Love it, love it, for sure! Found this web site about a month ago and love all the comment,s and to know that 19 years after the fact that the Video was shot. People are still wondering what the HELL was COMPLETE trying to do? Well, just what we have done. Look at all of the web site’s and the controversy we have started. I can’t help but love this, you guy’s are all sitting in front of your computer’s, bashing and trashing and I have to smile… Again Complete has been invited for the What, say that again, “The Forth year in a row, to SXSW to showcase in Austin.” Do u have any idea how many signed bands would kill for a spot at this ? Only 2 bands were chosen last year from DFW, that’s Dallas Fort worth for those of you who need a little extra help….. Famous is Famous, no matter how you get there, and I am proud to be known as a part of the world’s most shocking band. EVER !!! We will be playing the Ranch in Arlington Texas on the 13th at 10pm. Please come on out and be your own judge, you know that not everything you read or see is true….
Thank you for letting me be the topic of your grand discussion. The reason I keep on playing is because I love Rock and Roll, I want to bring back what we lost long ago, and if it’s not us let it be someone else. The new music is nothing like what my generation enjoyed. I love to perform and Love to put on a Rocking Show! Even if you don’t enjoy it, I can assure you I am enjoying it enough for everyone… Let me leave you with this one last thought, “ARE YOU LISTENING” ? “YOU CAN KISS MY ASS WHAT” YOU CAN KISS MY ASS WHAT, YOU CAN KISS MY ASS WHAT? CAUSE I DON’T GIVE A DAMN WHAT YOU SAY !!!!!!

Test your knowledge what song does this come from? My fans will know this, God bless you all and have a rocking day !!!!

CURT LOW
SINGER,WRITER, GUITARIST OF COMPLETE.

ps.. The positive comments far out weigh the negative one’s, but I am just glad folks seem to wanna talk about us. – Nashville Scene, 3/6/12

Tyler P. Lawler and Frank H. Lawler (neither related to the guy above) cited appreciably better stats for pro hoops’ tiny percentage (5%) of left-handed players compared to their righty counterparts in their 2011 study, “Left-Handedness In Professional Basketball : Prevalence, Performance & Survival”. And with that in mind, there’s a market inequity seemingly exploited to the fullest by the Western Conference semi-finalist Memphis Grizzlies. From the Wall St. Journal’s Kevin Helliker, Chris Herring and Stu Wood :

The 15-man Memphis roster boasts five lefties: Mike Conley, Tayshaun Prince, Zach Randolph, Ed Davis and Tony Wroten. Head coach Lionel Hollins is a lefty, too. All told, that’s more than the other three teams combined. The Heat have two southpaws (Chris Bosh and Joel Anthony), the Spurs one (Manu Ginobili) and the Pacers none.

In this season’s playoffs, lefties have accounted for 46.1% of all minutes played by Memphis players, the second highest percentage in NBA playoff history behind the 46.2% of the 1969 Philadelphia 76ers, according to an analysis by Basketball Reference. During this season’s playoffs, lefties have accounted for 48.5% of all Memphis field goals attempted, second in NBA playoff history only to the 48.8% of the 1968 New York Knicks, according to Basketball Reference.

Conley Jr. has guided his team to the Western Conference finals with his point-guard play. His scoring and assists numbers are well above his regular-season averages. Randolph has also upped his scoring in the playoffs using both his left and right hands to score in the low post. And Prince’s main contribution in the Oklahoma City series was guarding right-handed star Kevin Durant, who shot just 42% from the field.

The Spaniard was on stage at the European Tour’s gala players’ awards dinner, where he was questioned by the Golf Channel’s Steve Sands. García, who has been embroiled in verbal battles with Woods since the Players Championship at Sawgrass this month, was asked in jest if he would have the American round for dinner one night during the upcoming US Open. “We will have him round every night,” García said. “We will serve fried chicken.”

García left on Tuesday night before he could be asked to clarify his remarks, but later issued a statement through the European Tour, saying: “I apologise for any offence that may have been caused by my comment on stage during The European Tour Players’ Awards dinner. I answered a question that was clearly made towards me as a joke with a silly remark, but in no way was the comment meant in a racist manner.” – Ewan Murray, The Guardian, 5/22/13

Apologizing for “any offense that may have been caused” isn’t exactly accepting accountability — it can also be construed as Garcia merely acknowledging that others were offended. Not that he’s, y’know, individually offensive. Likewise, “in no way was the comment meant in a racist manner.” When you regurgitate an ancient stereotype that’s aimed at one ethnic group in particular, how else should the comment be taken?  Whatta maroon.

I look pretty good up there, right? BIG, BIG day for Randy.  All sorts of international exposure.  And when the world’s media wanted to know what could the greatest sporting franchise of all time bring to the table when it comes to making soccer happen in NYC?  It’s pretty fucking simple, isn’t it?  Legitimacy.  Local expertise.  Sizzle.  But the most important element of them all is ME.

Let’s face it, these guys from Manchester City wouldn’t know their ass from their elbow when it comes to running  a top-flight sports organization, and I’m more than happy to show them how it’s done — for a healthy fee, of course.  But there’s no small irony in that Man City competes back home with a crosstown rival whose annual success has routinely overshadowed theirs.  Sounds a little familiar, doesn’t it?

And low and behold, guess which father-son entrepreneurial duo — currently leading the New York Mets on a straight path to contraction — find themselves on the outside looking in? FUNNY considering their own lust for a Major League Soccer franchise led them to waste time and money on lobbying to build an Indian casino in Queens.  Time, they’ve got plenty of.  Money….not so much.

I might not know my Lionel Messi from my Tony Meola (though for whatever it is worth, the latter cannot act for shit) but I know how to give a franchise a badly needed touch of class — and that’s something Fred & Jeff Wilpon have even less of than cash.  While I’m presiding over a year-long victory lap for one of the game’s most humble and beloved ambassadors, my counterparts in Flushing can’t even discipline one of their own properly — so they’re serving him up to the competition on a platter.

The study in contrasts couldn’t be more stark.  While the 27-time World Champion New York Yankees proudly celebrate our legacy  — check out the plaque dedicated to Kevin Maas the next time you’re in Monument Park — the Mets are merely a preparatory school that graduates players like Darryl Strawberry, David Cone and Doc Gooden to the big time.

(Did you dig my prep school analogy?  In an earlier draft, I suggested that maybe Luis Castillo went to CHOKE ACADEMY.  You know, Choate.  Choke….alright. I can see I’m wasting amazing material on a bunch of intellectual stiffs).

Manchester City have been second class citizens in their own city for a long time. And with my help, not only will some of the Yankee glamor rub off on them, but we’ll help ensure further financial struggles for New York’s second class baseball citizens. That my friends, is what teamwork is all about.  It’s kind of like the time me and the pocket-protector dweebs at MLB Advanced Media had to come together to get all those You Tube clips of John Sterling taken down.  Most of the time, I wouldn’t piss on one of those $300-a-week plebs if they were on fire, but in this case, we managed to protect the Yankee brand.  I’m told the whole strategy was stolen from a guy in Taylor, TX named Ginn.  Funny name, but it’s good to know something useful finally came out of that godforsaken state.

And I hope my CSTB followers — all two dozen of them — noticed that when it came time to consummate the marriage between the Yankees and a team no one in America gives two shits about another iconic global brand —- yours truly was front and center.  Not Hank Steinbrenner.   Not Hal Steinbrenner. But  ME.  While those two are sorting out Daddy issues and recovered memory syndrome nonsense with some $500-an-hour specialist (though not the kind in a leather mask that Sterling was caught with), I am once again, doing the heavy lifting.  Making the bold moves that make me every bit as much a paragon of Yankee excellence as Mantle, DiMaggio or Ruth.

Finally, I’ve got a little advice for New York City F.C.’s newest rivals, a team that seems to think there’s something Major League about Harrison, NJ.  Thank you for not mentioning us..  In fact, I’d like you to keep our name out of your stinking mouth for as long as possible. But as long as we’re defining our our respective roles, you might wanna consider changing your team colors to orange and blue.

BACK OF THE NET!
Randy L.

I’m guessing it’s been a few weeks at least since you’ve contemplated the burgeoning art career of Todd Marinovich, the former USC QB whose rough spell as a professional with the LA Raiders has become the default example for stage parenting gone-mad.   But all’s well that ends well (for Todd, anyway), and the younger Marinovich will happily sell you a signed print of the above self-portrait for $199.  Or if you prefer, his depictions of Joe Montana, Terry Bradshaw, Nick Cave, Charles Bukowski, Tom Waits or Ron Reyes David Bowie.

Vivek Shah, 25, of West Hollywood, pleaded guilty in a West Virginia federal court earlier this month to charges of attempting to extort money from Pegula.  The deal with prosecutors  could land him in prison for up to 87 months.

The details of Shah’s plea deal are still unknown – the agreement has been sealed and the parties are under a court-mandated gag order – but the Associated Press has reported that he pleaded guilty to one count of transferring threatening communications through interstate commerce and seven counts of mailing or sending threatening communications through the mail.

Shah, who was set to go on trial this month, was accused in August of sending letters that threatened to kill the relatives of his targets if he did not receive millions of dollars.

Federal prosecutors say he also targeted film producer Harvey Weinstein and West Virginia coal magnate Christopher Cline as part of “a multimillion-dollar extortion attempt.”

“He’s a good kid; he’s an actor,” Patrick E. Boyle, his lawyer, said at the time of his arrest. “He’s had small roles in movies and done television commercials.”

(FUCK)

AT&T Park concessionaire Billie Feliciano  is circulating an online petition calling for the San Francisco Giants and the team’s exclusive food vendor, Centerplate, to address her wage and health care concerns. While Centerplate boasts that AT&T workers earn $15-20 an hour with full health costs covered (a figure disputed by at least one published report), Feliciano and colleagues are frustrated  by a wage freeze during a period of huge prosperity for the ballclub.

I’ve worked concessions at Giants games since 1978. Back then, a 24-ounce beer cost $3.75 and the average ticket to a game was less than $4.00.  

But even though the price of a beer has gone all the way up to $10.25, my co-workers and I have been hit with wage freezes for the past three years.  While many of us scrape by with multiple jobs, living paycheck to paycheck in low-income housing, Centerplate and the Giants are raking it in.  Every game is sold out, and the lines for garlic fries and hot dogs are longer than ever.  The value of the Giants has increased 40% and its revenues have risen 14% while we’ve been rewarded with a Giant Zero.  

Our primary dispute is with Centerplate, a South Carolina based company subcontracted by the Giants to run concessions at AT&T Park.  Our contract with Centerplate expired in 2010, and we have been unable to reach a new deal.  Centerplate’s proposal would severely limit our access to health care and maintain the past three years of wage freezes.  That’s why we’ve voted to authorize a strike at AT&T Park.  

Centerplate has told us that the Giants take more than 50% of all food and beverage revenues.  That means that out of a $10 beer, Centerplate is left with less than $5 to pay for the beer, the delivery of the beer, the workers’ wages and benefits, and still earn a profit.

The giant share that the Giants take is a big part of the problem!

But enough about Taylor Hicks at the Republican National Convention.    Please continue discussing Kanye West’s “Black Skinhead”.

Anthony is a singularly incredible talent. Strong, versatile, with excellent footwork and terrific range, when he’s cooking, he seems unstoppable. But the system, and I hate to beat this drum again, is unsustainable. You can’t rely on shots off the dribble, from Anthony and from J.R. Smith (who is a topic for another day), over and over again, and hope to beat playoff offenses.

Let’s say you believe that you can. That one guy can carry you home, that one guy can get past Paul George’s perimeter defense, and slip past the help defense from Lance Stephenson or David West and then shoot over Roy Hibbert.

The cost is then on the other end. The exhaustion gets to you, the wear and tear breaks you down, and eventually it’s felt somewhere. For Anthony, it was felt all over the court. You can chalk up the missed shots to them just not falling against good defense. You can claim the turnovers are just the Pacers anticipating, or the Knicks not coming to the ball. But then Lance Stephenson took Melo into the post, worked him and scored on him to make one of the lock-it-up scores late in Game 6.

Anthony was so focused on offense for so much of the game, there was nothing left.

(this is not a photograph of Kim Mulkey reacting to Brittney Griner coming out)

Later this week, ESPN The Magazine and ESPNw are publishing an interview with Phoenix Mercury rookie and recent Baylor alumnus Brittney Griner, in which the the no. 1 overall pick in this year’s WNBA draft alleges Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey actively discouraged her from publicly discussing the former’s homosexuality. “”The coaches thought that if it seemed like they condoned it, people wouldn’t let their kids come play for Baylor.” Griner told ESPN, though it seems the women’s basketball program were willing to turn a blind eye if it meant competing for a national title.

“It was more of a unwritten law [to not discuss your sexuality] … it was just kind of, like, one of those things, you know, just don’t do it,” Griner said Friday. “They kind of tried to make it, like, ‘Why put your business out on the street like that?’”

“I told Coach [Mulkey] when she was recruiting me. I was like, ‘I’m gay. I hope that’s not a problem,’ and she told me that it wasn’t,” Griner said. “I mean, my teammates knew, obviously they all knew. Everybody knew about it.”

Baylor University, a private Baptist school located in Waco, Texas, has a “Statement on Human Sexuality” in its student handbook. Located under the label “Sexual Misconduct,” it says that “Christian churches across the ages and around the world have affirmed purity in singleness and fidelity in marriage between a man and a woman as the biblical norm. Temptations to deviate from this norm include both heterosexual sex outside of marriage and homosexual behavior. It is thus expected that Baylor students will not participate in advocacy groups which promote understandings of sexuality that are contrary to biblical teaching.”

When asked by ESPN to give her side of the story, Mulkey, though quick to praise Griner (“she leaves behind an incredible legacy”) was equally fast in adding, “I cannot comment on personal matters surrounding any of our student-athletes”. Trouble is, it isn’t simply a personal matter involving Griner. The school’s defense of purity/fidelity aside (we’ll have to assume student-athletes engaging in premarital sex are expelled or have their scholarships stripped), it’s Mulkey’s actions that ought to be under scrutiny here, not Griner’s. Though it would be naive to think Mulkey is the only coach in college sports to have given similar advice to an athlete of either gender.