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This year the Pittsburgh Steelers missed out on their miracle of making the NFL playoffs by the slimmest of margins.
In the end it was a barely missed field goal by Kansas City Chiefs kicker Ryan Succop that destroyed the 2013 dreams of many a Black and Gold fan.
But now it's over, the Steelers and their fans should be glad they didn't make it to the postseason. Because it means the NFL hasn't ruined the playoffs…yet.
There has been much talk about lowering the competitive bar of the league and allowing more teams to qualify for postseason play. Why? Those in favor say it will allow the torch of hope to burn longer for the fans of sub-par teams. The capitalist-leaning proponents say it will fill stadiums more to capacity and award advertisers with more bang for their buck.
What do the purists say? The true lovers of the sport?
Don't do it. Take your money-grubbing hands off of that button and back away. You've got the best viewing sport in America. Don't blow it NFL.
The Steelers were a team that started 0-4 and remained in playoff contention even when they had a record of 5-8. The fact they even had a chance to make it borders on ridiculous.
Take it from one of this year's losers. We didn't make the playoffs because we didn't deserve the honor.
And next year, when we're back in the post-season and working to add some more shine to the Rooney's trophy cabinet, we want it all to mean something.
The tougher it is to make the post-season, the greater the thrill of the regular season. It's painful to be left out. But, the playoffs are for winners. A showcase of the league's elite.
Let's keep it that way.
I agree they shouldn't be in the playoffs. Steelers fans should use this weekends games to gauge the progress of the Steelers. I think we'll see the Steelers defense just doesn't match up to the final 8 teams, speed and pressure, should be the theme, not a difficult defense that 2-3 years to learn.
I think of myself as a die hard and am open to adding teams to the playoffs. There are many arguments that make it a very good case for the addition. However, Michael makes a very good point. In some ways I would rather have a solid team with a legitimate chance of winning the super bowl rather than a having a team that's just "glad to be there" hoping to wins one game or maybe upsetting a legitimate contender. In the end, the possibility of an extra steeler game in January is extremely enticing… even if its just for the sake of watching one more game. If you were to ask me what way they will go, the answer is easy. Follow the dollar signs, the league is driven primarily by greed. Everything else is secondary. So, there you go.. Sounds like we will have more playoff teams. Sorry, Michael the league does not care about much about the purists.
I think if they got in and got past Denver this weekend the'd be Super Bowl champs. This weekend in Denver would of been the killer.
I hope they have an excellent draft and sign some free agents. Dexter McCluster,Mt Cody & Our own people like Dwyer,Cotchery,Hood,Woods & Top Priority is Worilds. I hope Woodley Heals up and wont be upset if he's a draft day trade.
Wow. Even though we improved over the last 8 games I saw nothing in this team to make me believe they could have gone into Foxboro and beat NE or beaten Seattle,SF,NO or Car in the Super Bowl. Not be be negative but our only impressive win over the last 8 was at home vs Cincy. We beat GB without Rogers and Det proved to be a fraud once again, Buff, and Clev twice. I agree they wouldn't have beaten Den but there's a long list of other teams still alive they'd have likely lost to.
I don't see teams lining up to trade for an injury prone, chronic underachiever but I hope you're right. I think it's much more likely we simply release him but my worst fear is keeping him and losing Worilds and having to watch big Lammar get swallowed up by pedestrian RT's and TE's all year and then pulling a hammy or hurting an ankle and seeing Carter get playing time and that's never a good thing.
January is a horrible month if the Steelers are not playing but the Defense would have let us Steeler fans down in the playoffs if they made it.
well said, and I agree.
Wow! I am one who feel the Steelers deserved to be in the playoffs, and rightfully so. Sure, they started out 0-4. But, there is ebb and flow throughout every team during a season. The Steelers were 6-2 in their last 8 games and were making a nice run. I do agree, that great teams put an exclamation point on their season and don't need to rely on other teams losing to get you into the playoffs. But, I admit the Steelers were not that type of team this year. They needed help from others to get in and the cards actually fell into their favor. The admitted muffed calls by the officials, not once, but twice eliminated them from contention and our chance to continue to ride this season. I, for one, believe. I believe on any given Sunday, a team that might not look so good on paper, can beat any team put in front of them. A perfect example is the ride we enjoyed while Cowher took his visiting team through the playoffs and ended up champions. The Giants did it as well on their latest SuperBowl run. And, many can argue that the Ravens weren't the best team in football last year, although they hoisted the Lombardi in the end.
Though this years squad was not a power house team that we all hoped to see this season, I feel they have or had more of a right to belong in the playoffs than the Chargers. What could have been, we'll never know, but on any given Sunday…..
While I do admire your positive outlook I don't think any team that loses to Tenn,Oak,Minn. and needs 3 teams to lose in week 17 "deserves" to get into the playoffs even though with prpoer officiating they would have gotten in. And you are correct anything is possible but I do feel like the teams you mention making improbable runs were better than this Steeler team. Simply too many big plays given up by the D and if we could have snuck by Cincy Manning would likely have torched us big time. I think they were a year away but thankfully that year is just 9 long grueling months away.
I am glad the Steelers did not make the playoffs; they simply were not a very good team. I know there are a lot of inferior teams in the playoffs because of the
restrictions on practices and free agency; but I believe all the teams in the
playoffs are better than the Steelers. I guess you could make an argument about
the Chargers but in my view, they were one of the best teams down the stretch.
And we get a better draft pick! As far as letting more teams in the playoffs,
the idea stinks. One of the great things about the NFL is that every game
counts; it's one of the things that separate the NFL from other sports! The
more teams you let in the playoffs, the less each game counts. The NFL is close
to the saturation point right now; look at the teams that had great difficulty
filling the stands this past weekend. More games mean more injuries and more
injuries mean more mediocre games. Please owners, don't let the dollar signs
dancing in your heads ruin this great game for us!
To that point, I agree with Cencal. All those teams you mentioned did lose though and the unthinkable would have happened except for bone headed missed calls at the end.
It would have been a great story and no one can tell me it wouldn't have been a great game in Cincy.
Agreed, pure and simple.
I believe we would have beaten Cincy and then been buried by the Broncos and be picking in the mid twenties instead of 15. Although knocking the Bengals out of the playoffs would have been worth losing 10 spots in the draft. It's all irrelevant because we lost a bunch of games we could/should have won.
I don't want any more teams to be added to the playoffs, but I don't agree that the Steelers didn't deserve to make it based on the fact that they started 0-4 and were 5-8 at one time. Looking at the big picture, a strong finish putting them at 8-8 would have been playoff worthy barring the KC-SD controversial finish. Plus, it's all relative to how other teams finish too. There were a lot of teams right on the bubble due to a weaker AFC. Yeah, they finished 8-8, but they play all 16 games for a reason. Anything can happen. Either way, I'm excited for the 8-4 finish in the last 12 games. Hopefully playoff bound in 2014!
ABsolutely MKR. Nice piece and you're right on the money here.
Nah, .500 teams don't belong in the playoff. Especially when there were other teams with 10 wins who did not make it.
8-8 teams make the playoffs. It's happened before and it will happen again. That's not my opinion, that's just a fact. Like I said, It's all relative to how the other teams in the conference do. In today's NFL, parity is plentiful, so I wouldn't be surprised to see it more often.
Also, There were no 10 win teams in the AFC who did not make the playoffs this year. Check your stats there
Yeah yeah.. I wasn't suggesting it has not happened.
I've watched NFL and been a Steelers fan for 40 years.
That the 10-win team was in the NFC isn't the point. No stat check needed Jeff.
THIS is why the NFL is currently looking at changing WHICH teams make the playoffs. Not what the article is about, but there is a movement among owners after this season to look at making sure teams with the best records make it instead of the team in a weak division that does instead.
14 playoff spot means only one plus playoff game per conference. The #2 seed vs #7 seed. This year it would have been Steelers @ Patriots and Arizona @ Carolina. These would have been great games and I wouldn't call this year's Steelers or Cardinals a looser team.
Really? all these people people saying Steelers didn't belong? How many teams that start off 0-4 continue to fight and darn nearly make the playoffs? Most teams would fall apart. Most coaches would lose the locker room. The players kept playing and worked hard and even though they needed a lot of help, had they made it.. I don't believe all these people that say they would not have gone anywhere. Steelers were getting hot at just the right time, and they were making a good run. When Big Ben is healthy in the playoffs.. they have as good a chance as any team!
Gotta disagree with you 2winz.
Not about Ben and how the offense was playing. But the playoffs are about defense. And this team did not have the requisite defense to compete.
See Dolphins game at the end of the season as evidence where they could not hold a lead at home against a team that would get blown out the next two weeks again Buffalo and NYJ.
NYG beat NE Cheatriots. Baltimore last year beat Denver's vaunted offense with defense as well. It'll happen again this year as we see all NFC teams have top defenses.
Nah, woulda been nice, but short if they got in thru the back door.
What exactly is your point, Callentown? You've watched the NFL and been a Steelers fan for 40 years so you've undoubtedly seen 8-8 teams in the playoffs. Did it diminish any of the Steelers Lombardi's? If KC had won and there had been another 10 win team in the AFC, guess, what, the Steelers still wouldn't have made the playoffs. It's plain stupid to say that they Steelers should be happy they didn't make the playoffs.
If, IF, the NFL decides to change the playoff format, then fine. Then things would be different. Under these rules, if KC had made that FG, then the Steelers more than deserved to be in the playoffs.
Are you SERIOUS, Callentown? Baltimore beat Denvers vaunted offense with defense. I thought they beat them with a lucky bomb. Also, 38-35 isn't exactly a defensive struggle. Where was the defense? The SB score that year was 34-31. Again, not exactly a defensive struggle.
I'm not disagreeing with you that our D was crappy this year. Also, the whole defense wins Championship thing has been over played; especially in this modern football game.
Then how do you explain Seattle, S.F., Carolina and the Saints (with improved defense over last year)?
Yes I'm serious. I've been watching football enough to know defense wins playoff games.
In those games, the offenses that were previously unstoppable got stopped again and again. High score, sure, but the winning teams had a strong defense in all cases.
Same goes with the Trent Dilfer led Ravens, the Jim McMahon led Bears and many many others – including each and every one of the six rings the Steelers have won.
We don't even have to argue about it. Just watch the playoffs today and tomorrow.
If you want to look at overall ranking then…maybe you should. You might be surprised in what you find.
fluff and filler post
Sure it is. Defense and running the ball still win.
Again, Seattle, S.F. and Carolina all use that formula very well and are the favorites to win.
N.E. for all of their offense, has used the Parcells formula of shutting down the high percentage plays on defense and forces the opposing offense to take shots where they don't want to. Effective defense.
And if Denver has ANY DB's that can cover the bomb last year, they win as well.
Everyone's in love with the pass. But the teams that could run and play D are the ones there at the end.
Baltimore 17th, NYG 27th (played the pats ranked 31st), GB was
5th(here's a defense), NO 25th (played the Colts at 18th), Steelers 1st
(defense), NYG 7th (defense), Colts 21st.
So, out of the past 7 SBs
over half of them have been won by teams that don't have all that great
or really crappy defenses. Plus you have some playing teams that weren't
even good. Defense doesn't mean Championship. Sorry.
Well stated
Year-ending stats are not the end-all in how good a defense is. We both know that.
With the Giants, the story of the game was their front 4 on D and teams moved to emulate that in the next seasons.
Same with Baltimore who caused Manning to look very human, throwing INT's and not being able to bring them back.
Look, there is no rule that will always be the case without exception. And you and I can agree to disagree and still root for our Steelers.
But . . . ask yourself this. Why is Seattle a big favorite over a Saints team with a 5000-yd passer and the most prolific pass-catching TE in history?? How was Seattle able to beat them so badly in the first match-up?
The answer is Seattle's defense. Their offense is ranked 17th.
Peace brotha.. going to watch football now that the DVR has me ready to watch thru without commercials.
Last 10 SB winners have given up an avg of 20 pts. Yes, every game has it's own set of rules and a team like Seattle can, and may, win the SB. It doesn't change the fact that defense has been trending down and offense up. That HAS been the goal of our current commish, so it shouldn't come as a surprise. You can state this and that, but you can't refute facts.
When my Steeler's lost to Miami at home in Steeler weather we didn't belong in the NFL.
I like the playoff format as it is now, except for one change that I'd make. Division winners would need to have a winning record to get into the playoffs, unless there are no other wildcard teams with winning records. Wouldn't have effected this year, but I wouldn't want to see a 7-9 or 8-8 division champ host a playoff game as a 4 seed while a 10-6 team sits home…and thst scenario has happened.
having a selective playoffs didn't prevent the Steelers from getting into the playoffs. Refs bungling the final SD game REPEATEDLY on the final 3 decisive drives of a game that was so clost that it went to OT was what got an inferior team into the playoffs. Still, if Steelers played just one more good game against Miami, the ref issue would be a moot point. And if there was a 7th seed, guess what, Cinci rests its players and the Ravens game becomes a competitive farce. So for every game that you made more interesting from a playoff perspective, you you could possibly have another game where the higher seed just take it easy.
So I blame the Steelers themselves for not making the playoffs, not a restrictive playoff system. I would rather see the Steelers sit out this year than have a farce of a playoff system.
Not to mention, there is a less do or die attitude among top teams during the season because getting a playoff spot became a lot easier. That hurts the league in the long term. Also NFL is not a best of 5 playoffs. So you need to make sure that only a deserving underdog gets a chance to upset a good team, not your frreaking 7th team. And how do you determine if you are excluding playoff caliber teams? You can't go by one year. Look at a 10 year span and see how deserving the 7th seed has been. Not very in at least half the years. Not to mention you reduced the intensity of a lot of game involving teams that are near locks to make playoffs by mid year.
Right. The Pats O has a clear mismatch versus the Steelers D.
As many chances as these guys get in their short careers, I'm betting you couldn't find anyone involved with the team that thinks it would not have been best if they made the playoffs. It's easy for us fans that have a lifetime of watching. Those players could be done this year, let alone next.
The System is fine..If suckup hits the field goal. The Steelers would have been in..That's how it is. No whining. you make it or don't
.playoffs go through your division.
I still believe Steelers should be playing Denver tomorrow. Remember that Clark cant play in Denver, so Sharknado would be starting, and, just imagine, he has a very nice breakout game, proving his worth (He could actually suck too, lol). Maybe, just maybe, that could be a breakout game for the defense, Cortez, Ike and Gay having a very good game, Worilds and Jarvis rushing Manning to force picks, Keisel playing to get a Bettis retirement party,
Steelers have playmakers on defense, see Troy, Timmons, and their young guys are starting to shine, Cam, Jarvis, McLendon, Cortez.
Or just remember Denver's D sucks ass, so maybe it could be a offense game, and with players like Brown, Bell and Ben, maybe they could outscore Denver and head to NE to have a nasty rematch.
But whatever, season is over and I already want the 2014 season to start, and I really think 2014 is going to be a very good year.
Love the site, amazing stuff all the time but you can't say they wouldn't have had a fighters chance in the playoffs. Looking at the teams left, no one is unbeatable, I look & see mediocre teams with plenty of flaws. Not saying we're amazing but I don't see any team in the playoffs now that we wouldn't have had a chance against. It's in the past but I would have loved to see how we would have done with the way our O was rolling late, would have been a tough out for sure. Just glad Jump Ball Joe & the red headed geek are out. All we need now is Tommy Tuck rule to be bounced.
u said it man !
Agreed. I don't agree with him, but it's well stated
Wont happen
Yep, we have a late season surging Defense, a top flight WR, a stud rookie RB ohh and we have a guy named Ben Roethlisberger… who knows what noise we could've made in the playoffs
The Steelers were 6-2 but easily could have been 8-0. Ben was tremendous and we put it all together in the end. Did you see Big Ben running down field in the Miami game only to see Brown step out by an inch? Heart goes a long way and its not just Ben and Antonio, its guys like Cam Heyward, Cody Wallace, Kelvin Beachum, Leveon Bell… We were on a roll.
Cowhers wild card team was a good example. Kansas City and San Diego both suk and KC got what they deserve.
Welcome, Derrik.
The point is simple actually. 8-8 teams do not deserve to be in the playoffs. Period.
Sometime, as with Dems and Repubs, there will never be an agreement.
Either way, if it came down to the best defense playing the best offense, I'll take the defense to win the game every time. Still today.
Just like Seattle beat N.O. yesterday. No, not defense alone, but you can see Brees was a different player against them in both games.
That's a fact too.
Case closed.
It's funny how as Steelers fans, so many people BELIEVE that this team would have just rolled thru the playoffs and been in the big game, IF they had only made it in.
C'mon Stiller fans.. 8-8 puts us in the same place as the Dolphins, Jets, Bears, Cowboys and Ravens.
Can any of you HONESTLY say that any of these teams DESERVE to be in the playoffs?!?
Or is this just homer-itis affecting judgment?? There is always next year.
And there is no need on a forum consisting of all Steeler fans to move towards name-calling. On Sunday, we all wear the same colors.
Be cool and chill out. A difference of opinion is healthy or we wouldn't be here talking.
steeltown, I usually find your comments to be very insightful (thanks for that, btw).
Curious why you are categorizing the Steelers defense as surging when they gave up huge yards and points in weeks 14 and 16 to very average offenses.
The Chargers are in the playoffs and they had losses to the Texans, Redskins, Dolphins, Bengals, Titans and the Raiders.
It came down to a missed call on a field goal that kept us out, but the thing with that is, it was a no call on a field goal play involving two different teams.
I think when you don't have the record to make the playoffs and you lose to the teams we lost to this year you don't deserve to be there and i'm glad to be honest. Can we honestly say we would of beaten the pats at home? or Denver at Mile High?
Be grateful for the higher pick at the end of the day and rebuild this defense so that it can be at a playoff level again.
Our Defense played much better late in the year with Heyward, Worilds and Cortez starting full time, but of course our Offense was playing better as well..
There are a couple instances or games throughout the season that you could point to and just say this Team isn't good enough, but that's BS, this game is truly any given Sunday. Hell SanFran (at home) almost flubbed against the Atlanta Falcons a couple weeks back and New England barely squeezed by Houston and Cleveland and lost to Miami late in the year.
I really think bringing back Will Allen helped to change the make-up of how the D covered against other teams. Troy playing middle linebacker until then, changed and he moved more to his natural spot.
Crazy to think a role player like Will Allen could help in that way, but it sure seemed to help.
Love what we saw in Heyward and Worilds. Still not certain about Cortez being a quality starter game in and game out.
I wonder what the season would have looked like if the team had a quality back-up in place for the Defensive play caller (Foote) instead of just rookies.
With Clark most likely done they should consider re-signing W.Allen for depth, regardless of whether they draft a Safety or not
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It's time for the NBA Playoffs, which means it's time to check in with our old friend, Dolph Schayes, a real estate developer in upstate New York who also happens to be the greatest Jewish basketball player who ever lived. (He is one subject in Jewish Jocks, a collection of essays I co-edited due out this fall.) Schayes began yesterday speaking about erstwhile Jew Amar'e Stoudemire's angry, unfortunate confrontation with a fire extinguisher after the New York Knicks lost the second of two to the Miami Heat. We went on from there to discuss who he wants to win the championship—and who he thinks will. There was a brief detour to baseball. The interview has been edited lightly for clarity.
Did you see what happened to Amar'e?
Well I didn't see it, they didn't show it, obviously. It was a reaction that he had that was stupid, and I'm sure he's apologized. [Ed.: He has.] Now it's food for the New York Post.
Did you ever do anything like that?
Not after a game. I think once when I was 17 I had too much to drink and punched a hole in a sheet-rock wall. I didn't break anything. You do stupid things sometimes.
Whom are you rooting for? I'd imagine in part the Philadelphia 76ers, which you played on for 16 years (largely when they were the Syracuse Nationals) and also coached. The Sixers are even, 1-1, in their series with the Chicago Bulls.
The Sixers, obviously. Actually I like Chicago too, but of the two I like the Sixers. I've always rooted for Dallas, but I don't think they've got a strong enough team this year. Chicago had the injury to Derrick Rose. I presume in the East I'll be rooting for the Celtics, and I don't think they're going to do it. I'm not a Miami fan. And in the West I'll go with Oklahoma City—they've got several exciting players. San Antonio is surprising, but I think they're in line for some kind of an injury—but they've got a lot of experience. I'd say Oklahoma City and them [San Antonio] second in the West. Not a great Laker fan.
Why aren't you a Heat fan?
I still harbor resentment that LeBron James was disloyal to Cleveland and had to do this to try to win a championship. Eh, you're a fan, you pick sides. Like I don't like the Yankees cause they got all the money, so I root for anyone who plays the Yankees.
You don't like the Yankees? You're from the Bronx.
I'm a Baltimore Orioles fan. When I grew up in the Bronx, I went for the underdog, and I rooted for the worst team in baseball, and I picked the St. Louis Browns, and if you know your history, you know that Bill Veeck sold the Browns to Baltimore.
I grew up an Orioles fan.
This year they look good, I was bummed out, they lost yesterday. They hit a lot of balls on the nose, but they him them at people, and they lost to the Yankees, 2-1. Is [Orioles second baseman] Brian Roberts Jewish?
I don't think so.
Somebody told me that. I think I'm confusing him with Brian Roberts, the CEO of Comcast, who is Jewish. I knew him cause of the Maccabiah Games. He loves squash. He's a ranked squash player, and he represented the U.S. in squash.
What a world. Okay, last question: what's your Finals prediction, and what's your Finals rooting hope?
Finals prediction would be Miami and Oklahoma City, and I'd root for Oklahoma City, although this could be Miami's year. Injuries could come. You never know. But if things go along, I would say that it would be Miami in six.
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It's easy to like and a staple in many a wardrobe, a worthy fragrance for any fragrance enthusiast.
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To me, it seems this one is not a love or hate. The variations of opinion on this one have a smaller range. I think most people will like this or be nuetral on it. Sure, there will be some people who hate it and some who love it, but those will be less common.
At opening it smells like Barber Shop and Barbasol, definitely. But the scent develops into much more than that later on. I found it to be green and mossy, masculine, but very subtle and not loud (which is the best part about this one). I can definitely recommend this to an older crowd, but if younger crowds like this one, why not give it a shot? I'm 20 and I'd probably wear this every now and then.
Also, it's very cheap for the amount of juice you get. I'm not a fan of buying cologne just because its cheap, but if you really like it, then that's a good bonus.
I originally think I gave this one a 6 the first day I tested this, it's probably going to move up to a 7 or 8.
It's easy to like and a staple in many a wardrobe, a worthy fragrance for any fragrance enthusiast.
It's not half as interesting or daring as Rive Gauche (1971; vintage formulation) but I like it nonetheless (only know vintage formulation).
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There are fragrances I love and frags I like. This one is the like factor for me, nothing groundbreaking. Certainly a staple in my wardrobe.
Havent smelthed it yet, but i do have a sample on the way
Rive Gauche pour Homme in the tin/aluminum can only, see below, is very good:
I like it, but don't love it.
Rive Gauche PH is less a fragrance I have a great desire to smell or get great pleasure from smelling, and more one that I will wear when I want to smell like it (if that makes any sense).
Just because it happened to you doesn't make it interesting.
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I just like it but I think I'm a bit bored with RGpH these days.
i can´t imagine anyone disliking this. It's amazing, but i am not wearing a lot because is lasts for ages on fabric and my wardrobe was smelling RG a lot... dominant way.
I love it but longevity is only 3/4 hour! I'm searching for another one with barbershop vibe (like opening of rgph) what can I try??
This is one of the very few fougeres that I've never been able to fully appreciate. I still find Or Black to be miles ahead of this...
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Like to love - great soapy notes that remind me of an enjoyably familiar fashion style, mindset and attitude about life.
I've only worn this twice. I can appreciate it for it's quality, but it's not really my style.
Neutral. Could never really dislike it but after much perseverance I still can't work up much enthusiasm either.
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I have a bottle and will probably hold on to it, as a reference for a typical fougere fragrance, but it's not a style I really enjoy wearing.
Just not my style. Its just too old school & mature for me. Not sure what note it is (maybe rosemary combined with cloves & Vetiver), anyway, it just reminds me of something my grandfather would've worn. I guess I can appreciate it, but I really can't see it garnering any attention from females under the age of 50 (except maybe "creepy old man" associations) Lol.
Nothing against it if you like it, but this was an instant, "no way" for me from my first sample.
I like it. It's a comfort scent that evokes a long past childhood of going to the barbershop. It is a scent that one can wear easily in a wide variety of settings. It has also gotten me compliments from total strangers, so there you have it. :-)
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Disliked. I can see the "barbershop" feel to some extent but think Clubman does it a lot better. I found this suffocating and a little "heady" On me..but not in the exhilarating way.
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Not really a huge fan of this one.
Don't hate it, but I don't even want to pay the $25 Walmart price for it. There are much better shave-and-a-haircut scents out there for not much more money.
Fantastic stuff. So clean and fresh yet dry and austere, simple yet complex, gentleman yet stripped, respectful yet funny.
I think it reflects Tom Ford itself perfectly.
It's a clean scent. I'm not a huge fan of the after-shave, after-shower type of scents but this one is really good. I like to wear it in the morning it's the kind of stuff you wear if you have a date at 8-9am.(believe me it happens lol) It's a must have!
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My long overdue first full wearing of this scent today. Have to admit, I really like it. An epic manly scent which deserves its reputation.
I do like this.....a very good fragrance.....Gary
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Dislike it: cheap shaving soap!
i voted 'i like it' but i should add, 'a lot'.
This is one fragrance that I found to be worth the hype, love it!
I can't say it's my favorite scent, but because it is so versatile it is probably my most worn fragrance. Well worth the low price it sells for.
I hate when people compare this to barber shop and barbasol. Yes, the opening smells like that, but the drydown is much different.
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It looks like they're relaunching this stuff in the UK, in fancier (and smaller) bottles with a price hike - at Debenhams, for example, it's £58 for 80ml.
But CheapSmells still has the 125ml can, for £28.85.
I haven't smelled it, but it sounds like it's close to mainstream fougere, which makes me think I'll like it - so I've taken the risk of a blind buy while it's still available here relatively cheap. Wish me luck
Quite like this but just keep feeling that it needs to be a bit more potent. Just lacking that extra kick. Not tried the vintage version, so I wonder if that is any different to whats currently available in the high street stores.
I love it. Is it a fougere? If it is, it's my favorite one, unless Jicky counts as one too.
It's a perfectly composed masculine with a beautiful evolution. I love the dry down at the end of the day, and the opening is brilliant.
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Rive Gauche is in my top five. I'm into all things retro (vinyl, film, etc.) and this fits my taste to a tee.
I live in Minnesota, where unsolicited comments are extremely rare (especially among rural males). Yet, there are two complements that I consistently experience that are seemingly immune to race, socioeconomic status (or politics ?).
1. My handlebar moustache (~1-2/week, 80% male, 20% female).
2. Rive Gauche PH in about 10% rotation (~30 times/year, 50/50 male/female).
My summary: If it looks and smells good to you and to others around you, and fits your aesthetic, then life is sublime.
My bottle arrived today, and it's good stuff! It's very much what I expect when I think "fougere", though it's a bit more delicate than I expected, which is good. I expected something a bit more "in yer face" - I don't know why really, probably the brash-looking bottle.
The opening is quite restrained, and when the heart starts to develop, it's very nice indeed - I haven't had it on long enough for the base notes yet. The lavender does seem a little artificial, but I like it.
One thing this thread is reinforcing for me is that the term "barber shop" is utterly meaningless when talking of fragrances - I've smelled half a dozen things now that are regularly described as "barber shop", and they're all completely different from each other.
But anyway, at the discounted prices you can get the 125ml cans for these days, I reckon Rive Gauche is a must-have!
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OK, I wore this stuff yesterday, and even had a quick spray on my pillow to help me sleep (I find lavender very relaxing). My wife is away at the moment, but I know she'll like it on me.
Anyway, my point is just to say that I've had this for a little more than 24 hours, and I love it!
I'd love a small sample of this and am willing to swap something from my list. UK only. Please PM me and I'll send you my list of frags. Thanks!
Definitely like the scent, but longevity doesn't seem too great on me. Will play with it some more before deciding if I want to keep it or not.
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Like it, reminds of Azzaro Pour Homme a little.
The sense of smell, like a faithful counsellor, foretells its character.
I have sampled it before and I thought it was okay. It is a fresh scent and great for the price!
I find Rive Gauche to be an amazing scent! I mean the canned version not the bottled!
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"Certainly, in the short-term we are using fewer resources … (but) I'd much rather see a healthy economy," said economist Dean Baker, co-director of the Washington-based Center for Economic and Policy Research.
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|Wicked is clever, witty, extremely well written, complete with Flying Monkey's, Bubble Rings, and of course the Great Oz. Costuming is 1st class and breathtakenly beautiful. If you can imagine the "perfection of voice", this is truly what you will see "start-to-finish" in Wicked. I couldn't have asked for more. We actually obtained our tickets for the Friday, April 3rd, 2009 show through the Ticket Lottery 2-hours before the show at the theater. God's blessings & thanks for this opportunity. The (3) shows in Cincinnati were Sold Out before 1-ticket became available to the public. So, 700 miles and 12-hours later, this "MUST SEE" show can now be checked off my "Bucket List". The Gershwin Lottery Staff was very friendly, professional and helpful, a positive representation of a beautiful city :) I highly recommend a trip to New York, The Gershwin Theatre & WICKED!
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|wow. i have seen MANY broadway shows, but i have 2 say, WICKED is the ONE show that i have become completely obsessed with. it was AMAZING!!! you will be in LOVE from from the opening number, all the way till the last song. (which you will cry at.) its hilarious, emotional, and all-around BREATHTAKING. acting was incredible, the singing was phenomenal, and i cannot leave out the sets, costumes, and dances. its truly WONDERFUL. oh and i do reccomend buying tickets for the backstage tour, @ which you can see the EXCLUSIVE wicked museum. JUST GO SEE IT!!!!! it will leave songs in your head, and an everlasting good time.
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|What on earth do you think I could say, that someone hasn't said already? Every time a musical comes out that has such a lovable score, a connection to your childhood and such a valuable lesson, it has to be seen. To all those who made it happen, you're a part of history. To those who haven't seen it, some of the permanent companies (Los Angeles, Chicago) have closed. It'll be a record breaker for sure, but it won't play forever. Don't miss out...
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"There are several projects which are stuck because the civic body has not got clearances from departments like railways, environment and forest, finance, defence, etc. This is adversely affecting thousands of lives every year," Thackeray said on Wednesday during a visit to major and minor drains in the city to check the progress of desilting. "I have asked them to categorise each subject department-wise and approach officers in Delhi after doing enough homework."
Laxman Vhatkar, director of engineering services and special projects of the BMC, said: "The four new bridges on the Mithi river are awaiting NOCs from the MoEF department for widening." The bridges - Dharavi (55m to 115m), Mahim (46m to 104m), Vaitarna (54m to 122m), Tansa (77m to 143m) – will help reduce flooding and ensure better traffic movement.
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Carolina Theatre - 5.6 km / 3.5 mi
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Went in to the body shop yesterday and saw some more progress.
Hood with the extension. I wanted the fenders done as well to mach the hood.
Let me know what yall think of the hood or if I should address anything.
I was thinking if maybe the fender part could be more roundish, not sure if it will look weird or good though.
Also the trunk is shaved.
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Yea the headlights look to "pointy" on the fender side the look is odd, hard to explain. See if they can round it out a bit and make it look more "OEM"
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good stuff ari
Im going to need to respray the calibers red. What spray do you guys recommend I get?
Is the autozone stuff good enough?
Came in and wasn't expecting this, it's coming along GREAT
any better pictures of the rear arches? everyone ive talked to said its an absolute pain to pull the rears. and from everything ive seen, they typically look like crap. would love to see some that came out good to give me some hope.
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Oh okay, I see you. Coming along nicely
there goes the neighborhood.
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Doing work.
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I wish I could have a boser. :/
You guys are lucky to have such good workmanship over there, over here in South Africa we will never be able to pull it off, and those who can will **** you over with the price.
Car will look tops when done.
As far as I know, it's going to run him, at a proper shop, about $1k/ corner for quarters, probably another $1k for shaving bumper, another $1k for boser ... Maybe they did the trunk for free
This is even before paint, which may run up to $2-4k
So he's $10k in fr all this, and I'm bing somewhat conservative.
But again, if you want to go all out, this is how it should be done.
But everything looks legit, and this definitely is the right way to go
I pad 9k for mine....actually insurance did the most, a lot of it.
nice work buuuuuuuuddy
Very nice!
Looks much better now.
Im just hoping it will be ready for waterfest at-least. I was looking forward to making it to this show with my car at-least for this year. I missed all other meets and shows this year.
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Same here, I wasn't actually planning to do to my car what I ended up doing. Come winter, a few more things. I'm hoping for some long drives starting next spring!
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Good work, can't wait to see it all done
Mines done came out Dope!
Heres a link. Came out pretty clean.
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Re: Good boat for learning to sail single-handed in the San Diego area?
The first question is are you going to live on it, or just daysail?. How much cabin space do you really need?
San Diego is mostly light air sailing, which makes singlehanding a bit easier. It's also mostly 'daysailing', as there aren't many places to go 'gunkholing'. For example, Catalina is a very long weekend. For daysailing, you can go smaller, like the Harbor 20/25 in the video; but that's new and expensive. For older/smaller, look at things like a Santana, Jboat, or such. There are a couple of rental places in town that use Catalina Capri 22's - that's a nice daysailer too.
For cruising, you want a bit more space. Catalina 27/30 is not a bad choice, and also Ericson in that range but they are not horribly 'racy'. For what it's worth, I went through the same question lately, and just bought an Islander 28.... except it's in SF, and I'll likely leave it there for a while (the slip fee is about half price).
Craig's list is pretty active here, give that a try.
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Héctor Zamora, Brazilian-based artist, is presenting his solo art project "Panglossian Paradigm" for the first time in the Los Angeles area at the gallery in REDCAT theater, California Institute of the Arts' Downtown Center for Contemporary Arts from July 21 through September 1. The opening reception is expected to be held on July 20 from 6 – 9 p.m. Admission is free.
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Zamora's project, "The Panglossian Paradigm," is classified as a social art intervention that involves his interpretation of clichéd, mass-produced objects of California culture. It serves as a social commentary that artists and sociologists have been exploiting these clichéd objects for more than 50 years.
Social art intervention is an interaction with a previously existing venue or space through the emplacement of materials. His installations involve intervening and manipulating an environment in a public context by extrapolating elements of urban design and architecture into it.
In his past art installations, he has inserted inflatable vessels, dismantled a fishing ship, and suspended a garden into public venues to work as a powerful allegory and act as complex symbology. His work is known to be interactive and performance-oriented and have been featured in France, Colombia, Peru, and San Francisco.
Along with being the title of Zamora's new project, "The Panglossian Paradigm," a term posited by evolutionary biologists Richard Lewontin and Stephen J. Gould, is an evolutionary, biological model that Zamora drew inspiration from that denies the claim that the world adapts itself to fit a purpose.
The evolutionary biologists additionally referenced design and architecture in the "Panglossian Paradigm" in the sense that other secondary objects can arise not to fit a purpose, but can act as consequences of other decisions, and still serve a different goal. The interaction between the objects in Zamora's installation were initially not intended to serve cultural and social uses of both; however, it ended up arising as a consequence and they ended up transforming into symbols of over-consumption and excess as opposed to solely fitting their original purpose.
"I utilize common ordinary California culture items such as the shopping cart in my exhibit and I show its conceptual evolutionary transformation in relation to the 'Panglossian Paradigm' model. The shopping cart is a symbol of capitalism and downtown LA and I analyze how its symbolisms have changed radically and evolved in our reality through my exhibit," said artist Héctor Zamora.
"This exhibit is a big challenge for your mind. It's challenging people to think of their reality in a different way," according to his statement.
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The Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT) is an interdisciplinary contemporary arts center for innovative visual, performing and media arts located in downtown Los Angeles inside the Walt Disney Concert Hall complex. Through performances, exhibitions, screenings, and literary events, REDCAT introduces diverse audiences, students and artists to the most influential developments in the arts from around the world, and gives artists in this region the creative support they need to achieve national and international stature. REDCAT continues the tradition of the California Institute of the Arts, its parent organization, by encouraging experimentation, discovery and lively civic discourse. For more information, visit www.redcat.org.
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Published November 9, 1994
The Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL) announced that Palace Sports and Entertainment (PSE) will represent the league in corporate sponsorship sales. Pistons Owner Bill Davidson is the Managing Partner at PSE, which is an "outgrowth" of his other sports holdings, The Palace at Auburn Hills and the Pistons. PSE also includes the CISL Detroit Neon, IHL Vipers and the Pine Knob Amphitheater. The CISL claims the Neon "set the standard" for marketing pro soccer in the U.S. in '94, when it set a CISL record with nearly $1M in corporate sponsorship sales. PSE President Tom Wilson: "We welcome the challenge to sell sponsorships for one of the fastest growing and aggressive leagues in the country. It has a strong ownership base, and as one of the league's teams, we feel the CISL has a solid future, one we plan to enhance even further" (CISL).