125th edition of My Random Thoughts: Sports, TV, music, food, life.....
How cool would the NFL draft be at The Banks/Smale Riverfront Park/Paycor? Imagine the ESPN camera shot from one end of The Banks to the other.
As for the Shemar Stewart pick: I said last night that I didn't get it. After thinking about it, I'm still not sold. The pick feels too reliant on being coached up, offers too little instant help for a team with a clock ticking.
We had a Family Movie Night when Peyton was home last weekend. Peyton wanted an 'old' movie. Kelly said "pick a year".....Peyton said "1987".... Me: "Whaaaaaaat? 1987 is not old!" We watched No Way Out. Excellent cast headline by a young Kevin Costner.
I somehow managed to sleep in my contacts one night this week. Can't recall the last time I did that.
Primo school lunch item: The Hunt's Snack Pack metal can of butterscotch pudding.
Did you know Sammy Davis Jr. sang the theme song from 'Baretta'?
One of my favorite things to do working in TV was spending a week on the road with the Single-A South Bend White Sox for a series on life in the minor leagues. Such real stuff of hopes, dreams and struggles.
Hall of Fame player that doesn't get enough mention: Andre Dawson. 400+ HR, 300+ SB, 2,700+ hits, 500+ doubles. Cannon for an arm. MVP. ROY.
Averaged 31 steals a year in his 20's before the Montreal concrete turf got to his knees.
Peyton's car thief had been court ordered to pay back our deductible of $500......with a monthly $25 payment. After fours months of payment, they decided to pay it all off. Yeah!
I'm a big Megan Moroney fan. Yea. Deal with it. "Am I Okay" is fantastic.
Remember when the Reds used to play the Tigers in the Kid Glove Games?
This past Monday was the anniversary of the final episode of WKRP in Cincinnati in 1982. What a show. Gary Sandy (Andy Travis) randomly called into Sports Talk one night. We got to meet him at an Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati production!
When I was eight, I wore a leisure suit for school pictures. I blame my mom.
For what it's worth: As I said during the draft show, I liked Jihad Campbell (LB), Derrick Harmon (DT) and Malaki Starks (S) at No. 17.
I stumbled across a documentary on Dolly Parton from 2019: Here I Am. What an amazing life and career.
Bob Costas won the Baseball Digest Lifetime Achievement Award this week. I had a subscription to Baseball Digest!
If I were Reds ownership, I'd be asking Nick Krall why the Reds still owe Jeimer Candelario at least $32M?
After having 50+ bags of mulch delivered to our driveaway a couple of years ago, I said never again. We turned to Nature's Touch Landscape Services in NKY.
If you don't pay attention to the NBA, that's cool. But watch the Pacers once in the playoffs and tell me they aren't fun to watch.
I keep trying, I just can't text with my thumbs. Very frustrating.
"Don't do the crime, if you can't do the time. Keep your eye on the sparrow, when the going gets narrow."
I read a story about Anna Kournikova this week. Remember when she burst onto the tennis scene? I forgot she retired at just 21. She's now 43.
Die Hard was on in the studio the other night. No, that Hans Gruber's crew member is not Huey Lewis.
Don't worry about things you don't care about.