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Edward Everett Norton, Damn I forgot that I wanted to draft him. What reminded me finally was the notice that one of the voices for the Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoon kicked the bucket. Some woman. Edward Everett Norton did the voice over for the Fractured Fairy Tales for the same show. He was a great unique voice.

For Round 7 7/8, I present Edward Everett Norton:

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08-01-2017 , 10:28 PM

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Dominic

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Originally Posted by John Cole

Dom, I really like Paul Buchanan's Mid Air. Been listening to it for a week now, and it's got that kind of melancholy that Sinatra had on In The Wee Small Hours. I knew "The Downtown Lights," but that's about it.

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Yes! That's exactly what it feels like to me, too. Glad you like it! Check out the Blue Nile album "Hats," too.

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08-01-2017 , 10:32 PM

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John Cole

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Originally Posted by Dominic

Yes! That's exactly what it feels like to me, too. Glad you like it! Check out the Blue Nile album "Hats," too.

Been listening to that as well. Hard to believe, I know, but some think me too melancholy.

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08-05-2017 , 05:13 PM

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Phat Mack

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Sitting in McCarren listening to Wayne Newton, wondering how I missed him...

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08-06-2017 , 01:56 PM

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Zeno

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Missing Wayne Newton is almost as wise as missing Dennis Day. I'm glad you did. I would have shot you for ruining the draft. Serendipity saves many people from embarrassments.

I've spent some interesting time at McCarren airport. Not profitable in a material way but fun and useful - a great people watching airport to relax in. A marvelous place to see the ever hopeful pile in and the sour dejected people slink out.

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08-06-2017 , 03:03 PM

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Tom Ames

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Dennis Day???

My mother absolutely loved Dennis Day, but I think she was more impressed with his looks than his voice. I guess there really is no explaining tastes.

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08-09-2017 , 10:22 AM

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John Cole

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Originally Posted by Zeno

Nice one, Zeno. What a joy it was to discover the voice of Fractured Fairy Tales turned out to be an actor, especially in Fred Astaire movies.

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08-09-2017 , 02:47 PM

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Phat Mack

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Some great voices in Fred Astaire movies. Eric Blore, who played a thousand butlers, was very distinctive. And what I delude myself into believing is fluency in Italian is due not only to Chico Marx, but also to Erik Rhodes.

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08-13-2017 , 02:20 PM

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Phat Mack

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For round 2.1, I pick another favorite from my childhood, Eydie Gorme. I don't think I've really listened to her in 50 years, but she still sounds great.

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08-15-2017 , 10:42 AM

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kevstreet

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Originally Posted by mrbaseball

Round 9

Freddie Mercury

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IMO the steal of the draft through the first 10 rounds.

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08-16-2017 , 10:23 AM

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kevstreet

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Anyone consider Axl Rose? I read that technically he has a tremendous voice.

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10-10-2017 , 01:48 AM

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Phat Mack

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Did Iz really not get picked? I searched the thread and the spreadsheet, but couldn't find him. Strange.

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10-10-2017 , 12:52 PM

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thedinergetsby

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Modern undrafted list esp since noone picked a single hip hop/rapper smh

Notorious BIG (yes he did both voices)

But the more smooth biggie

Bone Thugz and harmony

Birdy

the female arcade fire singer

Karen O

Lauren Eve Mayberry

Andre 3000

Mike Emrich (I don't even like hockey, his voice is just the goat)

Humphrey Bogarte

Ariana Grande

Drake

Barack Obama

The dude from the national

Rihanna

Walter Cronkite

James Baldwin

Pretty sure that's 15
edit: 16, my bad

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10-10-2017 , 12:54 PM

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thedinergetsby

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the lead singer from rage against the machine deserves a shout too

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10-10-2017 , 01:16 PM

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Dominic

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Never heard of Birdy...she's great. And I love Karen O and Chvrches, too...seen them both in concert in Vegas. Bogie would've been a great pick.

But I will never understand Biggie. Just don't get at and he does nothing for me at all. But then, I'm a 54 year old white guy.

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10-10-2017 , 02:46 PM

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amoeba

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Bone thugs and harmony is a great pick.

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10-11-2017 , 08:45 AM

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thedinergetsby

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Yeah Birdy's awesome. She has some of her own material now but I like her covers the best.

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05-30-2020 , 11:32 AM

#318

Phat Mack

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Originally Posted by Phat Mack

Round 15

15 years ago, I would be working in my office while people were watching Adult Swim in the other room. Whenever Cowboy Bebop came on, I'd yell at them to turn it up so I could listen to the music.

The singer I liked best was...

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Foghorn Leghorn
Ella Fitzgerald
Nigel Planer
Jocko Henderson
Bobby McFerrin
Janis Joplin
Delbert McClinton
W.C. Fields
Linda Ronstadt
Fred Astaire
Hako Yamasaki
Faye Wong
Aretha Franklin
Jimmy Cagney
Mai Yamane

I'll try to get back with my official apologies to the voices I had to leave out.

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