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<span style="color: blue;">FEATURED POST</span></h2>
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<span style="color: blue;">ORIGINALLY POSTED: 4-10-15</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">CATEGORY: SPORTS</span><br />
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Friday, April 10, 2015</h2>
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<b><span style="font-size: 24.0pt;">THE NBA’S BEST OF THE REST</span></b></div>
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<b>In 1996, a panel of media members and
former players, coaches and general managers compiled a list of the top 50 NBA
players in history. </b><b>(<a href="http://www.nba.com/history/features/nba-at-50-players/index.html" target="_blank">NBA.com</a>)</b><br />
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<b>What we’re looking for here is
two-part:</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>1-
The best pre-1997 players who did not make the list.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Example : Reggie Miller, Bob Lanier, Dominique
Wilkins, Bernard King<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b>2-
Your candidates for a revised list that would include
post-1997 players; AND who you would bump from the original list to make room.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Example: Kobe and Lebron in; Pippen and Parish out.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b>Here’s the list:</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;">
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Kareem
Abdul-Jabbar<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Karl Malone<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="2" nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 144.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="193"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Tiny Archibald<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</td>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Moses Malone<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</td>
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<td colspan="2" nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 144.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="193"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Paul Arizin<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 104.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="139"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Pete Maravich<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Charles Barkley<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</td>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 104.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="139"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Kevin McHale<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="2" nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 144.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="193"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Rick Barry<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 11.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="15"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 104.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="139"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">George Mikan<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<td colspan="2" nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 144.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="193"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Elgin Baylor<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 104.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="139"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Earl Monroe<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<td colspan="2" nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 144.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="193"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Dave Bing<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</td>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 104.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="139"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Shaquille O'Neal<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 7;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 133.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="178"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Larry Bird<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 11.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="15"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 11.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="15"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 104.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="139"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Hakeem Olajuwon<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 8;">
<td colspan="2" nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 144.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="193"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Wilt Chamberlain<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 11.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="15"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 104.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="139"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Robert Parish<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 9;">
<td colspan="2" nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 144.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="193"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Bob Cousy<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 11.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="15"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 104.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="139"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Bob Pettit<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<td colspan="2" nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 144.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="193"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Dave Cowens<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 11.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="15"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 104.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="139"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Scottie Pippen<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 11;">
<td colspan="2" nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 144.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="193"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Billy Cunningham<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 11.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="15"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 104.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="139"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Willis Reed<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 12;">
<td colspan="2" nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 144.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="193"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Dave DeBusschere<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 11.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="15"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 104.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="139"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Oscar Robertson<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 13;">
<td colspan="2" nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 144.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="193"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Clyde Drexler<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 11.1pt;" valign="bottom" width="15"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 104.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="139"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">David Robinson<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 14;">
<td colspan="2" nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 144.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="193"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Julius Erving<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 104.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="139"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Bill Russell<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Patrick Ewing<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</td>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 104.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="139"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Dolph Schayes<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<td colspan="2" nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 144.4pt;" valign="bottom" width="193"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Walt Frazier<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 104.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="139"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Bill Sharman<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">George Gervin<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">John Stockton<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 133.3pt;" valign="bottom" width="178"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Hal Greer<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Isiah Thomas<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Nate Thurmond<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Elvin Hayes<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Wes Unseld<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Lenny Wilkens<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Jerry Lucas<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b>I’d like to make one stipulation,
though. Keep it in the spirit of the list’s intention. We all know that players
are bigger and stronger today than they were 50 years ago. There may be guys on
the bench today that are more talented than Bob Cousy. So consider the player
only for his value in his own era.</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">FEATURED POST</span></h2>
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<span style="color: blue;">ORIGINALLY POSTED: 4-22-15</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">CATEGORY: SPORTS</span><br />
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Wednesday, April 22, 2015</h2>
<b><span style="font-size: 24.0pt;"><br /></span></b>
<b><span style="font-size: 24.0pt;"> NFL’S GREATEST PLAYERS BY POSITION<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The Top 100: NFL’s Greatest Players</span></i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> was compiled in 2010 by the NFL Network. The list is
ranked in order based on the opinions of a panel of former players, historians,
scouts, team executives and writers. </span><a href="http://top100.nfl.com/all-time-100" target="_blank">(Full list – NFL.com)</a><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I try not to editorialize in
the body of these posts - I’ll leave that to joeseddit in the comment section –
so I won’t get into the reasons why it’s ridiculous to submit a wide receiver
(Jerry Rice) as the all-time best player. But I will point out that the “apples
to oranges” cliché comes into play here. It’s difficult and excessively
subjective to compare say, a cornerback to an offensive lineman, when trying to
determine the better football player. So what I’m gonna do here is sort the
list by position and leave the various positions up for debate. I’m also excluding
the players that didn’t play in the past 50 years. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">OFFENSE<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">DEFENSE<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 8pt;">OVERALL RANK<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">O-LINE<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 8pt;">OVERALL RANK<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">D-LINE<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">12<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Anthony Munoz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">LT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Reggie White<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">DE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">24<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">John Hannah<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">G<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">13<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Joe Greene<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">DT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">32<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Jim Parker<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">LT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">15<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Deacon Jones<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">DE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">54<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Forrest Gregg<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">OT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">26<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Bob Lilly<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">DT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">56<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Gene Upshaw<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">OL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">27<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Merlin Olsen<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">DT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">63<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Jim Otto<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">C<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">31<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Bruce Smith<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">DE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 8;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">68<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Mike Webster<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">C<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">39<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Gino Marchetti<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">DE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 9;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">72<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Jonathan Ogden<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">OT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">43<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Alan Page<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">DT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 10;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">76<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Art Shell<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">OL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">62<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Randy White<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">DT<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 11;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">78<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Bruce Matthews<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">OL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">86<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Willie Davis<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">DE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
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<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 12;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">95<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Larry Allen<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">OL<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">98<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Lee Roy Selmon<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">DE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 13;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">99<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Michael Strahan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">DE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 14;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 8pt;">OVERALL RANK<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">TIGHT END<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 15;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">42<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">John Mackey<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">TE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 8pt;">OVERALL RANK<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">LINEBACKER<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 16;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">45<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Tony Gonzalez<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">TE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Lawrence Taylor<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">LB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
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<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 17;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">59<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Mike Ditka<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">TE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">10<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Dick Butkus<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">LB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
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<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 18;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">67<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Kellen Winslow<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">TE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">18<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ray Lewis<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">LB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
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<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 19;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">73<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ozzie Newsome<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">TE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">29<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Jack Lambert<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">LB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
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<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 20;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"></td>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">47<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ray Nitschke<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">LB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 21;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 8pt;">OVERALL RANK<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WIDE RECEIVER<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">53<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Willie Lanier<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">LB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 22;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Jerry Rice<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">WR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">57<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Mike Singletary<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">LB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 23;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">36<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Raymond Berry<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">WR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">60<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Jack Ham<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">LB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 24;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">38<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Lance Alworth<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">WR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">69<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Bobby Bell<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">LB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 25;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">65<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Randy Moss<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">WR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">82<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ted Hendricks<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">LB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 26;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">71<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Paul Warfield<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">WR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">93<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Sam Huff<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">LB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 27;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">92<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Michael Irvin<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">WR<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">97<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Derrick Brooks<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">LB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 28;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 29;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 8pt;">OVERALL RANK<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">QUARTERBACK<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 8pt;">OVERALL RANK<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">DEFENSIVE BACK<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 30;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Joe Montana<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">QB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">11<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ronnie Lott<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">S<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
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<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 31;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Johnny Unitas<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">QB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">34<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Deion Sanders<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">CB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
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<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 32;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">8<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Peyton Manning<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">QB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">41<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Rod Woodson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">CB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
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<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 33;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">20<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Brett Favre<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">QB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">44<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Mel Blount<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">CB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 34;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">21<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Tom Brady<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">QB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">49<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Mike Haynes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">CB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 35;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">23<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">John Elway<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">QB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">64<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Herb Adderley<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">CB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 36;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">25<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Dan Marino<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">QB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">66<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Willie Brown<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">CB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 37;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">46<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Roger Staubach<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">QB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">75<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Darrell Green<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">CB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 38;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">50<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Terry Bradshaw<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">QB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">88<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ed Reed<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">S<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 39;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">51<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Bart Starr<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">QB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"></td>
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</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 40;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">80<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Troy Aikman<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">QB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"></td>
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</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 41;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">81<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Steve Young<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">QB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"></td>
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</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 42;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">83<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Norm Van Brocklin<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">QB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"></td>
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</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 43;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">90<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Kurt Warner<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">QB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
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<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 44;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">91<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Fran Tarkenton<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">QB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
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<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 45;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="103"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">100<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Joe Namath<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">QB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">RUNNING BACK<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Jim Brown<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">RB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Walter Payton<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">RB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">17<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Barry Sanders<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">RB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">22<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Gale Sayers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">RB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">28<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Emmitt Smith<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">RB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">40<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">O.J. Simpson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">RB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">52<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Eric Dickerson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">RB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">55<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Earl Campbell<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">RB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">61<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">LaDainian Tomlinson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">RB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">70<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Marshall Faulk<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">RB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">77<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Tony Dorsett<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">RB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">85<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Marcus Allen<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">RB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">94<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Lenny Moore<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">RB<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #002060; font-size: 28.0pt;"> Fargo is a Comedy</span></b></div>
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My brother-in-law and I were discussing
our favorite comedy movies recently. He mentioned <i>Austin Powers</i>, I mentioned <i>Naked
Gun</i> among others. I also mentioned <i>Fargo</i>.
My brother-in-law gave me a puzzled look and said, “Fargo isn’t a comedy”. That’s
not the first time someone has said that to me. After a bit of convincing on my
part, he eventually conceded that <i>Fargo</i>
is a comedy, but should be classified differently from the aforementioned
comedies. And I’ll concede that the movie is most definitely a “dark” comedy. So
dark that it’s difficult to see the comedy. So dark that you might feel guilty
or uncomfortable laughing, which is what makes it so extraordinarily
good. But make no mistake; this movie is a comedy first and foremost. I’ve
compiled clips from the movie, ranked them in order of “funniest”, and listed
them here in reverse order.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">He’s
caught red-handed, confronted with a pistol and a sole policewoman. His escape
route? Out into a wide open lake.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Margie’s
a good wife. With all her troubles as a pregnant policewoman she knows exactly
what her husband is talking about when he says nothing more than “they
announced it”. The humor? I just like the way Norm says “people don’t much use
the three-cent”. Well that and the Minnesota dialect. Ok, so this one isn’t
exactly hilarious, but we’re at the bottom of my rankings here. It gets gradually
better.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">After
Jerry’s rehearsal of “frantic”, he
calmly asks the receptionist to patch him through. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The
merciless villain Gaear Grimsrud, who shows nothing but indifference towards
anyone but himself throughout the whole movie, is enthralled with the soap
opera character’s announcement that she’s pregnant. Then there’s Buscemi – “You
should see the other guy” – and his rant about splitting the car. The uploader
muddied up this clip with his attempt at political humor, but it’s easily
ignored. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">More
dialect and Lou, the doofus cop. “Oh…..Geez”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">After
Buscemi, it’s a tie between Macy and McDormand for funniest actors in this
movie. They’re paired in this scene, highlighted with Macy’s fidgeting,
bumbling and well, just overall acting. “We’re doing all we can”…. “I’m workin’
with ya here”…… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">More
Minnesota dialect.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">But it’s My Deal Here Wade<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">“We’re
not a bank, Jerry”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I love
the insertion of the irrelevant lines in the script from 1:11 to 1:17<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">“He’s at
North Star.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">I Decided Not to Park Here<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I love Buscemi
for this movie. Hilarious. So funny in fact, as we move down this list I’ll
just say “Buscemi” to describe the humor in the scene.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">Full Compliance<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The most
gruesome scene in the movie and they still manage to insert a humorous nugget.
Buscemi’s delivery of the line “Just keep it still back there lady or we’re
gonna have to…you know…shoot ya” is the only reason this scene ranks so high on
my list. (Is that Lieutenant Dan at 3:27?)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">More
Minnesota dialect among other things.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Buscemi.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Buscemi.
Well, and the idea for the scene, too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">This
scene wouldn’t work without the superior acting/facial expressions. Asian dude
with a Minnesota accent.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Extracting this scene by itself doesn’t do the humor justice. You have to know
where it fits in the timeline of the movie. Buscemi’s portrayal of frustration
with Jerry’s (Macy) side of the bargain is where the humor lies. “What’s with
you people?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Macy.
And Buscemi’s voice. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">“Who’s
Jean?” LMAO. You tellin’ me this ain’t a comedy?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">Buscemi </span><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">and </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Macy. In the same scene.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">This
scene is near the beginning the movie. The earliest confirmation that this
movie is, in fact, a comedy.</span></div>
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The 9-3-77 version is my all- time
favorite song. I have to specify the date ‘cuz this is one those Grateful Dead
songs that has evolved over the years. The early 70s featured an extended “heavy
on the Phil” jam at the end of the song, the late 70s featured an extended jam
at the beginning of the song, while the later years featured long “melting pot”
jams between verses and a jazzier flavor. For me, ’77 was the sweet spot. I’ve
found some good versions of this song over the years and I’m gonna use this
page to sort ‘em out and try to determine a ranking, which may change from time
to time. I’ll add new versions to this page periodically and try to update
the ranking. As with most Dead songs, Jerry’s solo work is usually the primary
factor in determining my favorite versions, which works out great ‘cuz some of
Jerry’s finest work can be found in this song. <o:p></o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>(titles are links)</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">1) </span></b> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kMU5dzz3lU" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #002060;">9-3-77, Raceway Park – Englishtown, NJ</span></b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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As I said in the intro, my all-time
favorite song, bar none. I had this song on a bootleg vinyl LP many years ago
(which, IMO, was mixed better than this recording uploaded from the Dick’s
Picks release). I never get tired of listening to it. Love Jerry’s guitar work
on this one.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">2) </span></b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAIbaX36Vvw" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #002060;">5-18-77, Fox Theater, Atlanta, GA</span></b></a><b><span style="color: #002060;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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A close second to the Englishtown
version. The intro is the strongest part of this version.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">3)</span></b> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTNfuoNi3Jk" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #002060;">7-8-78, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO</span></b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Not as elaborate with the intro as
Englishtown and Fox in Atlanta, but this version belongs just behind both.
Jerry shines brightest in his last solo in this one. The man never runs out of
new things to say with his guitar.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">4) </span></b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV4t1kRWb3w" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #002060;">6-17-91, Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ</span></b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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This version is a good example of what
I meant by “melting pot” jams in my introduction. Jerry’s guitar work is great
but not as dominant as in earlier versions… everyone contributes. According to
the comments this was the show opener. Just to experience “Eyes” as an opener
makes me wish I was there. I read somewhere it was Hornsby’s idea. A good one
at that.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">5)</span></b> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7rZzqyeeUc" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #002060;">3-19-77, Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA</span></b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Smokin’ pace. Did I mention I love the
way they were playing this song in ’77?<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">6) </span><span style="color: #002060;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtuLX_PMrz8" target="_blank"><span style="color: #002060;">6-8-77, Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Jerry seems to be doing kind of a “stream
of consciousness” thing with his solos so maybe not as coherently smooth as
some of the other versions, but the trade-off is a nice series of some pretty
slick creations. Still unmistakably Jerry, though.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #000066; font-size: 28.0pt;">Top 25 (+2) Sitcom Sidekicks<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Some shows the main character casts
such a large shadow the supporting cast doesn’t stand a chance to make a list
like this (All in the Family, The Office, Married with Children, Sanford &
Son…) and some shows the writing is so good it really doesn’t matter who is
delivering the punch line (M*A*S*H). Here’s my top 25 plus two because, well,
top 27 doesn’t sound right.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #002060;">+2) Burt Campbell – Soap<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Played by Richard Mulligan<o:p></o:p></div>
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To be honest I never saw much of Soap.
It’s not that I didn’t want to, I just never got around to it. It must have had
a time slot that conflicted with my life. So I guess I can’t say for certainty
that Burt was the funniest sidekick, but I do remember the show had some very
funny moments.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #002060;">+1) Latka Gravas – Taxi<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Played by Andy Kaufmann<o:p></o:p></div>
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A timid foreigner who, like Kaufmann
himself, was more of a novelty than anything. By a normal person’s standards
the role wasn’t all that confining. By Kaufmann’s standards I’m surprised he
lasted more than two weeks.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9YNI2PlJLQ" target="_blank">Latka</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #002060;">25) Frank Burns – M*A*S*H<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Played by Larry Linville<o:p></o:p></div>
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He was annoying but then, that was his
role. He was the punch line before the punch line.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #002060;">24) David Puddy – Seinfeld<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Played by Patrick Warburton<o:p></o:p></div>
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Not a weekly regular so this character
pushes the limits of the “sidekick” definition. Puddy brought a shtick- “yeah,
that’s right”- that was both funny and unique.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #002060;">23) Les Nessman – WKRP Cincinnati<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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The comical weatherman who had
imaginery walls around his office and pointed out that turkeys can’t fly.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #002060;">22) Colonel Henry Blake – M*A*S*H<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Played by McLean Stevenson<o:p></o:p></div>
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I’m listing M*A*S*H characters when I
said I wouldn’t. Can’t resist mentioning the humor in Blake’s reluctant
leadership.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #002060;">21) Colonel Samuel Flagg – M*A*S*H<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Played by Edward Winter<o:p></o:p></div>
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I’m slipping in another character who
barely qualifies as a sidekick. Flagg wasn’t a weekly regular but his part was
too funny to go unmentioned here. As I said in the intro, the writing in
M*A*S*H was so good that all of the characters could be and usually were funny
so maybe it’s not fair to list Flagg while excluding some of the others.
Couldn’t resist.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #002060;">20) Reginald “Red”
Forman – That 70s Show<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Played by Kurtwood Smith<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ass-kicking no nonsense father who delivered
several comical lines.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi9DNLn0WLI" target="_blank">Red</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #002060;">19) Laura Petrie – The Dick Van Dyke Show<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Played by Mary Tyler Moore<o:p></o:p></div>
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Here’s where Mary earned her stripes
and gained the status to have her own show.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWiDSmeka_A" target="_blank">Laura Petrie </a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #002060;">18) Floyd “The Barber” Lawson – The Andy Griffith Show<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Played by Howard McNear<o:p></o:p></div>
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What can I say that could describe
this hilarious character? You have to see him. Probably more than once to fully
appreciate him.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV7FpzyILjw" target="_blank">Floyd</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #002060;">17) Arthur Deitrich – Barney Miller<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Played by Steve Landesberg<o:p></o:p></div>
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I love dry humor. Deitrich was dry as
sand. Probably the driest on this list.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGv_7VgFgeg" target="_blank">Deitrich</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #002060;">16) Dennis Finch – Just Shoot Me</span><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Played by David Spade<o:p></o:p></div>
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A little snotty, a little feminine, a
little lecherous. The perfect part for David Spade. I thought he was funny.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztgwnxa5clI" target="_blank">Dennis Finch</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #002060;">15) Jethro Bodine – The Beverly Hillbillies</span><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Played by Max Baer Jr.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Jethro was considered the brains of
the family due to his sixth grade education. I remember an episode where he was
aiming to fly a space rocket to the moon: “Let’s see… the moon is usually ‘twix
that tree and that building…” Hilarious. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TonTGAfn2zI" target="_blank">Jethro</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #002060;">14) Lou Grant – The Mary Tyler Moore Show<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Played by Ed Asner<o:p></o:p></div>
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Underappreciated show,
underappreciated cast.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdmKTQXaVu4" target="_blank">Lou</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #002060;">13) Ernest T. Bass – The Andy Griffith Show<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Played by Howard Morris<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ok, so maybe it’s a stretch to call
this guy a sidekick ‘cuz he wasn’t a weekly regular. But damn he was funny.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f5hCdyGEYM" target="_blank">Ernest T.</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #002060;">12) Joey Tribbiani – Friends<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Played by Matt LeBlanc<o:p></o:p></div>
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You might be able to cry foul on
this one ‘cuz it’s really unclear who the lead character was on this show. You
might say all six of ‘em got equal billing. But I’ll bet if they were forced to
produce a “billing” list LeBlanc wouldn’t be at the top.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fANwTBK3Ylg" target="_blank">Joey</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #002060;">11) Cliff Clavin – Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Norm had the great one liners at the
beginning of the show but Cliffy gets my comedy vote on this show.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1dRgYgZ5U0" target="_blank">Cliffy</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #002060;">10) Inspector Frank Luger – Barney Miller <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Played by James Gregory<o:p></o:p></div>
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What a great character. The inspector
made “old school” funny.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyRwIDZMSWg" target="_blank">Inspector Luger</a> <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #002060;">9) “Granny” Daisy Moses – The Beverly Hillbillies<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Played by Irene Ryan<o:p></o:p></div>
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The fiery kick-ass granny from the
hills. A friggin’ riot credited with everything from the “cement pond” to the
time she had a hippopautumas marked off in sections (jowls, spar ribs, chops,
etc.) assuming it was the biggest hog she’d ever seen.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzBsUtzkjmY" target="_blank">Granny</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #002060;">8) Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli – Happy Days<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Played by Henry Winkler<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Ayyyyy”. Although not as often, The Fonz’s shtick
still gets referenced from time to time. Equally as iconic as he is funny.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwkU8-d1gIk" target="_blank">Fonzie</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #002060;">7) The Reverend Jim Ignatowski – Taxi<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Played by Christopher Lloyd<o:p></o:p></div>
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I suspect my affinity towards the
sixties stoner character has me ranking the Reverend higher than most others
would, but this dude cracked me up.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI_Qijvs8OQ" target="_blank">Reverend Jim</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #002060;">6) Chandler Bing – Friends<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Played by Matthew Perry<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ok, you might be able to cry foul on
this one ‘cuz it’s really unclear who the lead character was on this show. You
might say all six of ‘em got equal billing. But I’ll bet if they were forced to
produce a “billing” list Perry wouldn’t be at the top. But, as comedy goes, he
should be as far as I’m concerned.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Wn9YiQEMtI" target="_blank">Chandler</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #002060;">5) Ed Norton – The Honeymooners<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Played by Art Carney<o:p></o:p></div>
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Gleason cast a large shadow, both
figuratively and literally, but Norton didn’t take a back seat to Kramden.
Figuratively, that is. Literally he probably did when he was on the bus Ralph
drove for a living.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdjB1x6eCWY" target="_blank">Norton</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #002060;">4) Cosmo Kramer – Seinfeld<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Played by Michael Richards<o:p></o:p></div>
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A second character in the top five
from Seinfeld. And why not? One of the best sitcoms ever.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suAhGfVr_4U" target="_blank">Kramer</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #002060;">3) Ted Baxter – The Mary Tyler Moore Show<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Played by Ted Knight<o:p></o:p></div>
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Did I mention this show is
underappreciated? Mary surrounded herself with so much talent she could have
not bothered to show up and I don’t think anyone would have missed her. Ted was
a riot.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6N57DYQfsFk" target="_blank">Ted Baxter</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #002060;">2) George Costanza – Seinfeld<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Played by Jason Alexander<o:p></o:p></div>
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Is there a show that gets referred to
in the real world more than Seinfeld? The lion’s share gets credited to George.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBZVaNpwub8" target="_blank">George</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #002060;">1) Barney Fife – The Andy Griffith Show<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Played by Don Knotts<o:p></o:p></div>
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I love Andy Griffith but this show
isn’t half as successful without Barney.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBuPQgV8yBM" target="_blank">Barney</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #002060; font-size: 24.0pt;"> College Football’s Iconic Football
Programs<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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I’m not sure “iconic” is the exact
word, but that’s what I’m going with here. What I’m looking for is the schools
with the richest, deepest tradition in college football, the programs that most
everyone knows of, mainly because of success on the field. Here’s my take on
which schools belong in a class by themselves as most iconic, followed by a few
tiers that came close, but don’t’ quite make the cut. My vantage point starts
with an earliest cognizance of college football around maybe 1969, and a genuine
attentive interest by 1971, so different generations may disagree with my
opinion, but I’d argue against ‘em.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>The
Iconic<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Alabama, Michigan, Nebraska, Notre
Dame, Oklahoma, Ohio St., Penn St., USC, Texas<o:p></o:p></div>
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There they are. Just nine of ‘em. I
don’t think it’s coincidence that none of these schools has changed their
helmets in the last forty years or so. Sacred logos. Or in Penn St.’s case,
sacred lack of logo.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Level
2<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Miami, Florida, Florida St.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A younger generation would probably
substitute these schools for three of The Iconics. They’re good enough
candidates to command a class by themselves, but the Florida powerhouses didn’t
come into prominence until the 80s, which granted, is a long time ago, but not
quite deep enough in history to rank with The Iconic.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Level
3<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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LSU, Tennessee, Texas A&M<o:p></o:p></div>
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These schools have a rich history but
it seems as though they were more often than not taking a back seat to one of The
Iconics. They were usually strong enough to command their own level, though.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Level
4<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Arkansas, Auburn, Michigan St., UCLA,
Georgia Tech, BYU<o:p></o:p></div>
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Consistent programs that have
occasionally found their way to the top, or at least very close. Maybe not
always a better winning percentage than those listed in the lower levels, but
somehow seem to have a higher profile.<o:p></o:p></div>
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These schools have been among the best
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This level could probably be lumped in
with level 5 but I felt compelled to separate. Clemson had some good years
under Danny Ford and they’re currently doing well. Still, they just don’t seem
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667074123579916949.post-73595036387966889732015-08-14T17:16:00.000-07:002016-03-05T09:17:55.115-08:00<div class="MsoNormal">
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<b>I’ve
unlocked one of my YouTube playlists and am making it public for a limited time
only. Now’s your chance to listen to it while supplies last.</b></div>
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<b>Well,
listen to it if you want to. I was gonna submit my various based on theme playlists
one by one. But to hell with ‘dat. Let’s just cut to the chase. I’ma go on and
unlock the mother playlist. The melting pot, the conglomerate, everything but
the kitchen sink. No theme whatsoever. “None”. Like the other playlist, this
one isn’t lacking for cheese. But it also has some classics in it and
everything in between. Pick a random spot to start ‘cuz you’ll never listen to
all of it. Hours and hours of music. My own personal radio station that plays only
songs that I like. Of course YOU won’t like every one of these songs. Unless
you’re another me from a parallel universe. But you’re bound to like at least
some of it.</b><br />
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<b>EDIT: 3-5-16</b><br />
<b>I've restored this post 'cuz it allows me easier access to this playlist when I'm away from my home computer. So I guess this won't be public for a "limited" time after all. More like "For an Indefinite Time Only". </b><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667074123579916949.post-42018233462918153372015-08-12T11:17:00.000-07:002016-04-03T15:42:08.801-07:00<div class="MsoNormal">
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I love Shakedown. I’ll get a hankerin’
for it for a spell and listen to it often until another song takes over as the
current “hot” song in joeworld. The song itself is good enough, but as with
most Dead songs, it’s the jam that makes this song one of my favorites. I love
Jerry’s more traditional solo in the middle of the song and especially like the
jam at the end. When it’s good, the ending jam is quintessential Dead. Jerry
usually goes full “wah-wah”, and the jam extends for as long as it takes for
the band members find each other on the same page. Sometimes it works better
than others. When they find that groove and Jerry’s guitar gets to cracklin’ it
can be one of those magic moments at the shows that becomes almost hypnotizing
as the waves of dancing bodies go through the crowd bouncing up, down and all
around while the “twirlers” are in full force on the perimeter.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I’ve found some good versions of this
song over the years and I’m gonna use this page to sort them out to try to
determine a favorite, which may change from time to time. I’ll add ‘em to this
page as I review them and try to give them a current ranking. <o:p></o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>(titles are links)</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">1) </span></b> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqps0-zcM18" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #002060;">12-28-82, Oakland Auditorium – Oakland, CA</span></b></a><b><span style="color: #002060;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Apparently Jerry’s too wasted to
remember the lyrics but his guitar work has made this one a favorite of mine
for some time now. Can’t really articulate why. It just is. It’s not available
on the internet as a single so you have to find it at 1:12:50.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">2) </span></b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYelqqW7QIY" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #002060;">5-12-81, Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum – New Haven, CT</span></b></a><b><span style="color: #002060;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Just recently discovered this one so
it’s fresh enough to sit near the top for now. Jerry gets to snapping off the
notes pretty good here and catches a nice groove at 10:48 turning it over
nicely at 11:05.<o:p></o:p></div>
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After a brief call and response between Brent and Jerry, the boys melt into a workmanlike, business-as-usual jam that just subtly grows on me like a soundtrack to the moment, gets into my system to the point that it’s taken for granted. It’s not until they come out of the jam that I truly notice/appreciate how good it is. Just another day at the office for the Dead. </div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">4)</span></b> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us2ktIrcwxY" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #002060;">6-30-85, Merriweather Post Pavilion</span></b></a></div>
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<o:p>This one’s a favorite among Deadheads. Many say it’s the best. The jam is a nice stew - everyone throws something into the pot with Brent prompting a nice crescendo near the end. </o:p></div>
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</span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3lJVHQjPxo" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #002060;">10-25-79, New Haven Coliseum – New Haven, CT</span></b></a><b><span style="color: #002060;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Another melting pot jam as everyone
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667074123579916949.post-32794871869861932882015-07-21T12:04:00.000-07:002015-07-21T12:07:20.359-07:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: .5in;">
<b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-size: 24.0pt;"> THE SO CALLED “ALL-TIME
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<b><span style="color: #002060;">River<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667074123579916949.post-8741512144094866842015-07-17T09:47:00.000-07:002015-07-17T09:47:27.881-07:00<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 63.0pt; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;">
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We’re looking for 15 nominees
(songs) from those who participated in the tournament voting process. After the
nominees are established, we ask each voter to rate their top 10 candidates in
order with the stipulation that you can only vote for nominees from someone
else’s list. You can vote for a song from your own list if it’s on someone
else’s list, but any other song on your own list is off limits. The songs will
be given point values based on the ratings (10 points for first, 1 point for
tenth) and combined to make up hopefully a first and second team at least (5
songs per group). We’ll go third team if total songs allows. The criteria will
be which songs were most valuable- or played best - during the tournament.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I’m gonna limit this to just those
who voted in the tourney. I won’t be able to monitor as often this weekend so
here’s the plan: Post your 15 nominees in the comment section. Drunk is welcome
to participate but I’m not sure if he’s gonna so we’ll consider the voting period
to begin as soon as TS, Larry and joeseddit have submitted their nominees. If I
can get to it I’ll list the nominees in the body of this post but you don’t
have to wait on me. Go ahead and submit your votes in the comment section. No
deadline. It’s done when we’re done. I’ll tally the scores (you guys are
welcome to do so if I’m lagging) and post first, second and third team on a
separate page with a nice headline. I won’t delete this page afterwards but I will delete if from the index. I’ll put
a small link on the “nice headline” page if you guys wanna refer back to this
page, which I’m treating as basically a worksheet. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667074123579916949.post-34267091565833601792015-07-09T08:12:00.000-07:002018-05-20T09:46:56.891-07:00FINAL FOUR<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-size: 24.0pt;">THE SO CALLED “ ALL-TIME
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<b><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">Rolling Stone magazine compiled a list of the 500
Greatest Albums of All Time. “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” was ranked
first. Is this correct? I don’t know, let’s find out.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">I’ve taken the top 66 albums on the list (excluding
compilations) and set up a head to head tournament --NCAA Basketball style. The
albums are seeded by their rank on Rolling Stone’s list, and are split into
four regionals. There is also a “play-in” round consisting of the last four
albums (63 to 66). Albums will advance based on votes received during a
matchup. Rolling Stone gets one vote - the equivalent of saying the top seed is
already ahead 1 to 0. I’ll be voting under my “joeseddit” moniker. joeseddit gets 1.5 votes. That’s not fair but
I have my reason: This site gets a fair amount of page views, but no one
comments as much as I’d hoped (except for Larry to whom I’m grateful for doing
so). So I figure I’ll be the only one voting in most cases. And if I disagree
with Rolling Stone’s ranking, many of these matchups will result in a tie. So
basically the half vote is a tie breaker.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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section by mentioning both albums in a matchup and which album you’re voting
for. Votes will be confirmed as counted and recorded in the brackets by
joetopic. There’s no way I can verify, but I ask that you PLEASE don’t vote on
a matchup in which you haven’t heard both albums, no matter how unbeatable you
feel your favorite album is. joeseddit will do the same (There are several I
haven’t heard ; I plan to listen to some as the tournament progresses but I
won’t be able to get to all of them). Obviously you will be able to identify
joeseddit’s choice by the “half-vote” in the score, and will be able see that
joeseddit didn’t vote if there is no “half-vote”.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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anyone else who wants to play along to listen to some of the albums (I’ve
attached “full album” links some cases). The earlier rounds will have a longer
voting period because there are more albums to consider. joeseddit will break a
tie if such an instance should occur. Of course this can only happen in a
matchup that joeseddit didn’t vote on due not having heard both albums. So I’ll
need a bit of time to listen to the album (or albums) to break the tie.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667074123579916949.post-7240582883609886962015-06-22T06:35:00.000-07:002016-05-21T04:49:24.603-07:00<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 1.0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;">
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FLASHBACK – SPORTS BOARD GAMES<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 24.0pt;">(pt.
5 of 5) MARX PRO BOWL LIVE ACTION FOOTBALL<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">I’m not old enough to land deep within the “boomer”
parameters, but close enough to catch the tail end of some of the childhood
remembrances. Like many pre-teen boys, I was a sports fanatic. Football,
basketball, and baseball. When it was too dark or cold or rainy to go outside
to play the sport of the season, I would turn to sports board games. There were
a few that were popular at the time and, at my pleading, my parents were good
enough to buy them for me. Video games like Madden Football didn’t exist in
those days. Television was for watching TV, the phone was for phone calls, and
there were no household computers around. Imagination required. All of these
games are designed for two people to play as opponents, but on the occasions
when a friend either wasn’t available or was unwelcomed by my parents (odd
hours, school night, etc…), I’d play the games by myself.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">I’ve included YouTube links and photos because it’s
difficult to describe these games with words. I tried my best to do so anyway.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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When I saw the advertisement for this
game I had to have it. It appeared to be very similar to Tudor Electric
Football but implemented the one thing that was missing from Tudor’s game. This
game was TACKLE football. It is in fact, tackle; but after that, the game was
pretty boring. It comes with a rather large plastic sheet with a football field
printed on it and 22 generically colored plastic football players – 11 red guys
and 11 yellow guys – in various football poses designed to represent a
position. Five of the players on each side were blockers. They didn’t actually
block, though. They had three little holes on their bottom bases that fit on a
plastic grid full of pegs on each side which was to be placed at the line of
scrimmage. The linemen were simply locked onto the grid via the holes on both
sides of the ball. The reason there were three holes was so two of the
offensive lineman could be adjusted far enough apart to create a running lane for the
running back. And that was all you could do with the linemen. They didn’t move,
even when the play started. In fact only three of the players ever moved. The
running back was mounted on a motorized apparatus that had to be wound up. The
defense had two “blitzers” that were mounted on skates. A play consisted of
turning on the motorized running back with the hard Styrofoam football tucked
in his arm, and aiming him towards the running lane while the defensive
blitzers were shoved as hard as possible towards the running back. Crash!!
Sometimes the runner would break the tackle, other times not. All of the other
players just stood there, which on defense served at least some purpose because
they could get in the way of the running back. But aside from the running back,
the rest of the offensive players were worthless. If you wanted to pass, the
game came with one extra-large player who served as both the QB and the kicker
for both teams. He had a hand that the football could be placed in on an arm
that was pointing straight over his head. The arm could be cocked back and let
loose to fling the football towards the motorized back who was streaking
downfield. The QB threw ok, but I don’t remember attempting too many passes. In
fact, I don’t remember playing the game much at all. There just wasn’t much to
it with only three moving pieces that could only go straight ahead. Even the
players’ generic colors were boring. I ended up painting them the colors of NFL
teams with leftover paint I used on my Aurora monster models.<br />
The only thing
that was cool about this game was the skills of the QB/Kicker. The dude could
kick a field goal from about 60 yards out. Maybe further. The ball was to be
mounted in front of his kicking foot which was spring loaded. Just pull his leg
back and let loose. As I said, the field was rather large so most of the time I
spent on this game was lining up the kicker at various angles and distances and
sending field goals toward a pretty cool set of goal posts. One of the players
was designed with arms raised to block kicks so I’d stack him on top of other
players in order to make a blocked kick possible.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667074123579916949.post-39144364198989468952015-06-19T06:11:00.000-07:002015-06-19T06:15:00.785-07:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 1.75in; margin-top: 0in; tab-stops: 4.75in;">
<b><span style="color: #3c0efe; font-size: 24.0pt;"> COACHES AND QUARTERBACKS – NFC NORTH<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Both high
profile, and arguably the most important components of a successful football
team. More credit and blame than they deserve? Probably. I’ve gone back 50
years and chose only one of each as the greatest for selected teams. Some were
easy choices, others not so easy.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #203731;">GREEN BAY
PACKERS<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b>Coach: Vince Lombardi<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Only three of
Lombardi’s seasons qualify but still, can there be anyone else?<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Quarterback: Bart Starr<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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I was very close
to going with Rodgers. Give him a couple more seasons. Favre was a great talent
and certainly durable, but overrated as a quarterback.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #03202f;">CHICAGO BEARS<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b>Coach: Mike Ditka<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Going back 50
years leaves Halas only two seasons to consider.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Not all that exceptional
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Slim pickins
here. Fontes’ .496 winning percentage is among the best in this dismal
franchise.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Landry wasn’t
great, but not bad either. I’m all ears if anyone has a better suggestion.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #3b0160;">MINNESOTA
VIKINGS<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b>Coach: Bud Grant<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Iconic Viking. Easy
choice.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Quarterback: Fran Tarkenton<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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The Vikings had
some good seasons, but surprisingly no other quarterback challenges Tarkenton
here. Duante Culpepper or Joe Kapp maybe. But no. Many of the Vikings
quarterbacks had their best years with other franchises- Moon, Cunningham,
George, Favre…<o:p></o:p></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667074123579916949.post-64162667198677305132015-06-17T08:52:00.000-07:002016-05-21T04:52:29.555-07:00<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 1.0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 24.0pt;">BOOMER
FLASHBACK – SPORTS BOARD GAMES<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 24.0pt;">(pt.
4 of 5) CADACO ALL-STAR BASEBALL<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">I’m not old enough to land deep within the “boomer”
parameters, but close enough to catch the tail end of some of the childhood
remembrances. Like many pre-teen boys, I was a sports fanatic. Football,
basketball, and baseball. When it was too dark or cold or rainy to go outside
to play the sport of the season, I would turn to sports board games. There were
a few that were popular at the time and, at my pleading, my parents were good
enough to buy them for me. Video games like Madden Football didn’t exist in
those days. Television was for watching TV, the phone was for phone calls, and
there were no household computers around. Imagination required. All of these
games are designed for two people to play as opponents, but on the occasions
when a friend either wasn’t available or was unwelcomed by my parents (odd
hours, school night, etc…), I’d play the games by myself.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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difficult to describe these games with words. I tried my best to do so anyway.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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No electricity for this game, either.
This game utilized an important component in many a board game back in those
days: a spinner. I suppose today’s generation will need an explanation. A
spinner is like a small clock with only one metal hand loose enough to “spin”
in circles at a high speed. A player activated it by cocking his forefinger
behind his thumb and giving the spinner a good whack with said forefinger.
Whatever number the spinner landed on referenced a specific result. Kinda like
a small version of the “Wheel of Fortune” dial. Wait, does today’s generation even
know about “Wheel of Fortune”? Anyway, in those days, whenever “randomness”
needed to be utilized in a board game, spinners or dice were about the only options.
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little circular cards that fit underneath the spinner. The
card had various numbers sectioned off around the outer edge representing
results of an “at bat” by a baseball player. The number 1, for instance,
represented a Home Run. 9 represented a walk, 7 a base hit etc.. Each card had
a major league baseball player’s name and playing position printed in the
center and the numbers were sectioned off in spaces that reflected that particular
player’s statistics. A home run hitter like Hank Aaron had a larger space
designated as 1 for home run than say, a singles hitter like Rod Carew.
Conversely, Carew had a larger portion of his card designated for base hits
than guys like Aaron. The idea of the game was to put together
a starting roster using the cards, one for each position. Then stack the cards in your preferred batting order, leadoff hitter on top, and
insert them into your spinner dial (there were two spinners, one for each team).
Give the spinner a whack, see what the player does, and record the result on
the cardboard playing field which had a stand up scoreboard. The playing field had little holes at each
base on the diamond that pegs could be inserted into to represent baserunners. The
scoreboard was manually operated to record the score and current number of
outs. After the leadoff hitter’s results are carried out, his card would be
removed from the top - which reveals the next batter - and easily slid to the
bottom, thus maintaining the batting order. There were “situation” cards that
could be used for stealing, hit and run, tagging up on fly balls, etc.. But we
were too young to mess with that crap so there really wasn’t much strategy other than picking out a lineup. After that it was up to the
spinner. Instead of using the situation card for results of how far a runner
advanced on a base hit or for the possibility of an error or other occurrences on a fly ball or ground ball, we just moved the runners the number of places equal to
the hit (base hit - runners advance one base; double- runners advance two
bases…), a fly ball was simply an out, and a ground ball was a force out at the first open base.<br />
I can’t remember if the game came with full rosters of certain teams,
but I do know it came with enough all-star names to make up at least four full
teams. Which is what I did. This was one of those games that I could easily
play by myself and usually did. I put together four teams, named ‘em after
animals like the Elephants, the Beavers, etc.., made up a season schedule and
had ‘em square off against each other. I was a “stat” freak so the best part of
the game for me was the record keeping. I kept “book” on every game and
maintained the standings and the batting statistics for each player.
Periodically I would make a list of the top players in each batting category,
just like the Sunday paper would do for real live baseball. And the pitchers’ stats too, even though who
was pitching had no defensive significance.
All by hand. No calculators. No computers to figure it for me. I learned
how to divide figuring batting averages. In fact, for me, the game turned out
to be great for developing basic math skills.<br />
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3:</span> <span style="color: blue;">CADACO BAS-KET</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><a href="http://joetopic.blogspot.com/2015/06/boomerflashback-sports-board-games-pt_22.html"><span style="color: windowtext;">Part 5:</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="color: blue;">MARX
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<b><span style="color: #3c0efe; font-size: 24.0pt;"> COACHES
AND QUARTERBACKS – NFC WEST<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Both high
profile, and arguably the most important components of a successful football
team. More credit and blame than they deserve? Probably. I’ve gone back 50
years and chose only one of each as the greatest for selected teams. Some were
easy choices, others not so easy.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #001532;">SEATTLE
SEAHAWKS<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b>Coach: Pete Carroll<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Holmgren got ‘em
to the Super Bowl and Chuck Knox is borderline iconic, but in five short
seasons Carroll has already surpassed.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Quarterback: Dave Krieg<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Wilson doesn’t
yet have the longevity to surpass Krieg. Or Zorn, for that matter. Couple more
seasons at the same pace should do it, though.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #af1e2c;">SANFRANCISCO
49ERS<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b>Coach: Bill Walsh<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Legendary. There
have been some other good ones, but they don’t come close to Walsh.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Quarterback: Joe Montana<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Again, some other
good ones. But easy choice.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #9b2743;">ARIZONA
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<b>Coach: Don Coryell<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Gotta go with
“Air” Coryell here among a rather thin field. Arians is off to a good start.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Quarterback: Jim Hart<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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A good case could
be made for Warner’s short tenure. A very good case. But I’m gonna consider his
time in Arizona too short when compared to Hart’s resume.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #13264b;">ST. LOUIS RAMS<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b>Coach: Chuck Knox<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Knox goes back to
the days when this franchise was in Los Angeles. Very close call between Knox
and George Allen. Vermeil was unjustly considered a figurehead and was
eventually run out of St. Louis.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Like Vermeil,
Warner eventually fell out of favor in St. Louis. But the glory days the two
shared while operating the “greatest show on turf” will be remembered for years
to come.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<b><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 24.0pt;">BOOMER
FLASHBACK – SPORTS BOARD GAMES<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 24.0pt;">(pt.
3 of 5) CADACO BAS-KET<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">I’m not old enough to land deep within the “boomer”
parameters, but close enough to catch the tail end of some of the childhood
remembrances. Like many pre-teen boys, I was a sports fanatic. Football,
basketball, and baseball. When it was too dark or cold or rainy to go outside
to play the sport of the season, I would turn to sports board games. There were
a few that were popular at the time and, at my pleading, my parents were good
enough to buy them for me. Video games like Madden Football didn’t exist in
those days. Television was for watching TV, the phone was for phone calls, and
there were no household computers around. Imagination required. All of these
games are designed for two people to play as opponents, but on the occasions
when a friend either wasn’t available or was unwelcomed by my parents (odd
hours, school night, etc…), I’d play the games by myself.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">I’ve included YouTube links and photos because it’s
difficult to describe these games with words. I tried my best to do so anyway.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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This game required no electricity and
consisted of a simulated cardboard basketball floor with 14 symmetrically
placed holes. The game came with a ping pong ball that was tossed on the
basketball floor, which was uneven in a warped kind of way thus creating a
randomness as to how the ball would roll and consequently, which hole it would
eventually land in. Within the holes were little metal – I don’t know what to
call them so I’ll say “poppers” - that
were spring loaded. On each side of the court there were levers that would
control the poppers for six of the holes. A sheet of cardboard with a small
basket attached was inserted in upright
position on each end of the court. When the ball landed in one of the
six holes (located at varying distances and angles) controlled by a player, the
player would pull the lever back to a certain degree and let go, thus “popping”
the ball towards the basket in hopes of making the shot. The skill was in how
far the lever was pulled back and, I suppose to some degree, how the lever was
released. I stated there were 14 holes, but only six per side were lever
controlled for shooting. There was one hole under each basket with no popper in
it. If the ball landed in that hole it meant the ball should be lined up for a
free throw. There was a manually operated scoreboard above the baskets.<br />
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that’s about it. Primitive by today’s standards but keep in mind, in
those days the best a kid could do for a bedroom hoop was a rolled up pair of
socks and a Folgers coffee can with the bottom cut out. We’ve come a long way,
baby. It was best to play the game in an open area or by a wall ‘cuz there’d be
occasions when shots would sail completely over the backboard. You didn’t want
to spend a lot of time trying to retrieve the ball from under the couch or the
bed. I remember arguing with my Dad when we’d play as to whether the ball
should be allowed to roll randomly after a made basket. He said yes, but I said
it should be placed in the other team’s farthest hole. There shouldn’t be any
“make-it-take-it” as far as I was concerned.<br />
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2:</span> <span style="color: blue;">CADACO foto-electric FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME GAME</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><a href="http://joetopic.blogspot.com/2015/06/boomerflashback-sports-board-games-pt_17.html"><span style="color: windowtext;">Part 4:</span> <span style="color: blue;">CADACO ALL-STAR BASEBALL</span></a></span></b><br />
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Both high
profile, and arguably the most important components of a successful football
team. More credit and blame than they deserve? Probably. I’ve gone back 50
years and chose only one of each as the greatest for selected teams. Some were
easy choices, others not so easy.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #0088ce;">CAROLINA
PANTHERS<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b>Coach: John Fox<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Not much
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<b>Quarterback: Cam Newton<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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I can’t stand
Newton’s personality but I think he’s already proven to be better than
Delhomme. Certainly more raw talent. But Delhomme did take the Panthers to the
Super Bowl, so tough choice.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #bd0d18;">ATLANTA FALCONS<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Reeves led the
Falcons to the Super Bowl and his only real competition is Mike Smith who just
got the axe.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Maybe Ryan
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<b>Coach: Sean Payton<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Easy choice. Mora
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Not the slam dunk
you might think. Peyton’s dad Archie Manning did it all with no help around
him. I also like Bobby Hebert.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #d60a0b;">TAMPA BAY
BUCCANEERS<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b>Coach: Tony Dungy<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Gruden won the
Super Bowl but it was Dungy’s team. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Quarterback: Vinny Testeverde<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Quick, who was
the starting QB for the Buccaneers in their only Super Bowl victory? I didn’t
remember either- I had to look it up. And it wasn’t easy to find. Oh, finding
2003 Super Bowl recaps was easy. But finding out who played quarterback
required some in depth reading. Brad Johnson barely gets mentioned. Testeverde
wasn’t good, but I’m going with him by default.<o:p></o:p><br />
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ALBUMION (JP) - Highway 61 Revisited defeated Sticky Fingers, 3-2.5, in the
So Called All Time Greatest Album Championship match. The match featured
several lead changes and a nail biting finish. Sticky Fingers took a small lead
into the half as both albums traded scores throughout. The see-saw battle
continued in the second half as the two albums broke the tournament record for
lead changes in one match. Highway 61 scored the match’s last points in the
closing moments to take the lead and ultimately the victory. But Sticky Fingers
song Moonlight Mile quickly answered with what appeared to be the go ahead
score from way out. But play was stopped as officials reviewed the replay and
found that Moonlight was out of bounds. The score was waved off and Highway 61
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ALBUMION (JP) - Sticky Fingers will face Highway 61 Revisited in the So
Called All Time Greatest Albums Tournament Championship match. Sticky Fingers
defeated Kind of Blue, 2.5-2, and Highway 61 defeated top seed Sgt. Pepper’s
Lonely Hearts Club Band, 3.5-1, in the semifinals.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sticky Fingers, a #55 seed, struggled early against Kind of
Blue’s unorthodox style, but managed to adjust and take a small lead into the
half. Sticky came out hot to start the second half while Kinda went cold, and Sticky
appeared to be on the verge of running away with this one. But Kinda Blue came storming
back behind the play of songs Blue in Green and All Blues to nearly tie the
match. But some clutch scores in the closing moments from Sticky song Moonlight
Mile preserved yet another nerve-wracking victory for the Rolling Stones Conference
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Top seed Sgt. Peppers scored first to mark the first time in
the whole tournament that Highway 61 has been behind on the score. In fact, it
was the first time 61 had been scored on at all in the tourney, a hot topic for
discussion among analysts who wondered how 61 would react if scored on early.
61 did appear to be a bit rattled during the early part of the match, but finally
regrouped and managed a tie near the middle of the half. From there the albums exchanged
the lead several time in an awesome display of scoring and closed the half
deadlocked. The slugfest continued through most of the second half, with
Highway 61 finally managing a small lead just past the halfway point. Pepper’s
made another run but got into foul trouble late in the match as 61 pulled away
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The participating
albums for the Final Four have been determined as the regional championships
have been completed. Kind of Blue will face Sticky Fingers, and Sgt. Pepper’s
Lonely Hearts Club Band will face Highway 61 Revisited. The Final Four begins
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CITY (JP) - #11 seed Kind of Blue defeated #3 Revolver,
2.5-2, in the East Regional Championship. The outcome surprised many as
oddsmakers listed Revolver as the heaviest favorite among the elite eight
matchups. The assessment appeared accurate early on as Revolver built a “business
as usual” lead to start the match. But Kinda Blue came roaring back to tie the
match at halftime. Revolver answered as it rebuilt a lead and by midway through
the second half appeared to be in control. But once again, Kinda Blue came from
seemingly out of nowhere to take the lead with little time left. The albums
went back and forth in the closing moments but Revolver was unable to regain
the lead. <o:p></o:p></div>
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LAKELAND (JP) -
#55 seed Sticky Fingers defeated #15 Blood on the Tracks, 3.5-1, in the
North Regional Championship. The match was evenly contested early on as Blood
on the Tracks took a small lead midway through the first half, but it was all
Sticky Fingers from there. Sticky’s all-star song Can’t You Hear me Knocking
led the charge as Sticky took a lead into the half. Sticky continued the scoring
spree in the second half behind songs Bitch and Sister Morphine. Despite being
the lower seed by a long shot, oddsmakers had this match listed as nearly even.
“I wouldn’t say it’s entirely unjustified” said Sticky of the #55 seed. “We
lost some matches in the regular season that we shouldn’t have.” Sticky heads
into its unlikely final four appearance with this match being its most
convincing. All three of Sticky’s previous victories were by the slimmest of
margins and it took a monumental comeback and a last second shot to defeat
Rumours in the second round. Sticky Fingers will face #11 seed Kind of Blue in
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MAYBERRY (JP) -
#4 seed Highway 61 Revisited completed its dominating run through the
South Regional with a convincing victory
over #44 At Fillmore East, 4.5-0 , in the Championship match. 61 has been a
juggernaut in the tournament as it has yet to be scored on. 61 jumped out to an
early lead, then Fillmore kept pace for a short period until 61 pulled away and
built a sizeable lead by halftime. 61 added to its lead in the second half
leaving little doubt as to the outcome, yet a large contingent of Fillmore fans
remained until the end of the match to applaud Fillmore’s unlikely advancement
to the regional championship. 61’s victory sets up a highly anticipated
showdown with top seed Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band in the semifinals,
pitting the champions from the two highest rated conferences in the world
against each other. Sgt. Pepper’s is from the top rated Beatles conference and
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LIBERALVILLE (JP) -
Top seed Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club band defeated #9 Blonde on
Blonde in the West Regional championship, 3.5-1. Pepper’s controlled the first
half and took a comfortable lead into the break. Blonde on Blonde made an early
second half run and had a chance to take the lead towards the end of the
match. But Pepper’s responded with a barrage of points to put Blonde away for
good. “You can’t fall behind on an album as good as Pepper’s” said Blonde. “We
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CYNICAL CITY (JP) -
#3 seed Revolver topped #14 Are You Experienced in a slugfest, 2.5-2, in
the East Regional. The match was tied at halftime as Experienced traded blows
with the favored Revolver. Experience started the second half with a quick
burst of scores but Revolver responded with a run to open a lead it maintained
throughout the remainder of the match. Experienced put together a strong run
down the stretch and had a few chances to take the lead, but Revolver’s steady
play and some questionable calls from the officials preserved the Revolver win.
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Kind of Blue jumped
out to an early lead and cruised past #27 seed Blue, 3-1.5, in the East
Regional. Oddsmakers had the match listed as a “pick ‘em”, but this one was all
Kinda as Blue never recovered from a slow start. Blue made the score look
respectable with some garbage points near the end of the match, but most of the
fans had already left as the outcome had long since been decided.<o:p></o:p></div>
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LAKELAND (JP) - #15
seed Blood on the Tracks ended #63 Physical Graffiti’s storybook run with a
convincing 4.5-0 victory in the North Regional. Graffiti entered the match as
the only play in album to ever reach the Sweet 16, knocking off #2 seed Pet
Sounds along the way. But Graffiti was trampled underfoot in this match as
Blood on the Tracks scored at will. Blood will get another chance to end an
unlikely tournament run as it faces #55 seed Sticky Fingers in the North
Regional championship.<o:p></o:p></div>
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#55 seed Sticky
Fingers defeated conference rival #7 Exile on Main Street, 2.5-2, in the North
Regional. Sticky advances as the lowest seed remaining in the tournament,
winning all three of their matchups by the slimmest of margins. The seedings
would indicate this victory over Exile as yet another upset, but many
considered the albums as equals heading into the matchup as the two split
during the regular season, each winning at home. The match lived up to
expectations as it was hotly contested throughout with Sticky’s all-star
starting lineup keeping pace with Exile’s deep rotation of songs. “Typical
Sticky-Exile match” said Sticky Fingers. “Hard fought and undecided until the
final moment.” “We played well, but we just didn’t have enough tonight” said
Exile. “They’re our conference brother so we wish ‘em the best in the tourney.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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MAYBERRY (JP) -
#4 seed Highway 61 Revisited continued to steamroll its way through the
South Regional with another 4.5-0 victory, this time over #13 Abbey Road. 61
was considered to be only a slight favorite in all three of its tournament
matches, but has won all three in blowout fashion and is the only tournament
album that has yet to be scored on. “We’re playing really well right now” said
61, “probably the best we’ve played all season, so we’re peaking at the right
time.” Highway 61 will face #44 At Fillmore East in the South Regional
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#44 seed At Fillmore
East upset #5 Rubber Soul, 2.5-2. Fillmore, despite being an underdog in its
two previous matches as well as this one, has gone relatively unnoticed in its
path to the Sweet Sixteen. But the album is no longer under the radar as this
victory over top regional seed Rubber Soul is easily the most shocking upset of the
three. Rubber Soul jumped out to an early lead and appeared to be in control
until Fillmore went on a scoring spree to tie the match at the half. The run
continued at the beginning of the second half as Fillmore took a modest lead
and held it for the better part of the half. Rubber Soul came battling back in
the final moments to nearly tie the match but in the end fell short, leaving
Rubber Soul songs sitting on the court in dismay as the Fillmore songs
celebrated. “This is for all the non-believers” exclaimed Fillmore song Whipping
Post. “Nobody gave us a chance but we shocked the world tonight.” “We knew they
were gonna come at us with a run eventually” said Fillmore, “and they almost
got us.” “I’m not going to use that as an excuse” said Rubber Soul when asked
if its songs were overconfident. “We just didn’t play well until the end of the
match and by then it was too late.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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LIBERALVILLE (JP) -
Top seed Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band defeated #16 Nevermind,
4.5-0, in the West Regional. Pepper’s appeared sluggish at times in previous
tournament games but turned in a dominating performance in this matchup. “Our
best performance of the tournament” said Pepper’s. “We’re getting better all
the time.” Pepper’s will face #9 Blonde on Blonde in the West Regional
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defeated #8 seed London Calling, 3.5-1, in the West Regional. London Calling held
a small lead midway through the first half, but from there Blonde on Blonde
took command of the match behind the hot shooting of “Stuck Inside of Mobile
With the Memphis Blues Again”. Blonde took the lead just before the half and
gradually built on it throughout the match. Blonde is one of three albums from
the Bob Dylan conference to make the Elite Eight. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Over half of the remaining sixteen
tournament entries will be from three conferences. Four albums are from the
Beatles Conference, three from the Dylan Conference, and two from the Rolling
Stones Conference. Here’s a look around the Regions as the Sweet Sixteen gets
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CYNICAL CITY (JP) -
Tournament officials are considering bringing in extra lighting for the
Blue vs Kind of Blue matchup despite the objections of both albums. “I think
both albums play better under a darker setting, so why add lighting?” said Kind
of Blue. “We haven’t made a final decision yet,” said a tournament official,
“but we have to think about the safety of the fans. The combined deep blue of
both albums could make it so dark that our audience won’t be able to see where
they’re walking or what they’re doing. And considering our audience’s usual
state of mind for these matchups, that’s not good.”</div>
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LIBERALVILLE (JP) -
Nevermind hopes its youth will be a positive rather than a negative
against top seed Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Nevermind is by far the
youngest album in the sweet sixteen and the Nirvana conference champ hopes to
use its youth to its advantage. “Our fresh legs have gotten us this far so
we’re not gonna stop using them now” said Nevermind of victories over the aged
Elvis Presley and the more than twenty years older Born to Run. “Hopefully that
will cover for our inexperience. Well, inexperience relative to Pepper’s, that
is.” Sgt. Pepper’s has yet to be
seriously threatened, but also hasn’t been winning by wide margins, leaving
some to think the Sarge is prime to be upset. “We’re not fooled by the
(Pepper’s matchup) scores” said Nevermind. “Sometimes they take their foot off
the gas, but when it’s crunch time they always come through. Every album is
gunning for you when you’re top ranked, so it’s difficult to display the same
intensity on a consistent basis. But I’m sure we’ll get their best.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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MAYBERRY (JP) -
Highway 61 Revisited has been dominant in the first two rounds as it
navigates its way through what many say is shaping up to be the toughest path
for any of the regional top seeds. Oddsmakers listed Highway 61 as only a
slight favorite over both first round opponent Graceland and second round
opponent Let it Bleed, yet 61 won both matches in blowout fashion. And once
again, 61 is expected to be in a tight battle with third round opponent Abbey
Road. Abbey Road finished fifth in The Beatles conference, yet is the #13 seed.
“Any album from The Beatles conference is a challenge” said 61. The Beatles
conference is rated as the best according to RS Power Ratings. The Bob Dylan
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LAKELAND (JP) - The buzz around Lakeland is whether
Physical Graffiti and Sticky Fingers can continue their storybook run through
the tournament. The albums are by far the lowest seeds in the sweet sixteen.
“Both of ‘em have a legitimate shot” said ESPN guest analyst Paul Simon. #63
seed Physical Graffiti will face #15 Blood on the Tracks and #55 Sticky Fingers
will face conference foe and #7 seed Exile on Main Street. Exile won the
Rolling Stones conference while Sticky Fingers finished fourth, but the two
split during the regular season, each winning at home. “We’ve beat ‘em before
so we know we can do it” said Sticky Fingers song Sway, “but we also know we’ll
have to play our best to beat ‘em.” “They’ve got some weapons” said Exile,
“we’ll have to rotate songs to defend ‘em and hopefully wear ‘em out.” Despite
the fourth place finish, Sticky Fingers placed three songs on the
all-conference team and one on the second team. “Sticky Fingers has the four
superstars, but Exile has a stable full of very good songs that keep coming at
you” said Simon. “One good song goes out and a song just as good comes in. But
Sticky has some pretty good songs on the bench, too, so it should be a great
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#55 seed Sticky Fingers upset #23 Rumours, 2.5-2, in an
“instant classic” that will be remembered as a tale of two halves. Rumours
dominated early and by halftime had built a seemingly insurmountable lead
behind the hot shooting of the whole starting lineup, particularly The Chain and
Never Going Back Again. But the second half was all Sticky Fingers until the
closing moments when both albums were trading scores and the lead. A last second buzzer beater by Sticky Fingers
superstar Can’t You Hear Me Knocking sealed the victory and left Rumours and
their fans stunned. “We enjoyed so much success early on that we became
complacent, greedy and individualistic” said Rumours, trying to explain the
second half meltdown. “Instead of staying together as a unit we all just went
our own way.” Sticky Fingers will face conference rival and champion Exile on
Main Street in the third round of the North Regional. The albums split in the
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#63 seed Physical Graffiti continued its unlikely run
through the North Regional in dramatic fashion. The play-in album came roaring
back from a huge halftime deficit and shocked #31 Music From Big Pink, 2.5-2,
taking its only lead of the match just as the final buzzer sounded. Graffiti,
coming off a shocking first round upset over #2 seed Pet Sounds, becomes the
only play-in tournament entry to ever make the Sweet 16. Graffiti song Kashmir
lead the scoring but struggled near the end as fellow song Ten Years Gone hit
the game winner off of a Kashmir miss. “That’s what we’re all about” said
Kashmir, “we pick each other up. I got pressured at the end but my supporting
cast came through.” Physical Graffiti will face #15 Blood on the Tracks in the
third round.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Top seed Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band advanced to
the Sweet Sixteen with a 3-1.5 victory over #33 Tapestry. Tapestry stood up to
the legendary album and took a lead into the half. But that only seemed to
awaken a sleeping giant as Pepper’s poured it on in the second half. “We had
‘em where we wanted ‘em, but they really kicked it up a notch in the second
half” said Tapestry. “So close, yet so far away.” Sgt. Pepper’s will face #16
seed Nevermind in round three.<o:p></o:p></div>
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CYNICAL CITY (JP)
- #27 seed Blue held off Led Zeppelin
IV, 2.5-2, in the East Regional. It was a matchup of contrasting styles with
Zep IV’s fast paced attack countering Blue’s unhurried strategy. The match was
tied at the half as the #59 seed Zep IV, coming off a stunning upset in round
one, continued to play well. Blue established a small lead early in the second
half behind solid performances from Blue, California, and River. Zep IV stayed
within striking distance throughout the match behind the power of When the
Levee Breaks and the speed of Black Dog, but was unable to ever gain the lead.
“We just ran out of time” said Zep IV. “I’m proud of the way we played in this
match, and all season. I love every one of our songs.” Blue will face Kind of
Blue in the third round.<o:p></o:p></div>
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#3 Revolver crushed fellow conference member Please Please
Me, 4.5-0, in the East Regional. It was the second tournament shutout in a row
for the powerhouse album and the third victory this season over Please Please
Me. Revolver established dominance early and never looked back. Please Me came
close to scoring at the end of the match, but by then the outcome had long
since been decided. Revolver will face #14 seed Are You Experienced in the
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Bridge Over Troubled Water 1.5 <o:p></o:p></div>
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LAKELAND (JP) - #15 Blood on the Tracks easily dispatched of
#18 Astral Weeks, 4.5-0, in the North Regional.
“Sweet sixteen, baby” shouted Tracks song Idiot Wind in the tunnel,
smiling as it echoed off the walls. Blood on the Tracks will face red-hot #63
Physical Graffiti in round three.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Other scores:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Exile on Main Street 4.5
Dark Side of the Moon 0<o:p></o:p></div>
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MAYBERRY (JP) - #44 seed At Fillmore East rode a late surge
to advance to the sweet sixteen with a 2.5-2 upset over #12 The Velvet Underground
& Nico. The match was hotly contested throughout as the lead changed hands
often. Fillmore fell behind early but overcame the slow start to take a slight
lead into halftime, which it held onto through most of the second half. But The
VU made a late run and regained the lead behind the play of I’m Waiting For the
Man, Venus in Furs, and Heroin. But the lead was short-lived as Fillmore
completely shut down VU and closed the match with a dominating finish to
complete its second straight tournament upset - Fillmore defeated #21 Innervisions in the
first round. “We just kept believing in ourselves” said Fillmore song
Statesboro Blues, “But we ain’t satisfied. We still got work to do.” <o:p></o:p></div>
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#4 seed Highway 61 Revisited cruised to an easier than
expected victory over #29 Let it Bleed, 4.5-0, in the South Regional. Both
albums played well in the much anticipated matchup between the Bob Dylan and
Rolling Stones power-conferences. But Highway 61’s depth proved to be too much
for Let it Bleed as 61’s reserves outscored Let It Bleed’s bench by a
significant amount. “Don’t let the final score fool you” said Highway 61, “the
game was closer than what it indicates”. Indeed, Highway 61 had difficulty
containing Let it Bleed songs Gimme Shelter and Monkey Man. And Country Honk
played one of its best matches. But 61 got production from most all of its
roster and simply outscored the hot shooting Let it Bleed. Ironically, Like A
Rolling Stone led Highway 61 in scoring. Highway 61 will face #13 seed Abbey
Road in the third round.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Other scores: <o:p></o:p></div>
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Abbey Road 3.5 Here’s
Little Richard 1<o:p></o:p></div>
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Rubber Soul 3
Bringing it All Back Home 1.5<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">West Regional<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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LIBERALVILLE (JP)
- #16 seed Nevermind overcame a halftime
deficit to defeat #17 Born to Run 3-1.5, in the West Regional. The match started
off sloppy as both albums shot poorly from the field and committed several
turnovers in the first half. But the young Nevermind caught fire in the second
half while Born to Run continued to struggle against the fresh legs of the
Nirvana Conference champion. The outcome was still unresolved late in the match
as Nevermind held on to a slight lead, but those who watched had little doubt
as Nirvana appeared to be in complete control.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Other scores: <o:p></o:p></div>
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Blonde on Blonde 3.5
The Band 1<o:p></o:p></div>
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London Calling 2.5
Who’s Next 2 <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 20pt;">Power Conferences Flex Their Muscles in First Round<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">POSTED JUNE 26, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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BLOGTOWN (JP) - The three power conferences, Dylan, The Beatles, and The Rolling Stones were a combined 12-3 in first round action. The Bob Dylan conference remains undefeated as all four albums advanced. The Beatles conference has the most remaining entries as five of seven advanced.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Tournament Conference Breakdown<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b> Conference Win Loss Record Conference Albums Currently in Tournament<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Bob Dylan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Beatles<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Band<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Bob Dylan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Bruce Springsteen<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Rolling Stones<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Carole King<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Band<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Fleetwood Mac<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Led Zeppelin<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 5;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">James Brown<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Bruce Springsteen<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 6;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Joni Mitchell<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Carole King<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 7;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Little Richard<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Fleetwood Mac<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 8;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Miles Davis<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">James Brown<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 9;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Nirvana<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Joni Mitchell<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 10;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Pink Floyd<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Little Richard<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 11;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Simon & Garfunkel<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Miles Davis<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 12;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Allman Brothers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Nirvana<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 13;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Clash<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Pink Floyd<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 14;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Velvet Underground<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Simon & Garfunkel<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 15;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Who<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Allman Brothers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 16;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Led Zeppelin<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0.750<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Clash<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 17;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Rolling Stones<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0.750<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The VU<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 18;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Beatles<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0.714<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Who<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 19;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Neil Young<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0.500<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Jimi Hendrix<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 20;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Jimi Hendrix<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0.500<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Van Morrison<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 21;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Van Morrison<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0.500<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 22;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">AC/DC<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 23;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Billy Joel<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 24;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Captain Beefheart<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 25;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Curtis Mayfield<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 26;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">David Bowie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 27;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Eagles<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 28;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Elvis Presley<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 29;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Guns N' Roses<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 30;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">John Coltrane<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 31;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">John Lennon<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 32;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Love<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 33;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Marvin Gaye<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 34;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Patti Smith<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 35;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Paul Simon<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 36;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Prince<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 37;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Public Enemy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 38;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Radiohead<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 39;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ramones<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 40;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Sex Pistols<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 41;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Beach Boys<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 42;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Doors<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 43;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Michael Jackson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 44;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Stevie Wonder<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 122pt;" valign="bottom" width="163"></td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.0pt; mso-yfti-irow: 45; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 135pt;" valign="bottom" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">U2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td><td nowrap="" style="height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">0.000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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#1 seed Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band survived a
late run from #64 After the Gold Rush to advance in the West Regional, 3-1.5.
Sgt. Pepper’s established a commanding lead but After the Gold Rush wouldn’t go
away. “We knew coming into the match this wasn’t going to be easy”, said
Pepper’s song With a Little Help From my Friends, “Tell Me Why is a helluva
song.” Other Pepper’s songs weren’t so gracious. “We face songs as good as Tell
Me Why all of the time in our conference” sniffed A Day in the Life.<o:p></o:p></div>
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#63 seed Physical Graffiti upset #2 seed Pet Sounds in the
North Regional, 2.5-2. Pet Sounds jumped out to an early lead, but eventually
wore down as Graffiti kept pounding away with drums and hard driving riffs. “We
had our chances but we just couldn’t match their physicality” said Pet Sounds.
Graffiti, which finished third in the Led Zeppelin conference, barely made the
cut as a Play In entry and now finds themselves in the unlikely position to
advance to the sweet sixteen. Graffiti will face #31 seed Music From Big Pink
in the second round.<o:p></o:p></div>
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CYNICAL CITY (JP)
- #59 seed Led Zeppelin IV stunned #6
What’s Going On in the East Regional, 3.5-1. What’s Going On, the only entry
from the Marvin Gaye conference, played well, but in the end Zep IV wore down
Going On with consistent play throughout the match. Zep IV superstar Stairway
to Heaven was exuberant after the match. “We knew if we forced them into
gimmicks like talking instead of singing, and overusing cliché phrases that are
now outdated, we could score some points on them. And that’s what we did.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Revolver 3 Superfly 0<o:p></o:p></div>
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Please Please Me 3.5
The Ramones 1<o:p></o:p></div>
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Bridge Over Troubled Water 2.5 Thriller 2<o:p></o:p></div>
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Are You Experienced 3.5
Beggars Banquet 1<o:p></o:p></div>
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Kind of Blue 3
Achtung Baby 0<o:p></o:p></div>
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Live at the Appolo 2
It Takes a Nation of Millions 0<o:p></o:p></div>
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Blue 3.5 The Doors 1<o:p></o:p></div>
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LAKELAND (JP) - #55 seed Sticky Fingers upset #10 The
Beatles- a.k.a. The White Album, 2.5-2, in the North Regional. The matchup
featured albums from two of the top four conferences in the world according to
Rolling Stone Magazine’s power ratings. Both teams finished fourth in their
conference. The White Album presented arguably the deepest bench in the
tournament, but many have criticized the album throughout the season for over
utilizing its bench. The criticism proved justifiable in this matchup as White
Album songs Revolution #9, and Wild Honey Pie entered the match and missed
badly, allowing Sticky Fingers weakest threat You Gotta Move to score easily at
the other end. “In hindsight I suppose we should have stuck with our starters”,
said The White Album, “but there have been many occasions throughout the season
where our bench provided a spark, so you just never know.” <o:p></o:p></div>
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Music From Big Pink 3
Hotel California 0<o:p></o:p></div>
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Astral Weeks 3.5 Meet
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Blood on the Tracks 3.5
Songs in the Key of Life 1<o:p></o:p></div>
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Rumours 3 A Love
Supreme 0<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dark Side of the Moon 2.5
Led Zeppelin 2<o:p></o:p></div>
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Exile on Main Street 3
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MAYBERRY (JP) - #44 At Fillmore East upset #21 Innervisions, 2.5-2,
in front of a mostly long-haired crowd clad in a variable assortment of
bandanas, tye-dyes, and cowboy hats. “Well, it wasn’t exactly bipartisan” said
Innervisions of the crowd, “ and that cloud of smoke they were putting in the
air was so thick I couldn’t see. The South is about the worst place they could
have sent us for this matchup.” “Fillmore is a great album” said Innervisions
song Higher Ground, “but I’d like to see how they’d do in front of our home
crowd.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Highway 61 Revisited 4.5
Graceland 0<o:p></o:p></div>
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Let it Bleed 3
Forever Changes 0<o:p></o:p></div>
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Here’s Little Richard 2.5
Plastic Ono Band 2<o:p></o:p></div>
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Abbey Road 3 Trout
Mask Replica 0<o:p></o:p></div>
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LIBERALVILLE (JP)
- The Band defeated The Joshua Tree in a
mild upset, 2.5-2. The Joshua Tree, coming into the match on the strength of
several hit singles, appeared visibly frustrated with the officiating. “I’m not
saying it’s the reason we lost, but I don’t think the officials were prepared
for our style of play”. Tree tried to maintain diplomacy, but when pressed on
the matter became increasingly annoyed. “Look, I don’t want to want to take
anything away from The Band, they played great. But a lot of those calls don’t
get made in our conference. Or in our genre, for that matter. They just don’t.
Now that’s all I’m going to say about it.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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BLOGTOWN (JP) -
Tournament officials have decided to shorten the first round voting
period for the So Called All-Time Greatest Albums tournament by moving the
voting deadlines up two days. The changes to the schedule will be completed on
the brackets over the next 24 hours. We had a chance to sit down with
tournament commissioner joetopic to discuss the reason for the change and the
tournament in general:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Q:</b>
<b>Why the change in deadlines?</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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The reason for the lengthy time
period was to allow joeseddit enough time to listen to some of the many albums
he hasn’t yet heard. We figured his vote would be important due to the
possibility that he may be the only one voting on several of the matchups. But
as it turns out, we’ve had some very credible participants voting on most all
of the matchups. And even though we know joeseddit isn’t going to get to all of
the first round albums, he is making good progress. We didn’t want to let the
tournament get too stale to hold interest.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Q:
Shortening only the first round by two days doesn’t seem very significant. Any
chance of shortening subsequent rounds or maybe even taking more days off of
the first round?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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The possibility exists. This is all
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Yes, it is new. Is this the first annual?… Will there be another in the future?</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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(laughs) No, that would be kinda
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How do you think it’s going? Anything you would have done differently?</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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(laughs again) You mean other than
the time frame? We’ve had a couple of ideas in hindsight that we discussed, but
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Well for one, we discussed the idea
of allowing voters a certain amount of points per matchup to assign between the
two albums, which would give us an idea of how strongly the voter felt about a
selection. If, for example, if we assigned seven points for each matchup and a
voter likes “After the Gold Rush” over “Purple Rain”, the voter could assign
Gold Rush 4 points and Purple Rain 3 points if it was a close call. And if
another voter loved Purple Rain and didn’t care for Gold Rush, the score could
be 7 for Purple Rain and 0 for Gold Rush. Then we’d add the voter’s scores to
the album’s running total as opposed to just one vote each. In this example the
score would be 10-4 in favor of Purple Rain. But we decided that even if we had
thought of it, we probably wouldn’t have implemented the idea. Too much work
for the voter -we don’t want to discourage any one from participating. Plus it
would leave our scorekeepers vulnerable to errors. We also thought it may have been cool to
report periodic progress on a “Not in The Tournament” (NIT) consisting of
albums 69 thru 100, but decided that would have been overkill.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Q:
What criteria is the voter supposed to use for choosing an album?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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We intentionally didn’t specify
criteria. We want to leave that up to the voter. All we ask is that the voter
has heard both albums in a matchup. And to refrain from voting on the matchups
where only one or neither album has been listened to.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Q:</b>
<b>What’s with the extra half-vote for
joeseddit? Seems kind of pompous. Is that some kind of reward for running the
tournament? <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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No, not at all. We just knew there
could be a lot of ties. How else you gonna break ‘em?<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Q:
You keep saying “we”. Who’s “we”?</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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(chuckles) Well, me and my imaginary
associates here, of which you’re one of ‘em so I’m surprised you’d ask that
question.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Q:
Just seems weird is all. Are you crazy?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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I just<b> </b>feel it gives us more options to make this site fun and to
dispense information. Like this interview for instance. It also allows us to
participate in the comment section with joeseddit’s opinions and to neutrally
facilitate the posts as joetopic. I dunno, if we are crazy we’d probably be the
last to know. So I guess I’m not the best one to answer that question. <o:p></o:p></div>
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LIBERALVILLE (JP) -
Tournament officials have completed their investigation and have cleared
the album Tapestry of claims that some of the album’s songs may have been
illegally recruited from a previous album. “A couple of the songs previously
played for albums in a different conference as a different version, but we
found no evidence of an exact version of any of the Tapestry songs being
previously released on another album” said a tournament official. Under the
compilation rules, an album could be disqualified from the tournament if its
songs were recruited from an album within its own conference. The most notable
songs in question were Will You Love Me Tomorrow? and (You Make Me Feel Like) A
Natural Woman, which previously played in the Shirelles’ and the Aretha
Franklin conferences respectively. According to tournament officials, songs
that transfer from a different conference are eligible to play immediately.
“Actually, the rules allow for more discretion than most people realize” said
one tourney official, “We generally excuse one or sometimes two duplicate songs
if a large portion of the album is original releases. Meet the Beetles! for instance has been
cleared to include I Saw Her Standing There on its roster, even though it was
previously released on Please Please Me. And then there’s the early albums that
were released in the U.S. and in England with slightly different rosters. The
purpose of the rule is to prevent an album from cherry-picking its conference’s
best songs at the end of the season and trying to enter what would amount to a
conference all-star lineup.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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a distraction, Tapestry replied, “Well it was a little unnerving so we’re glad
it’s over. I don’t know what took so long, there was only one other album to
investigate. But I don’t think it will affect our performance. We finished our
prep work over 40 years ago. Now we just have to go out and play.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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CENTERVILLE<b> </b>(JP)<b> - </b>After the Gold Rush and Physical Graffiti advanced from the four
album Play In round to the field of 64 in the So Called All-Time Greatest Albums
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After the Gold Rush defeated Purple
Rain 3-0 and will next face top seed Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band in
the West Regional. The Pepper’s matchup is anticipated to be tighter than the 1
vs 64 seeding would indicate as many felt the Neil Young conference was snubbed
with Gold Rush barely making the cut as the conference’s only tournament entry.
“Obviously we would have liked to have been seeded high enough to not have to
endure an extra round and then immediately face the top seed” said Gold Rush,
“but to win the tournament you have to face the best eventually. We just want
to make a good showing.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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LIBERALVILLE (JP) - The album Tapestry is under investigation amid
allegations that some of the songs may have been illegally recruited from other
albums. Compilation albums are not
allowed in the So Called All-Time Greatest Albums tournament. Tapestry would be
immediately disqualified if found guilty. “We have nothing to hide” said
Tapestry, the only tournament entry from the Carole King conference. “Those
songs are original releases and we expect a quick resolution absolving us of
these charges.” Tapestry did acknowledge that some of the songs were released
by other conferences, but maintains that since they were not previously released
under any album from the Carole King conference that the album should not be
considered a compilation. Tournament officials confirmed that in order for an
album to be considered a compilation, the songs would have to have been
recruited as a transfer from an album in the same conference. “It can sometimes
get tricky if the song’s writing credits belong to a different conference” said
a tournament official, “but we don’t think that’s an issue in this case. It’s
still very early in the investigation.”<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667074123579916949.post-76274118846237652672015-06-11T05:17:00.000-07:002015-06-15T04:13:15.255-07:00<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 1.0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;">
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FLASHBACK – SPORTS BOARD GAMES<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 24.0pt;">CADACO foto-electric FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME GAME<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">I’m not old enough to land deep within the “boomer”
parameters, but close enough to catch the tail end of some of the childhood
remembrances. Like many pre-teen boys, I was a sports fanatic. Football,
basketball, and baseball. When it was too dark or cold or rainy to go outside
to play the sport of the season, I would turn to sports board games. There were
a few that were popular at the time and, at my pleading, my parents were good
enough to buy them for me. Video games like Madden Football didn’t exist in
those days. Television was for watching TV, the phone was for phone calls, and
there were no household computers around. Imagination required. All of these
games are designed for two people to play as opponents, but on the occasions
when a friend either wasn’t available or was unwelcomed by my parents (odd
hours, school night, etc…), I’d play the games by myself.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">I’ve included YouTube links and photos because it’s
difficult to describe these games with words. I tried my best to do so anyway.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #002060;">CADACO foto-electric FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME GAME</span></b><br />
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This game also required an electric
outlet to light up a lightbulb that was attached underneath a box that, on the
top side, had a sliding piece of cardboard under a thick piece of, I dunno,
something like thin lampshade material. Anyway, when you pulled the cardboard
down, the light would show through the material with a brightness similar to,
well, a lit up lampshade. The game came with large cards – only slightly
smaller than an 8 1-2x11 piece of paper - that were to be placed over the
lampshade material with the sliding cardboard in the “up” position to block the
light. There were about a dozen offensive cards and maybe half as many
defensive cards. The offensive cards were a dark green (dark enough to block
light) with a white line representing a ball carrier running from top to bottom
in various paths. A pass was represented by dotted lines with a star at the end
of the dotted line indicating where a catch was made. Each card was a different
type of play – the “bomb”, quick opener, screen pass, etc. One of these cards
was placed on the box face down so the player on defense couldn’t see which
play was being run. A defensive card, which had yard markers and was white with
eleven little diamond shape objects representing defenders scattered in
different spots, was placed face up over the offensive card. When the sliding cardboard
was slowly pulled down, the white line of the offensive card would light up
over the lightbulb and represent a runner’s progress until he ran into a
defender on the defensive card. A little sliding plastic football on the side
of the box with sideline markers could be moved after each play to spot the
ball. There was a separate sheet of cardboard with spinners for punts and field
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The game was actually kind of cool. A
play would hardly ever make it to the bottom without hitting a defender though,
so sustaining drives was about the only way to punch it in. After a while I realized the “screen play”
was about the most effective against any of the defensive cards, so I would run
that play most of the time. But if my opponent used the same strategy, I knew of
one defensive card that could be positioned to intercept the screen pass
(interceptions occur when a defender touches the star, defenders touching the
dotted line represent incomplete passes). When I was really young I wasn’t
sharp enough to notice, but as I got older I realized that the wear and tear of
continued use had inevitably marked the back of the offensive cards with
creases or soda stains.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><a href="http://joetopic.blogspot.com/2015/06/boomerflashback-sports-board-games-pt.html"><span style="color: black;">Part 1:</span> <span style="color: blue;">TUDOR ELECTRIC FOOTBALL</span></a></span></b><b style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"> </span> </b><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><a href="http://joetopic.blogspot.com/2015/06/boomerflashback-sports-board-games-pt_15.html"><span style="color: windowtext;">Part 3:</span> <span style="color: blue;">CADACO BAS-KET</span></a></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #3c0efe; font-size: 24.0pt;"> COACHES AND QUARTERBACKS – AFC SOUTH<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Both high
profile, and arguably the most important components of a successful football
team. More credit and blame than they deserve? Probably. I’ve gone back 50
years and chose only one of each as the greatest for selected teams. Some were
easy choices, others not so easy.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #648fcc;">TENNESSEE
TITANS<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b>Coach: Bum Phillips<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Phillips goes
back to the days when the franchise was in Houston as the Oilers. Jeff Fisher is a
close second here.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Quarterback: Warren Moon<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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McNair and
Pastorini get honorable mention.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #02253a;">HOUSTON TEXANS<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b>Coach: Gary Kubiak<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Such a young and
unsuccessful franchise that Kubiak gets the nod based on longevity.<o:p></o:p></div>
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For the same reasons
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<b><span style="color: #006576;">JACKSONVILLE
JAGUARS<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b>Coach: Tom Coughlin<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Who else? Not Del
Rio.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Another
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5 of Shula’s seasons under this category, but still a close call.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Unitas goes back
to the days when the franchise was in Baltimore. Obviously a very good case
could be made for Peyton Manning. And although injuries derailed his career,
Bert Jones was bad-ass. Helluva list of QB’s here.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667074123579916949.post-44956314367099102392015-06-09T06:30:00.000-07:002016-05-21T05:02:10.236-07:00<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 1.0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 24.0pt;">BOOMER
FLASHBACK – SPORTS BOARD GAMES<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 24.0pt;">(pt.
1 of 5) TUDOR ELECTRIC FOOTBALL<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">I’m not old enough to land deep within the “boomer”
parameters, but close enough to catch the tail end of some of the childhood
remembrances. Like many pre-teen boys, I was a sports fanatic. Football,
basketball, and baseball. When it was too dark or cold or rainy to go outside
to play the sport of the season, I would turn to sports board games. There were
a few that were popular at the time and, at my pleading, my parents were good
enough to buy them for me. Video games like Madden Football didn’t exist in
those days. Television was for watching TV, the phone was for phone calls, and
there were no household computers around. Imagination required. All of these
games are designed for two people to play as opponents, but on the occasions
when a friend either wasn’t available or was unwelcomed by my parents (odd
hours, school night, etc…), I’d play the games by myself.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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difficult to describe these games with words. I tried my best to do so anyway.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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This game is probably the most
recognizable and I was surprised to find that it’s still available today. In
fact, I’d guess that much of the current generation of sports fans has at least
heard of this game and would recognize the “player” pieces.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The game required an electric outlet
that would generate a light vibration on a metallic playing field at the
command of a hand held switch. Small (very small) plastic football players were
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small stand that would react to the vibrations with forward
motion, although not always in a straight path. The stands had little sensors
on the bottom that supposedly could be adjusted to make the players go straight
or turn a certain way, but after a few attempts with poor results, I didn’t
invest much time into figuring out how to make that work. The football players
came pre-painted to represent teams in the NFL, and the purchase of the game
came with two teams - you could send away for more teams. I had the Packers and
the Cardinals. My uncle, who is only five years older than me, eventually gave
me his two teams - the Colts and the Bears - when he outgrew the game. Some
versions of the game came with generic player pieces that were a bit larger and
weren’t painted, but that version was scoffed at by those of us who had the
real deal. The football was a little wad of something that felt like cotton and
could be tucked in the “running back’s” arm. He never fumbled. The players
didn’t move fast and hard enough to simulate a jarring tackle - the play ended
when a defender’s stand touched the ball carrier’s stand. And I couldn’t get
the football to work well at all with the odd player that was designed only for
passing and kicking. So for me, this game was pretty much limited to the ground
attack. The players came posed in different positions to look like linemen (in
a blocking position), running backs etc...
So one kid lined up his offense by setting a running back with the ball
tucked in his arm behind lineman and other blockers, while the other kid set up
his defense. Then the switch would be turned on and the play would go until the
runner either ran out of bounds, started going the wrong way, or was touched by
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visualize a football game happening on an actual field. But the downsides were
many. Two sets of kids hands trying set up those little pieces for a play got
crowded, and the actual play would take about half as long as the set up time,
maybe less. More often than not the play would be a scrum resulting in only a
few yards one way or the other, and if the running back did happen to break
free he would often start going the wrong direction or toward the sidelines
while the defenders would sometimes lock arms with each other and perform a
circular kind of square-dance. I don’t remember ever finishing a full game with
another kid before we got bored and decided to do something else. The most fun
I had with this game was by myself, setting up kickoff returns. I had this one
player on the Cardinals team – Willis Crenshaw (you could stick numbers on the
players to represent the NFL team’s current roster) - who I swear had eyes for
the end zone. Other players like Johnny Roland couldn’t run a straight line
from end zone to end zone without eventually swerving out of bounds. Ah, but
Willis, ..Willis was alive. I’d set Willis two yards deep in the end zone
behind blockers set up in kickoff return formation, line up the defenders
straight across the opposing 40 yard line and turn on the switch. Willis would
not only run towards the end zone, but would zig and zag his way through
defenders. And just when it would look like he was gonna run out of bounds like
any ol’ other player would do, he’d cut it up-field and tightrope the
sidelines! I was so enthralled with Willis’ talents that I’d set up kickoff
after kickoff. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Eventually the electric switch shorted
out and wouldn’t work, but I discovered the same effect could be achieved by
lightly tapping my fingers on the metallic playing field.</div>
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EfFBWxnjOUk/VW8M2QXFNzI/AAAAAAAAAFs/gXlFWZH_WCo/s1600/TudorElectricFootball1969HogLegswhi%2Bbears.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EfFBWxnjOUk/VW8M2QXFNzI/AAAAAAAAAFs/gXlFWZH_WCo/s200/TudorElectricFootball1969HogLegswhi%2Bbears.jpg" width="200" /></a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgFZIS_a3CE" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: blue;">Tudor Electric Football YouTube Link</span></b></a></div>
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<b><span style="color: #3c0efe; font-size: 24.0pt;"> COACHES AND QUARTERBACKS – AFC WEST<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Both high
profile, and arguably the most important components of a successful football
team. More credit and blame than they deserve? Probably. I’ve gone back 50
years and chose only one of each as the greatest for selected teams. Some were
easy choices, others not so easy.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #fb4f14;">DENVER BRONCOS<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b>Coach: Mike Shanahan<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Dan Reeves next,
then Red Miller.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Quarterback: John Elway<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Manning would
have to play about five more good years to catch Elway as a Bronco.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #0c2340;">SAN DIEGO
CHARGERS<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b>Coach: Don Coryell<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Seems strange
that I would choose Coryell for two separate teams. But that
speaks as much to Coryell’s competition as it does to his greatness.<br />
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<b>Quarterback: Dan Fouts<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Fouts is the
clear choice, but Hadl wasn’t bad and Rivers is making a name for himself.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>OAKLAND RAIDERS<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Coach: John Madden<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Flores should
probably be considered close to Madden’s equal. But Madden’s personality has
made him somewhat iconic.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Quarterback: Ken Stabler<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Stabler was one
of my favorites so I’m partial. But it doesn’t matter. I’d have to go all the
way back to Lamonica to find someone comparable. Although Plunkett did some
great things for this franchise.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #b20032;">KANSAS CITY
CHIEFS<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b>Coach: Hank Stram<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Schottenheimer
has the better percentage but he was a nerd.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Quarterback: Len Dawson<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Dawson was good.
Could be called great, but doesn’t need to be to get the nod here. “Good” is
enough to get top billing among the choices for this franchise.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667074123579916949.post-34315973484514408502015-06-08T00:00:00.004-07:002015-07-12T16:54:58.738-07:00South Regional<div class="MsoNormal">
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<b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-size: 24pt;">THE SO CALLED “ ALL-TIME GREATEST ALBUMS” TOURNAMENT</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 24pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Rolling Stone magazine compiled a list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” was ranked first. Is this correct? I don’t know, let’s find out.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 9pt;">I’ve taken the top 66 albums on the list (excluding compilations) and set up a head to head tournament --NCAA Basketball style. The albums are seeded by their rank on Rolling Stone’s list, and are split into four regionals. There is also a “play-in” round consisting of the last four albums (63 to 66). Albums will advance based on votes received during a matchup. Rolling Stone gets one vote - the equivalent of saying the top seed is already ahead 1 to 0. I’ll be voting under my “joeseddit” moniker. joeseddit gets 1.5 votes. That’s not fair but I have my reason: This site gets a fair amount of page views, but no one comments as much as I’d hoped (except for Larry to whom I’m grateful for doing so). So I figure I’ll be the only one voting in most cases. And if I disagree with Rolling Stone’s ranking, many of these matchups will result in a tie. So basically the half vote is a tie breaker.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 9pt;">If you’d like to place a vote, do so in the comment section by mentioning both albums in a matchup and which album you’re voting for. Votes will be confirmed as counted and recorded in the brackets by joetopic. There’s no way I can verify, but I ask that you PLEASE don’t vote on a matchup in which you haven’t heard both albums, no matter how unbeatable you feel your favorite album is. joeseddit will do the same (There are several I haven’t heard ; I plan to listen to some as the tournament progresses but I won’t be able to get to all of them). Obviously you will be able to identify joeseddit’s choice by the “half-vote” in the score, and will be able see that joeseddit didn’t vote if there is no “half-vote”.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 9pt;">The rounds are scheduled to afford time for me and anyone else who wants to play along to listen to some of the albums (I’ve attached “full album” links some cases). The earlier rounds will have a longer voting period because there are more albums to consider. joeseddit will break a tie if such an instance should occur. Of course this can only happen in a matchup that joeseddit didn’t vote on due not having heard both albums. So I’ll need a bit of time to listen to the album (or albums) to break the tie.</span></b></div>
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<u><b>4</b> <a href="https://youtu.be/syNLBJ_Lq9E?list=PLknidvzcLCRFNruxTYP-GRs4uirJuiRfa" target="_blank">Highway 61 Revisited</a> </u><b>4.5</b><br />
<b style="text-decoration: underline;">4</b><u> </u><a href="https://youtu.be/syNLBJ_Lq9E?list=PLknidvzcLCRFNruxTYP-GRs4uirJuiRfa" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Highway 61 Revisited</a> <b>4.5</b><br />
<u><b>61</b> Graceland </u><b>0</b><br />
<u><b>4</b> <a href="https://youtu.be/syNLBJ_Lq9E?list=PLknidvzcLCRFNruxTYP-GRs4uirJuiRfa" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">Highway 61 Revisited</a><span style="color: blue;"> </span><b>4.5</b></u><br />
<u><b>36</b> Forever Changes <b>0</b></u><br />
<u><b>29</b> Let it Bleed</u><u> <b>0</b></u><br />
<u><b>29</b> Let it Bleed <b>3</b></u><br />
<u><b>4</b> <a href="https://youtu.be/syNLBJ_Lq9E?list=PLknidvzcLCRFNruxTYP-GRs4uirJuiRfa" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">Highway 61 Revisited</a></u><u> <b>4.5</b></u><br />
<u><b>20</b> Plastic Ono Band <b>2</b></u><br />
<u><b>45</b> Here's Little Richard</u><u> </u><b>1</b><br />
<u><b>45</b> Here's Little Richard </u><b>2.5</b><br />
<u><b>13 </b>Abbey Road</u><u> <b>0</b></u><br />
<u><b>52</b> Trout Mask Replica <b>0</b></u><br />
<u><b>13 </b>Abbey Road</u><u> <b>3.5</b></u><br />
<u><b>13 </b>Abbey Road <b>3</b></u><br />
<u><b>4</b> <a href="https://youtu.be/syNLBJ_Lq9E?list=PLknidvzcLCRFNruxTYP-GRs4uirJuiRfa" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">Highway 61 Revisited</a></u><u> </u><br />
<u><b>12</b> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bARrDYnNLKQ" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">The VU and Nico</span></a> <b>3.5</b></u><br />
<u><b>12</b> <span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bARrDYnNLKQ" target="_blank">The VU and Nico</a></span></u><u> <b>2</b></u><br />
<u><b>53</b> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=520-SXs550Q" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Appetite for Destruct</span></a></u><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=520-SXs550Q" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">ion</span></a> <b>1</b><br />
<u><b>44</b> At Fillmore East</u><u> <b>2.5</b></u><br />
<u><b>44</b> At Fillmore East <b>2.5</b></u><br />
<u><b>44</b> At Fillmore East</u><u> <b>2.5</b></u><br />
<u><b>21</b> <span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j7z3nQJj-0" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Innervisions</span></a> </span> <b>2</b></u><br />
<u><b>44</b> At Fillmore East</u><u> <b>0</b></u><br />
<u><b>28</b> <a href="https://youtu.be/c7WAoepiuCg?list=PLknidvzcLCRHT9DtzRY4XaX8Ks91m-sAt" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Bringing it all Back H</span></a></u><a href="https://youtu.be/c7WAoepiuCg?list=PLknidvzcLCRHT9DtzRY4XaX8Ks91m-sAt" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">ome</span></a> <b>3</b><br />
<u><b>28</b> <a href="https://youtu.be/c7WAoepiuCg?list=PLknidvzcLCRHT9DtzRY4XaX8Ks91m-sAt" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Bringing it all Back H</span></a></u><a href="https://youtu.be/c7WAoepiuCg?list=PLknidvzcLCRHT9DtzRY4XaX8Ks91m-sAt" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">ome</a><span style="color: blue;"> </span><b>1.5</b><br />
<u><b>37</b> Never Mind the Bullo</u>cks <b>0</b><br />
<u><b>5</b> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv9eQ-bQSEY&index=1&list=PL201D2444C8C4FDF4" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Rubber Soul</span></a></u><u> <b>2</b></u><br />
<u><b>60</b> The Stranger <b>0</b></u><br />
<u><b>5</b> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv9eQ-bQSEY&index=1&list=PL201D2444C8C4FDF4" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Rubber Soul</span></a></u><u><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv9eQ-bQSEY&index=1&list=PL201D2444C8C4FDF4" target="_blank"> </a> <b>3</b></u><br />
<u><b>5</b> Rubber Soul <b>3</b></u><br />
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