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batmagadanleadoff wrote: That "first" Waco Kid was Gig Young. Nice write-up. Really. Huh. I was wondering about that. After seeing Wilder as The Waco Kid no one else could fill that role, but it would have been interesting if Gig got the gig. He might have had a career resurgence like Lesley Nielsen.

Beautifully written. I forgot all about Sherlock Holmes Smarter Brother! I must see that again. Really hard to pick a favorite Wilder flick. All the Brooks films are classic. Willy Wonka has become a yearly tradition w/me, like The Wizard Of Oz was when we were kids. [fimg=200]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CrIww1SWgAAOszl.jpg[/fimg][fimg=400]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CrJP9BcXYAIg-KF.jpg:large[/fimg]

OOO, Thor keeping runners close! Nice play Walker. OE:dammit

I will have to watch this.

Nymr83 wrote: The biggest spread for the full-time players looks like Familia with a low of 15th best (Nymr) and a high of 3rd overall (Zvon). People looking at the closer as a "full time player" is probably the reason for the disparity in that ranking and why out of the entire aggregate list Familia being so high is the thing i have the biggest problem with. I calls 'em as I sees 'em.

Cespedes is that high on my list for more than just his numbers. His presence changed the entire way pitchers approached our lineup. If you want to go by numbers alone he far surpassed my expectations. Duda let me down in a way. I had higher hopes for him in 2015. Too streaky. He did his share of carrying the team but for what I felt was a shorter burst of games. I might be being rough on Duda because I hoped for more from him. He should be smackin' 35 and driving in 100. Sheesh, 80 RBI from The Lumberjack would do me good.

30 - Curtis Granderson 29 - Jacob deGrom 28 - Jeurys Familia 27 - Daniel Murphy 26 - Yoenis Cespedes 25 - Matt Harvey 24 - Lucas Duda 23 - Bartolo Colon 22 - Noah Syndergaard 21 - Michael Conforto 20 - David Wright 19 - Travis d'Arnaud 18 - Wilmer Flores 17 - Steven Matz 16 - Juan Uribe 15 - Ruben Tejada 14 - Juan Lagares 13 - Kevin Plawecki 12 - Jon Niese 11 - Tyler Clippard 10 - Sean Gilmartin 9 - Logan Verrett 8 - Kelly Johnson 7 - Michael Cuddyer 6 - Erik Goeddel 5 - Eric Campbell 4 - Hansel Robles 3 - Carlos Torres 2 - Alex Torres 1 - Dillon Gee In the interest of fair use and credit I have to thank Nymr83 for typing this up. I just copied it and moved the names around.

*MOVIE SPOILER=GARP* I remember that the end of Garp was very upsetting to me. It was shortly after Lennon was killed and I didn't expect the flick to end that way, even though IIRC you kind of saw it coming. Great movie but not sure of my fav. I've never seen Dead Poets Society. What Dreams May Come= this movie pulls at your heartstrings throughout. Beautifully acted, fantastic cinematography and amazingly colorful at times--were they sets or CGI?- I don't know. One of the saddest movies Ive ever seen. I would recommend it. In a recent commercial what he said, and his quote from Whitman, struck a major chord with me, every time I heard it. We don�t read and write poetry because it�s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering � these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love � these are what we stay alive for. To quote from Whitman, �O me, O life of the questions of these recurring. Of the endless trains of the faithless. Of cities filled with the foolish. What good amid these, O me, O life? Answer: that you are here. That life exists and identity. That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse.� �That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse.� What will your verse be?

I'm glad this was done (split). I feel that I have a lot more to say but it feels all jumbled up. I'm more bummed over this today than I was yesterday, which surprises me.

I don't think anyone ever made me laugh as much or as hard. RIP

This is pretty funny. [youtube:8uulcj5x]-G4Y8JtT1j0[/youtube:8uulcj5x]

Vic Sage wrote: The other difference is that, as between Batman and the Mets, only one has a good relationship with bats. BAM!

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Bryan Cranston can do bald super-villains. Heisenberg is slated to play the role of Lex Luthor in the upcoming Batman/Superman flick. http://www.webpronews.com/bryan-cranston-role-announcement-outshines-affleck-2013-08 OO, thats kool.

Bales gonna be a hard act to follow for anyone. I'm a lifelong (since before Adam West) batfan and I am just as passionate about the bat as I am about the Mets. But the Mets are real. Batman isn't. People imagine and reimagine the character. I observe and sometimes I love whats done and sometimes I hate it. I give a shit but just not on a scale with other more serious fans. I just enjoy the fact that Batman is up there and being made in movie form. There was a long time there between the 60s Batman and Keaton. All that empty bat screen time, that's what really sucked. Everyone says that Affleck is this way or that way and because of other roles not fit to play this one. Batman is a great juicy established role. So now we'll see if Affleck can act. I've seen Affleck in many other things and from the characters he played I think Batman will be a departure for him (I have never seen Daredevil-well, a few minutes on TV once). This role will take a special performance. Does he have it in him? We'll see. If he don't, yea, bummer, itll suck. And until they make another (they will, even if it takes 20 years) I'll just pop in the last two and watch em, so far the best Batman in the movies imo. I just hope they don't go the camp/humor route with this one. I want this to be epically serious.

Big backlash in regards to this. I guess I shouldn't be surprised but come-on, it's just a movie. If he sucks, then he sucks. He's an actor, he got a role. Let him do his job. My Tumblr comic feed has been lightin it up.

Curious choice. He looks the part. He could be very good. We'll see.

I found the Popeye Demos where Nilsson sings the songs. He doesnt sing them all. Duval sings one. Looks like some are in Spanish. Ive only listened to 3 of 13 tracks. Its kind of odd hearing Harry sing the Popeye the Sailor Man theme. You can tell these were Nilssons arrangements. So far nothing great but a great addition to my Nilsson collection.

Don't watch it again. Erase the fact this movie was ever made from your memory.It started well with the 1930's Popeye cartoon intro with the sliding doors. He's my favorite Popeye, the one that always said stuff under his breath. And thats the way Williams played him, which was great. But not for two hours. It would have made a great SNL short skit. Shelly Duval played Olive Oil so well that she gets on your nerves pretty quick. Two hours in a room with Olive Oil? Not good. The story had to make use of the Popeye/Olive/Bluto relationship somehow. The way they did left alot to be desired. I forgot Sweet Pea was in it. Kid took up some screen time. Made me nervous when he was hanging from hooks and being left on a hammock and stuff like that. He just was abandoned behind Popeye and Olive while they were chatting by who for all I know was the sea hag. The script and plot simply sucked. Harrys songs were nice melodies for the most part, but sung by the characters (supposedly live on film) pretty badly. Pappy sang a song about how he hated raising children that was just barf awful. Nilsson sang many depressing songs in his life but his voice made them beautiful. He couldn't save that one even if he sang it. The anthem and the song Olive sings were well done. The rest garbage. Not one laugh. In review: 1. Should have been a short SNL skit 2. The story & script was blah 3. Probably should not have been a musical 4. Why could it be depressing? a. Two hours shot b. Money was spent making it c. Songs are bleak d. Back then money was spent to see it. e. It was just so disappointing. It could have been great. The ingredients were there. I read that the set they built for the movie in Malta is still there and now a tourist attraction called Popeyes Village. I'd like to check that out some day. Sleep in a hammock.

cooby wrote: Dismal....do you mean depressing? Cause we watched it on HBO in 1980 or so and I was depressed for days and couldn't shake it...there was just something dragging me down about that movie. Never could put a finger on it. It was dismal with a chance of depression. Like todays weather. Seriously. It was like the movie was a ball and chain that dragged me down as well. I think because back then I was expecting so much more, like an up, bright, cartoony thing. Ive always been a Williams fan (and Walston fan from MFMartian) and they did their jobs very well. The sets were expansive yet as drudgy as the mood they create. I think it's failure has to be pinned to Robert Altman (Im a fan of his work, usually) and the direction he chose to take it. As well as directing, he wrote the story. I really think I'll appreciate it now more than I did then when I re-watch it. In a nostalgic sense. Or I could be setting myself up for the same disappointment I experienced back in 80.

From that article: There are recordings called - The Popeye Demos. These are of Harry singing (I assume) the songs he wrote for the Popeye flick in 1980. I always thought these were good Harry type songs and to hear him sing them should either back that up or shoot it down. I am trying to track these tracks down because they are not included in the box set. No luck so far. I did run into a nice copy of the Popeye movie. I'm going to burn that and re-watch it. Havent seen it since I did in the theater in '80. I remember I thought this movie was totally dismal in every way. I also remember thinking that Robin Williams and Ray Walston really had Popeye and Pappy down pat and I thought their performances were wasted. Duval was born to play Olive Oil, lol. Harrys musical soundtrack was very good, but all the songs seemed as dismal as the movie. I have very few memories regarding Popeye The Movie. I'm curious to find out what I think of it in retrospect after viewing it now, over 30 years later.

Wow. Great article. I'll have that boxed set soon and I'll be back with a review.

Logo looks kool. For me this all hinges on who's gonna play Batman.

When I moved from NYC my friends and I used to keep in touch by sending nutty cassette recordings back and forth a few times a year during the late '70s early '80s. We did music and comedy bits. My buddy Mike did a sketch that was supposed to be a typical day in his life and its classic funny. 90 minutes long. He played all parts. Himself, his boss, fellow workers, his g/f, his mom. My brothers and I did comedy sketches of made up or spoofed TV shows complete with a hand drawn TV guide one time. We did crazy stuff like this. I've boxes and boxes of old cassettes with wacky stuff and I don't even know whats on half of em yet. I even recorded most practice sessions to see how some songs were sounding. Always recorded a jam. Many times on a cheap mono cassette recorder. Its nice to have these recordings still. Some of this I have uploaded to Reverbnation.com. Think About Your Troubles- This was recorded on a karaoke tape machine- double track player/recorder- through the built in condenser mics. I recorded the basic track and then played it back and sang/played along with it. Bounced it this way three times. The recording was made in the mid 90s. I got it off the cassette and on to the PC many years ago and added the little crowd bit at the end of the digital version. I just took it into CEpro the other day and tried to make it sound like it wasn't recorded in a bathroom, which it was(yep, thats a toilet flushing at the start), and I couldn't really do that. Gave up on it but did make it sound better. Edited it down from five to three minutes. When I recorded this I liked how it came out. But it fell far short from how I wanted it to come out quality wise. Timing was off here and there. A few distorted loud peaks. I'd share this with my NY buddies but on the innerwebs I thought no, it might be embarrassing, because there are quite a few flaws and the quality is not all that good. I was able to make it sound better with this recent remix. I'm no pro, but there are Harry fans here! And it don't suck! _________________________________________________ Below is a link to a blog where I'll share my recordings stored on Reverb Nation. Reverb is a great place for musicians to get exposure. I kind of mis-use the place and I appreciate that they allow me to do that for free. I'm not looking for exposure or PR, gettin signed or gig dates or anything. I'm there cause its a great place to store my recordings and share them online. THINK ABOUT YOUR TROUBLES is the first song on the player. As far as I know the player will continue to play thru the whole collection of my recordings stored there. There is over 2 hours of crap there if you're looking for a time sink. There's some good stuff there. Some really old stuff. Some original stuff. And some pretty awful stuff too:) Sounds like a lot of stuff. To me they're all just little slices of life. After the song plays you have to click to stop the player. Or leave the thread/page. http://thezvoncollection.blogspot.com/ OE: Had to remove TAYT as my home page song. It will no longer top the player( Its still in there, somewhere).

Thank you for reading it. If opening a window to more Nilsson for you is all I've done the post is well worth it. Sometimes it takes a record a while to get rolling for me. I will listen to Pussy Cats more. My guidance is limited but the stuff that I love by Harry, as you can see, I treasure.

Holy shit, it didn't look that big in wordpad. lol. I hope at least one person reads that. >< I'm going to post my cover of Think About Your Trouble as soon as I figure out how to post the player here.