Beard Challenge!

I grew tired of 'baller posturing long ago. I don't care what their cribs look like, how big their rims are, or which rappers are referencing their killer crossover. Just not interested. Call me all grown up. This story, however, impresses me.


C-listers Deshawn Stevenson and Drew Gooden are engaged in a beard challenge. They've been going at it since last summer, and they've got some serious coin riding on the affair. Evidently they both feel they've got the intestinal fortitude (RIP Gorilla Monsoon, RIP) to grow their beard for longer than the other. Pretty nuts. While neither of them will be remembered long for their outstanding contributions on the court, they're both vying for the bearded throne long vacated by the immortal Bill Walton.




Personally, I'm putting me Lucky Charms on Gooden. This is a guy who once rocked a tail. It's like he woke up one morning and said "Hey, I'm a professional athlete, I'm on top of the world. What beats this? Oh, I know: I'll try and recreate a pubic hair mosaic on my neck."


Check out the tail below:

Hello, World Wide Webs

I'll keep this first post short, but just wanted to join my brother, Brosephus Flavius in patting ourselves on the back for joining a worldwide phenomenon about 2-3 years too late.

I too am bewildered by the massive sales of Grand Theft Auto, and the continued media obsession with Jeremiah Wright (more on that later).

I'd also like to take a moment of silence to honor the life of Albert Hoffman, the Swiss chemist who discovered LSD. Hoffman died yesterday at the ripe old age of 102, giving hope to hippies, stoners and drug enthusiasts everywhere that that a microtab of Thundercats liquid acid will extend their lives similarly. Safe journeys, Herr Hoffman, and thanks for a real good time.

-Br'er Bear

A Blog Is Born

Just what the world needs, another narcissistic blog.

To kick things off, a few thoughts from the day that was (is) April 29, 2008:

1. Grand Theft Auto IV is expected to do $400 million dollars in sales in its first week.

Just for comparison, last week's box office champ, Baby Mama, did $17.4 million. $400 million bucks puts this "video game" into some pretty rarified air- the third installments of both the (latest) Star Wars and Lord of The Rings Trilogies didn't do that type of business over the course of their entire box office runs. And here I still get psyched for a game of RBI Baseball.

2. Obama "Outraged" By Wright's Remark

Or as some like to call it, "Germans Bomb Pearl Harbor". When will this story go away? How long is this thing going to go on for? Is Obama going to get asked for his reaction if it comes out that Wright puts ketchup on his hot dogs, or mayonnaise on his Pastrami sandwich? Let's get on to some more important issues here...