West Coast residents never understand the brutal sarcasm making up the everyday humor vocabulary in Chicago. Only in Chicago could perky morning news hosts make bitter wisecracks about osteoporosis and then make fun of themselves when they miss the bridge implosion. Here in the eternally optimistic West, it’s the osteoporosis joke and the hosts’ general …
[Ed. Note: Ron gives you a bonus over-under pick in the Chargers-Broncos game.] [Updated late Monday evening, 11/22/2010: Ron has gone 11 – 3 – 1.] Yes – MIAMI 1 1/2 Chicago The Dolphins are down to their 3rd string QB and Jake Long is playing (if he plays) with one arm. The Bears should …
. OK; write an intro for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s live version of “Prove it All Night,” Phoenix, 1978 (above). Shoot, just listen to it and you can hear that Bruce plays a better intro than I could ever write. Not to mention that the man has done some really great inteviews …
. He wasn’t the greatest of all time, but he may have been the prettiest. Mark Knopfler’s solos, in Dire Straits and elsewhere, were/are always the most melodic, the clearest, the brightest, the kind you’d most like to take home to Mum. He had/has at least four personas, all of them entertaining: the mellifluous athleticist, …
OK, interesting week upcoming. Lots of NFL divisional games. But first, the college action you’ve been cravin’ like Gator steaks at a Seminole tailgate party: [Editor’s note: Ron went an incredible 13-3 last week.] [Updated 11/15/10 – Ron went 6-10 this week, NFL Week 10.] Let’s try: No – Oregon 19 1/2 California Cal has …
. . The 1978 concert movie “The Last Waltz” was unusual for a couple of reasons. One, it was directed by Martin Scorsese and two, it was a farewell show for an enormously popular group that had all it’s original members living, no real drop in popularity, and no band members with outstanding warrants (no …
“In the Philippines, he’s an obsession…”, “a greater fighter than Muhammad Ali…” . . Pacquiao Defeats Margarito to Win 8th Title in 8th Weight Class .
. . Fifteen years after Cicely’s moose bid farewell and strode into the night, “Northern Exposure” remains one of the most original shows ever to grace the small screen. From 1990 to 1995, quirky characters in a remote Alaskan town wrestled with profound questions about identity, community and love. NX featured no cheap laughs and …
The story of Rahab is found in Joshua 2 and 6:22-25, click here for Joshua 2 or here for Joshua 6:22-25 or see below. I’d like to see women in the Old Testament (OT) portrayed as more valuable (there are exceptions), than just inventory in a man’s lineup of marriage options. How awful to be …
In 1977, the Jersey sound was getting hot. Some guy named Bruce Springsteen had put out a record called Born to Run in ’75 and while everyone waited for the next album (and then waited some more), the word was there were more bands out there in the “flats of Jersey”. The Sugar Miami Steve …
Like a Duracell 9volt battery to the tongue, Henry shows he’s always ready to confront and stimulate. If he had a third hand, it would be jostling what lies below his third arm. – Paul Johnson . . .
Here’s some thoughts. 1. As obvious as this sounds, write like crazy for your high school newspaper no matter how lame it might be. If it’s lame, become an editor and strive to write investigative stories about things above and beyond the call of scholastic journalism: teen life, abortion, bullying, gay and lesbian struggles, suicide, …
. Did you see the outrageous report regarding Chris Matthews and MSNBC’s election coverage by the usual suspects? This is beyond belief and simply crazy stuff: Goldberg echoed many of those complaints in his appearance on “The O’Reilly Factor.” “They broke the cardinal rule of journalism: You don’t have partisans covering hard news events, and …
. A bombastic, guttural onslaught. Keith Moon appears as a mischievous child with a hand grenade, moving me to the commode when coffee and cigarettes have failed. Wipe this. – Paul Johnson . .
OK, given my record to date this year, I’m not at all sure that “bonus” is a term that can be accurately applied to any picks given, but here are a few college games this week anyway: [Editor’s note: Updated 11/9/10 to include week 9 and college scores: Ron goes an incredible 13-3] Yes – …
Here’s one for the iPod, Fireflies, a slightly less well known Fleetwood Mac song, one never captured in the studio. This version was recorded during a tour sound check and thrown into the mix on the long-forgotten Live (1980) album, a collection which, by the standards of the time and of live albums, was fairly …
A million souls have viewed these Jakarta college students and their a capella version of Lady Gaga’s “Just Dance.” This is just another fact to convince you that the world you remember is gone. You’re just a lurker in the new one.
. Never say ugly. The always beautiful Ducklings of the University of Oregon are now the consensus No. 1 football team in the only country that plays football without a round ball. As of Halloween 2010, for the first time ever, the Ducks were on top of every poll– Harris, coaches and Associated Press– and, …
. . Not sure if this has been done elsewhere, or if there would be any interest, but I’ve always had a soft spot for great lyrical couplets. Elvis Costello is pretty much the master (and Dylan, of course) but it might be interesting to see a link where posters could put up their own …
. . Today’s New York Times has a fantastic article about a city in Northern Vietnam rightly becoming popular with tourists from all over the world: . In Northern Vietnam, a Region of Beauty and Ethnic Traditions MY first glimpse of the place that some call Vietnam’s Shangri-La came on a brisk spring afternoon as …
. . Portland has a new television Station and it’s number 36. Better Life Broadcasting Network, a 3ABN affiliate, has begun broadcasting free over the air on KEVE, digital channel 36-1. Viewing KEVE may require redoing the channel scan feature on your digital television or converter box. Programming is free and an antenna is all …
[Ed. Note on 11/1/2010 – Ron goes 8-5 in week 8. Check it out. Yay!] On the bright side, six teams have byes this week, so that’s three games I can’t get wrong: Yes – SAN FRANCISCO PK Denver Denver’s defense should fix what’s been ailing the 49ers, with SF getting the win. No – …
East Portland blog loves the Beastie Boys as they are one of only two musical phenomena from back in the day which still send promotional emails. Here’s their latest. Read and learn, Philistines: BEASTIE BOYS HOT SAUCE COMMITTEE PART 2 TRACK LISTING REVISED, REPLACED ENTIRELY WITH SONGS ORIGINALLY RECORDED FOR HOT SAUCE COMMITTEE PART 1 …
The language spoken, there’s a little talking toward the end, is Tagalog, but all the writing around the video is Arabic. Perhaps it’s a bored Pinoy in Saudi entertaining the kids back home: . . Manny Pacquiao’s house in U.S. – MTV Cribs The Dancing Jollibee Bee
In my book, music is supposed to be fun, and why not. But it also should reach out and grab my ears, arrest my attention, lock in and not let go until its finish. Much like a growling dog biting down on the leg end of your jeans, it’s music that must be attended to. …
. If at first you don’t… Well, if at 5th, you don’t… Pittsburgh 3 MIAMI The Steelers are looking good with their full team in place. Miami doesn’t quite have the weapons here. ATLANTA 3 1/2 Cincinnati Atlanta to cover at home. KANSAS CITY NL Jacksonville KC should win by at least a FG at …
The following article can be found at Salon.com: Are “The Real Housewives” really flesh-eating zombies? Why do Bravo’s trussed-up middle-aged stars have so much in common with “The Walking Dead’s” rotting corpses? Click Here. Funny, how true the comparison of zombies to Real Housewives is. The “Real” word in the title is like a joke. …
Seattle trumpeter Thomas Marriott’s upcoming release on Origin records, Constraints & Liberations, is now available for preorder from Amazon (http://tinyurl.com/22rh3lh), and will be available in stores Nov. 16, 2010. The video above is the electronic press kit for Both Sides of the Fence, Marriott’s 2007 release (http://tinyurl.com/2aozvt7). The vid gives you a feel for Marriott …
If you love the Chicago Blues, you’ll count yourself lucky that Hubert Sumlin is still alive and playing guitar. His stunningly original and powerful technique, structured unlike any other in recorded blues, has many admirers but no successful imitators. As the lead guitarist for Howlin’ Wolf, he helped create a body of work that formed …
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia – Portland actress hits it big in trashy bar comedy, by Steve Stav
. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia? How scandalously profane! My favorite episode has to be the one about “freedom” at Paddy’s, where Danny DeVito’s character is allowing a Chinese poker game in the basement that soon devolves into Russian roulette. I get a kick out of how most of the actors are married to each …