Is Aaron Rodgers more of the problem than we might think?

[mraynrand]

Eggs over medium.

Free range chickens, no antibiotics?

[mraynrand]

Its still early in camp, right? We can handle one more excursion into non football territory?

Its the 1990s, the General's Daughter is published (no idea when) and WPR's Chapter A Day is reading it. If you aren't familiar, its an audiobook in a radio format, half a hour per weekday. They abridge the works in most cases as they do here. In the car (I think I was doing deliveries in between classes) it's brilliant. Nice, taut who-done-it mystery.

Recommend it to my traveling companion for our next trip and she buys the thing from Barnes and Noble based on my say so. Back in the day, the 28 cassettes or 6 CDs cost a small fortune at retail. Better idea would be to use the library, but it wasn't available.

Get in the car and start the trip. Its Ken "White Shadow" Howard reading it and its awful. Boring, uninteresting and Howard isn't engaging. And it's unabridged. Hours of this thing to go. I hadn't heard the end because some days work doesn't sync to the Chapter A Day schedule.

I have never figured out if WPR and the Chapter A Day folks were that good at editing it down, or if Fleming/Schmidt/Gilliland were just better readers with years of practice. What a waste of money that was.

lol

Best books on tape/digital:

Hans Gruber reads “Return of the Native”
Anthony Heald (silence of the lambs) reads “Crime and Punishment”
Thandie Newton reads “Jane Eyre”
Jennifer Connolly reads “The Sheltering Sky”
Christopher Lane Reads “Despair” (Nabokov)

Worst: some dude reads “camouflage” By Joe Haldeman. Ugh. Should have audibled to another book.

OK. On to training camp...

[pbmax]

Free range chickens, no antibiotics?

120 sq. ft. per chicken according to the box.

[Radagast]

No Rodgers is not a problem, in fact he concealed an injury last season and started in spite of it. With a healthy #12 in 2019 GB will be that much better off. Also, it was past time to change HCs as McCarthy was retained past his time. I expect that LaFleur will present a fresher, more regenerated team in 2019 that offensively will not be as predictable.

My breakfast order is : 3 eggs over medium, 4 strips of Bacon, a short stack with Blueberry syrup, small bowl of grits with butter, L. cup of Coffee.

IMO, Ken Howard's finest role came when he portrayed Thomas Jefferson in the movie "1776".

[pbmax]

lol

Best books on tape/digital:

Hans Gruber reads “Return of the Native”
Anthony Heald (silence of the lambs) reads “Crime and Punishment”
Thandie Newton reads “Jane Eyre”
Jennifer Connolly reads “The Sheltering Sky”
Christopher Lane Reads “Despair” (Nabokov)

Worst: some dude reads “camouflage” By Joe Haldeman. Ugh. Should have audibled to another book.

OK. On to training camp...

Best reader I have ever heard is the guy, Jim Dale, who did the US audio books for Harry Potter. With that many characters, many would do a radio play out of it, having different actors read direct quotes. Dale found a way to do 24 or so distinct voices and still be an engaging narrator. Kids listened to these multiple times on car trips. I am sure it saved the publisher a lot of money and was still a good listen.

Other reader I remember is William Gibson, doing an abridged version of Neuromancer on cassette. Somehow he really gets the material At one point someone uploaded those cassettes as mp3s. Wonder if they would hold up?

[mraynrand]

Best reader I have ever heard is the guy, Jim Dale, who did the US audio books for Harry Potter. With that many characters, many would do a radio play out of it, having different actors read direct quotes. Dale found a way to do 24 or so distinct voices and still be an engaging narrator. Kids listened to these multiple times on car trips. I am sure it saved the publisher a lot of money and was still a good listen.

Other reader I remember is William Gibson, doing an abridged version of Neuromancer on cassette. Somehow he really gets the material At one point someone uploaded those cassettes as mp3s. Wonder if they would hold up?

I remember reading at least the first couple of HP books to my kids, doing voices. That was kinda fun. Then those books got out of control in length.

Jim Carrey should read a book like Neuromancer. I'd pay money to hear Jim Morrison read Robert Frost poems. lol.

[pbmax]

I remember reading at least the first couple of HP books to my kids, doing voices. That was kinda fun. Then those books got out of control in length.

Jim Carrey should read a book like Neuromancer. I'd pay money to hear Jim Morrison read Robert Frost poems. lol.

The first two HP books are some of the best kid's literature going, especially for young boys who tend not to read much fiction. Story moves so well, even with a lot of repetition for youngsters, you want to polish it off.

My wife was amazed at how many students wanted to talk about the books. From 0 to 60 in less than a school year. Old school mania, no internet, no TV or movies. Everyone wanted to read those books. Some kids were known to put down their GameBoys to read it. I think the crescendo she noticed was the anticipation of the second book's release, whenever that was.

We listened to the audio books on a trip because she wanted to find out what was driving everyone mad. I got hooked in the second book and did the Dad routine: What is this guy's story? How can Harry be talking to someone in the past? What do you mean he fell into a book? Wait, Riddle is Voldemort, he's lying right?

[RashanGary]

I’ve been impressed with both Rodgers and Lefleurs comments in the last couple interviews. Rodgers wants to adjust, adapt and buy into the run game. Lafleur wants to make sure the QB is comfortable with the game plan and play to his and all players strengths.

[George Cumby]

I remember reading at least the first couple of HP books to my kids, doing voices.

Although I question the parenting decision of reading Lovecraft to your kids, I’d pay good money to hear what voices you used for Shoggoth, the Ancient Ones and old Squid-face himself.

[mraynrand]

Although I question the parenting decision of reading Lovecraft to your kids, I’d pay good money to hear what voices you used for Shoggoth, the Ancient Ones and old Squid-face himself.

Wait, did I say 'doing' voices? I meant HEARING voices. Wait, I hear one now - it's my long dead great grandfather calling me from the bottom of Lake Michigan....glub glub

Oh, and HP was for "Hewlett Packard" - we were reading a manual for the HP Pavilion work station.

[yetisnowman]

Also, I would say Ahman Green's years 2000-2004 were overall better than Reggie's years. Take away the injury year (2005) and through 2006 he had a run that compares with the best Packers ever. Favre was very lucky to have that guy too.

Absolutely. People downplay or forget how good he was.
We always remember the 4th and 26 in 04. But I'll never forgive Sherman for punting on 4th and less than a foot on Philly's side of the 50 with Green in the backfield. Right before all that happened.

[pbmax]

Although I question the parenting decision of reading Lovecraft to your kids.

You gotta have a little fear in ya.

~ Mickey Goldmill

[pbmax]

Absolutely. People downplay or forget how good he was.
We always remember the 4th and 26 in 04. But I'll never forgive Sherman for punting on 4th and less than a foot on Philly's side of the 50 with Green in the backfield. Right before all that happened.

I would own a Packer jersey of Ahman Green if he didn't keep getting arrested.

It was a fantastic pleasure to watch him play week after week. And I am still steaming that Bill "Fucking" Walsh called Mike Sherman/Rosselly/Larry Beightol run game a "college running attack".

[George Cumby]

Wait, did I say 'doing' voices? I meant HEARING voices. Wait, I hear one now - it's my long dead great grandfather calling me from the bottom of Lake Michigan....glub glub

Oh, and HP was for "Hewlett Packard" - we were reading a manual for the HP Pavilion work station.

Lol

[mraynrand]

Some stats I saw: