I heard Cheap Trick on the radio today singing their iconic song from the “Live at Budokan” album.  I think it came out in 1978.  That album is tanked #426 on Rolling Stone’s 500 greatest albums.  That is not much comfort, given Rolling Stone Magazine needs more constipation relief than any publication I ever subscribed to.  Well, used to subscribe to.

The Cheap Trick song I heard was “I Want you to Want Me”.  I am so glad they still play that song on the radio and it gets played a great deal.

5 songs I hear on the radio I wish I would never hear again:

Redbone: Come and Get Your Love

Elton John:  Bennie and the Jets….mundane stuff.

Soft Cell:  Tainted Love…80s music at its worst.

Styx:  Too Much Time on my Hands…too many awful sounds.

Kiss:  Detroit Rock City…If only that car would have stalled first.

5 songs I wish I could hear on the radio more often:

Kiss: Beth…Peter Criss singing a great song.  Love the cranking violins.  Turn it up!

The Moody Blues:  Your Wildest Dreams…because it hit when I was a teenager and it still sounds good.

Joe Cocker:  Anything by Joe Cocker.  Wish I could have seen him before he passed.

The Marshall Tucker Band:  Heard it in a Love Song…solo heaven.

Phil Collins: Against All Odds…The piano intro still makes me stop everything.

On to the picks.  I hit a few softballs last week.  I needed them.  7 winners and 6 losers the first week and 11 winners and 2 losers last week.  That was better.  I need to move it.  It is Thursday evening and the first game I am going to pick is less than a half hour away from kickoff and I will be accused of cheating when you see this pick.

Cincinnati beats Houston…the Cougars will find the Queen City an unpleasant place to suit up.

Marshall beats Akron….another big game for Chase Litton.  The Louisville Cardinals are next.

Louisville beats Florida State...I think the Cards will do it.  They won’t let down the shot at “GAMEDAY”.

Tennessee beats Ohio….I think.  I am always rooting for Coach Solich though.

Penn State beats Temple…The Nitters got beat by the western boys from Pitt last week.  The Philly boys come calling this week and the Lions will run up the score if they can.

Kansas State beats Florida Atlantic…I always pick against FAU…no offense.

Alabama beats Ole Miss…Of course they do.  They will not lose.  Nevermind Ole Miss has beaten the Tide twice in a row and Vaught-Hemmingway Stadium will be decked out in Powder Blue, so said the edict I received from Oxford via email today.  It does not matter.  The Tide will Roll…again.  They can’t be beat.

East Carolina beats South Carolina…in a twin win for the Pirate faithful.  Last week the poor boys from Greenville beat the gang from Raleigh.  At least NC State had the guts to play in Pirateville.

Kentucky beats New Mexico State….they have to.

LSU beats Mississippi State… The boys in the Red Stick need a win.  So does Coach Mullen.  This could be very entertaining.

Duke beats Northwestern.…Wish I could get to this one.  Ryan Field by Lake Michigan…watching a Duke win.  Then a deep dish pizza.  Enjoy, Chicago.

USC beats Stanford...Do I have a choice here?  Not when it comes to the Trojans.

UCLA beats BYU…Do I have a choice here?  Not when it comes to the Bruins.

It is almost time for kickoff in Cincinnati…by way of ESPN for most of us.  Go Bearcats!

What the heck is a Bearcat anyway?  It is the nickname of my mother’s high school teams in Mississippi.  And the Mississippi Gambler is coaching Cincinnati now.  I know one uncle who I am sure is glad of that.

Have a great weekend.  I will.  Tomorrow night I am heading up to Brownstown with my dear wife, Carrie, and my Dad.  The North Harrison Cougars are going to have some fun 50 miles up the road tomorrow night.

I can’t wait!

Later this weekend I will write about it, and well, I will…

Speak the Rights.

Danny Johnson