Blerd Radio Episode 3: The Disappearance of LeBron James . For some reason, WordPress will not led me embed the Blogtalkradio code into my posts. This pisses me off. A lot of you reading are way more computer savvy than I am (quiet as kept…I’m kinda dumb), so if you could lend a blerd a hand and help me figure this out, that would be groovy. Anyway, after a three week absence, I have returned with Blerd Radio Episode 3. My guests for this episode are my buddies +LB […]
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Hey LeBron…Where Ya Goin'?
Now that LeBron James and his Cleveland Cavaliers have been unceremoniously ousted from the NBA playoffs in the second round, and the league MVP can declare free agency this summer, tongues are wagging left and right about where he’s gonna go in the off-season. Granted, there is absolutely NO denying that LBJ is a legend, but I’ve gotta think that the Cavs’ performance in the playoffs after winning more games than any other team this season will reflect badly on […]
Blerd Briefs: Immigration, The NBA & Bret Michaels
I remember reading an interview (I think it was in Vibe magazine) with Meshell Ndegeocello, where she said something to the effect of “Mexicans are the new niggers”, and I had to agree with her. It’s not politically correct to give brothers and sisters the “you don’t belong here” treatment anymore, so the easy targets are Mexicans and Middle Easterners. The state of Arizona (which has a very high Mexican immigrant population) just passed into law a bill that requires […]
Monday Morning Musings: KG, The ACMs & The Gentlemen's Bet
Welcome to the working week, dear readers. Having officially recovered from Record Store Day (well, I personally have recovered. My debit card hasn’t), I am awake and ready to face another Monday. The NBA playoffs are already underway. While I, like most sane basketball fans, fully expects a Lakers/Cavs final, there’s always interesting stuff happening before the big dance. The big news so far is that Celtics forward/extraterrestrial Kevin Garnett has been suspended for Game 2 in their series against […]
Tiger Woods' Nike Commercial…Featuring a Few Words From Dad
I wanna take this new Nike commercial with Tiger Woods at face value. Basically, it’s Tiger staring at the camera as the voice of his late dad plays in the background. Obviously, the things Earl Woods is saying can be applied to Tiger’s recent troubles, although Earl passed away before all of this happens. It’s a pretty powerful piece, although I don’t know that the ad would suddenly make me wanna run out and buy Nike gear (if I wasn’t […]
Bracket Fever Invades the Music Internets
I do not participate in NCAA basketball brackets anymore-that shit is WAY too unpredictable. Plus, I had a much better handle on college ball when I was younger, and back then you could actually see players develop over a four year period, and it wasn’t just a forum for ball players to advertise their wares for a year or two before they turned pro. Anyway, if Kansas’s loss hasn’t deterred you forever from looking at another bracket-type setup, check out […]
Paul Shirley's "Can I Keep My Jersey?": 4 Years in the Life of a Journeyman
Let’s face facts here. Professional athletes are not generally known for their wit or candor. Not only does being sped through school for your athletic process not generally allow for the development of any kind of analytical thinking (or the social skills required to be funny), but no one wants to mess up their next endorsement check by saying anything that might be potentially inflammatory. So, we sports fans nowadays are stuck with either entitled idiots (like, for example, Terrell […]
Tiger Woods Apologizes: Now Leave The Man Alone
This Tiger Woods cheating thing has amused me for several months now. I am glad that he decided to man up, held a press conference, apologized to his wife and family, and is trying to move on with his life. I’m not really sure why there was this big public outcry. The man is rich and famous. Women throw themselves at him left and right (let’s also consider how much pussy he’d be getting thrown at him if he was […]
Blerd Briefs: The NBA, Tiger Woods & Kevin Smith
I was a pretty hardcore NBA fan back in the day-coming up during the glory era of Bird, Magic and MJ. These days, I catch a game when I can, but I’m not as much of a fanatic as I used to be. Hell, I missed the All-Star game this year for the first time in ages-although I was very happy that my man David Lee made the Eastern Conference squad. Anyway, back when I was in high school, my […]
Hope I Die Before I…Hey, Wait a Sec…
Super Bowl 44 was exciting enough-at least until Manning got intercepted halfway through the 4th quarter. Although I put money on Indianapolis to win, I’m kinda glad it went to New Orleans. When the best things to come out of your city in the past twenty years are Lil Wayne and Harry Connick Jr., you deserve all that you get. Man, but did you check out that halftime show? Never mind the fact that Queen Latifah’s performance of “America the […]