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I just received this message from Shannon of Shanrock's trivia and it appears KGW's “Live at 7″ show will be out there tonight. The rumor is Mr. Zafino will be on the spot.

From Shannon's Facebook Message:

KGW News Crew Tonight at Triviology = Fame Complete!

“It's official – KGW will film my quizzery tonight at Ella Street Social Club, so I will soon be a D-List celebrity! We'll start the Ella quiz around 6:30, and be included in the “Live at 7″ segment tonight. If you're running late, please come anyway – we need you there! Sweet happy hour prices abound – $1 PBRs & $2.50 wells. Ella is located at 714 SW 20th Place, just south of Burnside near The Bitter End. Today, Portland – tomorrow . . . still Portland.”

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(Win Tickets to Filmusik's Wednesday screening. Details at end of post)

Posted by Dan Wheeler

It started last November with a program of classic Superman cartoons from the 40's. Then, a few weeks ago, Portland got hit with a with a one-two punch of classic sci-fi B-movies: Missle to the Moon and Plan 9 from Outer Space. What's next? Filmusik takes on the Spaghetti Western.

This promises to be a powerful experience. For the 40th anniversary of Guilio Petroni's Death Rides a Horse, the 40 members of the Eugene Contemporary Chamber Ensemble and the Opera Theatre Oregon Chorus will perform an original score composed by Gracin Dorsey and Sam L. Richards (director of ECCE). There was a time that live music accompanied every movie screening, Filmusik aims to showcase the strength of that tradition as well as the talents of local musicians.

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Last season, four rookies saw substantial playing time for the Blazers: Greg Oden, Jerryd Bayless, Rudy Fernandez and Nicolas Batum. With sophomore slumps being somewhat common occurrence in the NBA, one of them is bound to stumble out of the gates this season. In this post I attempt to discern just who that will be.

Greg Oden

This section initially started with a with a rundown of Greg's unfortunate NBA beginnings, it's been covered ad nauseum and I scrapped it. If you need catching up, it's out there somewhere.

Greg showed flashes of brilliance here and there, but mainly just looked nervous, flustered and lost. Most of his troubles can be traced back to getting injured right out of the blocks; which nullified all his preseason conditioning and axed what little confidence he had.

Offensively, Greg never looked comfortable. His jump hook was ghastly… Did he make more than 5 all season? He was at his best when he was cleaning up via offensive rebounds or when he got the ball with a running start and was able to attack the rim (who's going to get in this way?). That said, offense has never been the priority with Greg. The Blazers drafted him for his defensive potential.  His role is controlling the paint: rebounding, altering and blocking shots. He's certainly big and strong enough to hang with anyone. Over short spurts, Greg held his own with the best the NBA has to offer in the middle.

Overall, he struggled with confidence and week side help timing. His sometimes meek body language and lack of commitment didn't earn him any help from David Stern's Yes-Men the NBA refs.

At the end of the day, it's up to Greg. Will he put in the time and effort required? His problems are correctable and in his case, the tools inherent. An off season's worth of hard work to bolster his game and confidence paired with a healthy start to the 09-10 season should be all Greg needs to dominate.

Jerryd, Rudy and Nicolas after the break… Read the rest of this entry »