The often humorous adventures of a roguish anti-hero of low social degree living by his wits in a corrupt society
29 June 2016
Federer Beats British Underdog Marcus Willis
Sadly, #Marcus #Willis's excellent #Wimbledon adventure comes to an end against (a very unconvincing) #Federer (#GOAT 99mph 1st serve?!).
28 June 2016
RIP Bud Spencer
RIP Bud Spencer. So much of my childhood was wrapped up in his movies (so many with Terence Hill). He was an Olympian?! What a life!
27 June 2016
Iceland Upsets England!!!!!
Yaaaas!!! Greatest Upset, Ever? (well, maybe no...but still...!!!) #Iceland upsets #England at #Euro!!! #ISL #ENG #EURO2016
Federer Wimbledon 2016 First Round Tough Test
Good #Wimbledon 1st Day: #Federer (#GOAT?) wins (unconvincingly, sigh!), #Giorgi loses (but entertains), #Querrey/#Sock win... & #Willis!!!!
25 June 2016
RIP Bill Cunningham
RIP Bill Cunningham. Elevated "street" photography. He was too nice to do worst dressed, so I never made it on his portfolio. :-)
24 June 2016
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
#HuntForTheWilderpeople: Awe-bl**dy-some! Feel-good movie of the year cut through my cynical heart. Waititi, kid Dennison, & esp Neill - !
23 June 2016
The Neon Demon
#TheNeonDemon: Restrained/creepy until it turns into NWR-territory. Jena steals it Incredible stuff from DP Braier & great composer Martinez
20 June 2016
ESPN 30 For 30 "Believeland" Needs to be Updated
Looks like @espn will have to update #Believeland. #30For30
19 June 2016
Anton Yelchin
RIP #Anton #Yelchin. I had the unbelievable honor of getting to work with him. He really was the nicest, kindest even to "civilians" like me
18 June 2016
Federer Loses to Zverev
Now the teens are getting into the act! #GOAT Swan Song (The Long Goodbye) hits another bump. #Federer loses to *kid* #Zverev. #sigh #Halle
17 June 2016
Tickled
#Tickled: One of the craziest creepiest insane-est twisty-est documentaries you’ll ever see! Kudos to Farrier & Reeve for not backing down.
16 June 2016
Craig Sager on ESPN Sidelines
PS. How awesome was it to see Craig #Sager on the sidelines today! Very good of #ESPN & #TNT. Best of luck, man, best of luck. #CraigSager!
Cavaliers Beat Warriors 2016 NBA Finals Gm. 6
Whew! #Cavs let the #Warriors come back a bit too much for comfort...but Thank G*d for #LeBron! #Game7...what I expected all along! ;-)
15 June 2016
Clayton Kershaw Deserves Cy Young
#Wilbon & his #Cubs-lovin' media brethren are itchin' to give #Arrieta the #CyYoung, but it's gotta be #Kershaw! 10-1, 1.58 ERA, 133K...7BB!
13 June 2016
Cavaliers Beat Warriors 2016 NBA Finals Gm. 5
Guess the King wasn't ready to be dead quite as yet! #LeBron (#Cavs) make a #Federer-esque last stand...thanks #Draymond (lack thereof) #NBA
11 June 2016
Federer Loses to Thiem
Sigh, #GOAT Swan Song (aka The Long Goodbye) takes another sad turn. #Federer wastes MPs & loses (again) to #Thiem. He fought to the end tho
10 June 2016
The Fits
#TheFits: Extraordinary! An astonishing film debut for *young* director Holmer & kid actress Hightower (she's sensational!). A must-watch!
09 June 2016
De Palma
#DePalma: Fun, engaging walk down (B-movie-ish/always entertaining) cinematic memory lane. The (great) De Palma is a wonderful storyteller.
08 June 2016
Cavs (Finally) Beat Warriors 2016 NBA Finals Gm. 3
Guess that $90M for #Tristan was worth it, huh! Great #Federer-esque 3rd-set tiebreak win for #LeBron (#Cavs). Now comes the hard part! #NBA
05 June 2016
Cavaliers Get Hammered 2016 NBA Finals Gm. 2
Can't even make a #Federer-#Djokovic comparison; Fed usually goes out in 4-5 tough sets. #LeBron (ie. #Cavs) are staring at a #Curry sweep!
Djokovic Wins 2016 French Open
Tough for (Poor) #Murray with another close-but-no-cigar effort, but nothing was gonna stop #Djokovic from history! #DjokerSlam! #FrenchOpen
04 June 2016
Muguruza Upsets Serena to Win 2016 French Open
Young Spaniard upsets heavily-favored all-timer to win #FrenchOpen - sound familiar? ;) Tough break for #Serena but #Muguruza was too good.
03 June 2016
RIP Muhammad Ali
RIP #Muhammad #Ali. Shocking. From as far back as I could remember *everyone* knew about Ali. Hard to imagine this world without him in it.
2016 French Open Finals Set
The SFs were as drab as the weather (& tournament) but we got the Fs we expected all along: #Serena-#Muguruza / #Nole-#Murray. #FrenchOpen
02 June 2016
Cavaliers Get Blown Out By Warriors 2016 NBA Playoffs Game 1
Sigh, there was a brief second there where #LeBron (& #Cavs) looked like they had a shot. It's only Gm 1 but I'm despondent. #Warriors #NBA
01 June 2016
Venus / Shelby Rogers Lose 2016 French Open
Tough luck for #Venus & #Shelby. #Stanimal-#Murray SF should be a corker as could (all-but-certain?) #Serena-#Muguruza Finals. #FrenchOpen
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