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re: Champions League Thread

Posted by drockw1 on 4/16/25 at 5:48 pm
Especially without Davies. Upa, I won’t say anything about.

They dropped like 80M on DeLigt and then sold him two years later. If they cared enough about center backs as much as they do stacking wingers, they’d have two more CL’s I think

re: Champions League Thread

Posted by drockw1 on 4/16/25 at 4:48 pm
A Dier header goal had to be +10000 on Caesars…anyway, here to eat crow

re: Champions League Thread

Posted by drockw1 on 4/16/25 at 1:07 pm
Having the DierWolf as the image on your pregame XI card before the most important match of the season is not the most encouraging thought

re: Castles on the Rhine

Posted by drockw1 on 4/16/25 at 12:11 am
We didn’t do a cruise but did a 2-night stop between Amsterdam & Rothenburg after hopping off the train in Köln.

Boppard has a fun ski lift that goes up to a Spaten bar in the summer overlooking a huge bend in the river. Hopefully you got to hop off at Rheinfels Castle in St Goar or in the lovely town of Bacharach (our home base for the region)

Underrated area…enjoy the cruise!

re: John Moreland at Chickie Wah wah

Posted by drockw1 on 4/9/25 at 12:47 pm
Missing tonight’s show but CWW has gotten some great acts of late…

Looks like Michigan Rattlers is sold out but will be searching for an extra single between now and the 21st
I’ve been seeing more of the Heaven Hill BiB on shelves lately ($40-45 range)
Visitor here, but those were probably the loudest moments I’ve heard at Finn’s outside of USMNT/World Cups (don’t go for Saints games)

We had some Germans visiting and they were awestruck at the noise after every goal. Congrats on the big win…finish the job at the Bernabeu

re: Bundesliga 2024-25 Season Thread

Posted by drockw1 on 4/4/25 at 2:03 pm
Bayern continuing their pace of throwing the Meisterschale into the Isar...1-0 Augsburg in the Bavarian Derby

ETA: managed a 2-1 win but Musiala carried off with a hammy injury

re: Looking for Nola recs

Posted by drockw1 on 4/2/25 at 11:54 pm
City Park beignets will work the best with the kids, as mentioned

Call in at Parkway for poboys and save the wait time

One idea to knock a few of your options out at once is to drive to Algiers Point, take the short walk from the ferry to eat at Drago’s at the Hilton for charbroiled oysters, then hit the Aquarium before taking the ferry back and then finish at Barracuda for queso/guac/tacos/margaritas while the kids play on the playground next door (depending on ages of course)

NOLA with kids can be done easily and very well if you know where to look

re: Mississippi St. 8 @ LSU 17 Final

Posted by drockw1 on 3/29/25 at 11:52 pm
I laughed at the Hallelujah/Baby Got Back mashup…maybe it’s just too late

re: Worst losses in Saints history.

Posted by drockw1 on 3/28/25 at 4:31 pm
Michael Haynes blowing past Milton Mack in the '91 Wild Card game
That was pathetic how easily Kimmich & Musiala caught them sleeping on the quick corner
If you know this track, then you’re a “Side Four” believer like me…

It’s a shame Jenkins blew out his vocal cords late on this tour and was never truly the same singing live. Cadogan was an integral part of the sound, including on Blue but it all changed quickly.

The late 90s were a strange time that didn’t age well but the last 3 tracks of this record were a life soundtrack for me late in HS. Motorcycle Drive By gets much of the attention but Background is extremely good. Thanks for the flashback :cheers:

re: Beginner Acoustic Guitar

Posted by drockw1 on 3/14/25 at 4:40 pm
Though it will be more difficult on your hands at first, I'd start with an acoustic. If you're still committed after a year or so, you can add an electric and it'll be much easier to play but you'll be grateful you started acoustically.

These days there are tons of lessons on YT, but I'd start figuring out basic chords (G, AM, C, D, etc) and play each of those over and over (and over) until you can alternate between them easily. Can also learn barre/power chords which will help you go up and down the fretboard.

Not sure what you like listening to, but once you can play one or two of your favorite songs you'll enjoy that satisfaction and it'll only lead you to dedicate more time and learning will become more fun.

I started off on a $79 Harmony nylon out of the Sears catalog (about 30 years ago), but if I recall Yamaha makes some decent entry-level acoustics but go to a music store and play a few and find out what feels and sounds good to you.

Good luck as you get started!

re: Favorite New Orleans Happy Hours

Posted by drockw1 on 3/13/25 at 8:00 pm
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The Husky has a $20 burger and old fashioned HH. Both items being quality.


That’s a good one…same group runs Pigeon & Whale across the street, oyster HH is great there. $2 Murder Points and similar types

re: Champions League Thread

Posted by drockw1 on 3/12/25 at 4:29 pm
Vini just Sergio Ramos’ed that pen
How was the set? I passed this time since I caught the last two shows at HOB.
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that counts for sports marketing?


Guess that might be disallowed…fair point