Once again my home state of Illinois is in the spot light for something shady. This time it doesn't have to do with an elected official, but it still sucks. The Illinois High School Boys State Championships were this past weekend and one team totally got screwed!
You won't believe this story. North Lawndale College Prep played all their games this season in the same uniforms. There's one pictured on the left.
According to the rules, the stripe under the arm is too wide. No one ever pointed it out during the entire season...until the championship game when the Illinois High School Association basketball director Kurt Gibson directed the referees to assess a technical foul against the team for a uniform violation.
The penalty was that the coach of North Lawndale could not get up from his seat during the game. Some coaches do sit on the bench for most of the game, but to not be able to get up and instruction your players must have the coach crazy. The coach even offered to have his team change into their other uniforms, but Gibson said those were too colorful.
North Lawndale ended up losing the game by one point.
I'm not sure what this teaches the kids on either team. All I know is that it's sure not a positive lesson.
Have you heard the song "Rumble and Sway" yet on Triple M?
The singer sounds like a raspy blues dude who's definitely been around the block a few times....but surprisingly, Jamie N. Commons is only 23 years old!
He was born in England, but...
Last week, I decided I would try one new, healthy food a week, and asked my facebook friends to make some suggestions.
The first thing I tried was mango. I'm sure I've had other mango flavored things, and mango as part of something else, but...
There's only one thing that might be worse than the Neil Diamond/Barbra Streisand duet "You Don't Bring Me Flowers." And that's Jonathan Suttin doing his best crooning...doing both parts. Most unpleasant.
A lot of people liked this song...
Artist: Alchemilla
Hail From: Boston
Song: 'The Wheel'
Album: Diamonds From The Penny Arcade
Sounds Like: Hole, Pearl Jam
In Their Words: "Alchemilla had been trying to write a ballad for a little while but it wasn't happening. There...
Last weeks challenge we thought went excellent! Of course we are a little biased.
The drinking song couldn't have been any better, or any less fun. We had a blast through out the whole process, and our performance rocked.
This week is an easy...
So the story goes Michael Jackson completed this song while watching cartoons with Paul McCartney. We'll just let that sink in for a moment.
Not sure what cartoons they were watching, but it must have worked because this song made it to number 2...
The Dalai Lama is back in town, sharing his message of peace and kindness with likeminded individuals, and the Wisconsin legislature. He also held a private meeting with Gov. Walker, who said he mostly listened to what His Holiness had to say (wise...
This duet by Ol' Blue Eyes and his daughter went all the way to number 1 back in 1967. It seems a little creepy that Frank and Nancy Sinatra are singing a love song. However, a lot of Triple M listeners were in the mood for it.
Here's...
Have you heard the song "Rumble and Sway" yet on Triple M?
The singer sounds like a raspy blues dude who's definitely been around the block a few times....but surprisingly, Jamie N. Commons is only 23 years old!
He was born in England, but...
Last week, I decided I would try one new, healthy food a week, and asked my facebook friends to make some suggestions.
The first thing I tried was mango. I'm sure I've had other mango flavored things, and mango as part of something else, but...
There's only one thing that might be worse than the Neil Diamond/Barbra Streisand duet "You Don't Bring Me Flowers." And that's Jonathan Suttin doing his best crooning...doing both parts. Most unpleasant.
A lot of people liked this song...
Artist: Alchemilla
Hail From: Boston
Song: 'The Wheel'
Album: Diamonds From The Penny Arcade
Sounds Like: Hole, Pearl Jam
In Their Words: "Alchemilla had been trying to write a ballad for a little while but it wasn't happening. There...
Last weeks challenge we thought went excellent! Of course we are a little biased.
The drinking song couldn't have been any better, or any less fun. We had a blast through out the whole process, and our performance rocked.
This week is an easy...
So the story goes Michael Jackson completed this song while watching cartoons with Paul McCartney. We'll just let that sink in for a moment.
Not sure what cartoons they were watching, but it must have worked because this song made it to number 2...
The Dalai Lama is back in town, sharing his message of peace and kindness with likeminded individuals, and the Wisconsin legislature. He also held a private meeting with Gov. Walker, who said he mostly listened to what His Holiness had to say (wise...
This duet by Ol' Blue Eyes and his daughter went all the way to number 1 back in 1967. It seems a little creepy that Frank and Nancy Sinatra are singing a love song. However, a lot of Triple M listeners were in the mood for it.
Here's...
Once again my home state of Illinois is in the spot light for something shady. This time it doesn't have to do with an elected official, but it still sucks. The Illinois High School Boys State Championships were this past weekend and one team totally got screwed!
You won't believe this story. North Lawndale College Prep played all their games this season in the same uniforms. There's one pictured on the left.
According to the rules, the stripe under the arm is too wide. No one ever pointed it out during the entire season...until the championship game when the Illinois High School Association basketball director Kurt Gibson directed the referees to assess a technical foul against the team for a uniform violation.
The penalty was that the coach of North Lawndale could not get up from his seat during the game. Some coaches do sit on the bench for most of the game, but to not be able to get up and instruction your players must have the coach crazy. The coach even offered to have his team change into their other uniforms, but Gibson said those were too colorful.
North Lawndale ended up losing the game by one point.
I'm not sure what this teaches the kids on either team. All I know is that it's sure not a positive lesson.
