In the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day Ryan and I donned green ties for tonight’s Raptors at Nets broadcast.
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Happy St. Paddy’s Day!
Saturday, March 17th, 2012Czar Trivia
Saturday, March 17th, 2012
* On March 17th, 1939 the first NCAA tournament game in history tipped off at the Palestra in Pennsylvania. The Villanova Wildcats defeated the Brown Bears, 42-30.
* On March 17th, 1989 Alonzo Mourning blocked two shots in the last six seconds of the game to permit No. 1 seed Georgetown to avoid an upset at the hands of #16-seed Princeton, 50-49.
* The patron saint of Ireland St. Patrick was born in Scotland in the year 387.
* Blue was the color originally associated with Saint Patrick, but over the years the color green’s affiliation with Saint Patrick’s Day grew. Now it’s common to sport green attire and to drink green beer in celebration of St. Paddy’s.
* Paddy is derived from the Irish male name Pádraig.
* NYC’s Saint Patrick’s Day parade has become the largest in the world. In a typical year, 150,000 marchers participate in it, and 2 million spectators line the streets.
On the Road with Mike
Sunday, March 11th, 2012Before the NBA season got underway I went to see Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons at the PlayhouseSquare’s Palace Theatre in Cleveland Ohio. I come from the same area of North Jersey as Frankie and grew up listening to his music. Frankie is one of my favorite singers of all time, so it was a thrill to see the living legend perform in person. He put on a terrific show that lasted nearly two hours. After the concert Frankie and his manager Dean Egnater joined a small group of my friends for a dinner at Michaelangelo’s in Littly Italy, where chef Michael Annondono prepared a fantastic meal for us.
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On the Road with Mike
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012Pitbull was the surprise guest at TNT’s All-Star party on Saturday night. This year’s invitation only event took place at the House of Blues in Orlando. Pitbull played for about an hour and put on an electrifying show. There’s so much energy in his music, you can’t help but bounce around to the Latin-infused hip hop beats. In fact, I did some break dancing. Still, it was impossible to upstage Pitbull’s great performance.
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Wine and Dine with Mike
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012The great entertainer Frankie Avalon came through Cleveland last week so I had a chance to spend some time with him and enjoy an outstanding dinner at Nido Italia prior to the All-Star break.
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