4/21/08 DLD: Day Off Fun Dump
by Jennifer on Apr 20, 2008 9:13 PM PDT
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PrintYeah, yeah. I'm sure no one else gives a crap, but I'm doing this dump, damnit. There isn't an A's game today and we just swept a three game series against the Royals, so let's just have fun and enjoy the day off. Feel free to add your comments, links, iPod selections, etc.
I'm getting this out of the way early because next week is going to be busy at work... and it's actually the 21st in ET. Deal with it.
Not everyone gets to see the A's Magazine, Spring Training Magazine or Yearbook, so I figured I would provide some of the highlights from the editions thus far. Plus, we can point and laugh at their answers.
6x6 with Travis Buck
Check out Arizona's top 6 from none other than Athletics' #6, who calls Arizona home year-round.
1. Best Lunch - Three places come to mind. Paradise Bakery for the club sandwich. Kona Grill 'cause they have the best calamari and the sushi is good too. And, obviously Cheesecake Factory for the club and most importantly, the iced tea!
Commentary: You can't go wrong with a club sandwich. The club ranks number two in my top five favorite sandwiches, trailing only the reuben and just nudging out tuna salad on toast with mustard.
Favorite cheesecake from the Factory: Pineapple Upside Down Cheesecake. HT to the hot waiter, whatever your name was, for pointing out it wasn't on the menu and for recommending it.
2. Best Place to bring an out-of-towner - Even though I've never been to either of these, I've heard Sedona, AZ is unbelievable and of course the Grand CanyonHow do you live in AZ and not have been to the Grand Canyon?
3. Best place to cool off on a hot day - I just have to walk to my backyard and jump in my pool.So does that mean I get to come over and cool off if I ever visit Arizona?
4. Best place to satisfy a sweet tooth - The best dessert that I have ever had comes from a local place called Fresco Juice. The dessert is called Bingsoo which is shaved ice underneath frozen yogurt or ice cream, with four different types of fruit and a fruit topping with bobas. Everyone that I have taken to this place can't stop talking about it!
5. Best place to kill a couple of hours - Two of the best malls I've been to are the Chandler Fashion Square and the Scottsdale Fashion Square. They have a lot of good stores and, being single, it's not a bad place to walk around... haha.
:-|
6. Best part about living in Arizona - The obvious reason why I first came down here for college and now make it my home permanently is the weather. You can't beat the year-round sun, especially since I leave for Oakland when it gets the hottest.
"year-round sun"? Please. Real people brave the snow and rain and no sun for six months.
The Inside Scoop with Justin Duchscherer
If I wasn't a baseball player, I would be: A rock STAR!I doubt that.
What shouldn't I eat, but can't resist: Cheeseburgers[scribbles note to self]
One word my mother would use to describe me: SweetAw! Now let's ask your ex-wife. Too soon?
My worst habit is: Sleeping lateNo comment.
People say I look like: Me[cues "Family Feud" music, family shouting "Good answer!" even though a giant red 'X' is going to pop up]
My most recent obsession is: Guitar Hero and rockRock what?
TV show I would like to appear on: DeadwoodNo one tell Justin this show is canceled. :(
If my life was made into a movie, I would be played by: Ashton KutcherReally? Ashton Kutcher?
In high school I was:a. A ladies man
b. Afraid of the ladies
c. In a long term relationship
d. Always at the ballpark
I'd believe it.
My favorite place to shop is: Best BuyAlso one of my top faves.
If I was stuck on a deserted island, the three things I would bring: t.v, xbox 360, beddingGilligan didn't have electricity, Justin.
My first concert I went to: Michael Damian (Rock ON)I wouldn't admit to that. -45 cool points.
On a relaxing evening, I am most likely to:a. Pick up a remote
b. Pick up a book
c. Pick up a dumb bell
d. Pick up a video game controller
My teammate give me the hardest time about: How hard I throw.
That's when I would come back with this answer: All. Star. How many others on the team could say that? Exactly.
The one thing I have to do on game day is: Use the restroomThat's it? I feel cheated.
My favorite movie is: Primal Fear
The best part about being from ______ is ______?
The best part about being from Texas is not having to be there now.
Aw. That's a little sad. Texas can't be that bad, can it? Maybe I shouldn’t be going there on VACATION TO SEE YOU PLAY!!
My biggest pet peeve is: Not speaking proper EnglishWell, it's best if Justin doesn’t speak to me.
Think Quick: (circle on) (answer bolded)a. Mach Madness of Super Bowl
b. SUV/Truck or sports car
c. Keira Knightley or Scarlett Johansson
d. Johnny Drama or Ari Gold (?)
e. Restaurant or home cooking
f. New Year's Eve or 4th of July
g. Rap or Country
h. Guitar Hero or Halo
From the 2008 Official Yearbook
Get to know Daric Barton:
If I wasn't a baseball player I would be: a dog vet
Daric, you don't get to chose what animals you want to work on.
My favorite place to shop is: Best BuyWe need to get these boys a sponsorship!
Get to know Kurt Suzuki
My first job was: Surveyor
I wish the clubhouse was stocked with: Sushi
The current of former player I would like as a teammate is: Babe Ruth
You and me both, Kurt
In my car I sing out loud to: Taylor Swift "Teardrops"-300 cool points
After most games I: Eat way too muchYou and me both, Kurt
Get to know Ryan Sweeney
My teammates give me the hardest time about: Saying blonde commentsAhem.
My fist job was: mowing lawns
If I was stuck on a deserted island, the three items I would bring are: a knife, lighter, and jacket
See, Duchscherer, this is the stuff you are supposed to bring on an island!
People say I look like: David BeckhamIn your dreams.
Get to know Dan Meyer
My first job was: Working at an animal shelterAw!
If my life was made into a movie, who would play me? Dallas Braden
People say I look like: Pacey from Dawson's Creek
Other look alikes?
Get to know Chad Gaudin
My teammates give me the hardest time about: Crushing the spreadChad, honey, I'd give you a hard time if I was hungry and you came by and smashed a table full of food.
The one thing I have to do on game day is: Shave my headAerodynamics?
After most games I: Build a fire and relaxIN THE CLUBHOUSE?!?! Play with fire, piss the bed, Chad.
My biggest pet peeve is: Leaving the tops of shampoo and conditioner bottles in the shower.Someone please explain this to me.
People say I look like: Kid RockSomeone please explain this to me.
Get to know Kevin Melillo
First, don't look Kevin directly in the eyes.My fist job was: Grounds crew at a golf course
If baseball doesn't work out, Kevin could always get a job with Clay Wood.
If I wasn't a baseball player, I would be: A MarineSwoon.
One word my mother would use to describe me: CuteI would agree with your mother.
What TV would I like to appear on? American IdolHas anyone heard Kevin sing? Someone ask him to sing at next year's Fan Fest.
Sing aloud to in the car: DaughtryHe must really like American Idol
My least favorite exercise is: RunningI think I'm in love.
Get to know Jack Hannahan
If I wasn't a baseball player, I would be: Working 9-5Jack, I love you, but I totally disagree. If you weren't playing baseball, you would be dead on someone's lawn. Sorry.
If I was stuck on a deserted island, the three items I would bring are: My dogs, food, and waterCome on.
My teammates give me the hardest time about: My buttI would like some more information, please.
After most games I: Sit in the ice tubeThat's usually what I do after work.
Get to know Mark Ellis
What shouldn't I eat, but can't resist? PopcornPopcorn? Does Mark have diverticulitis or something?
My most recent obsession is: My sonAw!
What TV show would I like to appear on? LostI didn't think it was possible, but Mark just became hotter.
My teammates give me the hardest time about: My noseYou know what they say about people with big noses, Mark...
People say I look like Justin TimberlakeWho are these people? The same ones that tell Ryan Sweeney he looks like David Beckham?
Get to know Alan Embree
I wish the clubhouse was stocked with: Older players
My teammates give me the hardest time about: Being old
Have they been to the World Series? Exactly.
Get to know Dana Eveland
If I wasn't a baseball player, I would be: A trash manAim high, Dana.
The current of former player I would like as a teammate is: Hideo NomoI think he's available.
What TV show would I like to appear on? One Tree HillOne. Tree. Hill.
Get to know Keith Foulke
If my life was made into a movie, who would play me? Christian BaleYeah, I could see that.
My worst habit? EatingEating isn't a habit, Keith. Eating is a necessity.
Finally,
Get to know Dan Johnson
My first job was: Packing water pumps
My biggest pet peeve is: Slow drivers
In my car I sing out loud to: My voice is so bad I would even sing by myself
Aw! I heart Band Camp.
My favorite place ot shop is: CostcoThis is making me sad.
My worst habit is: Drinking coffee (like 10 cups a day)That can't be healthy.
If I wasn't a baseball player, I would be: Flipping housesThis almost came true... the season is still young.
What's on my iPod?
Kurt Suzuki1. Paramore -"Misery Business"
Also on my iPod.
2. T-Pain3. R. Kelly
4. Hoobastank
5. Toby Keith - "I do like some country. I've got a lot of stuff. It's random- whatever I'm feeling that day."
Justin Duchscherer
1. Metallica
2. Disturbed
3. Chevelle
4. Three Days Grace
5. Tool = "I listen to a lot of hard rock."
Dallas Braden
This should be interesting...
1. Killswitch Engage2. James Taylor - "I'm pretty eclectic."
3. Metallica
4. Red Hot Chili Peppers
5. Incubus
6. Alicia Keys - "'No One.' That song is probably my favorite out there right now."
7. Pantera
8. Slipknot
9. Phil Collins -"'In the Air Tonight.' It's probably the last song I listen to before I pitch. It gets you into that calm focus."
Phil Collins? Did not see that coming.
My iPod faves as of right now:
1. "Come on Eileen" - Dexy's Midnight Run
- I've actually woke up in the middle of the night singing this song.
2. "Alive with the Glory of Love" and "Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too" - Say Anything
3. "Pressure" and "Misery Business" - Paramore
4. "King of the Rodeo" - Kings of Leon
Most embarrassing tunes?
1. Miley Cyrus
2. songs from "The Sound of Music"
3. "New Soul" the song from the MacBook Air commercial
4. iTunes downloads from American Idol. Me and Kevin Melillo.
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Travis likes Asian desserts!
No wonder he’s so sweet and sunny…behold the power of tapioca!
The candy and the baseball all night long :)
"My teammates give me the hardest time about: My butt"
I’m having a difficult time thinking of anyone who would complain about Jack’s butt :D
Ryan Sweeney is good-looking.
Yes, I believe this complaint deserves further study.
Can we keep small-sample-size Bobby Crosby? Please? -Joey C.
And hands-on research.
"Hasn’t the foggiest inclination toward winning ‘tall. Hates to win. Likes to be buggered."
Well ballplayers shower with each other,
so maybe it’s covered with pimples or extremely hairy or something else you wouldn’t notice drooling over it through baseball pants.
JENNIFER!
I was working on my first ever DLD for tomorrow…it’s my one year AN-iversary. Oh well. This is way better than anything I would have or could have put together.
1. Kevin Melillo is p-r-e-t-t-y. Seriously.
2. I am kinda sad that Travis likes the Cheesecake Factory so much and likes hanging out in malls. Travis, I know this great sushi place…
3. Christian Bale. ‘Nuff said.
4. What DO they say about people with big noses, Jennifer?
5. Since it’s still SUNDAY NIGHT, I think I’m gonna do some face recognition on some pics of some of the rest of our boys. Stay tuned.
6. Hilarious commentary.
Can we keep small-sample-size Bobby Crosby? Please? -Joey C.
Aw.
I’m sorry for stealing your AN-iversary thunder.
4. The have bad allergies?
"Hasn’t the foggiest inclination toward winning ‘tall. Hates to win. Likes to be buggered."
It's cool.
I’ll just wait another year.
Can we keep small-sample-size Bobby Crosby? Please? -Joey C.
Actually...
I was going to do my first DLD to celebrate the 41st anniversary of my birth.
Then again, that thunder was stolen two weeks ago by Athletics fan and runner.
Oh, well. Happiness is waking up on your birthday to see your team on top of the AL West standings. (OK, tied with some other team, but let’s not spoil it. Bad enough that the A’s get the day off, and I don’t).
I guess while I am here I should wish a Happy B’day to my favorite second baseman of all time (sorry Mark).
I'm here to talk about the past.
Happy Birthday to you! :)
"Huston, you're hot!'' said first baseman Dan Johnson, dressed as a bottle of mustard.
BTW, it's 4/21/08.
Well, it is tomorrow.
Can we keep small-sample-size Bobby Crosby? Please? -Joey C.
I don't know what you are talking about.
"Hasn’t the foggiest inclination toward winning ‘tall. Hates to win. Likes to be buggered."
DLD equivalent of a chick flick
Foolsh, the most insane regular poster on AN since oaktoon left - salb
Without the tears.
"Hasn’t the foggiest inclination toward winning ‘tall. Hates to win. Likes to be buggered."
That comment about Dan Johnson shopping
at Costco STILL has me laughing. Holy crap, thank you for making my night. And I’m sure this took you forever.
By the way, there’s a reason that Duchscherer is tattooed on my ass…he loves his Xbox 360 about as much as I love mine and one of his favorite bands is tool. Nuff said.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Apr 20, 2008 10:11 PM PDT reply actions
Oh and when the heck did Justin get divorced?
I always thought the world of his wife Michele.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Apr 20, 2008 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not for sure.
After last season, Duchscherer is in a much better frame of mind, period. Last year was extra rough. Not only was he essentially house-bound for two months after hip surgery, but he also was going through a divorce, something that has been complicated by custody issues involving Duchscherer’s 4-year-old son.
"Hasn’t the foggiest inclination toward winning ‘tall. Hates to win. Likes to be buggered."
I did too
at games , Michele was always very friendly to fans sitting near the wives/family section. Sorry to hear they are divorced.
by oaklandbbfan on Apr 21, 2008 8:19 AM PDT up reply actions
You are SO wrong about Tony D... LOL
One issue of A’s Magazine a couple of years ago featured Justin Duchscherer in the “He Said She Said He Said” thing (back when he was married… and I don’t remember which teammate they used as the other “he”). He answered “Creed” as his favorite band… when I read the later question about his worst habit, I immediately thought “listening to Creed.”
I agree with your advice about not making eye contact with Kevin Melillo. I made eye contact with him at FanFest, and his forlorn “someone please ignore Travis and ask for my autograph” smile is still haunting me.
And do you really need Chad’s pet peeve explained to you? Have you ever shared a shower with people who take the caps off shampoo & conditioner bottles and just leave them laying around, maybe throwing away the bottle when it’s empty, maybe not, but the caps that have been left laying around get washed onto the floor of the shower where you step on them and hurt your foot? So I’m going to be leaving my husband & son and moving in with Chad.
"Huston, you're hot!'' said first baseman Dan Johnson, dressed as a bottle of mustard.
I guess I've been lucky.
Who the hell leaves the CAP of the bottle in the shower?
"Hasn’t the foggiest inclination toward winning ‘tall. Hates to win. Likes to be buggered."
SLOBS! That's who!
"Huston, you're hot!'' said first baseman Dan Johnson, dressed as a bottle of mustard.
I think Tony D's been arresting more folks and sending fewer home ...
... than Steve Gutenberg ever did.
Exception: Barton on Saturday. WTF was that?
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Apr 21, 2008 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Michael Damian?!
My wife watches the soap he used to be on and even she can’t stand him.
I think I would just lie and say I’ve never been to a concert. Maybe make up something, like going to your 5th grade music recital.
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
My most recent obsession is: Guitar Hero and rock
Rock what?
based on…
A rock STAR!
t.v, xbox 360, bedding
d. Pick up a video game controller
h. Guitar Hero
...i assume that is supposed to be “rock band” aka best video game ever
The one thing I have to do on game day is: Shave my headMy biggest pet peeve is: Leaving the tops off shampoo and conditioner bottles in the shower.
Someone please explain this to me.
maybe gaudin uses shampoo and conditioner on his facial hair thing?
If my life was made into a movie, who would play me? Christian Bale
...
9. Phil Collins -”’In the Air Tonight.’ It’s probably the last song I listen to before I pitch. It gets you into that calm focus.”
Do you like Phil Collins? I’ve been a big Genesis fan ever since the release of their 1980 album, Duke. Before that, I really didn’t understand any of their work. Too artsy, too intellectual. It was on Duke where Phil Collins’ presence became more apparent. I think Invisible Touch was the group’s undisputed masterpiece. It’s an epic meditation on intangibility. At the same time, it deepens and enriches the meaning of the preceding three albums.
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
You were like 3 years old when Duke was released--
No wonder you didn’t understand any of their work
Brainless Automaton #439
by rubin sierra on Apr 21, 2008 1:18 AM PDT up reply actions
American psycho
Maybe Keith is trying to tell us something? He does seem a little psycho to me…
It's a beautiful day for baseball.
Holy shit.
Okay… I read xbx’s Genesis comment late last night, then forgot about it. I check through the DLD today and see your words “Duke was released,” and I have a small seizure.
"Huston, you're hot!'' said first baseman Dan Johnson, dressed as a bottle of mustard.
nothing like a small seizure to shake off your hangover
Brainless Automaton #439
by rubin sierra on Apr 21, 2008 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Rock Band is freaking awesome.
I’m slightly obsessed with completing …And Justice for All, Blackened, and Ride the Lightning on expert. It is very challenging, to say the least. Perhaps not as challenging as actually playing the songs, but difficult nontheless.
I love the bass feature, obviously. I can play fingerstyle on the controller for Rock Band, but I can’t really do it that well on Guitar Hero. And I can play my bass like a motherfucker after an hour or three on Rock Band. It’s kind of like doing chromatic exercises for a few hours. Carpal tunnel, here I come.
I don’t particularly care for Phil Collins, but that is a great song.
It's Rhodes Scholar Night at the Coliseum tonight.
That Dragonforce song from Guitar Hero III kicks my butt on the second difficulty level
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
GH3 is waaay harder than Rock Band.
I’ve managed only two songs on expert, whereas on Rock Band, I play every song on expert, and only go down to hard on the extremes (Metallica, a couple of Sabbath songs, Maiden). I think it’s because the GH songs are really guitar-driven, where the RB songs are a little more song-driven.
Plus, I don’t have either game, so I can only play when I’m at my buddies house.
It's Rhodes Scholar Night at the Coliseum tonight.
i can't even attempt any of those on expert yet
i’m really excited for doolittle, who’s next, and (hopefully) nevermind…
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
Are those the full albums?
I heard they were going to start releasing them pretty soon. I’d love to see Tool on there, but I can’t see them licensing their stuff. Megadeth would be pretty tough, too.
I’m also a bit surprised they didn’t come up with a keyboard/piano controller. I guess every song doesn’t have a keyboardist, but they all have guitar/bass/drums/vocals.
Can you imagine some crazy progressive stuff (ELP in particular) on keyboard? Talk about tough.
It's Rhodes Scholar Night at the Coliseum tonight.
... and Howe!
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
yeah they're going to start releasing full albums
and there will almost certainly be some sort of keytar instrument in rock band 2.
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
In the Air Tonight is a great song, and is a true story
but this: I think Invisible Touch was the group’s undisputed masterpiece. , is so unexpected I had to stop what I was doing and respond.
Invisible Touch?? Of all of their albums, the bubble gum one? Look, I love both Peter Gabriel era and Phil Collins era, though Hackett, Rutherford and Banks had as much if not more to do with the sound than their frontmen did . But Invisible Touch? Doesn’t make my top ten Genesis albums.
That's an urban legend about In the Air Tonight.....
From Phil himself:
“I don’t know what this song is about. When I was writing this I was going through a divorce. And the only thing I can say about it is that it’s obviously in anger. It’s the angry side, or the bitter side of a separation. So what makes it even more comical is when I hear these stories which started many years ago, particularly in America, of someone come up to me and say, ‘Did you really see someone drowning?’ I said, ‘No, wrong’.”
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Apr 21, 2008 8:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Do you like Huey Lewis and the News?
(i have never even heard “invisible touch”)
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
For what it's worth,
I would vote for “The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway” as their masterpiece. But I liked Genesis with and without Peter Gabriel.
+1,000,000 for the BEE reference
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
Christ
by green star oakland on Apr 21, 2008 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Price, you're priceless
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
< returns some videotapes >
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
M E A T
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
Body Double is, in fact, one of my favorite films. I have seen it an unconscionable number of times.
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
i need to watch it again
is that your favorite depalma film?
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
sometimes it is, sometimes it isn't
Are you familiar with the J. Hoberman line about it?
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
no
what is up with this new glitch where it keeps asking us to join AN?
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
log out, then log back in -- that should fix it
No idea what the bug is.
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
Yeah, see ...
that’s why I don’t try to learn much about the players … we really have nothing in common at all … I’m not a gamer, I haven’t hung out at a mall in a decade and I think Taylor Swift is an affront to country music … I’ve never even been a fan of club sandwiches …
"It's for your own good. Big strong Devo knows whats best for Poppy" -- Mossback
i also don't really want to know much about players
unless it’s something funny or interesting, and 99% of the time it’s not.
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
I don't have an iPod...
but here’s what’s in the disc changer in my car:
Tool – Parabola
Alice in Chains – Dirt
Joni Mitchell – Mingus. Featuring the greatest bass player ever.
Medeski Martin & Wood – Combustication
Metallica – Master of Puppets
Rachmaninov – Piano Concerto No. 3
Stupidest musical moment: Putting down “Couldn’t Stand the Weather” by Stevie Ray Vaughn to buy Poison’s “Greatest Hits”.
And, on the topic of music, if you go here, you can see a couple of videos of yours truly playing bass for Micah Anderson last month at the Catalyst in Santa Cruz.
It's Rhodes Scholar Night at the Coliseum tonight.
MyPod
Elliott Smith: Either/Or
Rogue Wave: Out of the Shadow
The Kinks: Lola Versus Powerman
The Darjeeling Limited Sountrack
Ben Folds: Songs for Silverman
The Beach Boys: Pet Sounds
The Shins: Wincing the Night Away
David Bowie: Best of Bowie
Bela Fleck & Edgar Meyer: Music for Two
Frederic Chopin: Complete Mazurkas
And more.
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
I like Bela Fleck...
but mostly with the Flecktones. Victor Wooten is a fucking master.
Pet Sounds is amazing. You like Smile?
It's Rhodes Scholar Night at the Coliseum tonight.
Seeing the Flecktones live is incredible
Their show in SF a few years ago is easily on my top 5 list for concerts attended in my lifetime…
by RickeySteals on Apr 21, 2008 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I saw them in a church
on the campus of Hamilton College in upstate NY. Wooten instructed us to open our hymnals before shredding “Amazing Grace” to pieces.
So it goes.
Bela Fleck: Pickin' Machine!
Victor Wooten is amazing.
As an avid Pet Sounds fan, I’m ashamed to say I’ve never heard SMiLE. I know all about it, but haven’t encountered a place to buy it.
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
Get it.
Amazing album. There’s a little weariness to Wilson’s voice, but it is incredible. And to hear Good Vibrations as part of sequencing to an album? Awesome. Best Buy, Target, Wal-Mart would all probably have it. I guess places like Borders and Barnes & Noble, too. Pretty sad that it’s so difficult to actually go buy a cd now.
I was looking for one the other day. I couldn’t find it at the used cd place by my house, and then started wondering where I might actually get this thing. All the above would have recent releases, and some Best Buys have alot of albums, but where do you go to get different stuff?
Not necessarily crazy-indie-under-the-radar stuff, either. I guess Amazon.com, iTunes, or the individual artist’s page is the way to go.
It's Rhodes Scholar Night at the Coliseum tonight.
On repeat
The Mountain Goats - We Shall All Be Healed, esp. “Palmcorder Yajna” and “Against Pollution”
Underworld - Oblivion With Bells
Don Lennon—Maniac
You like the Mountain Goats?
I was just turned on to “Autoclave” via a NPR’s All Songs Considered podcast.
And I agree with you on Lamb Lies Down, though Selling England will always be my favorite.
I do
I think John Darnielle (aka The Mountain Goats) is one of the very best lyricists around, and I’ll vote for great lyrics and passionate delivery over virtuosic musicianship every time. If you haven’t already, check out “Has Thou Considered the Tetrapod” from The Sunset Tree, and “The Best Ever Death Metal Band in Denton” and “The Mess Inside” from All Hail West Texas.
agree 100% on "The Best Ever Death Metal Band in Denton"
Hail Satan!
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
The current Albums of interest...
Prince-Lovesexy
The Stan Kenton Big Band-Kenton ‘76
Stone Sour-Come What(Ever) May
Super Lucky Catz-Songwriter’s Notepad
And I have a fresh copy of Carl Fontana and the Andy Martin Quintet’s “Live at Capozzoli’s-Las Vegas” that I picked up at a concert a couple of weeks ago. It hasnt been loaded onto the iPod yet because I can’t get it out of the car CD player. (not literally, just keep playing it every time I am in the car and I forget to take it out)
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
Thomas
I posted this in the Thomas thread but here it is anyhow, a jays fan perspective on the release.
"First Zito and now DJ? The Giants are like A's landfil." - a paraphrase of Since72.
Also, Todd Linden has a .231 lifetime average and a 66 career OPS+, chill Linden fans.
by Athletics fan and runner on Apr 21, 2008 6:48 AM PDT reply actions
Yup. Instant classic.
Brainless Automaton #439
by rubin sierra on Apr 21, 2008 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Big Hurt was just on the Dan Patrick radio show
Patrick was prying to see who he was hoping to play for, but Frank wouldn’t say. Patrick asked if he was wanting to win a ring or just play, and Frank seemed to be okay with just playing, since it’s better than sitting at home or on the bench.
Frank’s call-waiting beeped while on the line, and Patrick joked that it was Billy Beane calling. Frank’s comment was, “Well, Oakland’s got a good young core of hitters.” Nothing too revealing, but definitely fun to think about. Seems that if Beane wants him, he’d play for the A’s.
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
Quotes from Forst
“We obviously enjoyed our time with Frank here (the ‘06 season), so sure, we’ll have a discussion.”
What about Barry?
“Barry who?” Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.
“Bonds.”
“Uh, we’re happy with the guys we have,” Forst said.
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
{gasp}
An Ostler column that’s … coherent! Non-ADD! Sensible! Well-written!
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
Off topic, but I can't stop looking at these photos...
The ones of people with their parents sometimes make me kinda cry.
"I'm going to take a camera crew and march into Billy Beane's office and demand to know why instituting his newfangled cost-saving measures means that the run manufacturing plant had to get shut down." FJM
Effing AWESOME site!
Page 12, 2nd one down: What stadium is that? Blue seats, used to have artificial turf…
I’d guess K.C. or Toronto, but I don’t meow for sure…
"He's a misfit. He gets along with everyone." - Reggie Jackson, describing Joe Rudi
currently playing on the monkeypod ...
Last ten albums on shuffle:
1. New York’s Ensemble for Early Music, Istanpitta
2. The Blue Aeroplanes, Cavaliers
3. Hesperus, Colonial America
4. Cheri Knight, Northeast Kingdom
5. Amadis Ensemble, Joan of Arc
6. Virgil Thompson, The Plow That Broke the Plains
7. Oldarra, Le Chant Basque
8. Shriekback, Cormorant
9. Lotte Lenya, “Mackie Messer”
10. Ensemble Gilles Binchois, Les Premiere Polyphonies Francaises
Heaviest rotation the last 2 weeks:
1. R.E.M., Accelerate (5/31 at the Greek—anyone else going?)
2. Blowzabella, A Richer Dust
3. Ensemble Alcatraz, Danse Royale
4. The Feelies, The Good Earth
5. Richard Thompson, Henry the HUman Fly
Yeah, I’m old and I’m Caucasian.
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
This is damn good stuff, monkeyball
Is there room for a SportsNation music blog? In the meantime, I’m still waiting for a Feelies reunion, just to hear “Raised Eyebrows” one more time.
BTW following up on your Smiths post, were/are you a fan of The Wedding Present, Railway Children, Felt/Denim, stuff like that?
the closest I got to that whole scene ...
... was the Woodentops. Truth be told, the Smiths never did much for me.
My favorite underappreciated UK band of that era: That Petrol Emotion. Two of my biggest regrets of having just missed seeing a band live were just missing them in Boston, and just missing the Hartford show of Husker Du’s last tour.
Peter Buck produced a whole lot of crap albums/bands in the ‘80s and ‘90s, but his work at the board on The Good Earth and Uncle Tupelo’s acoustic third album was really solid. I saw the Feelies, let’s see … twice, if memory serves: opening for R.E.M. on the Pageantry tour in ‘86 (Halloween show in Burlington VT), and opening for fIREHOSE (?!?) in Seattle in ‘91. The Seattle show, both bands came out for a 15-minute encore of Jojo Richman’s “Roadrunner” that was actually really great.
And I think I’ve mentioned this before in AN music threads, but (as per my shuffle list) I’m a total early music nerd—I don’t listen to art music composed between 1500 and 1900. Yes, I know what that leaves out.
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
I love "The Plow That Broke The Plains"
It’s a soundtrack to a film that was made, I think, by whatever the cinematic equivalent of the WPA was? - anyway, in the 1930’s. There’s a really nice section in it called “Cattle” which uses a lot of cowboy songs, similar to Aaron Copland’s “Rodeo” but much better - and about ten years before Copland.
The candy and the baseball all night long :)
by Englishmajor on Apr 21, 2008 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Wow!
Good New Deal knowledge! And a tip of the Farm Security Administration fedora to the banana guy, too!
Clockwerks!
It keeps telling me to that I need to join AN every time I click reply. I’m already logged in.
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
Same here.
"Hasn’t the foggiest inclination toward winning ‘tall. Hates to win. Likes to be buggered."
Same here.
Log out, and then log back in. That seems to fix it.
The search function, however, seems to still be broken. ‘tis a shame, because it has essentially killed minorleagueball for me.
Am I the only one over the age of 12, who doesn't own
an IPOD of any sort. I may be a techno guy, MCSE, CCNA, but I don’t own, or play gadgets. Oldest cell phone ever, no games, no players.
No...
but in my case, it’s just because I’m cheap.
My CD player broke about 2 months ago, and I haven’t replaced it yet.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
I got a "Creative Zen Stone" recently for workouts.
$30 cheaper than corresponding iGadget, plus has 2 gigs, FM and a rudimentary microphone in case of idunnowhat. And I can shave with it, it peels potatoes and ask about its other special features.
I did have to remove the iBullshit from the tracks I’d bought from iTunes, but that was just a minor, one-time expense for the program to do it. So, you might wanna shop around if’n you’re in the market for a player. i
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Apr 21, 2008 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I just got mine at Christmas.
"Hasn’t the foggiest inclination toward winning ‘tall. Hates to win. Likes to be buggered."
My Letters?
Microsoft Cerified Systems Engineer, and Cisco Certified Network Admin
by theblackpearl on Apr 21, 2008 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
heck, he ought to be able to hack his way in
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
Funny you mention that. The next class I am taking is called
Ethical Hacking.
by theblackpearl on Apr 21, 2008 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Would it be ethical
to hack into the director’s console of an Angels’ telecast and kill Hudler’s mic?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
At one point last year I owned three iPods.
It was kind of ridiculous.
Can we keep small-sample-size Bobby Crosby? Please? -Joey C.
My buddy is like that.
one in the car, one in the house, a little ipod shuffle for his snowboarding jacket, etc..
I'm better now.
I only have 2 – my regular one and a shuffle for the gym.
Can we keep small-sample-size Bobby Crosby? Please? -Joey C.
that's a good idea
I may need to take that step.
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
I understand the Shuffle for the gym, actually
Better to have flash memory instead of a hard drive bouncing around when you work out.
I can tell you from experience...
... that hard drive based iPods don’t do so well when they fall and get shot off the back of a treadmill…
Switched to a nano after that incident…
by RickeySteals on Apr 21, 2008 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd definitely recommend an arm band ...
or something similar to keep ipods attached to gym jockeys …
"It's for your own good. Big strong Devo knows whats best for Poppy" -- Mossback
4th gen ipod
I was just about to give up and replace my iPod a couple years ago, thinking that the hard drive was gone. But then a friend who had spent a while working at an Apple Store showed me that a big problem with the 4th gen models is actually the cable that connects the hard drive to the motherboard. Now I just pop my iPod open and re-seat that cable whenever I have problems. The hard drive is still going strong after lots of use (though I don’t really put mine through too much bouncing).
Still, if I were to get a new one, I would look for something with flash memory.
I had the same problem with my 4G before the great iPod vs treadmill fight.
You’re right about the flash – I’ve dropped my nano at least a half a dozen times with no ill effects.
by RickeySteals on Apr 21, 2008 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
Me, too. A mini (pre-nano), an “early” nano (which my son lost a couple of months ago), and a “current” nano. The mini and nano#1 were only 4GB and had different things on them, so I bought the newer giggier nano in order to consolidate… but I’m attached to the mini because it’s already primitive, so I keep it around.
I’m afraid of the new shuffles, they’re too little… I know I’d lose it, or the cat would bat it around. They’re like Barbie iPods.
"Huston, you're hot!'' said first baseman Dan Johnson, dressed as a bottle of mustard.
Yup,
I had the original 4GB mini, a 2GB nano and the new shuffle (which I love). I got rid of the nano. The shuffle is the best thing ever. Just clip it to something! You won’t lose it. It’s the best thing ever for the gym.
Can we keep small-sample-size Bobby Crosby? Please? -Joey C.
the shuffle will be great in like 2 years
right now it just doesn’t hold enough songs…
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
I'm too much of a control freak to have a shuffle.
I actually choose to shuffle everything most of the time anyway, but I don’t want to have to be forced into shuffling.
"Huston, you're hot!'' said first baseman Dan Johnson, dressed as a bottle of mustard.
You don't have to shuffle.
That’s just the name. It’s just a marketing gimmick.
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
In former Soviet Union, shuffle forced into you!
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
Yeah but it's so cheap
I’ll just buy the newer improved one when I need it.
Can we keep small-sample-size Bobby Crosby? Please? -Joey C.
I have a cell phone....
I’m thinking I’ll move on to the other stuff as soon as I master the CD player.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
I don't even have a car
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
Ah...
Bonus points if your car predates CD technology!
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
I have an iPod
but I almost never use it anywhere but in the car, because I have a 1988 car that only has a cassette player, so I have one of the things that allows the iPod to transfer its signal onto an unused radio channel. I subscribe to several podcasts, but I hardly ever get around to listening to them—I love the idea of having on-demand media but I don’t find myself using them very much.
The candy and the baseball all night long :)
by Englishmajor on Apr 21, 2008 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
I think they call that un-demand media
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
ipod question
i had an old ipod with the four buttons above the wheel, i used it with one of those radio things in my car. it worked great… until i left my car unlocked one day and it got stolen.
so now i have a new ipod with a bunch of features i’ll never use (why would i want a color screen, album covers, tiny videos?) and no remote control? wtf?
now i have to lean over while driving to change songs.
why did they get rid of the remote control?
is there a third-party remote control i can buy?
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
anybody?
i’m talking about this thing:
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
Closest thing is probably...
... this:
Advantage is it also gives you a radio for your ipod
by RickeySteals on Apr 21, 2008 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
but that plugs in at the bottom
in order to listen to my ipod in the car, it has to be in this.
i can’t believe they changed the f’ing headphone jack…
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
I'm off to meet with the high school
vice principle. It seems my 17 year old is responsible for her English teacher receiving hate mail from the hearing impaired lobby. This should be interesting.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Wow, you can email in sign language. COOL
by theblackpearl on Apr 21, 2008 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
None of my kids are deaf...
at least clinically so. Mainly they’re just stupid…which is part of being a teen I suppose. According to the letter my daughter’s teacher is a Nazi. I’m wondering if this isn’t some sort of revenge for a failing grade on an English paper. I hope so. It doesn’t make my kid any smarter….but it would prove she can deliver a dirty underhanded sucker punch.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Sign her up for an AN membership!
I love you, k^2. -Poppy*
by kaweahkaweah on Apr 21, 2008 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
So do all celebrities have a carefully sorted ipod?
I just have a crap ton of songs, constantly set to shuffle … is that what’s holding me back?
"It's for your own good. Big strong Devo knows whats best for Poppy" -- Mossback
i used to be a full album guy
until the ipod came along. now i just have a bunch of songs on shuffle.
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
Remember the guy
who did the Yankee batting stances? He’s back with the Red Sox.
"Hasn’t the foggiest inclination toward winning ‘tall. Hates to win. Likes to be buggered."
That's hilarious
I like his buddy with the camera who laughs at every one, even though you know the guy must have done them a hundred times.
The candy and the baseball all night long :)
by Englishmajor on Apr 21, 2008 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Another Brian Bannister interview/article
in the Seattle Times that mentions the MLB Trade Rumors Q&A series.
Can we keep small-sample-size Bobby Crosby? Please? -Joey C.
I could have sworn it was an off day
But there’s an A’s game on Comcast! And amazingly, with the same pitchers as yesterday—Eveland is an iron man!
The candy and the baseball all night long :)
Has anyone posted the rickrolling of the Mets?
Article, with youtube link here.
You can thank fark.com for the hilarity that ensued.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
Remember the old days when Jennifer would never, ever post a diary?
I read this and wonder how we had the strength to even get out of bed in those cold, dark, barren days.
Plus: I think Harvey Keitel should play Justin Duchscherer in the movie.
There is an A in Whimsy.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Apr 21, 2008 1:38 PM PDT reply actions
Really?
I thought they were the good ol’ days.
I love you, k^2. -Poppy*
by kaweahkaweah on Apr 21, 2008 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Pertty cool interview with Rob Neyer
over at SB Nation’s Viva El Birdos.
"I'm going to take a camera crew and march into Billy Beane's office and demand to know why instituting his newfangled cost-saving measures means that the run manufacturing plant had to get shut down." FJM
Ken Macha, emmy award winning broadcaster
http://www.lonestarball.com/2008/4/21/446847/ken-macha-on-air
I’m watching the game via the Boston broadcast, and Ken Macha is taking the place of Jerry Remy. At first, Macha really annoyed me. His voice is really nasally, and what he has to say sounds forced. As the game went on, however, he started to grow on me. He said a few things that really stood out:
stat-addled alien overlord
I always thought he was really funny.
I found the “Macha is so boring” comments puzzling.
"Huston, you're hot!'' said first baseman Dan Johnson, dressed as a bottle of mustard.
Anyone looking for a new job?
I might just have to move to Seattle.
this iz teh best job descripshun evr.
Can we keep small-sample-size Bobby Crosby? Please? -Joey C.
I can has job?
"Hasn’t the foggiest inclination toward winning ‘tall. Hates to win. Likes to be buggered."
Can someone critique my cover letter?
Is this too short?
O hai. Am smart and nais. Pls cheezjob, kthxbai!
The candy and the baseball all night long :)
by Englishmajor on Apr 21, 2008 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
LOLjock from last week:
"Huston, you're hot!'' said first baseman Dan Johnson, dressed as a bottle of mustard.
Does anyone need a new sig?
“I like people. I like marijuana. It’s like Disneyland, dig."
The candy and the baseball all night long :)
by Englishmajor on Apr 21, 2008 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I like how it's a story this year.
When it’s the exact same as every other year there.
I did pay for my May rent last year selling snacks out there.
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."
This whole article made me laugh:
Big personality just one feature of A’s big reliever
and fits in very well with today’s DLD.
Can we keep small-sample-size Bobby Crosby? Please? -Joey C.
That was great.
"Hasn’t the foggiest inclination toward winning ‘tall. Hates to win. Likes to be buggered."
too much good stuff
My three favorites:
Their chess-playing has attracted so much notice that one teammate – they’re not sure who, but they have a guess – has begun hiding pieces, which then are discovered in odd places. The kings remain missing, so they’re playing with Eric Chavez Bobbleheads.
Asked about being home-schooled, Brown joked, “We live in a cage, and our mom pokes sticks at us.
He also has written a song about former teammate Ruddy Lugo “and his confidence about being a big-leaguer,” Brown said.
Blez, we need to get Andrew on AN to do a couple Poetic Interludes.
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
Yes...I had to make the line about Chavez bobbleheads
my new sig. It’s annoyingly long though to keep the context, so I doubt it will last long.
But, it’s hilarious.
Their chess-playing has attracted so much notice that one teammate -- they're not sure who, but they have a guess -- has begun hiding pieces, which are then discovered in odd places. The kings remain missing, so they're playing with Eric Chavez Bobbleheads. "Chavvy does have six Gold Gloves," Brown explained. "That's good enough to be king."
Context is totally overrated.
I like just “The kings remain missing, so they’re playing with Eric Chavez Bobbleheads.”
I have [null set] to say.
This explains so much about you.
Context is totally overrated.
Their chess-playing has attracted so much notice that one teammate -- they're not sure who, but they have a guess -- has begun hiding pieces, which are then discovered in odd places. The kings remain missing, so they're playing with Eric Chavez Bobbleheads. "Chavvy does have six Gold Gloves," Brown explained. "That's good enough to be king."
I'm probably going to switch my sig to ...
We live in a cage, and our mom pokes sticks at us.
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
what is going on
If there’s a microphone around, Brown’s belting out songs. If someone else has the microphone, he’s dancing, instead. And it’s tough to avoid noticing the giant dancing man even if he’s not the lead singer during a round of Rock Band.
either slusser read this DLD or the a’s clubhouse is obsessed with rock band…
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
Oh noes!
I may be in the market for some short-term storage, so naturally, I thought first of 5A Rent-A-Space - how could I not, after years of their commercials during A’s games?. But it seems they have been acquired by a company called ExtraSpace. Come to think of it, I haven’t heard the ads this year. They must be trying to rewrite the jingle.
Storage is for business – or for familee -
We have your place, HMM HMM Extra Space!
No, just isn’t the same.
The candy and the baseball all night long :)
So, they liked your application letter?
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Apr 22, 2008 7:49 AM PDT up reply actions
What happened with the house?
"Huston, you're hot!'' said first baseman Dan Johnson, dressed as a bottle of mustard.
"ExtraSpace," closed up, one word
Isn’t it ironic?
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
No kidding
It should be Extra Space.
And now it appears that the site automatically reformats extra spaces down to one.
Hm. OK.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
E x t r a S p a c e
"Huston, you're hot!'' said first baseman Dan Johnson, dressed as a bottle of mustard.
I always thought you were spacey
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
She's Sammy Soza!
"He's a misfit. He gets along with everyone." - Reggie Jackson, describing Joe Rudi
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