tugmoose

Here's a cool clip of their show in NYC last night.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060919/ap_on_...litical_fallout

McCain objects to torture, ministers balk. Wtf.

Well, they tortured Jesus, and it didn't hurt Him any.

 

Tug, are you an American? If so, do you agree with everything that Bush says and does? After all, he is a leader of Americans, so you must stand for everything he does, right?

 

Please don't use some religious fanatic to paint a broad stroke over religion. It is short-sighted and no less stereotypical than profiling people because of race, sex, or sexual preference.

 

Do you not realize that there is a large, silent population of Christians in every community that are not judgemental and hateful people? They do many good things and are accepting of all walks of life, just as Jesus was. Unfortunately, there are some Christians that don't act like him and instead act more like the people he condemned the most at the time, the Pharisees. Religious people are not perfect either, it's just the ones that are judgemental make themselves an easy target every time they fail.

Actually, I wasn't being all that serious - it was more: "Hey, check out this whacko."

 

I appreciate your concern, though.

should answer all your questions.

YOu Bastard! I would have stole it from you.

Not the way it smelled after 2 p.m.

Hey Big Perm - did you see me Day 1 in my Toshiro Mifune t-shirt?

I thought it was pretty good. First day was a little tough, but I did discover who should take over as Wilco's

after Jeff fires Glen. Rock needs more female drummers. Second day get better, great sets by Marah and Centro-Matic (a trip to see Scott Danbom on the JumboTron of the AT&T stage). Massive Attack was good, could have been a little more subtle with their message (rather than running a ticker of depressing stats from Iraq). Day three: who the F' is into this Jose Gonzalez, an absolute snoozer! had to be rushed to the Buckwheat Zydeco set to break outta that induced coma! New Pornographers (with Neko) played the set of the Fest, in my book. In one tight hour they played:

 

Twin Cinema

Use It

The Laws Have Changed

Jackie Dressed in Cobras

The Bleeding Heart Show

Mass Romantic

Testament to Youth in Verse

Miss Teen Wordpower

These Are The Fables

It's Only Divine Right

The Fake Headlines

Star Bodies

From Blown Speakers

Letter From an Occupant (after which I exclaimed "Take me now, God!")

Sing Me Spanish Techno

 

As the Flaming Lips were up next at the other end of the park, I was pretty far back. Wayne Coyne did a tribute to Ben Kweller, who they day before had gotten a set-shortening nosebleed, despite attempting to plug it with a tampon. Wayne did his blood thing, then asked the ladies in the crowd to throw their tampons ("unused, please") on the stage - which they did.

 

Hung in there for Tom Petty's closing set. Guess what? Lots of mid-tempo songs! One after the other! In fact, an entire mid-tempo career. Well, who am I to argue with success. I must say, though, after losing about a half-hour playing time to a rain-delay in the middle of the set, did we, the people who hung in there through the rain, really need a 20-minute version of "It's Good to be King?" I mean, of all the fair-to-middlin' hits Petty's ever had, that was the fair-to-middlin'est. Coulda packed in three or four other songs in that time. Gotta admit, he did a good version of "Too Much Monkey Business", and did "Refugee" and "American Girl", so it was worth sticking around.

 

I agree the lineup wasn't as strong as before (I was at 02, 03 and 04, the latter being strongest with Wilco, Costello, Neko, DBT). Did not go to any post-ACL shows this time (no one I really needed to see), which might explain why I wasn't draggin' ass by day 3.

 

I did see Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey at the Parish on Thursday night. Reed, the bass player, is a big Wilco fan (I burned him a show awhile back) and was sporting a Wilco shirt. Show featured some songs that went on about 3-minutes too long, covers of Beatles, Beach Boys and Flaming Lips. JoeBob sez: Check 'em out.

This just in: Neko will be performing with the New Pornographers!

Ain't she the works?

Click.

Love that More Barn shirt...obscure & very cool,as well

I'd never heard that story, wasn't sure what that ment.

 

Broken Arrow Ranch, (date?)

Quoting Graham Nash: "I once went down to Neil's ranch and he rowed me out into the middle of the lake -- putting my life in his hands once again. He waved at someone invisible and music started to play, in the countryside. I realized Neil had his house wired as the left speaker, and his barn wired as the right speaker. And Elliot Mazer, his engineer, said 'How is it?' And Neil shouted back..."

 

"More Barn!"

 

Story is Ronnie Van Zandt was buried in this shirt.

 

 

He's wearing it here, too.

 

You sure you wanna do this?

Pretty funny.

 

Democrats are good at being funny. Now can they win in November? I don't care whether it's with new ideas or just ripping on Bush - if they can't knock this softball out of the park, maybe they're not ready for the majors.

 

"You don't face Nolan Ryan without your rest. He's the only guy I go against that makes me go to bed before midnight." - Reggie Jackson

See what's left of Austin after UT-OSU game.

Coolest baseball moment I ever witnessed: 1981, Vet Stadium, Rose within one hit of tying Stan Musial's NL hit mark. Carlton vs. Ryan. Full House. Rose leads off 1st with a double to tie mark. Ryan does not allow another hit until the 8th, hurting his back, comes out of game to standing O. Rose, who Ryan struck out three straight times after the double, comes to the top of the Phils' dugout. An Astros teammate alerts Ryan, Rose tips his cap, Ryan tips back.

 

Cue goosebumps.

Let's look at 3 pitchers from last year:

Roger Clemens: 13-8, 1.87 ERA, 1.008 WHIP, 185/62 K/BB

Chris Capuano: 18-12, 3.99 ERA, 1.384 WHIP, 176/91 K/BB

 

You would rather have the guy who gives up more than a full run more per 9 innings, and lets on 3 more baserunners per 9. You can have him.

THANK YOU SIR MAY I HAVE ANOTHER?

 

Fact is, I would take Clemens, because he has the better winning percentage.

So was Bettis holding himself while running onto the field?

 

 

Has the entire world gone DOUCHEBAG????

Thats ridiculous. All the pitcher can control is what he does on the mound. Unless this 12.00 era guy is Babe Ruth at the plate, it's not even a question, you take the guy who doesn't give up runs.

with a 5-20 record.

 

Give me the shit pitcher who's very luck. You take the great pitcher who's very unlucky.

If I have the same offense I will take the guy who gives up less runs. No question.

with a 5-20 record.

 

All's I'm saying is, for some reason, my team scoring a shitload of runs when 20-5 is on the mound. Gimme the guy who pitches just well enough to win over the guy who has bad luck and loses.

I'm ready for some football, not Puff Daddy prancing around on my tv.

So a guy who is 20-5 with an ERA of 12.00 (but happens to pitch for a team that scores 15 runs a game) is better than a guy who is 5-20 with a 1.50 ERA because he pitches for a team that scores 1 run a game?

Who do you want on the mound in game 7 of the World Series, where there is no consolation prize, no excuses: Mr. 20-5 12.00 ERA, or Mr. 5-20, 1.50 ERA?

Thats just dumb. I'm sorry.

So you don't want a 20-5 pitcher on your team? OK, I'll take him. I'll take Mr. 1.50 ERA, too. But don't use "he was on a bad team" as a crutch. Great pitchers make their teams better.

 

I have no problem with Ryan - truly an all-time great. But I don't shed any tears over his team situation when he hand-picked the teams he wanted to play for the last half of his career.