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1981

Random Talk / Re: Are you ready for some football?

« on: October 20, 2012, 12:33:17 PM »

No, seriously, back that nonsense up.

Is this like that pm you sent me still proclaiming there were no inversions in Outlaw Run when it was found out the first over banked turn was found out not to be a complete inversion.

You can't even talk smack about degenerate coaches.

And to just to let you know that this is all in good fun, I link to your info guide quite a bit. You do a good job at taking pictures.

1982

Random Talk / Re: Are you ready for some football?

« on: October 20, 2012, 12:12:52 PM »

Make it easy on them. How many divisional football titles do they have

Several, but that is not really what it is all about is it. It's about conference championships and we've blown our chances there several times but we get there from time to time and more likely to do so than second fiddle state and mizwho.

Ouch. We better get some ice water for that burn.  You are such a cunning linguistic.
Let's hope the rest of the piggy fans are more level headed and realistic than you are.  Mizzou will be the more successful program in all sports in the long run.  They're already proving that in the Olympic sports

1983

Random Talk / Re: Neat 3D model of interior of the Pyramid Bass Pro.

« on: October 19, 2012, 10:53:59 PM »

Yeah, Al Green was born and initially raised at Forrest City, Arkansas, my old hometown. The county museum houses the doctor's bed that his mother gave birth to him on. Charlie Rich is from Colt, Arkansas, just five miles north of Forrest City, and his gold record for Behind Closed Doors is at the museum, too. Howlin' Wolf briefly had a radio show on the radio station I would later work at, KXJK Forrest City. Carl Perkins, Elvis, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Conway Twitty all played venues (mostly high school gyms in the 1950s) in my old stomping grounds.
Perkins allegedly wrote "Blue Suede Shoes" at Johnny Cash's suggestion at a high school gym at Parkin, Arkansas. Of course, just south of Forrest City at Helena my old radio buddy, Sunshine Sonny Paine still hosts King Biscuit Time, the oldest blues radio show in the world, at KFFA Radio.

Played basketball at that Parkin Gym. No high school in Parkin anymore. Our familiy farm is on Ark 75 between Parkin and Marked Tree on the St. Francis just north of the Poinsett Co. line.

1984

Random Talk / Re: Neat 3D model of interior of the Pyramid Bass Pro.

« on: October 19, 2012, 10:28:39 PM »

Have never been to Stax, but that is because they rebuilt it since I moved from the Delta Region. I'd love to go see it, and the new stuff around Memphis. Graceland is supposed to be in the midst of a giant revamp, getting rid of some of the old attractions from the early 1980s. The neighborhood around Elvis' old house has gotten NASTY and DANGEROUS. I never heard of someone right on the Graceland property being assaulted, but the revamp there should push the bad guys back a distance further. I hope the changes around Stax and good, with shopping and other attractions. Beale Street did a good job to revamp several years ago, and that was always a fun place with clubs and restaurants that I enjoyed.

http://www.soulsvillefoundation.org/

The Stax house band was Booker T. and the MGs. Some of their best stuff is just jams without vocals. It's often featured on Dan Akroid's House of Blues radio show. Yes, it's the backing band of the Blues Brothers. We recently lost Steve Cropper. The neat thing about Memphis was back in the 90's you could go to church and listen to a sermon from Al Greene. I would listen to WDIA with an old farm hand named Rufus that drove a tractor for my Grandfather over in Marked Tree.


One of the greatest travesties is Memphis not getting the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Cleveland, really?

I've wondered what a park like Hard Rock Theme Park would have done in a town where there was some actual connection to music to tie into.  Imagine a gaint wheel with the Sun Studios  label in Neon, a drop tower called the Stax drop, a Rock n Roll express blasting out Elvis and Jerry Lee


If in Memphis, Sun Studio is a must

http://www.sunstudio.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyA075eiz28

1985

Random Talk / Re: Are you ready for some football?

« on: October 19, 2012, 09:53:45 AM »

Track?  Really?  Heck....throw them out there....I'll just bring in baseball and golf.  I won't even bring up wrestling....that wouldn't be fair!

No please don't.  Then you'll boast about all the cow tipping and patty thrownin crowns ya'll have amassed in Stoolwater.

1986

Random Talk / Re: The Great Passion Play: Signs of the Times?

« on: October 19, 2012, 08:39:05 AM »

July?!? Only 50 people?!? "The future's uncertain, the end is always near..."

I could see an outfit like the one that runs Biblical themed shows in Branson possibly pulling something like that off. Just not in Eureka.

1987

Random Talk / Re: Neat 3D model of interior of the Pyramid Bass Pro.

« on: October 19, 2012, 08:33:11 AM »

There is a lot to see and do at Memphis. The good outweighs the bad. Glad to see Pro Bass Shops is doing something with the Pyramid. I remember at one time Dick Clark was thinking about making the Pyramid home to his American Music Awards Museum. I remember seeing several great concerts at the Pyramid over the years, including Garth Brooks, Elton John, Hank Williams, Jr., and others. It sure did not last long as a sports venue.

Have you been the the Stax museum? The City of Memphis along with the company that manages Graceland is work a big overhaul of the area around it as well.

1988

Random Talk / Re: Neat 3D model of interior of the Pyramid Bass Pro.

« on: October 19, 2012, 08:26:38 AM »

There is a lot to see and do at Memphis. The good outweighs the bad. Glad to see Pro Bass Shops is doing something with the Pyramid. I remember at one time Dick Clark was thinking about making the Pyramid home to his American Music Awards Museum. I remember seeing several great concerts at the Pyramid over the years, including Garth Brooks, Elton John, Hank Williams, Jr., and others. It sure did not last long as a sports venue.

The pyramid was cavernous. The acoustics were terrible. If you were 6 foot or taller, the seating was cramped. I went to dozens of events there. GnR, Van Hagar, Kiss(firstly tour back with the makeup) The Dead and on and on. The best concert venue in Memphis is the amplitheater on Mud Island. It's only drawback is its size at a little over 5,000.  9,500 would have been more ideal. I've only been to one outdoor venue that was better and that's Red Rock. The river museum at Mud Island needs a revamp but the concept is there. With modern day tech, it something really be something. A Disney like Soarin attraction featuring the river would be very cool. The riverwalk is very cool and shouldn't be wasted but there's room for addition attractions there that would help it's drawing power.

1989

Random Talk / Re: Are you ready for some football?

« on: October 19, 2012, 07:57:42 AM »

Make it easy on them. How many divisional football titles do they have

Several, but that is not really what it is all about is it. It's about conference championships and we've blown our chances there several times but we get there from time to time and more likely to do so than second fiddle state and mizwho.

1990

Random Talk / Re: Are you ready for some football?

« on: October 19, 2012, 07:44:54 AM »

BTW....how many national championships do the pigs hold?

One football, one basketball

If you want thump your chest on wrestling, I've track to throw at you. It is not an arguement that you can win. I'm not going to try to compare sizes with Alabama, You shouldn't try to do the same with Arkansas.

1991

Random Talk / Re: Are you ready for some football?

« on: October 18, 2012, 10:39:39 PM »

Arkansas just got *****slapped with their 2013 conference schedule.
Couldn't have happened to a "nicer" team.

WPS=We Plain-out Suck

Butthurt Much?

You post on Tiger Board don't you? Lot's of butthurt there.

Seen worse

Hey, we got our own fighter wing

1992

Random Talk / Re: Are you ready for some football?

« on: October 18, 2012, 10:14:36 PM »

Here's is a link to the top revenue grossing football programs. Notice what two schools are not listed
http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2012/08/29/combined-revenue-of-15-richest-college.html?s=image_gallery

Basketball?
http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2012/10/11/fifteen-colleges-top-14-million-in.html?s=image_gallery
Will easily be back in the top 10 with some actual winning.

Notice what two schools not listed.

But wait, here's another

http://www.beyondusports.com/top-20-revenue-generating-college-sports-programs/

1993

Random Talk / Re: Are you ready for some football?

« on: October 18, 2012, 09:27:44 PM »

And how many D-1 schools does Arkansas sport? 

Twice as many FBS schools as Missouri. Per capita, that's over four times as many.

Oklahoma does slightly better per capita with three FBS schools, but if you include FCS, Arkansas wins again, big time.

I'm not going to argue with Okie Dokie St folk on SEC vs Longhorn Conference.

Oklahoma St has jack blank on the U of A.

Get back to taking walking orders from the Horns and Sooners.

1994

Random Talk / Re: Are you ready for some football?

« on: October 18, 2012, 06:05:16 PM »

Right on Swoosh!

Let's see....he's built a relationship with his team and the players all respect him.  He shows the players that he is part of the team and can celebrate WITH them during victory just as much as feeling the sting of a loss.  He took a program that was so-so and has made a statement.  Mr. Pickens has invested into the program and now our facilities are one of the best in the entire nation.  I see your point....he's not done much for Oklahoma State.  Jeez......

And before you bring up the "I'm a man, I'm 40" rant....take note that this action elevated his status with the players to the point of almost God-like.  They know that he is there for them and confirmed his relationship with the players by proving he will defend his players when they are attacked by the media.

Yeah...he's a real "doofus".....but keep in mind...the pigs would LOVE to have that doofus leading their "team".

I really don't care, Gundy reminds me too much of Houston Nutt and all the rah, rah.

Oh we'll get a coach and if being a historically top 25 level team is mediocre I hate to fathom what Okie St. and Mizzou are considered. Arkansas ranks in the top 25 in attendance (only one in basketball, football and baseball), revenue and profitability and overall success of it's sports program and is a testiment to it's drive considering that we are such a small state population wise. We are also one of just a handful of schools that where the athletic department is in the black, doesn't take one dime of student fees or taxpayer money for funding and actually gives to the general academic fund. All the while... maintaining top notch facilities at one of the lowest debt loads in the SEC. And.... it's been proven we can hire away a coach from Mizzou from time to time.

1995

Random Talk / Re: Neat 3D model of interior of the Pyramid Bass Pro.

« on: October 18, 2012, 05:55:02 PM »

The Pyramid is right next door to the Convention Center. The Marriott attached to the convention center is now building a third, 10 story tower. St. Jude is building a new tower and there's plans for a redevelopment of the Pinch District into a retail/entertainment area and that's lodged directly between the Pyramid and St. Jude. Memphis continues to march on in it's redevelopment of downtown. I imagine so of this is tied to the plans for the Pinch which is a bit of a mystery. I know Greg Ericson that has a marketing promotions firm in the Pinch( He started his career at Busch Gardens back in 78) once proposed an indoor theme park is the other alternative to this Bass Pro plan. Here's a concept pic of that:




Memphis is two interchanges away on each end to have I-22 extended from Birmingham and Future I-69 construction is progressing in West Tennessee.