LaLonde's Lucrative Lucky List
Play-in:
Floaters over Bo Donaldson & The Haywood) (upset)--If you want to pick upsets, may as well start early. I can't help but think The Floaters will be in the big dance (at least until they become wall-flowers after the first round). (Ed. note: Bo Donaldson beat the shit out of The Floaters in the play-in game)
Midwest:
Devo over Dixie Chicks--What better way to show the fans that they're men, than by knocking the Chicks off.
Elvis Costello over Hank Williams--I'm going with the age factor here (though it's probably going to be close).
Kunstall over Cooper--This really tears my heart, but I can't in good faith think that Cooper can hang against Kunstall. (Ed note: Frank this is Ry Cooder, not Alice Cooper, lol)
Warhols over Dylan--The Warhols should blow past Dylan easily.
Antebellum over Foreigner (upset)--I can't help but think that Foreigner is over-rated. That's why I've got to go with Antebellum.
Wilco over Pretenders--Signore's going to be hard-pressed to keep The Pretenders in this game. Roger? Wilco!
Fools over Zeppelin (upset)--This may be slightly biased, but I really believe that The Fools can soar past the Zeps.
Ravonettes over Thompson--The Ravonettes should send Thompson packing.
Follow-up predictions (subject to change):
2nd Round:
Devo over Costello
Warhols over Kunstall
Wilco over Antebellum
Ravonettes over Fools
3rd Round:
Devo over Warhols
Ravonettes over Wilco
Regional Final:
Devo over Ravonettes
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West:
Zevon over Harrison--Warren should be able to pump the ol' shotgun into Harrison's ass (no innuendo intended).
Lucinda Williams over Mudcrutch (upset)--Lucinda has the experience to pull off an upset here.
Escovedo over Shins--I can't explain why, but Escovedo impresses me in this group.
Beatles over Petty--Experience definitely goes to The mop-tops, and they should easily cruise past Petty.
Sweet over Blind Boys--With some mixed feelings, I've got to go with Sweet, since the Blind Boys left a bad taste in Kunstall's mouth.
Voodoo over Young--I sense bad mojo for Young in this match-up.
Peter Yorn & Scarlett Johanssen over Ringo Starr(upset)--Though Ringo's up for the challenge, I give the edge to Janson.
Ween over Parker--It's hard not to pick Ween in this warm-up.
Follow-up predictions (subject to change):
2nd Round:
Zevon over Lucinda Williams
Beatles over Escovedo
Sweet over Voodoo
Ween over Yorn&Johanssen
3rd Round:
Zevon over Beatles
Ween over Sweet
Regional Final:
Ween over Zevon (upset)
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East:
Springsteen over Cray--I don't think Cray belongs in the same state as the Bruce.
Lewis over Kiley--Lewis looks to make some noise, while Kiley's simply being noisy.
Radiohead over Floyd--Radiohead should be able to hold off the Floyd's.
Wayne over Yeah--I've got to go with Wayne in this match-up.
REM over Rock--The Kid's still got a lot to learn against the big boys.
Seger over She&Him (upset)--This is my major-reach pick. I think She and Him really haven't earned their high-ranking.
KC & Sunshine Band over Tengo (upset)--Kruska has shown some innovative game-plans, and that could be problematic for Tengo.
Truckers over Angel--Truckers should leave Angel flat.
Follow-up predictions (subject to change):
2nd Round:
Springsteen over Lewis
Wayne over Radiohead
REM over Seger
Truckers over Sunshine
3rd Round:
Springsteen over Wayne
Truckers over REM
Regional Final:
Springsteen over Truckers
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South:
Jones over Play-in (Floaters?)--This should be a good warm-up for Jones.
Edmunds over Stones (upset)--Edmunds won't let the moss grow under their feet.
Yoakam over Lowe--Yoakam should be able to 'Git er done'.
Beck over Lennon--Who doesn't like Beck? A lot of people. But I don't think Lennon can pull this one off.
Jacket over Case--Many would pick Case in this game, but I'm going with Jacket.
Russell over Tennille--In a struggle of sopranos, I'll have to take Russell.
Hubbard over Straits--Hubbard should be able to bump the Straits off early.
Browne over Blondie--Browne has been strong down the stretch, and should show it in this game.
Follow-up predictions (subject to change):
2nd Round:
Jones over Edmunds
Beck over Yoakam
Jacket over Russell
Browne over Hubbard
3rd Round:
Jones over Beck
Browne over Jacket
Regional Final:
Browne over Jones (upset)
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Semi-Final:
Ween over Devo (upset)
Springsteen over Browne (upset)
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Final:
Ween over Springsteen (upset)
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