There is one post on this site which has been viewed more than any other by a factor of ten. I posted it a few months ago after noticing someone on national television who merited my immediate investigation.
Every once in a while, the number of hits this site gets doubles or triples in a day, and I realize that this person must have recently been on television or in the news, prompting millions of others to ask the same question I did.
What is that question? Click here.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Celebrity Math Strikes Back
Jayson Werth = Edge
Edge = Jayson Werth
Seriously, these guys should dress up as each other for Halloween.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Sports Illustrated
Here are the Top 20 Sports Illustrated covers from the 1950's.
What ever they were doing with color photography back then - many of the picture covers look like Norman Rockwell paintings.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Superstar Pro Wrestling Game
Back in the 1980's they used to sell the Superstar Pro Wrestling Game - a kind of Strat-O-Matic for Pro Wrestling - featuring playable cards for all the popular wrestlers of the day.
It was extraordinarily hard to get; only one store in my area even carried it - The Compleat Strategist - and they were always sold out.
When I finally got my hands on the game, I was a bit disappointed in it. It was OK, but the "action" was kind of meaningless; wrestlers attempt piledrivers and other finishers as opening moves - and it all really came down to rolling dice and adding up points found on the cards.
I was a bit surprised today to find a very playable PC version of the game available for free download at this site. (It's PC only, but the site provides the source code - so I just might attempt to try to make a Mac version someday).
When I say "very playable" I mean I spent hours with this thing today. As I remembered, the "action" isn't quite right - but the results of the matches are very realistic. The wrestlers supplied with the game are all from the 1980's (Flair, Hogan, Rhodes, Backlund, and such) - but you can create your own if desired.
PC users - give it a shot.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
World Series Update
Last night, Aquarama made it's triumphant return to South Philly.
The bad news is - whenever they repeat the final game of the Phillies 2008 World Series victory, it'll be a two-parter.
The good news is - they can win it all early tomorrow - meaning people (especially kids) might actually see a World Series game completed before midnight. Also - in Philly - we can all celebrate, get drunk, arrested, and be out on the street by morning.
Andy Kaufman on The Midnight Special
Whenever Andy Kaufman appeared on television it was an event - and his 1981 appearance on The Midnight Special was no exception. In fact, it was so memorable that the entire episode was released on DVD a few years back (the only such episode of Midnight Special to get such recognition).
Midnight Special was a weekly contemporary music show that aired on NBC - Fridays after The Tonight Show. The acts were recorded live, but the show was taped, and had that "70's variety show" feel to it. Still, the show was often quite good and highly regarded. It was canceled not long after this episode aired to make room for SCTV.
Keep in mind that when this originally aired, a lot of regular viewers still didn't know what to make of Andy Kaufman and his act. We now know that "Bob" in the Tony Clifton sketch is Bob Zmuda - Kaufman's comedy partner. We didn't know it then, and the Clifton performance just seemed totally bizarre and out of control.
Part One is here, Part Two is here. Enjoy!
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