What name was Bob Dylan born with?
Month: March 2007
Bob Dylan questions
Gonna post pics of last weeks winners with a little Dylan trivia. Why? B/c it was on this date, 45 years ago, that he released his first album. Post your answers in the comments section below the question. If you wanna know how things went down last week, and see if you know the answers to last weeks toughest questions, click here.
The leaderboard
Someone named Adrihoo is in the lead of the Barristers Bracket Challenge, having picked 40 of 48 games correctly. I should be winning, but a computer malfunction caused some of my great picks to be changed to really stupid picks. Again, this was due to a computer bug of some sort. I’m having that worked on right now. In terms of people I recognize, Smackdown, Chris R. of MAGMA, and Chill Rob A’s wife are all tied for 5th.
Results after one round
After the first round of the NCAA tourney, we have three teams tied for the lead. I’m Jam and Y’all Toast, Adrihoo, and Mrs. Aaron Gray all have 28. I am lurking in the shadows, quietly waiting for my turn to pounce with 21. Chill Rob A’s wife who, if I remember correctly, didn’t know what the little numbers meant beside the teams (seedings), is tied for 2nd with 27.
This is the greatest video ever
In honor of Duke losing I have to post this, the funniest music video ever posted on YouTube. Seriously. Warning: This is not safe for work. (My buddy Mark pointed me to this on Withleather.com) Oh, and I picked Winthrop. I am a genius. My prognostication powers are ungodly. Ladies love me, girls adore me, I mean even the ones who never saw me.
John Edwards For President!!!
Word on the street is that John Edwards swung by Barristers last night to watch the Duke-VCU game, and he and his entourage were cheering loudly when VCU hit that last second shot to win. A presidential candidate openly cheering against Duke? That is a guy I will go to the wall with. If he needs any volunteers for his campaign in Philly, tell him to look me up.
Liveblogging the tourney
Alright, so I’m gonna write about the early games as they happen. LIVE!!! Holy cow, the future is here. (Btw, I totally stole this idea from D-Mac, but there is nothing he can do to stop me.) Here goes:
12:41: Why is our game Georgia Tech vs. UNLV? In 1990, this would have been an AWESOME game, but now I really don’t care. I wanna see North Texas, who is beating Memphis 17-11. I did wanna see UVA, but that game is a blowout, 33-14.
12:45: Do you ever notice that this is the pre-eminent sports tournament of the year, and the stands are always completely empty for the first round games? Can someone explain that to me?
12:50: I’m glad that they’ve got the 2nd whitest black man* in America in the studio, Greg Gumbel. I think he has the all-time record for most hours spent in front of a television camera without ever once saying something interesting or informative. I’ve gone to the NCAA on Demand feature on Cbssportsline.com to watch North Texas and Memphis. It’s like watching a game on Youtube, but this Tech-UNLV game sucks.
*Bryant Gumbel is number one. Michael Jackson recently slipped to third.
12:53: Bill Raftery just said, his voice progressively rising, “His derriere has the presence, the power, the prowess to take it to the tin.” Bill Raftery, by the way, is my favorite announcer in all of sports. I’m not kidding. I love that guy. HE KICKS BILLY PACKERS SORRY ASS!!!!!
12:58: I wish Bill Raftery was my grandfather.
1:03: I wish Billy Packer was Dimeo’s grandfather.
1:04: I bet Billy Packer eats at Applebee’s all the time.
The Week in Review
Flew back in on Sunday, then went and played quizzo at Dark Horse on Monday and suffered a painful defeat. Finally got back into the swing of things on Tuesday at O’Neals, where the Young, the Old and the Restless shredded the competition, scoring 100 while the Number of Hula Chicks I Lei’d Last Week Is 74, finishing 2nd.
Can you answer the 5 toughest questions of the week? Read on.
I am an idiot
Duke in the Elite 8? They screw me even when they lose. What was I thinking? I hate myself. Oh yeah, and George Washington in the Sweet 16? Brilliant call, Goodtimes. Too bad they lost by 33 points. Our leaders after Day 1 are Indiana all the Way and Hoop Dreams, who both picked 15 out of 16 correctly.
Live Blogging Manana
Yo peeps. I’m gonna give a running commentary of the NCAA tourney tommorrow for the early games. Hope you’ll tune in. Oh, and glad that the NCAA decided to snub Mid majors like Drexel and Appalachian State so that deserving teams like Stanford could get in. They really put up an impressive fight in falling behind by 30 in the first half to Louisville.