Sports and Such

So, yeah, Kansas. Whatever. They beat the awesome story that was Davidson, and for the first time ever in the Tourney, all four #1 seeds made it to the Final Four. Whatever; Davidson is still awesome, and Stephen Curry is the well-deserved winner of Most Oustanding Player from that region.



Elsewhere, my Braves decided to spot the rest of the NL East a half-game lead by blowing a save in Washington. Whatever. Don't sleep on my Braves this year, y'all. Treat y'all like a bowl of gruel.

Best time of the weekend, though? Nashville Roller Girls. They went down swinging hard to the Tragic City Rollers, aided by a horrible scoring decision, when the winning points should have been scored on our final jam, and no one in a ref's shirt saw the jam get called off. It's confusing, right? Wrong. Hie thee hither, y'all, next time they're in town, which is May 17th at the Fairgrounds. Best time night out ever awesome dude. Wow.

Everybody else's opening games start up today, which is Bartender Rod's High Holy Day. And the Predators are still clinging by their nails to hopes of a playoff spot; frankly, it doesn't look good.

Madness All Around

DeNuzio's certainly loving March right about now -- his Xavier Muskies just punched their tickets to the Elite Eight, and another Big East team got knocked out, so that's all good. Let's party at mid-court:



But the best news is what's happening at Davidson, proud Southern Conference representative that they are. Apparently the Trustees dipped into their pockets and set up a fund so that any Davidson students who want to go see the Sweet 16 matchup tonight against Wisconsin can go for free -- transportation, tickets, hotel rooms all paid. That. Is. Awesome.

Let's Dance.



Of course, it can't all be good times and happy outcomes. Especially since UT went and fucked me by losing to Louisville. What? What kind of moron would have picked UT to make the Championship Game?

Exactly.

That's what I get for trusting this guy:


Moron.

Groundbreaking in Cool Springs

An anniversary (52 months?!) present for my lady, who's bearing up stoically in Cool Springs during a big-deal board meeting and groundbreaking today. Format clearly Ripped From The Headlines. (Of The Onion, that is.)



Pray for her, good people. Pray.

Bumper Stickers and Faith

So on the way in to work today, some moron's tailgate (the true receptacle of all serious people's faith statements) told me that if I didn't love Jesus after trying him, it was okay: the devil would take me back.

See, if I wasn't already down with the (other) JC, I was already with the devil. And if I didn't agree that he was the best after trying him (free for 30 days, one assumes), then I was still just a bad person.

I leave her with the following, offered feebly while I still stagger from the blow of her intellect.

What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which
is the exact opposite. -Bertrand Russell, philosopher, mathematician,
author, Nobel laureate (1872-1970)

Then I found something even worse:



Ewww.

Happy Easter!

If you're into celebrating this sort of thing, then have at it. At our house, we firmly believe that Reeses Peanut Butter Eggs are the reason for the season.



Others will be busy doing church-things, changing out the greenery, having Passover, sacrificing bunnies, whatever it is that they do. We'll have "The Full Monty" and EIEIO Book Club, thank you very much.

In the meantime, Baby Brother is in town, and it's back to the bar to enjoy more Tourney Time. Join us at the Grille, or browse further to enjoy this year's Easter Card, which is DECIDEDLY not for the faint of heart or easily offended. Cheers!

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

It's March, which is double-extra sweet. Not only did the NCAA Tournament kick off 3 minutes ago (Wha--- Georgia in the Tourney?!), but the next month means the entire tourney (still the greatest annual event in sports), Opening Day in baseball, and the stretch drive in the NHL. Total awesomeness all around. No matter what happens in DC today.

UPDATE: GEORGIA 61, XAVIER 73 - FINAL

Great game from the Musketeers, with more than a few, er, dozen questionable fouls awarded. But whatever.

Upcoming Awesomeness:

March Madness on Demand: All the tourney games, and so far ZERO announcing. Check it out at CBS Sportsline.

Barca is probably completely out of the running for this year's Primera Liga title, but they're still all over the final 8 of the Champion's League. Real Madrid? Not so much.

And this Sunday night? Opening night for the Braves. Word.

UPDATE: Georgia with an early lead on Xavier. Very good. Announcers audio feed now active. Not so very good.

New Feature: "Suffer With Me"

Not that anyone may notice, but I'll be adding a new feature to your favorite blog named after someone that you know whose name is my name too: "Suffer With Me." The title and the concept were both inspired partly by the new AVClub feature "I Watched This On Purpose" and on the Permanent Accusation of Megan that I force her to watch awful movies. Of course, none were EVER so awful as her rental of "Failure to Launch," the standard whereby all bad movies must forevermore be judged (IMDB.com's users' selection of "The Hottie and the Nottie" notwithstanding.)

My initial selection is the truly terrible "Automaton Transfusion," which I watched last night. My expectations were not for the next "Citizen Kane," I just wanted a fun horror film. The verdict? It wasn't fun, it wasn't film (all digital, apparently shot on a Fisher-Price or somebody's digital camera), and it was horrible in a way that I'm pretty sure was unintended. Lots of blood, sure, but I ask for more, and I think I'm entitled.

Basic whatnot: Fast scary zombies manage to verrrrrry slowly take over a jerkwater town somewhere, hours after their initial attack. Our three "heroes" are on their way to the Big City to see a concert that starts at 5:00 in the afternoon, which should have given them some indication as to what kind of show they were going to see. They manage to be about the only people not overrun, drive over an hour to the show, drive over an hour back, and save the moron leader's girlfriend. Army conspiracy, man-made zombies, your dad was involved, cliffhanger ended, blah blah blah. Apparently, the Special Features section contains some brilliant positioning by the filmmakers on how their $30,000 masterpiece should be judged on the basis of its even getting made. And there are morons posting on IMDB that agree with them. I personally recommend postnatal abortions for all of them.

And the best news of all? Sequel is in the works.

All-Time Ranking: Among The Worst Ever
Still All-Time Worst: "Failure to Launch"

Bonus graphic, painstakingly hand-made by me:

"5 Women Wearing the Same Dress" at BRT - through April 5

March 7 - April 5, at the Boiler Room Theatre
Franklin's Professional Theatre at The Factory
Call 615-794-7744 or visit www.boilerroomtheatre.com

Written by Alan Ball, the creator of HBO's "Six Feet Under" and Oscar-winning writer of "American Beauty."

Nashville Premiere! "Five Women Wearing the Same Dress" is an irreverent and hilarious look at the intricacies of friendship. During an ostentatious wedding reception at a large estate in Tennessee, five reluctant, identically clad bridesmaids hide out in an upstairs bedroom -- each with her own reason to avoid the proceedings going on below. The women come to realize, among other things, that they are closer friends with each other than they are with the bride.

Rated R for adult language and content.

STARRING
Sondra Morton-Chaffin, Megan Murphy, Elizabeth Eakin, Erin Burns, Nancy Whitehead, and Mike Baum

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

For your Oirish-lissnin' pleasure, here be Seamus Kennedy's live version of "The Old Dun Cow," courtesy of "The Best of American Independent Music":

The Old Dun Cow.mp3

ACT 1 Presents "Born Yesterday"

ACT 1 presents Garson Kanin's "Born Yesterday," directed by Lane Wright, running through March 15 at the Darkhorse Theater, 4610 Charlotte Avenue. For reservations, call 726-2281 or visit www.act1online.com.