here's some edith piaf, because, well... why not?
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBW-UEbOfyQ
1959
(3 votes, average: 7.67 out of 10)
Loading... i was daydreaming and had a fun idea: MLB playoff brackets, anyone?
how about this: predict the winner of each series, and win the points. double points if you correctly guess the amount of wins for both winning and losing team.
ALDS/NLDS 1 pt. (best of 5)
ALCS/NLCS 3 pts.
world series 5 pts.
ALDS
DET v. NYY (1)
TB v. TEX (2)
NLDS
STL v. PHI (1)
ARI v. MIL (2)
whoever has the most points wins. pretty simple, huh?
if anyone has any suggestions to tweek the rules, let me know. otherwise, post your guesses below. i'll compile them on a spreadsheet and make it available to everyone.
copy and paste the below part:
ALDS(1):
ALDS(2):
NLDS(1):
NLDS(2):
ALCS:
NLCS:
World Series:
DEADLINE: friday, 30 september 2011 3:00PM CT
vermont's grace potter and the nocturnals playing for a maryland crowd. love that B-3 sound.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzPeTC7bH6E
2006
(4 votes, average: 8.00 out of 10)Loading... flying into jackson today. i wonder what song i should play...
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rsd6WXisgLk
1969
(i think the folsom prison version is much better, but i don't think that was archived on video)
(10 votes, average: 9.60 out of 10)Loading... you want some soul music? i could go for some soul music.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6slbqEMiKsI
(6 votes, average: 8.00 out of 10)Loading... get ready to feel old: nevermind came out 20 years ago tomorrow. oy. anyway, here's one of the great moments in rock n' roll, and certainly one of the last great moments on the MTV. from said network's music video awards, rape me lithium.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIQ4tkfysn8
1992
(7 votes, average: 8.29 out of 10)Loading... celebration time.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jBfZXVbXV0
1985
(4 votes, average: 8.50 out of 10)Loading... many thanks to DK for a great week. please forgive me for jumping on his coattails and also playing a band with 2+ established singers. chicago based urge overkill should have received a lot more love than they did, but, alas, it was not to be. nash and the king traded off vocal duties about 50/50, but it's nash taking the mic on this track.
httpv://youtube.com/watch?v=wMVibRRBhPk
1994
please ignore the team rocket-esque t-shirts; they really were one of the best dressed bands in the business. also, nash, while being one of the ugliest men in rock 'n' roll, had one of the best voices in my opinion, and some nice chops besides.
(2 votes, average: 8.50 out of 10)Loading... let me relate an anecdote that embodies far too much of my time in high school (of which the specifics are quite forgotten):
most, if not all of my close friends were outside of my high school. in fact, most of my friends in high school were already out of high school anyway, but that's another story. anyway, one these friends came up to me one day and told me they met someone i went to school with. they told them, hey, i know this guy, [joe]. do you know him? apparently not by name. they explained me a little more. eventually, said person said, "oooohhhh, you mean that pissed off kid with the headphones?"
yes, in a school of 1,500+, i was "that pissed off kid with the headphones". honestly, i about died laughing when i heard that. i can understand where it came from as i maintained a "stoic" appearance while walking from one class to the next (and, truthfully, the headphones were kind of omnipresent). what made me laugh especially at the time was instead of lord knows what this person thought i was listening to, i had recently gotten into the mac and was listening to fruity numbers like "i don't want to know", "second hand news", and this one here:
also, i have mentioned this high school week that nirvana made me start playing guitar, and the pumpkins made me semi-proficient at it. while that's true, it was the mac and buckingham that made me drop the pick, and that changed my style entirely. ahh, to be young and thoughtlessly strumming a gee-tar again...
(6 votes, average: 8.50 out of 10)Loading... now, i can't admit to soul coughing being extremely influential on a young joe's life. i definitely dug on them though. in fact, a very feverish young joe (which was a rare occasion, no matter what he occasionally told his parents early on school day mornings) saw them headlining at first avenue with low opening. if you're going to go to a show semi-out of your mind (non-chemically enhanced-- wait, or highly chemically enhanced too, i suppose), i might recommend low/soul coughing.
1995
(6 votes, average: 7.33 out of 10)Loading... 
