Those usually only come after a head to head loss right?
The Longhorns got screwed. No not by the BCS, but by the Big 12, who has a stupid tie-breaker rule. When you watch the build-up to these games and then the games themselves, don't fall into the trap that ESPN or Fox will be feeding us about how Florida and Oklahoma are definatly the best two teams right now. Remember these were the two organizations that were feeding the fire about why the BCS has messed up again when Oklahoma got the nod to play in the Big 12 Annual Bloodbath, I mean Championship Game. ESPN and Fox have an agenda. ESPN just signed a long term deal with the BCS and Fox is currently airing BCS games. In a post 9/11 America, the media has a huge influence on anything that is not decided in black and white, such as the Presidential election. Pardon the pun.
With that said, I will predict a winner between Florida/Oklahoma. I think Oklahoma is the best team between the two. But in what is a totally illogical sport, we have a full month between the end of the regular season and your championship game. This has been the part of the year where "Big Game Bob" has lost his nickname. Oklahoma is 0-4 in their last four BCS games. Hmmm. Don't think this trend gets bucked this season. Sure it would be nice for OU to win, finish the year with the same amount of losses as Texas, with Texas winning the head to head meeting, but it ain't happening. Florida 38 Oklahoma 24. Mark it down, you heard it here first.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Mega-blog
I had promised a blog about the Counting Crows new cd Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings, so I will address that as well as the Texas Rangers slow rise to prominence, my week off work, falling in love again, visiting Mom for Mother's Day, as well as the NBA Playoffs. Hold on tight, buckle your seats belts, and beware of dizziness, topics may change without notice.
Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings
The first thing about this album that struck me was the name. Adam Duritz explains it like this, "Saturday night is when you sin and Sunday is when you regret. Sinning is often done very loudly, angrily, bitterly, violently." This is a great name for a concept cd like this. I mean once you hear it, you understand what is a "Saturday song" and what is a "Sunday song". It is perfect. And for those of us who have ever had a rip-roaring good Saturday night and then slept in on Sunday morning you know exactly what Duritz is talking about. He hits the nail on the head!
I won't go through every song on the cd, but I will hit what I think are the highlights. Duritz says in some of the interviews he has done that the first cut "1492" is the whole reason behind the cd. It is his favorite song on the cd, and writing that song is what got him rejuvenated and ready to write the rest of the cd. I think the song is decent, it is a little bit of a throwback to the Recovering the Satellites album, which Duritz believes was his best work. It is really hard, and angry, and to me reeks of Cobain with that perfect Duritz twist. It is a great way to start the album off, really fast and emotional.
"Hanging Tree" is the second song on the album, and at first this was my favorite song, but after listening to more of the cd, I'm not so sure. It is classic Crows. Very jangly, fun, yet powerful and loaded with home run lyrics like this: "You open windows and wait for someone warm to come inside and then you freeze to death alone.....". That sums up Duritz so well.
"Los Angeles" is the third song, and it slowly became my favorite song on the album. Lyrics, lyrics, lyrics. I mean this has some of the best lyrics ever written in a song before, I should let you know that Duritz recorded this song for the album admittedly drunk. I love the way this songs sounds, and lays out. I will dare you to argue a more cleverly written few lines that this right here:
"No more Boston, no more Nashville, no more Oakland. Ohhh baby come on out to the sea. Come on take a walk down Sunset with me. We're gonna get drunk find us some skinny girls, and go streetwalkin', streetwalkin' baby in Los Angeles. Streetwalkin' baby......"
"Cowboys" is another fast song with a huge alternative music feel. One of my favorite songs for sure. I don't know if I understand this one yet, so that has some appeal to me. I listen to the song every time and wonder what Duritz is talking about. I wouldn't expect many to like this one.
"Washington Square" and "On Almost Any Sunday Morning" are both great tracks that at any time in your life, depending on what you are dealing with, could be the best songs ever written. I thought about just putting them together at the end and saying they didn't make the list, but next month, or tomorrow, or ten years from now, these two songs could be in the pantheon of Counting Crows classics.
Needing a song to replace "Hanginaround" as the last song played in concerts, "Come Around" is that new song. It is happy, fun, and a little bouncy. To me it is that perfect song to turn on in your car, roll the windows down and just crank it and sing at the top of your lungs. This is a friends song or a getting out of town song.
Overall I think this cd is pretty good. There are a few slow spots, and for some reason I fall into that thought that I have to like every song the put out, when that isn't true. There are some songs I quickly turn past on this cd, but I think that most of the songs are above average. If you were able to buy the bonus songs from iTunes then you will get what I honestly think is one of there better songs of all time "Sessions" as well as another song "Sunday Morning L.A." which is a throwback and reminds me of some older classic rock, maybe even has a Zeppelinish appeal to it. So for those of you that follow closely to my blog, I will rate this album a solid "4 Jaws". That is 4 out of 5 and to gauge this I would give "Recovering the Satellites" and "August and Everything After" "5 Jaws". So you can see this is up there for me.
Texas Rangers are .500?
Well not quite, but they sure are close. Not long ago there was talk about them firing Ron Washington, losing the most games ever in the first month of the season, and replacing the team with the Frisco RoughRiders. Fast forward to yesterday (I like that line, even though it makes no sense whatsoever, I like it!) they had a chance to win and be a .500 ballclub (they lost in extra innings to the Mariners). They did however bring up a bunch of the young guys from double and triple A and are starting to pitch much better. They seem to have taken notice to the fact that they nearly got their coach fired, and got things straightened out real quickly. I enjoy watching this team play, and hopefully they will play meaningful games deep into the Summer and eventually Fall.
Falling in love with you is easy........
Don't get too excited Bleacher Babe (I have decided that this is how I will refer to my wife in these blogs) I'm not talking about you, or anyone else. I'm talking about golf. That kind of sounded mean, but if I am going to have a blog, I can't get mushy on here, that is for personal emails, texts, and other various forms of communication. We get to golf for free because of where I work, and I have really started to enjoy the game again. I got a small lesson from one of my golf pro buddies and now I want to be out there everyday. Hope the Bleacher Babe goes along with this one.
Surprise, It's Mother's Day
Bleacher Babe, my brother and myself were able to drive up and see my mom on Mother's Day this year. It was cool, mainly because we surprised her. All we did was hang out at her place, take her out to eat, set up her iPod, went to see "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" which was a good movie, but too much male frontal nudity for me, Juno on the other hand was an instant classic. Anyway Mother's Day was great, and I hope that we get to do that every year. It would be weird to not spend Mother's day without Mom, unless of course there is another Mom that my Mom would love to see every Mother's Day! More to come on that subject as warranted.
The NBA, it's Fannnntastic!
I'm sure you all know that I am fascinated by the NBA and the Playoffs have been great. I made some predictions a while back, and since then one of my Finals teams has been eliminated so I think it is only fitting that I go back and pick new winners.
Eastern Conference Finals
Detroit over Boston in 7
Western Conference Finals
Utah over New Orleans in 6
Sorry to all the folks at ABC/ESPN is this happens because you are stuck with the worst possible NBA Finals of all time. Actually I do hope this happens, only because the NBA screwed us for some many years with terrible officiating and stupid rules.
Utah over Detroit in 6
Jerry Sloan finally gets a ring for what I would guess is a freakishly long finger. That is all for now. I have typed my heart out. On to the golf course where I hope this carpal tunnel doesn't affect my swing.
Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings
The first thing about this album that struck me was the name. Adam Duritz explains it like this, "Saturday night is when you sin and Sunday is when you regret. Sinning is often done very loudly, angrily, bitterly, violently." This is a great name for a concept cd like this. I mean once you hear it, you understand what is a "Saturday song" and what is a "Sunday song". It is perfect. And for those of us who have ever had a rip-roaring good Saturday night and then slept in on Sunday morning you know exactly what Duritz is talking about. He hits the nail on the head!
I won't go through every song on the cd, but I will hit what I think are the highlights. Duritz says in some of the interviews he has done that the first cut "1492" is the whole reason behind the cd. It is his favorite song on the cd, and writing that song is what got him rejuvenated and ready to write the rest of the cd. I think the song is decent, it is a little bit of a throwback to the Recovering the Satellites album, which Duritz believes was his best work. It is really hard, and angry, and to me reeks of Cobain with that perfect Duritz twist. It is a great way to start the album off, really fast and emotional.
"Hanging Tree" is the second song on the album, and at first this was my favorite song, but after listening to more of the cd, I'm not so sure. It is classic Crows. Very jangly, fun, yet powerful and loaded with home run lyrics like this: "You open windows and wait for someone warm to come inside and then you freeze to death alone.....". That sums up Duritz so well.
"Los Angeles" is the third song, and it slowly became my favorite song on the album. Lyrics, lyrics, lyrics. I mean this has some of the best lyrics ever written in a song before, I should let you know that Duritz recorded this song for the album admittedly drunk. I love the way this songs sounds, and lays out. I will dare you to argue a more cleverly written few lines that this right here:
"No more Boston, no more Nashville, no more Oakland. Ohhh baby come on out to the sea. Come on take a walk down Sunset with me. We're gonna get drunk find us some skinny girls, and go streetwalkin', streetwalkin' baby in Los Angeles. Streetwalkin' baby......"
"Cowboys" is another fast song with a huge alternative music feel. One of my favorite songs for sure. I don't know if I understand this one yet, so that has some appeal to me. I listen to the song every time and wonder what Duritz is talking about. I wouldn't expect many to like this one.
"Washington Square" and "On Almost Any Sunday Morning" are both great tracks that at any time in your life, depending on what you are dealing with, could be the best songs ever written. I thought about just putting them together at the end and saying they didn't make the list, but next month, or tomorrow, or ten years from now, these two songs could be in the pantheon of Counting Crows classics.
Needing a song to replace "Hanginaround" as the last song played in concerts, "Come Around" is that new song. It is happy, fun, and a little bouncy. To me it is that perfect song to turn on in your car, roll the windows down and just crank it and sing at the top of your lungs. This is a friends song or a getting out of town song.
Overall I think this cd is pretty good. There are a few slow spots, and for some reason I fall into that thought that I have to like every song the put out, when that isn't true. There are some songs I quickly turn past on this cd, but I think that most of the songs are above average. If you were able to buy the bonus songs from iTunes then you will get what I honestly think is one of there better songs of all time "Sessions" as well as another song "Sunday Morning L.A." which is a throwback and reminds me of some older classic rock, maybe even has a Zeppelinish appeal to it. So for those of you that follow closely to my blog, I will rate this album a solid "4 Jaws". That is 4 out of 5 and to gauge this I would give "Recovering the Satellites" and "August and Everything After" "5 Jaws". So you can see this is up there for me.
Texas Rangers are .500?
Well not quite, but they sure are close. Not long ago there was talk about them firing Ron Washington, losing the most games ever in the first month of the season, and replacing the team with the Frisco RoughRiders. Fast forward to yesterday (I like that line, even though it makes no sense whatsoever, I like it!) they had a chance to win and be a .500 ballclub (they lost in extra innings to the Mariners). They did however bring up a bunch of the young guys from double and triple A and are starting to pitch much better. They seem to have taken notice to the fact that they nearly got their coach fired, and got things straightened out real quickly. I enjoy watching this team play, and hopefully they will play meaningful games deep into the Summer and eventually Fall.
Falling in love with you is easy........
Don't get too excited Bleacher Babe (I have decided that this is how I will refer to my wife in these blogs) I'm not talking about you, or anyone else. I'm talking about golf. That kind of sounded mean, but if I am going to have a blog, I can't get mushy on here, that is for personal emails, texts, and other various forms of communication. We get to golf for free because of where I work, and I have really started to enjoy the game again. I got a small lesson from one of my golf pro buddies and now I want to be out there everyday. Hope the Bleacher Babe goes along with this one.
Surprise, It's Mother's Day
Bleacher Babe, my brother and myself were able to drive up and see my mom on Mother's Day this year. It was cool, mainly because we surprised her. All we did was hang out at her place, take her out to eat, set up her iPod, went to see "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" which was a good movie, but too much male frontal nudity for me, Juno on the other hand was an instant classic. Anyway Mother's Day was great, and I hope that we get to do that every year. It would be weird to not spend Mother's day without Mom, unless of course there is another Mom that my Mom would love to see every Mother's Day! More to come on that subject as warranted.
The NBA, it's Fannnntastic!
I'm sure you all know that I am fascinated by the NBA and the Playoffs have been great. I made some predictions a while back, and since then one of my Finals teams has been eliminated so I think it is only fitting that I go back and pick new winners.
Eastern Conference Finals
Detroit over Boston in 7
Western Conference Finals
Utah over New Orleans in 6
Sorry to all the folks at ABC/ESPN is this happens because you are stuck with the worst possible NBA Finals of all time. Actually I do hope this happens, only because the NBA screwed us for some many years with terrible officiating and stupid rules.
Utah over Detroit in 6
Jerry Sloan finally gets a ring for what I would guess is a freakishly long finger. That is all for now. I have typed my heart out. On to the golf course where I hope this carpal tunnel doesn't affect my swing.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Rocking On and on and on and on and on........
I'm starting to get pretty good at the guitar on Rock Band. I played too long yesterday though. If they had a disabled list for Rock Banders, I would have to go on the 15 day DL. I have developed a pretty severe case of "Nintendo thumb", the rare phenomenon that occurs on the inside part of the thumb nuckle where you get a psuedo blister, but there isn't enough skin to actually blister. I think I might have hit the bone yesterday actually. That is not to mention the shoulder pain I am experiencing, hopefully I won't have to have Tommy John surgery at the end of the season.
I was able to play all night basically on Friday, Saturday night was just for a few hours and I went at it sparingly on Sunday. I think that I will have to give it a bit of a break this week, and let my hands and shoulder get back to good. I feel like Joel Zumaya late in the 2006 season when he had to spend some significant time on the DL because of inflamation of the wrist due to Guitar Hero. Good to know that I will be able to bounce back and could pitch in World Series games if I need to.
I was able to play all night basically on Friday, Saturday night was just for a few hours and I went at it sparingly on Sunday. I think that I will have to give it a bit of a break this week, and let my hands and shoulder get back to good. I feel like Joel Zumaya late in the 2006 season when he had to spend some significant time on the DL because of inflamation of the wrist due to Guitar Hero. Good to know that I will be able to bounce back and could pitch in World Series games if I need to.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Guess who's back......back again......
Richter's back, tell a friend.
Ok sorry for that, but yes I am back for all of those who have missed me. So as most of you know, I got a new job and let's just say, I work a few hours a week during the season. Things are starting to slow down somewhat though, so I will be back on here to spread my wealth of knowledge the way Ron Mexico spreads the occasional venereal disease.
Rangers got rained out the other night and that really dissapointed me, mainly because I didn't get a chance to watch the first game of the doubleheader which they swept, and secondly it disrupted the rotation, and as us Ranger fans know, you don't want to do anything to disrupt a pitching staff that is actually holding its own so far this year. I think the Rangers can be comptetitive this season, that doesn't mean I think they are playoff bound or even close to it. But I do think they will play meaningful games well after the all-star break. We will soon see.
As for college basketball and the championship, it was a great game but a rather boring tournament for the second year in a row. Very little upsets with the exception of Davidson, but I think this is a product of the parity that is in college basketball now. I mean it won't surprise me at all if a 16 seed beats a 1 seed anymore. I mean yes it will be monumental, but it won't be the story of the year. Davidson was a good team, and anymore just because you are a double digit seed that doesn't mean you aren't capable of pulling off a long run to the Final Four. I somewhat miss the days when Cinderella was a little prettier and a little less known. It's cyclical and I know it will turn around.
The NBA playoffs are on the horizon and I can't think of anything better to watch than the Western Conference playoffs. I mean has the league been this good since the late 80's? No way. Right now the NBA has a great collection of superstars, athletes, and actually decent people. I mean you can look to the guys in the league and think of them as role models, that is if you can get past the tattoos, but that just goes with society today. I am not afraid to say it, I love the NBA! I can actually watch regular season games now. The players play like they care, they hustle, and the league has teams like Denver, Golden State, Phoenix (pre-Shaq) and the Lakers who can run up and down and score at will. Now remember this all goes down the drain if we have to sit through a San Antonio vs. Detroit NBA Finals. At that time, I will hate the NBA and everything it stands for, and suddenly remember that they had a huge gambling problem with their officials and that the ring leader of that problem basically screwed my favorite team out of an NBA championship.
With that I will make a few outlandish predictions (that surely will rile at least one person up, you know who you are Chuck, don't hide, it offends me) and then act as though I am one of the smartest humans alive once they all unevitably come true.
Western Conference Semi-Finals
Dallas vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Phoenix vs. Utah
Easter Conference Semi-Finals
Boston vs. Cleveland
Detroit vs. Orlando
Western Conference Finals
Dallas vs. Phoenix
We finally get to see this series play out on the biggest of stages. I can only imagine what it will be like, when Steve Nash finally gets all the calls that he hasn't ever gotten in a big series and it is happening in Dallas in front of Mark Cuban. I can't think of a worse way to lose, if you are the Mavericks or a better way to win, if you are Steve Nash. There is a chance that Cuban will sell the team to a fan that has more than $500 cash on him in the parking lot after a Game 6 clincher in which Nash continually goes to the free throw line late in the game (see Wade, Dwayne)(see Games 4,5,6 of 2005 NBA Finals)(see Donaghy, Tim) to seal the series 4-2. If TNT wants drama, they will find it here.
Eastern Conference Finals
Boston vs. Orlando
Consider this Dwight Howard's coming out party. Chances are he will average a 25-8-4(the 4 being blocked shots) against the gritty, veteran Kevin Garnett. Boston will win, but they will also start to question themselves as to why they gave up on a great young center in Al Jefferson, who could be a premier player in the league for the next 7-10 years for KG, who was injured this year, and you would think he is on the downturn of a wonderful career. Huge series for Superman, but a Boston win.
NBA Finals Boston vs. Phoenix (Phoenix in 7)
What a great series this would be. I mean, I don't think you could ask for anything better than this. Look at the star power on the court. Nash, Shaq, KG, Paul Pierce, Grant Hill, Ray Allen, Sam Cassell, and Amarie Stoudemire. I mean what a collection of stars, or those that have been stars in the league. And you can't forget Doc Rivers, ohh wait, yes you can forget Doc Rivers. I jut have a feeling that with the help of some officiating, the league's best player for the last four seasons (Steve Nash) will get his due and bring home a championship. We all know that in the last 7 years either Shaq or Tim Duncan has won the championship, and I don't see why that should end now. And it leaves us with a great storyline for next season......."Will Kobe ever be able to win the big one with out Shaq".
MVP- Chris Paul
NBA Finals MVP - Steve Nash
By the way, you will also be getting your official El Richtor review of the Counting Crows newest album "Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings" either this weekend, or early next week. If you haven't heard any of the songs yet, I encourage you to go buy the cd. It is well worth the money!
Ok sorry for that, but yes I am back for all of those who have missed me. So as most of you know, I got a new job and let's just say, I work a few hours a week during the season. Things are starting to slow down somewhat though, so I will be back on here to spread my wealth of knowledge the way Ron Mexico spreads the occasional venereal disease.
Rangers got rained out the other night and that really dissapointed me, mainly because I didn't get a chance to watch the first game of the doubleheader which they swept, and secondly it disrupted the rotation, and as us Ranger fans know, you don't want to do anything to disrupt a pitching staff that is actually holding its own so far this year. I think the Rangers can be comptetitive this season, that doesn't mean I think they are playoff bound or even close to it. But I do think they will play meaningful games well after the all-star break. We will soon see.
As for college basketball and the championship, it was a great game but a rather boring tournament for the second year in a row. Very little upsets with the exception of Davidson, but I think this is a product of the parity that is in college basketball now. I mean it won't surprise me at all if a 16 seed beats a 1 seed anymore. I mean yes it will be monumental, but it won't be the story of the year. Davidson was a good team, and anymore just because you are a double digit seed that doesn't mean you aren't capable of pulling off a long run to the Final Four. I somewhat miss the days when Cinderella was a little prettier and a little less known. It's cyclical and I know it will turn around.
The NBA playoffs are on the horizon and I can't think of anything better to watch than the Western Conference playoffs. I mean has the league been this good since the late 80's? No way. Right now the NBA has a great collection of superstars, athletes, and actually decent people. I mean you can look to the guys in the league and think of them as role models, that is if you can get past the tattoos, but that just goes with society today. I am not afraid to say it, I love the NBA! I can actually watch regular season games now. The players play like they care, they hustle, and the league has teams like Denver, Golden State, Phoenix (pre-Shaq) and the Lakers who can run up and down and score at will. Now remember this all goes down the drain if we have to sit through a San Antonio vs. Detroit NBA Finals. At that time, I will hate the NBA and everything it stands for, and suddenly remember that they had a huge gambling problem with their officials and that the ring leader of that problem basically screwed my favorite team out of an NBA championship.
With that I will make a few outlandish predictions (that surely will rile at least one person up, you know who you are Chuck, don't hide, it offends me) and then act as though I am one of the smartest humans alive once they all unevitably come true.
Western Conference Semi-Finals
Dallas vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Phoenix vs. Utah
Easter Conference Semi-Finals
Boston vs. Cleveland
Detroit vs. Orlando
Western Conference Finals
Dallas vs. Phoenix
We finally get to see this series play out on the biggest of stages. I can only imagine what it will be like, when Steve Nash finally gets all the calls that he hasn't ever gotten in a big series and it is happening in Dallas in front of Mark Cuban. I can't think of a worse way to lose, if you are the Mavericks or a better way to win, if you are Steve Nash. There is a chance that Cuban will sell the team to a fan that has more than $500 cash on him in the parking lot after a Game 6 clincher in which Nash continually goes to the free throw line late in the game (see Wade, Dwayne)(see Games 4,5,6 of 2005 NBA Finals)(see Donaghy, Tim) to seal the series 4-2. If TNT wants drama, they will find it here.
Eastern Conference Finals
Boston vs. Orlando
Consider this Dwight Howard's coming out party. Chances are he will average a 25-8-4(the 4 being blocked shots) against the gritty, veteran Kevin Garnett. Boston will win, but they will also start to question themselves as to why they gave up on a great young center in Al Jefferson, who could be a premier player in the league for the next 7-10 years for KG, who was injured this year, and you would think he is on the downturn of a wonderful career. Huge series for Superman, but a Boston win.
NBA Finals Boston vs. Phoenix (Phoenix in 7)
What a great series this would be. I mean, I don't think you could ask for anything better than this. Look at the star power on the court. Nash, Shaq, KG, Paul Pierce, Grant Hill, Ray Allen, Sam Cassell, and Amarie Stoudemire. I mean what a collection of stars, or those that have been stars in the league. And you can't forget Doc Rivers, ohh wait, yes you can forget Doc Rivers. I jut have a feeling that with the help of some officiating, the league's best player for the last four seasons (Steve Nash) will get his due and bring home a championship. We all know that in the last 7 years either Shaq or Tim Duncan has won the championship, and I don't see why that should end now. And it leaves us with a great storyline for next season......."Will Kobe ever be able to win the big one with out Shaq".
MVP- Chris Paul
NBA Finals MVP - Steve Nash
By the way, you will also be getting your official El Richtor review of the Counting Crows newest album "Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings" either this weekend, or early next week. If you haven't heard any of the songs yet, I encourage you to go buy the cd. It is well worth the money!
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Hockey Hours
Ok so I haven't had the best blogs the past few weeks. Check that, I haven't had a blog in forever. I have what is called hockey hours. I used to have banker's hours, and I thought that sucked. I'm pretty much loving the new gig, but my writing has taken a step back since I started the job. We have had a stretch of 6 straight weekends at home, which will come to an end after this weekend.
Not that I don't enjoy working the hockey games, but it would be nice to get a free weekend to myself. So, I owe you all a blog, but you don't deserve a blog from me while I am sitting at my desk eating this crap my wife gave me for lunch (she is putting me on a diet).
I will blog today/tonight/this week as a recap of what is going on with "El Rictor" as you know him, and then I will be on to posting random stuff about music, sports and other miscellaneous subjects. Ahhhh the build-up........
Not that I don't enjoy working the hockey games, but it would be nice to get a free weekend to myself. So, I owe you all a blog, but you don't deserve a blog from me while I am sitting at my desk eating this crap my wife gave me for lunch (she is putting me on a diet).
I will blog today/tonight/this week as a recap of what is going on with "El Rictor" as you know him, and then I will be on to posting random stuff about music, sports and other miscellaneous subjects. Ahhhh the build-up........
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Sweet Music
Sometimes you listen to a song, that you have heard a thousand times and it just kind of hits you in the stomach. For some reason there are two songs that I have just fallen in love with. No doubt they are Counting Crows. One is from the This Desert Life album called Speedway and the other is from Recovering the Sattelites its called Miller's Angels. Recovering the Sattelites is the best overall album by the Counting Crows, in my opinion. Anyway, I guess I felt that it was blog-worthy. By the way, I love hockey.
Speedway
I get so nervous - I'm shaking
It's so I got no pride at all
It gets so bad but I just keep coming back for more
Guess I just get off on that stuff
I'm thinking about taking some time
I'm thinkin about leavin soon
I got some things I can't tell anyone
I got some things I just can't say
They're the kinda things that no one knows about
just need somebody to talk to me
I'm thinking about leaving tomorrow
I'm thinking about being on my own
Think I've been wasting my time
I'm thinking about getting out
I'm thinking about getting out
In all this time
The bottom line
You dont know how much I feel
You say you see but I dont agree.
Dont know - dont know how I feel.
Just trying to get myself some gravity
You're just trying to get me to say.
Sometimes I sit here Looking down upon Los Angeles
Sometimes I'm floating away
Thinkin about breaking myself
I'm thinking about getting back home
I think I've been waiting way to long
I'm thinking about getting out
I'm thinking about getting out
I'm thinking about getting out
Miller's Angels
Miller's angels in black and white
Welcome everyone in
Children dreaming of wrong and right
Wrapped in grace and in sin
They come out of the blue sky
They come out of the blue
They come out of the blue sky
But you never know where they're gonna go
Hey Romeo
Miller's fingers are traveling down the length of her thigh
But Miller's mind is still wandering
Staring up at the sky
They come out of the blue sky
They come out of the blue
They come out of the blue sky
But you never know where they're gonna go
Hey Romeo
You never know where they're gonna go
Hey Romeo
Don't, don't come around
Miller's angels are hovering in between the earth and the sun
In the shadow of god's unwavering love
I am a fortunate son
They come out of the blue sky
They come out of the blue
They come out of the blue sky
But you never know where they're gonna go
Hey romeo
But you never know where they're gonna go
Hey Romeo
Can't you hear me cause I'm screaming
Didn't I go outside yesterday
Don't wake me please don't wake me
Cause I was dreaming
And I might just stay inside again today
I don't go out much these days
Yes sometimes I stay inside all day
Won't leave me leave me leave me leave me alone
Won't you leave me leave me leave me alone
Won't you leave me leave me leave me alone
Won't you leave me leave me leave me alone
Won't you leave me alone
Speedway
I get so nervous - I'm shaking
It's so I got no pride at all
It gets so bad but I just keep coming back for more
Guess I just get off on that stuff
I'm thinking about taking some time
I'm thinkin about leavin soon
I got some things I can't tell anyone
I got some things I just can't say
They're the kinda things that no one knows about
just need somebody to talk to me
I'm thinking about leaving tomorrow
I'm thinking about being on my own
Think I've been wasting my time
I'm thinking about getting out
I'm thinking about getting out
In all this time
The bottom line
You dont know how much I feel
You say you see but I dont agree.
Dont know - dont know how I feel.
Just trying to get myself some gravity
You're just trying to get me to say.
Sometimes I sit here Looking down upon Los Angeles
Sometimes I'm floating away
Thinkin about breaking myself
I'm thinking about getting back home
I think I've been waiting way to long
I'm thinking about getting out
I'm thinking about getting out
I'm thinking about getting out
Miller's Angels
Miller's angels in black and white
Welcome everyone in
Children dreaming of wrong and right
Wrapped in grace and in sin
They come out of the blue sky
They come out of the blue
They come out of the blue sky
But you never know where they're gonna go
Hey Romeo
Miller's fingers are traveling down the length of her thigh
But Miller's mind is still wandering
Staring up at the sky
They come out of the blue sky
They come out of the blue
They come out of the blue sky
But you never know where they're gonna go
Hey Romeo
You never know where they're gonna go
Hey Romeo
Don't, don't come around
Miller's angels are hovering in between the earth and the sun
In the shadow of god's unwavering love
I am a fortunate son
They come out of the blue sky
They come out of the blue
They come out of the blue sky
But you never know where they're gonna go
Hey romeo
But you never know where they're gonna go
Hey Romeo
Can't you hear me cause I'm screaming
Didn't I go outside yesterday
Don't wake me please don't wake me
Cause I was dreaming
And I might just stay inside again today
I don't go out much these days
Yes sometimes I stay inside all day
Won't leave me leave me leave me leave me alone
Won't you leave me leave me leave me alone
Won't you leave me leave me leave me alone
Won't you leave me leave me leave me alone
Won't you leave me alone
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