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Posted by on Sep 27, 2014 in Blog, Sports Betting, Video 1 | 0 comments

NFL Handicapping Video (Week 4 Games)

 

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Since last week went so well (11 wins and 5 losses), I’ll stick with the same formula as long as it works.  That means a video early on Saturday, followed by a shorter write-up of this week’s wagers which is to be posted later.

Here’s a 30-minute video with my thoughts on this week’s NFL games.

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Posted by on Sep 13, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, Music and Concert Reviews, Video 1 | 0 comments

Tom Schneider’s Moving Musical Tribute to Lou Gehrig

 

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Tom Schneider wrote and performed a song tribute to the late baseball legend.  Inspired by greater awareness about ALS — also known as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease” — Schneider was motivated to learn more about the legendary baseball player beneath the famed pinstripes.  The result of that inquisitiveness is this song.

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Posted by on Aug 25, 2014 in Blog, General Poker, Talking Points, Video 1 | 2 comments

Video: My Reply to Robbie Strazynski (Politics at the Poker Table)

 

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I promised readers a passionate video montage, taking the opposite side of the current censorship debate about whether or not politics has any place at the poker table.

I say “yes.”

Israeli poker writer Robbie Straznski says “no.” 

READ HIS PERSUASIVE VIEWPOINT HERE

Here’s the raw footage of my 38-minute reply to PokerStars’ misguided decision to ban all political expression in their tournaments.  In this clip, my response is unrehearsed and often comes across as disjointed.  Rambling.  Less than stellar.  Certainly not my best video.  I would have junked it if I didn’t promise delivery.  Borrowing an album title from Van Morrison, here’s my “Inarticulate Speech of the Heart.”

But I did agree to post one final summation of my viewpoint in front of the camera, and so here it is.

Run time — approximately 38 minutes.  Apologies for butchering Robbie’s name in the opening segment.  I also get interrupted a few times by overhead aircraft noise and my 13-year-old tabby, Alex, who makes a reluctant appearance on camera.

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