“My personal feeling is it’s not over. It’s just not over. We’re on a pause as far as the original group goes, but we’ve expanded from where we were and we’re all still very hot at doing what we do.” – Rose Stone, on the “probability” of new material from Sly & the Family Stone.
I don’t think so.
The fourth round of the 2007 Rock Town Hall Fantasy Rock Band League Draft is underway! If you don’t know the drill by now, you might as well disband. Here’s the round where cap space management might get tricky! To date, Sammy is closest to capping out, with $1.1 million spent; Mr. Mod is next with $950,000 of his budget spent on 2 first-round picks and a high third-rounder. The league capologist is currently computing remaining cap space for each band. He will try to notify you as you reach $1 million.
Picks from the third round are listed here.
Picks from the second round are listed here.
Picks from the first round are listed here.
Sammy will receive Andyr’s pick in this round. BigSteve, Scott, and Sammy have forfeited their fourth-round picks owing to free-agent signings. Andyr received Sammy’s fourth-round pick in a trade before it had been forfeited by Sammy. For the fourth-round draft order and analysis…
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After weeks of speculation, Paul McCartney is now officially the first artist signed to Hear Music, a new joint label formed by Starbucks and the Concord Music Group. The as-yet-untitled album is due in early June; its release on Hear Music marks the end of McCartney’s decades-long association with Capitol.
Previously in As the Paul Turns.
The Nuremberg Rock Crimes Commission announced today that the charges against Sting, Rod Stewart, and Bryan Adams for Rock Crimes in association with their participation in a 1993 collaboration on a song and video for the soundtrack of The Three Muskateers were settled out of court.
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The second round of the 2007 Rock Town Hall Fantasy Rock Band League Draft is about to begin! In this round, teams may select free agents (ie, musicians not in the available Talent Pool). Remember, the signing of a free agent forfeits the signing team’s ability to draft in that and the following round. In this round, teams’ salary caps will first come under scrutiny, Mr. Moderator, with 2 first-round picks, is already through more than half of his cap space.
Picks from the first round are listed here.
So far there’s been one trade in the second round: Sammy has traded his 2 second-round picks (one acquired from Mr. Mod) to Andyr for his third-round selection. Rumor has it that deals may be spun off this one. For the second-round draft order and analysis…
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I think you’ll find his answer more than adequate.
BREAKING NEWS! Costello Asks, “Remember When I Was Great?”
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In an expected move Townsman Mockcarr selected John Lennon with the first pick in the 2007 Rock Town Hall Fantasy Rock Band League Draft. The singer-songwriter-guitarist best known for his work with The Beatles and Elephant’s Memory says he looks forward to “starting over.”
The draft is now in session! Please be patient and make your first-round selections in draft order. It is suggested that you copy the latest version of the draft list into the body of your Comment and add your selection in CAPITAL letters following your name.
FIRST ROUND SELECTIONS
1. Mockcarr, GM (4-piece or 5-piece w/keys): JOHN LENNON
2. Ray Cooper Party Machine, Andyr, GM (powerhouse): PETE THOMAS
3. @–}; Hrrundivbakshi, GM (powerhouse): AL JACKSON JR.
4. Geo, GM (5-piece w/keys): PRINCE
5. Saturnismine, GM (bassless 2-piece): ROY WOOD
6. THe Subwoofers, BigSteve, GM (4-piece w/keys): JOHN ENTWHISTLE
7. Meanstom, GM (power trio): JOHN BONHAM
8. American Metal, Sally Cinnamon, GM (powerhouse): KEITH MOON
9. Scottrodgers, GM (5-piece w/keys): KREUTZMAN/HART
10. Afterschool Special; (from Sammy, GM, for 2nd-rounder): BRUCE THOMAS
11. Afterschool Special; Mr. Mod, GM (5-piece w/keys): Roger Daltry
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