Morning Newspaper for February 9th
by Glenn Logan on Feb 9, 2009 9:24 AM EST
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The most surprising baffling news of the morning was the strange collaboration between Allison Krauss, a bluegrass artist of supernal talent, and Robert Plant, former frontman for the legendary rock group, Led Zeppelin. I'm generally not a big fan of the Grammys, but my wife always makes me suffer through them. I was completely amazed that Krauss and Plant could not only successfully create something worth listening to, but that they could pull off two Grammy awards in the process, including Album of the Year.
They say if you live long enough, you will see everything. I'm now checking the Grammy for duo of bluegrass artist and 1970's rock icon off the list. Now, for the rest of the news.
Kentucky Basketball News
- Seth Stogsdill, Gator Hater. Has kind of nice ring to it, no?
- Nervousness among UK's fans? Do tell. Chris Diggs defends Billy Gillispie at some length. Like the rest of us, he does not understand Gillispie's substitutions, but is willing to go on a little faith, citing Ben Howland and Rich Brooks as examples. I think he makes some good points here.
- More about the mythical "third option." Bugger a third option -- we just need everyone other than Meeks and Patterson to demonstrate that they know how to play basketball.
- Bozich thinks that UK will beat Florida because Florida doesn't defend well. I think he is more likely right than wrong.
- Kentucky-Florida preview at Wildcats Thunder.
- Matt Jones has a little news, but not very much.
Kentucky Football News
- A Washington Times sports blogger has an interview with Joker Phillips about succession plans.
- The Bleacher Report ranks SEC coaches. Well, at least Brooks isn't in the bottom two where he used to be all the time.
NCAA Basketball News
- LSU defeats rudderless Tide.
- Illinois beats Purdue in a mild upset.
- More dissin' of the SEC, this time from the Courier-Journal.
- Things just get worse for Indiana.
- Jerry Tipton's AP Poll ballot.
- Is time running out for Jeff Lebo at Auburn? Track em Tigers seems to think so.
- Rocky Top Talk looks at the state of the SEC in basketball.
NCAA Football News
- More Lane Kiffin hilarity.
- Some familiar names not invited to the NFL Combine.
Other News of Interest
- This was a stupid ruling originally, and now the Kentucky Court of Appeals has overturned it. If it is appealed, the Kentucky Supreme Court should uphold the appeals court ruling.
- Power outage problems in Kentucky are slowly getting addressed, but we still have a ways to go.
- Musicians with Kentucky ties win four Grammys. Congrats to all.
- UK women fall to Vanderbilt.
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Kiffin
Ah the things Kiffin says. I cant wait for the season to start. Those quick halftime interviews are going to be downsight hilarious. You can bet I’ll be tuning in to UT games just to check out the new way Kiffin will find to stick his foot in his mouth.
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Tipton On Playmaking
Recently I commented in a Fanpost on UK’s lack of a player who could penetrate off the dribble and create for himself or others. Jerry Tipton has a piece on just such a deficiency:
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Krauss/Plant
The brainchild of producer T-Bone Burnett. I too was amazed at the sound this unlikely pair is able to get. If you ever get a chance to see them perform together I highly suggest it. Fantastic stuff!!!
I missed the Krauss/Plant concert(s) in Louisville
But the tickets for the originally planned one night show at the Palace sold out so quickly that K/P immediately decided to add another show the following night.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Yeah......
I didn’t get to see the show in Lville either, but I taped one of their performances and I bet I watched it at least five times. I’m still stunned by the blend of their voices. T-Bone is genius for getting them together!
Just heard
Looks like Jeff Brohm is out at UofL. Ouch.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Oh I love the Fake who once contributed on this site.
http://new.kentuckysportsradio.com/?p=13677#comments
He just has a different way of thinking…lol. This is hilarious in one way and then again…not…considering the fragile nature of some UK fans.
The best fiction always has that kernel of truth ;-)
I too greatly enjoyed FGM’s story.
...when you let other people tell you what success is, you already have no chance of ever finding it. - Doug Glanville
A Hefty Dose of Reality
Folks, I want Kentucky to win tomorrow night as much as the rest of you. However, to manage expectations a bit, let’s all keep in mind that UF enters the game with a better overall record, a better conference record, and a considerably better RPI. In other words, a loss to Florida will not mean that the sky is falling and that Coach G should be run out of town on a rail. Instead, it will simply mean that we got beat by a better team.
Let’s hope we can right the ship and pull off an upset tomorrow night.
At home ...
… I don’t consider this an upset. We probably won’t be favored, but this game we need — for confidence, if nothing else.
A Sea of Blue -- Kentucky Sports for the Discerning Fan
Omission
You left out — taken as a whole roster — better players.
No disagreement there...
We really do need a win. I just don’t want everyone calling for the Coach’s head if we lose.
The natives...
are starting to get restless so another loss(would be 4 in a row,3 at home and another loss to the hated Gators)may start those “FireBillyG” websites,if they haven’t started already.
by maysvilleblue on Feb 9, 2009 7:17 PM EST up reply actions
There Should Be NONE Of Those
Gillispie has a 7 year contract. He deserves more than 1.5 years to show what he can do.
by FortyYearCatFan on Feb 9, 2009 7:21 PM EST up reply actions
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Gillispie signed? Back it up with evidence Forty because I know that wouldn’t go unreported in Kentucky.
contract
G hasnt yet signed the contract ( I previously thought he had). He does have a signed “memorandum of understanding” with 7 years on the deal though.
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MOU Sorry
He has a 7 year deal (MOU) with UK.
by FortyYearCatFan on Feb 10, 2009 7:42 AM EST up reply actions
I know we really need this game.
Everyone out there knows this. I am trying my best to be optimistic. If, it does not happen, I am still here throughout cheering for my team. I cannot be any other way honestly.
Go Cats!
kentuckygirl0724
I am so fiercely against all the “boo” people out there and the anonymous names on the Internet that want our Coach fired….if I knew who they are and where they lived…I would mount a mighty posse to go round them up and put them in containment somewhere until this season is over. They make me physically ill. Our UK Cats basketball team deserves better.
I'm in!
Sign me up for the the mighty posse! ;)
by kentuckygirl0724 on Feb 10, 2009 8:36 AM EST up reply actions
I knew I could count you in!
Now…we gotta find out where davw lives! First Boo guy on our list….j/k.
Robert Plant : )
really no suprise if you listen to Zeppelin.Most people think of Hard Rock,but they have a pretty good body of work with acoustic songs too.Besides,Plant and Page really give credit to the blues players of the Deep South for their influence.
Zeppelin
I have to admit I was never a fan of their music.
That Grammy award for Krauss and Plant was amazing though. I must find a YouTube for that song. Any help out there?
Plant and Krauss
T Bone Burnett, who had the idea to put them together, played on the album and produced the album said that this was easy to put them together because you were mixing a blues singer with a bluegrass singer (T Bone also produced the O Brother Where Art There Album)… I saw him and Plant interviewed and Plant agreed that Zepplin is miss labeled as a heavy metal band and that most of their influences and style came from American Blues Music… This Album is phenominal and they sing a wide variety of songs and in their live sets Allison does a few Zepplin tunes to boot (Everly Brothers Songs and a Mel Tillis tune)… The Letter which was co-written with Jimmy Page is a great song… Check the program Crossroads where they run a live set of the music quite often…
ShagOnSports - "people should know when they are conquered"
Zepplin
never really understand the labels placed on them.
LZ is totally not heavy metal. Their rock is very bluesy.
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True, but heavy for their time.
Remember, Jethro Tull won one of the first music awards for “Best Heavy Metal Band.”
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Heavy for their time
I’m 25.
Dont listen to too much from that era except for Clapton, LZ, and Hendrix.
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Led Zeppelin ...
… was not “heavy metal” in the current understanding of the term. Their music was incredibly nuanced in a way you almost never see from metal bands. The melodic structure for many of their songs was complex, particularly in the mid-1970’s when they started including a lot of elements reminiscent of the techno-rock bands like Yes.
There were blues, folk, even rockabilly influences in Zeppelin’s sound, although I thought the major influence was Celtic. There were a lot of fantasy references in their music, even some LOTR stuff. But what set them apart was the almost “orchestral” quality of their sound, and a consistency that made Stairway to Heaven as easy to recognize as a Led Zeppelin song as In the Evening. In those days, I was an avid Yes fanatic, and of course, debates raged as to who was more innovative on the guitar — Jimmy Page or Steve Howe. But Led was far more popular than Yes.
No matter how electric-heavy Led Zeppelin got,though, they never got lost in discords or gratuitous thunderous riffs where volume was the only requirement. Every tone had a “hand-crafted” quality that you rarely see in true rock bands anymore. Their sound was not just unique, it was revolutionary — and still is today.
A Sea of Blue -- Kentucky Sports for the Discerning Fan
by Glenn Logan on Feb 10, 2009 12:56 PM EST up reply actions
I Feel Bad For The Young'uns (Music)
I grew up in the 1960’s and went to college in the 1970’s. Music was at its peak then.
I saw the Beatles in Cincinnati on their first USA tour. I saw Harry Chapin (play 3 hours for $2) in college. We had the YARDBIRDS play at our junior Prom (Cincy St Xavier) in 1968.
Elvis was at his peak. Motown, the Beatles, the Stones, you name it. The Golden Era of Music!
by FortyYearCatFan on Feb 10, 2009 3:39 PM EST up reply actions
Bullcrap
Music was at it’s peak then.
I tire of this everything was better back in the day motiff. There was some great music then. There is some great music now.
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Music is always "best" when you are young
I’d put some of my favorites from the 80’s and early 90’s right up there against Forty’s list. Its all perspective, but I agree with Dav… there is great music being pumped out every day.
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
Sounds like you are a disco fan touting the music of the 80's. :)
'..when they bring a knife, you bring a gun...that's the Chicago way..'
Not disco... but you can't beat some good synth pop!
;-)
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
Beatles, Elvis, Motown
Nothing like any of those today.
by FortyYearCatFan on Feb 12, 2009 4:03 PM EST up reply actions
And in 40 years... people will say the exact same thing about today's artists
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
Jimmy Page
…even wen through a period where he played his guitar with a violin bow….hardly the mark of a rock band.
'..when they bring a knife, you bring a gun...that's the Chicago way..'
Heh ...
… only on a song or two, though. Pretty innovative, really.
A Sea of Blue -- Kentucky Sports for the Discerning Fan
Isn't that called a cello?
;-)
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
In Western KY it's called a "fiddle" Ha!
by Blueobsessed on Feb 11, 2009 7:43 AM EST up reply actions
Probably depends on the size of the guitar!
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
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