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I think he’s a dead ringer for Fran Tarkenton, That’s Incredible era:

Fighting the stomach bug for a second day allowed me to dive into My Dinner with Andre today/tonight (had to split it in two; was falling asleep at the halfway point). My thoughts: * The first 50 minutes or so was pretty much given over to Andre talking and I found him to be a kook--a blowhard...

Just curious Bleed, have you gotten around to watching this yet?

Was it fun? I found The Instigators to be fun, even if it’s a movie I will likely soon forget.

Haven't really made the connection between the film and Wilco's movie yet, but there certainly have been moments (particularly living overseas) where I felt like Chance/Chauncey--without the acclaim that he garnered ;-). Anytime I hear someone tell me they're experiencing imposter syndrome, I...

Home ill with a stomach ailment today, so I crossed another off my list by watching Being There. Loved it-so damn funny and clever and like Network, a theme/plot that translates very well 40 years later.

I finally conquered my white whale over the weekend, watching Lawrence of Arabia over the course of Friday and Saturday night and wrapping the last hour up this Sunday morning. A few thoughts: 1. I look forward to the next time I can watch it, hopefully in one sitting, and ideally in a movie...

When the draft ended and I looked at all our boards, I was shocked to realize no one had taken The Who, as were others. For myself, I think I just lost them on my board or somehow thought they had been picked (even though I was running the board). The Kinks were a huge oversight too. I wish I...

One wrinkle that I didn't mention was that the lineups would be sent out for votes among our co-workers to see who the ultimate winner would be and there's just not a lot of heavy metal heads in my workforce, so that could have definitely influenced the lack of metal in the mix.

During a recent work training, we had various wellness activities offered, and I led a music festival fantasy draft with eight other co-workers. The concept was simple and familiar to anyone who has participated in fantasy football draft--a snake draft for 11 rounds. Here were the chosen...

Not only the stars--you'll also see Larry Tate from Bewitched, Mr. Hand from Fast Times. . ., and others who were all over episodic TV shows from the '60s to the '80s. For Rewatchables fans, there is a cornucopia of "that guys" in The Apartment.

I would have had one of my better scores today, if not for the Blue Jays/Padres cube--I went with Dave Winfield, thinking he might have a really low number because the likes of Roberto Alomar, Fred McGriff, Joe Carter were more recent players, but I got stuck at 12%. For the Rangers/Padres...

My perfect October nearly got clipped today by the dreaded Marlins (w/Reds) square, but I was able to stay alive by practicing (Edgar) Renteria. I think it's time for another "Holy Hell, I didn't know/don't remember that he played for that franchise!" with the Colt .45's/Astros on the docket...

I stuck with only Twins and didn’t get nearly the sparkling score you did Ope: Phils: Jim Eisenreich (3%) HOF’er: Jim Kaat (4%) 1st Round: Tim Belcher (.2%) I had a lot of bitterness in my heart towards Belcher as a 10 year old fanatic, not able to comprehend why he wouldn’t sign as the overall...

Impressive-I took a look at that final board and that’s no easy feat to get 9/9.

Thanks for the kind words NYC. I'm 52 years old. It's a combinaton of: 1) Baseball Reference & SABR Project providing great research tools 2) A life-long love for the minutia of sports and prioritizing that minutia over more important things :) 3) As prog-rock progenitors Styx proclaimed, "Too...

Rickey Young would like a word.

Alright, I made a promise to have this happen before October and with that month on the doorstep, it's happening today. . ."Holy Hell, I didn't know/don't remember that he played for that franchise!" for the Colorado Rockies. I will note, since the Rockies debuted in 1993, I extended the window...

For some reason, I was convinced Vince Coleman had a twilight appearance with the Rays which was not accurate. When I turn my attention to the Rays, I have a feeling it's going to be a grand tour of '80s luminaries (including Doc). Like a Stones tour, but with much less zest than Jagger.

The Marlins are no treat either.