"Fortunatelly, I had a network connection. The man who cut my hair was also the president of FOX."

Jun 20, 2006 13:12

Gale Harold's first Unit repeats tonight. Don't blink or you'll miss Jesus!Gale bending over & wearing a headset. That's still not enough to tide me over until his Deadwood eps air ( Read more... )

free stuff!, music, mmm gale, makeup, sigh

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badtyler June 21 2006, 04:37:13 UTC
Aww... I know what you mean about last Sunday. {{hugs}}
Although I don't know what my dad would be saying about the NBA finals (Dallas? WTF?) and the Larry Brown thing in general... I can say it would be quite snarky. Hells yeah. *g*

Great songs, though. 80s music calls for an 80s icon!

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baby_sis June 27 2006, 01:45:15 UTC
Gah, I'm so late in replying...

This is the first time in years that I cared less about the NBA finals. ITA about Dallas in the finals, mostly because I hate Mark Cuban and Dirk Nowitzski. But yay for karma keeping watch! That's what you get for mouthing off & kicking stationary bikes, Mark & Dirk!

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badtyler June 28 2006, 03:01:25 UTC
This wasn't a year that I much cared about, either.
Did you hear Isaiah Friggin' Thomas is the new Knicks coach?
He has one year to pull them back together or he'll get fired.

Isaiah? Here's a tip: rent, do not buy! *g*
Gah, I can't stand him. I loathed him when he played for the Pistons... ugh, memories of Bill Laimbeer... and I've loathed everything he's done since then. Good luck, dude... not.

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baby_sis June 28 2006, 03:58:14 UTC
I met Isaiah a few years ago when I tagged along with our columnist (one of the first female NBA columnists!). I can't remember the year, but I think he was doing NBC halftime commentary & still dreaming about a world with the CBA. He seemed nice, but that smile couldn't hide his fakeness. Our columnist introduced him as her good friend Isaiah; he mentioned that they went way back. Later on, she said he's the type to smile to your face as he stabs you in the back, as she learned the hard way. Ouch! Since then, I've passive-aggressively wished him ill will ( ... )

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badtyler June 28 2006, 17:38:48 UTC
Thomas does have an incredibly fake smile... he also has the kind of eyes that don't actually make contact; they seem to slide off after a moment or so...

Laimbeer is HUGE! He and IT were two of the dirtiest players in the NBA during their time... actually, you don't realize how immense some of the guys are until you're standing next to them.

A few years ago, my friend sliced her thumb in a bagel incident and we went to the ER in Norwalk, CT. While we were there, who should limp in but John Starks?! That was the season he was having all the knee problems. He was quite pleasant (painkillers probably helped) and though I never really thought of him as big... he is. I also met Bernard King and actually got to sit on his shoulders. The air is quite thin up there. Heh... he's a nice guy.

I need more coffee...

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baby_sis June 29 2006, 06:04:18 UTC
I've stood next to a good number of NBA players, but Laimbeer's got to be the physically-biggest athlete I've ever met. Like, Vlade Divac's bulk didn't freak me out much, but with Laimbeer, I had to bite my lip to not scream, "OMG, the statues on Easter Island are alive!"

Heh, John Starks at the ER with a playing injury? ;) Poor guy; he seems like he's loyal to whichever team paid him, unlike a few of the newer jerks.

I'm 5'6" in boots, but even Bonds seemed like a giant (heh, no pun intended) when we almost literally ran into him. My eyes were level with the Giants logo on his jersey. OTOH, my once-beloved Jason Williams isn't that intimidating at 6'5" ;)

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badtyler June 29 2006, 17:18:09 UTC
If memory serves me, that was during the time when Starks sans injuries was uncommon! The season before that, he broke his nose for the second time. (!)

Yeah, Starks seems to be a good guy; the one issue I had with him wasn't so much with him as with Riley. Starks was a streak shooter, but Riley refused to put him on the bench even when the poor guy couldn't make a basket to save his life. Also, he used to let Reggie Miller fuck with his head and it ruined his concentration...

I still think there was more to that Jason Williams incident than we ever found out about. Anyone as generous and decent as he always seemed to be, once they got him away from Derrick Coleman (ugh) couldn't have done what they were originally charging him with...

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