Saturday, April 18, 2009

BUTTERFINGER CREME PIE BUZZ SATURDAY!!

MEDIA WATCH

The last few Super Bowl games have been very well played. The last one between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals was case in point. The replay was on NFL Network tonight. It wasn't just that it was close and came down to the very end. But the people who made many of the biggest plays, were the best players on their teams.

A lot of times, when it comes to showdowns like this, the better players get covered up by the 'schemes' and preparation on the other side. Not so much in this game. The Steelers better players simply made a few more plays than the Arizona players. Made for riveting theatre.

'Frost - Nixon' was a very good movie. There was a reference made to a 'big fight' kind of deal, and it was very much that. Don't want to spoil it, but there was a scene describing one of the maneuvers being like what happens in a big fight where the underdog lands a big punch in the first round, but unlike in other fights, nothing happens. Then the champ comes back with HIS punches.

The 'would-be' (w-o-o-d, I'm a wood beez, wood beez, b-e-e-z!) champ realizes that not only would the fight not be easy, but harder than even imagined, and that he was WAY in over his head. Very good movie, and you get to make even MORE 'degrees with Kevin Bacon'. One of the things that always bothered me about that game, is that Kevin Bacon is a fine actor. 'Footloose' to 'Murder In The First' and even 'Tremors' were good performances. He is a top notch actor.

This week's 'This American Life' had a touching segment on faith. I aim to listen to it again when it is replayed tomorrow and take notes. The entire show is another worthwhile hour spent being engaged. But the 'faith' part, which wasn't a full profile story, was very good.

The story was about a young woman, who was moved by the story of a high school football coach. I am guessing that his team was playing a team from an 'alternative program', kids who were in all kinds of trouble, but struggling with trying to get things on track. Their parents and loved ones, rarely if ever, attended their games.

The coach instructed the parents for his team to cheer for the alt. kids, going as far to giving the parents their names to call out. The alt. kids felt the love, and it made their experience. The story was so touching, that this young woman sent the coach an email. Seems her faith had eroded to agnosticism (unlike mine, which was is more organically formed scratch). She had lost a loved one to a disease, cancer I want to say. But enough faith was in her to reach out to this coach.

It was the start of a dialogue, that I will prolly pick up on later on. I am sleepy and WAY past my bedtime!! But I want to continue on with this, because it ties in to some things in my life.

4 comments:

betty said...

I look forward to reading more of that dialogue, Mark; sounds interesting when you stated how it ties into things in your life

what a wonderful thing that coach did too; to show such compassion to the other team and to have adults encourage them in their play

have a great Sunday!

betty

Beth said...

Sounds like a cool story.

D said...

FOOTBALL?????????? Do you not know they are playing for the cup? Geeeze louise you could at least act like the wings will have to play............ lol
love ya

Anonymous said...

Kevin Bacon is good in those "underdog" roles. There's something that makes you want to root for him.