Back in the days when libraries loaned records, I remember as an 11-year old taking out all the Ornette Coleman records I could get my hands on. I don’t know if I really understood what I was listening to. It was just an explosion of sound, so different from my parents records of music from the Philippines.
It was an aural representation of freedom.
Coleman was 85 when he died this morning.
Click here to read more of his life, and to hear some of his music.
Asian American alert:Bobby Shou Wood, from Honolulu, who played youth soccer in Irvine, Calif., and now plays pro soccer in Germany, was the U.S. hero in yesterday’s U.S.Men’s team friendly versus Germany in Cologne. Bobby Wood. Yes. Asian American. Just look at his fade.
SEE IT HERE:
Here's Bobby Wood's winner for the #USMNT http://t.co/sNdmVt6d25 https://t.co/ViSQgd8YAg
— SB Nation Soccer (@SBNationSoccer) June 10, 2015
There’s an attitude in the Warriors that is so super cool, and nonchalant. It’s hipster basketball. They’re good. They know it. And throughout the season, most people have given them the space to do their thing. But now in the compressed space of a 7-game series, every loose ball becomes a challenge point. But the Warriors stop, the Cavs keep going. That’s the margin for champions.
Solution: Show up Warriors, at the start. Don’t be too cool for the room. Get hot. You can’t take three quarters to heat up like grandpa’s hot plate. Start with a boil. Go amok. Otherwise, let fans know you’re not in it, so we can start paying attention to the Giants.
There’s still time. But you don’t show up to a brawl with LeBron James and expect to be able to finesse your way to victory.
They show up with a sledge hammer and dynamite. The Dubs show up with a Swiss army knife and the flashlight on their iPhones.
Ah, but those Giants.
Chris Heston showed up on Tuesday. I’d like to see LeBron James hit his curve ball. The Metropolitans played like Podunkers. And the Giants gave their pitcher support. Joe Panik showed his “home” fans his stuff and solidifies the notion that he’s the guy at Second Base. This night it was his bat. The World Series showed us his glove. But thank god for Heston. In a season where the vets are rocky, hurt, or recovering, Madbum is still the guy. But Heston. The no-hitter puts him up their with Charlton. He could be their rookie Moses to help lead the Giants to baseball’s October promised land.
Get to know Heston:
He really is nicknamed “Hesto Presto.”
If you wonder why animal experimenters must be stopped at every term, here’s a real life story going on in the Army.
HERE’S PETA UNDERCOVER VIDEO SHOT DURING A DMI TRAINING SESSION. IT’S VIDEO SOME NEWS ORGANIZATIONS WOULDN’T SHOW.
Disclosure: My wife headed the department at PETA that began the initial inquiry into Hagmann’s activities.