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Sports Terms Named After People: The Story Behind Them

Interesting article and time waster from mental floss here

Tweet Boxx Episode 3

Ronaldo Welcomed to Spain

For those of you who don't follow international soccer, Christiano Ronaldo (the world's number 1 player) just signed with Real Madrid of Spain. This is a picture of him being introduced to Real Madrid fans...80,000 of them...and this isn't even a game. I can't think of any other athlete in any sport that will draw this kind of crowd in America. I guess that's how big soccer is overseas, especially in Spain.

United Breaks Guitars

When United Airlines broke Dave Carroll's $3500 Taylor guitar in the the spring of 2008, he contacted them to ask for compensation. After all, he and other passengers watched from the plane as United baggage handlers actually threw his guitar around on the tarmac. United said they wouldn't pay for the damages, so Carroll wrote this catchy song about how much United sucks. We think it should go in United's next ad campaign.

(thanks jason)

I wonder if he was aiming for the right cheek?

Say Hi to "new" music

Apparently, Eric Elbogen has been producing music in Seattle for years under the name "Say Hi To Your Mom" and recently shortened it to just "Say Hi". His latest album, Oohs & Aahs, has a catchy track called "Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh" that I first heard on the free Barsuk Records sampler from Amazonmp3.com, which also features Mates of State, Menomena, and Death Cab for Cutie.

Also check out www.ilikesayhi.com/music.htm for more free songs from each of his 6 albums.

*Editor's note: Do not confuse this band with THIS:

If Jason Heard It, You Will Heard It - Part One - Blind Pilot

My brother Jason is the ever music recommender and a good one at that. I'll be posting the last 6 months of recommendations from him over the next week. Starting off is...

Blind Pilot
Style: indie folk-rock, west coast indie pop
Sounds Like: Iron & Wine, low key version of The Shins, Bon Iver
Listening Sites: main (has player), purevolume, myspace, npr studio session
Listen to: "One Red Thread", "Go On Say It", "Oviedo"
My comments: This band is a must listen, must buy, I love their sound. They only have one official album "3 Rounds and a Sound" and it's one of those that keeps you listening in one sitting and doesn't have a bad song on it. Go see for yourself, this band breaches many different styles including indie, folk, indie folk rock. Must listen. Portland produces another great band.
Bonus Question: Who does their singer sound like? (I can't figure it out)