Everything posted by Carl Spackler
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Creedence Clearwater Revival
Sorry, but not sorry.
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Creedence Clearwater Revival
CCR is one of those bands whose place in music history I certainly respect. The run they had during the 2.5 year period that Jimmy Jazz referenced in the OP rivals or beats anything that any other band ever did in a similar period of time. But while I like several of their songs (Green River, Fortunate Son, Bad Moon Rising [which always makes me think of An American Werewolf in London]), I don't LOVE any of them.
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NFL Week 11
I like the Lions losing, but that's a horribad call. Basically corrupt.
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aggy cock game thread
LOL, SC is so lame. I said to my son when aggy made it 30-10 that it wouldn't surprise me if SC would fall apart and lose
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Fast Food guilty pleasures
Jack in the Crack tacos were the subject of the best 3-word food review I've ever seen: "Vile and amazing."
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Bourbon
What?! No silver queen corn or Stowell evergreen corn?! That's a shite recipe.
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Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
That looks . . . interesting.
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RIP Michael Ray Richardson
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/46928693/former-nba-star-micheal-ray-richardson-dies-age-70 Those of us who were following the NBA in the early 80's figured this guy would be a perennial All-Star. File under "Players who likely would have been Hall of Famers but for drugs" along with the likes of Len Bias, Marvin Barnes, etc. Got overshadowed to an extent by the Lakers v. Celtics rivalry, Magic v. Bird, etc., but he could do it all. But, as Rick James once said, cocaine is a helluva drug. Glad he was able to kick it later in life, but it (along with Richardson's own terrible choices) ruined a really promising career.
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NFL Week 10
What inning?
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2025 Random Games thread
I like how the network highlights the corn WR blocking, and neither Brando nor his idiot broadcast partner catch that he engaged well before the pass was thrown.
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Texas A&M at Mizzou game thread
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RIP Gilson Lavis
Died a few days ago. Played on some great Squeeze songs during what I think was their best period, including Cool for Cats, Pulling Mussels, Tempted, Is That Love, etc., etc. His drumming always seemed to serve the song well. https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/longtime-drummer-classic-rock-band-215027149.html
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Great Western Movies
Great movie (as is True Grit, the Magnificant 7, and a bunch of others), but my choice for best Western of the 1960's would be The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
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Tom Petty kicks all kinds of ass
My understanding has always been that TP punched the wall and broke his hand all to hell because of dissatisfaction with how the recording was going on one of his songs on Southern Accents.
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NFL Week 9
Just an atrocious effort. No attempt to wrap at all.
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Singer , in a league of it’s own - dedicated thread
That open shift box *is* cool.
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2025 World Series- Dodgers v Blue Jays
Fucking Blue Jays, you had it in your hands & just coughed it up. Can't squander that many opportunities against that caliber of a team. Great game, great series. Congrats to LA. They kept fighting the entire time & made the plays.
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Texas vs. Vanderbilt - 11am on ABC
JFC, just stop. Did you forget the first three fucking quarters?
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Texas vs. Vanderbilt - 11am on ABC
OK, fair enough. But you do realize that play probably doesn't happen if the refs had properly called DPI on Vandy during the prior Texas drive, right?
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Texas vs. Vanderbilt - 11am on ABC
Sark's responsible for the refs blowing obvious fucking calls??
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Texas vs. Vanderbilt - 11am on ABC
Filsaime having a shitty game. Missed tackle on the Vandy TD and a stupid personal foul.
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Texas vs. Vanderbilt - 11am on ABC
I don't mind it at all.
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Now Marcia Ball - well fuck ALS
That's sad news about Marcia Ball. She certainly knows her way around the keyboard. Would play up a storm while kicking one of her crossed legs to the rhythm. Speaking of weddings, I once saw her play a wedding reception. The groom (who was a friend of a friend) absolutely loved Marcia Ball's music, so they came up with enough $ to get her to play the reception. Unfortunately, things got cut short when the groom hurt himself dancing during the festivities.
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Singer , in a league of it’s own - dedicated thread
My first thought was, "Why the hell is someone dedicating a thread to a brand of sewing machines?"
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Random kitchen ride or die
That reminds me -- you haven't invited me over for dinner in . . . ever.