In my formative years, my three favorite days on the sports calendar were the first round of the NCAA basketball tourney and the NFL draft. While the NCAA tourney continues to be an A+ event, the NFL Draft has gotten way too big for what it actually produces. What started out to be [...]
Entries from April 2006
April 25, 2006
Life in the Independent Leagues
My comedy career is a weird one, in that I perform in a lot of “A” rooms like the Improvs (Plug: I will be in Ft. Lauderdale next week), but also I play a fair number of smaller markets that often end up paying me more. Last week I went down to Oklahoma City [...]
April 18, 2006
The Onion and an Angelina Jolie Update
I was performing in Milwaukee, WI last weekend, and one of the pleasures of this underrated city is free print copies of The Onion at newsstands wherever you go. As a result, I want to link to the paper’s recent piece that breaks down the Chicago Cubs season for 2006.
The essence of the story is [...]
April 14, 2006
MLB is as Good as Ever… Who Can Watch the NBA?
As another great baseball season is in full gear, I’ve been pondering what has happened to the NBA.
Less than 10 years ago, Michaeal Jordan was all you heard about at this time of year. Will the Bulls ever get past the Knicks, Pacers, and whoever the sacrificial lamb was in the Western Conference? It [...]
April 11, 2006
Bargain Bin CD Hall of Fame
One thing I will miss when music completely shifts over to downloads is the pile of shame which is the bargain bin. To be honest, the bargain bin hasn’t truly been the same since the demise of albums, as any flop during the days of the LP would have the further scarlet letter of [...]
April 3, 2006
Predictions for the 2006 Season
In case you missed my pre-season picks over at The Griddle, which has become my favorite Toaster place to hang which isn’t The Juice, I have listed my choices below. My on-site predictions have a bonus and that is that I give some brief reasoning for why I’ve chosen their particular order. For example [...]
