VerbalPuke

I don't think Washington can make it through to the Eastern Conference Finals without a legit big man in the middle. Plus, they're pretty much a three man show. Chicago is realistic, but I can see their offensive game holding them back, much like what happened to Detroit last year. (Ben's free throw woes contributed heavily to our eastern conference demise) I think Detroit's the team to beat in the East, and should be able to get into the finals again this year. Webber has rejuvenated this team, and our D is still very good even without Big Ben. Plus, we're working with a deeper bench than we had last year just by development.

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I'm just trying to go outside the box a bit, I guess assuming Russel for some reason wouldn't be considered by casting. The others I sort of based on looks from the codec conversations.

Isn't Michael Biehn the fellow that plays Reese in the first Terminator movie? If so, then I like the idea. I could see Gene Hackman as the Colonel, and possibly Leonardo Dicaprio as Raiden if they tossed him in for some reason. Leo could pull off the "I'm a bit gay but still a good soldier" part. For some reason I had Val Kilmer and Brad Pitt come to mind for Liquid Snake. I feel like I should hate myself for both. Another idea, what about that dude who played Wolverine in the X-Men movies as Snake? He might be a pretty good choice for the role.

My first play through of Manhunt, I loved the game. It was brutal, compelling, eerie, and just all around different than any other gaming experience I had ever had. When I played it months later after beating it, the game lost a ton of it's appeal. I realized that sitting in a corner hitting a wall, waiting for a guy to walk by me was absolutely tedious and took away part of the fun. The controls were slightly unresponsive and the movement was awkward. I think the sequel would be worth a rental, but I only own an XBox 360 these days.

That was a bad ass little movie, nice find there. The Terminator movies have always been some of my favorite action flicks, and the first Robocop movie itself was very cool. Personally, my money would be the on the Terminator, but of course this is fantasy sort of stuff we're getting into. I also liked the cameo toward the end of the film (I wont spoil) from another favorite action flick of mine. Edit - The second movie was even more fun than the first. Very creative film making.

I like Elvis quite a bit myself, his music is a lot of fun. He's not my favorite rock and roll icon of the 1950s, but I can always enjoy listening to his music. My favorite songs are Blue Suede Shoes, Don't Be Cruel, and Jailhouse Rock. Sort of his trendier songs, but they rock out like nothing else. One of my favorite stories about him is actually in the form of an MP3 I have laying around. It's him singing "Are you lonesome tonight?" in the twighlight of his career. During the song he's obviously doped up on some sort of drug, and eventually begins laughing during the song. He gets to a point where can barely sing due to the fact that he is laughing so hard. It always give me a laugh.

They wont draft Quinn. It's been made absolutely clear that we're not targeting QB at all during the off-season, and the pick will either be traded down or used on Joe Thomas more than likely. And unfortunately, I don't think the Lions have loads of talent. They have 10-15 real keepers on the team, on an otherwise lackluster team. They need a ton of work, and will be lucky if they can get to 6-10 next season. As for tonights game, it was enjoyable. I'm not a huge fan of Peyton, but he deserves recognition for winning the big one. No offense to Bears fan, but I'm glad they lost, as I really loath them, especially Urlacher. I honestly didn't give my absolute full attention to the game due to a Euchre tournament I was in (and won).

Same here cloudy, and so I can live with her being a terrible comedian. Atleast she's easy to look at, although I'm not too keen on her eyebrows. They're sort of weird of looking.

There's a song by a group called the Authorities called "I hate cops". The first line goes "Well I hate cops, they're all fucking niggers". Now, when I hear this song, I hear nigger blatantly. However, the lead singer has made it abundantly clear that he isn't saying niggers, but something else. I honestly can't remember what it is he says that he said in that lyric, but I think he said it was "Piggers". I don't know. The group wasn't a racist group though, so it seems feasible that it's just tough to decipher what he said.

I loved this movie as a kid, and pretty much still do. I don't list in my list of favorite movies, but I could easily watch and enjoy this movie at any given time. It's a favorite of my grandparents as well, as they love old movies from this era, especially Gone With the Wind. They have an impressive knowledge of the actors of this era, so it's interesting talking to them about the little tidbits about the making of the Wizard of Oz.

I came up with Weezer and somebody called Jem? I don't know, I did a search because I was feeling a surge of helpfulness (is that a word?). You could always try allmusic.com as the site has a search engine, and you can search for song titles which will give you a list of bands that have performed that certain song title.

Gangs of New York. It's maybe not absolutely heavy White House sort of politics, but it does involve posturing from a local political figure as well as spending time on the first drafts for the Civil War. There were heavy political implications involved in that whole situation leading to a draft riot. Also, you could say the movie focuses on the politics of street life, with one warlord of a gang overseeing the daily operations of an area of New York (the Five Points). On top of that, Daniel Day Lewis is fucking fantastic in this movie. It's seriously one of my favorite performances in any movie.

I like this idea the best, as the legends deal seems like it might be tougher to do. That said, this is great news. The sega sports 2K games were always my favorite football games on the next gen consoles, and I haven't played a football game since their last edition. I've always loathed Madden and it's gameplay since it was a sega genesis cartridge.

Not happening. Marinelli is adamant on keeping Kitna as the starter and building the lines. McNabb would be just as bad as Kitna behind the current line, and he's not worth a #2 overall draft pick. And from a local publication which makes it abdundantly clear that this deal will not happen.

I'd addicted to Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, it's probably the best game I have ever played in my life. The game can easily consume a few hours without a person even noticing, it's that captivating. I've definitely gotten my money's worth out of it. I'd also like to note that I did not get my money's worth out of Dead Rising. I fucking hate that game, a great concept poorly executed. One of the biggest video game let downs I've ever had. Fuck that game.

Shit, I tend to forget that Ross the Boss was involved with them. I try to keep my memory of Ross limited to his work with the Dictators. :pinch:

This one is hard for me to pinpoint as I'm not into those 8 hour solos, but I like a nice guitar lick in the middle of a song as a sort of transition. But I guess I'd go with the following: Reagan Youth - Queen Babylon (Joey Turk was an underrated punk guitarist) The Dictators - Minnesota Strip (Ross the Boss proving that he is the best guitar player you've never heard of) Dead Boys - Sonic Reducer (Cheetah Chrome was one of the finest practitioners of the 77 style of guitar rock) Eh, I can't think of anymore. Like I said, I'm not actively saying "HEY GUITAR SOLO, WOW", I just sort of hear the solo within the music and decide that I enjoy that particular guitar players work. It's hard for me to pinpoint something as a great guitar solo, but I can pinpoint a guitar player that can rock your fucking face. Guys like Wayne Kramer, Ron Asheton, and Johnny Thunders are just a few that showed that they can solo if they wish, but are not pigeonholed as "guitar wankers" due to their style.

Johnny Thunders - Chinese Rocks (Despite the song being written by Dee Dee Ramone, the song poses as a gut wrenching self reflection of heroin addiction). Gun Club - Brother and Sister (There is a certain beauty in the lyrics and the way they mesh with the music. The Gun Club had a knack for creative lyrics, plus Jeffrey Lee Pierce was one of the greatest vocalists to step behind the mic). Reagan Youth - No Class (The lyrics aren't what you'd call profound, but they are brilliant in the fact that they are simple and to the point. They reflected the feelings of a whole generation of kids, and to this day can be used to describe nonconformist ideals). Just a few for now.

I'm not afraid to admit I'm absolutely jealous. I'd love to get my hands on a vintage turntable like that, and I can only imagine the gold mines of 50s rock classics you have.

That is a good point you bring up there. With vinyl, or casette, the album is going to be flipped over from side 1/A to side 2/B. You can save yourself the time and energy (albeit it's not much) of flipping the damn record over. Though as I think about casettes now, I kind of wish I had a casette deck just to remind myself of what casettes sounded like. It's been a long fucking time.

If the topic title seems confusing, I'll clarify for everybody right here. I'm asking if you prefer to listen to casettes, vinyl, cd's, mp3s, or even the jukebox at your local bar. I'm personally a fan of vinyl, due to the sort of raw sound it produces as opposed to cd's which make some bands feel overproduced. I really think vinyl captures the sound that good rock and roll embodied, and has a very unique feel to it's sound. I've been listening to my lp collection a lot lately, and I've found that I really love the sound of a record as opposed to a cd. I feel as if I can hear every instrument being played, where as on some cd's the bass or rhythm guitar will sound as if it's drowned out by the drums, lead guitar, or vocals. This might not get a lot of differing views since I'm not sure if vinyl is popular amongst other EWBers. Vinyl is pretty much a relic from the days before CD's became the norm, and is definitely not as conveinent (it's not portable, nor can it be stored in a book with other discs). Plus there are younger members that may not even have access to records or a record player in their household. Still, I thought it was worth bringing up, and figured it could make for an interesting discussion.

There weren't elimination chambers on HCTP, that was the last Wrestling Game I bought on the PS2, and I can't remember an elimination chamber on it. There was. I'm sure of it. EDIT: Ahhhh, already posted. Been reading this thread long i didn't think that it would be posted already. Am i the only person that preferred Smackdown 2 as a single player wrestling game compared to No Mercy? Plus the Hell in a Cell and all the other matches really made it for me. I preferred SD 2 as a single player and multiplayer game myself. I liked No Mercy a lot, but I was always a bit more fond of the wildly hectic pace of the early SD engines as opposed to the engines ran for the N64 games. With that said, WCW/NWO Revenge is probably one of my favorite wrestling games of all-time. I never did own it, but I always managed to play it for hours at a friends house. We won the tag team championship with Saturn (me) and La Parka (him). I really loved Royal Rumble's in SD:2, back in High School I'd have my buddies over for a bit of reefer and SD2. It was a good time, all of us sitting there acting like morons while running around the ring, missing spinning heel kicks, accidently eliminating each other (we had that pact that we wouldn't fight until we were the last two left) which was usually funny, and ganging up on characters we deemed unfit for the rumble (any McMahon family member or the Mean Street Posse). I may never enjoy a video game, let alone a wrestling video game that much again.

Man, I forgot how awesome that SD 2 season mode was. You had the World, IC, Euro, Hardcore, Tag, Lightweight, and Women's division. With such a large roster, you could easily fill all of those divisions and make things interesting. On top of that, you could practically add as many of your CAW's as you wanted, and they'd be involved in storylines. Hell, most of my CAW's were consistent winners in their respective divisions. I'd take that old season mode in a heartbeat over the stupid bait and switch storylines we get nowadays in Smackdown games. I loved putting Val Venis, Taz, and Edge in my World Title hunt. I also loved that I could completely take guys out of the season mode (good bye Too Cool). And what a fucking roster. The Radicals, Edge and Christian, Jericho, Taz, Essa Rios, Funaki, Taka, DX (including Shawn Michaels), man oh man. SD 2 rocked. They should just re-make SD 2, keeping the roster and season mode while adding the new grapple system, hot spots, and crowd fighting that they put in 07. And a few legends sprinkled in. I know, wont happen. My only gripe with SD 2's season mode is that it seemingly took forever to work your way to a title shot. Still, I could live with that because the game rocked.

The Mentors. Speaking from the heart, they are as talented as any metal band I've ever heard. All three guys in the band could play their instruments incredibly, and put them together for a great sound. I think the biggest reason they never did get a huge following came down to their raunchy lyrics. Songs like Donkey Dick, Sex Slave, and Clap Queen wouldn't have endeared themselves to the media or most listeners of radio. At this point they'd probably be broken up as it is, as El Duce had a fight with a train that he lost. Another one is a band called Regal. They're a local band, and all are old friends of mine. They're an instrumental group, but have a pretty unique sound. They fuse many different elements of rock into their sound, and always have a very energetic live show. The recordings are good but are not quite the same as actually seeing them in whatever hell hole bar they play in Detroit.