March 2006

Biancardi payment criminal- NCAA just as guilty

This has been driving me nuts since last week when Dr. Mike Cusak, Athletic Director for Wright State University, decided to hand $168,000 to former basketball coach Paul Biancardi to go away. Biancardi was banned from participating in recruiting because of his involvement with paying a recruit $6,000 while he was at Ohio State. No Read More

Smoke free Dayton? Long overdue.

Last night I went to Cincinnati to see Matisyahu at Bogart’s in Clifton. Rode the BMW down in 28-degree weather- (thank you Gerbing’s heated gear!) and didn’t even mind paying (well, I sort of minded) $60 to a scalper for a ticket. The show was worth it- but it would have been so much better Read More

What to do in Dayton if you are here for the NCAA tournament.

My advice- my opinions. Mostly Downtown. Eat at some of the great amazing independent restaurants. Skip the chains- you can eat there when you are at home. Friday’s is Friday’s anywhere in the country. Personal favorites: The Blue Moon– great steaks, a $15 hamburger, nice place to take a date- amazing sea food- you don’t Read More

The next Mayor of Dayton?

Hey, it’s never too early to start campaigning! This is a direct link to a wmv file- that, well, has some interesting ideas. http://www.bedpanart.com/video/drexeldave4mayorin2009.WMV  David Sparks for Mayor of Dayton in 2009? Why not? His proposal for allowing returning vets to homestead isn’t that far out. Many military retiree’s fixed income would go farther here Read More

Reviewers in fantasyland

Terry Morris is the dance reviewer for the Dayton Daily News. I’m wondering why. Imagine a movie reviewer who would say things like- “Brokeback Mountain” would be better if it had John Wayne in it. That’s sort of how his last review (not available online) of local dance troupe Rhythm in Shoes went. He spent Read More

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