This year’s Kentucky Derby is wide open and replete with endless possibilities. The field is generally sub-par with none of the animals boasting Beyers which would justify strident confidence in their chances.
I’ve watched all the preps and pored over the past performances and have cobbled together a number of opinions which will hopefully lead to [...]
GRID IRON…here are the top quarterbacks from the 2007 NFL draft; JaMarcus Russell, Brady Quinn, John Beck, Drew Stanton and Trent Edwards. Ugh. Drafted behind that motley crew? New Philadelphia Eagle starting pivot Kevin Kolb…and so it begins; dumb punk Josh McDaniel is going to bring the good ship Bronco to its knees. The selection [...]
I finally caught Ke$ha’s infamous performance on Saturday Night Live. The peculiarly egg shaped woman made a fool out of herself with odd mannerisms, queasy dancing and a greasy, unkempt appearance. Dogs howled at the screen and in the South young children vomited as the monster roared through Tik Tok. It was a disaster, on [...]
I took a stroll through my hometown on Saturday night.
After leaving the Greenwood tele-theatre (my lucky betting voucher awarded me $2, a deuce I promptly lost on a Yonkers jughead scramble), I tried to absorb the stupendous changes that have transformed the Queen/Woodbine area. That sleazebag hotel is now a Days Inn? The great greasy [...]
In a savage kick to the nuts to both trainer Todd Pletcher and anyone who was heading down to their first Kentucky Derby with the intention of making the biggest bet of their life on a veritable “Lock”, comes the announcement that favourite Eskendereya has been withdrawn from next Saturday’s Run For The Roses.
The Kentucky Derby just [...]
I went down to the Cumberland theatre last night to take in A Prophet.
Still shaking, pals.
This intense, uncompromising film depicts the realities of French prison culture and delineates the realities inherent in both keeping oneself alive and acquiring status in that environment. It is claustrophobic and entirely successful in recreating elements of the incarceration experience. [...]
I’ve been reading blogs and talking to people in Kentucky in order to prepare for my first visit to the Derby on May 1st. I’ve been very enticed and excited by what I’ve read and heard. What other event warns;
“If the rain starts to fall, the girls will commence mud wrestling. Stand back to avoid [...]
GRID IRON…ESPN has printed the allegations against Ben Roethlisberger and they are appalling. Salient points, if you don’t have the stomach for the prurient details, include the presence of two off duty police officers as members of Big Bens retinue. One of the cops allegedly prevented the victim’s friends from entering the bathroom while Roethlisberger [...]
The sordid case of Edwin Valero reached a most improbable conclusion this weekend. The undefeated lightweight champion had been arrested last month for a savage beating of his wife. He had been ordered into rehab but escaped serious sanction when his long suffering partner refused to swear out a criminal complaint.
On Saturday night, Valero killed [...]
We had an impromptu release party of sorts at The Rail on Wednesday night for “Dirty Papers”.
Hat Head cried “Kick that shit!” and we began spinning the phat beats.
During the time the music is playing, I’m noting Billy The Kid is looking uncomfortable and like a dude in pain. I think nothing of it and [...]
