Getting ready to lineup for the Summer

The Lineup: May ‘12

What I can’t live without:  The Sixers?  Anyone that knows me, knows that I love basketball.  I’ve been lucky enough to grab a few tickets to some Sixers games since I moved to Philadelphia and unlike last season, I decided to buy some playoff tickets.  I had never been to a playoff game before but being able to see basketball played on the highest level when the stakes are highest, was an experience that I’ll never forget.  Game 6 of the Bulls series was undoubtedly the best basketball game that I ever saw live.  They’ve been eliminated but I’m still glued to the TV waiting to see who’s going to win the NBA Championship.

(Related: Inside the NBA is still king of NBA coverage despite having Shaq)

Huey Freeman would be proud...

Take a Stand.

Life is complex.  This isn’t breaking news but worth mentioning because we as human beings, try to do everything possible to combat that.  We use technology to do things faster, we automate anything that doesn’t require our immediate attention, and we come up with clichés and mantras to help simplify what takes place in our lives.  If you really think about it, the entire study of philosophy only exists because life can be difficult to comprehend.  The following statement has always been one of my favorites and explains exactly why I made a particular decision.

I don't wear jerseys, I'm 30 plus...

Growth.

On May 14^th, Jay-Z made a huge announcement that he is headlining and curating a two-day concert Labor Day weekend in Philadelphia.  Essentially, Jay-Z is shutting down one of the busiest sections of one of the most populous cities in America.  These types of announcements were typically reserved for guys named Bono and Springsteen but somehow a former drug dealer from the Marcy projects is making it happen.  Despite the magnitude of this announcement and what it means for Hip-Hop culture, the Internet was also buzzing about another rapper in Philly.