When George Lucas finished “Star Wars – Episode III – Revenge of the Sith,” he expressed relief that the saga was finished and he could go out and make other types of films, smaller films, more personal stories. “Red Tails” about the Tuskegee Airmen is the first film other than the fourth Indiana Jones installment […]

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I actually watched the entire Super Bowl last Sunday, I guess in payment for spending every waking moment helping the Indignant Oldest Daughter celebrate her 7th birthday. So, I watched the halftime show with Madonna, and generally, she moved pretty well for a 50 year-old woman, and while the skirt and books allowed a look […]

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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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