Summerpalooza V -- Playoffs Over -- Eephus Is Now Two-Time Summerpalooza Champion (2 Viewers)

[rockaction]

Then Burlington Saturday for whatever

If you're not vegan (I know your wife is), see if you can't stop at Nectar's downtown in Burlington and get some dark meat turkey and gravy fries. They're awesome. Old school American diner-kitchen style. Phish, who is from Burlington or thereabouts, immortalized them by naming an album after them. It is a fun town. Enjoy your trip, man.

 

[Eephus]

One of my old roommates runs an apiary and honey business in Vermont. He sends us a 2 lb jar every Christmas. Good stuff

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Can someone tell me if this butt rock power ballad is awesome or terrible? I lean awesome but...

THE LONELIEST

Måneskin · THE LONELIEST · Song · 2022

open.spotify.com

Before I listen, I need to know what butt rock is

Don’t Google it.

Wasn't gonna. Especially not after the lemon party incident.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

K-K-K-K-K-K Katmankoo
We're in Space City eating BBQ
Pho and Chili are being served in a few
And some Tamales too

K-K-K-K-K-K Katmankoo
Croaking Field is where we're going to
Where we'll feast on some Froghopping stew
Beware this gassy crew!

Wow. Your trash talk rhymes and scans. I can't do that. Even your team logo is cool.

I think I'll eat some worms now.

 

[Truebluey]

Added Jacoby Brissett, QB, Browns to get me through Big Sexy Josh Allen's bye week.

Bobby Brown - Humpin' Around Classic throwback to early '90's. And his name is BROWN.


Added Jarvis Landry, WR, New Orleans cause why not?

Divinyls - I Touch Myself Bassist on this album was none other than Louisiana's own Randy Jackson.

OK The Divinyls, now you're stepping onto my turf. Can I get a cease and desist order for folks picking Aussie bands, and especially songs I might like to use?
(I guess not).

 

[rockaction]

added

Tre'Quan Smith - WR Tampa Bay Buccaneers

A Pirate Looks at 40 - Jack Johnson/Dave Matthews/Tim Reynolds

I appreciate the effort, but Tre plays for New Orleans, Doc.

You need not pick again, in case you're wondering. Thanks for the effort regardless.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

added

Tre'Quan Smith - WR Tampa Bay Buccaneers

A Pirate Looks at 40 - Jack Johnson/Dave Matthews/Tim Reynolds

I appreciate the effort, but Tre plays for New Orleans, Doc.

You need not pick again, in case you're wondering. Thanks for the effort regardless.

I have no idea what I was thinking to be honest. I knew all along it was New Orleans and somehow when I posted it was Tampa Bay (oh my).

 

[Dr. Octopus]

added

Tre'Quan Smith - WR New Orleans Saints

Only Love Can Break Your Heart - Saint Etienne

 

[Eephus]

Added

Sony Michel - RB - Chargers

Hank Snow - Handcuffed to Love

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Might as well handcuff Ekeler even though their bye week is coming up shortly. I had the song picked out during the draft but kept getting sniped.

Hank Snow - Handcuffed To Love

from the album "SINGS YOUR FAVORITE COUNTRY HITS" (1965)

www.youtube.com

 

[facook]

Prett-ay, Prett-ay good call to choose Brissett over Dalton.

The Strokes

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Had to pick up a kicker.

Jason Sanders - Demi Lovato - Cool for the Summer

Both are from New Mexico.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Also picked up Nick Westbrook-Ikhine.

Nick Westbrook-Ikhine - Van Halen - Jump

Diamond Dave is from Indiana. Westbrook-Ikhine went to Indiana.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

And finally, I picked up Brandon Bolden, RB Raiders.

Brandon Bolden - Paul Revere and the Raiders - Like, Long Hair

 

[Eephus]

Added

Raheem Blackshear - RB - Panthers

Nathaniel Rateliff - You Should've Seen The Other Guy

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You Should've Seen The Other Guy

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupYou Should've Seen The Other Guy · Nathaniel RateliffIn Memory Of Loss℗ 2017 Rounder Records, a division of Conco...

www.youtube.com

 

[Eephus]

I've added two Panthers this week

 

[Pip's Invitation]

I've added two Panthers this week

I kept one on my roster all year and am actually starting him this week

 

[plinko]

I think we can all agree it's Panther time

I added Chuba Hubbard upon receiving a text alert about the CMC trade, around 8:50 pm PST
Looks like I am starting him this week .. hooray!

Chuba is from Edmonton, Alberta, as is this punk rock band SNFU, RIP Dr. Chi Pig, here's "Better Than Eddie Vedder"

 

[simey]

The Panthers are a train wreck, and I'll be pulling for them to pull an upset against Shady Brady and the Bucs. Come on, Cats! SEND TOM OVER THE EDGE!!

 

[Truebluey]

What black magic did Rock use against me this past week. Starts some guy I've never heard of, and the guy explodes against me:

Tyquan Thornton
caught 4-of-5 targets for 37 yards and a touchdown in the Patriots' Week 6 win over the Browns, adding three carries for 16 yards and a touchdown.​

So the winless teams beats up on me and now I get to face the League leaders with Jeff Wilson suddenly relegated to mop-up duties after CMac. Somebody's using a voodoo doll on me, and I think it's Rock.

(However, I did pick up up Thornton in my home league as a result, and I may very well start him over DJ Moore so that I can watch him on Monday night).

 

[Eephus]

Added

Justice Hill - RB - Baltimore

Lone Justice - Don't Toss Us Away

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Don't Toss Us Away

Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupDon't Toss Us Away · Lone JusticeLone Justice℗ 1985 UMG Recordings, Inc.Released on: 1985-01-01Producer: Jimmy Io...

www.youtube.com

 

[rockaction]

Somebody's using a voodoo doll on me, and I think it's Rock.

Like I said, I had three guys get mystifyingly "left behind" when I went to Katmankoo, and simey has dabbled in the voodoo arts before (when she visited Doug_B's stadium), so you never know what evil Santeria lurks in the heart of simey.

I'm just using Occam's razor here.

Thornton was funny. I had nobody else to use and played a hunch. I used to call my FF team Confederacy of Hunches back in the day (which wasn't a reference to the Civil War confed but John Kennedy O'Toole's book A Confederacy of Dunces) and used to joke that it was all losing, all the time, like any confederacy in history, so perhaps a hunch finally paid.

 

[dkp993]

@rockaction changing his avatar feels like a sign of the forthcoming apocalypse. I’m very nervous.

 

[rockaction]

@rockaction changing his avatar feels like a sign of the forthcoming apocalypse. I’m very nervous.

Song:

Traditional Lullaby - Mama's gonna buy you a mockingbird

We go with the uber screen babes. Don't worry, I'll be back to Anna. Just started a thread that had an in-joke in it. Looking for a lost compadre.

 

[dkp993]

Song:

Traditional Lullaby - Mama's gonna buy you a mockingbird

Feels more like….

Pink Floyd - Mother

Mother should I trust the government
Mother will they put me in the firing line
Ooooh aah, is it just a waste of time
Hush now baby don't you cry
Mama's gonna make all of your
Nightmares come true

 

[rockaction]

Feels more like….

Pink Floyd - Mother

Mother should I trust the government
Mother will they put me in the firing line
Ooooh aah, is it just a waste of time
Hush now baby don't you cry
Mama's gonna make all of your
Nightmares come true

If Fluttershy makes you feel that way, I don't know what to do with you.

Friendship is magic!

 

[dkp993]

If Fluttershy makes you feel that way, I don't know what to do with you.

Friendship is magic!

Having a 7yr daughter My Little Pony has been on FAR too much in my house as of late. For some reason I get an insidious vibe off of it. Feels like there’s something lurking under all that syrupy sweetness.

 

[rockaction]

Feels like there’s something lurking under all that syrupy sweetness.

Yes, yes there is. See: Bronies.

 

[rockaction]

This is funny. This is where my ironic sense of humor meets a little bit of truth.

There is nothing lurking in the My Little Pony world. There is actually an evil in that world, so there's no denying that evil exists, unlike some kid shows of modern repute. But there is an absolutism to the good/evil paradigm that modern minds find antiquated. And that's okay. Because in a child's mind, before it's developed fully, the distinction between good and evil is important, and the show reinforces it by making diverse characters within the good and within the evil. Other shows either ignore good/evil or blur the lines, and both the absence of good/evil and the blurring of good and evil are actually bad for children.

My Little Pony, minus the subtext of its adult adopters, the meme-ing Bronies, is actually an astute and well-done kids show.

That's my take from having watched about a season of it back when I drank heavily.

 

[rockaction]

This is going to make no sense when I switch my avatar back from this one.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

This is going to make no sense when I switch my avatar back from this one.

How's Woodstock doing?

 

[rockaction]

How's Woodstock doing?

woodstock is commiserating in the thread about pouring one out for your fallen ones. He's doing fine, even if his wings got a little clipped in his banning.

 

[simey]

Cade Otton - TE Tampa Bay Bucs

Waitsburg - Bob Frank

Cade is from Washington state and played college ball there too.

 

[simey]

woodstock is commiserating in the thread about pouring one out for your fallen ones. He's doing fine, even if his wings got a little clipped in his banning.

Is woodstock banned forever?

 

[rockaction]

Is woodstock banned forever?

I talked to him a while back and all I could make out between the cussin' and fussin' was that yes, he was banned forever. He said some parting words about cats chasing him, so I never got the full story about it. He was trying to stay above the reaches of a bunch of deathpaws, so he was hurried and harried. But yes, banned forever.

 

[krista4]

Look, a kicker!

Jason Myers - #5

David Bowie - Five Years

 

[rockaction]

Look, a kicker!

Jason Myers - #5

David Bowie - Five Years

That you have kept this schtick up is impressive. We're in Week Seven, can she make it to Week Sixteen? (I'm assuming people as naturally awesome as you and Neal are thinking playoffs...)

 

[Eephus]

That you have kept this schtick up is impressive. We're in Week Seven, can she make it to Week Sixteen?

One of the things I learned in Genrepalooza was how many songs have numbers in the title. It was fun when we popped them out in sequential order during a Friday night bonus round.

 

[rockaction]

It was fun when we popped them out in sequential order during a Friday night bonus round.

I remember that. I'm just sad I didn't get to pick Joe Budden's "# 1"

 

[rockaction]

Joey B., always with the opinion!

 

[rockaction]

Thurston Moore is putting on a Tweet clinic about:

a) how to Tweet effectively
b) what the guitar is, what it means, and how to play it

Love it.

I haven't seen Tweets 1-23, but Tweets 24-26 have been awesome.

Thurston Moore

@nowjazznow
·
11h

26. Billie Holiday wanted her voice to sound like Lester Young’s saxophone. Sonny Sharrock wanted his guitar to sound like Pharaoh Sanders’. Play yr guitar thinking of Billie Holiday’s voice. Play the blues.

https://twitter.com/nowjazznow

 

[Eephus]

Joey B., always with the opinion!

He transitioned seamlessly from a one-hit wonder to a B-list media superstar

 

[rockaction]

He transitioned seamlessly from a one-hit wonder to a B-list media superstar

I hear ya. That's funny.

One thing about Joe B. His album "Joe Budden" was really dope for somebody who had no gimmick going for them other than being "Joe Budden." If Def Jam had done right by him, he might have been as big as Ludacris. What that means, I don't know. But he does have a right to be the sort of old curmudgeon of aughts rap. He embodied its confusion. For the streets, for the club, for the emotional, for the culture, for what?

How to crossover so many ways that aughts hip hop demanded was a tough thing. That's why critics often slam the output from that era, but if you were in tune to the whole thing, you know how hard it was. Jay-Z, OutKast, and Lil' Wayne are the survivors of that era that swallowed even guys with songs that could have been hits like Talib Kweli, shunting him into conscious rapping even though he was more than that.

It was a rap explosion into the mainstream, but difficult for those reasons. Jay-Z isn't even close to the most talented, but he checked every box after a long career of near-misses until The Blueprint really hit big.

Anyway, that's suburbia talking (meaning: me). But that's how I saw all of it from the outside/inside by a user pass. (I didn't have a G pass, I had a user pass. I should be clear about that.)

 

[rockaction]

And Eminem should be there, too, but he's aged so poorly, IMO, that his inclusion is more of a cultural artifact than a streets/emcee thing.

 

[Eephus]

"Pump It Up" is still a jam.

Would be a good combo with Elvis Costello in the "Two Songs with the Same Title" draft.

 

[rockaction]

Would be a good combo with Elvis Costello in the "Two Songs with the Same Title" draft.

That would probably be 1.01.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

"Pump It Up" is still a jam.

Would be a good combo with Elvis Costello in the "Two Songs with the Same Title" draft.

My shtick would be as many pairings as I could find of “Hold On.”

 

[krista4]

the "Two Songs with the Same Title" draft.

IN!

 

[rockaction]

My shtick would be as many pairings as I could find of “Hold On.”

Hang in there!

 

[krista4]

One of the things I learned in Genrepalooza was how many songs have numbers in the title. It was fun when we popped them out in sequential order during a Friday night bonus round.

Small numbers aren't hard. Admittedly it would be more difficult in an IDP league, but I feel like my achievement in listing a song for every D/ST player when we drafted ours is being unjustly overlooked.

 

[rockaction]

unjustly overlooked.

!