Goddamn Bud Selig! Who has the Opening Day occur half a world away in the midst of the hubbub of March Madness, so that it is all but lost in the shuffle? Would a giant wolverine just devour him already and rid us of this incompetent baboon! Ok...a trifle late but I was under the impression the season wasn't beginning for another week. Here are my predictions: AMERICAN LEAGUE AL WEST: Oakland AL CENTRAL: Detroit AL EAST: Baltimore AL WILD CARDS: Boston, Tampa Bay NATIONAL LEAGUE NL WEST: San Francisco NL CENTRAL: St. Louis NL EAST: Atlanta NL WILD CARDS: Washington, Cincinnati WORLD SERIES: Detroit vs. San Francisco AL CY YOUNG: Felix Hernandez NL CY YOUNG: Clayton Kershaw

I'd be inclined to agree with you, except I wonder if Sanchez has taken too much of a beating, psychologically and physically, these last few years to ever regain any semblance of the promise he showed his first few seasons. Maybe he'll go to the home of all forsaken quarterbacks: Oakland, who have already taken on Matt Schaub in desperation.

Last night's dinner. Spicy Thai Bowl of Jasmine rice with spicy green beans, basil, and eggplant, with red curry and topped with green papaya slaw and peanuts. This morning's good old-fashioned American breakfast. Wakey wakey! Eggs and bakey!

I did. Another hottie from Ukraine. Haven't seen any of the films she's done, and some on her IMDB list seem to be fake (ie. Richard III), but good luck with your screenplay.

I reckon so.

Coffee...and coffee!

^^^ Not watching the tournament? Stanford vs. Kansas.

Down goes Syracuse! Down goes Syracuse! Down goes Syracuse! (Sorry Walter ) Down goes 'Nova, too. That's 6-2 for my Sweet 16 yesterday. Hopefully I'll go 8-0 today and raise my rankings. All Final Four picks still alive in most of my entries. Poor Rick. Syracuse started the season on such a roll, a championship seemed inevitable or at least probable. To not even reach the Sweet 16, let alone Elite Eight, has to rank as a bitter disappointment for 'Cuse fans.

There will be blood. After the first round, I was 21-11 in the 32 games in one of my ESPN entries, including a wipeout in my Midwest bracket...only got 3 out of 8 correct.

The annual Film Noir festival has begun, and as a lover of film noir, I'm in ecstasy. http://americancinemathequecalendar.com/content/noir-city-hollywood-16th-annual-festival-of-film-noir Heaven...I'm in heaven.

Somebody is always going to grumble in these situations...you can't please everyone. They'll get over it. The Premier is right; it is a good pr opportunity. I totally forgot about the Aussie games. Do these games count in the standings?

As if I didn't have enough on my plate...if you don't see me around here much, this is why: http://americancinemathequecalendar.com/content/noir-city-hollywood-16th-annual-festival-of-film-noir http://filmfestival.tcm.com/

Can I take your word for it? What about VCU? Goddamn Big 10...as usual, leave it to a Big 10 team to screw things up. Thanks Ohio St. Where's Ol' Buckeye Doc?

Among the special Record Store Day releases April 19 is a red, clear, and blue vinyl set of "Live at the Greek", limited to 2000 copies.

^^^ Excellent point about the ashtray and exposure to smoke. I deal in books and can tell you many people submit books to the "smell test" before purchasing. It's a shame you feel the need to sell now as I believe it's full resale value is still ahead.

No Led Zeppelin but there is a three-coloured vinyl release of Page & The Black Crowes "Live at the Greek" limited to 2,000 copies. Full list here: http://new-vinyl.blogspot.com/2014/01/record-store-day-2014rsd-7-april-19.html?m=1

When did Led Zeppelin cover the Band's "Chest Fever"?

So, will his "church" members protest and disrupt his own funeral? Ding-dong, the witch is dead!

I have filled out four different brackets. In two, I have Florida winning...one beating Louisville and another beating Wichita St. In the third, I have Louisville beating Florida and the fourth, I have Wichita St. beating Michigan St. A month ago I would have had Syracuse a lock to make the Final Four, but now the furthest I have them going is the Elite Eight. Kansas, Arizona, and plenty of other strong contenders also have injury issues that might hurt their chances. As a West Coaster, I feel Arizona is the Pac-12s best chance at going deep...I don't trust UCLA, especially on the road. I just want to finish ahead of President Obama. I don't see anybody winning Warren Buffet's $1 Billion bet for a perfect bracket.

Press conference today at Amoeba announcing the releases for Record Store Day April 19. There was hope there would be a surprise Led Zeppelin or Jimmy Page release. http://www.amoeba.com/blog/2014/03/pst/record-store-day-press-conference-takes-place-march-20-at-amoeba-hollywood.html

Happy birthday PPH. Will it be wine, beer, or spirits, then? First day of March Madness begins in a couple of hours...I'll be watching college hoops and hoping my brackets don't bust. Come on Syracuse, don't choke like you usually do in these situations.

Breakfast. Sourdough pancakes dusted with powdered sugar and topped with fresh strawberries, blueberries, and bananas, and a few dollops of whipped cream. Coffee, juice and water, natch. Dinner. Mango & Goat Cheese Salad. Mango slices, goat cheese, pumpkin seeds, dried cranberries, grape tomatoes, romaine-iceberg-spring mix tossed with white balsamic dressing. San Pellogrino sparkling water.

Excellent news. Considering her excellent parents, I'm not surprised. Cor blimey! That is wicked, res...I've got me eyes on ya'! Lovely. Did you come up with the design yourself? Big Robert Plant fan, eh?

I'm still holding out for the Sharknado theory.

^^^ Is that a rhetorical question? Because we're still 36 years away from 2050, so you're kind of jumping the gun with your 1950 to 2050 100 years of excellence claim. Meanwhile, there is a team out there that actually does have a documented and factually confirmed 100 years of excellence and greatness. But I'll let a true fan like Walter have the pleasure of clueing you in.