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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A lot of people have wondered why I haven’t taken on the Tim Tebow phenomenon, and it’s because I thought that the Tebow story would be settled by now one way or the other. But the Broncos keep winning, and Tebow is under the spotlight. First, let me admit that I’ve never liked the Denver […]

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I have long protested that Michael Bay of the Transformers’ films, “The Rock,” “Bad Boys” 1 and 2, and “Armageddon” is the worst director working today. I don’t care how many billions of dollars he bilks from the young and the stupid that watch his unintelligible films that mostly feature things blowing up. But there […]

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• 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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