Today’s lead entry takes a break from uni-related content, cuz I’ve got an unusual announcement to make. As most of you know, I’ve done several spoken-word gigs over the past year or so — readings, lectures, “performances,” whatever you want to call them. Now, in a really unusual twist, I’m going to be opening for a rock band, and I’m pretty excited about it.
Here’s the deal: My longtime pal Liz Clayton and I have been asked by our friends the Magnetic Fields (that’s them in the photo above) to serve as their opening act for part of their upcoming fall tour. Liz will be doing a PowerPoint presentation based on her awesome web site devoted to transparently repurposed fast-food outlets, Not Fooling Anybody (a few of you may have seen her present this same program at Union Hall back in January — it was hilarious), and I’ll be doing a PowerPoint devoted to … I’m not sure yet. My topic might be trade magazines (my topic at that Union Hall show), or it might be one of the other things I’ve presented lately, like the design evolution of butchery charts or the cultural history of the baseball cap. Or it might be something else entirely. I’m still deciding.
Liz and I, who are calling ourselves the Forewords, had hoped to do five or six shows on the tour, but it looks like logistical conflicts will limit us to just two: October 10th at the State Theater in Minneapolis, and October 11th at the Capitol Theater in Madison (as you might expect, I’m totally jazzed to be performing in Wisconsin). Ticket info for both of those shows, and for the rest of the tour, is available here. There’s a vague change that Liz and I might also work the shows in Jersey City (Oct. 23), Philly (Oct. 25), or DC (Oct. 26), but those are looking iffy at best.
Allow me to anticipate a few questions you may have:
Why would a rock band hire a pair of lecturers as their opening act?
For reasons not worth explaining here, the Magnetic Fields want very quiet openers for this tour. Plus they’re generally open to doing things in a rather unconventional way. (A long time ago, e.g., I saw their frontman, Stephin Merritt, get onstage in a small club and read a short story through a megaphone. Don’t worry, I won’t be doing that myself.) Plus-plus their audience is kinda bookish, so it’s not as much of a stretch for them to hire a spoken-word opening act as it would be for, say, Slayer. And I don’t mean that as a knock on Slayer.
Okay, but why’d they hire you?
My friend Claudia Gonson, who’s the Magnetic Fields’ drummer and manager (and is also good friends with Liz), attended one of my readings last winter and liked it. Afterward, she told me, “That was great! You should open for us sometime!” I said, “Sure, just say when,” and then I pretty much forgot about it until Claudia brought it up again last month.
How long will your “set” be?
Not long. Figure about 30 minutes total, shared between Liz and myself.
How big are these venues?
The State Theater’s capacity is 2150 people; the Capitol seats 1000.
Will your name be on the marquee of the theater and everything?
Not my name, but we’re hoping that “The Forewords” will be listed in big letters, and that we’ll also be listed in ads, on tickets, etc.
Are the shows close to selling out?
I have no idea, sorry.
I’m not familiar with the Magnetic Fields. Where can I hear their music?
You can check out some of their tunes here. I’m sure you know how to track down music elsewhere on the internet.
I don’t like the Magnetic Fields, I don’t care about your friend Liz or her web site, and I don’t wanna spend $27 just to see you talk for 15 minutes. Isn’t there some way I can pay a reduced price just to see you?
No.
Can you put me on the guest list?
If your name is Minna H., yes; otherwise, no.
I live in one of the other cities on the tour. Can’t you please perform in my city, just for me, because I’m asking so nicely?
No.
Who’s going to open for the band during the rest of the tour?
My friend Rob Walker (author, blogger, journalist, and all-around swell guy), who lives in Savannah, may end up doing a spoken-word thingie for the Atlanta show on October 17th. Not sure what’s up for the other dates on the tour.
Will you be having Uni Watch parties in Minneapolis or Madison?
Unfortunately, there won’t be time for that. Ah, the busy life of a rock star.
Hey, Ricko lives in Minneapolis. Will you check out his clip files while you’re there?
Way ahead of you, my friend.
Do the Forewords have a web site?
Not yet. Soon.
Will you have Forewords T-shirts for sale?
No. We might do other merch, like bookmarks or staple removers or pencil cases, but then we’d have to sit at the merch table and sell them, and we’d rather hang out with friends, eat, drink, watch the Magnetic Fields, etc. Still, I really love the idea of having merch for a spoken-word act, so it might end up happening anyway.
Wait, don’t you hate merchandising? Hypocrite!
As I’ve explained many times, I’ve got nothing against merchandising, branding, or marketing as long as they’re done in appropriate places — like, say, at the merch table at a rock show. But if thinking that I’m a hypocrite makes you feel better or scratches your “Gotcha!” itch or whatever, be my guest.
Back in December, after you mentioned that you and “fellow Chosen Person” Claudia Gonson hung out on Christmas Day, her Wikipedia entry briefly included the following: “Is Jewish. Is friends with the guy who runs uniwatchblog.com.” Who put that in there?
Good question. Anyone care to ’fess up?
Will you have any ridiculous stipulations in your rider?
My hotel room number must be an odd number, preferably prime. (This demand would carry a lot more weight if I were actually being put up in a hotel.) Also: I really like toast, and I especially like toast made from the second and next-to-last slices of the loaf (i.e., the two slices just inside the heels), which are denser than the rest of the slices because of the way the dough gets compressed against the ends of the loaf pan. So I’d like my dressing room to be stocked with six or eight of these particular slices — let’s call them the rider slices — along with a toaster and some salted, pre-softened butter. Thank you.
Is it true that the opening act always gets the hottest groupies?
That’s what I’ve been told.
Thanks for your kind indulgence. We now return you to your regularly scheduled Uni Watch.
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Chat-A-Tat-Tat: I’ll be doing a live web chat on ESPN.com tomorrow at 3pm eastern. They haven’t yet given me the URL where it’ll be taking place, but I should be able to post it here on the site tomorrow morning.
Raffle Reminder: In case you missed it yesterday, I’m raffling off a $100 SoccerPro.com gift card. For details, look here.
Signal Flare: Yo, Phil Miller, are you out there? If so, please give me a shout.
Uni Watch News Ticker: The NFL has confirmed for me that the captaincy patches will be worn again this season. Toss in the league-wide Gene Upshaw patch and the various commemorative patches and we’re looking at a very patch-y season. Can’t wait to see how they fit the Super Bowl patch into the mix next February. … I didn’t watch the MLB home run derby back in July. But according to this item in yesterday’s New York Times, it included the following voiceover: “The State Farm Home Run Derby, brought to you by State Farm, proud sponsor of the State Farm Home Run Derby.” … Weird to see a shin guard being worn so high. … More logo-branded socks — and not Phiten this time. Also: Note the purple shoelaces! … Wade Harder notes that officials in the Clemson/’Bama game had the Adidas logo on their caps (additional view here). I don’t recall seeing that before — is it a new thing? … Speaking of which, what’s that little tone-on-tone mark on this official’s cap? Is that a Rawlings logo? … The Canucks will honor Luc Bourdon this season “with an element added to each player’s helmet,” which I assume means a decal (with thanks to John Muir). … Also from John: Now there’s a collection. Details here. … Starting next year, Maryland will be outfitted by Under Armour. Further info here, and there’s a photo gallery, which includes a peek at what will apparently become their hoops uniform, here. … Here’s an NOB issue I’d never thought of before (with thanks to Dan Netser). … Johnson C. Smith University’s football team wears some crazy two-tone pants. Additional pics here and here (courtesy of Tyler Rodgers). … Yesterday’s post about those 1977 All-Star Game mystery photos resulted in a lot of theories (this was my favorite) but nothing I’d consider plausible, much less definitive. Todd Radom helpfully sent along the official A.L. team portrait, which helped clear up a few issues, but the fundamental mystery of the guy in the Yankees road uniform remains. … The fetishization of Gene Upshaw’s death is proceeding nicely. … The MLB Network’s logo will look like this. I don’t have enough room here to describe how bad it is, but let’s start with this: What the hell is that triangle doing on the bottom, other than filling up a triangular space that they didn’t know how else to fill? … Tantalizing communiqué from Rob McGill, who says he found an item on a “long-dead blog,” from “a kid who worked in the archives at This Week in Baseball.” The kid supposedly reported the following: “I found some really cool stuff [from 1977], including a story about a game where the Royals had to wear the Brewers’ road uniforms during a game because their uniforms didn’t make it to the stadium on time. It was crazy, you had the road brewers against the home brewers.” I’ve written about lots of situations involving lost uniforms, but I don’t think I’ve heard about this one before. Anyone..? … Wanna see John McCain in a basketball uniform? Here you go, bottom row, second from left (with thanks to James Yeh). … Yet another Nike conspiracy theory that I had nothing to do with (but Brinke Guthrie did). … Nothing made me smile yesterday as much as this, this, this, and this. They’re from this eBay listing, which was posted in last night’s comments. Great, great stuff. … Congrats to reader Matt Powers, who’s been training to be a football ref and had his first gig yesterday — “four way JV scrimmage up in Nyack with Mamaroneck, Horace Greeley, and Somers,” he says. “Even better, I came home to find my membership card waiting for me — the perfect ending to a great day.” … Latest example of advertising where it doesn’t belong: Go to your favorite MLB team’s web site, look at the September schedule, and check out Sept. 16th. “A Star Wars-themed promotion at the stadium that day?” asks Sean Wilson. “Nope. That’s the day LucasArts releases ‘Star Wars: The Force Unleashed,’ their new videogame. They seem to have struck a deal with MLB to promote this with this stupid picture of Darth Vader on the schedule of EVERY team. Not baseball-related at all but on the schedule anyway is. Maybe not a new low, but pretty bad nonetheless.” Au contraire, I’d say it IS a new low. … Reebok is going to equip all the Champions Hockey League teams woith Edge uniforms (with thanks to Paul Richard Cook). … The NBA’s OKC team’s new identity will finally be revealed today at 6pm eastern, and aren’t we all just dying from anticipation. … Buttons strike again: In last night’s Padres/Dodgers game, Chip Ambres hit a grounder to Angel Berroa, who got in position and fielded the ball but didn’t come up throwing — because the ball had lodged inside his jersey. Much like Sarah Palin’s daughter, Berroa chose life, opting to have the baby and marry Ambres.
#1 by LI Phil on 09.03.08 9:18 am |
you’d like bigger bread?
#2 by Marcus from B-More on 09.03.08 9:21 am |
http://upload.wikime...
UNBELIEVABLY BORING
-boring font
-boring choice of the home plate as a shape
-not to mention the random triangle at the bottom
-the red on the right side of the batter logo looks like a five year old started to color, then realized there were more presing things in his life, like actually playing the game on one of his many video game consoles
#3 by Gobstopper on 09.03.08 9:30 am |
First to say low blow to a pregnant 17-year-old kid. Political affiliations aside, don’t make fun of teenage mothers. It doesn’t serve any uni-related purpose and it is generally just bad form.
#4 by Duckstyle on 09.03.08 9:32 am |
I think the ‘rider’ slices are my least favorite in any loaf, I usually eat the heels but almost never the “riders” for the very reason Paul likes them. I’ve got a better backstage weirdness story. When I was backstage to see Cake, many moons ago, the guys requested only red candles to light their dressing/green room. Because as we all know, the color of the wax effects the color of the light…..right?
#5 by Duckstyle on 09.03.08 9:34 am |
Personally I found it amusing. Less of a slight at Bristol, more of a slight at her mother for putting her on display.
#6 by Kek on 09.03.08 9:36 am |
I love it! I thought I was the only one!!!
Paul, or anyone, do you know if the captain patches will be a requirement this year or will you have teams doing their own thing like last year? Not all teams participated.
#7 by chance on 09.03.08 9:37 am |
This masturbatory grief over Gene Upshaw really bothers me - “fetish” is the best word for it.
What’s worse is the precedent set. All this for the union head? What are they going to do the next time a Commissioner dies - rename teams in his honor?
#8 by Kek on 09.03.08 9:38 am |
Nice to see Paul getting equal treatment, or “the Bryan Treatment” if you like!
Seriously, I think some of you need a nice big bowl of “Lighten the Hell Up” Flakes. Let’s not turn a beautiful Wednesday morning into the madness that has become UW weekends.
#9 by chance on 09.03.08 9:41 am |
By the way, Paul, congrats on the gig. I’ve never been to the Overture Center, but any time spent in Madison is time spent well. Have a burger at Dotty’s - I’m jealous.
#10 by Kek on 09.03.08 9:46 am |
Geez, is it the official UW stance that no one who passes on should be memorialized? It’s not going to take anything away from the game by doing this stuff.
Gene Upshaw was a HOF player and spent his post-playing career working as director of the NFLPA, I’m not sure why one would think the league WOULDN’T pay him tribute.
I find it ironic that people that get excited when they see stirrups are calling memorializing a great player and contributor to the game a “fetish”.
You want “fetish” go to that Witesock website…
#11 by Anthony Verna on 09.03.08 9:48 am |
I would make sure that the concert rider states that you want M&Ms to be separated by color in different bowls.
#12 by Stuby on 09.03.08 9:50 am |
No better way to start off the comments than a ‘Spinal Tap’ reference. Good job Phil.
#13 by scott on 09.03.08 9:55 am |
I hope Obama’s children are perfect little angels.
#14 by interlockingtc on 09.03.08 9:55 am |
Congratulations on the gig! That’s great. Love the Magnetic Fields. To those unfamiliar: pick up “69 Loves Songs”.
Those helmet cars are dreamy.
#15 by interlockingtc on 09.03.08 9:56 am |
er…”Love”…
#16 by Jim MI on 09.03.08 10:00 am |
I perfer ‘Lighten the Hell Up’-Os…
#17 by James P. on 09.03.08 10:02 am |
You mean like the Obama girls who have been on the cover of People, and the focus of a Entertainment Tonight story? Oh, right, you can’t say anything about them with out being yelled down and called bad things…
Getting this off politics–one thing that is odd about that 1977 AL All-Star team photo is that the “Yankees road uni guy” is not there, yet in the picturs that supposedly show right after it was taken, there he is… Also note that in this image: http://farm4.static.... Billy Martin and Joe DiMaggio are not seatted in the middle of the group as they are in this image: http://farm4.static....
Also, you can see here (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3153/2809122943_265ecd5a1d_o.jpg) there is someone sitting beside Gene Monahan who is not in the official picture. I would say that “Yankees road uni guy” and guy in the sunglasses and pin stripes were not players but staffers or just guys that were in some other “team” photo that was used for something else.
Oh, and you can see Jose Cruz in his HOME Astros Rainbow-guts uni walking in the background. Why would anyone from the NL be wearing their Home unis that day?
#18 by Chuck on 09.03.08 10:04 am |
The Magnetic Fields are awesome! check out the cd The Wayward Bus, the song 100,000 Fireflies! is so cool!
#19 by Kek on 09.03.08 10:04 am |
Wasn’t that when the ’stros were wearing the rainbows both at home and on the road?
#20 by brian on 09.03.08 10:05 am |
they did the same thing on the mlb.com calendars for the day that the new indiana jones movie came out back in may.
#21 by Luther Mahoney on 09.03.08 10:06 am |
I just saw the You Tube video concerning the racks of older game worn Blue Jays jerseys. For
the last few years,the Blue Jays store has been selling the game used jerseys for $100 each,$200
for the 1988 pullovers. The jerseys were mainly common players and coaches. I was at the Blue Jays-Twins game last night and the rack had mostly
1997 to 2000 jerseys left.
#22 by dhrsko2 on 09.03.08 10:07 am |
The logo on the referee’s hat is Richardson, not Rawlings.
http://www.richardso...
#23 by chris on 09.03.08 10:10 am |
great gig! David Cross did something similar but opposite, he had the band …And You Will Know Us By The Trail of the Dead open for him before he did his routine.
Ironically I was listening to “100,000 Fireflies” on the way into work, great way to start the day
#24 by Paul Lukas on 09.03.08 10:10 am |
Get real. If, say, Conan O’Brien made the exact same joke, you’d have no problem with it. The photo looked like Berroa was giving birth to a baseball, so I made a joke based on current events. Live with it, and let’s move on.
#25 by jiec on 09.03.08 10:12 am |
Speaking of which, what’s that little tone-on-tone mark on this official’s cap?
Looks like the NCAA Football logo seen at the top left hand corner of their homepage:
http://www.ncaafootb...
#26 by Alan #44 on 09.03.08 10:14 am |
Also, you can see here (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3153/2809122943_265ecd5a1d_o.jpg) there is someone sitting beside Gene Monahan who is not in the official picture. I would say that “Yankees road uni guy” and guy in the sunglasses and pin stripes were not players but staffers or just guys that were in some other “team” photo that was used for something else.
The guy next to Monahan is the Yankee batboy.
#27 by Duckstyle on 09.03.08 10:14 am |
Damn George Lucas! Wish you could vote people out of the country, Survivor-style. Can we call this “Creep Creep”?
#28 by LI Phil on 09.03.08 10:18 am |
i been thinkin more and more on that damn ‘77 ASG photo…and the more i do, the more i am drawn to one conclusion…
the “second” photo is actually the first…mystery player is kind of slinking/skulking/stalking his way to the back of the photoshoot…pretty much unbeknownst to anyone, since there are like 70 uniformed players on the field…
the “first” photo is therefore the second in the series, and our mystery friend has sort of just wiggled his way between the players standing in the back row…
mystery guy seems unaffiliated with any of the other players, although it’s hard to tell with only two stills
my guess…he IS some kind of imposter (whether or not it is barry bremen as some have speculated) is largely irrelevant (although of course, we uni-minds need to know)…but im not 99% confident mystery dude never played a day of organized (certainly not pro) ball in his life
/just my $.02…but it’s been bugging me all night
#29 by Paul Lukas on 09.03.08 10:19 am |
Ahhh, got it. Interesting to see that the officials in that other game (Clemson/’Bama) were wearing Adidas caps. Anyone know if this outfitting varies by conference?
Also: Have NCAA officials’ caps had maker’s marks prior to this season?
#30 by gsaldi on 09.03.08 10:27 am |
aren’t we a bit sensitive for a wednesday morning?
first off, Johnson C. Smith unis are beautiful. attach two strings and twist, and it looks like they are flying!
my thought on that asg photo is that he is just some random guy, walking by. maybe looking to pick up a wad of bubble gum or chewing tobacco and sell it on ebay….. wait, there was no ebay in ‘77. Well maybe he just needed something to help his drymouth? (yes, drymouth is now one word)
#31 by warren thompson on 09.03.08 10:28 am |
Those Johnson C. Smith two-tone pants are, in fact, retro. They were far from uncommon back in the old days. E.g., I believe the U. of Virginia wore them in the late 40s/early 50s.
#32 by Frank on 09.03.08 10:28 am |
Apologies if somehow it was mentioned already… Any chance there were NFC helmet cars there as well?
#33 by Geeman on 09.03.08 10:31 am |
Oh, and you can see Jose Cruz in his HOME Astros Rainbow-guts uni walking in the background. Why would anyone from the NL be wearing their Home unis that day?
I thought the Astros had one uniform, for home and away, at that time.
#34 by observer on 09.03.08 10:35 am |
Paul, there is tremendous difference between this site and late night talk shows…people go to those places for the political humor…no one comes to UniWatch for the political discussion…Politics and religion are two subjects that should be broached very lightly because you will always offend someone.
As for making a comment about a candidate’s child, I think you should follow the example of both campaigns and acknowledge that their children are completely off-limits
#35 by kevin on 09.03.08 10:37 am |
That is not Don Money in the back. It is JIm Slaton!
#36 by Matt B on 09.03.08 10:38 am |
Good luck with the spoken-word tour! I hope the Philly show works out.
#37 by Paul Lukas on 09.03.08 10:40 am |
I love it when people tell me why “people come to Uni Watch,” as if you’re speaking for the entire readership (or as if it would matter even if you were). Here’s a thought: This morning I came to Uni Watch to make a joke about Angel Berroa taking the ball out of his jersey. And I hate to break it to you, but my reasons for coming here trump your reasons.
#38 by Justin in AR on 09.03.08 10:45 am |
Congrats on the gig, Paul! And seriously, people. LIGHTEN THE FUCK UP! It was a joke…
#39 by Ricko on 09.03.08 10:47 am |
My thoughts exactly. The guy is just too…slight. Not an MLB body. Although he does look SO damn familiar. That’s what’s bugging me. Like he’s a little known or comic I’ve seen somewhere.
re: Johnson C. Smith. When little-known Pettis Norman from little-known Johnson C. Smith first became the Cowboys’ regular tight end, I remember one of the color commentators saying something like, “I can never remember if Pettis Norman went to Johnson C. Smith or Johnson C. Smith went to Pettis Norman.”
#40 by Ricko on 09.03.08 10:48 am |
little known ACTOR or comic…I meant.
—ricko
#41 by Kek on 09.03.08 10:48 am |
Oh, get over yourself. The comment Paul made would have been no different had it been made about Britney Spears’ younger sister, yet because she’s the daughter of a VP nominee, all of a sudden “no one comes for political discussion”.
Sorry, that’s not political discussion…I missed the part where Paul commented on Palin’s stances on the political issues of the day…oh, that’s right….THAT DIDN’T HAPPEN.
You need to “observe” the difference between a political stance and a simple observation on current events… there is a big difference.
#42 by john in DC on 09.03.08 10:48 am |
Paul, if you do find time to work the 10/26 show here in DC, I suggest you try Ben’s Chili Bowl in NW. The half-smoke with everything is a thing of beauty.
www.benschilibowl.com
#43 by chance on 09.03.08 10:49 am |
A tribute is fine. Deserved. Wonderful. I don’t think anyone here is saying that there shouldn’t be any memorial for him at all. On the contrary, I love memorial patches for the snapshot in time they provide, looking back.
But a patch on every single player for every single game this season? And his name and number stenciled on every field? It’s absurd. It’s overkill.
And yes, it is a fetish. The NFL has been nurturing this grief fetish for years, with silly over-the-top masturbatory memorials, designed to call attention to how much they’re grieving.
And yes, I am concerned that the “tribute” levels are rising. I don’t know how they can not do something as silly as rename a team when a Commissioner dies, lest his memorial be viewed as somehow half-hearted now that the NFL has gone completely overboard for a union head.
#44 by LI Phil on 09.03.08 10:51 am |
i move we discuss something besides palin’s daughter…like pez or hot wheel collections
or maybe…
uniforms
#45 by Leo on 09.03.08 10:51 am |
I’m going to agree with Paul and Kek. Maybe we should just abort this whole line of comments while it is still in the fetal stages. That sounds much better than letting it grow all day into a monster.
#46 by chance on 09.03.08 10:52 am |
Sheesh. Two “and, yes”es in one post. I obviously got up on the bad writing side of the bed this morning.
#47 by Alan #44 on 09.03.08 10:53 am |
I totally agree! Congrats Paul…you are a renaissance man. If anyone doesnt like the humor, just “change the channel.”
#48 by Paul Lukas on 09.03.08 10:53 am |
Well stated — my thoughts exactly.
I will say this, however: It’s hard to imagine any other union chief being saluted so lavishly by the management group against which he negotiated (imagine what will happen when Don Fehr dies). It would be nice to think that this reflects some sense of progressive enlightenment on the part of the NFL, but I think it’s actually a sad confirmation of what many people have said for years: Upshaw was a really, really poor example of a labor leader. Anyone this popular with the guys on the other side of the table couldn’t possibly have been doing his job.
#49 by Ricko on 09.03.08 10:58 am |
Not that “slight” guys can’t play MLB. But they’re usually pretty recognizable because of that fact…guys like Ron Guidry, for example. Someone that “smallish” (relatively speaking) would more likely have been well-known and would have been ID’d here quickly.
#50 by MPowers1634 on 09.03.08 11:02 am |
Interesting tidbit about the Johnson C. Smith unis:
In these pics:
http://i2.photobucke...
http://i2.photobucke...
Smith is playing North Carolina A&T. A&T won the game 44-10, thus ending the nation’s longest losing streak of 27 games!
http://www.ncataggie...
However, more interesting to me, was the use of open 4’s by A&T:
http://www.ncataggie...
Far left corner, foreground:
http://i2.photobucke...
So much for the unis!
#51 by matt on 09.03.08 11:06 am |
mlb did the same thing with the new indiana jones movie back in may. it was weird looking at the schedule and seeing a picture of indiana jones sitting there.
#52 by MPowers1634 on 09.03.08 11:08 am |
ANd to make this sneaker related…NC A&T Hoops is one of the charter schools to be outfitted by Jordan Brand, along with:
Cal,
UNC Chapel Hill,
Cincinatti: Now Adidas
St. Johns: Was Nike, now I believe Adidas
#53 by Kek on 09.03.08 11:08 am |
oooh burn….
point taken phil!!!!! I’m done with the topic!
I only need six cars to complete my set of 2008 new models! (I appreciate you remember!)
#54 by Andy11 on 09.03.08 11:09 am |
Two things.
1. What is that animal that Claudia is holding in the picture? Looks like a cat with a foxish-looking face.
2. Politics aside, the joke about Berroa giving birth to the ball simply wasn’t funny. Maybe the problem was in the delivery…
#55 by LI Phil on 09.03.08 11:09 am |
remember what?
#56 by Kek on 09.03.08 11:11 am |
LOL! I’m going to save this comment the next time folks think I’m being disagreeable for no good reason!!!!!
Oh, and Leo, your “abort” and “fetal” lines… brilliant!!!!
Never has a three-sentence post made me laugh so much!!! Good stuff!
#57 by Kek on 09.03.08 11:16 am |
Oh Phil, I guess I gave you too much credit!!! When we had the thread about collecting jerseys, I brought up the point that “collecting” might not be the correct word with me because if I own them, I wear them so I feel they’re part of my wardrobe.
I then went on to say “if you want to see collections, as me about my Hot Wheels or Pez collections”.
I thought you bringing Hot Wheels/Pez was a subtle dig, I guess I was wrong!!!!
#58 by Robert on 09.03.08 11:22 am |
Millions of people taking to the streets, singing “Ding Dong, The Witch is Dead” and dancing all night long?
#59 by Teebz on 09.03.08 11:22 am |
Perhaps that’s why the league chose to honour in such a manner. ;o)
#60 by LI Phil on 09.03.08 11:23 am |
oh douggie…
did you forget to read my bible again? ;)
…
/btw…i was going to use this in reply…but…
you know i loves ya…so…i couldn’t :o)
NOW BACK TO UNIS!
#61 by MPowers1634 on 09.03.08 11:24 am |
Before someone corrects me:
Georgetown had traditionally been a Nike school,
http://www.soledier....
with flashes of Jordan brilliance:
http://www.kicksguid...
when JT3 became coach, they became a JB team:
XVI:
http://images.google...
XXII:
http://graphics8.nyt...
#62 by Paul Lukas on 09.03.08 11:28 am |
Um, yeah, that was my point.
#63 by Duckstyle on 09.03.08 11:32 am |
http://www.tonsoft-s...
#64 by Kek on 09.03.08 11:38 am |
My head is spinning, you’ve out-sarcasm-ed me! (Apologies to those that hate the verbifying of nouns, I know it’s a pet peeve of many)
#65 by RS Rogers on 09.03.08 11:55 am |
On to more important business, this Magnetic Fields song is easily one of the greatest pop songs ever:
100,000 Fireflies
Wish I could be back in Minnesota or Madison for Paul’s gig! (Also wish I could think of a uni-related tie in to that particular song to justify posting the link.)
#66 by LarenR on 09.03.08 12:11 pm |
Did anyone else check out that site? In the “Embroidery Guide” section they have a set of Stock Mascots, and they are almost all angry. Even the dolphin! This is my favorite.
#67 by Kevin Z. on 09.03.08 12:14 pm |
I played Club Baseball in college and our hats were made by Richarson with their logo in the same spot as the ref’s hat. They make a pretty good hat and at least have the decency to make their logo the same color as the rest of the hat (instead of a white like New Era).
#68 by JeffB on 09.03.08 12:16 pm |
No UniWatch party in Minneapolis?
Awww…..
poop.
#69 by MPowers1634 on 09.03.08 12:17 pm |
Further Sneaker Education:
The reason that these shoes were known as Terminators because Michael Biehn:
http://www.kernunnos...
who played John Connor, wore them during Terminator 1.
#70 by LI Phil on 09.03.08 12:18 pm |
nobody likes an angry duck
#71 by odessasteps on 09.03.08 12:23 pm |
No, that’s what everyone said when Jay Mariotti left the Sun-Times.
I think the Gene Upshaw tributes may be overkill, but still don’t approach Tim Russert levels.
#72 by Teebz on 09.03.08 12:24 pm |
I got it… but that was the Team Obvious statement for those that feel that Upshaw deserves to have cities and countries named after him, as well as having statues erected and his face carved beside the Presidents on Mt. Rushmore.
He’s the first labour union guy to ever be honoured by his “enemies” with on-field demonstrations. Whoopty crap! How many Benedict Arnold statues are standing in the USA? Exactly.
One on-field tribute per stadium. That’s enough.
#73 by Robert on 09.03.08 12:27 pm |
Paul, will you be flashing the Ronnie James Dio devil horns before, during and after your Power Point presentation, as you are opening for a rock act?
http://i126.photobuc...
#74 by Wollen1 on 09.03.08 12:28 pm |
Re: Pennsylvania collection. So what, I’ve got twice as many empty beer cans in my house. Of course, they’re all of the Miller High Life variety.
#75 by SWC Susan (aka Tex) on 09.03.08 12:28 pm |
I think the Republican National Convention logo is sponsored by Addidas…
Apologies if someone noticed this perhaps months ago when the logo must have been revealed!
#76 by Kek on 09.03.08 12:33 pm |
You’re comparing….never mind, I’m not going there.
#77 by LI Phil on 09.03.08 12:35 pm |
how many in canada? :o)
#78 by Teebz on 09.03.08 12:37 pm |
I thought I could offend everyone by:
1) pissing on a tribute for a guy who seemingly worked for the enemy.
2) bringing politics and state affairs into the game.
3) finding the most outrageous comparison I could in regards to Upshaw’s work in the NFLPA.
Mike Ditka might agree with me, though. lol
#79 by SWC Susan (aka Tex) on 09.03.08 12:38 pm |
Or a year ago….. ;)
Or a year ago….. ;)
#80 by James P. on 09.03.08 12:40 pm |
And the Democrats appear to be sponsored by Nike: http://www.pdamerica...
#81 by Teebz on 09.03.08 12:40 pm |
Ironically, none. We just like to put up statues of ridiculous stuff, like catfish and bulls.
#82 by nididakes on 09.03.08 12:41 pm |
that mccain photo looks a lot more like a wrestling singlet than a basketball jersey. of course, i may be influenced by the fact that was the sport he was known for and he never lettered in basketball at episcopal.
#83 by Juan Grande on 09.03.08 12:41 pm |
those Johnson C. Smith unis are seared into my retinas!
#84 by Michael Emody on 09.03.08 12:43 pm |
The Astros wore the same style in the late 70’s for home and road:
http://exhibits.base...
I believe the road uni’s were a light cream color instead of grey, hard to see unless they were right next to a white home jersey.
#85 by Duckstyle on 09.03.08 12:43 pm |
It’s true.
#86 by Justin in AR on 09.03.08 12:44 pm |
That does sort of resemble the work of adidas.
BTW, Susan, that’s an amazing site on SWC you have. Good work.