Saw bass-baritone Keith Miller performing with singers from the Academy of Vocal Arts tonight.
His bio says he was a fullback with the Oakland Raiders, Denver Broncos, XFL and NFL Europe. Didn't get the chance to ask who he's rooting for in the Superbowl.
He only sang in an ensemble aria from Rossini's Cenerentola so I didn't get to hear a lot of his voice, but what I heard was good.
Full Version: Not just football players
Also looks like the gay footballer issue is going mainstream with the latest cover of the New Yorker magazine [june 27] featuring a caricature of a football player with his hand on the butt of another during the huddle.
The title: "Lateral Pass"
The title: "Lateral Pass"
One Raider's response to the sudden departure of Jon Gruden last year:
Stanford should be proud.
[ January 24, 2003, 06:42 AM: Message edited by: sportinlife ]
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\"It was a little shocking, the alacrity with which he departed,\" Raiders fullback Jon Ritchie said.
"alacrity"? Any Outsporter who can define this without reference to a dictionary should get extra points in the football superbowl pick'em.Stanford should be proud.
[ January 24, 2003, 06:42 AM: Message edited by: sportinlife ]
Baby, I'll TAKE those points (I'll undoubtedly need 'em).
Great article in the NYTimes sports on Standford English grad Ritchie. Among other things he talks about the medical reason for the "bruises" on his face.
Apparently it's a side effect of unusual calcium deposits.
Also he discusses the appearance of cro-magnon men who he says look enough like us that they could walk unnoticed down the street today.
I say speak for yourself Jonny...but I'd share a cave with a certain short rugged looking Giants receiver any day.
[ January 24, 2003, 06:51 AM: Message edited by: sportinlife ]
Apparently it's a side effect of unusual calcium deposits.
Also he discusses the appearance of cro-magnon men who he says look enough like us that they could walk unnoticed down the street today.
I say speak for yourself Jonny...but I'd share a cave with a certain short rugged looking Giants receiver any day.
[ January 24, 2003, 06:51 AM: Message edited by: sportinlife ]
Raiders' Ritchie Is a Studied Breath of Fresh Air - NY Times 1/24/03
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From the NYTimes piece: \"In my case, it's superficial flesh wounds. Not like Monty Python flesh wounds\"
Hahahaha! One of the best. movie. scenes. ever. is when King Arthur meets the Black Knight, hacks all his limbs off and is informed that "it's only a flesh wound". 
I thought Ritchie's general definition of a raider did little to explain the origins of its relation to Oakland, or California.
I don't know if this is the relationship, but the history of California includes a conflict between Spanish (European) and Native American culture. The "raiders" in this history were native americans trained in the missions who escaped to lead other native americans in raids on the spanish overseers.
The native americans were essentially serfs. The situation bears some resemblance to southern slavery in that a racially defined working class rebelled against a racially defined ruling class.
Since Ritchie is an English major rather than a History major the ommission would be understandable.
Or perhaps the Raider name has some other origin?
I don't know if this is the relationship, but the history of California includes a conflict between Spanish (European) and Native American culture. The "raiders" in this history were native americans trained in the missions who escaped to lead other native americans in raids on the spanish overseers.
The native americans were essentially serfs. The situation bears some resemblance to southern slavery in that a racially defined working class rebelled against a racially defined ruling class.
Since Ritchie is an English major rather than a History major the ommission would be understandable.
Or perhaps the Raider name has some other origin?
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