My brother Michael is so in love with the idea of John Calipari as the new UK coach, I tried settling him down with a rather bizarre question: “You’re gonna get a life-size blowup doll of Calipari for your room, aren’t you?” Michael in about 0.000047 seconds: “If he brings championships to UK, yes I […]
On Saturday night I tried to recapture the spirit and thunder of my younger years. Went and saw a solid concert at a small but hip venue (Asobi Sesku was the band, and we caught them at the Rock & Roll Hotel). It was a band I had never heard before but I went ahead […]
I need Norman Dale. UK is looking for a new coach. It’s better to just do it now and get it over with. Pat Forde, a former Louisville journalist that I loathe at almost all times, wrote a well-rationed piece that pretty much sums it up. Mark Story has a subtle reply column. Both are […]
OK, last section (I think). A few more thoughts as I wrap this up. As said before, catch up with parts 1, 2 and http://thispixelatedlife.blogspot.com/2009/03/vegas-observations-pt-3.html if you need to. >> Gotta give it up for Matt, who surprised us all with his commitment to the tables. Cards be damned, he powered through and sat at […]
Thanks for catching up with me and my Vegas ramblings. Be sure to start with Parts 1 and 2 before proceeding. Done? Good. On with the ramblings … >> There is nothing better to remind you of home than sitting next to two chain-smoking horse racing fanatics. Shitfire, these two were something else. They were […]
Before you read this, be sure to check out Part 1, as it lays the foundation. Now, on with the random thoughts: >> Perhaps my biggest screwup of the trip was being drunk and believing that Sean would find one of the apps on my iPhone particularly amazing. When it’s quiet and you turn on […]
OK, so it’s going to be hard to properly recap my entire trip to Vegas, but I need to at least share some random thoughts and experiences that were had. I know this is going to take a bit of space (I’m a long talker and get a bit winded) so be prepared. Here’s a […]
I’ve always been a big Spike Jonze fan. He’s done some great movies, and I think he and Michel Gondry are true visionaries with an ability to tell a unique story when given the proper work. Jonze is a skater boy who ended up becoming quite the film buff. He directed Adaptation, Being John Malkovich […]
It was somewhere around 8 or 9 years ago that I randomly needed a book to read at an airport and picked up Degree of Guilt by Richard North Patterson. A legal drama about a TV news reporter that has been raped, it was a novel that I found gripping and written with a voice […]
Making my way westbound today. Heading out to that oasis in the desert. The place where dreams and bank accounts are grown and shattered (hopefully the former for me). That’s right baby, I am headed to Vegas. That wonderland where all my gambling desires are fulfilled. A smaller crew is headed there than in year’s […]