New York Knicks – Garden of Sin…

If its not the Lakers making the news with an unruly and disgruntled front office, then it has to be the NY Knicks.

I can understand Isiah Thomas wanting to defend any accusations like sexual harrasment to the end – but someone may want to advise Zeke to pay this woman like they originally was going to do with $75,000 offer, until she told them it wasn’t enough and she needed $6M.
Anucha Browne Sanders, former collegiate basketball star at Northwestern and ex-vice president of marketing of the NY Knicks filed a response by Isiah and the Knicks organization to dismiss her case.

What Isiah and the Knicks organization fails to understand is that even if these accusations are not true, the damage has already been done because they stand to lose more than Anucha Browne Sanders.

Anucha Browne Sanders isn’t exactly squeaky clean either – hence her false claims on tax returns as discovered by the Knicks organization, which they plan on using to call her a liar throughout this civil trial. However, that has nothing to with her claims of sexual harrassment against Zeke. To make her out to be a bad employee is moot right about now, after giving her a $75,000 which raised her salary to $250K prior to terminating her. During that same year, she was named one of the Business Journals Top Sports Executive, so she brings some credibility in that regards.

Some of the excerpts from today’s filings include:

• Thomas allegedly urged Knicks cheerleader Petra Pope to cozy up to the refs before a game against the Nets in 2004.

• “What she told me was that Isiah asked her to go into the referees’ locker room and make them happy,” Browne Sanders testified. “I asked her to tell me what that meant and she said, ‘Well, he wanted me to flirt with the referees.’”

She said Pope told her she reluctantly did as she was asked.

• In November 2005 a member of Browne Sanders’ staff told her and another female Garden executive that she had sex with Marbury in a car after a boozed-filled night at a “gentleman’s club.”

The woman said Marbury text messaged her a few day later saying, “I want some more of that,” according to court documents.

The woman told her bosses the sex was consensual. But she also said “she did not believe she could say no because of who Marbury is,” according to the court documents.

• Browne Sanders claims Marbury called her a “black b—-” after she complained that the star guard’s cousin – who also was employed by the Knicks – had been making graphic sexual comments to her staff.

I was always told that words cannot hurt you – but damn!

I don’t know if I would pay her the $6M she is asking for – but I would certainly consider more than a measely $75K.

And she wants her job back – yeah right!

She certainly can’t go back to work for the Knicks because she obviously doesn’t realize how a professional sports organization operates

Fast Food Freestyle…

Do you think they spit in his food?

The chase for 755…can we remember how we got here?

In 1974, Hank Aaron set a MLB record for homeruns at 755. This is perhaps the greatest record in all of sports – hands down and not too many will argue against that.

The number alone is great all in itself – but the greatness comes from the skill and talent it takes to accomplish such a feat.

If you ask the most loyal football fan who is the NFL’s all time leading receiver in touchdowns, they’ll tell you “that’s easy, Jerry Rice” – but ask them how many touchdowns does he have, see what answer you get – if any.

Ask the same fan, who leads the league in touchdown tosses all time, they’ll tell you Dan Marino – that’s right too. But how many touchdowns has he thrown? Don’t look for me to tell you, I had to look it up – just like you can.

But everyone knows the 755.

To be honest with you, I’m a little put off by all this talk about the record being tainted by MLB “steroid era” of today. Please, the record was tainted when it was broken in 1974 – maybe not by Aaron himself, but the league was broken then as it is now. Everyone doesn’t know or have simply forgotten about the year the record was broken. Players being banned from known associations with gambling, Steinbrenner being suspended for padding politicians pockets with illegal funds, teams fixing contracts, blatant and open racism and drugs being used by players. Yes they had drugs back then too, believe it or not.

Barry Bonds is going to break that record for sure as many people who do not want to see him break it. It should be a time for MLB to step up and acknowledge such a feat if not the act.

I like some things about Bonds, such as he is not afraid to tell the media to kiss his ass and not worry about what they write about him, unlike some other professional athletes. I’m not saying he is innocent or guilty of using performance enhancers – not my call. But I fail to buy into the media portrayal of “he’s not a nice guy”. Who cares if he isn’t a nice guy, I certainly don’t. Think he is the only person on the planet that isn’t a nice guy? I wonder if all the people in the media are as nice as they portray themselves to be. No one really cares about how nice he is.

Personally, I am most disappointed in Hank Aaron. I’ll tell you why. He of all people should know better as he has stood in Bonds shoes, albeit under much different circumstances and eras. When he broke Babe Ruths record in 1974, the commissioner at the time, Kuhn was his name, was not in attendance – not because he was sick on his death bed, simply because he chose not to go. And if to make matters worse, the team that Aaron broke the record with, the Atlanta braves, traded him 2 months later.

Have fans of today forgotten about that – or simply don’t know. Did the media not tell that – oops on their part.

After all of that – you would think a man who is labeled as a classy gentlemen would step forward after all he has been through and say, “I’ll be there when Barry breaks my record” because, no one of importance from MLB’s front office was there when I broke the Babe’s record.

Instead, he is acting like a kid, talking about he can’t even spell “Barry Bonds” and he’ll send Bond’s a telegram. Hey Hank, news flash buddy, the pony express died about 200 years ago. Get with the times – better yet get on a plane and see your record broken.

I think at some point grown ups have to grow up. Bud Selig not being at the game is no big deal, he’s not about doing the right thing anyway, nuff said about that clown – but I expected much more from Hank. Much much more, like living up to that classy reputation he is known for.

I for one will support Barry’s breaking of the record – as I may not get to see another player break the most storied record in all of professional sports.

As we don’t remember the events and stories of 30+ years after it was set by Hank, 30 years from now we won’t remember the events and stories of this era. There will be a new story for the media to talk about and Barry Bonds will be the gentleman at that time as the player who is getting ready to break his record will not be a nice a guy.

Even though there are some light hearted joking in this post, its not all funny, because its true.

Its a cycle I tell you, one that I hope is broken before this record is.

Versace and Lamborghini have 10 children together…

If Versace’s fashion line didn’t already scream “look at me”, then their latest rendition with automaker Lamborghini will.

Released at this years Paris Auto Show, the Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Versace Edition will be made in a limited production of only 10 cars. With each car you will recieve his and hers matching luggage and a wrist watch- no ordinary wrist watch, but a Donatella Versace designed wrist piece.

Black, full grain nappa leather features the Greek fret motif, the trademark emblem of Maison Versace. Outside the motif continues in black on the white “Isis” paint.

I don’t believe a price has ever been announced for this car – but if your looking for a price, you might as well just go ahead get on over to the bus stop, because you won’t be able to afford this ride.

In the news today…

I’ll be honest with you – I only watch the news these days to look at the female news anchors

With everything in the news being so negative these days, I just find it extremely hard to even bring myself to watch the news without having my stomach turn. But being that I like to find something good in everything – have any of you guys seen some of the news anchors reporting the news. Oh my – umm umm good looking.

Get the baby bibs out, as some of them will make you drool – screw Donald’s Miss America Pageant, the real beauty contest is actually on your cable news channels.

I’m no pervert here, just sharing some good quality information with you fellas – maybe some of you will turn on the news now and enlighten yourselves to national and global events, instead of Sportscenter.

Remember Allison Stewart when she was on MTV back in the 90’s? Who ever thought the nerdy “stick up the butt” girl with glasses would grow up to be so damn fine. Pow!

How about the feisty intellectual (yeah my tastes has range beyond a big booty and a smile) Kimberly Guilfoyle. She’s kinda hot if you ask me.

What about Julie Banderas – makes me want to run out to Taco Bell right now for a late night snack.

If I had to rate the network who had the finest beauties, I’ll do so in this order:

1. FOX News
2. MSNBC
3. CNN

Some more notables that I enjoy looking at while watching the news

• Richelle Carey
• Christi Paul
• Robin Meade
• Adrianna Costa
• Erin Burnett

I’m not totally consumed by beauty – I do enjoy watching Chris Hansen bust the pervs. Bill O’Reilly isn’t too bad, he’s a stand up type of guy and I can get behind that.

Maybe next week I will tell you why I watch QVC too

Bling – but not for your ride…

You’ve got to love the creative spirit of some companies with their products.

I was going to ask if anyone has had a taste of bling H20 – but chances are, no one is paying $34-$450+ for a case of bottled of water. Atleast I know I’m not – if I pay that much for a bottle of liquid, its going to be for a fine bottle of Cognac with some cigars.

Bling H20 is a multi line product from Bling Distributing founded in 2006 and featured in most upscale magazines. The company offers other products such as t-shirts and hats, but the bottled water is most likey a first of its kind.

Available in both glass and plastic bottles, with pricing ranging from $20 cases – $480 single bottles – it surely better quench a thirst.

I would guess if your clubbin, the designated driver can be sippin on a taste of this. If so, maybe they can tell us how it tastes, because at those prices I’m fine with my Dasani bottled water.

You can read more on Bling H20 homepage by clicking here.

7 Questions with Paris…

Tonight Larry King will have Paris Hilton on his show.

I can only imagine the “innocent-learned my lesson” act she is going to put on.

Larry has a pretty good show and is pretty much a genuine interviewer. But I wonder if he is going to ask the questions that everyone really wants to know.

Maybe instead of sitting down with Larry King, Paris should come to The Barbershop and sit in “The Barbers Chair” and answer a few questions.

I promise to be gentle

7 Questions with Paris.

1. What are you famous for?
2. Do you have a brain?
3. What are you famous for again?
4. Why won’t you go away?
5. Go where you ask?
6. Can you spell H-E-L-L?
7. Are you leaving now?

Good, take this bottled water, you may need it as it gets pretty hot down there. Then again, you should be used to the “hot down there” sensation you must have for romping in the hay with everyone.