In case you hadn't heard (and you probably hadn't, unless you're somebody I've talked to personally in the past ten days, or a member of the Morningstar family) my boy Brady Morningstar signed with a team in Greece, and now will be getting paid actual money to play professional basketball. I don't have much to add here, just that it's pretty awesome. Definitely not something that many people thought possible as recently as seven months ago.
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Book recommendation: 'In Broad Daylight' by Harry MacLean. It's the true story of Ken McElroy, who was like the real-life version of Wesley, the bad guy from Roadhouse. He terrorizes the small town of Skidmore, Missouri for years, until finally a bunch of guys gun him down in the street, with dozens of witnesses, and the whole town collectively shrugs its shoulders and says "Meh, I didn't see nothin."
(It's badass, but still not quite as badass as Roadhouse, where Swayze gets in a fight with Wesley's right-hand man, rips his throat out with one hand, screams "Wesleyyyyyyyyyyy!" in the direction of his mansion, then returns the next day, beats Wesley up but decides not to rip his throat out, and then some townspeople show up, shoot him, shrug their shoulders, and say "Meh, we didn't see nothin.")
ANYWAY (I need to stop now or else I'll write 1,500 words on Roadhouse before I even know what's happened) 'In Broad Daylight' is a great read, as long as you're prepared to be awake at almost 3 in the morning, unable to put the book down or sleep, because you're almost shaking in rage at the shenanigans that McElroy pulled on this town before they finally gave him the Wesley treatment.
....But seriously, he TEARS HIS THROAT OUT! It's like Swayze is a Mortal Kombat character and he has a sweet finishing move. Is this the best fight scene of all time? Most likely. You know how Grantland has been doing those columns where they write either a sentence or a few paragraphs on their favorite youtube videos? I could write a thesis paper on this one.
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Wanna hear one of the best stories I've heard in 2011? Of course you do. My friend Amber's little brother Josh, who from some of the things I've heard over the years, is pretty much a hero amongst men, was out on a date with a lady. Sometime during dinner, he said "Smalls, you forgot to round second base!" That comment went over her head. Later on, he referenced Wendy Peffercorn, which again failed to draw a reaction. He then asked, "Have you ever even seen The Sandlot?" When she replied that she hadn't, he calmly stood up, put some money on the table, politely said "Thank you for a lovely evening" and walked out the door.
Seriously, hero amongst men.
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Have a good holiday weekend.
