Official Great Works Draft (3 Viewers)

[Bonzai]

33.18 The Upanishads (Non-Fiction)

How is this still here? No time for a write up now, I'm on the run.

 

[Fennis]

33.15 - Hank Aaron's 755 Career Homeruns - Sports Record

No explanation really needed here. One of the greatest records in all of sports.

This is an interesting pick. I think the problem we will have is that it opens a can of worms of drafting "former" records that have since been beaten because we don't like how they were beaten. According to baseball records, this is Bonds' recrod - there is no asterick, there is no secondary explanation. It's Bonds' record.

Huh?Wasn't the four minute mile the first thing taken?

WTF thought the category was only for current records?

That wouldn't make much sense.

Bob Beamon jumping 2 1/2 feet farther than any other human being had ever done before was astounding.

Nobody cares that 20+ years later somebody went farther (was it Carl Lewis? ).

 

[Chiwawa]

No one ever said it needed to be a current record.

 

[timschochet]

33.15 - Hank Aaron's 755 Career Homeruns - Sports Record

No explanation really needed here. One of the greatest records in all of sports.

This is an interesting pick. I think the problem we will have is that it opens a can of worms of drafting "former" records that have since been beaten because we don't like how they were beaten. According to baseball records, this is Bonds' recrod - there is no asterick, there is no secondary explanation. It's Bonds' record.

I don't think sports records need to be permanent to be selected. There were guys who broke the 4 minute mile almost immediately after Bannister. I think we should look at each individual record by itself, within it's own context. Even if a player were to someday hit 1000 home runs over a career, this would make THAT player great, but it wouldn't diminish Aaron any. Aaron's record, given his circumstances and among his peers, remains one of the great moments in sports no matter what happens later.

 

[Yankee23Fan]

33.15 - Hank Aaron's 755 Career Homeruns - Sports Record

No explanation really needed here. One of the greatest records in all of sports.

This is an interesting pick. I think the problem we will have is that it opens a can of worms of drafting "former" records that have since been beaten because we don't like how they were beaten. According to baseball records, this is Bonds' recrod - there is no asterick, there is no secondary explanation. It's Bonds' record.

Huh?Wasn't the four minute mile the first thing taken?

WTF thought the category was only for current records?

That wouldn't make much sense.

Bob Beamon jumping 2 1/2 feet farther than any other human being had ever done before was astounding.

Nobody cares that 20+ years later somebody went farther (was it Carl Lewis? ).

I haven't been paying much attention to this category at all..... but are we saying we can draft any sports record, even if it doesn't stand anymore?

 

[Chiwawa]

From the 3rd post:

Sports record (1) In dividual or team

Not very spe cific.

 

[Bonzai]

I gotta run again. Can I send a pm?

 

[Yankee23Fan]

33.15 - Hank Aaron's 755 Career Homeruns - Sports Record

No explanation really needed here. One of the greatest records in all of sports.

This is an interesting pick. I think the problem we will have is that it opens a can of worms of drafting "former" records that have since been beaten because we don't like how they were beaten. According to baseball records, this is Bonds' recrod - there is no asterick, there is no secondary explanation. It's Bonds' record.

I don't think sports records need to be permanent to be selected. There were guys who broke the 4 minute mile almost immediately after Bannister. I think we should look at each individual record by itself, within it's own context. Even if a player were to someday hit 1000 home runs over a career, this would make THAT player great, but it wouldn't diminish Aaron any. Aaron's record, given his circumstances and among his peers, remains one of the great moments in sports no matter what happens later.

Works for me. I thought it was a record that was standing. In that case, Aaron's HR record is the 2nd best of the career home run records.

 

[Uncle Humuna]

I gotta run again. Can I send a pm?

 

[Uncle Humuna]

33.15 - Hank Aaron's 755 Career Homeruns - Sports Record

No explanation really needed here. One of the greatest records in all of sports.

This is an interesting pick. I think the problem we will have is that it opens a can of worms of drafting "former" records that have since been beaten because we don't like how they were beaten. According to baseball records, this is Bonds' recrod - there is no asterick, there is no secondary explanation. It's Bonds' record.

Huh?Wasn't the four minute mile the first thing taken?

WTF thought the category was only for current records?

That wouldn't make much sense.

Bob Beamon jumping 2 1/2 feet farther than any other human being had ever done before was astounding.

Nobody cares that 20+ years later somebody went farther (was it Carl Lewis? ).

I haven't been paying much attention to this category at all..... but are we saying we can draft any sports record, even if it doesn't stand anymore?

You can draft the 1st guy that ever hit a homerun in the major leagues and held the record for most career homeruns until the 2nd guy did it . . .

 

[Chiwawa]

Did someone just pick a sports record that's not actually a record?Jesus, and you wouldn't let me replace auto-skip over there? What a sad draft.

MisfitBlondes and I vote to let this guy in.

I do what now?

 

[TidesofWar]

Self-Props

I am killing it the last few rounds - Pilgrims Progress, Blonde on Blonde by Dylan, Wine, The Lighthouse at Alexandra, and The Statue of Zeus at Olympia - that is TWO wonders of the Ancient World after round 30!

So that's what one hand clapping sounds like.....

Wait till I bring a detailed analysis of my draft

 

[northern exposure]

Self-Props

I am killing it the last few rounds - Pilgrims Progress, Blonde on Blonde by Dylan, Wine, The Lighthouse at Alexandra, and The Statue of Zeus at Olympia - that is TWO wonders of the Ancient World after round 30!

So that's what one hand clapping sounds like.....

I wonder what he is doing with his other hand? He is pretty excited about his picks....

 

[Yankee23Fan]

I have my two ready to go as soon as I am up. ETA. Check that, it looks like I am up..... picks coming.

 

[Yankee23Fan]

To round out round 33, I'm going to grab my first album. One of my personal favorites, a classic in its own right, and still good after all these years.

I select, Hotel California by the Eagles.

Side one

"Hotel California" (Felder, Henley, Frey) – 6:30

Lead vocal & percussion by Don Henley, Guitar solos by Joe Walsh & Don Felder.

"New Kid in Town" (J.D. Souther, Henley, Frey) – 5:03

Lead vocal & acoustic guitar by Glenn Frey, guitarrón & acoustic guitar by Randy Meisner, electric guitars by Don Felder, organ & electric piano by Joe Walsh.

"Life in the Fast Lane" (Walsh, Henley, Frey) – 4:46

Lead vocal by Don Henley, lead guitar by Joe Walsh, clavinet by Glenn Frey.

"Wasted Time" (Henley, Frey) – 4:55

Lead vocal by Don Henley, piano by Glenn Frey, electric guitars by Don Felder, Organ by Joe Walsh.

Side two

"Wasted Time (Reprise)" (instrumental) (Henley, Frey, Jim Ed Norman) – 1:22

Strings arranged & conducted by Jim Ed Norman.

"Victim of Love" (Felder, Souther, Henley, Frey) – 4:11

Lead vocal by Don Henley, lead guitar by Don Felder, slide guitar by Joe Walsh.

"Pretty Maids All in a Row" (Walsh, Joe Vitale) – 3:58

Lead vocal, piano & lead guitar by Joe Walsh, synthesizer by Joe Walsh & Glenn Frey.

"Try and Love Again" (Meisner) – 5:10

Lead vocal by Randy Meisner, Lead guitar by Glenn Frey, Gretsch guitar by Joe Walsh.

"The Last Resort" (Henley, Frey) – 7:28

Lead vocal by Don Henley, piano by Glenn Frey, synthesizer by Joe Walsh & Don Henley, Pedal Steel guitar by Don Felder.

 

[krista4]

To round out round 33, I'm going to grab my first album. One of my personal favorites, a classic in its own right, and still good after all these years.

I select, Hotel California by the Eagles.

Oh boy.Well, on the bright side, your James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy selection should get a very good rating if I'm still the judge.

 

[Yankee23Fan]

I'm going to start round 34 off with another album. It will be interesting to see how this one ends up getting judged, but I believe it to be the best in its genre and therefore it should go pretty high, although it is unlike anything else taken to this point.

And it is at this juncture that I must protest the blanket language filters on this site. There are occaisons where the F word is required. There are also occaisons where a certain word must be used that some find offensive, even when no offense is meant. It is one of those times.

This album won the grammy in 1974. It is considered still the finest work by its performer, and that praise is enormous when you review his massive collection of works that we have been given to listen to. This was the album that blew the doors off the entertainment industry and make him an icon. His greatest multiplied after this recording. At only 32 minutes long it is a titan in the album category up against hour long competition. But this 32 minutes keeps you on the edge of your seat the entire time. Laughing your f****** *** off every single second.

I select, That Ni****'s Crazy, by Richard Pryor

"I Hope I'm Funny"

"###### With A Seizure"

"Have Your ### Home By – 11:00"

"Black And White Lifestyles"

"Exorcist"

"Wino Dealing With Dracula"

"Flying Saucers"

"The Back Down"

"Black Man/White Woman"

"######s Vs. The Police"

"Wino And Junkie"

"Mrs. Giotta"

 

[krista4]

I'm going to start round 34 off with another album. It will be interesting to see how this one ends up getting judged, but I believe it to be the best in its genre and therefore it should go pretty high, although it is unlike anything else taken to this point.

And it is at this juncture that I must protest the blanket language filters on this site. There are occaisons where the F word is required. There are also occaisons where a certain word must be used that some find offensive, even when no offense is meant. It is one of those times.

This album won the grammy in 1974. It is considered still the finest work by its performer, and that praise is enormous when you review his massive collection of works that we have been given to listen to. This was the album that blew the doors off the entertainment industry and make him an icon. His greatest multiplied after this recording. At only 32 minutes long it is a titan in the album category up against hour long competition. But this 32 minutes keeps you on the edge of your seat the entire time. Laughing your f****** *** off every single second.

I select, That Ni****'s Crazy, by Richard Pryor

"I Hope I'm Funny"

"###### With A Seizure"

"Have Your ### Home By – 11:00"

"Black And White Lifestyles"

"Exorcist"

"Wino Dealing With Dracula"

"Flying Saucers"

"The Back Down"

"Black Man/White Woman"

"######s Vs. The Police"

"Wino And Junkie"

"Mrs. Giotta"

I'll be interested to see how this is judged, too. Never occurred to me to include comedy albums. Good stuff.

 

[timschochet]

To round out round 33, I'm going to grab my first album. One of my personal favorites, a classic in its own right, and still good after all these years.

I select, Hotel California by the Eagles.

Oh boy.Well, on the bright side, your James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy selection should get a very good rating if I'm still the judge.

Don't listen to her, Yankee. The Eagles kick major ###!

 

[Chiwawa]

I'm going to start round 34 off with another album. It will be interesting to see how this one ends up getting judged, but I believe it to be the best in its genre and therefore it should go pretty high, although it is unlike anything else taken to this point.

And it is at this juncture that I must protest the blanket language filters on this site. There are occaisons where the F word is required. There are also occaisons where a certain word must be used that some find offensive, even when no offense is meant. It is one of those times.

This album won the grammy in 1974. It is considered still the finest work by its performer, and that praise is enormous when you review his massive collection of works that we have been given to listen to. This was the album that blew the doors off the entertainment industry and make him an icon. His greatest multiplied after this recording. At only 32 minutes long it is a titan in the album category up against hour long competition. But this 32 minutes keeps you on the edge of your seat the entire time. Laughing your f****** *** off every single second.

I select, That Ni****'s Crazy, by Richard Pryor

"I Hope I'm Funny"

"###### With A Seizure"

"Have Your ### Home By – 11:00"

"Black And White Lifestyles"

"Exorcist"

"Wino Dealing With Dracula"

"Flying Saucers"

"The Back Down"

"Black Man/White Woman"

"######s Vs. The Police"

"Wino And Junkie"

"Mrs. Giotta"

probably your best pick so far

 

[Postradamus]

love the pryor pick, hate the ####### eagles man.

 

[krista4]

love the pryor pick, hate the ####### eagles man.

 

[timschochet]

love the pryor pick, hate the ####### eagles man.

Don't listen to him, Yankee.The Eagles kick big time ### !!!

 

[Yankee23Fan]

To round out round 33, I'm going to grab my first album. One of my personal favorites, a classic in its own right, and still good after all these years.

I select, Hotel California by the Eagles.

Oh boy.Well, on the bright side, your James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy selection should get a very good rating if I'm still the judge.

I'm sorry..... What wrong with Hotel California? The title song is routinely considered one of the top 5 rock songs of all time. New Kid in Town was a #1, some of the others are staples of the industry and it was a pretty damn good concept story album as well.

 

[Yankee23Fan]

I didn't know you were allowed to live in this country and 'hate' the Eagles. Joe McCarthy was right. The commies have taken over.

 

[thatguy]

I vote to blame thatguy.

I'm waaaaaaaaay behind.

 

[Yankee23Fan]

I vote to blame thatguy.

I'm waaaaaaaaay behind.

Is...... is that what she said?

 

[timschochet]

To round out round 33, I'm going to grab my first album. One of my personal favorites, a classic in its own right, and still good after all these years.

I select, Hotel California by the Eagles.

Oh boy.Well, on the bright side, your James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy selection should get a very good rating if I'm still the judge.

I'm sorry..... What wrong with Hotel California? The title song is routinely considered one of the top 5 rock songs of all time. New Kid in Town was a #1, some of the others are staples of the industry and it was a pretty damn good concept story album as well.

Damn right. I'd sure rather be listening to that album right now than having to watch some obscure art flick about a donkey, which apparently SOMEBODY is forcing me to evaluate.

 

[TidesofWar]

To round out round 33, I'm going to grab my first album. One of my personal favorites, a classic in its own right, and still good after all these years.

I select, Hotel California by the Eagles.

Oh boy.Well, on the bright side, your James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy selection should get a very good rating if I'm still the judge.

Don't listen to her, Yankee. The Eagles kick major ###!

 

[Uncle Humuna]

I vote to blame thatguy.

I'm waaaaaaaaay behind.

You might not quite be Hurricane DougB, but your torrential downpour is eagerly awaited . . .

 

[Postradamus]

I pretty much do whatever Jeff Bridges tells me to do.

 

[timschochet]

I vote to blame thatguy.

I'm waaaaaaaaay behind.

There's several other good Eagles albums, even if the best one has just been selected.Not too many quality donkey movies left though...

 

[krista4]

To round out round 33, I'm going to grab my first album. One of my personal favorites, a classic in its own right, and still good after all these years.

I select, Hotel California by the Eagles.

Oh boy.Well, on the bright side, your James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy selection should get a very good rating if I'm still the judge.

I'm sorry..... What wrong with Hotel California? The title song is routinely considered one of the top 5 rock songs of all time. New Kid in Town was a #1, some of the others are staples of the industry and it was a pretty damn good concept story album as well.

Link?As for New Kid in Town being a #1 song, so was "We Built This City" (routinely considered the worst song of all time ), Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up", and Right Said Fred's "I'm Too Sexy". Are we going to have the "It was popular and therefore must be great" argument again? Where's larry_boy?????

We'll just have to agree to disagree on this one.

ETA: Also, I blame thatguy.

 

[rodg12]

To round out round 33, I'm going to grab my first album. One of my personal favorites, a classic in its own right, and still good after all these years.

I select, Hotel California by the Eagles.

Oh boy.Well, on the bright side, your James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy selection should get a very good rating if I'm still the judge.

I'm sorry..... What wrong with Hotel California? The title song is routinely considered one of the top 5 rock songs of all time. New Kid in Town was a #1, some of the others are staples of the industry and it was a pretty damn good concept story album as well.

Damn right. I'd sure rather be listening to that album right now than having to watch some obscure art flick about a donkey, which apparently SOMEBODY is forcing me to evaluate.

 

[krista4]

I vote to blame thatguy.

I'm waaaaaaaaay behind.

You might not quite be Hurricane DougB, but your torrential downpour is eagerly awaited . . .

 

[krista4]

I vote to blame thatguy.

I'm waaaaaaaaay behind.

There's several other good Eagles albums, even if the best one has just been selected.Not too many quality donkey movies left though...

STILL ON THE BOARD!

 

[Postradamus]

I'm prepared.

 

[krista4]

Weren't we supposed to have "partners" that would evalute the judges' picks? Could I petition to have someone with taste evaluate my movie and acting performance picks?

 

[timschochet]

I vote to blame thatguy.

I'm waaaaaaaaay behind.

There's several other good Eagles albums, even if the best one has just been selected.Not too many quality donkey movies left though...

STILL ON THE BOARD!

Don't even go there. That was a football classic, and one of the great sports epics of all time. And that was no donkey kicking those field goals, that was a mule. There's plenty of high quality mule motion pictures. We could have made a separate category for it. How DARE you?

 

[rodg12]

SKIPPED

23.05 - Doug B (requested skip)

24.16 - Doug B (autoskip)

25.05 - Doug B (autoskip)

26.16 - Doug B (autoskip)

27.05 - Doug B - (autoskip)

28.11 - Thatguy (autoskip)

28.16 - Doug B (autoskip)

29.05 - Doug B (autoskip)

29.10 - thatguy (autoskip)

30.11 - thatguy (autoskip until further notice)

30.16 - Doug B (autoskip)

31.05 - Doug B (autoskip)

31.10 - Thatguy (autoskip)

31.19 - Tirnan (autoskip if not around)

32.02 - Tirnan (autoskip if not around)

32.11 - Thatguy (autoskip)

32.16 - Doug B (autoskip)

33.05 - Doug B (autoskip)

33.10 - Thatguy (autoskip)

33.12 - Team CIA (autoskip)

33.19 - Tirnan (autoskip if not around)

34.02 - Tirnan (autoskip if not around)

34.03 - Genedoc/Bonzai (Pick PMed to UH, hopefully) - OTC

34.04 - DC Thunder - On Deck

34.05 - Scott Norwood - In The Hole

34.06 - Bob Lee Swagger

34.07 - MisfitBlondes

34.08 - Uncle Humuna

34.09 - Team CIA (autoskip)

34.10 - El Floppo (autoskip if not here in first 15)

34.11 - Thatguy (autoskip)

34.12 - Big Rocks

 

[krista4]

I vote to blame thatguy.

I'm waaaaaaaaay behind.

There's several other good Eagles albums, even if the best one has just been selected.Not too many quality donkey movies left though...

STILL ON THE BOARD!

Don't even go there. That was a football classic, and one of the great sports epics of all time. And that was no donkey kicking those field goals, that was a mule. There's plenty of high quality mule motion pictures. We could have made a separate category for it. How DARE you?

What's the difference between a donkey, a mule, and an ###?

C'mon, I'm just setting someone up for a joke here!

Also, I don't really know the difference.

Also, in case it wasn't clear, I'm joking about having someone else evaluate my picks. I'm fine with tim.

 

[timschochet]

Weren't we supposed to have "partners" that would evalute the judges' picks? Could I petition to have someone with taste evaluate my movie and acting performance picks?

Too late for you, Eeyore!

 

[Yankee23Fan]

Weren't we supposed to have "partners" that would evalute the judges' picks? Could I petition to have someone with taste evaluate my movie and acting performance picks?

So basically you want someone who spends a ton of time here without actually being involved so that he can judge a few small things, which automatically means he has no life, and he also has to really really enjoy watching movies about donkeys and enjoy them so much that it moves him to want to help you.You are looking for a no life, internet sidekick who is "moved" by movies about animals. Nah, that shouldn't be too hard to find here.

 

[krista4]

Weren't we supposed to have "partners" that would evalute the judges' picks? Could I petition to have someone with taste evaluate my movie and acting performance picks?

So basically you want someone who spends a ton of time here without actually being involved so that he can judge a few small things, which automatically means he has no life, and he also has to really really enjoy watching movies about donkeys and enjoy them so much that it moves him to want to help you.You are looking for a no life, internet sidekick who is "moved" by movies about animals. Nah, that shouldn't be too hard to find here.

Somebody didn't get the joke.

Weren't we supposed to have "partners" that would evalute the judges' picks? Could I petition to have someone with taste evaluate my movie and acting performance picks?

Too late for you, Eeyore!

And somebody did!

 

[Uncle Humuna]

For Genedoc/Bonzai:

34.03 Strange Fruit - Billie Holiday (Song)

"Strange Fruit" is a song performed most famously by Billie Holiday. It condemned American racism, particularly the lynching of African Americans that had occurred chiefly in the South but also in all regions of the United States. Holiday's version of the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1978.[2] It was also included in the list of Songs of the Century, by the Recording Industry of America and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Time magazine awarded it the Song of the Century.

 

[Fennis]

I'm going to start round 34 off with another album. It will be interesting to see how this one ends up getting judged, but I believe it to be the best in its genre and therefore it should go pretty high, although it is unlike anything else taken to this point.

And it is at this juncture that I must protest the blanket language filters on this site. There are occaisons where the F word is required. There are also occaisons where a certain word must be used that some find offensive, even when no offense is meant. It is one of those times.

This album won the grammy in 1974. It is considered still the finest work by its performer, and that praise is enormous when you review his massive collection of works that we have been given to listen to. This was the album that blew the doors off the entertainment industry and make him an icon. His greatest multiplied after this recording. At only 32 minutes long it is a titan in the album category up against hour long competition. But this 32 minutes keeps you on the edge of your seat the entire time. Laughing your f****** *** off every single second.

I select, That Ni****'s Crazy, by Richard Pryor

"I Hope I'm Funny"

"###### With A Seizure"

"Have Your ### Home By – 11:00"

"Black And White Lifestyles"

"Exorcist"

"Wino Dealing With Dracula"

"Flying Saucers"

"The Back Down"

"Black Man/White Woman"

"######s Vs. The Police"

"Wino And Junkie"

"Mrs. Giotta"

What is the very last pick I ever expected to see Yankee make?

 

[timschochet]

You could always ask Larry Boy. Back in the GAD, he made a big deal out of liking Donkey Kong.

 

[Uncle Humuna]

I pretty much do whatever Jeff Bridges tells me to do.

 

[krista4]

You could always ask Larry Boy. Back in the GAD, he made a big deal out of liking Donkey Kong.

On the "partner" front, anyone ever find out who wikkid's judging partner was?

 

[Yankee23Fan]

I'm going to start round 34 off with another album. It will be interesting to see how this one ends up getting judged, but I believe it to be the best in its genre and therefore it should go pretty high, although it is unlike anything else taken to this point.

And it is at this juncture that I must protest the blanket language filters on this site. There are occaisons where the F word is required. There are also occaisons where a certain word must be used that some find offensive, even when no offense is meant. It is one of those times.

This album won the grammy in 1974. It is considered still the finest work by its performer, and that praise is enormous when you review his massive collection of works that we have been given to listen to. This was the album that blew the doors off the entertainment industry and make him an icon. His greatest multiplied after this recording. At only 32 minutes long it is a titan in the album category up against hour long competition. But this 32 minutes keeps you on the edge of your seat the entire time. Laughing your f****** *** off every single second.

I select, That Ni****'s Crazy, by Richard Pryor

"I Hope I'm Funny"

"###### With A Seizure"

"Have Your ### Home By – 11:00"

"Black And White Lifestyles"

"Exorcist"

"Wino Dealing With Dracula"

"Flying Saucers"

"The Back Down"

"Black Man/White Woman"

"######s Vs. The Police"

"Wino And Junkie"

"Mrs. Giotta"

What is the very last pick I ever expected to see Yankee make?

Why? I can hear Richard.