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And now the curtain has officially closed on the career of Derek Jeter, the pride of what we will one day no doubt refer to as the “turn of the century” Yankees, or perhaps turn of the millennium. Derek Jeter … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2014
Unbelievable. That’s the word I’ve heard most often in description of Derek Jeter’s heroic game-winning hit in last night’s contest, the Captain’s final game in pinstripes after a 20-year career. Unbelievable? You obviously haven’t been paying attention at all the … Continue reading
After years of seeing clips and snips and still frames, I finally got around to seeing the famous 1964 “T.A.M.I. Show” in its entirety. Filmed in October 1964, the concert come video features nearly every major pop/rock act of the … Continue reading
Dear New York Yankees, Thanks for playing a great game yesterday. I’m afraid it’s a little, well, see title.
On this day 35 years ago Frank Sinatra recorded this song. Listen. Enjoy. Repeat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KJQNMqVIug … Continue reading
Lost in the shuffle of crushed baseball playoff dreams and NFL scandals is the small fact that my beloved Fighting Irish of Notre Dame football team is 3-0. And here they are getting my hopes up again. I’ve fallen for … Continue reading
Dear New York Yankees, You understand, of course, that along with playing amazing games on Sunday nights there is a certain expectation that you win. I had a feeling as last night’s game progressed that Yanks-O’s was the new Yanks-Sox. And … Continue reading
You’ve got to hand it to Netflix. The company that already produced the genius idea to mail you your DVDs, then stream then instantly, has struck again with its original programming. As if House of Cards and Orange is the New Black weren’t … Continue reading
I spend most of my life listening to talk radio. I go back and forth between sports and politics. Today’s going to be one of those days I listen to the same story on both stations. What intrigues me most … Continue reading
This weekend I finally got around to watching FrackNation, Irish filmmaker Phelim McAleer’s 2013 documentary about hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) and its enemies the world over. Going in I knew the film to be on “my side”: that is, pro-fracking and pro-free … Continue reading