January 17, 2014
Link-O-Rama
• Link-O-Rama favorite Dayn Perry went in search of Paul Molitor at his most handsome and what he found changed his life forever.
• I may never forgive myself for missing Sid Hartman's estate sale.
• I saw "Inside Llewyn Davis" and liked it enough to re-rank my favorite Coen Brothers movies.
• On a related note: Twitter is amazing and I'm horrible.
• In addition to being a great stand-up comedian Kyle Kinane spits truth about beards.
• I took a "what city should you actually live in?" quiz on Buzzfeed and got London, but honestly that's probably a little too far from Stella's.
• I was a "Baseball Stars" kid, but this is still fun news for anyone who grew up in the 1990s.
• Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David, and Jason Alexander got the band back together.
• On this week's "Gleeman and The Geek" episode we talked about the Twins' spring training invite list, planned my upcoming move to New Zealand, and witnessed a first date in progress.
• It turns out that Robert Downey Jr. can really sing:
(Or at least can really sing kind of like Sting.)
• Chris Brown of Grantland wrote a really good, in-depth article about how Pete Carroll and the Seahawks built the best defense in football.
• It's obvious from his eyes that the Cubs' new mascot has seen a lot of pain.
• I would watch CNN more if this was a regular thing for Randi Kaye.
• Eric Decker has really come a long way since his days at the University of Minnesota.
• There's a new "concept store" opening in Hopkins "seeking individuals with existing knowledge of craft beer and/or whiskey." I'm happy to have a fallback plan in case NBCSports.com fires me.
• One of the most rewarding aspects of writing a super-personal birthday post about my life was hearing from people who've struggled with similar issues, including this well-written version.
• Who wore it better: Yours Truly or Bill Murray?
• Yeah, but still.
• As an egg-thrower from way back, Justin Bieber's current situation amuses me.
• Old friend Delmon Young signed a minor-league deal with Baltimore, where he could replace old friend Danny Valencia as the Orioles' platoon designated hitter versus left-handers.
• How did Possum Plows follow up her life-changing video from last week?
I like it. You know, for a song that isn't dedicated to me.
• I was pleased to see Bruce Springsteen give a nice shoutout to Jason Isbell.
• Jeff Dubay was fired by 1500-ESPN in what the station called a cost-cutting move.
• Sisyphus Brewing is opening a taproom that features comedy and podcasting. Not a bad idea.
• Your weekly reminder that Aubrey Plaza is perfect.
• I really enjoyed the first episode of "True Detective" on HBO and you know there's some serious acting involved when these two can convincingly play police detectives.
• One of my favorite comedians, Morgan Murphy, has a new stand-up special on Netflix.
• Congrats to friend of AG.com Jon Marthaler for getting engaged to a lovely woman with iffy standards. I believe this means he owes $100,000 to John Bonnes now. Is that how it works?
• Some of this week's weird and random search engine queries that brought people here:
- "Clarence Clemons wanted to date Robin Quivers"
- "Nigella Lawson lookalike porn."
- "Son loses 150 pounds without telling family"
- "Lost weight using Lean Cuisines"
- "Chelsea players carrying brooms"
- "Drew Butera girlfriend"
- "Kate Mara with Boston Terriers"
- "Are the Coen brothers Jewish?"
- "Who has a crush on Aaron Gleeman?"
• Finally, this week's AG.com-approved music video is Cory Chisel and Adriel Danae singing a live cover version of "Rosie" by Tom Waits:
