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  1. Park Row by Sam Fuller. Fuller did it all as no studio was interested in journalism's early days. Enjoyed it and it led me to this article where the writer objected to the schmaltz and self-congratulatory AFI list at the time. I haven't seen half of what's on this guy's list, but do agree that there is some crap on the AFI list at the time (1998), list-o-mania
  2. Viva Texas Rivers is a new book coming out that features Graves and others on the topic. https://texashighways.com/culture/viva-texas-rivers-celebrates-texas-storied-waterways/
  3. My mom played the shit out of Rod Stewart doing Reason to Believe after her first divorce but I prefer the original from Tim Hardin. My dad loved booze, sports and himself. He especially liked music about booze. My divorce song was the faces losin’ you. It was the ringtone for my ex for many years. I think I’ve shared this before but she’d call every Saturday while I coached my sons soccer game to find out what the schedule was. 5 little kids on the sidelines started moving In sync when they’d hear the guitar riff and bass and the song would go on for awhile because I wouldn’t answer the phone. My daughter wanted to be more than a band geek in 7th grade and taught herself guitar. She played Folsom Prison Blues for me and I told her if she could play it and sing it then I’d sign her up for guitar lessons. A week later she did. Her guitar teacher was a 6’6 Arkansas good ole boy whose specialty was Spanish classical guitar. He was perfect. She learned so many songs but one of my faves was Malagueña. I have a version by Danny Gatton from a Josh Charles recording but it’s not on YouTube. My son got to do a dj shift in college last year and his first song was… So many powerful emotional songs out there.
  4. dogbreath

    USMNT 2021

    Adams played rwb and then rb for most of the Honduras game. He didn't move to dm until Sands went out. It was Sands and Acosta in mf of a disaster 3-4-2-1 and then there was some stability with a 4-3-3 after Brooks went out. Team didn't take off until Adams moved to dm with Yedlin subbed in to play rb.
  5. I got my Sweet 16/Elite 8 in San Antonio tickets today. I fully expect Texas to be there.
  6. So excited to see new posts on Texas basketball, so disappointed it has nothing of importance.
  7. dogbreath

    USMNT 2021

    Pepi made some nice unlocking passes, but the possessions didn't amount to anything. We weren't precise enough with runs or passes. Our three wins are against a disorganized Jamaican team and two teams on the third game in the window. One who is too old and one who made poor substitutions. We've been out coached and out played in the other games. No third game for the next window, so let's meet and beat Mexico's quality at home and hope that Jamaica still sucks.
  8. Interesting that no Febres is in the eleven mentioned.
  9. Naming a few that I didn't see on the list. Rain Dogs - Tom Waits I'm Your Man - Leonard Cohen Lyle Lovett - first album We are the Village Green Preservation Society - Kinks Del Amitri - first album Armed Forces - Elvis Costello Shoot out the Lights - Richard and Linda Thompson Old No. 1 - Guy Clark Zoolook - Jean-Michel Jarre
  10. "To create the new version of the RS 500 we convened a poll of more than 250 artists, musicians, and producers — from Angelique Kidjo to Zedd, Sam Smith to Megan Thee Stallion, M. Ward to Bill Ward — as well as figures from the music industry and leading critics and journalists. They each sent in a ranked list of their top 50 songs, and we tabulated the results." It's really a list of top 50 songs by various people that is compiled in a recency bias order. Hmm, I did an essential 100 song list for my kids. May have to revisit that list now that kids are grown and there's been enough new music to re-evaluate.
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    USMNT 2021

    Ocho thoughts. If Concacaf is going to foul Pulisic then put him at attacking mid where he can be fouled in or near the box. Why waste the fouls in the midfield. It should be clear that A.Robinson has locked down the starting left back spot. I'd tell Araujo the right back is wide open and waiting for him to commit. As much depth as there is at RB, it's either too inexperienced, too Chandleresque or too average. Araujo can win that position. From here on, use two CB's out of these three, Robinson, Richards and McKenzie. Get them experience in playing together. Use Brooks as a luxury CB and all others as depth. No more Aaranson in the midfield. McKennie looked like crap in his only game. I think that he's not in game playing shape with season just beginning. I expect him to be better as season progresses. Is he a team leader like he was in NL games or is he a goof off? Can't wait to see Musa against Concacaf. I'm ready for a forward pool of Pepi, Zardes and a healthy Dike. The aspirational talents of Seargent and Prefok are not enough. Somehow Gregg is going to fuck this up.
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    USMNT 2021

    Yueill fuckin Yueill. Hope the sister was worth it.
  13. Never knew how much I like Wyler movies. Saw Dead End and with additions of thinking highly of Best Years of Our Lives, Little Foxes, The Letter and Dodsworth. Big Country was a good band and an ok movie. There's some I resist seeing due to perceived cloyingness such as Wuthering Heights, Roman Holiday and Mrs. Miniver and a general annoyance in watching Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl. What good Wyler movies am I missing?
  14. Skatepark Los Reyes - La Ruta del Skate https://goo.gl/maps/nj5EgGad6B7AT4kq9
  15. Los Reyes - set in a Santiago, Chile skatepark, it's a documentary about two street dogs from their point of view. Good movie.
  16. dogbreath

    USMNT 2021

    Jochem Sauer, director of Bayern Munich’s youth academy: "The [soccer] education that young players get in the States is completely different now. The quality of the coaches is better. Combine this technical and tactical improvement with athletic ability, and these are the reasons some players are performing on the highest level. "The level of MLS clubs has grown extremely since, say 2010. When MLS players came to train in Germany 10 years ago, the speed of play — how fast the ball goes from player to player, how quickly you have to anticipate what to do next — was too much for them. Now we’ll get FC Dallas players here on trial, and they need only two or three training sessions to adapt." Sauer: "I think it will continue. If MLS clubs keep bringing young players of 17-18 into the first teams like [Canadian star] Alphonso Davies in Vancouver or Tyler Adams in New York, the country will have an excellent national team in the future. If things keep going the way they are, the U.S. will have a very competitive team in 2026."
  17. dogbreath

    USMNT 2021

    Good suff here. https://www.foxsports.com/stories/soccer/young-american-soccer-stars-pulisic-mckennie-adams-reyna-dest-doug-mcintyre
  18. Is it a golden generation or is it just access to players who played in a better development system? Without DA, I think players like McKennie, Adams, Richards and multiple others would have switched to HS football. Pulisic and Reyna would have been studs based on family background. The DA's sharpened players by competing against good players in a 10 month season. There would be mid season and end of season tournaments that had a huge number of college and pro scouts to watch the tournaments. The progressive MLS teams integrated their youth players in first team practices. Just looked at Tajon Buchanon's profile and it shows he played 3 years for Real Colorado while in high school. He moved from Ontario to Denver. Had no idea who he was as a youth player, but my son played that team twice a season during those three years. My son plays for a D3 school that is known as a power with national championships, but almost every game is competitive now. The coach could recruit good players in the 90's and 00's and would outclass teams with talent and coaching. That's not true anymore as the coaching has gotten better and the depth of good players has increased. DA has gone away, but MLS youth league has taken its place. Why does LigaMX want to combine leagues with MLS? Is it better access to the mexican-american player?
  19. dogbreath

    USMNT 2021

    Who does the US have ahead of him? -Sargent (21) -Dike (21) -Hoppe (20) Who does Mexico have in front of him? -Funes Mori (30)* My feeling is that Pepi is confident enough that he will overtake any of the above. I prefer that he follows his U17 instinct.
  20. dogbreath

    USMNT 2021

    Agree. Several of his passes were intercepted. It looked like his corners became woefully short after halftime and then he overcompensated and hit them long. I would take him a 100 times out of a 100 over Yueill, but I want to see how he does against Canada and tougher GC opponents who will press him more effectively. Although he hung on the ball too long at times, I though Williamson was effective in advancing the ball forward. Also want to see him against the tougher opponents to see how he does. It's a crime he wasn't taken for the OQ's.
  21. Oh, yeah. And Playboy Bunny Clubs too.
  22. Giving a small exposition for why these are my favorites.
  23. Had a great time doing several day and night snorkeling trips from Caye Caulker. Sampled three separate snorkel companies and all were very good. Got to see lots of lobster at night and then the next several days eat lots of lobster. Spent last two days at Secret Beach staying in the cabanas. We brought our own masks/snorkels so went around the piers and looking at patterns on the floor. Watched parts of Euro and Copa quarters at the bar when taking breaks from the water. Came home to snorkel in the San Marcos on Monday and Tuesday. Best part was having the kids together. It had been 19 months since they've seen each other.
  24. dogbreath

    USMNT 2021

    Came home from vacation and Jamaica-US 2019 GC recording was on YTTV. Watched some and it would be nice to have Morris and Long for depth for WCQ's. Altidore was good in this game, Zardes was not. Nice to see Pulisic and McKennie making plays. Cannon was fine. Arriola was better than I remember. Bradley looked better as a passer than anytime I've seen Yueill. Need Busio, Williamson and Acosta to move Yueill off the WCQ roster for the fall.
  25. A tour operator told me they are only doing private snorkeling tours at $150/hour in 3-5 hour range (Caye Caulker). Has anyone heard anything different in recent days or weeks?
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