Hello,
Heard this song this morning, just a great, great song that I don't think about enough:
Since I was at work I missed the Heat-Pacers Game 3 last night. However I did catch the post mortem on sports radio though. Although it seems many are Heat haters, I'm not one of those people. I love to watch the Heat, especially the amazing Dwayne Wade. Although he had a miserable game last night, I don't think anyone questions his heart or desire. He has won a ring after all. He's battling injuries, but if they allow I predict a much better in Game 4.
I predicted the Heat would win this series without any trouble. In fact, I wouldn't have been surprised by a sweep. With the Heat grabbing a fairly easy victory in Game 1, I thought they were on their way. Of course that was before Chris Bosh was injured near the end of Game 1. I'm not sure what an abdominal strain is exactly, but it looks like it hurts. Without him in Game 2, the Heat still had a chance to tie that game. LeBron James fell back on the bad LeBron James from last season. He acted like he didn't want the ball. When he caught the ball in crunch time he got rid of it as quickly as possible. With the game on the line he threw that pass to Wade who was on a curl play. I think LBJ could have earned himself a decent shot, but he didn't want that responsibility at all. His expectations he raised on "The Decision" I think are weighing him down now. But his fear of the criticism for missing the big shot is paralyzing him.
Does Chris Bosh really make that big of a difference? It would seem. I heard Tim Legler state very eloquently how important it is for the Heat offense for Bosh to hit the 17 footer on a consistent basis. But why does it have to be him, why can't it be Mike Miller or Shane Battier? It must have to do with match ups or because Bosh is so tall he can get that shot anytime he wants.
Sunday's game is a great test for the Heat. How will they react? Have they already checked out of this season and are just planning their summer vacations now. This is the perfect opportunity for the Heat to truly show the heart and character they have. Almost literally this team has it's back against the wall. Will they stand up and fight or shrink into the corner? The same question needs to be asked of LBJ. It's time for LeBron James to live up to his full potential. It's time for him to shoot the last shot. It's time for him to stop "deferring" to his teammates. That always sounded like an excuse to me. Damn it you're LeBron James! Demand the ball and the last shot. Don't let your coach call the play for anyone else. If he does, ignore him and take the rock to the rack. You are a combination of the most powerful and graceful basketball players ever. Act like it. Do not shrink at the time that your team needs you most. Do not go gentle into that good night! Let all your past failures and wilting fuel you. Show that heart of a champion and that eye of the tiger.
What is he so scared of? If he misses the final shot, he misses it. Big deal. For LBJ missing the big shot is so much better than not shooting it all. LeBron it's time to show the world what you are truly made of. I'm looking so much to Game 4, will the Heat show they are men or boys?
Another game I'm looking forward to is tonight's Game 3 between the Thunder and Lakers. I've loved watching this series. In game two I almost gave up on the Thunder with about 2 minutes left, I'm glad I stuck it out. I thought the game was in the bag for the Lakers, but the Thunder scored the game's final 9 points and stole the victory. Which loss hurts worse for the Lakers? Is it getting blown out on tired legs in Game 1? Or is it blowing an almost sure victory in Game 2?
If Oklahoma City wins tonight will the Lakers have any fight left at all? I know that Kobe will because he's a hell of a competitor. The one I'm really wondering about is Andrew Bynum. I've heard the rumors that LA may trade Bynum to Orlando for Dwight Howard. I would like to know is which team would want either? I know that both have the capability of being all-time great players. They have the skills to achieve that, but do they have the heart? I do wonder how much either player wants to be truly great. If Howard REALLY wants to be an all-time great he has to shoot better than 50% from the free throw line. He should be embarrassed everyday how bad of a free throw shooter he is. All good free throw shooting is a lot of work and practice. The fact that he's such a terrible free throw shooter shows how little he cares. He should be in the gym each day shooting at least a couple hundred free throws a day.
I get that Andrew Bynum is immature, but he has to dig into himself deeper to become an all-time great. If he has the heart and the pride, all he has to do is to follow Kobe Bryant's example. I do realize there are hundreds of hours of hard work in that "all". And you know that Kobe wants him to be great as well. Andrew Bynum there are no more excuses left. It's put up or shut up time.
Now I loved that it looked like LA was going to win Game 3. It's worth it seeing Kobe throw the terrible pass that was intercepted by Kevin Durrant and turned into an easy dunk. I love watching Thabo Sefolosha's suffocating defense on Kobe, especially since the refs let them play. Sefolosha also added two big three-pointers to keep Kobe playing honest defense. I love having Ron Arrest back especially since he's such a horrendous shooter. I also laughed when he flopped after Harden accidentally hit him in the face. I love Karma.
For the Lakers to win this series, they have to win 4 of the final 5 games. They would have to win at least one game in Oklahoma City in front of their raucous fans. Can LA do it? Yes. Will they do it? No!
I look forward to tonight's game and hope that the Thunder win, putting a chokehold on the series and the Lakers. Go Thunder!
themusicaddict
Friday, May 18, 2012
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Damn Cancer Gets Another One! RIP Donna Summer
Hello,
Sadly Disco legend Donna Summer died today at the age of 63. While she or that kind of music hasn't been relevant for several years, she still leaves behind a bunch of great songs. Thanks Donna and R.I.P.
"Hot Stuff":
"On The Radio":
"Last Dance":
I once heard someone say that Donna Summer wasn't the most dynamic live performer, this video may confirm that. But still a great singer and song, "MacArthur Park":
"Dim All The Lights":
I think this is my favorite song of hers, "Bad Girls":
Donna's duet with Barbra Striesand "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough):
"Heaven Knows":
themusicaddict
Sadly Disco legend Donna Summer died today at the age of 63. While she or that kind of music hasn't been relevant for several years, she still leaves behind a bunch of great songs. Thanks Donna and R.I.P.
"Hot Stuff":
"On The Radio":
"Last Dance":
I once heard someone say that Donna Summer wasn't the most dynamic live performer, this video may confirm that. But still a great singer and song, "MacArthur Park":
"Dim All The Lights":
I think this is my favorite song of hers, "Bad Girls":
Donna's duet with Barbra Striesand "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough):
"Heaven Knows":
themusicaddict
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
More of themusicaddict's Greatest Hits, Go Thunder
Hello,
NBA playoffs last night" LeBron? Was there another game played last night? Oh yeah and go Thunder. Bring the pain to the Lakers and Ron Arrest please keep your hands off any Thunder player. Thanks.
Arcade Fire's "Mountain Beyond Mountains":
Beastie Boys "Girls":
Veruca Salt's "Seether". This song is from the very good but vastly underrated "American Thighs". It would be well worth your money.
Grandmaster Flash's "White Lines":
The above song reminded me of the greatest rap band ever, Run-DMC, ever. RIP DMC. This is "It's Tricky":
Flo rida I'll never forgive you for what you did to this great song, the fact that you have disappeared is no surprise to me.
This is the original and the best version of "You Spin Me Right Round":
This sneaks into my all-time greatest hits because all cool the intro of this song is. Queensryche "Best I Can":
Um, I'm not sure what this song is about :)
Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know" gets the publicity, but I actually think that "Uninvited" is a better song:
I haven't liked a new Alanis song for a long, long time. However I'm quite fond of this song, "Guardian":
themusicaddict
NBA playoffs last night" LeBron? Was there another game played last night? Oh yeah and go Thunder. Bring the pain to the Lakers and Ron Arrest please keep your hands off any Thunder player. Thanks.
Arcade Fire's "Mountain Beyond Mountains":
Beastie Boys "Girls":
Veruca Salt's "Seether". This song is from the very good but vastly underrated "American Thighs". It would be well worth your money.
Grandmaster Flash's "White Lines":
The above song reminded me of the greatest rap band ever, Run-DMC, ever. RIP DMC. This is "It's Tricky":
Flo rida I'll never forgive you for what you did to this great song, the fact that you have disappeared is no surprise to me.
This is the original and the best version of "You Spin Me Right Round":
This sneaks into my all-time greatest hits because all cool the intro of this song is. Queensryche "Best I Can":
Um, I'm not sure what this song is about :)
Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know" gets the publicity, but I actually think that "Uninvited" is a better song:
I haven't liked a new Alanis song for a long, long time. However I'm quite fond of this song, "Guardian":
themusicaddict
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
NBA playoffs: The Thunder Rolls, themusicaddict's Greatest Hits
Hello,
Things that make you go hmm. The "X Factor" is adding Britney Spears and Demi Lovato as judges? Why? I didn't watch any of the first season of this show and this certainly won't make me care about the second season. And adding Howard Stern to "America's Got Talent", who is that suppose to bring to that show. Do you know anyone who listens to Howard Stern? I don't. I'm glad because I would have to question their judgment.
Now on to that very enjoyable Thunder-Lakers game last night. I loved seeing the Thunder kick azz all over the Lakers. I a 100% certified Lakers hater and I'm so tired of hearing about them. Even last night when it didn't matter, Kobe was still getting calls. What the hell? I stopped watching the game at the end of the third quarter when the Thunder were up by 30! That was so sweet. With 4 games in 6 days this series might be over on Saturday. I would love so much to see the Lakers get swept, although I don't think that is going to happen. Last night the lightning struck and the Thunder rolled:
I think the Lakers have been "Thunderstruck":
I also loved that the Celtics had that moving pick go against them and Kevin Garnett with about 10 seconds left in the game. Since Garnett was essentially mauling the 76er, that was the right call. I did love hearing Doc Rivers whine about it though.
As much as I'm excited by the Lakers-Thunder series, it's kind of a slow time for sports. Thankfully we also have Major League Baseball in full swing. To me MLB is probably the most fun sport to follow, although it isn't my favorite sport to watch. The soap opera in Boston is entertaining, talk about a team that just needs to shut up. The Red Sox continue to do just enough to give their fans hope. In spite of that I don't see the Red Sox making the playoffs this year. There's just too much of a dark cloud surrounding them. Boston has won four in a row and lead 4-0 in the 6th inning in today's game. David Ortiz hit his 8th home run of the season. That's good and all, but what are the Red Sox stats?
Boston is still in last place in the AL East, 16-19 overall and only have a 30.1% chance of making the playoffs. Josh Beckett is pitching today for the Red Sox, how will the embattled Sox starter do? Of course, it would take a lot to do worse than the start of his season. Before today's game he was 2-4 with a 5.97 ERA. Through 6 innings he's doing fairly well. He had allowed no unearned runs and had 9 strikeouts.
On to the Dodgers, the team that has MLB's best record. LA is 24-11 and has a 85.4% chance of making the playoffs. LA has also won 5 games in a row. They lead the NL West's second place team, San Francisco, by 6 games. LA leads the Rangers by 1.5 games for best record in MLB. Matt Kemp is on the 15 day DL for his strained hamstring. After a torrid start, he had cooled down a bit. Let's hope his on field struggles were happening because of his injury. He still has fantastic stats but no longer leads in any of the NL Triple Crown categories.
Josh Hamilton still leads the AL in all Triple Crown categories. The triple crown stats are batting average, home runs and runs batted in.
I'm loving all the MLB action and the Thunder-Lakers series. But I do have one question for NBA players. Why are they wearing intentionally nerdy glasses at press conferences and at their lockers? Yes Mr. Russell Westbrook I'm looking at you. But there are a lot of boring things going on in sports now. For instance, the Roger Clemons trial, I'm so tired of hearing about this boring story. ESPN just because this trial is going on doesn't mean that anyone wants to hear about it. I'm not the only one bored by this story. Two jurors at this trial so far have fallen asleep. They were rewarded for their naps by being dismissed.
Other sports stories that I can live out: the other 3 NBA playoff second round series, how bad of a golfer Tiger Woods is now and the waste of time known as Bountygate. Does Clippers-Spurs excite anyone? Does anyone think that the Clippers have a chance? Tiger Woods has become an averaged professional golfer and there's no shame in that. What I hate is when the leading golf story is whether he made the cut or not and then they talk about who's leading. This story is only made worse by how boring golf is. Also I'm so tired of Bountygate, aka what every other NFL team did but didn't get caught.
For today's video portion of my blog, I've been working on a list of some of my greatest hits. These are some of my favorite songs of all-time. Many time I refer to Top 500 or Top 100 songs, many of the below songs would be on those lists. Enjoy.
I'm reading about David Bowie in the early February, 2012 Rolling Stone. That's when Bowie was going through his Ziggy Stardust phase. Anyway my favorite song of his is "Suffragette City":
Pink Floyd's amazing "Another Brick In the Wall Pt. 2"
This song played a major part in a recent episode of the excellent and soon to be dearly departed TV series "Awake". This is Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody":
Rush's "The Spirit of Radio":
Although I wouldn't say this is an official greatest hit of mine, I still think this is a pretty cool song. I just rediscovered it today. Again this is a great song, but a little hard to watch. Yes' "Leave It":
ZZ Top's "Stages":
Hopefully I will have a lot more greatest hits tomorrow.
themusicaddict
Things that make you go hmm. The "X Factor" is adding Britney Spears and Demi Lovato as judges? Why? I didn't watch any of the first season of this show and this certainly won't make me care about the second season. And adding Howard Stern to "America's Got Talent", who is that suppose to bring to that show. Do you know anyone who listens to Howard Stern? I don't. I'm glad because I would have to question their judgment.
Now on to that very enjoyable Thunder-Lakers game last night. I loved seeing the Thunder kick azz all over the Lakers. I a 100% certified Lakers hater and I'm so tired of hearing about them. Even last night when it didn't matter, Kobe was still getting calls. What the hell? I stopped watching the game at the end of the third quarter when the Thunder were up by 30! That was so sweet. With 4 games in 6 days this series might be over on Saturday. I would love so much to see the Lakers get swept, although I don't think that is going to happen. Last night the lightning struck and the Thunder rolled:
I think the Lakers have been "Thunderstruck":
I also loved that the Celtics had that moving pick go against them and Kevin Garnett with about 10 seconds left in the game. Since Garnett was essentially mauling the 76er, that was the right call. I did love hearing Doc Rivers whine about it though.
As much as I'm excited by the Lakers-Thunder series, it's kind of a slow time for sports. Thankfully we also have Major League Baseball in full swing. To me MLB is probably the most fun sport to follow, although it isn't my favorite sport to watch. The soap opera in Boston is entertaining, talk about a team that just needs to shut up. The Red Sox continue to do just enough to give their fans hope. In spite of that I don't see the Red Sox making the playoffs this year. There's just too much of a dark cloud surrounding them. Boston has won four in a row and lead 4-0 in the 6th inning in today's game. David Ortiz hit his 8th home run of the season. That's good and all, but what are the Red Sox stats?
Boston is still in last place in the AL East, 16-19 overall and only have a 30.1% chance of making the playoffs. Josh Beckett is pitching today for the Red Sox, how will the embattled Sox starter do? Of course, it would take a lot to do worse than the start of his season. Before today's game he was 2-4 with a 5.97 ERA. Through 6 innings he's doing fairly well. He had allowed no unearned runs and had 9 strikeouts.
On to the Dodgers, the team that has MLB's best record. LA is 24-11 and has a 85.4% chance of making the playoffs. LA has also won 5 games in a row. They lead the NL West's second place team, San Francisco, by 6 games. LA leads the Rangers by 1.5 games for best record in MLB. Matt Kemp is on the 15 day DL for his strained hamstring. After a torrid start, he had cooled down a bit. Let's hope his on field struggles were happening because of his injury. He still has fantastic stats but no longer leads in any of the NL Triple Crown categories.
Josh Hamilton still leads the AL in all Triple Crown categories. The triple crown stats are batting average, home runs and runs batted in.
I'm loving all the MLB action and the Thunder-Lakers series. But I do have one question for NBA players. Why are they wearing intentionally nerdy glasses at press conferences and at their lockers? Yes Mr. Russell Westbrook I'm looking at you. But there are a lot of boring things going on in sports now. For instance, the Roger Clemons trial, I'm so tired of hearing about this boring story. ESPN just because this trial is going on doesn't mean that anyone wants to hear about it. I'm not the only one bored by this story. Two jurors at this trial so far have fallen asleep. They were rewarded for their naps by being dismissed.
Other sports stories that I can live out: the other 3 NBA playoff second round series, how bad of a golfer Tiger Woods is now and the waste of time known as Bountygate. Does Clippers-Spurs excite anyone? Does anyone think that the Clippers have a chance? Tiger Woods has become an averaged professional golfer and there's no shame in that. What I hate is when the leading golf story is whether he made the cut or not and then they talk about who's leading. This story is only made worse by how boring golf is. Also I'm so tired of Bountygate, aka what every other NFL team did but didn't get caught.
For today's video portion of my blog, I've been working on a list of some of my greatest hits. These are some of my favorite songs of all-time. Many time I refer to Top 500 or Top 100 songs, many of the below songs would be on those lists. Enjoy.
I'm reading about David Bowie in the early February, 2012 Rolling Stone. That's when Bowie was going through his Ziggy Stardust phase. Anyway my favorite song of his is "Suffragette City":
Pink Floyd's amazing "Another Brick In the Wall Pt. 2"
This song played a major part in a recent episode of the excellent and soon to be dearly departed TV series "Awake". This is Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody":
Rush's "The Spirit of Radio":
Although I wouldn't say this is an official greatest hit of mine, I still think this is a pretty cool song. I just rediscovered it today. Again this is a great song, but a little hard to watch. Yes' "Leave It":
ZZ Top's "Stages":
Hopefully I will have a lot more greatest hits tomorrow.
themusicaddict
Monday, May 14, 2012
Go Thunder. JJ Abrams' "Revolution": Will It Be Any Good?
Hello,
It was a disappointing game Saturday night between the Lakers and Nuggets. To no one's surprise the Lakers won as Kobe Bryant faded into the background a bit. He got his teammates involved and this time they were effective. Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol stepped up and had the games they should have had the whole series. Ron Arrest was on the floor for the Lakers after his 7 game suspension. I didn't see him mug anyone, although I only watched the first half. He did manhandle fellow Ute Andre Miller a few times, knocking Miller out of his rhythm. 10:30 EST starts are too late, even in Utah that's 8:30. The game doesn't usually start until 8:45. Even on a Saturday night, some of us have to get up early in the morning.
In the NBA playoffs we are down to the four second round series, honestly only one series provides any real interest for me. Is anyone excited by Spurs-Clippers? Does anyone think that will be a competitive series? If you didn't know, here's your answers no and no. I heard one NBA expert said he wouldn't be surprised if the Spurs sweep, either would I. The Spurs will be well rested when they play the Thunder in the Western Conference Finals. Then in the Eastern Conference, both second round series are my definition of boredom. I expect the Heat to wipe out the Pacers, I'd be very surprised if that series goes to 6 games. As for 76ers-Celtics, all I can say is yawn.
The only second round series I'm really interested in is Thunder-Lakers. Interested means I'll actually watch most of the games on TV. The Thunder-Lakers series starts tonight and I'm expecting a complete battle. I wonder how many games until Arrest earns another suspension. Would that surprise anyone if he gets suspended in this series? I love to see Artest play for the Lakers though, he never received the memo that he's a horrible shooter. Also is he not one of the dumbest NBA players there are and he has a lot of competition. From his saying he's not going to shake James Harden's hand, to his unrealistic judge of his own abilities to his "freedom of speech" quote from a couple of days ago.
I don't think it's going to happen, but I would love to see the Thunder sweep. The Lakers did get swept last year to the eventual NBA champions, Dallas. I'm looking forward to Game 1 of the Thunder series tonight, thankfully starting at 7:30 MST. That means I can watch the whole game, unless the Thunder blow them out, then read a bit before going to bed. Go Thunder!
What do you think about the new JJ Abrams show? "Revolution" is a NBC show for the upcoming Fall season. On one hand this show looks kind of cool. But on the other hand how many of these end of the world shows are there going to be before we get tired of the premise? Maybe we've reached that point already. For example, there's "Battleship" coming out this weekend. That looks awful, even with the babetastic Brooklyn Decker and Rihanna in it. Although having Taylor Kitsch in a movie doesn't help at all. I loved "Friday Night Lights", but I hated Kitsch in it. There's just something about him that I don't like, although I can't put my finger on it. Other end of the world shows include the horrendous "Trans- formers" dreck, "Battle LA" and "Independence Day" "Independence Day" hasn't aged well at all and the "Transformers" movies were ever any good. Meanwhile on TV there's "The Walking Dead" and "Falling Skies", both of which have held up so far.
Then this show is from JJ Abrams, which usually means quality. However doesn't this 4 minute trailer feel a little "Lostian" to you? What is it about JJ Abrams shows and using ancient computers? I will probably catch a couple episodes of "Revolution", but I'm keeping my expectations low.
themusicaddict
It was a disappointing game Saturday night between the Lakers and Nuggets. To no one's surprise the Lakers won as Kobe Bryant faded into the background a bit. He got his teammates involved and this time they were effective. Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol stepped up and had the games they should have had the whole series. Ron Arrest was on the floor for the Lakers after his 7 game suspension. I didn't see him mug anyone, although I only watched the first half. He did manhandle fellow Ute Andre Miller a few times, knocking Miller out of his rhythm. 10:30 EST starts are too late, even in Utah that's 8:30. The game doesn't usually start until 8:45. Even on a Saturday night, some of us have to get up early in the morning.
In the NBA playoffs we are down to the four second round series, honestly only one series provides any real interest for me. Is anyone excited by Spurs-Clippers? Does anyone think that will be a competitive series? If you didn't know, here's your answers no and no. I heard one NBA expert said he wouldn't be surprised if the Spurs sweep, either would I. The Spurs will be well rested when they play the Thunder in the Western Conference Finals. Then in the Eastern Conference, both second round series are my definition of boredom. I expect the Heat to wipe out the Pacers, I'd be very surprised if that series goes to 6 games. As for 76ers-Celtics, all I can say is yawn.
The only second round series I'm really interested in is Thunder-Lakers. Interested means I'll actually watch most of the games on TV. The Thunder-Lakers series starts tonight and I'm expecting a complete battle. I wonder how many games until Arrest earns another suspension. Would that surprise anyone if he gets suspended in this series? I love to see Artest play for the Lakers though, he never received the memo that he's a horrible shooter. Also is he not one of the dumbest NBA players there are and he has a lot of competition. From his saying he's not going to shake James Harden's hand, to his unrealistic judge of his own abilities to his "freedom of speech" quote from a couple of days ago.
I don't think it's going to happen, but I would love to see the Thunder sweep. The Lakers did get swept last year to the eventual NBA champions, Dallas. I'm looking forward to Game 1 of the Thunder series tonight, thankfully starting at 7:30 MST. That means I can watch the whole game, unless the Thunder blow them out, then read a bit before going to bed. Go Thunder!
What do you think about the new JJ Abrams show? "Revolution" is a NBC show for the upcoming Fall season. On one hand this show looks kind of cool. But on the other hand how many of these end of the world shows are there going to be before we get tired of the premise? Maybe we've reached that point already. For example, there's "Battleship" coming out this weekend. That looks awful, even with the babetastic Brooklyn Decker and Rihanna in it. Although having Taylor Kitsch in a movie doesn't help at all. I loved "Friday Night Lights", but I hated Kitsch in it. There's just something about him that I don't like, although I can't put my finger on it. Other end of the world shows include the horrendous "Trans- formers" dreck, "Battle LA" and "Independence Day" "Independence Day" hasn't aged well at all and the "Transformers" movies were ever any good. Meanwhile on TV there's "The Walking Dead" and "Falling Skies", both of which have held up so far.
Then this show is from JJ Abrams, which usually means quality. However doesn't this 4 minute trailer feel a little "Lostian" to you? What is it about JJ Abrams shows and using ancient computers? I will probably catch a couple episodes of "Revolution", but I'm keeping my expectations low.
themusicaddict
Saturday, May 12, 2012
NBA Playoffs, "Castle" Season 4 Finale, "Awake", 70's classics Part. 3
Hello,
The NBA playoffs continued on last night. The Grizzlies forced a Game 7 by beating the Clippers in LA. I predict that the Grizzlies will win this series, however I really don't care. Again either team will get destroyed by the ruthless killing machine known as the San Antonio Spurs.
I'm looking forward to tonight's Game 7 between the Lakers and Nuggets. LA NBA teams have lost two straight games at home and I'd love to see that trend continue tonight. I just don't see how the Nuggets have a chance of winning this game. It's well known the Lakers are going to get the majority of the calls. How many cheap shots will Ron Arrest get away with under the guise of "good defense"? It works for the Celtics. Anyone breathing on Kobe will be called a foul. Kobe will probably get at least 10 foul shots, whether he deserves them or not. It will be interesting to see how many more free throws the Lakers get than the Nuggets.
I do have to say that Lakers-Thunder should make an amazing series, I would be much less interested in a Thunder-Nuggets series. And I would get some satisfaction watching the Thunder expose the LA Kobes.
Also tonight is Game 1 of the Philadelphia-Boston. Someone please wake me up when that series is over.
I watched the "Castle" Season 4 Finale the other day and I was a bit disappointed. Castle and Beckett finally got together, sort of. Again the show runner is dragging out that story way too long. But even worse is that the story of Beckett's Mom being killed will continue on in Season 5! And I thought "The Killing" was moving slowly in showing who killed Rosie Larson. "Castle" has so much going for it. A great cast and good stories. Why do they have to keep on circling back to that absolutely boring story about Beckett's mother? I expected more from the Season 4 finale.
Thanks to the coolness of On Demand, I watched the last 3 shown episodes of "Awake" last night. That is such a solid show and I'm glad I started watching it. The dual realities of Detective Britten can be a bit confusing at times, but this show seems like it would deal with it's mysteries in a very logical way. I was looking forward to a second season. Too bad last night it was announced this show has been cancelled. Most shows I like seemed to be cursed with short existences. I'm glad I didn't start watching "Lost" and "Battlestar Galactica" until they were over.
I was glad to see that "Body of Proof" was renewed for a third season though. I also look forward to the upcoming season 2 of "Falling Skies" and the third season of "Rizzoli and Isles".
Now on to some more 70's classics. Enjoy.
Linda Ronstadt's "Blue Bayou":
"Silver Threads and Golden Needles":
Rush's "Limelight". I love that they have an actual washing machine on the stage.
Um, the next videos may not be 80's songs, but they are close enough. Both have the feeling of an 80's song. I love how inventive and creative this song is. There's so much going on and it all fits together in a nice little package. "Spirit of Radio":
"Tom Sawyer":
My favorite song by the Carpenters, "Superstar":
"We've Only Just Begun":
Barry Manilow's "Copacabana":
"Mandy":
Bee Gees "You Should Be Dancing":
"Tragedy":
Here's a couple of hearts for you. First Blondie's "Heart of Glass":
Neil Young's "Heart of Gold":
This song has one of the greatest endings ever. Bette Midler's "The Rose":
Bruce Springsteen's "The River":
Bruce's "Born To Run": (RIP Clarence Clemons)
Reginald Dwight and Kiki Dee's "Don't Go Breaking My Heart":
I'm going to close with some Pink Floyd. This is "Comfortably Numb":
"Wish You Were Here". A song about Syd Barrett's battles with mental illness. Some of the most amazing lyrics ever.
"Run Like Hell":
themusicaddict
The NBA playoffs continued on last night. The Grizzlies forced a Game 7 by beating the Clippers in LA. I predict that the Grizzlies will win this series, however I really don't care. Again either team will get destroyed by the ruthless killing machine known as the San Antonio Spurs.
I'm looking forward to tonight's Game 7 between the Lakers and Nuggets. LA NBA teams have lost two straight games at home and I'd love to see that trend continue tonight. I just don't see how the Nuggets have a chance of winning this game. It's well known the Lakers are going to get the majority of the calls. How many cheap shots will Ron Arrest get away with under the guise of "good defense"? It works for the Celtics. Anyone breathing on Kobe will be called a foul. Kobe will probably get at least 10 foul shots, whether he deserves them or not. It will be interesting to see how many more free throws the Lakers get than the Nuggets.
I do have to say that Lakers-Thunder should make an amazing series, I would be much less interested in a Thunder-Nuggets series. And I would get some satisfaction watching the Thunder expose the LA Kobes.
Also tonight is Game 1 of the Philadelphia-Boston. Someone please wake me up when that series is over.
I watched the "Castle" Season 4 Finale the other day and I was a bit disappointed. Castle and Beckett finally got together, sort of. Again the show runner is dragging out that story way too long. But even worse is that the story of Beckett's Mom being killed will continue on in Season 5! And I thought "The Killing" was moving slowly in showing who killed Rosie Larson. "Castle" has so much going for it. A great cast and good stories. Why do they have to keep on circling back to that absolutely boring story about Beckett's mother? I expected more from the Season 4 finale.
Thanks to the coolness of On Demand, I watched the last 3 shown episodes of "Awake" last night. That is such a solid show and I'm glad I started watching it. The dual realities of Detective Britten can be a bit confusing at times, but this show seems like it would deal with it's mysteries in a very logical way. I was looking forward to a second season. Too bad last night it was announced this show has been cancelled. Most shows I like seemed to be cursed with short existences. I'm glad I didn't start watching "Lost" and "Battlestar Galactica" until they were over.
I was glad to see that "Body of Proof" was renewed for a third season though. I also look forward to the upcoming season 2 of "Falling Skies" and the third season of "Rizzoli and Isles".
Now on to some more 70's classics. Enjoy.
Linda Ronstadt's "Blue Bayou":
"Silver Threads and Golden Needles":
Rush's "Limelight". I love that they have an actual washing machine on the stage.
Um, the next videos may not be 80's songs, but they are close enough. Both have the feeling of an 80's song. I love how inventive and creative this song is. There's so much going on and it all fits together in a nice little package. "Spirit of Radio":
"Tom Sawyer":
My favorite song by the Carpenters, "Superstar":
"We've Only Just Begun":
Barry Manilow's "Copacabana":
"Mandy":
Bee Gees "You Should Be Dancing":
"Tragedy":
Here's a couple of hearts for you. First Blondie's "Heart of Glass":
Neil Young's "Heart of Gold":
This song has one of the greatest endings ever. Bette Midler's "The Rose":
Bruce Springsteen's "The River":
Bruce's "Born To Run": (RIP Clarence Clemons)
Reginald Dwight and Kiki Dee's "Don't Go Breaking My Heart":
I'm going to close with some Pink Floyd. This is "Comfortably Numb":
"Wish You Were Here". A song about Syd Barrett's battles with mental illness. Some of the most amazing lyrics ever.
"Run Like Hell":
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Friday, May 11, 2012
NBA Playoffs: Go Nuggets!, The Celtics Are Dirty, The Lost Season of Bobby Valentine Continues, 70's Classic Songs Part. 2
Hello,
Last night I was able to watch the end of two great NBA playoff games and the destruction of the hated Lakers. It was a good night for the NBA and me.
The 76ers held off the Bulls and now advance to the second round of the playoffs. I've got over much of my bitterness about the lameness of Carlos Boozer. But I did have to chuckle to myself that he was on the bench at the end of a game that meant so much to the Bulls. In fact Boozer sat out the final 16:07 of the game and only made 1 of 11 shots. That's after not playing in the final quarter of the Bulls final 2011 playoff game. People are wondering if the Bulls should amnesty him? I say "no", just don't play him. He'll be so miserable he'll beg for his release. That's one thing we've learned about Boozer over the teams, he's solidly in the camp of Team Boozer. Boozer then could leave the team under terms more favorable to the Bulls. The Bulls signing Boozer will go down as one of the worst all-time NBA free agency signings. Of course, that won't surprise any Jazz fans. NBA teams here's a little tip for you: if a team's fan base is happy when they lose a player you probably shouldn't sign that player. I wanted him to leave a year or two before he finally did.
I completely agree with Hawks co-owner, Michael Gearon Jr., about the Celtics being dirty. The Hawks got very few calls. Boston has a reputation of tough defense- more like a lot of holding and grabbing. As in Game 5 of the series, Boston got the majority of calls for last night's game as well. For instance: the refs saying that the Hawks player was throwing in the ball when his teammate was mugged by the Celtic. On the next play Al Horford was mugged, as ESPN says "But Horford missed the first of two foul shots with 2.3 seconds left after he was tackled by Marquis Daniels to avoid an easy dunk that would have tied the game."
On that play it didn't even look like Marquis Daniels was going for the ball. Shouldn't that have been a flagrant foul? For the part of the game I watched the refs also called two technicals. Both on the Hawks, thankfully Ray Allen only made 1 of 2 of those free throws. When a ref calls a technical foul, to me that shows that the ref has lost control of the game. And giving that one extra point to the Celtics made a big difference in this game. Without that extra point, when Garnett made the shot with 30 seconds left, that would have only tied the game. Maybe with a bit more pressure Garnett misses that shot? That one point changed the entire complexion of the game after that technical foul was called.
And for the final 1.3 seconds of the game, I know it would have been a long shot. But why was Rajon Rondo allowed to bump Jeff Teague so that Teague couldn't even get that final shot off?
Now the Celtics will play the 76ers in the second round of the playoffs. I'll be cheering for the 76ers slightly, but overall I don't really care. After the Heat destroy the Pacers I don't see either the 76ers or the Celtics presenting much of a challenge to the Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals. I don't see Boston getting more calls than the Heat.
And as for Boston teams, it's good to see at least one of them is a winner. Too bad it's the wrong Boston team. The Red Sox continue their lost season of Bobby Valentine. Is there really any chance the Red Sox would bring him back for a second season? I know they have other problems than him, but has he done enough to deal with those problems? Is he even the right person to deal with those problems? He has seemed to add to Boston's problems and not lessening them.
Injuries have played a major part of Boston's problem, especially the injuries to Kevin Youkilis, Carl Crawford and Jacoby Ellsbury. The injuries to John Lackey and Daisuke Matsuzaka I consider more of a blessing than loss. But what the hell is going on with Josh Beckett, he seems to be undergoing some kind of Bynumization.
But still the Red Sox have lost 11 of their last 12 games at home. Can you imagine the Red Sox losing 11 of 12 games at home, even in their worst seasons would you have even imagined that to be possible? The Red Sox have also lost 8 of their 9 games in May so far. What will, or what can, Valentine do to salvage this season. Honestly I don't think much of what he will do will help. This Red Sox season has a feeling of being a lost season.
Hopefully getting everyone healthy and being able to dump Daisuke's contract before next season will help tremendously. They also need to get a guy in that clubhouse that is liked by everyone and that can rally the troops. If anything the Red Sox have too much money. Instead of signing the best player for their team, they sign the best player they can. That causes chemistry issues and has lead to this season of bad karma.
The NBA equivalent of course is the Knicks having Amare Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony on the same team. Whoever thought that would be a good idea? And why were the Heat apologizing to Amare Stoudemire for their PA announcer saying Stoudemire was "extinguished" when he fouled out of Game 5? Political correctness has got out of control in America.
Back to the NBA briefly: How much fun was it to watch the Nuggets dismantle the Lakers in last night's game. I enjoyed the Nuggets jumping to a 13 point lead and then most of the rest of the game. I stopped watching when the Nuggets went up by 28 points.
I honestly thought Kobe Bryant was making up his illness so he'd have his own Jordanesque moment. I'm glad the Nuggets ruined it for him. I didn't want to hear about the "bravery" of Bryant for the next several years. I had to hear enough about Jordan's "greatness" last night. However Bryant truly did look sick. As Dan Patrick pointed out today he didn't look as sick as the rest of his team. If Bryant hadn't played, the Nuggets could have won by 40. Watching last night's game reminded me again of how much of a one man team the Lakers are. Were either Pau Gasol or Andrew Bynum awake during the game? Or did they just not care? Or are they just not as good as advertised. The NBA does have a way of hyping up it's players. I can see why Gasol has dropped to the third option on the Lakers. If he's even a Laker next season, I expect him to be even lower.
It will be interesting what effect Ron Arrest will have on Saturday's Game 7. That's one thing you can be certain of is he'll have some kind of effect. It will be either good or bad for the Lakers. Honestly what I would love to see is for Arrest and Bynum to fight each other during the game. I don't think that's completely out of the realm of possibility. One is crazy and the other one is immature.
With the Nuggets forcing a Game 7 and Arrest eligible for Game 7, I increase the Nuggets chance of winning this series from .002% to 1%. The Lakers will get the majority of calls, especially at home. Also the NBA would much rather have a Thunder-Lakers second round series than Nuggets-Thunder. The NBA won't officially sanction the Arrest-Harden rematch. But ESPN would hype up the last game that the Thunder and Lakers played when Ron Arrest elbowed James Harden in the head. Although I'd love to see the Nuggets knock out the Lakers, just like the Nuggets team knocked out #1 seeded Supersonics several years ago. I still remember Dikembe Mutombo laying on the floor clutching the basketball in his hands.
As for Game 6 of Clippers-Grizzlies tonight? Honestly I care very little and I don't even know if I'll watch much of it. I'm sick of all the hype that surrounds Chris Paul and Blake Griffin. I don't think either the Clippers or Grizzlies will provide much of a challenge to The Terminator. Otherwise known as the Spurs.
Just a couple of quick pop culture thoughts before getting on to more 70's classics.
It was inevitable I guess, but "Mad Men" has had a rough season. Does "Mad Men" have to incorporate every 1966 cultural milestone into this season's story lines? 1966 is the year before I was born, so no I don't remember the cultural impact of the Beatles. But in my opinion they are one of the most over rated bands ever. It's incredibly cliche to have the Beatles represent the music of the 60s. According to rollingstone.com the Beatles were paid $250,000 for Don Draper to play "Tomorrow Never Knows" on that episode.
The Rolling Stones were a much better and more interesting band. And at the end of the 60's both Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix are coming along.
Although it was good to see the gorgeous Alexis Biedel again, but why did she end up with the pathetic loser known as Pete Campbell? I hope this show gets better throughout the rest of this season. "Walking Dead" bounced back the second half of it's last season. It's been a disappointing Season 5, although it has had it's moments.
Last weekend I watched the movies "Avengers", "Safe" and "Clear and Present Danger". Although I had previously seen "Clear and Present Danger", that was my favorite of the three movies. While I enjoyed "Avengers" it was way too long. They should have pushed "Avengers" back to 2013 and used another movie to better establish the back stories of Black Widow and the lame character Jeremy Renner played. Robert Downey Jr. was hilarious as Iron Man again, he always gets the best lines.
"Safe" was about as I expected, I was one of two people watching that movie. I really enjoyed "Clear and Present Danger". For some reason Hollywood has done a good job converting Tom Clancy books into good movies. "The Hunt For Red October" is actually a better movie than book.
Also to no one's surprise the boring "Alcatraz" has been cancelled. Now can the same thing be done to the atrocious "The Killing"?
Okay now here are several more 70's classics. Enjoy!
I've got a good job, so I'm glad that I can't complain. However I've had a few jobs where the idea of this song has crossed my mind. I love this video for how shaggy and unkempt Paycheck looks. In this era of pretty country boys, Paycheck would be completely out of place. Johnny Paycheck's "Take This Job And Shove It":
This song grabs you from the opening note. Steely Dan's "Hey Nineteen":
John Stewart's "Gold":
Maria Muldaur's "Midnight At The Oasis":
Here's a couple from Fleetwood Mac, "Landslide" is such a beautiful song. And Stevie, we all are getting older too. Yeah and it's no fun.
"The Chain":
Billy Joel's "Piano Man":
From the above video when the song wasn't even a hit yet to this video when it had become a classic:
The Knack's "My Sharona":
Isn't this an amazing song? Roberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly With His Song":
Carly Simon's "You're So Vain":
Looking Glass' "Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)"
The Miracles "Love Machine":
Brook Benton's "Rainy Night In Georgia":
The Climax Blues Band "Couldn't Get It Right":
Despite what it says at the start of this video, this is a 70's song, 1978. Sniff 'n The Tears: "Driver's Seat":
themusicaddict
Last night I was able to watch the end of two great NBA playoff games and the destruction of the hated Lakers. It was a good night for the NBA and me.
The 76ers held off the Bulls and now advance to the second round of the playoffs. I've got over much of my bitterness about the lameness of Carlos Boozer. But I did have to chuckle to myself that he was on the bench at the end of a game that meant so much to the Bulls. In fact Boozer sat out the final 16:07 of the game and only made 1 of 11 shots. That's after not playing in the final quarter of the Bulls final 2011 playoff game. People are wondering if the Bulls should amnesty him? I say "no", just don't play him. He'll be so miserable he'll beg for his release. That's one thing we've learned about Boozer over the teams, he's solidly in the camp of Team Boozer. Boozer then could leave the team under terms more favorable to the Bulls. The Bulls signing Boozer will go down as one of the worst all-time NBA free agency signings. Of course, that won't surprise any Jazz fans. NBA teams here's a little tip for you: if a team's fan base is happy when they lose a player you probably shouldn't sign that player. I wanted him to leave a year or two before he finally did.
I completely agree with Hawks co-owner, Michael Gearon Jr., about the Celtics being dirty. The Hawks got very few calls. Boston has a reputation of tough defense- more like a lot of holding and grabbing. As in Game 5 of the series, Boston got the majority of calls for last night's game as well. For instance: the refs saying that the Hawks player was throwing in the ball when his teammate was mugged by the Celtic. On the next play Al Horford was mugged, as ESPN says "But Horford missed the first of two foul shots with 2.3 seconds left after he was tackled by Marquis Daniels to avoid an easy dunk that would have tied the game."
On that play it didn't even look like Marquis Daniels was going for the ball. Shouldn't that have been a flagrant foul? For the part of the game I watched the refs also called two technicals. Both on the Hawks, thankfully Ray Allen only made 1 of 2 of those free throws. When a ref calls a technical foul, to me that shows that the ref has lost control of the game. And giving that one extra point to the Celtics made a big difference in this game. Without that extra point, when Garnett made the shot with 30 seconds left, that would have only tied the game. Maybe with a bit more pressure Garnett misses that shot? That one point changed the entire complexion of the game after that technical foul was called.
And for the final 1.3 seconds of the game, I know it would have been a long shot. But why was Rajon Rondo allowed to bump Jeff Teague so that Teague couldn't even get that final shot off?
Now the Celtics will play the 76ers in the second round of the playoffs. I'll be cheering for the 76ers slightly, but overall I don't really care. After the Heat destroy the Pacers I don't see either the 76ers or the Celtics presenting much of a challenge to the Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals. I don't see Boston getting more calls than the Heat.
And as for Boston teams, it's good to see at least one of them is a winner. Too bad it's the wrong Boston team. The Red Sox continue their lost season of Bobby Valentine. Is there really any chance the Red Sox would bring him back for a second season? I know they have other problems than him, but has he done enough to deal with those problems? Is he even the right person to deal with those problems? He has seemed to add to Boston's problems and not lessening them.
Injuries have played a major part of Boston's problem, especially the injuries to Kevin Youkilis, Carl Crawford and Jacoby Ellsbury. The injuries to John Lackey and Daisuke Matsuzaka I consider more of a blessing than loss. But what the hell is going on with Josh Beckett, he seems to be undergoing some kind of Bynumization.
But still the Red Sox have lost 11 of their last 12 games at home. Can you imagine the Red Sox losing 11 of 12 games at home, even in their worst seasons would you have even imagined that to be possible? The Red Sox have also lost 8 of their 9 games in May so far. What will, or what can, Valentine do to salvage this season. Honestly I don't think much of what he will do will help. This Red Sox season has a feeling of being a lost season.
Hopefully getting everyone healthy and being able to dump Daisuke's contract before next season will help tremendously. They also need to get a guy in that clubhouse that is liked by everyone and that can rally the troops. If anything the Red Sox have too much money. Instead of signing the best player for their team, they sign the best player they can. That causes chemistry issues and has lead to this season of bad karma.
The NBA equivalent of course is the Knicks having Amare Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony on the same team. Whoever thought that would be a good idea? And why were the Heat apologizing to Amare Stoudemire for their PA announcer saying Stoudemire was "extinguished" when he fouled out of Game 5? Political correctness has got out of control in America.
Back to the NBA briefly: How much fun was it to watch the Nuggets dismantle the Lakers in last night's game. I enjoyed the Nuggets jumping to a 13 point lead and then most of the rest of the game. I stopped watching when the Nuggets went up by 28 points.
I honestly thought Kobe Bryant was making up his illness so he'd have his own Jordanesque moment. I'm glad the Nuggets ruined it for him. I didn't want to hear about the "bravery" of Bryant for the next several years. I had to hear enough about Jordan's "greatness" last night. However Bryant truly did look sick. As Dan Patrick pointed out today he didn't look as sick as the rest of his team. If Bryant hadn't played, the Nuggets could have won by 40. Watching last night's game reminded me again of how much of a one man team the Lakers are. Were either Pau Gasol or Andrew Bynum awake during the game? Or did they just not care? Or are they just not as good as advertised. The NBA does have a way of hyping up it's players. I can see why Gasol has dropped to the third option on the Lakers. If he's even a Laker next season, I expect him to be even lower.
It will be interesting what effect Ron Arrest will have on Saturday's Game 7. That's one thing you can be certain of is he'll have some kind of effect. It will be either good or bad for the Lakers. Honestly what I would love to see is for Arrest and Bynum to fight each other during the game. I don't think that's completely out of the realm of possibility. One is crazy and the other one is immature.
With the Nuggets forcing a Game 7 and Arrest eligible for Game 7, I increase the Nuggets chance of winning this series from .002% to 1%. The Lakers will get the majority of calls, especially at home. Also the NBA would much rather have a Thunder-Lakers second round series than Nuggets-Thunder. The NBA won't officially sanction the Arrest-Harden rematch. But ESPN would hype up the last game that the Thunder and Lakers played when Ron Arrest elbowed James Harden in the head. Although I'd love to see the Nuggets knock out the Lakers, just like the Nuggets team knocked out #1 seeded Supersonics several years ago. I still remember Dikembe Mutombo laying on the floor clutching the basketball in his hands.
As for Game 6 of Clippers-Grizzlies tonight? Honestly I care very little and I don't even know if I'll watch much of it. I'm sick of all the hype that surrounds Chris Paul and Blake Griffin. I don't think either the Clippers or Grizzlies will provide much of a challenge to The Terminator. Otherwise known as the Spurs.
Just a couple of quick pop culture thoughts before getting on to more 70's classics.
It was inevitable I guess, but "Mad Men" has had a rough season. Does "Mad Men" have to incorporate every 1966 cultural milestone into this season's story lines? 1966 is the year before I was born, so no I don't remember the cultural impact of the Beatles. But in my opinion they are one of the most over rated bands ever. It's incredibly cliche to have the Beatles represent the music of the 60s. According to rollingstone.com the Beatles were paid $250,000 for Don Draper to play "Tomorrow Never Knows" on that episode.
The Rolling Stones were a much better and more interesting band. And at the end of the 60's both Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix are coming along.
Although it was good to see the gorgeous Alexis Biedel again, but why did she end up with the pathetic loser known as Pete Campbell? I hope this show gets better throughout the rest of this season. "Walking Dead" bounced back the second half of it's last season. It's been a disappointing Season 5, although it has had it's moments.
Last weekend I watched the movies "Avengers", "Safe" and "Clear and Present Danger". Although I had previously seen "Clear and Present Danger", that was my favorite of the three movies. While I enjoyed "Avengers" it was way too long. They should have pushed "Avengers" back to 2013 and used another movie to better establish the back stories of Black Widow and the lame character Jeremy Renner played. Robert Downey Jr. was hilarious as Iron Man again, he always gets the best lines.
"Safe" was about as I expected, I was one of two people watching that movie. I really enjoyed "Clear and Present Danger". For some reason Hollywood has done a good job converting Tom Clancy books into good movies. "The Hunt For Red October" is actually a better movie than book.
Also to no one's surprise the boring "Alcatraz" has been cancelled. Now can the same thing be done to the atrocious "The Killing"?
Okay now here are several more 70's classics. Enjoy!
I've got a good job, so I'm glad that I can't complain. However I've had a few jobs where the idea of this song has crossed my mind. I love this video for how shaggy and unkempt Paycheck looks. In this era of pretty country boys, Paycheck would be completely out of place. Johnny Paycheck's "Take This Job And Shove It":
This song grabs you from the opening note. Steely Dan's "Hey Nineteen":
John Stewart's "Gold":
Maria Muldaur's "Midnight At The Oasis":
Here's a couple from Fleetwood Mac, "Landslide" is such a beautiful song. And Stevie, we all are getting older too. Yeah and it's no fun.
"The Chain":
Billy Joel's "Piano Man":
From the above video when the song wasn't even a hit yet to this video when it had become a classic:
The Knack's "My Sharona":
Isn't this an amazing song? Roberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly With His Song":
Carly Simon's "You're So Vain":
Looking Glass' "Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)"
The Miracles "Love Machine":
Brook Benton's "Rainy Night In Georgia":
The Climax Blues Band "Couldn't Get It Right":
Despite what it says at the start of this video, this is a 70's song, 1978. Sniff 'n The Tears: "Driver's Seat":
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