White Lightning: A Lost Hockey Movie From the 50’s Entertainment by Russ_Cohen - July 24, 20170 I love hockey movies. There’s no such thing as a bad one in my mind because I will find something funny in it. Either in the plot, the dialogue or the actors who try and play the game. “White Lightning” came out in 1953. The lead was Stanley Clements who plays
New York Jets are Shortchanging Their Fans Footballology by Russ_Cohen - July 24, 20170 It’s nice to say you’re rebuilding. Fans like it. I would have been fine with it had that been the plan all along. It wasn’t. Jets GM, Mike Maccagnan spent money at the beginning of his tenure. A lot of it was bad money. The results were bad so the
Seal Kicks off Shark Week Music & Concerts by Russ_Cohen - July 21, 20170 Los Angeles, CA - July 21, 2017 - Not even Seal, is safe from the wrath of Shark Week. The Multi-platinum, Grammy® Award-winning singer-songwriter teamed up with Discovery to promote this year's Shark Week in this creative and hilarious video. Seal performs his iconic song "Kiss From A Rose" and
San Diego Comic-Con Panel Highlights Entertainment by Sportsologist - July 21, 2017July 23, 20170 The San Diego Comic-Con is happening as we speak and our friends at Random House sent us these panel videos. Lucasfilm Publishing panel: Space Panel: Be Your Own Superhero: Intersectional Feminism in Comics Panel: DC Icons: Blockbuster YA Authors Meet Iconic DC Superheroes Panel: Here's a ton of great celebrity shots including Katheryn Winnick (photo
Jackie and Me Book Review Reviews by Russ_Cohen - July 21, 20170 Jackie and Me: A Very Special Friendship appeals to me for a lot of reasons. My family used to vacation in the Catskills. My mother is still a huge fan of the old Brooklyn Dodger days and Jackie Robinson. Grossingers is a legendary name in resorts so this had the
REMEMBERING YOGI BERRA Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - July 19, 20170 “Mr. Berra is a very strange fellow of very remarkable abilities.” –Casey Stengel “Talking to Yogi Berra about baseball, is like talking to Homer about the gods.” - Bart Giamatti The kid who grew up in St. Louis eating banana sandwiches with mustard grew up to be one of the legends of
Where Do the Mets Stand on Locking up Players? Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - July 17, 20170 Yoenis Cespedes has security. He’s signed through 2020 and I don’t have a problem with his contract. When it comes to the Mets pitching staff the team seems to have different take on this. So far, they haven’t locked up any of their young pitching and soon that could come
The Redbox Best Baseball Movies List Differs from Mine Entertainment by Russ_Cohen - July 17, 2017July 17, 20170 Redbox is a terrific service. I believe there’s a better list than the one they have. Here’s how that occurred: The Movie Experts at Redbox ranked America's favorite baseball movies, as seen below, via a national Omnibus survey of more than 1,000 U.S. respondents. America’s Favorite Baseball Movies 1. Field of Dreams 2. A
Noah Cates Is Wise Beyond His Years Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - July 13, 20170 Some players stand out in development camps because of their play. Noah Cates certainly did that. I felt like it took him a day to get used to the talent level and by Day 2 I gave him this report: Noah Cates – 6-1, 165 – LW – Stillwater High School
REMEMBERING THE YANKEE CLIPPER Baseballology by Harvey Frommer - July 13, 20170 All the hype and histrionics over Aaron Judge and some of the over-reaching comparisons to Joe DiMaggio trigger the need to go back and re-visit what the Yankee legend was all about. He was born Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio on November 25, 1914 in Martinez, California, one of nine children of Rosalie
