@nickers said:

OK!.. The highlight of my humble career was getting to open up for Billy Squire , Bad Co and Styx!.. And winning a couple of rounds in the battle of the bands...

And here's you trophy ? maybe a bit late.  Still pretty cool !

@texasag1969 said:

This was a concert my wife and I went to while in grad school at A&M around 1972-73 a year or so after I returned from Vietnam. It was one of those programs you sign up for for the year as a student there, so we went knowing nothing about him. But came away impressed to say the least. I'll send you a PM on my music "career". You'll laugh.?

OK!.. The highlight of my humble career was getting to open up for Billy Squire , Bad Co and Styx!.. And winning a couple of rounds in the battle of the bands...

@nickers said:

Ive known about parkening since the 80's... I love John Williams and Jorge Morel as well..

This was a concert my wife and I went to while in grad school at A&M around 1972-73 a year or so after I returned from Vietnam. It was one of those programs you sign up for for the year as a student there, so we went knowing nothing about him. But came away impressed to say the least. I'll send you a PM on my music "career". You'll laugh.?

@texasag1969 said:

Nickers-You were right. I especially loved the 2nd movement (adagio sostenuto) of Piano Concerto #2. I hadn't listened to that for a number of years.

Ive known about parkening since the 80's... I love John Williams and Jorge Morel as well..

@alporcini said:

Damn man. You got some major frickin’ chops. Impressive indeed. 

Thank you , Signore!

@nickers said:

Alright... I'll play nice... I just like to give people a hard time... Theres some vids of me noodling and a couple of quick covers I did with jam tracks I found and a couple of original pieces I wrote on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nicaroni65/

Sadly I'm not getting paid anything due to the fact I don't drive and can't get anywhere because I have crap eye sight . One being I had a cataract when I was a toddler and I'm legally blind in my left eye.. Secondly I'm profoundly hard of hearing.. I'm also in the early stages of Macular eye disease and the bevy of meds I'm on blurs my general vision.. I love classical music myself... I'm a HUGE Rachmaninoff fan. Check out Leonard Bernstein Great Performances  of Rachmaninoff with Gary Graffman on piano.. It's brilliant...  Secondly.. I'm just busting your balls with the hillbilly stuff... one of my best friends growing up , his family was from Tennessee.. His mother made the best biscuits and gravy this side of the mason-dixon line.. I havent had anything close to it since I was a kid... Have a cool day...

Damn man. You got some major frickin’ chops. Impressive indeed. 

@nickers said:

Alright... I'll play nice... I just like to give people a hard time... Theres some vids of me noodling and a couple of quick covers I did with jam tracks I found and a couple of original pieces I wrote on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nicaroni65/

Sadly I'm not getting paid anything due to the fact I don't drive and can't get anywhere because I have crap eye sight . One being I had a cataract when I was a toddler and I'm legally blind in my left eye.. Secondly I'm profoundly hard of hearing.. I'm also in the early stages of Macular eye disease and the bevy of meds I'm on blurs my general vision.. I love classical music myself... I'm a HUGE Rachmaninoff fan. Check out Leonard Bernstein Great Performances  of Rachmaninoff with Gary Graffman on piano.. It's brilliant...  Secondly.. I'm just busting your balls with the hillbilly stuff... one of my best friends growing up , his family was from Tennessee.. His mother made the best biscuits and gravy this side of the mason-dixon line.. I havent had anything close to it since I was a kid... Have a cool day...

I knew that and it describes me too (see 1st highlighted part). Just playing along for grins. ?

My greatest concert I attended with front row seats was to hear Christopher Parkening with his classical guitar in a concert hall. There were times when I swear he had an accompanying guitarist, but he was doing it solo all the way. Truly amazing.

Here is a quick example.  Enjoy.

@sdbacker80 said:

Never crazy about playing Thursdays because short weeks are tough BUT we have a few advantages now in those scenarios.  Generally, Chubb and Hunt share the load with carries and touches so you probably won’t see either with 60 touches over a 4 day period not the case with other teams.   We are deeper on defense especially LB and we can rotate players easier.  We have a young roster too. 
 

I will be in San Francisco the week before Thanksgiving. If they would schedule the Chargers game on the Sunday after Thanksgiving I could possibly see myself running down there to see the game. I think SD he said he was going to try to put together a group for a tailgate if that were to happen or whenever Browns chargers happens.
I will actually be staying a week right near Green Bay this summer in mid July.

@texasag1969 said:

How many Hillbillys you know that knew from before age 10 that the theme to The Lone Ranger TV show really came from Rosinni's William Tell Overture? ?

I was raised on classical music instead of popular music. But unlike yourself can't play a lick. I saw your interests up there. All fooling around aside, I do admire that composingand arranging you do. Hope it pays you well. My kids think it's funny that I don't want a funeral "service" per se,  just want Beethoven's 4th movement (Ode to Joy) of the 9th Symphony played as an Adios parting gift to them all. Greatest piece ever created and not bad for a stone deaf guy.

And you should put some of your music up in the Barber Shop like Westside Steve does from time to time. I enjoy listening to it quite a bit.

I'm sure someone will quote me so you can read what I said.?

I don’t foresee Nickers style to be similar to Steve’s. 

@sdbacker80 said:

  We have a young roster too. 

I spent my entire Friday morning off day... watching every u-tube clip on RB/WR UCLA Demteric Felton ?.. I found it a excellent choice.. Had instant flashbacks of De'Ernest Johnson tearing it up in Dallas... I'm not so sure who's going to win this such camp battle? But.. it damn sure has got me excited for some Browns 2021 ? season...

 I got to get off my as$.. a mile long, to due is list is way Friday behind..    See Ya ! ? all

@htownbrown said:

Best case scenario: Houston

Worst case scenario: @ KC

Probably in the division.  I'm gonna guess  Baltimore in Cleveland.  Sunday night.

When I  saw that- I said yep, great way to keep the longest opening day losing streak intact. Chiefs- Browns.

Though of late, the Super Bowl Champion Bucs should kick off the season at home on Thursday night. Only home opponent that would rate is the Dolphins. MHO. 

@texasag1969 said:

How many Hillbillys you know that knew from before age 10 that the theme to The Lone Ranger TV show really came from Rosinni's William Tell Overture? ?

I was raised on classical music instead of popular music. But unlike yourself can't play a lick. I saw your interests up there. All fooling around aside, I do admire that composingand arranging you do. Hope it pays you well. My kids think it's funny that I don't want a funeral "service" per se,  just want Beethoven's 4th movement (Ode to Joy) of the 9th Symphony played as an Adios parting gift to them all. Greatest piece ever created and not bad for a stone deaf guy.

And you should put some of your music up in the Barber Shop like Westside Steve does from time to time. I enjoy listening to it quite a bit.

I'm sure someone will quote me so you can read what I said.?

Alright... I'll play nice... I just like to give people a hard time... Theres some vids of me noodling and a couple of quick covers I did with jam tracks I found and a couple of original pieces I wrote on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nicaroni65/

Sadly I'm not getting paid anything due to the fact I don't drive and can't get anywhere because I have crap eye sight . One being I had a cataract when I was a toddler and I'm legally blind in my left eye.. Secondly I'm profoundly hard of hearing.. I'm also in the early stages of Macular eye disease and the bevy of meds I'm on blurs my general vision.. I love classical music myself... I'm a HUGE Rachmaninoff fan. Check out Leonard Bernstein Great Performances  of Rachmaninoff with Gary Graffman on piano.. It's brilliant...  Secondly.. I'm just busting your balls with the hillbilly stuff... one of my best friends growing up , his family was from Tennessee.. His mother made the best biscuits and gravy this side of the mason-dixon line.. I havent had anything close to it since I was a kid... Have a cool day...

@gumby73 said:

Does Cleveland in the frozen tundra of Green Bay sound like a better Thanksgiving Day game than any Detroit or Dallas game should give us? 

Never crazy about playing Thursdays because short weeks are tough BUT we have a few advantages now in those scenarios.  Generally, Chubb and Hunt share the load with carries and touches so you probably won’t see either with 60 touches over a 4 day period not the case with other teams.   We are deeper on defense especially LB and we can rotate players easier.  We have a young roster too. 
 

@nickers said:

Welcome to my Iggy bin ass hat..

How many Hillbillys you know that knew from before age 10 that the theme to The Lone Ranger TV show really came from Rosinni's William Tell Overture? ?

I was raised on classical music instead of popular music. But unlike yourself can't play a lick. I saw your interests up there. All fooling around aside, I do admire that composingand arranging you do. Hope it pays you well. My kids think it's funny that I don't want a funeral "service" per se,  just want Beethoven's 4th movement (Ode to Joy) of the 9th Symphony played as an Adios parting gift to them all. Greatest piece ever created and not bad for a stone deaf guy.

And you should put some of your music up in the Barber Shop like Westside Steve does from time to time. I enjoy listening to it quite a bit.

I'm sure someone will quote me so you can read what I said.?

@texasag1969 said:

If we're doing well......................Hillbilly.?

Welcome to my Iggy bin ass hat..

@nickers said:

And if we're doing good.. We'll be flexed into other slots... Possibly...

If we're doing well......................Hillbilly.?

Worst case scenario: @ KC

Probably in the division.  I'm gonna guess  Baltimore in Cleveland.  Sunday night.

@sdbacker80 said:

I’m going to say @Pittsburgh Sunday Night Football. 
 

And Get used Prime Time games we are going to have at least 4. 

And if we're doing good.. We'll be flexed into other slots... Possibly...

If the latter, then I agree.   They will have us opening against the Ratfuckers or the Spermsuckers.    And I say its a home game. 

09-Vikings

10-@TB

11-Cinn.

12-Philly

13-Mia.

14-@Pitt.

15-@Jets

16-@Philly

17-Pitt.

18-Pitt.

19-Tenn.

2020-@Balt

7 at Home.. 5 on Road.. past 12 seasons..

2021 Opponents...

Date TBA		at Baltimore RavensM&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, MD	Time TBA	Buy Tickets
Date TBA		at Cincinnati BengalsPaul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, OH	Time TBA	Buy Tickets
Date TBA		Baltimore RavensFirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, OH	Time TBA	Buy Tickets
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Date TBA		Arizona CardinalsFirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, OH

@lbc-mike said:

Ravens or Tampa

We don’t play Tampa