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2006-02-27 22:26
by Will Carroll

If I have coffee with someone, I can steal their title for a bit ...

1. Did I mention I had coffee with Peter King? He's perhaps the nicest guy I've met in the business and he shared tips for surviving the business in return for some fantasy help. That coffee -- ok, he had tea -- is a highlight of the year.

2. If you get the chance to see Cirque du Soleil in any of its incarnations, do it. Just simply buy the ticket, check your coat and brain at the door, and let yourself revel. I checked out their arena show Delirium tonight and is it ever a mindbleep. The show's more music than tricks and a multimedia tour de force. The production alone is worth the ticket. One downside -- the soundtrack's not available yet! That's crap. When I go to a show, I almost always want a copy of it. I'd pay premium prices if I could walk out with a CD or download.

3. Arctic Monkeys. I swear someone told me about them a couple months ago and I've heard the hype ever since. It's very good, but nothing can live up to the hype. They're what everybody told me The Strokes would be a couple years ago.

3a. There's always one album I miss when doing the Top Ten list. If I'd heard Louis XIV before doing the list, it would have been in the top five, no doubt.

3b. I found out Louis XIV is from San Diego. Stunned me they weren't Scottish.

4. Glenrothes 1989 immediately goes to the top of my best scotches ever list. Exceedingly smooth with a nice lingering fruit taste in the back of my mouth. Highly recommended, even over that Macallan 25 I had a couple years ago.

5. The NFL Scouting Combine is a weird mix of stuff you just don't care about and the baseball winter meetings. Just no alcohol on site, which tempers things. Aaron Schatz has a nice article about the experience over at Football Outsiders.

6. Back in 1997, Kevin Goldstein joined my fantasy baseball league. We've been friendly ever since and I couldn't be more excited that he's now a colleague at BP. If you know him from the Prospect Report, you'll likely be surprised at just how good a writer he is.

7. I have this blank wall. No idea what to do with it. I can't put more pictures up without going over the top. I need someplace to store stuff, but matching my desk and the giant photomural behind me is tough. Doesn't a wall of wood or brick sound cool? Is there a way to do that?

8. Baseball note, just for the heck of it - the Giants will have a rough year and the Rangers will be surprisingly good.

9. Hardest job in the world has to be the overnight producer at XM 175. I can't imagine trying to schedule guests for the 2am hour. The whole crew does a great job there. Bringing Chuck Wilson on full time is both smart and overdue. I've done a lot - a LOT - of interviews over the past few years and Chuck is far and away the best. Charley Steiner's a close second, though his odd stop/start style can create awkward pauses.

10. I don't get to a lot of movies. I'd rather watch at home and I just don't have the time. I have every Oscar film on ... umm, DVD, yeah that's the ticket ... and I only have a week to watch them. I know I need to see Capote, if only to see if they touched on Mockingbird in there. (Long story, won't bore you.) Still, I'm excited to see "V For Vendetta." I won't actually get in line, but you get the picture.

10a. Here's one of the coolest phrases ever: "Home Theater Seating"

10b. Got a copy of Hotel California, coded in DTS. Amazing, amazing sound. Hearing U2, Green Day, and DMB in surround sound makes me wonder why more albums aren't done this way. Gotta be cost, which is lame. I'd pay extra.

10c. Since I haven't seen them, these are the lamest Oscar picks ever: Hoffman, Huffman, Lee, McMurtry, Clooney, Weisz, and "Crash" (because it's the least political.)

Comments
2006-02-28 06:53:36
1.   Baby Maddux
Regarding Capote, they do touch on Mockingbird a few times. Good movie.
2006-02-28 09:21:31
2.   Mr Customer
Re #7

To quote from the architect's credo, "Anything's possible... but it'll cost you"

In all seriousness, The weight is the primary concern (particularly with brick).

2006-02-28 13:24:25
3.   Voxter
"Crash" is also awful. That's another good reason to say it's a lame Oscar pick.
2006-02-28 20:41:21
4.   Rosbif22
agree wholeheartedly about the cirque du soleil comment. was pretty blah about the idea of seeing them (had caught them on Bravo before) until i went to see mystere...now i'd love to see more
2006-02-28 20:45:51
5.   Scott Long
Check out my second 10 picks for best releases of 2005. There you will find Louis XIV. By the way, my miss of 2005 was the comeback release by Gang of Four. It would have made my Top 10. Just incredible music, with awesome production. Funky, punky brilliance.

In regards to your comment 10b.
Would you really pay for a more expensive music sound? Aren't you the same guy from 10. who said I have every Oscar film on ... umm, DVD, yeah that's the ticket
This is why the major music companies don't want to put money into a newer medium, as too many of us are taking it for "Yeah that's the ticket.

By the way, I can understand cutting back on some entertainment choices, as those Circus du Soliel tickets are quite pricey. Considering how much they charge, they should be providing each audience member a copy of the music free, kind of like what Prince did on his last tour.

2006-02-28 21:32:37
6.   Palo20
In response to #7, I went to a bar in Cincinnati that had an entire wall of baseball cards. I think you should start pasting....

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