Hockeytown in Flames
 

Not to sound like a bitter NY Rangers fan -

but as a bitter NY Rangers [season ticket holder], I don't mind seeing the OTHER, OVERPRICED, ALL-STAR TEAM get knocked out in Four. But for Stevie Y - one of the classiest, most underrated and best players in the League. I hope he doesn't retire.

And I stand by the Rangers decision to sign Richter over CuJo - even though he got hurt and didn't play this season. In this day and age, you don't get many sports heroes that play their whole career with one team. In local baseball - we had Donnie Baseball. Hopefully, the Yanks will do the same with Bernie. And like Richter, I hope we have the class to the same with Leetch.

I will be proud when they retire #35 - the greatest goalie in Rangers history - next year.

Right now - I'm rooting for the Leafs, Canucks and Ducks.

not(that anyone cared about anything I just wrote, other than 3 people)7yS

Hockeytown in Flames
 

That's that game where they use a "puck", right?

Hockeytown in Flames
 

Yes, its Curling with a stick instead of a broom. Just because your team now loses in Dallas and a bunch of scabs play in your town, don't get all hissy.

not7y(Yankees/Twins this weekend. Bet?)S

Overtime
 

That's an easy criticism, but it's wrong. Every British guy with a falsetto is not trying to be Thom Yorke. A Rush of Blood to the Head was a tremendous artistic jump for Coldplay. Besides, Radiohead doesn't even want to be Radiohead anymore, they'd rather be Aphex Twin.

You're half right. The Strokes are setting themselves up for an Urge Overkill style destruction. They were only ever hype, but The White Stripes have released four albums that range from good to great (and Elephant is great). Besides, I don't think Jack White is going to get pregnant and leave the music business.

AI
 

No, Junior. Please give me a history lesson. :P By the way, sometimes it is helpful to read the full string before posting. As with so many other things in life, context is important.

Oh, and Led Zeppelin's first album came out when?

And related to the Jorma Kaukonen posts. Jorma is now living in a rather remote area of Southern Ohio. He moved there to follow a (guess what) woman he fell in love with. The photo to that album cover looks rather familiar and was probably taken at one of the cabins in the compound he built on some land he purchased there.

I read an article within the last few years in a local paper about him. Apparently during the summer, he holds clinics where he teaches both guitar techniques and songwriting skills. Seems like a pretty cool gig, but I don't remember any of the details on how to sign up. Frankly, I wish I did at this point. It would be something to learn from one of the masters.

spookyfish

best vacation and worst music
 

Speaking of obscure music--I need help! Back in the late 80s a friend of mine gave me a mix tape with a punk version of Doris Day's "Que Sera, Sera"--the tape faded, I've looked all over the web, and can't find it (found a nifty Sly and the Family Stone version but naturally, not nearly what I was looking for).

Does anyone know what the hell I'm talking about? Can anyone help? Eternal gratitude.

pj

Overtime
 

Coldplay is catchy crap. Their current song in heavy roatation is the best use of one repetitive note since Neil Youn'g solo on Down By the River. The only difference being, Down by the River is a classic, while Coldplay's CD will fill the $5.99 bargain CD bins in a year.

Summer Teeth is another attempt to mimic the aural landsacpe of Pet Sounds. It doesn't work, but Shot in the Arm is a damn good tune. Its a nice warm up for Yankee Foxtrot. Tweedy is a self righteous idiot. He sounds as foolish as the guy from Radiohead did after OK Computer was rated as the greatest record since Robert Johnson laid down tracks.

Elephant is a great fucking record - miles better than White Blood Cells. Get your ears out of your ass. You Have No Faith in Medicine is the best perfect 3 minute punk single since Smells Like Teen Spirit. Oh, and like Tweedy, Jack White is an idiot. Luckily, he's self-deprecating and admits he knows nothing about politics or the much of the world outside blues and rock music -- so he remains likeable.

The Strokes are a one album wonder gimic. You can't make a career out of playing the same song 12 times on every one of your records. Don't feel bad for them - most of their folks ae music and film executives. Why do you think they get to fuck fat Hollywood trash like Drew Barrymore and get all those GQ layouts? Im surprised Dominic Dunne hasn't linked them to a murder yet. The Strokes are yesterday's product.

It bears reminding that the Lip are 20 years old and according to most have already done their best work. That said, Yoshimi is a perfectly entertaining half-concept record. Its great because the production is fantastic and it doesn't get caiught up in some childish self-important message to society like OK Computer. The most potentially creative bands of our time have been lost to the pretentious belief that they had to make a statement to society - U2, Rage and Radiohead as prime examples. Rage has put out fiour musically fantastic records, yet all of De La Rocha's lyrics combined don't have the force of 30 seconds of
Dylan's "Hurricane" or "Masters of War." Its a hell of a thing to wrote a damn fine protest song - folks like Bono, Strummer, De La Rocha, the Radiohead singer and Springsteen aren't qualified and shouldn't try.

Leafs
 

I am sad and tired today. You need to get direct TV. Nothing like a good Don Cherry rant to make you feel back home.

Leafs
 

I gave up after OT2. I was pleased to see the result this morning. OT1 and OT2 were some of the funnest hockey I've seen in a while. Great series.

Vacations
 

Why would you say that? I've actually been to Sedona and thought it was beautiful. Went up to that church in the rocks. Played golf on the Sedona course, finishing right around sunset. Fantastic. Great drives, incredible red rock. Why wouldn't I enjoy it? I even went shopping and bought one of my cooler office toys there from one of the many little artsy shops. It's more of a day trip spot than a vacation destination, but I liked it.

Now antiquing doesn't sound fun at all.

I also disagree with the poster who said Crater Lake in Oregon was no fun. I went in the winter and the winding road up the mountain was cut through the snow such that there were 20 foot walls on either side. Amazing. As for the Crater Lake itself, it is absolutely beautiful. We got there relatively early and the clouds hadn't burned off yet, so it looked like a huge bowl of steamy soup. But once the clouds were gone, it really was a sight to see.

And speaking of amazing vacations, the best one I took was when I and some friends rafted down the Colorado, through the Grand Canyon. Camped for 5 days and helicoptered out. Amazing hikes. Awesome rapids. And a natural water/mudslide. Can't beat it. Highly recommended family trip. We had the hottest mormon mom on our trip with tasty breasticles she liked to display, so if you could arrange for her to join you, she'll make the trip that much better.

Thurgreed(thanks everyone for all the input)Marshall

Kids today, a typo apology, and SF v. LA
 

Actually, that's as close to agreeable as I get. I was actively preachin' to the choir and trying to give you some more ammo for your argument.

TM

Vacations
 

Ever been to Prince Edward Island? I have family who have a house there, but every time I look at the map, I say "fuck that... too fucking cold"... Should I reconsider?

Vacations
 

In the summer PEI is not cold. When we ran out of money we started to vacation there instead of Nantucket. Really pleasant temperature actually, nice beaches, and great golf. Of course you have to get over the whole "Anne of Green Gables" bullshit that assaults you at every turn.

A new vacation spot for TM.
 

Des Moines in October.

[Spree: Des Moines to host Miss Nude World pageant]

Jorma/ Fur Peace Ranch
 

It's called the Fur Peace Ranch and you can read about it here

not7yS

Overtime
 

This is quite possibly the most interesting perception about Radiohead I've heard in a while. Hmmm. You really have a good point.


Liz has been back for some time. And she also has 4cds out - ranging from good to great - which was sort of my point.

not7yS

Bourbon kills brain cells dead
 

Do you remember the LSAT? Try this one:

Question:
White Stripes: Elephant

Answer:
The Clash: Sandinista

Call me Aslan
 

Great. Now I'm going to have to go back and reread these too?

"Coming next is their adaptation of the classic fantasy series by C. S. Lewis, "The Chronicles of Narnia," beginning with a $100 million production of 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.'"

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/17/movies/17WALD.html

TM

Leafs
 

See, now this whole overtime thing gets me anxious, particularly w/r/t the Leafs. My concern is that the Leafs are going to play every series into 7 games, every game into overtime, players will be overextended and get injured, and the team will be exhausted and spent before (or even if) they make it to the finals and go out on a sucky, loserish note. And, wait, I think we've seen this movie before ... yes, yes we have!

Oh, and Slave, if you are even marginally rooting for the Ducks, you have lost your play-off TV priviledges at our place. The Mr. will beat you with a stick if he hears that.

Reality TV Show Protest
 

Coal miners on rampage against producers of "The Real Beverly Hillbillies":

http://news.findlaw.com/ap_stories/e...154502_03.html

I see their point, but honestly, is there a difference in demeaning portrayals between this upcoming show and the Lawn Guylanders/Staten Islanders shoved into a mansion with contemptuous servants to backstab for a million bucks on "The Family"? (Except for the different-but-equally-atrocious accents?)

Call me Aslan
 

It won't be too much trouble. They are much shorter.

Are there any other books from our childhood they are going to be tackling soon?

You Wouldn't Like Him When He's Angry
 

NASCAR Fan Faces Prison Time for E-mails

By MARK PRATT, Associated Press Writer

BOSTON - A NASCAR fan faces up to a year in prison for flooding Fox Entertainment with more than a half-million e-mails because he was angry the network aired a Boston Red Sox game instead of an auto race.

Full story: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...scar_angry_fan

Vacations
 

I would have thought you'd be bored. And annoyed by all the New Age crap.

Just this past weekend we went to Brian Head, Utah for a couple of days. Also very beautiful, but I hadn't been skiing in a while and I forgot that I don't enjoy it. Everyone else did, though, even my five year old. Actually, both my kids are amazing skiers. I hung out by the pool and read a lot, so it was pretty relaxing. My only complaint was that the altitude got to me after a while.

Bourbon kills brain cells dead
 

There were analogies on the LSAT when you took it? Was there also a Test of Standard Written English?

r(standardized test timmy)p

p.s. I recognize that it might have been intentional and want to spare you the need to say so.

Call me Aslan
 

They're not from our childhood but on the theme of kid-oriented fantasy, I read somewhere a while back that the Golden Compass movies are in the works too. It will be interesting to see how they tackle the daemons.

Leafs
 

Well, there are people that think the Leafs should never get a cup, because it would ruin their mystique.

http://www.eye.net/eye/issue/issue_0...ity/leafs.html

I would beg to differ.
There was a guy at the game last night holding up a sign saying that the Leafs were "God's Team". Which struck me as very funny. Would Jonas Hogland be part of God's team in his fantasy pool? I don't think so.

Bourbon kills brain cells dead
 

I assume you finished in the 30 percentile.

S(Are you a graduate of Hollywood Upstairs Law College, too?)D

Vacation in Des Moines
 

Gattigap, that's just one of the many attractions of Des Moines. I don't know if they're still doing it, but they used to have a street race in the summer called the Des Moines Grand Prix.

Participants were invited to race through the downtown streets.

Most of the winners were driving a Camaro. I think a Mustang driver won once.

The promoters were hoping for a high Trans Am concentration.

The only event I liked more was the annual Shriner's convention. Gosh, was that twisted -- hordes of drunken clowns terrorizing the city in those tiny, tiny cars.

AM(drink up, Shriner!)M

Lucky
 

Has anyone recommended "Lucky" on FX yet? I saw the pilot last night, and laughed harder than I've laughed since the sexual harassment episode of "The Office." The scene where John Corbett is trying to give CPR to The Trache through a straw was hilarious.

I do find it a touch implausible that a jobless person with a gambling addiction would choose to live in Las Vegas. It's like a recovering alcoholic choosing to be Slave's roommate.

QUESTION
 

Driving all over Arizona. Try and book a night at one of the campgrounds IN the Grand Canyon.

A house on the water in Nantucket and NOT located in town.

Stay in a Treehouse in Oregon.

I've always wanted to take a classic road trip. What's left of Route 66; Sections of Route 1 on the east coast.

A ride on the Trans-Canada railway.

Kids today, a typo apology, and SF v. LA
 

Having come from elsewhere, I really can't jump on the tireless provincialism bandwagon.

Actually, let me put that differently. I'm all for the SF provincialism when it involves boosterism, or ignoring the rest of the country entirely, or pretending that the Bay Area is really it's own separate place. Washington and New York are, after all 3000 miles away. The provincialism gets tiresome when it involves anything more, like bitching about Southern California.

Call me Aslan
 

I am not familiar with the Golden Compass books.

I would love to see a film version of my favorite children's lit books: Madeleine L'Engle's Time series or her South Carolina beach books or her Swiss boarding school books.

I have never re-read them, but I recall many happy hours in the garden reading all of her books.

Even(mom made me go outside, but she didn't say what i had to do)Odds

best vacation and worst music
 

It's called the Annoying Music Show and it's on the public radio station out of Chicago. They have compiliation CD's for sale at Amazon. My local NPR stations don't carry it, but every now and then Scott Simon has the guy on, it's hysterical.

How about eating less, and exercise
 

Overweight man sues McDonald's for failure to hire:

http://news.findlaw.com/ap_stories/o...071501_02.html

on grounds that McDonald's allegedly perceived him to have a disability (morbid obesity). Not clear if McDonald's thought he was actually disabled, or thought that he was just very fat.

Call me Aslan
 

ABC made a miniseries of A Wrinkle in Time last year, but for some mysterious reason keeps putting off airing it. I hope it's not because it's really really bad, because I loved those books, too.

Call me Aslan
 

You're in luck. "A Wrinkle in Time" has been filmed and will supposedly air as a miniseries on The Wonderful World of Disney (the ABC Sunday show you remember as a kid) at some future date uncertain. It was supposed to air in Fall 2002; no word on why it was delayed.

"A Ring of Endless Light" was on the Disney Channel last summer. It might be on video. I lost interest after about six minutes, but my wife, who had actually read the South Carolina books, was transported to her childhood. It struck me as "Flipper" with an Anglican theology overlay.

Never heard of the Swiss boarding school books, but I'm intrigued. Especially if they could film them with Traci Lords, and especially if everyone is often very naughty. Could make a lot of money.

Edited to add: Doh! Curse you, Xena, for being so concise!

Call me Aslan
 

The mysterious reason is that they are ABC and their programmers suck.

Even(but I am just guessing)Odds

Call me Aslan
 

I was told, by an acquaintance, (one who actually knows these kinds of things), that it was, indeed, really really bad. But it will still no doubt show up soon.

Call me Aslan
 

I heard it was bad too. I hated those books anyway. My mother tried to get me interested in them and I would quickly abandon them in favor of my Asterix comic.

Vacations
 

I've never been to PEI; eastern New Brunswick is as close as I've come. That said, I think PEI is lovely in the summer, if you can avoid the Japanese tourists who bring their 8-12 year old daughters (Anne of Green Gables is required reading in Japanese schools, apparently, and it's spawned a huge tourist industry). PEI golf rules the schools, so I hear. I'll get there some day.

It's kinda sad that I've been all over the USA, and seen little of my home and native land outside of Toronto and Montreal. Memo to self - work on that.