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Mista (Latex) (Sunset Urban Records) plays live with Wayne C, Chimbas Kimber and Steve Keen at the most colorful show on the planet!
This Saturday ion Killeeen Texas at the world fasmous, US CLUB!
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Two-Night Sold Out Jones Beach Run Webcast at LivePhish.com.
On July 3rd and 4th, Phish will play two sold out shows in Wantagh, NY. Both shows will be webcast live at LivePhish.com. The webcasts are available for pre-order now, along with a Jones Beach event t-shirt. Individual shows are available for $14.99 and a two-night pass is available for $25.99.
LivePhish.com will broadcast a 9-camera, high definition shoot with high quality audio mixed live. You can tune in on their large screen TVs via HDMI-equipped PCs or Macs, as well as on Android devices, Boxee, and Xbox game consoles.
To pre-order (along with a Jones Beach event t-shirt), click here.
Almost Done Adding All Sunset Apps to the Bada / Samsung App Marketplace and store (I dont think its available for US and Japan territory)….All Will Be Up By Tuesday…
Phish Tonight / Sat, 2012-06-23 at the First Niagara Pavilion in Burgettstown, PA…
Sunset Distribution Mobile Apps
I hope they will all be approved sooner than later…Next one to add our content to is to the samsung App Store…fun…fun…
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The Tampa Bay Rays have decided to destroy all of the fashion progress that we have made since the 70′s when they announced that they would turn back the clock to 1979 next weekend.
Deadspin‘s Barry Petchesky reports on an eyesore from the future that is looking to the past.
Apparently, the Rays will put the following powder blue nightmares on their players next weekend when they turn back the clock one painful notch at a time.
Here is the uniform via the Twitter feed of Jonathan Gantt, a Tampa Bay Rays Communications official.
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Joe Maddon models the Rays “hypothetical” 1979 uniform for “Turn Back the Clock” game on June 30: pic.twitter.com/aUejhrYU
Photo Credit: Jonathan Gantt TwitPicAhhhhhh!
The Deadspin report explains the atrocity of the color blue you see above.
“This time around, they’ve retro-imagined what the Rays jersey might have looked like had the franchise existed in the ’70s, a dark time for baseball fashion.”
Oh, so they are supposed to be awful. At least that is what I assume the premise was, because they certainly didn’t utilize the best of 1979.
If they were going to re-imagine the past, why not do it in a way that tells the tale of a fashion utopia, where tacky never set foot on the baseball diamond?
In fact, I feel a bit like Rainier Wolfcastle at the moment.
With all that gentle ribbing out of the way, the Rays pretty much aced this one. This, unfortunately, is exactly what Rays uniforms would have looked like back in 1979.
Total votes: 29
Question for the masses: is it a coincidence that this uniform is based around the year 1979, same as my birth? Because after that, it was all fashion excellence, including hyper colors, Zubaz pants and faded haircuts.
Yes, I will take credit for the decades of swag that followed the dark ages known as the 70′s. You are all very welcome.
and its Way Too early too…I think I heard Bill Karens say its gonna hit a hundred today…
It turned a corner to summer humidity on the east coast yesterday and todays already worse….
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46073270/ns/msnbc_tv-meet_the_faces_of_msnbc/t/bill-karins/
I love the Gorgia Dome….I guess I should love ATL too…..Terps beat Hoosiers to Win national Championship and Rams the beat Titans in Super Bowl XXXIV both done at the Gorgia Dome throughout in the 00s…….
Indiana vs. Maryland
Game Story
Apr 01, 2002
FINAL FOUR AT ATLANTA
NCAA BB FINAL FOUR
FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL — — —– INDIANA 25 27 52 MARYLAND 31 33 64 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: INDIANA – KYLE HORNSBY 14, DANE FIFE 11, TWO PLAYERS WITH 8 MARYLAND – JUAN DIXON 18, LONNY BAXTER 15, CHRIS WILCOX 10 HIGH REBOUND: INDIANA – JARED JEFFRIES 7, THREE PLAYERS WITH 5 MARYLAND – LONNY BAXTER 14, CHRIS WILCOX 7, STEVE BLAKE 6 HIGH ASSISTS: INDIANA – JARED JEFFRIES 3, TOM COVERDALE 2, JEFFREY NEWTON 2 MARYLAND – TAHJ HOLDEN 4, STEVE BLAKE 3, JUAN DIXON 3
ATT: 53,406
Box Score
FINAL FOUR AT ATLANTA
INDIANA (52)
fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp J Jeffries 32 4-11 0-1 1-7 3 4 8 K Hornsby 35 5-12 0-1 2-5 0 4 14 J Odle 18 0-4 0-3 1-4 1 2 0 T Coverdale 32 3-11 0-0 0-4 2 2 8 D Fife 36 4-9 0-0 2-5 1 3 11 A Moye 7 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 G Leach 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 D Perry 10 1-3 0-0 0-1 0 1 3 J Newton 28 2-7 2-2 3-5 2 3 6
_____________________________________________________ TOTALS 200 20-58 2-7 9-31 9 20 52 _____________________________________________________
Percentages: FG-.345, FT-.286. 3-Point Goals: 10-23, .435 (J Jeffries 0-1, K Hornsby 4-8, T Coverdale 2-7, D Fife 3-6, D Perry 1-1). Team Rebounds: 0. Blocked Shots: 3 (J Jeffries, G Leach, J Newton). Turnovers: 16 (T Coverdale 4, J Jeffries 4, D Fife 2, A Moye 2, K Hornsby, J Newton, J Odle, D Perry). Steals: 10 (T Coverdale 2, D Fife 2, K Hornsby 2, J Jeffries, A Moye, J Newton, J Odle).
MARYLAND (64)
fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp B Mouton 27 1-5 2-2 2-4 1 2 4 C Wilcox 24 4-8 2-4 2-7 0 3 10 L Baxter 32 6-15 3-8 2-14 0 1 15 J Dixon 38 6-9 4-4 1-5 3 1 18 S Blake 33 2-6 2-2 0-6 3 2 6 D Nicholas 22 1-2 5-6 1-3 0 0 7 R Randle 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 T Holden 20 0-2 2-2 1-3 4 3 2
_____________________________________________________ TOTALS 200 21-48 20-28 9-42 11 13 64 _____________________________________________________
Percentages: FG-.438, FT-.714. 3-Point Goals: 2-9, .222 (J Dixon 2-4, S Blake 0-3, D Nicholas 0-1, T Holden 0-1). Team Rebounds: 0. Blocked Shots: 6 (L Baxter 3, T Holden, B Mouton, C Wilcox). Turnovers: 16 (J Dixon 7, S Blake 4, L Baxter, T Holden, B Mouton, D Nicholas, C Wilcox). Steals: 12 (J Dixon 5, S Blake 2, B Mouton 2, L Baxter, D Nicholas, C Wilcox).
———————————– INDIANA 25 27 – 52 MARYLAND 31 33 – 64 ———————————–
Technical fouls: None. A: 53,406. Officials: Dick Cartmell, Jim Burr, Tony Greene
Game Story
ATLANTA (Ticker) — Juan Dixon has taken his game to new levels, and that has taken Maryland to a different level.
Dixon scored 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting as the Terrapins claimed their first national title by winning a defensive struggle, 64-52 over Indiana.
Maryland (32-4) had endured years in the shadows of Atlantic Coast Conference rivals Duke and North Carolina despite an illustrious list of players like Len Elmore, Buck Williams, John Lucas, Len Bias and Joe Smith. But it was Dixon, the skinny 6-3 Baltimore native, who helped deliver an elusive national title.
Indiana (25-12) had taken its first lead of the game at 44-42 on a basket by Jared Jeffries and had plenty of momentum.
Dixon never hesitated in answering with a long 3-pointer with 9:43 remaining that put Maryland ahead for good.
“Steve Blake made a great play,” Dixon said. “He broke a trap. I had the open look. I made a tough shot and we were able to get the lead back.”
He nailed a long fadeaway jumper over Dane Fife for a 49-46 lead with 8:10 left. Dixon made his first four shots and was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player.
“You can’t have the fear of failure,” Maryland coach Gary Williams said. “Juan has never backed down from a big shot.”
Lonny Baxter dunked and Tahj Holden made two free throws to cap the 11-2 run that opened a 53-46 advantage with just over five minutes remaining. The Hoosiers were held to one basket in a five-minute span.
Baxter, a senior whose number was retired with Dixon’s, collected 15 points and 14 rebounds. Chris Wilcox added 10 and seven and helped stifle Jeffries for the Terrapins, who trailed for just 12 seconds.
“It’s an amazing thing to watch Juan Dixon and Lonny Baxter over the last four years,” Williams said. “These guys got to the level of two of the best players in the country.”
Jeffries, Indiana’s leading scorer, finished with just eight points and seven rebounds. He had a shot blocked early by Baxter, setting the tone for the rest of the night.
“They were definitely physical down low,” Jeffries said. “It’s just a matter of putting the ball in the basket. We had the ball go in and out.”
Williams became the first alumnus to coach his school to the national title since Norm Sloan at North Carolina State in 1974.
Williams saw his first Final Four on the Maryland campus as an undergraduate in 1966, watching Texas Western defeat Kentucky in an historic championship. He finally realized his dream of bringing home the title, 13 years after returning to a school that was on probation.
“It’s special, there were so many great teams,” Williams said. “When Lefty (Driesell) was coaching, the rules were different. They were probably the second- or third-best team in the country and did not go to the NCAA Tournament. This is the result of a lot of hard work.”
Dixon demonstrated his focus early, nailing his first shot — a 3-pointer — for a 9-5 lead. His steal and layup helped the Terrapins open their largest lead at 19-8 with 11:12 remaining in the first half.
Ryan Randle’s basket gave Maryland a 29-18 cushion with 1:42 left before halftime, but the Hoosiers used a late push and got within 31-25 at halftime on Tom Coverdale’s bank shot.
Indiana relied on the 3-pointer to get this far and found the range early in the second half. Fife drilled a pair of 3-pointers around a basket by Baxter to pull the Hoosiers within 37-33.
Kyle Hornsby’s 3-pointer triggered seven straight points that gave Indiana its only lead at 42-40 on a tip-in by Jeff Newton with 11:27 remaining. Dixon came through with his answer and the Hoosiers had little response.
“We usually get all the loose balls,” Indiana coach Mike Davis said. “Tonight, they got all the loose balls. They were just quicker than we were.”
Maryland’s size had an impact at both ends of the court as it held a 42-31 rebounding edge. The Hoosiers shot just 34.5 percent (20-of-58), despite making 10 3-pointers.
“I thought their inside defense was great,” Coverdale said. “They didn’t have to double-team that much, we haven’t seen that much.”
Hornsby led Indiana with 14 points and Fife netted 11. But Jeffries was not the only Hoosier to struggle as Coverdale, playing on a severely sprained ankle, made just 3-of-11 shots for eight points.
Indiana was denied its sixth national title and failed to become the first No. 5 seed to win the championship. The Hoosiers’ propensity for outside shots resulted in a huge disparity at the foul line, where they went just 2-of-7 attempts — an all-time low for free throws made in an NCAA title game.
Maryland converted 20-of-28 attempts.
Williams improved his career mark against Indiana to 1-7 as Maryland won for the first time in five meetings with Indiana. He became the eighth coach in the last nine title games to earn his first championship.
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| Date | January 30, 2000 (2000-01-30) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Kurt Warner, Quarterback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Rams by 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Bob McElwee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 72,625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National anthem | Faith Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coin toss | Super Bowl IV participants: Bud Grant, Lamar Hunt, Bobby Bell, Paul Krause, Willie Lanier, Alan Page, and Jan Stenerud | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Phil Collins, Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias, Toni Braxton, and Edward James Olmos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Announcers | Al Michaels and Boomer Esiason | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 43.3 (est. 88.5 million viewers)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Market share | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of 30-second commercial | US$1.1 million | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Super Bowl XXXIV was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion St. Louis Rams and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Tennessee Titans to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1999 season. The Rams defeated the Titans by the score of 23–16, capturing their first Super Bowl win and first NFL championship since 1951.[2] The game, played on January 30, 2000 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, was the fourth Super Bowl to be held a week after the conference championship games (the previous time this happened was Super Bowl XXVIII, and coincidentally this game was also played on January 30 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta).[3]
The Rams entered their second Super Bowl in team history with an NFC-best 13–3 regular season record. It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance in 10 years. The Titans also finished the regular season with a 13–3 record, but advanced to their first Super Bowl in team history after entering the playoffs as a wild-card team. Tennessee finished in second place in the AFC Central Division behind the Jacksonville Jaguars.[4]
The first two quarters of Super Bowl XXXIV were largely a defensive battle. Despite outgaining the Titans in total offensive yards in the first half, 294–89,[5] the Rams held merely a 9–0 halftime lead on three field goals. St. Louis later scored their first touchdown midway through the third quarter to go up 16–0. Tennessee then responded by scoring 16 unanswered points to tie the game with 2:12 left in regulation. This was the largest deficit to be erased in a Super Bowl and the first greater than 10 points. On the Rams’ ensuing drive, quarterback Kurt Warner completed a 73-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Isaac Bruce to regain the lead. The Titans then drove to the St. Louis 10-yard line with six seconds remaining, but on the final play of the game, Rams linebacker Mike Jones tackled Tennessee wide receiver Kevin Dyson one yard short of the goal line to prevent a potential game-tying touchdown. This play went into NFL Lore as ““One Yard Short“, or simply “The Tackle.”[6]
Warner completed 24 out of 45 passes for 414 yards and 2 touchdowns and was named the Most Valuable Player. His 414 passing yards and 45 pass attempts without an interception were both Super Bowl records.[7] Warner became the sixth player to win both the NFL Most Valuable Player Award and the Super Bowl MVP award during the same season. He follows Bart Starr, Terry Bradshaw, Joe Montana, Emmitt Smith and Steve Young.[8]
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The Rams shocked the NFL in 1999 with an NFC-best 13–3 regular season record, only a year after finishing 4-12, and outscored their opponents 526-242, the highest scoring margin (284) of any Super Bowl Champion in NFL history. This was the Rams’ first playoff appearance in 10 years and only the second Super Bowl appearance in team history.[9] St. Louis was led by undrafted quarterback Kurt Warner, who started the season as backup to Trent Green. Green suffered a season-ending knee injury in the preseason, making Warner the team’s new starter. Warner previously played for the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League and the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe.[10]
In his first NFL season in 1998, Warner played only one game and threw just 11 passes. But in 1999, he experienced one of the most spectacular seasons ever by a quarterback, recording a passer rating of 109.2, completing 65.1 percent of his passes for 4,353 yards, 41 touchdowns, and just 13 interceptions, and earning the NFL Most Valuable Player Award. Warner was not the only Ram compiling significant statistics, though. Running back Marshall Faulk, in his first year in St. Louis after spending 5 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts, won the NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award. He scored 12 touchdowns, rushed for 1,381 yards, and recorded a team leading 87 receptions for 1,048 yards. In all, Faulk gained a record 2,429 total yards and became just the second running back in NFL history to gain over 1,000 yards rushing and receiving in the same season (Roger Craig was the first). .[11] Faulk held the NFL record for yards from scrimmage in a single season until Tennessee’s Chris Johnson broke it in 2009.
Faulk wasn’t the only weapon at Warner’s disposal in 1999. Veteran receiver Isaac Bruce was the top Rams receiver with 77 receptions for 1,165 yards and 12 touchdowns. while breakout rookie wide receiver Torry Holt recorded 52 receptions, 788 yards, and 6 touchdowns. Even the team’s third wide receiver, Az-Zahir Hakim, was a big contributor by catching 36 passes for 677 yards and 8 touchdowns, while also returning punts for 461 yards and another touchdown. The Rams’ offensive line was led by Pro Bowlers Orlando Pace and Adam Timmerman. Timmerman, acquired by the Rams in 1999, had previously won Super Bowl XXXI with the Green Bay Packers. On special teams, receiver Tony Horne returned 30 kickoffs for 892 yards and 2 touchdowns, giving him an NFL leading 29.7 yards per return average.[12]
Overall, St. Louis’ offense led the league in total yards gained (6,639), scoring (526 points), and passing touchdowns (42).
The Rams’ defense led the league in fewest rushing yards allowed (1,189) and fewest rushing touchdowns allowed (4), while giving up just 242 points. Overall, the defense ranked 4th in the league in fewest total yards allowed (5,056).[11] The line was anchored by Pro Bowl defensive end Kevin Carter and defensive end Grant Wistrom. Carter led the league with 17 sacks; while Wistrom recorded 8.5 sacks and 2 interceptions, returning both for touchdowns for a combined total of 131 yards. Behind him, the Rams had 3 linebackers: London Fletcher (66 tackles and 3 sacks), Mike Jones (4 interceptions for 96 return yards and 2 touchdowns, and 2 fumble recoveries for 51 return yards and 1 touchdown), and Todd Collins (72 tackles, 1 sack, and 2 interceptions for 16 yards). The secondary was led by Pro Bowler Todd Lyght (6 interceptions), Dexter McCleon (4 interceptions), and rookie Dre’ Bly (3 interceptions).[13]
The Titans advanced to their first Super Bowl in team history. From 1960 to 1996, the team was known as the Houston Oilers, an original charter member of the American Football League (AFL). Houston, Texas businessman Bud Adams owned the Oilers since its inception and guided the team through the 1970 AFL-NFL Merger.[14] With Tennessee’s Super Bowl appearance, every AFL team played in the Super Bowl. This includes the original eight AFL teams and the two AFL expansion teams, the Miami Dolphins and Cincinnati Bengals.
But by 1995, Adams was lured to move his team from Houston to a new stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. Since this new stadium was not ready until the 1999 season, Adams decided to move his team to Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee in 1997 after playing before small Houston crowds in 1996. However, the renamed Tennessee Oilers also played before sparse Memphis crowds, and thus spent the 1998 season playing at Nashville’s Vanderbilt Stadium. After the new Adelphia Coliseum, now known as LP Field, was completed in 1999, the team’s name was changed to Tennessee Titans.[15]
The 1999 Titans were led by quarterback Steve McNair and running back Eddie George. McNair had missed 5 games due to injuries during the season, but he was still able to put up solid numbers, throwing for 2,179 yards and 12 touchdowns with only 8 interceptions. Despite his injury problems, McNair finished the season as the second leading rusher on the team with 337 yards and scoring 8 touchdowns. George also had an outstanding season, rushing for 1,304 yards, and catching 47 passes for 458 yards (his receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns were all career highs). In all, George scored a grand total of 13 rushing and receiving touchdowns, and was selected to play in the Pro Bowl for the 3rd consecutive year.[16]
Another contributor on the Titans offense was fullback Lorenzo Neal, who frequently served as George’s lead blocker and was widely considered one of the best blocking backs in the league. The team did not have any outstanding deep threats, but wide receivers Yancey Thigpen recorded 38 receptions for 648 yards, Kevin Dyson had 54 receptions for 658 yards, and tight end Frank Wycheck gained 69 receptions for 641 yards. Up front, their line was anchored by Pro Bowl tackle Bruce Matthews.[17]
Tennessee’s defense was also extremely effective. Pro Bowl defensive end Jevon Kearse anchored the line recording 14.5 sacks to go along with 10 forced fumbles and was named Defensive Rookie of the Year. The linebacking core was led by Eddie Robinson, who recorded 64 tackles and 6 sacks. Their secondary was led by cornerback Samari Rolle, who led the team with 4 interceptions.[18]
The Titans finished the regular season with a 13–3 record (including a home win over the Rams), but finished second behind the 14–2 Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC Central. The Jaguars’ only two losses were to the Titans, but Tennessee’s three losses forced them to enter the playoffs as a wild-card team.[19]
Playing in his first ever NFL playoff game, Warner threw for 395 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 1 interception, as the Rams defeated the Minnesota Vikings, 49–37, by scoring 35 unanswered points in the second half. Bruce caught 4 passes for 133 yards and a touchdown. Faulk gained 101 combined rushing/receiving yards and scored 2 touchdowns. Although Vikings quarterback Jeff George threw for 423 yards and 4 touchdowns, 3 of his scores occurred late in the fourth quarter after the Rams had already put the game away.[20]
The Rams then narrowly defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 11–6 in a hard fought defensive struggle in the NFC Championship. The first half ended with the Rams leading 5–3 on a Jeff Wilkins field goal and after a bad snap by the Buccaneers went through their own end zone for a safety. Tampa Bay then scored a field goal in the third quarter to take the lead. But Warner threw a 30-yard go-ahead touchdown pass to receiver Ricky Proehl with 4:14 left in the game.[21]
Meanwhile, the Titans started out their postseason by narrowly defeating the Buffalo Bills, 22–16, on a famous, trick kickoff return play that became known in NFL Lore as the Music City Miracle. Tennessee jumped to a 12–0 first half lead with an Al Del Greco field goal, a safety by Kearse, and a McNair touchdown run. However, Buffalo came back to take the lead, 13–12 with Antowain Smith‘s 2 touchdown runs in the second half (the two-point conversion after Smith’s second touchdown failed). In the fourth quarter, the Titans regained the lead after Del Greco kicked his second field goal. With 16 seconds left in the game, Bills kicker Steve Christie made what seemed to be the game-winning 41-yard field goal to give his team the lead, 16–15. However, Neal received the ensuing kickoff and handed the ball off to Wycheck, who then lateraled the ball to Dyson on the other side of the field, who eventually ran 75 yards to the end zone for the game-winning touchdown.[22] The play was reviewed to determine whether Wycheck had lateraled the ball to Dyson or made an illegal forward pass. Referee Phil Luckett upheld the original call on the field of a touchdown, giving Tennessee the win.
The Titans then defeated the Indianapolis Colts 19–16. After both teams exchanged field goals in the first half, George scored on a 68-yard touchdown run to give his team a 13–9 lead. Del Greco then kicked 2 more field goals in the final period to put the game away. George finished the game with a franchise playoff record 162 rushing yards and a touchdown, while Del Greco made 4 field goals.[23]
The Titans then eliminated the Jacksonville Jaguars, 33–14, in the AFC Championship game. The Jaguars finished the 1999 regular season with a league best 14–2 record, and advanced to the AFC title game after crushing the Miami Dolphins, 62–7, and limiting future Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino to just 11 of 25 completions for 95 yards and 1 touchdown, with 2 interceptions. However, Tennessee’s defense dominated the Jaguars in the AFC Championship game, forcing 6 turnovers.[2] Jacksonville led 14–10 at halftime, but the Titans then scored 23 unanswered points on 2 touchdown runs by McNair, a safety, and Derrick Mason‘s 80-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. Although McNair passed for only 112 yards and one touchdown with one interception, he rushed for 91 yards and 2 touchdowns on 9 carries. George rushed for 86 yards and caught 3 passes for 19 yards.[24]
In January 2000, two ice storms struck the Atlanta area within a week of each other. The second storm occurred during the week the Super Bowl was hosted. Despite the rare adverse weather conditions, city and state crews kept streets and sidewalks free of ice, and MARTA public transport kept running. The Atlanta region does not receive more ice storms than most other areas of the country, and Super Bowl XXXIV was played indoors and unaffected by the elements. But some residents believe the poor weather during Super Bowl week negatively impacted the city’s chances of hosting another Super Bowl, including the bid it lost for the 2009 Super Bowl.[25] That bid included meteorological data showing the rarity of such storms in the area.[26]
Nashville, home of the Titans, is also the midway point of the Atlanta-St. Louis highway corridor, which contains the entirety of Interstate 24, and uses other highways to complete the route.
ABC televised the game in the United States with play-by-play announcer Al Michaels and color commentator Boomer Esiason. Chris Berman from Disney-owned corporate sibling ESPN hosted all the events. Berman was joined by fellow ESPN analyst Steve Young, while ESPN’s Mike Tirico was on hand for the post-game presentation of the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Lesley Visser and Lynn Swann served as sideline reporters.
It was also the first Super Bowl to be aired in high definition and 5.1 Dolby Digital. ABC Sports chose to use the 720p format.[27]
Ironically, the ABC affiliate in St. Louis, KDNL-TV, has been regarded as one of the network’s weakest affiliates since joining the network in 1995. The previous ABC affiliate, KTVI, in contrast, was one of the strongest affiliates – it had become a Fox station in 1995, and thus, has televised the majority of the Rams’ games in this period.
The game was later featured as one of the NFL’s Greatest Games as The Longest Yard.
The pregame show featured a tribute to “The Great American Music of the 20th Century”. Narrated by The Smothers Brothers, the show highlighted some of the unique American musical styles such as Gospel, Big Band, Classical, Country and Rock. Singers Tina Turner and Travis Tritt along with the Georgia Tech Marching Band and the Georgia Mass Choir performed during the show.
Country singer Faith Hill then sang the national anthem.
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Super Bowl IV, the following participants of the game were featured during the coin toss ceremony: Bud Grant, Lamar Hunt, Bobby Bell, Paul Krause, Willie Lanier, Alan Page, and Jan Stenerud.[28]
The halftime show was produced by Disney and titled “Tapestry of Nations” after the Epcot parade of the same name. The show, narrated by actor Edward James Olmos, was inspired by Walt Disney World‘s millennium celebration. It featured a full symphony orchestra; a multi-generational, 80-person choir; and singers Phil Collins, Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias, and Toni Braxton.[29]
This game is often referred to as the “dot-com” Super Bowl since it was held during the height of the dot-com bubble, and several internet companies purchased television commercials. Pets.com famously paid millions for an advertisement featuring a sock puppet.[30]
The two teams’ defenses seemed to dominate most of the first half. The Rams started the game out strong by taking the opening kickoff and marching to the Tennessee 17-yard line. But on third down, safety Blaine Bishop pressured quarterback Kurt Warner to throw an incomplete pass. Then the ensuing field goal attempt failed when punter/holder Mike Horan fumbled the snap. The Titans responded by moving the ball to the St. Louis 29-yard line, aided with running back Eddie George‘s 32-yard reception. But they also came up empty after kicker Al Del Greco missed a 47-yard field goal attempt.
For the rest of the half, the Titans were forced to punt on all of their possessions. In contrast, the Rams were able to reach inside the Tennessee 20-yard line on all 4 of their remaining drives before halftime, but on each one, the Titans defense forced St. Louis to settle for field goal attempts from kicker Jeff Wilkins, who was successful in making 3 of them, but missed one attempt from 34 yards. The Rams ended up leading at halftime, 9–0, but their scoring margin over the Titans seemed somewhat small considering they drove into scoring range on every one of their first half possessions and outgained Tennessee in total yards, 294–89.
Both teams’ offenses started to get going in the second half. The Titans took the opening kickoff of the third period and drove 43 yards to the St. Louis 29-yard line. But Tennessee remained scoreless after defensive back Todd Lyght blocked Del Greco’s 47 yard field goal attempt. After that, Rams quarterback Kurt Warner threw a 31-yard strike to Isaac Bruce and a 16-yard completion to tight end Ernie Conwell before finishing the 68-yard drive with a 9-yard touchdown pass to Torry Holt, giving St. Louis a 16–0 lead. On the completion to Conwell, Titans cornerback Blaine Bishop made the tackle, but suffered a spinal injury and had to leave the game. The game was delayed for several minutes while Bishop was being treated.
Tennessee wide receiver Derrick Mason returned the ensuing kickoff 35 yards to the 34-yard line. From there, 5 runs by George and two completions from quarterback Steve McNair to tight end Frank Wycheck advanced the ball to the St. Louis 29-yard line. Then McNair scrambled 23 yards to the 2-yard line, setting up a 1-yard touchdown run by George two plays later. The touchdown cut the Titans’ deficit to 16–6 after McNair’s pass to Wycheck on the two-point conversion attempt fell incomplete.
The Titans first score sparked them to rally. After forcing the Rams to punt on their ensuing possession, a pair of 21-yard completions from McNair to tight end Jackie Harris and wide receiver Isaac Byrd aided a 13-play, 79-yard drive that was capped by George’s 2-yard touchdown run to cut the score, 16–13. The Tennessee defense then forced the Rams to a three-and-out, and Horan’s 30-yard punt gave them the ball back at their 47-yard line. The Titans offense then drove only 28 yards on their ensuing possession, but it was close enough for Del Greco to attempt a 43-yard field goal. This time, Del Greco’s kick was good, tying the score 16–16 with just 2:12 left in the game. The 16-point deficit was the largest deficit to be erased in a Super Bowl and the first greater than 10 points, but the Titans only tied the game and never gained the lead. It was also the first time in any Super Bowl a team down double digits in the fourth quarter had tied the game.
However on the Rams’ first play of their ensuing drive, Warner threw a long pass that was caught by Bruce at the Titans’ 38-yard line, who then ran it all the way into the end zone for a 73-yard touchdown completion to give St. Louis a 23–16 lead.[31]
The Titans took over the ball at their own 12-yard line with 1:48 left in the game after committing a holding penalty on the ensuing kickoff. McNair started out the drive with a pair of completions to Mason and Wycheck for gains of 9 and 7 yards to reach the 28-yard line. Then after throwing an incompletion, defensive back Dre’ Bly‘s 15-yard facemask penalty while tackling McNair on a 12-yard scramble gave the Titans a first down at the St. Louis 45-yard line. On the next play, St. Louis was penalized 5 yards for being offsides, moving the ball to the 40-yard line with 59 seconds left. McNair then ran for 2 yards, followed by a 7-yard completion to wide receiver Kevin Dyson. On the next play, Tennessee nearly lost the ball when Bly stepped in front of a pass intended for Mason, only to have it go right through his arms. Two plays later, with the Titans facing 3rd down and 5 to go, McNair was hit by two Rams’ defenders, but he escaped and completed a 16-yard pass to Dyson to gain a first down at the Rams 10-yard line. Tennessee then used up their final timeout with just six seconds left in the game, giving them a chance for one last play. This final play has gone down in NFL history as simply “The Tackle”.[32][33]
In this famous image, Kevin Dyson tries to extend the ball into the end zone as Mike Jones brings him down. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
On the final play of Super Bowl XXXIV, Rams’ linebacker Mike Jones applies The Tackle to Titans receiver Kevin Dyson, who fell one yard short of the goal line.
The Titans had just used their final timeout with six seconds remaining. With no timeouts remaining and the ball on the Rams’ 10 yard line, the Titans were trailing by a touchdown and had one last opportunity to tie the game. The plan was to use tight end Frank Wycheck as a decoy. Wycheck would run straight up the field on the right side, to lure linebacker Mike Jones away from receiver Kevin Dyson. Dyson would then slant left through the middle of the field. With Jones occupying Wycheck, quarterback Steve McNair would pass the ball to Dyson, who would be open from about five yards out for the score.
As the play began, everything appeared to go as planned. Jones ran with Wycheck up the field at the beginning of the play. However, as the pass was being delivered to Dyson, Jones, who was at the goal line, glanced over his left shoulder and noticed an open Dyson catching the ball. Jones switched directions and ran towards the Titans receiver. Dyson ran directly toward the end zone, but his legs were wrapped up by Jones with about two and a half yards left to the goal line.
Since Dyson was being tackled by the legs, there was still the possibility he could reach towards the end zone and get the ball above the goal line. Both players went into a rolling motion as Dyson outstretched his hand with the football towards the goal line in the hopes of scoring the touchdown. Though his reach was close, and the ball mere inches away from the end zone, it was still not enough to score. As the rolling motion came to an end, with Jones now on top of Dyson’s legs, his shoulder had touched the ground and, therefore, the game was over. Had Dyson scored and the extra point been made, it would have been the first Super Bowl overtime period in history.
Considering the magnitude of the Super Bowl, and the wild game that preceded it, “The Tackle” is considered one of the greatest and most exciting game-ending plays in modern National Football League history. The image of Dyson stretching the ball towards the goal line with Jones wrapped around him has become a staple of NFL highlights. ESPN.com ranked “The Tackle” as the 35th greatest moment of the past 25 years in sports (as of 2007)[34] and the second-greatest moment in Super Bowl history.[35] Fox Sports ranked The Tackle as the Greatest Clutch Play in Super Bowl History (as of 2007). Like Dallas Cowboys cornerback Larry Brown, Mike Jones was included on the NFL Network’s “Top 10 One-Hit Wonders” list (Jones was #10, Brown was #3), although Jones also mirrored Brown in having a solid if unspectacular career outside of his Super Bowl heroics.
Kurt Warner at the Super Bowl XXXIV post-game press conference
After the game, many sports writers commented on Warner’s rise from an unknown backup to a Super Bowl MVP, but Warner himself wasn’t impressed by it. “How can you be in awe of something that you expect yourself to do?” Warner pointed out. “People think this season is the first time I touched a football; they don’t realize I’ve been doing this for years – just not on this level, because I never got the chance. Sure, I had my tough times, but you don’t sit there and say, ‘Wow, I was stocking groceries five years ago, and look at me now.’ You don’t think about it, and when you do achieve something, you know luck has nothing to do with it.”[36]
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Bruce caught 6 passes for 162 yards (3rd highest) and a touchdown, an average of 27 yards per catch. Holt had 7 receptions for 109 yards and a touchdown. Bruce and Holt became the fourth pair of teammates to each have over 100 yards receiving in a Super Bowl, joining: Super Bowl XIII, the Steelers’ John Stallworth and Lynn Swann, Super Bowl XVI, the Bengals’ Cris Collinsworth and Dan Ross, and Super Bowl XXVI, the Redskins’ Gary Clark and Art Monk.[37]
Rams starting running back Marshall Faulk was held to just 17 rushing yards, but gained 90 receiving yards on 5 receptions. McNair set a Super Bowl record for rushing yards by a quarterback, recording 64 yards on 8 carries. He also completed 22 out of 36 passes for 214 yards. George finished the game with 95 rushing yards, 35 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns. Harris was the top receiver for Tennessee with 7 catches for 64 yards. Mason returned 5 kickoffs for 122 yards, and caught 2 passes for 18 yards.[38]
| St. Louis Rams | Tennessee Titans | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 23 | 27 |
| Third down efficiency | 5/12 | 6/13 |
| Fourth down efficiency | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Total yards | 436 | 367 |
| Passing yards | 407 | 208 |
| Passing – Completions-attempts | 24–45 | 22–36 |
| Rushing yards | 29 | 159 |
| Rushing attempts | 13 | 36 |
| Yards per rush | 2.2 | 4.4 |
| Penalties-yards | 8–60 | 7–45 |
| Sacks-against | 1–7 | 1–6 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 23:34 | 36:26 |
| Rams Passing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT* | Yds | TD | INT | |
| Kurt Warner | 24/45 | 414 | 2 | 0 |
| Rams Rushing | ||||
| Cara | Yds | TD | LGb | |
| Marshall Faulk | 10 | 17 | 0 | 4 |
| Rams Receiving | ||||
| Recc | Yds | TD | LGb | |
| Torry Holt | 7 | 109 | 1 | 32 |
| Isaac Bruce | 6 | 162 | 1 | 73 |
| Marshall Faulk | 5 | 90 | 0 | 52 |
| Titans Passing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT* | Yds | TD | INT | |
| Steve McNair | 22/36 | 214 | 0 | 0 |
| Titans Rushing | ||||
| Cara | Yds | TD | LGb | |
| Eddie George | 28 | 95 | 2 | 13 |
| Titans Receiving | ||||
| Recc | Yds | TD | LGb | |
| Jackie Harris | 7 | 64 | 0 | 21 |
| Frank Wycheck | 5 | 35 | 0 | 13 |
| Kevin Dyson | 4 | 41 | 0 | 16 |
*Completions/Attempts aCarries bLong play cReceptions
| St. Louis | Position | Position | Tennessee |
|---|---|---|---|
| OFFENSE | |||
| Torry Holt | WR | Kevin Dyson | |
| Orlando Pace | LT | Brad Hopkins | |
| Tom Nütten | LG | Bruce Matthews | |
| Mike Gruttadauria | C | Kevin Long | |
| Adam Timmerman | RG | Benji Olson | |
| Fred Miller | RT | Jon Runyan | |
| Roland Williams | TE | Frank Wycheck | |
| Isaac Bruce | WR | Isaac Byrd | |
| Kurt Warner | QB | Steve McNair | |
| Marshall Faulk | RB | Eddie George | |
| Robert Holcombe | FB | TE | Jackie Harris |
| DEFENSE | |||
| Kevin Carter | LE | Jevon Kearse | |
| Ray Agnew | LDT | Josh Evans | |
| D’Marco Farr | RDT | Jason Fisk | |
| Grant Wistrom | RE | Kenny Holmes | |
| Mike Jones | LOLB | Eddie Robinson | |
| London Fletcher | MLB | Barron Wortham | |
| Todd Collins | ROLB | Joe Bowden | |
| Todd Lyght | LCB | Denard Walker | |
| Dexter McCleon | RCB | Samari Rolle | |
| Billy Jenkins | SS | Blaine Bishop | |
| Keith Lyle | FS | Anthony Dorsett | |
Show You Care.I’m asking you to contribute to our campaign today for a reason that you might not . . . expect. It’s to keep Mitt Romney’s dog safe.
Unless you have been visiting relatives in Atlantis for the last few months, you may have heard about Mitt Romney’s Irish setter Seamus. Mitt Romney caged Seamus, strapped the cage to the roof of his car, and then drove Seamus 650 miles, from Massachusetts to Ontario. During the ride, Seamus developed diarrhea. Romney calmly drove into a gas station, hosed off Seamus, the cage and the car windows, and continued his trek. Even though Romney’s dog was as sick as a dog.
It’s good to know that if America ever has a dog-on-the-roof-plus-excrement crisis, at least one person will know how to deal with it.
I have been reminded of this Romney escapade many times recently, because virtually every time that I go to any website, I see an ad for “Pet Lovers for Obama.” And I don’t even have a dog. (Note to White House: check ad targeting parameters.)
The President’s outreach to dog-lovers notwithstanding, we nevertheless must face the possibility that Mitt Romney may become President. I ask you not to think about what that means for America. I ask you to think about what that means for Mitt Romney’s dog.
He’ll be tied to the trunk of the limousine that carries Mitt Romney down Pennsylvania Avenue to his inauguration. (Romney’s inauguration, not the dog’s.)
He’ll be tied to the roof of the helicopter that carries Romney to Camp David. Just under the blades.
He’ll be tied to the top of Air Force One, as it hurtles through the air at 600 miles an hour, six miles above the ground. That would be enough to give anyone the runs.
In fact, as I said on MSNBC a few weeks ago, I don’t think that Mitt Romney will be happy until Romney has America strapped to the top of his car.
These are all terrible thoughts, I know. But you can help make sure that none of this ever comes to be – by contributing to our campaign.
Why our campaign? Because our district is: (a) in Florida, and (b) on the I-4 corridor in Central Florida. If President Obama wins Florida, then Romney loses the race. And if President Obama wins the I-4 corridor, then President Obama wins Florida.
Every single day, including Saturdays and Sundays, we have dozens of canvassers going door to door. They are encouraging unregistered Democrats to register, encouraging Democrats who have changed addresses to re-register, signing up Democrats to vote by mail if they want to, and spreading the word about what the Republicans will do to our Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Explaining that with Romney as top dog, America will become a dog’s breakfast, a dog-eat-dog world.
America will go to the dogs.
Will the Obama campaign be doing this here as well? I don’t know. I haven’t seen it yet, as I told Vice President Biden a few days ago. But I do know that we are signing up a lot of Grayson voters. They will not only help to win our race, but also will help to keep the White House and the Senate.
And help keep Mitt Romney’s dog safe.
So if you care about Mitt Romney’s dog, if you care about puppies and kittens and little babies and cotton candy, you really have no choice. You have to contribute to our campaign. And you have to do it today. So click on that button below.
Courage,
Alan Grayson
No animals were harmed in the making of this e-mail.
This election offers the American people a choice between two very different visions for our future. Make sure your friends and family know what’s at stake.
Phish will perform three consecutive nights (June 15th, 16th and 17th) at Atlantic City‘s 142-acre Bader Field. Centrally located on the Eastern seaboard, Atlantic City offers a wide range of attractions, beaches, and the city’s historic boardwalk. Here are some updates from Bader Field.
Three-day tickets, single day tickets available now. Tickets for Friday’s show will be available online or charge by phone until June 15 at Noon EST. Saturday tickets will be available in advance until Noon on Saturday and Sunday tickets will be available in advance until (you guessed it) Sunday at Noon. Once advance sales are closed for online and phone purchases, tickets will be available only at the venue box office on site, and prices will increase.
Doors open at 5PM and lots at 2PM. More info, including ticketing info can be found at baderfield2012.phish.com.
STEP INTO THE FREEZER
For the first time ever, we’re opening the doors to The Freezer, an official Phish Archive merch store, at Bader Field. The Freezer will feature a number of shirts, hard goods and posters from Phish’s past, availaable for purchase. All are original items from the band’s collection, and not reprints. They include items from 1995-2000 and are extremely limited (we’re talking 4-5 of each style). The WaterWheel Foundation will be the recipient of a percentage of all sales in The Freezer.
Everything in The Freezer has been archivally stored and preserved. In addition to Ts, we’ll be offering a very limited number of rare posters from the Phish Archives (again, all part of their original runs; NOT reprints), including posters from Phish’s 97 & 98 Europe Tours, Madison Square Garden 98-99 and 97-98, Halloween 98 and others. These posters will be available in very limited quantities and we’re expecting them to go fast. We’ll also have a very limited number of Junta on vinyl available at The Freezer (from the original RSD pressing of 5,000).
WATERWHEEL CELEBRATES 15 YEARS
The WaterWheel Foundation will celebrate their 15th year on tour this Summer. Since 1997 the foundation has donated nearly $1 million dollars to non-profit organizations across the country. At Bader Field, WaterWheel will team up with Ben & Jerry’s to offer free scoops of Phish Food as well as a display of the history of Phish food including the progression of the pint’s packaging to special event Ts. A special reprint of the original t-shirts celebrating the Flynn Theatre concert launch of the ice cream flavor will be available for a donation.
In addition WaterWheel will once again be holding a special auction for a chance to win one of two custom painted Vespa Scooters, prepped and donated by the Hippie Shop. The auction will continue throughout the summer tour.
BEERS OF THE WORLD UNITE!
Years of marketing research and focus groups have revealed that Phish fans, given a choice of a wide variety of beverage options, often choose a fermented concoction made from cereal grains. The Beers of the World tent will be back at Bader Field with over 50 different kinds of beer available. Of note is the return of Sierra Nevada‘s FOAM, a special pilsner brewed specifically for Phish events.
CLEAN VIBES AND THE WORK EXCHANGE TEAM
If you’re looking for a way to Volunteer at Phish’s Bader Field shows, and receive a free ticket in exchange for your work, there are two ways to do it: WET (Work Exchange Team) or Clean Vibes. For more information about how you can volunteer, please click here for WET here here for Clean Vibes.
TRAVEL PACKAGES AND HOTEL DEALS
Phish’s three-night run at Bader Field is fast approaching and travel and shuttle packages are still available. Packages include rooms at the Borgata, the Tropicana, and the Sheraton, a three-day ticket to Bader Field, transportation between the hotel and the show, and more. In addition, great rates at select hotels in the area have been secured for fans including nights at The Tropicana, Resorts, The Atlantic Club and others.
Also being offered, and a great way for fans to get to Bader Field easily and safely, are shuttle rides from nearby major cities. Both day trip and weekend roundtrip shuttles are available with daily departures from New York City, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. To find out more about travel and shuttle packages, please click here.
Looks Like we got one of them ole Bacon sundae wars happening…A day after B. King announces plans to unveail their sundae with “Hardwood” Bacon I think it said….The Jack In The Box co. and chain….wants you all to know they had released their bacon Sundaew desert first and much earlier this year…Thanks Willie for that news BTW….Mikah…help….
Brooks Reynolds, founder of the annual Bacon Festival in Des Moines, has his own homemade bacon garnish. It goes like this: “You make a dry rub, with brown sugar, cayenne and a little crushed red pepper,” Reynolds said. “Rub it into the bacon, then put it in the oven at 375 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes, longer if you want the bacon crispier.” “It comes out like candy bacon, dry and sweet,” Reynolds said. “You chop it into bits and serve it on the ice cream. I’ve had it on all kinds of ice cream and it is great on every one.”
Iowa’s hogs got some more love Tuesday when Burger King announced it was joining the ranks of restaurant chains offering a bacon dessert, available beginning today.
BK’s bacon sundae takes it to the next level, featuring a full slice of what the company calls “thick-cut, hardwood smoked bacon garnish.”
The sundae includes vanilla soft serve “drizzled with chocolate fudge, caramel and topped with bacon crumbles,” the company said. The dessert will sell for $2.49.
Burger King said a test run of the sundae in Nashville earlier this year “took the town by storm.” BK’s bacon sundae follows last year’s bacon sundae by Denny’s and an early 2012 bacon shake by the Jack in the Box chain, which has no Iowa outlets.
“We’ll have it ready tomorrow, but I’ll be disappointed if we don’t get a big response,” said Pat Decklever, manager of the Burger King in downtown Des Moines.
The sundae contains 510 calories, 18 grams of fat and 61 grams of sugar, according to the Associated Press.
BK patrons expressed interest. “I definitely want to see it,” said Jeff Pew, who along with fellow “Billy Elliott” cast member Patrick LaVallee was in Burger King Tuesday afternoon. Both are New Yorkers.
“We have all kinds of food, but I’ve never heard of a bacon sundae,” said Pew, who expressed astonishment when told that Iowa is home to more than 19 million hogs, six times the human population.
Brooks Reynolds helped kick off bacon chic festivals in Des Moines that have now spread to Colorado, North Carolina and Iceland. He expressed happiness that bacon’s momentum has continued.
“Bacon is still strong,” said Reynolds. “People will always want it.”
Burger King has picked a good time to come out with the bacon sundae. After reaching record prices in 2010 and last year, pork bellies, from which bacon is made, have come down in price by about 10 percent from a year ago.
Retail bacon prices have cooled slightly, from a national average of about $4.85 per pound a year ago to $4.53 in May, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture figures.
Iowa is the nation’s largest producer of hogs and pork. About one-third of the nation’s 66 million hogs are born or fed in Iowa.
End of an era….The guy that talked the most shit in the world…(he never even killed anyone for real but in good fellas..you would have thunk he was the head honchot they would go to kill someone)…i had passover dinner one time when he was in dining room…i was visiting someone at rehab in cilver city…and I guess that was where he was hiding or hanging out at that time…
Gossip site TMZ.com reports that mob rat Henry Hill, who was immortalized in the film “Goodfellas,” died at the age of 69.
“His heart gave out,” his girlfriend told the gossip site.
Hill earned his place in gangland history by participating in the 1978 Lufthansa heist at Kennedy Airport, which netted a then-record $5 million. He became one of the most notorious Mafia canaries by turning FBI informant after being busted for pushing drugs. His turncoat testimony helped the feds nab dozens of wiseguys.
Hill spent several years in witness protection with his wife and kids, but was tossed out in the early 1990s because he couldn’t stay out of trouble.
In later years, he was a guest on Howard Stern’s radio show, opened a restaurant called Wiseguys, hosted mob-movie marathons, and hawked his own line of marinara sauce. In a 2008 interview, the one-time Lucchese crime family associate claimed to be reformed, telling the BBC, “I’m doing the right thing now.”
Hill was born in Brownsville, Brooklyn, to an Irish father and Italian mother. He fell in with local mobsters as a teen and was inducted into capo Paul Vario’s crew.
Martin Scorsese’s 1990 movie “Goodfellas,” starring Ray Liotta as Hill, chronicled his blood-spattered rise in the underworld, the audacious airport ripoff, his descent into the world of drugs and his eventual arrest.
“The government said a couple of hundred million dollars went through my hands. But I just blew it on slow horses, women, drugs and rock ’n’ roll,” he told a London newspaper on the 20th anniversary of the release of “Goodfellas.”
“We partied five, six nights a week and I was making $15,000 to $40,000 a week. That was just my end. But I was a degenerate gambler. I could lose $40,000 in a week.”
He said he never killed anyone and turned snitch only because he believed he was going to be whacked.
Even after he got a new identity — which he protected by wearing a fake beard — Hill couldn’t leave his life of crime behind. By 1987, he had been busted on drug charges again.
In 2005, he served six months for possession of methamphetamines while working as a chef in Nebraska. By then, most of the old buddies he had betrayed were dead, but he said he still felt like a marked man.
“There’s always that chance that some young buck wants to make a name for themselves,” he told a reporter in 2010. “I never thought I’d reach this wonderful age. I’m just grateful for being alive.”
Ray Liotta (r.) portrayed Henry Hill in the film “Goodfellas,” which also starred Robert De Niro.
A&R Submittal Tool Submit Your Music to any of the Sunset Labels (See Right for Detailed Way to Figure Out What Label Is Best For Your Project). Or, submit a snippet or trailer of your Film Project but please let us know if its ready for theatre and/or if you are ready for it to be placed in stores as a DVD or VOD. And/or, let us also know if you are seeking airplay at Radio-Sunset (http://www.Radio-Sunset.com)!
A&R Submittable Tool
Submit Your Music & Film Project For Distribution Consideration through Sunset and/or for Airplay at Radio-Sunset!
Please let us know what genre and what format your music and/or what label you wish to work your album and if you are looking for radio airplay at Sunset Live 365 and/or at Radio Connect, please let us know that too:
Deliver To? __ Sunset Records (Pop, Rock, Alternative Music) A&R Department? Have the opportunity to Get Discovered by Interscope. Interscope’s top A&R execs will be closely monitoring artists distributed at IDD.
__ Tropical Records (World Music, Reggae, Latin, etc.) A&R Department? Have Island Def Jam Support Your Career. Island Def Jam’s top A&R execs will be closely monitoring artists distributed at IDJDD.
__ Sunset Urban Records (HipHop, Rap, R&B) A&R Department? Get Discovered by Universal Motown. Universal Motown’s top A&R execs will be closely monitoring artists distributed at UniMo.
__ Sunset Connect (Electronica, DJ, Remixes, Digital Only) A&R Department? Get Discovered by Republic Universal. Universal Republic ‘s top A&R execs will be closely monitoring artists distributed at Republic.
__ Sunset Classics & Jazz (SC&J) (Classical, New Age & Jazz) A&R department? Get Discovered by Republic Universal. Universal Republic ‘s top A&R execs will be closely monitoring artists distributed at Republic.
__ Sunset Live Recordings & Sunset Live Downloads (Live Music ONLY)? Get Discovered by Republic Universal. Universal Republic ‘s top A&R execs will be closely monitoring artists distributed at Republic.
__ Anything Else / Special Markets Projects, etc. (Music Related Projects ONLY Please)? Get Discovered by Republic Universal. Universal Republic ‘s top A&R execs will be closely monitoring artists distributed at Republic.
__ Sunset Home Visual Entertainment (SHE) DVD, Home Video & VOD.
__ Radio Sunset – Sunset Live 365 (Live Music is ONLY considered for Play at Sunset Live 365)
__ Radio Sunset – Radio Connect – Radio Play for Emerging Artists!
Serbian JAZZ BRE! The jazz art project collaboration with Ivan Grlic, Aleksandar Jovanovic Sljuka, Filip Krumes, Aleksandar Cvetkovic Drama and Marko Farby play, “Vrelo” (Woodcock Group/Sunset Jazz recordings) live at the exhibion Serbian Jazz Bre! in Belgrade on April 4, 2012.
Published on May 26, 2012 by AlliSports
Chaz Ortiz’s Twitter handle isn’t @SteezOrtiz for nothing, as you can see here with his stylish kickflip front feeble. Fortunately for you, Chaz is here to pass along some of that steez — at least give you tips to help harness it — from the comfort of his Chicago training facility. Watch Chaz stomp front feeble again and again, and listen to him as he simplifies the grind in this Step By Step.
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Music: Phillip Morris — “Trouble Is My Middle Name”
In this Step By Step, Manny Santiago breaks down what it takes to varial heelflip. Manny mentions to get your front shuvs and heelflips on lock before taking on this one. Then, once you’re ready to combine the two focus on flicking fast and keeping your shoulders straight!
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Music: Stryk — “Where We Going”
For the first time ever, we’re opening the doors to The Freezer, an official Phish Archive merch store, at Bader Field. The Freezer will feature a number of shirts, hard goods, fleece, tanks and posters from Phish’s past, available for purchase. All are original items from the band’s collection, and not reprints (some fun keywords: Aquaman, Grape Jam, Pollock, Lotus, Udder Ball, Buddha Boy, Robot, Schvice, Oswego) . They include items from 1995-2000 and are extremely limited (we’re talking 4-5 of each style). The WaterWheel Foundation will be the recipient of a percentage of all sales in The Freezer.
Everything in The Freezer has been archivally stored and preserved. In addition to Ts, we’ll be offering a very limited number of rare posters from the Phish Archives (again, all part of their original runs; NOT reprints), including posters from Phish’s 97 & 98 Europe Tours, Madison Square Garden 98-99 and 97-98, Halloween 98 and others. These posters will be available in very limited quantities and we’re expecting them to go fast. We’ll also have a very limited number of Junta on vinyl available at The Freezer (from the original RSD pressing of 5,000).
Doors open at 5PM and lots at 2PM each day. More info, including ticketing info can be found at baderfield2012.phish.com.
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You can hear Sunset Urban’s “Crying Shade” by Mista (Latex) on the Manny Santiago Skating Through Puerto Rico Segment on the The Alli Sports Show on the NBC Sports Network!
Manny Santiago takes you for a skate to his homeland of Puerto Rico where he graciously footed the bill for his Ammo teammates and hosted the Prince of Puerto Rico skate contest for the locals. With his Rookie of the Year winnings from the 2011 Dew Tour, Manny gives back to his friends and teammates in order to best appreciate how skating has affected his life. What started out as a small trip grew into a full tour equipped with multiple teams, demos and a contest for the kids. Hear from Eli Reed and Chaz Ortiz who Manny Santiago is and find out for yourself in this Alli Show.
“Rise Up” by Sunset Urban Mista (Latex) is featured on the Kyle Baldock Fighting Words: Try 110% or Fail Trying Segment at BMX’s Alli Sports Show on the NBC Sports Network!
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Backyard rally racing in beater cars, backflips on the basketball court and riding solo in his private training facility is just a typical day in Pittsworth for pro BMX rider Kyle Baldock. With a population of 3,500, Baldock is well-known around these parts of Australia, but it’s his explosive riding – like throwing a double backflip on first try – that got him noticed in the BMX world, country to country, contest win after contest win. Hear what truly inspires him to go all out, and find out how he uses the death of his brother to further fuel his drive for progression. Experience his breakthrough Dew Tour season all over again with action from each stop. The Alli Show documents the lives of athlete’s changing the face of action sports, learn more about this fearless Aussie BMXer in this episode featuring Kyle Baldock.
I nearly spat my coffee across the room during Willie Geists Way Too Early show this am (Which BTW Willie; I do watch every day and I dont work for NBC). But, when willard was asked about the protesters he planted at Axelrods press conference or at least he took credit for it…after referriong to what is good for gander or some weird beaver cleaver cliche, he then said that “We conservatives” must stick together…LOL….I guess hes totally going down that road for real…I thought he would be pivoting to the middle a bit miore by summertime…ill shut up but this is gonna be fun. Obama best fight back and rebutt every lie and conversly, obama needs to just be honest about his thing in office so far…regardless…I am getting back to fighting piracy in the music industry…stay tuned for that to explode very soon….
