Entries from April 2010

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

Naughty By Nature, Not Because I Hate Cha

Well, one of the strangest adventures of my life has reached a new stage with the release today of “Dirty Papers” by McClin (dirty refers to the drug trade, papers refers to money - that’s for all ya squares out there, lol). I am now a registered song writer at Buma/Stemra and the proud composer [...]

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Penguins Offer Value As Best Tournament in the World Set To Begin

ICE… the current odds in the battle forĀ for Lord Stanley’s hardware have the Washington Capitals favoured at 3-1 followed by Chicago and San Jose, both at 5-1. Next in line is Pittsburgh at 6-1, New Jersey at 8-1 and Vancouver at 9-1. Buffalo and Detroit are at 12’s, with Phoenix at 15-1 and everyone else [...]

Sunday, April 11th, 2010

Evanders Big Fight Reveals Emptiness of Life of Anyone Who Stayed Home To Watch It

The heavyweight fight between Francois Botha and Evander holyfield is about to begin…pull up a chair and enjoy the festivities…no, don’t touch the beer, it’s mine…well, then, you should have brought your own…okay, here we go…
11.09pm Francois Botha entering the ring. Well, actually he’s walking down corridors. It’s like something out of Spinal Tap; he’s [...]

Saturday, April 10th, 2010

My Visit with the Punters of This Fine City

RANDOM…I’ve been revisiting David Bowie’s seminal masterpiece Diamond Dogs relentlessly for the past week or so. Here’s the problem I have with Bowie; I can’t stand his singles. Cannot abide them. No Jean Genie, Changes (ugh) or Rebel Rebel for this listener. The power and force of David Bowie lies within the depths of his [...]

Friday, April 9th, 2010

Really, What is Good for the Goose?

So, Goose walked into The Rail the other night, dripping with worry.
Sit down, kid, I mumbled, and tell me your problems.
Goose took a quick shot of Jameson’s and, for no apparent reason, slapped the bartender. Hard, across the face.
What’s that for? the bartender cried. I haven’t done anything.
C’mere, Goose slurred. When the bartender was within [...]

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

Redemption Songs

I spent the past night catching up with Sinead O’Connor through a series of interviews and appearances available on You Tube. Sinead, now a beautiful, fully haired, middle-aged Irish woman heeded the precept that if you gain the world, but lose your soul, you’ve accomplished nothing.
Sinead made the decision to walk away from fame and [...]

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

Sandra and Jesse Coming to a Crappy End?

MEDIA…the Sandra Bullock breakup with Jesse James has been fascinating for media watchers. It’s clear that a sharp dichotomy now exists between mainstream reporting and that found on major internet gossip sites. It’s equally clear, if you read between the lines, that everyone is reading salacious internet gossip and then, as primly as possible, pretending [...]

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

Ray Danced The Night Away

Twenty three years ago today Sugar Ray Leonard upset Marvin Hagler to win the undisputed world middleweight championship. It was an unforgettable night and the decision rendered by the judges is still sure to provoke an argument among all manner of fight fans.
I watched at Maple Leaf Gardens, with about thirty of my closest friends. [...]

Monday, April 5th, 2010

This Colt Anything But Lucky

GRID IRON…the Washington Redskins had a monster defence last year. The team, however, was consistently undermined by the dreadful play of their quarterback, Jason Campbell. The Skins addressed their greatest shortcoming in dramatic fashion on the weekend, acquiring Donovan McNab from the Philadelphia Eagles. To call it a puzzling move on the part of the [...]

Sunday, April 4th, 2010

Round By Round, Let’s Get Drunk and Watch Hopkins-Jones…

Alright, lets relax and watch a stream of tonight’s Roy Jones - Bernard Hopkins, uhh, war.
Rumours have it less than 1,000 tickets were sold as of Friday afternoon.
In truth, Hopkins and Jones treated fans as dirt for their entire careers. It’s why they have no constituency at this advanced stage of their fistic journeys.
A Duran, [...]