Steal this Thread! Week - 13, Wonder Twins Edition.
by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 2, 2009 12:29 PM EST
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Yet another thread to be stolen.
From MaPatsFan: I don't mind thread stealing as it gives people a chance to get a little "goofy". However, I DO like the idea of a separate thread.
This thread (named in dubious honor [or honour for Comedic.Sans] of a book titled Steal This Book) is a thread that was designed to be stolen. Random thoughts, check. Inane observations, perfectly fine. Multiple segues, the more the merrier. Goofy pictures, haiku, whatever. If the thread gets unwieldy, I'll create a new sandbox for us to play in. Feel free to jump in, the water's fine.
A couple restrictions, however. To keep this from becoming a war, we need to steer clear of politics, and religion.
On that note, and in looking forward to this weekend's game. I leave you this:
Some of you may remember the Wonder Twins (Zan and Jayna) from one of their many incarnations.
They would bump fists and then Zan would change into some form of water (see the bucket by his feet) and Jayna would change into some sort of animal (like the eagle to her right). Oh, and they had a monkey, Gleek, which wore a jumpsuit and sort of did monkey stuff, what fun.
Wonder Twin Dolls -- Eli Manning: "They're action figures." -- So we've heard Eli, so we've heard.
via con-news.com
Anyway, what does this have to do, even tangentially, with the Patriots? Um, well, when Terrence Wheatley and Jonathan Wilhite showed up last year (both having W last names), they were nicknamed the Wonder Twins (how terribly clever). Wheatley had a great game against the Colts last year (sort of a ball hawk) before he broke his wrist (now both have been reconstructed). Wilhite impressed Hoodie this year with his fluid movements.
Now we have to wonder which twin is which. Of course I already gave it away with the fluid movement remark and the fact that in the last game he took the "Form of a leaking sieve." Yes, Wilhite is indeed Zan. By default, that would make Wheatley, um, Jayna. Now this is an important point. Since Jayna is a shapeshifter, she could be a he who likes to dress like a she, so I'm not saying Wheatley is a girl or anything. Of course, I'm not saying he/she isn't either. I'm just skirting, as it were, that whole issue. Anyway, last game Wheatley (the ball hawk) took the "Form of an invisible woman." Of course the answer to "who is the monkey" eludes me now, but here is a picture of our Wonder Twins and their very non-simian coach who does not wear a jumpsuit:
So just when do their Wonder Twin powers activate?
via cache.boston.com
And yes, I was hoping they would make a monkey out of Brees.
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Has anyone seen a picture of Defensive Backs coach Josh Boyer? (Which rhymes with Hoyer)
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 2, 2009 12:41 PM EST reply actions
Google search turned up this primate in a jumpsuit.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 2, 2009 12:46 PM EST up reply actions
Oh, here's our DB coach
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 2, 2009 12:47 PM EST up reply actions
Oh, Wait. Same guy.
Boyer served as the defensive backs coach at Bryant University.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 2, 2009 12:48 PM EST up reply actions
No offense, just monkeying around.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 2, 2009 12:49 PM EST up reply actions
Here he is in a more vocal mode with Belichick Monday night.
Look out! He’s throwing deep! Don’t just stand there, MOVE!
Keep the faith!
"Not leaking sieve! I said, sheet of ice! Sheet of Ice!"
Wilhite ran the wrong play.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 2, 2009 2:49 PM EST up reply actions
Speaking of sheets of ice...
the westerly winds stole my icebergs, SMP. I’m horribly disappointed. They’re floating out deep into the netherworld somewhere.
On the plus side, if you find them you might also get Joey Galloway’s hands and Reche Caldwell’s eyelids as a bonus.
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No ice for your tea?
What’s the NZ wool industry going to do without the photo op?
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 2, 2009 4:42 PM EST up reply actions
Shrek was more impressive than the icebergs
when they pulled him out of the wilderness the first time, he probably had 30 lbs of twigs and soil in his fleece. He was rugged. I think the wool they got off him was a world record, from memory.
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So you're saying, it would barely make a Speedo for Wilfork.
Gotcha!
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 2, 2009 4:50 PM EST up reply actions
If you wish to see Vince in a Speedo, all power to you.
That’s one way to get a pass-rush – make your linemen unblockable because nobody wants to touch them.
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Are you saying it would be worse than Andre Smith at the combine?
You’d think they’d allow those guys a sports bra or something for personal safety.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 2, 2009 5:48 PM EST up reply actions
He's got pieces of himself moving in all directions.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 2, 2009 5:52 PM EST up reply actions
Strangely... hypnotic...
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It could be a picture for one of those ads.
Are you getting up to go in the middle of the night?
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 2, 2009 5:58 PM EST up reply actions
Besides I think a wool Speedo would chafe.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 2, 2009 5:51 PM EST up reply actions
Especially if you didn't remove it from the sheep first.
Baaaaa.
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I had no idea that was optional.
Who knew?
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 2, 2009 6:13 PM EST up reply actions
Does that affect your 40 time?
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 2, 2009 6:16 PM EST up reply actions
Not if the sheep is cooperative
Since it’ll get a good 40 time too.
Now you know why the future 2010 Raiders left outside linebacker draftee was previously known as ‘Doris’.
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Somehow, that makes perfect sense
and that scares me a little.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 2, 2009 6:31 PM EST up reply actions
What's tempting now is to slap a Raiders' helmet on a sheep to prove you were right.
But I’m going to go hang Christmas lights instead.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 2, 2009 6:33 PM EST up reply actions
Hang Christmas lights on a sheep instead?
Oh well. Have fun. Hah.
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The fun begins when you plug them in. ;-)
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 2, 2009 6:35 PM EST up reply actions
Same with sheep!
Ye gods. I’m going to be flagged. Bahaha.
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I don't think I want to know.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 2, 2009 6:38 PM EST up reply actions
Not going to post the "New Zealander on a date" pictures.
“Practice self-control. Practice self-control.”
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 3, 2009 12:21 PM EST up reply actions
All wired up...
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 3, 2009 1:59 AM EST up reply actions
Jealous?
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 3, 2009 2:03 AM EST up reply actions
Oh my
It’s beautiful.
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This better?
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 3, 2009 8:34 AM EST up reply actions
or this?
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 3, 2009 8:35 AM EST up reply actions
I can't believe there are so many sheep illumination options!
Is that a sign that society is improving or declining?
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 3, 2009 12:10 PM EST up reply actions
In other news, it looks like Butler is moving from nickel to starter
So maybe one of the Wonder Twins or Springs (what’s up with him?) is the Nickel?
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 2, 2009 6:37 PM EST reply actions
Chung might be in the mix, too.
But it wasn’t too hard to predict a shuffle after that atrocity. Hard to really predict who will be put into that role. Miiiiiiight be Springs, if only to get that experience on the field. Somehow I don’t think he’d have been gashed for eight 25+ yard plays, even if he is too slow to stop them all.
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It'd be nice to actually get some use out of Springs
considering he has that nice 3-year deal.
Keep the faith!
Ugh...
Between Galloway, Springs and Burgess, and maybe even Seau… use for money? What’s that?
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Seau's as insurrance...
…but all the other guys have been pretty worthless. Springs’ probably here to instruct the young ones, but we’ll have to wait and see how good of a job he’s doing.
by Richard Hill on Dec 2, 2009 10:02 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I didn't *really* count Seau, although having him as a healthy scratch is a little odd
plus I didn’t know the details of his contract. He could well be playing for very little, and acting as a player-coach, which would get him off this list.
Springs, however, is being paid a little too much to merely be a player-coach – he’s the top-paid CB and has a multi-year deal. It isn’t good that he’s not making the game-day active roster, especially when he’s supposedly the CB and S backup – he ought to save a roster spot, not be a waste of one.
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by Comedic.Sans on Dec 2, 2009 10:26 PM EST up reply actions
It's also possible that the monkey, "Gleek" has already left the Patriots.
I’m just saying, “It’s possible.”
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 3, 2009 10:50 AM EST reply actions
This picture is a special moment for Deltha O'Neal against the Chargers
In this picture (where he fails to break up the play) he is in the same zip code as the receiver. I believe that was the only time that happened in the game. Ah, memories.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 3, 2009 12:00 PM EST up reply actions
Alas, as of September 5, 2009, Wikipedia say Deltha O'Neal is not longer playing in the NFL.
That’s strange, because I could have sworn it happened in 2008.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 3, 2009 12:06 PM EST up reply actions
or is there a difference between "playing" and "making plays"?
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 3, 2009 12:07 PM EST up reply actions
I know... wow
He made actual contact with the inevitable eligible receiver. Special indeed.
Keep the faith!
inevitable, LOL
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 3, 2009 1:32 PM EST up reply actions
"Hey, does this shirt make me look fat?"
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 3, 2009 3:59 PM EST reply actions
Don't blame the shirt Vince.
I’m just saying. 325 lbs? Yeah, Vince, if you say so.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 3, 2009 4:02 PM EST up reply actions
Pay me THIIIIIIIIS much
Speaking of rich sportsmen: what’s the difference between a Cadillac Escalade and a golfball?
Tiger can drive a golfball 400 yards.
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I heard the rimshot from here.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 3, 2009 4:56 PM EST up reply actions
Hah, it was awful, but obligatory
and from the sounds of it, Elin Nordegren-Woods sounds like she can swing a golfclub pretty well herself.
Vince Wilfork better do anything to upset his wife, I’ve noticed. Yet another reason the Pats should pay Vince – his wife might beat him up if he doesn’t bring home a brand new paycheck.
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Even Larry Johnson got into the act
relating it to the Patriots’ defense Monday night of course
Keep the faith!
Yes!!!
I knew it was possible to segue it back to the Pats. Although it looks a little like Brees is wearing a Steeler uniform there, which is a little weird. Especially considering the size difference between Brees and Ben “I can’t believe it’s not a broken rib” Roethlisberger – that Brees looks too big.
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Old Reche "bulging eyes" Caldwell?
He still can’t find the ball.
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Maybe if Joey Galloway's eyes were that open
he could have caught something. Other than a bus ride out of town of course.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 3, 2009 10:21 PM EST up reply actions
Hey, didn't Caldwell play Buckwheat in the Little Rascals?
Uncanny resemblance.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 3, 2009 10:25 PM EST up reply actions
See?
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 4, 2009 5:22 PM EST up reply actions
These Patriots can't afford to be "Dolphin Safe"
It’s bad enough that Parcells (the Tuna) is Dolphins Safe now, but it’s time for the Pat’s to say, “Sorry Charlie”, and fillet some Phins.
We don’t need anymore of this:
for Hythlodaeus:
for Comedic.Sans (the Sealord label):
for the U.S. contingent:
This weekend, Dolphin is a main course.
Trivia: In Taiji, the fishermen say that dolphin tastes like venison or beef.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 4, 2009 11:23 AM EST reply actions
Sorry, Flipper, but we're fighting for top of the food chain here.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 4, 2009 11:26 AM EST up reply actions
That evening, with her blinds pulled,
Mary had three helpings of corn, two baked potatoes, extra bread, and a little lamb.
Artist: Gary Larson (The Far Side), September 10, 1987
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 4, 2009 1:29 PM EST up reply actions
Ask any mermaid you happen to see
“What’s the best tuna?”
“Anyone but me.”
I guess everyone’s looking out for number one.
Charlie’s just happy, because that was his uncle Phil who was loaded. Charlie’s a rich fish now.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 4, 2009 11:48 AM EST up reply actions
Did they
porpoisely purposely make him look like Joe Flynn from McHale’s Navy?
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 4, 2009 11:52 AM EST up reply actions
or were the going for Phil Silvers?
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 4, 2009 11:54 AM EST up reply actions
or even Buddy Holly
That is before the music died.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 4, 2009 12:13 PM EST up reply actions
Sign post near Clear Lake, Iowa.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 4, 2009 12:17 PM EST up reply actions
Rest in Peace Guys
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 4, 2009 12:20 PM EST up reply actions
For these guys, no rest at all.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 4, 2009 12:29 PM EST up reply actions
Isn't there supposed to be a difference between our injury report and our roster?
The cupboard seems to be bare of healthy bodies.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 4, 2009 1:19 PM EST up reply actions
At least this weekend, they're wearing the red shirts that hide blood stains.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 4, 2009 3:37 PM EST up reply actions
They looks like hill billy redneck farmers from Iowa. Logan’s beard is awesome but i love Neal’s mustache…
Is it me or does it look like the left side of the o line look bigger than the right side?
I have some uncles that are farmers in Iowa.
They look nothing like these guys (bigger guts and no facial hair). Iowa is pretty flat, and I would think you need hills to be a hillbilly.
What’s funny about your remark is that red neck is a term that was originally used as a disparaging term for southerners, and hillbilly is a disparaging term used for people around the Appalachians and Ozarks. Both of which miss the midwest. The terms are now used as a catch-all and would therefore apply.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 4, 2009 11:25 PM EST up reply actions
Another thing many people don't realize
is that during the farm failure years in the 80’s (John Cougar’s – Rain on the Scarecrow Blood on the Plow song) many successful farmers were sending their kids off to college for agricultural degrees. Many farmers today, if they’re still in business, have degrees and are smart businessmen. It’s a business with pretty small margins.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 4, 2009 11:32 PM EST up reply actions
Baaaaaa
That is all.
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by Comedic.Sans on Dec 5, 2009 12:08 AM EST up reply actions
Not as much sheep farming in the midwest.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 7, 2009 12:55 PM EST up reply actions
What a coincidence, I love Neil Peart's percussion (I'm a drummer at heart)
I saw them at Wembley during the “Hold Your Fire” tour, and I saw them in the Twin Cities for the “Snakes and Arrows” tour.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 4, 2009 11:12 PM EST up reply actions
"The Professor" in action
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 5, 2009 12:07 AM EST up reply actions
He can drum in 3/4 time with his feet and 7/8 time with his hands at the same time.
What’s cool is when Geddy is locked onto the 3/4 and Alex is doing the 7/8, then all of the sudden they’re back in the same time signature.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 5, 2009 12:18 AM EST up reply actions
She had quite a set of pipes singing "Everything's coming up Roses"
Now, at last she’s pushing up daisies. Rest in Peace.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 7, 2009 12:16 PM EST up reply actions
Sorry, that seems callous, and I liked her singing, but was not a "fan".
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 7, 2009 12:54 PM EST up reply actions
Secretly a drummer? Dun dun dunnn
He looks like he stole Ray Lewis’s hat.
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by Comedic.Sans on Dec 5, 2009 12:18 AM EST up reply actions
I hit things with sticks, it's not quite the same as drumming
Here’s my short story:
We had a very small house.
My oldest sister wanted to be in band, she played a susaphone (marching band Tuba)
Picture included here because many people have never heard of it.
It was attached to a chair that blocked our front door (which we never used) for a couple years until she quit.
We listened to oom-pah blasts that whole time.
My next oldest sister wanted to be in band, she played a mellophone (marching band French Horn)
Picture included here because many people have never heard of it.
She played in her room with the door closed (did I mention the house was small), but we heard every sour blaaat until she finally quit.
I wanted to be in band as a drummer. Before I could explain about practice pads, my Mom gave an emphatic “NO !” (I think she was trying to salvage what scraps of sanity she had.) So I never actually learned to drum. I can play some stuff by ear, but all I have is some sticks a girlfriend bought me, a snare my wife bought me, and a “Drums for Dummies” book that I bought myself.
My wife was a basoon player, my oldest son played clarinet and tenor sax, my middle son plays trombone, and the youngest boy plays clarinet, basoon, and bari sax. I “drum” for them occasionally.
But the dude in the picture is Neil Peart, drummer / percussionist for Rush. He is my favorite drummer bar none.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 5, 2009 9:33 AM EST up reply actions
Oops, bassoon
two S’s
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 5, 2009 9:36 AM EST up reply actions
I hear ya
literally, about the “sour notes practice sessions.” My youngest sister ‘played’ clarinet for a few years – in a small house – and vented her frustrations at her parents and siblings by ‘practicing’. The high-pitched squeals of that instrument still blast through my memories. We laugh about it now, but it was one of the only ways the youngest of six had any power in that household.
When my son wanted to take up drums, we set up an area and told him he had to take lessons to go along with the set. It’s funny what I learned about music from listening to him practice the different beats every day. It was a surprise to discover that I looked forward to hearing him practice as much as I did hearing the other three with their piano and guitar playing.
Keep the faith!
Oh!
THAT is what a Susaphone is. I have heard of it, via the Simpsons…
Reverend Lovejoy: “Blood and Guts Murphy…”
Lisa: “No. He was BLEEDING GUMS MURPHY.”
Reverend Lovejoy: “Bloody Gums Murphy was quite the Susaphone player…”
Lisa: “NOOOOOO, he was a SAXOPHONE player. He was a JAZZ MUSICIAN”
Ah, that makes slightly more sense, now. Wonderful.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 5, 2009 7:56 PM EST up reply actions
Neil's an interesting story
Some years ago, his wife passed away from cancer and his daughter died in a car crash about 11 months after that. He was a mess (for obvious reasons) and took to the road. After touring the states for over a year on his trusty BMW motorcycles, he wrote a book about it. He holds a PhD in Philosophy and is the primary lyricist for Rush. In his lyrics, many themes from famous books weave their way in (Ayn Rand’s “Fountainhead”, Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”, etc…).
Blogger at SBNation's Patriots blog, Pats Pulpit
I've followed him for years
He still tours on his bike, and blogs from his website.
My life has been a trivial pursuit. Trivia: where three roads meet.
The more you know, the more you know that you don't know.
by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 7, 2009 12:18 PM EST up reply actions
Also I'm pretty sure the whole PhD thing is an urban myth (because he is called "The Professor (on the drum kit)" in All the World's a Stage. )
I’ve seen it debunked many times and believe he is actually a well read high school dropout.
The rumor about Neil having a PhD in something is false. In Visions, Neil is quoted (on page 65) as saying that he is a high school dropout. I don’t see how he would have had time to go to school and get a degree, what with being in Rush and all.
NEIL: My earliest goals were really just about playing drums – getting better, joining a band, playing at the local roller rink or teen dance. My goals expanded as my life did, and eventually I wanted to learn more about what drummer Bill Bruford once called, “Life beyond the cymbals.” I started reading a lot, fiction and non-fiction, catching up on the education I had more-or-less “dodged” during my teenage obsession with drums and rock music. Later, I got interested in outdoor activities like cross-country skiing and cycling, and those activities incorporated goals of their own – traveling farther, building stamina and new experiences, and seeking out fresh adventures.
It is a very common misconception (it used to be stated in Wikipedia, but no one was ever able to provide documentation). If you can find any, I’d be interested.
My life has been a trivial pursuit. Trivia: where three roads meet.
The more you know, the more you know that you don't know.
by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 7, 2009 12:35 PM EST up reply actions
He may have an honorary degree in something.
I heard him say he had no degree in a call in show a few years back (just before Sankes and Arrows). Can’t find a text of it though.
My life has been a trivial pursuit. Trivia: where three roads meet.
The more you know, the more you know that you don't know.
by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 7, 2009 12:39 PM EST up reply actions
Oops, Snakes and Arrows
My life has been a trivial pursuit. Trivia: where three roads meet.
The more you know, the more you know that you don't know.
by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 7, 2009 2:42 PM EST up reply actions
Two of my sons have just joined this blog
You may see their screen names from time to time.
panther no panth (my middle son, the Panther fan) will visit us this week and talk about the Panthers
Aeries god of soar (my youngest son, the Eagles fan) just joined because he wanted to
They just tested for their 1st Degree Black Belts (on my youngest son’s birthday) and will be working to get all of the requirements signed off. This is just me being a proud father.
My life has been a trivial pursuit. Trivia: where three roads meet.
The more you know, the more you know that you don't know.
by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 7, 2009 2:34 PM EST reply actions
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