Friday, November 10

Friday Random Ten: Freedom on the march.

Now that I've spent the past few days discussing how the United States House and Senate have been wrested back from Republican control, it's time to address another reclamation project -- the Georgia Bulldogs, who at 6-4 are pretty much where the Democrats were around this time in 2004.

But there is hope.



This is Krista Klumpp (no relation to the Nutty Professor), cheerleader at Auburn University and SI.com's Cheerleader of the Week. In case you've been keeping up with Hey Jenny Slater's weekly CotW updates, the record so far for schools who've had a cheerleader selected by SI: Alabama, lost to Arkansas the very next week; Georgia, blown out by Tennessee; UCLA, whacked by Oregon; then Wisconsin and Ohio State, both taken to the brink by lowly Illinois. Fifth-ranked Auburn's opponent this weekend? The Georgia Bulldogs.

At the very least, we can cover a 13-point spread this weekend. Come on, guys! Karma is with you!

I'll be down at the game tomorrow morning, for the 10th year in a row, and I expect it's gonna feel a little weird witnessing Georgia-Auburn at an 11:30 a.m. kickoff rather than 2:30 or sometime after the sun has gone down and everybody's gotten good and hammered. But in spite of everything that's happened this season, I'll still have hope. If this past week has taught me anything, it's to have hope.

The Ten:

1. The Jesus & Mary Chain, "She"
2. The Cure, "Boys Don't Cry"
3. Pearl Jam, "Daughter"
4. Culture Club, "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"
5. Yes, "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
6. The Streets, "It Was Supposed to Be So Easy"
7. Groove Armada, "I See You Baby" (Fatboy Slim mix)
8. Simon and Garfunkel, "The Only Living Boy in New York"
9. Pet Shop Boys, "E-Mail"
10. The Pretenders, "Middle of the Road"

Your Ten in the comments, and what the hell, your post-election gloating if you choose to participate in such.

10 comments:

lola said...

"lou reed" the little willies

John Radcliff said...

To Hell With Good Intentions-McLusky

Deceiver-Chris Thile

Paper Tiger-Spoon

Country Life-The Bees (US)

Won't Get Fooled Again-Who

Sign o the Times-Prince

IOU-Replacements

War Dance-XTC

Fight this Generation-Pavement

Let it Be-Beatles

Bonus- What ever the Rutgers fight song is!

Kanu said...

1. Goapele, "Romantic"
2. Supreme Beings Of Leisure, "Perfect"
3. Mariah Carey, "Get Your Number"
4. Charlie Parker, "Sepian Bounce"
5. Luniz, "I Got 5 On It(remix)"
6. Morcheeba, "Slowdown"
7. Bob Marley, "Put It On"
8. Gangstarr, "You Know My Steez"
9. Miles Davis, "Freddie Freeloader"
10. Tracy Chapman, "It's OK"

Have fun at Jerrdin-Hair.

JasonC said...

You have to admire that Klump girl's spirit and not just her cheerleading spirit. I mean, to cheer with one leg is an amazing feat. I am surprised that ESPN hasn't done a story about her yet. Maybe they were turned off by the obvious tan-in-a-can orange tint to her skin.

Anonymous said...

"Born Slippy" Underworld

"I'll be Around" The Spinners

"Mary Jane's Last Dance" Tom Petty

"Kid Charlemagne" Steely Dan

"The Killing Moon" Echo and the Bunnymen

"The Digital Man" Rush

"The Road" The Alarm

"Echoes" Pink Floyd

"Taxi" Harry Chapin

"Valerie Loves Me" Material Issue

ACG said...

I seem to remember Amy Poehler playing her once on SNL. It was their sendup of "The Swan," if memory serves.

Anonymous said...

Geez, Doug, I should have known Auburn would have the cheerleader of the week this time around. Georgia's up 24-0 right now. The curse is holding.

Anonymous said...

The Cheerleader Curse lives!!!

Anonymous said...

Not only does the Curse live, but it carries an extraordinary wallop - Doug you must be in Nirvana!

ACG said...

He smells exactly like Teen Spirit.