Just stuff for Friday, May 5, 2006
Interesting article on NASCAR over at USA Today. NASCAR has to walk a fine line. If there’s too much bad behavior on the track, they lose sponsors. If there’s not enough, they lose fans. They need both. There are a lot of thrills and artistry in stock car racing but many people go to the races or watch at home because of the possibility of spectacular car crashes and/or feuding between the drivers. It’s a little bit like hockey in that respect.
$95.2 million?????? It's kinda ugly if you ask me but I'd also be the first to tell you I don't know art. This one of Rosina Ferrara (I suspect she's no relation to me but I can't be sure. She bears a strong resemblance to one of my sisters.) by John Singer Sargent is more to my taste and a bargain at only $7 million. Via Pitcherlady.
Quote of the Day
You can forgive Arnold Schwarzenegger for his naivete. Most of his adult life experience consists of battling evil warlords, Latin American dictators, terrorists, alien cyborgs, Satan and unruly children. Obviously, by getting involved with NFL owners and Los Angeles politicians, he’s in way over his head.
Michael Ventre, MSNBC.COM
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: " It's been a busy week. My heart rate seems to have slowed just to the point where I can taste food again."
Did you notice those pictures -- the two smaller ones -- don't match the large one on top?
If you're talking about the Sargent paintings/prints, one of them matches.
I stand corrected. They ARE different.
I've never been able to figure out if NASCAR is a regional thing or a class thing, although I lean more toward the former. Around here you see a few cars sporting a sticker of a favorite driver but not many. Big races are on TV. But I think for most folks in the Balt/DC area NASCAR is just something that's done down south.
K-
I'm late to NASCAR, Kem, and still only watch it occasionally. It gained popularity in the South but it now has races in New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Kansas, Illinois, Michigan, Arizona, and California.
I agree with you re the horrible Picasso! The amount of money spent there is inconceivable.
I have to ask--Which sister?
Mom asked me the same thing. Took her two tries. Care to give it a go?
95.2 million?
I guess that beats a $37,000 sofa to death. The quote of the day is outstanding, by the way.
I think that may actually be your sister- in the JSS painting, not the Picasso.. :-)
Rosina would have been about the same age, give or take, as my no good great grandfather. Most of my sisters don't have much of a sense of humor about their age but I think you're safe in Nashville. :)
Re: Getting an NFL team to L.A. This still cracks me up. The only people who are interested in an NFL team in L.A. are the NFL owners, and the occasional popularity-challenged politician. Folks in L.A. don't care, that's for sure.
Yes, it's thoroughly ridiculous, Alice. The threat of a team moving to L.A. once struck fear in city halls in NFL towns. Now, I suspect they laugh when the owner that suggests it leaves the room.