The Minnesota Vikings: the iTunes of Quarterbacks?
by Eric J. Thompson on Feb 19, 2010 12:12 PM CST
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Yes boys and girls, especially the four or five that noticed I haven't posted since my Haiku immediately after the NFC Championship game, I'm finally back.
I'd like to tell you that I've spent the past few weeks aimlessly wandering the streets like Ron Burgundy after he gets fired. (MILK WAS A BAD CHOICE!) I'd like to say that the Vikings' kick-to-the-groin-with-a-steel-toed-boot loss sent me into a downward spiral of depression and loathing. That getting thisclose to the first Minnesota Super Bowl of my lifetime was an unbearable pain and I simply couldn't bring myself to write in this space until a sufficient amount of time had passed. And I guess it's partially true--I took the loss pretty hard, just like a lot of you did. Even for the Vikings, that was a new and creative way to improbably pry defeat away from the jaws of victory. Writing my usual array of tasteless jokes and taking potshots at all things NFL just didn't feel right for a while.
But I'll be honest. I'm engaged to a super-duper planner and most of my free time has been devoted to helping plan the wedding. We've been engaged for all of 27 days and we already have the date, wedding party, church, reception, photographer, DJ, guest list with addresses, wedding website, and the bridesmaids' shoes taken care of. (Plus we're close to deciding on her dress, the caterer, and a purposely-cheesy "save the date" video. Told you she's a super-duper planner.)
Before I dive into the confusing analogy hinted at in the title, I'd like to officially congratulate the New Orleans Saints on their Super Bowl title. I still don't think they were a better team than the Vikings this year, but dammit they earned that championship. It's always nice to see a franchise get their first title because it gives us hope that one year it will finally be our year. I just wish we took the fast track to glory like New Orleans did. Only 43 years for your first championship? Talk about a spoiled fan base!
(Note: My two favorite results from the Saints' victory: the return of the Peyton Manning Face and Oprah's priceless epic fail when she tried to wipe off Drew Brees' birthmark. See the video below.)
When Oprah asked "Who kissed you?", Brees should have replied "Um, God I guess."
OK back to the Vikes. I'm getting married on August 21st of this year, which should be...wait for it...right around the time Brett Favre makes his annual return from retirement! Since history tells us we'll have at least 5 or 6 months to beat the Favre situation to death, I'll focus on more of a big-picture view of our Beloved Purple and the quarterback position.
So what do iTunes and the Vikings quarterbacks have in common? Let me explain.
Back in the day, if you really liked a song you went to the store and bought that artist's entire album. Even if you hadn't heard any other songs you picked up the record/tape/CD to play your favorite song over and over. This especially held true if you had BMG or Columbia House. Remember that? Twelve CD's for one cent?! HELL YES I WILL!! Most of the time you were lucky if two or three other songs on the album were good. Sometimes you lucked out and you liked everything you heard, but those occasions were pretty rare.
(Side note: The top five "Columbia House Era" CDs of my formative years in no particular order: Pearl Jam - Ten; Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle; Dr. Dre - The Chronic; Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I & II; and Nirvana - Unplugged in New York. The bottom five: Shaquille O'Neal - Shaq Diesel; Jesus Jones - Doubt; Ugly Kid Joe - As Ugly As They Wanna Be (it only had six songs!); Bryan Adams - Waking Up The Neighbours; and EMF - Schubert Dip. Hope that trip down memory lane was fun for at least a few of you.)
Since the advent of Napster, which eventually morphed into the likes of Kazaa, Limewire, and now iTunes, people don't really have that issue anymore. If you like a song on the radio, you just hop on iTunes and download that one song for 99 cents. (Or you could very easily download it illegally like I do for all my music, but I don't want to get into a moral discussion here.)
It's definitely nice that you know what you're getting, save some money by not purchasing the whole album, and save yourself from some dreadful songs that might fill up the rest of the album. On the other hand, you might be ripping yourself off of the true "experience" of the band or artist. Sure, you might not like a few of the songs when you purchase the whole album. But lots of times you can find a few gems that most people haven't heard before, making your experience unique from everyone else. Sometimes it's cool to hear everything an artist creates instead of just getting what you heard on the radio. Unfortunately, today's music industry seems to be gravitating more towards one-hit wonder American Idol rejects and ringtone rappers. It's getting harder to latch on to an artist you like because they might be gone before you know it.
Which brings us to the Vikings' quarterback situation. Regardless of whether Favre retires or not, I feel like we only got to enjoy one (or two) songs of a classic album because Green Bay gave it to us after they got sick of listening to it. I kind of feel like we're the guy that thinks Kings of Leon is this awesome new band that just came out a couple months ago. (I loved Kings of Leon a couple years ago before the radio beat them into unconsciousness.) If you go back the past 20 years since free agency took off in the NFL, Favre is just the latest single-serving quarterback we've had at the helm. Jim McMahon. Warren Moon. Randall Cunningham. Jeff George. Gus Frerotte. Since the days of Tommy Kramer and Wade Wilson, only Daunte Culpepper and Brad Johnson have really felt like "our guys"--the full albums rather than the 99 cent download. Unfortunately, neither Pep nor Johnson's albums were all that great.
By contrast, look at the two Super Bowl quarterbacks. Colts fans have enjoyed Peyton Manning through thick and thin. All the "music" hasn't been outstanding, but they got to watch their "artist" develop from someone that struggled winning the big game into one of the best quarterbacks of all time...and then even back to someone that struggled winning the big game. But Indy fans have been able to enjoy Petyon's entire catalog of work.
Drew Brees is a little different of course, but I'd liken him to an artist who put out some decent music in his career and then changed labels after a couple albums. The new label (in this case, the Saints and Sean Payton) allowed him to be more creative and really flourish as an artist.
I guess what I'm saying is that it would be really cool to have that "I knew the band when they were just starting" feeling as a Vikings fan. If Favre does retire, the first guy on the list to replace him would be Donovan McNabb--yet another iTunes download for the Vikings. Even if Favre or McNabb lead us to a title in 2010, it will still feel like we didn't get to enjoy the full experience. (By the way, this is JUST FINE for me if we win the whole thing. I'm getting to the point where I'd be willing to start Charles Manson at QB if you guaranteed us a title.)
I do realize that today's NFL makes it tough to hold on to a player for more than a few years. But it would be nice to get that feeling that Patriots fans have. Or the feeling that Ravens fans or Lions fans or Falcons fans may have a few years down the road. "Yep, that's our quarterback--we loved his music before anyone else was listening to him."
I suppose we technically have that opportunity with Tarvaris Jackson, but I just think he's more Jesus Jones than Pearl Jam.
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I agree!
But the bridesmaid dresses are going to be green, so that’s what I had to choose.
by Eric J. Thompson on Feb 19, 2010 1:31 PM CST up reply actions
Dude, I know.
But technically it’s more teal than “that” green. Either way, I wish there was purple involved just out of principle. Maybe since I’m an NDSU alumnus I can claim it’s that green instead?
by Eric J. Thompson on Feb 20, 2010 1:52 PM CST up reply actions
Either Teal or NDSU Green but......
she still owes you BIG for that one. Get a huge marker on that one.
by BigSkyViking on Feb 22, 2010 4:16 PM CST up reply actions
I kind of feel like we’re the guy that thinks Kings of Leon is this awesome new band that just came out a couple months ago. (I loved Kings of Leon a couple years ago before the radio beat them into unconsciousness.)
I’m fairly confident that we are cut from the same mold, Eric. The live version of “Molly’s Chambers” pumps me up every time I listen to it, and some underappreciated songs of theirs that have played endlessly in my car are Milk, Arizona, Ragoo, Knocked Up, Cold Desert, and Manhattan. I hate that if you like KoL nowadays, you are instantly thrown into the same pool as radio, tenny-boppers. "What if “Use Somebody” and “Sex on Fire” aren’t the only damn Kings of Leon songs I’ve heard?!?"
/end rant
As usual, loved the post Eric.
If you can't laugh at yourself... Who can you laugh at?
The Packers, that’s who.
-- The almighty Manimal
Amen!
Even KOL themselves have stated that they’ve even been upset with how much they’ve blown up. They keep getting called “sellouts” even though they just happened to get popular.
by Eric J. Thompson on Feb 19, 2010 1:32 PM CST up reply actions
the "sellout" yellers are so stupid...
do they not realize how huge these guys have been in the UK for years?!?!
If you can't laugh at yourself... Who can you laugh at?
The Packers, that’s who.
-- The almighty Manimal
Which makes you wonder what took people so long considering they are all from Tennessee
by vikingfuture8816 on Feb 19, 2010 11:23 PM CST up reply actions
Good analogy
It really worries me that Jesus Jones Tarvaris Jackson will sign with another label team and end up producing some sweet, sweet music a playoff bound season. But, my guess is that Tarvaris’ best album still won’t be anything like what Manning, Brees or Brady can do.
McNabb isn't going anywhere
As much as the fans “call for it” and Charley Walters wishes it so, it will NEVER happen. McNabb will be in Philadelphia as long as they have Andy Reid as their coach, plain and simple. We better get used to Jackson or Favre this year or hope that a quarterback capable of becoming the first rookie to win a Super Bowl in HISTORY is available at the 30th pick.
Frankly, and you may resist this notion but it is true, the odds are better that Jackson will have a Pro Bowl season than us winning a Super Bowl with a rookie QB. But I’m with everyone else on the Favre watch. One more encore big Brett!
The Eagles would take the late 1st round pick of the Vikes for McNabb.
The Eagles think very highly of Kolb and if presented with a 1st rounder(yes even a late one) for McNabb they would not be able to say no.
If the Vikes could get 3-4 quality years out of McNabb it would be worth it. Who knows with Favre.
McNabb has the least amount of INTs per pass attempt/completion of any QB in NFL history. Couldn’t hurt.
Hard one(loss) to swallow, thats what she said.
"My Sharona" > The Grateful Dead
I’d prefer a monstrous one-hot wonder like The Knack (a hired gun QB who brings us a Lombardi Trophy) over an intense long-term symbiotic relationship like that between the Dead and their fans that never produces a major hit (Fran Tarkenton).
by Midnight Rambler on Feb 19, 2010 3:30 PM CST reply actions
You are a sick puppy i
If you think my sharona beats out the Dead! Good grief!
On topic I must say that you have painted a great analogy here Eric. Kudos.
Crap thing is i have Jesus Jones singing Right here right now stuck in my head… Well at least it isn’t 99 red ballons. (Try being in Germany when that was popular…)
It's a lot easier to love the Vikings when they win...
I Don't Think The Knack < The Dead
I saw the Dead play a couple times, although I wasn’t a hard core Deadhead. I probably wouldn’t cross the street to see the Knack, even if their lead singer (I think) just died a week or so ago.
I was working with the music-football analogy of the original post, and saying I would rather have a one-year QB stop in Minnesota just long enough to give us a Super Bowl (give it another shot, Favre) win than have a long-term generally-adored franchise QB like Fran Tarkenton, who never got that ring.
Heck, I would prefer a barely competent novelty act like Vanilla Ice (Trent Dilfer) to the Dead (Tarkenton), if Vanilla Ice gets the # 1 hit (the Lombardi Trophy) that the Dead never had.
by Midnight Rambler on Feb 19, 2010 4:04 PM CST up reply actions
Yes!
Just what I was hoping for with this friend—a good ol’ music debate!!
by Eric J. Thompson on Feb 19, 2010 4:06 PM CST up reply actions
Not friend, thread.
Bad idea to watch a movie while typing. I heard the word friend in the movie.
by Eric J. Thompson on Feb 19, 2010 4:07 PM CST up reply actions
My Favorite Albums of the Pre-Napster Era
In no particular order or logic, beyond my definition of a great album as one I can listen to from start to finish without wanting to skip a single track:
Bob Dylan—“Blood On The Tracks” (Personal pain = awesome music)
Guns ‘n Roses—“Appetite for Destruction” (Flawless, like a diamond)
AC/DC—“Highway to Hell” (“Back in Black”, and Brian Johnson, are over-rated, IMHO)
Smashing Pumpkins—“Siamese Dream” (“Mellon Collie” was bloated and un-focused)
Metallica—“Ride the Lightning” (my fav. from before they became self-reverential d-bags)
2Pac—“All Eyes On Me” (Thug life = great art, in this case)
Jimi Hendrix—“Are You Experienced?” (The first and best studio album from Hendrix)
Rolling Stones—“Beggars Banquet” (“Sympathy for the Devil” is the anchor of this gem)
Alanis Morrisette—“Jagged Little Pill” (Over-played, but sold a trillion copies for a reason)
Led Zeppelin III (I actually like it better than II or IV, and I like them a lot)
The Doors—“LA Woman” (You can hear the doom in Morrison’s voice)
Grateful Dead—“American Beauty” (“Workingman’s Dead” could be here, too)
Alice in Chains—“Dirt” (Comparable to “Nevermind” which isn’t here b/c it’s on every list)
The Sex Pistols—“Never Mind the Bollocks…” (Raw energy trumps actual talent here)
Kid Rock—“Devil Without a Cause” (No pretension, and a great party album)
Pink Floyd—“Dark Side of the Moon” (Makes me fall asleep, but in a good way)
NWA—“Straight Outa Compton” (How this white guy got his gangsta on)
Tina and the B-Side Movement—“Young Americans” (Saw them play many times)
I humbly refuse in advance to apologize to anyone who flames me for not having multiple more-or-less obscure indie/outside-the-box album on this list.
by Midnight Rambler on Feb 19, 2010 3:54 PM CST reply actions
Since I refuse to participate in the downfall of music as we know it
Here’s my list of top albums regardless of when they came out, because if I like an artist I still buy the WHOLE album:
Pearl Jam TEN. Totally agree with eric on that one. New sound. Had the soul of music from the 60’s, yet its songs became the anthem for a new generation.
The Doors Debut album. No disrespect at all to LA Woman. I love the blues element in LA Woman. The Doors self-titled album was a big F-you to the early 60’s uptight America. Gotta love them for having the balls to do so.
Pink Floyd The Wall. Okay so it’s actually 2 albums. Again no disrespect to Dark Side of the Moon. But have you ever put the 2 discs in your CD changer (yes I still listen to CD’s and proud of it!) and listened to them back to back in their entirety? Man Roger Waters is talented, either that or he had some really good acid.
Red Hot Chili Peppers BloodSugarSexMagik. Love this album. Maybe it shows that I’m a product of the 90’s scene. SO WHAT!?
Tool aenima. Dark. Powerful. Great vocals. haunting lyrics. bass solos. guitar solos. drum solos. Its got it all
Alice in Chains Dirt. Raw. Angry. Melodic. great album
Pantera Far Beyond Driven. Anytime you can cover a Sabbath tune and make it better, wow. You got my vote.
Metallica …And Justice for All. By far their most powerful and angry therefore most passionate album. This was written in the wake of Cliff’s death and it shows.
rage against the machine, self-titled debut album. talk about pioneers. politics. rap. metal. mixed in with sounds we never knew were possible from just strings, drums and throat.
Honorable mention: Back in Black, Sublime self-titled album, LedZep III, Toxicity (system of a down). Too many to get em all in.
"We have a right to be proud, for in our veins flows the blood of many brave races who fought as the lion fights for lordship. Here, in the whirlpool of European races, the Ugric tribe bore down from Iceland the fighting spirit which Thor and Odin gave them, which their Berserkers displayed to such fell intent on the seaboards of Europe, ay, and of Asia and Africa too, till the peoples thought that the werewolves themselves had come."
-from Bram Stoker's Dracula
The Best album of post-napster:
Innocence & Instinct by RED, if you like metal check them out for a great album.
wow, I thought I was the only person who totally dug RED. seawolvesfan is correct, this album ROCKS. Fans of Breaking Benjamin should DEFINITELY give this CD a listen.
If you can't laugh at yourself... Who can you laugh at?
The Packers, that’s who.
-- The almighty Manimal
RED is:
amazing, and there own tour with BB, Chevelle, and Thousand Foot Crutch nest month. OMFG!
Nice to find another RED fan who also diggs the Vikings.
by seawolvesfan on Feb 22, 2010 4:51 PM CST up reply actions
QB Turnstile
Peyton Manning has been the quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts since 1998 and has started every game each season.
Vikings starting quarterbacks since 1998: Brad Johnson, Randall Cunningham, Jeff George, Daunte Culpepper, Todd Bouman, Spergon Wynn, Gus Frerotte, Brad Johnson, Tarvaris Jackson, Kelly Holcomb, Brooks Bollinger, Gus Frerotte, and Brett Favre. (Johnson and Frerotte left
the team and came back; Johnson won the Super Bowl in the interim.)
This year was the first season since 2004 (and only the fourth since 1995) that a Vikings quarterback started all 16 games.
I had a revelation the other day
There’s nothing that will depress a guy more than going into his CD collection, looking at the albums that we rocked out to in high school. . .and realizing just how long ago they came out.
Every day at work, I walk into classrooms to teach students that WEREN’T EVEN BORN YET when Appetite for Destruction hit the shelves. That thing turns 23 this year, for crying out loud.
Damn it, I’m old.
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by Christopher Gates on Feb 19, 2010 6:58 PM CST reply actions
Sorry, don't want to hear it
Today I taught kids that weren’t born until after i came in the Air Force, which was 1986. To them, the Cold War and the Reagan presidency are something they only read about in history books. Ugh…
What do you teach, anyways? C2, by chance?
"We're used to Favre-a-palooza now. We're engulfed in Favre-a-palooza. It's not even Favre-a-palooza anymore. He's family now."
--Vikings TE Visanthe Shiancoe, on Brett Favre
1W
I’m one of the Air Force’s many weather nerds.
Since I’ve only been in 11+ years, there’s no chance of me getting to teach students that weren’t in the USAF yet before I PCS in August. Probably what’s best for my sanity.
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by Christopher Gates on Feb 19, 2010 10:47 PM CST up reply actions
Oh, okay
I teach C2 for AMC and TACC. The 1C3 tech school is down there as well. But you probably knew that
"We're used to Favre-a-palooza now. We're engulfed in Favre-a-palooza. It's not even Favre-a-palooza anymore. He's family now."
--Vikings TE Visanthe Shiancoe, on Brett Favre
Next Assignment
Hey Gonzo,
If I remember correctly you had mentioned that your next assignment is at Vandenberg AFB. Where will you be working out there?
30th Weather Squadron
Space stuff. Should be interesting.
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by Christopher Gates on Feb 20, 2010 1:04 PM CST up reply actions
Space Launch...excellent
I’ve provided launch support to the 30th in the past. I currently support the JSpOC (Joint Space Operations Center) which is also located on VAFB, but do so from Peterson AFB in Colorado.
Good luck, and let me know if you have any questions about the area. I’ve been out there many times, and I have several friends who are currently stationed out there.
Okay, if we're comparing Vikes QB's to music
Fran Tarkenton…Jimmy Buffet. Everybody loves the guy (before he went all ‘Get Off My Lawn’), but he never won shit.
Tomy Kramer…Foreigner. You either love him or hate him. There’s really no gray area here. Personally, Two Minute Tommy is my ‘Juke Box Hero’. Because he was such a boozer, Van Halen is also a comparable answer. Post David Lee Roth version. A lot of people never liked that version of Van Halen, but thought he could get to the David Lee Roth level. Sadly, he never did.
Wade Wilson…Roy Orbison, the Traveling Wilburys edition. He was okay, but you really thought that he’d be so much more.
Rich Gannon…Green Day, good songs you really thought were going to stay with you for a long time, but after serious over-exposure you realized that they were pretty over-rated. (But man, I still love Good Riddance, and I’m not ashamed of it)
Sean Salisbury…A combination of Wilson Phillips and George Michael. Terrible in every conceivable way, and exposes himself to more than one person.
Warren Moon…The Who. Played some kickass music, but was a little past his prime.
Jim McMahon…The Clash, playing the minor casino tours. Great at one time, but now they’re 50 poinds overweight, in their mid 40’s, and trying to re-capture the “I’m a pissed off teenager” vibe in a room full of over weight, balding 30-somethings. Just painful to watch. Well, except their encore version of ‘Should I Stay or Should I Go’, aka McMahon to Eric Guilford to beat the Packers.
Randall Cunningham…Elvis, the 1968 comeback special. He was a transformational figure, but had kind of faded away. Came back with a vengeance, and mercifully got out before the sequined jumpsuit Vegas stage.
Daunte Culpepper…Eminem. You thought you really had something, but in the end, just an over-rated hack.
Taravaris Jackson…All American Rejects. You think you’re going to go somewhere, because there’s a lot of promise there…but when?
Brett Favre…The Beatles, Mellencamp, Springsteen, and Sinatra, all rolled into one. You love it all, because it’s classic and timeless, but eventually you hear something that tears your guts out and breaks your heart. And then leaves you wishing for more.
"We're used to Favre-a-palooza now. We're engulfed in Favre-a-palooza. It's not even Favre-a-palooza anymore. He's family now."
--Vikings TE Visanthe Shiancoe, on Brett Favre
Tarvaris Jackson = Jimi Hendrix
He starts out kind of struggling. Then he goes to England and gets a new hairdo, a new band name, and a fresh shot of confidence, just as his talent starts to show. He returns to America and becomes a superstar.
T-Jack = Hendrix
If you mean he winds up choking on his own puke.
by Midnight Rambler on Feb 19, 2010 9:49 PM CST up reply actions
The only reason Jimi struggled to find an audience early on
is because he was a pioneer. he was ahead of his time. Or was it because he hadnt found the right kind of acid yet?
Anyway are you suggesting sending TJack to NFL Europa? That would be a great idea, but the league folded a few years ago.
;-D
"We have a right to be proud, for in our veins flows the blood of many brave races who fought as the lion fights for lordship. Here, in the whirlpool of European races, the Ugric tribe bore down from Iceland the fighting spirit which Thor and Odin gave them, which their Berserkers displayed to such fell intent on the seaboards of Europe, ay, and of Asia and Africa too, till the peoples thought that the werewolves themselves had come."
-from Bram Stoker's Dracula
I have a dark humor side - I think it was
funny, too. I see TJack as somewhere in the middle of those 2 analagies, though. Not the ‘Shooting Star’ (think Bad Co.)brilliance, but not humiliated/embarassed by how people saw him the day he breathed his last in the NFL. An also ran, or, always the bridesmaid…
MilCardFan’s Favre take was perfect, especially the reference to the Beatles split that tore my guts out and broke my heart. The solo careers were good, but never attained the heights of the magic combination. One more year please, Beatle Brett.
Oops
That should have read:
“T-Jack = Hendrix: ONLY if you mean T-Jack winds up choking on his own puke.”
In other words, no way do I believe T-Jack will be remembered as one of the great ones forty years after his career ends.
I did not mean I actually expect T-Jack to OD on sleeping pills.
by Midnight Rambler on Feb 20, 2010 7:30 AM CST up reply actions
hope
I hope Tarvaris Jackson lives a long, happy, productive life, and has a great career in the NFL that goes on for a long time. By comparing him to Hendrix, I was just trying to say I think he can be a superstar.
But on Jimi Hendrix, did you know about the theory that he was murdered?
by medicineball on Feb 20, 2010 10:39 AM CST up reply actions
Maybe Jackson can figure out how to go to his 2nd or 3rd option.
When his first choice of WR is covered he isn’t quick to check down or find another reciever. Hopfully he learned a bit from Favre in that regard.
ericj69 – I probably should have taken my time away from the site too after that loss. I thought ranting about the loss would make me feel better, when it just got me more fired up. Congrats on the wedding and good to see you back.
Hard one(loss) to swallow, thats what she said.
I would compare Tarvaris to Jermaine Jackson. A pretty good member of the group, and has his share of fans, but as a solo artist he’s mostly unimpressive.
I think I would have to compare Favre to Ozzy Osbourne, mostly because he has pulled the retirement thing about as much as Ozzy, but also because he has been known to rock in a major way.
I relate to the sentiment in the original post about the depression after the championship loss. I felt like I had lost a family member after that loss, I was just lowdown and inconsolable. I realized then that I had been investing myself too emotionally in the success of the Vikings. I can’t do that anymore though, just can’t handle it.
Rock stars? The Vikings have em.
I always thought that the original line up of Jared, Pat, Kevin & Ray were as intimidating as any “in your face” hard core rock group. Jared as the lead singer, made up like Gene Simmons, singing Queen’s “We will, we will sack you”.
I agree with a lot of your music picks on the previous posts. I’ve got a couple of “Kings of Leon” cd’s. I can’t quite make out some of the lyrics, but they have a unique style and sound that grows on you.
I used to think that “Never Mind the Bollocks” should have been the last album ever made. I can feel the passion bleed through the speakers when I listen to it. It still gives me goose bumps. But now that I’m enjoying “The Monsters of Folk”, I’m glad that music was able to move forward. Or sideways anyway.
I’m surprised no one mentioned “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”. I guess you have to be an old geek to like that one. I must be geeky.
Anyway, Vikings fans are really cool, combining muisc & football & such. I hopped over to one of the Packers blogs and they were having the same type of discussion. Their all time top three album picks were as follows;
1. Barry Manilow – Manilow Talks
2. Jonas Brothers – Lines, Vines and Trying Times
3. Various Artists – Top 20 Polka Hits
Beer and polka. Can’t beat it.
Have a great wedding ericj69, with plenty of both.
Oops. Sgt. Pepper was mentioned.
Just not a like or dislike of it.
Sorry jshep. I always miss something.
by JethroBoViking on Feb 21, 2010 4:22 PM CST up reply actions
Ohh the pain!!
I have finally returned to thoughts of football, after our debacle in the Championship Game. After our final fumble, I threw my remote at my new flat screen tv and refused to watch the end of the game. I did not watch the SB and couldnt have cared less. I have finally gotten over our last game somewhat and am now returning to football websites, to see what new tortures my team will devise to destroy my soul. Anyway, I hope BF returns for one more year, because anyone who watched us last year has to know that we were the best team in the league, and if we just dont stop ourselves, nobody else will be able to. If BF returns we will certainly make another serious run for the trophy. If he doesnt, well then who knows??
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