Dear Emmett & Carter,
...this is a TOP SECRET transmission
Like many women; not all of course, I don’t pay much attention to sports. I spend much of my free time studying politics and government instead. Recently though I read that sports as a national pastime is greatly influenced by politics and government. Professional sports team owners get tax breaks and subsidies in order to stay financially solvent and profitable. David Cay Johnston writes about these financial shenanigans in his new book, Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense and Stick You With the Bill. Since I’m so oblivious to what’s going on in the world of sports I have to rely on some of the men in my life: one being none other than Kevin Blanchard, a member of the Bull’s Matadors Dance Team. Kevin is an absolute encyclopedia when it comes to sports and by-the-way, a lot of pop culture. He puts a vital and important spin upon what news junkies like me consider trivial:
There’s a Line between Decency and Filth
By Kevin Blanchard
Current mood: Angry
Category: Sports
“F#*k you Gordon!... F#*k you Gordon… F#*k you Gordon… ”
You would think we were at a Bulls game and Ben Gordon got traded, no, that was directed at Indiana phenom Eric Gordon and it came courtesy of almost 19,000 angry Illini fans whom have not forgotten that Gordon did an about face on his verbal commitment and chose to sign instead with Indiana. But he was not the last.
But it got worse: A lot worse: Read the rest of Kevin Blanchard’s post.
Friday June 27, 2008
Mercury Cafe, 1505 W. Chicago Ave Poetry Open Mic & Showcase,
featuring Rachel Javellana, Bob Rashkow, and Kevin Blanchard
7 to 9 PM sharp
Admission is FREE!
I’d like to introduce my big brother Emmett who is celebrating his movie debut pretending to be a nihilist named Dieter from Sprockets.
Below my gorgeous picture you will find some sprockets of his brilliant and truly disturbing performance. Auf Wiedersehen!
My friend Erika Poethig braved the bitter cold in Iowa to volunteer for the Barack Obama campaign this past week. I hope that she will allow me to include in this post some of her emails that describe her experience. Stay tuned people and thank you to Erika and all the other selfless campaign volunteers.
