You Can Take the Boy Out of Brooklyn…

Back around 2005 — before this blog existed — I went to see the band Les Sans Culottes at Southpaw. I remember saying to my then-galpal Ruth, “Man, that guitarist has a really good look.”

I didn’t realize that the guitarist was the same guy who’d recently been contributing odd and ends for . . . → Read More: You Can Take the Boy Out of Brooklyn…

Because Nothing Says Cool Like a Middlebrow White Guy

Got a DVD in the mail the other day from reader Kevin Gallo. It contained several uni-related baseball video clips from 1983, including one that by all rights should be legendary throughout the uni-verse, although I’d never seen it before.

“I have a decent amount of old tapes I am currently going through . . . → Read More: Because Nothing Says Cool Like a Middlebrow White Guy

There’s No Service Like Wire Service, Vol. 3

Readers Mike Hersh, Paul Wiederecht, and Larry Wiederecht contributed some excellent wire service photos last week and pointed me toward some good sources for more of them, so I recently spent the better part of a day poring over nearly 7,000 images, culling out dozens of photos that I’ll be sharing with you . . . → Read More: There’s No Service Like Wire Service, Vol. 3

Which Got Lower Ratings Yesterday, the Pro Bowl or the Pro Bowlers Tour?

While you were doing something comparatively productive with your life (like, say, taking a nap, or scratching your ass), readers Joshua Brisco and Aaron McHargue were actually paying attention to the Pro Bowl. When you’ve stopped laughing, take a look at some of the things they noticed:

• Tony Romo’s sleeves were flaring . . . → Read More: Which Got Lower Ratings Yesterday, the Pro Bowl or the Pro Bowlers Tour?