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Post by sagesquatch on Nov 27, 2011 22:57:38 GMT -8
Green Day Weezer Nirvana
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Post by sagesquatch on Nov 18, 2011 20:40:07 GMT -8
1. Pearl Jam 2. No Doubt 3. Prince 4. 2Pac
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5. Rage Against the Machine 6. Nine Inch Nails 7. Tool 8. Radiohead
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9. Smashing Pumpkins 10. Weezer 11. Green Day 12. Daft Punk
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Post by sagesquatch on Nov 17, 2011 10:06:22 GMT -8
And fig, good on you for continuing to work with the movement. I am glad to know that not all parts of this are going wrong like it did here. I am a huge supporter of passive resistance and I salute you for doing it right. Just wanted to throw my two cents in. I, too commend you Fig for standing up to be counted. Non-violent, direct action and actually USING your freedom of speech are a great way to get a message to the powers that be. Lord knows congress doesn't read your letters anymore. I was involved in forest activism in the pacific northwest in the years after the Biscuit fire when the Bush administration was using "salvage logging" as an excuse to extract up to 3 BILLION board feet of timber from the Siskiyou National Forest. Through direct action, we were able to get our message out through the media, to bring supporters to our cause, to expand judicial action against the timber companies and timber sales and to reduce substantially the dammage done to 500,000 acres of forest including 180,000 acres of the roadless Kalmiopsis wilderness. In any movement, there are some actions which are very effective and others which are not so effective and can end up having the opposite effects than those intended. For instance, though I'm not involved in any way with Occupy Portland, it seems as though the planned (now defunct) bridge occupation was intended to draw attention to the crumbling infrastructure and to garner attention and tax dollars to support that infrastructure. However, from what I hear from the Portland boardies - though just a small subset of the Portland population - is that the only real effect would have been to sway popular opinion AWAY from the cause. This is not usually recommended (I say with the utmost lack of sarcasm). In regards to the message (that seems to be lost, though it rings clear as day whenever I speak with occupiers myself). In my limited interaction with Occupy SF, I have found most people within the movement have two main goals: 1. to get the money out of politics, and 2. to hold the banks accountable for their risky behavior. These messages are simple, to the point and are a great "mission statement" of sorts for Occupy. Obviously there are multiple facets to each of these goals, such as limiting private and corporate campaign financing, changing rules on lobbying, reinstating Glass-Steagall, repealing the Graham-Leach-Bliley act of 1999, and putting more extensive rules on the derivatives market (which now exceeds global GDP by more than 10-fold). Nonetheless, the main goals remain the same. I think the important thing to remember - for Occupiers, their supporters AND their detractors - is that, in general, the media focuses not on the message of the occupiers, but on their ACTIONS. For instance in Oakland, where they had tens of thousands of protesters peacefully observing their right to freedom of speech and a few dozen "anarchist" vandals stealing the spotlight, the media is going to focus on the sensationalist story. The peaceful, well-read, heart and soul of this movement is often drowned out by the overzealous, rebellious idiots who want to "stick it to the man" and to "party because there's, like, a revolution, man." Well planned, Direct action that speaks to the community at large AND gets your message out clearly and succinctly is the best way to affect change. Best of luck Fig, as well as those members of the community who are inconvenienced by the occupy movement. Wow. I wasn't expecting that to be so long. Carry on.
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Post by sagesquatch on Nov 16, 2011 12:02:03 GMT -8
Group One Pearl Jam 2Pac
Group Two Nirvana Sublime
Group Three No Doubt Soundgarden
Group Four Beastie Boys Alice in Chains
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Group Five Rage Against the Machine
Group Six Nine Inch Nails Neutral Milk Hotel
Group Seven Tool pixies
Group Eight Radiohead Flaming Lips
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Group Nine Daft Punk Smashing Pumpkins
Group Ten Massive Attack Weezer
Group Eleven Green Day Portishead
Group Twelve R.E.M. the Chemical Bros
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Post by sagesquatch on Nov 10, 2011 14:01:20 GMT -8
Group One: 90s Alt Pt. 1 Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Cake
Group Two: Singer/Songwriter/Rock Beck, Prince, Madonna, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Group Three: Radio Rock No Doubt, Sublime, Counting Crows, Presidents of the United States of America
Group Four: Hip-Hop/Rap
*caveat - there should have been more than one hip hop group - c'mon 11 rock/pop groups and 1 hip hop? Das Racist.
Wu Tang Clan, 2Pac, Notorious B.I.G., A Tribe Called Quest
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Group Five: Metal/Industrial/Hard Rock Nine Inch Nails, Rage Against the Machine, Tool, Primus
Group Six: One Hit/Album Wonders
NO.
Group Seven: 90s Indie Flaming Lips, Pixies, Neutral Milk Hotel, Wilco,
Group Eight: Overseas Rock Cure, U2, Radiohead, Depeche Mode
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Group Nine: Electronic/Trip Hop
*I WANT TO PICK ALL OF THEM! ...but alas...
the Chemical Bros, Daft Punk, Massive Attack, Portishead
Group Ten: Hey, What about me? Alanis Morissette, Boys II Men, Tracy Chapman, MC Hammer
Group Eleven: Punk/Ska Green Day, Bad Religion, NOFX, the Offspring
Group Twelve: 90s Alt Pt. 2 R.E.M, Weezer, Stone Temple Pilots, Smashing Pumpkins
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Post by sagesquatch on Sept 23, 2011 18:45:23 GMT -8
I want Zacks to respond to that list and say..."two of these bands will be at Sasquatch" and just set us on a rampage for the next four months, thinking Radiohead and Daft Punk are coming, only to find out we get Mumford and Sons and "Jorney" Haha, totally. Then to add insult to injury we'll find out that "Jorney" (pronounced YOR-nee) is Finland's #1 Journey cover band
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Post by sagesquatch on Sept 23, 2011 17:12:06 GMT -8
Nirvana would be impossible because Dave isn't in the band anymore. Wait... Nirvana broke up?
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Post by sagesquatch on Sept 23, 2011 17:07:57 GMT -8
Breaking my lurker silence to say WHY THE FUCK has adam zacks never booked the pains of being pure at heart before. Answer: Because they fucking suck live. (Yes I have seen them, Yes I do like some of their recorded material, Yes I go to a lot of shows.) Just downright awful.
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Post by sagesquatch on Sept 22, 2011 17:11:20 GMT -8
Speaking of trades... I'm always a fan, but I know some people get possessive with their players.
There's a cool feature on ESPN leagues called the "trading block" (under the "my team" tab) whereby you can tell the league how you view players on your team (on the block, untouchable, etc). It's useful because you can let people know what you have available and what your team needs are. I just set up my trading block settings - have a look if you want to make an offer.
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Post by sagesquatch on Sept 20, 2011 12:11:51 GMT -8
Duran Duran Man Man Xiu Xiu Tok Tok Mother Mother Frou Frou Mr. Mister The The
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Post by sagesquatch on Sept 20, 2011 11:47:59 GMT -8
sorry Cbats - I was away all weekend. let the shit-talking continue. I can take it. I still stand by statement that I have one of the top 3 teams in the league.
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Post by sagesquatch on Sept 12, 2011 9:33:51 GMT -8
oh, my bad... let me try that again. Welcome to The Florin Brute Squad at Rusty Trombones Smack Board InterstateEight (Sep 8 2:59 AM): SAGE WILL LOSE FOR HAVING THE WHITEST-NAMED TEAM IN THE LEAGUE InterstateEight (Sep 8 2:59 AM): "OH HELLO PERCY, I SEE YOU CAUGHT THE BALL" InterstateEight (Sep 8 3:00 AM): "WHY THANK YOU FOR NOTICING PHILIP, I NOTICE YOU HAVE A #@^^*@$3MANCHILD'S FACE" HAHA... so true! (but I'm winning, so suck it). You Missed: "Owen, Fancy a round of tennis after the game?" "No Sebastian, Some of us work for a living. Kickers - how do they work?" "Ahmad - I'm fairly certain you're not a member at this establishment."
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Post by sagesquatch on Sept 8, 2011 14:00:05 GMT -8
On the topic of lil Wayne - did anyone listen to the mixtape he released just before The Carter IV dropped? - "Sorry for the Wait" ? SO GOOD! Lyrically he's as quick and stylish as ever. See, I thought that mixtape sucked too. What are you guys listening to? Go back and listen to Dedication 2, or Drought 3 - how can you think this stuff is just as good? I agree with you on Da Drought 3. Fucking Epic, and I loved No Celilings. I'm surprised you didn't like Sorry for the wait. I thought it was awesome. "Rollin", "Gucci Gucci", "Tunechi's Back", "Marvin's Room", and "Run The World" - all solid.
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Post by sagesquatch on Sept 8, 2011 12:40:50 GMT -8
Haven't done this in a while. Here's what's been on my decks as of the last few weeks
Tokimonsta: Culture Dreams EP Yellow Ostritch: The Mistress - I love the song "WHALE"! it makes me happy Daedelus: Tailor Made Lex Land: Were My Sweetheart to go... Gotye - Making Mirrors Landslide: Peak - check out the song "gone today here tomorrow" Com Truise: Galactic Melt Hudson Mohawke: Satin Panthers EP Bibio: Toys EP - check out the song "Chansylvania" Lil Wayne: Sorry for the wait tUnE-YaRdS: W H O K I L L - also incidentally my favorite artist from the undercard at Outside Lands. GO SEE HER IF YOU GET THE CHANCE!
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Post by sagesquatch on Sept 8, 2011 12:27:20 GMT -8
Oy...Lil Waynes new album is terrible. What a steaming pile of ass. It really blows. 6'7' is the only thing that comes close to his former greatness. John is good too. It's just such mediocre pop-rap bullshit. Disagree completely. Since you both pointed out how much you dislike Das Racist earlier, is it clever lyrics you dislike? I wouldn't call it a "steaming pile of ass" but it's not there with the carter 3. though I thought "John", "President Carter", "Abortion", "Interlude", and of course "6'7'" were pretty hot. On the topic of lil Wayne - did anyone listen to the mixtape he released just before The Carter IV dropped? - "Sorry for the Wait" ? SO GOOD! Lyrically he's as quick and stylish as ever.
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Post by sagesquatch on Sept 8, 2011 9:10:44 GMT -8
By my accounting that's a #1 WR and a #2 RB (or at BEST a RB in a 50-50 timeshare) for a QB. I see nothing wrong with that. Especially since both these guys were on autodraft
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Post by sagesquatch on Sept 7, 2011 19:24:33 GMT -8
your quarterback aresenal is INCREDIBLE. too bad you can only play one at a time
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Post by sagesquatch on Sept 7, 2011 19:02:47 GMT -8
ATL Walking Dead is Stamper Fried Pigskin is Switch
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Post by sagesquatch on Sept 7, 2011 19:01:31 GMT -8
I have no problem with that being permanent record. Get some.
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Post by sagesquatch on Sept 7, 2011 13:42:28 GMT -8
For those who have to autodraft for part or all of the draft...
ESPN has a cool feature whereby you can edit your autopick strategy.
1. Go to the "bored sasquatchers" league 2. Click on the "my team" tab 3. click the "edit autopick strategy" link next to your team name 4. choose a strategy (for instance you can choose what position you want to draft in each of the 14 rounds) 4a. alternatively you can leave them all set to "best available" and proceed to step 5 5. I highly reccomend changing the minimum and maximum "position limits" on the righthand side, for instance maybe a maximum of 2 QBs, 5 RBs, 5 WRs, 2 TEs, 1 K, and 2 D/ST.
Hope this helps.
-Sage
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