Month: October 2008

Latest in the Metro

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My latest column is on Philadelphia legend Joey Eye, a Pennsylvania’s 7-time Cut Man of the Year. He’s the guy that literally stops the bleeding in a boxing match, ensuring that the boxer he works for can keep on fighting, even if blood is pouring down his face. One thing he said that didn’t make the column was what he tells boxers when they come back to the corner with a bad cut. “Gotta keep ’em calm, so I never tell ’em how bad the cut is. They could be bleeding like a stuck pig, and I’ll say, ‘Ahhhh, that’s nothin’. I’ve had worse cuts shaving.'” The photo above is not of him of course. If you wanna see what Joey Eye looks like, check out the boxing video I recently did. (he’s at the 1:03 mark).

Toughest Questions From last Week

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  1. An empty pocket turned inside out was known as a ______ flag in the early 1930s.
  2. To the nearest million how many people live in Los Angeles?
  3. What popular Great Depression song began: One evening as the sun went down and the jungle fire was burning, down the track came a hobo hiking, and he said boys I’m not turning.
  4. The poet Laureate of Skid Row lived most of his life in Los Angeles, and is probably the cities most famous poet. Who is he?
  5. What kind of dish is English favorite spotted dick?
  6. The tagline for what war film was “the first casualty of war is innocence”?
  7. What cruise ship was hijacked by the PLO in 1985 off the coast of Egypt?
  8. What hormone is produced at night and causes drowsiness, and is produced by the pineal gland.
  9. What animated Disney film was the most financially successful film of 1992, earning over 217 million in the US?
  10. Only two players have ever rushed for 20 or more touchdowns in back to back seasons. Neither of them still play in the NFL. Who are they?

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Sorry for the delay, been cat searching. And stumbled onto a bigger mystery


I opened my basement door Monday night to grab the trash and suddenly saw a cat take off running down the stairs into the basement. I was fighting a bad cold, so I poked my head down there and looked around, but didn’t stay long. Left the cat some food and water, and figured it would be easier to find with some help from daylight. Went downstairs yesterday during the day, and still no cat. After giving up, left more food and water. This time, the cat hasn’t really eaten any of it. I went back down today, and really gave the place a good solid once over. Took Malia with me, to see if she could hunt the cat down. Still no cat, but I did find a mysterious hole in the back wall that is covered up by a piece of plywood. I pulled the plywood back a ways and saw that there were old birthday cards in there. My curiosity is killing me, but so is my cough, so I can’t really do any high intensity exploring yet in the superdusty basement. But once I get all the way over this cough, I will pull back the plywood and let you know what I find there. It will be a lot like when Geraldo opened Capone’s safe. In the meantime, I’m hoping that the cat somehow got back out the way he got in (through a cracked window), because I don’t know what else to do. Perhaps we should form a cat-search team and meet down there after the Phils game tonight.

Volunteer Coaches and Tutors Needed

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Alright kids, it’s about that time again. We’re starting up our basketball league at the Marian Anderson Center (17th and Catherine), and we’re going to continue our tutoring program, which was a pretty big success this past year, culminating in an awesome summer program.

TUTORS: you will be needed on Saturdays from 11-12 a.m., where you will be working with small groups of kids. I am looking primarily for math and english people. The program will run from October 25th to December 13th, with us taking off the weekend after Thanksgiving. You are expected to show up for each of those days and simply cannot miss more than one, since the same group of kids will be depending on you each week. Please do not volunteer if you cannot follow through! I don’t want to be a jerk about this, but it is a responsibility and not showing up because you’re hungover, tired, want to go hiking, etc. does more harm than if you don’t show up in the first place.

COACHES: Coaches are also wanted. There is a coaches meeting this Friday night. The times that you coach on Saturdays will depend on what age group you want to work with. The kids range in age from 7-17. No coaching experience is necessary, though a fair knowledge of basketball is. Coaching will run through March.

If you are interested and are dependable, please contact me and let me know. Pretty much everybody that did it last year is coming back, so I think that you’ll find that this is highly rewarding work.