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I used to think the “First Four” contests were fake games designed only to bring in more money for TV and/or the NCAA. I still do. But damned if they don’t have me hooked from tip to midnight.
Category Archives: Current
I knew the moment I posted about a “baseball-less spring” the labor dispute would be settled and we’d be back in business. Even the loss of my beloved pitchers batting in the NL couldn’t ruin this feeling. I didn’t watch all … Continue reading
This was supposed to be the post that said the Sixers were now the team to beat in the NBA, following their win over the Nets. So… not quite. I still think Wednesday’s Phoenix-Miami game was between two teams that … Continue reading
Will Rogers once said, “I don’t make jokes–I just watch the government and report the facts.” Yup. My local government passed this one in January. I’m reporting it with as much urgency as they seem to have in administering it. … Continue reading
I had high hopes for HBO’s new series, Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty. Based on the book by Jeff Pearlman (who’d crushed it with The Bad Guys Won), I was hoping it would be another Once Upon a Time in … Continue reading
Much is made of the Star Wars-inspired date of May the Fourth. As in, May the Fourth be with you. But March Fourth is a much better mantra, no? March forth? Or rather… March forth! … Continue reading
Comparing March 2, 2006, to other “sad” days in my life is like comparing Shakespeare to all other famous 16th-century English playwrights. There’s just no other. Sixteen years later I can barely talk about it. But I tried, and I … Continue reading
It’s the shortest month, but also somehow the longest month. And as of midnight tonight it’s also over. Thank God.
Having now completed The Trojan Horse Affair I decided to listen again to host Brian Reed’s groundbreaking S-Town. Damn that show is great. Even a second time through, knowing everything that will occur, I’m still listening from the edge of my seat. … Continue reading
This past weekend I had the pleasure of seeing pianist Bill Charlap and his trio at Keystone Korner in Baltimore. I’ve sung the praises of Keystone Korner before, no question the only legit old-school jazz club within a hundred miles … Continue reading