Softcore star on "Today" Show

So, I am in my hotel room, flipping around on the tv (pretty good selection at the new Fairfield Inn, right next to the ballpark they are building without a team) watching the end of the Today show, and there is some 40ish woman talking about a charity online auction to help some unnamed charity (I came in late) featuring dresses from fashion magazine editors.

Now, this woman is kinda sleezy-sexy, but looks damn familiar. Now, I didn't know her name, but I know she is a featured actress in Cinemax adult stuff. Didn't take long to find out, thanks to the internet.

Her name?

Regina Russell.

Of course, now she is trying to go legit...here's the pic from her website www.workingactress.com

Merry Christmas

HO HO HO

It truly is the most wonderful time of year!

7-2

Another strong performance, in fornt of a mostly friendly crowd, and while they let up at times, they were always in control and played very well.

What must be said is that Mike Adamle SUCKS as a play by play announcer. When he isn't tripping over sentences, he is ten seconds behind the play in progress. This isn't radio, Mike, we saw what just happened.

Beware the In State Rival II

Once again, IU takes on an in-state rival after its own impressive performance against a higher ranked opponent.

This would seem again ripe for a disaster. Coach Davis likely to show the boys a tape of the Indiana State debacle, and impress upon hte gang how important it is to be as intense against Butler as it was aginst Charlotte.

All French Outfield?

Fox Sports say the Cubs are dangling Prior as part of a Tejada trade, but I don't like it.

I don’t want to trade Prior or Zambrano, but the “conventional wisdom” is that they wont keep both after they can make big $$$. It just makes the Wood contract look bad (Big $$ and a no-trade), and the Cubs looking to make a splash for the fans (getting offensive player, albeit apparently a top 5 player) rather than getting the team best positioned to win the World Series (pitching pitching pitching).

Jacque Jones is a shorter, slightly faster Jeromy Burnitz, but there was little else available free agent-wise.

Hendry was on WGN Monday night intimating that another deal would be made, so who knows.

As a buddy of mine said, the Cubs do better when we have no expectations, or expect them to be bad.

6-2

Ready to play.

They shot lights out, which is great, but makes you wonder what happens once they have a bad shooting night.

Watching Marco play with D.J. was a great preview, but they need to make their layups, and especially their FREE THROWS.

On to Butler on Friday, and another potential sucker game.

Thank You, Danni

She deserved to win, and although she wore too much makeup at the "reunion," as did all the women, she looked great.

Apparently she was a beauty pageant contestant, and quite good at it.

Can Playboy be far behind?

5-2

Inspired.

Just as Coach Davis and his team was bad against Indiana State, they were great against Kentucky. Everything is back to normal. We can now argue that we will win the Big 10, and go far in March.

And D.J. White should be back.

The 26 point margin looks strange for anyone who watched the game. IU saved its biggest run for the final two minutes. Kentucky had created a few turnovers in a full-court press and had gotten to within 65-52 on a 3-pointer by Joe Crawford with 1:57 to play.

But IU closed the game on a 14-1 run, making all eight of its foul shots in that stretch.

Boys, take the week off. Study Hard!

In Memoriam

Stir Crazy is great, and Silver Streak is one of the first movies I ever saw at the theatre.

He was also hilarious hosting Saturday Night Live, as the priest in Exorcist II and the job interviewee.

White? Black.
Negro? Whitey.
Colored? Redneck.
Tarbaby? Peckerwood.
Spearchucker? White trash.
Junglebunny? Honkey.
Nigger? Dead honkey.

So Far So Good

It's halftime...35-19

They are playing very well. Huge intensity, and it appears that Kentucky is not its usual self this year. Glad I picked them in the College Basketball Pool.

The intensity is really being seen in Davis. This is the game he cares about the most. Certainly the team is reacting to being aired out by him. Good to see.

Marco is a force today, though the announcers were making comments concerning his conditioning, and marvelling over his newly found maturity. This has not been discussed anywhere I have seen.

I love these halftime ads from the coaches asking the fans to cheer respectfully. Good Sports Make Great Fans. Indeed!