Monday, April 4, 2011

“Whiskey River” One of the Best

Historical fiction can be great entertainment pieces, but some time loose their relevance when it comes to actual historical truth. They do however seem to paint a great picture of what it would be like to live in a different time and place. Whiskey River does just that.

This book puts the reader directly into Detroit during prohibition. Loren Estlemen directs bootlegging gangsters, bull cops, bustling blind pigs, writers, newsies, and the general public flawlessly.

He tells a story of a larger than life individual battling for alpha position amongst cold blooded mobsters and killers to distribute his alcohol in a time when it was illegal. This story is narrated from the view of a newspaper writer who has earned his way into the inner circle and underworld of the alcohol trade.

If you like historical fiction, prohibition, gangsters, Detroit, hell if you just like a good story, read Whiskey River. You will love it.

Saturday, February 12, 2011

ALL TIME BADGERS

Badger basketball has a big matchup today. They take on the Ohio State Buckeyes, so I thought that I would create an ALL BADGER team. Take a look and by all means argue and suggest your opinions.


Coaches: 1. Bo Ryan 2. Dick Bennett


ALL BADGER (1st team)
C: Rashard Griffith
F: Michael Finley
F: Alando Tucker
G: Devin Harris
G: Kirk Penny

ALL BADGER (2nd team)
C: Mike Wilkinson
F: Tracy Webster
F: Sean Mason
G: Mike Kelly
G: Wes Mathews

ALL BADGER (Defensive team)
C: Greg Stiemsma
F: Mike Wilkinson
F: Joe Krabenhoft
G: Mike Kelly
G: Michael Flowers

ALL BADGER (Honorable mention)
C: Paul Grant/ Sam Okey/Jon Leuher
F: Sean Daugherty/Andy Kowsky
F: Marcus Landry/Mark Vershaw
G: Ty Calderwood/Michael Flowers
G: Rick Olson/Travon Hughes/Jordan Taylor

Best 3 pt. shooter: John Bryant
Best Dunker: Andy Kowsky
Worst Player: Dave Mader