Ketch's 10 Thoughts From the Weekend (The path for saving this season is crystal clear...)
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Rolling Stone has it at 7 on their own list, but I take your point. The man has a lot of great songs.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/...-50-greatest-songs-197807/the-waiting-198035/
Not to hurt your feelings.
His music is listenable.
Kinda elevator music that woke up early.
I’m certainly relieved the new arena won’t have some interchangeable soulless corporate name like Mega-Compudyne.com Arena. I will say, though, that the number of places around here named Moody could start to lead to a little confusion.
No, when we went back to a 3 man line in the 2nd quarter is when we started to play well. We only played the 4 man line in the first quarter, and we struggled. In fact, near the end of that game we had sets where we only had one man with his hand on the ground.
Hook'em
As much as it will sting a lot of Texas fans to consider the idea of rooting for Oklahoma this weekend when the Sooners visit Waco, the least damaging result for the Longhorns would be an OU win because it would essentially allow the Longhorns to control their own destiny, assuming they find a way to beat Iowa State this weekend.
Even if they played Thug U Miami, I could not root for OU. Having said that, I think they'll handle the Bears. Regardless, Sic 'Em, Bears.
Even if they played Thug U Miami, I could not root for OU. Having said that, I think they'll handle the Bears. Regardless, Sic 'Em, Bears.
Yet it and Free Falling (Thanks Jerry McGuire) are the only ones most people have ever heard of. Perhaps that's why music snobs don't like them very much.
IIRC, when the now-Moody Center was announced, CDC said it would be paid for using no money from UT's budget, but instead from investor money.
McConaughey and others invested in the arena and would receive proceeds from the first 10 years of non-athletic events there (concerts, primarily).
I guess the $130M Moody gift is in addition to that?
Edit: Here we go... yes, total cost is $300M. Can't wait for it and the SEZ to be complete.
McConaughey and others invested in the arena and would receive proceeds from the first 10 years of non-athletic events there (concerts, primarily).
I guess the $130M Moody gift is in addition to that?
Edit: Here we go... yes, total cost is $300M. Can't wait for it and the SEZ to be complete.
Wouldn't be the first time a hit that crosses over to the masses isn't loved by the fans that consider themselves purists.
I have never heard of most of the songs on your list as Petty was always too soft for my tastes. But I have heard the Mary Jane song and Free Falling (but only from Jerry McGuire) because they hit mainstream. I could be wrong, but I am just speaking from the perspective of an outsider.
This. I just tried coming up with my own Tom Petty top 10. Really needs to be a top 20. The man was an amazing musician when you look back at his catalog.
Don't Come Around Here No More has an argument for #1 overall, and has to be top ten. The Waiting is also mandatory. Learning to Fly has no business in the top ten.
So, basically you don't know what you're talking about.
Petty is one of those musicians who is very talented, and almost has his own genre of music.
That said, I can only handle listening to his stuff in small doses, mixed in with other genres.
Same thing with bands like REM. They are just so different, that I can't listen to them for an extended time, without tiring of it quickly.
But if I haven't heard Petty or REM for a few months, and one of their songs comes on, I really dig it... for 3 to 5 minutes.
That said, I can only handle listening to his stuff in small doses, mixed in with other genres.
Same thing with bands like REM. They are just so different, that I can't listen to them for an extended time, without tiring of it quickly.
But if I haven't heard Petty or REM for a few months, and one of their songs comes on, I really dig it... for 3 to 5 minutes.
The PA announcer did say that which is obviously the narrative they want people to walk away with but the actual announcement didn’t say that.
For a godzillion years, the Moody foundation has been a major donor to the Medical Campus, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston.
I wasn't attacking your list. Sorry if it came across that way. I was only commenting on the disconnect between Rolling Stones having a song low despite it being one of the few that crossed over to mainstream.
I never claimed otherwise. I wasn't commenting on the merits of the song as much as the phenomena of popular songs being regarded less by purists and critics.
It's like fans of Metallica that don't like the Black album because it crossed into mainstream.
I never used to love Petty, either.
Then I spent a week devouring his stuff and I realized how much of his early stuff was completely bad-ass.
I need to do my Metallica list. That would cause some people to lose their minds.
You are going to put "Until it Sleeps" at number 1 aren't you?I never used to love Petty, either.
Then I spent a week devouring his stuff and I realized how much of his early stuff was completely bad-ass.
I need to do my Metallica list. That would cause some people to lose their minds.
You just never knowYou are going to put "Until it Sleeps" at number 1 aren't you?
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Well, the Moody's were standing right there, so if it is supposed to be a secret narrative, they have found out about it......
So I was kind of expecting a lot more discussion about the game. Lack of discipline on defense-targeting. Lack of discipline on special teams-kick return. The decision to try not to score a TD at the end and just kick the FG.
But I suppose a 4 page critique of a list of Petty songs is ok too
But I suppose a 4 page critique of a list of Petty songs is ok too
