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Sonofa....beat me to it. Son...lay off the drugs.
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Inexcusable that the Bills dont have someone fast enough to catch Henry in this spot. Fire Beane. And fire McD for reccomending Beane to ownership.... ....and change the combination on my luggage.
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Was watching a game the other day from Oakland. Loved the old school banging of the drums and the horns and most of all the QUIET. Contrast to my CitiField which resembles Carlito Brigante's disco on most nights, with the noise and the flashing lights CONSTANTLY.
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You can keep your Ohtani. For my money, the "greatest offensive player" in the modern age is Rickey Henderson when he was on the A's (and Yankees too). Yes, Ohtani has a ton of steals...but NOBODY created absolute HAVOC for a defense and pitcher like Rickey did when he was on base. Get off my lawn.
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Joe Brady has changed the season's expectations
RkFast replied to Inigo Montoya's topic in The Stadium Wall
What if your "defensive coach" is every bit of the X&Os genius on HIS side of the ball that the "offensive geniuses" are on theirs....AND....he runs one of the best programs in the league in terms of consistent high player development and cohesion? -
Im (not) embarrased to say that I have no idea who the Killers are and never heard this song.
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Have you ever quit following a sports team?
RkFast replied to Miyagi-Do Karate's topic in Off the Wall
Im a Bills, Mets and Knicks fan at at some point Ive "quit" all of them, only to come back. Sometimes it was becuase the team was awful (Mets) or a plyaer I loved retired (Patrick Ewing) others becuase "life" got in the way (Bills, when I was working Sunday's AND the team was bad, which means only 1 non-Sunday game/year). In all cases I came back and Im proud to say NOT just becuase the team got better. With the Bills that happened when I stopped working and could actually watch live and Mets/Knicks when I decided to catch a game in-person and I was reminded me how much I loved those sports...and started watching again. I will say, pursuant to May Day 10's and Ned's post above, Im somewhat close to bailing on the whole NFL. Hard to do with the Bills where they are....but the "NFL Product", as a whole, is just terrible these days and getting worse IMHO. But thats a subject for another thread. -
Tua’s Broken Dome (now being placed on IR-out at least 4 games)
RkFast replied to RunTheBall's topic in The Stadium Wall
This is the part that is being missed big time. The news today is that hes going to see a "concussion specialist." How about going to a "dont use your head as a battering ram specialist???" Concussions...any injury...can happen on the freakish of plays, sure. But part of the equasion has to be the athlete controlling what s/he can to avoid these things from happening in the first place. That fact seems to be getting glossed over. -
Post a clip of a scene in a movie/show that got you emotional
RkFast replied to Royale with Cheese's topic in Off the Wall
The way the Lambo double-clutches down a gear and then that glorious 80's music kicks in. Man.....Gets any car guy's blood going. Having fun with this thread.... The musical score as a whole in this movie, a lot of it taken from Holst, is off the chart. The very ending had people in the theaters standing and cheering. -
Post a clip of a scene in a movie/show that got you emotional
RkFast replied to Royale with Cheese's topic in Off the Wall
I just always appreciated the authenticity of that movie because it was shot on an operational carrier, no studio, no CGI movie trickery with the flight scenes (for the most part). In that video at 2:19, the Corsair launching blows a tire, which resulted in the barricade scene earlier in the film...and the producers just worked it into the storyline. You can see the puff and the wing dip. -
Post a clip of a scene in a movie/show that got you emotional
RkFast replied to Royale with Cheese's topic in Off the Wall
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Post a clip of a scene in a movie/show that got you emotional
RkFast replied to Royale with Cheese's topic in Off the Wall
They did do a great job with that opening but for "authentic" modern carrier ops, nothing beats "The Final Countdown." -
Tyreek Hill apparently arrested this morning…
RkFast replied to stevestojan's topic in The Stadium Wall
IMHO, cops were too aggressive. However, theres a reason cops are generally jumpy when they pull over someone who commits a crime and then doesnt comply, especially when it comes to the windows and doors of the vehicle. Diller and his partner, who were with their sergeant, asked the men to roll down their windows. The pair in the car refused, according to the police video, which was seen by the source and described to reporters. Diller asked Rivera to take his hands out of his sweatshirt pocket, but the suspect balked, the source said. https://nypost.com/2024/03/26/us-news/bodycam-video-captured-chilling-final-moments-of-slain-hero-nypd-cop-police-source/ -
NFL 2024 Kickoff: Ravens @ Chiefs, Sept 5 - 8:20pm
RkFast replied to Einstein's topic in The Stadium Wall
That game had all the WORST of the NFL, IMHO. The overproduction of literally everying. Its a football game, not the royal coronation. Play ball, for Chrissakes. Taylor Swift over and over and over and over Pattty M. puff pieces (Does he like chicky nuggets??!!?? Way to ask the hard questions, Simms) Payton Manning being his usual buffoonish self in a commercial. Guy's a bigger W-word than Jamie Lee Curtis in Trading Places Collinsworth more excited than a 10 year old boy overdosed on adderall. Questionable refereeing favoring darling Patty and implementation of terrible new rules. The new kickoff is an embarrassment, IMHO. While Im ranting......my lawn.....get off it. -
Blue Jackets Johnny Gaudreau and brother Matthew dead in bike accident
RkFast replied to BillsFanNC's topic in Off the Wall
As someone who logs over 5,000 miles a year cycling, I’m gonna keep what I really feel about this to myself, lest my big mouth gets me shown the door again. I’ll just say that next time you want to joke about turning a some cyclist just trying to get a ride in and do a workout into a hood ornament or throw some other kind of hate in our direction for even the slightest infraction we committed on the open road, I ask that you remember tragedies like this. -
Much to everyone's excitement, I wont be able to make the Opener, as The Boy starts his Travel Baseball season that weekend and he made a new team and he needs to be at the very first game, blah blah blah. So you can remove me from the list. Ill be up for the Tennessee game with all the Fast's in tow, however. Have a great time, all.
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Always irked me that Tessio and Clemenza, if you follow the timeline, went from "off the boat" Sicilians with heavy accents and did not speak English, to "italoamericani" with heavy Brooklyn accents. Doesnt make sense.
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I hate to be rude, man....but a 7?????? We are on iPhone 15s now. Its not the Bills' or the app developer's or the NFL's fault you are purposely choosing to use an old device. I know these devices can be $$$$ but you can get an upgrade with your current carrier for very little money these days and you can pay them off over time.
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New Renderings of New Stadium Clubs
RkFast replied to Never NEVER Give-up's topic in The Stadium Wall
Its funny...I actually joke with my friend who is an Islanders fan about thier new building. First time I was there (UBS Arena) I asked him 'Where's the Gap and Old Navy?" becuase walking the councourse it defintely had a little bit of a "mall vibe" to it. But....my point remains. The building is awesome and the it took all of 8.5 seconds for those Islanders fans, who had a building very similar to The Ralph in terms of astethic (old, loud and "blue collar") and a rowdy gameday "culture" just like we do, to get on board with their new shiny buidling and all the new creature comforts and amenities. They now love it. I will add something else I have noticed in these new buildings. And this is just my personal experience.... Dare I say that in these newer buildings its a bit more...civilized. Still loud. Still super fun. Still downright rowdy at times. But theres a lot more familes. More college kids. More couples on dates. Its not just ten guys going together and getting piss drunk out of their minds and looking to fight. And maybe Im getting older now...but I dont see that as a terrible thing. -
New Renderings of New Stadium Clubs
RkFast replied to Never NEVER Give-up's topic in The Stadium Wall
Welcome to the modern sports experience. Most of the stadium clubs have whole sections that dont even have a TV! The Piazza Club at CitiField is like this. Its a really nice giant area with food and a giant bar and couches and very few tvs to watch the actual game. Crazy. I DO have to admit, when its cold in April or brutally hot in August, its a nice place to go for an inning or two. I would bet that a lot of people who complain avout these renderings have never been to a new stadium or arena. The 70s and 80s are over. What youre seeing in these renderings is STANDARD in ALL sports buildings, even on the "minor league" levels. I remember when Shea Stadium closed....that I must have gone to hundreds of times in my life. It was home and comfortable and all the CitiField renderings looked weird and like it would never have the same "feel" as Shea. And when it opened it WAS weird and felt almost "too nice" for Mets fans (save the jokes, please!). And now? ITS AWESOME. Its loud and home and has a million creature comforts and great food and I couldnt imagine going "back" to the old way of watching a baseball game. And most important? It has a super cool vibe and is just downright FUN to go to. Trust me folks....Its going to be awesome. It will be weird and youll feel out of place at first. And while youll still always miss The Ralph (I know I will), in the end youre going to love it. -
For me, it was "The Dead" with Joan Osborne. I absolutely LOVED what she brought to the band and although the guitar work with Jimmy Herring wasnt as good as Mayer (a TRUE lead guitarist), when Warren Haynes joined....WOW. The whole band together and still young, having a piano player AND organ player (Rob Baracco and Jeff) and of course Joan made for some REALLY good music.
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1 generic pls.
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Chris Hazzard just remastered this classic. How many of you were there? The Ship of Fools is just....sublime.