reply actions
At least H2H2 has a nice, even number of characters. H2H was giving me agita, what with its unbalanced letter structure.
At least it’s symmetrical.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 10:58 AM CST up reply actions
I knew a kid with an agita growing up
They have such pretty eyes and soft fur.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 10:59 AM CST up reply actions
sweet, open day thread to keep me from suffering in class again
Los Angeles, Vancouver, and St Louis worry me the most. LA has been playing real good, Vancouver is deep, St Louis gave us too many problems last night even with a 7-3 win for me to not be worried about them yet. However, I am still confident the wings will win the West.
we’re on the look out for those suffering.
by Casey Richey on Nov 18, 2010 10:57 AM CST up reply actions
Mitigating factors
Luongo will never frighten me as a playoff goalie. If they’re going to beat us in the playoffs, it will be a shootout series.
Los Angeles would frighten me a whole lot more if I could name anybody on their third line. If they do end up picking up Iginla late, I will worry my ass off.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 10:58 AM CST up reply actions
I guess the teams I mention that I "fear" is relative...
I think the Wings are the best, deepest team in the conference. However, compared to other teams, these three and maybe San Jose are the ones I would be most nervous about heading into a series with them. Also, years of being the better team and still losing in the playoffs have made me nervous before any series
by HockeyGuy9125 on Nov 18, 2010 11:01 AM CST up reply actions
Yeah, the Red Wings are always the Red Wings’ scariest foes.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 11:03 AM CST up reply actions
“the only thing we have to fear, is fear itself…and spiders”
by Casey Richey on Nov 18, 2010 11:04 AM CST up reply actions
Such a fitting fake quote for the movie coming out tomorrow.
by Apocalyptic0n3 on Nov 18, 2010 12:55 PM CST up reply actions
Ponikarovsky-Handzus-Simmonds
about the only player you shouldn’t know is Wayne Simmonds since he’s the only home-grown player on that line.
the Kings as presently constructed when healthy are the real team that’s been tearing up the league (minus the Red Wings as the two have yet to play each other). Ponikarovsky and Mitchell are now out with long-term injuries, and it seems to be throwing the defense into a total funk as they’ve given up 1 (Islanders), 6, and 4 (5th was an empty netter) goals since those two guys went down in the same game. otherwise, the second line of Smyth-Stoll-Williams has pretty much been the number one line in terms of production while LW1-Kopitar-Brown get things figured out (although Brown’s found his scoring touch again after it went AWOL the past couple seasons). i saw LW1 because just this season, Kopitar’s seen Simmonds, Scott Parse, Andrei Loktionov, and Brayden Schenn in that spot.
by uvgt2bkdnme on Nov 18, 2010 10:35 PM CST up reply actions
would anyone sit in these seats?
I do not think they would be good for sight lines, but funny to hear all the back and forth conversations between players.
I'd definitely sit there
but I am in awe of that dude’s hair.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 11:00 AM CST up reply actions
yeah its impressive
I just don’t think it would be good for actually watching the game. Near side play would be tough to see, along with guys coming on and off the bench, standing up, etc.
by HockeyGuy9125 on Nov 18, 2010 11:06 AM CST up reply actions
he doesn’t have jack on Petrella’s hurr
by Casey Richey on Nov 18, 2010 11:06 AM CST up reply actions
All this talk of hair
It’s just too much for me. I’m outta here. sniff
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by Amerinadian on Nov 18, 2010 11:07 AM CST up reply actions
imagine sitting between Getzlaf and Maltby
by Casey Richey on Nov 18, 2010 11:03 AM CST up reply actions
I'm hoping I would learn some new words
Stuff like “doucheporker” or “fuckamajigadickey”
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by Amerinadian on Nov 18, 2010 11:06 AM CST up reply actions
Double Down with Love
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by Amerinadian on Nov 18, 2010 11:08 AM CST up reply actions
Not until we come up with a rap name.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 11:09 AM CST up reply actions
’80s rap name or current rap name?
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by Amerinadian on Nov 18, 2010 11:10 AM CST up reply actions
I think we need to go current, because I want the lyrics to be all about violence, drugs, and misogyny.
Just like my Mormon Jug Band side project.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 11:14 AM CST up reply actions
and we want to sound like robots with autotune, creating the music of skynet
by Casey Richey on Nov 18, 2010 11:17 AM CST up reply actions
doucheporker is getting used pretty soon.
I’ll use it until it’s superfluous.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 11:08 AM CST up reply actions
DAMMIT
I forgot about that. This is why I write things down.
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by Amerinadian on Nov 18, 2010 11:09 AM CST up reply actions
Also, considering some of the less-educated crap I’ve seen in certain places after our last two home games (both announced sellouts), I feel less badly about the situation in Denver.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 11:19 AM CST reply actions
what’s he doing in Denver? That’s not the Jersey Shore.
by Casey Richey on Nov 18, 2010 11:23 AM CST up reply actions
I’ve long maintained that home attendance should not be such a big measure of a fanbase’s “goodness”, especially since numbers are often skewed because of “tickets sold” vs “people who actually showed up”. Just because people don’t go to the games does not make them “bad” fans. It drives me crazy when any fanbase is considered to be less than supportive just because the building is only 95% full as opposed to 100% full.
However, less than 90% capacity is my threshold, and deserves our scorn. If the Joe is ever like that, I would accept any guff from the opposing fans about it.
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by Amerinadian on Nov 18, 2010 11:24 AM CST up reply actions
I think that's the big key.
If I see some empty seats, then whatever, you’re likely always going to see those on television due to the nature of lower-bowl seating in most arenas. But when we get to ghost-town numbers that barely exceed four digits, then it’s cause for concern. It’s especially bad when it’s happening with two teams that made the playoffs last year.
I was watching that Toronto/Nashville crap-fest and remember marveling at all the empty seats at the start of the 2nd period in Toronto. Five minutes later, the place was packed.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 11:32 AM CST up reply actions
In Toronto, that's normal
The lower bowl are all the corporate seats. When the ACC opened up, the place quickly developed a reputation for having those seats empty at the start of a period because all the business folks were out schmoozing in the concourses and lounges. It still continues today, as they are there for the networking more than the game itself. They take their sweet time getting back to their seats, and it looks awful on TV.
But trying to get a ticket is next to impossible. You won’t find an empty seat in the place beyond the first level.
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by Amerinadian on Nov 18, 2010 11:36 AM CST up reply actions
Exactly
I was there for last November 7th (the game where Jason Williams broke his leg) and the upper bowl was just packed to the brim. It was an amazing arena-going experience.
But, if somebody didn’t know what the hell they were talking about, they might put up something in the first five minutes of the period about “LOL, WHARE ALL DUH MAPLE LEAVES FANS AT?”
A lot of the Joe’s lower bowl is still owned by corporate season ticket holders too.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 11:39 AM CST up reply actions
Followed by a “Fuck Toronto”?
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by Amerinadian on Nov 18, 2010 11:45 AM CST up reply actions
As a follow up
the lowest average attendances in the league:
25 Avalanche: AVG-13,948 %CAP 77.5
26 Stars: AVG-13,766 %CAP 74.3
27 Blue Jackets: AVG-11,947 %CAP 65.9
28 Thrashers: AVG-11,682 %CAP 63.0
29 NY Islanders: AVG-11,375 %CAP 69.8
30 Coyotes: AVG-10,265 %CAP 58.7
by Casey Richey on Nov 18, 2010 11:42 AM CST up reply actions
And yet
Detroit fans are the one lambasted for an “empty” building – why doesn’t anyone talk about the Stars?
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by Amerinadian on Nov 18, 2010 11:46 AM CST up reply actions
why doesn’t anyone talk about the Stars?
I think the numbers above answer that question pretty well.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 11:47 AM CST up reply actions
Detroit’s attendance (as a follow-up to the follow-up question on the follow-up stats)
4th in the league, Average of 19,379 and 96.6% Capacity
by Casey Richey on Nov 18, 2010 11:47 AM CST up reply actions
oh, and guess who has the highest road attendance? Yup. 101.9% capacity
by Casey Richey on Nov 18, 2010 11:48 AM CST up reply actions
those ears....
they are HUGE!…even when compared to his eyes.
by Red, White and a Mile high on Nov 18, 2010 12:00 PM CST up reply actions
i should say
“that ear” cuz he is missing one. Da Vinci wanna-be….
by Red, White and a Mile high on Nov 18, 2010 12:01 PM CST up reply actions
Show some respect
he’s a thuper-duper saiyan.
God, I’m old.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 12:06 PM CST up reply actions
LOL
Old? Maybe, but not because of this.
Though, now my mental picture of you is the same as my freshman year roommate in the dorms. He was sure to make sure I understood all the ins and outs of DBZ (yeah, even the abbreviation for it).
This is the same roommate who staked out the bottom bunk before I moved in….then proceded to hang 2 sheets from the upper bunk (canopy-bed style) so that he “wouldn’t be disturbed by the light when sleeping.” Sure thing Nick….everyone knew what you were doing all by yourself behind that sheet.
Do you have sheets hung around your bunk-bed JJ?
by Red, White and a Mile high on Nov 18, 2010 12:21 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
HAHAHA
That was awesome. I can hear the accusatory tone in your voice (even if I’ve never heard your voice). Rec’d.
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by Amerinadian on Nov 18, 2010 12:48 PM CST up reply actions
Hahaha
not anymore.
I watched DBZ after high school for about six months, when it repeated the same storyline four times before a new episode would come out which contained approximately 25 minutes of the characters getting ready to throw punches, 3 minutes of characters worrying about other characters getting punched, and 1 minute of punching.
I got tired of that pretty quickly.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 1:01 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah, I guess six months isn’t really quickly, but I was young and dumb.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 1:15 PM CST up reply actions
Me and a buddy are watching them all uncut on DVD
It was a very…patient show.
by eight_legged_freaks on Nov 18, 2010 5:16 PM CST up reply actions
Oh wow.
I can tell you the first years here (I recall you saying you went to Tech?) STILL talk about DBZ. Apparently it’s ageless?
LOL
Yes, that semester I was on the 0 floor of East Wadsworth. Such a weird roommate.
by Red, White and a Mile high on Nov 18, 2010 3:37 PM CST up reply actions
that was my 1 and only semester in the dorms….and I spent as little time there as possible.
by Red, White and a Mile high on Nov 18, 2010 3:52 PM CST up reply actions
Can't say I blame you.
I was extremely disappointed that I didn’t stay in the dorms at the beginning of the year. But I went to visit a friend at her college, where she’s staying in the dorms, and realized that I was more than happy to be living at home.
where is home?
some of those drives can be downright treacherous. One of my good friends lived in Mohawk for a year (don’t ask me why) and he missed so many classes it was scary
by Red, White and a Mile high on Nov 18, 2010 3:58 PM CST up reply actions
And part of me just realized I posted the town
where I live on a public thread.
Oh well. I’m too paranoid I guess.
You’re probably ok if you aren’t posting streets and so on
by Red, White and a Mile high on Nov 18, 2010 4:06 PM CST up reply actions
we probably lost
pretty much everyone right around the Dragonball Z meme
by Red, White and a Mile high on Nov 18, 2010 4:12 PM CST up reply actions
still morning here in MST
by Red, White and a Mile high on Nov 18, 2010 12:21 PM CST up reply actions
I’m pretty sure Halak isn’t showing his face anywhere today…even on the internet.
by Red, White and a Mile high on Nov 18, 2010 12:24 PM CST up reply actions
I am 'Price'less
Just let him borrow my ’slow’akian whores for some pointers….
I celebrate Festivus!!!
I bet he’s looking “redden” in the face today
by Casey Richey on Nov 18, 2010 12:26 PM CST up reply actions
With the Kings losing to the yackets
Its nice to see us back where we rightfully belong..
I celebrate Festivus!!!
Don't like
Now, I’m not going to get in to the issues with Amway in particular because I know nothing about that company. But I don’t like the idea of ads on jerseys. It looks amateurish and hokey, even if it is just the practice jerseys. My concern is that this is the first step towards ads on game jerseys.
There’s enough advertising on the boards, ice and now virtually on the glass; leave the jerseys alone.
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by Amerinadian on Nov 18, 2010 12:32 PM CST up reply actions
I don’t think the Wings would ever allow an ad to tarnish their game unis though
by Casey Richey on Nov 18, 2010 12:41 PM CST up reply actions
It's a good Grand Rapids company.
The Van Andel and DeVos families are a huge part of GR and give a lot of money to city events, schools and other causes.
Meh
just practice uniforms, and relatively small. So if it keeps ticket prices down, whatever. I just wish they had chosen a more respectable sponsor…you know, like Jim Beam, or Tommy Chong’s Bongs, or a shoe manufacturer that employs child labor.
by Red, White and a Mile high on Nov 18, 2010 12:32 PM CST up reply actions
I'd rather
Have them put these patches on their underwear…say, the right cheek!!!
I celebrate Festivus!!!
Don't really care
I understand the link between the DeVos’ and the Van Andel’s, and then the obvious link between the Van Andel’s and the Griffins and Griffins and Wings. I’m ok with it I guess, as long as it stays small and limited to one or two. Just don’t let this start a trend that goes the way of SEL hockey.
stupid
yeah it is only the practice jerseys, but that is the first step to european style jerseys with sponsors EVERYWHERE…i hope i am just being paranoid, but the day the game jerseys are sold with sponsors on them, is the day I never buy another jersey ever again
by HockeyGuy9125 on Nov 18, 2010 12:43 PM CST up reply actions
Thought from the game last night...
Any chance there’s any supplemental discipline coming the way of one Cameron Jansen for that blindside hit on Kronwall? Oh, who am I kidding? Colin Campbell and Gary Butthead couldn’t give two shits about the Wings players’ safety.
it was not a blind shot to the head...
so even if it was bad, I do not think it was technically against the rules…
by HockeyGuy9125 on Nov 18, 2010 12:44 PM CST up reply actions
semantics...
is why I hate the NHL. I thought there were two distinct rules they were going to enforce….A. hits to the head and B. blindside hits. Those two rules COULD be enforced in the same hit, but I do not think a blindside hit has to be to the head. At least that’s the way I interpreted their press release on the new enforcement.
I don't see it
Even if this were Matt Cooke on a superstar, I don’t think they could do any supplemental discipline. The hit wasn’t late (puck hadn’t reached the target of the pass yet) and while it was blindside, it didn’t hit or target the head.
I’d be thrilled if Abdelkader hit somebody like that.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 1:03 PM CST up reply actions
ahh nice to be back in 1st in the western conference
now time to stay there
LETS GO RED WINGS!
2011 will be the year....better be....
Troy Tulowitzki: "When people think of the Rockies, I want them to think of a winning organization."
can we propose...
some sort of moratorium on people using “Detoilet” or “Detwat” in place of Detroit. I am not really offended by the words. I am more offended by the awfulness of the joke. Is there anyone there that actually finds this funny. To quote a Seinfeld episode….“…and this offends you as a Jew?” “No, it offends me as a comedian.”
I think that, if I weren’t a Wings fan, I would have long ago just gotten tired of saying it.
Kind of like how I think saying “Shittsburgh” is just beneath me.
St. Lose is still kind of funny, but I don’t use it very often.
Same with San Joke.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 1:05 PM CST up reply actions
Same here
I like to think I’m more creative than that. Hence why I don’t use the term “Shit-cago” or “Filth-adelphia”
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Growing up in SE Wisconsin, we would just say Chicago is Ojibiwa for ‘smells like skunk.’ Granted, we weren’t exactly making it up.
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Chicago
Greg Devorski should be barred from officiating any Wings game ever again. The man is a disgrace.
by Mardiros Efendi on Nov 18, 2010 2:14 PM CST up reply actions
I'm bored of work.
Entertain me, internet.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 1:27 PM CST reply actions
write us an essay on the post Cold War arms race and how it impacted the socio-economic climates of the following countries:
Tajikistan
Luxembourg
and Norway
by Casey Richey on Nov 18, 2010 1:31 PM CST up reply actions
Tajikistan was formed AFTER the Cold War arms race.
OWNED.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 1:33 PM CST up reply actions
"Ghost managed"... like the Maple Leafs?
ZIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNGG!
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 1:35 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
More like “poltergeist managed”
Whoever’s in charge is definitely fucking things up.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 1:36 PM CST up reply actions
What else can we expect
From Obscure, tiny central asian countries (sans kazakhstan…maybe more developed) that are rich in natural resources but replete with nepotists and morons!!!
I celebrate Festivus!!!
So what you're saying is....
That most of these countries are run the same way as the NHL?
Awesome.
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Sometimes
I wonder if Bettman can be a great leader of the great state of Tajikhistan…
I celebrate Festivus!!!
Probably not
He’d keep expanding into areas that are uninhabitable and try to sustain proper living conditions despite no success whatsoever.
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Expansion team in Chernobyl?
They’d have to be called the Isotopes.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 1:42 PM CST up reply actions
"Ever since Chernobyl...my penis... it's falling off."
“And penis is Russian for….?”
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 1:43 PM CST up reply actions
Must have heard of Turkmenistan
and their leader’s exploits (he is dead now…but he was a CHARACTER)! It not Mr.Petrella there is entertainment for you…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saparmurat_Niyazov
I celebrate Festivus!!!
This guy sounds awesome.
In related news, I demand Casey build me an Ice Palace in Virginia.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 1:49 PM CST up reply actions
fiiiiine, if it’s outdoors only, it wont last long—except in Blacksburg
by Casey Richey on Nov 18, 2010 1:50 PM CST up reply actions
IF NOTHING ELSE...
I’m going to take this excerpt and love it forever:
“Prior to being moved to the village, Niyazov’s body lay in state in an open coffin in the presidential palace. Many mourners, including foreign delegations, passed by the coffin in a three hour period. Many of the ordinary citizens were dramatically weeping and crying as they walked, some even clinging to the coffin and fainting, though there are rumors that they were “forced” to mourn in this way"
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 1:59 PM CST up reply actions
Trust me
This guy could have given every single leader on the planet a run for his money. His antics need to be enshrined at the Smithsonian (or atleast the dumpster behind the Smithsonian)
I celebrate Festivus!!!
Well yeah
but he did say post Cold War arms race.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 1:35 PM CST up reply actions
THATS THE POINT, MICHAEL. I said “post Cold War arms race”
by Casey Richey on Nov 18, 2010 1:36 PM CST up reply actions
Look...
I only read every third word. You’re lucky my answer even contained the correct country. HA
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 1:37 PM CST up reply actions
I thought we were talking about Tahiti
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 1:37 PM CST up reply actions
If it makes you feel any better
I’ve never even heard of Tzatzikistan
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Awesome Greek sauce
Goes great with pita.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 1:38 PM CST up reply actions
Now I want a Schwarma
I can’t find a decent one around here
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Ol' Homer here just showed up the day they opened the plant.
“I didn’t even know what nuclear panner plant was”
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 1:39 PM CST up reply actions
Nuke-u-lar. It’s pronounced nuke-u-lar.
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Look at all that foilage.
Nothing gets by Lisa, my little walking libary.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 1:41 PM CST up reply actions
You'll notice
I no longer say libary, or tommorrey
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That's one of my favorite moments in the show EVER.
“Dr. Joyce Brothers may be well-known but her credentials are severely lacking.”
“They are…”
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 1:42 PM CST up reply actions
That whole episode was awesome
It’s uter-us, not uter-you
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Signify by getting indignant.
I’ve actually used that on my wife.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 1:46 PM CST up reply actions
How'd that work out for you?
If she’s like my wife, there would be a pity laugh followed by an awkward silence while she figured out how mad to get at me
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She's too smart for my tricks.
Also, she knows 85% of the things I say are references of The Simpsons or Futurama.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 1:48 PM CST up reply actions
I also called my wife Hootie McBoob once.
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Chesty LaRue?
Busty St. Claire, then…
“He’s Max Power’s oldest and dearest friend…”
“Thai good. You like shirt?”
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 1:49 PM CST up reply actions
Another amazing episode
Nobody snuggles with Max Power. You strap yourself in and feel the G’s! – also another line used on the wife
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Also...
“It’s tragic the way they hopped on Pop…”
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 1:45 PM CST up reply actions
Increase my killing power, eh?
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Extended warranty?
HOW CAN I LOSE?
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 1:46 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
And Homer beat their brains in.
“Pigs tend to chew. I’d say he eats more like a duck.”
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 1:42 PM CST up reply actions
trying to weasel out
assignments (especially when you have tajikhistan involved) is not entertainment. BTW what bout the copy paste trick…some poor soul must have gone through this conundrum…
I celebrate Festivus!!!
oh, i’m a comm major, we dont do shit. I just wanted to keep him busy.
by Casey Richey on Nov 18, 2010 1:36 PM CST up reply actions
And he has a film degree...
So… double nothing.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 1:37 PM CST up reply actions
Completely unrelated...
Has everyone seen the “Movin’ like Bernie” video yet? Casey, did you get a chance to WATCH it?
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 2:01 PM CST reply actions
For those that need it.
And trust me, you do:
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 2:03 PM CST up reply actions
Dude in the red shirt can dance.
Even if he looks like a zombie doing it.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 2:06 PM CST up reply actions
Figures the white guy is the worst dancer in that video.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 2:11 PM CST up reply actions
Ok, maybe not
the fat guy in the group in the white polo looks more like he’s movin’ like Barney.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 2:12 PM CST up reply actions
The white guy has no business in that video.
That’s coming from a white guy that once considered dance as a career.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 2:13 PM CST up reply actions
I'm just jealous
I have white-guilty feet and we all know that those have no rhythm.
So I’m never gonna dance again.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 2:18 PM CST up reply actions
You’re gifted feet have got no rhythm?
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I shoulda known better than the cheetah trim.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 2:23 PM CST up reply actions
There's a misheard lyric I didn't use...
That was a fun post to make.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 2:26 PM CST up reply actions
this won’t be fair for Petrella, it’s like asking him to choose a favorite child.
by Casey Richey on Nov 18, 2010 2:20 PM CST up reply actions
That was my next question for all you married type.
Go with the first kid. The rest are just posers.
Haha
Only have one, suckers, so she’s also my least favorite!
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 2:24 PM CST up reply actions
Actually, I can do it...
1. A Tale of Two Springfields (the area code split)
2. Mr. Plow
3. The Hurricane
4. Tomacco
5. Kidz Newz / Mojo
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 2:21 PM CST up reply actions
HA
I know… I like lists. It goes well with my right angles.
Also, the area code episode is a no-brainer for me. Every single minute has like 15 laugh out loud moments.
“Get outta here, we’ve got bigger problems now.”
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 2:24 PM CST up reply actions
I remember that episode.
Just not as well as I thought, I don’t remember than line. I am disgusted with myself.
It was with the badger.
The first five minutes focused on a badger moving into Santa’s Little Helper’s doghouse. And (like all Simpsons episodes), the first five minutes have nothing to do with the rest of the episode. But this time, they acknowledge it… brilliant.
“How did the badger do that without tearing your shirt?”
“What am I — a tailor?”
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 2:27 PM CST up reply actions
I remember now.
I will call it 1b on my favorite lists. If I change my mind so quickly I will never be able to run for office!
If you ask my opinion--
STOP RIGHT THERE.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 2:29 PM CST up reply actions
It was a pornography store. I was buying pornography.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 2:22 PM CST up reply actions
Can't do just one
In no particular order
Max Power
Simpsons go to New York
Homer and the Crayon
Homer Buys a Gun
Slight nod for when they go to Toronto, only because that’s my hometown
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Oh
And when they go to Brazil
This the cigarette you burned me with.
You slept like a baby that night.
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RONALDO?!
You know him?
No — I was just distracting you while my children robbed you.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 2:28 PM CST up reply actions
Read my recap from yesterday
I used that line.
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Hey
It’s the stripper from the kids’ show
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Flanders, I need a hundred grand
Well, I don’t have that, but I’ll keep you in my prayers.
Go suck a bible.
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Wow, that was close.
You can be the center.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 2:27 PM CST up reply actions
“Speed-cocker” – “I like the sound of that”
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Even more specific
Favorite Treehouse of Horror bit?
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 2:30 PM CST up reply actions
Wow
I’m very partial to when they go on Jerry Springer
“Where your green ass been at?”
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“Hey Marge, Maggie’s baby legs came off!”
by Casey Richey on Nov 18, 2010 2:31 PM CST up reply actions
This will be sacrilegious
But I don’t care for the Treehouse of Horror episodes most of the time.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 2:32 PM CST up reply actions
I DO like when the dolphins come ashore.
“It’s always so wet… and I wake up phlegmy.”
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 2:34 PM CST up reply actions
If I understand the internet right, I don’t think that’s sacrilege; I understand they’re often less popular.
I love them though.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 2:34 PM CST up reply actions
"This will be sacrilegious"
Kind of like Jesus?
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El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)
The episode where Homer eats the super-hot Guatemalan chiles and starts tripping out.
“That Simpson…he thinks he’s the pope of chili town”
by Red, White and a Mile high on Nov 18, 2010 2:38 PM CST up reply actions
I’m only a memory. I can not give you any new information.
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Johnny Cash is the best guest voice ever.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 2:39 PM CST up reply actions
next to thomas pynchon.
He is an amazing author and it is the only thing he has done in the public eye in the last 30 years. I almost died laughing when I read it was actually him.
For most of them, there would be 1 or 2 of the segments that I loved, and 1 or 2 would just be ok.
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The Farnsworth Parabox.
Followed by Time Keeps on Slippin’
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 2:36 PM CST up reply actions
You lost me
I’m ashamed to admit I never really watched it – I’ve started to watch some of the episodes on Comedy Central, and I have a new appreciation for it
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I admitted to my wife yesterday...
That I think my appreciation for Futurama — particularly Seasons 3 and 4 — may have surpassed my love for The Simpsons. I don’t know if that’s entirely true, but it’s pretty goddamn close. I fucking LOVE that show.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 2:37 PM CST up reply actions
You really love that "m", eh?
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fuck. I don't know what is wrong with me.
I am trying to listen to this really boring lecture on Vertebrate design and am losing focus on the lecture and my typing.
Me too
I love Futurama a lot more than the Simpsons.
Roswell that Ends Well is probably my favorite Episode, but I also love Jurassic Bark, Brannigan Begin Again, War is the H Word, and both of the ones Petrella listed above.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 2:41 PM CST up reply actions
I'm writing all of these down
I want to be sure I see them when they come on
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Yeah
I have to be in the right mood for it, but damn it’s good.
Also love ‘The Why of Fry’
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 2:43 PM CST up reply actions
I literally can't watch Jurassic Bark ever again
I was emotionally scarred and — though it’s a genius piece of FILMMAKING and animation — I absolutely can’t stomach seeing it again. I cried my EYES out.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 2:45 PM CST up reply actions
Thank god I can now admit.
I cried like a baby. My dog had died 3 weeks earlier to. I haven’t watched it since.
It's heartbreaking.
Absolutely emotionally heart wrenching. That episode HAD to be written by someone that lost a pet family member. There’s no way you could fake that THAT strongly.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 2:47 PM CST up reply actions
Awesome
So get the tissues ready? I’m not usually a crier, but since I had kids, I find myself much more emotional when it comes to movies and TV – Toy Story 3 was tough, and the beginning of Up was brutal (we talked about it on Twitter last week)
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Yeah
the kid issue is one thing I wasn’t expecting. I knew that she would turn me into a drooling idiot at the look of her face, but even if a commercial is well-enough written, it’ll at least hit me.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 2:50 PM CST up reply actions
Yep
The only movie that would get me consistently was Fox and the Hound (I have my reasons), but everything else I could keep it together. Now, it’s hard because I see things differently. Although I guess my girls seeing their father with a softer side is not a bad thing.
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Depending on how it hits you, I suppose.
I’m a huge animal advocate — particularly dogs — and have always had various canine family members. Some people don’t treat their pet as such, but my dogs are every bit as much family as any human beings are…
And most of the episode is goofy, as Futurama is, but the way the story is told… by the end, if you’re not sobbing uncontrollably, you have no soul.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 2:51 PM CST up reply actions
Sara Mclaughlin (sp?) ASPCA commercial
Tell me I’m not the only one who has to change the channel for that?
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 2:51 PM CST up reply actions
I have to change the channel and walk out of the room
So that I force myself to do something else to get the song and image out of my head.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 2:52 PM CST up reply actions
Same
Mostly for the song, because as a teenager, we had Canadian Content where 33% of all radio programming had to be by a Canadian artist, and this was as Lilith Fair was starting. But the way those dogs stare at you through the cages……I’ll be right back
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as in they should have punished Vick longer?
by Casey Richey on Nov 18, 2010 2:53 PM CST up reply actions
I think Vick should be somewhere far worse...
I worked on an animal rescue television show, and they approached me about approaching Michael Vick and I absolutely went apeshit.
They figured he’d be into it to try to repair his image, but I would have no part of it and threatened to walk out on the series altogether if it was brought up again.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 2:53 PM CST up reply actions
I think life in prison
should be mandatory for those that abuse animals. I have several friends who were big football fans and still haven’t watched a game since he was aloud to join the league again.
Here's my thing...
His freedom should be taken from him, absolutely. But it’s not the league’s place to decide that punishment. My wife is the same way… she’s FLABBERGASTED that a crazy PETA person hasn’t sniped him yet… and that he shouldn’t be allowed to earn a living playing a game.
But my rebuttal is — if the state/federal government won’t punish him further — who is the NFL to say he can’t earn a paycheck? It’s fucked up that he can play football…but it’s more fucked up that he’s allowed to do anything at all except be drowned and electrocuted.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 2:56 PM CST up reply actions
I'm terribly thrilled that he hasn't been murdered by a PETA nutjob
Although maybe then they could adequately be treated as a terrorist organization.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 2:59 PM CST up reply actions
PETA is insane.
They have hired convicted arsonists to damage buildings. I don’t understand how people don’t think they are crazy.
100% on board.
They’re out of their minds. They — like Greenpeace and other organizations with bullhorns — think that LOUD = MORE LIKELY TO BE HEARD, when in reality LOUD = MORE LIKELY TO BE IGNORED.
Shocking and extreme helps no one.
That said, my wife is a proud member of ASPCA — even if it means she simply donates money to help rescued animals find placements into non-kill shelters and safe homes.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 3:05 PM CST up reply actions
During a project for my Wildlife Biology degree.
I worked directly with my local ASPCA, they are awesome, dedicated people many of whom have become good friends. Your wife sounds like a nice lady.
Like the McLaughlin commercial...
She can’t open her ASPCA mail, such as calendars. She has me read the letters to see if they need more money or if it’s a “story” and then throw it out if it’s the latter.
The calendars she gives away without opening and viewing the photos.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 3:08 PM CST up reply actions
I have no beef with the ASPCA. Perhaps that has something to do with not being made aware of any horribly illegal terrorist tactics they’ve ever taken, but my thoughts on them are generally positive.
Greenpeace is the worst.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 3:09 PM CST up reply actions
As far as I know
The ASPCA doesn’t do anything except hold fundraisers and give massive quantities of money to shelters to help misplaced and abused animals. I’ll be the first to admit they do something fucked up if they turn all PETAy.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 3:11 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah
I was just hedging my bets there because I honestly don’t know, but I’m aware that plenty of things I’ve trusted in the past were just really excellent about covering up bullshit tactics.
I donate to the ASPCA and I really hope they don’t lose their way (exactly like Greenpeace did when they basically forced a rift with their own founder about the bullshit scare tactics in which they engage).
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 3:13 PM CST up reply actions
A fair argument,
But I would argue that the league is made up of citizens. And as citizens it is our job to govern ourselves when the Federal government has had an over site. This is a major one. Just like if I owned a buisness I wouldn’t hire someone who got out of jail for rape. I don’t care if it has been 50 years, I think that that isn’t enough and I will still punish him by not giving him a job.
Fortunately, the government agrees with you (to a point), by giving no discrimination protection to convicted felons.
I don’t blame the NFL for letting him back in because they are a business and it’s pretty well shown that the consumer would not by-and-large turn their backs on them for treating him no more harshly than the feds did. I agree that people who are horribly broken up by his ability to play in the NFL are taking the right tactic by complaining and withholding their dollars.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 3:04 PM CST up reply actions
I think that’s a little excessive. I don’t think what he did was right by any means but I also think life in prison or execution for something he did to an animal (not another human being) is a little far. There are people that have done FAR worse things than he that have faced no consequence.
by Casey Richey on Nov 18, 2010 3:00 PM CST up reply actions
I just can't agree.
I mean… I agree that atrocities have gone unpunished… but that doesn’t mean he should escape severe punishment.
And I don’t like the argument that animals are below human beings on the “deserve to be protected” list… but I respect the difference in opinion.
It’s also possible my view is skewed by my intense love for animals and intense hatred of human beings. HAHA
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 3:03 PM CST up reply actions
For me
It’s a case of intentional cognitive dissonance. What really is the difference between the dog that I love so much and the pig that I love for breakfast so much? Pigs are now thought to be smarter than dogs, but there’s only one of those animals that are acceptable to show up on a dinner plate in most places in the U.S.
Now, of course I don’t support killing pigs for fun either, but if we get down to it, killing people for fun is still the least acceptable thing of which I can think in this train of thought.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 3:08 PM CST up reply actions
Recently stopped eating pork...
Because I learned how intelligent pigs are. But I hear you. I hear Casey, too. You both make a ton of sense.
And, like I said, it’s wholly possible that it’s based simply in my preference of hanging out with animals.
That said, I eat the SHIT out of steak. Go figure.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 3:09 PM CST up reply actions
Cows started it
They’re hurting our ozone layer. We’re just protecting ourselves!
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 3:10 PM CST up reply actions
Make no mistake
If given the opportunity, a cow would eat you and your entire family
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Good for you
Personally, I usually only eat the meat part of steak, but if you like the shit, then who am I to judge?
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Ha.
Well played.
Yeah, I gave up pork ON THE SPOT when I saw video of a pig playing Pong with his owner/friend. Then, when yelled at, the pig began to cry.
I haven’t touched pork since. That animal is, apparently, smarter than 98% of human beings I encounter on a daily basis.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 3:12 PM CST up reply actions
I have grown up on farms and hunting most my life
so I am fairly jaded to the dog no different that cows and pigs argument. I have never had a cow cheer me up when depressed. For the record not all people in Montana live on ranches.
That's because you grew up on a Montana ranch
everybody who believes commercials know that the happy, cheer-me-up cows only come from California.
:)
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 3:14 PM CST up reply actions
True story.
I love hearing what people think of montana. I have been asked so many times if we ride horses everywhere.
I hate to say it
but we do use a lot of horses on the ranch when I am back home. But I never once rode one to school.
So the state song isn't Home on the Range?
Colour me disappointed
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Actually
That’s Kansas’ state song.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 3:18 PM CST up reply actions
Understood, I think we’re all a bit more level headed than a certain person I had this discussion with on Twitter (sup folks?) and it’s all a matter of how you personally relate to something.
I don’t think I’ve ever liked Mike Vick the man, but as a player you can bet your ass I like him.
by Casey Richey on Nov 18, 2010 3:16 PM CST up reply actions
I separate them out
Mike Vick is a hell of a football player.
Ron Mexico is a dog-killing motherfucker who will get some sort of karmic retribution one day.
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One of the Super Bowls I worked...
I was hoping for the Falcons to win the game prior just so I could see him up close to see if it was for real. The athlete part of that man is unmistakable.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 3:19 PM CST up reply actions
I’ve seen him up close, it’s real. that’s also probably why i’m so inclined to be defensive about him. I grew up idolizing him on the field, he was the Joe Montana of Virginia Tech.
by Casey Richey on Nov 18, 2010 3:23 PM CST up reply actions
I think it's 2 separate things
I absolutely, 100% agree that Vick should have gotten more prison time for what he did. It was disgusting and vicious and there’s a special place in wherever you believe we end up after this life is over for him, and all the rehabilitation that he tries to do won’t change the fact that he was involved in this.
However, he served the punishment that he was given by the criminal justice system, and he has served his mandated debt to society. I don’t think that should preclude him from being able to go out and earn a living, and it just so happens that what his job is to throw a football.
My beef is not with the NFL for allowing him back in (or the Eagles for signing him) because I understand it’s a business and they are trying to make money, and having Vick on their team will ultimately help do that. My beef is with the justice system that makes up and enforces the punishments for the crimes he was convicted of. That’s where the ire and anger should be directed.
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I’m a dog lover/owner myself, so I imagine it will be tough. It’s like Schindler’s List – I’ll need to be in the right frame of mind to see it.
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the episode (The Sting) where Leela gets stung by the bee is also pretty tough.
by Casey Richey on Nov 18, 2010 2:51 PM CST up reply actions
I think that’s the biggest draw for me. To know that a silly animated comedy show can do that to me.
Lots of shows have tried to do that and it usually comes out half-baked and forces me to roll my eyes and wank dismissively, or even derisively laugh that they really tried to be earnest and missed the mark by so much.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 2:48 PM CST up reply actions
I agree. The Simpsons got me started but Futurama is my show. So well written too
by Casey Richey on Nov 18, 2010 2:44 PM CST up reply actions
now this is where I can’t choose.
I probably love each one just as much as the next
by Casey Richey on Nov 18, 2010 2:41 PM CST up reply actions
Not really a single episode...
But Bender’s Big Score ids high in my books for the way it lings together the whole Futurama storyline
by Red, White and a Mile high on Nov 18, 2010 2:51 PM CST up reply actions
Also completely off-topic (because I don't watch Futurama)
Is anyone going to see Harry Potter? (ducks out of the way of objects being hurled)
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After the last one
I wanted to know how it ended, so I read the entire series. It’s a goddamn trap, I tell you.
The first one is 250 pages long, but each gets a bit longer.. by the time you’re done, you’ve read War & Peace.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 2:45 PM CST up reply actions
Amen
I read them after the 4th one came out, and then got hooked – it’s like crack laced with meth on paper
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Wait, what?
Mine didn’t make any sense
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JJ will be waiting in line for tickets
In costume no less….no, not as Harry, as Hermieney
by Red, White and a Mile high on Nov 18, 2010 2:43 PM CST up reply actions
IT'S HERMIONE!
And I hope my new wand gets here in time ;)
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 2:44 PM CST up reply actions
I saw the last one drunk in the theater and enjoyed it.
I’m likely going to do the same.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 2:43 PM CST up reply actions
I have never seen one in the theatre
My wife forgot to invite me one year, and the rest I just didn’t go to. She’s going to see it tonight with her sister and my in-laws. I’ll be sleeping because it’s a school night and I’ve got kids to chase off my lawn tomorrow.
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At least use a broom to chase them off your lawn.
You know… for effect!
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 2:49 PM CST up reply actions
Also
I’m pretty sure the guy next to me could smell the scotch in the flask I brought in and was super-pissed about it.
He was older than I am and there alone… fuck him.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 2:51 PM CST up reply actions
Yea, the judgment should definitely have been stronger from your side of the seat than his.
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So, now that we've gotten animal abuse out of the way
Who wants to talk politics?
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 3:15 PM CST reply actions
We'll get to that
Right after religion (ducks behind JJ)
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OK, time for a new topic
Music…
1) best concert you saw this
2) most recent song you played (on radio, cd, computer, ipod, etc
I’ll start
1) Social Distortion
2)Dazed and Confused by Zep (I <3 Pandora radio)
by Red, White and a Mile high on Nov 18, 2010 3:16 PM CST reply actions
Social Distortion is one of my wife's favorites...
I, on the other hand, am listening to Sam Cooke right now. Another Saturday Night — one of the most wonderful songs of all time.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 3:18 PM CST up reply actions
Stevie Wonder and Sam Cooke
Are my one-two punch. My two favorites.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 3:21 PM CST up reply actions
the lead singer
for a dide who has to be in his 50’s is fuckin’ ripped…I mean, like Joey Kocur ripped.
by Red, White and a Mile high on Nov 18, 2010 3:19 PM CST up reply actions
dude*
terrible typing today
by Red, White and a Mile high on Nov 18, 2010 3:20 PM CST up reply actions
You might appreciate this...
Andrea and I just went to see Youth Brigade do a show in NYC after premiering their documentary. She was covering it as a journalist.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 3:22 PM CST up reply actions
Annnnnd
She informs me that we have, in fact, seen Social Distortion.
It all blends together for me — I’m more of a Funk/Soul/Motown guy. Punk is her thing.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 3:23 PM CST up reply actions
nice
i had been waiting for them to leave california/nevada for years and finally got my chance this summer
by Red, White and a Mile high on Nov 18, 2010 3:24 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah... even Andrea admits to liking it.
Not all of it, obviously. But the peppier stuff, like Sir Duke.
I Wish is my jam.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 3:25 PM CST up reply actions
he's one helluva artist
and I know I’m gonna get slammed for this…but “superstitious”…incredible. Also, Jamiroquai. Yeah, remember him?
by Red, White and a Mile high on Nov 18, 2010 3:28 PM CST up reply actions
Superstition is an INCREDIBLE song.
No one should slam you for that.
Also, I love Jamiroquai. Takes balls to try funk with modern music.
Has anyone heard of Lyrics Born?
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 3:29 PM CST up reply actions
If you only listen to one song...
let it be this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfWzyEWFu3I
I bought an album and I was not disappointed.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 3:33 PM CST up reply actions
good stuff
thanks for the recommendation. They kinda remind me of “Rehab”
by Red, White and a Mile high on Nov 18, 2010 6:08 PM CST up reply actions
DUDE!
On the off-chance you read this…
I’m actually good friends with Brooks, the guy from Rehab. I worked on a show he hosted.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 6:10 PM CST up reply actions
really?
that’s incredible. Southern Discomfort has been one of my favorite albums ever since it came out.
by Red, White and a Mile high on Nov 18, 2010 6:23 PM CST up reply actions
Trailer Fabulous
It was a mock-makeover show for MTV. We made ten episodes, but only five aired before it was canceled due to awful ratings.
I’ve kept in touch with him since ‘05 — but haven’t seen him in a few years. He’s a hell of a guy with an HILARIOUS blog:
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 10:53 PM CST up reply actions
Also...
If you’re interested. Here’s the show’s highlights:
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 10:58 PM CST up reply actions
Holy shit
I remember some friends and I watching this show in a hotel room on the way to, I think, Helena for a hockey game. Memories!
The more I think about this
The more if find it crazy that you worked on this show, which will always have a space in the back of my mind as what we were watching when we decided I could jump out of the second story hotel window onto the top of our bus. You almost killed me sir.
HA!
My bad…
How influential I am… I wonder what effect shows I’ve been involved in that people actually WATCHED have had.
Hopefully few, if any, suicides.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 19, 2010 9:06 AM CST up reply actions
more because it was his biggest billboard hit than because of the song’s value
by Red, White and a Mile high on Nov 18, 2010 3:32 PM CST up reply actions
Ah, I hear ya.
No, that’s a great song. Are you a fan of the album Songs in the Key of Life?
Did you know he hand-picked each and every performer on it (like, individual trumpeters) based on songs he’d heard before and thought they’d be a good fit for that feel? That man is a goddamn genius.
I don’t ask for autographs because in my line of work, it’s unprofessional, but I was REAL close to asking Mr. Wonder for his at the Super Bowl.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 3:37 PM CST up reply actions
Then...
I couldn’t decide if it was kosher or not to ask a blind man for a signature…
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 3:42 PM CST up reply actions
Can you autograph this, Mr Wonder?
[places power of attorney documents in front of the singer]
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 3:44 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
hell yeah
they’ve never made it onto my tiny ipod, but my wife always has them playing on her comp.
by Red, White and a Mile high on Nov 18, 2010 3:23 PM CST up reply actions
No concerts for me this year
I just had Love At The End of the World by Sam Roberts – a very underappreciated artist in my view
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Don't know the last time I went to a concert
But I’m absolutely in love with Cee Lo Green’s “Fuck You”.
Nice motown sound with pretty hilarious lyrics.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 3:19 PM CST up reply actions
Also
I go on Zeppelin tears every once in a while where all I want to listen to is Zeppelin for like two weeks straight.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 3:21 PM CST up reply actions
yeah
I’m pretty streaky with everything i listen to. A couple weeks of zep/stones/floyd, then a month of punk rock, then some banjo bands for a few weeks…drives my wife nuts
by Red, White and a Mile high on Nov 18, 2010 3:22 PM CST up reply actions
I get that from time to time
Although I’m more of a Beatles guy. I’ve recently re-discovered The Hip, and am really into that right now
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I could listen to the Beatles or Beach Boys any time, but they’re never really music I actively seek out.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 3:25 PM CST up reply actions
My daughter just turned on iTunes
And put on a Maroon 5 song – I’m not sure how I feel about this
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any feeling except “dreamy” will work
by Red, White and a Mile high on Nov 18, 2010 3:27 PM CST up reply actions
It could be worse.
It could have been Nickleback.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 3:28 PM CST up reply actions
or skid marks
i mean…Staind
by Red, White and a Mile high on Nov 18, 2010 3:28 PM CST up reply actions
Have you seen the guy from nickelback get hit with a rock in concert?
It is the best thing to happen to the world.
Might be poorly placed
But a fantastic meme nonetheless.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 3:39 PM CST up reply actions
I'm beginning to think so.
It’s so hard to get good OEM parts for European hockey players.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 3:42 PM CST up reply actions
I can't wait till next week
I’m going to get absolutely nothing done hanging here all day. It disappoints me greatly I’ve missed out over the past few days.
Have you at least caught up on TP:60?
We have a super huge guest coming on in a few weeks… a little tease for ya.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 3:49 PM CST up reply actions
Kyle Wellwood?
Or a different kind of super-huge?
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 3:49 PM CST up reply actions
Ha!
A little from column A, a little from column B.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 3:50 PM CST up reply actions
I am most definitely caught up on TP:60
an hour drive each day makes for a lot of podcast listening. (Both TP:60 and others)
Wait.
Others as in Red Wings podcasts or just in general?
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 3:53 PM CST up reply actions
Are there other Red Wings podcasts?
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Not worth listening to.
Unless you speak Polish.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 3:54 PM CST up reply actions
I wouldn't have time to listen anyway
Iron Man 2 came out on DVD recently – it’s far more interesting
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I mean
after the Wings went up 4-0 on the Oilers, I had better shit to do. You can’t expect me to watch a WHOLE game, can you?
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 3:57 PM CST up reply actions
No blame here
I mean, the game was effectively over, and it’s not like we have to analyze the entire game, just the important parts when the game is possibly in doubt
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It’s a guy doing complex equations on a chalkboard while eating an apple while waiting for a mermaid dentist’s appointment.
Esoteric, we has it.
by J.J. from Kansas on Nov 18, 2010 4:03 PM CST up reply actions
Just checkin'...
Research. And such.
by Michael Petrella on Nov 18, 2010 3:56 PM CST up reply actions
I wouldn't have added the "and others"
except…it’s an hour drive each day, and unfortunately TP:60 doesn’t last me more than a day or two.
Well class is over so I will be leaving you fine folks.
I’ll leave you with this. “Friends help the Guinea Pig tricked me”
Playoffs
In the Western Conference there is only one team I see as a legit threat to the Red Wings in the playoffs and that is the Blackhawks. They have a lot of speed and skill, they have Toews who may just be the best big game player in the world right now, and they can play the Wings tough.
Vancouver for all their skill is a 1 line team and given the nasty nasty things Zetterberg has done to better players than Daniel Sedin, I would say in a 7 game series they won’t stand up.
Los Angeles is a very good team, but I just don’t think they are consistent enough.
even with the Blackhawks
last year they did not beat us when we were full healthy or basically fully healthy…they still haven’t proved to me that they can beat us especially in a 7 game series…although i do admit they are fast and scary but until they beat us i don’t fear them…i fear the Canucks and Sharks more than them in a 7 game series…buttt the Canucks and Sharks are chokers so screw them…last year was flat out luck for SJ everything went there way I would bet a ton of money they wouldn’t beat us in a series again this year
LETS GO RED WINGS!
2011 will be the year....better be....
Troy Tulowitzki: "When people think of the Rockies, I want them to think of a winning organization."
by TuLoRocks2008 on Nov 18, 2010 4:59 PM CST up reply actions
I'm under the impression everyone hangs out here when they're bored at work.
Because five o’clock hit and it turned into a ghost town.
I have noticed the same thing
Too bad im on Mountain Time…oh well, I guess that means i have some time to actually do work
by Red, White and a Mile high on Nov 18, 2010 4:40 PM CST up reply actions
Denver sitch – Based on the article, I would definitely say management is failing the team pretty bad. If the story is true about putting out the young stars on billboards, then what do people have to be excited about… Foote? Really?.. Lets get on with the times Denver. This isn’t your 1996-2003 era snow chuckers. Yes, it’s the Avs and we all dislike the team, but they are a decent team as far as talent. Check back on this after the Broncos are done playing. Maybe attendance will pick up if they’re playing well.
Cleary – For sure, I’m 129% behind that. Problem is, the NHL has made voting a pain in the rear. I run a 1600×900 screen resolution and it takes me forever to get six players selected. I’m voting 10 times a day now for :Dats, Z, Buckets, Lids, Rafalski, and J-ho (yes.. j-ho, that’t what we’ve called him around these parts since last year)
Lebda – Stinks, poop… rotting fish on skates? I think any talent Lebda showed was a product of being in a good system and surrounded by good players. He’s the red reels.
Other teams – Vancouver is enemy #1 one to me. No opinion about the Kings as we haven’t played a game against them. Any other teams to give trouble will be the usual suspects – Nashville, St. Louis, Phoenix… but Vancouver is a far and ahead #1.
dialogue as bettman is watching this game from home
High Scoring Game! wohoo 14 goals! tied after two!.. Yay…
piddle piddle
….
Southern USA Hockey Team… Yay…
piddle piddle
….
what? no cindy crosby? no #$@$ing way! i was so close!
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