tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post6617511417555441598..comments2023-12-27T16:41:07.438-05:00Comments on Suldog: OpinionsSuldoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-16242008081075428552011-06-29T21:33:25.475-04:002011-06-29T21:33:25.475-04:00Yeah, I think it was Leno who said "The last ...Yeah, I think it was Leno who said "The last decade, we've killed bin laden, Hussein, and Boston has won all major sports championships. What the hell is left??Matt Conlonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02616567498642991754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-74335267493848757592011-06-24T13:29:51.503-04:002011-06-24T13:29:51.503-04:00We Dutch are not bumper sticker people. Apart from...We Dutch are not bumper sticker people. Apart from the 'baby-on-board' one (don't bother keeping a safe distance if there's not a 'baby-on-board' sticker on the car in front of you?) or the outline of a fish on the very slow moving car in front of you. That's about it.<br /><br />I clicked on the PoW link and right after the purple fishnet woman I came back to your post. Coincidence? I just couldn't handle anymore of the very interesting PoW. I may never sleep again.<br /><br />Oh, and my favourite drummer is the twelve-year old boy next door who has mastered a very funky dum-dum-doof dum-dum-doof rhythm after practicing for about two years.<br /><br />;-)Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288856854422999687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-56105609566360929542011-06-23T10:36:24.590-04:002011-06-23T10:36:24.590-04:00HOORAY!!!!!!!!! Look I commented on a sports post...HOORAY!!!!!!!!! Look I commented on a sports post .. the end must be near, at least within walking distance, right? ;-)Darylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-3354437710138737972011-06-23T10:26:19.539-04:002011-06-23T10:26:19.539-04:00I don't know. I might kvetch and say you could...I don't know. I might kvetch and say you <i>could</i> include Pennsylvania sports teams if you consider Philadelphia too. Yes, the Pirates suck major beans, and Pittsburghers haven't backed them for many years as loyal fans (but I believe THAT has more to do with the whole MCclatchy/buying team/building new stadium/worse management ever/new owners/18-year losing streak fiasco). But the Phillies won in 2008.Michelle H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10117937124348728578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-40941824376024994262011-06-23T09:38:26.006-04:002011-06-23T09:38:26.006-04:00Knucklehead -
As for Peart vs. Paice...
My mista...Knucklehead -<br /><br />As for Peart vs. Paice...<br /><br />My mistake was in making a definitive statement as opposed to expressing a preference. "Best" can be measured in a number of ways, but technical superiority doesn't always equate to better in regards to music. When you compare Chuck Berry to Joe Pass, it's easy to tell who's the better technician. I like Pass, but I'd still rather listen to Berry. Your mileage may vary.<br /><br />I got into a similar argument once concerning the past and current guitar players for Deep Purple. I did a review of a concert, for a Deep Purple fan site, and I said something along the lines of "If Steve Morse and Ritchie Blackmore were gunslingers, Morse would leave Blackmore lying in the street bloody 9 times out of 10." As a result, I was the recipient of many unkind references regarding my parentage.<br /><br />The interesting thing about it, and a point I tried to make in rebuttal (with limited success), is that, while I love Morse's playing, and he would obviously appear to be the more technically adept player, I would actually take the Blackmore recordings to a desert island if I had to make a choice. "Best", in that case, would mean the most enjoyable for me personally, and technical proficiency be damned.<br /><br />On a number of levels, Peart is superior to just about every damned drummer alive. However, I'll still take Paice to the desert island. His choices are far more interesting, to my ear. For that matter, Deep Purple is much more interesting to me than Rush, and maybe that's a large part of it. My favorite Rush album may be their first, which is the only one without Peart (John Rutsey was the original drummer.) I've always enjoyed rawer sounds, and that was more 'metallic' than anything they've done since (though I'm quite fond of 'Caress Of Steel".)<br /><br />Now, how about John Entwistle versus Charlie Mingus?Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-57494767475089653402011-06-23T08:13:35.710-04:002011-06-23T08:13:35.710-04:00Lime - I will be over. If I can't give one of ...Lime - I will be over. If I can't give one of my best friends a reaming, what good am I?Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-49914390450369812932011-06-22T22:30:55.880-04:002011-06-22T22:30:55.880-04:00oh, i almost forgot to tell you. there's an a...oh, i almost forgot to tell you. there's an award waiting for you at my place. i couldn't resist. obviously i am a masochist.limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-91917105713111885232011-06-22T22:29:53.743-04:002011-06-22T22:29:53.743-04:00my husband intentionally roots for cleveland teams...my husband intentionally roots for cleveland teams because of how pitiful they are. I think it's because he was initially a mets fan from the age of 4 or 5. it scared him obviously.<br /><br />my boy loves the patriots though ever since he was about 5.limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-57509255276248493842011-06-22T22:13:21.860-04:002011-06-22T22:13:21.860-04:00I will admit, begrudgingly, that Bostonian sports ...I will admit, begrudgingly, that Bostonian sports fans are indeed making up for decades of misery, and I have to admit you deserve it (those of you who have been there all along, that is -- if your idea of a Sox "old-timer" is Manny Ramirez, you don't qualify). In fact, here is a test to see if you are allowed to fully enjoy Boston's sports success as of late:<br /><br />1. Mack Herron is:<br />a. A large semi truck.<br />b. A diminutive running back.<br />c. A former Red Sox relief pitcher.<br />d. A saltwater fish.<br /><br />2. Bucky Dent's middle name is:<br />a. Earl<br />b. Richard<br />c. Thomas<br />d. Unprintable on a family blog.<br /><br />(note: if you asked yourself, "Who the hell is Bucky Fucking Dent, you do not get credit. It was an accident.)<br /><br />3. Spell Yaz's full last name. If you asked, "who's Yaz?" Suldog would be happy to beat the crap out of you.<br /><br />4. Who wore #77 for the Boston Bruins, what number did he originally wear, and why did he change?<br /><br />There you go, folks. Sully will grade your papers for you.<br /><br />And Jim, now that I've listened to Ian Paice, I can unequivocally state that Peart kicks his ass.<br /><br />In my humble opinion.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794712479594188124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-88435404987693995992011-06-22T15:58:12.566-04:002011-06-22T15:58:12.566-04:00Sandy - Buddy Rich was fantastic, and he was certa...Sandy - Buddy Rich was fantastic, and he was certainly arrogant enough to be a rock drummer, but my focus was on those guys who play mostly hard rock or metal. Rich despised that sort of stuff.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-58699689000324285332011-06-22T15:56:17.481-04:002011-06-22T15:56:17.481-04:00Craig - Republican governors are one thing. We vot...Craig - Republican governors are one thing. We vote them in, on occasion, because the Democrats they've run against were so horrid, and they're homegrown. But the state legislature here in MA is about 12 to 1 D to R, and the chances of MA going for any Republican in the next election (or previous five) are (were) stone cold zero.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-68283226634214356042011-06-22T15:51:17.759-04:002011-06-22T15:51:17.759-04:00Cricket - Interesting coincidence. I was reading a...Cricket - Interesting coincidence. I was reading about Paice somewhere recently, and Steve Morse (uber-guitarist, and current Deep Purple bandmate) compared him to Starkey, saying, "He's like a very heavy Ringo. So damn good."<br /><br />As for drummers from a wider spectrum, you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone more well-liked than Jones. I might be tempted to say Gene Krupa, myself (I know - how pedestrian! - but the guy tickles me every time I hear him.)Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-16138244159425092132011-06-22T15:48:51.293-04:002011-06-22T15:48:51.293-04:00I love all drummers and I'll leave it at that....I love all drummers and I'll leave it at that. Thanks for the clips - I love watching solos, too, of course!<br /><br />Read your last two posts, too, on Juneteenth but didn't have time to comment. Both were really good. We have very similar backgrounds (except for the spitting thing - I never did anything like that. But then, I was never mugged, either. The only time I was attacked it was a skinny white guy.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-29938502561974402472011-06-22T15:43:41.790-04:002011-06-22T15:43:41.790-04:00Bruins Buddy rich - remember him??Bruins Buddy rich - remember him??Sandy Kesslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17542892044386717213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-43665778307496751972011-06-22T15:42:19.418-04:002011-06-22T15:42:19.418-04:00love the cup and the Vruins-- By the way you have ...love the cup and the Vruins-- By the way you have a typo early in your article it should be head up ass, and yes I meant it !!Sandy Kesslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17542892044386717213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-16970341303610651572011-06-22T15:28:55.891-04:002011-06-22T15:28:55.891-04:00But you've had at least two Republican governo...But you've had at least two Republican governors just in my (fairly recent) memory. . .<br /><br />As re drummers - nothing against Paice, or Peart, or Watts, but I've always had a soft spot for Keith Moon, meself. . . And my 13-year-old son swears by Jon Bonham. . .<br /><br />Detroiters are not generally inclined to a 'poor us' vibe, anyway. But geez, if you're gonna count the '06 Tigers, then yer Sawx have lost as many World Series in my lifetime as what my Tigers have played in (but at least we won two of 'em).<br /><br />Anyway, I'm 55 years old, and I was one-and-a-half the last time the Lions won. Put differently - there is only one - uno, eins - NFC team that has never played in a Super Bowl in the XL-whatever year history of SBs. The Falcons, Saints and Cardinals, as well as the expansion Panthers and the conference-switching Seahawks, have all played in a Super Bowl. But not the Leos. . .<br /><br />And before their recent run of excellence, I was ten the last time the Red Wings played in a Stanley Cup final, and I probably wasn't even conceived the last time they won one. And the Pistons had exactly one season above .500 in all their history, before the mid-80s. . . So yeah, we've suffered some. . .<br /><br />But we also had the 30s (and that's a little like remembering the good old days of Babe Ruth for Red Sox fans, I realize), in which the Lions, Tigers and Wings were all champions at the same time (the Pistons, and the NBA more generally, not yet being existence in those days). . . Oh, and Joe Louis, too. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-49755768303782705862011-06-22T14:38:49.559-04:002011-06-22T14:38:49.559-04:00Jesus on the GOP ticket? I dunno... I'm prett...Jesus on the GOP ticket? I dunno... I'm pretty sure Satan keeps his toothbrush in Reagan's mouldering skull.<br /><br /><i>Show us your birth certificate! Socialist-commie-pinko, blessed are the poor, long-haired freaky person!</i><br /><br />Without criticizing your choice in any way, I'll make a plug for a couple of my favorite rock drummers: Ringo and Stewart Copeland.<br /><br />And branching out, my favorite drummer to listen to period: Elvin Jones.Crickethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584174478393760131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-40261150909445707812011-06-22T14:27:54.899-04:002011-06-22T14:27:54.899-04:00Thanks for the comment!
Some of those People of W...Thanks for the comment!<br /><br />Some of those People of Wal-Mart things just make me sad rather than amused. I mean yeah some of them are hysterical, but some of them are just mean. :/<br /><br />I was living in Philadelphia when the Patriots beat us in the superbowl. The mayhem on the streets had to be seen to be believed....Michhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12456803425068822920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-5719374655112959332011-06-22T14:14:52.543-04:002011-06-22T14:14:52.543-04:00As I don't know about the other subjects..... ...As I don't know about the other subjects..... I just thought I'd let you know that I clicked the link to the People Of Walmart and had a little chuckle!<br />Maggie X<br /><br /><a href="http://granniemay.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Nuts in May</a>Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-64798215812862958082011-06-22T14:12:10.333-04:002011-06-22T14:12:10.333-04:00lol! So glad I ventured out to read a few blogs th...lol! So glad I ventured out to read a few blogs this afternoon - and landed on yours. You cover so much ground! Bumper stickers, drones, POW, drummers and sports! While I have no idea or opinion about the sports (now, now, stop the hissing and booing) I truly got a chuckle from the rest. Personally I think my son is the best drummer - but he is not famous. Thank you for the fun read, I always love your style!larkswinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07945496247329378715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-18807472004827809672011-06-22T13:34:17.265-04:002011-06-22T13:34:17.265-04:00In any case, can I at least state that Ian Paice i...<i>In any case, can I at least state that Ian Paice is the best left-handed drummer, and leave it at that with no argument?</i><br /><br />I'll give ya that. As long as you give me Rick Allen as the best one-armed drummer.<br /><br />re: Dee-troit. Yeah, the Wings are successful NOW. But some of us endured (part of) the 42-year drought that came to an end in '97. It sure got drunk out THAT night.<br /><br />There's no excuse for the Lions.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-72254834100018870942011-06-22T13:15:42.732-04:002011-06-22T13:15:42.732-04:00Oh, I forgot.
I love the word: piffle.
Cool.Oh, I forgot.<br /><br />I love the word: piffle.<br /><br />Cool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-61525029827475280352011-06-22T13:15:15.866-04:002011-06-22T13:15:15.866-04:00I thought Eddie Van Halen was the best drummer eve...I thought Eddie Van Halen was the best drummer ever.<br /><br />Woops. Scratch that.<br /><br />That would be GUEE-TAR-RIST.<br /><br />Woops.<br /><br />*snarky grin*<br /><br />AND... speaking of drums, how did you know?<br /><br />My 7-year-old wants to learn how to play them.<br /><br />I'll be keeping Tylenol in business for YEARS.<br /><br />*grin*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-56897240584971938302011-06-22T13:10:09.624-04:002011-06-22T13:10:09.624-04:00Having suffered through the Saints, who will now n...Having suffered through the Saints, who will now no doubt go on to give us another long dry spell (gracious i hope i'm wrong on that), i understand a little of what Boston has gone through, and offer hearty congratulations for all recent accomplishments.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329973.post-1214058481591217172011-06-22T12:45:25.263-04:002011-06-22T12:45:25.263-04:00I saw a care here, yesterday, with Oregon plates a...I saw a care here, yesterday, with Oregon plates and a McCain/Palin bumper sticker. I'm thinking they were banished from home... or thought it would work as camo.<br /><br />That said, I don't really care for bumper stickers.<br /><br />I used to check out the PoW website, then I signed up of Facebook.<br /><br />I don't really care much for Walmart, either.<br /><br />I love how the drummer takes over and does a solo so the rest of the band can go pee. Taking one for the team, as it were.<br /><br />As for the part about the championships... lord help us if any place in Texas gets an accumulation. We'll never hear the end of it.<br /><br />BTW - Boston won't really have anything to brag on until they win the MLS Cup, too ;-)(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.com