Walk With Me: I am not a Morning Person

In which our hero laments jogging, traditional media, and tourists
while walking through Central Park

What Gives You Nostalgia?

What gives me instant nostalgia is the trailer Loews movie theater used to play before either the previews or the movie itself.

No matter how many times I hear it, I am back in the 90s.

Rangers v. Capitols - Game 1

There's nothing much to say. One can blame wonky calls or bad luck as much as they want. However, there comes a time when an individual controls his fate in spite of the odds stacked against him. The Rangers simply did not. A silly "too many men on the ice" penalty was a bad omen. The Capitols played a better game. And that cannot be taken away from them. 

Old School.

Part of me wishes that Mike Keenan would hop out from behind the MSG desk, punch Torts in the throat and put the fear of God in these kids.

Old School.

Maybe Messier would come out from serving El Presidente drinks, and yell at these kids as well.

They need leadership. At the end of the day they are all capable. They are all NHL players. They are all New York Rangers.

I leave you with this quote:

"Playing for coach Mike Keenan in Chicago was like camping on the side of an active volcano. You had to accept the reality that he erupted regularly and that there was always a danger of being caught in his lava flow. He was a tyrant, a schoolyard bully, an oldschool coach who tried to motivate players through intimidation, belittlement and fear.

The truth is that Keenan scared me into being a better NHL player. I was 18 when I began to play for Iron Mike, and I was afraid of him. As a rookie, I felt as if my future depended on pleasing Keenan. I believed he was capable of murdering my career before it began. I believed he could do that with no sense of remorse. Before Keenan threatened me in my second NHL exhibition game, I didn't view myself as a physical player. Within a short period of time, he had bullied me into becoming one."-Jeremy Roenick, via Deadspin

We're All Down Here Now

I am working on a contract down in the city of brotherly love Philadelphia. Whilst a 6ft guy with long black hair and a beard and a New York Yankees shirt isn't so conspicious back home in Manhattan, I guess it is down here.

The other day I was stopped by an elderly couple in The Museum district. "Excuse me," she said. "Are you from New York?"

Endtown in Philadelphia

In which our hero tries to find a quiet place where he can share his thoughts on Aaron Neathery's "Endtown" and is almost defeated.

Check "Endtown" out at Go Comics.

Roger Ebert and Me

Roger Ebert was a teacher involved in a profession of a critic. He had this natural charisma that made it feel like anyone could do what he did. And, I credit him as the one who is responsible for the whole internet review phenomenon taking off...

Walk with Me: Anonymity

In which our hero rambles about online anonymity, trolls, city life.
While trying to walk in Manhattan. And we see walking and talking has
pushed him to the brink of his limits.