New subscriber? Read all the posts below. NFL, Weakly won’t cut you off after three sentences like my publication Air Mail. In fact, they will never do that. They have also not yet done a feature on Gstaad’s moody bad boy chalet custodian, his alleged naughty romps with two different heiresses to the Dickie’s Barbecue fortune, and his vintage leather jacket collection. But I hope they keep trying. In earlier days when print publishing was more robust I’d tapped Jeff as EIC of a more downmarket version of Vanity Fair. One that would put the sizzle in the as-yet-untold stories of wealthy traveling veterinarians, people, men, mostly, who were known as “Sores Guys.” Pulling up in their Mercedes and attending to sickly livestock and other needs. It never got off the ground. Maybe one day. Until then, these are probably the only posts you should catch up on.
— Warmly, Graydon
The Worst (but really, the best) set of Topps Football Cards ever. It features men who are sad. Down and out. Wondering about where it all went wrong with Brenda.
More sports card action: Bobby Grich. Or is it Bob Grich? For years, no one knew.
What happens when you get busted selling bootleg shirts at an NFL game?
Will a QB named Lyle ever win a Super Bowl?
Was Jon Bon Jovi behind Deflategate? Monied pop metal guys from Jersey are a menace.
Al Pacino’s Mid-Season NFL Grades
The McSweeney’s 25th thing that put Sean Payton in the Overlook Maze.
The Phillies have been done for a while. And this is the best sports video I’ve ever seen. Need to click on the image to get the link. Because Twitter and Substack do not work together. It’s 2023.
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Jesse Pearson on the Poet James Tate
Scary Cool Sad Goodbye on Dennis Rodman plus all the locked posts, the train ride stuff, is all worth a subscription.
I really love how Eva Talmadge has written realistically and with empathy about caring for an aging parent at Active Listening. A great storyteller. Read all the posts.
One of my favorite NBA writers, or any kind of writers ever: The Second Arrangement. Kelly Dwyer is one of my favorites of all time.