THE BLACKENED BLUES, One Poem at a Time: Joey Kocur’s Fist
Sean MurphyI’m happy to announce that my first poetry collection, The Blackened Blues, is available wherever you buy books (yes, *wherever*, so you don’t have to put more money in Rocket Man’s…
On Hockey, Hooligans, Soccer and The Death of a Clown
After my post yesterday, "Back To The Future With Old Time Hockey?", wherein I acknowledged --and celebrated-- the recent trend of accountability and team-toughness in our most misunderstood sport, it…
2010: Time To Die (Part Two: July-December)
2010: In pace requiescat! This one hurt. The spectacular career of Bob Probert had already ended; his life ended entirely too soon (at the absurdly young age of 45), on…
A Mixture of Mischief and Cheer: Remembering Bob Probert
This hurts. R.I.P. Probie. Quick tally: #24, over 3,000 penalty minutes. Member, along with Joe Kocur, of the legendary "Bruise Brothers" tandem back in the days when the Detroit Red…