by gordie | Feb 27, 2026 | College Football, Journalism, Writing
We’re on a road to nowhere Come on inside Takin’ that ride to nowhere We’ll take that ride – The Talking Heads Way back when, somebody was writing about how you get to Penn State. Might have been Bill Conlin. Probably was Bill Conlin. Long before he...
by gordie | Feb 25, 2026 | NBA, Philadelphia 76ers, Writing
Label Luke Epplin however you please. He’s the dreamer from small-town Illinois who once came to New York City with two suitcases in hand, knowing if he could make it there, yada, yada, yada. He’s also the writer who went from fledgling poet/playwright to struggling...
by gordie | Dec 27, 2025 | Journalism, Writing
Sunday marks another trip around the sun for me. That will be 68 of ‘em. One more than 67 (!), kids. Feel free to gazz out to your heart’s content. Anyway … Just for the sheer terror of it, I decided to look up the life expectancy for males in our great nation. And...
by gordie | Dec 23, 2024 | Journalism, NBA, Philadelphia 76ers, Writing
One night in October 2022, I was seated by myself at a table in the large banquet room of a local hotel when I felt someone’s hands around my neck. That was obviously unsettling in the extreme, not only because I had been approached from behind but because of the...
by gordie | Oct 16, 2024 | Journalism, Writing
In the spirit of Bill Maher’s HBO show “Real Time,” here are some new rules that need to be enacted within the sports media world: New Rule No. 1: If coaches and players use their children as human shields, they should be required to always do so, no matter the kids’...
by gordie | Sep 15, 2021 | Writing
We have been advised over the years that it is best to compartmentalize when it comes to those involved in the arts — that while it is makes sense to savor that which an actor or author (or, let’s face it, even an athlete) produces, it is unwise to go too far in...
