The college football season ended Monday night. I sat down in my overstuffed brown recliner with a tumbler full of iced tea and a bag of Doritos. I was asleep by kickoff. I wanted to root for the Texas Christian Horned Frogs. My late friend and mentor Steve Buttry graduated from there. The late MickContinue reading “College football stinks, but the transfer portal is cool”
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Drake women’s hoops great will fight brain cancer to the final whistle
A black-and-white picture hangs in my living room. The photo is almost 25 years old now. A student photographer took the picture at media day for the Drake women’s basketball team in 1996. We took a standard team photo, with everyone in rows and serious. For fun, I suggested they pose like it was forContinue reading “Drake women’s hoops great will fight brain cancer to the final whistle”
Will Drake Jethro’s ever reopen? Its biggest fan’s heart says ‘yes,’ but all visible signs point to ‘no’
The black-and-white Instagram post shows chairs turn up on tables and neon lights look hot white in the otherwise darkened bar. The caption reads: “Closing time at #Jethro’s 1.0, the original and my favorite. They say they’ll be back by March after a remodel. I miss it already. Until Jethro’s 2.0.” I posted the pictureContinue reading “Will Drake Jethro’s ever reopen? Its biggest fan’s heart says ‘yes,’ but all visible signs point to ‘no’”
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