Marley and Amos and Me

Well, I did it: I saw Marley and Me.
This was no easy task for me. My own dog, Amos, a 90-pound golden retriever who would fall into the “helluva dog” category, died in the summer of 2007. He was undoubtedly my truest friend.
So when I sat down to watch this movie, I knew full well [...]

When We Won Game 3

It’s 3 in the morning, Born in the U.S.A. is cranked up to 11 and there’s a dumbass grin on both the faces in the room.
The Phils won Game 3.
The fucking Phillies won Game 3.
You know what happened. Nearly postponed due to rain, game starts at 9:45pm instead of 8:30, Utley, Ruiz and Howard crush [...]

When Mary Met Bruce (kind of)

It’s no secret that I like love am obsessed with Bruce Springsteen. So when I heard that the man himself was performing in Philly, for free, in the name of Barack Obama — well, I nearly had a fainting spell.
(Keep in mind that this was the best week of my life. I saw both Pinback [...]