Don Julio Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 "Houston, The Action Town" by Juke Boy Bonner.In my record collection I have the Colt .45s theme song from 1962. Talk about cool.Shoot 'em down, Houston Colts!We're in the game to stay...Unfortunately I don't remember the rest. It sure kicked the crap out of Journey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimberlySayWhat Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 NewMND:Speaking of, has anyone seen the video that's been forwarded by email, of the guy at the Comets game dancing to that song? It's pretty funny. No, I haven't seen it, but would love to. Could you please post the link here? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToolMan Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 "Shoot 'em down, Houston Colts!"Yean you can't say anything refering to guns anymore. Because everyone knows the Washington Bullet's, the Colt 45's. and music are responsible for violence these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonsemipro Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 I really like the new "Houston Astros" sung by Chamillionaire. It's tight. y'all check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 I really like the new "Houston Astros" sung by Chamillionaire. It's tight. y'all check it out."Yes, Cuban B".. Its tight huh? I like songs that are loose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ V Lawrence Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 Flight of the Bumblebee?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimberlySayWhat Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 Paul Wall has an Astros-themed rap song out as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 Paul Wall has an Astros-themed rap song out as well. "The Power" by Snap ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 "Cum on Feel the Noize" by Twisted Sister.Now close your eyes and imagine that echoing through Minute Maid Park with tens of thousands of screaming fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 "Freudian-slip" there Editor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 "Cum on Feel the Noize" by Twisted Sister.Now close your eyes and imagine that echoing through Minute Maid Park with tens of thousands of screaming fans. Ummmmm, that's Quiet Riot that sings that song Cheif. I think "Cursed Diamond" by The Black Crowes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 I am LMAO at this thread!! I love the comments about the White Sox theme song I totally agree!!!!!! I like Red Scare's vote--ELO is awesome and that song is perfect!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pineda Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 Steve Ray Vaughan's "The House is Rockin'" gets my vote... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimberlySayWhat Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 Straying off topic a little, does anyone know who will sing the National Anthem in Houston? Or do they only do that for game 1 of the World Series? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 Ummmmm, that's Quiet Riot that sings that song Cheif. I think "Cursed Diamond" by The Black Crowes Thanks for the correction. It's been a long time. Back then I had hair! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YakuzaIce Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 So is the white sox song the song from the end of A New Hope? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 Straying off topic a little, does anyone know who will sing the National Anthem in Houston? Or do they only do that for game 1 of the World Series? Janet Jackson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 Janet Jackson GULP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimberlySayWhat Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 (edited) The performer of the National Anthem for Thursday night's game in Houston is :drumroll: dududududududududududududududududududu....... Diane Nichols from Muscatine, Iowa! No kidding.http://www.muscatinejournal.com/articles/2.../news/news3.prt EDIT: Oh my! I'm so sorry. That's an old article from one of last year's regular season games. I should have known better after the article referred to the Cubs. I thought it was a typo. Edited October 24, 2005 by KimberlySayWhat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 Anyone see Lou Rawls' rendition of the National Anthem last night?Pathetic. Pick a key, Lou. Roseanne Barr did a better job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 Lou needs to quit adding words to the song. I think it's fine the way it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimberlySayWhat Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 Game 3: Michael McDonald Game 4: ? Game 5: Big & Rich Just heard it on the radio. The game 4 performer got by me. We'll know sooner or later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimberlySayWhat Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 Game 4: Jon Secada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Gawd. Certainly isn't the Super Bowl, is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ V Lawrence Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 Game 3: Michael McDonald Game 4: ? Game 5: Big & Rich Just heard it on the radio. The game 4 performer got by me. We'll know sooner or later. WTF!!!! Big & Rich is singing the National Anthem in Houston?!!!! I hope Paul Wall commits a drive-by! What does Big & Rich have to do with Houston, anyway? William Hung has more respect for the job than Big & Rich! And I would LOVE to see Janet sing the anthem for us! Seriously! " ...And the LAND of the FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE..... (insert nipple slip here) " Oh, and here's a couple songs for da Astros Jukebox on da White Sox: Ying Yang Twins "Wait" AC/DC " TNT" David Bowie "Fame" Afroman "Because I got High" Green Day "Brain Stew" Twisted Sister "I wanna Rock" (what's up with HAIF and Twisted Sister? ) Lil Keke "SouthSide" and my personal favorite, 30 foot fall "F*ck y'all, We're from Texas" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimberlySayWhat Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 What does Big & Rich have to do with Houston, anyway?Probably more than Michael McDonald and Jon Secada. If the Astros lose tonight and tomorrow, we won't have to listen to Big & Rich. Needless to say, I hope we have to listen to Big & Rich.Gawd. Certainly isn't the Super Bowl, is it? Yeah, well, I like Josh Groban, but their other choice, Lou Rawls, isn't exactly all that impressive either. But he is at least a Chicago native, I think. I would have chosen Houston's Kenny Rogers, Destiny's Child/or Beyonce (I know, typical) and Kelly Clarkson (not a Houstonian, but a Texan). I like Kelly, the people like Kelly and she's talented. I would also have gotten Clint in place of those Big and Rich goofballs. I wonder who will sing "God Bless America". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houstonian in Iraq Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 I really like the new "Houston Astros" sung by Chamillionaire. It's tight. y'all check it out. yeah, just heard it. And Chamilionaire is a native Houstonian. Some people might be oppose to it becuase it is rap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeightsGuy Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 I think the Paul Wall song is better. You can hear them both here:Tunes put some hip-hop into Astros' pennant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 (edited) The Paul Wall song names all the players and the year. The Chamillionaire song doesn't. So ten years from now, when the Astros are in the play-offs, they'll be able to resurrect Chamillionaire's song - but not Paul Wall's. I'm sure Chamillionaire's producers did this for one reason.. money. Edited October 25, 2005 by Jeebus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 ooh ooh i got another one: "please, please, please, let me get what i want" - the smiths Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 ooh ooh i got another one:"please, please, please, let me get what i want" - the smiths I think "boy with a thorn in his side" is more appropriate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 ooh ooh i got another one:"please, please, please, let me get what i want" - the smiths ooh ooh me too! re: forcing us to keep the roof open: "A dreaded sunny day So I meet you at the cemetery gates..." (The Smiths, of course) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimberlySayWhat Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 So I guess we don't get a theme song. They might as well have whistled during the Astros' introduction yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 (edited) I think "boy with a thorn in his side" is more appropriate. ooh ooh me too!re: forcing us to keep the roof open: "A dreaded sunny day So I meet you at the cemetery gates..." (The Smiths, of course) y'all are awesome i have changed my mind, however - i think it should now be: "Panic" hell, i could come up with a zillion appropriate smiths songs! (i started something i couldn't finish...i know it's over...paint a vulgar picture...) Edited October 26, 2005 by sevfiv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 I'm beginning to think a song from Beck is in order here... "Soy.......un perdador......." GO STROS! Don't make me sing that song. I BELIEVE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ V Lawrence Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 I'm beginning to think a song from Beck is in order here... "Soy.......un perdador......." GO STROS! Don't make me sing that song. I BELIEVE! Yes, Parrothead. I was thinking of the exact same song once we walked that dude with the bases loaded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimberlySayWhat Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 For next year, I think the Astros need a season-long theme and I think it should be "We're Not Going to Take It" by that '80s/or maybe '70s group (was it KISS?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 (edited) For next year, I think the Astros need a season-long theme and I think it should be "We're Not Going to Take It" by that '80s/or maybe '70s group (was it KISS?) twisted sister...argh Edited October 27, 2005 by sevfiv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimberlySayWhat Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 Oh ok. I knew it was someone I was frightened of as a child and Twisted Sister and KISS were both responsible for that. I was also thinking Quiet Riot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimberlySayWhat Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 speaking of frightening...jon secada scared the hell outta me last night! I know! He used to be fairly good looking. He looked like a corpse from the "Thriller" video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 My new Astros song is gonna be "Tear in my Beer." ....Hank Williams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 Plus they're raising ticket prices next year. Astros an economic home run for McLaneJim GreerHouston Business JournalPostseason prosperity for the Houston Astros will pay dividends in the off-season, and beyond.The afterglow from the best season and first National League baseball championship in the 44-year history of the Houston Astros will likely swing the ballclub further into the black."Every revenue stream will be affected and should be affected in a positive way," says Dean Bonham, owner of the Bonham Group, a sports marketing consulting firm based in the Denver area.Bonham believes that more revenue will flow to the Astros via radio, the Web and television. In addition, sales from sponsorships, merchandising and concessions stand to gain before the 2006 season, or after it starts, according to Bonham."It certainly should help the season-ticket sales, and ticket sales next year," says Astros owner Drayton McLane.The Astros could see their attendance go from 2.8 million in 2005 to 3.1 million next year, with their base of season-ticketholders jumping from approximately 18,000 to 22,000 season-tickets sold, according to Street & Smith's Sports Business Journal, an affiliated publication.Link to HBJ article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 (edited) It is my belief that it only works if we get our key players to comeback. I am all for the economic injection though. Roger Clemens is a major spokesperson for my company. C'mon Rodge, one more year baby ! Edited November 22, 2005 by TJones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west20th Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 It is my belief that it only works if we get our key players to comeback. I am all for the economic injection though. Roger Clemens is a major spokesperson for my company. C'mon Rodge, one more year baby !Rog is great. Gives us old guys some hope. But at 18 mil a year I think the 'stros would be be better off spreading that money around for some more hitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 I agree. Clemen's is good - but not that good. I'd take another "O" that's young & at least half-price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 That's very interesting, especially considering that the Chicago papers all did the story saying that the World Series wasn't a big deal and didn't have much of an economic impact.I guess it's all semantics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 That's very interesting, especially considering that the Chicago papers all did the story saying that the World Series wasn't a big deal and didn't have much of an economic impact.I guess it's all semantics.If it had been the Cubbies, Chicago would have been more appreciative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ V Lawrence Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 If it had been the Cubbies, Chicago would have been more appreciative.Of course. But the Cubs would deserve the extra appreciation. They would no longer be laughed at. I'm curious what the Astros will do this off-season. I hope Roger comes back, but more than anything I hope our newer talents become stars. we could be unstoppable for years to come Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 That's very interesting, especially considering that the Chicago papers all did the story saying that the World Series wasn't a big deal and didn't have much of an economic impact.I guess it's all semantics.Economic impact on the city surely was small, but the value of the White Sox organization surely jumped, as well as the Astros, considering revenue from merchandize sales and increased visibility on TV, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeightsGuy Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 I don't know what the Chicago papers are thinking, because it's brand recognition that separates the top revenue clubs from the rest. Brand recognition sells merchandise. You can only make so much from ticket sales, the rest has to come from somewhere else, and that's hats and tshirts. The three top clubs in revenue and total value are the Yanks, Red Sox and the Cubs in that order, none of which has the brand-new corporate-named stadium with suites that all the other clubs say they need to keep up. They are the top revenue teams because people all over the country wear their ballcaps. Before this year, you would be hard pressed to find someone with no connection to Houston wearing an Astros cap, but there are millions of people who have never set foot in NYC wearing Yankees gear.The only way to get brand recognition is to be the Yanks-BoSox-Cubs, or play in the World Series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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