Now that they are over, here is my favorite Olympic moment. Not an event, but Glib Matt's interview with the Halfpipe Chicks. (Click on Feb. 14 video). "I was like, "Yeah!" and she was like "Yeah!". Quotes like "super good" and "heavy medals". No, they are not stoners.

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An interview with Philip Seymour Hoffman, this year's Best Actor winner, I am sure. He was in "Capote" and, once again, that will win Best Picture. As Stephen Hunter says about "Brokeback Mountain", "...many Oscar voters are not from the arts, but in crafts and sciences. These are prosperous middle-class people who remember (and prefer) things the way it used to be...They just don't want to see handsome young men kissing."

Don Knotts died, as did Darren McGavin. Knotts was absolutely perfect as Barney Fife. And "the nervous man" routine was hilarious. The bit about the guy delivering a speech and having the wind blow his papers away sticks in my mind. Another twist on that was being a weatherman and not having the script arrive on time. And Darren McGavin was really good, too. "A Christmas Story" with him as the Dad is a pretty choice role in a sweet movie. And it's interesting that he made only 20 "Night Stalker" episodes, as it seems it lasted longer. I prefer to remember him in "The Natural", because it's one of the few imitations I do. Remember, it's all about the eye.

A nice article on the Agora's 40th Anniversary. Think back to August 1978 when you could see Johnny Winter, Springsteen, Utopia and Southside Johnny for a total of 18 dolla.

Exercise Yard

I hardly watched any of the Week 2 Olympics, but I'm always there for Short Track. The relays have that sense of overwhelming chaos that I like.

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None, it was an early Cav Sunday...with bloodies.