Texsox

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/01/waiting.r...eath/index.html

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Jul 1, 2008 -> 07:22 PM) Yup. Relatives who climb out windows with TV's and threaten neignbors. Nice family. Tex, if you walked out of a friend's house carrying a TV, and there was a man standing in front of you with a shotgun that said "stop or i'll shoot", I'll wager that you stop, and not run at him or away. Would you seriously want your kids playing around that guy's house? I guess it must have been some TV if it was worth killing someone over. Nice values. And stop or run? Interesting debate. Perhaps you would stop and try to reason with Chuckie or Freddie and their shot guns, but running seems like a plausable idea as well. He may be a concerned neighbor, or he may be one of Manson's followers. He may just want to talk to you, or he may want an easy shot.

How sad it would have been if he was saying "I thought they were burglers, how was I to know they had relatives staying there?"

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Jul 1, 2008 -> 07:06 PM) Or to possibly warn people that this is a period piece and contains some strong language? From the article it seems that it is in a park setting, outside, and anyone in the park would be able to hear. I am assuming this is similar to Ravinia.

I'd take Freddy on the road, Javy at home and feel good about either. There have been a lot of pitchers come through Chicago and I'd rate both those guys pretty high for competitiveness.

I think we should honor Bonds' statement and not elect him to the HoF.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 1, 2008 -> 05:36 PM) Dumb. And even if they think its a valid concern, fine... just change that one damn word. Generally when you buy the rights to produce works like this, you are not allowed to make a change like that. You have to perform it as written. Some even go so far as to dictate staging, lighting, etc. In this case it seems the venue is the issue. If you bought a ticket to the play, you presumably would be prepared for the language. Since there is a real possibility of someone accidentally, and without knowledge of the play, overhearing the language, it seems prudent to pick another play.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jul 1, 2008 -> 05:31 PM) I'm 100% against any lists having to do with music. So a Rap list would be cool . . . I kid because I care™* *Used by permission of FlaSoxxJim

I like SS's idea American Rock Bands, great focus. Although the winner may be on only half or less of the lists. Sox players by position, turn in a list one person per position plus a lefty and righty, middle relief and closer, toss in a manager and owner We've never talked about what makes a fun list to do. I think that most of the top 5 should be on the majority of lists. Having 14/18 and 17/18 type means there is some legitimacy to the ranking. If the winner is on 5/18 and 40-15 are on one or two, not as much. Which is why, in this format, hot chick would not work as well as a single elimination tourny

QUOTE (BobDylan @ Jun 28, 2008 -> 01:15 AM) It was never printed by news outlets that I'm aware of, but I can go digging through their message board to find the post if you'd like. (They're somewhat active posters there.) Let me see if I understand what happened. The OC just snagged one of KoC songs and used it without prior permission? Just out of nowhere? That seems illegal.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jun 30, 2008 -> 02:28 PM) The mystery person who left it off was... me. Never have been a fan. I don't like a lot of shows that other people do. Friends, Cheers, Raymond, Arrested Dev, Entourage, Curb Your Enth... I haven't even watched the Simpsons for at least 10 years. I had shows on my list that hardly anyone mentioned. In Living Color Futurama NewsRadio Just Shoot Me WKRP I like all of them on your list. NewsRadio was one of about 15 for 5 spots at the bottom of my list. Too bad the show's run was cut short by Hartmann's murder. And Just Shoot me was on my list too. I am a big David Spade fan.

QUOTE (WilliamTell @ Jun 30, 2008 -> 11:37 AM) I should've voted for this to give my props to WKRP in Cincinnati. I love that show. "Travis, with God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly." Arthur Carlson That was a great show. It actually got better with time.

QUOTE (AssHatSoxFan @ Jun 30, 2008 -> 12:31 PM) More surprising is 4 people did not have the simpsons I was one of them. I decided it would be more fun for me to rank my personal favorites, and I just never got into the show. If it was more of a universal what are the Top 20 comedies, I would have had them in second or third. I was surprised after I started to rank them that shows like Happy Days, Coach, 3rd Rock From the Sun, and a couple others did not make my Top 20. There are a lot more quality comedies then I thought. I was surprised that Frasier and M*A*S*H were not in the Top 10.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 30, 2008 -> 10:19 AM) The Simpsons has run for 20+ years, and was #2. I did not have The Simpsons on my list, but believe it belongs in the top 3. I just never watched. I'm not certain if it was a time slot thing or what but I respect the run they had and their impact on our popular culture.

Looking at some on my list that did not make the top 40 7. Will and Grace 9. Just Shoot Me 11. King of the Hill 12. Spin City 17. Welcome Back Kotter 19. Odd Couple

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Jun 29, 2008 -> 10:00 PM) Make sure you get a termite inspection. The house is also made from plastic . . .

Kay Hutchison is an interesting pick. I've had two opportunities to meet with her and one chance to work with her and her staff on a manufacturing issue. I was really impressed with her staff and I believe it reflects back on her.

8 year olds can be manipulated to say almost anything. Which is the sad part. To put someone to death, it would seem one yard stick would be the absolute positive conviction, and these are among the worst witnesses. Too many people have been convicted then proven innocent for me to ever believe the death penalty is a useful tool to keep society safe.

Of course it really depends on her personality . . .

Wow, I'm surprised that M*A*S*H was so low. I also excluded SNL because I focused on :30 sitcoms. But if I reranked the list based on these 40, which may be interesting, I;d have found a place in my top 5, top 10 at the least, but mostly for older episodes.

QUOTE (BobDylan @ Jun 27, 2008 -> 12:17 AM) Not always true. A specific example I can bring up is the OC played a Kings of Convenience song, then put it on their soundtrack in record stores, and didn't as little as let the band members of the Kings of Convenience know. They were outraged, but they didn't get compensated. Link? Are you saying that OC could just take any song and make a soundtrack without compensating the artist?

QUOTE (Soxy @ Jun 26, 2008 -> 06:37 PM) Please. A blow-up doll would be less plastic than that lady. So it would be a slump buster for some of these guys.

Knowing guys, any doubt that she has serious baggage if she wants to be married that bad and isn't? I'm thinking she's got to be bat ass crazy or why hasn't some mid fifty, middle life crisis guy scooped her up?

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Jun 26, 2008 -> 12:34 PM) I guess that's why I'm not calling the shots. I think you have it backwards. The industry has to form the group. Industry groups do not usually form then find someone to represent. I think they are smart in realizing that they are no longer manufacturers, or at the minimum it is a shrinking portion of the industry. They get downloads, legal and illegal, will ultimately make commercial manufacturing as a boutique item. People will download into their devices. How people compensate the artists for their efforts is the issue. Free sharing will virtually stop consumers from actually paying the artists via sales. It is too difficult to police millions of users. So where will artists earn a living? It would seem logical for companies who make money using the artists songs to be paying the artists. So radio stations, would be the logical target. And will radio stations negotiate with thousands of artists or will they negotiate through record companies and/or an organization representing record companies? Seems like the simplest and most logical is an umbrella group that can negotiate a consistent program for a lot of members. What the companies will then be doing is aggressively marketing their artists to the record companies to earn income for them and their artists. I just do not see individual bands remaining independent outlets like iTunes and Amazon negotiating with every kid in a band for distribution. It might not be the RIAA, it may be artists direct, but down the lines, radio stations, like TV shows, Advertisers, movies, etc. will be paying someone for the songs they play. When CSI plays a Who song, they pay. Why shouldn't a radio station? When a movie uses a song, they pay, why not a radio station?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 26, 2008 -> 06:15 AM) Two words Government.Bailout. Any idea how many people they employ? It has to be a dwindling number, which, along with national security, drives many bailouts.