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Top 10 January 30 Birthdays
Dishonorable Mention: January 30, 1941: Dick Cheney. I'd call him America's greatest living war criminal, but you have to go back to 1865 to find a bigger one that's dead.Dishonorable Mention: January...
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How to See the Knicks Or Nets Play the Los Angeles Lakers -- 2022 Edition
The New York Knicks will visit the Crypto.com Arena to play the Los Angeles Lakers this coming Saturday, February 5.The Brooklyn Nets did so on Christmas Day, December 25, 2021. I decided not to do a...
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Top 10 January 31 Birthdays
Dishonorable Mention: January 31, 1923: Norman Mailer. He tried to be Ernest Hemingway for a new generation. Too hard: While he was able to match "Papa" for writing talent, and sometimes for writing...
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How to Be a New York Basketball Fan In Denver -- 2022 Edition
The Brooklyn Nets make their annual visit to the Denver Nuggets this coming Sunday afternoon, February 6. The New York Knicks do so 2 nights later.Before You Go. The Denver Post is predicting the high...
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Top 10 February 1 Birthdays
Honorable Mention: February 1, 1901: Frank Buckles. He turned out to be the last living American veteran of World War I, lying about his age to get into the Army, and driving ambulances and...
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Top 10 February 2 Birthdays
Dishonorable Mention: February 2, 1905: Ayn Rand. As screenwriter John Rogers has written, "There are two novels that can change a bookish 14-year-old's life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged."...
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February 3, 2002: The New England Patriots' Underdog Win
February 3, 2002, 20 years ago: Super Bowl XXXVI is played at the Superdome in New Orleans. Remember when the New England Patriots were considered plucky underdogs, and their opponents were arrogant...
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Top 10 February 3 Birthdays
Honorable Mention: February 3, 1969: Beau Biden. Given that he was a war hero and the Attorney General of the State of Delaware, I thought that, one day, I might vote for Joseph Robinette Biden III for...
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Who Are ESPN's Top 100 Baseball Players, and How Right Did They Get It?
This week, ESPN released a list of the Top 100 Major League Baseball Players of All Time. Trying to narrow down the over 20,000 men who have appeared in at least one MLB game over the last 150 seasons...
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Top 10 February 4 Birthdays
Honorable Mention: February 4, 1920: Janet Waldo. You might not know her name or her face, but you know her voice. Or, rather, her voices: She voiced Judy Jetson, the adult version of Pebbles...
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Top 10 February 5 Birthdays
Honorable Mention: February 5, 1725: James Otis Jr. The Cape Cod native was part of one of the most influential families in the American Revolution. He coined the slogan, "Taxation without...
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How to Be a New York Basketball Fan In Portland -- 2022 Edition
Next Saturday, February 12, the New York Knicks will visit the Portland Trail Blazers. The Brooklyn Nets did so on December 23, but that game coming so close to Christmas made travel recommendations...
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Top 10 February 6 Birthdays
Honorable Mention: February 6, 1665: Queen Anne of England. On the throne from 1702 until her death in 1714, she was one of the great modernizers of her country's history, taking it from England,...
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Top 10 February 7 Birthdays
10. February 7, 1934: King Curtis. Curtis Ousley might have been the greatest saxophone player in rock and roll history. He played on all The Coasters' hits, on Aretha Franklin's early hits including...
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Top 10 February 8 Birthdays
10. February 8, 1931: James Dean. He could have been one of the greatest actors of that generation, but he decided that driving 140 miles an hour was a good idea.9. February 8, 1955: John Grisham. The...
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How to Be a Devils Fan In Montréal -- 2022 Edition
NOTE: You will not be able to go to this game, for COVID reasons. I'm only posting this to update the other information, and to make sure I have all 32 NHL teams done. So ignore the prices for plane,...
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Top 10 February 9 Birthdays
Honorable Mention: February 9, 1961: Vic DiBitetto. The Brooklyn-born-and-raised, Central Jersey-residing comedian knows. He just knows. You gotta get the bread and milk? I gotta guy who can get you...
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Top 10 February 10 Birthdays
10. February 10, 1868: William Allen White. He turned a little newspaper in Kansas, The Emporia Gazette, into a national forum for progressive views at the turn of the 20th Century. He was a big...
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February 11, 1972: The Nassau Coliseum Opens
1972-2015 ConfigurationFebruary 11, 1972, 50 years ago: The Nassau Coliseum opens, on the north side of the Hempstead Turnpike, surrounded by streets named after pioneering pilots: Earle Ovington...
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Top 10 February 11 Birthdays
10. February 11, 1909: Max Baer. A story that I hope is true: A sportswriter walked into a gym, and saw Max there. The writer wasn't Jewish, and neither was Max, but the writer thought Max was, and...
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