Monthly Archives: September 2013

Niners Week Three Awards

Posted on September 25, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

This will be quick, because I really don’t want to talk about that game. The Mike Nolan Award (For an Apocalyptic Disaster of a Football Team): Your San Francisco 49ers! I mean, this game had it all. The receivers couldn’t … Continue reading →

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On Gospel Music

Posted on September 23, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

I’ll just get this right out of the way: I think religions are dumb. All of them. People may laugh at Mormons and Scientologists and make fun of their obviously ridiculous origin stories, but the only difference between those myths … Continue reading →

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Niners Week Two Awards

Posted on September 17, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

That wasn’t as much fun as last week. Let’s get this over with. The Jerry Rice Award (Most Dominant Player on the Field): Richard Sherman Really, this award goes to the whole Seahawks defense. Fuck, man, they pounded the Niners’ … Continue reading →

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An Artist I Love: Gillian Welch

Posted on September 16, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

For recent Music Mondays, I’ve taken to writing posts about albums I like. I was all set to do this for Gillian Welch, but then I realized I couldn’t choose between her last two albums, Soul Journey and The Harrow … Continue reading →

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Niners Week One Awards

Posted on September 11, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

One of the plans I’ve had for this blog, since its inception, has been to write a recap of each game played by my beloved San Francisco 49ers. I originally envisioned these posts to be multi-thousand-word affairs in which I … Continue reading →

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An Album I Love: Mescalito

Posted on September 9, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

One problem I’ve run into with my taste in music is that the majority of the artists I like tend to be, well, dead. My favorite guitar player (and everyone else’s), Jimi Hendrix, died eleven years before I was born. … Continue reading →

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One of My Favorite Places: Finnerty’s

Posted on September 5, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

I have gotten to spend most of my life in New York and San Francisco, which I consider to be the two coolest cities in America. (I love New Orleans too, but I can’t move there–I wouldn’t survive six months.) … Continue reading →

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2013 NFL Season Preview

Posted on September 4, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

The end of summer is nigh, with all of its annual traditions: The days are beginning to cool, leaves will soon change color, baseball will turn to pennant races and playoffs, the neighborhood bar will get pumpkin beers on tap, … Continue reading →

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2013 San Francisco 49ers Preview

Posted on September 3, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

A confession: I am a bit of a fairweather football fan. I don’t follow college football at all, for two reasons: First, I’m just generally a pro sports guy–if I’m going to watch a sport, I want to watch it … Continue reading →

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An Album I Love: The Dark Side of the Moon

Posted on September 2, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

This one doesn’t need a whole lot of introduction. Dark Side of the Moon stayed on the charts for fifteen years, and is one of the best-selling albums of all time, along with Michael Jackson’s Thriller and the Eagles’ Greatest … Continue reading →

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