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Fast Eddys

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My Tom Petty setlist

Michael Deeds of the Idaho Statesman wrote an interesting article about the science of creating a concert setlist. Mike Campbell, guitarist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreaker described their philosophy on choosing what songs to play.   I have seen Tom Petty in concert three times, and watched a number of other concerts on video.…MORE

NFL Gets Leveraged

So you think the NFL went too light on Ray Rice? What about how the legal system handled it? The NFL suspended him 2 games. It will cost Rice over $500,000 plus legal fees and lost endorsements.  Read all about it here. He has been judged by everyone who never saw what happened before he was…MORE

Another low for the Albertsons Boise Open

The Albertsons Boise Open is one of my favorite local events every year. On Sunday, Steve Wheatcroft shot the low round of the day, a 65 to force a playoff and eventually take home the championship. If you like birdies and low scoring, the Boise Open is for you.            The…MORE

Mountain West Marathon Begins

Each summer since Boise State joined the Mountain West Conference, the media has feasted on stories about Coach Pete, conference changes and great QB's during the annual Media Days. Boise State first started coming to Las Vegas to preview the up coming season July of 2011. At that time, they were a 2 time Fiesta…MORE

Caves shames the game of golf!

Jeff Caves claims to have been in dozens of television commercials. Thankfully, I have only seen a few. His latest is for Western Heating and Cooling. By all means you should trust your air conditioner and furnace to the fine folks at Western Heating and Cooling. This commercial correctly got that point across. However, in…MORE

My American athlete Mount Rushmore

Yes, although considered, I left people like Michael Jordan and Jackie Robinson off my Mount Rushmore of greatest American athletes. But, it's my list.  Babe Ruth: By accounts he partied like an animal, was larger than life and played for arguably the most "American" of all teams, the New York Yankees.   Jesse Owens: Won…MORE