Tonight’s the night I’ve been waiting for, and I assume it’s not the first time you’re hearing about this. This evening I’m playing a show at the Goodwill Theatre in Johnson City, New York, with a few friends I haven’t … Continue reading
I think this picture pretty much says it all. Seventy years ago today (or tomorrow, depending on where you were at the time) the largest and most most bloody conflict in the history of mankind came to an end. I … Continue reading
There were two shows this summer I’d looked forward to and sadly both of them have fallen flat. The TV reboot of Wet Hot American Summer was a total joke (made it through two episodes out of eight), while NBC’s Mr. … Continue reading
There’s a monstrously large construction site about a mile from my house, different from the one I described two weeks ago. This one I know what it is. It’s called Topgolf, and quite frankly it defies all description and categorization. … Continue reading
I knew I was going to watch last night’s Republican presidential hopefuls debate purely for comedic purposes, and of course it did not disappoint. I knew it wasn’t going to be Lincoln-Douglas or even Kennedy-Nixon, but the show–I use the … Continue reading
Thank God for last night’s cliffhanger win, or I’d be calling the Nats, losers of four in a row, victims of the mikeoconnelljr.com curse. Indeed, before last night’s victory the Washington Nationals hadn’t won a game since I called them … Continue reading
I had the pleasure of spending yesterday afternoon in Frederick, Maryland, for a minor league baseball game between the Frederick Keys and the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. The game was played at Harry Grove Stadium, a quaint little park on the … Continue reading
I do root for the home team, my Washington Nationals, as National League teams go, and I’ll admit I was a bit skeptical about the move to get Jonathan Papelbon as the team’s new closer. Locker room dynamics? Storen moving … Continue reading
The PGA Tour comes to my hometown this weekend (sort of), as Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia, plays host to the Quicken Loans National. The tournament’s frontman is none other than Eldrick “Tiger” Woods. Those of you … Continue reading
Though I no longer think of 40 as being “old,” let’s face it, it’s up there for a professional athlete. Alex Rodriguez, the man who has lived no ordinary life and led no ordinary career, turns 40 today, and is … Continue reading