FULL CIRCLE FRIDAY: CULT OF PERSONALITY

All the stories you know and ones you don’t, but should. Welcome to FULLCIRCLE

MONDAY

-You smell those sausages being grilled? See those blue skies? Paying $9.50 for a beer? It's opening day!!! What do you think about that Bryce Harper?

Wow...that’s how you feel? That’s what’s real? All right then!

 Also on Monday: You remember Andrew Wiggins from last week?  The 6’9 Canadian is being touted as the next big thing in Basketball and “Maple Jordan” did not disappoint as he participated in a slam-dunk contest as part of McDonald’s High School All-American game here in Chicago.

WHOOOOOOOOOOOO! That was pretty.  Like woman I want to marry pretty.  Like Helen Miren pretty.  Damn, she’s like 69 but she can still get it.

TUESDAY

-Matt Martin of the Islanders wins the “nicest guy to beat your ass” award after he knocked out Tom Kostopoulos and immediately called for the Devils training staff to come to his aid during New York’s 3-1 win.

I feel like that’s exactly how it would go down if the U.S. finally decided to deal with North Korea.

America: "Aw shit man! I told you I didn’t want to do this!! You all right?! You need an ice pack?  Hey Russia, China, come get your boy, he needs help!"

Russia & China: "Dude, we’re not even with THAT motherfucker, we just met him tonight!”

Also on Tuesday: Melo dropped 50 on the Heat.

Impressive. 

Too bad Kobe took the floor knowing that and decided to go into selfless mode, dropping a Triple-Double with 23 points, 11 assists, and 11 boards.

WEDNESDAY

            -The 76ers are a mess.  So is the 24 shots guard Jrue Holiday attempted.  He only made two of them.  Let’s watch and laugh.

 

Philadelphia deserves everything that happens to them.  They traded for Andrew Bynum in the off-season and he’ll collect over $10 million without ever stepping on the court before bolting for free agency this Summer.

They won’t be making the playoffs and Coach Doug Collins is almost a certainty to get canned.

Also on Wednesday: The McDonald's High School All-American game took place...

Anyone else catch Andrew Wiggins hitting that jumper with Jabari Parker sticking him like gum on a shoe?  I look forward to more meetings in the future between those two.

THURSDAY

- Manny Ramirez hit his first home run for the EDA Rhinos in Taiwan and the announcers seemed pretty excited…

I don’t know whether that was the home run call or a new verse for a Gangam style remix.

-Also Thursday: I guess Selena Roberts dropped a report about Auburn Football players having their grades changed, receiving cash and more or less, being allowed to run wild during their 2011 National Championship season under former coach Gene Chizik and led by Cam Newton.

Now many of the same sources she named and relied on for the story have come forward and stated they were misquoted.

Translation: “Our NEW monthly checks from Auburn to keep quiet just cleared.”

College Basketball and Football are corrupt. Not hard to figure out.  Everytime a new story comes out these days about renegade programs, I just shrug.

FRIDAY

            -The State Farm College dunk contest was last night and did not disappoint.

Detroit’s Doug Anderson won and proved that while Chrysler, Eminem or Clint Eastwood may not be able to save the Motor City, he may.

I watched both the High School and College Dunk contests in their entirety this week and both were far superior than anything the NBA has put out in the last 10 years.  They should find away to let the kids do it for All-Star weekend.  They'll have more fun with it and are clearly more enthusiastic.  

Then again how could you not be enthusiastic? Look at the belt Anderson won! 

 It has a Denny’s symbol on it... I MUST possess it.  That belt would be a mighty nice trophy for my Fantasy Football League come fall.

WEEKEND WATCH!

What you should be doing this weekend if you know, you’re not drunk or doing something better…

SEE EVIL DEAD!

            -A horror flick is never a bad date movie. 

However, be warned, if it’s anything like the original, I’d suggest waiting until AFTERWARDS to grab a bite to eat.

WATCH THE FINAL FOUR!

            -I want Wichita State to win for two reason...
1. To destroy everyone else's bracket.  IF I CAN'T WIN, NO ONE CAN!!!

2. All the lame-ass "Shocker/Shocking"joking that would follow.  If they pull it off, best one gets a Snickers.

WATCH WRESTLEMANIA 29!

            -The Granddaddy of them all goes down this Sunday in New York’s MetLife stadium.  Personally, I would hate performing outside, it's going to be cold as hell that night, but I already dropped my $70 for the pay-per-view and a few people are coming over so I could care less.  

ENTERTAIN ME ROCK!.  MESMERIZE ME CM PUNK!  THE UNDERTAKER WILL BE THERE AND WHO DOESN”T LOVE THE UNDERTAKER?!

FRIDAY SHOUT-OUT!

Recognizing whomever the hell I want!

Shout-out to Chicago Sun-Times Movie Critic Roger Ebert (right, in case you're an idiot) as he lost his battle with cancer and passed yesterday. He was 70.

 Ebert was a true titan of the industry, a Chicago legend, and will be greatly missed.

Like many Chicagoland youths, I grew up watching ‘At The Movies’ every Sunday as he and deceased Chicago Tribune critic Gene Siskel (also in photo) teamed up to praise or crush the weekend’s new openings. Along the way, they traded plenty of light-hearted verbal jabs as well.

“Every great film should seem new every time you see it.” Roger Ebert.

R.I.P.

Second Shout-Out (surprise bitch!) to my good friend Roger Sandau.  Rog has been a great friend and like a brother to me for almost 10 years now.  He'll be celebrating 27 years of life this weekend in Kansas City with his lovely girlfriend.  Have one for me buddy!

-WST