The Colts looked really good again yesterday.  I still think that if Harrison is back that the Colts can and WILL (strong prediction but I stand by it) defeat the Patriots.  Many people claim that NE is the only real dynasty in today's NFL football era but I would disagree.  The Colts have now won 10 or more games in the past six consecutive seasons.  I think that builds a case within itself.   

I think the Pats have lost alot of sizzle.  The Patriots played the weakest team in the NFL and won 28 - 7 ... BUT .... the score was 28 - 0 at halftime.   This means a shabby team like this year's Dolphins not only outscored New England in the second half (7 - 0), they actually shut them out.  That's significant because it is showing a trend.  A few teams with poor records nearly cost NE their perfect season and then Miami shuts them out in the second half.  Keep in mind than everyone thought that Peyton Manning's 49 touchdowns would be destroyed by now...hardly.  Brady needs another TD to tie it and two to go one over.  He isn't going to destroy it.  Everyone thought Moss would destroy Rice's 22 TD receptions but he is in the same boat as Brady, one to tie it and two to beat it.  Hardly destroying.  By no means am I saying that NE hasn't did some very impressive things but my point is that a couple months ago everyone would have expected these records to have been totally shattered instead of going into the last week of the season trying to tie and then break them.  This means there has been a fairly good slowdown in NE's dominance I think.   Regardless of what Brady, Moss, whoever says they WANT those records, they just simply haven't been able to finish the deal yet.  Against Miami, you would have thought it would have been a walk in the park.  They should have owned them in the second half of the game...instead they were silenced.

New York found a potent running game yesterday.  Could they end the perfect season?

I'll buy it.  When I download an album by any artist I do one of two things.  One, I toss it if I didn't like it, I have enough stuff packed around without making a new "cd coaster".  Two, I go out and buy the "real" copy.  I don't feel like I really have the real thing unless I get the whole package and if I like the music then I support the artist.  Good music is worth my ten to fifteen bucks.

I like Baz's music, could give a fuck less if someone else doesn't.  That's the way it should be.  I like music from before my time up until the current music.  This idea that something is "too 80's" or "too 90's" is silly to me.  If people think that only teenagers can move albums then why did the Eagles last release go number one?  Everytime a new Beatles compilation is released it goes straight to the top.  I'm not saying that Sebastian Bach is ANYWHERE NEAR that playing field but my point is that the idea that it is solely some sort of "dated" sound hurting him flies about as well (to me) as Baz's excuses of why his album didn't sell well.  The album is good but it is his own fault more copies were not moved. 

Promotion and lack of releases from Baz since 95 has much to do with it.  The prior album "Bring 'Em Bach Alive" was not even intended originally as a proper release.  It only showcases four or five new songs, the rest of the album is simply live material with his "new" band.   The one really solid album he has done in between this album and the new album was with a band called Frameshift but due to legalities only fans know this as he isn't promoted anyway whatsoever as the singer for Frameshift. 

Now the BIGGEST problems.  Not everyone goes out and keeps up with music like the people (we of the forums) you will find on forums like this one.  We are more of the die hards.  My point being if I were not a heavy collector of music or at the least had the love for music at the level I do then why would I buy (have bought) Angel Down?  Baz hasn't released hardly anything, there was very little real promotion for the album and (let's face it) if I'm basing my opinion of Baz on his most recent "claims to fame" then what would I know of him?  I'd see a guy who acted like an ass on Supergroup, a dude doing some opera on Broadway and a guy approaching middle-age trying to get some publicity by being on a show RAPPING!!??  These reasons would not interest me to go and buy the current album IF I even knew he had one out and I believe these are the main reasons the album did poorly.

My problem with Moss was his attitude.  He made frequent public comments that basically said "he didn't care" about his team's struggles or his level of play.  This is a paraphrase but it was close to this "If they [the Raiders] don't care, then why should I?"  Several people were outraged and Mike Ditka even said he has no place in the NFL with that kind of attitude.  He should care because he was PAID to care.  Now he is on a winning team and is "Mr Team-oriented Guy"....bullshit.  Let's see how team oriented he is if they lose in the playoffs, which I really believe they will.