When I lived outside Philadelphia about a decade ago, one thing I learned was that Philly was not the “City of Brotherly Love,” no matter what the etymology of the name meant. No, Philadelphia was the city that booed Santa Claus! Santa Claus! And the city booed him! No, I had no idea what thisContinue reading “On Booing Santa Claus”
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On Watching Football
I don’t like football. No, really. I don’t like football. Which made selling Madden and NCAA Football at EB Games a bit difficult; I didn’t give a toss for the sport, and couldn’t find any appeal in playing the video games either. But I could go deep on discussing baseball games. 🙂 I’m getting off-topic.Continue reading “On Watching Football”
On Michael Vick
I don’t follow football, and though I knew Michael Vick’s name from years of selling Madden for the various and sundry game consoles, I wouldn’t have known Vick if he’d walked up to me. I couldn’t even have told you what team he played for. I’ve said nothing about the court case involving Vick. OrContinue reading “On Michael Vick”
On Madden 2007
EA Sports is in the second year of their exclusive NFL video game license. To celebrate they are releasing Madden 2007: Hall of Fame Edition, a special limited edition for the PlayStation 2 and the XBox 360. EA is also releasing a Madden 2007 pay-per-view making-of special on August 4th. Cost of the pay-per-view? TwentyContinue reading “On Madden 2007”