Chris Samuels Birthday Luau
Dan Steinberg is on vacation. For some reason Dan's lovely family would really like to hear, he continues to post stuff for free, while literally not getting paid. Other guest bloggers will check in all week. Also, tomorrow, Thursday, will be one of the most magical days in D.C. Sports Bog history. If you want to guest blog, try e-mailing here. If you would like to suggest better uses of his vacation time, or to ask him why he's writing this in the third person, feel free.
Things I've been meaning to mention.
1) Chris Samuels is having a Hawaiian-themed birthday Luau this weekend. How is it possible that I can't attend? It will raise money for his foundation and all that. More importantly, from the release:
Around 350 high-profile guests, including entertainers, athletes, politicians and business people will be treated to delicious food and spirits, Polynesian dancers, the Go-Go sounds of Chuck Brown and many exciting outdoor activities.....
And from the invite's list of entertainment options:
DC's own Chuck Brown, the Godfather of Go-Go
Hula and Polynesian dancers from around the world
Fire and snake dancers
Great food and open bar provided
Casino
Prizes, games and so much more!!!
Man. If I don't find a way to get there, I better get some extensive reports about this. And the O-Line better come up with some Go-Go Polynesian snake dance for the season ahead.
2) This will have been extensively blogged about by the time you're reading this, but no matter, I'm writing it Tuesday night. How, how, how, how could Daunte Culpepper have said this without then wanting to disfigure his face:
"As I was going through this process I heard about a quote by Gandhi that best expressed my thoughts about this victory. He said, 'First, they ignore you, then they ridicule you. Then they fight you, then you win."
And I always thought the Lions were the only NFL believers in non-resistance. Rim-shot. Seriously, though, that's disgraceful.
3) Camembert saves a family from a robber. Always have Camembert around, just in case. Thanks to Reader Will for pointing me to a story in my own paper.
4) These Da Meat Hook shirts....wow. Who made these? No idea. But thanks to Reader Andrew for the tip.
5) Pan Am Games video interviews with Roy Hibbert and James Gist, from longtime Bog friend Soft Pretzel Logic.
6) A new Navy sports blog, The Birddog.
7) Etan Thomas just hammers Andrew Bogut in his latest SLAM!!!!!! column. Because I link to all Etan's columns, I'll link to this one, too. Bogut's comments don't seem particularly incendiary to me, but I'm not highly flammable, excepting for the use of Gandhi to describe free agency struggles.
8) Reader Paul long ago pointed out that my item on the creators of the Bullets' "You Da Man" anthem should have included video of co-creator Jesse Jaymes' American classic, "Shake It Like a White Girl." So here ya go. Happy Wednesday.
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July 18, 2007; 3:29 PM ET
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Posted by: Unsilent Majority | July 18, 2007 03:36 PM
Etan is a really bad writer. Is the fact that he write so amazing to all that no one cares to mention this?
Posted by: Lindemann | July 18, 2007 04:36 PM
Agreed. Etan's writing is bad. And his fake intellectualism is terribly obnoxious.
Posted by: Matt | July 18, 2007 04:51 PM
An open bar at a Chris Samuels party?
Posted by: onside kick | July 18, 2007 05:20 PM
someone sum up the letter to bogut for me, bad writing and faux-intellectualism aside - i only have access to a handful of sites here at work, this one being one of them. i live in WI and am very interested - thanks!
Posted by: pack4life | July 18, 2007 07:27 PM
Thank you thank you thank you Dan. Now everyone can share the pain I feel that I remember that video. Maybe I'll put the song on the tailgate mix to share even more pain.
Posted by: Paul | July 19, 2007 12:16 AM
Regarding the end of the "You da Man" article: Dan, you'll have to find a new intimidation factor for Wizards' playoff opponents now that the dancing Susan O'Malley has retired to a Carribean island somehere. Good luck my friend.
Posted by: CapChris | July 19, 2007 10:49 AM
I wouldn't qualify Etan as a bad writer, just not a very interesting one. His diatriabes often read like philosophical editorial or an essay written for a course on rhetoric.
Either way they are both mediocre centers.
Posted by: WaPoLiveFan16 | July 19, 2007 12:13 PM
I particularly love how Etan used an entire paragraph in his letter to talk about why the Iraq war is unjustified. Wha-wha-what?? Andrew Bogut didn't say a word about Iraq. Help me follow along, Etan, please.
Posted by: | July 19, 2007 12:51 PM
pack4life-
Bogut: "80% of basketball players waste their money on jewelry/cars. American culture is bad."
Thomas: "Nuh-uh. Also, you (Bogut) may be a racist."
Posted by: Chest Rockwell | July 19, 2007 01:11 PM
^thanks. what a tool.
Posted by: pack4life | July 19, 2007 02:59 PM
It is now my mission to destroy any regard anyone may have had for Etan's writing. I will report back in a couple weeks.
Posted by: Lindemann | July 19, 2007 03:13 PM
Bogut has the right to his opinion!
Posted by: WGDC- | July 19, 2007 11:41 PM
Pics of luau at
http://fotoechick.smugmug.com/gallery/3192125#175912369
Posted by: Audrey | July 22, 2007 11:54 PM
Pics of luau at
http://fotoechick.smugmug.com/gallery/3192125#175912369
Posted by: Audrey | July 22, 2007 11:54 PM
Pics of luau at
http://fotoechick.smugmug.com/gallery/3192125#175912369
Posted by: Audrey | July 23, 2007 12:52 AM
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Uh Steinz...where could I find said luau?