I couldn't help but notice that through this whole year, I've only made two blog posts. It's really weird because until a month ago I've had the time with my work schedule. I was getting five days off in a row and many a nights of not being able to sleep. So, I guess it boils down to I've got nothing to say or don't care about anything...
One of the big reasons I presume, is that I haven't went to a single concert this year and don't have any on the horizon.. I didn't go to Jamey Johnson at the Blue Note this Spring and there really hasn't been that many acts coming around that I really want to go see.
Both of the posts I've made this year have been about Missouri Tiger Basketball. And with the World Championships of basketball happening right now, it got me to rethinking what a college roster would look like. And the Cardinals lack of offensive gives me plenty of fodder.
Also I've still got a few Astro City related thoughts I'd like to get out one of these days, if I can get off my lazy slide. Looking at my past history though, it appears I don't post as much in even numbered years as in odd numbered years for whatever reason.
I still prefer in depth writing rather than the instant social media made for phones, which only catch a moment's thought.
Sunday, August 31, 2014
Friday, May 2, 2014
Enter the Kim Anderson Era
A little over a month ago, I wrote my thoughts on the Missouri Tigers men's basketball 2013-14 season and a look toward the future. None of us had any idea the future would be changed like it has in the past two weeks. Frank Haith pulled a Richard Nixon, leaving before he would get fired and we ended up with a "true son" of Missouri and Missouri basketball at the helm, in Kim Anderson.
My take on Frank Haith, started to erode more and more over the past two seasons, like a lot of other fans. He could recruit but could not coach. We had talent and pieces the last two years, but the teams overall lacked a finished product. I felt more frustrated than anything.
Overall, Frank Haith, left with a stellar winning percentage here(granted a lot of it was inherited thanks to his 2011-12 team). I don't know what kind of ultimatums and expectations he was given for his future, but the fact that he runs off without any kind of trying says a lot about his character. He either didn't think he had the ability to right the ship well enough, with pretty stellar talent or he just took the chicken shit way and left knowing he could get another secure job for a few more years. He might be doing the same thing three or four years later after Tulsa. The respect I had for him and what he accomplished here dissipated.
Of course this was a win for Mike Alden. Frank Haith was never a popular hire and with a struggling basketball team it put more emphasis on Alden's hiring decision. Haith, turning tail saved Alden from potentially having to fire Haith and let him try to find a better option.
I would have been happy with Ben Howland too. The only thing Howland could have brought over Anderson, was name recognition and a pedigree of success at U.C.L.A and bringing in major five-star talent. Gregg Marshall, on the other hand, who seemed to be every fan's pipe dream candidate, to me seemed just hot rising star candidate that we hear about every year when a mid-major team overachieves.
I like the Kim Anderson hire. He's what Missouri has needed, even after getting passed over and not even considered the last two times. Quinn Snyder was a good hire at the time, he just made one bad recruiting class and getting Ricky Clemons, which derailed his successes. Mike Anderson was as well, proven in his ability to right the ship in three years. Frank Haith was not so much, but after the first two years, it looked like another genius move on Alden's part. Now all of the know-it-all Tiger hipster douches, at Rock M Nation, held a level of scorn at even the possibility of Anderson being a serious candidate. It's been accepted positively a lot more, since they probably finally realized their wet-dream candidate Marshall wasn't coming.
Why Anderson? Because he wants to be here. A native son of Sedalia and a former player and assistant under Norm Stewart, this is his dream job. We don't have to worry about him wanting to step up the ladder to a bigger program or bigger payday. He wants to succeed at Missouri. He proved his chops at the Division II level at Central Missouri State, coming off a Division II championship.
The biggest pratfalls with his hiring were his age and his ability to recruit major names. I admit we'll be lucky to get ten years from him, compared to somebody younger who could build up the program and become the next Norm. But like Norm Stewart, Kim Anderson is a Missourian and Missouri Tiger, who bleeds black and gold. Anderson doesn't have the fiery, charismatic and larger than life personality that Stewart does, but he brings a more professional and good-natured style to the Missouri bench. I don't see him berating the refs and other coaches.
Recruiting wise was the biggest hurdle. When he was Stewart's assistant, he couldn't bring in the big name in state guys. Derek Hood, Jahadi White, Cookie Belcher, Ryan Robertson, Chris Carrawell, Loren Woods, Jaron Rush, all went elsewhere, at a time in the mid 90s when Missouri was still a strong program. So how would he change the fact that we still can't get in-state stars. In the 2011 class, we couldn't even nab one out of the four, of Ben McLemore, Bradley Beal, B.J. Young or Otto Porter and again Missouri was on a pretty strong high of tournament appearances and producing talent(A lot of this has to do with Mike Anderson spending more time looking at other jobs than recruiting too).
The biggest step he made in the right direction in this area, was keeping associate head coach Tim Fuller to be on his staff. Fuller, like Haith is a pretty strong recruiter and by staying on, four star recruit JaKeenan Gant is keeping his letter of intent. The ability to keep talent and bring them in every year is huge part of keeping a good program. In addition he is keeping on Director of Basketball Operations Bryan Tibaldi, another good move in keeping continuity. Anderson is regarded as good at X's and O's and having teams that can play defense, which we haven't had or seen in a while. Hopefully its a good meshing of styles and skills, that can produce victories on the court and in the classroom.
I feel really good about the future of Tiger basketball. I know that there is the fear of having expectations start to exceed realities. We'll have a young team, with no real experienced scorers or leaders. As of right now, the team is short in the backcourt, with only two point guards and a two guard. Plus we won't have a true small forward until Cameron Biedscheid is eligible at Winter Break.
I like Wes Clark stepping up to be the point guard, Johnathan Williams III has a lot of potential, Gant could be that deadly combo forward who could give match up problems and Biedscheid could be the scorer we need. Like I said there is a lot of talent and a lot of potential. The biggest thing for next year is not to have too high of expectations. As long as we have a NIT team, that shows competitiveness and improvement throughout the year, I'll still be optimistic about the future of Missouri basketball.
My take on Frank Haith, started to erode more and more over the past two seasons, like a lot of other fans. He could recruit but could not coach. We had talent and pieces the last two years, but the teams overall lacked a finished product. I felt more frustrated than anything.
Overall, Frank Haith, left with a stellar winning percentage here(granted a lot of it was inherited thanks to his 2011-12 team). I don't know what kind of ultimatums and expectations he was given for his future, but the fact that he runs off without any kind of trying says a lot about his character. He either didn't think he had the ability to right the ship well enough, with pretty stellar talent or he just took the chicken shit way and left knowing he could get another secure job for a few more years. He might be doing the same thing three or four years later after Tulsa. The respect I had for him and what he accomplished here dissipated.
Of course this was a win for Mike Alden. Frank Haith was never a popular hire and with a struggling basketball team it put more emphasis on Alden's hiring decision. Haith, turning tail saved Alden from potentially having to fire Haith and let him try to find a better option.
I would have been happy with Ben Howland too. The only thing Howland could have brought over Anderson, was name recognition and a pedigree of success at U.C.L.A and bringing in major five-star talent. Gregg Marshall, on the other hand, who seemed to be every fan's pipe dream candidate, to me seemed just hot rising star candidate that we hear about every year when a mid-major team overachieves.
I like the Kim Anderson hire. He's what Missouri has needed, even after getting passed over and not even considered the last two times. Quinn Snyder was a good hire at the time, he just made one bad recruiting class and getting Ricky Clemons, which derailed his successes. Mike Anderson was as well, proven in his ability to right the ship in three years. Frank Haith was not so much, but after the first two years, it looked like another genius move on Alden's part. Now all of the know-it-all Tiger hipster douches, at Rock M Nation, held a level of scorn at even the possibility of Anderson being a serious candidate. It's been accepted positively a lot more, since they probably finally realized their wet-dream candidate Marshall wasn't coming.
Why Anderson? Because he wants to be here. A native son of Sedalia and a former player and assistant under Norm Stewart, this is his dream job. We don't have to worry about him wanting to step up the ladder to a bigger program or bigger payday. He wants to succeed at Missouri. He proved his chops at the Division II level at Central Missouri State, coming off a Division II championship.
The biggest pratfalls with his hiring were his age and his ability to recruit major names. I admit we'll be lucky to get ten years from him, compared to somebody younger who could build up the program and become the next Norm. But like Norm Stewart, Kim Anderson is a Missourian and Missouri Tiger, who bleeds black and gold. Anderson doesn't have the fiery, charismatic and larger than life personality that Stewart does, but he brings a more professional and good-natured style to the Missouri bench. I don't see him berating the refs and other coaches.
Recruiting wise was the biggest hurdle. When he was Stewart's assistant, he couldn't bring in the big name in state guys. Derek Hood, Jahadi White, Cookie Belcher, Ryan Robertson, Chris Carrawell, Loren Woods, Jaron Rush, all went elsewhere, at a time in the mid 90s when Missouri was still a strong program. So how would he change the fact that we still can't get in-state stars. In the 2011 class, we couldn't even nab one out of the four, of Ben McLemore, Bradley Beal, B.J. Young or Otto Porter and again Missouri was on a pretty strong high of tournament appearances and producing talent(A lot of this has to do with Mike Anderson spending more time looking at other jobs than recruiting too).
The biggest step he made in the right direction in this area, was keeping associate head coach Tim Fuller to be on his staff. Fuller, like Haith is a pretty strong recruiter and by staying on, four star recruit JaKeenan Gant is keeping his letter of intent. The ability to keep talent and bring them in every year is huge part of keeping a good program. In addition he is keeping on Director of Basketball Operations Bryan Tibaldi, another good move in keeping continuity. Anderson is regarded as good at X's and O's and having teams that can play defense, which we haven't had or seen in a while. Hopefully its a good meshing of styles and skills, that can produce victories on the court and in the classroom.
I feel really good about the future of Tiger basketball. I know that there is the fear of having expectations start to exceed realities. We'll have a young team, with no real experienced scorers or leaders. As of right now, the team is short in the backcourt, with only two point guards and a two guard. Plus we won't have a true small forward until Cameron Biedscheid is eligible at Winter Break.
I like Wes Clark stepping up to be the point guard, Johnathan Williams III has a lot of potential, Gant could be that deadly combo forward who could give match up problems and Biedscheid could be the scorer we need. Like I said there is a lot of talent and a lot of potential. The biggest thing for next year is not to have too high of expectations. As long as we have a NIT team, that shows competitiveness and improvement throughout the year, I'll still be optimistic about the future of Missouri basketball.
Monday, March 24, 2014
You Can't Win 3 on 5; Review of the 2013-14 Missouri Tigers Basketball Season
Another disappointing year for Tiger basketball, has become a theme for the Frank Haith era. I honestly don't think Frank Haith, will have too many more years at the helm in Columbia. The last two coaches, Quinn Snyder and Mike Anderson took the team in their third year to the Elite Eight. Haith led the Tigers into the second round of the N.I.T. and couldn't even pull out a home win then.
I know, I know, different players, different philosophies, yeah, yeah. But Haith like Snyder, inherited a talented club, but Snyder was able to bring in more talented recruits, Kareem Rush, Ricky Paulding, Arthur Johnson and Travon Bryant, in addition to the talent already at the school. Anderson by contrast had to build up a team, dealing with the leftovers of Quinn Snyder's lackadaisical last two teams and recruiting classes.
Yes, I know Anderson left the cupboard bare recruiting wise, but Haith inherited a senior laden talented team. He's managed to fill gaps with transfers the past three years, but these past two years have seen an almost regression throughout the season.
This year started off well record wise. Even with Haith suspended, the Tigers almost made out perfect through the non-conference season, but once SEC play hit, the team seemed to hit a brick wall, coughing up right off the bat to Georgia at home and losing other road games against very sub-par performers in a weak SEC.
The lack of scoring production inside was the biggest problem. Johnathan Williams III showed a lot of promise and could be a monster rebounder, even with more of a small forward frame and fellow Freshman Torren Jones, showed lots of potential, but came across as, well, a Freshman. Ryan Rosburg is more of a work horse, rarely contributing scoring and frequently coming up with less rebounds than the starting guards many nights.
No inside production led to over 70 percent of the scoring being done from the trio of Jordan Clarkson, Jabari Brown and Earnest Ross for good and bad. Mostly bad. You're not going to win a lot playing essentially three on five. These guys were the most talented and did what they had to win, but it felt too much like they trying to improve their NBA draft stock by February, rather than building a winner.
Like last year with the ghost of Michael Dixon, hampering the team, this year it was the ghost of Phil Pressey that hurt the team. Pressey left early and left Haith without an experienced point guard. While there were two Freshmen in Wesley Clark and Shane Rector, the starting job and majority of the ball handling went to Clarkson. Clarkson is a good ball handler, but not adept at running the point. He had too much of a scoring mentality, which was evidenced down the stretch of games, when it was him trying to do everything. It just leaves me to wondering how good a back court of Pressey and Clarkson would have been this year...
As for next year, there is the promise, but what will the reality be? Clarkson and Brown seem to both be likely bolting for the N.B.A. Experience wise it will hurt, like Pressey leaving last year. Last year I thought it would foster a better team mentality. Except, only two guys stepped up their game.
And it would leave Ryan Rosburg as the most experienced Tiger upper-classman. Keanau Post with a monster body, only really produced in one game. So leadership and experience might be the biggest hurdles.
In addition to Wes Clark, showing improvement handling the point and Williams and Jones at the forward spots, there are at least five newcomers coming in. Four star recruits in forward JaKeenan Grant and shooting guard Namon Wright. Plus transfers, David Price,( a former four star recruit) a 6'10 center from Louisville, 6'4 Deuce Bello from Baylor and eligible after first semester 6'7 Cameron Biedscheid, a St. Louis native arriving from Notre Dame.
The talent or at least the potential is there for a decent team, that should be better in March than it is in November, but that's no guarantee. One of Haith's biggest faults, is that he is a great recruiter, but not that great of a coach. There's a lot of though that after he lost Ernie Nestor, who was regarded as his X's and )'s man, after his first season in Columbia, is where a lot of the offensive troubles have come from.
If Haith can put it together, and at least show us that this is a program on the rise, he should be safe. But with a first round NCAA Tournament loss to a 15 seed in his first year, an uneven second year with lots of talent and an par year three, his seat might be getting a little bit warm.
I know, I know, different players, different philosophies, yeah, yeah. But Haith like Snyder, inherited a talented club, but Snyder was able to bring in more talented recruits, Kareem Rush, Ricky Paulding, Arthur Johnson and Travon Bryant, in addition to the talent already at the school. Anderson by contrast had to build up a team, dealing with the leftovers of Quinn Snyder's lackadaisical last two teams and recruiting classes.
Yes, I know Anderson left the cupboard bare recruiting wise, but Haith inherited a senior laden talented team. He's managed to fill gaps with transfers the past three years, but these past two years have seen an almost regression throughout the season.
This year started off well record wise. Even with Haith suspended, the Tigers almost made out perfect through the non-conference season, but once SEC play hit, the team seemed to hit a brick wall, coughing up right off the bat to Georgia at home and losing other road games against very sub-par performers in a weak SEC.
The lack of scoring production inside was the biggest problem. Johnathan Williams III showed a lot of promise and could be a monster rebounder, even with more of a small forward frame and fellow Freshman Torren Jones, showed lots of potential, but came across as, well, a Freshman. Ryan Rosburg is more of a work horse, rarely contributing scoring and frequently coming up with less rebounds than the starting guards many nights.
No inside production led to over 70 percent of the scoring being done from the trio of Jordan Clarkson, Jabari Brown and Earnest Ross for good and bad. Mostly bad. You're not going to win a lot playing essentially three on five. These guys were the most talented and did what they had to win, but it felt too much like they trying to improve their NBA draft stock by February, rather than building a winner.
Like last year with the ghost of Michael Dixon, hampering the team, this year it was the ghost of Phil Pressey that hurt the team. Pressey left early and left Haith without an experienced point guard. While there were two Freshmen in Wesley Clark and Shane Rector, the starting job and majority of the ball handling went to Clarkson. Clarkson is a good ball handler, but not adept at running the point. He had too much of a scoring mentality, which was evidenced down the stretch of games, when it was him trying to do everything. It just leaves me to wondering how good a back court of Pressey and Clarkson would have been this year...
As for next year, there is the promise, but what will the reality be? Clarkson and Brown seem to both be likely bolting for the N.B.A. Experience wise it will hurt, like Pressey leaving last year. Last year I thought it would foster a better team mentality. Except, only two guys stepped up their game.
And it would leave Ryan Rosburg as the most experienced Tiger upper-classman. Keanau Post with a monster body, only really produced in one game. So leadership and experience might be the biggest hurdles.
In addition to Wes Clark, showing improvement handling the point and Williams and Jones at the forward spots, there are at least five newcomers coming in. Four star recruits in forward JaKeenan Grant and shooting guard Namon Wright. Plus transfers, David Price,( a former four star recruit) a 6'10 center from Louisville, 6'4 Deuce Bello from Baylor and eligible after first semester 6'7 Cameron Biedscheid, a St. Louis native arriving from Notre Dame.
The talent or at least the potential is there for a decent team, that should be better in March than it is in November, but that's no guarantee. One of Haith's biggest faults, is that he is a great recruiter, but not that great of a coach. There's a lot of though that after he lost Ernie Nestor, who was regarded as his X's and )'s man, after his first season in Columbia, is where a lot of the offensive troubles have come from.
If Haith can put it together, and at least show us that this is a program on the rise, he should be safe. But with a first round NCAA Tournament loss to a 15 seed in his first year, an uneven second year with lots of talent and an par year three, his seat might be getting a little bit warm.
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Losing that Christmastime Sense of Wonder
Like for probably everyone else, Christmas when you get older, is never the same as when you were little. You get older, you just get what you want, whenever you want it. But I woke up today, on Christmas, with just the sense, that it's all another day. Only getting four hours of sleep, doesn't help either. But after watching ''A Christmas Story,'' in the end sequences Christmas Eve, where they wake up to the white Christmas and Ralphie, gets the Red Ryder B.B. gun he wanted, it got me to thinking about how Christmas has lost most traces of that magical wonder.
I mean apart from the presents and gifts, just getting together for the family get-togethers doesn't even seem as fun. Again the four hours of sleep and not on my regular sequence played a part today. But I remember the greatest part of Christmas or any holiday, was getting to see my cousins and going outside and playing football. And a lot of times it was hit or miss, if they'd make it as they lived so far away or they had to work, so that made the time and discussions even more special. There was just that sense, especially during Christmas and Thanksgiving, that these were special times.
Maybe it is just the getting older. Or maybe I just need kids... Or maybe, it's the fact that with all family members and friends I have, we don't do gifts, only for the little kids. So, I miss out on the shopping and lose the sense of a countdown. I hate the cold weather, but there's something I like about being out on a cold clear December night, like when I went to the movie the other night. There was some of that feeling of Christmastime starting to show, but for the most part that feeling just eludes me this time of year. Maybe "A Christmas Story" had it right all along...
I mean apart from the presents and gifts, just getting together for the family get-togethers doesn't even seem as fun. Again the four hours of sleep and not on my regular sequence played a part today. But I remember the greatest part of Christmas or any holiday, was getting to see my cousins and going outside and playing football. And a lot of times it was hit or miss, if they'd make it as they lived so far away or they had to work, so that made the time and discussions even more special. There was just that sense, especially during Christmas and Thanksgiving, that these were special times.
Maybe it is just the getting older. Or maybe I just need kids... Or maybe, it's the fact that with all family members and friends I have, we don't do gifts, only for the little kids. So, I miss out on the shopping and lose the sense of a countdown. I hate the cold weather, but there's something I like about being out on a cold clear December night, like when I went to the movie the other night. There was some of that feeling of Christmastime starting to show, but for the most part that feeling just eludes me this time of year. Maybe "A Christmas Story" had it right all along...
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Still Loving What They Do; Alabama at the Fabulous Fox 11/9 Concert Review
When my brother became a fan of Alabama, I used to give him so much crap, because their songs sounded all the same in sound and theme. As the years have gone, I've come to appreciate them more. And though they went on a "Farewell Tour" in 2004, they decided to embark on a 40 Year Anniversary, Back to the Bowery Tour(The club in South Carolina where they got their start). After tickets sold out months ago, for their show at the Fabulous Fox in St. Louis, on the first day or two I figured I wasn't going to see this one either, but they added a second show and got pretty good seats, in sixth row back in left front orchestra(no obstructed view!).
Me and Zane got there with about 50 minutes to spare, but the line was curled around both sides when we got there. After the wait and the lights dimmed at 8 PM on the dot, a young guy came out and I said aloud "Aww, douchebags." I don't mind opening acts, but hate that disappointed feeling when they don't announce them and you're not expecting having to sit through one.
Michael Ray was the opener and he played seven songs acoustically with a percussionist, or more a guy beating on box he was sitting on. He talked about about a record deal and Zane said, "Maybe he'll be able to afford his band a drum set."
Ray's songs sounded all the same and he looked to be in the Blake Shelton or Chris Young mode of douchebaggery, so my first thought was right. Tattoo covered and he did the obligatory classic country cover and totally butchered He Stopped Loving Her Today. Thankfully he was only on half an hour.
After a half an hour set change, Alabama took to the stage with Brad Paisley's Old Alabama playing, and talking into If You're Gonna Play in Texas. The first few songs the sound was muddy, like Randy Owen was speaking away from the microphone too much, but they charged into the classics early on. The first half of the show was the highlights, with Tennessee River and Song of the South, two of the songs I wanted to hear more than the rest.
After a messy split from their longtime drummer, the group was augmented by a four piece band.
This was the first time, I've ever seen a multiple night stand show of any artist. The Post's Friday night review was right about a few things, but the group must have read some of it or still in the process on fine tuning the tour.
For starters it's refreshing to see a group just play music and not play up the douchbaggery aspects of modern country "shows" and put on a concert. During on the new songs, he was going through the redneck checklist(Trucks, tractors, etc), which I'm sure most modern acts stole from Alabama, it still seems contrived and dumbing down, I've seen too many times. During the redneck checklist though, he mentioned, "...it's like the uniting together, that Obama talks about," which got a chorus of boos, and Owen backing off laughing.
Some of the later bits that featured Jeff Cook and Teddy Gentry seemed like forced humor entries. During the song of each of them got, Owen drifted toward the back of the stage, when he was by the keyboard player, I couldn't tell if he went back their to take a drag off of a cigarette or was just bs'ing. Zane noticed he dropped something when back there.
Randy Owen did his part as front man with quite a few good chuckles, "I can't see very well, but I can see plenty of people sitting on their asses up there," during Dixieland Delight, when trying to get people into the show. Or when he spotted a man in the pit with a Heineken, telling him, "You better get a Budweiser." He also chided a massive bald security guard for not getting a special guest they brought on stage and serenaded Happy Birthday to for at first not helping her up on stage. He also tossed in a few Missouri references as song lyric changes.
The second part of the show was sort of a drag, as they delved into the newer songs and the slower tempo songs, that seemed to drag the mood for me. it didn't help I was running on five hours of sleep and should have taken a vacation day Friday night as well...
And though they picked theaters for the "intimacy," and getting back to their beginnings, when Owen tried rousing a group(a decidedly older crowd) in the front pit to "get off their asses" to no avail, it was clear Alabama is more an arena and amphitheater type band.
And the one area where I agreed with the Post's review was that the concert, even with it seeming to drag in the second half, was too brisk at only 90 minutes. A few more songs and closer to two hours isn't too much to ask for a headliner.
Naturally they aren't the band at their peak from 30 years ago and a step or two slower. Hence having more backing musicians when I'm pretty sure it used to just be a four piece on stage. Closing out with their best song, Mountain Music, it was still an enjoyable show and I'm very glad I got the chance to see them.
Set List (As best as I can remember)
If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)
Tennessee River
Dixieland Delight>Will the Circle Be Unbroken>Dixieland Delight
Song of the South
Happy Birthday
New Song by Jeff Cook Angel?
Turn It Off, Turn Me On? sung by Teddy Gentry
Born Country
Dancin', Shaggin' on the Boulevard
Lady Down on Love
All American
Love in the First Degree
Rocky Top
High Cotton
That's How I Was Raised
My Home's In Alabama
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Mountain Music
Monday, August 19, 2013
Fuck You MySpace!
Well, I guess time has fucked them over pretty good anyway. But out of a whim, I was going to go look at my old page, or more specifically my blog over there. But a quick search and from following my link, that I posted here four years ago, it appears my blog has been deleted.
The kick is I still have a profile, but no clue on the password. I sent for the resend button, but nothing has popped up in my inbox. So, real geniuses there, I have a profile but can't access it. It's no wonder whatever MySpace has sunk into, it rightly deserves it and needs a death. The only reason I marginally liked it better than Facebook(which I was actually on before MySpace) was that it had a blog. But eventually the stylings of it I didn't like and eventually made my way here.
I guess it's my fault for not copying my posts or transferring copies here, like I was going to do. It held a bunch of concert reviews and a few other thoughts. In a sense, it houses my memories of experiences and what I was going through at that point in my life from 2007 to early 2009. I remember the combing through various set lists of other shows to figure out concert set lists that I went to, just so I'd have an idea of what was played.
It's a pretty low blow move. Fuck you you ancient dinosaur.
The kick is I still have a profile, but no clue on the password. I sent for the resend button, but nothing has popped up in my inbox. So, real geniuses there, I have a profile but can't access it. It's no wonder whatever MySpace has sunk into, it rightly deserves it and needs a death. The only reason I marginally liked it better than Facebook(which I was actually on before MySpace) was that it had a blog. But eventually the stylings of it I didn't like and eventually made my way here.
I guess it's my fault for not copying my posts or transferring copies here, like I was going to do. It held a bunch of concert reviews and a few other thoughts. In a sense, it houses my memories of experiences and what I was going through at that point in my life from 2007 to early 2009. I remember the combing through various set lists of other shows to figure out concert set lists that I went to, just so I'd have an idea of what was played.
It's a pretty low blow move. Fuck you you ancient dinosaur.
Friday, August 16, 2013
Never Hot for Teacher
We got one of the local papers today and they featured an article on the new teachers at school, with them all pictured together and write ups on them. Most of the the new female teachers were both younger and attractive and led me to comment to my brother, "How is it I never any good looking teachers in Elementary school?"
Seriously, most of the ones I had were in or close to their forties. I think I had two younger ones and one of them probably would have been more attractive with a better high style.
And thinking harder about it, even after going to Junior High and High School, there was only one teacher that I had for classes that was attractive. I believe there were a few in my junior high days and then in junior and senior years, but I never had them as teachers.
What it all boils down to, was I got depraved of the young American male experience of having a hot teacher to gaze upon.
Seriously, most of the ones I had were in or close to their forties. I think I had two younger ones and one of them probably would have been more attractive with a better high style.
And thinking harder about it, even after going to Junior High and High School, there was only one teacher that I had for classes that was attractive. I believe there were a few in my junior high days and then in junior and senior years, but I never had them as teachers.
What it all boils down to, was I got depraved of the young American male experience of having a hot teacher to gaze upon.
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