“I don’t believe in this fairy tale of staying together for ever. Ten years with somebody is enough.” Who said it? Full story »
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“There ought to be limits to freedom.” Who said it? Full story » “When I lie on the beach there naked, which I do sometimes, and I feel the wind coming over me and I see the stars up above and I am looking into this very deep, indescribable night, it is something that escapes my vocabulary to describe. Then I think: ‘God, I have no importance. Whatever I do or don’t do, or what anybody does, is not more important than the grains of sand that I am lying on, or the coconut that I am using for my pillow.’” Who said it? Full story » “Television is an invention whereby you can be entertained in your living room by people you wouldn’t have in your house.” Who said it? The answer is at the end of this post. Now on to the links! Full story » “If you can make a woman laugh, you’re seeing the most beautiful thing on God’s earth.” Who said it? Full story »
On December 29, 1972, the National Hockey League’s Philadelphia Flyers found themselves in Vancouver for a game with the Canucks. The Flyers were known as the “Broad Street Bullies” back then. Fists, punches and dirty stickwork were as much a part of their game as their hockey skills were. That night, four Flyers went into the stands after someone in the stands reached over the glass and pulled the hair of the Flyers’ Don Saleski as he fought one of the Canucks. (Saleski had long hair, and many players didn’t wear helmets back then.) Well over 100 penalty minutes were called in that game, most of them during a nasty third period. Full story » “My wife and I were happy for twenty years. Then we met.” Who said it? Full story » Pekar Tribute 12, the Finale: Bill AlgerPosted on January 3, 2011 by Scholars & Rogues under American Culture, Arts & Literature, Features, Media & Entertainment, Scholars & Rogues, Scrogues Gallery [ Comments: 5 ]
Pekar Tribute 9: Kenny BePosted on December 13, 2010 by Scholars & Rogues under American Culture, Arts & Literature, Features, Media & Entertainment, Scrogues Gallery [ Comments: 2 ]
“I am not fit for this office and should never have been here.” Who said it? Full story » “Hollywood is so crooked that Mafia gangsters are entirely outclassed and don’t stand a chance. People in Hollywood are smarter. They have more sophisticated knowledge of money and deals and how to steal legally rather than illegally.” Who said it? Full story » I Don’t Know, Man: A Tribute to Harvey PekarPosted on October 8, 2010 by Mike Sheehan under American Culture, Arts & Literature, Features, Media & Entertainment, Scrogues Gallery [ Comments: 40 ]
Harvey Pekar would have turned 71 today. I imagine that in between a phone interview or two, he would’ve found time to write a bit, listen to some old music, write some more, tape up his favorite winter coat, misplace his keys, complain about something frivolous, write some more, The esteemed chronicler of quotidian America passed away on July 12 of this year, surely having gained some measure of satisfaction that he contributed something worthwhile in life as he set out to do, and just as surely second-guessing that notion. In tribute to Pekar, Scholars and Rogues invited cartoonists and artists—among them distinguished veterans, rising stars, and enigmas from dark corners of the underground—to illustrate panels accompanying text about events in his life, in the manner that Pekar produced his classic American Splendor series. Each week from October 2010 to January 2011, individual contributions were highlighted, but with the conclusion of the series they’re all now gathered on this page permanently. (Click on the images to see full posts.) And bless you, Harvey, wherever you’re fretting… you gained much more than a footnote in history. Full story » Nota Bene #116: Long Live Elena PavlichenkoPosted on September 3, 2010 by Mike Sheehan under Arts & Literature, Features, Nota Bene [ Comments: 1 ]
“I think women rule the world and that no man has ever done anything that a woman either hasn’t allowed him to do or encouraged him to do.” Who said it? Full story » “If you’re really pro-life, do me a favor—don’t lock arms and block medical clinics. If you’re so pro-life, lock arms and block cemeteries.” Who said it? Full story » “The radio makes hideous sounds.” Who said it? Full story » “Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff.” Who said it? Full story » “Freedom of any kind is the worst for creativity.” Who said it? Full story » Sorry for the long absence. Let’s carry on, shall we? “If you listen to the guys up in the stands, pretty soon you’ll be up there sitting with them.” Who said it? Full story » Nota Bene #110: WEHT SWK?Posted on March 31, 2010 by Mike Sheehan under Features, Generations, Internet, Telecom & Social Media, Music & Popular Culture, Nota Bene [ Comments: 3 ]
“In times like the present, men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly be responsible through time and eternity.” Who said it? Full story » “It’s absolutely stunning to me, the contempt in which the network holds the audience. The idea that these people have standards is laughable.” Who said it? Full story » |
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Here’s the greatest sports quotation of all time. But first, a little background:
flash a grin at some point and end a sentence with “man,” and perhaps spend a few reflective moments looking out the window at the gray October sky of Cleveland Heights.