imagine that... my favorite player in the nba could've been a pacer(but then i wouldn't have ended up liking him, because he wouldn't have been teamed up with ben and co). according to an ny sports article linked off of need4sheed.com, donnie walsh orignally wanted to select tayshaun prince during the 2002 draft, but instead decided it wouldve been better to allow then ex-coach isaiah thomas to make the decision. and isaiah chose... fred jones. it probably hurts even more to pacer fans, when they consider that of all the things tayshaun did(1 chip, a couple of all-defense spots, etc), had to be THAT BLOCK on reggie miller. while fred jones won... a slam dunk comp because jrich didn't try a sure-fire dunk to win it. yippie.

(here's another thing to think of)... although i wouldn't have liked tay that much if he weren't a piston, if he ended up on the pacers due to the draft, it's quite possibly he could've ended up playing for the warriors last season, carrying onto this season, if you get my drift. after all, the warriors broke the drought by trading for a couple of pacers. then again, it was for a pair of veterans and that cheerleader.

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i wonder if every easter sunday i'm going to contemplate why i still firmly believe jesus died on wednesday morning and arose on saturday night, but never told many people, aside from bob a while back?

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my drumming was awful this sunday. missed beats all over the place(wonderful; it was easter sunday too; wondered how many newcomers were turned off?). when i relistened to my performance, it was a bit harder to hear all the mistakes, but i knew i made them. the splash cymbal just seems in a place that i'm not used to at the moment(between the tom-toms), so many times i either missed hitting it completely, or hit it too softly. plus, it still has a different sound(less shimmery, but a brighter sound), so i'm still getting used to when to use it.

worship's never about the accuracy of the music(and as long as people feel moved by the Spirit, i'm cool w/it, though it's a bit hard for me to guage that every sunday save by asking everybody), but i still wished i could've played better. just too over-excited, and it probably carried onto how i played.

and the cowbell still sounds a bit weird; i will mos def bring DAT cowbell more often, but i couldn't help but think ppl might be giggling when i played it. cowbell IMO can sorta be treated like a ride cymbal, except used during verses; has the same type of tone closely enough, but doesn't shimmer.