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• Columbus, Ohio Is the Worst Place in America

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  Here are the fine folks of Columbus celebrating everything they most treasure: trashiness, abject stupidity, and mouth breathing.
  
  
  
  Notice that these sorts of things never happen in, say, Ann Arbor. But I suppose we shouldn't expect much more from a population that congratulates itself every single time' [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 4:04pm EST
  by Joey

• Definitive Proof That God Exists

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  The universe has an awesome sense of humor.
  
  And it comes from South Bend, IN, no less.
  
  Whoever this man that punched Jimmy Clausen is, he is my hero. And yet I hate him because my envy burns deeply.
  
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 2:01am EST
  by Joey

• Music for a Monday: The Rap Game's Nick Saban

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  My favorite southerners.
  
  A few years ago, Da Backwudz made some noise, and I took notice. I didn't articulate it at the time, but the group stood out because it combined southern hallmarks--heavy bass, tinny melodies, exaggerated regional vocal inflection--with the sampling' [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 1:22am EST
  by Joey

• Kobe Bryant Wins Life

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  The casual brilliance of Kobe Bryant. That's all. Sometimes people forget it, and they need to recognize.
  
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 10:45pm EST
  by Joey

• Ron Artest, "Blind"

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  I think this is law school talking, but my first question upon watching this: how does team management feel about Ron Ron wearing Lakers gear in these videos?
  
  UPDATE: It's like Ron was rewarding me for posting his latest music video. Did everyone see this tonight? (Look' [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 6:41pm EST
  by Joey

• Official Announcement: I Am Transferring to Monmouth

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  Hello friends, particularly those whom I've met in St. Louis. I am writing with important news: my time in Missouri is coming to a close. I have decided to transfer to Monmouth University.
  
  I did not arrive at this decision hastily. I mulled' [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 11:43am EST
  by Joey

• BANGS: Take U To Da Movies

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  I love foreigners.
  
  Enjoy your weekend.
  
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 8:14pm EST
  by Joey

• Now Hear This. Literally.

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  Have you felt as though your life were suffering from a deficit of listening to me talk about basketball? Were you yearning to hear me make jokes about white people? Step out into the sunshine, you huddled masses.
  
  On Wednesday I stopped by [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 7:59am EST
  by Joey

• My Hurt Is More Hurtful Than Your Hurt

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  I don't know.
  
  My friend and collaborator Ty Keenan traded some emails this week with me about how it hurts to root for a horrible NBA team. You see, he rides with the Warriors, so he knows.
  
  Our epistolary exchange is up' [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 5:02pm EST
  by Joey

• Black Thought Holds Forth

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  - BK-One ft. Black Thought, "Philly Boy"
  Good lord, do I love this. Black Thought has always been able to wield an incredible sense of pathos. It stems from the combination of his voice, his lyrics, his common focus on tangible ideas and [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 1:20am EST
  by Joey

• If Only We Could Kill All the Muslims, Though

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  What a bummer, dude.
  
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 6:10pm EST
  by Joey

• One Man's Opinion about the Economy

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  Ever vigilant in her scan of the internets, my mother sent me an interesting link this morning: twelve observations about the economy from a Gluskin Sheff economist and Reuters columnist James Pethokoukis. There's a lot of interesting material here to consider, but my attention was stolen away by the' [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 1:17pm EST
  by Joey

• Golden State's Mania Is Spreading!

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  Either The New York Times can't tell apart basketball-playing Stephens (racists), or it masked a chronicle of Jackson's eccentricity with a headline about a player, Curry, more likely to grab the average New York reader's attention.
  
  I'm going with the former, as [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 12:05am EST
  by Joey

• Rappers Can't Have Their Challah and Eat It ,Too

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  I just like the picture of Madonna holding a baby in a yarmulke
  
  It's no secret that most rappers approach Jews with either casual contempt or the faint praise of positive stereotype. It's not that Jews are so affirmatively bad; they're not pushing' [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 11:19pm EST
  by Joey

• Dead Man Walking

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  Maybe you could have punched a baby this morning to make the day complete.
  
  For those keeping score at home, here are the numbers:
  
  Last year, Michigan was 3-9 overall, 2-6 in the Big Ten. It beat Miami (OH) and Wisconsin at home, [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 4:18pm EST
  by Joey

• Dancing Like a White Girl

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  I have a friend at law school who loves making fun of how white women dance at law school parties. Some of them "keep their feet stationary and just sway back and forth like trees. It's painful. I was dancing with one of them and she started doing'" [...]
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  Posted: October 31, 2009, 12:55pm EDT
  by Joey

• Ron Is a World Citizen

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  Between this and "Michael, Michael," Ron is emerging as a lost member of Color Me Badd. Or maybe a basketball-playing Kid CuDi with a better voice and less vanity. The easy thing to do is call Ron insane, which he obviously is on some level. But I think [...]
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  Posted: October 29, 2009, 8:25pm EDT
  by Joey

• Get Ready for Knicks Basketball!

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  Prospective GM's, get him now! Only owed $10.5m this year and $11m+ next! (via)
  
  This caught my eye today:
  Eddy Curry won't be with the team as the regular season begins. The Knicks still have him working on his own to cut [...]
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  Posted: October 27, 2009, 4:55pm EDT
  by Joey

• Getting Testy

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  The future of what?
  
  Posting while angry, like texting while driving, can be very dangerous. I am going to do so, all the same.
  
  Earlier this week, I wrote that Rich Rodriguez had restored to Michigan the wonderment of college football. In [...]
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  Posted: October 24, 2009, 7:47pm EDT
  by Joey

• The Gulliest Rapper Alive

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  P!
  
  Nothing works better on a Saturday around the house than some new Megasean. It's weird how all the tough talk and street life makes me appreciate the sun shining. Just one more sign that Mr. Price is the man.
  
  - Sean' [...]
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  Posted: October 24, 2009, 1:12pm EDT
  by Joey

• E-eeee-ther Boy!

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  Shouts to Ian Cohen for the video and the title of the post. It's beyond apt.
  
  Al Franken is no longer just a senator. He's now a movement, on par with the Dip Set and everything else that should have moved our country toward a better place.
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  Posted: October 23, 2009, 1:49pm EDT
  by Joey

• An NBA Preview. Kind Of.

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  Never forget.
  
  Hello, friends. Over at Free Darko, I've written about my attitude as we head into this new NBA season. Don't get me wrong--it's going to be great. But at the outset, right now, there is something a little sad about it.[...]
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  Posted: October 22, 2009, 3:03am EDT
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• Brilliance Knows No Bounds

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  If you went to Michigan, Wisconsin, Wash U, and a handful of other schools, this should be something you memorize. Too good.
  
  
  
  Church.
  
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  Posted: October 21, 2009, 12:33am EDT
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• Once Again Proceeding to Give You What You've Been Needing

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  Yes, yes y'all. The more-than-a-month-long interregnum is over. I have returned, wounded and worn. The second year of law school is no joke. That is not an apology; it's an explanation. Real life is hard.
  
  Let's just go in, question-and-answer style. Like the interview I'm sure you've' [...]
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  Posted: October 18, 2009, 3:40pm EDT
  by Joey

• Good Time to Break This Out Again

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  Michigan might be kind of good all of a sudden, no?
  
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  Posted: September 14, 2009, 3:31am EDT
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• Start Your Week Off Right

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  - Ghostface Killah, "Cruisin'"
  He should just make an album like this--Ghost straight rapping over soul records. He has a particular gift for it.
  
  ' [...]
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  Posted: September 08, 2009, 12:44am EDT
  by Joey

• Office Hours

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  I set up shop over at Both Teams Played Hard today, reviewing the Nuggets' logo as part of Jared's ongoing logo project. Check it. And check BTPH on the reg, Kenny Powers style.
  
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  Posted: September 03, 2009, 10:04am EDT
  by Joey

• On to the Next One

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  And you thought Jay was old when he was rhyming about coming back in the 4-5
  
  Seriously, Jay, stop. Em ain't even murdering you on your own shit anymore; it's fucking Jeezy. Young Jeezy. Think about that. You think Big would have stuck around [...]
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  Posted: September 01, 2009, 1:25am EDT
  by Joey

• Do You Really Want to Win the Michael Contest?

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  The fine print:
  
  (1) Contest Winner shall not look at or speak to Michael Jeffrey Jordan outside of the sanctioned activity discussed in paragraph 4.
  
  (2) Contest Winner shall not play golf with Mr. Jordan.
  
  (3) Contest Winner shall not ask [...]
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  Posted: August 30, 2009, 7:00pm EDT
  by Joey

• Sad Day

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  Suddenly, this feels like ages ago, no?
  
  Poor Memphis Bleek: he thinks he can improve his career by mimicking Rick Rowss's style.
  
  Poor humanity: rap's gotten so bad that someone actually thought Rick Rowss was a good career role model.
  
  - [...]
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  Posted: August 28, 2009, 1:22am EDT
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• Standby

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  I don't even know where to start.
  
  Sorry?
  
  Does that do anything for you?
  
  Been a wild time, lately. Lots of traveling, lots of good times, and little blogging. My bad. Friends and family and Pearl Jam wait for no man.[...]
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  Posted: August 26, 2009, 12:03am EDT
  by Joey

• Unbeatable Recruiting Pitch

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  "I've vacated more Final Fours than most coaches will ever make. Go Cats!"
  
  ' [...]
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  Posted: August 20, 2009, 4:29pm EDT
  by Joey

• Now Look What You Made Me Do, Brett

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  FUCK YOU.
  
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  Posted: August 18, 2009, 1:49pm EDT
  by Joey

• "You're Indian, Which Is Like African but Is in Asia"

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  Watch this video. There are no words.
  
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  Posted: August 13, 2009, 11:27pm EDT
  by Joey

• Still Here, Never Left

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  Been tied up with some personal business--Lollapalooza (good review here), law-school stuff, etc. Sorry, peeps. Back to business later today.
  
  For now, let me just say that this Rick Pitino circumstance is tough to process. Pitino was a really good coach with the Knicks, was innovative at [...]
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  Posted: August 12, 2009, 12:06am EDT
  by Joey

• Music for a Monday: Better Than Yours Does Its Thing

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  This is true. At least, stored better. Trust me.
  
  Not to always belabor this point, but the St. Louis hip-hop scene to which I have access is underwhelming. What this means: I am in law school. It's restrictive and insulating. I go to class, [...]
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  Posted: August 03, 2009, 1:05am EDT
  by Joey

• Mike Cox Reps Connecticut Like You Wouldn't Believe

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  I have no idea if Michigan will be good at football this season. I am fairly certain that it can be any worse than last year, but that might not mean so much. The football coverage rambling is going to pick up around these parts now that we're less than' [...]
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  Posted: August 02, 2009, 11:11pm EDT
  by Joey

• R.I.P. Baatin

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  A distinct voice in hip-hop.
  
  Just read Dwele's tweet that Baatin of Slum Village has passed away. This is a sad day. T3 is the last living member of the original Slum Village, a group that has always loomed large in my life. [...]
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  Posted: August 01, 2009, 12:51pm EDT
  by Joey

• A Fitting Tribute

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  Well?
  
  
  
  I mean, it does make sense. Right? Michael Jackson, Wu-Tang Clan. They are both for the children.
  
  P.S. This too:
  
  - Raekwon ft. Ghostface Killah, Method Man, and Inspectah Deck, "House of Flying Daggers"
  Props to Alex, always.
  
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  Posted: August 01, 2009, 1:11am EDT
  by Joey

• Thursday Heat

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  Just tweeted this, but eff it. Don't mind the redundancy.
  
  You *need* to start your day, to enliven your day, and to end your day with some overlooked DMX and Cam'ron. Why? Because the tempo is perfect, and both [...]
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  Posted: July 30, 2009, 12:42am EDT
  by Joey

• An Open Letter to Harry Reid

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  Lloyd Braun is quite the salesman. Harry Reid should get him on staff.
  
  The election cycle last fall was so grueling for me, an avid reader, that I stopped following the news for a few months. I came back to it after the holidays, [...]
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  Posted: July 29, 2009, 6:17pm EDT
  by Joey

• Suggested Reading

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  House of Flying Cleavers?
  
  Did my thing a little in these last 24 hours:
  
  First, check out my Michael Vick post (which, of course, is also below).
  
  Second, hit FreeDarko for a post about Antoine Walker, with some stray Iverson [...]
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  Posted: July 28, 2009, 12:40am EDT
  by Joey

• A Synagogue of Satan

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  Roger Goodell was once an interior decorator who killed 16 Czechoslovakians and then stole Carmela's It's-OK-That-You-Take-Your-Goomah-to-the-Stugots make-up coat.
  
  I know thy works (behold, I have set before thee a door opened, which none can shut), that thou hast a little power, and didst keep' [...]
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  Posted: July 27, 2009, 9:07pm EDT
  by Joey

• Music for a Monday: On the Road to Riches

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  Bang!
  
  Really, it gets no realer than this.
  
  Was in a New York state of mind all weekend, so I thought Monday might start with this street banger from the NYC. The hard-rock guitar riff and the Redman sample are perfect. So is [...]
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  Posted: July 27, 2009, 2:32am EDT
  by Joey

• I Drive a Dodge Stratus!

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  Yeah, brah
  
  The first African slaves arrived in the United States in 1607. The Thirteenth Amendment, which outlaws slavery, was ratified in 1865. The Civil Rights Act, which was needed to cure discrimination in public places, was passed in 1964. Another Civil Rights [...]
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  Posted: July 23, 2009, 8:00am EDT
  by Joey

• Music for a Monday: Checking in with an Old Friend

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  For most of 1997 I was 15-years-old, and I spent a majority of that summer at camp either sleeping; drinking beer on train tracks; eating ice cream at Friendly's; teaching tennis; guarding life at the camp's lake; trying to hook up with a 19-year-old' [...]
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  Posted: July 20, 2009, 1:00am EDT
  by Joey

• PSA: There Are Two Kinds of Dumb People

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  There is this woman, Michele Hernandez, who compared her ability to read college applications for other people to brain surgery:
  “It’s annoying when people complain about the money,” the Vermont-based counselor, Michele Hernandez, said. “I’m at the top of my field. Do [...]
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  Posted: July 18, 2009, 9:18pm EDT
  by Joey

• Weekend Ride Out

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  Best of both worlds.
  
  A few joints for the weekend:
  
  - Jay-Z, "Song Cry" (over Dilla's "Coming Back")
  For months, I've been yearning for a credible MC to use this beat. I'd still like for Elzhi to do it, but in the [...]
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  Posted: July 10, 2009, 7:40am EDT
  by Joey

• The 189-Day Check In: Music of the Half Year

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  Now that we're 51.78% of the way through calendar year 2009, it seemed appropriate to hit you with a post commemorating our arrival at and passage of the halfway point.
  
  Rap's been fragmented for a' [...]
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  Posted: July 08, 2009, 4:48am EDT
  by Joey

• Matt Light Should Never Work on an Election Board

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  Matt Light seems like a perfectly nice man, and he is apparently quite dedicated to charity work. One thing at which he may not be so good, though, is discerning between a majority and a minority. Or, perhaps his point in the paragraph [...]
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  Posted: July 07, 2009, 2:07pm EDT
  by Joey

• Ron Artest's Tribute to Michael Jackson

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  Download is here. I really don't have the words to do this justice. "He inspired Jamie Foxx and Usher, too?" That's proof of Michael's greatness? "Even though I'm always strapped, I'm puttin' down my mack for Mike Jack." Really? WHAT?!
  
  Also, doesn't it sound like David' [...]
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  Posted: July 06, 2009, 9:36pm EDT
  by Joey

• Now Is Rasheed's Moment

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  We've had our differences, but he's the man. Still. Kind of.
  
  Rasheed Wallace is going to join the Celtics on Wednesday. It will be a sad day for me, as I love Roscoe (despite my Pistons-related frustrations) and hate the Celtics. I especially hate' [...]
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  Posted: July 06, 2009, 12:01pm EDT
  by Joey

• Music for a Monday: An Epic Better Than Yours

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  Dunny has fly ankles
  
  Let's take it back for a moment, today, and dwell upon the sort of either-or that would give your average Straight Bangin' fan some wrenching moments of soul searching: Cam'ron or Ghostface?
  
  Who used the beat better?
  
  - [...]
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  Posted: July 06, 2009, 1:57am EDT
  by Joey

• Ron Artest Signs with the Lakers

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  Straight up, there is no one with whom I'd rather spend an afternoon:
  
  ' [...]
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  Posted: July 05, 2009, 7:59pm EDT
  by Joey

• Happy Happy, America

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  Posted: July 04, 2009, 3:27pm EDT
  by Joey

• Beautiful and Imperfect

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  Yeah, see, give me all yaw money, see.
  
  There Will Be Blood was my favorite movie of 2007, followed closely by No Country for Old Men. The former was distinguished by its beautiful look, a score capable of making a silent movie gripping, and [...]
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  Posted: July 02, 2009, 1:03am EDT
  by Joey

• With a Little Bit of Gold and a Pager

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  Really, Joe? Really? You just committed your cap space to Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva? You turned Rasheed's expiring contract and Chauncey Billups into an embarrassing first-round flameout, a streaky and undersized sixth-man, and a mercurial forward who gets hurt fairly often? You [...]
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  Posted: July 01, 2009, 11:09pm EDT
  by Joey

• Lee Bannon, "Me & Marvin"

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  Been waiting for this joint ever since "Volume" first dropped. (And I actually prefer that leaked version to the re-mastered one.) Enjoy a free download, and have a nice Wednesday.
  
  Download
  
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  Posted: July 01, 2009, 9:24am EDT
  by Joey

• Norman Einsteins, Vol. 2

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  The latest issue of the Norman Einsteins, a sports culture online magazine, has been posted. It features a piece about the NBA Draft from yours truly. Check it out and support the project. Also, to stay current, sign up for the mailing [...]
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  Posted: July 01, 2009, 1:55am EDT
  by Joey

• Call Dr. Cusamano

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  The final episode of The Sopranos aired on June 10, 2007. By my count, that puts us 752 days (don't forget the leap-year day!) out from the show's last installment. It took me about five seconds to calculate that number because I have talked [...]
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  Posted: July 01, 2009, 1:51am EDT
  by Joey

• The Most Unwitting, Unfortunate MJ Tribute

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  One of my favorite websites, Hipster Runoff, found this great video:
  
  
  
  30 seconds in, the video's creator and star, Tyler, says that making jokes about someone who has died is "ignorant." And he's right. Only, he also inadvertently called to mind one of the enduring sounds [...]
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  Posted: June 30, 2009, 11:11pm EDT
  by Joey

• Forever Young, Indeed

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  Posted: June 30, 2009, 12:02am EDT
  by Joey

• Draft Wrap '09

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  Stupid BlackBerry
  
  I did some writing over the weekend which left me less time for today. Thus, I encourage you to read some thoughts about an absurd Tiger Woods article, and some thoughts about the changed meaning of geography in hip-hop music. (That's' [...]
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  Posted: June 29, 2009, 1:27am EDT
  by Joey

• Post-Regional Rap

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  This is grown-man b-i
  
  Rap's geography politics, such well-tread hip-hop ground for so long, now feel a little outre. And not just because the legacy of Big and Pac illustrates how foolish it can be to fight about lines on a map. For example, [...]
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  Posted: June 28, 2009, 3:22am EDT
  by Joey

• Even I Find This Absurd

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  Mr. Woods seemed a bit reluctant to discuss video games that he is not paid to endorse, but he clearly appears to prefer Sony’s PlayStation line to Microsoft’s Xbox series. He said he had played a fair bit of the Madden football franchise, as well [...]
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  Posted: June 27, 2009, 10:59pm EDT
  by Joey

• Hurricane Chris + America Being Weird = There Are No Words

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  Live from the Louisiana State Legislature.
  
  (HT: Gawker)
  
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  Posted: June 26, 2009, 8:53am EDT
  by Joey

• It Was a Rough One

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  The face my brain is making.
  
  I am worn out. I spent my day in Hannibal, MO; my office in the STL received a bomb threat while I was away; Michael Jackson died; the Knicks chose the most boring pick possible, and then [...]
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  Posted: June 26, 2009, 12:49am EDT
  by Joey

• Michael Jackson: R.I.P.

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  This is seriously awful. [...]
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  Posted: June 25, 2009, 5:53pm EDT
  by Joey

• They Came from a Frozen Hinterland...

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  Hopefully saving the Brickers one righty drive at a time.
  
  Draft day arrives with more intrigue than usual this year. At least, it feels that way to me. A dearth of prospects who combine at least an adequate combination of likely basketball success and [...]
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  Posted: June 25, 2009, 1:18am EDT
  by Joey

• Somewhere in the Suburbs, Crime Is Going Down

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  Probably refers to Curtis Jackson as "Fiddy." Kill me.
  
  Sometimes, middle-aged white people seem as though they worry that cringing is going out of style and feel the need to do something to avert such a disaster. I hadn't seen this article until' [...]
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  Posted: June 24, 2009, 5:20pm EDT
  by Joey

• Nas Recycles

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  Who says hip-hop isn't socially conscious?
  
  Heard that "new" Nas track with Swizzle, "Be Worried"? Yeah, me too.
  
  And when you heard it, were you like, "Hey, this is that dope-ass beat Swizz used for 'Top Down'"? Yeah, me too. I love that' [...]
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  Posted: June 23, 2009, 9:25am EDT
  by Joey

• More of Me, Just Less of It Here

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  Looks like a fun, sexy time.
  
  Been a busy week, what with doing some real work for a real job and some serious writing for the FD (so many words). Latest work product can again be found on FD, where some of the [...]
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  Posted: June 19, 2009, 1:40am EDT
  by Joey

• FD'ing It

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  Hello, friendsters. I've posted a lengthy essay over at FreeDarko about the Knicks, the Knicks' exceptionalism, and LeBron James. Check it.
  
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  Posted: June 16, 2009, 4:32pm EDT
  by Joey

• Wanted: Lil' Wayne Impersonator for a Bar Mitzvah

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  Title says it all. No, wait, it doesn't: the bar mitzvah boy is blind, so you only need to sound like Lil' Wayne. And, of course, it's not really a bar mitzvah. But that just sounds funnier. It is a birthday, though.
  
  To' [...]
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  Posted: June 15, 2009, 8:06pm EDT
  by Joey

• Music for a Monday: The Return

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  A happy rap future.
  
  That's right. Still here. Still working that Music for a Monday.
  
  Post Black Album and retirement, every time Jay-Z drops anything, it becomes a spectacle merely because Jay's done it. Doesn't matter if the music is good (American Gangster' [...]
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  Posted: June 15, 2009, 3:26am EDT
  by Joey

• The Uraveling of a Good Idea

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  NBA players need to stop flashing gang signs.
  
  Had the Wachowski brothers left The Matrix as a purposely ambiguous snapshot, as a mystery delightfully solicitous of active appreciation among its fans, the movie would be much better than what it is today. At least, [...]
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  Posted: June 15, 2009, 1:23am EDT
  by Joey

• New Isht: Rae Rae, M.O.P., and Kool G

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  This Wu-Tang Chamber Music record is shaping up to be dope, now isn't it? When history accounts for the Wu-Tang Clan, it ain't going to be pretty for everyone else.
  
  - Raekwon ft. M.O.P. and Kool G Rap, "Ill Figures" (Clean)[...]
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  Posted: June 13, 2009, 11:12am EDT
  by Joey

• All That Glitters Ain't Shit

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  N.B: Another guest post today, and one about which I've been quite excited for some time. When not contributing realness to FreeDarko, the Dr. Lawyer Indian Chief is likely found listening to rap music. In an effort to help close out the decade,' [...]
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  Posted: June 11, 2009, 1:00am EDT
  by Joey

• HDNet is Underrated

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  A friend of mine goes to medical school in Pittsburgh, Mark Cuban's hometown. When you're the dopest owner in the NBA, you do this kind of shit. I mean, I ain't never seen one of these with Micky Arison.
  
  ' [...]
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  Posted: June 11, 2009, 12:55am EDT
  by Joey

• Life as a Social Liability, Otherwise Known as Life as a Lost Enthusiast

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  N.B: Guess who's back on the site today? No, not just Kareem. We also have my sister, The Buckets, our sometime co-author, and a general expert in all things popular culture. She has returned to both drop knowledge about her most refined' [...]
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  Posted: June 10, 2009, 3:06am EDT
  by Joey

• The Kareem Jacket: An Origin Story

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  We now know the provenance of Big Chief Skyhook's favorite event jacket.
  
  I would wager that few otherwise innocuous moments in my sports-viewing oeuvre ever were as enthralling and mind-blowing as the time when I saw Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wearing what has since come' [...]
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  Posted: June 09, 2009, 11:32pm EDT
  by Joey

• Better Than Yours Is Back!

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  "Old-timey" is an adjective that should be used more often.
  
  I have, periodically, dedicated this site to chronicling when rappers use the same beats. And today is the latest installment. Who do you think used this joint better, Skyzoo or the Black Star homies?
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  Posted: June 08, 2009, 9:06am EDT
  by Joey

• As We Proceed to Give You What You Need

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  "New Yorkers." The one on the right makes self-serving shit too often.
  
  If you can reach deep into the recesses of your memory, you might recall that last week, I did an early dance on the Cavaliers' grave, called them underdogs--still not sure' [...]
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  Posted: June 04, 2009, 1:45am EDT
  by Joey

• Mike Breen Ruins Life Just a Little Bit

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  I wrote about why over at FD today. Peep game.
  
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  Posted: June 02, 2009, 3:51am EDT
  by Joey

• Find Sports Genius at The Norman Einsteins

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  Genius
  
  There is a new online magazine called The Norman Einsteins which publishes on the first weekday of each month and endeavors to provide you, the reader, with fine contributions about sports and culture written by people across the internets. For the [...]
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  Posted: June 01, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  by Joey

• What, Tru Wasn't Available?

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  It's like an art project from a class dedicated to making me mad.
  
  It's fun to bust on St. Louis because: a) I'm a hater; b) "city living" in this city is not the same as real city living in a real city, like' [...]
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  Posted: May 31, 2009, 7:34pm EDT
  

• Where Amazing Caucasian Happens

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  Props to the commenter "dunny" for passing along this gem:
  
  
  
  One of my favorite things to say when I chat with my man HR is that white people stay winning. And it's true. Except in this video. The Newble boot to Lil' Dunny's head (no' [...]
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  Posted: May 31, 2009, 3:42pm EDT
  

• Something Nice for a Saturday

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  Now I want one, just to commemorate the review.
  
  I'm not really a "car person." I love driving and I love my own car, but I don't really know anything about whips. Like, what makes the suspension on a 2009 Jeep better or worse [...]
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  Posted: May 30, 2009, 2:23pm EDT
  

• Jay Stay Paid

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  Thanks for this, Peter!
  
  This beat just screams out for Elzhi to slay it, no? How ill would that be?
  
  - Jay Dee, "Coming Back"
  
  Cop Jay Stay Paid.
  
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  Posted: May 29, 2009, 10:05pm EDT
  

• Well, That Was Cute

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  At the risk of seeming like an asshole, I am going to be honest: I hate the Cleveland Cavaliers.
  
  I marvel at LeBron, of course. To watch him is to know that I'm witnessing history. But I came here to bury Cleveland, not' [...]
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  Posted: May 27, 2009, 12:46am EDT
  by Joey

• Too Much John Wall on the Brain

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  Look at the photo above. The red arrow directs you to a headline which appeared above my GMail inbox: "S&P cuts UK's rating outlook to negative."
  
  Do you know what I thought when I read that? In order: 1) Which college basketball organization' [...]
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  Posted: May 21, 2009, 1:22pm EDT
  by Joey

• If You Were Thinking about Seeing "Terminator," Don't

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  Like Watchmen, an awesomely scored trailer was the highlight.
  
  The more I write about movies, the more I seem like a huge dork. And I haven't even yet written about how much I cherish 30 Rock's Star Wars jokes. Or the entire Lost episode dedicated to rewriting the [...]
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  Posted: May 21, 2009, 11:39am EDT
  by Joey

• Fingers Crossed

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  Remember that one time when the Knicks actually won something?
  
  Rejoice, Knicks fans, it's our time!
  
  That's right, tonight is the NBA Draft Lottery. Tonight, we have a 2.8% chance of eventually drafting Blake Griffin, a 3.3% chance of eventually drafting Ricky Rubio, [...]
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  Posted: May 19, 2009, 10:51am EDT
  by Joey

• Me at FD

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  What will happen with Andrew Bynum tonight? Is he ready for the Nuggets? Is he ready to know that he matters? Read.
  
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  Posted: May 19, 2009, 3:48am EDT
  by Joey

• Taking It Back Can Be Overrated

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  The best thing about Eminem albums is that you get older but they stay the same age.
  
  When I was leaving high school and entering college, pop music was saturated with artists embraced for being angry, middle-class, generally disillusioned white men. Bands like Korn [...]
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  Posted: May 18, 2009, 5:28pm EDT
  by Joey

• Woo Hoo!

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  I think this is the sort of song Cam'ron would make if he were to become a character on 30 Rock. Whatever. I love it. Have no idea why.
  
  Maybe when I am done trying to write my way onto the the law' [...]
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  Posted: May 08, 2009, 2:22am EDT
  by Joey

• Year of the Rap Comeback?

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  Hey, heeeeeey, hey!
  
  Honestly, I don't know. But it could shape up that way. Eminem's coming back (sadly, though, as his new shit all sounds wack). Rae is coming back, and you know how I feel about that. Cam is back, and it's' [...]
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  Posted: May 07, 2009, 3:17am EDT
  by Joey

• Eddie House Talks a Lot. All the Time.

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  You know, for a guy who is relevant only because he had the good fortune to play with Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Ray Allen, Eddie House talks and gesticulates a lot. He has more Damon Jones in him than I'd like to see.
  
  That said, this' [...]
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  Posted: May 07, 2009, 2:16am EDT
  by Joey

• Song of the Moment

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  Not a woman
  
  You know what? It becomes a little played for underground cats to endlessly rap about how much better they are than everyone else, and how little respect they get. I feel bad writing that, because plenty of less-heralded MCs deserve more [...]
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  Posted: May 06, 2009, 12:53pm EDT
  

• A Message for Brett Favre

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  Posted: May 05, 2009, 11:02pm EDT