SB Nation User Blog: BixBeiderbecke

The Huskies and The Ducks: The Uncivil War

BixBeiderbecke — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:36:48 -0000

The Huskies and The Ducks: The Uncivil War

Chris Dufresne of The Los Angeles Times writes about the legendary series, I especially like the fact that he points to Coach Don James only losing 3 times to the Ducks 17 years. Not a typo.

Hey homeslices (afterall, we're all just like the good stuff that goes on . . .insane bombass...

BixBeiderbecke — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:01:37 -0000

Hey homeslices (afterall, we're all just like the good stuff that goes on . . .insane bombass pizzas! and as such, we're like. . .well, like slices o' that pizza. so? homeslices. yo! or. . . , no?)

ANYWAZE!

Check this cat KILL IT! I mean, he check's in with a Nard Freeze, then righteously right-hands what I can hazzard to guess exactly WHAT it's called? by saying prolly something like a, "Coldcock-Tomahawk". Yup, yup. Something like that. . . ?

Anyhoozits, what would you call it? (besides a dunk, or slam, or rhymes with "ammer" or "ooski" and definitely not even remotely tied to The Doctor can't-no-one-touch-him, J). Aight?

John David Booty was cut by the Minnesota Vikiings, a day after making a poor throw at the worst...

BixBeiderbecke — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:02:35 -0000

John David Booty was cut by the Minnesota Vikiings, a day after making a poor throw at the worst possible time and having it returned for a touchdown in an exhibition finale against the Dallas Cowboys.

Hopefully this doesn't end the saga of JDB in his pursuit of landing as a starter on an NFL team. Fight On John David!

Coffee having a mammoth game vs. The Raiders right now! The badass running back just tore off a 40...

BixBeiderbecke — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 01:19:40 -0000

Coffee having a mammoth game vs. The Raiders right now!
The badass running back just tore off a 40 yd. run on an end around on the 9-er left side. He's been tearing it up between the tackles, and just backed-up the 2nd string safety for the Raiders- both of them hitting each other head on with Coffee getting the better of the exchange by making the safety take 8 steps backwards.

It's the 2nd quarter and now that the OC for the 9-ers sees that the Raiders cannot handle Coffee- he has received the bulk of the carries and the 9-ers are now threatening to get on the board to even it up at 7. It's 2nd and goal to go. 3:23 before half.

Damn, Glen's looking good in this pre-season game. But. . . .we all knew he'd be good at the next level. The pro level is his level. Handing it off to Coffee, to throw to Crabtree? That should be against the law, in some states.

In memory of Les Paul The night's music above the starry amphitheaters Time held all our whispers....

BixBeiderbecke — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:22:50 -0000

In memory of Les Paul

The night's music above the starry amphitheaters
Time held all our whispers. . . .and tonal cries
Golden in the heydays of His eyes

And honored among the parking lots and locked bedroom doors, you were prince among sheet music and barely working amps
And once below a time you lordly had the ears and tears
Trailed with people waiting to audition . . . or waiting to get in . . . or in line just waiting for beer
Down along the rivers of rock and roll light

And as you were gentle and carefree, famous among the stars
Around the garages & studios and inventing new depths of sound, wood, and strings
The leads did magic on solos with the majesty of your gifts

In the sun that is young once only
Golden in the mercy of His means,
You were quiet and kind, master and servant, the virtuoso listened and the stars sang to your strings while the foxes on stilettos screamed clear with joy
And the lighters lit the universe like the moon gleans poetically on the cactus blossoms and desert roses
In the bonfires of music aflame in rhythm and heartache

Nothing we ever cared for, in the youthful search of identity and community, that time would take us
To the shattering epochs which were hidden in the shadows of your hands

In the moon that is always rising under a simple light of night
When singing ourselves to sleep
We might be lucky to hear you fly with the high fields and angels
And wake to the songs forever born from men & women,
Lilted in dreams, loss and redemption

Time held us all, but it held you gracefully and immortal
As we will sing, for you and with you
In our chains, like the sea!

Rest in Peace Les Paul

Terrell Pryor's 37-inch flat screen TV

BixBeiderbecke — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:39:14 -0000

Terrell Pryor's 37-inch flat screen TV

This just in from The Columbia Dispatch Aug. 11, 2009

"Defensive tackle Todd Denlinger said he saw quarterback Terrelle Pryor carrying a 37-inch flat-screen television into the hotel where the team stays during camp.

"We don't have too much time to sit in there and watch TV," Denlinger said. "Maybe he's watching film. I know he works hard at that, so I'll give him the benefit of the doubt."

Word of caution TP (don't you just love those initials, especially if he stinks up the Big Televen this year): Be sure no agent nor runner supplied your parents with money in order to buy that flat screen, AND by all means- find the receipt because there are a lot of people in this world who don't believe a young black man can afford to buy their own televisions! Seriously, I'm not joking.

Any Laker-haters out there? Got time? Care to waste some?

BixBeiderbecke — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:03:58 -0000

I kid you not. . . .I happen to hate the Laker's more than anyone down here in Los Angeles. I'm a Warriors fan through and through and have been since I popped outta the womb. In order I hate:

1. The Lakers

2. The Kings

3. Portland

3.5 The Jazz (how could I forget? hat tip: warriantinerks)

4. The Knicks ('cept when Benard King played for them)

5. The Sonics

Weird? I like San Antonio because they used to beat up on the Lakers so much since I've lived down here near Wastewood, CA (hate the Bruins too! I attended USC, but. . . .mind you- I'm from the Bay Area - Los Gatos)

So, you want to berate and crank call a Laker? I've got Ron Artest's phone number- they were giving it out last night on Channel 9 Sports KCAL here in LA. Apparently, it works. I called it this morning and left a message. Last night, even though Ron Artest is out of the country, in China?- he's answering the phone.

At any rate, check it out for yourself- here it is: (832) 361-0108 (dudes!!!!!!!! I just got off the phone with the cat! he DOES ANSWER! NO JOKE!

[Bix edit and update: Okay, just so this is out there. I AM NOT ANY IDIOT SPAMMER OR WEIRDO. SERIOUSLY. THIS IS A REAL NUMBER (the area-code is Ron Artest's old Houston one) AND I HAVE PERSONALLY TALKED TO THE M-FER. With that said. . . . .why you still here? Call the cat up. He's actually quite cool. Just don't go ape-shit on him. The man is down and will just shoot the shit with you. For what it's worth- he's currently "on vacation" (whatever that means. and if you can pick up what i'm about to put down: when he's got his "game face" on is when he's REALLY ON VACATION. OUT TO LUNCH, yo! Bananas in the head.]

A new Bruin plaque at The Coliseum?

BixBeiderbecke — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:21:16 -0000

A new Bruin plaque at The Coliseum?

From the LA Times "Newswire" column in today's Sports, Aug. 11, 2009.

Rafer Johnson, 1960 Olympic decathlon champion and a longtime Olympic activist in Los Angeles, was given his own bronzed plaque in the Coliseum's peristyle end. Johnson, the former UCLA star, was the final torch-runner and lit the flame in the opening ceremonies of the 1984 Games.

The plaque is a depiction of Johnson carrying a torch, but it is also surrounded by seven symbols that include many of the events he competed in when he won his gold medal in Rome.

Jennifer Song: Champion for The Ages!

BixBeiderbecke — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:45:41 -0000

USC golfer and 2009 Pac-10 Freshman Women's Golfer of the Year, Jennifer Song, became only the second woman to win the Women’s Amateur and the U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links (WAPL) titles in the same year. The last person to accomplish such a feat was Pearl Sinn, who won both USGA trophies in 1988.

Prior to playing in the championship round yesterday, Jennifer said, "I am so excited, being given this chance to play in the finals is just a great honor for me." And "play", she did. The hard way! She earned a 3-and-1 win over Jennifer Johnson, of La Quinta, CA. In doing so, the 19-year-old Song- who's from Ann Arbor, MI (thank you Wolverine-country) had to come from behind to capture the 109th U.S. Women's Amateur title.

Jennifer trailed 4-down to Johnson after the first 10 holes of Sunday’s 36-hole finals, but the University of Southern California incoming-sophomore stayed positive, if only from some encouragement from, Museok- her father. Oh, AND caddie for this championship match."My dad kept telling me, ‘Jennifer, you’re going to win. You’re a great player, and throughout the whole round he kept me in a positive mind." If Museok kept her mind in it, Jennifer realized his words and started to take apart the Old Warson Country Club in St. Louis, MO. Jennifer then commenced to birdie the 11th and 12th holes for wins and evened the match on the 18th when Johnson three-putted. This proud Trojan golfer and WAPL winner was deadly in the afternoon round. When she birdied the 19th for a 1-up lead, Johnson trailed for the first time in 95 holes. And Jennifer Johnson is no slouch! The 18-year-old Johnson is a soon to be/incoming freshman at Arizona State and is destined for NCAA and US pro greatness. A birdie at the next hole and a Johnson bogey at the 27th gave Song a 3-up edge. And then, the drama was only just beginning. Johnson captured three of the next four holes to square the match, only to watch Jennifer take the lead again with a seven-foot par putt on the 33rd. Jennifer then drained a six-footer on the 34th for a 2-up advantage that had "NAIL-BITER" written all over it, and closed out the match when Johnson failed to get up and down from a green-side bunker on the par-3 35th.

To say this was an emotional win for Jennifer would be an understatement. The burden and stress of coming into the match because of her recent success on the college year and amateur circuit, prevented her mother (due to illness) to attend Jennifer's win at her WAPL triumph at Red Tail Golf Club, in Devens, MA back in June. Here in St. Louis, with her dad by her side on the fairways and her mother in the gallery, Jennifer enjoyed this hard-fought victory with both parents presiding over their prodigy child.

"It’s been a while since she’s seen me win and really hold on to the trophy and smile," Song told the USGA after tearfully hugging her mother. "When I hugged my dad at the end, my tears weren’t out yet, but when I saw mom, you know that feeling when you see your mom. It’s your mom, so you just cry."

via grfx.cstv.com

For those who haven't followed her Trojan coming out year, Jennifer Song was honored as Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, by outgoing PAC 10 Commissioner Tom Hansen back on May 26 of this year.

Fellow teammate Lizette Salas won Pac-10 Player of the Year, and it was Salas who spent much of the season as the top-ranked golfer while being tabbed an NGCA All-American first team-er. Salas finished the season ranked fourth in the nation according to Golfweek. But the Trojans season wouldn't have seen as much success were it not for the play of Jennifer Song. Jennifer finished the season as the No. 1 ranked player in the nation according to Golfweek, led the nation with her 71.55 stroke average, setting a Trojan record by more than half a stroke. In addition, the Ann Arbor Mich., native who currently resides in Deajon, Korea but attends USC, was recognized as an NGCA All-American first teamer, as well as winning the NGCA Freshman of the Year accolade. Song led the field heading into the final hole at the 2009 NCAA Women's Golf Championships before finishing one shot out of second place. Jennifer Song also finished second at the 2009 Pac-10 Championships and the 2009 NCAA West Regional. On the season, Jennifer carded five second-place finishes in 10 starts for USC and led USC with seven rounds in the 60s.

Way to go Jennifer! I'm sure I speak for everybody in the USC Trojan family in saying how proud you have all made us. Your success on the links brings tears of joy to all our eyes.

Fight On!

USC Trojan-colored taxicabs in Los Angeles? This is just awesome

BixBeiderbecke — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:28:34 -0000

USC Trojan-colored taxicabs in Los Angeles? This is just awesome

Because I couldn't find any images nor any more commentary on this matter, I decided to quote straight from the article. I found it in Mike Penner's column "Totally Random" in the LA Times, dated Aug. 8, 2009:

"The USC-UCLA rivalry will play out at Los Angeles International Airport this football season, with the off-airport parking company the Parking Spot adding new team shuttles painted in the two schools' colors.

If the two shuttles follow the expected bowl paths: USC ends up at the Bradley Terminal for a nice flight to Paris.

UCLA drops you off at Burbank, where you fly to Wichita, Kan."

I'm verbose, thought it best to just keep it strictly in Mr. Penner's words.