Recent content by nitrobreath

> With Thomas Pope moving into the SE chair last year and now this, there aren't going to be any NASCAR writers with any history left. < I'm not gone, I'm kinda on self-imposed house arrest. (And at least guys such as Kenny Bruce and Mike Hembree around still around and on the beat, they're...

> If the forker is in my way trying to hurt me, I'm burning rubber through the crowd and not stopping. You're in the way, tough shirt. < I did that in a similar situation when I was 16. Never drove my grandmother's car back to that town, either. Not always blessed with the common sense I'd...

Met Wepner once when pro boxing was first legalized again here in N.C. back in the early 80's, I guess. A colleague and I were waiting to ask him some questions after he finished up chatting with a small group of people that included a dazzling blonde. She sized up his mug and asked, "How'd your...

Thanks, "Girl"

> You only cover us when we lose. < We've gotten that one. It's so tempting to say, "Then you should pay us to stay away."

Don't think so. Lotta reorganization of the entire newsroom going on - shifting to a universal desk to include sports, and that'll relieve me of having to deal with scheduling those folks, etc. I'll spend more time planning, working with the writers and still trying to do a credible job on...

> I'm not sure what the current situation is with the possible sports editor and writer opening ... < The former has been filled - announcement in this morning's paper. As for the latter, it'll be filled, which is big news since the past half-dozen reporters across the newsroom who left haven't...

'Tis true. He's awesome - and I'd say that even if he'd hadn't reaped a bushel of APSE awards since he's been here.

Yes, sir, we do have a couple of scores from unnamed NCAA D-2 conference. Got scores on two men's games. No, sir, we don't have any scores from the women's games. Because, sir, AP hasn't moved them yet. Sir, if AP doesn't have the scores, neither do we. Why doesn't AP have the scores? I...

He already has :-)

It took more than two months, but our bosses have settled on Todd's replacement - Larry Graham, who's been in the business for more than a decade, including a stint as S.E. in Lima, Ohio. And we've filled another vacancy on the staff by adding Bret Strelow - back in The Ville, where he was...

> Surely someone counted for him. < That's what ASE's are for.

RE: Fayettenam Name me a city with a metro population of 300K+ that doesn't have areas you shouldn't frequent at night.

Dan just won an APSE first-place award for a feature on former Clemson basketball Terrell McIntyre (who's about 5-foot-9) finding his niche in Italy and winning league MVP honors over there. I seriously doubt he'd write a suck-up piece simply to appeal to Heels fans. Shilling isn't his style.

AMEN, AMEN, AMEN!!! (And may we never hire another pimple-popping phone yanker who, when taking a baseball/softball box, thinks that "errors" is actually "airs" - as in, how many times the ball was hit in the air. Yeah ... for real.)