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He provided a great guest spot on one of the best songs from the '80s:

He also designed and wore this t-shirt:

I think you hit it on the head-I feel like anyone that was in the John Prine galaxy possesses that kind of ethos. Not that he was the progenitor of that movement (I read a book some time ago about the outlaw country origins and he was brought into the fold by the likes of Guy Clark and Jerry...

I had a rough day on the Grid—7 of 9, with the no-hitters getting me. When I wasn’t flaying about, I was putting Twins to get use-the first row, vertically (one team) had Puck, Hrbek, and Willie Norwood all sub 1%. I wonder if Olivia would have garnered a lower score than Cordova-I used him in...

They got special consideration for the loss of the Sonics—still seems so egregious that they were allowed to move out of Seattle (not unlike the North Stars 🫤)

They also lost their NBA franchise (Braves) to San Diego/LA (Clippers) when the owners of the Braves and Celtics swapped franchises, to allow the move to occur (the Celtics' owner wanted to move his franchise to California and there was no way that was happening with the Celts)...

Toss the 5th Dimension into the mix and I think my head would explode. I can never sort out what group sang what song when considering these three different groups.

Taking a more mature look at this, it was the 2006 Twins that brought home a valuable life lesson for me. Remember that squad? Didn't stay above .500 until June 22. On August 7, they were 10.5 games out of first place and in third place; when September arrived, they were 6 games back and...

The Inna Gadda Da Vida version: ...time to find a new pal, Al ...don't be a slob, Robb ...ready for a new piece of candy, Randy ...no need to eat crow, Joe ...time to dodge 'er, Roger ...find someone slim, Jim etc, etc, etc. What buried the full version was the inclusion of the "slim, Jim"...

Oh good. You have found this board.

Life is often an exercise in overcoming disappointment, forcing oneself to get out of bed every morning despite the Sisyphusean experience we may endure in our personal, work, or social lives. I for one appreciate the Minnesota sports teams preparing me for life as an adult (I was a sophomore...

Funny enough, Blade Runner was a movie I'd never watched and it was one of the offerings on the flight home so I seized the opportunity to watch it based on the conversation here. It was the version with Ford's narration, which I appreciated, given the noise of the airplane and did enjoy it a...

It was Maas, at 2%

I know I'm diving back into territory from days ago, but that was a fun grid and one that brought a 6% score for me. I'm always bemused by the rarity percentages--a quick quiz, who do you imagine garnered the highest percent on the grid that day for me? Top Row: Ed Figueroa, Bert Blyleven, Thad...

I went with. . . Mariners: Terry Bulling (.1%) Blue Jays: Hosken Powell (.3%) Rockies: the pride of New Ulm, Brian Raabe (.1%) The Rockies/Guardians was stumping me for a long time, but then finally recalled Jose Mesa played for both franchises. What really stumped me though, as far as a...

So, today I took my boy to see A Complete Unknown and I'll start with stating that was the tamest R rated movie I've ever seen, unless casual and frequent cigarette smoking now elicits such a rating. As you surmise, seems as if the studio may have pushed for it?, but no idea why a PG-13 rating...

Seems to me that movies originating with Netflix or Apple+ bring extreme negative reactions on IMDB (my only source, as I am too lazy to search up others) compared to theatrical releases. Backlash against the streaming services for one reason or another is my theory.

And while you your eyes were on Mandrell, my crush was on Tanya Tucker:

I’m a big fan of the outlaw country movement from the ‘70s and the modern version (in my head at least—Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton, Tyler Childers) I’ll start with David Allen Coe singing this classic penned by John Prine and Steve Goodman: