Great Off-Season Performances: The Dylan Edition
by Stop-n-Pop on Jul 3, 2009 8:16 PM CDT
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I'm not that big of a fan of Dylan's early surrealism but I do have to say that the man has hit a late-career stride as a wandering Americana minstrel blues song-and-dance man and it's just about impossible not to enjoy. I dare you to look over the past decade of popular music and find a better album than Love and Theft or a more enjoyable one than Modern Times. Hell, even his collection of Mexican brothel tunes is worth a good listen.
This little ditty was recorded post Love and Theft and is included on his latest bootleg series collection. I hope you enjoy it.
Things will be slow here over the holiday weekend. I'll check in every now and then to see if there have been any major developments but we will return to our original programming on Monday with a post about the roster and possible rookie free agents (hint: Paul Harris and Lee Cummard) followed by a continuation of our Wayne Ellington post.
BTW: We kind of got behind with the pre-vacation madness today and were unable to put up a post about the Lynx's latest game, a loss to the lowly Sactown Monarchs. We'll make it up with a post about the future of the squad sometime next week. We hope to have much more Lynx content over the summer.
Enjoy the weekend and we'll be back full-time on Monday.
One more thing: With all of the interest readers of this site have had with Hedo-to-Portland and Rudy Fernandez, my over-the-weekend-fantasy-GM challenge to you is to figure out a deal that lands the Wolves this Portland small forward. When it comes to the Blazers, it's Batum or Bust.
UPDATE: Maybe not:
The Oregonian has learned that free agent forward Hedo Turkoglu has rejected an offer to sign with the Trail Blazers and has ended negotiations with the team.
He will leave town tomorrow morning.
Have the Blazers been Penn Slapped by Hedo? We shall see.
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I was going to buy Modern Times...
… but it was eleven dollar bills, and I only had ten.
I hate Pod Six. I don't even know why we have a Pod Six. Total suck pod.
by Kevin Loves McHale's Navy on Jul 3, 2009 8:40 PM CDT reply actions
extra points...
…for the homesick reference.
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Blood on the Tracks
I don’t like his crackly voice. Begins to suck after BOTT. Its my shelter from the storm when im tangled up in blue
The voice has definitely...
…completely given out. In a way, this has forced him to become a different type of song writer. If you haven’t yet, give Love and Theft a listen. It’s every bit as thematic as BOTT and it is stacked from beginning to end. It’s not nearly as personal (after all, it’s not about a divorce) but it is every bit BOTT’s equal. It deals more with crumbling empires, a horrible future, and a problematic present. Interestingly enough, it was released on the morning of 9/11. The Village Voice’s review was entitled “What did Dylan know and when did he know it?”
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I'll definitely give it a listen
But every time I listen to him I just cant help but look back on his other works when his voice was beautiful. His voice still has the ability to pierce into your soul and I guess thats what listeners like you love the most about him. He’s the greatest songwriter of all time but he is hard to listen to when he only sings two notes in a chorus.
by FutureViking43 on Jul 3, 2009 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Beauty is definitely...
….in the ear of the beholder with a guy like Dylan. He reminds me of a lyric from one of my favorite bands, The Silver Jews: All my favorite singers couldn’t sing.
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Silver Jews
http://pitchfork.com/tv/#/episode/26-silver-jews/1
Had been reading about them for awhile, then finally heard them at the link above. Good Call!
If you are looking for an album...
…go with American Water. It’s in my top-5 all-time records. Nearly perfect.
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lots of people feel that way
i’m partial to natural bridge and the early lo-fi stuff myself, though american water is great too. saw them in chapel hill a few years ago, front row, sang every word. i was an english major largely because of berman.
used to
briefly, part of a break i took from minneapolis for a couple years. mostly in oakland though.
too bad...
… i go to school in durham and would love a wolves-game viewing buddy or two.
woulda been nice
the people i was friends with there were just music people, they thought the whole sports thing i had going was pretty strange.
Rap-Slapped!
Sounds like he’s headed to Toronto, according to ESPN.
by pagingstanleyroberts on Jul 3, 2009 9:58 PM CDT reply actions
I just heard something...
…on the radio that says his wife prefers Toronto. It is a fantastic city.
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I heard that too...
But wonder if it’s worth it for the Raps if they have to renounce Marion. He’s cheaper and could arguably be as effective with that team.
by pagingstanleyroberts on Jul 3, 2009 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Only thing is now...
Rudy probably will be staying there. Imagining Rudy on our team made me giddy for awhile. dont think its possible anymore :(.
by FutureViking43 on Jul 3, 2009 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Love and Theft
was about the greatest album ever. I bought it two days after 9/11 and listened to it about a couple hundred times over the following year.
It really was weird...
….how it was released on that day and with that theme.
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Yeah, it really blew my mind pretty good
and sort of led me down the Dylan rabbit hole. As the Iraq war was starting, I bought “Infidels” and ended up listening to that a billion times, feeling like Dylan had written the whole album about Bush years ahead of time, through time travel or something. Songs like “License to Kill,” “Neighborhood Bully,” and “Sweetheart Like You,” which includes the immortal line:
“They say that patriotism is the last refuge, to which a scoundrel clings. Steal a little and they put you in jail, steal a lot and they make you a king!”
by princelyfrank on Jul 4, 2009 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions
There aren't too many other popular artists...
….who have enjoyed this much late-career success.
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That's a good one...
…as well.
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Modern Times is damn good, too!
Since Hedo is headed for Toronto, should we try to go after Delfino and Parker? Probably wouldn’t cost very much and would give us veterans at the 2 and 3 for a year or so.
There are a few...
..guys out there that could help. Bogans, Shannon Brown, Shaddy, Gerald Green….quite a few guards that could be had on the cheap. Of course, there are also undrafted free agents like Lee Cummard and Paul Harris that could be had for much cheaper. I have a post planned on this subject for Monday.
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I really like Brown
I’m hoping that the Lakers will have trouble resigning him b/c of the Artest and Odom deals.
As for Shaddy…ya don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows with that dude. Green? A very talented athlete, but still has yet to prove he understands the game enough to warrent more than token minutes, especially next to a rookie PG. I guess we’ll see how things shape up after July 8th – we’ll see who has the $ for free agents and what the market prices will be. I’m guessing (wishing, praying, hoping) that The Wrath will also explore the trade route considering we have what seems like 3 dozen front court players on the roster. Of course, who we want could depend on who’s going to coach our merry crew.
Trades
We still have several expirings of note: Thomas, Cardinal, Rhino, Gomes (TO), Mad-Dog. To get value from these you’d need to get a player that goes beyond 2010. This might in the end be the best strategy for these assests.
Turk/ D.Lee
1. I really question the wisdom of Toronto- considering Chris Bosh is almost a certainity to bolt next year- to commit this much money to Hedo considering the rest of the roster.
2. The one thing I find fascinating is that Portland reportedly is pursuing David Lee. (Granted the NY Post is the source) Could this be a further indication that KP thinks LMA is overrated. Lee’s a much more efficient scorer along with a better rebounder. I think LMA makes more of an impact on the defensive end of the court although with Pryz and Oden you can maybe afford more of an Defensive liability at the 4. Intrigue??
Run
If Portland wanted to have a unit that could flat our run, D. Lee makes sense. They certainly have the personnel to do it. They could slow it down as well with Gorilla and Oden. But that’s a lot of money to give to D. Lee. I don’t think he’s that good. He’s certainly not bad, but is he worth 5 years and over $7 million a year?
Probably
Considering his Win Share Numbers. Wages of Wins has the rule of thumb of 1 Million per Win Produced being a good rule of thumb for a player http://dberri.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/judging-the-value-of-anderson-varejao/.
Considering Lee’s Wins produced were 16.4 yes- he’s easily worth 7 Million a year. If you go by BBR’s win Shares at over 9. It’s probably fair to say he’s worth around 9 Million a year when you factor in his age for 5 years. He’s a very efficient scorer along with a pretty solid rebounder for a Starting NBA 4. He’s not great on Defense but as in the case of Kevin Love look who he’s surronded by on this end of the court. Even if he’s not a great man defender- he makes up value on this end of the court due to his rebounding.
I like Turk
But I knew someone was going to give him way too much. He’ll give them some quality for awhile, but I can’t see how that contract doesn’t become an albatross before it’s all said and done.
If Bosh bolts...
… that contract will kill their recovery.
For that price, I'm happy if Hedo retires as an old raptor who can't hunt anymore
If you want to trade our spare parts for Devin Harris, I have three quarters I would like to trade for your dollar
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