I guess it’s my own damn fault.
After all, I was the one who pitched Last Best News this review of the sad national theater production known as Super Bowl Sunday. (more…) Continue Reading →
The day after: A review of the game we all love to hate
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Jerry Kramer: From Jordan to the heights of the NFL
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Jerry Kramer is best known for playing with the Green Bay Packers when they won the first two Super Bowls, in 1967 and ’68. The offensive lineman also played a big role in helping the Packers win seven world championships in the 1960s. Any discussion of his career is also likely to include mention of the epic contests Kramer participated in, such as the Ice Bowl (1967 NFL Championship Game), or his interactions with almost sanctified figures like Vince Lombardi. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Diversions, Montana, Green Bay Packers, Jerry Kramer, Jordan, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Super Bowl, Vince Lombardi
Nothing compares: A Montana musician pays tribute to Prince
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“Dearly beloved … we’re gathered here today to get through this thing called life.”
—Prince, “Let’s Go Crazy”
If you’re reading this, you’re probably a Prince fan. If you’re not a Prince fan, you might be dating or married to one. Growing up, I wasn’t a Prince fan. When I was in high school in the late ’90s and early 2000s, he was a symbol, and I didn’t understand. “He used to be a Prince,” my dad, a now-retired Presbyterian pastor and musician, told me. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Culture, 'Purple Rain', Charlie Denison, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Prince, Super Bowl
Montanan’s first novel lives up to acclaim
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Smith Henderson is a man in a hurry. In the middle of a 17-city book tour, he has stopped by McCormick Café for a quick interview before heading off to Yellowstone Public Radio to be interviewed for “Here and Now,” a nationally syndicated news program. (more…) Continue Reading →
