My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews writer Pete Croatto whose excellent book is From Hang Time to Prime Time: Business, Entertainment, and the Birth of the Modern-Day NBA.
LeBron learned how to control his narrative; unable to win he instead learned how to spin.
“Photographer Estevan Oriol and artist Mister Cartoon turned their Chicano roots into gritty art, impacting street culture, hip hop and beyond.”
My weekly collection of new and notable books for your pop culture pleasure and edification: #ReadMoreTweetLess.
By the way…we’ll talk about Picard in a moment however can we talk about me for a moment? The My Pal Sammy episodes…the solo ramblings podcasts I record? They are actively and consistently downloaded all this past month. I just record them and post em. I don’t promote them or really mention them. (My Pal…
I’m still processing the Kobe thing. It’s surreal. Thing is, the NBA is not like celebrity culture. Lots of celebrities die at various ages…there’s the 27 Club, the classic accidental overdose and the car accident etc. But all NBA players are young…they come into the league in their early 20s and most retire somewhere in…
Good-Bye Kobe Bryant. Rest Now. Thank You For Doin’ Work. For dominating and winning. It’s strange you are gone.
My Summer Lair Host Sammy Younan talks with Johnny Sweet director of Quiet Storm: The Ron Artest Story during Hot Docs 2019.
Tonight…Christmas Day shortly after midnight my tea-fuelled-thinking is prompted by Expectations vs Reality.
My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews journalist Roland Lazenby author of Michael Jordan: The Life & Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant.