my basketball jones



its true that early on i knew that hoops would be my only way outta the hood.



and despite the fact that my mother stressed academics, erryone knew that sports is what would bring in the dolla bills, women, and wine. so in grade school i traded in my books for knee pads, put them on in weird ways, and watched the offers flow.



got a nibble from various private schools, but when i learned that my local public high school only had one other black player i knew i (22) was good to go. plus i could keep playing with my main man Bobby D (24) who i'd been ballin with since kindergarten.

the rest, as they say, is history.

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midlife crisis: engaged



there was a bank error in my favor.

a long lost relative died and left me a small inheritance.

i bet a lot of money at the beginning of the season that the bears would be 6-3 by 11/15.

i sold all my baseball cards and bet it all against zenyatta.

i saved diligently for years and invested wisely.

next: purchase a members only jacket and start dating teens again.

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on the road today i saw a Frankie Hill sticker on a Fixie Bike



a little voice inside my head said: "Don't look back, you can never look back."

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say you had 20 minutes with bababooey, producer of arguably the most popular radio show ever



what would you ask him?

instead of an Ask Tony today lets do Ask Gary

there will be a video crew, good lights, and good mics

so if your question(s) good expect to see it next week in my piece

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hello hello guess who im gonna interview today



yes my professional life is at a noyne

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if this is the best song from the upcoming mariah carey christmas album



feel free to strike the whole ish from my list

however the "santa" at 3:37 is something i imagine i would only hear on a mimi track

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while studying for tomorrow, i couldnt resist writing for the Ticket



i saw this video interview with Kanye and Matt Lauer about George W. Bush. And wrote a post that included this:

In his new book "Decision Points", the former president wrote that the Grammy-winning rapper's statement was the worst presidential low he experienced. Lower than the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, 9/11, or accusations of torture due to waterboarding?

"I faced a lot of criticism as president," Bush writes in the memoir. "I didn’t like hearing people claim that I lied about Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction or cut taxes to benefit the rich. But the suggestion that I was racist because of the response to Katrina represented an all-time low."

crazy story that ends with deleted tweets and new hurt feelings. AND ALL CAPS.

Update: our asian friends do it again, beautifully



i mean how dare they ridicule our former commander n chief!

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gotta say, this playboy golden ticket promotion might just sell a few issues



might be the best giveaway ive ever seen.

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im working from home today so i can prepare for a big video interview im doing tomorrow.

i could work more from home if i wanted, but youd miss out on all the interesting people if you did that.

an international fashion model came over last night.

she wanted to watch the lakers game with me she claimed.

i was all they dont play till tomorrow.

she was like oh well what do you have on tivo.

i said whip it.

so we watched whip it.

a film i saw i think the night it came out.

funny thing about international fashion models. they eat more than youd think.

and then they fly away in the night sky before the paper hits the porch.

but not before rinsing their plate off in the sink

and brushing their teeth with

your

toothbrush.

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