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Posted by on Oct 16, 2014 in Blog, Personal | 3 comments

What’s the Most Memorable Sporting Event You’ve Ever Attended? (Part 1)

 

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“23 August Stadium” in central Bucharest (Romania), site of the bitter annual soccer grudge match between rivals FC Dinamo Bucuresti and Steaua Bucuresti — photo from 1990

 

What’s the most memorable sporting event you’ve ever attended?

I don’t attend many games in person these days.  That’s because I’d rather watch the action on television.  Ticket prices have become so ridiculously expensive, along with parking and concessions, that I’m no longer interested in spending hundreds of dollars while fighting crowds and blowing an entire day getting to and from the ballgame.  Besides, there are no betting windows at stadiums.

That said, I have attended some really interesting games, although most of the sporting events that I’ve seen took place many years ago.

Listed chronologically, here’s a look back on some of the most exciting games and sporting contests I’ve seen in person.  Today’s list is from 1969 up through 1979.  Part 2 will include memories from 1980 to the present:

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Posted by on Oct 15, 2014 in Blog, Book Reviews, Politics | 4 comments

What’s a “Marxist?” Perhaps Not What You Think

 

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Karl Marx wasn’t a political fanatic, nor was he an extremist.  Certainly not when you examine his writings.  In fact, back in his day, Marx is what we’d now call a social commentator. He wrote about politics, economics, and world events. Since television “talking heads” didn’t exist back then, Marx instead scribed his ideas.  Those views were published in newspapers and periodicals, including even some based in the United States.  He also wrote a few notable books, which weren’t particularly well-received when they were initially written, another way of saying Marx was way ahead of his time.

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Posted by on Oct 14, 2014 in Blog, Las Vegas | 4 comments

Is the New SLS Las Vegas Already in Trouble?

 

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Could the new SLS Las Vegas be the latest casino flop, a la Atlantic City’s Revel?

Only weeks after a garish and glittery opening over Labor Day weekend — which attracted plenty of Hollywood celebrities, at least one big-time rock star, and rave reviews from the fawning local and gambling press desperate to put a positive spin on languishing hopes for the long-awaited transformation at the northern end of The Strip — SLS Las Vegas appears to be in serious trouble.  Already.

The problem:  No one’s going there.

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Posted by on Oct 13, 2014 in Blog, Rants and Raves, Video 1 | 8 comments

Anatomy of an NFL Apocalypse (Epic Video Rant)

 

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Note:  I attempted to write up a blow-by-blow description of what happened on Sunday, but found it way too demoralizing.  Instead, I recorded a profanity-laced rant which appears as my contribution of the day.

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