• Let me get this straight – a 10-year, $254 million deal for a 31-year-old baseball player? Albert Pujols is now the highest paid athlete in professional sports, leaving St. Louis for the Los Angeles Angels. I have no issue with Pujols getting big money; he is arguably, the best hitter of his generation; and […]

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Being December again, it’s time for year end “best of” and “worst of” lists. My old “friends” at WXRT have started their annual listeners’ poll, and since the listeners are sheep that go along with whatever the “suits” at the station want them to hear, the list is usually the same old favorites. As a […]

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I try to attend concerts when I can, but I admit that I generally go to shows by my favorite artists, usually in places where I can get to easily, and where there are seats (I can’t stand up for hours anymore). Over the past few years, I have only been able to go to […]

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• Does anyone miss the NBA yet? If David Stern isn’t careful, that might be the impression for a long time to come. • Brett Ratner is a jerk. Worse, he is a bad director – the comedic version of Michael Bay. Yes, his “Rush Hour” films made money, but Jackie Chan is great, and […]

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Headquartered in Bristol, CT, ESPN has had a huge impact on the East Coast bias regarding television coverage – that being that the Yankees and Red Sox are the center of the baseball universe and the other teams are just not important. Yes, the Yankees and Red Sox have the best revenue streams, which allow […]

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The NFL season is ¼ over and some interesting stories are evolving: • The only undefeated teams after Week 4 are both in the NFC North division – the Packers (which is no surprise), and the Detroit Lions (which has to be). Not only are the Lions playing inspired football, they have been down by […]

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For years, the Greta Garbo of rock music was Sly Stone. Always erratic in the 1960s with Sly and the Family Stone (including a famous riot in Chicago’s Grant Park when he cancelled a performance), Stone’s appearances over the past few decades have been few, and when he did appear, Stone appeared drugged out. Lots […]

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