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I seriously only heard this song one time before tonight. Probably 10+ years ago listening to Sirius with a good friend driving to Vermont on a ski trip. The song itself is nothing special and yet it's great (are you still checking in The Dean?) . There's a line about a $5 cup of coffee at Starbucks that always stuck with me and it brought a smile to my face 2nite. Thought it was worth sharing. Warning: NSFW

We had a kid in the local high school do the railroad track video last spring. My understanding is that he had previously been a fire alarm puller. Sad.

I have to admit that I never gave Van Hagar a chance. I wasn't happy either. The Red Rocker replacing David Lee Roth? C'mon man! And everything I heard on the radio reinforced my prejudice. But I do like the pizza joint analogy. No doubt I was looking for the same product.

Clemens and Bonds were undeniably amongst the greatest players of their era and no-doubt first ballot Hall of Famers based on their accomplishments. It's a sad fact of the steroid era that they were both tied to PED's. My guess is they'll get in posthumously thru a veterans committee vote or some special steroid exception. I would be OK with either. But an asterisk is warranted. What bothers me more is a guy like Piazza who was a clear first ballot HOFer who suffered from suspicion. As far as I am aware, none of the voters ever had the stones to write a column about their suspicions but they had no trouble voting against him anonymously. My personal opinion is that every player in that era should be under suspicion. Guilt by association. And this includes "untouchables" like Jeter ad Mariano. They were all part of the same players association united front.

They sucked after High 'N Dry. But I did get a chuckle recently when a board member thought that "Pour Some Sugar On Me" was "Awesome Sugar Honey" and questioned what it meant. Either way that song was probably the peak of their sucktitude. I do give them props for sticking with the drummer after the horrific accident. Happened at the height of their popularity and they all made it work.

I'm late on the draw here, but Tre'Davious made a comment about the whole hood wanting Gronk. Any connection between Barry Church and Tre'Davious? Probably not, but it just occurred to me so I figured I'd throw it out there.

Add David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar to the list.

The team is all-in on the XFL. This was the master plan all along. The NFL was the bridge between the AFL and XFL. Ralph kept the team n Buffalo for one reason only and saw this coming way before the merger. Connect the dots.

Saving Nimmo...wish I said that. Why do you think Reyes is back? One thing I've heard (and if true Reyes would play into it) is why are the Mets trying to re-create their 2017 team? Sign Moustakos on a late team friendly deal and I will be happier.

As an out-of-towner I can't get enough of the local recollections. I just can't add much to the conversation. I do remember walking into the local sporting goods store during the SB era and being shocked to see Bills jerseys for sale. That was cool. But I have a ton of respect for Bills fans who missed out on the good times and were die-hard throughout the drought. I'm looking forward to the day when this board can debate whether the Bills Super Bowl winning team is better than the 90's team. P.S. - it's the 90's team hands down

I was always amazed that Groehl went from drummer to singer/guitar.

When I was growing up, probably early teens at best, me and my bud went to the store with his grandmother and it scared the bejesus out of us. We ratted her out and it took her off the road. Sucked telling my buds Mom what was what. A few years back my mother got into an accident that she is lucky to have survived. I know because it was caught on tape. One of the hardest things I ever had to do was tell her that her driving days were over. Sucked then, still makes things difficult now, but better than where it was heading, So yeah, I agree whole-heartedly.

Is it douchey to quote yourself? Sabbath also went from Dio to Ian Gillen. I may be the only jack-ass to buy that one. "Born Again" if I remember right.

Black Sabbath went from Ozzy to Dio and IMO it was a win-win.

Hard to compare a frontman with a bass player when it comes to band continuity. Not quite the same genre (and was never a big fan) but Genesis went from Peter Gabriel to Phil Collins. Wasn't doubting you, but thanks for the link. I guess what I heard was a cover story. Believable though.

Never heard that....and forgot all about Clive Burr.

Unless I'm mistaken, Paul to Bruce was a choice. My understanding is that the band thought Paul's vocal range was too limited.

I hear ya, but this Super Bowl matchup is a nightmare for Giants fans. If the Eagles win they lose some of their air of big brother superiority. Glad to hear your fam goes to Philly games without incident. That's the way it should be. Now this I don't get. Yankee fans hate the Red Sox, not Mets fans (at least not me). We beat them, and in spectacular fashion...and I hope the Eagles do the same to the Patriots.

Love that you brought up the surrounding years. Most remember it as a 4 year run. And we always remember the core players, but there was turn-over as well. I don't have an encyclopedic memory but what I remember is losing guys on the offensive line over time contributing to Thurmans decline in production as well. I can remember Kelly imploring the line to hold their block for that extra half second in his last year.

Based on the post below and talking to a few friends who are Giants fans I'm not sure that's entirely true. Small sample size for sure but:

Nathan Who?

Growing up and a Mets fan on Long Island and watching away games on TV, one thing I remember well was waiting to hear the stadium announcer when John Boccabella came to the plate. And I always dreaded facing Steve Rogers.

In terms of the Eagles fans behavior, I just came across this article about the rough time Keenums family endured in Philly. The article doesn't offer up much in the way of details but I thought the following was humorous: "In response to the rude welcome they received in Philadelphia, several Vikings fans were reportedly planning to dress up as Uber drivers for the Super Bowl so they can pick up Eagles fans and leave them in the wrong place." http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/vikings-case-keenum-family-rough-time-philly-article-1.3776951

I love (early) Metallica. Saw them thisclose a week before Kill Em All dropped I can't decide whether this is worse than Trubinsky or Tyrod.

Just watched. Kicked donkey. Thanks.