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Thursday, May 23, 2013

The night Ted Turner managed the Braves

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posted 2 days ago by Harmon "Thread Killer" Microbrew to braves | 7 comment(s)

Maybe Magic Johnson would like to try his hand in the Dodgers dugout?

Ted Turner was the “Mouth of the South,” “Terrible Ted” and “Captain Outrageous,” a brash, outspoken business mogul who had a golden touch.

He launched the first successful cable news network with CNN, sailed to victory in the America’s Cup and used his cable empire to turn his Atlanta Braves into “America’s Team.”

But 36 years ago this month, Turner discovered there was one thing he couldn’t do: manage his own baseball ...

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1. phredbird

posted on July 26, 2012 at 07:33 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

heh. love the wig.

2. Hustle-Related Failure posted on July 26, 2012 at 08:15 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Sounds like Smash Mouth.

3. eddieot posted on July 26, 2012 at 08:29 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I love the Keys. Really. But they aren't significantly better than about 50 other garage bands. Why all the mainstream attention over say, The Lyres, Original Sins, Creatures of the Golden Dawn, Swingin' Neckbreakers, Dirtbombs, Von Bondies, Detroit Cobras, etc, etc.?? I understand the unpredictable quirks of consumer consumption but does it all come down to marketing or do they have "something" that I underrate?

4. eddieot posted on July 26, 2012 at 08:32 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

my first double post :(

5. DA Baracus is gritty and hits with RISP posted on July 26, 2012 at 09:01 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I love the Keys.

I hope you mean The Black Lips and not The Black Keys.

6. Repoz

posted on July 26, 2012 at 09:18 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I hope you mean The Black Lips and not The Black Keys.

Take it to the Quintin Berry thread.

7. spike posted on July 26, 2012 at 10:28 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

it was apparently filmed about a quarter mile from my house, in Cabbagetown and Kirkwood, from the identifiable landmarks. An alternatively gritty and hipster part of town, appropriately.

8. Matt Clement of Alexandria posted on July 26, 2012 at 10:42 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Atlanta garage warriors Black Lips’ psych-rock gutter-gargle “Noc-A-Homa”

Ewwwwww.

9. streak of perros posted on July 26, 2012 at 11:02 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I dig.

10. eddieot posted on July 26, 2012 at 11:16 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Yes, my apologies. Brain cramp. I meant Lips. I can't speak to the Black Keys as I've never seen them and I consider them more primal blues than garage rock. The Lips I've seen plenty. And to be clear, I think they're awesome. I'm just looking for some garage rock justice. In the end, though, rock on garage brothers, whatever your name may be.

11. The Keith Law Blog Blah Blah (battlekow) posted on July 27, 2012 at 09:23 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Sounds like Smash Mouth.

It does kind of, actually. Like Smash Mouth covering the Hives.

12. Rickey Fredonia Fudge Duckery Precious Twiddle posted on July 27, 2012 at 09:47 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Take it to the Quintin Berry thread.

Instead of not having anyone inducted into the HOF next year, can we do some sort of hardcore gaming of the "broadcasters" voting and induct Repoz. Because seriously. I mean, ####### SERIOUSLY, PEOPLE!

13. DA Baracus is gritty and hits with RISP posted on July 27, 2012 at 10:10 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

it was apparently filmed about a quarter mile from my house, in Cabbagetown and Kirkwood, from the identifiable landmarks. An alternatively gritty and hipster part of town, appropriately.

I preferred the music video filmed near me.

14. Rickey Fredonia Fudge Duckery Precious Twiddle posted on July 28, 2012 at 09:23 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

it was apparently filmed about a quarter mile from my house, in Cabbagetown and Kirkwood, from the identifiable landmarks. An alternatively gritty and hipster part of town, appropriately.

Cabbagetown was hipster before hipster was cool. Calling Cabbagetown hipster is like calling the Left Bank hipster.

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Thursday, May 23, 2013

The night Ted Turner managed the Braves

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