Bruce turned it down numerous times over the years and I guess felt it was too commercial for his strict individualism. But The Stones, McCartney, U2, Tom Petty and Prince have all played it in the last decade and except for the Stones they are all just as rugged individualists. 140 Million people watching you at once just in America, and many more around the world. It's a great way to re-energize your career.
Tom Petty is still living off the bounce his appearance gave him. He was the top earning tour of this past summer and he's increasingly Huge with Kids!!
I mean Bruce can sell out 7 shows at Giants Stadium right now, but many of those shows are seen by the same people night after night. It would be cool for him to sell out several shows in other cities with different people watching. The next thing he should do: Introduce a new song for an Ipod commercial, it did wonders for U2's career and the song Vertigo.
The Freditor
Monday, September 29, 2008
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Mets FIRST Team in Baseball History to blow TWO 3-1/2 Game September leads in a row
I was saying to my friend Paul today after I got word that the Mets lost. That I don't even believe the Brooklyn Dodgers ever choked away two seasons in a row like this. Did the Red Sox, the Cubs, any team?
And judging from the stat in the headline, I believe I am right. Usually a team has a season like last year where they come so close only to fall apart and come back the next year and win a pennant, or don't even contend, which to me is more acceptable.
The all-time collapse is still the 1964 Phillies. They blew a 6 1/2 game lead with ONLY 12 games to go. To me that's much worse than 7 with 17 to go, but you don't hear people talking about it anymore, because they want to beat up on a New York team. But what did the Phillies do in 1965? They finished in 6th Place.
But the Mets blew two of these leads in a row. I really think they need to start looking at trading some stars and of course hiring an entirely new bullpen. They blew 29 saves!!! By comparison, the Phillies closer, went 41 for 41 in save opportunities. If the Mets blow just half those games they win their division by 12 games!!
Omar Minaya supposedly got a 4 year contract extension, that is outrageous if it's true, his head has to be near the chopping block for these two disasters. I'd like to give him a year to correct it, but FOUR???? I like him as a person, but I'd seriously consider trading David Wright, he is a great ordinary game ball player, but he CHOKES huge in the clutch. Which you could excuse if they didn't have an even bigger choke artist in Carlos Beltran. He hit .224 from the 7th inning on for the season. The Mets as a team had the worst batting average from the 7th inning on.
I like having stars, but not at the cost of championships. The Yankees of 1996 showed that you can win a World Series without stars. What you need is solid pitching and clutch hitting. Jeter, Posada, Bernie Williams, Paul O'Neill, Brosius, Tino Martinez and Wade Boggs all came through huge in the clutch, it is why the Yanks were such a powerhouse and such a terrible team to try to beat. What Omar needs to do is stop looking at players' baseball cards and start watching videos of them playing in pressure games in pressure situations and trade FOR THOSE GUYS!!!!
I don't know who they are. I don't watch other teams except when they play against the Mets. But I hear about them from the hinterlands. It is Omar's job not to get excited about the prettiest thing under the tree, we the fans can do that, he needs to find the guy who comes through year after year when the money is on the line. Carlos Delgado has shown to be that kind of player, but he is getting old. Jose Reyes is a sparkplug, but for some reason even he needs jumper cables when the pressure is on.
I'm less than disgusted. Maybe because I could see this coming. I am so glad I wasn't at Shea today like I was last year on the Final Day. I can't even imagine how embarrassing it was to have that final Shea ceremony after the game in front of all those champions. Willie Mays and Seaver, Gooden and Strawberry. Even Mike Piazza, who played on two classic choke teams (1998, 2001), at least made the playoffs twice, won three playoffs series as a Met and went to a World Series. That's more than Reyes, Wright, Beltran and Delgado have done.
If one bright shining star rose from the ashes in all this mess. It is that we have the greatest starting pitcher in our midst since Dwight Gooden. Johan Santana is the Money Man. He is the greatest clutch pitcher we might have ever had. Gooden never won a playoff game. Darling had his stinkers when the money was on the line. David Cone talked us into losing a series to the Dodgers and Tom Seaver lost a few games in the World Series. Santana gained tons of new respect from me with his last two outings and if you were ever going to build a fresh team around one player, he is it.
My friend Paul said, if by the Mets blowing these two seasons in a row, it forces them to do a major shakeup and with those new players they win the World Series next year, would all this pain be worth it?
I said yes, but that would take some major miracle. If the Mets play bad again next year, instead of their new ballpark being called Citi Field, it will be known as Shitty Field.
The Freditor
And judging from the stat in the headline, I believe I am right. Usually a team has a season like last year where they come so close only to fall apart and come back the next year and win a pennant, or don't even contend, which to me is more acceptable.
The all-time collapse is still the 1964 Phillies. They blew a 6 1/2 game lead with ONLY 12 games to go. To me that's much worse than 7 with 17 to go, but you don't hear people talking about it anymore, because they want to beat up on a New York team. But what did the Phillies do in 1965? They finished in 6th Place.
But the Mets blew two of these leads in a row. I really think they need to start looking at trading some stars and of course hiring an entirely new bullpen. They blew 29 saves!!! By comparison, the Phillies closer, went 41 for 41 in save opportunities. If the Mets blow just half those games they win their division by 12 games!!
Omar Minaya supposedly got a 4 year contract extension, that is outrageous if it's true, his head has to be near the chopping block for these two disasters. I'd like to give him a year to correct it, but FOUR???? I like him as a person, but I'd seriously consider trading David Wright, he is a great ordinary game ball player, but he CHOKES huge in the clutch. Which you could excuse if they didn't have an even bigger choke artist in Carlos Beltran. He hit .224 from the 7th inning on for the season. The Mets as a team had the worst batting average from the 7th inning on.
I like having stars, but not at the cost of championships. The Yankees of 1996 showed that you can win a World Series without stars. What you need is solid pitching and clutch hitting. Jeter, Posada, Bernie Williams, Paul O'Neill, Brosius, Tino Martinez and Wade Boggs all came through huge in the clutch, it is why the Yanks were such a powerhouse and such a terrible team to try to beat. What Omar needs to do is stop looking at players' baseball cards and start watching videos of them playing in pressure games in pressure situations and trade FOR THOSE GUYS!!!!
I don't know who they are. I don't watch other teams except when they play against the Mets. But I hear about them from the hinterlands. It is Omar's job not to get excited about the prettiest thing under the tree, we the fans can do that, he needs to find the guy who comes through year after year when the money is on the line. Carlos Delgado has shown to be that kind of player, but he is getting old. Jose Reyes is a sparkplug, but for some reason even he needs jumper cables when the pressure is on.
I'm less than disgusted. Maybe because I could see this coming. I am so glad I wasn't at Shea today like I was last year on the Final Day. I can't even imagine how embarrassing it was to have that final Shea ceremony after the game in front of all those champions. Willie Mays and Seaver, Gooden and Strawberry. Even Mike Piazza, who played on two classic choke teams (1998, 2001), at least made the playoffs twice, won three playoffs series as a Met and went to a World Series. That's more than Reyes, Wright, Beltran and Delgado have done.
If one bright shining star rose from the ashes in all this mess. It is that we have the greatest starting pitcher in our midst since Dwight Gooden. Johan Santana is the Money Man. He is the greatest clutch pitcher we might have ever had. Gooden never won a playoff game. Darling had his stinkers when the money was on the line. David Cone talked us into losing a series to the Dodgers and Tom Seaver lost a few games in the World Series. Santana gained tons of new respect from me with his last two outings and if you were ever going to build a fresh team around one player, he is it.
My friend Paul said, if by the Mets blowing these two seasons in a row, it forces them to do a major shakeup and with those new players they win the World Series next year, would all this pain be worth it?
I said yes, but that would take some major miracle. If the Mets play bad again next year, instead of their new ballpark being called Citi Field, it will be known as Shitty Field.
The Freditor
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Happy 59th Birthday Bruce Springsteen!!!
Still rocking as hard as ever and leaving it all out on stage for 3+ Hours every Night.
The Freditor
Monday, September 22, 2008
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Cool: The Clash to release a recording of their famed 1982 Shea Stadium shows
Amazon.com: Live at Shea Stadium (Deluxe): The Clash: MusicBack in 1982, The Who were on their "farewell tour" of America's stadiums. Their opening act was The Clash. I was too young and too poor to go see those shows, but I was very excited about them at the time. I had a couple of friends who went and they said The Clash blew the The Who off the stage. Of course we were only 15 or 16 and The Clash was more our ge- ge- ge- generation than The Who, but The Clash were making a great mark for themselves.
In June 1981, The Clash were selling out 17 nights at Bond's International Casino in Times Square and making headlines. The promoter oversold it so hard the fire dept threatened to shut it all down, but the Clash, gotta love the late great Joe Strummer, agreed to play extra shows so everyone with a ticket saw a Clash show. November 1984, The Who released The Who's Last, a recording from that tour, but I never got to hear The Clash's live show. Now we finally can.
It's a big deal now that Shea Stadium is about to close and be bulldozed for the Citi Field. I hope all the groups that played there release Shea Stadium concert CDs. Grand Funk Railroad, Creedence, Bruce, The Beatles, The Stones and Billy Joel all did classic shows there.
The Freditor
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Black Dog-Led Zep Tribute Band playing in....
APPEARING SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27at CROSSROADS78 North Ave, Garwood, NJ
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Obama Tax email is Completely False, Read the Truth
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/taxes.asp
From The Freditor
From The Freditor
Monday, September 1, 2008
5 Excellent Emergency Things Your Cell Phone Can Do
> >For all the folks with cell phones. (This should be printed and kept in your
> car, purse, and wallet. Good information to have with you.)
> >
> >There are a few things that can be done in times of grave
> >emergencies.
> >
> >Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for
survival.
> Check out the things that you can do with it:
> >
> >
> >FIRST
> >Emergency
> >
> >The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112. If you find Yourself out of
> the coverage area of your mobile network and there is an Emergency, dial 112
> and the mobile will search any existing network to Establish the emergency
> number for you, and interestingly, this number 112 can be dialed even if the
> keypad is locked. Try it out.
> >
> >SECOND
> >Have you locked your keys in the car?
> >
> >Does your car have remote keyless entry? This may come in handy someday. Good
> reason to own a cell phone: If you lock your keys In the car and the spare
> keys are at home, call someone at home on their cell phone from your cell
> phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot From your car door and have the
> person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone
> on their end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your
> keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and
> if you can reach someone who has the other 'remote' for your car, you can
> unlock the doors (or the trunk).
> >
> >Editor's Note: It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our car over a
cell
> phone!'
> >
> >THIRD
> >Hidden Battery Power
> >
> >Imagine your cell battery is very low. To activate, press the keys *3370#.
Your cell
> phone will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50%
> increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your cell
> phone next time.
> >
> >
> >FOURTH
> >How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?
> >
> >To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following Digits on
your
> phone: *#06#. A 15-digit code will appear on the screen. This number is
> unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe.
> >
> >If your phone gets stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them
> this code. They will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief
> changes the SIM card, your phone will be totally useless. You probably won't
> get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it can't
> use/sell it either. If everybody does this, there would be no point in people
> stealing mobile phones.
> >
> >And Finally.....
> >
> >FIFTH
> >Free Directory Service for Cells
> >
> >Cell phone companies are charging us $1.00 to $1.75 or more for 411
information
> calls when they don't have to. Most of us do not carry a telephone directory
> in our vehicle, which makes this situation even more of a problem. When you
> need to use the 411 information option, simply dial: (800)FREE411, or (800)
> 373-3411 without incurring any charge at all. Program this into your cell
> phone now.
> >
> >This is the kind of information people don't mind receiving, so pass it on to
> your family and friends!
> car, purse, and wallet. Good information to have with you.)
> >
> >There are a few things that can be done in times of grave
> >emergencies.
> >
> >Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for
survival.
> Check out the things that you can do with it:
> >
> >
> >FIRST
> >Emergency
> >
> >The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112. If you find Yourself out of
> the coverage area of your mobile network and there is an Emergency, dial 112
> and the mobile will search any existing network to Establish the emergency
> number for you, and interestingly, this number 112 can be dialed even if the
> keypad is locked. Try it out.
> >
> >SECOND
> >Have you locked your keys in the car?
> >
> >Does your car have remote keyless entry? This may come in handy someday. Good
> reason to own a cell phone: If you lock your keys In the car and the spare
> keys are at home, call someone at home on their cell phone from your cell
> phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot From your car door and have the
> person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone
> on their end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your
> keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and
> if you can reach someone who has the other 'remote' for your car, you can
> unlock the doors (or the trunk).
> >
> >Editor's Note: It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our car over a
cell
> phone!'
> >
> >THIRD
> >Hidden Battery Power
> >
> >Imagine your cell battery is very low. To activate, press the keys *3370#.
Your cell
> phone will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50%
> increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your cell
> phone next time.
> >
> >
> >FOURTH
> >How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?
> >
> >To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following Digits on
your
> phone: *#06#. A 15-digit code will appear on the screen. This number is
> unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe.
> >
> >If your phone gets stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them
> this code. They will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief
> changes the SIM card, your phone will be totally useless. You probably won't
> get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it can't
> use/sell it either. If everybody does this, there would be no point in people
> stealing mobile phones.
> >
> >And Finally.....
> >
> >FIFTH
> >Free Directory Service for Cells
> >
> >Cell phone companies are charging us $1.00 to $1.75 or more for 411
information
> calls when they don't have to. Most of us do not carry a telephone directory
> in our vehicle, which makes this situation even more of a problem. When you
> need to use the 411 information option, simply dial: (800)FREE411, or (800)
> 373-3411 without incurring any charge at all. Program this into your cell
> phone now.
> >
> >This is the kind of information people don't mind receiving, so pass it on to
> your family and friends!
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