…. I vowed not to watch …. So shoot me, I’m watching. BobLee’s Olympic musings range from “why hasn’t Micheal Phelps ever seen an orthodontist (???)” to “does it get any better for a pedophile than Women’s Gymnastics?” Blame my Olympiphobia on our new 40” Sony HD flat screen. And. of course, BobLee has at least one obligatory Edwards slam.
…. Yes, WE WON. This site has been selected by TabloidInternet.com as one of The Three Best John Edwards Zingers websites on Earth. ….. We thank all of you who voted by sending in samples from our Nifong Chronicles, Jimbo Tales and this Two Americas Gothic picture we did with John & Elizabeth (and Reille too) …. it’s OK, “Elizabeth was in remission”.
…. You do recall our Okeefeenokee swamp boy and his asking for strength in the moment. …. I’m that swamp boy today ….. Did NBC actually interrupt The Olympics to ask Brett Favre about Apple Cheeks’ Sordid Affair? …. You all know today’s BIG STORY by now. …. You’ve come here for dessert. …. Hang loose, I might throw you a curve on this one!
….. I’ve never done this before – turn over this column to the words of another man. …. Today I give you the August 3 words of N&O Executive Editor John Drescher…. I have supported John from the moment of his promotion to replace his disgraced predecessor. …. for John, like Erskine Bowles, is the rare American in 2008 who can rise above his partisan label to publicly speak The Truth. …. Rarer than hens’ teeth are such men.
….. Recall a reference a month or so ago about our “remodeling” project? …. We are in the 7th inning stretch of that endeavor now….. …. Dalton says in “Roadhouse” – “Pain don’t hurt”…. I decided to go all out and cram max pain into my week ….. TWO visits to our local Time-Warner Cable office. …. Dalton was wrong! …. And a fascinating ponderable.
…. You know how we feel about “the BUTCHering” of Kenan Stadium but you may not know why we feel the way we do or what “we” would do if “we” were in charge. We’re gonna tell you today. …. And Brett Favre is not the only Hall-of-Famer to “unretire”.
…. I know where YOU live …. Huh? …. No, really, I know where you live. …. You live “where the cool people live!”. …. All of us live “there”. …. I’ve lived in six metro areas. Everyone of’em had the same collection of demographic stereotype communities comprising the whole. ….. Today class we will study “Geographic Absolutes” and, yes, this WILL be on your final exam.
….. Two take-for-granted elements of everyday life in America are in a major “state of flux” …. Neither will ever be “like they used to be”. …. The daily newspaper and the air travel industry are inexorably joining buggywhips and telephone booths in the Use-ta Museum. …. Alvin Toffler’s Future Shock probably didn’t mention either one as casualties of technology and circumstance, but they surely are …..
…. I definitely have THE Greatest Job on Earth …. that does not involve Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders & suntan lotion. …. In a slow week I have to stuff ten pounds of hoot into a five pound column. …. This week I am that Okeefeenokee Swamp Boy again. …. Remember him? ….. more nutz than a PayDay bar comin’ at’cha.
…. In the pantheon of “good days” yours truly puts yesterday (Thursday) squarely in the “Great One” category. Certainly the Official National Unveiling of The Butch Era of UNC Football must be noted (and we will) along with “the navy pants brouhaha” Meanwhile beyond Piscataway NJ there were events unfolding of global significance. Down G-Vegas way “the post game” has replaced “the game” as the topic du jour. Our buddy Ersky gets his hands dirty …. And, oh yes, a certain I-Legend achieves Paul Bunyon status.
“If you look right over there you can see Pilot Mountain” said Nicole to Mizzus and me Saturday afternoon. …. We were on the 6th floor of Deacon Tower at BB&T Field in Winston-Salem….. Nicolle is a charming young lady with The Deacon Club. …. No, I’m not turning in my Choo Choo Blue for Old Gold & Black. …. We were guests of a longtime BL Buddy. …. For me a solid reminder of how/why I do love “the color & pageantry”.
…. Four coaches have been “Buntinged” SO FAR this season …. Fired and/or pre-fired due to unsatisfactory results from them what decide such things…. Begging the old question of “who really are ‘the them’ that decide such things?” Old Man Usta is surely dying as regards pretty much a LOT of how stuff happens these days.
….. Vlad Putin is licking his chops …. Hugo Chavez is thrilled …. Osama bin Laden is dancing a jig. Gene Nichol, Spike Lee and Jane Fonda are lovin’ it. Throughout the 3rd world machete-weilding thugs are euphoric. What singular event in American history last week has triggered such a reaction around the planet? UNC Footballers WORE NAVY JERSEYS on Saturday….. What did you think I was talking about?
…. Depending upon what time of day on Friday you are seeing this, this site either looks a bit different or it doesn’t. We’ll explain. BobLee and Gene “Darth Vader” Nichol share crabcakes at Rizzo’s place. What the heck is going on w/ Tyler? So, lets assume Butch stays – then what?
It’s been nagging me all season but suppressed because it is not how I am supposed to think. Maybe it was the frog-strangling rain that deluged Byrd Stadium. Maybe it was the Bowl Game prospectus I received from the Rams Club. But I really like watching games on my 40” Sony HD flat-screen better than hassling to go to the actual game. …. It’s Rivalry Week and time for our annual Perils Of The Purehearts saga!