Which would you rather not watch?
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What say you?
If I had to pick one, it would be the draft, if only to see what madness Al Davis will unleash on the East Bay this year.
But there wasn't a choice for that.
Therefore, gun to my head decision, I guess it wouldn't hurt to watch the wedding since I'm in the wedding industry, so I voted that I'd rather not watch the draft.
But that still doesn't mean I have any intentions of watching it!
Quote: DJTeddyBearI have no desire to see either one.
But there wasn't a choice for that.
Notice you are voting NOT to watch one or the other. Just my dry sense of humor.
Quote: 7outlineawayOn the one hand you have a drawn-out pompous ceremony involving overexposed celebrities living a lifestyle I can't relate to, peppered with fawning overanalysis from insipid commentators heaping unrealistic expectations... and on the other hand, you have the Royal Wedding.
Quote: 7outlineawayOn the one hand you have a drawn-out pompous ceremony involving overexposed celebrities living a lifestyle I can't relate to, peppered with fawning overanalysis from insipid commentators heaping unrealistic expectations... and on the other hand, you have the Royal Wedding.
ROTFL!!! Well done!
Quote: DocI think I'm in the don't-really-care-about-either category, so I don't know how to vote. If my wife has the wedding on the tube, I might watch some of it -- I have a vague memory of watching the queen's coronation when I was a youngster -- but I am confident that I won't watch a moment of the draft.
You must have lived in a large centre to have TV then. I lived in Vancouver at the time and there was no TV in Vancouver yet. I assume it was broadcast but not actually sure of that. My mom and dad were right into it and had a cut-out book of the main players and carriage etc. We listened to it on CBC radio and my Dad kept setting the cut-outs up to match the radio description.
Quote: 7outlineawayOn the one hand you have a drawn-out pompous ceremony involving overexposed celebrities living a lifestyle I can't relate to, peppered with fawning overanalysis from insipid commentators heaping unrealistic expectations... and on the other hand, you have the Royal Wedding.
Nice! I fell right into it.
Seriously, I'd rather watch the wedding. I find both weddings and funerals interesting from a sociological standpoint. However, the coverage starts at 1 a.m. here in Vegas, so I'll have to catch the highlights in the morning. I haven't figured out how to record anything since VCRs went out of style.
Quote: Wizard
I haven't figured out how to record anything since VCRs went out of style.
Thats why I still have 3 VCR's. Not to mention used tapes are way cheaper than used DVD's on Amazon.
Quote: kenarmanYou must have lived in a large centre to have TV then. I lived in Vancouver at the time and there was no TV in Vancouver yet. I assume it was broadcast but not actually sure of that. My mom and dad were right into it and had a cut-out book of the main players and carriage etc. We listened to it on CBC radio and my Dad kept setting the cut-outs up to match the radio description.
With regard to the proceedings being broadcast, here is a quote from that most infallible source, Wikipedia:
"Despite the death of Elizabeth's grandmother Queen Mary on 24 March 1953, the coronation went ahead in Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953. Before she died, Mary had asked that the coronation not be delayed. The entire ceremony, except the anointing and communion, was televised, and the coverage was instrumental in boosting the medium's popularity...."
My parents acquired their first television set, a 17" model in a beautiful cherry cabinet, while we were living in Atlanta, where multiple television stations were operating. I think they got it in 1949 when I was 3 or 4. I remember watching several children's shows including Howdy Doody and Time for Beany. Then in 1951, we moved to a rural area of Virginia. I am not certain there was television service when we arrived, but WSLS soon started broadcasting in Roanoke, though there were limited hours of operation each day. Other stations started up there in the next few years, but I suspect that I watched the coronation on WSLS.
Quote: rdw4potusHonestly, I'll probably watch both - but not all of either. Normally, I'd say that I'd rather watch the wedding since it's such a rare happening. But this years draft is pretty unique, too. What exactly happens to the draftees? The union is currently de-certified, so are the draftees effectively scabs? Current players are not allowed to work out in team-owned facilities. Will that same rule apply to the draftees?
The latest ruling is that players aren't locked out of team facilities.
Quote: DocWith regard to the proceedings being broadcast, here is a quote from that most infallible source, Wikipedia:
"Despite the death of Elizabeth's grandmother Queen Mary on 24 March 1953, the coronation went ahead in Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953. Before she died, Mary had asked that the coronation not be delayed. The entire ceremony, except the anointing and communion, was televised, and the coverage was instrumental in boosting the medium's popularity...."
My parents acquired their first television set, a 17" model in a beautiful cherry cabinet, while we were living in Atlanta, where multiple television stations were operating. I think they got it in 1949 when I was 3 or 4. I remember watching several children's shows including Howdy Doody and Time for Beany. Then in 1951, we moved to a rural area of Virginia. I am not certain there was television service when we arrived, but WSLS soon started broadcasting in Roanoke, though there were limited hours of operation each day. Other stations started up there in the next few years, but I suspect that I watched the coronation on WSLS.
I was reading a little more on TV after my first post and it appears regular TV was an East Coast thing until LA got regular TV in 1951 (2 years before coronation). Canada only had TV in Montreal and Toronto starting about the same time as LA. It was only live in Britain though with recorded playback in North America. I saw it in the movie theatre on the news clips they used to run before the features.
I watched Charles and Di, and Andrew and Fergie. Then I've had far more enjoyment at my friends and family's weddings and would much much prefer to go to one of them than spend anytime with Will's and Kate's nuptials.
But if it's your thing, go for it, enjoy it.
Quote: thecesspitThe latest ruling is that players aren't locked out of team facilities.
Sure, but they can't work out either. Apparently, they can only enter and talk to management about how they can't work out. Guys with training clauses in their contracts were very concerned about whether yesterday's visits would count toward their incentive goal. And they're only in this situation because they were part of the union with which the NFL owners were sparring prior to the union's decertification. The draftees were never part of that union, and presumably can't join now that it's dissolved. So can the draftees negotiate contracts with ownership? Under what pay-scale and against what potential cap? It seems odd that draftees can sign when free-agents cant, but I wouldn't want to draft someone I couldn't sign.
Quote: rdw4potusSure, but they can't work out either. Apparently, they can only enter and talk to management about how they can't work out. Guys with training clauses in their contracts were very concerned about whether yesterday's visits would count toward their incentive goal. And they're only in this situation because they were part of the union with which the NFL owners were sparring prior to the union's decertification. The draftees were never part of that union, and presumably can't join now that it's dissolved. So can the draftees negotiate contracts with ownership? Under what pay-scale and against what potential cap? It seems odd that draftees can sign when free-agents cant, but I wouldn't want to draft someone I couldn't sign.
Draftees cannot sign and right after they are drafted they are part of the decertified NFLPA which is no longer a union even though it still acts like one.
Sigh.Quote: DJTeddyBearI have no desire to see either one.
But there wasn't a choice for that.
Therefore, gun to my head decision, I guess it wouldn't hurt to watch the wedding since I'm in the wedding industry, so I voted that I'd rather not watch the draft.
But that still doesn't mean I have any intentions of watching it!
I just got done watching Behind The Royal Wedding on NBC...
Quote: VirgiThe only Royal wedding that was ever interesting to the masses was Charles & Diana and we all saw how that ended. This couple has two chances of making it: slim and none. The pressures and constant celebrity will get to the gal first, then William will argue with her about it even though he knows she's right and needs her privacy. I guess it's a chance for Brits to play fairy tale for a day and forget about who their cab drivers really are. All in all, a huge huge waste of time and money.
By the way, it's 'pomp & celebrity' when talking about the excesses of a Royal wedding.
Nope, pomp and circumstance is about right. Clearly this Royal wedding was of interest to the masses as well, given the number of people turning out a filling the airwaves with their excitement.
As for guessing the length of the marriage... Who knows? None of us are close, personal friends of the couple, so have no idea of the dynamic.
I agree it's a waste of money, but if other people get something out of it, good luck to them.
Loved Pippa's dress.
Quote: DocI think I'm in the don't-really-care-about-either category, so I don't know how to vote. If my wife has the wedding on the tube, I might watch some of it -- I have a vague memory of watching the queen's coronation when I was a youngster -- but I am confident that I won't watch a moment of the draft.
It seems I can predict myself, if little else. My wife had the wedding on this morning, but I didn't even glance at the screen. As for the draft, all I know about it is that the local news reported how the local team used their #1 pick -- good choice, but I doubt it will change the results much.
Quote: VirgiDiana started wandering into her own person
Good god, how could anybody compare this marriage with the joke that was Diana and Charles. Diana knew Charles had a long time girlfriend, Camilla, and had no intention of giving her up. He didn't want to marry Diana, they barely knew each other and it was a totally arranged marriage that was doomed from the start. William and Kate have been going together for 9 years, going on long weekends and vacations together for 9 years, been sleeping together for 9 years. Kate isn't some wide eyed 19 year old, she's almost 29 and has been around the royal family for almost a decade. She knows exactly what she's doing.
Quote: VirgiNow her every move and word will be scrutinized
And they haven't been for the last 9 years? Where have you been, this couple has been scrutinized from day one. You act like you just heard of them a month ago. It won't be any worse now that they're married, how could it. Her face has been on the cover of Brit tabloids for almost a decade, I think by now she's used to it.
Quote: EvenBobbeen sleeping together for 9 years.
WHAT? She's not a virgin? But she wore white and everything...
Quote: JimMorrisonWHAT? She's not a virgin? But she wore white and everything...
No, it was eggshell or antique white. Get with the program..
