ASSATA aka Joanne Chesimard

Superheroes Get Penis Envy Too

Propeller Dick- The Ultimate Super Power!!



But only the strong can withstand...




Personally, I think these guys know what's up when it comes to true superheroes

All in the Timing

The "formidable" Knicks promo brought the predictable response from Celtics fans everywhere, which was expected and in fact welcomed. It's great to see that there is that much passion for an NBA team. Who would have thought? What surprised me though, was a remark made by a quote- unquote Knick's fan along the lines of - we all knew the Knick's were going to suck this year, all of the fans on the fansites hate the Knicks, the commercials, ....you can't call out other teams like that, especially a title contender like Boston, blah, blah, blah.... My question is this, Why not? Hell, we (or some of us) calls ourselves "Fans", which is short for Fanatics- meaning filled with excessive, uncritical zeal, ...or obsessive enthusiasm for a pastime which in our case is sports, more specifically- pro B- ball.

It can suck being fan. We spend virtually everyday of the week watching our teams on Tv, checking the internet, newspapers, and blackberries for scores and updates. And for what? Temporary escapism from your day to day lives, maybe, a reason to get out of the house, to get together with a group of people with different backgrounds who share a common interest or just a reason to get drunk. We stay up until midnight on Monday nights to watch our team lose by a last second field goal, cross our fingers as our teams huddle to prepare for the potential game winning shot, and curse at the opposing batter who owns our pitcher. Terms like "Tuck rule", "the shot", "The drive", etc... are all part of our vocabulary. Whatever the reason, we watch and watch- through off season deals, through pre season, through regular season all in the hopes that our team will make it to the playoffs and hopefully be crowned champion.

As New Yorkers, we are currently going through the longest championship drought in New York sports history- seven years. No World Series Championships, or Trophies named Stanley, Vince Lombardi, or Larry O'Brien. And unfortunately for us, Boston fans have been living in an intoxicating seven year tea party with three superbowl championships, two world series rings, and now Bird, Mchale, and Parrish have been replaced with another Big Three who are giving Celtic fans a reason to cheer.

So what do we do? The only thing that fans are supposed to do. Cheer on our teams even when they are struggling. We can't control the management/ownership of our teams- No matter how deplorable it can sink (Knicks) It sucks yes, but we are fans and these responses like "....you can't call out a title contender..." are just bull sh-t. Since when are New York fans pussies? Who cares? Especially when they are commenting on a commercial that was shot in September. Just get over it. And what are all of these "fans" doing on these fansites anyway? If they hate the team, what are they looking for, dates?

It's all in the timing. Our time will come again, we just have to ride this wave.

Knostradamus

Knicks are "Bitches"? He's either been hanging around Isiah Thomas or might just be a modern day Nostradamus?

Killola

I friend of mine was gushing about the band Killola recently. To be honest I had never heard of them. Which doesn't mean anything because I usually don't jump on the first wave of hype, whether it be tv, film, a good book, the 2007 Patriots, or music. My skepticism grew deeper when she described them as sort of "new wave pop" and something about Lindsay Lohan being seen with their album?

So she let me listen to a couple of their songs that she had downloaded on her mp3. (I later found out that the only way to get their album(s) is through downloads and/or ordering from their website.)

The first song was "Get Around", (I found a clip on youtube- below). Surprisingly it was more rock than pop, sort of like if Debbie Harry was fronting for Fugazi. The other song she had was titled "I don't Know". This was different than the other. It had kind of a Blake Babies feel to it.

Whatever genre you want to label this group: pop, new wave, new wave pop, rock, pop rock, punk, soul, punk rock, soul punk, high rise, low cut, bell bottom, straight leg, loose fit, boot cut, (just insert whatever label pleases you)..........

....this band is good. I don't know if they are touring, but if they come to NYC, I'd definitely check them out.

"Nipplegate" is more like it, Vic!

It was a clamp. And it is around media's neck and around everyone else's nipples. I still have to say, thank you Ms. Jackson. Your boob did nothing more egregious than Looney Tunes did half a century ago.

Quality programming

I know, I know. As a Knicks fan, it hurts. New York’s season is going down faster than (insert off color joke). Their roster is depleted due to injuries, personal problems, and ego(s). Since their win against Denver, their play has been uninspired, sloppy, and unwatchable. They got blown out by Phoenix last night and it doesn’t get any better. Heck, they may not win another game this month.

So, instead of whining about what’s going on on the court, focus on the off court play. It’s amazing. Forget about what a joke this once model franchise has become and sit back and enjoy the show. Because what can you or I as a fan really do at this point?

Just look back at the past few months alone: the head coach costs the team a $11.6 million sexual harassment judgment, their point guard admits to having sex with an intern, calling Ancucha Browne Sanders a “black bitch”, says that he is going to play in Italy when his contract is up in two years…lets see, what else, oh yeah, supported Michael Vick , “from what I hear dog fighting is a sport”, and now he decides to bail out on his teammates…

Embrace the circus. The Daily News quoting a source close to the team had Marbury saying, “Isiah has to start me, …I've got so much (stuff) on Isiah and he knows it. He thinks he can (get) me. But I'll (get) him first. You have no idea what I know.”

This is great! You couldn’t come up with better stuff than this. New York has it’s very own reality TV show. Someone call Mark Burnett. But the real question is, What does Marbury know? Hmmmmmm. The Secret, maybe? What’s really happening on LOST? Or that this season is all an illusion and we’ll wake up to find Clyde dribbling down the court passing off to Bill Bradley, or maybe that’s Ewing pulling down a Stark’s miss. Until then, we’ll just have to sit back and watch.