One more week till the NFL season kicks off!!!
We’ve got 26 players now, if everyone pays, I’ll be paying the top 4 spots.
$10 entry
1st – 140
2nd – 70
3rd – 40
4th -10
Pickem’ info:
In order to join the group, just go to Pro Football Pick’em, click the “Sign Up” button (or “Create or Join Group” if you are a returning user). From there, follow the path to join an existing private group and when prompted, enter the following information…
Group ID#: 14591
Password: hammer
You must be paid in full by next Thursday afternoon to participate, so get to it!
I saw this on Blood and Amy’s sites, it looked like fun so I did it.
Post the first bit of lyrics from the first 20 songs your iPod plays randomly. Kudos if you recognize any without using Google.
1. If you could see yourself now baby, its not my fault. You used to be so in control.
REM – Bang and Blame – the only GA band on the list.
2. If If you want If you want to be the one that he’s thinking of. You You just need You just need to understand.
The Honorary Title – Bridge + Tunnel – I inherited a bunch of emo stuff when I got my last iPod.
3. heavens trash fixation turning mass direction having a relationship without guilt
Skinny Puppy – Convulsion – What can I say? It was a phase.
4. Jah would never give power to a baldhead. Run come crucify the dead. Time alone – Time will tell.
Bob Marley – Time will Tell
5. Hey hey momma say the way you move, gonna make you sweat gonna make you groove.
Led Zepplin – Black Dog – Duh.
6. All the fear has left me now. I’m not frightened anymore.
Sarah McLachlan – Fumbling towards ecstacy. It’s my wife’s, I swear, but her voice does rock.
7. Life, it seems, will fade away.Drifting further every day. Getting lost within myself. Nothing matters, no one else.
Metallica – Fade to Black
8. You took it back. How could you go and do something like that? My fingernail phase. Worst has got the best of you.
The Used – Greener with the Scenery – more emo, not bad actually.
9. Rows of houses all bearing down on me. I can feel their blue hands touching me.
Radiohead – Street Spirit – the one song from my favorite band. I have about 3 gigs of Radiohead.
10. Nowhere here to call my home, no one near to call my own, all that’s left is for me to roam, somebody please help me hang on.
Ben Harper – Homeless Child
11. He trembles in the bitter wind until it’s time for us to speak, whilst others here are sleeping sound.
Siouxsie and the Banshees – Scarecrow – Cmon, who didn’t have a little crush on Siouxsie in the late 80′s?
12. I loved you, you made me, hate me. You gave me, hate, see?. It saved me and these tears are deadly.
The Hollywood Undead – My Black Dahlia – Sad….I’m embarrassed. If you want a chuckle you should check out one of their videos.
13. Oh Oh Oooh, she’s the refugee. I see her face, I see you staring back at me.
U2 – The Refugee
14.** The woman was a dream I had, though rather hard to keep. For when my eyes were watching hers, they closed, and I was still asleep.
Phish – Bouncing around the Room – Weeeeeee
15. She walk into the court her knees buckle. Saying for a man to survive he needn’t hustle. Seen and been through struggle her whole life. Made a transition from being his ho to his wife.
Common – Testify
16. Call me (call me) if you wanna go. We don’t have to stay in a world that is slippin’ away.
K-OS – Call Me
17. Wait until the war is over, and were both a little older.
The Doors – Unknown Soldier
18. Life is just a lonely highway. I’m out here on the open road. I’m old enough to see behind me. But young enough to feel my soul.
Lenny Kravitz – Can’t get you off my mind.
19.Yeah! Remix Remix Remix. What’s his name?
Da-ddy Yan-kee! Daddy Yankee.. Boricua, cubano, boricua cubano, boricua cubano, boricua. Subele mambo pa que mi gata prenda lo motores.
Lil Jon – Gasolina – I have no idea how or why this is in my library.
20. You’re so gorgeous, I’ll do anything! I’ll kiss you from your feet to where your head begins!
The Cure – Why can’t I be you?
** Two songs with no lyrics in a row. One is Moby, Second is another song by a band in this list. Hint: Old school industrial with bits of samples. Scary stuff.
The second was Skinny Puppy again – Fritter (Stella’s home)
More hints in no particular order.
At least 3 songs should be obvious. – Black Dog, The Refugee, Why can’t I be you?
At least one song I am embarrassed to have on my iPod. – My Black Dahlia – The Hollywood Undead
There is one GA band in the list. – REM
There is one song by my favorite band here. - Radiohead
There is one song I didn’t even know I had. – Gasolina
At least two of them I had to google myself to get the lyrics. Gasolina, Convulsion
I saw this on Blood and Amy’s sites, it looked like fun so I did it.
Post the first bit of lyrics from the first 20 songs your iPod plays randomly. Kudos if you recognize any without using Google.
1. If you could see yourself now baby, its not my fault. You used to be so in control.
2. If If you want If you want to be the one that he’s thinking of. You You just need You just need to understand.
3. heavens trash fixation turning mass direction having a relationship without guilt
4. Jah would never give power to a baldhead. Run come crucify the dead. Time alone – Time will tell.
5. Hey hey momma say the way you move, gonna make you sweat gonna make you groove.
6. All the fear has left me now. I’m not frightened anymore.
7. Life, it seems, will fade away.Drifting further every day. Getting lost within myself. Nothing matters, no one else.
8. You took it back. How could you go and do something like that? My fingernail phase. Worst has got the best of you.
9. Rows of houses all bearing down on me. I can feel their blue hands touching me.
10. Nowhere here to call my home, no one near to call my own, all that’s left is for me to roam, somebody please help me hang on.
11. He trembles in the bitter wind until it’s time for us to speak, whilst others here are sleeping sound.
12. I loved you, you made me, hate me. You gave me, hate, see?. It saved me and these tears are deadly.
13. Oh Oh Oooh, she’s the refugee. I see her face, I see you staring back at me.
14.** The woman was a dream I had, though rather hard to keep. For when my eyes were watching hers, they closed, and I was still asleep.
15. She walk into the court her knees buckle. Saying for a man to survive he needn’t hustle. Seen and been through struggle her whole life. Made a transition from being his ho to his wife.
16. Call me (call me) if you wanna go. We don’t have to stay in a world that is slippin’ away.
17. Wait until the war is over, and were both a little older.
18. Life is just a lonely highway. I’m out here on the open road. I’m old enough to see behind me. But young enough to feel my soul.
19.Yeah! Remix Remix Remix. What’s his name?
Da-ddy Yan-kee! Daddy Yankee.. Boricua, cubano, boricua cubano, boricua cubano, boricua. Subele mambo pa que mi gata prenda lo motores.
20. You’re so gorgeous, I’ll do anything! I’ll kiss you from your feet to where your head begins!
** Two songs with no lyrics in a row. One is Moby, Second is another song by a band in this list. Hint: Old school industrial with bits of samples. Scary stuff.
More hints in no particular order.
At least 3 songs should be obvious.
At least one song I am embarrassed to have on my iPod.
There is one GA band in the list.
There is one song by my favorite band here.
There is one song I didn’t even know I had.
At least two of them I had to google myself to get the lyrics.
Comments:
I have lots of sad music.
I have a fairly wide range of musical interests.
About 40% of my music was ‘free’.
I’ll post the results in the comments later today or tomorrow.
I’ll spare you the hand wringing, but I think it could have been better if I spent more time on it…
Edit: On a second note, if you want to see how a real writer handles such things just go here.
Jerome Wallace was a ripe old boy, talked with a twangin his voice that carried on for 3 syllables. I lovedhim like a brother though. We'd gone through a wartogether and I knew all I needed to know about him.See Jerome didn't know a lot of things, but that boysure knew his bacon. The Wallace's had a place off Dummy Line Road outsideof Thomasville Alabama. Jerome's daddy raised cows,chickens and goats, but the pigs were his pride.Everyone in town called papa Wallace 'Porky'... forobvious reasons. Porky taught Jerome everything he knew about raisingpigs, and Jerome loved sharing his knowledge with me.Jerome told me about feeding pigs for bacon. He wastaught to rotate the swine feed to guarantee the bestresults, he fed them corn, wheat, soy, protein shakesand barley. Jerome said to produce the leanest and tastiest baconpossible Papa porky would make brine from ground salt,maple sugar, and water from the creek bordering theback of their property. Porky always said it was'cause of the nutrients, but Jerome thought it lookedlike plain old water. The pork bellies were thensmoked with more maple to soak up the sweet taste. I can remember his voice, pining on and on about allthe cuts and varieties he knew how to make. "Wayuul,yuew got yerself regular bacon, we made maypul,cheeruh, and salt bacon. We mayd ourselfs kenadiunbacun that wus just really slice loin, we got fatback, gypsy bacun, eyetalian pansheetuh, back bacun,and peameal bacon that wee'd piikcle and coat incornmeeeal. We cut streeky bacon, jowl bacon, hockbacon, cottage bacon, middle bacon, collar bacon, andgammon bacon. Yeep, thats 'bout eet" I sure miss my friend Jerome, I think about him everytime I eat breakfast. Winning myself the Bacon of the month club membershipwould bring me close to Jerome again, and it would doit for me every month. I sure do hope I get thatchance. Thank you.Munson C Forrest
Hi folks! Players are trickling in to the Pick’em league. I realize there is more than 3 weeks until opening day, but I’d like to get as much participation as possible. Feel free to join and play for free, but hey…most of us love to gamboool, so put up some cash! What’s $10-$20 bucks for an entire season??!
Pickem’ info:
In order to join the group, just go to Pro Football Pick’em, click the “Sign Up” button (or “Create or Join Group” if you are a returning user). From there, follow the path to join an existing private group and when prompted, enter the following information…
Group ID#: 14591
Password: hammer
Please sign up with your FT or PS screen name.
This weekend some of my neighborhood buddies and I will be heading up to the GA mountains for a weekend of Drinking, Poker, Horseshoes, Golf etc etc… I’ve been looking forward to this for several weeks now, and I’m ready to take off!!!
Some great things about this weekend:
- I’m not driving!
- Beer + Donks + Poker = Fun for me!
- I rool the horseshoe pit, darts and any other ‘sport’ that doesn’t require actual physical activity.
- 12 guys and 3 rooms, boy am I glad I’ve got a portable mattress.
- Did I mention I’m not driving?
You all have a great weekend, you be careful out there!!!
I know I am!
NFL gets underway soon and that means 2 things to you…
1. Head to Head fantasy football league ($10-20)
2. NFL Pickem’ League ($10-20)
I’d like to get 12-14 players for H2H and everyone should play some pickem.
Pickem’ info:
In order to join the group, just go to Pro Football Pick’em, click the “Sign Up” button (or “Create or Join Group” if you are a returning user). From there, follow the path to join an existing private group and when prompted, enter the following information…
Group ID#: 14591
Password: hammer
Please sign up with your FT or PS screen name.
Please send me an e-mail or post here if you are interested in the Fantasy league. I’ll create the league once I have an idea how many teams we’ve got.
Well, sort of.
I managed to make it to the club on time and played a solid tight game. I tripled up on a flopped nut flush, otherwise I was fairly card dead. I’ve mentioned before that playing in the salami game is akin to playing in the lion’s den. These guys really throw their chips around, and I have to dial in my aggression a bit.
So what do you think was going through my head when I went to war with 56h?? Bonehead.
We were down to 8 or 9, blinds are 150/300, I have about 6k in front of me. I’m a little below average since I have played about 5 or 6 hands the whole night.
I limped UTG+1 with 56h. Mistake #1
Two callers and aggrodude #1 in the 9 seat makes it 6. He had been in alot of hands so I don’t but him on anything major. Mistake #2
I call then the player in the 5 seat pushes about 1800 more out. Aggrodude calls and I convince myself to go ahead and pay for the flop. Mistake#3
The flop had 6Jx and 2 spades. Aggrodude pushed the rest of his chips in (~2500) I put him on overs or a flush draw and call. Mistake #4
I lose to JT and I’m left with scraps…..ugh I was disgusted with myself.
I took off and blasted back to the Hotel to get some food and enter the Mook, only to commit my chips to a flush draw sometime after the first break. Some donks will never learn.
On the continuing streak front I did get a call from Jordan letting me know he took 2nd. Someone I know made money at least. So, drinks are on him the next time I’m up here.
It was cool to meet LJ as well, I’m only sorry I didn’t hang out to chat after the tourney. I will definitely be down for a more social visit the next time I’m up.