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Cup of Coffee: January 3, 2008

Jan 3rd, 2008 | By SBG | Category: Cup of Coffee

KG scores a bunch down the stretch, guards Yao, Cs win close one. 27-3, tied for the best 30 game start in league history. I guess KG's all right.

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Jellyfish - Ghost At Number 1 / The King Is Half Undressed

Jan 3rd, 2008 | By E-6 | Category: WGOM Videos

They dropped two records of nifty power-pop on an indifferent public and then disappeared. The vocal harmonies are positively Beach Boy-esque. Jools Holland, 1992. *singing-drummer alert!*

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2007-08 Game 31: Portland Trailblazers @ Minnesota Timberwolves

Jan 2nd, 2008 | By SBG | Category: 2007-08 Wolves Game Logs

The Timberwolves open the 2008 portion of this season’s schedule tonight by hosting the Portland Trailblazers at Target Center, carrying their fifth losing streak of at least five games already this season into tonight's game. The Blazers lost their last game of the year in Utah, ending their 13 game winning streak. The [...]

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Cup of Coffee: January 2, 2008

Jan 2nd, 2008 | By SBG | Category: Cup of Coffee

Don't forget to write "2008" on those checks.

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New York Dolls - Stranded In The Jungle

Jan 2nd, 2008 | By brianS | Category: WGOM Videos

On Don Kirschner's Rock Concert

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SBGville Chronicles, vol. 1 — Suffragette City

Jan 1st, 2008 | By SBG | Category: SBGVille

ed. note -- At least a couple of readers enjoy hearing about life in SBGville and so I'll, from time to time, write some of the stories of my youth, if I'm so inclined.
Oh don't lean on me man, cause you can't afford the ticket... I'm back from Suffragette City
Oh don't lean on me man [...]

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Cup of Coffee: January 1, 2008

Jan 1st, 2008 | By SBG | Category: Cup of Coffee

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U2 - New Year’s Day

Jan 1st, 2008 | By E-6 | Category: WGOM Videos

Washington, D.C. 1992. Is it just me, or does Bono appear to be "in the cups"?Something you want to see? Call the request line. Did you miss a video or want to watch one again from a while back? Click here for the SBG Music Archive.

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Recent Letters to the Editor

In Response to 2008 ALCS Game 2: Boston @ TB,

DK wrote: Upton sac fly! Rays win!!!
brianS wrote: Killer … without the benefit of a hit. Rays' baseball!
GreekHouse wrote: Woot!
GreekHouse wrote: GWBB IMO
brianS wrote: Do you give him a sacrifice for that??
brianS wrote: Like I said, walking the lead winning run to scoring position is a bad idea. Let Bartlett swing for the fences, Joe! MVP! MVP!
GreekHouse wrote: Oh baby!
brianS wrote: yea, but what I really want is something for my 42-inch HDTV. looks like the Sawks' pitching coach was ready to go drink beer.
brianS wrote: Bartlett up this inning, Timlin on the mound. I smell MVP.
GreekHouse wrote: Walkawalka!

In Response to Cup of Coffee: October 11-12, 2008,

brianS wrote: I saw most of the 4th quarter. Wow. The Gophers play football! Who knew? Now if their safeties would just cover the deep middle on occasion....
davidwatts wrote: to quote TV's Craig Ferguson "It's a great day for America!' The Gophers win a close one (wow, they are Cadiac Kids so far in the Big Ten schedule) AND Michigan loses AT HOME to Toledo…
brianS wrote: if you can't tell a convincing lie, you have no bidness running for office.
Algonad wrote: The problem with that is that the more ignorant the candidate, the more honest he/she would seem.
Jeff A wrote: Already done. Try it again.
brianS wrote: that would be funnier if the link were not dead. Can you edit that, JeffA, or repost?
Jeff A wrote: I hope I'm not violating the no-politics rule, but I think the presidential debates would be a lot more interesting if the candidates did this.
Jeff A wrote: The Phoenix Desert Dogs lost again, falling to Scottsdale 3-2. Tim Lahey worked the eighth inning and took the loss, giving up a run on three hits. Dustin Martin played left field and…

In Response to Paul Rogers "Shooting Star",

davidwatts wrote: dont want to be a grammar nazi (I am far from perfect), but his name is Paul Rodgers cool version of this song. thier first album (self titled), man what a monster album. Just about every song…
SBG wrote: Good one.
brianS wrote: ok, I'll bite. Who's PMM?
E-6 wrote: There aren't too many songs that classic rock radio plays that I haven't gotten sick of. This would be one of the few. Very nice, low-key version of it--just two guitars and vox.

In Response to Cup of Coffee: October 10, 2008,

Rhubarb_Runner wrote: No one put the coffee on this … little article about former Twin Charlie Manuel and his mom. Oh, and happy birthday, Emily Deschanel.

In Response to 2008 ALCS Game 1: Boston at TB,

GreekHouse wrote: I've noticed this too. Something about being outside just makes him look really ridiculous. Either that, or he's just taken it to the next level.
DK wrote: I'm not one to get too critical of individual events in single games, but it sure sounds like there was a fair amount of swinging on bad pitches in hitter's counts tonight by the Rays,…