17 minutes ago, blackhawkrush said:

What was Klopp so happy about after Everton's second? Smile from ear to ear...   

That was the bewildered bemused grimace of a man confronted with the ultimate cock-up.

16 minutes ago, blackhawkrush said:

What was Klopp so happy about after Everton's second? Smile from ear to ear...   

Van Morrison every time. Great voice; nice lyrics without being insipid. Funkier groove.

After getting bailed out by a late home run two nights ago, the Cardinals lose 14-1. Cardinals fans are losing their minds; I haven't checked Vegas to see if Kid Marmol is one of the favorites to lose his job first, but it might be worth a flutter.

Royals, meanwhile, continue to play winning baseball!

12 hours ago, Principled Man said:

Chiefs head coach Andy Reid was rich, but now he is richer.  

 

Given that the word "earn" is sort of ridiculous when it's this much money, but . . . he's kind of earned it, though?

14 hours ago, blackhawkrush said:

Resovia 1 Wisla 1 Rodado scores in the 90th minute. That leaves five added minutes to try and protect the lead. They didn't even make it through 60 seconds. 

"The most dangerous time is just after you've scored a goal" -- Every Analyst Ever

I'm an old guy, so I asked my kids (20-25): "Will you miss Tik Tok?"  "No, not really," they said.  I asked my students (17-20): "Will you miss Tik Tok?" "No, not really," they said. 

"There are other options," they all said.

End of story.

(I think it's hilariously sad, though, how little Americans care about how much of our activity is tracked -- by governments and by corporations.)

Presented without comment.

14 minutes ago, blackhawkrush said:

But my point is that he made the changes at halftime. If he starts the game with these subs, maybe it's 2-0 in our favor going forward, eliminating the nervous breakdowns. 

Ah, I see now!

On 4/20/2024 at 6:52 PM, blackhawkrush said:

Znicz 2 Wisla 3 From 0-2 down at halftime. In the NFL, the coaching staff would be praised, adjustments and all. But in football, the manager has to make the right choices with his starting eleven. 

You're not a believer in the halftime team talk? Givin' a bit o' the hair dryer treatment?

17 hours ago, Principled Man said:

Brewers 2

Cardinals 0

 

1st inning:  Brewers center fielder Blake Perkins robs Nootbaar of a 3-run homer.  
Brewers finally get to a dominating Sonny Gray in the 7th inning.  
Brewers SWEEP the evil Cardinals in St. Louis.  

 

I LOVE BASEBALL.  

 

 

[witty comeback loading . . . .]

I like when albums begin with something punchy, then run through the gears, changing tempos and pacing, creating dynamism with a sense of ebb and flow, building to something summative and maybe a little melancholy (the album is over, after all). My all-time favorite album closer is Pink Floyd's "High Hopes," but the rest of that album doesn't have enough variation to really be a good example.  I do think Clockwork Angels works well, but what can top . . .

12 hours ago, blackhawkrush said:

England and penalties. What else is there to say?  

3 hours ago, blackhawkrush said:

Knights 3 Hawks 1 39th assist for Bedard. 23-53-5

ROY?

I'm a day late! All the good stuff, like #1 draft picks, was already gone, but how about a #2? 

I'm late! I hope it was a good day! Only 364 days 'til the next one, now.

"Red Barchetta"

I cannot remember the last time LFC were so comprehensively mauled at Anfield. That was embarrassing. Shame.

Oh, look, a band who knows what they're doing with the nostalgia releases. The Chateau d'Herouville Sessions was a great blast from the not-quite-how-it-happened past.

7 hours ago, goose said:

Athletics catcher Shea Langeliers takes the Rangers deep not once not twice, but three times to give Oakland their third win in a row!!!

 

I assume Sacramento is a shorter trip, if you wanted to catch a game? Think about the homers Langaliers can hit in a minor league park!

8 hours ago, Holdyourfireal said:

I sent a message to someone at Anthem about this and this was their reply: "I can tell you its certainly on my list of hopeful "to do"."

 

Doesn't sound like anything has been done regarding GUP.

 

Thoughts?

Sounds like everyone's enthusiasm is waning. 

16 hours ago, blackhawkrush said:

We've had more goals in Champions League today than the Hawks will score in a month.   

Low bar, though . . .

11 hours ago, Principled Man said:

Brewers @ Reds

 

I hate it when they’re playing in Cincinnati.  Almost every game is a hair-pulling battle, strange things happen, no lead is safe, the 9th inning is never easy…..

Plus, you've got all those conflicted loyalties . . . right?

It couldn't hurt to listen to more of her catalog, but I don't know you'll find many revelatory gems in there. She had a style ("gimmick" if you're feeling uncharitable) and much of her work is in that vein.

It is that style, though, that made her larger than the sum of her songs; her look, the "tragic artist" trope; her being "of the moment" when mid-century was having a revival (early Adele, Mad Men, etc.), the possibility of really good drag looks -- she was famous in a way that transcended just the music.

My $.02.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/08/europe/chechnya-music-ban-scli-intl

Chechnya bans all music deemed too fast or too slow

>>Minister of Culture Musa Dadayev announced the decision to limit all musical, vocal and choreographic compositions to a tempo ranging from 80 to 116 beats per minute (BPM) at a meeting Friday, the Russian state new agency TASS reported.<<