Spiroscout– a GPS data finder– let us know what triggers asthma–when and where; truly amazing break thoughs; click here to see what the web enables; how data will drive cures; how the social web helps us all. Wow–amazing!
Monthly Archives: April 2011
Older. Better.
Amazing; the graying of American media; we are all getting older– tv broadcasts are for old people; read this one; amazing stats– a great article. Very enlightening!
Blog Relevance
Hooray.
You missed my blog as it was down for a few hours today. It was of such monumental news that it became fodder for a bunch of articles and blog posts. Isnt that cool? My blog was down and it became news. Geesh.
Yep– we didn’t pay a monthly bill as a credit card we used had expired and the host just shut us down. We should be all back up now– the monthly fee if you can believe it is about $ 10 per month!
What an amazing industry we all live in– the tools to publish and host a blog can be had for $ 10 per month! And if the blog is down–it becomes news.
A few folks who help me with my blog– proof reading and the comments review are going on vacation so I may be publishing a bit less over the next few days.
During the playoffs– I get inundated with messages/comments –some good–some that may be offensive to our readers –so we have to curate with more vigilance– I hope you all understand. Thank you. I will try NOT to make news for the rest of the day.
You Little Tramp
Got your attention?
Charlie Chaplin.
The first superstar of the modern era.
Funny.
Real time.
Learn about his life and times.
The forgotten years.
A great new film on SnagFilms.com. Watch today and happy birthday Charlie Chaplin.
New York State of Mind
We go to Madison Square Garden, the self-professed world’s most famous arena today.
We go humbly and with respect.
We play at 3:00 pm today.
The pixels are flying all over the place. Check out this link love log within.
Wish us well. Wish us good fortune and good health.
It will be a long series. We play next on Wednesday back in NYC for Game 4 then back in DC, a multi week extravaganza of playoff hockey.
Go Caps!
That is Our Story
And I am sticking to it.
Thanks for this one and for the hard work and for the time spent in an in-depth interview.
In this world of quick sound bites and fast action reporting and moment by moment blog posts, it is refreshing to have an in-depth discussion about a season gone by.
This first body of work – our rookie season – is really a two year narrative if you will. A long arc of a story. Ongoing.
It includes the time leading up to acquiring and closing on the team; the pre season lottery where we received the first pick in the draft; the draft itself with three first round picks; and trades; the meeting with thousands of customers and fans; the 101 list creation and execution of the things to do; the pre season at George Mason; the season; the trade of Gilbert Arenas; the season; the trade of Kirk Hinrich; the injuries; the play of the young players together; the acquisition of more draft picks and cap space; and now this coming off season with two more first round picks.
All told I see this adventure we are in together – our rookie season – as spanning close to two years.
If you are interested, read this long in-depth article. It captures what we all went through – together.
Thank You to a Wizards Fan
A longtime Wizards fan who is in support of our youth movement wrote an interesting email to me. In it, he quotes a bunch of stats, dates and player salary estimates to clip and highlight a few of the stats and sentiments.
This fan respects and misses Antawn Jamison. His stats this season: 18.0 points per game; played in 56 games; averaged 33 minutes per game; and pulled down 6.7 rebounds per game. He was paid $14 million. Cleveland won 19 games this season. Jamison was born in June of 1976.
This fan admires Carlos Boozer and noted that this player averaged 17.7 points per game. He played in 58 games; averaged 32 minutes and 9.7 rebounds; and was paid about $ 14.5 million. Chicago won an amazing 62 games this season. He was born in November of 1981.
And that Andray Blatche – who is youngest by far in this group – averaged 16.8 points per game; played in 63 games; averaged 34 minutes per game; and 8.2 rebounds per game. He was paid about $6 million. The Wizards won only 23 games this season. Andray was born in August of 1986.
The fan’s point was pretty straightforward. Our forward was younger; lower compensated; and had good stats. The stats were comparable to some terrific players. Andray had upside.
Thank you. I agree.
Like Him Arnott
Cute sign.Angry face. Click here.
Good and Bad
Thank you Caps fans. Last night’s showing by you was quite impressive. Every seat was taken. Every SRO spot was filled. If I counted 100 people in blue Rangers Jerseys I would be surprised so helping us to keep home ice advantage was critical to our success. As one season ticket holder noted to me in an email, “Thank you for creating demand and a waiting list. I am reselling some tickets but I make sure I only sell them to Caps fans. I make them prove it to me, too. I fill your house with Red and these transactions help me to offset the season ticket prices.”
I thought that was a very nice sentiment.
I also want to note that I saw true restraint last night as I saw a Rangers fan running up the stairs near our box; scream an ugly curse word at one of our fans; and then as he returned offered his back-handed middle finger to the entire set of rows as he ran down the stairs. His gesture was met with a chant by Caps fans and some laughter but not by anything more dangerous. I asked security if we should eject the person but as we watched he calmed down and all remained good and focused on the game.
I ask for some dignity and consideration by all fans. Throwing items onto the ice or in the arena is simply unacceptable. If you are found to be a culprit, our security people have been instructed to find you and escort you out of the building. We would suspend you as a season ticket holder. This is dangerous and unacceptable.
Fan, safety and security is our number one priority.
Please enjoy the game. It is OK to banter and be passionate but I ask that you don’t cross the line: No threatening cursing; no throwing of items; and no true threatening gestures. Also remember that just about everything you do in public today is caught on a camera of some sort. We live in a truly transparent world. Be aware; be courteous; and enjoy the games. Try to represent our fan base in a good way. Thanks so much.
I will leave the hockey game day analysis to the experts.
Thank you Caps fans.
White House Delivers
A great tool. See where your tax dollars go. It is about time we see some transparency from our government. This is a great tool. Come on in and play around with it. It’s quite smart and well done.