Archive for July, 2007
a member of the fam-a-lee dies
Considering the abysmal state of the Pittsburgh Pirates for the past decade and a half, younger fans might not be terribly familiar with members of the Pirates back when they were winning on a consistent basis. The 1979 team was the last to win a World Series title. This was the “We Are Family” team [...]
Harry Potter and the Treasure Trail
Now that actor Daniel Radcliffe, who plays the title role in the Harry Potter films, has turned 18 years old (as of earlier this week) let me get this out of my system: he is hot. Many of the photos he has posed for recently (and especially the one here at right, lifted from Ashton [...]
no spoilers here
This will make me sound like a huge Harry Potter fan, but here’s how I spent the weekend: woke up late Saturday morning with a bit of a Manhattan-induced hangover, got some coffee, checked out the news online and got my email, then went downstairs and got the physical mail, which included my copy of [...]
the butt plugs that pop
Ah, my life is complete … I’ve been linked by Fleshbot (NSFW link). In a story about ClubJenna’s Lollipoppers — butt plugs that “make a pleasant ‘pop!’ sound when you pull them out” — the fine folks at Fleshbot linked to my March 2001 obit entry on Glenn Hughes of the Village People (my archetype [...]
we are the world
Not too long ago I digitized some of the original USA for Africa album from vinyl, and still had the record sitting here in my office. One drawback to Live Earth was the lack of an opportunity to take a group shot of all/most of the participants. The new banner image is from the USA [...]
pink and green
I was still living in the fraternity house in 1985, so when Live Aid was broadcast, it was an excuse to throw a party and be shitfaced before the sun went down. And from what I recall, it wasn’t all that exciting to watch on TV. The big gossip/rumor at the time was that the [...]