Random Draft Thoughts 2018

I grew up a Cincinnati Bengals fan, ergo, Draft Day is like a holiday. Longtime Saints fans can relate to this, I’m sure.

For the longest time, I would sit there, writing down the players’ names & info as they came off the board, so that I would have a hard copy of each NFL first round and learn the basics on who these players were (though who am I kidding, I was already a big enough fan to know these guys already).

I’m not sure what the point of this was, or is, other than to say that yes, I’ve followed this almost compulsively for a very long time.

With all that said, I thought I’d continue my draft tradition of writing down some thoughts prior to the big event. Obviously, please take this with a grain of salt as I have massive blind spots.  For a great example of this, see my opinion, or lack thereof, on Lattimore last year (I didn’t like him because I thought he was a massive injury risk).

So, yeah.

But here we go anyway. Here’s one guy’s clearly flawed opinion.

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The soundtrack of Dave

I got pulled into one of those fun Facebook things recently, wherein you’re supposed to share something about yourself and encourage others to do the same.

So a chain letter, basically.

The upshot is this one was actually fun, as it was all about sharing “10 all time favorite albums that made an impact on you and are still in your rotation.”

Me being me, I chose to channel Rob Gorden from “High Fidelity” and do it autobiographical style, selecting and then listing musical albums that essentially told the story of my life.

Below, I’ve recreated that list for posterity … for anyone that wants to go on a musical journey with me through my life.

These are 10 albums that have a great deal of meaning to me. I hope you enjoy.

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