As most of you probably already know, the Sacramento Kings will unveil William ‘Bill’ Fuller as their new head coach in a news conference this morning. Fuller is the former head coach of the Deering Tornadoes, a high school team in Indiana. He left that position after three seasons to become the head coach of [...]
Archive for the ‘Television’ Category
They Hired The Guy From Hang-Time?
Posted in Television, tagged NBA, NBA Basketball, Shorty on June 20, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Best Sports Broadcasters of My Lifetime
Posted in Baseball, NFL Football, Sports/Real Life, Television, tagged Shorty on May 28, 2007 | 16 Comments »
First off, big thanx to Extra-P for letting me put my virtual soapbox on someone else’s property for a change. I hope everyone enjoyed their Holiday Weekend as much as I did. A little Beerdie, a little food and alot of sports.
Did anyone else notice the eerie voice of Darth Vader on Outside the [...]
What’s Happenin’?
Posted in Celebrities, Television on April 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’m sick of talking about sports tonight. So I’m just going to do something that makes me mindlessly happy:
You know what I do when I fall off my skateboard? That’s right, I laugh my ass off.
Linkin’ Park
Posted in Baseball, Blogrollin', College Basketball, Television on March 29, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I’m working on my html skeelz for Smells Like Pujols, and my Press Room Buffet post (announced here) for Awful Announcing, so a long post is probably not forthcoming. In the meantime, however, I’ve seen many good things around the internets, so let’s go to Linkin’ Park.
Some people say no news is good news. [...]
Virginia Festival of the Book: Writing “The Wire”
Posted in Celebrities, Geeknology, Movies, Television on March 26, 2007 | 6 Comments »
I live in Charlottesville, VA, which is a big-time literary town. A long list of writers call this area home, including John Grisham and Rita Dove. There are many more. The town hosts an annual printgasm known as the Festival of the Book, with lectures, readings, book signings, etc. The fest [...]
I’m Risking a Patient’s Life! (Yawn)
Posted in Celebrities, Television on March 7, 2007 | 8 Comments »
Today I don’t feel like writing about basketball. (Wow, I could almost hear the sigh of relief from here). I feel like writing about writing, in fact. And specifically, the writing on the Fox television hit House, M.D.
Now, let me say that House is not really my favorite show. I resisted [...]
American Idol Voters Favor Border Fence
Posted in Celebrities, Television, tagged Shitty Photoshopping on February 15, 2007 | 1 Comment »
In an unprecedented break from tradition, American Idol voters took to the phones one week early, inundating the Department of Homeland Security with nearly 14 million calls and 4 million text messages.
The subject that aroused such passion in a segment of the populace best known for inflicting Clay Aiken on the world? The border [...]
Castro Appears on Cuban Idol
Posted in Celebrities, Television, tagged Politics on January 31, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Havana, Cuba – Ailing dictator Fidel Castro left his sickbed on Tuesday to appear on Cuban national television. The occasion was a visit from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, known to music aficionados as “The Randy Jackson of South America”.
The two socialist leaders are reputed to have engaged in several private talks over the past two [...]
American Idol Winner Enjoying C-List
Posted in Best Of, Celebrities, Television on December 19, 2006 | 4 Comments »
From the moment that Ryan Seacrest read his name as the winner of American Idol 5, Taylor Hicks was ready for the spotlight.
Through countless grueling hours of auditions, performances, and filming of horrendous product placement spots, the grey-haired soul cougar relentlessly positioned himself as That Funny-Dancing Guy from American Idol.
“Taylor is an original.” said Seacrest [...]
