Being an adult kind of sucks. I’m hardly the first person to posit this thought but it’s still true. Even...
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A Mick A Mook and A Mic is pleased to provide its podcast fans with additional, entertaining content via our website. The blog section will showcase an array of blogs that are informative, witty, a little brash…and all-around great reads.
On Finding Your Next “Thing”
Having a “thing” is great. It’s probably one of my favorite parts of being a sentient being. But what is...
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Ratzo and the Mutt
The tubercular character created in 1969s “Midnight Cowboy,” Ratzo Rizzo was as repulsive as he was unforgettable: a hacking, limping,...
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Greatest NBA Players Ever: Debunking a Writer’s Top 10 List
Let me say right off the top…I hate ‘greatest’ lists – especially those offered by writers barely out of school. ...
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COWBOY JOE…One of a Kind
(Excerpted in part from the book, IF THESE LIPS COULD TALK) How did I become pals with Cowboy Joe...
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My Dinner with Don Rickles
The highlight on my career was an invitation to Don Rickles 70th birthday party. It was an incredibly star-studded event,...
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Venting: Things in Sports That Piss Me Off!
A warning to the younger people who read this blog…when you reach a certain age, some things in life become...
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MLB – Wake Up and Save Your Game: The Root Cause of Major League Baseball’s Problems
Make no mistake, baseball is America’s pastime. As the Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum often says, “Baseball is sewn...
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That Demon Rum
One afternoon, many years ago I was tending bar when an ominous looking man with a Boston Blackie...
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Tempus Fugit or Time Flies
Time flies. One year, I’m 19 years old and watching Artis Gilmore lead Jacksonville University to the NCAA finals, the...
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How to Beat Your Bookie
An hour before the NCAA championship game, a diner in my community interrupted my burger, “Hey man, I watched your...
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A Sports Blog for A Mick A Mook and A Mic
by Gil Vieira VSportsTalk As promoted in the tagline of the podcast, A Mick A Mook and A Mic, sports...
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