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#1431 Re: The Garden » The 2010-11 NFL Season Thread » 847 weeks ago
Those high profile moves almost never work out. LT is done anyway. Braylon Edwards is a suspect WR. The Revis situation is pretty bad but they did draft Kyle Wilson in the first round.
Every year some team that everyone assumes will do well/contend falls flat on its face. I don't think the Jets will fall to last (Bills are far worse and their two top RB just got injured) but I could see them getting 7-9 wins and underperforming.
Only wild card here is if Mark Sanchez develops a lot and carries the team for a few games while they go through their problems.
NE still has talent and MIA problem was on defense last year. I could see them both passing the Jets.
#1432 Re: Guns N' Roses » World Tour Cancelled? » 847 weeks ago
Really?? From Ron's Twitter just now:
OK, now someone's stirring up shit by spreading a personal email I wrote. I'll sum it up: don't leave a crowd waiting in the cold for 2 hours with no info, tell them something, give them something.
Shit happens, 'late' happens, I've been late before, not pointing fingers, this is about taking care of the *audience*. When an audience is at a point of hate, trying to hurt us, the crew, the gear, something isn't right. I'm hoping next time, I/we/someone will let the crowd know wussup and to hang tight.
Are you kidding me?? This dude is like the most fan friendly guy to ever grace this band. Why on Earth would someone start shit for him??
He's definitely unhappy. It's impossible at this point to even bother defending Axl. The guy just doesn't care about his fans like Bono said. He has no respect for thiem at all. I don't think he gets how plans have to made when one has to attend GNR concerts. Modes of transparation, cost, and the time involved in getting to those things might seem minor but to me they are a big deal.
That and he seems to have the most ridiculous excuses for shit happening in this band. Tour cancelled because of just finding out about it over the internet? Show delayed because Axl was eating duck?
Anybody ever read the Great Gatsby? Near the end the narrator Nick says "They (the Buchanans) destroy stuff and leave everyone else to clean up the mess." That's pretty much Axl at this point. From the old band to Ron now, they (and countless others) have always had to make excuses and defend the band because of Axl's fuckups.
The GNR name can only go so far if you have to deal with this and the other issues (band cohesion, release of actual new music) on a constant basis. It's the same pattern from Slash to Buckethead to Ron. Eventually they all get tired and just say the hell with this; it's not worth the stress to deal with this bs.
#1433 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Horror Movie You've Seen.... » 848 weeks ago
House (1977) not the crappy TV show but the weird Japanese film that is a real treat to watch. Some of the effects are creative (keep in mind that this was in 1977) and there's everything in this film from campy dialogue to excellent visuals. I noticed some giallo inspired stuff too as well. There's a really nice soundtrack too.
#1434 Re: Guns N' Roses » what does Axl/GNR have to, to regain your interest 100% » 848 weeks ago
Axlin08 wrote:buzzsaw wrote:Just ordered it off ebay along with the ritz dvd. I guess I've been hiding under a rock.
I wish I had paid more attention to your post. Be careful with EBay, there's a Chicago DVD floating around that claims itself as an official release that's only the first half of the show.
Hope you didn't pay too much...
Here's the show...
Video:
http://www.guitars101.com/forums/f146/d … 85760.html
Audio:
http://www.guitars101.com/forums/f90/gu … 79720.html
Check the thread, it's all there. Only thing to be warned, is the Chicago show cuts off at the beginning of Paradise City, like many boots from that era.
I paid like 9 bucks - it was the video through Coma, which I knew wasn't the end of the show, but all of the dvd's I saw ended at the same place.
If I go through the trouble of downloading all the parts of the other video, can I throw them on a recordable dvd and play it like any other dvd?
Yes, looking at the size of these files they seem to be either isos or VIDEO_TS files. That means you can just burn them onto a DVDR of your choice and play them in a dvd player. If it were an avi, you'd have to go through the trouble of converting it with software.
#1435 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 848 weeks ago
Anybody seen Salt? I was thinking about checking it out.
Saw this last week. Enjoyable popcorn film. One of those go inside and shut off the brain movies. I wish it were a little longer (run time is 100 minutes).
Watched Small Time Crooks last night. Film is ten years old and Woody Allen is just completely out of gas at that point. I'm afraid to watch anything more recent.
I've always wanted to watch Small Time Crooks. Regarding the "recent output":
2001 The Curse of the Jade Scorpion--fun little comedy, kinda underated. Enjoyed it a lot more on second viewing. It doesn't hurt that Charlize Theron is smoking hot in that film. Just don't expect Annie Hall or Bananas. It's a period comedy.
2002 Hollywood Ending, 2003 Anything Else, 2004 Melinda and Melinda, 2009 Whatever Works--haven't seen any of these, so can't comment.
2005-Match Point--I enjoyed this a lot, even if it is an updated version of 1989 Crimes and Misdeameanors.
2006 Scoop--Throwaway comedy with Woody Allen and Scarlett Johansson. Ok film. Probably best to be skipped.
2007-Cassandra's Dream--similiar to Match Point. I'd probably recommend this one to you because it doesn't have Scarlett Johansson.
2008--Vicky Cristina Barcelona--enjoyed this one a lot. Rebecca Hall and Penelope Cruz give good performances. There is a voiceover narration that could be a little annoying. Probably the closest to his classic relationship films.
#1436 Re: The Garden » The 2010-11 NFL Season Thread » 848 weeks ago
ESPN is partially to blame here as they always speculate on Favre and his retirement plans. Yeah, it doesn't help that Favre is a media whore but still they make a big deal out of this for the last four or five years.
He'll play this year because the Vikings just offered a salary increase, gave him time to make his decison (aka skip training camp) and he only had minor ankle surgery. If they were really scared about Favre retiring the Vikings would have looked closely into acquiring another qb. I think Favre realizes that this is one of the last chances he has to reach the Super Bowl and he'll play this year.
#1437 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 850 weeks ago
On Inception--I found it to be great although not at the level of tejas or bono's level. It actually flows pretty well for a 2hr and 30 minute film. I found the acting fine. Parts of the third act lagged a little. It's probably the best summer film released this year. To be fair, the movie crop this summer has been awful.
Last films seen--The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo. Really boring. I normally don't advocate remakes at all but I'm definitely looking forward to the Fincher remake. He also cast Daniel Craig in the lead role as Blomkvist today. Anyway this Swedish version is just kinda bland and doesn't capture the interest that the novel creates. It's a fair adaption, but it's just a boring film.
Sexy Beast--Insane performance by Ben Kingsley. Interesting varation on a heist genre film.
Secret Things--only mentioning this here because someone on this site put it on one of their film lists. It's a pretty good film.
#1438 Re: The Garden » The 2010-11 NFL Season Thread » 850 weeks ago
I haven't watched ANY of the NFL shows this offseason. Kind of a scary thought. It's the last sport I watch every season and if I drift away from it, that's pretty much it for me. Always hated baseball, stopped watching basketball right around when Pippen retired, don't pay much attention to women sports anymore as the next gen always comes in so quickly and I got sick of keeping up to date, and don't give two shits about hockey, soccer,etc.
I think it's pretty easy to get back into it though. The season starts in September and it's pretty much on for like 9 hours on Sunday (including SNF). College Football is even more insane as I'm pretty sure it lasts at least 12 hours + on Saturdays (counting the late west coast games as well).
In the NFL offseason it is real easy to skip all the stuff as it is pretty much the Draft and FA. Preseason games aren't very good too; so probably just tune in for the regular season.
It's definitely got the most important and entertaining regular season of all the major sports. I LOVE baseball, my number one sport by a hair over the NFL. But I'd much rather watch a Bengals vs. Panthers regular season game than a Royals vs. Mariners. The fact that the season is a lot shorter makes each game more meaningful, plus the "fantasy" factor as well. I think it also depends, at least for me, on how good the teams you cheer for are at certain times. Growing up for me it was Red Sox first, then Celtics, then Patriots. Mostly because I played baseball and basketball, not football growing up. Mix in the fact that the Patriots were god awful in the early 90's. Then the tide turned a little and the Patriots got better and the Celtics became god awful, so they switched spots for me. And even though the C's are back among the elite, I now have season tickets for the Pats so they still rank #2 for me.
To me I like watching postseason baseball but the regular season is a bit meaningless. Since you mention the NBA, as time passes I find myself just avoiding the current product. It is just so freaking stale. I am speaking only on on court play and not off court stuff (awful trades, shitty officiating). 90% off the plays are either pick and roll or isolation. College Basketball while the scoring is less is far more enjoyable. You get to see movement and all 5 players touch the ball.
I'd probably rank my list
NFL
NCAA F
NCAA Basketball
MLB
NBA
On to the extra games--don't think it's a good idea since it will invariably lead to more injuries.
#1439 Re: Guns N' Roses » I have to be honest with you... » 852 weeks ago
I'm sure. But, the whole thing just has bad karma written all over it...kinda like Chinese Democracy. He looked like a complete buffoon last night and just made a mockery of sports, competition, and overall respect for others. Can anyone ever scream "I LOVE ME" more than that assclown did last night? What an obnoxious display of vanity.
That is true. Now the knives are coming out quickly. The Cleveland owner pretty much has a lot of skeletons that he can pull out. He sent a letter out last night and basically bashed him. He gave another interview and said LeBron quit on the team in the playoffs. Now today, there's a story about how many concessions they made for him while he was a Cav (includes hiring LeBron cronies and building the arena to be closer to his house).
He doesn't owe them anything but it would have been classier if he had told them that he was going to MIA. By all accounts, he never told them and he let them assume that he was going back there to CLE.
His brand is sunk. This isn't like Kobe where he can rebuild it. Even if he wins a few championships, he will be seen as the sidekick and not the main guy. Everyone (except Heat fans) hate this guy.
#1440 Re: Guns N' Roses » Dj Ashba and Dizzy Reed: "We're working on a new album" » 854 weeks ago
Let's say the two meet somewhere in Los Angeles and Cornell invites him over for a few hours. Cornell can sit with a guitar and write a killer tune on the spot. Maybe Axl chimes in with a vocal line here and there and voila....a song is born. Maybe such a situation would inspire Axl in a different direction or god willing make him see that he can do more with his career than just lock up everything in his vault.
You're right though....the window is small. It's why we're seeing a Soundgarden reunion, and Axl's window is the same size so either unleash a killer album or go tour the hits with the original band and write GNR's final chapter.
I want unheard material. Fuck off with the reunion unless he's incapable of bringing a killer album to the table.
I've got no problem with them using outside writers at all. Provided they don't go the Desmond Child/Dianne Warren route. The main problem is and always will be Axl and his total control over the project. He'd want to tweak it and make adjustments or whatever to it and that would kill whatever momentum this project would have.
It's really too bad he doesn't have any producer he can trust. Someone who can tell him to just sing the vocal track (and write lyrics) and leave the production to us. Don't bother with the rest. Just sing and relax afterward. I think Tom Zutaut during 2001 was the closest he's ever gotten to that. Too bad that ended up the way it did otherwise Axl would have been a lot more productive.
