Ridiculous Upside

I am sorry Alex, while you are lounging around on Argentinian beaches all day with your laptop, checking out las chicas and flexing your pectorals at them with a savvy look of lust on your face, the rest of us have been working 40 hours a week. Sadly, when I do have time to internet it, I must blast through TrueHoop and Ball Don't Lie, while listening to 50 minutes of The Basketball Jones and Good Knowledge with Gary Radnich and Tony Bruno. This hasn't been leaving me with a lot of time to contribute. Fear not though, as my summer school classes begin next week and my schedule opens enough to allow me time to contribute to this epic blog.

A note to the writers: word on the street is that up to 10 people other than the 3 of us actually read this blog with some regularity. We will soon be considered up there with elite blogs such as TrueHoop, BDL, Blowtorch, Deadspin and Hardwood Paroxysm.

So I feel like jumping on a completely different tangent. My friend Ken decided to move to Las Vegas to pursue a career as a professional poker player. He is living out of The Sahara for the next couple weeks before attempting to find an apartment. He sits down at a poker table at The Bellagio and looks over to the person sitting next to him. It's a large black man but he doesn't really make out who it is because he is wearing sunglasses INSIDE a casino. (I guess that's what the great ones do) After about an hour of concentrating on his poker, he finally takes off his glasses to get a good look at who is sitting next to him. To his surprise, it is our very own Frank Thomas of the Oakland Athletics. Ken asked him why he was playing poker when he is set to make 9 million dollars this year. Frank's reply was that his wife (who is allegedly hotter than all hell) is obsessed with blackjack so he plays poker to pass the time. Between one of my friend's meeting Al Harrington at a Vegas nightclub, and this incident, I think it is about time for me to take a little trip to Vegas. Maybe I can meet up with Reggie Miller and pour some Grey Goose down some girl's throat.

I thought that everyone would be interested in a new blog started by a respected writer in the blogging community named Matt from Hardwood Paroxysm. It's called Ridiculous Upside and it focuses entirely on the future of the NBA, including in depth analysis on NBDL, Euro, and College Basketball players.

This video reminded me of time we went to Ukiah to watch Jackass The Movie and they wouldn't let me or Alex into the theater. I eventually got in despite the ID fiasco but Alex was not allowed into the Jackass theater because they were checking tickets. I forget which movie you saw instead, but I am sure it was a gem. Hopefully this video will lighten your mood...