I was looking for photos of the band Rush, and came across this photo of a group called the Rick David Band from the 1980s. I bet these guys rocked.
“I’ve never had a problem with drugs, only with
policemen.”
— The Wisdom of Keith Richards
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This is amazing every year.
Passed along without comment.
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“Former NBA All-Star Alvin Robertson has been charged with sexual assault of a child, trafficking an underage child for purposes of sex and forcing a sexual performance by a child.” —
Former NBA All-Star Alvin Robertson faces charges in sex ring bust - ESPN
This was my favorite Spur during the dark days prior to David Robinson’s arrival. Sucks that he has turned out to be such a scumbag in real life.
Ridiculous photos from Afghanistan.
“Instead of getting married again, I’m going to find a woman I don’t like and just give her a house.” — Rod Stewart
“The problem with the conversation surrounding the Family Guy episode is that it presupposes that people fall into one of two categories: those who think the joke was funny because they weren’t offended by it, and those who think the joke wasn’t funny because they were. I didn’t find the joke funny, not because it was insensitive to people with Down syndrome or to Sarah Palin, but because it just wasn’t funny. Like, as a joke.” —
Alston, in re MacFarlane v. Palin (via newsweek)
Yup - that pretty well sums it up.
Just listened to This American Life on drinking at Penn State University, which is the #1 party school in the country according to the Princeton Review. A couple of interesting facts:
Sounds about right.
“According to a Wall Street Journal study of four recent broadcasts, and similar estimates by researchers, the average amount of time the ball is in play on the field during an NFL game is about 11 minutes.” — Football Games Have 11 Minutes of Action - WSJ.com