Monday, June 13, 2011

Busy Weekend

A little of this and a little of that as we head into the final week for most public schools:

My wife and I were among the 11,000 at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall Saturday night to see Michael Buble in concert. Clearly he is much more popular with women than men and I can’t say I’m a fan but I did enjoy the show. The 35-year old Canadian has great stage presence and knows how to win over a crowd. I’ve always been a believer that when you go to a concert you want to see a performer, not just a singer and Buble knows how to put on a good show. By the way he is a big Vancouver Canucks fan, having grown up in British Columbia. The Canucks can clinch their first Stanley Cup with a win in Boston tonight. Ironically Buble has a concert in nearby Providence which is Bruins territory and should make for an interesting evening.

We also got to the movies this weekend and saw “Bridesmaids” which I would describe as sort of a female version of “The Hangover.” It’s raunchy, vulgar, gross, nasty and absolutely hysterical. Not for the prim and proper and not for kids
but one which will leave most in stitches.

The NBA season ended last night with the good guys winning. The Dallas Mavericks won their first-ever championship thanks to a game 6 win in Miami.
I was disappointed that Playoff MVP Dirk Nowitzki ran off the court without shaking hands as the game ended which he said afterwards had to do with dealing with his emotions. Sorry but I’m not buying it….it just sends the wrong message.
As for Lebron James and the Heat…well let’s just say most NBA fans are happy this morning.

Congratulations to Monmouth University pitcher Andrew McGee, who recently was named to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American team. The former Toms River South standout earned five wins and six saves as a reliever for the Hawks to earn a spot on the team which was selected by Collegiate Baseball newspaper. McGee was one of 19 relief pitchers saluted across the country and he is the 7th Monmouth player to earn Freshman All-American honors in the last decade.

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