I realized I missed the NBA all-star exhibitions when the actual game came on last night. The dunk competition is excessive, fixed and idiotic, but I still get into it.
Huey Lewis And The News – The Power Of Love
Watched BttF1 for the first time in awhile yesterday.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJdzNyG86fs
1987
Carolina Chocolate Drops – Cornbread and Butterbeans
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xOxHyTP91c
wearin' shoes and drinkin booze does go against the bible. I saw these folks live at Tipitina's this week, and they put on a hell of a show.
February 16, 2014: Two Sixteeeeeeeeen
My best friend wrote a song called "2:16" in high school and it gets stuck in my head on this date every year.
Happy Birthday–February 16
Alex Ferguson (1897)
Parnell Woods (1912)
Creepy Crespi (1918)
Atsushi Aramaki (1926)
Bobby Darwin (1943)
Terry Crowley (1947)
Bob Didier (1949)
Glenn Abbott (1951)
Jerry Hairston (1952)
Barry Foote (1952)
Bill Pecota (1960)
Eric Bullock (1960)
Dwayne Henry (1962)
Jerome Bettis (1972)
Eric Byrnes (1976)
Parnell Woods was an infielder in the Negro Leagues for fourteen years. He later became the business manager for the Harlem Globetrotters.
Atsushi Aramaki was a dominant pitcher in Japan in the 1950s and is a member of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame.
Better known as an NFL running back, Jerome Bettis is a part-owner of the Altoona Curve and the State College Spikes.
This Week in Twins Transactions
Getting ready for spring training.
This Week in Ex-Twins
Not a lot going on, but that will change soon.
February 15, 2014: Love Hangover
I'm not usually the first one up. Where do we keep the beans?
Happy Birthday–February 15
Sliding Billy Hamilton (1866)
Charlie Irwin (1869)
Jimmy Ring (1895)
George Earnshaw (1900)
Larry Goetz (1900)
Lorenzo Ponza (1915)
Chuck Estrada (1938)
Ron Cey (1948)
Rick Auerbach (1950)
Joe Hesketh (1959)
Mark Davidson (1961)
Melido Perez (1966)
Ugueth Urbina (1974)
Alex Gonzalez (1977)
Luis Ugueto (1979)
Lorenzo Ponza invented the modern pitching machine.
Larry Goetz was a National League umpire from 1936-1957.
Lindsey Buckingham – Big Love
If you've seen this before, you know what's up. If not, see it now, then you'll know what's up.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZZp76M4NGc
(I know this song should technically listed as "Fleetwood Mac", but the rest of those fops are backstage while ol' Lindsey's doing the work of 3 people)