The Czech Republic

Well, it has a lot to do with the fact that at some point, invariably, Jeter is going to get in a fight with Alex. And don't kid yourself. George Steinbrenner erected himself an exquisite house of cards for summer 2004. One of the finest. But it's just that, and you'll be lucky to be better than the Blue Jays.

Who has the longest playoff streak in the NBA? Is it Utah or Portland? I know they're both up there but I doubt the Lakers have missed lately. Anyhow I think the Jazz make it in at crunch time. If the Nuggets make it in and take out both streaks, it'll be sad to see them go, because over in hockey the St. Louis Blues's reign of terror seems to be winding down at 25.

First of all they're piss yellow, not puke green. As for people caring, I think Detroit, Colorado, Dallas, Philly, and Boston will all draw fans in. The Canadian teams might draw some people in, fans looking for the Oilers or Habs to repeat past glory. Tampa Bay and Long Island don't really have national appeal. St. Louis and Jersey, nobody really cares for these teams. And as for Nashville, everyone I've spoken to wants them out.

ECW would be lacking without Whipwreck the same wat TSM is lacking without THE MIGHTY THOR.

Nashville, L.A., and St. Louis better watch out for the Edmonton Oilers. They beat the Preds, they beat the Sharks. If not mistaken, they've got games left against the Stars, Blues, and Kings. They control their destiny, to be sure.

No. The Nashville Predators in ANY form are bad for hockey. No more plucky underdogs from unconventional hockey towns in the finals, okay? We had Carolina. We had Anaheim. Where did they end up? Worse than ever. The Predators won't do anybody any good--they'll just lower ratings from hockey fans who would rather see popular teams of the West, teams like Detroit, Colorado, Dallas, and dare I say Edmonton. My God, I've been feeling more and more like the Anglesault of hockey.

That was a potential name for what would become The Smart Marks, actually.

Just for the record, the old webpage was nwowrestling.com to go with wcwwrestling.com, a humorous little redundancy.

Of course I was being sarcastic, I knew that he died, because the story was broken here. This being common knowledge, I felt I could assume we all knew that with Dave Williams dead, of course they'd replace him. IDIOTS.

Incidentally, no, they do not!

Yeah I was reviewing my brakcet to see what seed "University of Astroglide" was.

Huh?

For the last three years I've had the job of doing graphic design and layout stuff for my high school jazz band's annual recordings. Armed with Photoshop, Quark, and a good pool of creativity and resources to draw from, I've put out what I'd consider to be three good CDs. This year, my senior year, we've hit a little bump in the process. Despite my hard work and dedication, my director inexplicably favors a girl who isn't as hard-working and dedicated. She decided it would be a good idea to do a parody of the Brady Bunch with the seniors' faces. Director LOVED it, thought it was the greatest thing he ever heard. -I explained to him that such an idea wouldn't be easy to transfer from idea to reality for various reasons, like the title and name of the band overlapping people's faces, which would make them cry. Also, there's no design element readily supplied for the inside liner notes, or back cover. -Also, last year's artwork had been a grid of photographs, though well-produced with color tinting in a Wish You Were Here style with the red, blue, yellow and green. Thus, it would be doing last year's cover again, just less artistic and more self-indulgent. -And 70s nostalgia has passed us by and we're now loving the 80s: Shouldn't we be doing Just The Ten Of Us instead? Maybe the giant board for Press Your Luck? And I hadn't even gotten to mentioning that the freshmen and juniors would be pissed that what's supposed to be a band's CD is being made to look like one done by eight people, who are all seniors but not all featured members. I proposed something relating to the fact that we're opening a new band room in the next two weeks. We could have a title like "Sounds for a New Era" and do a motif like that. Last I heard, the matter has been tabled. That was three weeks ago. We need our CD recorded and designed by the middle of April to have it ready at the end of May. If you have any suggestions for artwork based on the limited background I've given you, like how to integrate the new room theme into a sharp little art package, or just reaffirm that I am right and they or wrong, or even vice versa, it'd be great if you did.

There is the fact, which I believe Bobby Heenan pointed out, that smart (read: heel) wrestlers will walk to the ring so as not to exhaust themselves before the match.

How cold is our nation's capital in the first week of April?

Vince: They built a stadium for ME? Ross: No. Vince: Well to hell with that. HHH: ::poses, spits water::

Leave Cole and Tazz on SmackDown. Completely revamp the Raw team. Take Ross out and put in that new guy, Todd or Brad whatever his name. As for Lawler, I don't care which former wrestler they put in. Maybe Chris Nowinski, if he's done? Perhaps Regal, Coach, Snow, I don't know. Just end Ross and his love for hoss sauce.

Wouldn't it be something if Jeter and A-Rod both got injured. Possibly from a fight they had. I also want to see the Bronx Zoo this summer.

I hate people who freak out about their bands becoming mainstream or even if other people whom they know start taking an interest in a band. It's selfish and pathetic.

I say WWE picks up Jim Neidhart as a short-term fix for the main-event scene. Might as well throw crap at the walls and see what sticks.

As April approaches, we need widespread usage of my new banner.

Well guys, I filled out TWO brackets this year. And I lost BOTH picks for national champions in one fell swoop. Fuck Nevada and Alabama for winning, and fuck Gonzaga and Stanford for allowing it. I quit.

Michigan Stadium. Wouldn't get much bigger than that.

That principle goes all the way back to the Hollywood Blondes. Possibly further, but they were the most notable example.

Yes. We figured out that Darren Pang is getting the Hawks on TV no matter how stripped-down and crappy they've become...is Chris Mullin on payroll?