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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Rick Pitino

I may have said a few days ago that I wouldn't reward an Elite Eight appearance with a post, but I have decided that another Final Four appearance for Mr. Pitino makes it worthwhile.  And so here we are.

Rick Pitino is a basketball coach (of course).  He coaches college ball for Louisville right now, but is also known for his stints at Providence and Kentucky, as well as time coaching in the NBA.  Some people also know him for is his hair and/or clothes.  He's the only coach to lead 3 different schools to the NCAA Final Four.  I imagine some people might not like him, but his teams have won.  A lot.  And over the weekend, I heard Mike Lupica call him a genius.
 (via msn.foxsports.com)

Some video after the jump

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Histo'rick'al Figures: St. Patrick

As I'm sure you are all well aware, it was recently St. Patrick's Day.  The holiday is named for the patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick and is celebrated on the date of his death.  What did this guy do that we celebrate him still, and here (we don't live in Ireland, after all)?  That all depends on who you ask or which legend you believe.  Maybe he banished the snakes from Ireland.  Maybe he made the shamrock cool.  Maybe it's enough to be a patron saint.  Maybe he was really a leprechaun.  Maybe we just think the Irish are cool, or that green is a good color.  Who knows.

Regardless of what we know about St. Patrick, for many in the US, his holiday is a celebration of Ireland itself, or of the color green.   So we wear green, we have parades, we make rivers green, we make beer green, and we drink.

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So, how do you feel about St Patrick and his day?  How do you celebrate?

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Rick Axelson

You probably never knew Rick Axelson existed.  He does.  I have proof:

In a first for Rick Show, we've received reader-mail.  I didn't know things like that happened for blogs like this, but apparently they do.  And so now you know.  Rick Axelson of Iowa City, IA gets mail.  First class mail at that.  And from Fidelity.  Sounds like a real classy guy. I bring this all up because I have it from a reputable source that it's his birthday this week.  Happy Birthday, Rick!

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Rick Martel

One thing Rick Show has taught me is just how important the name Rick is in the wrestling world.   We've already seen Ric Flair and Rick Rude.  Now we take a look at Rick "The Model" Martel.  Rick Martel was a pro wrestler from the 1970s through 1990s, across a number of organizations.  He is also Canadian.  It's always crucial to know who is Canadian and who is not.   I found this nice "where are they now" article on the WWE website about him, if you want a little more of a personal feel than wikipedia provides.

Rick adopted the "The Model" moniker partway through his career, so it's important to recognize him as a wrestler both with and without it, however it is with it that he made the best promos.  
He was also arrogant.  Arrogance...