Archive for April 21, 2008

See, I’m not the only one

This Sonics move can really eat at an NBA writer, too.

“As a longtime NBA traveler, I’d much rather see the SuperSonics in Seattle,” wrote Sam Smith of The Sporting News. “It’s a beautiful city with phenomenal restaurants and culture and a quirky populace that makes you wonder at times if the country tipped in the late 1960s and the hippie movement landed there and stayed. It’s a place unlike any in the U.S.

“Among the best last meals has to be the Copper River salmon available in the late spring.

“It hardly compares with my favorite IHOP in Oklahoma City.”

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April 21st is the birthday

. . . of Elizabeth R. She’s 82. (R for Regina, i.e., Queen.) Her name is Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor.

. . . of Elaine May, 76.

. . . of Charles Grodin, 73.

. . . of Iggy Pop, 61.

. . . of Tony Danza, 57.

. . . of Andie MacDowell, 50.

. . . of Tony Romo, 28.

Charlotte Bronte was born on this date in 1816.

John Muir was born on this date in 1838.