hollywood

Face it Lakers, not your year.

Knicks are looking strong, but are they as strong as the Thunder?

Sorry Celtics fans.

That cover was drawn by Len Deighton.

At 86. Death of an outlaw. https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/30/entertainment/david-allan-coe-songwriter-death-hnk

If the Lakers wake up, they might get to take on the Celtics.

So the Lakers failed to sweep the Rockets. Back to LA for game 5 on Wednesday. Will Durant play? Seems that way. Will Reaves play? A big unknown.

I'm pretty sure that was "Alone Together" on Blue Thumb.

Return of the Supersonics? The NBA is considering returning to Seattle and putting a franchise in Vegas. With 32 teams would this eliminate the need for play-in games?

Back in 1970 I went to the Santa Monica Civic to see Delaney & Bonnie & Friends touring behind their "On Tour with Eric Clapton" LP. The opening act was Dave Mason, followed by Leon Russell. Then they both became friends in the Delaney & Bonnie part of the show (nope no Clapton, but Delaney could handle the Clapton riffs).

At 79. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Mason

Amazingly the Lakers are 2-0 against the Rockets even though Durant was able to come back for game 2 (admittedly he's probably not 100%). Still without Luca and Austin and with LeBron being 41, the Lakers are kicking it. On to Houston.

A local wine seller gave me a bottle of wine that had been opened and sampled in a tasting. So the bottle was almost full. I knew it was syrah. I was swilling down a taste before I looked at the label. Turns out it was 2020 Los Vascos Cromas Gran Riserva Syrah. An excellent red from the Rothschild's Chilean winery. Not cheap but worth it. Reminiscent of a very good cabernet.

Hinds should try to connect with Shakira. She is performing 11 nights (!) in Madrid in September and October. Interestingly the venue is Shakira Stadium. Could they open?

87. Early yacht rocker.