by John Walters
Drone Footage
Remember when “drone footage” meant you were about see a site in Baghdad about to be bombed? No more. Now, thanks to drones, everyone (or at least talented auteurs) can be like Marty Scorcese.
That’s Bryant Lake bowl in Minneapolis. We used to live less than a mile from here. Always loved the neon sign outside.
Happy Coronaversary
One year ago today I was packing for the next day’s flight to Phoenix—just a short week or two away from New York City in March—and was channel-flipping between the news that Rudy Gobert had tested positive, thus canceling the Jazz-Mavericks game, and a presidential address from the Oval Office from “the former guy.”
This was the day that the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the coronavirus as “a global pandemic.” Notice that Trump said, “It only matters how you respond and we are responding with great speed and professionalism.”
HA!
One day earlier, March 10, sh*t had gotten real when the stock market dipped 1,400 points in one day (the Dow). Ironically, it was the 11th anniversary of the famed “Haines Bottom” on CNBC.
Smoking Gun
This seems rather significant, no? The January 4th memo from acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller to the D.C. National Guard. Verrrrrry interesting, as Arte Johnson might have said.
This man—and the man who directed him to send it—ought to be tried for treason and the punishment should be 10 minutes alone with Champ Biden.
The NHL Returns To Melrose Place
The National Hockey League just signed a seven-year deal with ESPN, which will be tantamount to longtime ESPN analyst and mullet aficionado Barry Melrose finding the Fountain of Youth.
ESPN will pay the NHL approximately $420 million per year and in return air four of the next seven Stanley Cups, along with other NHL contests. This was a marriage that needed to happen. Long live the Levy Lounge.
Get Your Madness On
Buried far down on ESPN’s home page is a nice review of the Indiana gyms that will either play host to this unique NCAA tournament or are themselves historic. It’s a cool story.