Upcoming Newsletter Drawing: George Lopez Bobblehead Doll

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Registrants to the A Mick A Mook and A Mic Newsletter will be eligible to win aGeorge Lopez Bobblehead Doll. The winner will be announced on the August 25th podcast and in the ‘MMM’ newsletter distributed that week.  Bobbleheads are all the rage again, and George Lopez is an iconic entertainer George’s multi-faceted career encompasses television, film, stand-up comedy, and late-night television, including co-creating, writing, producing, and starring in Warner Bros. Television’s groundbreaking hit sitcom George…

On Tough Decisions

Inside Will's Brain - By Will Peterman

Discussions about choice and freedom are as old as history itself. From modern philosophy and religion back to Calvinism, Aristotle, and Plato, all the big wigs have pondered these existential conundrums. Are we in charge of our own choices, do we have a say on the direction and course of our lives? Is there a God (or gods) that chart our paths? Are our fates predetermined so that we merely live our lives like trains…

Michael Freed: Stand-up Comic, Marathoner and Attorney Joins Mick and Mook on 8/4 Podcast

Upcoming Guest

Michael Freed was Florida Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2020.  He has a wealth of experience in the courtroom and arbitrations, administrative proceedings and other forms of dispute resolution.  He serves as counsel for a variety of companies, with regular involvement in personnel matters, labor relations, contract negotiations, insurance, risk analysis and strategic planning.  Mike is also a stand-up comic who performs regularly at the Comedy Zone in Jacksonville, Florida and at other clubs…

Upton Bell, Former NE Patriots GM,Joins Mick & Mook on July 28th

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Upton Bell is a former National Football League executive. He is the son of former NFL Commissioner Bert Bell and Broadway actress Frances Upton. In 1971, at the age of 33, Bell became the youngest General Manager in the NFL when he was hired to lead (then known as) the Boston Patriots. One of Bell’s first moves was recommending to the Patriots’ Board of Directors that they change the name to the New England Patriots.…

Former NFL GM Upton Bell Provides an Inside Look at the NFL with Mick and Mook

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On the July 28th episode of A Mick A Mook and A Mic, former New England Patriots’ General Manager, Upton Bell, gives us a behind the scene look at the National Football League. Son of former NFL Commissioner, Bert Bell, Upton discusses how his dad developed the NFL schedule on their kitchen table.  He also divulges information regarding the feud between former Oakland Raiders principal owner and general manager Al Davis and then commissioner Pete…

This ‘Don’t Breathe’ Star Doesn’t Waste Breaths

By Billy O’Connor (Da Mick)

Beneath sparkling brown eyes, and salt and pepper hair, he flashed a wry smile before pausing and uttering one deliberate sentence about a Sean O Casey play.  “It reads good.”   Author and movie star, Stephen Lang, had deliberately used bad grammar to make his point.  The classically trained actor knew that my partner Frank Pace and I would get it.  After all, we were writers of sorts too.  Stephen was referring to Sean O Casey’s,…

HOW I HELPED CREATE AN OLYMPIC SPORT

theMook - by Frank Pace (The Mook)

My assistant said, “Carl Thomas is on the line.”  Carl Thomas was the Vice President of Marketing for Speedo, the country’s leading swimwear manufacturer.  Armen Keteyian and I were working as a two-man P.R. group for a small San Diego based marketing firm called The Phillips Organisation, Ltd.  (That is the correct spelling).  Speedo was our client. “Put Carl through,” I said.  It was early 1982. Carl had just gotten off a plane from Kona, Hawaii.  He…

Youth Baseball Goes Beyond Little League

vSportsTalk - By Gil Vieira

Are you familiar with the term Genericide?  Genericide is the term used when a brand legally loses its mark by reaching a point where the product name is no longer differentiated and is therefore synonymous with the generic product. For example: consumers say “Kleenex” when referring to facial tissue, regardless of the actual brand they’re using. In other words, brands can be destroyed by their own success – and Little League could be a Genericide…

We Can Coffee Company Partners with A Mick A Mook and A Mic

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A Mick A Mook and A Mic is pleased to announce that We Can Coffee Company will become an official Presenting Sponsor of the ‘MMM’ Podcast.  The product will be introduced on the July 28th  podcast. We Can Coffee Company offers freshly roasted to order premium blends of coffee, which is delivered to your front door. Their beans are carefully roasted in small batches to give their coffee a rich, smooth and fresh taste. We…

Super Bowl Champ Dwight Hicks Joins Mick and Mook on July 21st

Upcoming Guest

The July 21st episode of A Mick A Mook and A Mic will feature Dwight Hicks, the former San Francisco 49ers’ All-Pro, two-time Super Bowl Champion and current actor. A native of New Jersey, Dwight began his NFL career in 1979, and became a key player in the 49ers dynasty in the 1980s, winning Super Bowls in 1982 and 1985. He played Free Safety and was named to four consecutive Pro Bowls from 1981-1984. He…

Valhalla High Graduate Frank Pace Turns into Book Author

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Frank Pace has produced three movies and more than 700 hours of network television. A Valhalla High alumnus, he has been involved with some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment. Yet when he decided to write a book — “If These Lips Could Talk” — it wasn’t about him, but the people he met along the way, including a stop as a public-relations man in San Diego. Pace’s TV credits include producing the…

Newsletter Subscriber Winner Announced

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A Mick A Mook and A Mic Newsletter subscriber, Cheryl Pronchick of California, has won an autograph photo of the Murphy Brown cast, featuring Candice Bergen and our July 7th guest, Joe Regalbuto, among others. The winner was announced on July 14th. A Mick A Mook and A Mic conducts frequent drawings of unique products. To be eligible, simply sign-up for our Newsletter…it’s FREE!  Come back to aMickaMookandaMic.com often to learn of our next product…

On Drinking Water in the Middle of the Night

Inside Will's Brain - By Will Peterman

By Will Peterman | July 4, 2021Hydration is obviously a large part of being a person. We’re like 60% water, which is crazy because I’m still not even 60% sure writing weekly essays is a good idea…anyways, I’m pretty damn good at drinking water. I carry a big ‘ole silver water bottle with me basically everywhere I go. I fill that guy up like three or four times per day. At this point, I get…

My Memorable Night at The ‘Fabulous’ Forum

vSportsTalk - By Gil Vieira

While watching the NBA Playoffs, thoughts brought me back to my most memorable night at a NBA game.  It was November, 1977.  It was a game at The ‘Fabulous’ Forum in Los Angeles.  It was the Chicago Bulls versus the LA Lakers.  It was a battle of 7-footers…Artis Gilmore versus Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Allow me to set the stage…  I had recently moved from a small town south of Boston to Marina Del Rey, California.  I…