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By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 20:10:32 +0000

In reply to steeler fever.

I like it : )

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By: steeler fever

steeler fever — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 11:57:55 +0000

I love Earthlings comments! I have to take issue with the title, we may be mistaken but are NEVER wrong.

Go Steelers!

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 05:16:55 +0000

Good for you. And so good for all of us. I mean that. Being wrong. And being wrong again. And admitting it. I’m surprised your computer hasn’t exploded! You can’t admit to being wrong about anything on the interwebs! Other places, other people are so busy insisting they’re right about everything, there’s nothing of any other importance. Thank you, Firehall. As you need to believe you’re on the side of good, I need to believe I live in a world where we can try a littler hard to understand people, change our minds occasionally and sometimes forgive each other.

A bit about Josh Gordon. I knew no more than his name when I was told he’d been a sort of publicity stunt at Art Basel Miami. I didn’t meet him myself, but I know a bit about this scene. He had some art on exhibit. He was sometimes followed by camera crews. He was sometimes preceded by PR people. He went to parties, talked to artists, gallerists, curators and the like. A lot of people were prepared to detest him–the NFL football player who thought he was an artist. (You know, art nerds getting all uppity…)

Quel surprise. People liked him. People who meant to not like him or thought he’d be Gronk, undressing on table tops, shouting out his loutishness. (Ugh, Gronk. Everything I hate about college age men, athletes or not. He may personally be a nice guy but as a type, he’s obnoxious, whole frats of them vomiting in the flower beds on Sunday morns.) Gordon wasn’t brilliant, his art was a bit silly (maybe computer generated?) but he was smart and humble and genuinely interested in being part of the art world, even just as a pro athlete/artist. Which he admitted. Lack of pretension is not something the art world is prepared for. He charmed a lot of people. (I can’t believe Peyton Manning would have done the same.)

Given that there were a few suggestions that his letter was not “authentic,” he sounds like the same person. I really hope he does well, but then again I always hope for the best for the Browns. I know in some circles, it’s cool to trash Cleveland and the Browns, but I can’t help but think life there is tough enough without football failure. I’d like to see them (the city, the people who live there, the long suffering fans) have something to be happy about.

Earthling
trying to be succinct==maybe that simply makes me incomprehensible?! 🙂

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By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 14:30:16 +0000

“Every year I think I’m getting excited about the combine. Every year I’m wrong.”

Best line ever : )

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By: elpalito

elpalito — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 12:24:48 +0000

A couple of thoughts…
That Manning was able to get away with what he did, and Archie helped cover up, is in part helped by the mindset of the college football machine. If you’re a star in some college programs, people will cover up anything you like…sometimes without you even asking. The Mannings exerted the power that those with money and a following always have… what you do to save your rep can be reprehensible, but some will always support you. (Kinda sounds like a current political campaign)

Stephen A Smith is the worst.

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