Excellent. Insert meme of The Simpsons‘ Mr. Burns here.   As I write this blog post, it’s just a few hours before the kickoff of the 2016 Champions League Final between record 10-time European Cup winners Real Madrid and their inter-city rival, Atlético Madrid. I think the reference to Mr. Burns is fitting. I’m not only…

It’s time to talk a little NBA hoops, and this morning, I’m borrowing a hackneyed football phrase and extrapolating the part about “Sunday” to “night.” As in, on any given night, a team can hand it to another team, even if they’re 48-4 and riding an 11-game winning streak. Hey, it happened to the 1971-72 Los Angeles…

I’m 17 at the time, and I’m sure I was incredulous at how the Boston Celtics thoroughly dismantled the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of the 1985 NBA Finals on May 27, 1985, known as the “Memorial Day Massacre.” This thumping came only days after the Lakers crushed my hometown Denver Nuggets 153-109 in…

Instead of the usual “Hello World” kickoff to my new blog, I have decided to lead things off with “Hello Seahorse!” Last week, I stumbled upon the sound of Hello Seahorse! – an alternative rock group out of Mexico City. I heard one of their tracks on the radio and decided to ID the song…

Following the surprising news of Prince’s death two days ago, I’d like to pay homage to the man for his amazing artistic contributions to music. Prince’s music had a profound effect on my mine and undoubtedly millions of other people’s lives. I saw him in concert almost 30 years ago at McNichols Arena in my…