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 There are only two ways you can see tonight’s huge contest between the Dallas Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers. You’ve either got NFL tickets or you’ve got The NFL Network.

 In the battle for the dollar the NFL has pulled off acoup of major proportions. Soon cable companies will be begging for a piece of the pie. It won’t be long before we’re ordering NFL games like pay per view movies and porn. Won’t we feel dirty sneaking into back room anmd watching the big game while our neighbors pass bu unsuspectingly? I know I will. But it won’t stop me from watching NFL games in the privacy of my home.

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 Word came today that Sean Taylor of the Washington Redskins has passed away from his wounds. Bad news for everyone in or observing the NFL. Looking back over the past year it seems that the NFL has suffered just about every tragedy imaginable, ranging from the deaths of several players to the humiliation and ruination of others. Let’s hope it all ends here.

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The New England Patriots got lucky this week. All the elements were in place for a major upset by the Philadelphia Eagles when A.J Feeley, who up to that point had been playing a great game, threw an ill advised interception that basically ended it. Luck always plays a part in getting to the Super Bowl and it still looks like the Patriots are on an express bus to Arizona.

The Rams are just playing very poorly which is surprising to me. Is this a case of injury depriving them of talent or just the inevitable fall of a once proud offense?

The Denver Broncos blew it. Nobody in their right mind kicks anywhere near Devon Hester. Doing it twice is inexcusable.

The Jacksonville Jaguars are hot. The Tennessee Titans, despite Vince Young, are not.

You can tell it’s Thanksgiving when the New York Giants begin to fold. Tom Coughlin doesn’t get it right this year and his next appearance is on The History Channel.

The Cleveland Browns apparently didn’t need that guy from Notre Dame. They had a Pro Bowl caliber QB on their roster already. Who’da thunk it?

Yeah for the Oakland Raiders!

Finally, I’d like to say that I think the Miami Dolphins have a fighting chance against the Pittsburgh Steelers tonight. But I don’t.   

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 Washington Wizards star Gilbert Arenas is out for awhile. Knee problems have sidelined the forlorn gamer for the next threee months.

The NBA All Star Game is set for New Orleans in Feb. Get your tickets now and visit the Crescent City. Despite the pounding by the national media, New Orleans is making a strong comeback bid and has not only the NBA coming to town but the Sugar Bowl and the BCS National Championship Game.

Watch out for the Indiana Pacers. They could surprise.

The Orlando Magic are posting double digit wins early in the season. Will they be a force later this year? I’m doubtful.

The Chicago Bulls are in the tank. Scott Skiles will have to do his best coaching job ever to get this team out of the funky malaise that’s overcome one of the NBA’s most promising young teams.

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  Concerts Tickets

 This would have been a good one. Bono and Edge of U2 made a surprise appearance at a benefit and London and played before a crowd of only 250 people.

Bruce Springsteen tickets are selling out for the Magic Tour. But concertgoers will be deprived of the chance to see the entire E Street Band. Keyboardist Danny Federici is ill and has to leave the tour.

Willie Nelson will play selected dates in Florida come January, then it will be March before you can catch Willie in Texas.

Remember, Van Halen, with David Lee Roth, kick off in Sacramento this week and the tour will run a least through March, covering California, Texas, Florida, and Oregon.

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 Defying the local union that has kept theater tickets useless of late on Broadway, The Grinch returned to the stage. A local judge has ruled the show could resume it’s run because remaining shuttered would cause “irreparable harm” to the theater. Does this mean the other Broadway shows such as Spamalot, Hairspray, and The Lion King won’t be far behind? We’ll have to wait and se but it certainly is a sign of hope as the holiday season gets underway.   

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Here’s my schedule for Thanksiving day.

Thurs at 2 A. M. – Put the turkey in the oven.

Go to sleep.

6 A.m. Wake up and take the turkey out.

6:30 Put in the ham.

7:30 Glaze ham with brown sugar and Coca- Cola

8:00 Get the boiling pot out along with the burner. Fill with water, add crawfish boil and secret ingredients.

8:30 With water at a boil throw in the hamper of crabs. Yes, we always boil crabs for Thanksgiving

9:00 Shut off burner, immerse bottom of pot in water to help cool off the crabs.

10:00 Put the pot of gumbo my wife cooked Wednesday on the stove to start warming up. Yes, we always have gumbo at Thanksgiving.

11:00 Settle in for the pre-game show prior to the game between the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers.

12ish or so. Eat eat eat eat eat eat eat. Then pass out on couch.

3:00 or so. Wake up for the New York Jets and Dallas Cowboys game. Eat continuosly. Then pass out on floor of living room.

7 PM. Wake up for Indianapolis Colts vs. Atlanta Falcons. Eat eat eat eat eat eat. Pass out wherever I end up.

HAPPY THANKGIVING FROM THE BAYOU COUNTRY

8:30

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 The sad sack was sittin’ on a block of stone

Way over in the corner weepin’ all alone

 In the end it seems, Michael Vick of the Atlanta Falcons could run no more.  After years of being the most elusive player in the NFL, Vick has surrendered himself to authorities three weeks prior to his sentencing. Sooner started sooner done I guess. A sad ending to what could have been a stellar career.

 As Michael Vick begins his new life behind bars, Brett Favre of the Green Bay Packers seems to be generating a new life of a much more positive nature. I must confess I was one of the many who had Favre pegged as a guy who had hung on too long. I freely admit I was wrong, wrong, wrong. At age 38 Brett Favre is proving that he still has what it takes to be a winning QB in the NFL. The Pack is leading their division at 9-1 and it seems like all systems are go. Back to back road games (At Detroit Lions and At Dallas Cowboys) now face Green Bay. The game in Dallas could determine the top spot in the NFC come playoff time.

 The New England Patriots are frighteningly good. They lead the AFC East by five games with six games left to play. This is a team that would be undefeated without the shenanigans of “Spygate.” It’s too bad their season will always be marred in the minds of many. It also raises the question: What else have they done that hasn’t been discovered?

 Apart from the Cowboys and the Packers, the NFC is a teeming mass of potential playoff teams. The problem is, any of those same teams could just as easily wind up in the cellar of their divisions.  Besides the Packers and the Cowboys, I like the Lions, Cardinals, Bucs, and Saints chances.

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 This week Dallas Cowboys Head Coach Wade Philips had his players sign a pledge that they would avaoid senseless penalties. First of all, shouldn’t these huys be smart enough to know this already? Secondly, the penalties Philips is concerned about are all heat of the moment infractions, over and done with before the pkayer has time to think. Maybe someone should throw the fklag on Philips.

 The Indianapolis Colts are experiencing a rash of injuries that may prove more daunting to overcome than the Patriots. At last count 14 players missed time this week because of injuries.

 The Detroit Lions have won four games in a row and are now 6-3. The first half of the season has Detroit Lions ticket holders grinning from ear to ear. The second half may have them crying in their beer but I don’t think so. The lineup for Act II has Detroit facing: The Green Bay Packers, New York Giants, and the Dallas Cowboys. Still, a 3-4 finish would give the boys from Ford Field their first winning record since Hector was a pup. I myself don’t think Detroit has anything tow orry about with the Giants who should begin their second half swoon any week now. Don’t look now but the Lions could be in the playoffs without too musch of a truggle.

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 The problem with writing about a show is revealing too much and spoiling the effect. A friend of mine recently returned from Las Vegas where he got the chance to see Zumanity, one of the Cirque de Soleil productions. This is what been billed a tasteful exploration of human sexuality through physical expression. According to my buddy it’s very well done, eminently tasteful, but definitely not for kids. He raved about it, calling it a “must see for adults in Vegas.”

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