Friday, December 11, 2009

PROF BUSTED IN COLUMBIA GAL 'PUNCH'




A. Is there any doubt this would be prosecuted as a hate crime had this guy not been black?
B. Is there any doubt Columbia would've fired him in a heartbeat if he weren't a minority? And ironically he's upset over "white privilege."

PROF BUSTED IN COLUMBIA GAL 'PUNCH'

By PERRY CHIARAMONTE, BETH STEBNER and JEREMY OLSHAN

Click on the link below to access the story.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/prof_busted_in_columbia_gal_punch_JmsXQ3NzaAt8uG6uUySGTN

A prominent Columbia architecture professor punched a female university employee in the face at a Harlem bar during a heated argument about race relations, cops said yesterday.


Police busted Lionel McIntyre, 59, for assault yesterday after his bruised victim, Camille Davis, filed charges.


McIntyre and Davis, who works as a production manager in the school's theater department, are both regulars at Toast, a popular university bar on Broadway and 125th Street, sources said.


The professor, who is black, had been engaged in a fiery discussion about "white privilege" with Davis, who is white, and another male regular, who is also white, Friday night at 10:30 when fists started flying, patrons said.


McIntyre, who is known as "Mac" at the bar, shoved Davis, and when the other patron and a bar employee tried to break it up, the prof slugged Davis in the face, witnesses said.


"The punch was so loud, the kitchen workers in the back heard it over all the noise," bar back Richie Velez, 28, told The Post. "I was on my way over when he punched Camille and she fell on top of me."


The other patron involved in the dispute said McIntyre then took a swing at him after he yelled, "You don't hit a woman!"


"He knocked the glasses right off my face," said the man, who would only give his first name as "Shannon." "The punch came out of nowhere. Mac was talking to us about white privilege and what I was doing about it -- apparently I wasn't doing enough."


McIntyre had squabbled with Davis several weeks earlier over issues involving race, witnesses said. As soon as the professor threw the punch Friday, server Rob Dalton and another employee tossed him out.


"It was a real sucker punch," Dalton said. "Camille's a great lady, always nice to everybody, and doesn't deserve anything like this."


Davis was spotted wearing sunglasses yesterday to conceal the black eye. Reached at her Columbia office, she declined to comment on the alleged attack.


McIntyre was released without bail at his arraignment last night.


"It was a very unfortunate event," he said afterwards. "I didn't mean for it to explode the way it did."


Additional reporting


by Sarah Makuta


The only saving grace is that he attacked another minority with some victim status, but I think black victimhood trumps woman victimhood on the PC scale. I just think it's ironic that what set him off was "white privilege" but it's victim privilege that is going to allow him to get away with this unscathed. The charges will be dropped, or if not, he'll get some pansy-assed misdemeanor and given no sentence; he'll keep his job, and he won't even get fined or disciplined by the school or anything.

Is there any doubt that had he been white the story would've been the lead on NBC, MSNBC and CBS every hour on the hour from 8 a.m. the next morning until at least Monday at 11 p.m.? Seriously. And if the woman had been black? Jeeeeeeee-zus, he would've probably been sentenced and executed by now.

The New York Times ran a story too, and here's the only thing that rag mentioned about race:
"The encounter happened in Toast, a popular, noisy bar and restaurant on Broadway north of campus, where the chatter often runs to current events and politics. Professor McIntyre liked to engage fellow patrons on the subject of race, according to one regular customer, Daniel Morgan, who considers himself a close acquaintance of both Professor McIntyre and Ms. Davis."

Nowhere in the Times story was the victim or perps' race revealed. No, there's no double standard there.

Since this story hit a month ago (Nov. 11), I did a news search on this guy again to see what follow-up there's been. The NY Post ran an editorial about Columbia U. in general Nov. 30 that mentioned the incident, and that's the last it's been mentioned. Disgraceful. The double standard that is acceptable in the United States is ridiculous.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Too Much is Never Enough

Would it have killed the fucking insurance companies to just revise the way they deal with people with pre-existing conditions? Seriously. Are there enough people in this country with dire pre-existing conditions that signing them onto policies would've bankrupted any of these mega-insurance firms? That's the shit that pisses me off about big business. They all want to be allowed to do whatever they feel like doing and they just have to keep poking the bear until he wakes up EVERY TIME. All the insurance industry had to do was make some concessions that would've reduced their profit margins from obscene to very very high, and the government never would've gotten involved.

Same with the banks. Do you absolutely have to nickel and dime people to death? Do you absolutely have to issue accounts to illegal immigrants? Do you absolutely have to provide loans to people you know won't be able to pay them off, so you can make tons of money on fees off of them until they go belly up? And then, in their orgasmic throes amongst piles of ill-gotten cash, they suddenly put on a frowny face and go to Uncle Sam for help. And then Uncle Sam keeps their balls for collateral and nobody wins.

Capitalism is the best economic system in the world, provided there are more good people running the show than dipshits. What's happened in this country though, is that in fields like insurance and banking, all the dipshits buy out all the good people and the handful of monolith mega-dipshits left all frame identical policies and procedures so that in effect there is no competition. With this understood collusion, they never settle for enough and just bleed Americans dry for every ounce of profit they can, until inevitably enough people complain that the wrath of government is incurred. And then what are we in the middle left with? Corporate greed or government incompetence. What a great choice.

Why the fuck is it so hard for people to be honest and be good corporate citizens? Why is too much never enough? Because of these assholes, we'll now STILL have a handful of mega-wealthy operations, but with the added bonus of government regulation, which will also be floated by our tax dollars. So the banks and insurance companies continue to wallow in cash, the government and politicians continue to get fat while under the guise that they're doing something helpful, and my health care and bank accounts stay about the same - only they cost me more money. God bless America.

Friday, November 13, 2009

Great PR tactic

So there's a fairly big story down here about this municipal judge who was just sentenced to 18 months' probation. Why, you ask? Because this guy - A JUDGE, I REMIND YOU - "was found guilty in August of declaring himself as a resident of Sunland Park in March 2008, a requirement for candidacy for the judgeship and - after winning the race - falsifying a document that acknowledged he was a qualified voter. He also was found guilty of voting twice in the November 2004 general election, once in Texas and once in New Mexico. Each count was a fourth-degree felony."

So naturally, the guy getting 18 months' probation is lame. He is also required "to take introductory government classes under Bill Taggart and Nancy Baker at New Mexico State University and deliver a speech to the schoolchildren of the Gadsden Independent School District on 'civic engagement, getting involved and why the rules exist.'" Even lamer.

But here's the best part, in my opinion:

"Arrieta (the guy's defense attorney) also said that Favela (the judge) was targeted by the district attorney's office for prosecution because he was a member of the 'wrong' political party."

Really? So if he was in the "right" political party lying about his residence and voting twice in two different states would've been okay?

And...

"Favela told the judge he was not a bad or dishonest person.

'I want to apologize if, with my desire to run, if I put anybody through hardship,' Favela told the judge. 'I'm an honest man, I've always tried to do the best for the community and if I unknowingly broke the law, I take full responsibility.'"

LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL

IF I UNKNOWINGLY BROKE THE LAW?!?!?!? LOL some more. YOU'RE A JUDGE, DUDE! YOU DETERMINE IF OTHER PEOPLE BROKE LAWS OR NOT AND THEN PASS SENTENCE ON THEM IF THEY'RE FOUND GUILTY! HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW LYING ABOUT WHERE YOU LIVE AND CASTING TWO VOTES IN TWO DIFFERENT STATES IN A FEDERAL ELECTION IS NOT LEGAL?

Brilliant PR move. Of course, a good segment of our society o'retards will eat it up. If I were him, I think I would've said:

sein-george-wrong.wav. LOL

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

PROF BUSTED IN COLUMBIA GAL 'PUNCH'By PERRY CHIARAMONTE, BETH STEBNER and JEREMY OLSHAN

A. Is there any doubt this would be prosecuted as a hate crime had this guy not been black?
B. Is there any doubt Columbia would've fired him in a heartbeat if he weren't a minority?
And ironically he's upset over "white privilege."

Click on the link below to access the story. http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/prof_busted_in_columbia_gal_punch_JmsXQ3NzaAt8uG6uUySGTN

A prominent Columbia architecture professor punched a female university employee in the face at a Harlem bar during a heated argument about race relations, cops said yesterday.

Police busted Lionel McIntyre, 59, for assault yesterday after his bruised victim, Camille Davis, filed charges.

McIntyre and Davis, who works as a production manager in the school's theater department, are both regulars at Toast, a popular university bar on Broadway and 125th Street, sources said.

The professor, who is black, had been engaged in a fiery discussion about "white privilege" with Davis, who is white, and another male regular, who is also white, Friday night at 10:30 when fists started flying, patrons said.

McIntyre, who is known as "Mac" at the bar, shoved Davis, and when the other patron and a bar employee tried to break it up, the prof slugged Davis in the face, witnesses said.

"The punch was so loud, the kitchen workers in the back heard it over all the noise," bar back Richie Velez, 28, told The Post. "I was on my way over when he punched Camille and she fell on top of me."

The other patron involved in the dispute said McIntyre then took a swing at him after he yelled, "You don't hit a woman!"

"He knocked the glasses right off my face," said the man, who would only give his first name as "Shannon." "The punch came out of nowhere. Mac was talking to us about white privilege and what I was doing about it -- apparently I wasn't doing enough."

McIntyre had squabbled with Davis several weeks earlier over issues involving race, witnesses said. As soon as the professor threw the punch Friday, server Rob Dalton and another employee tossed him out.

"It was a real sucker punch," Dalton said. "Camille's a great lady, always nice to everybody, and doesn't deserve anything like this."

Davis was spotted wearing sunglasses yesterday to conceal the black eye. Reached at her Columbia office, she declined to comment on the alleged attack.

McIntyre was released without bail at his arraignment last night.

"It was a very unfortunate event," he said afterwards. "I didn't mean for it to explode the way it did."

Additional reporting

by Sarah Makuta

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So how does the PC crowd handle this? The minority perpetrator attacked another minority with some victim status, but I think black victimhood trumps woman victimhood on the PC scale. I just think it's ironic that what set him off was "white privilege" but it's victim privilege that is going to allow him to get away with this unscathed. The charges will be dropped, or if not, he'll get some pansy-assed misdemeanor and given no sentence; he'll keep his job, and he won't even get fined or disciplined by the school or anything.

It's already been five days since the fight occurred. Is there any doubt that had he been white the story would've been the lead on NBC, MSNBC and CBS every hour on the hour from 8 a.m. the next morning until at least Monday at 11 p.m.? Seriously. And if the woman had been black? Jeeeeeeee-zus, he would've probably been sentenced and executed by now.

I just did a Google news search for Lionel McIntyre and the only hit I got was a New York Times story from yesterday. And here's the only thing that rag mentioned about race:"The encounter happened in Toast, a popular, noisy bar and restaurant on Broadway north of campus, where the chatter often runs to current events and politics. Professor McIntyre liked to engage fellow patrons on the subject of race, according to one regular customer, Daniel Morgan, who considers himself a close acquaintance of both Professor McIntyre and Ms. Davis."

Nowhere in the Times story was the victim or perps' race revealed. No, there's no double standard there.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

ESPN analysts sell souls in Isiah lovefest

Watching the 2009-2010 college basketball opener on ESPNU last night provided a double dose of disgusting.

First off, of course, was having to watch UNC open the season with an easy win. It's bad enough to see Carolina win at all, but then you have to see on an ESPN network, where they're constantly slobbered over, and then they're the only game on, so they get even more attention.

I've mellowed as I've aged, though, and UNC doesn't set my teeth on edge as the team used to. It doesn't hurt that I've moved far enough way from North Carolina that I don't have to hear shit from waves upon waves of bandwagon fans that wouldn't know a Tar Heel from an ingrown hair on their ass.

No, the real problem last night was the complete sellout of the ESPNU crew in displaying unfettered love and affection for Florida International coach Isiah Thomas. I wish I had DVR'd the game so that I could provide you with exact quotes here, but trust me, it was disgusting.

Over and over again, the guys in the booth spoke to Thomas' overall wonderfulness: What a great smile! What a good guy! My, how he's overcome adversity! Gee, he's a great teacher!

What? The guy's legacy over the last dozen years resembles the same legacy a tornado leaves behind in an Oklahoma trailer park. He completely ruined the New York Knicks with asinine personnel moves and insane spending habits. On top of that, he was embroiled in legal issues regarding sexual harassment and a general lack of control over his team, especially Stephon Marbury. Now it turns out he's even pissed off Magic Johnson, who in his new book apparently slams Thomas for spreading false rumors about his sexuality (without having read the book I'm assuming Magic is accusing Thomas of suggesting he was gay, hence contracting HIV via homosexual practices - brilliant).

So what did ESPNU do? They gave Thomas a friendly platform from which to deflect these rumors and appear like a martyr. He denied being the catalyst of such talk, which is fine I guess, but he followed that by saying that he such a gosh darn wonderful compassionate fella that Magic could come groveling back to him any time for forgiveness. And the U just sat back and watched. Funny, compassion never seemed to be a word to describe him in New York, or Indianapolis, or Detroit for that matter.

And most laughable of all was how they let Thomas prattle on about how UNC is the model for which he wants to use for the FIU program. Does anyone believe this? What made the UNC program what it is is that it's had a total of five head coaches over the past 58 years. Isiah won't be at FIU for 58 months. It wouldn't surprise me if he doesn't last 58 weeks more.

If Thomas can turn the Panthers program around, he'll use that success merely as a steppingstone into a more high-profile job; it's hard to believe anyone thinks he would've taken the job for any other reason. His reputation has been completely ruined after his infamy in New York, and this is clearly his attempt to rise from the ashes - with lots of media help, apparently (and inexplicably). I can't believe there's a single person on this planet who thinks Thomas has any long-term plans to remain in Miami - unless it's as coach, president or GM of the Heat, or maybe the U.

More likely, however, is that Isiah will stamp his brand of boorishness on the university and get the boot. I predict that in three years or less, Thomas will be embroiled in some type of recruiting or academic scandal at FIU. He will bring in players totally out of place in the university's highly selective, research-based environment - most likely thugs with plenty of baggage. I guarantee you there will be at least one ugly on-court altercation from Thomas or his players - a nice addition to the football team's embarrassing behavior vs. Miami a couple years back. It's so easy to see these things coming.

I'm astounded that FIU ever hired this guy to begin with. This isn't some McCollege that needs cheap publicity for ticket sales. While the Panthers will most likely never be renown for their athletic prowess, the school is one of the largest universities in the United States and has an outstanding academic reputation as an institution of research. It's really sad that the administration felt it had to compromise these standards in hiring Thomas, given his nasty baggage. It will be interesting to see how the school spins its way out of the inevitable problems with him and his team, coming down the pike.

Friday, October 16, 2009

And another thing...

What's with Derrick Coleman being named new commissioner of athletics for the Detroit school district?

The guy had a lousy attitude and was generally regarded as a lazy player; on top of that, he had alcohol problems and was a general malcontent, as this entry from Wikipedia attests (NOTE: I'll just assume this information is correct; you know, just like the mainstream media did with Rush Limbaugh's Wiki page):

Coleman was arrested December 21, 1988, while in Syracuse and charged with criminal mischief in the fourth degree and harassment. He later pleaded guilty to harassment and disorderly conduct.

In 1995, Coleman was arrested in Detroit and charged with refusing to move his truck and swearing at a police officer. The jury failed to reach a verdict and the case ended in a mistrial.

Coleman and several others were arrested in 1997 and charged with interfering with a police officer's duty in Detroit. Police said Coleman was released on a $100 bond on the misdemeanor charge.

In 1999, Derrick Coleman pleaded no contest to a disorderly conduct charge stemming from an incident in a Detroit restaurant. Coleman was accused of urinating in front of patrons at Intermezzo Italian Ristorante and was charged with disorderly conduct. Coleman still denies his guilt and says it was a drink that had spilled on his pants.

In July 2002, Coleman was pulled over for driving over 100 mph (160 km/h) and arrested after test results showed he had a blood alcohol level of 0.13 percent when he was stopped, over Michigan's then-legal limit of 0.10 percent. Coleman was taken into custody by officers who suspected that he had been drinking. Coleman was ticketed for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and refusing to take a breath test.

Also in 2002, Coleman surrendered himself to police while a member of the Charlotte Hornets on traffic-violation warrants. Coleman paid $800 and was released from the Mecklenburg County jail a few hours later.

Coleman was wanted on charges of driving with a revoked license and using an out-of-state license while his North Carolina license was revoked. Coleman had his license revoked because he refused to take a sobriety test after an accident in October 2001. Coleman was charged after his sport utility vehicle was involved in a late-night wreck with a tractor-trailer in Charlotte. Coleman and a female passenger received facial and head lacerations, and Eldridge Recasner, a reserve shooting guard for the Hornets, almost died after sustaining a broken shoulder and a partially collapsed lung. While Recasner was still in intesive care, Coleman called the wreck a 'freak accident' and said "I'm just happy everybody's OK and that we can look at this particular point in time and laugh and joke about it." Coleman refused to take a blood test after the wreck. Coleman eventually was acquitted of the drunken driving charges due to a mistrial.


What a guy. Definitely who I would choose to work with high school kids. I mean, it's not like he's a conservative or any other kind of deal breaker like that.

Uhhhh, on second thought, it's what we first thought.

From today's Sporting News Today:

"FOX and Burger King apologized for a cartoon that aired during FOX NFL Sunday this week, showing Cowboys players mocking singer Jessica Simpson for getting 'bigger than Flozell Adams,' The Dallas Morning News reported. Simpson used to date Dallas quarterback Tony Romo. 'Upon reflection," FOX said in a statement, 'our poor attempt at humor was insensitive, and we deeply apologize to anyone who might have been offended.'"

I am sooooo tired of the "better to ask for forgiveness than permission" PR style so rampant nowadays. Does anyone really believe for a second that the advertisers had no idea until it was brought to their attention that making fun of an American female celebrity for gaining weight was going to cause them grief? I'd wager a hefty bet that the apology was probably written at the same time as the script for the ad.

If you're going to run PC gauntlet, tasteless though you may be, at least put your balls out there and stand by it.

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

NCAA Tourney Picks, Vol. 3 - Feb. 25

Some shake-ups after last night's games...

Number 1 Seeds
1. Memphis
2. North Carolina
3. UConn (up from the fourth 1 seed)
4. Pitt (down from the third 1 seed) - Lost at Providence

2 Seeds
5. Duke
6. West Virginia
7. Louisville
8. Missouri

3 Seeds
9. UCLA
10. Kansas
11. Michigan State
12. Gonzaga (up from the first 4 seed)

4 Seeds
13. Arizona State (down from the fourth 3 seed)
14. Brigham Young (up from the third 4 seed) - Won at San Diego St.
15. Clemson (down from the second 4 seed)
16. Wazzou

5 Seeds
17. Purdue
18. Wake Forest
19. Villanova (up from the fourth 5 seed)
20. Oklahoma (down from the third 5 seed)

6 Seeds
21. Marquette
22. Illinois
23. Syracuse (up from the third 7 seed) - Won at St. John's
24. Xavier (down from the third 6 seed)

7 Seeds
25. Kentucky (down from the fourth 6 seed)
26. Utah (down from the first 7 seed)
27. Cal (down from the second 7 seed)
28. UAB

8 Seeds
29. Kansas State
30. Butler
31. LSU - Beat Florida
32. Florida - Lost at LSU

9 Seeds
33. Minnesota
34. Florida State - Lost at Boston College
35. UNLV
36. Utah State

10 Seeds
37. Creighton - Won at Missouri St.
38. St. Mary's
39. South Carolina
40. Texas A&M - Won at Nebraska

11 Seeds
41. North Dakota State
42. Boston College - Beat Florida St.
43. Rhode Island
44. Davidson

12 Seeds
45. Siena
46. Niagara (up from the third 12 seed)
47. Penn State (down from the second 12 seed) - Lost at Ohio State
48. Cleveland State (up from the first 13 seed)

13 Seeds
49. VCU (up from the second 13 seed)
50. Illinois State (down from the fourth 12 seed) - Lost at home to N. Iowa
51. Wisc.-Green Bay
52. Vermont

14 Seeds
53. Dayton
54. Northern Iowa (DEBUT) - Won at Illinois St.
55. American (down from second 14 seed)
56. Portland State (down from third 14 seed)

15 Seeds
57. Western Kentucky (down from the fourth 14 seed)
58. Robert Morris (down from the first 15 seed)
59. Tennessee-Martin (down from the second 15 seed)
60. Arkansas-Little Rock (down from the third 15 seed)

16 Seeds
61. Hofstra (down from the fourth 15 seed)
62. Binghampton
63. Charleston

Play-in Game
64. VMI - Won at Liberty
65. Liberty (down from the first 16 seed) - Lost at home to VMI

OUT
South Dakota (from the 65th spot)

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

NCAA Tourney Picks, Vol. 2 - Feb. 24

After last night's games - particularly Louisville's impressive win at Georgetown and Kansas winning at Oklahoma to seize control in the Big 12, I've adjusted my seedings accordingly (no new teams added).

Number 1 Seeds
1. Memphis
2. North Carolina
3. Pitt
4. UConn

2 Seeds
5. Duke
6. West Virginia
7. Louisville (up from the top 3 seed)
8. Missouri (down from the third 2 seed)

3 Seeds
9. UCLA (down from the fourth 2 seed)
10. Kansas
11. Michigan State (up from the fourth 3 seed)
12. Arizona State (down from the third 3 seed)

4 Seeds
13. Gonzaga
14. Clemson
15. Brigham Young
16. Wazzou

5 Seeds
17. Purdue
18. Wake Forest (up from the third 5 seed)
19. Oklahoma (down from the second 5 seed)
20. Villanova

6 Seeds
21. Marquette
22. Illinois
23. Xavier
24. Kentucky (up from the first 7 seed)

7 Seeds
25. Utah (down from the fourth 6 seed)
26. Cal
27. Syracuse
28. UAB

8 Seeds
29. Kansas State
30. Butler
31. LSU
32. Florida

9 Seeds
33. Minnesota (up from the second 9 seed)
34. Florida State (down from the first 9 seed)
35. UNLV
36. Utah State

10 Seeds
37. Creighton
38. St. Mary's
39. South Carolina
40. Texas A&M

11 Seeds
41. North Dakota State
42. Boston College
43. Rhode Island
44. Davidson

12 Seeds
45. Siena
46. Penn State
47. Niagara
48. Illinois State

13 Seeds
49. Cleveland State
50. VCU
51. Wisc.-Green Bay
52. Vermont

14 Seeds
53. Dayton
54. American
55. Portland State
56. Western Kentucky

15 Seeds
57. Robert Morris
58. Tennessee-Martin
59. Arkansas-Little Rock
60. Hofstra

16 Seeds
61. Liberty
62. Binghampton
63. Charleston

Play-in Game
64. VMI
65. South Dakota

Monday, February 23, 2009

10 More Bands to Check Out

1. Former Champions (Richmond, VA) - If you like Live Electronics/Nu-Jazz/Rock

2. Fuck Buttons (UK) - If you like Experimental/Other/Progressive

3. Carrie Newcomer (Bloomington, IN) - If you like Acoustic/Folk/Indie

4. The Autumn Offering (Daytona Beach, FL) - If you like Metal/Rock

5. Robbin Thompson (Richmond, VA) - If you like Acoustic/Americana/Folk Rock

6. Beres Hammond (St.Mary, Jamaica) - If you like Reggae/Soul

7. Miss Tess (Boston, MA) - If you like Americana/Blues/Jazz

8. Benjy Ferree (Washington, D.C.) - If you like Alternative/Indie/Singer-Songwriter

9. A Day in America (Richmond, VA) - If you like Experimental/Hardcore/Rock

10. Pictures in Pieces (Alexandria, VA) - If you like Progressive/Punk/Rock

My NCAA Touney Picks

If the season were to end today, here is the Field of 65 that I'd like to see. Obviously this cannot be a reality as I do not have a representative from each conference here, but as the last two weeks play out I will update accordingly.

Number 1 Seeds
1. Memphis
2. North Carolina
3. Pitt
4. UConn

2 Seeds
5. Duke
6. West Virginia
7. Mizzou
8. UCLA

3 Seeds
9. Louisville
10. Kansas
11. Arizona State
12. Michigan State

4 Seeds
13. Gonzaga
14. Clemson
15. Brigham Young
16. Wazzou

5 Seeds
17. Purdue
18. Oklahoma
19. Wake Forest
20. Villanova

6 Seeds
21. Marquette
22. Illinois
23. Xavier
24. Utah

7 Seeds
25. Kentucky
26. Cal
27. Syracuse
28. UAB

8 Seeds
29. Kansas State
30. Butler
31. LSU
32. Florida

9 Seeds
33. Florida State
34. Minnesota
35. UNLV
36. Utah State

10 Seeds
37. Creighton
38. St. Mary's
39. South Carolina
40. Texas A&M

11 Seeds
41. North Dakota State
42. Boston College
43. Rhode Island
44. Davidson

12 Seeds
45. Siena
46. Penn State
47. Niagara
48. Illinois State

13 Seeds
49. Cleveland State
50. VCU
51. Wisc.-Green Bay
52. Vermont

14 Seeds
53. Dayton
54. American
55. Portland State
56. Western Kentucky

15 Seeds
57. Robert Morris
58. Tennessee-Martin
59. Arkansas-Little Rock
60. Hofstra

16 Seeds
61. Liberty
62. Binghampton
63. Charleston

Play-in Game
64. VMI
65. South Dakota

Monday, February 16, 2009

Five Bands to Check Out - Feb. 16, 2009

1. The Cinnamon Band - Rock from Virginia
Upcoming:
2/21 - Darjeeling Cafe, Staunton, Va.
2/27 - Clementine, Harrisonburg, Va.
Big, loud sound, clangy guitars, cool harmonies; I like 'em. Not aware of any albums, so go see 'em live if you get a shot.

2. Dillinger Four - A'Cappella/Nu-Jazz/Christian Rap from Minneapolis
Actually, they're a fine punk band, but according their MySpace profile...

Upcoming:
2/27 - Surf Club, St. Paul, Minn.
3/9 - Reggie's, Chicago, Ill.
3/10 - Skull Alley, Louisville, Ken.
3/11 - Mr. Small's, Pittsburgh, Penn.
3/12 - The Ottobar, Baltimore, Mary.
3/13 - The NorVa, Norfolk, Va.
3/14 - The Masquerade, Atlanta, Ga.
3/16 - The Social, Orlando, Fla.

Pretty highly regarded punkers from Minneapolis, a little angrier than most from that scene, but full of the trademark cleverness and beer. They've been around about 15 years and they're playing reflects that. Their 2002 album Situationist Comedy is probably their best, while their latest, Civil War (2008) and Versus God (2000) are also excellent.

3. Three For All - Richmond, Va.
Upcoming:
2/26 - The Tobacco Company Restaurant, Richmond, Va.
3/4 - The Tobacco Company Restaurant, Richmond, Va.
3/6 - Enzo's, Manakin-Sabot, Va.

Professional local bar band jazz trio featuring upright bass and piano. Check 'em out if you like Bonnie Raitt, Norah Jones, Patsy Cline, Dianna Krall, Natalie Cole, Peggy Lee, Nancy Sinatra, Wynonna or Toni Price.

4. Playground Semantics - Rock/Progressive from Richmond, Va.

I don't know much about these guys, but wanted to give a shout out because I like what I've heard.

5. Brad Moss And The New Age - Rock/Soul/Progressive from Richmond, Va.
Upcoming:
2/20 - Alley Katz, Richmond, Va.

Funky and energetic, this is a tight three-piece group of up and comers. Think Jimi Hendrix Experience, Prince and the Revolution and Miles Davis.