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My Weekend in Sports

Posted by Scipio Tex on February 2nd, 2009 under Basketball, Football

My sporting weekend began watching myriad Super Bowl hype and analysis shows Friday afternoon on ESPN and the NFL Network. I tried hard to get into it (I put on eyeblack), but when Steve Young, Mike Mayock, Chris Berman, and Tom Jackson intoned solemnly that the game would be decided by playmakers and that the team which puts themselves in a position to win will have the best chance of winning (by playing all four quarters!), I went out for a mountain bike ride. While I rode, I pondered the genius of the observation that If you give Kurt Warner five or six seconds to throw he will hurt you. So true. So true. No one understands the game like a former NFL player.

So my real sporting weekend began with the Texas/KSU travesty disgrace holocaust genocide futile exercise in nihilism game.

It wasn’t on my local channels, so rather than be consigned to ESPN Gametracker (Damion James has 2 point dunk shot) I figured out that I could watch it live on ESPN 360 by pirating my neighbor’s wireless; apparently his DSL provider had cut a deal with ESPN for game rights while I pay Comcast $150 a month to not do that. So I watched the game for free unless you think my neighbor now having remote access to all of my banking passwords has an “associated cost.” I don’t know. I’m not a numbers guy.

Trips Right and The General do a nice job breaking it all down, so my gratuitous contribution is this: Barnes has a number of pretty good players, but each has at least one glaring weakness that isn’t compensated for by the man on his right or left.

If Atchley had become the 15 ppg 3 point bomber and sweet hook shot maker I thought he would be, we could cobble together a nice little offense and stop the domino effect of self-implosion, but with Connor demonstrating the focus of Gary Busey in Amsterdam, a non-shooting point, Lil Iverson at SG, and an athletic hybrid forward with the basketball IQ of a rutabaga, it’s not happening. Barnes certainly deserves blame, but I think we need to be honest about the particular dilemma he faces when he puts any of our personnel groupings on the floor. It’s the same crisis Henry James experiences when he walks into a Men’s bathroom.


AJ Abrams demands freedom of the press

My dumb layman’s basketball solution for a team with athletes that shoots poorly, goes ten deep, and lacks true point guard play is to pressure. I’m no expert, mind you. I just like doing the stuff that takes your team from 17 down to tied in 7 minutes.

I cleansed my sports palate with the ginger of the most anticipated MMA fight in recent memory. I headed down to Sailor Ripley’s nursery/orphanage/Lost Boys hide-out to watch GSP take on BJ Penn. GSP methodically whipped the shit out of Penn and analysis is almost unnecessary beyond writing just that. I thought GSP would win, but I never thought it would look that easy. GSP transitioned from half guard to side control at will, he took down BJ whenever he felt like it, and he made Penn fight for space the way Jessica Simpsons battles her Dukes of Hazzard skinny jeans. Penn’s camp is complaining that George was vaselined like John Holmes’ first girlfriend, but that’s just pride talking. We learned two great lessons in this fight: one, GSP is the telegenic future of MMA; two, the skilled small man who gains weight to fight the skilled big man generally gets his clock cleaned. I hope GSP is smart enough to remember that when fans beg him to fight Anderson Silva at 185.


Sweet dreams

Lyoto Machida was also impressive, discarding Thiago Silva like a sanitary pad in a Brazilian landfill. Lyoto is one of those rare guys who can hit with more power backing up than planted or coming forward. Very Chuck Liddell. Throw in the fact that his jiu-jitsu is very solid and he’s developed a nice little takedown game and you’ve got a legit contender for the 205 title that no one wants a piece of.

Jon Jones – a 21 year old Greco-Roman – demonstrated a bright, bright future as he dispatched UFC veteran Stephan Bonnar with style. Suplex, spinning elbow, lateral drop, the only thing missing was a Jimmy “Supafly” Snuka cage jump. He has more leverage than Goldman Sachs. Jon, if this doesn’t work out, we’re holding a LB scholarship for you.

The rest of the fights were competent, if uninspired. Karo Parisyan, once of the most exciting young fighters in MMA, has officially become a boring douche. He won a weak decision over Lil Kim.

Finally, the weekend concluded with what is usually one of the most hyped, overdone, bullshit false dramas in the history of the world. No, not Falcon Crest reruns. The Super Bowl. Well, at least that’s how it used to be. Sunday’s game was arguably the best Super Bowl ever played, even with game officials who loved screen time and who wanted desperately to fill their specialty bets. The 14 point swing of Warner to Harrison will live forever in Super Bowl lore. I don’t need to tell you that Larry Fitzgerald and Santonio Holmes are bad, bad men or that Mike Tomlin and Ken Wisenhunt represent two coaches I’d love to play for – you saw the game too and I’m not interested in mastering the obvious. It was a phenomenal contest.

Step back from the guacamole dip and put those chicken fingers dowwwwwwn. “IT’S BOSS TIME WAL-MART SHOPPERS!” What’s with the “The Boss Still Has It!” chatter I’m reading everywhere. I like Springsteen, but c’mon.

The opening where he hurled his guitar to some roadie who comically staggered under its weight before wiping out was apropos for what we were about to see. Apparently, I was supposed to be impressed by his great energy, but I kept looking at his old ass band and laughing at their parody of a young man’s game – the layers I saw weren’t in the music, but on corpulent E-street bodies to conceal lots of easy living. Rock n’ roll is like Logan’s Run. You should be slaughtered when you’re 35.

Stevie Van Zandt looked like a walrus in a pirate outfit. Pirates of the Pinniped – I saw that show at Sea World when I was 11. Put a hit on your dietician, consigliere. I like that Clarence Clemon’s dressed like The Undertaker in his sax solo. Why didn’t he put Max Weinberg in a bodybag? Maybe his LifeAlert bracelet went off and it startled The Big Man.

Springsteen now has a Dylanesque gristliness and a constant facial expression that suggests he’s taking a massive and intense dump full of razorblades and peanut shells. The kind where your pants fit better afterwards. There was that old red-haired broad, too. Looking skanky but wise. I always like when the gospel band gets rolled out in their imam robes to add both dignity and scale to the proceedings. Springsteen closed the show by swinging his guitar around which demonstrated his vitality even more than a jumping jack. Or lawn darts.

Glory Days blew ass. The attempt at AUTHENTIC! ROCK! BANTER! between Bruce and Little Stevie made me groan, although it was properly penalized by the official for Unneccessary Sucking.

Positives: Born To Run was good. It’s Born To Run. It’s always good. They also kept showing a girl with great tits bouncing around in the audience like she was on a mini-tramp. Or was a mini-tramp. I kept praying Bruce would transition into Dancing in the Dark, grab the little lovely out of the audience, and let her hop around like a young Courtney Cox (before she starved herself so much that she came to resemble a giant head mounted on a popsicle stick). Anyway, that didn’t happen.

So, overall good weekend.

Tell me about yours?

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  1. chitwood said:

    February 2nd, 2009 at 9:15 pm

    My weekend? Let me just say at 2:00 on Super Bowl Sunday, when I should be 12 sheets to the wind at a Super Bowl party or a bar, I was driving my 4 year old and 6 year old daughters to see “Hotel for Dogs” with a Jonas Brothers CD playing in the car.

    So, Mrs. Lincoln, other than that, how did you like the play?

  2. Texoz said:

    February 2nd, 2009 at 9:40 pm

    So, overall good weekend.

    Tell me about yours?
    ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
    I watched the Super Bowl….commericals.

    Then, I used my neighbor’s wifi to download about 100 gigs of underaged, drawf porno from a virus-infested Russian server onto HIS computer.

    Then, I called child services on his ass. Maybe NOW he’ll join the Neighborhood Watch, that selfish, agoraphoric bastard.

    BTW, which lingerie team won the Super Bowl?

  3. Black Scholes said:

    February 3rd, 2009 at 12:53 am

    Take yesterday for example. We were out at the Olive Garden for dinner, which was lovely.

    Then, well, umm, actually a pretty nice little Saturday, we’re umm, we’re gonna go to Home Depot. Yeah, buy some wallpaper, maybe get some flooring, stuff like that. Maybe Bed Bath And Beyond, I don’t know. I don’t know if we’ll have enough time.

  4. Jeffrey said:

    February 3rd, 2009 at 4:41 am

    I drank until I thought AL Michael’s hair was real.

  5. Parlin Hall said:

    February 3rd, 2009 at 6:30 am

    You may not believe me when I say that it all started Thursday with a march on the Bastille, but that’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

  6. Trips Right said:

    February 3rd, 2009 at 7:16 am

    I lost Arizona +3 in the second quarter, Arizona +4 for the half, and Arizona moneyline all on that one f’ing play. Shouldn’t fade to Fitzgerald always be the play inside the 5?

    Luckily I was big on AZ +7, Pitt -.5 first quarter, and Pitt -1.5 3rd quarter. And I won my props on Boldin over 5.5 receptions, James under 13.5 carries, and Arizona kicking off first (they always defer). Vegas Kyle won the National Anthem being over two minutes after he found the actual sound check on youtube.

    It was a good weekend that would have been outstanding had Harrison tripped during his 18 second mad dash and if Dennis Clemente played like, well, Dennis Clemente.

  7. Turn the page, Fred said:

    February 3rd, 2009 at 7:21 am

    My wife wants me to borrow Clarence Clemons’ pimpin’ coat…just for a weekend.

  8. Art Vandelay said:

    February 3rd, 2009 at 7:29 am

    Coached my son’s first grade basketball team. We resemble the Horns (10 deep and very tall), except we are all light skinned and my point guard lost his front teeth. We don’t shoot very well, but we play a mean trapping defense. 32 minutes of running clock hell. Won by 20 baby! Kids love to watch me dunk at practice on those 8 ft baskets (think 5′ 10″ Dan Issel).

    Wife’s parent are in town so Super Bowl game watching was excruciating. Multiple Tecates followed by a nice Pinot made halftime even more humorous.

  9. Mysterious Package said:

    February 3rd, 2009 at 7:33 am

    I motorboated a cougar from Arlington.

  10. Mysterious Package said:

    February 3rd, 2009 at 7:37 am

    Everyone wanted to go with tails but I stuck with my gut feel and called in Heads two minutes before the flip.

  11. SlickStreet said:

    February 3rd, 2009 at 7:44 am

    “Springsteen now has a Dylanesque gristliness and a constant facial expression that suggests he’s taking a massive and intense dump full of razorblades and peanut shells.”

    HAAAA!!!!

  12. Nero said:

    February 3rd, 2009 at 7:50 am

    I was at my cousin’s house with the extended family, which includes about 15 kids total. I’m the youngest of the old generation, so I always feel it’s my duty to at least acknowledge the little buggers.

    I busted my ass on a rip-stick a few times, nearly ran the midget dirt bike into the lake, and jumped on the trampoline way longer than an adult should. I feel great though, because I finished the evening off by sleeping on an air mattress and getting a giant crick in my neck.

    Oh, and I lost $150 at the boats.

  13. PatronSaint said:

    February 3rd, 2009 at 7:54 am

    I finished up my week of hard work on Friday and celebrated by working Saturday and Sunday, which really reengized me to go back to work bright and early on Monday. It’s good to be king.

  14. The Tortilla Retort » Blog Archive » Super Bowl Thoughts said:

    February 3rd, 2009 at 8:01 am

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  15. dedfischer said:

    February 3rd, 2009 at 8:02 am

    Thoughts:

    - Our engineer’s username for his unsecured wireless internet at home is “Youthievingbastards”. I always get a kick out of that.

    - No mention of the stage slide?

  16. ESPN said:

    February 3rd, 2009 at 8:13 am

    The team I was rooting for won.

  17. Nero said:

    February 3rd, 2009 at 8:18 am

    What I want to know is, who is/isn’t allowed to go down onto the field for the concert? Do you pay extra for that? Is it included in certain tickets? Or do they say, “you’ve got a heaving bosom, want a front row seat for the geri-jam?” How do the “fans” get downt there so fast?

  18. RansomStoddard said:

    February 3rd, 2009 at 8:49 am

    Thank God there were so many people at our watch party that I could neither hear or see the horriblness that is, AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN, Bruce Springsteen. Never in the history of mankind has someone so bereft of talent been idolized so much. Projectile vomiting is the only proper response to his existence.

    Oh, and good read btw.

  19. dedfischer said:

    February 3rd, 2009 at 9:32 am

    Atlantic City is a national treasure.

  20. uthookem said:

    February 3rd, 2009 at 9:53 am

    Weekend in sports – as if anyone really gives three shits.

    Friday – got caught by the Pasadena police force for going 53 in a 40…speed trap nabbed me…yippee for defensive driving.

    Saturday – Shopping, dropped some more cash at Bed Bath and Beyond, went to the Houston Auto Show to pick out the family car, and oh yeah, sports – watched the Horns rollercoaster of a game while imbibing…heavily.

    Sunday – got to paint the master bathroom, again. The first color scheme didn’t work, so we got to paint for the second weekend in a row. Cooked burgers, had family over, paused superbowl, family left, watched superbowl…I would have won $170 if Arizona could have held on, I had the 3 and 0 squares…thanks for choking cards.

    Oh yeah, painting fucking blows. We spend two weekends painting this damn bathroom, and we still have to paint the ceiling and touch up all of the damn trim…awesome.

  21. Scipio Tex said:

    February 3rd, 2009 at 9:53 am

    chitwood:

    Your weekend was the chit.

    TexOz:

    Dwarf porn is commendable. I actually regret missing the Animal Planet puppy bowl.

    Parlin:

    I’d expect no less from you.

    Trips:

    Your response, unless I’m mistaken, was just a series of + and – broken down by quarter. You may have a gambling problem.

    Art:

    Maybe you can send Barnes some of your schematics on a full court press.

    Mysterious Package:

    I’m not sure it’s advisable to transfer dangerous wildlife on an open waterway. Oh, you meant…

    Nero:

    Dirt biking, tramping, air mattresses. It’s like a weekend in Vegas with Kid Rock. As for fan selection, I’m not sure how that works. My guess is that they do put in more than a few “ringers” in the form of aspiring models/actresses, but I saw some slaggy regular people as well. Friends of the producers?

    Patron:

    I too walk the walk you walk now. I’ve been in your shoes. I’m not suggesting that we go back to hunter-gathering, but I can see some value in stalking game over conference calls and TPS reports.

    ded:

    The stage slide would have just been piling on. It’s was so unintentionally awesome. Like you, my favorite commercial was Conan’s. The rest were fairly atrocious. I was also interested to see that random violence was the advertiser’s favorite motif this year.

    Ransom:

    I actually don’t dislike Springsteen. I like his slow depressing stuff. His upbeat stuff is the stuff of soda commercials.

  22. puertorican spelling police said:

    February 3rd, 2009 at 9:59 am

    the name is denis

  23. Nero said:

    February 3rd, 2009 at 10:28 am

    I think “I’m On Fire” appeals to the creepy old man in all of us, and at around just 2 minutes long, it’s short enough to enjoy the music without realizing Bruce can’t sing.

  24. Scipio Tex said:

    February 3rd, 2009 at 10:53 am

    uthookem:

    I care. We all care. You can always come to Barking Carnival and talk to us. Really. Painting does blow. Particularly when done in conjunction with someone who “likes how that looks” but “its no perfect”, so let’s do it again.

  25. Vasherized said:

    February 3rd, 2009 at 10:55 am

    At least 15-20 Real Ales entered and left my corpus in exciting fashion. Throw in 6-8 fajitas at various stages of the day and it will go down as my most gastronomically indulgent Super Bowl.

    On Monday I felt like BJ Penn probably did on Sunday.

    Still impressed with Big Ben and Cedric Griffin’s alma mater … San’Antonio Holmes.

  26. WhoooTex said:

    February 3rd, 2009 at 10:57 am

    I thought every single thing you wrote above, but forgot to write it down or post it anywhere.

  27. f3driver said:

    February 3rd, 2009 at 11:17 am

    For what it’s worth, my Sunday consisted of an after Church luncheon at El Fenix and a pre-game of burning through 80 rounds of .223 after siting in a nice Leupold on a mini 14. For a dude that lives with 3 females and a neutered Labrador retriever, that sort of testosterone related activity is much cherished. Oh yeah, the game was good too.

  28. MIA said:

    February 3rd, 2009 at 11:36 am

    I became the hero to everyone stuck at my job during the Super Bowl by finding an awesome streaming link for the game (wrestletvlive). I wont be paying for lunch for the next month.

  29. beowulf said:

    February 3rd, 2009 at 11:54 am

    Saturday. Hunting until the basketball game. Shoulda kept hunting.

    Sunday. Hunting until the Super Bowl. Glad I came in for it.

  30. EyesOfTX said:

    February 3rd, 2009 at 12:35 pm

    We can blame Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction in 2004 for the Springsteen performance. Ever since Janet’s droopy nipple made its national television debut, the NFL has offered a five-year parade of washed-up rock stars who spend more money these days on Preparation H than they do on illegal narcotics. I keep waiting for the day when the League offers halftime performers who are younger than I am, but I may have to wait to turn 60 before that happens.

  31. chitwood said:

    February 3rd, 2009 at 1:10 pm

    _________
    #
    RansomStoddard
    February 3, 2009 at 8:49 am

    Thank God there were so many people at our watch party that I could neither hear or see the horriblness that is, AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN, Bruce Springsteen. Never in the history of mankind has someone so bereft of talent been idolized so much. Projectile vomiting is the only proper response to his existence.

    Oh, and good read btw.
    __________________

    Mr. Ransom Stoddard, what you’ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

  32. Scipio Tex said:

    February 3rd, 2009 at 1:27 pm

    chitwood is a Springsteen fan.

    What did you think of his performance?

  33. chitwood's iTunes playlist said:

    February 3rd, 2009 at 1:43 pm

    psssst, he’d answer you but right now he’s rollerblading and listening to the “Best of” Hootie & the Blowfish.

  34. Spider said:

    February 3rd, 2009 at 2:27 pm

    I have tried to give a shit about Springsteen.

    I tried and failed.

  35. chitwood said:

    February 3rd, 2009 at 2:28 pm

    performance was meh. Can’t disagree with much of the criticism. I’d still see him live again, just preferably not as part of a Super Bowl halftime.

    Anyone who says they don’t like Springsteen has never listened to Nebraska.

    Traylor, if that’s you up above me, I’m going to kick your ass.

  36. EyesOfTX said:

    February 3rd, 2009 at 4:46 pm

    I have listened to Nebraska, and I do not like Springsteen.

    Anymore incorrect statements you’d like to offer here? :)

  37. slobhorn said:

    February 3rd, 2009 at 8:33 pm

    Scipio – great writing as always. You really have a gift, sir. Don’t know what you do for a living, but you should pursue this full-time.

    While Springsteen at 59 isn’t at the top of his game, I must take issue with some of the comments. Ransom in particular has the same level of insight into music as he does into the power of positive thinking. In his prime he was the best live performer in the world. Not the same as seeing the man live, but check out YouTube clips anywhere in the 1970-1982 timeframe. In a span of 10 years he released The Wild, The Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle, Born to Run, Darkness on The Edge of Town, The River, and Nebraska. At least two of those are unquestionably among the 100 greatest albums ever made, at least in the rock/pop/Americana genre, and the others are undeniably great.

    Like the Stones, he might not be what he once was but to claim that he’s never been relevant or that his historical importance is in some way overstated is not only absurd but shows such a total ignorance of music that it merits the death penalty. My concern is tempered only by the fact that some of the people making these comments no doubt believe that The Eagles and Jimmy Buffet represent the best in American music from this period.

  38. chitwood said:

    February 3rd, 2009 at 8:57 pm

    OK, I’ll clarify. Anyone who doesn’t like Springsteen and has listened to Nebraska is a fucking idiot. Is that better? :)

  39. chitwood's ringtone said:

    February 3rd, 2009 at 10:43 pm

    “I could hardly believe it when I heard the news today.
    I had to come and get it straight from you
    They said you were leaving, someone swept your heart away.
    From the look upon your face I see it’s true.
    So tell me all about it, tell me ’bout the plans you’re makin’.
    Then tell me one thing more before I go.
    Tell me how am I supposed to live without you.”

  40. chitwood said:

    February 4th, 2009 at 5:23 am

    Bastards. All of you.

  41. beowulf said:

    February 4th, 2009 at 6:08 am

    For the record, I thought Springsteenberg and his entourage were very underwhelming.

    The best halftime show that I can recall was with Prince. And I had fully expected to be disgusted with him.

  42. Johnny Knoxville said:

    February 4th, 2009 at 7:56 am

    OK, I’ll clarify. Anyone who doesn’t like Springsteen and has listened to Nebraska is a fucking idiot. Is that better? :)

    Amen brother Chitwood!

    Fret not, the insipid masses (RansomStoddard) don’t want to be reached.

    He probably just wants to “Carry On” with Pat Green as the soundtrack to his life.

  43. bateshorn said:

    February 4th, 2009 at 9:32 am

    Arrived in New Orleans on Thursday, immediately got crawfish, oyster poorboy, and beer.

    Friday:

    Spent the day at the World War 2 musuem. Went to dinner with girlfriend, went back to hotel, had sex.

    Saturday:

    Walked around NOLA, did a bit of shopping, ate in the quarter, afternoon drinks at the Columns, went to dinner with girlfriend, back to hotel, had sex.

    Sunday: Back home, picked up kids from ex wife, played all afternoon, watched the first half, Simpsons at halftime, toggled back and enjoyed the best superbowl since the Giants vs. Bills.

    All in all, I can’t complain.

  44. Art Vandelay said:

    February 4th, 2009 at 9:47 am

    I need to get me one of those…..

    I’m referring to the poorboy of course.

  45. uthookem said:

    February 4th, 2009 at 10:22 am

    The WWII museum is quite a place to visit. I’ve been twice, and will go again the next time I am in NOLA. How was it?

  46. bateshorn said:

    February 4th, 2009 at 10:25 am

    Amazing. They are doing a multi block expansion that will include a theater and a permanent exhibit dedicated to Guadalcanal. It’s a really awesome bookend on the warehouse district and gives a solid walking experience from their to the quarter.

    I was totally blown away by the DC-3/C-47 hanging from the ceiling with the stair way that allowed you to walk up to cockpit level. Still the most aesthically pleasing aircraft ever designed if you ask me.

    I was also really impressed with the exhibit on propaganda on both sides during the Pacific War.

  47. uthookem said:

    February 4th, 2009 at 12:20 pm

    Nice, bates! On my first visit they were a few months away from opening the Japanese wing, but I caught that a few years later. They all had of the amphibious landing vehicles on display, but I do not recall the stairway leading to the planes. I’ll have to go back.

    Funniest stories from that visit:
    -Won $300 first time I ever played blackjack in a casino, thought it was easy, and have since given it all back and then some.
    -GF (now wife) and I went to Pat O’s for drinks after a nice dinner. We each had a hurricane, then each a shot, then each a whiskey drink, and I had to pee…told her to get us another hurricane (to share)…I showed up and she has two more hurricanes in her hands…I proceeded to drink mine and most of hers…I blew chunks but managed to get okay by the morning, she blew chunks and didn’t leave the hotel until 5 pm the next day…allsome. Oh yeah, we had sex, too.

  48. Springsteen's Wizened Scrotum said:

    February 4th, 2009 at 12:42 pm

    I have more talent than everyone on this thread combined.

  49. Springsteen's Wizened Scrotum said:

    February 4th, 2009 at 12:43 pm

    Although I am very sore right now due to my brief affair with the camera

  50. BatesHorn said:

    February 4th, 2009 at 12:53 pm

    You can’t go in the plane, obviously, but there is something very cool about standing ten feat away at eye level from one of the most important air frames in history.

  51. Nero said:

    February 4th, 2009 at 4:24 pm

    All that sex makes the WWII museum sound like TX-OU weekend. I didn’t know PT Boats made girls so wet.

  52. Longhorn in Canada said:

    February 4th, 2009 at 4:25 pm

    Flew in one back in the mid eighties in Honduras. Just aft of the cockpit, where we stashed our carry-on luggage, there was a plate that read “Douglas Aircraft Model C-47 – accepted, US Army Air Corps, March, 1943.”
    When I returned some years later, they were flying new turboprops. I was really disappointed.
    Not only did the DC3/C47 make a tremendous contribution to winning the war, it became the airliner of choice for the third world for decades. Thanks for the memories.

  53. Facebook User said:

    February 4th, 2009 at 5:52 pm

    I see why he didn’t select the name MasturBatesHorn.

  54. Scipio Tex said:

    February 4th, 2009 at 5:53 pm

    All:

    Have you been to the Nimitz museum in Fredricksburg? I spent four hours there and could have spent another two.

  55. BornOrange said:

    February 4th, 2009 at 9:43 pm

    I went to the Nimitz museum several times when I was a kid. The part I remember most is the Peace Garden, which was built and paid for by Japanese citizens. Several things stuck with me:

    1. How a kid from the Texas hill country could become the Admiral of the greatest navy ever assembled.

    2. How the country defeated by that navy could honor its commander by building a garden dedicated to peace in his hometown.

  56. Parlin Hall said:

    February 5th, 2009 at 1:11 am

    Scip, thanks for the tip about the Nimitz Museum. I’ve driven by it four or five times in the last year and never thought to stop. I’ll definitely go this next summer.

  57. Bateshorn said:

    February 5th, 2009 at 6:57 am

    Scip-Thanks for recommend. I’m usually too f-ing tired from climbing enchanted rock to stop, but I will put it on my to do list next time I’m in Austin to visit my moms.

    Oh, I had the good sense not to drag the girlfriend to WWII musuem. She did her thing and we met up later. I learned the hard way about woman and war stuff (hence the ex-wife).

  58. Austintacious 'Horn said:

    February 5th, 2009 at 8:12 am

    Scipio Tex: hey, Silva & Bruce look so much alike…down and out cold! Stevie Ray still rocks it from the grave on a much higher plane.

    Really enjoy the variety from the bloggers here @BC.:) another entertaining writeup,thanks.

    I spent all weekend working and then threw up when “Captain” Kurt broke the “cardinal” rule by throwing any other than a fade or crossing route in the red zone. STUPID!!! call..@$#%*!!+@^GAME

  59. dedfischer said:

    February 6th, 2009 at 8:45 am

    http://bosscocked.com/

  60. Automotive Chip Repair said:

    January 29th, 2010 at 1:53 am

    I’ve been looking for this precise information on this subject for a long time.

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  • adam-biggers wrote a new blog post: Spartan Hoopla: Here’s What I Really Think About Spartan Basketball   1 hour, 53 minutes ago

    Okay, gloves off.

    No stats, no recaps, none of that.

    If you have ever read my stuff on Bleacher Report you would notice that I keep to a newspaper style of writing. On this blog, I want to be more opinionated, but without being out of line at the same time.

    Here it goes, this is what I

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  • P.Drez wrote a new blog post: Carlo’s Chelsea Capitulate; United Seize Control   2 hours, 26 minutes ago

    An already painful week turned excruciating for Carlo Ancelotti. After being dumped out of the Champions League midweek by former hero Jose Mourinho, Chelsea failed to rebound and dropped two valuable points at Blackburn. Manchester United edged Liverpool and now control the Premier League race.

    A forlorn figure on the touchline, Carlo Ancelotti could

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  • Tim commented on the blog post Spring Preview: Tech Offense   3 hours, 5 minutes ago

    With Leach at the wheel I was expecting a 10 win minimum season with the guys this team has coming back in 2010. Now with Tubbs, Willis, and Brown running the show I’m in agreement it’s anywhere between 9-12 wins this year.

    Very exciting to hear your take on the O-line ded, as

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  • adam-biggers wrote a new blog post: Spartan Hoopla: Michigan State Stamps Its Ticket to Sweet 16 Without Kalin Lucas   4 hours, 45 minutes ago

    No Kalin Lucas?

    No problem.

    “Too Easy” has had his share of leg and ankle problems this season, and with two minutes left in the Spartans’ second round matchup with Greivis Vasquez and the Maryland Terrapins, he made an early exit.

    State’s 5′11″ point-man Korie Lucious may have a little something to

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  • ghostofagroundgame commented on the blog post Best Opening Round I Can Remember   6 hours, 38 minutes ago

    This really has been a great start. It’s pretty exciting to see dark horse teams winning by playing solid basketball rather than just shooting the lights out. 4 year players are so key.

  • Bob in Houston commented on the blog post Best Opening Round I Can Remember   6 hours, 40 minutes ago

    And nobody melts down like Maryland fans. I can’t even post some of the stuff they have spewed.

  • dick commented on the blog post Best Opening Round I Can Remember   7 hours, 27 minutes ago

    Hopefully, yall caught the Maryland Michigan St ending. Freakin’ thrilling. Maryland almost pulled off a comeback for the ages.

    officially the best opening weekend ever

  • Patrick Bateman commented on the blog post NCAA Tournament Open Thread: Weekend Edition   7 hours, 32 minutes ago

    Tom Izzo can coach some ball.

  • Patrick Bateman commented on the blog post NCAA Tournament Open Thread: Weekend Edition   7 hours, 33 minutes ago

    MSU at the buzzer!!!!!!

  • Patrick Bateman commented on the blog post NCAA Tournament Open Thread: Weekend Edition   7 hours, 35 minutes ago

    Fear the Turtle! Came all the way back from a dozen down to take the lead on MSU…

  • D W commented on the blog post Best Opening Round I Can Remember   7 hours, 42 minutes ago

    It’s incredible how few teams play good, fundamental basketball.

  • Patrick Bateman commented on the blog post NCAA Tournament Open Thread: Weekend Edition   7 hours, 46 minutes ago

    tOSU will be moving on. Evan Turner does a little of everything. 22 pts, 8 reb, 8 ass. Great player.

  • Patrick Bateman commented on the blog post NCAA Tournament Open Thread: Weekend Edition   7 hours, 46 minutes ago

    tOSU will be moving on. Evan Turner does a little of everything. 22 pts, 8 reb, 8 ast. Great player.

  • Patrick Bateman commented on the blog post NCAA Tournament Open Thread: Weekend Edition   7 hours, 52 minutes ago

    Bob Huggins looks like a guy I wouldn’t want to play for. He makes Barnes look like Dick Vermeil….

  • Scipio Tex commented on the blog post Best Opening Round I Can Remember   7 hours, 54 minutes ago

    Scratch that. The Big Red are blowing Wisconsin out.

  • Patrick Bateman commented on the blog post NCAA Tournament Open Thread: Weekend Edition   7 hours, 56 minutes ago

    I’d be happy to see the last two minutes of the OSU/Tech game. 4 pt game with just under two minutes.

    Cornell putting it to the Bo Ryan’s….

  • Scipio Tex commented on the blog post Best Opening Round I Can Remember   8 hours, 23 minutes ago

    Cornell is playing phenomenally well. I’d be surprised if Wiscy doesn’t cut into the lead in the 2nd half.

    Jay Bilas may end up looking like a genius.

  • admin commented on the blog post Best Opening Round I Can Remember   8 hours, 38 minutes ago

    parlin – Shoot me an email sailorripley at barkingcarnival dot com.

  • ghostofagroundgame commented on the blog post NCAA Tournament Open Thread: Weekend Edition   9 hours, 32 minutes ago

    I really want Mizzou to give it to WVU.

  • Sailor Ripley commented on the blog post Round 2 Saturday Recaps   9 hours, 46 minutes ago

    What kind of NBA player does Samhan end up as?

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  • dick commented on the blog post Second Round Bets   9 hours, 58 minutes ago

    I really like Cal today.

    ATM and Cornell look too good to be true and the public is all over both of them.

    I gotta believe that Izzo beats Maryland today, I haven’t been impressed with the Terps this year. I am surprised that they are favored.

  • ghostofagroundgame commented on the blog post NCAA Tournament Open Thread: Weekend Edition   10 hours, 20 minutes ago

    Gonzaga is getting plowed like a future Zeta during her Provisional Summer session.

  • Alex wrote a new blog post: The Top 10 Reasons our Cal Bears will beat the Duke Blue Devils   10 hours, 24 minutes ago

    Kevin Berger from March To March lays it out for us here.

    1) Interior Worries. As in the Bears shouldn’t have any defensively even if Cal is an undersized group. Brian Zoubek and Lance Thomas aren’t going to drop step and dunk you to death on the low block so Mike Montgomery can

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  • Patrick Bateman commented on the blog post NCAA Tournament Open Thread: Weekend Edition   10 hours, 31 minutes ago

    Jordan Hamilton + 2 years ~ Wesley Johnson. Discuss.

  • James commented on the blog post Best Opening Round I Can Remember   10 hours, 49 minutes ago

    ” a heavily tattooed lycanthrope Irish wookie named Lucas O’Rear”

    That is just strong command of the English language.

    This piece was a nice balm on the hangover.

  • Patrick Bateman commented on the blog post Texas Turns the Page   10 hours, 51 minutes ago

    gotta,

    I think your overall point is a good one. Barnes is a “system” guy especially defensively, which plays into how he overall plays the game. He wants to play a high pressure, overplay man2man scheme predicated on effort, good technique and overall quickness. Similar to Duke, but even Coach K (in fairness

  • Patrick Bateman commented on the blog post NCAA Tournament Open Thread: Weekend Edition   11 hours, 2 minutes ago

    Would have never guessed that UNI had an Ali shooting threes for them….

  • ghostofagroundgame commented on the blog post NCAA Tournament Open Thread: Weekend Edition   11 hours, 19 minutes ago

    Anyone else as confused as I am by this “Ivan Brothers” ad campaign? WTF?