haute vuvuzela! - #world cup

brahms' "vuvuzela chorale"?

ravel's vuvuzela solo in "bolero"?

19th century composers embrace the versatile vuvuzela.

take note.

hmm... the vuvuzela stylings of the Haifa Symphony Orchestra.

the jury's still out.

more vuvuzela vids

dog v. vuvuzela


mystery guitar man plays beethoven's fifth:


more about the legendary horn:

FB meets WC

nytimes interactive feature displays the most popular world cup players based on facebook mentions:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/07/02/sports/soccer/facebook-worldcup.html

more work by some popular jugadores:

the final product:

countdown... wimby round of sixteen

monday.

psyched.

handsome article about roger federer in the new yorker.

big baby game four roundup

i know everyone is hip to the world cup right now, but this was the scene at sonny mclean's last night as the bar went ape shit during the c's fourth quarter run of their game four victory:

i think diversity is highly overrated, especially with regards to the people with whom you decide to watch the nba finals. I tried watching game three in a mixed lakers/celtics crowd, but the whole experience became increasingly unpleasant as derek fisher started draining teardrop layups into the basket late in the game.

thank goodness my better senses returned to me to sonny's for a game four experience with my green-threaded tribe.

big ups to big baby for bringin' it in all it's drooling, frothing amazingness. the rest of the celtics bench (shrek & donkey?) was also pretty outstanding.

the game four victory was a true team effort. six guys in double figures, with each of the six players scoring fewer than 20 pts.

And boston fans have to feel good about our chances for game five. We still haven't played our best ball, and yet the series is still tied 2-2.

side note-

shame on you, tom brady.

Word on the street: Local artists rap about Celtics playoff run

via boston herald:

Word on the street: Local artists rap about Celtics playoff run

kg & co: a hot ticket

game three. tonight.

nate & scal: pop lockin' it

thank you, ray ray.

back to boston.
it's on.

world cup love

c'mon c's

it's two hours till tip-off of game one of the nba finals. i'm pretty psyched about boston's chances to house the lake show.

here are some pre-game nibs for the celtics-vs.-lakers fan:

• ian crouch writes about the athletes and the rivalry in all its diminishment. sorta. (new yorker)

• rondo makes the play in the conference semifinals vs cavs. good effort by rondo.

• glen davis trophy flashback. insert cheeky caption. (via unlikelywords)

• And, finally, KG explains 'Lost' to big baby:

'Lost' audio: Garnett explains the island to 'Big Baby' from The Basketball Jones on Vimeo.