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 2009
Fame, death, music and us
In high school I got in trouble for wearing a Kurt Cobain t-shirt shortly after the grunge singer’s untimely death. Well, not in trouble, exactly. As paltry tribute, I happened to buy the Cobain shirt almost immediately after his suicide. … Continue reading
Posted in Nostalgia
Tagged childhood demons, Ed McMahon, Kurt Cobain, media minutiae, Michael Jackson, Nostalgia, reminiscing
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We are all stupid
Yesterday I briefly mentioned the idiocy of Cubs fans and writers in passing. Now here it is, confirmed, incontrovertible. Fifty-seven percent of Cubs fans (well, those reading the Tribune and voting in a mind-numbing poll, anyway) would agree with the … Continue reading
Everything is bad: Cubs Check-In
How is that for cutting-edge analysis? I can’t explain the 2009 Cubs. Quite honestly, I grow weary contemplating the problems. Apparently every player who had banner 2007 and 2008 seasons regressed not only to some sort of mean, but a … Continue reading
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NBA Draft Mock, 2009
Seems like each year I lead off this snide exercise with a litany of complaints. Possibly, I offer a diatribe about the draft being a shell of its former, possibly whining about unpolished players, possibly cackling at ESPN’s woeful coverage. … Continue reading
Over ‘Herd’ on ESPN radio…
Normally I refrain from poking fun at ESPN Radio’s Colin Cowherd because, really, what’s the point? Like hundreds of other sports radio denizens, Cowherd is a master at cherry-picking the most banal of callers, then eviscerating the poor soul on … Continue reading
Posted in Sports Media
Tagged chipmunk voice, Colin Cowherd, Corporatism, ESPN, sanctimonious
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Best news of the day.
Don’t worry, we’ll get to Ricky Rubio in a little while. For now, the 76ers rule the NBA world. In case you missed it, Philly’s decided to revive its classic logo, beginning in 2009. Fantastic decision. And probably the best … Continue reading
Posted in NBA, Uniforms and logos
Tagged 76ers, NBA Bigamy, NBA Draft, Philly, Ricky Rubio, Uniform Karma
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Ellipses…
Hot … so very hot. In case you wondered, all thoughts occurred during the greatest version of the greatest song in recorded history. Now that we’ve got that out of the way… What’s worse, really? People who complain incessantly about … Continue reading
Posted in Column Gimmicks, Cubs
Tagged Bruce and Chance Ruffin, CWS, Dan Hicks, ESPN, Iowa Hawkeyes, Jason Sobel, Javier Vazquez, Jim Nantz, Johnny Miller, Kyle Calloway, Lucas Glover, MJD, Mopeds, NFL, OWI, Phil Mickelson, stray compliments, Tiger Woods, Topps
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If this is it…
… please let me know. All season long the Cubs haven’t had a signature win to hang their hat on, a stark difference from 2007 and 2008. Maybe, just maybe, today’s comeback victory over a crosstown rival will light a … Continue reading
Hate to say you told me so…
Well, fudge. As improbable as it was, I think most of us Cubs fans still wanted to lord the lack of Sammy Sosa’s actual tests, testimony, eyewitness accounts and hearsay over other fans, as circumstantial evidence (or lack thereof) pointing … Continue reading
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Case of the Mondays
The dreaded manic Monday doesn’t swallow up just your friends (prompting hundreds of similar, contrived facebook status updates, no doubt.) Apparently the shotgun blues swallow up the best of us on the occasional Monday, leaving zero time for anything but … Continue reading
Anatomy of yet another clash between sports blogging and sports journalism
These are always so fun! Let’s recap, in case you’ve been away from ESPN’s Mike and Mike, the ESPN ticker, and even ESPN Outside the Lines today. First, a blogger on Midwest Sports Fans explores the reason Phillies’ left fielder … Continue reading
Friends Forever
I actually thought yesterday’s post was fairly positive? Nobody agrees? Let’s just move on. Speaking of tongues rammed totally into cheek, Mark-Paul Gosselaar showed up on The Jimmy Fallon Show last night (Which I actually happened to see. How weird … Continue reading
Posted in Nostalgia
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Random thoughts from the elliptical
Since I’m practically a workout warrior, some of my best thoughts come to me at the gym, while pounding the virtual track during the evenings, listening to a halfway-decent metal cover of Land of Confusion. Consider this collection of fragments … Continue reading
Posted in Column Gimmicks
Tagged Backspacer, Blackberry, Christian Bale, Conan, diatribes, he exercises now?, Jitterbug, Just Friends, Kobe, mancrushes, MJ, mom backlash, Ms.FG, PJ, Poor Randy Wells, rants, Ryan Reynolds, seinfeld quotes, Smartphone, stop bragging about your workout, The Riot, Tiger Woods, Twitter sucks
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