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After watching that trailer for the upcoming Elvis movie, I'll have to choose Austin Butler

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Butler)

Pretty easy to see that guy donning the Saturday Night Fever gear, maybe even doin a bit of Vinny Barbarino :P

 

up next!

 

James Caan

Think you've got it backwards a bit ;)

The question is who should portray Al Pacino in a biopic about Al Pacino.

Though you may have inadvertently come across a cool casting in Sam Rockwell - I'd see that!

"Sam Rockwell as Al Pacino in the Al Pacino story - "All out of order!" " ;)

Which year of the 1960s was the BEST for music? It's time for the battle to start!

(1960-1969)

For each year of the 1960s, which year featured the best album releases and live shows??

 

Nominate up to FIVE individual years as your top five. Give your reasons why too, of course!

Your top choice will be given 5 points, your next choice will be given 4 points, 3rd best gets 3 points and so on all the way down for your top 5.

 

EXAMPLE ballot

"I vote as follows: 1967 (5 points), 1962 (4 points), 1961 (3 points), 1969 (2), 1965 (1)"

 

After some time, I'll tabulate all the points and have the years battle each other out playoffs style!

Bottom two vote-getters will be eliminated right away, the remaining 8 will be seeded a la the NHL playoffs based on their point totals (#1 faces #8, #2 faces #7 etc...)

 

Look forward to the discussion and potential upsets!

(If this should be in a different forum, I don't mind at all)

 

Simple concept:

 

I'll start by naming a fairly famous actor or actress.

 

Next poster decides a current actor/actress who should play that person in some sort of future biopic, and give some reasons why.

Same poster then choose a different actor/actress for the NEXT poster to discuss in the same fashion.

 

Keep the chain going and going!

 

Example:

Poster A: "Leonardo DiCaprio!"

Poster B: "I think (Actor X) because (reasons, reasons, and further reasons)" - "Next up: Eddie Murphy"

Poster C: "I think (Actor Y) because (reasons and continued reasons)"....

 

Look forward to the discussion!

 

FIRST ACTOR NOMINATION: Al Pacino

YouTube link here -

 

(will post this in another forum if this isn't the best place)

 

Check out the rest of her channel for more drum covers

I hope to see a sequel or re-imaging of Bully someday.

I spent more hours than any person should playing New Vegas. Five full playthroughs, probably beat every single quest, plus loads of messing around with console commands.

 

And you know what? There's still one thing I want to try doing in the game. I'll let y'all know how it works out.

 

Fallout 3 was the same but fewer playthroughs (keeps crashing on modern hardware....ugh)

 

Fallout 1 and 2 are classics. Lots of great content in both games.

 

As for Fallout 4, my machine can barely run the thing so I'm gonna wait awhile before diving head-first into it.

Don't forget to choose an album for the next poster!

 

I'll start up the game again.

 

NEXT ALBUM: Caress of Steel, side 2

I'm doing some research for a piece I hope to write soon, and (if it's alright with the powers that be) I'd like to ask the board members a few questions

 

It's all about bands and musicians who have "sold out".

 

No need to be too formal or anything, but say as much as you like (I won't link to this board or name any board members in the piece I write)

 

 

Here we go!

 

1. What does "selling out" mean in the world of music?

2. Who, in your opinion, has "sold out"? What do you point to as their "sellout" moments?

3. Does anybody come back from "selling out", or is it a permanent stain on the act's career?

4. What sorts of actions would constitute "selling out", whether or not somebody you've named in your answer #2 did that or not?

5. Tell me anything else that might be pertinent to the idea of "selling out"

 

 

Thanks for any and all answers you guys give!

I guess I'll call next then, this time

 

 

Permanent Waves

 

 

(and don't forget that if you answer the question YOU call what's next)

Don't forget that you can call next!

 

What album should the next poster try to complete?

Seems easy, right? Just list all the tracks off of any officially released Rush album (studio, live or compilation) in order, INCLUDING any subsections of songs.

 

Example: If you're listing off "The Necromancer", you MUST include all the information

4. The Necromancer i. Into The Darkness ii. Under The Shadow iii. Return of The Prince

 

One poster lists an album title, next poster lists the tracks from that album in order.

Multi disc/record albums are ok, but specify an album side/disc

Example: Disc 2 of Chronicles

 

The catch: NO CHEATING!

 

Do NOT look up any answers! See if you can do it from memory alone!

 

 

Here's how it should look.

 

Poster X: Moving Pictures

Poster Y: 1. Tom Sawyer 2...

 

Poster Y: Next album: Counterparts

Poster Z: 1. Animate 2....

 

(and so on)

 

We're operating on the honor system here!

 

 

I'll start us at the very beginning. Whoever replies to the post chooses next.

 

Rush (self titled) - 1974

As a follow up to the "Funniest Neil moments" thread, what are the funniest moments from Alex?

 

 

And, as before, links please!

Inspired by watching a bit of "The Boys in Brazil" the other day

 

Whether in interviews, live shows, albums, documentaries, writing or any other source....

 

Where can we see the best funny Neil Peart moments?

 

 

Also, please don't forget links!

I thought Space was FANTASTIC. It's a real leap forward to the formula, but I admit that NOW is the time for the birds to either really go for excellence next time (and I mean HUGE) or for Rovio to invest more heavily in other IP.

 

Star Wars is a great addition to the series too. I still gotta beat a few Death Star levels, and hopefully the Hoth expansion is soon

QUOTE (drbirdsong @ Oct 3 2012, 12:33 AM)

QUOTE (adace1 @ Oct 1 2012, 06:36 PM) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hdZ951JoMU It just cracks me up to think of Hitler in hell seeing what his legacy has become.   http://www.billboard.com/column/viralvideo...007952002.story For some people, that's the whole point. For those people, laughing at him may very well be the best way to respond to his whole legacy.   <end derail>

I got it a few days ago and I really enjoy it. It's definitely more complicated than AB, but it's great. To me, it shows that Rovio is not content to just sit on one hit game or hit idea. All they gotta do now is make a completely new game and I think they'll be set for years.

QUOTE (rushfanforever! @ Oct 1 2012, 03:11 PM)

QUOTE (Workaholic Man @ Sep 30 2012, 10:56 AM) When I played football in 6th-7th grade, the coaches offered us 50 cents for a turnover and $1.00 if we knocked a player out of the game.  The head coach went on to be a local police officer.....imagine that. So much for disgusting behavior just in the pros...   The pros had to learn from somewhere, right?

If I listened to Korean radio, I'd imagine he's on it all the time. Alas, I don't

 

I do get to see PSY on many new billboards and advertisements, as well as TV spots and YouTube commercials. I even saw the video on the taxi's TV as I was headed somewhere yesterday.

 

Don't worry about Korea, though. This guy is a bigshot right now, and I think rightfully so. The song is cool, and I really enjoy the parodies you can find on YouTube (Look up "PSY Hard"). The Korean pop landscape, moreso than the West I think, will be very eagerly looking for the NEXT Big Deal. It's been the same ever since I got here. One song is huge on the radio, then the next guy comes along in a month or two and, like I said, I think it happens much faster than it does in the West.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/pee-...topstories.html

 

 

The president of the Tustin, Calif., Pop Warner football league and the coach of an elite team there have been suspended while the national organization investigates allegations that 10 and 11-year-old players were offered cash incentives as high as $50 to intentionally injure their opponents.

 

"We take this matter very seriously and have asked Tustin Pop Warner head coach Darren Crawford and Tustin President Pat Galentine to step down until this situation is finalized," executive director of Pop Warner, Jon Butler, said in a statement.

I'm just glad that Stoke got an actual WIN this time

 

maybe they could, I dunno.....do that more?

Gotta vote for Gary

QUOTE (Ya_Big_Tree @ Feb 4 2012, 02:25 PM)

I just checked out the first season of this show: Spartacus: Blood and Sand and OMG!!! Excellent visuals... lots of blood, sex and gore. What more could anyone want?

Just make sure your kid isn't TOO good

 

Youth league institutes TD limit to hold back 11-year-old

 

By Cameron Smith

 

Usually we try to celebrate great young athletes and their prodigious potential. In Arkansas, one youth football league is instituting a dramatic rule to hold back its brightest star, all in an attempt to level the playing field for other competitors.

 

http://rivals.yahoo.com/highschool/blog/pr...ghschool-wp6562

I'm pretty sure it's not a political issue, so it should be able to stay, right?

 

"Ottawa Police say the investigation into why a one-month old child was left in a locked, hot car for nearly an hour on the weekend by its parents is not closed."

 

http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/07/19/cops-s...ot-car-incident

 

 

 

Thankfully, I've never seen it myself. I'm also thankful that, unlike in so many other years, THIS news story doesn't feature the death of some kid or pet.

 

 

Seriously, cars can get hot a LOT faster than you think. Open some windows or turn on that AC if you can.