Monday, November 29, 2010

Football Picks Nov 29

Season total: 154-101
(winner in green)

San Francisco at Arizona

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Sunday, November 28, 2010

Football Picks Nov 28

Season total: 149-97
(winners in green)

Green Bay at Atlanta
Jacksonville at NY Giants
Minnesota at Washington
Tennessee at Houston
Kansas City at Seattle
Miami at Oakland
Philadelphia at Chicago
Tampa Bay at Baltimore
San Diego at Indianapolis

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Friday, November 26, 2010

Football Picks RIVALRY WEEK

Season total: 138-92
(winners in green)

Friday NCAA:
West Virginia at Pittsburgh
#2 Auburn at #11 Alabama
Colorado at #15 Nebraska
#21 Arizona at #1 Oregon
#4 Boise State at #19 Nevada

Saturday NCAA:
Michigan at #8 Ohio State
#10 Michigan State at Penn State
Virginia at #16 Virginia Tech
#5 LSU at #12 Arkansas
Northwestern at #7 Wisconsin
Florida at #22 Florida State
#23 North Carolina State at Maryland
#18 South Carolina at Clemson
Georgia Tech at Georgia
#13 Oklahoma at #9 Oklahoma State
Notre Dame at USC





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Thursday, November 25, 2010

The Four Suns - If There Is A Day (lyrics video)



This is the last new video I'm posting today. This is a completely remixed version of If There Is A Day. The original version is here if you want to compare the two versions. The biggest change is that the new version adds an electric guitar, the first chorus loops a second time and the middle section is completely different.

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The Four Suns: Scarecrow (video)



This is the updated video for Scarecrow. The changes for this might not be as noticeable on computer speakers as the remastered audio from Revelation Dream, but if you get the free download from Bandcamp you'll definitely notice a difference when you play it on a real stereo. The bass is deeper and the kick drums are improved. The vocals are a little louder too, which gives them more clarity and makes them sound 100x better.

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The Four Suns: Revelation Dream (Lyrics video)



Here is the updated lyric video for Revelation Dream. I finally got my head around the mixing process and you can tell when you listen to th new audio.

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Football Picks THANKSGIVING SPECIAL

Season total: 134-92
(winners in green)

THANKSGIVING NFL:
New England at Detroit
New Orleans at Dallas
Cincinnati at NY Jets

THANKSGIVING NCAA:
#17 Texas A&M at Texas

THANKSGIVING SPECIAL:
Gobbleville Turkies vs Star City ME!


I don't know why the NCAA is playing a dozen games on Friday and only one on Thanksgiving. I guess they don't see a point in trying to compete with the NFL.

As far as that Thanksgiving Special Match-up goes... Oh yes! You can bet on that. I give it my money-back guarantee!

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Monday, November 22, 2010

Football Picks Nov 22

Season total: 133-92
(winner in green)

Denver at San Diego

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Sunday, November 21, 2010

Football Picks Nov 21

Season total: 126-88
(winners in green)

Washington at Tennessee
Arizona at Kansas City
Green Bay at Minnesota
Houston at NY Jets
Oakland at Pittsburgh
Cleveland at Jacksonville
Tampa Bay at San Francisco
Seattle at New Orleans
Atlanta at St. Louis
Indianapolis at New England
NY Giants at Philadelphia

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Saturday, November 20, 2010

Football Picks Nov 20

Season total: 118-85
(winners in green)

#7 Wisconsin at Michigan
North Carolina State at North Carolina
#6 Stanford at California
#9 Ohio State at #20 Iowa
#16 Virginia Tech at #24 Miami
Illinois at Northwestern
#13 Arkansas at #21 Mississippi State
Army vs. Notre Dame
#8 Nebraska at #19 Texas A&M
#14 Oklahoma at Baylor
#25 Florida State at Maryland

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Thursday, November 18, 2010

Football Picks Nov 18

Season total: 115-83
(winners in green)

NFL Thursday Night:
Chicago at Miami

NCAA Thursday Night:
Georgia State at #11 Alabama
UCLA at Washington
Air Force at UNLV

NCAA Friday Night:
Fresno State at #4 Boise State

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Monday, November 15, 2010

Football Picks Nov 15

Season total: 114-83
(winner in green)

Philadelphia at Washington

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Sunday, November 14, 2010

Football Picks Nov 14

Season total: 113-77
(winners in green)

Minnesota at Chicago
Houston at Jacksonville
Cincinnati at Indianapolis
Tennessee at Miami
Kansas City at Denver
Seattle at Arizona
New England at Pittsburgh

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Arcade Fire - The Funeral of Music

Rock music is in decline. It doesn't chart, it's overshadowed by pop princesses and overrated corporate packages like Kanye West. There's no doubt about that. Why? Because of shit bands like Arcade Fire and Kings of Leon.

Nobody wants to listen to flat beats with even flatter vocals. It's boring and unimaginative. Modern rock bands have lost the sense of melody and it's killing the genre. The Rock N Roll bands of the late 50s and early 60s were hugely popular because the music had life. It was upbeat, energetic, and it had melody. Something sorely missing in the "flat-line" rock of today.

A few years after Rock N Roll became huge there was the folk-rock period of 65-67 where Paul McCartney wrote some of his most popular melodies. The Byrds played some amazing and influential guitar riffs that felt fully fleshed out. Compare that to Arcade Fire... See what I mean by unimaginative and boring? It's flat by comparison.

After folk-rock (with a little overlap) came the Psychedelic period that's arguably the biggest turning point in rock's history. Here again McCartney wrote some unforgettable melodies, Lennon wrote songs that felt like they came straight out of a dream. Pink Floyd could put you in a trance with songs that managed to be laid back and yet still full of energy. Bands like Arcade Fire and Kings of Leon just put you to sleep and make you dream of a more melodic song.

And I'm not just saying "the 60s were better." There's also the Punk Rock era and the Grunge and Brit-Pop years of the 90s. In fact, I'd say the 90s were almost equal to the 60s in terms of quality, influence and longevity. What's the best mainstream song I've heard in the last several months? Bring The Light by Beady Eye



The Brit-Pop legends of the 90s, Oasis (minus Noel) playing a throwback song that sounds like it came straight out of the late 50s, early 60s. Is it the greatest song in the world? No. Does it advance music? Not according to hipsters, but if you consider the fact that rock is dying of boredom and needs a jolt of energy then yeah, Bring The Light advances rock away from the abyss and back to where it should be.

Rock needs more of that and less Arcade Fire.

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Saturday, November 13, 2010

Football Picks Nov 13

Season total: 102-74
(winners in green)

#13 Iowa at Northwestern
Miami at Georgia Tech
#24 Kansas State at #17 Missouri
#14 Utah at Notre Dame
Georgia at #2 Auburn
Penn State at #9 Ohio State
Texas Tech at #16 Oklahoma
#20 Virginia Tech at North Carolina
#19 Mississippi State at #12 Alabama
#23 South Carolina at #22 Florida
#10 Oklahoma State at Texas
USC at #18 Arizona
Clemson at Florida State
#21 Nevada at Fresno State

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Thursday, November 11, 2010

Football Picks Nov 12-13

Season total: 100-71
(winners in green)

NCAA Thursday:
Pittsburgh at Connecticut
East Carolina at UAB

NFL Thursday:
Baltimore at Atlanta

NCAA Friday:
Ball State at Buffalo
#4 Boise State at Idaho

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Monday, November 8, 2010

Football Picks Nov 8

Season total: 99-71
(winner in green)

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati

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Sunday, November 7, 2010

Football Picks Nov 7

Season total: 92-70
(winners in green)

Tampa Bay at Atlanta
Miami at Baltimore
San Diego at Houston
Arizona at Minnesota
NY Giants at Seattle
Indianapolis at Philadelphia
Kansas City at Oakland
Dallas at Green Bay

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Saturday, November 6, 2010

Football Picks Nov 6

Season total: 90-64
(winners in green)

#21 Baylor at #17 Oklahoma State
#3 TCU at #5 Utah
Hawaii at #4 Boise State
#6 Alabama at #10 LSU
North Carolina at #24 Florida State
#8 Oklahoma at Texas A&M
#18 Arkansas at #19 South Carolina
#15 Arizona at #13 Stanford

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Thursday, November 4, 2010

Football Picks Nov 4-5

Season total: 87-63
(winners in green)

Thursday night:
Georgia Tech at #22 Virginia Tech
Buffalo at Ohio

Friday night:
Western Michigan at Central Michigan
UCF at Houston

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Monday, November 1, 2010

Football Picks Nov 1

Season total: 86-63
(winner in green)

Houston at Indianapolis

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