Uncle Drew: Chapter 2

Hello Youtubes! "Age is just a state of mind." Kyrie Irving is back as Uncle Drew. This time he brought his friend Wes along to get some buckets. See if you can recognize which NBA player is Wes. Pepsi MAX & Kyrie Irving Present: "Uncle Drew: Chapter 2" Pepsi

Thanks for all the 3's Ray!

Hmmm... let's see... NO GOD! PLEASE NO!!! NOOOOOOOOOO Petechet Ok, now that is out of the way... to say the least, I was hoping Ray Allen would retire with the Celtics. Of all the teams to sign with, he had to go to the Miami Heat. I guess there is finally a player on the Heat whom I don't mind watching. Good luck Ray and thanks for all the 3's! Here's the Boston.com article: Allen chooses to sign with Miami Heat

Old Uncle Drew Takes the Kids to School

Hello Youtubes! "You sure you don't want to switch sneakers? You got hospital shoes on!" Cleveland Cavaliers' Rookie of the Year (2012), Kyrie Irving disguises himself as an old man and schools everyone on the court. Thank you Special K for the tip! NBA Rookie of the Year Kyrie Irving dresses as old man, and schools everyone k1x666

Congrats Paul Pierce!

THE TRUTH! With a three pointer during the beginning of the third quarter against the Charlotte Bobcats at the TD Bank Garden, Paul Pierce surpassed Larry Bird on the Boston Celtics stats as the second all-time leading scorer. I can't find the final all-time score for Paul Pierce yet but, with some quick math... his career points before tonight's game was 21,782. Pierce scored 15 points tonight (02/06/12). So, if my information and math is correct, that totals up to 21,797 career points surpassing Larry Bird's 21,791. In order to make it to the number one spot Pierce would need to beat John Havlicek's 26,395 points. It's not impossible... Oh yeah, the Celtics did play on after Paul Pierce's milestone and were able to win against the Bobcats by 10 points, 94-84. Here's a link to WEEI's article on tonight's game: Green Street » Fast Break: Pierce, Celtics take down Bird, Bobcats Paul Pierce Mix - Lose Yourself KidFromChicago

The Celtics Are Back!

The NBA is back! Actually, it was back on Christmas Day but, my home team, the Boston Celtics lost against the New York Knicks during the season opener. So, I didn't feel like writing about it. Then 2 days later they lost against the Miami Heat. Then a few days ago they lost against the New Orleans Hornets... A very bad start. Local sports writers are saying that the last time the Boston Celtics started with 0-3 was back in the 90's which, is a very very bad sign. BUT tonight! They finally won! At the home opener! 96-85 against the Detroit Pistons! Despite some of the problems with the bench near the end of the game, I'd still take that victory. A win is a win! And I can finally use this video: Guile Theme goes with everything (Boston Celtics Gino) grog1138 (ME! )

New York Comic Con 2011

Hotspot It was hot, smelly, claustrophobic, and exhausting. It was the New York Comic Con. Combined with the Anime Festival under one roof at the Javits Center, the Comc Con resulted in a record breaking attendance of 105,00 people. Literally a sea of people packed from wall to wall. Sounds intimidating? It was. It also had all the qualities I listed above but, what drew all those people to this place? The answer is one tiny word, FUN! The one thing that can supersede anything. When I was younger, I played basketball in 90 degree weather with 90 percent humidity for hours and not notice the heat because, it was FUN! There also was the time when I went skiing in subzero temperature, during hail conditions, when the snow was frozen and slippery. All that didn't matter because of the FUN! Such a small word for such an awesome vehicle for perseverance. The New York Comic Con was definitely an awesome experience. For the entire weekend of October 14th-16th I was overwhelmed by the convention. It was electrifying. I was thinking, if the Matrix needed energy, this would be the place to harness an unlimited supply. I had never experienced anything like it. Waves and waves of people flowing towards their fandom. There was something there for everyone. The vendors had a variety of interesting collectibles to offer. From food to toys to books to clothes, movies, posters, etc... The next neighborhood over from the Vendors Area was the Artist Alley where the artists were hard at work on fan commissioned sketches. It was nice to see a few familiar faces in there. Sarah Richard, Yuko Ota, J. Scott Campbell, and Adam Hughes were among the many talents in the Alley. In order to escape the hordes of people, I'd had to wait in line to get into the panels. Sometimes I was in queue for more than hr. They were worth the wait though. This year's big draw was the Walking Dead and the upcoming Avengers movie. During The Avengers Panel, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hiddleston and Chris Hemsworth showed up to talk about the movie. Mark Hammill (Luke Skywalker) was also a guest for 2 separate panels. One dedicated to the Jedi Knight himself and the other was a promotion for the "New Gen" comic book (and soon to be movie). Mark Hamill was available for autographs as well. In order to get his autograph, I waited in line at the Autographing Area near the Hasbro Pavillion where the costume contest and some of the performances were held. Then there was the Anime Festival area. To get there, I banked a right at the giant balloon of Finn and Jake from Adventure Time to go up to the upper level of the Javits Center. A large number of Anime cosplayers were gathered there. I can't do the convention justice in this article. It's tough for me to put in words of being under one roof with thousands of creative cosplayers, hundreds of events, the many geek gods and goddesses promoting our favorite shows, movies, videogames and comics... and most importantly, to share a spot with a hundred thousand people whom are passionate about the same things I am. All those years of being made fun of for liking the things I like was washed away by this gigantic ocean of (my fellow) geeks. I belong! Even after a week I am still shocked and awed. I'm definitely going again next year and I recommend everyone to go, even at least for a day. It's a once in a life time experience to be in this ginormous assemblage of enthusiasm. There's a lot more after the "JUMP!"