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Noel Gallagher Releases Oasis Demo “Don’t Stop” to Get You Through Quarantine

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Maybe it’s the fact that there are so few real rock bands around anymore, or maybe because I’ve been obsessed with Oasis as of late, but “Don’t Stop”, a hidden gem discovered by Noel Gallagher yesterday, lived up to the hype. According to Gallagher (the band’s lead songwriter, guitarist, and co-lead singer), the song was recorded in Hong Kong during a soundcheck around 15 years ago.

Oasis released a ton of great music back in the day, but it’s still surprising to me that “Don’t Stop” didn’t make the cut on any albums. However, it’s almost better that it was released now because it’s the perfect song to give us some optimism about the situation we’re currently in.

“Don’t stop being happy, Don’t stop your clapping, Don’t stop your laughing, Take a piece of life, it’s alright”.

I’m sure these lyrics are in reference to a lost love, but the great thing about music is that you can interpret the lyrics any way you want! I’m sure I can speak for the entire quarantined world in saying that the days have grown monotonous, and we’re just counting the days before life goes back to normal. Similarly, there’s not a whole lot to be optimistic about right now. Sure, it looks like sports will make a comeback in a few months, but nothing significant is changing in the immediate future. Having said that, the lyrics in “Don’t Stop” should be uplifting to those that have grown tired and annoyed about the situation we’re in.

For those of you who are relatively unfamiliar with Oasis’s work aside from “Wonderwall” and “Champagne Supernova”, let it be known that they’re a top 3 band of the last thirty years. Their first two albums Definitely Maybe and (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? are two of my favorite albums ever, even though I just recently listened to them both in full. My obsession with Oasis started a little over a month ago when I stumbled across their Netflix documentary, Supersonic. I had always heard that there was friction in the band, but the doc fully immersed you in the chaos. My biggest takeaway from the film was how surprised I was that they stayed together as long as they did. Noel and Liam Gallagher fought (what seemed like) 24/7, so the fact that they were able to make eight albums together seems like an impossibility.

Oasis is also apart of a dying breed – the rockstar. They trashed hotel rooms, had drug addictions, and didn’t give a fuck what people thought about it. I’m in no way condoning that type of behavior for the average person to mimic, but let’s be honest…when rockstars do it, it’s badass. Today’s music mostly consists of pop and hip-hop artists, which is fine, but I sincerely miss good old fashioned rock bands like Oasis. If Liam can somehow smooth things over with Noel and get the band back together, I’d be first in line for concert tickets.

Since you’re already here, these are the Oasis songs you need to hear before you die (in no particular order):

  • “Live Forever”, Definitely Maybe
  • “Supersonic”, Definitely Maybe
  • “Rock ‘n’ Roll Star”, Definitely Maybe
  • “Wonderwall”, (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?
  • “Don’t Look Back In Anger”, (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?
  • “Morning Glory”, (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?
  • “Some Might Say”, (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?
  • “Champagne Supernova”, (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?
  • “Fade Away”, The Masterplan
  • “Stop Crying Your Heart Out”, Heathen Chemistry
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Dave Season 1 Finale – Lil Dicky Relives “The Breakfast Club” Interview, and Charlemagne Is Just as Insulting

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To my knowledge, Dave is more or less based on Dave Burd’s journey to becoming Lil Dicky. So when the season one finale opened with a ten-minute long music video about Lil Dicky exposing his nutsack to a crowd of fans at a show, I totally bought it…until he was sentenced to jail time. I’m pretty sure if Lil Dicky went to jail for two years (let’s be honest, he would’ve been out in 8 months on good behavior) I would’ve heard about it. But I digress. The intro started losing me a little bit at the end if we’re being honest, so I think it would’ve done them good to have chopped off a couple of minutes and cut to the meeting, which is the true setting for this “masterpiece”, as Dave puts it. Let’s talk about that word…”masterpiece”. I think that even though Dave is a comedian, even he could see that a song about sucking a Mexican guy’s dick in prison wouldn’t be the easiest thing for a record company to market. For the first time all season, I was actually on the side of his manager, Mike. But, Dave wants total creative control, and he sure as hell doesn’t want a bunch of suits to tell him how to express his art, and I can respect that.

We then see Dave going over possible Lil Dicky logos with Emma, Ally’s roommate. As someone whose “job” it is to follow a show’s storyline (especially one as simple as Dave), I’ve gotta admit I’m pretty embarrassed to admit that I was totally shocked to realize that Dave and Ally had broken up. I guess Dave driving home alone in episode nine should’ve been a dead giveaway, but my dumb male brain assumed it was just a fight. Also, how long is it supposed to have been in between episodes nine and ten? Dave asks Emma if Ally is dating, and for a relationship of their length and seriousness, I’d have to assume that it’s been AT LEAST a few weeks or a month that they’ve been broken up. And if not, isn’t that super fast for someone to move on after a long-term relationship? I mean, what does it say about their relationship if she’s so willing to date the next shmuck who hits on her in the line at Starbucks? Dave should take that into careful consideration before they undoubtedly get back together.

Despite literally everyone in Dave’s inner circle thinking it’s a terrible idea, he decides, with the help of Benny Blanco (by far the best cameo role this season) that the best way for him to get what he wants is to perform his offensive masterpiece “Jail” on The Breakfast Club. Their thinking was that if people love the song, the record company will release the song and everything will be fine, but if people hate it, they’ll drop Lil Dicky from their label, giving him back his creative control – it’s a win-win! However, when he’s faced with the decision to play or not to play the song live on air, he takes a good hard (dramatic) look at Mike and GaTa, who had just backed him up on the show about being a serious rapper despite being an upper-middle-class raised Jewish guy from the suburbs. Ultimately, he decides to freestyle instead of playing “Jail”, and ends up spitting absolute FIRE, rapping about topics ranging from his weird dick to how he just broke up with his lady. It’s safe to say we’ll be greeted with a much more famous Lil Dicky in season two, and I can’t fucking wait.

Like I said earlier, a lot of Dave is based on Dave Burd’s real life, so I wondered if he was actually on The Breakfast Club at any point, so I YouTube’d it. It turns out he was, and I’ve got to say that as much as I was a fan of Dave Burd/Lil Dicky before watching this interview, my admiration for that man has grown exponentially after seeing him dodge religion bias like Patches O’Houlihan dodges a ball. I’m not sure how many Jewish jokes Charlemagne was allotted for this interview, but I’m pretty sure he surpassed whatever the limit was. I’m not an avid listener of The Breakfast Club, nor do I have any experience conducting interviews, but I’m pretty sure that centering every question around making fun of him for being Jewish (and a white rapper) isn’t good radio. It’s not lost on me that Lil Dicky’s whole shtick is the fact that he is a nerdy Jewish rapper, but that’s exactly what it is – a shtick. As he highlighted in the show, there’s a reason he introduces himself as Dave and not Lil Dicky…it’s satirical. But apparently Charlemagne’s remarks didn’t create any beef between the two since he was on the season finale. However, based on the video’s comments, I’m definitely not alone in thinking that Charlemagne’s jokes were in bad taste.

However, what The Breakfast Club interview showed me more than anything is that Lil Dicky is 100% authentic. The only difference is that unlike the Lil Dicky in Dave, he wasn’t willing to freestyle in real life, which might’ve hurt his street cred a little, but I’m sure a guy who openly talks about his small penis could care less about street cred. If anything, he gets more street cred for being so willing to talk about his shrimp dick. Aside from that, his personality matches exactly with who he’s portraying in Dave, and he’s in no way shying away from who he really is which in turn adds to the charm of the show. I’ll be counting the days until season two premieres.

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The Dodgers Are Still in a Prime Position to Win Their Division, Despite Proposed League Realignment & Shortened Season

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Here’s the gist of the story via Bob Nightengale of USA Today:

Major League Baseball officials have become cautiously optimistic this week that the season will start in late June, and no later than July 2, playing at least 100 regular-season games, according to three executives with knowledge of the talks.

MLB is considering a three-division, 10-team plan in which teams play only within their division – a concept gaining support among owners and executives. It would abolish the traditional American and National Leagues, and realign the divisions based on geography.

Here’s a look at the possible realignment structure:

EAST

  • New York Yankees and Mets, Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Rays, Miami Marlins

WEST

  • Los Angeles Dodgers and Angels, San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies, Texas Rangers, Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners

CENTRAL

  • Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins, Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers

LET’S FUCKING GOOOO. Barring a dramatic spike in COVID-19 cases in the next couple of months, we are getting Major League Baseball in 2020. And the best part? The Dodgers are still in a prime position to win their “division”…it’s a good thing both the NL and AL West are relatively weak. Don’t get me wrong…the Angels, with the addition of Rendon and a healthy Ohtani will be far more imposing than they were last season, and as much as I hate to admit it, the Astros are very good. Ultimately, it’ll make for some interesting matchups that we never would’ve seen had the season commenced as usual. Of course, I’d rather we not be in the middle of a pandemic right now, but to make light of the circumstances, it will (hopefully) give us an entertaining MLB season.

And do I care that games will more than likely be played in front of no fans? Absolutely not. Let’s be honest…baseball isn’t a sport that feeds off of a crowd the way football and basketball do. Playing in front of hardly any fans is common in college and even the minor leagues, so it might even be nostalgic for some of these guys. It’ll take them back to the days where they had to skip Intro to Finance to play a midweek game in front of twelve people, most of whom were parents plus the random superfan. And for the guys who didn’t go to college, do you think there were ever any fans at their 1 pm games in small-town Iowa or wherever else they played rookie ball? Nah. Won’t be a problem.

Nightengale snuck in a line about how if all things go according to plan and we get the virus under control, we could see “several thousand fans in attendance before or during the playoffs”. If there’s any chance they let fans into games this season, the only game I would need to attend this season to die happy would be the Astros at Dodger Stadium. Hell, I’ll even go to and Angels game if it means I can heckle the shit out of the Astros the entire game.

Things are changing every day in America because of COVID-19, so I’m trying not to get ahead of myself, but I can’t help but feel optimistic that this report will come to fruition. With so many MLB officials and even Scott Boras so confident that baseball will return, it’s bound to happen. And with baseball set to return, I’m even softening on my stance that the NBA won’t continue this year. Things are definitely looking up in the sports world, and especially for Los Angeles’ teams. Now if everyone could just stay the fuck home until public health officials deem it safe to return to life as normal, it would help expedite this process entirely!

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Old Takes Exposed: 21-Year-Old Mark Zuckerberg Lectures Harvard Students About Data Privacy the Year After Facebook Launch

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So I’ve been trying to better myself during this quarantine, and one of the things I’ve decided I want to learn more about is computer science. I’ve realized that although I’m on the internet all the time, it’s still a mystery to me how any of the websites and apps I use were made. So, last week I signed up for this free  introductory course on EDX through Harvard University to see if computer science was for me. But, I’m the type of person who needs to research everything I do. So, I looked up YouTube reviews on the course, where I stumbled upon the following video of Mark Zuckerberg circa December 2005 giving a lecture to a handful of Harvard students.

I proceeded to spend the next hour and five minutes watching an extremely awkward 21-year-old Zuck talk about Facebook in its adolescent years. I realize this may sound extremely nerdy of me, but it was one of the most interesting things I’ve watched in some time, and that’s coming from someone who just finished the first season of Devs. This was before the lawsuits, before the movie, before it was publicly traded…he was still just some young guy who started a website. Sure, they already had fifty employees and the site was supporting 450 million page views PER DAY, but he was nowhere close to being the $70 billion man he is today. The most hilarious thing about his video is that there were no more than twenty people in the audience of this giant lecture hall at Harvard. These kids have literally zero idea how big of a deal this guy would be in the future…which is part of my intrigue about this lecture.

Sure, there are plenty of reasons to hate Zuck. I, myself, am not a fan, but I can’t help but be impressed with his genius even in the earliest stages of Facebook. In 2005 social media was still in its infancy, highlighted by the professor calling Facebook “a social networking program…whatever you want to call it”. This guy basically just brushed off a website that in 11 years would go on to influence a presidential election. At one point, someone in the audience tells him that she’s not that familiar with Facebook…definitely a freshman. But that isn’t the only thing about this video that has aged poorly.

Pretty sure Zuck has spent almost every day since this lecture apologizing for things he’s done at Facebook…(22:40)

This is by far the worst cold take. Ever heard of Cambridge Analytica? Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election? Young Zuck had no idea what was to come. (41:00)

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However, believe it or not, he honestly said some pretty good stuff too. He was dropping some major entrepreneurial advice for someone who only had roughly two years of business experience (may i remind he was only 21 at the time).

One of my favorite things he said was that he “started off as someone trying to make something cool and not someone trying to make a company.” So many people go into business just for the money, but it seems that most of the truly successful businesses were made by people that truly enjoy what they do. Not that doing something you hate won’t make you rich, but it’s sure as hell a lot harder to dedicate your time to something you don’t enjoy doing. (21:50)

As someone who’s trying to build a business (if you can call a relatively unsuccessful blog a business), I can definitely appreciate the business advice Zuck gave in the earliest days of Facebook. At this point in time, Facebook was still only available to college and high school students…now look what it’s become. After hearing him talk about the future of technology in 2005 and knowing how much the industry has grown since then, it should be inspiring for all of the young entrepreneurs out there.

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2020 NFL Draft Reactions. Do the Rams Not Want Any Protection for Cam Akers?

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Well, it’s official. No one in the Rams front office reads this blog…yet. That’s because they clearly disregarded my biggest concern about the team entering the draft…THEY NEEDED TO ADDRESS THE OFFENSIVE LINE. Okay, technically they did, but it wasn’t until the seventh round, which means they either think they found a diamond in the rough or he’s just not that good. The guard in question, Tremayne Anchrum, was given a prospect grade of 5.90, and draft experts see him in a backup or special teams role in the NFL. In other words, he’s probably not the guy the Rams need to turnaround the productivity of their o-line.

My theory about the o-line not being addressed in this year’s draft is that they’re going to trade for someone. In my mind, that’s the only logical explanation for not doing so. Sean McVay has to know that a guy slated to be a special teams starter isn’t what the Rams need to get the most out of Akers. If they don’t get some protection in the interior, their investment in Akers will have been for nothing.

The fact that the Rams drafted a running back (Cam Akers out of Florida State) with their first pick (52nd overall) only exacerbated their o-line dilemma and makes me question their thinking. They were obviously looking for someone to fill Gurley’s role, but after such lack of productivity from their backs in 2019, you’d think they’d make it a point to draft a highly rated interior lineman. I’m not saying Anchrum won’t prove me wrong, but maybe instead of adding another tight end (that’s now 6 on the roster) they could’ve picked another guard who was a little more sought after.

Despite my opinions about their o-line, the Rams still had a pretty solid draft. They got a wide receiver with their second pick (57th overall), which I said should’ve been at the top of their list. They also drafted two linebackers and two safeties, which will add some defensive depth since Clay Matthews was cut and Eric Weddle retired. Possibly my favorite pick in the draft was Chonk kicker Sam Slomam out of Miami (OH), Sean McVay’s alma mater. I fuck with this guy because we seriously needed a kicker since Greg The Leg signed with the Cowboys and he has ice in his veins:

Plus chonk kickers are hilarious.

 

Overall draft grade: B – would’ve been a solid A if they drafted an o-lineman with one of their first four picks.

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NCAA Basketball Is on Borrowed Time Thanks to the G League

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Jalen Green, the no. 1 player in the 2021 class, announced last week that he would forego a year of college hoops and opt for the G League’s developmental program instead. This one year program will operate outside of the G League’s traditional team structure and its main goal is to develop top high school players and prepare them for the next level: the NBA. Prospects in this program will earn a MINIMUM of $500,000 a season, while Green’s deal could range in the seven-figure range. Green’s decision has rocked the NCAA and raises the question “will college basketball ever be the same?”

For the most part, college is pretty great for top athletes. And there is something to be said about the pride aspect of playing college sports that they’re missing out on when they choose the professional route right out of high school. However, in the case of top basketball players, the choice is pretty clear – take the money. A sport like football is different because players need that time in college to physically mature…could you imagine an 18-year-old offensive lineman fresh off of prom night going up against Aaron Donald? Football players need those (at minimum) three years to mature and go up against some bigger boys. Baseball is similar in the fact that most guys who are drafted out of high school spend at least 3-4 years in the minors before they’re called up anyway, so they might as well play college ball and develop there while getting an education. But basketball is different. Top high school basketball players are ready for the NBA by the time they’ve graduated. Don’t believe me? Here are some guys who went straight to the NBA, you might’ve heard of them:

Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Tracy McGrady, Kevin Garnett, Dwight Howard, and the list goes on. 

Sadly, in 2005, the NBA and the player’s union came to an agreement that players had to be at least one year removed from high school to be eligible for the NBA draft. Enter: the one-and-done era. Now, the one-and-done route has been utilized by most top college ballers who would’ve been ready for the NBA out of high school but were forced to attend college for one pointless year. So instead of not playing under the NCAA’s iron fist for a year, more guys are starting to forego this year of college and play professionally elsewhere. Americans R.J. Hampton and LaMelo Ball are two of the top prospects for this year’s NBA draft, and they play in the NBL (a professional basketball league in Australia and New Zealand). Seeing that this would be a trend for more players who would rather get paid than play in the NCAA, the G League set up this developmental program to keep these players on home soil. 

Herein lies the issue for the NCAA…most top high school players will no longer need the NCAA’s platform for exposure. Don’t get me wrong, NCAA basketball isn’t going anywhere, but the threshold of talent will be significantly reduced. We may no longer see the Zion Williamson’s and Ben Simmons’s of the world play college ball. Will it be weird to watch a Duke vs. UNC game and not see any top-10 draft prospects? Absolutely. But if you were faced with the decision of earning $500,000+ over a year of uncompromised training vs. a year of college, when you know you’re NBA-bound anyway, what would you choose?

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The Red Sox Technically Cheated the Dodgers out of a World Series

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It’s official: the Dodgers lost back to back World Series against CHEATERS. While there wasn’t sufficient evidence to conclude that the Red Sox cheated in the playoffs, but only during the regular season, they’re cheaters nonetheless. As good as the Sox were in 2018, maybe things go differently in the regular season had they not cheated…dare I say the Yankees could’ve won the AL East??

The fact that some video room guy got blamed for this whole thing is laughable. It’s not a coincidence that Alex Cora was cheating in Houston and the Red Sox just so happened to get caught for cheating the very next season. Don’t forget that the Sox were also busted for using Apple Watches to cheat in 2017 as well. They clearly have no respect for the game of baseball and spit in the face of order. I think the only thing keeping the Sox from being the Astros is that a whistleblower hasn’t come forward to expose them for the scumbags they are.

Ultimately, there’s really nothing more the League could’ve done here punishment-wise, but just like with the Astros, the league comes out losers here. The big winner is Alex Cora, who will probably end up not serving a single day of his suspension and will more than likely have a job in 2021.

The sad part is…I’m so desperate for baseball to come back that I’d be willing to absolve the Red Sox of any penalties if it meant we got the 2020 MLB season in return. It’s “fuck the Astros” till the day I die, but the Red Sox penalties are so weak anyway that I think it’s a fair trade. And just like 2017 and 2018, coronavirus is cheating the Dodgers out of another World Series win in 2020.

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These Should Be the Rams’ Main Concerns Entering the 2020 NFL Draft

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The Rams have seven picks in the upcoming 2020 NFL Virtual Draft, but their first isn’t until the late second round. At best, the Rams will claim the 52nd pick in this year’s draft, which doesn’t create much excitement for fans in comparison to teams vying for first-round talent. However, the Rams still have a ton of holes worth acknowledging, especially after the busiest offseason in the Sean McVay era.

Todd Gurley, gone. Brandin Cooks, gone. Cory Littleton, gone. Dante Fowler, gone. Greg Zuerlein, gone. Nickell Robey-Coleman, gone. Clay Matthews, gone. Eric Weddle, gone.

After the quick demise of Todd Gurley’s career with the Rams, I’ve realized running backs (for the most part) aren’t worth the risk. And with Darrell Henderson Jr. and Malcolm Brown on the roster, the Rams are still in a good position to get decent productivity out of those guys to replace Gurley. There’s a chance they could take a RB in the later rounds, but it’s unlikely they’ll take one early on.

While the Rams managed to retain Cooper Kupp and Robert Woods throughout all the offseason turmoil, Brandin Cooks will need to be replaced. Kupp was by far Goff’s favorite target last season, and particularly in the red zone. Kupp scored ten TD’s, while the next closest receivers (Cooks and Woods) only scored two. Clearly, Goff needs another receiver he feels comfortable targeting, especially after the disappointing year he had. Odds are the Rams take a receiver early on.

However, I think their biggest need worth addressing entering the draft is the offensive line – specifically the interior. The fact that the Rams’ best o-lineman is 38-year-old Andrew Whitworth should be a major concern, especially for a team that doesn’t have an outstanding running back to make up for the line’s faults. A year after the Rams lost center John Sullivan and guard Rodger Saffold, the Rams saw a significant dip in offensive productivity, specifically in the running game, where they averaged 1.2 yards less per carry in 2019 than 2018. If the Rams do elect to draft a running back to replace Gurley, they’d have to address their weaknesses in the interior first.

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Clayton Kershaw Has Been a Stud Since His MLB Debut

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MLB Network played a rerun of Clayton Kershaw’s MLB debut tonight, and I’m both thankful and depressed because of it. I’m thankful because since it was a Thursday day game back in 2008, I was probably busy dominating a game of kickball or handball during lunch break at the time and wasn’t able to watch the game. After watching it, I’ve realized how much baseball has changed in twelve years. I think the biggest difference is how much more athletic the average baseball player is now compared to then. The main culprit for this change is that players need to be a lot more versatile now because rosters are extremely pitcher-heavy. But as much as I enjoy spotting the differences in today’s game compared to then, the reason I watched this game was because of Clayton Kershaw.

Twenty years old and only two years removed from playing against slapdick high schoolers, he was facing Albert Pujols. His final line of the night was: 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, and 7 K’s…not bad for a seasoned vet, let alone a guy making his debut. We should’ve known he was destined for greatness after striking out the side in his first inning of work as a big leaguer. He’s still one of the best pitchers in the game, but it was clear after watching his debut, how much sharper he was back then. While his fastball hovers around 90 mph nowadays, he threw an easy 95 when he was younger. Similarly, his curveball used to absolutely FALL off the table, while now it’s not as sharp – understandably so (it would be ridiculous if his curve was as sharp at 32 as it was at 20 years old). Seeing Andre Ethier, Matt Kemp, and Russell Martin as young bucks also brought back a ton of nostalgia.

As great as it was seeing Kershaw and the other guys in their early MLB careers, as I said earlier, I am now depressed. I’ve been avoiding these throwback games for this very reason…it makes me very sad that there is no baseball or sports of any kind. The Dodgers (and Lakers) should be on their way to championships this season, but it’s not looking like either team will be able to compete for a title in 2020. While watching the game, I also got pissed me off because I realized how good the Dodgers have been for so long, and that players so deserving of a World Series title like Kershaw and Ethier were cheated out of a one by the Astros. That’s just something I will never get over, regardless of how many years have gone by or however many apologies I hear. Regardless, Kershaw is still my hero, and it’s debatable if I will ever be able to love something as much as I love the Dodgers (besides my parents and possibly my children). It’s safe to say I will be avoiding any sentimental games for the rest of the quarantine.

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‘Dave’ Has Made Me a Lil Dicky Stan

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I was never sure what to think of Lil Dicky, mostly because he was pretty much irrelevant to me until recently. I knew who he was, of course, but in all honesty I thought he was just some clown who made funny songs. He’s only released one album (back in 2015) and it wasn’t until he made ‘Freaky Friday’ with Chris Brown that I even listened to one of his songs. I’ve listened to a handful of his songs since then and actually like his feature on Justin Bieber’s song, “Running Over”, but as far as mainstream success, he’s nowhere close to that in the music game. However, let me introduce you to a little show on FXX called Dave.

I’m simultaneously happy and mad that I didn’t start watching Dave until the eighth episode. Happy because I was able to binge the first seven episodes in one day, but mad because I slept on this awesome show for so long. Oops, the cat’s out of the bag…I think this show is awesome. I didn’t watch at first because of my preconception that Lil Dicky was just some clown rapper (as I said earlier) and I didn’t think he was an actor. I couldn’t have been more wrong.

Much like what makes Curb Your Enthusiasm so great is that Dave is based on a real-life famous person dramatizing their life, but with more contemporary cameos than Curb. We’ve already gotten appearances from Justin Bieber, YG, Trippie Redd, Benny Blanco, and Macklemore, which shows just how well-liked Lil Dicky is in the music industry. Although if I could relate it to one show in specific, I’d have to go with Master of None, to which Dave has a very similar type of comedy as opposed to Curb. Lil Dicky is also credited with writing four of the ten episodes this season, which shows me that he is so much more than some clown rapper and deserves serious credit for his comedy writing skills.

I never thought for a second that I’d be a Lil Dicky stan, but here we are. But can you blame me for not wanting to take a satirical rapper seriously? His stage name literally translates to “Little Penis” and he raps about being an average white guy who grew up in the suburbs (the polar opposite of most modern rappers). Also, the fact that everything in the show about his fucked up looking dick is based in reality, makes me like and respect him even more for releasing that wildly private information to the public (if you haven’t watched Dave yet, this sentence can’t help but make you intrigued, right?). In all honesty, Dave may be the best show on TV right now, and it’s time the whole world knew.

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