Happy Friday!
Bono is now officially a (Jedi) Knight:
DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) -- Irish rock star and global humanitarian Bono became a knight of the British empire Thursday -- and joked that his youngest son thought he was about to join the Jedi order instead.
"You have permission to call me anything you want -- except sir, all right? Lord of lords, your demigodness, that'll do," Bono, 46, told reporters after he was crowned a "Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire" in an informal, laugh-filled ceremony in the Dublin home of British Ambassador David Reddaway.
Bono -- who sported lapel pins for two of his previous European government awards, the Legion d'Honneur from France and the Order of Liberty from Portugal -- said such official accolades "really help me get through a few doors I wouldn't get through. And that's the truth; that's the way the world is."
Bono said he originally was not planning anything special for the day he received the knighthood. But he said Monday's surprise power-sharing deal in Northern Ireland between Democratic Unionist leader Ian Paisley and Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams had inspired him to throw a party at his billionaire's-row home in Killiney, south Dublin.
"I wasn't going to have even a bit of a do. I was going to slip in, keep it very quiet," he said. "But when I saw big Ian sitting down there with Gerry Adams I just thought: This is the end of an era but the beginning of a much better one."
What a badass.
"I'm working on a new instrument now," Folds said. "The DustBuster!"
"I don't know if it's very sanitary, but I even use it to sweep up the dinner table when I'm done eating," he added, half-joking. "As for the musical part, I can only make whole notes right now, but I'm working on it."
Here's to hoping that Folds fans follow his DustBuster career.
This from the guy who can make music by running his microphone directly across piano wires. I'm sure he could get away with playing the DustBuster on his next album.
Just for the hell of it, here's Ben doing "Bitches Ain't Shit." Enjoy!
From Grinz:
EAST LANSING -- Consider this a portent of the future. Michigan State junior guard Drew Neitzel received honorable mention All-American from the Associated Press today.
That's high praise since the AP All-America team is considered the industry standard. This opens the door for Neitzel to be named to preseason All-America teams next fall.
Meantime, Walton, a sophomore guard, was one of 21 players selected to the Defensive All-America team selected by collegeinsider.com.
Morgan, a first-year wing forward, received honorable mention All-Freshman recognition from Collegehoops.net.
And they'll all be back next year. With a top-five recruiting class.
(drools)
When I was in 9th grade, someone thought it would be funny to nominate a kid in a wheelchair and a girl who was really into goth clothes to our homecoming court. What started off as a joke snowballed pretty quickly, and these kids actually ended up winning.
I think something similar is taking shape on a national scale right now.
It's pretty clear that the wheels are in motion for
Mark my words. It will happen.
Just like the kids from my 9th grade class at Holt, America seems to have a sick, sick sense of humor. I love it.
(image from BWE)
In talking on the phone with Heathcote on Monday about Boylen, it was only natural that the idea of Izzo leaving MSU for Kentucky would come up. Here's what he said from his home in Spokane, Wash.:
"That'd be so stupid I couldn't describe it. Believe it or not, right now, the Michigan State job is better than the Kentucky job, and you don't get the criticism or the, I don't know, interference that permeates that program."
You gotta love the wisdom of Jud Heathcote.
Okay, I'm officially a fair-weather fan when it comes to hockey, but man, GO GREEN! To be honest, part of the reason I quit following MSU's hockey team was because Rick Comley kinda sucked during his first few seasons. I know I'm not the only Spartan who feels like Ron shouldda kept his job behind the bench, and let the athletic department hire a different guy as AD.
But man... after a surprising run like this, I think I have to officially quit bagging on Coach Comley. Okay, done.
Does this mean Munn will start selling out again next year?
Misty Moutain Hop, Track 5, IV
Man, when the temperature goes up, and the windows go down, the volume gets cranked on Misty Moutain Hop. Seriously, what a great song to cruise to on the first warm day of spring.
You can watch a semi-crappy live version of it here.