It was twenty years ago today Cameron Crowe taught the band to play… well, almost.
Continue reading “Hold Me Closer, Lester Bangs: Almost Famous At 20”Hold Me Closer, Lester Bangs: Almost Famous At 20
Fancy Boys Stay Home With The Movies: Mulan & Bill & Ted Face The Music
While some theaters have opened, studios are still choosing to release some of their films for streaming. I caught up with the newest Disney remake and the third Bill & Ted film.
Continue reading “Fancy Boys Stay Home With The Movies: Mulan & Bill & Ted Face The Music”Fancy Boys Go To The Movies: The Concept Of Seeing Tenet
As the light go down in the theater, I feel a twinge of excitement I have not felt in, what seems like, forever. Going to the movies has always been one of my favorite things to do, and not only am I back in a comfy chair, but I am seeing Tenet, the newest film from Christopher Nolan and my most anticipated movie of 2020.
Continue reading “Fancy Boys Go To The Movies: The Concept Of Seeing Tenet”Carthage In A Day: Farewell to the Oklahoma City Thunder
The Oklahoma City basketball team was eliminated today. They began the season with a near-zero chance of making the playoffs. They came one win away from making the second round. We salute the fallen, quench their flame, and send them off with a poem.
Continue reading “Carthage In A Day: Farewell to the Oklahoma City Thunder”The MTV VMAs: The Most Important Unimportant Event
Everything that exists this year has a “Oh, this is 2020” moment, and Sunday night’s VMAs were no exception. I just didn’t expect it to happen in the first four minutes of the broadcast
Continue reading “The MTV VMAs: The Most Important Unimportant Event”Rust and Revelry: Farewell to the Utah Jazz
The Utah basketball team was eliminated today. They fell in the decisive seventh game, conceding their 3-1 advantage in the series. We send them off into obscurity, flame cast out, with a poem.
Continue reading “Rust and Revelry: Farewell to the Utah Jazz”A Game 7 Rendered Shallow
Every morning I wake up with a different song in my head. Not sure why and I don’t think I need to seek the guidance of a psychiatrist or a swami to figure it out. There’s no rhyme or reason to it, but sometimes it fits.
Today it’s No Man’s Land by Bob Seger. For the NBA and its players, running out the string of playoff games in Orlando? The severely-under rated No Man’s Land fits like a Steve Kerr tweet about the POTUS.
We have a Game 7. Everything on the line, no holds barred, blah blah blah. Yes, Game 7s are special as they’re about a combination of frenzy and adoration. Most professional athletes live for the adrenaline a Game 7 brings forth out of their collective minds and bodies. But they also desire the adoration, and that’s what’s missing – an SRO crowd of fans foaming at the mouth pushing their stars to a greater level toward victory with their cheers or opponent humiliation with their jeers.
Let’s set the typical Game 7 scene for a moment.
This Sacred Rite: Farewell to the Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas basketball team was eliminated. Led by the prodigious, meteoric Luka Doncic, the Mavs gave the Clippers a true first round scare. Unfortunately, it was not meant to be completed. We honor the fallen and quench their flame with a poem.
Continue reading “This Sacred Rite: Farewell to the Dallas Mavericks”Be Thankful I Am Through: Farewell to the Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland basketball team was eliminated today. Though they won the thrilling, first-ever play-in tournament, they ultimately fell to the almighty Lakers. We honor them, quench their candle, and pledge our undying fealty to Damian Lillard’s 2019-20 season with a poem.
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The Orlando basketball team was eliminated today. They stood up to a Greek (hoops) God and said “not today, but the next four, sure”. In honor of the Magic missing the lottery to be a speed bump for the Bucks, we quench their flame with a poem.
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