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And Say Children, What Does It All Mean?
The Little Flower reads the comics....
The King Is Dead
From the essential site Kottke, here is a link to Lester Bang’s obit for Elvis:...
Every Hall of Famer
My pal Summer Anne Burton's got it going on at her dope site:...
Candid Shots Of Musicians Playing Sports--Sort Of
Flavorpill has this amusing photo gallery of famous musicians playing sports. Well sort-of playing sports. ...
Take the Plunge
It's hotter n July here in New York today. Bloggin will be light....
Vote Huxtable
Via Egotrip, dig this contest over at Bill Cosby's website where you can Vote for The Greatest Cosby Sweater of All-Time. ...
Bounce, Rock, Skate
Stacy Peralta's 2001 documentary, Dogtown and Z-Boys is a riveting thrill ride of pop-sport history. If you've never seen it—doesn't matter if are into skateboarding or not—do yourself a favor. ...
Honey's Play Me Close Like Butta Play Toast
Via Egotrip, dig this fun from Jay Roeder....
Pimpin' Ain't Easy
From Humans of New York, the business card says it all:...
C'Mere and Give Big Mama a Kiss
Head on over to Roopstigo and check out Adam Kurland's documentary on Morganna The Kissing Bandit. ...
On the Slant
A few weeks ago I had a phone conversation with Red Smith's biographer, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, Ira Berkow. He told me:...
Toots Shor Among the Ruins
Another sure shot: Joe Flaherty's 1974 Esquire piece on Toots Shor:...
The Ugly American
Here's a good sports-related scene from The French Connection II. ...
Happy Bobday
Dylan turns 72. Illustration by Alex Fine, found via It's a Long Season. ...
Sorry, Wrong Number
I woke up this morning, turned on my phone and checked last night's scores. I do this most every day and am reminded of how I used to get in trouble as a kid for calling up 976-1313, the sports phone line in New York. I'd sneak it whenever I could because up-to-the-minute scores were hard to come by...