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I love the Farley reaction there. I don't know what he's talking about w/ the Pats game. Not sure if he noticed, but Belichick made every single young QB look abysmal last season - maybe Allen missed an open guy here or there, but those defenses are designed to confuse & rattle inexperienced QB's. It took Peyton Manning about 5-6 years to figure out the Pats.

A Mayor in a small town generally gets a small stipend - these days, probably about $12K a year, but in the '70's, probably like $2K. They generally work full time jobs, or it's a retirement thing. So why did the Mayor in "Jaws" fight tooth & nail to keep the beaches open, risking everyone's lives, just to keep tourist money flowing in? Was his brother in law in charge of beach concessions or something? Makes no sense.

Agreed. And he also reinvented that role. To win a SB, they always say you have to have all 3 phases. Why do defensive and offensive players get all the recognition, but that vital 3rd phase is left out in the cold? Absolutely Tasker should be in the HOF.

I have to try them. Part of me doesn't want to like them better, though.

I think most of the tunes from the 1st half of the Beatles career clocked in at under 3. Help! is just over 2 - love that song.

Tennis was SO fun to watch back then. He was must-see TV. He had great rivalries w/ Borg & Connors, too. He turned into the sport's best commentator, too.

There's an old Sly Stone song that would be off limits for sure. Ice T & Jane's Addiction did a good version of it, too. It's weird. Music, movies, books & art should be off limits for anything pc or non-offensive. We lose a lot by not allowing full creativity and freedom of expression in those areas.

I was 10 years old, and sat in the front row. I still remember leaping out of my seat when Ben Gardner's ghoulish head rolled into the hole at the bottom of that boat. I couldn't even swim comfortably in the deep end of a pool for at least a decade after that. This many years later, and I still go into the ocean looking for dorsal fins.

I agree a bit w/ the posters saying overrated. But it's hard to overstate his influence. He inspired a lot of artists to go well beyond "moon in June" type of lyrics, and he brought a real attitude & honesty to the music world at that time. And I do love some of the early stuff. "Freewheelin'" is a great record.

That looks awesome.

When the Starbucks guy said that he didn't see color, and I saw people take him to task for it, I realized that I should just keep my mouth shut until someone writes the textbook on exactly what to say, how to say it & when it's proper to be said.

The saddest thing about the Pats dynasty to me is that I no longer hate the other division rivals, at all. I almost feel like we're brothers that have gone through the same hazing. And I used to hate, hate, hate the Phins. But that's gone - I have pulled for them against the Pats so many times and celebrated when they won...the hate I had was basically erased. It brings me down a little when I think about it...

Blah, blah, blah. The Bills are winning the division. For quite a few years, starting in '20.

This is the quiet stuff that goes on that people don't realize. There are probably countless stories like this.

To me, what Kaep did & started is what is so amazing about America. I love it. I happen to agree w/ what they were doing, but I also embrace expressions of opinion that I disagree with, as well. It's what makes us great. Think about the countries we see as oppressive - opinion is more monolithic. Criticism of the gov't & open expression is generally not allowed, and often punished. We shouldn't be afraid of opinions, or how people express them - unless they hurt someone or are of the "fire in a crowded theater" variety. The founders called it the marketplace of ideas. We should welcome opinions that oppose our own. We shouldn't try to shut them down - if we disagree, we should counter them with our own opinions.

The last few weeks have really changed perspectives. Kneeling doesn't look so bad now. But really, it's what has happened - not just w/ kneeling. Instead of having the conversation we SHOULD have had when Kaep started it, the false outrage machine kicked in, and it became about a lot of other stuff - disrespecting the flag, the military, etc. Which was not the intent of the protest. And it wasn't the 1st time someone tried to get these issues addressed. If we ignore them for long enough, things are bound to keep building until they erupt, like they have the past few weeks. A lot of people can say now, "we support the peaceful protests" - but some of them didn't when players started kneeling before.

It shouldn't bother people. I'll probably get the thread shut down, but why don't a lot of the same people who got so outraged about the kneeling not care a bit about a national leader saying that he only liked the guys who weren't captured?

Never understood the fuss. If people want to be outraged about something, they'll find a way to be outraged about something.

Significant progress has almost never been achieved by making the status quo feel comfortable.

Agreed. I don't need to agree or disagree w/ someone all the time. We shouldn't be so afraid of opinions - I get tired of people insincerely toeing some imaginary line, and trying to say the "right" thing instead of what they really feel.

This thread also got me thinking about one of my favorite musical clips of all time - the "Star Spangled Banner" performance from Woodstock. Everything about that is pure magic. I love that most had left the festival at that point, and only a relative few actually saw it. The camera work was amazing. And I've never seen a solo combine elements of art, politics, war and such emotion like that one did. It was the perfect musical statement at the perfect time. Bombs & strafing from Vietnam came through that guitar. I never get tired of watching that one.

Absolutely! He invented his own style, just like Knopfler. His playing is both understated & absolutely amazing. I'm also partial to 2 guys from the Chili Peppers (a band that has its share of top musicians, including Flea, who is among the best ever at bass). Both Hillel Slovak & John Frusciante were/are total innovators & brilliant. Another poster mentioned how subjective this is. It really depends on what you value in a guitar player. I have never cared much for guys who were mostly speed, like Van Halen or Malmsteen, though those players are clearly extremely talented. For me, it's gotta have some heart & soul. May belongs in the upper echelon, imo.

Brian May is on my Mt. Rushmore. But Hendrix does stand alone. It's interesting w/ Hendrix. I never really thought his records captured the man's greatness. When you see the live clips, it's a whole other story.

The Strokes.

Man, that was such an innocent era....