103rd Edition - 2/23/07

• Cubs: a virtual pain in the arse

Sorry for the delay. I have many very important things going on, and haven't had a chance to write until now (almost noon). The most important thing on my list? Attempting to buy Chicago Cubs tickets. I have now been in a virtual waiting room for two hours and 11 minutes. Yet I have not had one opportunity to buy tickets. What's insane is, I just want a couple late season (September) games. Everyone else is after Cubs/Sox, Cubs/Cardinals tickets. And so I wait...

• Bulls: Wallace is amazing

I was hoping that I would get to write that headline a lot earlier than February. The Wallace I hoped for finally showed up last night against the Cleveland Cavaliers, and yes, the Bulls won.
His stat line: 14 points, 19 rebounds, 7 blocks, 5 assists.
I am now at the point where I just want him to stay healthy and then show up and give me these kinds of nights in the playoffs.

• Quick Reads

Since I am intelligent enough to realize the extend of my talent ... Instead of talking about these things, I will just link to better writers than myself...

Bill Simmons on the death of Dennis Johnson

Scoop Jackson on Tim Hardaway

Jason Whitlock on the aftermath of the NBA All-Star Game

• Stuff

Throughout the day, I will be updating Stuff I Wrote. There will be reviews of "The Astronaut Farmer" and "The Number 23," as well as an interview with Virginia Madsen.

Here is a link to a new debate -
Should the Oscars have a comedy category?
I said yes. click to read

Monday I will have a tons of Oscar talk. Deal with it ... Or be insanely excited, you decide.

There is talk that Jimmy Fallon might be replacing Conan O'Brien when Conan replaces Jay Leno.

Last day to vote on the Scorecard Movie Awards - results will be up on Monday.

102nd Edition - 2/21/07

• The Weekly Bull (30-25)

The Bulls held the Atlanta Hawks to ZERO FG in the 3rd quarter. The Hawks managed just eight points off of free throws. Needless to say, the Bulls went on to win 106-81 in their first game back after the All-Star break.

Speaking of the Las Vegas excursion - click here - to read about Bill Simmon's impressions.

The Bulls next three games are going to prove what the team is made of, with an away game at Cleveland, home vs. the Washington Wizards and then at Detroit. Finishing those three games 2-1 would be a great step toward climbing up the division rankings.

Chris Duhon came off the bench and led the Bulls with 17 points, he was one of six to have double digits, three of which were Malik Allen, P.J. Brown, Adrian Griffin.

• Cubs: Zambrano gets paid ... for now.

Carlos Zambrano and the Cubs agreed on a one-year, $12.4 million deal. This avoided arbitration and Zambrano has also declined to refer to himself in the third person, instead opting to call himself "me." J is sure disappointed that J doesn't get to listen to Carlos Zambrano call himself Carlos Zambrano.

• Big Ten Basketball: We're #1 ... for one day

The Michigan St. Spartans, coming off a blowout victory versus my Iowa Hawkeyes, took that momentum and went ahead and beat the Wisconsin Badgers as well. Final Score, 64-55. The Badgers shot just 36 percent from the field. Now Ohio State is in the driver seat for the Big Ten title, and will likely be the new #1 in both polls.

• Stuff

I love the muppets. Here are five reasons brought to you by "10 Zen Monkeys" that you too, should love the muppets. click here

How to win an Oscar - by Cracked. click here

Want to see the 10 Oscar-nominated shorts in a theater near you? - here's a list of locations

101st Edition - 2/20/07

• Bears: Mr. Rivera, don't let the door hit ya

Ron Rivera left the Bears, but not the way we thought. The Bears chose not to rehire the defensive coordinator. Upon hearing this, Rivera took a position with San Diego, as the linebackers coach. Norv Turner was named the San Diego Chargers' head coach.

Lovie Smith didn't feel the need to retain a coach who would much rather be a head coach somewhere. For the Bears, who are always insanely cheap with coaching, this move fits.

Bob Babich, the Bears linebacker coach, is likely to take the defensive coordinator position.

The only way this whole situation is a problem, is if players on the Bears start speaking out. Otherwise, no worries.

• NBA: All-Star game, one last thing

Shaq can dance. Suddenly, I am incredibly happy idiot fans voted him into the All-Star game, otherwise this moment would not have happened. Plus, we get to see LeBron James run away because he's laughing so much. click to watch

• Stuff

Next: A New Music Show is the brain child of Chris Bro. If you want to find the next great song, tune in and sign up to the mailing list.

Chris Bro is also the one that introduced me to this video from No More Kings, if you like "Karate Kid" it's a must - one of the key moments comes at 5:58. John Elliott especially needs to watch. click to watch

I still love Legos. So this video of Spider-Man fighting Doc Ock made me pretty damn happy. click to watch

100th Edition - 2/19/07

• Blatant Self-Promotion

Look, I can talk about things besides sports and movies, here is proof. I even interviewed professors ... to talk about Simon Cowell. click here to read

• Blatant Self-Promotion: Part 2

Don't forget, I mainly write about sports and movies, which is why I created Beep's Scorecard Movie Awards. Voting ends this Friday. Look for final results on Monday the 26th, one day after the Academy Awards. click here to vote

• Blatant Self-Promotion: Part 3

I will be reviewing movies on a more regular basis, so expect to see one to two full-length movie reviews on Fridays, starting with "The Astronaut Farmer" and "The Number 23." Also by the end of the week, my Billy Bob Thornton and Virginia Madsen interviews will be up.

• Now on with the show: The NBA show

Kobe Bryant is your All-Star MVP. The West won 153-132.

Jason Kapono hit 24 3's in the final round to win the 3-Pt Contest easily.

Dwayne Wade once again hustled to victory in the Skills Challenge. He is the only elite guard in the league that always want to show up and play hard.

Gerald Green won the dunk competition, jumping literally AND figuratively over Nate Robinson.

Of all my predictions, only one came true, kind of - The Chicago team with Scottie Pippen won the Shooting Stars competition, but Ben Gordon went out of order, disqualifying them and giving Bill Lambier and Detriot the trophy.

• Stuff

* I can't believe Willard Scott didn't call to wish me a happy 100. That is just ridiculous.

* If you follow any music blogs at all, PEEL is a must-have program, and it looks very similar to iTunes. click here

* Here is a full Arcade Fire concert - and a reason why NPR should always exist. click here to listen