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Dee Mirich Says Goodbye To Our Editor In Her Own Special Way

Rick Chandler — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:30:25 EDT

She doesn't actually mention him by name, but we know that prolific Internet horse poet Dee Mirich has been touched in a profound way by Will's imminent departure. Just read between the lines of her latest poem and you'll find a stirring tribute to Will, Deadspin, and of course Grade II Peter Pan Stakes winner Casino Drive. But I caution you: Be sure to have a handkerchief close by. And also a sandwich (it's very long).

"God's Wonders In Rainbows"

From God's Loving Heart
The Most Beautiful Rainbow Barbaro
His Wings Of Love
Eight Belles God's Glowing Angel
Her Wings Of Love
Angel Erin God's Precious Angel In The Sky
Her Wings Of Love
Our Angel Horses
Big Brown
God's Divine Protection
God's Light Of Love
His Wings Of Love
Casino Drive
His Wings Of Love
Glowing
In Rainbows
Barbaro's Famblee Of So, So So Beautiful Angels
Here
Your Wings Of Love
Angel Alex And Angel Wendy
Your Angelic Hearts Of Care
Angel Tim
Your Wings Of Love
Angel Maribel
The Wings Of Prayer
Angel Lou Ann
The Most Beautiful Rainbow Birthday Glowing
Barbaro's Halo Is Glowing So, So So Beautifully
All The Colors Of The Rainbow
The Circle Of Love
In Hearts
In Roses
In Halos
In Wings
In Rainbows
Divinely
The Circle Of Angels
Barbaro's Angels
The Brennan Famblee
Our Angel Horses
Angels All Around
The Wings Of Divine Faith
God's Light Of Love
Beautiful Visions
Beautiful Creations
Receive Many Special Blessings
Divinely Inspired
Glowing.........

8.......Halos.......Two Hearts......Connected In
Love.......Barbaro's Rainbow Shining On You......
....

Affirmed Rainbows......
Sacred Prayers.......

Affirmed Prayers.......
God And The Angels Are With You........
Jesus........
Angel Barbaro.........
Angel Eight Belles........
Angel Erin.........
Angel Windchill........
Angel Secretariat.......
Barbaro's Angel Frens With You........

Affirmed Knowing........
Barbaro.......
Divine Miracles.........

Affirmed

Posted by: Dee Mirich at June 5, 2008 5:21 PM

Too much here to actually process. Just remember, Will, that wherever you go from here on out, Barbaro's rainbow will be shining on you; and should you ever develop laminitis, don't be surprised if it magically melts away. And, you know, 8 halos, or something.

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To Watch Tonight

Rick Chandler — Wed, 14 May 2008 19:10:15 EDT

What to watch after a man in a gorilla suit steals your pants ...
• Horse racing: Preakness post position draw, at Baltimore (5 p.m., ET). Do not bother me for the next two hours! [ESPN2]
• MLB: Atlanta at Philadelphia (7 p.m., ET). Bring me the head of the Phillie Phanatic. [ESPN]
• NBA: Eastern Conference semifinals, Game 5, Cleveland at Boston (8 p.m., ET); Western Conference semifinals, Game 5, Utah at Los Angeles Lakers (10:30 p.m., ET). This had better not interfere with Saving Grace. [TNT]
• NHL: Western Conference finals, Game 4, Detroit at Dallas (8 p.m., ET). An unhealthy obsession with Derek Meech? Please. What do doctors know? [Versus]

Prepare Thyself For Impending Debut Of Barbaro's Brother. Oy

Rick Chandler — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:30:07 EDT

Just because you have a famous brother doesn't mean that you will approach the heights of greatness yourself, as anyone who has seen a Daniel Baldwin movie will readily attest. We've previously written about Barbaro's younger brother, of course, but now the horse — named Nicanor — is ready to make his racing debut. And the best part is that nobody has the faintest clue as to if he's any good. Hmm; I feel a poem coming on ...

There are some hints, though. He appears to be athletic, is put together well and has a good disposition. He also seems curious and intelligent. Like Barbaro, he has a habit of taking in the scenery when he goes to the track in the mornings. He will peer at his surroundings before he tells his exercise rider that he is ready to go.

As the Times article states, the odds of Nicanor being good enough to win the Kentucky Derby like his older brother are astronomical. But it doesn't matter. All that stupid horse has to do is sprain an ankle, and we'll all be deluged with horse poetry for the remainder of the century.

Barbaro's Little Brother Nearly Ready To Run [New York Times]
Dee Mirich Cranks Out The Classic Of All Classics [Deadspin]

Dee Mirich Cranks Out The Classic Of All Classics

rickchand — Mon, 12 May 2008 12:35:00 EDT

Many of us have wondered why prolific message board poet Dee Mirich has remained silent on the tragic Eight Belles Kentucky Derby accident. After all, when Barbaro fell, you couldn't swing a dead cat without hitting one of her offerings. But now all is clear: Ms. Mirich had been working feverishly on her magnum opus; a poem that would resonate through the vast reaches of time, perfectlly capturing the mood of a nation.

How do I know that her latest is destined to be a classic? Because the word "rainbow" is mentioned no less than seven times; a record. Also there are five angels, and even Jesus himself makes an appearance. So sit back and cuddle a loved one or your favorite alcoholic beverage, and enjoy "Music In Rainbows."

"Music In Rainbows"

From God's Loving Heart
The Most Beautiful Rainbow Barbaro
His Wings Of Love
Eight Belles Glowing Angel
The Heart Of The Rainbow
Barbaro's So, So So Beautiful Angels Here
Musical Notes In The Sky
In Halos
Churchill Sounds Singing
Barbaro's Halo Is Glowing So, So Beautifully So
All The Colors Of The Rainbow
The Circle Of Love
In Hearts
In Roses
In Halos
The Circle Of Angels
Angel Mothers
Caring Hearts
Reaching Another
Inspiring
The Rainbow Of Music
So, So Beautiful Songs
The Words That Mean A Lot
Joy.........

8.......Halos......Two Hearts......Connected In
Love......Divine Love.......

Affirmed Rainbows........
Sacred Prayers........

Affirmed Prayers.......
God And The Angels Are With You.......
Jesus......

Barbaro's Angels
His Rainbow Of Love.......

Affirmed

Posted by: Dee Mirich at May 10, 2008 7:37 PM

Alex Brown Horseracing Message Board
There's Something About Mirich [Deadspin]

Culprit Found In Eight Belles Tragedy. It's Hillary, Of Course

rickchand — Tue, 06 May 2008 11:10:40 EDT

Backing the wrong horse is always deadly in politics, especially when it's an actual horse. Poor Hillary Clinton. How can someone get into trouble just betting on the Kentucky Derby? By making a huge deal about placing a bet on a horse that had to be destroyed right on the track, that's how. Now PETA is firing broadsides at her, as she wonders how she's going to carry a state — Indiana — in which Dee Mirich resides.

Horse superfan Mirich has yet to be heard from on this, but Ingrid Newkirk, president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, has written an angry letter to Clinton. A portion:

"Horse racing is as indefensible as dog fighting, and Sen. Clinton must step up immediately and condemn it as animal abuse," Newkirk said. "Eight Belles and countless other horses abused in the racing industry suffer horrendously and die just so that people can bet on them as though they were poker hands."

Clinton had made this statement prior to the race:

"I hope that everybody will go to the derby on Saturday and place just a little money on the filly for me," Sen. Clinton told supporters in Jeffersonville, Ind., ABC News reports. "I won't be able to be there this year — my daughter is going to be there and so she has strict instructions to bet on Eight Belles."

Meanwhile, Ms. Mirich is furiously scribbling her latest poem. An excerpt:

Hillary's Presidential ambitions, at the Rainbow Bridge. Mystical. All, All Beautiful Glowing Rainbows Sending To Angel Hillary. I Love You So A Lot So. Superdelegates with Barbaro and Eight Belles now In The Sea Of Tranquility. God brings Calming Waters, gas tax holiday and a Second spot on the Obama ticket. Halos ..... Breaking ties in the Senate. Affirmed. Posted by: Dee Mirich at May 5, 2008 6:17 PM.

PETA Writes To Clinton About Eight Belles [ABC News]
Clinton Backs Girl Horse In Kentucky Derby [ABC News]
There's Something About Mirich [Deadspin]

About Last Night

rickchand — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:30:33 EST

What Dee Mirich missed while furiously writing about 200 angry poems ...
• MLB: Barry Bonds asks judge to dismiss perjury charges on the grounds that he didn't understand the questions (laugh track).
• College basketball: Five overtimes? Is that all? I once saw Sister Hazel do eight encores. Baylor 116, Texas A&M 110.
• Tennis: Suddenly all the Jo-Wilfried Tsonga posters in my home are relevant.

There's Something About Mirich

rickchand — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:35:39 EST

I used to think that I knew what Dee Mirich was writing about. I would read her impassioned, fractured poetry on various horse racing message boards, and nod knowingly. "Yes," I would say to myself, "Angels DO prefer hitching their horses to rainbows." But lately, Dee has been listing toward crazy even more than usual ... these days I fear that Miss Daisy is just driving on rims. Anyone in the Merrilville, Ind., area who can stop by and check to see if she's OK? Until then, a team of Navajo codebreakers are working on the message below.

"All Rainbows For Our Angel Horses And Angels Here.

Special Words Of The Day: All Rainbows
God's Treasures....Here....Appearing.....God's Divine Love........

Barbaro (8)
With You........

The Circle Of Love........
His Halo Is Glowing........
All The Colors.........
No. 8........

The Wings Of Prayer........
Praying Hands........
Sacred Prayers........
Sacred Letters........
Write........
The Wings Of Love........
Angelic........
The Heart Of Love........
The Rainbow Of Support........
Famblee........
The Rainbow Of God's Treasures........
Halos........
More Angels........
God's Stars........
Shining Beautifully........

Affirmed

Posted by: Dee Mirich at December 4, 2007 3:54 PM"

I felt that it was almost starting to make sense until "Famblee."

Alex Brown Racing Message Board

We approve of horses having dirty names....

Leitch — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:10:39 EDT

We approve of horses having dirty names. [Slate]

Minor league hockey coach stops Belgian horse...

rickchand — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:00:47 EDT

Minor league hockey coach stops Belgian horse stampede at the Oklahoma State Fair by biting a horse in the ear and ... you're not buying any of this, are you? [Associated Press]