mookie1995
there's a good buck in that racket.
Re: Boston University: 2010-11 part I - "so...you're saying i get a calendar??"
Re: Boston University: 2010-11 part I - "so...you're saying i get a calendar??"
(in case anyone missed this on espn.com trying to read about college foozball-"what's that?!?!")
The most interesting men in Gridworld
Earlier this summer, The Dash had the absolute pleasure of interviewing The Most Interesting Man in the World. When he's not working as the coolest beer pitchman alive, he goes by the name Jonathan Goldsmith.
It might have been the most interesting interview in the world.
The man who takes male studliness to new levels while advocating Dos Equis is, in a real life, a 71-year-old Jewish guy from New York who once drove a garbage truck. As a youth he wanted to be a gynecologist, was "dismissed" from New York University and ultimately graduated from Boston U. From there, it took a visit to a psychologist to find acting.
"My father felt like I was having a meaningless existence," Goldsmith said, so he took him to a shrink who advocated acting school.
A most interesting career was born. He waited tables but also worked with legendary playwrights Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams. He made 350 TV appearances in a variety of roles, plus some big-screen roles as well. He became involved in charities for abused children and Siberian tigers.
"But nothing has given me the accolades this wonderful character has," Goldsmith said. "I'm very fortunate. Guys my age are usually in the twilight of their careers."
Instead, Goldsmith's MIMITW character is among the most popular in advertising. So when he's not living like his character -- his home is a boat in Marina Del Rey and he's hand-fed a 700-pound tiger -- he is enjoying a new level of celebrity.
"I threw out the first pitch at the Dodgers game July 13th," he said. "It went good. Some say it was a strike, some say I just missed the outside corner."
Goldsmith said he was a painfully skinny pitcher in high school. Prior to that, he played football.
"I was very, very fast," he said. "Then one day I got tackled. I took up baseball."
Other than sailing and working out six days a week, his jock days are behind him. But he understands his character's appeal to male sports fans as a suave, sage, adventurous chick magnet.
"It's every guy's fantasy to be like him -- including mine," he said. "I hope our viewers can get a chuckle, but also get good advice. Be interesting, don't be boring.
"My advice to sports fans would be to enjoy but don't focus entirely on anything -- enjoy the experience of living broadly. Get out of your comfort zone. Read books in between games. Practice sportsmanship in your appreciation."
And, of course, stay thirsty.
Re: Boston University: 2010-11 part I - "so...you're saying i get a calendar??"
(in case anyone missed this on espn.com trying to read about college foozball-"what's that?!?!")
The most interesting men in Gridworld
Earlier this summer, The Dash had the absolute pleasure of interviewing The Most Interesting Man in the World. When he's not working as the coolest beer pitchman alive, he goes by the name Jonathan Goldsmith.
It might have been the most interesting interview in the world.
The man who takes male studliness to new levels while advocating Dos Equis is, in a real life, a 71-year-old Jewish guy from New York who once drove a garbage truck. As a youth he wanted to be a gynecologist, was "dismissed" from New York University and ultimately graduated from Boston U. From there, it took a visit to a psychologist to find acting.
"My father felt like I was having a meaningless existence," Goldsmith said, so he took him to a shrink who advocated acting school.
A most interesting career was born. He waited tables but also worked with legendary playwrights Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams. He made 350 TV appearances in a variety of roles, plus some big-screen roles as well. He became involved in charities for abused children and Siberian tigers.
"But nothing has given me the accolades this wonderful character has," Goldsmith said. "I'm very fortunate. Guys my age are usually in the twilight of their careers."
Instead, Goldsmith's MIMITW character is among the most popular in advertising. So when he's not living like his character -- his home is a boat in Marina Del Rey and he's hand-fed a 700-pound tiger -- he is enjoying a new level of celebrity.
"I threw out the first pitch at the Dodgers game July 13th," he said. "It went good. Some say it was a strike, some say I just missed the outside corner."
Goldsmith said he was a painfully skinny pitcher in high school. Prior to that, he played football.
"I was very, very fast," he said. "Then one day I got tackled. I took up baseball."
Other than sailing and working out six days a week, his jock days are behind him. But he understands his character's appeal to male sports fans as a suave, sage, adventurous chick magnet.
"It's every guy's fantasy to be like him -- including mine," he said. "I hope our viewers can get a chuckle, but also get good advice. Be interesting, don't be boring.
"My advice to sports fans would be to enjoy but don't focus entirely on anything -- enjoy the experience of living broadly. Get out of your comfort zone. Read books in between games. Practice sportsmanship in your appreciation."
And, of course, stay thirsty.
Seriously though, I just find it interesting that they opened right next door. I'm assuming they will be a big advertiser this fall, given that they're new so printing anything negative probably would be a bad idea - heh.
