My new career as an author....

Laxplayer · Post by **Laxplayer** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 3:57 pm

So I get a call from a friend to write a column for a website dedicated to local football up here. Here's my first column.....feedback would be helpful because I know many of you actually take this stuff seriously and know what you're talking about.

http://www.scvgridiron.com
Click on footblog.

Cicero · Post by **Cicero** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 4:30 pm

Not bad, Tony.

buckeye_in_sc · Post by **buckeye_in_sc** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 4:36 pm

What no mention of me leaving you hanging with beer in the Rose Bowl parking lot back in 2001?

Great article...I can't wait for the anti-USC propaganda to start coming out...

Laxplayer · Post by **Laxplayer** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 4:39 pm

Sorry sc...couldn't mention that. God that was a hot day. I've got a list of about 20 topics I'm working on. It's a fun deal. Maybe I can quit this go nowhere teaching career and move on to something else.

buckeye_in_sc · Post by **buckeye_in_sc** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 4:43 pm

make sure you mention how tOSU is coming to East LA in 2008 to hand the condoms their asses...

Yes that day was hot as hell but from what I remember all the more reason to watch the powder blue hotties...

Laxplayer · Post by **Laxplayer** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 5:08 pm

Since I drank so much beer that day I saw double the amount of hotties you saw.
Maybe I shoud write a column on how not to meet someone for a football game.

indyfrisco · Post by **indyfrisco** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 5:40 pm

Good read, Lax.

One question though. sc mentioned how he is looking forward to the "anti-USC propaganda". If you are, in fact, going to write a published article, do you kind of see it as a conflict of interest (or anti-bias) considering you are also an on-air personality?

I guess I equate it to walking the Lemming line...

Laxplayer · Post by **Laxplayer** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 5:48 pm

It's a fine line that I have to tow.....I said on the air last year that even though I despised everything about $C (except greg and jimmuh) I respected the hell out of what they have accomplished the last few years. Knowing that there are a lot of people out here that are $C bandwagoners I have to rip on them once in a while. On another note I met a guy who now coaches at UCLA and was with the Jaguars who played at A&M. Todd Howard, do you remember him at all?

indyfrisco · Post by **indyfrisco** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 6:15 pm

Howard was an honorable mention All-American at A&M. He was damn good as were most of the linebacking crew of the late 80s/early 90s. I remember he did certain martial arts in order to win the hand battle with offensive linemen. It's a philosophy/technique he still uses today. Never did much in the pros. Only played a year or two I think with the Queefs.

Terry in Crapchester · Thu Apr 20, 2006 7:32 pm

Interesting read, Lax.

I don't think you're allowed to have spring practice here, although I could be wrong. Seems to me that nobody does it, in any event.

You're right, though -- spring football has the downside of forcing kids to concentrate on one sport at too early a point in their lives.

The Seer · Post by **The Seer** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 9:53 pm

A couple of grammatical gaffs, but not bad for your 1st time out...

Oh, and this valley is getting way too much Moskal.....Still waiting for the Signal headline reading:

Girls golf coach charged with improper handling..........

Break a typewriter....

Snake · Post by **Snake** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 10:54 pm

here I've been callin you Lax for years and your name is really Tony...........How you doin????????Props, nice insight................

Laxplayer · Post by **Laxplayer** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 3:40 am

Sorry seer. Had to play this past tuesday and again today. Last week at AV country club, the week before at Crystalaire, next week once again. Is it possible to get tired of golf? I'll let you know.
Snake...do we know each other?

indyfrisco · Post by **indyfrisco** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 1:45 pm

Come on Lax. You don't remember Snake Plishkin? The Shaz/Snake battles were epic.

Laxplayer · Post by **Laxplayer** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:08 pm

Wasn't Kurt Russell Snake Pliskin in escape from New york? I remember Shaz's meltdown a couple of years ago. REfresh my memory.

indyfrisco · Post by **indyfrisco** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:14 pm

Well, Shaz's meltdown had to do with some very personal issues I'm not bringing back up. I was one of the ones giving him such a hard time during his melt, and once I found out why he was melting, I felt very

. He's still a fat fuck one sticker dude, though. ;)

Needless to say, Snake and Shaz's battles (along with Shaz/88 ) had to do with Shaz calling out OSU and the whole Big 10 for the championships won, or lack thereof, over the past 50 years.

indyfrisco · Post by **indyfrisco** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:16 pm

Oh, and you are right on Kurt Russel.

http://imdb.com/title/tt0082340/

Kurt Russell .... Snake Plissken

Laxplayer · Post by **Laxplayer** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:24 pm

I remember vaguely about Shaz ripping on everyone for their lack of championships and what not.

PSUFAN · Post by **PSUFAN** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:33 pm

Nice bloggage, Lax.

Laxplayer · Post by **Laxplayer** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 7:30 pm

Why thanks....I'm now working on where has the multi sport athlete gone?

GreginPG · Post by **GreginPG** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 7:39 pm

It sucked.

Laxplayer · Post by **Laxplayer** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 11:03 pm

So do you.

GreginPG · Post by **GreginPG** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 5:40 pm

Ya I know but you suck more.

Laxplayer · Post by **Laxplayer** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 10:37 pm

Yeah, my dad can beat up your dad.

MiketheangrydrunkenCUfan · Sun Apr 23, 2006 12:58 am

IndyFrisco wrote:Come on Lax. You don't remember Snake Plishkin? The Shaz/Snake battles were epic.

Better yet, how about the whole ouskull/Amanda/DMX/Snake saga?

You don't remember that either, Lax?

BTW, would it be uncouth to ask how much they're paying you for that? I'm assuming the comment about quitting teaching was tongue-in-cheek.

I actually just found out the other day that I'm going to be writing freelance sports stories for a local newspaper. I'll be covering HS football for the East Valley Tribune. The pay is shit, but it's well worth it for the experience and to get stuff published. I'm pretty stoked about it.

the_ouskull · Post by **the_ouskull** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 2:15 am

Wow. Talk about a name I haven't thought of in a while...

the_ouskull

Laxplayer · Post by **Laxplayer** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 3:04 am

I think I'm getting around 50 bucks an article. Maybe a little less. Who cares, it's going to help my radio gig in the fall. I"ll be more in tune with the kids and what's going on with the programs. Hell yes I'd quit teachint. The only thing I actually like is being the golf coach. I feel like Gabe Kotter most days.

I don't remember that saga either....I guess I miss out on all the soap opera stuff.

MiketheangrydrunkenCUfan · Sun Apr 23, 2006 4:08 am

Laxplayer wrote:I think I'm getting around 50 bucks an article. Maybe a little less. Who cares, it's going to help my radio gig in the fall. I"ll be more in tune with the kids and what's going on with the programs. Hell yes I'd quit teachint. The only thing I actually like is being the golf coach. I feel like Gabe Kotter most days.

I don't remember that saga either....I guess I miss out on all the soap opera stuff.

Yeah, I'm only getting $40 per story. Ends up being about $10/hr, since the games start at 7 and the deadline is 10:45. But it's all about the experience.

Dude, I've seen you. Gabe Kotter you ain't. If you wanted to pull that off, you'd need one of these.

Laxplayer · Post by **Laxplayer** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 3:27 pm

Yeah, I think I'm a little lacking in that area. Now Seer.......nah, no way.

SunCoastSooner · Post by **SunCoastSooner** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 4:24 pm

I enjoyed the read enough to toss into the bookmark stack.

Laxplayer · Post by **Laxplayer** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 2:37 am

Well the second column should be coming out soon. Hopefully by the middle of this week.
Topic: The two sport athlete: Where are you?

Terry in Crapchester · Mon Apr 24, 2006 3:26 pm

Laxplayer wrote:I feel like Gabe Kotter most days.

I always wanted him for my teacher -- when I was really young, anyway. I was bored with school and figured that a little humor would at least liven things up.