Posted in Celebrities, Music, tagged Gladys Knight, Music Post, The Pips on October 25, 2007 | 17 Comments »
Whenever you talk backup singing, you have to start with the Pips. What other backup singers were so beloved that fans actually aspired to stand behind the lead? Fans would line up to sing “shoop shoop” behind Gladys Knight.
Here’s the pinnacle, the classic “Midnight Train to Georgia”:
Too much for [...]
Posted in Blogrollin', Celebrities, Sports/Real Life, tagged Jay Busbee, writing advice on October 12, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I had an assignment for a writing class recently: interview someone who does what you want to do. So I chose Jay Busbee, who has been a font of wisdom and encouragement in my general direction for a while now. Our Q&A was truly enjoyable, and I will preface it by saying that I was [...]
Posted in Celebrities, tagged baby-mama drama, deadbeat dads on September 25, 2007 | 11 Comments »
If you ever met me in person, you’d know I’m a very quiet, humble guy. But I’ll be damned if I’m going to sit on stuff like this. It’s just too big of a thrill. My first CSW cover story can be read on page 28 of this week’s edition. Click [...]
Posted in Celebrities, Movies, NFL Football, tagged Shitty Photoshopping on September 20, 2007 | 9 Comments »
Yeah, we were just joking around in the comments section over at 82 Sluggo Win. Innocently enough. Talking about the most excellent movie “High Fidelity”. Some call it minor Cusack, but I say nay! Have you not seen “Serendipity”? Or his small role in “Con Air”? That is [...]
Posted in Baseball, Blogrollin', Celebrities, Sports/Real Life on August 1, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I’ve never even been to Atlanta, but I’ve been waiting with bated breath for this blog to get rolling. It’s Jay Busbee’s new regular blog for Atlanta Magazine, called Right Down Peachtree.
It’s all about Atlanta sports, so you can expect lots of Vick in the early going. I think the Braves might occasionally [...]
Posted in Celebrities on August 1, 2007 | 5 Comments »
This clip is only really funny if you think of Chris Walken’s character from Pulp Fiction, saying something like “This chicken carried this uncomftable hunk of metal… in its ass“.
Christopher Walken Roasts a Chicken
Bon appetit!
Posted in Baseball, Celebrities, tagged Voodoo Sabermetrics on July 29, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Voodoo Sabermetrics reminds us that our love for the team includes our love of individual players. We usually have a favorite superstar hitter or pitcher or both. But what about those guys that you just… like (or hate)? Maybe someone who pinch hits or steals a base now and then. Maybe an aging vet who [...]
Posted in Blogrollin', Celebrities, College Football on July 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday was my day to write elsewhere, so I’m going to pass along a couple of links.
First, I put ACC expansion back on the table over at Losers With Socks. Which teams will be plucked from the Big East?
Second, I finally came out debuted at Epic Carnival, talking about Celebrities who Dabble in Sports.
Read [...]
Posted in Blogrollin', Celebrities, Geeknology on July 16, 2007 | 2 Comments »
At 7:00 a.m. ET on Monday, July 16, 2007 a new blog entered our blogosphere. So now you’re wondering, “What is this new blog about?” Well, what is the blog community? It’s just that: A community. Unlike competitors in the mainstream media, blogs routinely share ideas, content, and offer up ways to supplement each other’s [...]
Posted in Best Of, Celebrities on June 12, 2007 | 8 Comments »
In 1992, Reebok set out to bolster interest in their Track and Field shoes by televising short advertisements capitalizing on a friendly rivalry between two decathletes bound for the Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona. They ran frequent ads touting the Dan and Dave phenomenon, hyping up the inevitable matchup of two American greats.
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