The old adage is that famous deaths come in threes. It’s a crock, of course, because people die all the time, and of course, when we are talking about threes, when do we start? When do we end? Do two major stars and a movie director count? What about a “key Grip?” While not famous, […]

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Lots of people in my age group are in shock today. Don Cornelius, the founder of “Soul Train,” was found dead in Los Angeles of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 75. Reportedly, Cornelius created a pilot for “Soul Train” using $400 of his own money, I remember watching it on WCIU here in […]

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I know that over the past few years, I sincerely wished for overblown wide receiver Terrell Owens to please go away. The outlandish antics on the field; the stupid wars of words with coaches and quarterbacks were permitted when he was one of the best receivers in the game, but the NFL is a brutal […]

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There have been and will be numerous articles and television specials to commemorate Muhammad Ali’s 70th birthday today, and I’ll add my own birthday greetings to the man who may have been the most important sports figure of my life. My grandparents, who were sports fans, but didn’t like strident black athletes or performers, were […]

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Happy New Year to everyone. The Indignant Family went away for the new year, and your friend and humble narrator is rested and ready to start 2012. but before we get started on the new stuff, let’s briefly touch on the issues that happened while I was gone: • Alabama soundly defeated LSU in the […]

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Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve given my “end of year” list of favorites and there is one omission that I found that I had to add; then a sports apology: • For whatever reason, I thought that The Decemberists CD – “The King Is Dead” was a very late 2010 release, but I […]

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Before the holidays begin, I’ve been really busy with work and family duties, so I apologize for not being as diligent as before. A few Pre-Christmas thoughts: • I guess former Chicago Bear wide receiver Sam Hurd was more interested in being Al Pacino’s Tony Montana than Jerry Rice. When he was arrested for trying […]

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