Sunday, May 24, 2020

SPORTS!



So the charity golf match with Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Peyton Manning and Tom Brady happened today.

It was fantastic and I'll be interested in the ratings.

There was smack talk and big shots and laughter and some drama. There were even celebrity cameos and lots of fun on Twitter.

This sports thing is pretty cool.

Add in auto racing coming back along with some tennis and we're getting there slowly.

We now await the official decisions on the team sports in the US (soccer is back in other parts of the world).

I have no profound words otherwise. I watched golf today and it was great.

I can listen to Peyton Manning talk for hours. The guy makes me laugh. His pre-match crack about having Eli, Nick Foles or Bill Belichick caddy for him was hysterical.

Tom Brady was funny and approachable but also grumpy at times. He also took good-natured ribbing and hit the shot of the day.

Phil Mickelson is the consummate riverboat gambler. That's why we love him. But he was also brilliant in breaking down the golf course.

And Tiger? He was great also. His personality was on display. We don't always get the more charming side.

This was all good, with the Turner group broadcasting it. Brian Anderson was a tremendous anchor, while Trevor Immelman and Charles Barkley provided fun and solid analysis. Amanda Balionis handled the interviews. Justin Thomas stole the show as the on-course analyst.

Oh, and speaking of stealing the show, take a few minutes and find the video of of Ernie Johnson explaining why he wasn't on the broadcast. There might be tears.

Kudos all around.
(Photo: Getty Images)
Let's do more of this.

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Day 23: A song you think everybody should listen to

I'm going back to Huey Lewis.

The band was obviously a hit machine at one point but there were other songs that either weren't hits of weren't released as singles.

So I thought I'd highlight something else.

The song is called "So Little Kindness." The lyrics, admittedly, are pointed. They're about a relationship that is over but the woman in this case can't seem to find it in her heart to be cordial.

It features a fierce lead guitar performance by Chris Hayes, who co-wrote the song with Lewis and saxophonist Rob Sudduth. Curiously, it initially appeared on the Time Flies compilation album -- one of four new tracks tacked on at the end. Lewis felt that they could do it better so they re-cut it for 2001's Plan B album*.

* It's funny the things you remember. I recall buying Time Flies at the Borders in White Plains, NY and Plan B at a Wal Mart on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Go figure.

Unfortunately I can't find the Plan B version, so here's the Time Flies one.

"Now I don't deny it's over but why must you be so cold..."

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