Red Raider coaches in their first 2 years: Coach A : 14-11 with 7 conference wins. 2 bowl appearances, 2 bowl losses. 0-4 vs. Texas and Texas A&M Coach B: 13-12 with 6 conference wins , 1 bowl appearance , 1 bowl win. 0-4 vs. Texas and Texas A&M Coach C: 11-10-1 with 6 conference wins and no bowl appearances. 2-2 vs. Texas and Texas A&M These are the facts. They can not be denied. It is a matter of what happens in their 3rd year.
Categories: Instant Sean, Sports Tags: Instant Tragedy, Texas Tech Red Raiders, Tommy Tuberville, What's on my mind
The 1960 throwbacks works as it takes 50 years, but it is a sweet 5-3 U.S.A win over Canada guaranteeing at least a 2 seed in the knockout portion of the tourney.
Canada will have to win 4 games in 4 days to win the Gold.
U.S.A. will have to win 3 games in 4 days to win the Gold.
Canada starts with Germany in a 6-11 match up.
USA will either play the winner of Slovakia / Belarus or a Swiss / Norway depending on the Finland / Sweden game. Because of the 5-3 victory against Canada the US needs a Sweden victory or a Finland victory in overtime to gain the # 1 seed. I’d rather see them play as the 2 seed and let Finland play the Slovakia / Belarus winner. We’ve won against Swiss / Norway, and I’d rather play Norway.
Tonight’s game was a tale of 5 sections.
Section 1 : Quick US Score followed by Canada equalizer then the lead back for the US.
The US in the first period used counter attacking to a T and whenever Marty Brodeur decided to get away from the crease, he was punished with shots and two goals.
Section 2: Canada attacking with organized attacks as the US fell into the trap of defending a lead. They gave up the equalizer and so many times Canada had open looks and Ryan Miller shut them down.
Section 3: The key of the game was here… ACTUALLY scoring on a Power Play. The US can’t let the man advantage go away with bad passing and barely any shots with a man advantage. Canada played inspired until the last PP.
Section 4: The Brick Wall of Miller. You can’t see the Miller Time logo on the back of his helmet but Ryan was IMPRESSIVE! The Buffalo Sabre goalkeeper was everywhere in the crease and made several incredible stick and glove saves. At any time Canada COULD HAVE tied it up, but every time they had a chance, Ryan just got enough of the puck to send it somewhere else. By using the Brick Wall of Miller the US had enough counter attacking to change the tempo and momentum of the game.
Section 5: Empty Netter and celebration. Laying down to score a 5th goal may have seemed without value but that 5th goal could be the difference in seeding for the US team. Now they sit back and get to ice down those injuries.
For the entire game I kept trying to explain penalties and players to Joanna. All she wanted to talk about was pretty boy Sydney Crosby, and with the exception of the one goal was a non entity in the game.
My three stars:
3. Chris Drury Goal and overall attitude!
2. Ryan Miller 42 saves Nuff said.
1. Brian Rafalski 36 year old grandpa of the US team with 2 goals.
In other Olympic news, the US Curling team still sucks. My favorite goat still found a way to blame everyone else but HIMSELF! He even had the gall to challenge Brian Smith to make a tough shot and bet him $20 if he couldn’t make it.
Win consistently and then have fun with the side bets GOAT!
But then , that’s my opinion and I’m still waiting for the Goat fanclub to show up and tell me what kind of great guy he is.
Categories: What's on my mind Tags: Instant Happiness, Instant Tragedy, John Shuster Sucks, My thoughts, USA Curling, USA Hockey
Say you were divorced and you're getting remarried again. Now lets say you want your two kids to be in the wedding. And that you have gotten permission from the kids principal to have them miss school for three days for the wedding and special bonding time. They will be given advanced school work in preparation for their departure. After all, the principal is divorced too and knows how hard it is to be a parent from far away.
Categories: Instant Comedy, Instant Sean Tags: Instant Tragedy
Going to finish a project tonight that colleagues messed up. One didn't do the project. One didn't want to do it, so put it aside so it couldn't be done by the assigned date. One decided to tell me to put the project under a rug. No one would notice.
Categories: SYCMU Tags: Cleaning, Instant Tragedy, What's on my mind
Spilling Poetry was actually born from the ashes of Bone Flower Elegy, another popular local band around the Lubbock music scene. When the bass player for Bone Flower Elegy quit in early 1994, the remaining members — Brian Enderson (vocals, guitar), Lynn Holdridge (drums), and Jamie Sanders (guitar) — joined up with Ryan Muff (bass) and changed their name to Spilling Poetry. The new band quickly set about playing around town and soon recorded their debut album, Invisible, which came out later in the spring of 1994. While Invisible went on to sell out the initial 1,000 copies the band had made, they continued to play regionally and build themselves a strong following over the next two years. By the mid-’90s, Spilling Poetry had become known as the band to see in West Texas and were widely heralded as the ones most likely to break into the big time…Luckily, though the band may have called it quits and their first two releases — Invisible and Microphonic — have gone out of print, all Spilling Poetry’s previous music is still available on their website in one form or another, and the band has continued to release new songs off their unfinished last album from time to time – Matthias Sheaks, All Music Guide
I actually have a couple copies of Invisible… and I never got a copy of Microphonic.
But I was part of the band. I was the manager. I managed them for a year and a half and each moment was a joy. We split apart, them heading to the future and me heading to the radio career that I still have today. While the band broke up in 2001 and underwent many changes, I know the four original members.
Brian was the brooding artist. Lynn was the quiet storm, Ryan was the thinker and Jamie, oh Jamie was my friend.
When the band changed and Jamie and I were out, we formed a talent agency that went nowhere due to the disintegration of the Lubbock music scene. The clubs started to close and the talent all went to Dallas and Austin following their dream.
Jamie and I spent many an evening after the band finished practicing just talking about my frustrations, his get rich quick schemes and relationships , his with Amy and mine with Angie. There was something nice, sitting in the office of the warehouse as he smoked and we chatted, sometimes until 3 in the morning. It was peaceful, sometimes sitting there watching the cars pass and wonder if we were going to get mugged. I miss those moments we had together.
I had let him leave to do what he thought was best, moving to Dallas so he could be closer to his ex and his daughter. I didn’t push when he came in town to meet, but it was on both of our minds. We needed that chance to blow off steam. I knew he had flaked out on having lunch when he came in town a couple of times, but hell I had to cancel a couple meetings too.
We knew that we would eventually catch up with each other and reminisce about J. Gilligans in Arlington or the time we were offered crack at the bar in Amarillo. We had a million stories and we loved telling ‘em again and again.
I even talked about it in a post April 1st 2007:
Jamie Sanders – Ex guitar player for Spilling Poetry, the band I managed when I first moved to Lubbock. Had heard he had gotten divorced and was looking forward to catching up with him, but he disappearred.
And in 2008:
Craig Wharton,
Spilling Poetry,
Jamie Sanders,
Friends I can talk to for hours to on the phone,
Randy Bush,
Mitchell Ivey,and all the moments that I wish I had cherished instead of throwing them away
I’m still thinking of the band gathering before each concert, interlocking their hands and praying coming out with my favorites.
Red , Fry and The All Down Hill
Angie’s Favorite: Stealing Flowers
And in June of 08 I talked with him. He wasn’t much into talking, just wanted to let me know that he was ok and that we would get together.
But I won’t have that opportunity to catch up anymore. You see Jamie had his own demons and he fought them until Tuesday evening when he passed. I can’t tell you how or why, cause I don’t know the facts just third person knowledge.
He was like my younger brother… and he is now gone.
I found out Thursday afternoon and my heart sank.
I did my show in a trance today and dreaded each tick of the clock as it got closer to the viewing.
I went in, saw Brian, Tiffany, Amy and then I walked a path that I dreaded.
And I saw the coffin. I saw him as he last walked the earth.
But as I walked away, I remembered the Jamie I knew. I remembered the moments we had and I cried.
Vaya Con Dios Mi Amigo. We will have that lunch someday. I’ll pick up the check.
Categories: Instant Tragedy, Life Tags: Friends, Instant Tragedy, My thoughts
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