THE WORLD OF BRIAN SMITH
Monday, May 31, 2004
Lakers Advance
Lakers beat the Timberwolves 4-2 to advance to the NBA Finals. They'll face either Indiana or Detroit.
Los Angeles Lakers' Shaquille O'Neal (L) dunks over Minnesota Timberwolves Oliver Miller. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant slam dunks over the outstretched arm of Minnesota Timberwolves' Michael Olowokandi during the first half of Game 6 of the NBA Western Conference Finals, Monday, May 31, 2004, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) ¶ 5/31/2004 11:58:00 PM 0 comments
Los Angeles Lakers' Shaquille O'Neal (L) dunks over Minnesota Timberwolves Oliver Miller. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant slam dunks over the outstretched arm of Minnesota Timberwolves' Michael Olowokandi during the first half of Game 6 of the NBA Western Conference Finals, Monday, May 31, 2004, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) ¶ 5/31/2004 11:58:00 PM 0 comments
Syracuse Wins Lacrosse Title
BALTIMORE - Syracuse won its ninth NCAA (news - web sites) lacrosse championship, getting five assists from Mike Powell and overcoming a gritty effort by Navy in a 14-13 victory Monday.
In a game that featured 10 ties and five lead changes, Syracuse (15-2) used a three-goal run late in the fourth quarter to go up 14-12. Ian Dingman scored for Navy with 40 seconds left, but the Orange held on to earn their third title in five years.
Syracuse's Michael Powell, left, makes a shot towards the goal over Navy's Mike Felber, right, during the third quarter of Syracuse's 14-13 win in the division one NCAA Lacrosse Championship, Monday, May 31, 2004, in Baltimore. Powell had five assists and one goal in the win.(AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Syracuse's Michael Powell (22) pressures Navy goalie Matt Russell, left, during the first quarter of the championship game in the division one NCAA Lacrosse Championships, Monday, May 31, 2004, in Baltimore.(AP Photo/Nick Wass) ¶ 5/31/2004 06:13:00 PM 0 comments
In a game that featured 10 ties and five lead changes, Syracuse (15-2) used a three-goal run late in the fourth quarter to go up 14-12. Ian Dingman scored for Navy with 40 seconds left, but the Orange held on to earn their third title in five years.
Syracuse's Michael Powell, left, makes a shot towards the goal over Navy's Mike Felber, right, during the third quarter of Syracuse's 14-13 win in the division one NCAA Lacrosse Championship, Monday, May 31, 2004, in Baltimore. Powell had five assists and one goal in the win.(AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Syracuse's Michael Powell (22) pressures Navy goalie Matt Russell, left, during the first quarter of the championship game in the division one NCAA Lacrosse Championships, Monday, May 31, 2004, in Baltimore.(AP Photo/Nick Wass) ¶ 5/31/2004 06:13:00 PM 0 comments
Sunday, May 30, 2004
SU Orange
The Orange have reached the College Lacrosse finals. They will face Navy on Monday to decide the championship. This is the 22nd time in a row that they have reached the final four. They are damn good.
They are the 4th seed, Navy is the 2 and Hopkins was the 1 Thats Mike Powell (22) Syracuse all time leading scorer.
First Round
Sunday, May 16
Syracuse 21, Albany 13
Quarterfinals
Sunday, May 23
At Ithaca, N.Y.
Syracuse 8, Georgetown 7
Semifinals
Saturday, May 29
M&T Bank Stadium
At Baltimore
Syracuse 15, Johns Hopkins 9
Championship
Monday, May 31
M&T Bank Stadium
At Baltimore
Navy (15-2) vs. Syracuse (14-2)
ESPN, 2:30 p.m. ¶ 5/30/2004 08:02:00 AM 1 comments
The Orange have reached the College Lacrosse finals. They will face Navy on Monday to decide the championship. This is the 22nd time in a row that they have reached the final four. They are damn good.
They are the 4th seed, Navy is the 2 and Hopkins was the 1 Thats Mike Powell (22) Syracuse all time leading scorer.
First Round
Sunday, May 16
Syracuse 21, Albany 13
Quarterfinals
Sunday, May 23
At Ithaca, N.Y.
Syracuse 8, Georgetown 7
Semifinals
Saturday, May 29
M&T Bank Stadium
At Baltimore
Syracuse 15, Johns Hopkins 9
Championship
Monday, May 31
M&T Bank Stadium
At Baltimore
Navy (15-2) vs. Syracuse (14-2)
ESPN, 2:30 p.m. ¶ 5/30/2004 08:02:00 AM 1 comments
Saturday, May 29, 2004
It's Alive
Shaq and company look to close out the trailing Timberwolves in Minnesota tonight! Be ready! ¶ 5/29/2004 07:42:00 PM 1 comments
Shaq and company look to close out the trailing Timberwolves in Minnesota tonight! Be ready! ¶ 5/29/2004 07:42:00 PM 1 comments
Thursday, May 27, 2004
Phish is done.
From the NY Times
True to Form, Phish Disbands on Its Own Maverick Terms
By JON PARELES / Published: May 27, 2004
This time Phish is really breaking up.
On Tuesday the group announced on its Web site, www.phish.com, that it was disbanding after a final tour this summer. The decision was made four days earlier at a band meeting, it said.
"We all love and respect Phish and the Phish audience far too much to stand by and allow it to drag on beyond the point of vibrancy and health," the band's guitarist, singer and main songwriter, Trey Anastasio, wrote online. "We don't want to become caricatures of ourselves, or worse yet, a nostalgia act." Its final studio album, "Undermind" (Atlantic), is due on June 15. The tour begins on June 17 at KeySpan Park in Coney Island, Brooklyn, and concludes in Coventry, Vt., on Aug. 14 and 15.
If it all sounds a little familiar, that is because the four members of Phish went separate ways in 2000 for an open-ended hiatus and reunited two years later. "This is not like the hiatus, which was our last attempt to revitalize ourselves," Mr. Anastasio wrote. "We're done."
Splitting up in its 21st year of existence, when Phish could easily coast along the arena circuit for as long as it wanted, may be the last unorthodox move in a career full of them. Many of those moves came from the playbook of the Grateful Dead, which figured out how to be a band of arena troubadours, making a career on the road while selling enough albums to satisfy a record company.
The whole Phish template — making every performance different, allowing audiences to make and trade concert recordings, archiving and tabulating its collective works, letting every fan feel like an initiate rather than a consumer, never acting like rock stars — came from the Dead, as did a significant part of its musical approach.
Like the Dead, Phish stays light-fingered, steering free of any style that contains bombast. The band would rather have fans "bouncing around the room," as one concert staple put it, then feeling aggrieved; as with the Dead, Phish's lyricist, Tom Marshall, is not in the band. And like the Dead, Phish encourages its fans to prize all sorts of music, to fight the niche listening that radio stations and recording companies promote. When band members turned to solo projects, they embraced big-band arrangements (the Trey Anastasio Band), folky guitar (the bassist Mike Gordon's duets with Leo Kottke), Frank Zappa-like humor (the drummer Jon Fishman's Pork Tornado) and Latin music (the keyboardist Page McConnell's band Vida Blue).
In disbanding, Phish may also have been glancing at the Grateful Dead, whose final years on the road with a failing Jerry Garcia were far from their best. But just as likely, Phish was exercising the persnicketyness that always separated it from most of the jam bands on the circuit that Phish helped establish.
Countless jam bands live for the opportunity to vamp and sprawl, spinning long stretches of music out of the most basic structures. Phish can stretch out a song with the best of them, but it has been determined not to sprawl; it always had an ear for structure. Phish comes from the generation after the Dead. Where the Dead looked back to blues, folk and country roots, Phish is also steeped in latter-day styles like progressive rock. In its catalog, it was as likely to come up with suitelike songs as with verse-chorus-verse, and it was as fond of odd time signatures as it was of country-rock lilts.
Phish was always a paradox. A band that lived for improvisation, Phish always had plans: performing other band's albums end to end at its Halloween shows and concocting goofy stage spectacles for arenas. It kept trying different recording strategies, from meticulously overdubbed studio productions to its reunion album, "Round Room," made from rehearsal tapes. And it has played nearly every place imaginable, from the club Wetlands Preserve to gigantic, sold-out, multiset marathon concerts in the middle of nowhere. Phish has nothing left to prove. After August Phish's members are likely to turn up with any number of collaborators. That's what happens in the recombinant universe of jam bands. What disappears is two decades of accumulated reflexes: the subtleties of knowing just when another member is going to start shifting keys in a jam, or when to pause for another member's rhythmic fill.
Reflexes can become formulas, and Phish was always too perfectionistic to want to hear that happen. There are songs on the band's Web site from "Undermind," and they are as varied and breezy as ever. Whether or not Phish knew what was coming, the lyrics hint at valedictory: "Run away, run away, run away," Mr. Anastasio sings in "A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing," and in "The Connection," he sings, "I change my direction/One foot follows the other, one foot follows something new." For two decades, that was Phish's strategy all along. ¶ 5/27/2004 10:05:00 AM 0 comments
From the NY Times
True to Form, Phish Disbands on Its Own Maverick Terms
By JON PARELES / Published: May 27, 2004
This time Phish is really breaking up.
On Tuesday the group announced on its Web site, www.phish.com, that it was disbanding after a final tour this summer. The decision was made four days earlier at a band meeting, it said.
"We all love and respect Phish and the Phish audience far too much to stand by and allow it to drag on beyond the point of vibrancy and health," the band's guitarist, singer and main songwriter, Trey Anastasio, wrote online. "We don't want to become caricatures of ourselves, or worse yet, a nostalgia act." Its final studio album, "Undermind" (Atlantic), is due on June 15. The tour begins on June 17 at KeySpan Park in Coney Island, Brooklyn, and concludes in Coventry, Vt., on Aug. 14 and 15.
If it all sounds a little familiar, that is because the four members of Phish went separate ways in 2000 for an open-ended hiatus and reunited two years later. "This is not like the hiatus, which was our last attempt to revitalize ourselves," Mr. Anastasio wrote. "We're done."
Splitting up in its 21st year of existence, when Phish could easily coast along the arena circuit for as long as it wanted, may be the last unorthodox move in a career full of them. Many of those moves came from the playbook of the Grateful Dead, which figured out how to be a band of arena troubadours, making a career on the road while selling enough albums to satisfy a record company.
The whole Phish template — making every performance different, allowing audiences to make and trade concert recordings, archiving and tabulating its collective works, letting every fan feel like an initiate rather than a consumer, never acting like rock stars — came from the Dead, as did a significant part of its musical approach.
Like the Dead, Phish stays light-fingered, steering free of any style that contains bombast. The band would rather have fans "bouncing around the room," as one concert staple put it, then feeling aggrieved; as with the Dead, Phish's lyricist, Tom Marshall, is not in the band. And like the Dead, Phish encourages its fans to prize all sorts of music, to fight the niche listening that radio stations and recording companies promote. When band members turned to solo projects, they embraced big-band arrangements (the Trey Anastasio Band), folky guitar (the bassist Mike Gordon's duets with Leo Kottke), Frank Zappa-like humor (the drummer Jon Fishman's Pork Tornado) and Latin music (the keyboardist Page McConnell's band Vida Blue).
In disbanding, Phish may also have been glancing at the Grateful Dead, whose final years on the road with a failing Jerry Garcia were far from their best. But just as likely, Phish was exercising the persnicketyness that always separated it from most of the jam bands on the circuit that Phish helped establish.
Countless jam bands live for the opportunity to vamp and sprawl, spinning long stretches of music out of the most basic structures. Phish can stretch out a song with the best of them, but it has been determined not to sprawl; it always had an ear for structure. Phish comes from the generation after the Dead. Where the Dead looked back to blues, folk and country roots, Phish is also steeped in latter-day styles like progressive rock. In its catalog, it was as likely to come up with suitelike songs as with verse-chorus-verse, and it was as fond of odd time signatures as it was of country-rock lilts.
Phish was always a paradox. A band that lived for improvisation, Phish always had plans: performing other band's albums end to end at its Halloween shows and concocting goofy stage spectacles for arenas. It kept trying different recording strategies, from meticulously overdubbed studio productions to its reunion album, "Round Room," made from rehearsal tapes. And it has played nearly every place imaginable, from the club Wetlands Preserve to gigantic, sold-out, multiset marathon concerts in the middle of nowhere. Phish has nothing left to prove. After August Phish's members are likely to turn up with any number of collaborators. That's what happens in the recombinant universe of jam bands. What disappears is two decades of accumulated reflexes: the subtleties of knowing just when another member is going to start shifting keys in a jam, or when to pause for another member's rhythmic fill.
Reflexes can become formulas, and Phish was always too perfectionistic to want to hear that happen. There are songs on the band's Web site from "Undermind," and they are as varied and breezy as ever. Whether or not Phish knew what was coming, the lyrics hint at valedictory: "Run away, run away, run away," Mr. Anastasio sings in "A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing," and in "The Connection," he sings, "I change my direction/One foot follows the other, one foot follows something new." For two decades, that was Phish's strategy all along. ¶ 5/27/2004 10:05:00 AM 0 comments
Wednesday, May 26, 2004
Or Later
Still haven't had time to get to this yet... And a bunch of subjects are trying to jump past me.
Things I'll need to bring up later.
1. Weekend Rezi show in Gloversville
2. Springfling and getting bumped
3. Unfortunateness at Echo Lake
4. Lakers vs Wolves
5. Braves warming up?
6. This is really just a souped up permanent away message
7. Commuting with Saraina
8. Happy Birthday Kate!
9. Phish is breaking up for good this time
10. Sleeping, Working, Eating, and going to the bathroom. ¶ 5/26/2004 12:23:00 AM 0 comments
Things I'll need to bring up later.
1. Weekend Rezi show in Gloversville
2. Springfling and getting bumped
3. Unfortunateness at Echo Lake
4. Lakers vs Wolves
5. Braves warming up?
6. This is really just a souped up permanent away message
7. Commuting with Saraina
8. Happy Birthday Kate!
9. Phish is breaking up for good this time
10. Sleeping, Working, Eating, and going to the bathroom. ¶ 5/26/2004 12:23:00 AM 0 comments
Thursday, May 20, 2004
Like I said before.
The page will change sometime early next week. I want to do it. But I just don't have time right now. I will be playing with the design for a while, because I can never find anything that I like enough to keep. So.. that is coming. In the meantime, here it is. What it was before. Any new people getting to the site? Just curious?
¶ 5/20/2004 07:23:00 PM 3 comments
Weekend Plans
I'll be going to Gloversville tonight for a healthy dose of electricity. Izer will be born and my brain will become scattered by Mr. Oblivious. I probably won't say hello to Jose even after I runaway from Doink. You'll rock while I rock, but we'll all be rocking the mesa out. It will feel like summer, so i'll probably jam in the wind but hopefully no one gets a concussion. I could even cross paths with the elusive gypsy squirrel man-woman. I still haven't figured out what patterns will arise from Bob Jones deciding to come or not. I'm not oblivious, yet I don't think that 5 is exactly normal. I'm not the slime but I will join you for a subterranean tea party. Tomo might even show. That mountain lion Karibe will probably even try to swim across Echo Lake to feed on some lemmings. Phil's guitar will probably need a backwash Saturday morning while we all laugh and dance around a fire.
Who: Rezi
When: Tonight and Tomorrow
Where: Gloversville and Echo Lake
What: Cafe Zacquor and Springfling 3
Why: why not ¶ 5/20/2004 11:21:00 AM 0 comments
Who: Rezi
When: Tonight and Tomorrow
Where: Gloversville and Echo Lake
What: Cafe Zacquor and Springfling 3
Why: why not ¶ 5/20/2004 11:21:00 AM 0 comments
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
Bennett's Corners
I guess I am not from Clarendon or Holley. Bennetts Corners now appears to be noted as a town on Mapquest.
The thick dot is where my parent's house is. The mumble jumble in the bottom right is a trailor park. Yee!
¶ 5/19/2004 01:27:00 PM 2 comments
The thick dot is where my parent's house is. The mumble jumble in the bottom right is a trailor park. Yee!
¶ 5/19/2004 01:27:00 PM 2 comments
What sucks...
I hate having to censor certain things I say here because of the slight possibility that someone I know personally could come here at this very moment and see what I really have to say. It sucks. So.. sometime later, once the next phase begins, I hope to be more open about certain things that go on from day to day in my life. Just know that some things that shouldn't bother me are pissing me off right now and that is that.
¶ 5/19/2004 01:10:00 PM 0 comments
Coventry!
PHISH will end their 2004 Summer Tour with a two-day festival, COVENTRY. The event will take place August 14th and 15th on the grounds of the Newport State Airport and adjacent fields in the rural town of Coventry, Vermont. COVENTRY is the band's first-ever home state festival, and first public outdoor Vermont appearance since 1995.
Located amidst the rolling hills and lush green valleys of Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, COVENTRY will be Phish's seventh "city-size" festival, with an expected turnout that will qualify it as Vermont's most populated city for the weekend of August 14th and 15th. As with all prior Phish festivals, COVENTRY will see the band performing three live sets each day, with on-site camping as well as numerous attractions and art installations created by teams of talented artists and performers.
Tickets for COVENTRY will go on sale on Thursday, May 20th, at 10AM for $149.50 (plus applicable service fees) via the Phish Tickets website, located at http://phishtickets.rlc.net . Starting Friday, May 21st at 9AM, tickets will also be available via Ticketmaster by phone or online at http://ticketmaster.com . Tickets may also be charged by phone at the following Northeast Ticketmaster numbers: 802-862-5300; 603-868-7300; 207-775-3331; 617-931-2000; 413-733-2500; 212-307-7171; 518-476-1000; 401-331-2211; 757-671-8100.
Gates for the event will open at NOON on Thursday, August 12. Ticket prices include up to four nights of parking and onsite camping. There is a limit of 6 tickets per person. Capacity is limited, so advance ticket purchase and carpooling is strongly encouraged.
In other tour news, tickets for Phish's August concert dates will go on sale this weekend. Specific ticketing and event information for all shows - including COVENTRY - can be found on the tourdates page at http://www.phish.com/tourdates/ . Tickets for the June leg of Phish's Summer 2004 tour are currently on sale.
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As for me. I'm not sure yet. I'm gonna stay on the fence regarding whether or not I might go. It's closer than last year. I'll probably end up going, but I probably won't decide until July. Either way, very cool. ¶ 5/19/2004 10:04:00 AM 3 comments
PHISH will end their 2004 Summer Tour with a two-day festival, COVENTRY. The event will take place August 14th and 15th on the grounds of the Newport State Airport and adjacent fields in the rural town of Coventry, Vermont. COVENTRY is the band's first-ever home state festival, and first public outdoor Vermont appearance since 1995.
Located amidst the rolling hills and lush green valleys of Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, COVENTRY will be Phish's seventh "city-size" festival, with an expected turnout that will qualify it as Vermont's most populated city for the weekend of August 14th and 15th. As with all prior Phish festivals, COVENTRY will see the band performing three live sets each day, with on-site camping as well as numerous attractions and art installations created by teams of talented artists and performers.
Tickets for COVENTRY will go on sale on Thursday, May 20th, at 10AM for $149.50 (plus applicable service fees) via the Phish Tickets website, located at http://phishtickets.rlc.net . Starting Friday, May 21st at 9AM, tickets will also be available via Ticketmaster by phone or online at http://ticketmaster.com . Tickets may also be charged by phone at the following Northeast Ticketmaster numbers: 802-862-5300; 603-868-7300; 207-775-3331; 617-931-2000; 413-733-2500; 212-307-7171; 518-476-1000; 401-331-2211; 757-671-8100.
Gates for the event will open at NOON on Thursday, August 12. Ticket prices include up to four nights of parking and onsite camping. There is a limit of 6 tickets per person. Capacity is limited, so advance ticket purchase and carpooling is strongly encouraged.
In other tour news, tickets for Phish's August concert dates will go on sale this weekend. Specific ticketing and event information for all shows - including COVENTRY - can be found on the tourdates page at http://www.phish.com/tourdates/ . Tickets for the June leg of Phish's Summer 2004 tour are currently on sale.
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As for me. I'm not sure yet. I'm gonna stay on the fence regarding whether or not I might go. It's closer than last year. I'll probably end up going, but I probably won't decide until July. Either way, very cool. ¶ 5/19/2004 10:04:00 AM 3 comments
Tuesday, May 18, 2004
Some statistics
Since we started our email filtering with Messages Labs on Friday (14May2004) through (17May2004 @ 03:59 PM) MessageLabs has caught (based on all mail sent to any @eden.com address)
97,000 Total messages scanned
81,660 SPAM messages (84% of total email)
5,117 Virus infected emails (5.27% or total) ¶ 5/18/2004 11:05:00 AM 2 comments
97,000 Total messages scanned
81,660 SPAM messages (84% of total email)
5,117 Virus infected emails (5.27% or total) ¶ 5/18/2004 11:05:00 AM 2 comments
Monday, May 17, 2004
Fellow Blogger Users
If any of you ever leave comments on my site, I'll gladly add your blog to my links on the side. If you would do the same that would be fantastic.
¶ 5/17/2004 05:15:00 PM 0 comments
Blogger Templates
I hate them all. I don't want a site that looks anything like any other Blogger's site. So I guess I have some work to do. Again. BAH!
¶ 5/17/2004 04:56:00 PM 0 comments
Brian Smith
I wish I could copyright my name. That would be so cool.
¶ 5/17/2004 02:07:00 PM 2 comments
Saturday, May 15, 2004
Friday, May 14, 2004
Spurs’ Protest Denied
NEW YORK, May 14 -- The National Basketball Association announced today that Commissioner David Stern has denied the San Antonio Spurs' protest of its 74-73 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on May 13.
The Spurs claimed that Lakers guard Derek Fisher’s game-winning shot was not taken within the 0.4 seconds that remained in the game when the ball was in-bounded. Video tape review revealed that the game clock was started appropriately and confirmed the finding of the referees using instant replay that the shot was released before time expired. ¶ 5/14/2004 01:35:00 PM 2 comments
The Spurs claimed that Lakers guard Derek Fisher’s game-winning shot was not taken within the 0.4 seconds that remained in the game when the ball was in-bounded. Video tape review revealed that the game clock was started appropriately and confirmed the finding of the referees using instant replay that the shot was released before time expired. ¶ 5/14/2004 01:35:00 PM 2 comments
Getting Older?
Nah. Well. Technically yes. I can't believe my sister Colleen graduates from college this weekend.
It seems like only yesterday I was holding her under water at Gene's Quarry. Or nutmegging her with my soccer moves and running circles around her in the back yard. Or watching her put a snow suit on in the middle of the summer to rescue our dog who was trapped by his chain in a bees nest. We ha
But we both got older. I went on to college. She finished high school and then traversed into the college world. We both had our struggles with adjustment, who doesn't? It's normal. Now four years later, she's graduating with a degree in English. She still can't decide if she wants to continue with schooling on a graduate level or get started on her career. She still doesn't know what she wants to do for a career, but neither do I.
It's all happening Sunday. She's graduating from Lemoyne College in Syracuse and the next step for all of us is still yet to be determined. It will be exciting. My parents and my grandmother will be there along with my aunt Cathy and Margie. I'm sure we'll go out to eat a few times. I'm sure I can sneak a little Saturday night Laker action into the mix as well. I'm sure my dad won't stay awake, but I'll have to wake him if its close near the end.
Congrats Colleen! and good luck with whichever step you take next. I'll be watching! ¶ 5/14/2004 10:18:00 AM 0 comments
It seems like only yesterday I was holding her under water at Gene's Quarry. Or nutmegging her with my soccer moves and running circles around her in the back yard. Or watching her put a snow suit on in the middle of the summer to rescue our dog who was trapped by his chain in a bees nest. We ha
But we both got older. I went on to college. She finished high school and then traversed into the college world. We both had our struggles with adjustment, who doesn't? It's normal. Now four years later, she's graduating with a degree in English. She still can't decide if she wants to continue with schooling on a graduate level or get started on her career. She still doesn't know what she wants to do for a career, but neither do I.
It's all happening Sunday. She's graduating from Lemoyne College in Syracuse and the next step for all of us is still yet to be determined. It will be exciting. My parents and my grandmother will be there along with my aunt Cathy and Margie. I'm sure we'll go out to eat a few times. I'm sure I can sneak a little Saturday night Laker action into the mix as well. I'm sure my dad won't stay awake, but I'll have to wake him if its close near the end.
Congrats Colleen! and good luck with whichever step you take next. I'll be watching! ¶ 5/14/2004 10:18:00 AM 0 comments
Rupert brings home the bacon
Read more articles ¶ 5/14/2004 09:29:00 AM 0 comments
The good guy finally won. Rupert Boneham — the burly bearded self-styled pirate who became a sensation on last year’s Pearl Islands and returned for the just-wrapped All-Stars edition — May 13 claimed the $1-million prize decided on by viewers.
He came ahead of three other semi-finalists — Colby Donaldson, Big Tom Buchanan and Boston Rob Mariano — vying for a second chance at becoming millionaires.
More than 38 million votes had been cast since the May 9 All-Stars finale and the American Idol-style twist that let viewers choose who would win a second $1-million jackpot. Boneham’s victory was hardly a surprise, however.
from the Calgary Sun by Kevin Williamson
Read more articles ¶ 5/14/2004 09:29:00 AM 0 comments
Fish at the Buzzzzzzzzzzzzer
This was one of the greatest finishes to a basketball game I have ever seen. Moments after Tim Duncan hit the first game winning shot for the Spurs I kept the faith. I believed that the Lakers could do it. The Lakers blew a 16 point game and now the most important half a second in the season was about to go down. While Shaq and Kobe were tightly guarded, Derek Fisher slipped free, caught the inbound pass, and nailed the basket. Game. 3-2 series lead for the mighty Lakers. They can now finish the series Saturday night in LA.
This was one of the greatest finishes to a basketball game I have ever seen. Moments after Tim Duncan hit the first game winning shot for the Spurs I kept the faith. I believed that the Lakers could do it. The Lakers blew a 16 point game and now the most important half a second in the season was about to go down. While Shaq and Kobe were tightly guarded, Derek Fisher slipped free, caught the inbound pass, and nailed the basket. Game. 3-2 series lead for the mighty Lakers. They can now finish the series Saturday night in LA.
Derek Fisher only had eight points, but he's responsible for leading the Lakers to a crucial road victory. AP¶ 5/14/2004 07:14:00 AM 1 comments
Thursday, May 13, 2004
Lakers v Spurs Game 5
The Lakers face the Spurs tonight in Game 5 in San Antonio. The series is tied 2-2 and is now a best of three games. Tonight in SA, Saturday in LA, and then early next week back in SA. The Spurs have the home court. Lakers need to win one in San Antonio to have a chance. They need to win tonight. As do the Spurs. Tune in tonight at 8pm on ABC.
Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers drives to the basket past the San Antonio Spurs during Game four of the Western Conference Semifinals at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California(AFP/Getty Images/Stephen Dunn) ¶ 5/13/2004 09:32:00 AM 1 comments
Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers drives to the basket past the San Antonio Spurs during Game four of the Western Conference Semifinals at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California(AFP/Getty Images/Stephen Dunn) ¶ 5/13/2004 09:32:00 AM 1 comments
Wednesday, May 12, 2004
It's the Orange
Syracuse ditches 'Orangemen,' announces nickname, logo change
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -- Say goodbye to the Orangemen -- and the Orangewomen.
From now on, all of Syracuse University's athletic teams will be known simply as the Orange and have a new, unified logo, an interlocking SU.
"We are the only school in the country that has orange as its primary color. We want to accentuate that fact," director of athletics Jake Crouthamel said Tuesday at a press conference. He noted that Texas and Tennessee have a substantial amount of white to go with the orange in their uniforms.
The announcement came after two years of consultations with Nike, which supplies uniforms for men's and women's basketball, men's lacrosse, and football. All 21 of Syracuse's athletic teams will use the new mark.
"It standardizes what we do," Crouthamel said. "We don't have to order 14 different logos. We've had somewhere in the neighborhood of 19 or 20 logos that we've used on athletic apparel. Where's the consistency?"
The new logo will incorporate a consistent color palette, using a brighter orange than the current version and a darker blue. The school's colors have been orange and blue since 1890.
"We looked through media guides, and we found that the university has not had one single athletic logo since 1870, when it was founded," said Sue Edson, director of athletic communications. "It's pretty important to us."
Especially for one reason.
"This is about identity," said longtime equipment manager Kyle Fetterly, a member of the committee of coaches and school officials who made the decision. "Every time I see a navy blue hat with a yellow block 'M' on it, I know it's Michigan. Every time I see a red hat with a cream-colored 'A' on it, I know it's Alabama.
"Everybody I talk to around town refers to us at SU, so why isn't it SU?" It's about time."
The football team will be the first to showcase the new logo and colors in the fall, and Crouthamel said the large 'S' over the basketball on the hoops uniforms would disappear next season.
"We will eventually get into the new look," Crouthamel said. "It's going to take some amount of time. We'll work our way through it."
Nike also has done similar work for the University of Oregon, the University of Washington, Miami, and Kentucky.
Copyright 2004 Associated Press. ¶ 5/12/2004 09:34:00 AM 5 comments
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -- Say goodbye to the Orangemen -- and the Orangewomen.
From now on, all of Syracuse University's athletic teams will be known simply as the Orange and have a new, unified logo, an interlocking SU.
"We are the only school in the country that has orange as its primary color. We want to accentuate that fact," director of athletics Jake Crouthamel said Tuesday at a press conference. He noted that Texas and Tennessee have a substantial amount of white to go with the orange in their uniforms.
The announcement came after two years of consultations with Nike, which supplies uniforms for men's and women's basketball, men's lacrosse, and football. All 21 of Syracuse's athletic teams will use the new mark.
"It standardizes what we do," Crouthamel said. "We don't have to order 14 different logos. We've had somewhere in the neighborhood of 19 or 20 logos that we've used on athletic apparel. Where's the consistency?"
The new logo will incorporate a consistent color palette, using a brighter orange than the current version and a darker blue. The school's colors have been orange and blue since 1890.
"We looked through media guides, and we found that the university has not had one single athletic logo since 1870, when it was founded," said Sue Edson, director of athletic communications. "It's pretty important to us."
Especially for one reason.
"This is about identity," said longtime equipment manager Kyle Fetterly, a member of the committee of coaches and school officials who made the decision. "Every time I see a navy blue hat with a yellow block 'M' on it, I know it's Michigan. Every time I see a red hat with a cream-colored 'A' on it, I know it's Alabama.
"Everybody I talk to around town refers to us at SU, so why isn't it SU?" It's about time."
The football team will be the first to showcase the new logo and colors in the fall, and Crouthamel said the large 'S' over the basketball on the hoops uniforms would disappear next season.
"We will eventually get into the new look," Crouthamel said. "It's going to take some amount of time. We'll work our way through it."
Nike also has done similar work for the University of Oregon, the University of Washington, Miami, and Kentucky.
Copyright 2004 Associated Press. ¶ 5/12/2004 09:34:00 AM 5 comments
Lakers Tie It Up
THAT WAS AWESOME
Kobe was spectacular with 42 points. Shaq played solid. Payton was strong. The team did well today and won to tie up the series against San Antonio 2-2. Great stuff.
Los Angeles' Lakers Shaquille O'Neal (R) dunks against San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan during Game 4 of the NBA Western Conference semifinals in Los Angeles May 11, 2004. The defending NBA champion Spurs lead the best-of-seven series 2-1. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith ¶ 5/12/2004 01:49:00 AM 3 comments
Kobe was spectacular with 42 points. Shaq played solid. Payton was strong. The team did well today and won to tie up the series against San Antonio 2-2. Great stuff.
Los Angeles' Lakers Shaquille O'Neal (R) dunks against San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan during Game 4 of the NBA Western Conference semifinals in Los Angeles May 11, 2004. The defending NBA champion Spurs lead the best-of-seven series 2-1. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith ¶ 5/12/2004 01:49:00 AM 3 comments
Tuesday, May 11, 2004
Experimenting
Blogger came out with a bunch of new features so over the next few days or so I will be experimenting with them a bit to see what I can do to make this a more pleasureable experience.
I love that I can now do comments with blogger.com, so I will be dumping my old comment system soon, so don't use it. Unfortunately only new blog entries can have the new comment system. That's ok. I have a lot of pages I need to go back through and update the picture link to them. As you can see, the pictures on many of my entries have since died. That's not good. That will be a bitch to update.
Check out this article for more information on what google is doing to heat up things.
Google,Yahoo duel heating up
Monday, May 10, 2004 Posted: 6:13 PM EDT (2213 GMT)
SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- Internet search engine leader Google Inc. on Monday introduced a simpler way to publish the online personal journals known as "blogs," continuing a flurry of improvements that has coincided with stiffer competition from its former ally, Yahoo! Inc.
The revisions to Google's Blogger.com are designed to make it easier for computer neophytes to create and update their own personal journals for free.
The journals -- known as Web logs, or blogs for short -- have caught on among the high-tech cognoscenti as an alternative way to spread information and commentary, skirting the mainstream media.
Mountain View, California-based Google hopes the Blogger changes will encourage more people to visit and use the 5-year-old site. It's the first significant upgrade of Blogger.com since Google bought the site's parent company, Pyra Labs, 15 months ago.
Google declined to reveal how many people use Blogger.com, which boasted more than 1 million members, including 200,000 active blogs, at the time of the acquisition.
Continue the article... ¶ 5/11/2004 09:43:00 AM 0 comments
I love that I can now do comments with blogger.com, so I will be dumping my old comment system soon, so don't use it. Unfortunately only new blog entries can have the new comment system. That's ok. I have a lot of pages I need to go back through and update the picture link to them. As you can see, the pictures on many of my entries have since died. That's not good. That will be a bitch to update.
Check out this article for more information on what google is doing to heat up things.
Google,Yahoo duel heating up
Monday, May 10, 2004 Posted: 6:13 PM EDT (2213 GMT)
SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- Internet search engine leader Google Inc. on Monday introduced a simpler way to publish the online personal journals known as "blogs," continuing a flurry of improvements that has coincided with stiffer competition from its former ally, Yahoo! Inc.
The revisions to Google's Blogger.com are designed to make it easier for computer neophytes to create and update their own personal journals for free.
The journals -- known as Web logs, or blogs for short -- have caught on among the high-tech cognoscenti as an alternative way to spread information and commentary, skirting the mainstream media.
Mountain View, California-based Google hopes the Blogger changes will encourage more people to visit and use the 5-year-old site. It's the first significant upgrade of Blogger.com since Google bought the site's parent company, Pyra Labs, 15 months ago.
Google declined to reveal how many people use Blogger.com, which boasted more than 1 million members, including 200,000 active blogs, at the time of the acquisition.
Continue the article... ¶ 5/11/2004 09:43:00 AM 0 comments
Monday, May 10, 2004
Weekend Shows
The Disco Biscuits
05/07/04 Palace Theatre, Albany, NY
Set I: Jam> Little Lai, Humuhumunukunukuapua'a> 42> Spectacle, Wet, Jigsaw Earth
Set II: I-Man, Save The Robots, Eulogy, M.E.M.P.H.I.S.1> 42
Encore: Nughuffer2
1 with Magellan ending tease.
2 with story about vaporizers
Rezi
05/08/04 Autumn Cafe, Oneonta, NY
Set I: Concussion1, Bob Jones, Jose Cuervo, Runaway -> Mr Oblivious -> Runaway
Set II: The Birth of Izer -> Doink -> Urraca Mesa -> Patterns, Scatterbrains2, Neds Tune, 5 is Normal, STP
Encore: Backwash, My Guitar
1 with Russ Freidell
2 with Packy Lunn
I'll type something more about this later. Busy now. ¶ 5/10/2004 10:08:00 AM 2 comments
05/07/04 Palace Theatre, Albany, NY
Set I: Jam> Little Lai, Humuhumunukunukuapua'a> 42> Spectacle, Wet, Jigsaw Earth
Set II: I-Man, Save The Robots, Eulogy, M.E.M.P.H.I.S.1> 42
Encore: Nughuffer2
1 with Magellan ending tease.
2 with story about vaporizers
Rezi
05/08/04 Autumn Cafe, Oneonta, NY
Set I: Concussion1, Bob Jones, Jose Cuervo, Runaway -> Mr Oblivious -> Runaway
Set II: The Birth of Izer -> Doink -> Urraca Mesa -> Patterns, Scatterbrains2, Neds Tune, 5 is Normal, STP
Encore: Backwash, My Guitar
1 with Russ Freidell
2 with Packy Lunn
I'll type something more about this later. Busy now. ¶ 5/10/2004 10:08:00 AM 2 comments
Friday, May 07, 2004
Wednesday, May 05, 2004
Happy Cinco De Mayo
Cinco de Mayo commemorates the day that Mexican troops defeated Napoleon III's army on May 5, 1862, in the Battle of Puebla, which became a symbol of Mexican unity and patriotism.
Some people mistakenly think Cinco de Mayo is Mexico's Independence Day, but the country actually declared its independence on September 16, 1810. Maintaining its independence was not easy for Mexico, and during this period it accumulated heavy debts to several nations, including France, England and Spain. ¶ 5/05/2004 04:56:00 PM 0 comments
Cinco de Mayo commemorates the day that Mexican troops defeated Napoleon III's army on May 5, 1862, in the Battle of Puebla, which became a symbol of Mexican unity and patriotism.
Some people mistakenly think Cinco de Mayo is Mexico's Independence Day, but the country actually declared its independence on September 16, 1810. Maintaining its independence was not easy for Mexico, and during this period it accumulated heavy debts to several nations, including France, England and Spain. ¶ 5/05/2004 04:56:00 PM 0 comments
Falcons ranked #7 in ESPN's first 2004 Power Rankings
2004 Power Rankings
1 Patriots 14-2-0 Corey Dillon might be a pain, but the Patriots have to figure that as long as they're winning, they can get a good season or two out of him.
2 Eagles 12-4-0 With some big offseason acquisitions -- Terrell Owens and Jevon Kearse -- it's Super Bowl or bust for Donovan McNabb and the Eagles.
3 Colts 12-4-0 We're still not sure the defense is good enough to win it all, but with Peyton Manning at QB, the Colts will be in contention at the end of the season.
4 Broncos 10-6-0 We're assuming the Mike Shanahan can find a capable back to replace at least some of Clinton Portis' production.
5 Chiefs 13-3-0 Doesn't look like the defense got any better which isn't a good thing.
6 Seahawks 10-6-0 With solid additions on defense (Bobby Taylor and Grant Wistrom) and a young, explosive offense, the Seahawks enter 2004 as the favorites in the NFC West.
7 Falcons 5-11-0 Ranking is obviously high based on last season, but with a healthy Michael Vick the Falcons should be heading back to the playoffs.
8 Panthers 11-5-0 Another run for the Cats or the next franchise to go from Super Bowl to subpar?
9 Ravens 10-6-0 Terrell Owens would have really helped on a team that still figures to struggle throwing the ball.
10 Titans 12-4-0 One of these years, all the pounding and injuries are going to catch up to Steve McNair. Could this be the year?
11 Dolphins 10-6-0 The Dolphins are still calling Jay Fiedler their starter, but A.J. Feeley was brought in to win the job.
12 Packers 10-6-0 As long as Brett Favre is throwing the football, the Packers will be in contention in the NFC North.
13 Vikings 9-7-0 Vikings players probably still have a bitter taste in their mouths about how last season ended and a trip to the playoffs could be the only thing that will wash it away.
14 Rams 12-4-0 Marc Bulger might have made the Pro Bowl last season, but he has to be better than he was last season when he threw and NFL-high 22 INTs.
15 Cowboys 10-6-0 A veteran could be on the way, but for now, the QB situation has to be a bit of a concern for Cowboys fans.
16 Buccaneers 7-9-0 Some of the big names -- John Lynch and Warren Sapp -- might be gone, but expect the Bucs to be back in the playoff hunt.
17 Bengals 8-8-0 We're still scratching our head a little at the Chris Perry pick. Marvin Lewis is obviously smarter than we are, but it seems like there might have been some other players that would have been more of an immediate help.
18 Redskins 5-11-0 Will this be the season all of Washington's offseason spending finally pays off?
19 Raiders 4-12-0 Warren Sapp and Ted Washington should help turn around that 30th-ranked defense.
20 Jaguars 5-11-0 If the defense can maintain the level it showed last season, the Jags could be fighting for a playoff spot.
21 Bears 7-9-0 Lovie Smith has to be tempted by Kurt Warner, but we're not sure he's the right fit to mentor Rex Grossman, who doesn't need to be looking over his shoulder.
22 Saints 8-8-0 Deuce McAllister is as good as it gets at RB. But that hasn't been enough to get the Saints to the playoffs.
23 Bills 6-10-0 Willis McGahee's progress will be one of the most interesting storylines to watch this offseason.
24 Jets 6-10-0 Added speed on defense should help, but the Jets need Chad Pennington healthy from start to finish or all the speed in the world on defense won't help.
25 Lions 5-11-0 OK Joey Harrington, you've got some weapons now, so people are going to be expecting some results.
26 Steelers 6-10-0 Could another playoff miss end Bill Cowher's 12-year run in Pittsburgh?
27 Texans 5-11-0 They still have some holes, but have a potentially explosive offensive trio in David Carr, Andre Johnson and Domanick Davis.
28 Browns 5-11-0 Kellen Winslow is going to have an impact, but all that talk comparing him to LeBron James by his agents was just silly.
29 Giants 4-12-0 In this scenario the Giants would end up sending the Chargers the No. 4 pick in next year's draft.
30 Cardinals 4-12-0 Their wide receivers will be fun to watch, but the Cardinals still have a long way to go.
31 49ers 7-9-0 49ers could be fighting it out with the Cardinals this year in the NFC West -- and that's not for first place.
32 Chargers 4-12-0 The weather is great and all, but we're not sure we'd want our son playing for the Chargers, either. ¶ 5/05/2004 01:13:00 PM 0 comments
1 Patriots 14-2-0 Corey Dillon might be a pain, but the Patriots have to figure that as long as they're winning, they can get a good season or two out of him.
2 Eagles 12-4-0 With some big offseason acquisitions -- Terrell Owens and Jevon Kearse -- it's Super Bowl or bust for Donovan McNabb and the Eagles.
3 Colts 12-4-0 We're still not sure the defense is good enough to win it all, but with Peyton Manning at QB, the Colts will be in contention at the end of the season.
4 Broncos 10-6-0 We're assuming the Mike Shanahan can find a capable back to replace at least some of Clinton Portis' production.
5 Chiefs 13-3-0 Doesn't look like the defense got any better which isn't a good thing.
6 Seahawks 10-6-0 With solid additions on defense (Bobby Taylor and Grant Wistrom) and a young, explosive offense, the Seahawks enter 2004 as the favorites in the NFC West.
7 Falcons 5-11-0 Ranking is obviously high based on last season, but with a healthy Michael Vick the Falcons should be heading back to the playoffs.
8 Panthers 11-5-0 Another run for the Cats or the next franchise to go from Super Bowl to subpar?
9 Ravens 10-6-0 Terrell Owens would have really helped on a team that still figures to struggle throwing the ball.
10 Titans 12-4-0 One of these years, all the pounding and injuries are going to catch up to Steve McNair. Could this be the year?
11 Dolphins 10-6-0 The Dolphins are still calling Jay Fiedler their starter, but A.J. Feeley was brought in to win the job.
12 Packers 10-6-0 As long as Brett Favre is throwing the football, the Packers will be in contention in the NFC North.
13 Vikings 9-7-0 Vikings players probably still have a bitter taste in their mouths about how last season ended and a trip to the playoffs could be the only thing that will wash it away.
14 Rams 12-4-0 Marc Bulger might have made the Pro Bowl last season, but he has to be better than he was last season when he threw and NFL-high 22 INTs.
15 Cowboys 10-6-0 A veteran could be on the way, but for now, the QB situation has to be a bit of a concern for Cowboys fans.
16 Buccaneers 7-9-0 Some of the big names -- John Lynch and Warren Sapp -- might be gone, but expect the Bucs to be back in the playoff hunt.
17 Bengals 8-8-0 We're still scratching our head a little at the Chris Perry pick. Marvin Lewis is obviously smarter than we are, but it seems like there might have been some other players that would have been more of an immediate help.
18 Redskins 5-11-0 Will this be the season all of Washington's offseason spending finally pays off?
19 Raiders 4-12-0 Warren Sapp and Ted Washington should help turn around that 30th-ranked defense.
20 Jaguars 5-11-0 If the defense can maintain the level it showed last season, the Jags could be fighting for a playoff spot.
21 Bears 7-9-0 Lovie Smith has to be tempted by Kurt Warner, but we're not sure he's the right fit to mentor Rex Grossman, who doesn't need to be looking over his shoulder.
22 Saints 8-8-0 Deuce McAllister is as good as it gets at RB. But that hasn't been enough to get the Saints to the playoffs.
23 Bills 6-10-0 Willis McGahee's progress will be one of the most interesting storylines to watch this offseason.
24 Jets 6-10-0 Added speed on defense should help, but the Jets need Chad Pennington healthy from start to finish or all the speed in the world on defense won't help.
25 Lions 5-11-0 OK Joey Harrington, you've got some weapons now, so people are going to be expecting some results.
26 Steelers 6-10-0 Could another playoff miss end Bill Cowher's 12-year run in Pittsburgh?
27 Texans 5-11-0 They still have some holes, but have a potentially explosive offensive trio in David Carr, Andre Johnson and Domanick Davis.
28 Browns 5-11-0 Kellen Winslow is going to have an impact, but all that talk comparing him to LeBron James by his agents was just silly.
29 Giants 4-12-0 In this scenario the Giants would end up sending the Chargers the No. 4 pick in next year's draft.
30 Cardinals 4-12-0 Their wide receivers will be fun to watch, but the Cardinals still have a long way to go.
31 49ers 7-9-0 49ers could be fighting it out with the Cardinals this year in the NFC West -- and that's not for first place.
32 Chargers 4-12-0 The weather is great and all, but we're not sure we'd want our son playing for the Chargers, either. ¶ 5/05/2004 01:13:00 PM 0 comments
Cinco de Mayo headcheck
I really enjoy when it gets nice outside and I can ride my bike to work. My car hasn't moved since last week when we had to go grocery shopping. It's due for a 60,000+ checkup. I'll probably try to schedule that next week or so.
Not a whole lot is going on. It's funny. Actually a bunch is going on. But I don't feel like making it all public knowledge, u get? I'll just put on my happy face and give that to you.
Smarty Jones won the Derby. Okay. Lakers lost game 1 to the Spurs and face them tonight for game 2. They better even it up. The Braves won last night. That's good.
24 was good again last night. There's only 3 hours left. Things are really really heating up. I'll spare the details.
Disco Biscuits Friday night at the Palace Theatre and Rezi Saturday night at the Autumn Cafe.
Sometimes some people really piss me off. I need new friends. Although, I did touch base this past weekend with some friends I hadn't talked to in a long long time. That was really good for me. I swear my one friend Lee gave me a bunk email address. I tried sending him a message and it got returned. Maybe I heard him wrong. I don't know. Are you someone I haven't talked to in a while? I'd love to hear from you. ¶ 5/05/2004 10:05:00 AM 0 comments
Not a whole lot is going on. It's funny. Actually a bunch is going on. But I don't feel like making it all public knowledge, u get? I'll just put on my happy face and give that to you.
Smarty Jones won the Derby. Okay. Lakers lost game 1 to the Spurs and face them tonight for game 2. They better even it up. The Braves won last night. That's good.
24 was good again last night. There's only 3 hours left. Things are really really heating up. I'll spare the details.
Disco Biscuits Friday night at the Palace Theatre and Rezi Saturday night at the Autumn Cafe.
Sometimes some people really piss me off. I need new friends. Although, I did touch base this past weekend with some friends I hadn't talked to in a long long time. That was really good for me. I swear my one friend Lee gave me a bunk email address. I tried sending him a message and it got returned. Maybe I heard him wrong. I don't know. Are you someone I haven't talked to in a while? I'd love to hear from you. ¶ 5/05/2004 10:05:00 AM 0 comments
Saturday, May 01, 2004
Sleep
Sleep is good, but now I feel like I need to do something. I've been sleeping on and off all day. I should find breakfast.
¶ 5/01/2004 01:24:00 PM 0 comments
