Diary of the Week

by Ben Golliver on Apr 13, 2008 9:47 PM PDT in News

First, some links:

-- Remember when Damon got busted with the weed wrapped in tin foil in the airport? The charges were dropped. The power of an attorney.
-- Highly recommended reading. Thanks to Caleb over at the Trailblazers Game-Time Blog for the heads up.
-- Brian Hendrickson on LaMarcus Aldridge's Most Improved Player prospects.
-- Wendell Maxey on Travis Outlaw's Development.
-- More Maxey on The Sonics' last(?) home game.
-- Mike Barrett with his Mavericks Game Wrap.
-- Casey cranks up the multimedia with his Mavericks postgame report.
-- The Hoop Summit Game Recap from USA Basketball.

Now, this week's Diary of the Week was a runaway no-brainer: tominhawaii's Racism and the NBA."

Posted in that diary by commenter BlazersOrBust was an article he wrote for the Tufts Daily on a similar topic. Check it out here.

Congratulations to tominhawaii. I found this picture of him celebrating his achievement.

--Ben (benjamin.golliver@gmail.com)

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debarge?

that guy reminds me of el debarge.

by Philthyanimal on Apr 13, 2008 10:00 PM PDT reply actions

That picture is of tom's alter ego

Keoni

by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 13, 2008 10:28 PM PDT reply actions

When I came home on a Friday to seven message from the local media, I seriously thought about trying to find a local kid to pretend to be Keoni for me. I was freaking out, thinking that if I didn't play my cards right, they'd think I was a pervert trying to hook up with a teen. The whole affair was pretty funny because my wife's family saw the story on the news, in Oregon, a week before the media found me. I spend about five days laughing at the media and then two days trying not to have a panic attack.

Early to Bedge and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

by tominhawaii on Apr 14, 2008 1:12 AM PDT up reply actions

That was you?

Nice.

If all I'm remembered for is being a good basketball player, then I've done a bad job with the rest of my life. - Isiah Thomas

by JTDuck22 on Apr 14, 2008 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions

Yep

http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_102606_message_in_bottle_.796040a7.html

Early to Bedge and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

by tominhawaii on Apr 14, 2008 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions

lol

If all I'm remembered for is being a good basketball player, then I've done a bad job with the rest of my life. - Isiah Thomas

by JTDuck22 on Apr 14, 2008 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions

lol

unreal.

I plan to start a "Retire Terry Porter's Jersey" campaign this off-season. Email me if interested.

by Ben Golliver on Apr 14, 2008 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions

Eres la leche (you are the milk)

Eres una máquina (you are a machine).
Eres un monstruo (you are a monster).
Eres una bendición (you are a blessing).

The devil knows more due to being old than by being the devil.

by amlmart1 on Apr 14, 2008 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions

That is hilarious

I missed that story.

by Section323 on Apr 14, 2008 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions

Lol ....that was really you in the article??

I knew you were freak on the web. Just didn't know you were just as goofy in real life. Sooo funny!!

by 92wastheyear on Apr 14, 2008 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions

Yep

It's actually really embarrassing and really funny all at the same time. I still blame my mother in law, it was her idea to reply from Hawaii.

http://www.snopes.com/media/notnews/bottle.asp
http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/weblog/categories/category/Exploration/Travel/

Early to Bedge and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

by tominhawaii on Apr 14, 2008 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions

The worst part

You being interviewed on the beach. Hawaiians are show offs.

by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 14, 2008 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions

I tried to do it in the parking lot

Of my apartment but they wanted to go to the beach and I was willing to do whatever they wanted to keep me from looking worse. They were cool, they gave me a ride to work afterwards.

Early to Bedge and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

by tominhawaii on Apr 14, 2008 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions

Holy cow!

you made snopes!

by Section323 on Apr 14, 2008 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions

Conclusion

Put a jerk in your life.

The devil knows more due to being old than by being the devil.

by amlmart1 on Apr 15, 2008 1:24 AM PDT up reply actions

True

It worked for my wife.

Early to Bedge and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

by tominhawaii on Apr 15, 2008 1:39 AM PDT up reply actions

An for us, your friends

The devil knows more due to being old than by being the devil.

by amlmart1 on Apr 15, 2008 7:21 AM PDT up reply actions

Thanks

I think that guy is wearing a Reyn Spooner. Did you know that locals can tell if your aloha shirt is from Hawaii or not? It took me a few months, but I can tell now too.

I feel like Tom Hanks, he went from Bachelor Party to Philadelphia. To be honest, if I wasn't so sick of Colin Cowherd, I never would have listened to that Stephen A. Smith podcast, and I would have wrote a silly diary instead. So I'm probably more of an Adams Sandler, and that was my Punch-Drunk Love. I hope to some day be recognized for my work with American Idol. It is not easy being serious.

Early to Bedge and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

by tominhawaii on Apr 14, 2008 1:07 AM PDT reply actions

TTTOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The devil knows more due to being old than by being the devil.

by amlmart1 on Apr 14, 2008 8:53 AM PDT reply actions

Thanks amigo

I appreciate the long name shout. :) and the linkage -- thanks Ben. Amlmart, is your signature translated from Spanish? And if so, what's the original?

by BlazersOrBust on Apr 14, 2008 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions

Translation

Más sabe el diablo por viejo que por diablo.

The devil knows more due to being old than by being the devil.

by amlmart1 on Apr 14, 2008 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions

Hugs

To you my friend.

Early to Bedge and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

by tominhawaii on Apr 15, 2008 12:09 AM PDT up reply actions

That's you? That's odd...

I would have thought you were more of a pineapple juice type.

I remember supporting the Blazers under sniper fire.

by MiledAnimal on Apr 14, 2008 9:26 AM PDT reply actions

I haven't had

A drink out of a coconut yet, but a mai tai out of a pineapple costs at least $10. Unfortunately, I'm more of a beer guy that's why I'm so chubby.

Early to Bedge and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

by tominhawaii on Apr 14, 2008 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions

After I saw that a couple of days ago

I wanted to make some sly comment about a message in a bottle but I was afraid of infringing on anyone's privacy. I'm glad the cat is out of the bag and the message is out of the bottle. I could hardly contain myself.

by annthefan on Apr 14, 2008 5:36 PM PDT reply actions