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33-659: Most widely recognized as a prominent location in the movie Singles (1992), the OK Hotel was one of numerous active Seattle rock venues during the celebrated local scene of the late eighties. The first musical group to play live at the venue was local band Seers of Bavaria , featuring future bass player for pop-punk band Flop Paul Schurr on lead vocals. The club's debut headliner was Vexed, also from Seattle. Local bands such as Tad , Mother Love Bone , The U-Men , Screaming Trees , Green River (an early version of Mudhoney ), Soundgarden , Bikini Kill , and Nirvana (including

66-411: A television series . Crowe claims that Singles inspired the television series Friends . On July 5, 2015, Derek Erdman held a public screening of the movie in the courtyard of Capitol Hill's Coryell Court Apartments—the building in which some of the main characters live. The event was attended by over 1,000 people. Despite initial concerns by the landlord, the event progressed smoothly. The crowd

99-537: A basketball competition. McDaniel is married to current Head Women's Basketball Coach at Harris-Stowe State University , Morra Gill McDaniel. They have 2 sons, Max Love and Dax Love. McDaniel's daughter, Xylina, a 6'2" forward, was one of 36 girls that were invited in June 2010 to participate in the United States Under-17 basketball team trials. She was the 2013 Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman of

132-581: A career-high 19 rebounds in a win over the Knicks. On April 6, 1989, McDaniel scored 37 points, grabbed 8 rebounds, and recorded 6 assists in a 126–119 loss to the Phoenix Suns . He averaged over 20 points per game for his final three seasons as a Sonic, including the 1988–89 season when he was used primarily as a bench player. McDaniel made his only all-star appearance in 1988 with the SuperSonics as

165-618: A minor role. Johnny Depp was offered the role of Steve Dunne but declined. Filming began on March 11, 1991. Principal photography wrapped on May 24, 1991. The film was shot at a number of locations around Seattle and includes scenes at Gas Works Park , Capitol Hill , Jimi Hendrix 's original grave at Greenwood Memorial Park in Renton , the Pike Place Market and the Virginia Inn . The central coffee shop featured in

198-534: A real estate license after retirement and likes flipping houses. McDaniel owns a janitorial supply company in Columbia, South Carolina. McDaniel had a brief cameo in the 1992 film Singles . One of the film's main characters, Steve Dunne ( Campbell Scott ), is having sex and begins fantasizing about a locker room interview with McDaniel in order to delay orgasm. At the end of the otherwise normal interview McDaniel says "Steve, don't cum yet." A year later McDaniel

231-413: A reserve player. Despite regular season success, the SuperSonics ultimately came up short in the postseason in each of McDaniel's seasons. This, paired with tension among the team's starters, such as McDaniel getting into a lengthy fist-fight with Dale Ellis , ultimately led to the SuperSonics opting for youth, and they traded McDaniel for two 1st round draft picks as well as Eddie Johnson . McDaniel

264-536: A treasured home for Seattle's lively creative music culture, featuring artists Bill Frisell , Amy Denio , Robin Holcomb , Wayne Horvitz with Zony Mash and Ponga , the Living Daylights, Sweet Water , Medicine Hat , Black Cat Orchestra , and hip-hop group The Physics . Renovation of the building was completed in 2004 as residential property with 42 living spaces and artist studios which are open to

297-746: A win, making 4 free-throws in the final 16 seconds of a 99–98 victory over the Chicago Bulls . During his last two years with the New Jersey Nets, McDaniel's numbers started to drop off and he ultimately decided to retire after the 1998 season. McDaniel was known for his physical style of play on the court which he often used to intimidate other players. This caused McDaniel to get into many physical altercations during games and practices. After retiring from professional basketball, McDaniel moved back to his hometown of Columbia, South Carolina to be closer and reconnect with his family. He obtained

330-399: Is a clear-eyed look at modern romance that doubles as a credible grunge-era time capsule". Roger Ebert of The Chicago Sun-Times was complimentary, giving Singles three out of four stars and declaring it "not a great cutting-edge movie, and parts of it may be too whimsical and disorganized for audiences raised on cause-and-effect plots   [... but] I found myself smiling a lot during

363-503: The reality TV game show Pros vs. Joes in 2006. Xavier McDaniel played on the Orange "All-Star" Team with fellow NBA star Clyde Drexler on an episode of Pros vs. Joes , who coincidentally also appeared with McDaniel on the same Married... with Children episode 13 years earlier. McDaniel also appeared on the MTV2 game show Pros vs. Joes, airing in 2006. Two joes beat McDaniel in

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396-584: The Boston Celtics prior to the 1992–93 season. Dave Gavitt, the executive vice president for the Celtics claimed that “McDaniel wasn’t a perfect fit at his position but brought us something that would make us a better team” after signing McDaniel in free agency. During his three seasons with the Celtics, McDaniel averaged 11.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game. In 1995, McDaniel signed with Greek club Iraklis Thessaloniki . With Iraklis, he

429-541: The New York Knicks for Trent Tucker , Jerrod Mustaf , and two 2nd round picks. In the Knicks he was a perfect fit in coach Pat Riley 's physical style. He gained some notoriety for playing the Chicago Bulls ' Scottie Pippen tough in a grueling seven-game playoff series that the Bulls won on their way to their second NBA title. Dismayed with Knicks' subpar contract offer in the offseason, McDaniel signed with

462-738: The NBA Rookie of the Year balloting to Patrick Ewing . His second season, he was one of a trio of 20 ppg scorers with the SuperSonics along with Dale Ellis and Tom Chambers . The SuperSonics made it to the Western Conference finals that season, before losing to the Los Angeles Lakers . In that series, on May 23, 1987, McDaniel scored a career-high 42 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in a 122–121 loss. The following season, on January 20, 1988, McDaniel scored 41 points and grabbed

495-655: The Seattle band Mudhoney . On the inside cover photo of the soundtrack , there is a Citizen Dick CD with the track listing on the CD itself. One of the songs is called "Louder Than Larry (Steiner)", a wordplay on the Soundgarden album, Louder Than Love . Singles holds a 79% critical approval rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes based on 52 reviews with an average rating of 6.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads "Smart, funny, and engagingly scruffy, Singles

528-421: The characters dwell in an apartment block, a sign in front of which advertises "Singles" (single bedroom apartments) for rent. Divided into chapters, the film focuses on the course of two couples' rocky romances, as well as the love lives of their friends and associates. The film revolves around Janet Livermore, a coffee-bar waitress fawning over Cliff Poncier, an aspiring yet slightly aloof grunge rock musician of

561-461: The early 1990s grunge movement in Seattle. The film was distributed by Warner Bros. and released theatrically on September 18, 1992 to generally positive reviews from critics and moderate box office success, grossing over $ 18 million. Singles centers on the precarious romantic lives of a group of twentysomethings in Seattle , Washington at the start of the 1990s grunge phenomenon. Most of

594-501: The fictional grunge/rock band Citizen Dick; Linda Powell and Steve Dunne, a couple wavering on whether to commit to each other; Debbie Hunt, trying to find Mr. Right. Eddie Vedder , Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament play the band members of Citizen Dick. There are appearances from Alice in Chains and Soundgarden , as well as cameos by film director Tim Burton and basketball player Xavier McDaniel as himself. Paul Giamatti appears in

627-517: The film is the now-closed OK Hotel . The apartment building is located on the northwest corner of the intersection of E. Thomas St & 19th Ave E. (1820 E. Thomas St.). Additional concert footage was shot in the now-defunct RKCNDY bar. Alice in Chains ' concert was filmed at the Desoto nightclub. Also, Soundgarden makes an appearance in the film. Most of Matt Dillon's wardrobe in the movie actually belonged to Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament. During

660-526: The first live performance of " Smells Like Teen Spirit " on April 17, 1991) played at the OK Hotel; as well as touring punk , rock , and continental jazz artists. It is mentioned in "Thanx", the last track on Sublime 's debut album 40 Oz. to Freedom . It was also where Queens of the Stone Age played their first live show. During the final years preceding the Earthquake, the OK Hotel had become

693-684: The first player to do so. Xavier McDaniel was inducted into the Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame in 1998. McDaniel was a consensus First Team All American during his senior year at Wichita State as well as the NCAA leader in points and rebounds during the same year. McDaniel was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the first round (4th overall) of the 1985 NBA draft and became an instant starter. He averaged 17.1 points per game and finished second in

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726-406: The grunge music scene of the time, such as Alice in Chains , Pearl Jam , and Soundgarden . Pearl Jam performed two previously-unreleased songs on the soundtrack: " Breath " and " State of Love and Trust ". The Soundgarden song "Birth Ritual" and Chris Cornell 's solo song "Seasons" appear on the soundtrack. Paul Westerberg of The Replacements contributed two songs to the soundtrack and provided

759-423: The making of the film, Ament produced a list of song titles for the fictional band, Citizen Dick. Chris Cornell took it as a challenge to write songs for the film using those titles, and " Spoonman " was one of them. An early acoustic version of the song was created and can be heard in the background during a scene of the film. Citizen Dick's song "Touch Me, I'm Dick" is a parody of the song " Touch Me, I'm Sick " by

792-496: The movie, sometimes with amusement, sometimes with recognition. It's easy to like these characters, and care about them." Tim Appelo wrote in Entertainment Weekly , "With   [...] an ambling, naturalistic style, Crowe captures the eccentric appeal of a town where espresso carts sprout on every corner and kids in ratty flannel shirts can cut records that make them millionaires." Meanwhile, Seattle's The Stranger

825-459: The public during First Thursday Artwalks. 47°36′1.48″N 122°20′6.70″W  /  47.6004111°N 122.3351944°W  / 47.6004111; -122.3351944 Singles (1992 film) Singles is a 1992 American romantic comedy film written, co-produced, and directed by Cameron Crowe , and starring Bridget Fonda , Campbell Scott , Kyra Sedgwick , and Matt Dillon . It features appearances from several musicians prominent in

858-477: The school basketball team win the state championship in 1981. While at Wichita State , McDaniel was the first person to lead the nation in both rebounding and scoring in the same season. In college, McDaniel began to shave both his head and his eyebrows to look more intimidating. He continued this all throughout his pro career. For his first two seasons at Wichita State, the Shockers were on NCAA probation. He

891-498: The score for the film. The Smashing Pumpkins also contributed to the soundtrack with the song " Drown ". Xavier McDaniel Xavier Maurice McDaniel (born June 4, 1963), nicknamed " X-Man ", is an American retired professional basketball player who, at 6 ft 7 in, played both small forward and power forward . He played in college at Wichita State University . McDaniel attended A.C. Flora High School in Columbia, South Carolina. During his time there, he helped

924-713: Was a Greek Cup finalist, in March 1996. During the FIBA EuroLeague 1995–96 season , he averaged 18.4 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game. In the Greek Basketball League , he averaged 18.5 points, 9 rebounds and 38 minutes a game, playing in 24 of 26 games, being suspended for two. In October 1996, McDaniel signed with the New Jersey Nets . On March 15, 1997, McDaniel led the Nets to

957-596: Was a teammate his freshman year of future NBA players Antoine Carr and Cliff Levingston . When Levingston left for the NBA, McDaniel became a starter and averaged 18.8 points and 14.4 rebounds as a power forward opposite Carr. The following season, Carr left, and McDaniel raised his scoring average to 20.6 points per game and was the Missouri Valley Conference MVP. He then led the nation in scoring (27.4) and rebounding (15.0) his senior season becoming

990-527: Was featured on the sitcom Married... with Children in the episode " A Tisket, a Tasket, Can Peg Make a Basket? " McDaniel played an NBA All-Star who roughs up lead character Al Bundy after his wife pesters the All-Star during a basketball game. After retiring McDaniel appeared on Spike TV 's televised slamball games where he coached the Riders squad in 2003. Afterwards he made a few appearances on

1023-419: Was less kind to Crowe's use of the local background, reviewing "he's relying on the general hipness of our little burg and on the star power of a few local musicians/bit actors to make a bundle of dough, and he hasn't bothered to back them up with anything worth remembering. Pleasant is about the only word I can think of to describe the thing." Warner Bros. Television immediately tried to turn Singles into

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1056-456: Was respectful and cleaned up after themselves. Reports of Bridget Fonda being in attendance were false, but her aunt ‍ —  Jane Fonda ‍ — was indeed there. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: The Singles soundtrack was released on June 30, 1992, through Epic Records and became a best seller three months before the release of the film. The soundtrack included music from key bands from

1089-526: Was traded fifteen games into the 1990–91 season to the Phoenix Suns for Eddie Johnson and two draft picks. On December 21, 1990, McDaniel scored 18 points, recorded 5 steals, and recorded 5 assists, in a 132–128 overtime loss to the San Antonio Spurs . The trade reunited him with teammate Tom Chambers , but it didn't produce the results the Suns were looking for. In October 1991, he was dealt to

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