The Dynasty Rides Again and…an Unexpected Endorsement

So two weeks ago, I bought some Mexican take out and drove over to my buddy’s house in St. Louis Park to watch Gophers-Hoosiers in HD. On the way there, the Dynasty started driving a little funky—resisting when I tried to turn the steering wheel. Felt like the alignment was off, or there was ice [...]

Alex is Fired Up

Favre throws another crucial interception.

:-)

Your 1998

I had mixed emotions watching the Packers lose yesterday–I really thought I wanted the epic Brady-Favre match-up (figured Moss could get his ring at the Pack’s expense). But watching the game at Chammp’s Eden Prairie last night, watching some Packer fan freak out inappropriately while his nice, blonde, probably-Minnesota-raised wife and their two little girls [...]

The Sports Guy on Juno

From Bill Simmons’ espn.com column today:
Q: Do you think the Jags are like “The Shawshank Redemption”? They seemed to be a sleeper team of destiny but picked the wrong year to win the Super Bowl (because of the Patriots). “Shawshank” was a sleeper movie destined to win Best Picture and picked the wrong year to [...]

Two Electrifying Speakers

Forget about Obama channeling MLK or Hillary evoking Sally Field, Stephenhero’s Lincoln (NE) Correspondent Ross Brockley turned me on to the way in which Neil Armstrong’s statuesque Apollo 11 Press Conference echoes through the halls of history, acoustically reemerging in John McCain’s acceptance speech in N.H. earlier this week. Inspirational? Boring as fuck? Uncomfortable to [...]

Gimme More 84!

Bought a bottle of wine at Lowry-Hill liquor store last night and discovered the most compelling grassroots campaign since Ron Paul was derailed by the Diebold machines in New Hampshire.
Bringmossback.blogspot.com is run by one of Lowry Hill’s employees, and it includes “Moss-Tastic videos” and there’s supposed to be a petition that you can sign to [...]

Facebook Presidential Debate Drinking Games brought to you by Facebook

Can I just point one thing out, you know, for the children? I’ve heard that the new jam with the college kids is to get a bottle of Smirnoff UV Pink Lemonade, hole up in a dorm room with a 42 inch flat, tune in to the Presidential debates and do a shot every time [...]