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Post-game bitching goes in here. Try to keep the reactionary fanposts to a minimum. Actually, if you're thinking of creating a fanpost and there's nothing constructive to say, it would probably be best not to post it.

 

If you don't feel like bitching about football, let's talk music.

This is a great cover of a classic Bobby Blue Band tune "Farther up the Road."

One of the four people in this music video doesn't belong. He's sort of Londonbeat's own Brian Russell.

A few weeks ago we talked about things we hate. Let's talk about things we like.

-Rain

-Thunder storms

-Pumpkin pie

-House, MD

-Doctor Who

-West coast jazz

-Felix Hernandez

-Adrian Beltre

-Marcus Trufant

-Matt Hasselbeck

-Yamaha brand saxophones

-Intel brand microprocessers

-NVIDIA brand GPUs

-Cake that isn't a lie

-Campy sci-fi movies

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Oh and Converse brand shoes.

I love Converse shoes.

by BrianL on Nov 2, 2008 4:54 PM PST   0 recs

Not a fan of Converse either,

but they’re better than Puma.

by LantermanC on Nov 3, 2008 8:06 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

Oh, no doubt

Pumas are the sign of a tracksuit-wearin, hair-slicked back guido

by SeaTownBlueDevil on Nov 3, 2008 9:39 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

Thats not as bad then

Seeing as your not one of the 9 billion people that picked up a pair a few years go

by SeaTownBlueDevil on Nov 3, 2008 2:03 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Thanks for making this thread.

Hopefully it will head off anyone else, like our mate skunkjigga.

Things I like?

-Siberian Huskies
-Pie
-Running
-Skiing
-Mountains
-F.E.A.R.
-System Shock 2 (ok that’s enough video game references)
-Koren Robinson (don’t let me down, K-rob)
-Army of Darkness
-Rammstein
-Jeff Clement
-Josh Wilson
-Adrian Hanauer and the entirety of the Seattle Sounders FC
-Ichiro
-Anything about WII
-Seattle Grunge

Any many many other things that I’m not going to bother to name

by redwolf75 on Nov 2, 2008 5:36 PM PST   0 recs

I'm playing F.E.A.R.

at the moment.

It’s definitely in the pants-crapping scary category, as is System Shock 2.

by redwolf75 on Nov 2, 2008 6:47 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

FEAR was frightening

but the pacing in System Shock 2 was what made it the most horrifying game experience ever.

by BrianL on Nov 2, 2008 6:49 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Pity they don't make it anymore.

One has to buy it used off of ebay.

by redwolf75 on Nov 2, 2008 6:51 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Left 4 Dead is going to be pretty freaky

when you’re playing at late at night/super early in the morning and alone.

"Hole in one, eh?"

by Coach Owens on Nov 2, 2008 7:02 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Yes it will.

"Hole in one, eh?"

by Coach Owens on Nov 2, 2008 7:04 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

True, I've never played it before.

But just from a movie I’ve seen, L4D looks awesomely scary.

"Hole in one, eh?"

by Coach Owens on Nov 2, 2008 7:19 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

L4D will likely be scary

but SS2 is in a completely different league.

It was like taking the best elements from Aliens, The Ring, and Psycho and combining them into one fantastically horrifying experience.

by BrianL on Nov 2, 2008 7:34 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

L4D will be tons of fun

but its not going to be very phycological. I still can’t get through silent hill 4

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Nov 2, 2008 8:51 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

I don't know.

If it’s like this movie from the game, it’ll be pretty terrifying.

"Hole in one, eh?"

by Coach Owens on Nov 2, 2008 9:00 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

ya if you think 28 days later is scary

Shock terror just doesn’t do it for me.

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Nov 2, 2008 9:09 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Not necessarily.

"Hole in one, eh?"

by Coach Owens on Nov 2, 2008 9:18 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

yes it is

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Nov 2, 2008 9:19 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

The remake of Dawn of the Dead didn't have great pacing.

It was still a pretty good movie.

"Hole in one, eh?"

by Coach Owens on Nov 2, 2008 9:21 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

/facepalm

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Nov 2, 2008 9:23 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

...Okay?

Just proving my point.

"Hole in one, eh?"

by Coach Owens on Nov 2, 2008 9:26 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

In what way was Dawn of the Dead good?

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Nov 2, 2008 9:27 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Go watch Ringu.

That movie left me fucked up for weeks.

by BrianL on Nov 2, 2008 9:31 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

The fast zombies are what

put it over the top. And it got a 7.4 on IMDB and a 77% on Rotten Tomatoes. So a lot of people liked it.

"Hole in one, eh?"

by Coach Owens on Nov 2, 2008 9:31 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Zombies are overrated in horror films.

It’s the easy standby for some producer who wants to make a quick buck.

by BrianL on Nov 2, 2008 9:32 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Not really.

All of the big zombie movies every have been good. There’s a reason for that.

"Hole in one, eh?"

by Coach Owens on Nov 2, 2008 9:34 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

What about The Thing?

Pacing wasn’t great, but great acting, a great script and a great plot made it tremendous.

"Hole in one, eh?"

by Coach Owens on Nov 2, 2008 9:37 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Your homework this week

is to watch Alien and Ringu.

by BrianL on Nov 2, 2008 9:41 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

You don't like The Thing either?

What about the original Halloween? The first Nightmare on Elm Street?

"Hole in one, eh?"

by Coach Owens on Nov 2, 2008 9:43 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

These are all more shock value films.

Movies like Alien are the real mindfucks.

by BrianL on Nov 2, 2008 9:45 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

You know that Romero's films

are brilliant for their underlaying saying, right? Not because of their “shock value”?

"Hole in one, eh?"

by Coach Owens on Nov 2, 2008 9:46 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

They're good

but still not as excellent as the Hitchcock films or the good Alien films.

by BrianL on Nov 2, 2008 9:48 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

You actually need to watch these films

before rendering judgment, you know.

by BrianL on Nov 2, 2008 9:49 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Cannibalism?

That’s textbook shock value horror.

by BrianL on Nov 2, 2008 10:01 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

But...Lecter wasn't

even the main villian. There really wasn’t any cannibalism until near the end.

"Hole in one, eh?"

by Coach Owens on Nov 2, 2008 10:04 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

I can't believe this, but I'm taking Coach's side here.

Halloween is one of the purest horror movies ever made. It’s nearly perfect.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Nov 3, 2008 2:19 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

Then "The Audition"

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Nov 2, 2008 9:43 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Good pacing is what separates mediocre horror films from great ones.

Shock terror is a cheap, easy way to make a film like that.

by BrianL on Nov 2, 2008 9:28 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Decent

but not in the same league as horror films like Alien, Pyscho, or The Shining.

by BrianL on Nov 2, 2008 9:39 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

I will say that as far as Zombie horror goes

Romero is one of the few who can pull it off without being incredibly lame/campy

by BrianL on Nov 2, 2008 9:44 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Psycho is one of Hitchcock's weaker films.

Rebecca is one of his best. Rebecca is full of shock value. There are lots of other examples, but my point is that you’re underestimating the value of shock.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Nov 3, 2008 2:21 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

Pacing is what makes a suspense film excellent.

Horror can be excellent in many different ways.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Nov 3, 2008 2:21 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

And speaking of the Seattle Sounders FC

a neat bit of inside information.

I work for Mills Music, and we just sold them a ton of marching brass and percussion. Apparently they’re going with a drum and bugle corps style pep band.

by BrianL on Nov 2, 2008 5:45 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Army of Darkness is a great choice.

Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.

by BrettJMiller on Nov 2, 2008 7:11 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Things I love:

Jimi Hendrix
Rock Band/Rock Band 2
Bioshock
Sigur Ros
Guitars
The Office
Youtube
Stumbleupon
Almost Famous
This is Spinal Tap
Dr. Strangelove
Jim Bouton
The Discovery Channel
Ghost Hunters
Horror movies
Thanksgiving Day
Football
Elton John
Christian Bale
Star Trek
Zooey Deschanel
The 40 Year Old Virgin
Kristen Bell

by Phildopip on Nov 2, 2008 6:02 PM PST   0 recs

This list could be really long or really short...

Anything remotely Seattle related (Starbucks even)
The New Pornographers
Anberlin
Rodrigo y Gabriela (and any other crazy acoustic guitar/flamenca band)
Finding new awesome music and then listening to it on repeat for a week straight
British Music
British Movies
These “new” comic book movies that don’t suck.
The Number one Ranked Washington Huskies Women Cross country Team (lowest point total in Pac 10 history)
Anything and everything about the UDub
Ryan Appleby
John Brockman
Jake Locker
Tim Lincecum
Brandon Roy
Spencer Hawes
The Tui brothers
Ichiro!
Jeremy Reed
BluRay
Dogs and Cats
Green Tea Ice Cream and Lychee Ice Cream
Burritos, any kind (Lasagna burrito, Shepard’s pie burrito, anything goes)
Protein shakes anything kind (oatmeal, cottage cheese, protein powder, berries, beats, spinach, ice cream anything goes)
Playing sports for long periods of time with no score keeping and with people of approximately equal athletic ability
Long fast runs
Patrick Kerney and Julian Peterson
TV on DVD and building up my collection
Sports books
History books
Historical fiction
Olivia Munn, Kate Beckinsale, Jennifer Seibal, Zooey and Emily Deschanel
Blogs such as this on, LL, USSM, and Letsrun that keep me from being bored at work (though sometimes it distracts me from work as well)
Long extended vacations where nothing is done and large quantities of food are consumed.
Taking naps during work
Golfing well (rare, but it happens)
Pecan Pie
Cloudy, slightly rainy days in the 50’s. Perfect for running, and it doesn’t exactly make you frustrated that you’re stuck inside all day working on stupid things at work.

by LantermanC on Nov 2, 2008 6:27 PM PST   0 recs

bluray sucks

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Nov 2, 2008 9:26 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Just got a package from Amazon today.

Ironman on bluray, Forbidden Kingdom on bluray, 3:10 to Yuma on Bluray, The happening on bluray, Madmen season1 on bluray, and Pushing Daisies season 1 on bluray. What a glorious day (office season four, life season one, psych season 2 as well, but just normal dvd, as well as digital camera and like 10 awesome books). So I guess I’m going to add big ass packages of ordered crap to this love list.

by LantermanC on Nov 3, 2008 10:14 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Theres only one thing I love

and thats rubbing down some v-unit

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Nov 2, 2008 8:52 PM PST   0 recs

Not too many posts here yet.

I’ll give it a week, but maybe there’s more to hate than there is to love.

by LantermanC on Nov 2, 2008 9:05 PM PST   0 recs

I love that picture of your dog

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Nov 2, 2008 9:09 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Things I like:

Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout
The Lightning Bolt and other bands that completely destroy the concept of what qualifies as rock music.
The fact that the Sonics were fucking amazing and blew every single one of my expectations out of the water.
Being a total fucking softie when it comes to animals.
Long car trips.
Making electric guitars produce horrifying noises Leo Fender never could have conceived of.
Meg White.
The hush puppies and fried green tomatoes at Kingfish Cafe.
Efficient mass transit.
Obsessing over traffic patterns and transportation networks.
Tacoma.
South Seattle.
Coffee.
The Mariners blanket my sister made me.
Listening to Papa Was a Rodeo off of 69 Love Songs eight times in a row.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Nov 3, 2008 2:31 AM PST   0 recs

I really wish I had learned how to play the guitar.

You can’t take a damn piano with you when you’re trying to impress girls.

by BrianL on Nov 3, 2008 8:58 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

November 13th.

Life will be good.

JSWO - Josh Scobey World Order 4 Life!

by Christian on Nov 3, 2008 10:49 AM PST   0 recs <