Aggie87

If he worked as hard as you claim and was as great as you claim, FSU would have absolutely dominated their opponents this season. But they didn't. Winston played only as well as he had to to pull out come-from-behind wins against lesser teams with lesser talent all season long. He made mistakes, poor decisions (how about pushing that ref ON THE FIELD DURING THE GAME and getting away with it - for most players that's an automatic ejection). In retrospect TCU should've been the 4th team in the playoffs based on their performance, not FSU. But FSU got it only because they got the benefit of the doubt due to their weak, undefeated status. Winston's got a more prototypical build and arm for the pros than Johnny Football did. I'd still be just as wary of drafting him as teams were with Manziel.

His off field transgressions certainly bolster the claims that's he's not very bright, and is coddled and has a sense of entitlement. I've never suggested he's not talented on the field. I don't think he works as hard as you obviously do, but I resent the suggestion that I'm being racist because of it.

Right Kinda Guy. I put it in quotes before using the acronym. Sorry, i assumed that made sense.

I think he's just got enough natural talent that superseded his need to work hard. But he doesn't strike me as the brightest guy in the world - witness this recent quote regarding FSU's first loss with him at QB: "It hurts badder than whatever you can imagine". Who says "badder"? If it were just the rape allegations alone, and there was an immediate response by the university AND the Tallahassee PD, and they determined there was not enough evidence to indict him, that's one thing. But stonewalling as long as they did is VERY curious. And then look at the other things - shooting squirrels on campus, shooting up an apartment complex to the tune of $5K worth of damage, stealing soda from Burger King, stealing Crab Legs from the supermarket, and making very misogynistic comments in the middle of a school cafeteria or somewhere. He's consistently shown himself to not be very bright, if you ask me. And entitled. Which makes me think it's VERY possible he raped a woman, and that there were coverups involved.

Footage just showed up yesterday on youtube of King Crimson's "Cat Food", from the BBC Top of the Pops. It was apparently re-broadcast on a german show, which is where this is sourced. Never saw this before, but it's cool! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8t4lYNjS0Y

While that may all be true, Mariota is the "right kinda guy". Winston simply isn't. I'd rather have a RKG that is hard working and teachable lead my team than a (probable) rapist who has the tools but a 10 cent brain.

I think the only reason FSU made it to the playoffs was their undefeated status, and the fact they were defending national champs. Certainly not their play. If you look at their performances all season long, they struggled against a very soft schedule for the most part. They were very lucky to be undefeated at the end of the regular season. Not dominant at all. I think any of the other three teams in the playoffs would have dominated them just like Oregon did.

LOL - I love hearing that from you!

I am in on this too - really looking forward to it! I was lucky enough to catch Mike & Jimmie Vaughan a few weeks ago in Austin, and the interplay between them is a thing of beauty. Along with the surprise guest appearance of Lazy Lester! Looking forward to hearing Mike & Jimmie together in the studio - AND Billy Gibbons AND Alejandro Escovedo AND Gary Clark Jr!

I have found that the weeks that I go out on a limb and pick some upsets, I generally fail miserably. Now I'm scared to pick against the grain for just about anything!

In related news, Bobby Keys passed away the day before.

This is all good and fun, except he claims he never did that.

Maybe you should just delete that extra account, since it's not being used and has never had picks made for it.

It would be cool if TomatBlueNote showed up here.

I don't like Jerry Jones at all, and really don't think Jason Garrett is a very good coach. I don't think he was that good of a coordinator either, for that matter. But I can root for the players - it's not their fault that Jones has saddled them with such poor coaching and management decisions, drafting, and on and on, for years. For decades.

I'm not scared of you!!!! Since I'm in the pool, be afraid, be very afraid!

I really hope they put out a live cd from this tour, would love to hear this incarnation play! Of course a studio release would be perfectly fine as well!

I'm still trying to overcome my horrible Week 2, but at least I regained a pulse if nothing else! Some good competition going on this season!

He also appeared previously on her album "West". Looking forward to the new one! He's actually supported a number of female artists - Jenny Scheinman, Bonnie Raitt, Petra Haden, Shawn Colvin, Abigail Washburn, Carrie Rodriguez, Rickie Lee Jones, Laura Veirs, Norah Jones, Sarah Siskind, Laurie Anderson, and Blu Cantrell - and that's just in the past 15 or so years.

I just picked up John Zorn's "Testament of Solomon", which is performed by the Gnostic Trio (Bill Frisell, Carol Emanuel, and Kenny Wolleson). This is the Gnostic Trio's fourth recording, and very good. It's meditative music I suppose, for lack of a better description, but very beautiful. Anybody else keeping up with them? As with anything Zorn, they're hard to keep up with. This only came out in August, and yet there's apparently already another Gnostic Trio recording coming out in October - Transmigration of the Magus - though it expands the lineup from a trio to a sextet, so I suppose it's different than the first four recordings. Here's a track from the previous record: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECRgwwoPQ-E

From all of the reviews & comments I've seen, it should be well worth your time, Buzzzz!!!

Caught the Mike Flanigin Trio with Jimmie Vaughan last night in Austin. They laid down some tasty greaze and blues. As an added bonus blues legend Lazy Lester hopped up on stage and sat in for a bit. Highlights of the show for me were Sugar Coated Love w/Lester, Thunderbird, and a sublime version of St. James Infirmary. Mike, Jimmie, and Frosty: Lester sitting in: With board-member Mike: With Jimmie:

"Most Consecutive Incorrect 5 Aggie" LOL that can't be good.

There's a 2cd King Crimson tour box available on Burning Shed and DGM right now (and at the King Crimson shows which just started last night in Albany) , which has alot of unreleased material on it from throughout the band's career. It also contains rehearsals from the current lineup. This is the only place the current lineup has been issued on CD at the moment.

Belated Happy B-Day! Cheers!