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There’s Gonna Be A Live Deadcast Party In Nashville And Y’all Are Invited!
NASHVILLE! MUSIC CITY! THE ATHENS OF THE SOUTH! HOTCHICKENTOWN! VANDYLAND! CUTLERVILLE! Y’ALLBANY! Nashville, we have never visited your fair city, but that shit is about to change, because we’re gonna do a live show and football watch party down there on November 5th! YEEEEEEEEEEHAW! YEE TO THE HAW...

If You're In NYC Tonight, Come Hear Some Real Sportswriters Read And Talk
It's time for this month's installment of Gelf magazine's excellent Varsity Letters series: there'll be George Vecsey, who just retired from the Times, Mark Ribowsky (he wrote this about Howard Cosell), and Dave Zirin (he wrote this, with John Carlos). 7:30 p.m. tonight at Le Poisson Rouge, Bleecker...

If You're In NYC Tomorrow Night, Come Listen To Some Esteemed Basketball Authors Talk
Time for another installment of Gelf's splendid Varsity Letters reading series, and this time it's particularly timely: Harvey Araton, Henry Abbott, and our man Scott Raab, will be reading and waxing about the NBA's return. 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Le Poisson Rouge, Bleecker St. between Sullivan and Th...

Guys! Mike Vick Nude Photo Scandal Is Not Derailing Tonight's Monday Night Football Party
Radar's suspiciously-named Amber Goodhand reached out to Vick's rep for a reaction about the the alleged nudeness: "The only thing Mike has on his mind is his date with the Chicago Bears this evening," his rep Rick French tells RadarOnline.com. Yeah, us, too....

Come Watch Football With Us Monday Night Before Mike Vick's Nude Prison Photo Scandal Ruins Everything
Or some black guy in a hat who vaguely resembles Mike Vick. Nude Mike Vick or not, it'll still be a splendid night to hang out at our new locale, the Bleecker Street bar, and watch The Dream Team battle the Chicago Bears....

You're Welcome To Come Watch Football Or Baseball Tonight With Us
We've had a couple of these in the last few weeks, and we're having another one again tonight. So if you're in New York and you're looking to hang out with us to watch the Ravens-Jaguars game, come meet up. (Though if enough of you would rather watch Game 5 of the World Series, we'll do that instea...

Don't Forget To Join Us To Watch Football Tonight
A.J. had put out the invite on Friday, so consider this your reminder to come meet up if you're in New York and you'd like to watch tonight's Bears-Lions game with a few Deadspinners and a handful of others from the Gawker gang....

Enjoy Your Weekend And Please Feel Free To Join Us Monday Night To Watch Football, Crap Hats
We tried this a couple weeks ago and it was...fun? Depends on what your definition of fun is, I suppose, but I had fun. I always have fun, perhaps too much fun, which may result in soreness the next day. We all fall sometimes....

It's Baseball Night At Gelf's Varsity Letters
NYC folks: cancel your gala plans and head to Gelf Magazine's free monthly reading series at the Bergino Baseball Clubhouse at 7:30 tonight. Baseball night features our pal Jonah Keri, along with Harvey Frommer and Lang Whitaker. [Gelf]...

New Yorkers: Come Watch A Live Sports Magazine, Since None Of You Are Buying The Paper Ones
Pop-Up Magazine, "the world's first live magazine," is hosting its first-ever sports issue and its first-ever Manhattan issue at the Skirball Center on May 11 in partnership with ESPN The Mag. Katie Bakes will be reading, along with a lot of other smart people, and also Jay Bilas. It will be the kin...

Go Listen To Leitch And The FreeDarko Guys Stammer At Each Other Tomorrow
New Yorkers: Leitch is moderating a discussion with the FreeDarko authors from 7-8 p.m. tomorrow at the Strand. Drinks to follow. [NYMag.com, art by Jacob Weinstein via the FreeDarko store]...