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“Does Chauncey Billups know about this poker game?” I asked jokingly as I walked into the clubhouse. The old men sitting around the table looked up at me, briefly, not all of them, as if they couldn’t be bothered. Every Continue reading Conversations from the Course: Chauncey Billups, Florida Coaches and Going All In
My entire batch of college buddies are wholeheartedly, unabashedly and unashamedly delirious, and not solely because of all the partying we engaged in during our undergrad years and beyond. No, my fellow fan base, without a single exception other than Continue reading Lose, Rinse and Repeat: Entitled Gator Football Program Set to Stuck on Suck
Many moons ago, I lived overseas underneath a military dictatorship. Rights were repressed and freedom of speech was halted. The media was controlled and many of the nation’s people lived in fear, remembering all too keenly the coup that had Continue reading Unadulterated Signs of Impending Authoritarianism, or A Day at the Movies
My, how times have changed. It didn’t take all that long either. We fickle football fans change our minds on a whim, especially when given enough reasons. And by reasons, I specifically mean… losses. Only last year, I wrote about Continue reading If you think things are bad now, Gator Football fans, wait until Jon Gruden becomes your next head coach.
I love Foreigner. Always have. Long before they released their standout love ballad “I Want to Know What Love Is,” the only number one hit of their career, I’d sing their greatest hits album through and through. This was back Continue reading Foreigner Trolling Twitter to Play Swift-Kelce Wedding Officially Marks Death of Rock and Roll
“I wanna thank y’all for your integrity,” shouted Erykah Badu to the sold-out crowd at the Orlando House of Blues. It was a steamy Wednesday evening, partially steamy because of the swampy Central Florida weather, far steamier because of who Continue reading Concert Review: Erykah Badu and Alchemist bring “Abi & Alan Tour” to Orlando’s House of Blues
I vaguely remember life without the internet. To gather and verify relevant tidbits of information, we relied upon things like newspapers (remember those?), television programs (that aired live and weren’t streamed or watched on a whim) and telephones that once Continue reading Misinformation, disinformation and yet another case for boycotting the internet: The day Anthony Richardson didn’t become a Patriot
Dear Dad, Wow! What a trip. Brandy and I hadn’t been back to the city since 2022, you know, with work, life and such getting in the way. This would be our first trip back since your passing, another on Continue reading Postcards from NYC (and Tarrytown… and Westchester… and almost Charlotte… and unexpectedly, Washington DC)
I wish I could write jokes. I mean JOKES jokes. Like funny ones. After devouring Lorne Michaels biography, I’m currently reading Rodney Dangerfield’s and just did a deep dive into his 1969 album release I Don’t Get No Respect. Brilliant Continue reading First Ever SportsChump Joke-Writing Contest
“Part of the film’s charm today is almost the nostalgia factor of remembering what it was like to see it then.” -James Cameron, on Jaws There’s this memorable 1986 SNL sketch within which William Shatner, the show’s host for that Continue reading Couple goes into the cage, cage goes into Shark Con, Jaws at Shark Con
