People point at me and say I'm sickening...
Nothing of note to report. So, here’s the newsletter.
Jim Marshall is best known for his rock photos, but I couldn’t care less about that shit. He took some good photos of regular folks too…this is one from the NY subway in 1963.
Some nonfiction to read:
The Man in the Flying Lawn Chair - By George Plimpton - This one is quite the ride. Includes more details about the life of the man who tied weather balloons to a Sears lawn chair and flew to 35,000 feet.
Some music to dig into
A sports story to read:
Wilson Would Have to Be a Saint Not to Be Angry - By Gene Wojcieshowski - LA Times - 1985 - It starts with this and then gets better and better… “Dave Wilson is the quarterback of the New Orleans Saints, which, if all goes as expected, could soon qualify as cruel and unusual punishment under the Louisiana state penal code.”
Something funny:
A podcast to listen to:
Love + Radio - Glynn Washington – True Believer - “…talk loads about his time growing up as a black child in a white supremacist cult called the Worldwide Church of God. But that didn’t prepare me for the whole story.
A movie to watch:
Wes Anderson will never top this, but I still enjoy watching him try
Some fiction to read:
A book to check out:
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers - Don’t believe me? Let Richard Wright tell you about it - Carson McCullers Understood Human Nature
My MMA stuff:
What does the UFC do with a problem like Khamzat Chimaev?
UFC’s late praise for Nate Diaz can’t hide how they wanted to damage him and his value at UFC 279
Conor McGregor hasn’t been tested by USADA since the third quarter of 2021
My stuff:
Here’s a link to the podcast: C’mon Now MMA Podcast
Here’s the C’mon Now YouTube page. Check it out and subscribe and maybe watch some videos.