NBA All-Star Weekend: NOLA Needs the NBA and the NBA Needs NOLA

Guess what? It's NBA All-Star Weekend. It sure sneaked up on me - or did it snuck up (kidding).Do you remember this time last year? By late this afternoon this time last year we knew it was NBA ASW. Remember John Amaechi's coming-out-gay book was pushed back to coincide with ASW (it was released on Valentine's Day). Remember ESPN's and the [read more...]

Hart Surgery: At Long Last…

Every year growing up, I went to New Orleans to celebrate the New Year. Frolicking on Bourbon Street, seeing my friends, vomiting - all became annual staples. Another staple was walking through the French Quarter and watching all the fans there for the Sugar Bowl moseying around, intermittently screaming cheers, slapping fives, and of course - vomiting.I was always jealous [read more...]