Field Theory: Cricket isn't Rock
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Does cocaine improve your rugby?
If not (as I suspect is the case), why should sports entertainers be singled out for drug testing? Rock stars and actors aren't.
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Rich: WADA have it classed as a stimulant - I suppose snorting a whole lot of blow might give you that bit of extra oomph during a game... But the rugby bosses have banned the marching powder, and Matt Stevens follows in Wendells footsteps. I remember reading in some article about how his mates got him into it - bet they feel like cocks right about now, yeah?
And unfortunately there's no world-wide regulatory body for the performance enhancing drugs that rock stars and actors take, otherwise we might be blessed enough to have Tom Cruise banned from making movies for two years following a positive test for whatever the fuck he must be on.
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Rich: WADA have it classed as a stimulant - I suppose snorting a whole lot of blow might give you that bit of extra oomph during a game... But the rugby bosses have banned the marching powder
Yeah organisations like the IRB, NBA etc etc tend to have policies on illegal drugs of all kinds for situations just like this.
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unfortunately there's no world-wide regulatory body for the performance enhancing drugs that rock stars and actors take
It would be great if one existed, because I have an ongoing curiosity about Paula Abdul's* obvious prescription drug addiction. I'd really love to know exactly what she takes and in what quantities.
(And then possibly replicate her dose while I'm at work, just to make everything gloriously fuzzy round the edges.)
*I know, she's not technically a 'rock star'. But MC Skat Kat was pretty hard core, man.
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I'm just going to have a tiny squee and say, Brian Waddell is commentating the Masters Twenty/20 on Sky. They have Brian Young wired up behind the stumps and Dion Nash still appears to be able to bowl.
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Rugby players taking cocaine? Dunno if that's performance enhancing, it's not like they're smoking dak then playing playstation, is it?
Got me fingers crossed for the Wellington weather tonight...
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test cricket would be more like jazz, or maybe prog rock, wouldn't it?
20/20 like thrash metal or some types of punk.
one dayers not sure.
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I'd say that a test match is more like a symphony, with an ODI being The Beatles and 20/20's a Leonard Nimoy/William Shatner Beatles cover.
But then, I'm a purist
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I like how Waddle dept describing in which parts of the ground the ball was hit - radio style.
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I'd say that a test match is more like a symphony, with an ODI being The Beatles
Whatever you do, don't oversell it; "Yeah I dunno, I'd say cricket was like THE GREATEST BAND EVER!"
For me I think (though I may change my mind tonight) 20/20 matches would be more like Bon Jovi. Enjoyable when you sing along to the good parts but you might not want the whole album.
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I think it has become generally accepted that OT information can be placed in Hadyn's threads.
Hot off the presses - Kim Hill talks to an old PA punter tomorrow:
10:05 Playing Favourites with David Haywood
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Enjoyable when you sing along to the good parts but you might not want the whole album.
With a six being the equivalent of the gear change at the end of Linivg On A Prayer?
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And unfortunately there's no world-wide regulatory body for the performance enhancing drugs that rock stars and actors take, otherwise we might be blessed enough to have Tom Cruise banned from making movies for two years following a positive test for whatever the fuck he must be on.
A couch I believe.
Randy Moller's game calls for Florida Panthers annoy me immensely. OK, it's kind of cute, he gets the fans to send in these random lines that he calls out after a goal is scored, well done.
But it's also just stupid, it's difficult enough in ice hockey to figure out what just happened and how the puck got in the back of the net without the commentator shouting out some random nonsense.
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T20 is like the Exponents - normally, you'd sneer at them, but after drinking 14 beers they start to sound good, REALLY good.
Test Cricket is like Trout Mask Replica - saying you like it makes you sound more knowledgeable. I don’t do this, obviously :P
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T20 is like the Exponents - normally, you'd sneer at them, but after drinking 14 beers they start to sound good, REALLY good.
and then regret it in the morning.......
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__ Enjoyable when you sing along to the good parts but you might not want the whole album.__
With a six being the equivalent of the gear change at the end of Linivg On A Prayer?
Exactly!
Test Cricket is like Trout Mask Replica - saying you like it makes you sound more knowledgeable. I don’t do this, obviously :P
Which is interesting because since I decided to take an interest in cricket people are all like "you should've seen this game when..." etc. Which is the equivalent of "you need to listen to this album..."
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With a six being the equivalent of the gear change at the end of Linivg On A Prayer?
Nice shot - either that, or when he does that flying over the crowd in a harness thing.
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It would be great if one existed, because I have an ongoing curiosity about Paula Abdul's* obvious prescription drug addiction. I'd really love to know exactly what she takes and in what quantities.
Danielle, there was a great quote from her on Jezebel today about how she's just had back surgery and is no longer in pain, and reflecting on her more umm less-coherant moments on Idol. I'd look, but the site is blocked here at work because it's obviously PORN with all the talk about RAPE and BREASTS. Oh IT, why must you hate feminism so much?
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Finally in a pub watching cricket. It's a sport Reebok obviously hates, how else do you explain those fugly uniforms?
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I'd say that in spirit, Cricket (by which I mean proper cricket) is Noel Coward played through an old gramophone. But in dynamics it's more like Brian Eno interrupted by brief spurts of speed metal, or perhaps a Philip Glass opera.
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What does that even mean, Tom?
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test cricket would be more like jazz, or maybe prog rock, wouldn't it?
20/20 like thrash metal or some types of punk.
one dayers not sure.Test cricket is Shakespeare, ODI cricket is Chekov and T20 is Everybody Loves Raymond.
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T20 is Everybody Loves Raymond.
I'm going to assume you have a very big grudge against 20/20.
Can I just take this opportunity to recommend that everyone begin regularly listening to the Friday Night Newsquiz, if you're not already? It's very, very funny and only takes half an hour out of your life. Kind of like a much more intellectual version of the Daily Show. If John Stewart was a witty female radio presenter. Or, um, something.
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Test cricket is Shakespeare, ODI cricket is Chekov and T20 is Everybody Loves Raymond.
Holy crap, Dan, have you SEEN any Chekov? I suppose there have been times when our cricket team have left me that depressed, but still, that's just mean.
Can I just take this opportunity to recommend that everyone begin regularly listening to the Friday Night Newsquiz
Seconded. The BBC Friday Night Comedy podcast is a never-miss for us.
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Seconded. The BBC Friday Night Comedy podcast is a never-miss for us.
So I don't need to tell you about the Icelandic-Prime Minister-Scandinavian-Lesbian section from a couple of weeks back then? Sandi Toksvig is one cool cat!
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