Contest is Finally Over

Ok, the Mt. Rushmore BIg Orange contest is over. The winner is the entry of:

Al Wilson, Peyton Manning, Doug Atkins, Reggie White

The other two entries included Gen Neyland who I don't remember actually playing much. It was a great contest though, with overwhelming response.

What's the problem with men's basketball? We have actually stayed in the top 25 for like a week now. What gives? I'm beginning to think we might have a chance to get in the tournament and then to advance a round or two with a few upsets. I won't get my hopes up too far but could the end of our misery be in sight?

Rushmore

The contest is almost over. We did have someone remember Stanley Morgan. But no Hacksaw Reynolds, no Majors, no punters, no Jackie Wilson, no Peerless Price. Oh well, get your entry in today if you want a chance at the prize.

Response

Wow, the response to the Mt Rushmore contest has been overwhelming. So far we have one entry. Oh well....

By the way... we've lost TWO Lady Vol basketball games in a row. We should fire that bum of a coach.

Anyone see Oprah's browbeating of the "Million Little Pieces" author yesterday? And Oprah's never stretched the truth a little? C'mon....

Who is your Mt. Rushmore?

This is a hot new game we we are playing in Houston (learn it so you hillbillies will seem sofisticated). "Who is your Mt Rushmore" on a topic means who is your top four folks or things. Not three, not five, just four. For instance....Who is your Mt Rushmore Lakers of all time?

The answer would be Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jerry West, Magic Johnson and....maybe Kobe, maybe Wilt Chamberlain..maybe Shaq, Elgin Baylor??? The fourth is always the hardest.

So...who is your Tennessee Vol Football Mt Rushmore of all time? Add your thoughts in the comments section and I'll pick a winner.

Peyton? James Stewart? Willie Gault? Dewey Warren? Phil Fulmer? Bobby Majors? Condredge? Heath Shuler? Travis Henry? Some punters?

Defeat Stinks

First it was Peyton Manning and the Colts blowing a great opportunity to get to the Super Bowl. Then it was the Lady Vols getting shellacked by Duke in an embarrassing loss. But last night I hit the wall. One loss too many. I exploded.

Todd Bridges was booted from Skating with the Celebrities in one of the most appalling scoring debacles since the Russians beat us in Basketball at the Olympics.

How about booting Bruce Jenner and his skin tight facelift that makes him look like Joan Rivers dad? Todd is a recovering heroin addict and he needs this show. He only fell once for goodness sakes.

I can't take it anymore....

Famous Visitor

Marty McFly stopped by for a visit yesterday at work.

Weekly Activity Report/Poem

Pearl just passed win nine,
Pat Summitt wins nine hundred,
How's football recruiting?
Baseball tryouts start tomorrow
We are heading into spring.

Sheeps

More Pics

Another New Orleans picture. See the black line?

Don't Get Overworked Up

Yes it's true, Houston dropped to number 2. Chicago has been declared Americas fattest city. Houston lost the top spot from last year. This is according to Men's Fitness magazine or something. They calculated how fit a city was by looking at how many fast food restaurants there were among other things.

Which just goes to prove my brother's theory. Newspapers will print anything. After last year's "news" came out our Mayor launched a fitness campaign led by Calvin Murphy. We talked about it, got mad about it, refuted it etc. Just like a number of years ago when Knoxville was named Americas ugliest city. Knoxville called a press conference to discuss it.

Know why Houston and now Chicago were named fattest cities by Men's Fitness magazine? Cause they are the number 2 and number 4 size cities in the US which means there are a lot of people who live there and buy magazines. They want to sell magazines. So the next time you hear of a city being named ugliest, or fattest, or most livable, or whatever...don't buy the magazine. It's a trick.

Country Boys

The PBS Frontline documentary ended and it was really good. A pretty accurate description of how things are for some in Appalachia.

My favorite quote from the show comes from Chris's friend, (I can't remember his name):

"You teach me how to drive and I'll teach you how to get food stamps. That's what buddies are for."

Extry tall water tower....

I saw this water tower the other day on my way back to Houston. The water presuure from this dude must be enormous.

Country Boys

There has been a great documentary on PBS Frontline this week called "Country Boys". It's about two young fellas growing up in Prestonburg, Kentucky. The last episode is tonight. It looks pretty much like what we all experienced growing up, unless of course, you grew up in Farragut or Cedar Bluff.

These two boys were a little hilarious in the first episode but last night I got to feeling real sorry for them. You can probably watch or download the episodes from the PBS site if you want. It's just a nice change from the gory crime dramas based in New York.

Oh, and by the way....Hook 'Em. Now Texas is defending College Baseball and Football Champions. And we have an awesome basketball team. Could it be a three-way??? Stay tuned.

New Orleans

We drove through New Orleans on our way back to Texas. Look closely at the picture. The black line is the water line from the flood. Every picture we took has a black line through it. There was a lot of traffic, and a lot of work going on. It looks like the recovery is underway, at least for some. The French Quarter is open.

Ancient Archeological Find

While on vacation we stumbled upon the famous "Dinosaur Rock" first discovered by the explorer Juan Perez' de Mascotte in 1521. It is believed that ancient Mulungeons once roamed these parts and are responsible for some local cave drawings. This limestone artifact is on the National Historic register for defaced rock formations and is the main tourist draw for the tri-city Tuckyhoe/Mascot/Straw Plains region. admission free.