Current forecast for Saturday: 0% chance of precipitation

[junglehusky]

Should make for great tailgating in the late afternoon, then it'll cool down during the game.

 

[Dooley]

Hopefully the nice weather will encourage the fair-weathered fans to show up. Nice weather, good start time, and our old ball coach Randy Moss...er, Edsall...in the house in what should be a very competitive game? What better things are there to do on a Saturday night?

 

[Carl Spackler]

I forecast rain.

Awaiting the hour of reprisal.

Not for Edsall. Not for Pasqualoni. Not for Towson. I want this fight for retribution for the fans. If this team can't get up for this game and play intense, disciplined, hard nosed hitting football and steamroll these turtles, and get that stadium roaring, then I don't know if they will ever.

That is what it's going to take to stop this team - hitting them hard, at the line of scrimmage, every snap.

Dave Wannstedt used to say that he always knew that after his team played UCONN, they would be walking around with headaches, and all kinds of aches and pains the next day.

We need to play that way again.

So I forecast rain. A lacerated sky.

 

[sportsart]

I forecast rain.

Awaiting the hour of reprisal.

Not for Edsall. Not for Pasqualoni. Not for Towson. I want this fight for retribution for the fans. If this team can't get up for this game and play intense, disciplined, hard nosed hitting football and steamroll these turtles, and get that stadium roaring, then I don't know if they will ever.

That is what it's going to take to stop this team - hitting them hard, at the line of scrimmage, every snap.

Dave Wannstedt used to say that he always knew that after his team played UCONN, they would be walking around with headaches, and all kinds of aches and pains the next day.

We need to play that way again.

So I forecast rain. A lacerated sky.

I took guitar lessons as a kid and gave it up after 8 months. If I had known you could make money sounding like that, I never would have quit. WTF

 

[Carl Spackler]

Talent, skill, technique takes you a long way in a lot of things sportsart. But energy, passion, and heart, I'll take a less talented, person with that any day over a more talented without it. Give me raw energy and fire, over watered down technically perfect play any day. More often than not, the energy and passion is what wins and lasts. I can't put on a Van Halen/Hagar and it just annoys me now. Songs I used to think were pretty strong, are pretty weak to me now. Some very early van halen still works, but not much. I can listen to Slayer anytime I feel the need for it, and it still works - instantly.

Give me Johnny Ramone over Jimmy Page, Jeff Hanneman RIP over Eddie Van Halen, Norwood Fisher over Flea, etc. etc. any day.

 

[sportsart]

Talent, skill, technique takes you a long way in a lot of things sportsart. But energy, passion, and heart, I'll take a less talented, person with that any day over a more talented without it. Give me raw energy and fire, over watered down technically perfect play any day. More often than not, the energy and passion is what wins and lasts. I can't put on a Van Halen/Hagar and it just annoys me now. Songs I used to think were pretty strong, are pretty weak to me now. Some very early van halen still works, but not much. I can listen to Slayer anytime I feel the need for it, and it still works - instantly.

Give me Johnny Ramone over Jimmy Page, Jeff Hanneman RIP over Eddie Van Halen, Norwood Fisher over Flea, etc. etc. any day.

Give me Van Hagar all day long. Would love to hear one of their tunes when the players take the field instead of the band.

 

[Carl Spackler]

Give me Van Hagar all day long. Would love to hear one of their tunes when the players take the field instead of the band.

Hey too each their own.

When I listen to Van Hagar today, all I think about is drinking Tequila on a beach somewhere. Not exactly my choice for a football game, but that's what makes people "individuals".

I would like the ennio moricone"ecstasy of gold" actually - metallica style - as in intro with the lights dark before the team comes out. Give a listen:

 

[Husky25]

Hey too each their own.

When I listen to Van Hagar today, all I think about is drinking Tequila on a beach somewhere. Not exactly my choice for a football game, but that's what makes people "individuals".

I would like the ennio moricone"ecstasy of gold" actually - metallica style - as in intro with the lights dark before the team comes out. Give a listen:

To much time listening to 5150, I see. The Hagar years are absolutely considerably more pop-py than the 1978-1985 era.

Van Halen used to be one of my favorite bands, but a few things have turned me off, including Eddie's quirkiness and how the Brothers treated Michael Anthony.

 

[Carl Spackler]

To much time listening to 5150, I see. The Hagar years are absolutely considerably more pop-py than the 1978-1985 era.

Van Halen used to be one of my favorite bands, but a few things have turned me off, including Eddie's quirkiness and how the Brothers treated Michael Anthony.

I agree, I don't find it that energetic anymore though. Especially the Sammy Hagar stuff. I haven't thought of this in at least 20 years - longer, but one of the coolest things I think I've ever seen (and heard musically that is), was Eddie Van Halen up close in Giants stadium in the Monsters of Rock tour in 1988. I'm not sure what song it was, but it was one of the poppy keyboard songs from the Hagar era (love walks in? ) but he was the just the coolest dude - in charge. standing there on stage in front of packed stadium, lights completely out except the single spotlight and playing the keyboard cranked up with such volume, just that single keyboard filling up the arena with such sound - with one hand, while smoking a cigarette. The song kicked in (drums/guitars/etc. and the crowd and lights went nuts and he didn't budge, just kept playing with one hand smoking a butt.....

Sometimes, that quiet confidence and distraction of what's going on can be just as powerful as having a fireball shooting out your ass, but it's easier to get people fired up with your own energy.

 

[Carl Spackler]

I love Youtube. I could spend all day on that website. Here's my first exposure to Metallica - from pretty much the same spot that I saw Eddie Van Halen play that keyboard solo at the MOR tour in 1988. You can argue whether or not ti's healthy, good or not, but when 65,000+ people are screaming "Die!" in unison, it's pretty powerful. Monsters of Rock in 1988 was dominated by Van Halen, as you can see by the fans up close - throwing toilet paper at the band.

Anyways - totally hijacked thread, but it's going to be a nice night in the elements if you go by the forecasts. Whether it be a rock concert, or a football game, when you get tens of thousands of people together in an arena - there is a vibe there. The people on stage, or on the field, and the crowd.

It's give and take. The crowd gives, it takes back. The people on stage, the people on the field - give and take back.

I'll be there supporting my team, and I am waiting for a show.

(at the very beginning of this clip - you can hear the end of the Ecstasy of Gold. - they been doing the same thing for a long time - and it works)

 

[Skiblets]

My favorite was when the dopes in the booth played Shipping up to Boston at one of our home games during a break. I love the Dropkicks big time but just didn't feel right playing it in E Hartford

 

[sportsart]

Let's just p@ss off every Red Sox fan and play Enter Sandman when they come out of the tunnel.

 

[huskymedic]

Still a Enter Sandman guy if played @ right time.

 

[sportsart]

Still a Enter Sandman guy if played @ right time.

They can play it when Boyle comes in to relieve Whitmer.

 

[Husky25]

Still a Enter Sandman guy if played @ right time.

I've always like Hells' Bells. Is there a harder song played a such a slow tempo? Dare I say not.

 

[EdgewoodNHV]

Everybody knows the best thrash metal song of all time is Master of Puppets. Enter Sandman? Psht. Mainstream.

Of course, I'll never forgive Metallica for destroying Napster, but can't blame the 1989 version for it I suppose.

 

[Carl Spackler]

You know it's funny now, but back then in the early 90s, I was one of those lunatics that thought that Metallica's black album, and "Enter Sandman" represented what was called "selling out.".

AC/DC - there is a band with a library that has plenty to choose from to get fired up. Back in black, has one of the most heavy, simple guitar and drum lines ever. There aren't many songs that heavy with the drums and guitars that you don't have to hear the cymbals crashing all the time. just rhythm. Geezer Butler and Bill Ward established that.

Who here remembers Tipper Gore and PMRC? Ha! I got in big trouble once for wearing an AC/DC t-shirt.

A good friend of mine handed me a copied demo cassette tape in fall of 1986 (those were big back then) to listen to on the bus on the way to a game. he told me not to tell anybody the name of the band that I was listening to because everybody on the bus would make fun of me. He was right, but I did tell them. I put that tape in my Walkman and by 3-4 songs in I couldn't believe what I was hearing and I was fired up. Great laughs from the rest of the guys. But I was fired up. The band's name was Guns N Roses.

Nice to get a little nostalgic. Music always tends to do that.

I really want to see this team come out with some passion and steam roll Maryland.

 

[sportsart]

You know it's funny now, but back then in the early 90s, I was one of those lunatics that thought that Metallica's black album, and "Enter Sandman" represented what was called "selling out.".

AC/DC - there is a band with a library that has plenty to choose from to get fired up. Back in black, has one of the most heavy, simple guitar and drum lines ever. There aren't many songs that heavy with the drums and guitars that you don't have to hear the cymbals crashing all the time. just rhythm. Geezer Butler and Bill Ward established that.

Who here remembers Tipper Gore and PMRC? Ha! I got in big trouble once for wearing an AC/DC t-shirt.

A good friend of mine handed me a copied demo cassette tape in fall of 1986 (those were big back then) to listen to on the bus on the way to a game. he told me not to tell anybody the name of the band that I was listening to because everybody on the bus would make fun of me. He was right, but I did tell them. I put that tape in my Walkman and by 3-4 songs in I couldn't believe what I was hearing and I was fired up. Great laughs from the rest of the guys. But I was fired up. The band's name was Guns N Roses.

Nice to get a little nostalgic. Music always tends to do that.

I really want to see this team come out with some passion and steam roll Maryland.

Thunderstruck works for me when they come out of the tunnel.

 

[Carl Spackler]

Razor's Edge is one of those AC/DC albums that gets lost in the shuffle sometimes.

Gotta love AC/DC. There are only two things they'vewritten and played rock and crazy rhythm and bluesy heavy songs about for decades - fighting and sex with hot women.

Big balls.

 

[Carl Spackler]

My favorite was when the dopes in the booth played Shipping up to Boston at one of our home games during a break. I love the Dropkicks big time but just didn't feel right playing it in E Hartford

Any band that can figure out how to get an accordion into their sound gets my respect, but I agree. Dumb ass disc jockey.

 

[Husky25]

I'll do you one better...

Razor's Edge is one of those AC/DC albums songs that gets lost in the shuffle sometimes.

 

[BoatShow]

Let's just p@ss off every Red Sox fan and play Enter Sandman when they come out of the tunnel.

Pretty much means a win for the Sox these days

 

[Jarhead_1775]

Creeping death remains one of best live songs ever. Note that they'll be playing on Howard stern live soon. They're playing One and Enter Sandman. I'd like to hear a more classic tune than sandman. Hard to beat fade to black.



RIP, Cliff.

 

[joey3$trike$]

Do they still have the "jungle" as they used to call it at Uconn. Remember partying there when i visited. New intro music...