Archive for May, 2006

Happy 75th to The ‘SAY HEY KID’

Saturday, May 6th, 2006

say hey

WILLIE MAYS is arguably the best player to ever put on a baseball uniform. He was the epitome of what sportswriters now describe as a five-tool player. WILLIE MAYS hit for average and power, ran the bases with intelligence and speed, played a spectacular centerfield, and possessed a great arm. He was also remarkably durable, playing in at least 150 games for 13 consecutive seasons.

MAYS had a habit of addressing his fellow players with a high-spirited “say hey” greeting, which prompted his nickname as the Say Hey Kid. An exuberant player during his earlier days in New York, he became a folk hero by playing stickball with children in the streets that bordered the Polo Grounds stadium. My grandfather was at the Polo Grounds when WILLIE made that mythical legendary catch. My granddad equated him to watching JULIUS ERVING or MICHAEL JORDAN because they were so good you would be scared that if you took your eyes away for a second you might miss something magical.

the catch

During the 1950’s there were many a fistfight on the New York City streets because of the debate as to who was the best centerfielder. Was it DUKE SNIDER of the Brooklyn Dodgers, MICKEY MANTLE of the New York Yankees or WILLIE MAYS. My granddad always rolled with WILLIE. He and the rest of the city were heartbroken when the Giants packed their bags for San Francisco.

No matter where WILLIE played ball he was the star attraction. As his career winded down he returned to New York and played for the Mets. The most important thing that I respect about WILLIE MAYS is his pride and his humility. MAYS began his career playing in the segregated Negro Leagues. He even lost two years from the prime of his baseball career to serve in the United States military. And that is one stat that MICKEY and the DUKE can’t match.

say hey

CHIPOTLE Is A Mexican CrackHouse

Saturday, May 6th, 2006

churrito

When I called the StarBucks chain retail store a crackhouse none of y’all co-signed my joint. StarBucks ain’t shit compared to these Chipotle fools. These dudes have lines extending outside of their buildings. Plus, the intern and a whole lotta other white go eat there so I am more likely to trust a place that has them as clientele(oddly enough the intern and I still eat the dirty bird from the chicken spot on Nostrand and Eastern Parkway).

These dudes at Chipotle make a burrito that looks like a piece of luggage. And there is this whipped white pudding that they will put on your food for no extra charge, that shit is that crack. I know some of you educated people will try to tell me that it is only sour cream. I know Breakstones’ and that my friends is no Breakstones’. And how dope is it that they sell margheritas for under $4 bucks? On a Saturday nite I am going to Chipotle to get drunk on the cheap.

cracked out

BILLY SUNDAY’s LATE NITE FUNK FLIX

Saturday, May 6th, 2006

maggotbrain

“Free your mind, and your ass will follow”

Take your time with this jawn. As a matter of fact, put something in the atmosphere if you got it like that.

And if you got your special someone nearby, put your hand on them, nice and slow. Nice and slow…

FELIZ CINCO de MAYO PUTAS!

Friday, May 5th, 2006

corona xxxtra

Enjoy a Corona Extra on your friends here at DALLASPENN.COM

no brokeback, as always

GETTING UP In Real Life

Friday, May 5th, 2006

grafkid

A few weeks ago the team at UNKUT.COM did a great review of the MARC ECKO produced video game ‘Getting Up – Contents Under Pressure’. I wish that I had this available to me when I was a kid. Instead I had to get up for real to experience the exhilaration that comes from doing some youthful dumb shit.

It’s good for kids that they have this video game because the mayor of NYC has made graff artists into public enemy #1. The belief is that if you can curtail the anarchistic scrawlings of children you can stop the real quality of life crimes like muggings and murders. I don’t see the direct connection and I think that serious felonies have a stronger relationship to drug enforcement, but what do I know anyhoo?

What I do know is that UNKUT’s review makes me want to go over my kid brother’s crib and jump on the PS2 system. I mean, could you imagine a 300lb. forty year old hopping fences and running from cops? What do I look Mexican to you?!?

dare piece

Shouts to my peeps – MQ, KYLE, JON156, RAB, Inner City Roundtable of Youth