Maybe the first non-Oriole series will be awesome, eh?
92 thoughts on “April 9, 2012: Let’s Try This Again”
There's a whole mess of soccer on today for the Easter holiday:
15:00 GMT/9:00 Central Tottenham Hotspur v Norwich City
15:00/9:00 Central Everton v Sunderland
17:30/1:30 Central Aston Villa v Stoke City
20:00/2:00 Central Fulham v Chelsea
Home team listed first.
Final score thus far
Everton 4 - 0 S'land
Spurs 1 - 2 Norwich
Everton just owns Sunderland. Ugly loss.
Ooh. That Spurs loss really hurts them. If Chelsea wins today, Spurs and Chelsea tied for 4th in EPL.
Ah yes, but Fulham just cored 3 away from home on Saturday and won, which is insane for them. So hopefully we're riding high and can win at home.
spurs, chelsea, and newcastle are all even with a chelsea W today.
Chelsea has away dates at Fulham (today), Arsenal, and Liverpool. Home against QPR, Newcastle, Blackburn.
Newcastle is away at Chelsea, Wigan, and Everton. Home against Stoke and Man City.
Spurs are away at QPR, Bolton, Aston Villa. Home against Blackburn and Fulham.
Remaining games favor Spurs it would seem, but then, they have been struggling recently.
Also Chelsea is in FA Cup Semis (against Spurs on Sunday) and Champions League Semis. They need to decided which also to concentrate on. CL has high profile but what are their chances against Barca? FA Cup is ripe for the taking.
I would be shocked if Newcastle ended up with 4th but who knows, it's all they are playing for right now.
I have no rooting interest in these games, but I enjoy watching soccer. I also enjoy listening to Ian Darke and Steven McManaman call the games.
And that was a terrible foul call by the ref.
I can't stand Macca, but Ian Darke is fantastic, especially since Dave O'Brien used to be ESPN's soccer guy.
I dont like Dave O'Brien. He is calling baseball and college basketball games now.
Those three games in Baltimore were still part of spring training, right? This is the real start of the season. 159-0!
From today's IMDB poll:
Daniel Craig's James Bond will sip a Heineken instead of his trademark martini in Skyfall.
They're joking, right? Really?
Shaken?
He doesn't always drink martinis...
But when he does, he prefers Dos EquisHeineken something shaken (or stirred, depending on the movie).
It's almost as if movies were cash grabs....
This is a little like fretting over a blonde being cast as Bond. I can't see how it could possibly change anything important about the film, unless he mugs to the camera and does a commercial or something.
Ian Flemming is shpinning in his grave.
I sincerely doubt he would have overlooked story and script to focus on a drink order.
The whole series is a holistic masterpiece; change one minor detail, and it crumbles like a house of cards!
When there's no baseball, I can get interested in sports like football, basketball, even golf. Once baseball starts, it's like none of the other sports even exist. I completely forgot that the Masters was being played yesterday. After the Twins were done, I switched to Rays-Yankees and Cubs-Nationals, then to some college baseball. I didn't even think about the Masters until I switched to the local news and saw that golf was on instead.
We watched the whole final round (much to the chagrin of my wife). Some very solid golf got played yesterday by a lot of folks, but those two shots (the double eagle by Oosthuizen and the crazy shot out of the woods on the second playoff hole by Watson) will be how I remember it. Sunday at Augusta usually takes precedence over anything else for me, and days like yesterday are a big reason why.
One of the guys from my platoon in Iraq was attacked, beaten, found laying unconscious in the parking lot of an apartment complex on 25 March. He had been hit from behind, suffered several strokes as a result of his injuries, and never regained consciousness. Last night word came from one of the other guys from the platoon that he died yesterday, having never regained consciousness after the attack. He left behind a seven year old son.
Ugh, so sorry, CH.
Me too. The last time I saw Zack was when he got out of the Marines. This was seven years ago, and his son was still an infant. One of his reasons for getting out was because he wanted to spend more time with his son.
echoed. This is a sad tragedy. My condolences to his family and friends.
That's so horrible. My condolences.
Jeez, CH that's horrible. Our prayers go out to him and his family.
No suspects or motive?
That's horrifying. My daughter's seven, so I can much too easily put a face and personality on the boy, and that makes it so much worse.
No suspects or motive. The altercation was heard, but not seen, and my friend wasn't discovered until some time later. I'm not a legal expert, but I would imagine that eventual death from wounds sustained through criminal battery would constitute either second degree murder or voluntary manslaughter.
CH, I am so sorry to hear about this terrible attack. I hope that somehow the perpetrators will be caught and punished. In any event, my condolences to your friend's family.
I'm really sorry to hear that, as well. What a senseless tragedy.
Unlike many here, I'm not much of an Ozzie Guillen fan. Still, I hope he doesn't lose his job over this.
i'm pretty surprised by the outcry surrounding this. from what little i've looked into it, it seemed like a sarcastic comment to begin with, and second, this is coming from ozzie guillen. rosenthal's calling for a 30 game suspension. really? i like CC's take on issue:
Seriously, though, two of the longest suspensions in major league history were 30 days each. They were handed out to Pete Rose and Lenny Randle. You probably remember Rose’s — he shoved an umpire — but you may not remember Randle. He was an infielder for the Rangers. In 1977 he approached Rangers’ manager Frank Lucchesi before a spring training game and punched Lucchesi in the face, fracturing his cheekbone in three places. Lucchesi required plastic surgery to repair the damage. Thirty days.
In 2004, reliever Frank Francisco assaulted a fan with a chair and broke her nose. He got a 16 game suspension. Kenny Rogers once assaulted a cameraman. He got 20 games. There have been countless players and managers who have (a) gotten DUIs; or (b) gotten in fights; or in some cases even (c) assaulted their wives or girlfriends, and they didn’t get 30 days, even if they got a suspension at all.
i think that last part is very important. for some of the pretty awful things MLB players and staff have done, the controversy surrounding this, and absent from other issues, is just silly.
I'd guess that the main problem is that he's the manager of the franchise in Habana del Norte. This is right up there with praising Kaisôn Phomvihān in St. Paul.
i get that part, and it certainly makes him an idiot, but i really don't put much into the opinions of sports personalities.
Maybe you don't, but he's a public figure and if Marlins fans care about their manager's opinions, then the Marlins might be better off with a different manager. I think he does some things right as a manager, but is he good enough to risk losing part of your fanbase over?
fair enough, but hard to say the marlins' FO should be shocked that something like this came from the manager they chose.
Sure, I doubt the Marlins' FO is really shocked that Guillen said something controversial, but they are probably thinking "well, he may have said one of the few controversial things we actually have to do something about."
heh, oh yeah, no doubts there. i'm sure they were expecting something, but he really came out swinging for the fences with this doozy.
It could be worse, folks. It sounds like Nicky Punto will be batting leadoff for the (also 0-3) Red Sox tonight.
He did last night.
Bloomquist is still leading off for the Diamondbacks this season. I obviously love the Diamondbacks, but I struggle with that decision.
Chone Figgins is leading off for the Mariners this season. His .484 OPS last season is right in line with Drew Butera's career MLB OPS. It's also worse than any full season that Bloomquist or Punto has had.
(I admit that I do think it's possible that Figgins will have the best season of the three leadoff hitters in question, but it still seems dubious to be hitting any of them first in the order.)
I didn't realize he was leading off again. That's hilarious, although at least Figgins has previous good seasons to fall back on.
He was starting to be pretty reviled there when I left. I assume it's only gotten worse?
Oh sure, no one is a big Figgins fan. That was inevitable after he signed the big contract, though. Which free agents have signed a big contract (say total value of $30M or more) with a new team and become fan favorites? He's had a good first four games, though, so maybe he can be good enough that he'll be mostly ignored. It seems like at best what happens in these situations is that fans talk about how the FO was prudent to sign the player, but there is so much tension over the size of the contract that any slump has people on edge about the guy.
Also hilarious: Darnell McDonald is still playing for the Red Sox. How can they have such a huge payroll and Darnell McDonald is starting in the same lineup as Nick Punto for them?
It doesn't help Figgins, either, that he was so effective for a division rival back when the Mariners were good enough to have rivals. I can just hear mouthbreathers calling into talk radio and suggesting he's a double agent for LAAAAAA.
The Red Sox...yeah. Their use of resources never fails to amaze.
Which free agents have signed a big contract (say total value of $30M or more) with a new team and become fan favorites?
The Big Unit with Arizona? (1998; 4 years, $53M; earned 4 Cy Youngs in those four years)
Maddux's 1992 deal with Atlanta was "only" $28 million, but should count when you adjust for inflation, no? I'd say he was pretty popular.
and, of course, Barry Bonds was pretty popular in SF (1992; 6 years, $43M).
But your general point holds.
Torii Hunter is pretty popular. Manny b Manny was pretty popular in Boston. Cliff Lee in Philly?
That's got to be just till Stephen Drew comes back, right? I think I read he could be ready within a month or so.
I've been working through a sampler pack from Lobkowicz over the holiday weekend. My most recent was a Kounic, which as honestly not very good. The previous, Vevoda, was quite good. Now to try the next one, Klášter Premium
from one of the member reviews at BA:
Decent and drinkable. I think I paid 26- for a case. Should have gotten two cases of PBR and a bag of dark-roasted peanuts.
Average-ish all around. A sip doesn't really beget another sip - which is really one of the worst flaws a beer can have.
Maybe a case of Czech Rebel and two bags of peanuts next time.
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed on: 03-05-2009 02:35:31id: 864231
"Should have gotten two cases of PBR and a bag of dark-roasted peanuts". Ouch.
Well I paid roughly $0.75 for my bottle, so I'm not so miffed.
Pyramid is an accomplished Imperial IPA - I would rate them along with, but not above, Captain Lawrence, Widmer Nelson, Peak Organic Imperial Red.
Burgers were OK, but nothing compared to Plan B's fare (they were closed for Easter).
Where on this graph is "the hopes of Minnesota Twins fans after getting swept by Baltimore"?
I believe it's under James Cameron's secret door.
Did the Dead Sea year before last (Ein Gedi). Kinda cool floating in the 30%+ mineral-laden water - but - the Jordan River is no longer feeding it - think Evaporama.
Jordan has been discussing a project to inject more water into it from the Red Sea to help out the tourist industry.
Back in January, in the course of reporting a TIME cover story on ways to make football safer, one idea I kept hearing, and that several readers subsequently championed, was to take a look at rugby. ... Rugby, as it turns out, has plenty of problems with head injuries. According to one study, in South Africa about 14% of high school rugby players and 23% of professional and club players annually are diagnosed with concussions. Further, Michael Keating, the medical director for USA Rugby, says that a review of the scientific literature indicates that the number of incidences of concussions among rugby players and American-football players are similar. Some data suggest rugby incidence is 5% higher.
Mo Perry, fairly successful Minneapolis actor and friend of many of my friends, sums up why I rarely go on commercial auditions, and why I scoff when people say "It must be so cool to be an actor!"
I love Mo.
Listening to Chris Harwick on The Nerdist podcast talk about what is involved with being only marginally successful in showbiz, it's a wonder anyone keeps with it.
I would think another problem with commercials might be that, if you do happen to hit it big there, it would make it harder to get other work, because everyone would think of you as the person from the TV commercial.
You would think so, but there are several actors I recognize on TV now that I knew first as a commercial actor. You'd be surprised how many actors had a stint in commercials.
I particularly remember "Mrs. Olson" from the Folger's commercial in the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and I know "Mr. Whipple" had turned some acting stints as well.
It happens more now than ever. With TV no longer seen by the industry as the red-headed stepchild (well, many theater folk still bullheadedly believe this despite all evidence to the contrary), the entire "hierarchy" is breaking down and it's not seen as a big deal to get in that way.
The people I know that have made it the biggest are Missy Peterman, who made her first fortune with that ridiculous Subway "Wrap it up! Wrap, wrap it up!" commercial, and Cedric Yarbrough, who broke in with a print ad for Coca-Cola.
I have two friends on the verge of a breakthrough, Mike Rylander and Patrick McIntyre, who've both done a ton of commercials (Mike was even on a Dorito's commercial during the Super Bowl). Patrick also ended up on an episode of Wipeout - which he won - that's an interesting enough thing to have on his resume that casting directors always ask him about it.
I still remember the commercial actor who had a stint as the title character in the "Ray"* portion of Amazon Women on the Moon, and he continued to do commercials after, to which of course I always responded, "Ray!"
*the "Ray" short is NSFW, but if you can find it on youtube or somesuch, it's pretty humorous. Andrew Dice Clay is in it too, I think, but the actress somehow holds my attention the most.
Spooky - so we are agreed on our 2012 wager: you take Nick B to win ten games or fewer and I take him to win 11 or more, correct? I assume we are talking regular season victories only (heh)? Though we still need to figure out the stakes.
Heh, indeed. The wager's fine, and yeah, let's think of some stakes (ideas from the peanut gallery are welcomed). I propose area-based rewards; if I win, you send me a sampler from Stone brewery, and if you win, I send you some scorpions.
Those are fine stakes (unless the peanut gallery comes up with a better idea).
I mean, yes, Scottsdale is about the farthest a Phoenix suburb could be from me, but why isn't any Papago in the stores I've been to? I'll keep my eyes peeled.
I would like to see a video of spooky catching some scorpions and boxing them up for you- go Blackburn!
Unprompted*, my wife read an article about the Twins...I may make a baseball fan out of her yet!
I would have trouble drinking there. It's tainted.
Arens and two other friends from high school are teaming up on the renovation. Their company is named the AL Tigers, because they went to school in Albert Lea under the Tiger mascot.
NBBW responding that the only tainted water in that neck of the woods is from the Cedar river.
Oh, no she di'int!!!!
Just heard from the living room - "Fight, fight, fight fight fight!!! Fight for Albert Lea tonight!"
Go, Go, Go for Scarlet and White
Our colors stand for might
Waving to those courageous and bold
so, FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!
A...U...S...T.I.N!
A truce is proposed: Didn't you just hate the 'May-eee-ei-eee-ei-eee-ei-oo!" (NBBW) Super annoying.
Sources said Monday that Odom's departure will be immediate and that the Mavericks intend to simply list him as inactive for the rest of the season instead of outright releasing him, leaving open the possibility that they could still trade him after the season in conjunction with the draft. Any team that has Odom on its roster as of June 29 must buy him out by that date for $2.4 million or otherwise accept responsibility for the full $8.2 million that Odom is scheduled to earn in 2012-13.
The bravery of Van Gundy’s move was in its martyrdom. He was clearly not trying to save his job. “It’s 12:02 right now,” he said. “If they want to fire me at 12:05, I’ll go home and find something to do.” He knew there’s no win for him, just like there was no win for him in Miami. There’s never any win for a ring-less NBA coach unless there’s a titan backing him up – like Riley behind Erik Spoelstra. (This is what makes the Oklahoma City Thunder a miracle.) Even the Detroit Pistons are a good example: Joe Dumars was untouchable for years, and then Bill Davidson died, and soon the inmates ran the asylum. What more evidence do we need than Andrew Bynum shooting 3s every night?
Andrew Bynum has attempted five (FIVE!) three-pointers this season. One on 2/3, one on 2/6, one on 3/25 (a make!) and again the next game (3/27), and one on 4/4.
It's almost like I'm carrying a monologue here. What the heck. Here's one more.
After going 21 rounds on Tuesday, the two teams went an incredible 29 more rounds before Matt Harris of Bishop's scored the game-winner on the 50th penalty kick of the match, after which a Crawford shooter missed the shot that would have re-deadlocked the penalty extravaganza.
Good news for stick-and-ballers worldwide - last year's World Cup MVP Yuvraj Singh has been cleared of mediastinal seminoma after chemotherapy in the U.S.
Deadspin with a story about a bunch of photos stolen from the baseball Hall of Fame that came up for auction. The story is being swept under the rug by the MLB and the HoF...hmm sounds familiar.
Thanks for the link wattsy - that's a pretty crazy story.
There's a whole mess of soccer on today for the Easter holiday:
15:00 GMT/9:00 Central Tottenham Hotspur v Norwich City
15:00/9:00 Central Everton v Sunderland
17:30/1:30 Central Aston Villa v Stoke City
20:00/2:00 Central Fulham v Chelsea
Home team listed first.
Final score thus far
Everton 4 - 0 S'land
Spurs 1 - 2 Norwich
Everton just owns Sunderland. Ugly loss.
Ooh. That Spurs loss really hurts them. If Chelsea wins today, Spurs and Chelsea tied for 4th in EPL.
Ah yes, but Fulham just cored 3 away from home on Saturday and won, which is insane for them. So hopefully we're riding high and can win at home.
spurs, chelsea, and newcastle are all even with a chelsea W today.
Chelsea has away dates at Fulham (today), Arsenal, and Liverpool. Home against QPR, Newcastle, Blackburn.
Newcastle is away at Chelsea, Wigan, and Everton. Home against Stoke and Man City.
Spurs are away at QPR, Bolton, Aston Villa. Home against Blackburn and Fulham.
Remaining games favor Spurs it would seem, but then, they have been struggling recently.
Also Chelsea is in FA Cup Semis (against Spurs on Sunday) and Champions League Semis. They need to decided which also to concentrate on. CL has high profile but what are their chances against Barca? FA Cup is ripe for the taking.
I would be shocked if Newcastle ended up with 4th but who knows, it's all they are playing for right now.
I have no rooting interest in these games, but I enjoy watching soccer. I also enjoy listening to Ian Darke and Steven McManaman call the games.
And that was a terrible foul call by the ref.
I can't stand Macca, but Ian Darke is fantastic, especially since Dave O'Brien used to be ESPN's soccer guy.
I dont like Dave O'Brien. He is calling baseball and college basketball games now.
Those three games in Baltimore were still part of spring training, right? This is the real start of the season. 159-0!
From today's IMDB poll:
They're joking, right? Really?
Shaken?
He doesn't always drink martinis...
But when he does, he prefers
Dos EquisHeinekensomething shaken (or stirred, depending on the movie).It's almost as if movies were cash grabs....
This is a little like fretting over a blonde being cast as Bond. I can't see how it could possibly change anything important about the film, unless he mugs to the camera and does a commercial or something.
Ian Flemming is shpinning in his grave.
I sincerely doubt he would have overlooked story and script to focus on a drink order.
The whole series is a holistic masterpiece; change one minor detail, and it crumbles like a house of cards!
When there's no baseball, I can get interested in sports like football, basketball, even golf. Once baseball starts, it's like none of the other sports even exist. I completely forgot that the Masters was being played yesterday. After the Twins were done, I switched to Rays-Yankees and Cubs-Nationals, then to some college baseball. I didn't even think about the Masters until I switched to the local news and saw that golf was on instead.
We watched the whole final round (much to the chagrin of my wife). Some very solid golf got played yesterday by a lot of folks, but those two shots (the double eagle by Oosthuizen and the crazy shot out of the woods on the second playoff hole by Watson) will be how I remember it. Sunday at Augusta usually takes precedence over anything else for me, and days like yesterday are a big reason why.
One of the guys from my platoon in Iraq was attacked, beaten, found laying unconscious in the parking lot of an apartment complex on 25 March. He had been hit from behind, suffered several strokes as a result of his injuries, and never regained consciousness. Last night word came from one of the other guys from the platoon that he died yesterday, having never regained consciousness after the attack. He left behind a seven year old son.
Ugh, so sorry, CH.
Me too. The last time I saw Zack was when he got out of the Marines. This was seven years ago, and his son was still an infant. One of his reasons for getting out was because he wanted to spend more time with his son.
echoed. This is a sad tragedy. My condolences to his family and friends.
That's so horrible. My condolences.
Jeez, CH that's horrible. Our prayers go out to him and his family.
No suspects or motive?
That's horrifying. My daughter's seven, so I can much too easily put a face and personality on the boy, and that makes it so much worse.
No suspects or motive. The altercation was heard, but not seen, and my friend wasn't discovered until some time later. I'm not a legal expert, but I would imagine that eventual death from wounds sustained through criminal battery would constitute either second degree murder or voluntary manslaughter.
CH, I am so sorry to hear about this terrible attack. I hope that somehow the perpetrators will be caught and punished. In any event, my condolences to your friend's family.
I'm really sorry to hear that, as well. What a senseless tragedy.
there was a guy who tracked down Lew Ford and talked about the Torii Hunter story
Good stuff.
Unlike many here, I'm not much of an Ozzie Guillen fan. Still, I hope he doesn't lose his job over this.
i'm pretty surprised by the outcry surrounding this. from what little i've looked into it, it seemed like a sarcastic comment to begin with, and second, this is coming from ozzie guillen. rosenthal's calling for a 30 game suspension. really? i like CC's take on issue:
i think that last part is very important. for some of the pretty awful things MLB players and staff have done, the controversy surrounding this, and absent from other issues, is just silly.
I'd guess that the main problem is that he's the manager of the franchise in Habana del Norte. This is right up there with praising Kaisôn Phomvihān in St. Paul.
i get that part, and it certainly makes him an idiot, but i really don't put much into the opinions of sports personalities.
Maybe you don't, but he's a public figure and if Marlins fans care about their manager's opinions, then the Marlins might be better off with a different manager. I think he does some things right as a manager, but is he good enough to risk losing part of your fanbase over?
fair enough, but hard to say the marlins' FO should be shocked that something like this came from the manager they chose.
Sure, I doubt the Marlins' FO is really shocked that Guillen said something controversial, but they are probably thinking "well, he may have said one of the few controversial things we actually have to do something about."
heh, oh yeah, no doubts there. i'm sure they were expecting something, but he really came out swinging for the fences with this doozy.
It could be worse, folks. It sounds like Nicky Punto will be batting leadoff for the (also 0-3) Red Sox tonight.
He did last night.
Bloomquist is still leading off for the Diamondbacks this season. I obviously love the Diamondbacks, but I struggle with that decision.
Chone Figgins is leading off for the Mariners this season. His .484 OPS last season is right in line with Drew Butera's career MLB OPS. It's also worse than any full season that Bloomquist or Punto has had.
(I admit that I do think it's possible that Figgins will have the best season of the three leadoff hitters in question, but it still seems dubious to be hitting any of them first in the order.)
I didn't realize he was leading off again. That's hilarious, although at least Figgins has previous good seasons to fall back on.
He was starting to be pretty reviled there when I left. I assume it's only gotten worse?
Oh sure, no one is a big Figgins fan. That was inevitable after he signed the big contract, though. Which free agents have signed a big contract (say total value of $30M or more) with a new team and become fan favorites? He's had a good first four games, though, so maybe he can be good enough that he'll be mostly ignored. It seems like at best what happens in these situations is that fans talk about how the FO was prudent to sign the player, but there is so much tension over the size of the contract that any slump has people on edge about the guy.
Also hilarious: Darnell McDonald is still playing for the Red Sox. How can they have such a huge payroll and Darnell McDonald is starting in the same lineup as Nick Punto for them?
It doesn't help Figgins, either, that he was so effective for a division rival back when the Mariners were good enough to have rivals. I can just hear mouthbreathers calling into talk radio and suggesting he's a double agent for LAAAAAA.
The Red Sox...yeah. Their use of resources never fails to amaze.
Which free agents have signed a big contract (say total value of $30M or more) with a new team and become fan favorites?
The Big Unit with Arizona? (1998; 4 years, $53M; earned 4 Cy Youngs in those four years)
Maddux's 1992 deal with Atlanta was "only" $28 million, but should count when you adjust for inflation, no? I'd say he was pretty popular.
and, of course, Barry Bonds was pretty popular in SF (1992; 6 years, $43M).
But your general point holds.
Torii Hunter is pretty popular. Manny b Manny was pretty popular in Boston. Cliff Lee in Philly?
That's got to be just till Stephen Drew comes back, right? I think I read he could be ready within a month or so.
pretty cool xkcd today.
Yup, I love when he does the bigger graph stuff.
Mmmmm, Edmund Fitzgerald.
I've been working through a sampler pack from Lobkowicz over the holiday weekend. My most recent was a Kounic, which as honestly not very good. The previous, Vevoda, was quite good. Now to try the next one, Klášter Premium
from one of the member reviews at BA:
"Should have gotten two cases of PBR and a bag of dark-roasted peanuts". Ouch.
Well I paid roughly $0.75 for my bottle, so I'm not so miffed.
Just had this at here this last weekend.
Pyramid is an accomplished Imperial IPA - I would rate them along with, but not above, Captain Lawrence, Widmer Nelson, Peak Organic Imperial Red.
Burgers were OK, but nothing compared to Plan B's fare (they were closed for Easter).
Where on this graph is "the hopes of Minnesota Twins fans after getting swept by Baltimore"?
I believe it's under James Cameron's secret door.
Did the Dead Sea year before last (Ein Gedi). Kinda cool floating in the 30%+ mineral-laden water - but - the Jordan River is no longer feeding it - think Evaporama.
Jordan has been discussing a project to inject more water into it from the Red Sea to help out the tourist industry.
Magoo bait from today's Dish:
Mo Perry, fairly successful Minneapolis actor and friend of many of my friends, sums up why I rarely go on commercial auditions, and why I scoff when people say "It must be so cool to be an actor!"
I love Mo.
Listening to Chris Harwick on The Nerdist podcast talk about what is involved with being only marginally successful in showbiz, it's a wonder anyone keeps with it.
I would think another problem with commercials might be that, if you do happen to hit it big there, it would make it harder to get other work, because everyone would think of you as the person from the TV commercial.
You would think so, but there are several actors I recognize on TV now that I knew first as a commercial actor. You'd be surprised how many actors had a stint in commercials.
I particularly remember "Mrs. Olson" from the Folger's commercial in the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and I know "Mr. Whipple" had turned some acting stints as well.
It happens more now than ever. With TV no longer seen by the industry as the red-headed stepchild (well, many theater folk still bullheadedly believe this despite all evidence to the contrary), the entire "hierarchy" is breaking down and it's not seen as a big deal to get in that way.
The people I know that have made it the biggest are Missy Peterman, who made her first fortune with that ridiculous Subway "Wrap it up! Wrap, wrap it up!" commercial, and Cedric Yarbrough, who broke in with a print ad for Coca-Cola.
I have two friends on the verge of a breakthrough, Mike Rylander and Patrick McIntyre, who've both done a ton of commercials (Mike was even on a Dorito's commercial during the Super Bowl). Patrick also ended up on an episode of Wipeout - which he won - that's an interesting enough thing to have on his resume that casting directors always ask him about it.
I still remember the commercial actor who had a stint as the title character in the "Ray"* portion of Amazon Women on the Moon, and he continued to do commercials after, to which of course I always responded, "Ray!"
*the "Ray" short is NSFW, but if you can find it on youtube or somesuch, it's pretty humorous. Andrew Dice Clay is in it too, I think, but the actress somehow holds my attention the most.
Spooky - so we are agreed on our 2012 wager: you take Nick B to win ten games or fewer and I take him to win 11 or more, correct? I assume we are talking regular season victories only (heh)? Though we still need to figure out the stakes.
Heh, indeed. The wager's fine, and yeah, let's think of some stakes (ideas from the peanut gallery are welcomed). I propose area-based rewards; if I win, you send me a sampler from Stone brewery, and if you win, I send you some scorpions.
Those are fine stakes (unless the peanut gallery comes up with a better idea).
well, there's Papago and Sonoran.
Papago it is. Cool?
Why didn't I know about Papago until now?
I mean, yes, Scottsdale is about the farthest a Phoenix suburb could be from me, but why isn't any Papago in the stores I've been to? I'll keep my eyes peeled.
I would like to see a video of spooky catching some scorpions and boxing them up for you- go Blackburn!
Unprompted*, my wife read an article about the Twins...I may make a baseball fan out of her yet!
Another story from that linked site: A physical manifestation of the WGOM?
*I'll have to ask what prompted her.
I would have trouble drinking there. It's tainted.
NBBW responding that the only tainted water in that neck of the woods is from the Cedar river.
Oh, no she di'int!!!!
Just heard from the living room - "Fight, fight, fight fight fight!!! Fight for Albert Lea tonight!"
Go, Go, Go for Scarlet and White
Our colors stand for might
Waving to those courageous and bold
so, FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!
A...U...S...T.I.N!
A truce is proposed: Didn't you just hate the 'May-eee-ei-eee-ei-eee-ei-oo!" (NBBW) Super annoying.
effin' cake eaters. I'm on board with NBBW.
Wow. Mavericks send Lamar Odom home for the duration.
NBA writers amuse me
Andrew Bynum has attempted five (FIVE!) three-pointers this season. One on 2/3, one on 2/6, one on 3/25 (a make!) and again the next game (3/27), and one on 4/4.
It's almost like I'm carrying a monologue here. What the heck. Here's one more.
Good news for stick-and-ballers worldwide - last year's World Cup MVP Yuvraj Singh has been cleared of mediastinal seminoma after chemotherapy in the U.S.
Deadspin with a story about a bunch of photos stolen from the baseball Hall of Fame that came up for auction. The story is being swept under the rug by the MLB and the HoF...hmm sounds familiar.
Thanks for the link wattsy - that's a pretty crazy story.