Posts Tagged ‘James Brown’

Book Review: Wilt, 1962 by Gary M. Pomerantz

April 27th, 2012 by Chris Humpherys

“In the history of professional team sports in America, there is no statistical equal of the Dipper’s hundred-point game, no other individual accomplishment in a single game so remarkable and out-sized.” Read the rest of this entry »

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My journey to Augusta, Part Four: The course, of course and a pictorial

April 9th, 2012 by Chris Humpherys

The drive from Charlotte to Augusta, Georgia takes about three hours.

First take I-77 South for about an hour and a half, until you hit Columbia, South Carolina.  Then take 20 West for another hour and change until arriving in Augusta.  Read the rest of this entry »

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The passing of Whitney Houston

February 13th, 2012 by Chris Humpherys

“On and on the rain will say how fragile we are”

-Sting Read the rest of this entry »

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Chumpservations, Vol. 23: Roadside tapestries, shaving cream and other assorted sundries

November 4th, 2011 by Chris Humpherys

I consider myself to be a fairly competent person.  I know my limitations, that there are certain things I can and cannot do.  For example, I can’t hang a ceiling fan.  In fact, I can’t really fix anything.  But I can cook.  I’m an independent thinker.  And I can (sometimes) form a complete sentence. Read the rest of this entry »

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SportsChump takes his talents to South Beach

June 30th, 2011 by Chris Humpherys

My sincerest apologies for neglecting my SportsChumpian duties lately, but if I told you that within two days time I shook hands with Reggie Bush, was fondled by an eight-foot python, hit the links with a rabbi, put on a karaoke rendition of “Sex Machine” inspirational enough to warrant a Rastafarian embrace and had a six-year old teach me how to Dougie, which one of those would you believe? Read the rest of this entry »

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Concert Review: Public Enemy

September 21st, 2010 by Chris Humpherys

“You don’t like Public Enemy, man?” Read the rest of this entry »

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Tweeting for the Super Bowl

February 8th, 2010 by Chris Humpherys

Since I couldn’t make it to either Miami or New Orleans for Super Bowl XLIV, I decided to hunker down in front of the laptop and Tweet the night away. I was curious to see a) who else was doing so and b) what they were writing about during the most watched television event in history. Read the rest of this entry »

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