MISTER FADED GLORY
I'd call this blog a "Critique of Life," except that sounds way too pretentious.
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Monthly Archives: June 2006
Daft coverage revisited, plus Grungedown No. 8
Yes, I titled today’s post just so you would all know that yesterday’s title was a bad pun and not a typo. I don’t do typos. Anyway, daft Draft fun isn’t just a one-day event – the comedy spills over … Continue reading
NBA Daft Coverage
No doubt you’ve been refreshing Mr. Faded Glory all day at work, clamoring for your snide NBA Draft Coverage. Where’s my mock draft! you cry. Well, have no fear. An hour before the actual draft, it’s here. And though the … Continue reading
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Nineteen hundred and ninety-six…
We’re closing in on the Official Ten-Year High School Reunion of Mr. Faded Glory. Somehow (Er, after a drunken boast), yours truly is helping plan much of the logistics of the grand event — even though I narrowly lost class … Continue reading
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Grungedown Returns, Nos. 10 and 9
We’re into top-ten territory now on the Grungedown — Not only does it mean I’m startlingly close to my pilgrimage to the homeland, it’s also time to recap the last fifteen entries. 25. Alice In Chains, It Ain’t Like That … Continue reading
The Heat is On
Wow. If you would have told me this would have been the result of the NBA Finals after watching the first two games, I certainly wouldn’t have believed it. The Miami Heat — your 2006 NBA Champions. It was actually … Continue reading
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Lord Stanley’s Cup
‘Twas not to be. Another good game. The Jekyll-and-Hyde Carolina story ends with the (presumably) real Hurricane (Hurricanes?) from games 2, 4, and 5 showing up to clinch the title over our Oilers. Home ice or home court is a … Continue reading
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Game 7
I’ll spare you the soliloquy — but nothing in sports is quite like a Game 7. I’ll spare you the further soliloquy — no game seven is quite like a Stanley Cup Finals game seven. I’ll spare you all of … Continue reading
Mickelson collapses. Sigh.
There’s certainly a time in individual, mentally-dominated sports, in which a players’ repeated near-misses create and strengthen a bond with his or her loyal fan base; in which an individual’s character is revealed, strengthened — and inspires legions of fans. … Continue reading
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Top shelf: Oilers extend series
Back to Edmonton goes the Stanley Cup playoffs — the Oilers just dispatched the Carolina Hurricanes (Hurricane? Whatever.) in overtime, and will head back to Rexall Place. It seems that the purveyors of both the Stanley Cup and NBA Finals … Continue reading
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Grungedown No. 11
A Little Bitter (the post title) was supposed to be the current entry into Grungedown, and it clocks in at No. 11. Alice In Chains made somewhat of a name for themselves contributing to elemental 1990s soundtracks — Got Me … Continue reading
Kick my dog, while you’re at it.
It couldn’t get much worse than game 1. The Edmonton Oilers watched a 3-0 lead morph into a 4-3 deficit in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals; then suffered a season-ending injury to their sudden-MVP goalie Dwaine Roloson, and … Continue reading
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Today is numbered …
Today is numbered … 6 / 6 / 6 …. And no, the world didn’t end. Yet. Though you’ll notice I waited to post anything until well after 7:06 p.m., when mankind is safely in the clear. (That would be … Continue reading
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What a night …
Well, almost. At about nine-fifteen or so, it was looking like it could have been a great night for Mr. Faded Glory in the sports world. Our favorite fiery pitcher, Carlos Zambrano, took a no-hitter against the Astros into the … Continue reading
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