The Silver State Chronicles

Things get interesting…

Week three of the NFL season brings us some great matchups – some good competition and some good old rivalries being played out!

So here are my picks for week three!

Sunday, September 23, 2007

• Colts
• Packers
• Chiefs
• Eagles
• Patriots
• Jets
• Steelers
• Racens
• Bucs
• Broncos
• Seahawks
• Raiders
• Panthers
• Giants
• Bears

Monday, September 24, 2007

• Titans

Hawaii 5-0 Wisdom

Here in Las Vegas, one of my local tv stations runs the great police drama, Hawaii 5-0. GREAT SHOW! If tv were more like this, I would watch more!

So I was checking out the rapidly fading YouTube for some cool 5-0 stuff, and came upon this great clip. In it, McGarrett gives a strong verbal reprimand to a handful of obnoxious, naive hippies!

Thanks, McGarrett – I couldn’t have said it better myself!

The NFL Moves into its second week of action!

Traditionally week one is hard to pick, but this year I think week two is a bit harder! Lots of good matchups and good teams. Here are my picks, just the winners!

Sunday, September 16, 2007

• Jaguars
• Steelers
• Bengals
• Giants
• Panthers
• Colts
• Saints
• 49ers
• Dolphins
• Lions
• Seahawks
• Bears
• Ravens
• Broncos
• Patriots

Monday, September 17, 2007

• Eagles

Ciao, Luciano

Bad news today: Luciano Pavarotti, a standout Italian tenor and one of the most popular contemporary vocal performers in the world of opera as well as other musical genres, passed away today at the age of 71.

Pavarotti made his opera début in the role of Rodolfo in La bohème on April 29, 1961 in the town of Reggio Emilia. That was the beginning of a long career where he wowed fans worldwide with his powerful voice and his gentlemanly, affable demeanor.

He is one of the alltime greats, and shall be missed.

A Semi-Biographical Song

I had the pleasure of seeing ‘Bugsy Malone’ in a movie theater when it first came out! At the time, I felt an immediate connection with Fat Sam’s gang, Knuckles, Ritzy, Angelo, & Snake Eyes!  I always felt quite simpatico with the movie’s showstopper, ‘Bad Guys.’

As I matured, I came to consider the song semi-biographical!

My NFL Picks!

It’s that time of year again – football season! And I can tell you, Las Vegans far and wide stop everything and dedicate the balance of the year to filling out the ubiquitous football betting cards seen in sports books all over town!

So here are my picks for NFL Week One – just picking winners, no regards to the spreads!

Thursday, September 6, 2007

• Colts

Sunday, September 9, 2007

• Texans
• Broncos
• Steelers
• Jaguars
• Rams
• Eagles
• Falcons
• Redskins
• Patriots
• Seahawks
• Chargers
• Raiders
• Cowboys

Monday, September 10, 2007

• Bengals
• 49ers

More Evil Giant Worms!

“The Thing” # 15, featuring a destructive giant worm, was so popular here that I searched and found another evil worm comic book cover!

This time, it’s Spellbound issue # 3, featuring an evil, giant worm (or maybe our heroes have shrunk, it’s hard to tell) menacing a happy couple! This book just begs to be read, of course – you can never get enough of this kind of stuff, can you?

And Let’s Be Heard!

NY Metro area newstalk radio icon Bob Grant returns to the airwaves this evening, at his old old haunting grounds WABC 770 radio.

I just tuned in via the magic of the internet and heard the opening theme and Bob re-enter the marketplace of ideas! I got goosebumps and was cheering!!! He will be broadcasting weeknights live at 8pm-10pm from the WABC studios in beautiful midtown Manhattan, over Madison Square Garden, where his radio colleagues Sean Hannity & Mark Levin also broadcast.

78 years young, tanned, rested and ready for more, here he is, Bob Gigante himself, the one, the only…Mr. Bob Grant!