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#1361 Re: The Sunset Strip » Danzig fans? » 836 weeks ago
I just listened to "On a Wicked Night" and it sounded pretty good. Makes me want to listen to the new album. Thanks for the suggestions. I'll probably try to dig up Black Arias on youtube just to know what they sound like.
#1362 Re: The Sunset Strip » Danzig fans? » 836 weeks ago
Glenn- you're not being mysterious or haunting. You're being boring.
Also, I wish to god I hadn't watch the Metallica video. James' voice is shot. Even worse than it has been for the past 10 years.
So is there anything past the first 3 Danzig albums that is listenable? Agree with you on Hetfield. It's pretty much painful to hear him try to sing on anything from the Load album-present.
#1363 Re: Guns N' Roses » Most Requested GnR Song? » 836 weeks ago
Paradise City
#1364 Re: The Garden » The 2010-11 NFL Season Thread » 836 weeks ago
Boorish behavior also contributed to Moss’ demise
Michael Silver
By Michael Silver, Yahoo! Sports
When Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress told his players Monday afternoon that Randy Moss(notes) would be released because “we want good people that are good football players, and this just doesn’t fit,” several of them nodded their approval. Though Childress isn’t especially popular in the locker room, some Vikings were on board with his decision to move on without Moss four weeks after the polarizing wideout was reacquired in a trade with the New England Patriots.
Even before Sunday’s surreal address to the media following the Vikings’ 28-18 defeat to the Patriots at Gillette Stadium – during which he questioned Childress’ leadership while effusively praising his former coach, Bill Belichick, and the Patriots’ organization – Moss had alienated some of his teammates with his brash, entitled behavior, most glaringly in an incident that occurred in the team’s locker room last Friday afternoon, Yahoo! Sports has learned.
As is the team’s custom on Fridays, a local food establishment was invited to the training facility to serve a catered, post-practice meal in the locker room. In this case, a St. Paul restaurant that is a favorite of former Vikings center Matt Birk(notes). As the proprietors helped serve chicken, ribs, pasta and other dishes to Vikings players, Moss paced up and down the serving line and loudly expressed his displeasure with the offerings.
According to one player who witnessed the scene, Moss yelled, “What the [expletive]? Who ordered this crap? I wouldn’t feed this to my dog!”
Said the witness: “It was brutal. The truth is, he deserved to be cut after that. It was such an uncomfortable moment. You know that feeling where you just can tell someone feels so small? That’s what it was like being there.
“This wasn’t a chain – it was a mom-and-pop restaurant, and you could tell it was their best stuff. They had a special carving station set up, and there were players and other support staff lining up to eat it. And [Moss] is at his locker saying, ‘You know, I used to have to eat that crap – but now I’ve got money.’ You just felt so sad for them. I had never seen anyone treated like that.
“And by the way, the food was actually really good.”
While Moss had his share of supporters in the locker room, some Vikings had grown disillusioned with his attitude. From the receiver’s uneven effort in practice to his displays of self-centeredness off the field, some veterans believed Moss was becoming a bad influence to young players like second-year wideout Percy Harvin(notes).
There was also locker room speculation about Moss’ effort – or lack thereof – on two plays in recent games. With the Vikes facing a last-gasp fourth-down pass in a 28-24 defeat to the Packers in Green Bay two Sundays ago, quarterback Brett Favre(notes) threw a high pass in the back of the end zone that sailed over Moss’ head, though it didn’t appear as though the receiver made an effort to jump for the ball.
In Sunday’s game against the Patriots, with the Vikings trailing by 10 midway through the fourth quarter, Moss drew a pass-interference penalty on Patriots safety Brandon Meriweather(notes) while streaking down the left sideline. It appeared as though Moss might have been able to catch the pass for a touchdown after the penalty occurred but that he broke off the route once the flag was thrown.
The Vikings got the ball at the New England 9 and scored four plays later, though not before Favre sustained a lacerated chin that knocked him from the game.
Most of all, however, Moss’ treatment of the restauranteurs in the locker room convinced some teammates that he wasn’t worth the trouble. Since becoming the Vikings’ coach in 2006, Childress has consistently preached that he wants “good people who are good football players,” and Moss clearly didn’t seem to be projecting himself as someone who fits in the former category.
When Childress, according to one person in Monday’s meeting, said of Moss, “This just doesn’t fit with how we treat people, how we talk to people and how we act,” it was clear that he was referring to the incident that occurred last Friday. Sunday’s stream-of-consciousness statement to the media only reinforced the internal perception that Moss was going out of his way to disrespect the organization.
With all of that said, Childress still has major credibility issues with his players, most of whom side with Favre in his ongoing clash with the coach. And there’s no guarantee Childress will stay the coach for the remainder of the season. However, his decision to part ways with Moss was, for some, viewed as an understandable consequence of the receiver’s behavior.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=m … vior110210
An extremely low class move by Moss, in my opinion. Combine that and the bizarre rant after the Sunday and you pretty much have all the evidence you need for the reasons for the release.
Neemo, even if the season is down the tubes, you don't really want Moss and his surly attitude rubbing off on the younger players and affecting them.
#1365 Re: The Garden » US Mid-Term Elections 2010 » 836 weeks ago
so what the fuck is a mid term election? can Obama lose his presidency?
forgive my total lack of US political knowledge
No, Obama can't lose his presidency. It's two years after a president was elected both the senate and Houses are up for reelection. The Democrats will have to lose a lot for them to lose power. They'll probably lose a bunch of seats not enough for the Republicans to have a majority and control the agenda.
Bill Clinton survived 1994 Republican beatdown and made it to a second term though. It depends on the state of the US and which person the Republicans nominate as their Presidential nominee.
Edit: On further reading, the Republicans are likely to win back the house as they need something like 40 seats. But they won't get the Senate as they have too much ground to make up there and they nominated some really suspect candidates.
#1366 Re: The Garden » The 2010-11 NFL Season Thread » 836 weeks ago
There are a lot of teams with WR issues. Some of them have playoff aspirations (SEA,SD, TEN, IND probably more teams) and they might overlook the personality + salary problems that Moss brings for a shot at a ring.
The upside is he turns it on and becomes a deep threat and you don't have to deal with him for next year. There's also the impending lockout next year too. It's not that big a risk.
Also, some GMs and owners don't really think about the chemistry issue like you or I do, they see Randy Moss and just see a great player (cough...Washington).
#1367 Re: The Garden » The 2010-11 NFL Season Thread » 836 weeks ago
I don't think the Pats will win a waiver wire claim though they're at the bottom of the list. Best record in NFL means you claim last. I figure someone (anyone?) will claim him just to keep him away from NE.
If they fire Childress in season, they're basically punting on the entire season. I think he goes after this year. Vikings still need to get financing for a new stadium and this disaster of a season isn't helping.
#1368 Re: The Garden » The 2010-11 NFL Season Thread » 836 weeks ago
Damn this is insane. 4 games and they're out a 3rd round pick. Man they should just start Tarvaris Jackson in this case. If the season going down in flames, they might as well tank for a higher 1st round pick. I'd like for the Titans to try to pick him up but Jeff Fisher doesn't like Moss for whatever reason. FWIW, a few members of the team have already said they want the Titans to sign him. He's on waivers though and they might not have the chance.
What would be really hilariously funny would be if the Cowboys or 49ers picked him up, that would be OAK 2006 Moss revisited again.
Oh yeah, the Patriots got a 3rd rounder for free. I still don't know how MIN just cuts him after a month.
Edit: The Redskins could also pick him up. They like picking up name players regardless of personality. Also they suck at WR too.
#1369 Re: Guns N' Roses » Slash commenting on Duff with GNR » 836 weeks ago
I think Slash (and Axl) knows that GNR can't tour the US (at least not stadiums/arenas) without him. I wonder whether or not some sort of compromise can be reached where Slash gets a bigger cut of the tour revenue and Axl shows up on time and is professional. If they insist on the name I don't think it's going to work. The interesting part for me is that last line where he talks about a real working band. He might he be talking about recording a new album/sessions where Axl has to show up and not keep everybody waiting.
And yeah the Malibu mafia can stay at Axl's house and a real management team can be hired along with a new website designer.
I think they could probably rotate drummers where Adler shows up for a few shows (major US Cities) and Frank or Sorum does the rest of the dates.
#1370 Re: Guns N' Roses » Duff Joining GNR (Oct 14, 2010) was awesome but dumb » 837 weeks ago
Speaking of the delays, you wonder at what point the label would drop him. They dumped a ridiculous amount of cash into CD and it was a big flop. The band is Guns in name only.
It depends. At this point, he's not actually costing them anything because I don't think he's been in the studio for a while. OTOH, I'm not sure the label wants to miss out on the potential (unlikely as discussed during the last page) of a reunion + new album by the original GNR. They could also just be jerks about it and just refuse to release him since he's badmouthed them for a while. It's happened before where a label refuses to release a band from a contract yet at the same time wants nothing to do with them.
