- It’s
crunch time for NFL free agents. The league’s new business year has begun,
teams are well into the process of signing the players they want and anyone
still unsigned at this point is in a precarious position because it now appears
that they are either a) damaged goods, b) an undesirable leftover or c)
unrealistic in their contract demands. Free-agent linebacker Emmanuel Acho, who
spent the last three seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, is in
that very place and knowing that he needs to do something to set himself apart
from the pack, he’s turning to the pre-NBA draft playbook of former Vanderbilt
basketball standout Shan Foster for ideas. Foster once sat down at his Casio
keyboard in his off-campus apartment in Nashville and crooned a song in which
he expressed how he “just can't wait … to play in the NBA,” something he did
for a very brief time after being chosen in the second round of the draft.
Acho, taking inspiration from such success, rolled tape on his very own musical
offering and while he didn’t craft an original tune like Foster, he did sing a
parody of John Legend's "All of Me" to pitch himself to NFL teams. He
posted the video on YouTube and although he hasn’t secured a new gig yet, a guy
being willing to humiliate himself and show he has a sense of humor has to be
worth a little something to teams with a need at linebacker. If not, maybe Acho
can be one of the new generation of YouTube, 15-minutes-of-fame video stars who
use the site as an actual way of making a living………..
- Riding
in the dryer: It’s not just for weird kids anymore. It’s also for that meth
head-looking, wanted fugitive of a guy who decided that the best way to evade
police looking for him on an outstanding warrant was to tuck himself inside a
dryer and wait for the fuzz to leave. Brookside (Ala.) police were seeking Michael
Christopher Davis on an outstanding warrant and arrived at a property on Fields
Avenue. When they arrived, investigators found several people inside and
outside the residence and - prepare to be shocked - several of the people
attempted to run away and were chased by officers and a police dog. The
incident, part of the police department’s on-going Operation Crack Down - not
to be confused with Operation Put the Crack Down or the much funnier Operation
Crack Up - led to multiple arrests, but police initially could not find Davis.
Officers went about their business began an inventory of items found laying in
plain sight inside the residence. As they went about their work, they heard
what sounded like snoring coming from the laundry area. Inside, there was M.C.
Davis. "I was trying to hide and y'all just stayed too long,” Davis told
police. "I fell asleep." Police described Davis as "being folded
up like he was in a shirt pocket,” with the possible exception of the shirt
being much smarter than this tool. “Our officers have worked hard and put in a
lot of over time this month in a concentrated effort to put a dent in the drug
trade in our community. We have had some really scary times, as well as some
really funny ones,” the department wrote on its Facebook page. Yes, because
there are always morons to arrest and they continue to do idiotic things………..
- So
people really seem to like “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.” The popular, long-running FX sitcom entered the weekend having already locked down
an order for its 12th season, but before the new week had even begun, the show
secured the unheard-of two-season renewal, booking seasons 13 and 14 and
putting it at the top of the list of longest-running live-action comedy shows
ever. The irreverent show centers on the friends running Paddy’s Pub in South
Philadelphia and stars Charlie Day, Kaitlin Olson, Glenn Howerton, Rob
McElhenney and Danny DeVito and its bawdy humor and quirky setting have made it
a massive fan favorite. “If anyone doubts the power of a camcorder and a dream,
just look at ‘It’s Always Sunny in
Philadelphia,’ which was a DIY backyard pilot when Rob, Charlie and
Glenn brought it to FX and will go down in TV history as one of the most loved
and enduring comedies,” co-president of Original Programming for FX Networks
and FX Productions Nick Grad said of the multi-season renewal. “Few shows make
it this far or have such devoted fans, and we owe it all to the creative vision
and great humor of the creators and cast who keep Sunny fresh and inventive
every season.” What’s cool about the show is that outside of DeVito,
none of its primary cast members are widely known names in the TV world, but
the cast meshes and works so well together than they have become beloved among
the show’s devoted followers, enough to stick around for nearly a decade and a
half………
- So,
about that Mumbai court ruling that women have a
fundamental right to enter and pray inside temples … not so much. Seizing on
the apparent opening created by the ruling and/or sensing a major opportunity
to grab publicity, 25 female activists decided that the day after the court’s
decision was a perfect time to enter a temple in western India traditionally
open only to men. These rainmakers entered the Shani Shingnapur temple compound
for a little weekend spiritual boost, but were stopped from offering prayers in
the temple's inner sanctum. It was quite the dramatic scene as police
intervened to “escort” the women to a safe place after angry villagers
barricaded the temple and said they would attack anyone who tried to forcibly
enter the main shrine. Nice of y’all to embrace progress and respect the
authority of your legal system, socially backwards rural villagers. The temple
was selected as the site for this forced confrontation because of its status as
a focal point of female activists who say they're fighting a centuries-old
tradition of barring women from worshipping at some Hindu temples. Judging by
how this weekend went down, it’s fair to say that Maharashtra state is not
going to be vaulting to the top of the list of India’s most progressive places
any time soon. However, keeping 25 female activists out of the inner sanctum
for a day is one thing; keeping out all of the ladies all of the time for as
long as the temple exists is going to be a much more daunting task, one all the
angry villagers with their torches and pitchforks may not be able to accomplish……..
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