Rain, rain....and more rain in this small southern college town. We have reached the little 28 day month of February.
Some stuff...from the week-end:
Vick's last contract?
Monday, February 11, 2013
Things From the Week-end
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Atlanta.....This Could Have Been Us
It should have been us....Excuse us if we're are still somewhat bitter. But...
The ATL should have represented the NFC in the Super Bowl just played. We came up 10 yards short.
There is no doubt in my mind...our Atlanta Falcons...would have prevailed over the Baltimore Ravens.
They matched up better than the 49ners. More weapons...more speed.
But......as we say here often...it is ...what it is.
We congratulate you, Baltimore.
Enjoy your moment:
Monday, February 4, 2013
Super Bowl XLVII Commercials...A Review
For your viewing pleasure...This year I didn't pay close attention to the commercials....but...
Thanks to the Huffington Post...We can play Monday morning quarter back.
Take a look at all of the commercials which aired during last nights Super Bowl:
The Black-out...A Business Insider Look
They say if you live long enough...you will see it all.
Our friends at Business Insider gives us an interesting look at what went down last night:
A Super Event!
Last nights Super Bowl had a little something for everybody...Alicia Keys nailed the National Anthem...Beyonce nailed the half time show...And the Baltimore Ravens nailed the 49ners.
Even the Super Dome got involved with a tribute to Black History Month....a 30 minute black-out.
There were commercials....some good...some bad...some funny.
In the end...it was a very entertaining event.
Three headlines...from San Francisco, New Orleans and Baltimore:
Sunday, February 3, 2013
R.I.P.....Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner
A little late...but let us pay our respects.
From GaPeach913:
Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, Dead at 70
Sugarfoot
Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, the front man for the 70's group Ohio Players has died. He was 70 years old.
The Ohio Players official Facebook page released this official announcement:
Dateline: January 26, 2013 – Dayton, OH
Official Family Announcement of the Passing of Leroy Sugarfoot Bonner
Yesterday, Leroy “Sugarfoot” Bonner passed away quietly in his hometown of Trotwood-Dayton, OH. While his family, friends, colleagues, and fans mourn his passing they celebrate fondly his memory, music, and legacy.
Sugarfoot, or Foot, or Sugar, was the founding and cornerstone artistic talent of OHIO PLAYERS and the face and sound of the OHIO PLAYERS brand, which he knit together and launched in 1964 with former members of The Ohio Untouchables. With a career spanning 56 years, he passed barely short of his 70th birthday.
Humble yet charismatic, soft spoken and of few words, the weight of his thoughts, lyrics, and music has influenced countless other artists, songs, and trends. He will be missed but not forgotten as his legacy and music lives on. More details and an official historical perspective of his career will soon be forthcoming.
His Facebook page is available to all to post comments, reflections, and testimonials of this wonderful and gifted man: https://www.facebook.com/sugarfootsohioplayers
The Ohio Players official Facebook page released this official announcement:
Dateline: January 26, 2013 – Dayton, OH
Official Family Announcement of the Passing of Leroy Sugarfoot Bonner
Yesterday, Leroy “Sugarfoot” Bonner passed away quietly in his hometown of Trotwood-Dayton, OH. While his family, friends, colleagues, and fans mourn his passing they celebrate fondly his memory, music, and legacy.
Sugarfoot, or Foot, or Sugar, was the founding and cornerstone artistic talent of OHIO PLAYERS and the face and sound of the OHIO PLAYERS brand, which he knit together and launched in 1964 with former members of The Ohio Untouchables. With a career spanning 56 years, he passed barely short of his 70th birthday.
Humble yet charismatic, soft spoken and of few words, the weight of his thoughts, lyrics, and music has influenced countless other artists, songs, and trends. He will be missed but not forgotten as his legacy and music lives on. More details and an official historical perspective of his career will soon be forthcoming.
His Facebook page is available to all to post comments, reflections, and testimonials of this wonderful and gifted man: https://www.facebook.com/sugarfootsohioplayers
Thoughts...on a Super Sunday
We're back! With apologies to our faithful readers...we...or should I say "I"....have been a little busy during that past couple of weeks.
Still ...no excuses.....So let me share a few thoughts on the day of the 47th Super Bowl.
Five things ...I think ...I think:
#1. I am still bitter...not over it yet...The Atlanta Falcons should be playing in this game tonight.
#2. Everybody should back off on Beyonce! What's the big deal if she lip-sincs the National Anthem?
#3. My grand daughter is so cute...at 10 months.
#4. I have "unfriended" people on FaceBook ...because of their hatred for President Obama.
#5. Are you as tired of the pre-game hype...as I am?
Are we getting old...or what? I have seen every Super Bowl ever played. I can even remember the very first one. In Tulane Stadium.....Green Bay versus Kansas City. It was televised by both CBS and NBC. The stadium was half full. Grambling State's marching band was the half time entertainment.
Wow....and now today! Just the biggest event...on the planet!
Sit back.....eat your shrimp and chicken wings....watch the commercials.....and enjoy!
Monday, January 21, 2013
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Philly's...Quack Attack
It's official...the Philadelphia Eagles have their man! None other than the former coach of the college team known as the Oregon Ducks.
Chip Kelly and his famed fast-break offense will test the waters of the NFL.
Questions? Will he keep Michael Vick? Will that Oregon offense succeed in ..."Big Boy" football?
Who knows.....just speculation.
DUCK.. DUCK.. EAGLE!
These "Birds" are Self Destructing
Things are going from bad to worse for the Atlanta Hawks. In the midst of a very serious slump....what do the Hawks do?
They suspend their best player....Josh Smith. Supposedly " J-Smooth" was thrown out of practice the other day.
Coach Larry Drew has definitely lost control of this team. Don't know all the details...but...
This ain't good.
From the AJC:
Dave Martin
Smith suspended for tonight's game
Hawks suspend forward for tonight's game against Brooklyn for conduct detrimental to the team.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Getting no Love....in the ATL
There is a championship game to be played on Sunday...between the Atlanta Falcons and the San Francisco Giants.
The talking heads of the world wide leader (ESPN) cannot control themselves gawking uncontrollably over the 49ners. According to most everyone....the Falcons don't stand a chance. San Fran has better players....a better coach...a better QB....a better defense.
This is the same 49ner team that went into New York and got destroyed by the Giants. Oh...by the way...the Falcons beat these same Giants, 34-0. This is the same 49ner team the Seattle Sea Hawks humiliated a few weeks ago. (See last week) The Falcons shut out Seattle 20-0 in the first half on the way to....yes a win.
Atlanta is went 13-3 this season...best in the NFL. Home field advantage is theirs.
Let San Fran get the headlines.....the magazine covers. Come Sunday, Falcons....hit 'em in the mouth.....repeatedly! Then....hit 'em again. Then step on their neck until they puke!
I have a feeling the "Dirty Birds" will play with so much intensity ......so much energy....
The Dome will be rocking!
Let them have their SI cover.....The ATL will have the last laugh.
Jinxes? Kaepernick, Harbaugh this week’s SI cover boys
A year after two painful punt returns and a missed field goal
prevented a bro’-bowl Super Bowl, the 49ers are on Sports Illustrated’s
national cover and the Ravens are on the regional cover this week. More »
A New Low!
Last night the Atlanta Hawks played a basketball game. Well sort of. The Hawks were on a basketball court, but it is debatable that they actually participated in the game.
This was quite an embarrassment.
Record-setting night for Bulls in 97-58 thrashing of Hawks
5....five! as in 5 points scored in the second quarter! A month ago this team looked to challenge the best in the east. Now...it is quite possible they will never win a game again!
What a joke!
8:00 PM ET, January 14, 2013
United Center, Chicago, IL
United Center, Chicago, IL
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
It Is....What it Is!
Fact....The SEC has now won the last 7....yes seven BCS Championships. The National media totally dismisses this as a Southern Myth.
Really? Really? The real National Championship game this year ....was the first week of December.
Remember? In Atlanta. Georgia and Alabama? Two SEC powerhouses. Georgia fell five yards short.
And last night?
Last night?
Monday, December 31, 2012
Black Monday in the NFL
Wow! Seven....as in "7" head coaches fired today.
We wish them well:
BLACK MONDAY
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Top 10 Christmas Movies
From About.com.........Courtesy of Rebecca Murray.
My favorite is ....A Christmas Story. What's yours?
1. 'Love Actually'
© Universal Pictures
One
of the best written romantic comedies in decades happens to have a
Christmas theme. Eight storylines collide in this touching, funny, and
highly entertaining look at love, lust, loss, and relationships.
Starring Hugh Grant as the British Prime Minister, Keira Knightley as a new bride, Liam Neeson as a newly widowed father, and Bill Nighy as an aging rock star, Love Actually has a lot of heart and a lot of engaging characters to get into.
2. 'A Christmas Story'
© Warner Home Video
"You'll
poke your eye out!" Anyone who's hoped and wished and dreamed of that
one gift, that one item so special nothing else will do, will absolutely
adore A Christmas Story. Ralphie (Peter Billingsley, director of Couples Retreat)
wants a Red Ryder BB gun, but his parents keep telling him it's too
dangerous. But that doesn't stop Ralphie from driving his poor parents
crazy by actively campaigning for the gun.
3. 'Elf'
© New Line Cinema
6'3" Will Ferrell is raised by Santa and thinks he's an elf in this hilarious comedy directed by Jon Favreau (Iron Man).
After getting kicked out of the North Pole because he's too ungainly to
handle elf duties, Buddy sets out to find his real father. But once he
meets his biological dad, things don't go smoothly. Being raised by
Santa creates a lot of problems in a real world where most people don't
believe in the jolly old elf.
4. 'Scrooged'
© Paramount
Bill Murray hates Christmas and everything associated with the holiday in this modern retelling of Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
Childhood memories combined with a failed relationship with the love of
his life have made this TV producer an unpleasant fellow to be around
during the holiday season. But when he's visited by three ghosts, he has
a dramatic change of heart.
5. 'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation'
© Warner Home Video
This
is my personal favorite film of all the National Lampoon Griswold
family adventures. When the squirrel comes flying out of the Christmas
tree, it never fails to send me into a fit of uncontrollable laughter.
All Clark wants is for this family (even those members he didn't invite)
to have a great holiday, but just about everything that could go wrong,
does go wrong.
6. 'A Nightmare Before Christmas'
© Walt Disney Pictures
Like your holiday films a little twisted? Are you into Tim Burton? How about musicals with bite? If you answered yes, then the stop-motion A Nightmare Before Christmas
should be right up your alley. Jack Skellington is supposed to be all
about Halloween, but he finds himself fascinated with Christmas and
wants to take over that holiday by kidnapping Santa.
7. 'Home Alone'
© 20th Century Fox
The
first film of the series (there have been four all together, and a
video game) is still the best, and still deserves a viewing during the
winter holidays. Written and produced by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Rent), Home Alone
introduced us to the dysfunctional McCallister family and their
youngest son, Kevin, played by Macaulay Culkin who will forever be
remembered for his surprised pose on the film's poster. Kevin's left
home (hence the title) at Christmas and after the initial joy of being
away from this family wear off, he realizes that even if they get on his
nerves, he really does love them all.
8. 'Bad Santa'
© Dimension Films
Billy
Bob Thornton is a bad, bad Santa. He smokes, he drinks, he hits on
women, and he has really, really bad hygiene. As far as we know, none of
these traits apply to the real Santa... Thornton plays Willie, a
seasonal Santa hired on to work in a shopping mall along with his
associate, Marcus (Tony Cox). Marcus may fit the physical
characteristics of an elf, but he's just as R-rated as Willie. But
Willie has a change of heart when he meets a beautiful bartender and a
troubled kid who truly believes in him.
9. 'The Muppet Christmas Carol'
© Walt Disney Home Entertaiment
Who
can resist The Muppets even when it's not Christmas? All of the
familiar puppets, including Kermit, Miss Piggy, and Fozzie Bear, help
bring Dickens' A Christmas Carol to life in this G-rated family friendly 1992 film.
10. 'Gremlins'
© Warner Home Video
I'm guessing the first film that pops into your head when you think of Christmas movies isn't Gremlins,
but the 1984 horror comedy from writer Chris Columbus and director Joe
Dante actually is Christmas-themed. And quick, don't think about it,
what are the rules for raising a gremlin? 1) Don't let them near water,
2) no bright lights, and 3) do not under any circumstances feed them
after midnight!
The NFL has to go through the ATL!
It is now official...The road to this year's Super Bowl will have to go through Atlanta. The Falcons went into Detroit and conquered the Lions.
From the AJC:
AP
Falcons clinch top playoff seed
The NFC playoffs will go through Atlanta after win over Lions. | Photos | Playoff tickets on sale Thursday
Schultz: Matt Ryan back to MVP level
Former Tech WR Calvin Johnson sets NFL record
Schultz: Matt Ryan back to MVP level
Former Tech WR Calvin Johnson sets NFL record
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Flying...High
Yes.....we were ...just a little bit hard on these birds. But who could blame us?
The Falcons just lost to Carolina last week... And the Giants? The defending Champs?
Well......the "dirty birds" rose to the occasion.
Not only did they win the game...they...dominated!
CURTIS COMPTON / AJC
Falcons crush Giants
Atlanta dominates New York at the Georgia Dome, rolls to a 34-0 win and improves to 12-2.
Falcons vs. GiantsBradley: Falcons prove themselves
Schultz: Ryan steps up at the right time
Monday, December 10, 2012
"Cam'ed" In Carolina
This could possibly be the worst 11-2 team in NFL history. The Atlanta Falcons were out coached, out played, out "Cam'ed"....in just about every sense yesterday.
Carolina scored on their first 4 possessions in route to a 16-0 halftime lead.
It only got worse in the second half. Cam Newton torch the birds with a 72 yard touchdown run. Quickly it was 23-0.
The Falcons would eventually wake up out of their funk to make the final score a little more respectable.
But make no mistake about it....They got whipped. And yes they're 11-2....but!
ROAD WOES: Cam Newton, Panthers stun Falcons
Friday, December 7, 2012
A Fool...and His Money
Yes we said it. Allen Iverson is a fool. And a fool and the reported $150 million he has earned ...has departed him.
Right now he is bringing in $62,500 a month...but shelling out $360,000 a month.
Do the math.
What a fool!
NBA All-Star Drowning In Debt
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Hold Your Head Up....UGA!
Wow! What a game. The University of Georgia played the University of Alabama yesterday in a game the will go down in history as one of the greatest...ever.
Somebody had to win....somebody had to lose.
Two heavyweights. The SEC.
Georgia came up...5 yards short.
What a game!
From the Athens Banner Herald:
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