A SHOUT OUT TO JENNIFER ANISTON!!!... Happy 40th Birthday Jennifer...I too just turned 40, so if you ever want to hang out, send me an email...BTW, I too am Greek, so maybe we can do something Greek-like...
P.S. - You are still looking great as was evident in your recent GQ cover shot!!!...
Between now and the NFL Draft, Stiles Points will be highlighting various players who will be draft...this feature will be called "The Fast Feature"...today's Fast Feature is Wake Forest linebacker Aaron Curry...
Aaron Curry - outside linebacker 6'2", 246 lbs 40 time - 4.62 Compares to Keith Bulluck
Most know about linebackers such as James Laurinaitis from Ohio State and Rey Maualuga of USC...but the best of the linebacking class may be the 2008 Butkus Award winner Aaron Curry...
Curry is projected by some analysts to be taken by the Cleveland Browns with the 5th overall pick...he has long arms...is very good in pass coverage...able to close in on ball carrier...finished the 2008 season with 101 tackles - 15 TFL...wants to attend law school...
Artist: Randy Newman Song: I Love L.A. Year: 1983 Album: Trouble in Paradise Written by: Randy Newman If you are from the 1980s, this is the song for you...it oozes of everything 80s - self-image, glitz, glamour, Showtime, etc....Newman wrote the song about how the American Dream was dying...however, in a 2001 interview, he states that he loves his hometown of Los Angeles but explained, ,"There's some kind of ignorance L.A. has that I'm proud of. The open car and the redhead, the Beach Boys... that sounds really good to me."...
Even to this day, you will hear the song jamming at L.A. sporting events...it was the theme song of the Magic Johnson-led Los Angeles Lakers Showtime era...
Favorite line: When the music cranks up and the scene shifts to L.A., Newman hits the first few line right on the money...I love how he describes the woman with him - not just a readhead, but a "big nasty" redhead at his side... Rollin’ down the imperial highway With a big nasty redhead at my side Santa Ana wind blowin’ hot from the north And we was born to ride
Video: I love the video and footage of Los Angeles...pay attention around the 3:35 mark when they show a bunch of old rich people dancing in a hot tub...the old lady in the middle is funny as she tries to dance or something...
During their last two playoffs games, Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Johnson was calling the defense from the press box instead of his usual spot on the field...at the time it was reported that he had a bad back and could not stand for a long period of time...well, for the past two weeks, with all the football news being about the Super Bowl, it was revealed that Johnson is suffering from cancer of the spine...hopefully everything goes well for one of the best defensive coordinators in the game and that he is back on the sidelines next season...
Mark Heisler of the Los Angeles Times writes how LeBron may be the best player, but this is Kobe's era... "Between 1997 and 1999, Utah's Karl Malone won two MVPs to Michael Jordan's one. Jordan's Bulls won the '97 and '98 titles, giving them six in the decade, which is why no one talks about a Mailman Era. If James, currently the front-runner, becomes the MVP, it won't matter a bit if Bryant's Lakers win the title." ...
Bill Livingston of The Plain Dealer writes how not only do the fans, but also other players will be focusing on the Kobe vs. LeBron match-up... "Sunday at The Q, Bryant's Los Angeles Lakers face LeBron James' Cavaliers in one of the season's most anticipated games. It is not only a meeting of two of the NBA's top teams, but also of the two leading Most Valuable Player contenders. A detailed statistical study before the season on America Online predicted James would be the MVP, based on his higher average percentile rank than Bryant last season in a bewildering number of categories." ...
The NBA All-Star Game is this weekend in Phoenix...here are some interesting facts about the All-Star Game and its MVPs...
