The Final "Four" Countdown

Well the photogs are coming out of the woodwork and bashing me for not updating my site so here we go faithful followers. Saw some Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight action this weekend and it was pretty titillating. So I'm sitting here watching the Godfather Part II right now and Michael (Al Pacino) is being told by his wife that she did not have a miscarriage but had an unholy abortion of a baby BOY! Oh shit, Al Pacino is pissed. Much like how I was pissed when Stanford decided to suck a few against Texas leaving me one team shy of completing a foursome in my final four bracket. I did throw the bracket out of the window when rooting for Davidson yesterday. How could you not? Kansas is my runner-up pick with UCLA winning the whole damn thing, but that isn't looking too likely at this point. Memphis is out to kill people and North Carolina is darn goody good. With it being the first time in history that all four No. 1's make the Final Four, I'm glad I chose this year to be the first year I put three No. 1's in my Final Four. Usually I have a rule never to put more than two in the Final Four, but I literally had to convince myself not to put four in there this year. So Memphis became the odd team out and I went with Stanford cuz everyone was so high on Pac-10. I never saw em play and I should have realized that they would suck against Texas. Oh well. Go Bruins indeed.

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Besides March Madness, the NBA is just ridiculous right now. Can't wait for the playoffs to being and that's the first time I've said that in four years. Even the Pacers are only a two games out of the playoffs. Amazed? That's just how it goes. Atlanta is pulling away however so I don't see us making it and so helllllllooooo lottery pick. Here's hoping for D.J. Augustine.

More basketball news out of Bloomington. No Tony Bennett for IU and thank God Isiah Thomas is apparently not being asked. I don't know what would make IU think he would be good for the job. He destroys everything he is a part of. Kind of like how I destroy men's basketball programs wherever I go...sorry Ball State, really sorry.

Speaking of the Godfather....Obama apparently has some links to a Godfather of sorts. Could get interesting.

Damn you Jimmy Page.

I lost the battle for another swimsuit model. Have fun Mr. Roddick.

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Have become in love with HBO's The Wire. It just finished as a series and I picked up Season 1 through Netflix and if you like the Godfather at all then you'll enjoy this series.

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In honor of the game of HORSE that was recently played by a friend of this blog, here's a video of how it should be played, Pistol Pete style.

This does not look good for Fredo out on the boat...not good at all.

Memory Almost Full

Ran into an interesting site for people who might be on the verge of addiction and obsession of the greatest band on Earth. I am not one of those, as I passed the verge when I joyfully climbed out of the womb crying goog goog ga joob, but it's a site for anyone with a memory tied to anything related to the Beatles. It's some sort of research project that is going to test memory and why it's associated with certain type of situations. Whatever and who cares...the important thing here is that you can document your Beatle memories all in one place! I can smell your excitement!!

I'm a little disappointed at the moment because the two memories I have written so far haven't shown up in the database. I feel I might be discriminated against because I'm such an amazing writer. Based off looking at other people's memories, Beatle fans never learned to write while toking it up and listening to Tomorrow Never Knows backwards. The two memories I put were two of the earliest I have of the Beatles. Listening to Twist and Shout in my dad's office so much that I wore out the grooves of his vintage Tollie 45 single (he must have been thrilled) and of course the song took a life of its own at The Chug in college. Another early memory was imitating the Beatles in the backyard with tennis rackets while miming to the Blue and Red records. I basically dominated the shit out of those tapes.

There's a billion other memories from listening to a song not on the Blue or Red albums for the first time (Rubber Soul, fifth grade, I'm Looking Through You) to watching Paul in concert (twice). Good times all around.

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Apparently there's some NCAA Tournament going on right now and, yeah, I'm dominating. UCLA over Kansas is how it's going to go, write that down. The Drake is my only big mistake so far, had them going to the sweet sixteen. How bout Dell Curry's kid. Old Curry was the shiznit in NBA Live 95. Love the Hornets that year. Curry and Scott Burrell dominated in that game from 3-point land.

If you missed the former president last week, here's your chance to catch him again in the Hoosier state.

It's Beetles...with an A
The Beatles music wasn't kind to poor American Idol contestant from Indiana. She butchered Back in the USSR and the kid that did A Day In The Life in a 1 1/2 minute was atrocious.

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Jeff Dunham = hilarity...enjoy. Even gonna add another one. Good times.

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We're just skipping the entire lead-in for this blog today as I'm about to head off to class so I just wanted to get some links out there for my rabid followers (you know who you are!) Let's get on with it!

Former President Bill Clinton is visiting the shitty town of Richmond today. Hope he enjoys his stay so close to that great, historic town of Centerville. Hope he knows what he's missing.

It's Beetles...with an A
So they'll be wailing on some more Beatle tunes tonight on that Idol show. Ratings were so high last week they decided to bring em back again. So people say that. Others say it's because the songs are so expensive that they had to do two weeks in a row. Damn you Michael Jackson! This is why I downloaded Thriller for free...take that!

Other Beatle news is the finalization of Paul and that bitch's divorce. She wanted $251 million and got $48.6 million so I guess you can call that a win. The judge called her "not just inconsistent and inaccurate but also less than candid. Overall she was a less than impressive witness." Niiiiccceee.

Also, for all you Guitar Hero fans out there, a Beatles edition of the game may be hitting stores at some point. Doubt it will seriously happen, plus I can't see anyone really jamming to Yesterday. I could see one or two songs included in the next edition of the game, but an entire edition? I just don't see that working. There's only so many times you can play Helter Skelter before you get blisters on yer fingers.

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Pacers got another 36 points from Mike Dunleavy last night in a win over the sorry-ass Knicks, which is always cool. His circus (No. 1 in the video...Chris Paul is ridiculous too, MVP anyone?) left-handed shot was pretty sweet. Story today about Bird not being sure he'll be back next year.

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sgotohp era stoidi

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Here's a funny video I'm stealing from Bill Simmons' blog. Hope he doesn't mind. Good for any of you TComm students out there. Those two old bastards are vicious.

California Sun

So the sun made an appearance in the skies over Indiana yesterday. Bout fuckin time. Winter just drags on way too long in our fine Hoosier state and today it's raining cats and dawgs. But thank you sun for giving us two days of your glory so I could start running again. Cut two minutes off my time in one day which tells you just how much I walked the first day. The Monon Trail had its way with me this week, but I will avenge my pain...oh yes, I will avenge my pain.

As you can tell I have absolutely nothing to talk about today (could be a common theme with this blog). Met up with two former sportswriting buddies yesterday at different times and locations so it was good to relive some of the good (and most awful) bad times from the past two years of my life. Oh the memories of covering the Zionsville Green Little League team and mud bogging at the 4-H fair last summer. This summer, I don't plan on leaving the pool. Actually, I'll probably end up covering LL just for this blog just to scratch my LL itch. Nothing will top the epic battles of Zville and Brownsburg. Nothing!

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So one person I drank with into the wee hours last night had a very cool story in print today. Of course he is the fan favorite and ONLY Bsu blogger, the all-mighty Mr. Phil Friend. It's great to see that Phil and Sean's Excellent Adventures live on in a different form. If I had a nickle for every Boone County resident who has written me about missing PSEA, I would have 2 cents (I had to make change).

Staying with the former employee, employer theme, the Star Press finally put out a Sports Outloud segment that was worthwhile watching. Apparently Tom St. Myer has found his calling putting together these little segments. It's really funny stuff, especially the thumb wrestling match with Monroe Central b-ball player Shane Ruble. Note to TSP..please led St. Myer continue doing these!

Who else added Spitzer's prostitute as their friend on MySpace yesterday? I attempted an add but it was never accepted. She needs to milk this new found celebrity for all its worth. Go on Letterman, write a book, hit the news show circuit. C'mon, don't be another Brian Collins and blow your 15 minutes of fame! USA Today knows what I'm talking about baby.

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Not much Pacer news as they haven't played since that monster win over the Sonics on Tuesday. Story on Diener basically being the best point guard in the league today. Good to hear. [editor's note: so my photog friend says putting these photos on here isn't entirely legal...you know how I feel about photog's intelligence levels] Anyways, the Diener photo is courtesy of yer mom. Take that copyright laws.

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American Idol got the old "Beatles Bump" as ratings went higher (how was that even possible?) with the Lennon-McCartney songbook. Caught a little bit of the replay with my new DVR and the She's A Woman performance was really cool. Still wondering where the balls were to try I Am The Walrus or Strawberry Fields? Man up people!

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Little word scrabble of the day for ya. This is on easy level.

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Haven't seen one of these brilliant cartoons since college. Love the carnage!

A Face In The Crowd

Sorry to keep the whole Pacer theme here, but the Thug Mrs. and I attended the Pacer-Sonics game last night since it was College Night and well, hey, we're both still in college! Sweet ass! So we got $45 tickets for $10 and we ended as one two of four people sitting in the balcony at the game. Honestly, could attendance be anymore pitiful? Worst in the league according to the latest reports and man was it dead last night. But, we actually played well (we were playing the Sonics, go figure) and aside from Durant going for 27 points, it was a great game and we ended with the win. The crowd even stayed for the final minutes and was loud throughout the fourth quarter, something I had not seen for two years at the ole Fieldhouse. As for me, the night got off to a less than stellar start as I continued to make an ass out of myself: 1) Confronted the ticket lady about selling me four tickets instead of two, she told me I should "learn to read"...touche...2) Made an ass out of myself at the concession stand as I proceeded to pay for my meal with credit card having forgotten that the 100 times I've attended Conseco Fieldhouse, they do not take credit card. Of course, I had no cash on me so I had to dash to the ATM while our food chilled on the counter..again, ass...3) Then I decided to spill my beer all over our feet when we arrived to our seats. Luckily there was no one within 50 feet of us in the balcony so it didn't matter, but it was the last straw. Oh yeah! And I nearly killed us on the way to the game as I cut two cars off trying to get to the exit that I was missing from two lanes away. You'd think I was a rookie at this thing. Anyways, good to get a win over another team destined for the lottery and bought my first Danny Granger jersey...pretty stoked about that one.

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Lots of things happening in the world today. How bout the whole Spitzerswallows thing? Nuff's been said about it but breaking news says he's resigning...ya think?

...and if this kid can have his political title stripped from him for buying a bag of Skittles, just think what they strip of Spitzer's. No pun intendedn

Why can't people leave old TV stars alone? If they need a toke, let them have one. Cool photo though.

This is why I didn't go into TComm. People are crazy.

No link, but Clapton tickets go on sale here on Friday for his concert at the end of May. Have decided yet if I want to splurge and grab a couple of tickets. Starting to feel like I need to see all these classic rockers while I can. Not saying he'll drop dead soon, I mean, read his autobio and you'll realize he's indestructible. The amount of drugs he took was just about ridiculous.

It's Beetles, with an A
So the big news last night was that those Idol kids were belting out Beatle tunes for the first time ever on the show. Didn't get to witness it myself (read above), but the reviews were unkind to the singers. Where the hell was a version of "I Am The Walrus" or "Strawberry Fields Forever"? Grow some balls people!

Apparently someone jumped the gun on the whole Beatles on iTunes thing.

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Fan of the Office? Gotta check out this trailer of the show using the trailer of 300...sweetness.

Isn't It A Pity

We're going to stick with the Pacer routine for the second post of this illustrious blog as the team's co-owner, Herb Simon, finally spoke out about the team in Saturday's edition of the IndyStar. I think I've heard both of them speak only once (when Reggie retired) since I became a fan in 1993, so when they do speak up, it's pretty damn important. This time, however, it's about two years late on their parts. Herb basically says he's going to step in during the summer and stop focusing on Simon Gift Cards to his billion malls and start cleaning house, again, just about two years late on that one. The biggest question will be what happens to Donnie Walsh and Larry Bird. Are they out, or do they stick around 2-3 more years through the rebuilding process as Bob Kravtiz questioned today. I'm counting on missing the playoffs this year (somehow we're still only 2 1/2 games out of the playoffs...shitty East) and missing it next year, but by then, trades, lottery draft picks and expiring contracts ought to provide enough support for my boy Danny Granger and the great white (ticket-selling) hope, Mike Dunleavy. Anyways...Go Pacers!

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Wisconsin clinched the Big Ten regular season title with a win yesterday. Not impressed. The problem for other teams now is that D.J. White is going to play every game like its his laster and guess what, so is Eric Gordon cuz they both won't be back next year. Look out NCAA, here come the Hoosiers!

Blizzard back home (only 1 hour away from me). Glad to be in sunny Indy!

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So Ringo's moaning about being linked with The Beatles these days. He better watch it. Paul could easily replace Ringo with Pete Best and everything would come full circle. As John once said, "the other two are replaceable." Ringo's on notice.

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Amazing new trailer for the Hills continuation of season 3. So much drama. Apparently Heidi and Spencer are on the outs (he only cheated on her..c'mon!) so we'll see where that leads. Also, regular tv (i.e. The Office, Scrubs) returns on April 3 and thank God for that. Life is too short not to have new shows airing in January and February of your favorite shows.

Woke up, fell out of bed

With the dawn of my 11-day Spring Break upon us, I've decided to step into the public world of blogging and bring you the first post of this wonderful, exciting and ultimately financially unstable site. There's nothing really to introduce other than to say welcome and please come back now ya hear. Get on with it!

If you're an Indiana Pacer fan (and who isn't) it can be a painful experience to just open the IndyStar every morning. Another loss, another injured player or maybe someone is harboring terrorists in his suburban Carmel home. Well today provided some more great news for your favorite team and mine. David Harrison apparently went clinically insane after the San Antonio game Thursday (it was loss, like you couldn't guess) and lost his marbles in the locker room after going ape shit on the court. I should preface this by saying Harrison is a moron...studies have shown this. First of all, he's an awful player. Never lived up to expectations in his four years in the league and he never will. I just don't understand how an NBA player acts like this in a contract year. He's a free agent at the end of this season, yet he gets his third violation for smoking pot, resulting in suspension, and continues to act like a 12-year-old boy on crack (I'm assuming the gateway drug has led him to other things by this point of the season) when he picks up a foul on the court. Who's his agent? Get this guy some help so he might be able to play in the NBDL next year. Just announced he was suspended one game. Basically it comes down to Harrison being a dickfor.

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Clever headline right? Yeah I'm full of genius things like that. Here's some links...

The devil Heather Mills does something good by taking all of Paul McCartney's money. Beatles on iTunes soon!

Good column by my former colleague Mr. Phil Friend at the now defunct Daily Sun. Comcast is on notice with me right now. AT&T is getting a phone call next week for sure.

The Bill Simmons podcast is back and with BSU alum Jason Whitlock as they discuss HBO's The Wire. Never seen the show but it's on its way to my apartment via Netflix. A certain photographer friend of mine swears by the show, but we all know photogs are for the lack of better word...dumb.

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If you haven't been following the Kimmel, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck videos, you're missing out. I'm Matt Damon.

Well, that does the first edition of this blog. Hopefully they'll be more segments and more cool things as this one was pretty devoid of both of those things. Peace!