Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
"Once upon a time, there was a young boy from Newport News by the name of Ron Mexico..."
God bless the men of Deadspin and their creative Photoshop'pers for their ever-amusing coverage of the ongoing Michael Vick saga. VD infecting, pot smuggling, leg stomping, gun brandishing -- Who do the Vicks think they are? The Iversons? Remember the days when Michael Vick was the good one?
Soon our long national nightmare will come to an end (possibly by the end of the week, when the last of Vick's co-defendants cops a plea to federal dogfighting charges).
BTW, do you know where the phrase "long national nightmare" originated?
This will come as a great relief to The Correspondent, who, despite the assignment of the case to federal court in Richmond, has nonetheless been sucked into the Vick vortex. In a story of hers that made national newspapers, including USA Today, she went to the N.N. neighborhood where Vick grew up and talked to his former neighbors, who put him somewhere between Mother Teresa and Jesus. The man loved his dogs, one guy said. It turns out that Vick also provided air conditioners for people in the project who didn't have any to get them through our sticky Virginia summers. He has also donated school supplies and athletic uniforms to local kids. These acts make the man known to locals as "Ookie" innocent of dogfighting charges. Period.
As I'm listening to this, I'm thinking (and smirking), "Wait, someone who has done something good could NEVER do anything bad, right?"
Sunday, January 21, 2007
A Vick Family Foto Album
Good times in the parking lot of the Suffolk McDonald's.
People say Marcus will walk over anyone to succeed.
Michael Vick announces partnership with the TSA to advertise guidelines for gels and liquids in carry-on luggage. In related news, he'll be also the host of a Nickelodeon MacGyver marathon.