Author: James Gralian

  • Trapped in a Lockout (based on R. Kelly’s Trapped in a Closet)

    If you aren’t familiar with R,. Kelly’s hip hopera Trapped in a Closet, I am not all that surprised.  It was only brought to my attention this past year.  Most people I ask refer to the South Park episode where R. Kelly tries to get Tom Cruise to literally come out of the closet.  No,…

  • Cedar Rapids Roughriders vs. Tri City Storm: Death to Cowbell

    Somewhere in the depths of my storage unit, there is a cowbell.  That cowbell has the logo of the Cedar Rapids Roughriders on it.  It is black, with a white strap on it, bought at the Roughriders store many years ago.  I haven’t seen that cowbell in years.  When I find that thing, I am…

  • Admirals Torpedo Wolves 4-3

    There was a part of me that didn’t want to go to tonight’s game.  It was a small part, the part that was a little tired and knew there was a new book on my kindle to read (The Icarus Deception by Seth Godin, and I can’t wait to get to it).  Also, the part…

  • Flocked Up: Quad City Mallards vs. Wichita Thunder

    As you can probably tell, things did not go well for the boys from QC tonight.   Other possible titles for this post:  Mallards MallaseMolting MallardsBird of a Feather Lose TogetherWhat The Hell Was That? I kid, but really, what was that?  The Mallards had a rough go of it tonight, in a game that…

  • On The Road

    If you didn’t know, I’m on a hockey road trip right now. Headed to Moline, IL for a Quad City Mallards game tonight. I’m updating quite a bit at the travel microblog, jerseysandhockeylove.com/travel. Cool photos of the arena in Des Moines today.