Steve Papazian, Retired President of Warner Bros. Films, Joins MMM 4/6

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Prolific author Horatio Alger never met Steve Papazian.  He is the epitome of an American success story. A Los Angeles native and graduate of Cal State Northridge, Steve started in the mail room at Warner’s after having served a tour in Viet Nam.  For the next nearly 50-years, Steve rose through the ranks to become the President of Physical Production for Warner Bros Worldwide. Steve worked on some of the studios biggest films during his…

On Static Shock

Inside Will's Brain - By Will Peterman

Humans love to say that they’re spontaneous, that they’re adventurous, that they’re impulsive (but in a fun “let’s not make dinner tonight, let’s go out” way, not an “I just put $60k on the Knicks to cover” way). But, guess what… that’s bullshit! Humans love predictability. Humans love discernable patterns. Humans love cause and effect that can be easily understood. All of this is why humans, now (and Will in particular) and throughout history (I…

Biological Men…Stay Out of Women’s Sports!

vSportsTalk - By Gil Vieira

Let me be clear, if you’re an adult and not hurting children or a member of my family, I couldn’t care less what you wear or who you bed.  An adult in America is free to make their own life choices, as long as it’s within the law of the land or the rules of the game. If you’re not an adult, then those choices and decisions belong to your parents….not teachers, politicians, or corporate…

Mel Damski, Acclaimed Film Director & Columnist, Joins Mick & Mook on 3/30

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Few people in the entertainment business have achieved the level of success of Mel Damski.   The versatile New York born director has helmed some of America’s finest work in television;   M* A*S*H, LOU GRANT, BOSTON LEGAL and PYSCHE …to MOW’s, BADGE OF THE ASSASIAN, A WINNER NEVER QUITS (starring Keith Carradine and Ed O’Neil) … to AMERICA’S BABY: THE RESUCE OF JESSICA MC CLURE. Mel’s feature films include YELLOWBEARD, starring the lads from…

A Plane Crash That Saved My Life!

vSportsTalk - By Gil Vieira

Yes, you read the headline correctly. A plane crash that I experienced ended up saving my life! As I’ve mentioned a few times in my blogs, I started working in the Sporting Goods Industry in the early 1980s. My first job in the industry was with Ektelon, a leading racquetball company based in San Diego, CA.  I began with the company serving as its Eastern Sales Manager. Personally, I was based south of Boston and…

Olympic Gold Medalist & Sportscaster, Donna de Varona, Joins MMM on 3/23

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One of America’s greatest female swimmers of all time, Donna de Varona, will be the featured guest on A Mick A Mook and A Mic on March 16th.   At the age of 17, Donna appeared on ABC’s Wide World of Sports, becoming the youngest and one of the first women sportscasters for a national network. Her groundbreaking career has earned her an Emmy, two Gracies, and the opportunity to cover a wide variety of…

Pro Sports Becoming a Turn Off

vSportsTalk - By Gil Vieira

This is difficult to admit, but sports doesn’t mean quite as much to me as it once did. Age certainly has something to do with it, but there are many more negative happenings in professional sports that has added to it being a turn off.  As mentioned in previous blogs, much of my life has been devoted to sports. Beginning with youth sports through high school, college and adult travel softball, I played actively for…

T.J. Simers, LA Times Sports Columnist & ESPN Panelist, Joins MMM on 3/16

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A Mick a Mook and A Mic may have more than it can handle when they welcome long-time Los Angeles Sportswriter and ESPN panelist on Around The Horn, T.J. SIMERS, into the studio on March 16. Know for his caustic humor and acerbic wit, T.J was the Page 2 columnist for the LA Times for nearly 25 years.  During that time you either loved him (John Wooden & Vin Scully) or hated him (too many…

On Current Events in the Ukraine

Inside Will's Brain - By Will Peterman

On January 6, 2021, a violent mob of insurrectionists attacked the US capitol. It was a harrowing, disgusting few hours, but by that evening it was just that, a few hours. The mob was quelled, the capitol secured, and by the next week when it was time to write another essay, so much had been written about it that I decided to write about going on dumb little jogs for my dumb mental health. Since…

Traveling Across America…and Beyond

vSportsTalk - By Gil Vieira

With this week’s episode of A Mick A Mook and A Mic featuring the travel adventures of Billy and Frank (Mick and Mook), I thought I’d share some of my travel escapades, most of which were business-related. However, there were also many personal trips that I will always cherish. Over the years, I have traveled to 47 states, Puerto Rico, and 6 countries. The only states I have not experienced are Alaska, Montana and South…