In Paul Thorn’s house hangs a photo of Thorn going head-to-head with legendary pugilist Roberto Duran. But while he has photos of him punching Duran available (including the one on the left here), he chose to hang one of Duran punching him.
Needless to say, Thorn, now a singer/songwriter, has a lot of respect for Duran.
His […]
Posted on March 27th, 2008 by Pat
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Okay, so we’re not affiliated in any way with the Chicago Tribune (which, you may have heard, is a slightly bigger paper). But I’ve got to give a big pat on the back to the Windy City’s biggest daily for a major dupe on its rival, the Chicago Sun-Times.
The poor Sun-Times has always lived in […]
Posted on March 26th, 2008 by Pat
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“It takes a brave man to admit he’s a coward,” someone once said.
Okay, so maybe I just made that up. But someone could have said it. After all, there’s plenty of things to fear out there – alligators in the sewers, falling satellites, the clown from “It.” And most of all, dentists.
It seems like every […]
Posted on March 25th, 2008 by Pat
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This morning, I was sitting at my desk, whistling a Dramarama song no one’s ever heard of, when a co-worker said, “Pat, were you just whistling?”
“Yeah,” I said. “Is that okay?”
“Yeah. It just sounded like an old man whistle.”
I wasn’t sure how to feel about that. On the one hand, the comment conjured images of […]
Posted on March 21st, 2008 by Pat
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When you think of body builders, you’re more likely to conjure images of Muscle Beach than Sunset Beach. Yet, legendary surfer Gerry Lopez did manage to get former Mr. Universe Arnold Schwarzenegger on a surf board in Hawaii one time.
“I took him surfing one time on Maui,” said Lopez, who appeared as the sidekick Subotai […]
Posted on March 12th, 2008 by Pat
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I don’t get it.
I went to the Fremont on Friday night, worried that the place might be packed for a screening of “U2 3D,” the concert movie about the mega-famous Irish rockers. But I was astounded to see that just eight people — including my wife and I — had shown up.
Eight people for a […]
Posted on March 3rd, 2008 by Pat
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