While in the midst of waiting for Depeche Mode, Live from Coachella, I'm wrapping up a long day. The Coachella webcast has great video and audio and shows how cool the Internet can be. Sunday's schedule includes Sleater-Kinney amd the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

Big ups to Paul for supplying two TVs (ESPN and the NFL Network), gumbo, pulled pork, pizza and various and sundry food and drink items for the NFL Draft today. Plus, you can't have enough Kid From Brooklyn references for my taste. Nextel surprised me by not showing the "Where"s Meckler?" ad, but continuously showing the ad with the Mexican with the two mayonnaise jars. I don't get it.

The highlights for me included LenDale White, with his draft stock stopping, wearing a t-shirt that I swear had Stephon Marbury on it. Not exactly providing a good impression. And the Haloti Ngata (who the Browns passed on, the man who ESPN's Mark Schlereth said was "on the ground more than grass.") interview on ESPN from Las Vegas was interesting, merely because of the chaos that seemed to be emanating from Las Vegas. And the number-one pick for the 49ers, Vernon Davis, sobbing uncontrollably as he was the sixth overall pick. Imagine that. An NFL guy who is actually humbled by the realization that his dream came true. That always gets me. I like that stuff.

I was at the Indians game last night and it was Ohio Lottery scratch off night. The theme: Spruce up for Spring. Needless to say, I didn't win the big prizes (like the lawn tractor, won by a very cute woman, BTW), but won a free Upper Reserved ticket during April or May (I guess it's just May now). Those are pretty much the worst seats in the park. Thank you, Ohio Lottery.

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One of the highlights of Sweeps has to be "David Blaine: Drowned Alive". Oh, if it were true.

Kids fainting. Kids dropping f-bombs. Foreign kids dominating. Me drinking. What can it be? The Spelling Bee in primetime, baby!

Keith Richards hurts his head by falling out of a tree. His agent was quick to point out "he had not been drinking".

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The Browns participated in the crapshoot known as the NFL Draft. Of course, all of their picks are high-character guys, who can contribute immediately, have tremendous upside, and will become important members not only of the team, but the community, as well.

The picks were: Round 1: Linebacker Kamerion ("He's a rubberband man type, Gumby-like") Wimbley, Round 2: Linebacker D'Qwell ("A middle linebacker who can play in the nickel") Jackson, Round 3: Wide Receiver Travis ("I know I'm the best receiver in the draft") Wilson. They have seven picks on Sunday. Round 4: Two, Round 5: Two, Round 6: Two, Round 7: One.

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