Washington DC – December 21, 1970

Jim Morrison embarrassed Ed Sullivan.

The Beatles embarrassed Elvis.

The Kennedys embarrassed Nixon for the last time. As long as Teddy was kept on a tight leash.

Mired in Vietnam madness, Elvis surprised The Nixon White House with his 1970 Holiday visit.

Nixon privately preferred the Everly Brothers and thought Elvis sounded black. He could not, however, look a public relations gift horse in the mouth. An opportunity to re-connect with the young people.

Elvis, upset with his Memphis Mafia, was taking care of business. While out of his pill popping mind, decided to visit Nixon by himself and become a secret agent in the war against drugs. Not drugs like the pills he was popping, but hippy drugs.

Constipated & packing heat, both were feeling the pressure of being The King.

Both hated the hippies.

Welcomed back into the loving arms of the casinos, Max the Junkie had lost his edge, his shirt, and his mind.

He became the mark for the pimps, prostitutes, dealers, dope heads, and Asian tourists he once so proudly preyed upon.

Busta Rhymes rapped:

Throw your hands up in the air
don’t ever disrespect
Woo-Hah
I got you all in check

Man Out of Time Steingrout longed for the good old days when Jackie Mason got punched in the face for telling Frank jokes.

Not that it was right. It wasn’t.

Frank was Frank. Vegas was Vegas.

By 1996 Las Vegas was firmly in the hands of the corporate industrial complex.

In spite of marketing efforts, today’s Las Vegas remains a shadow of yesterday’s Las Vegas.

Payouts are less, prices are more, and the corporate wiseguys are much more cut-throat & dangerous than anyone in Meyer Lansky’s crew ever was.

Winter Haven, FL -  March 24, 1989

Somewhere Tammy Wynette softly sang Stand By Your Man.

The Red Sox were a team divided.

Camp was a disaster.

It was the story that wouldn’t go away.

Boggs’ estranged girlfriend, Margo Adams, had gone public with their longtime affair on Donahue, Larry King and Arsenio. Now she was promoting a racy, tell-all interview in Penthouse magazine.

Among other things, the Penthouse article revealed:

• Boggs often criticized black, teammate Jim Rice because he ‘thinks he’s white’ and resented that Rice showed affection to Adams.
• Boggs held stereotypical beliefs that suggest anatomical differences between blacks and whites.
• Boggs criticized white teammates who had affairs with black women rather than white women because the players believed that, if discovered, their wives would not care as much.
• Boggs told her about Jose Canseco’s steroid use.

Boggs kept trying to convince everyone, especially Jim Rice, the stories weren’t true.

He decided to take his anguish to the airways and allow Barbara Walters to interview him on national television.

Red Sox managing general partner, John Harrington, advised Boggs and his agent not to do the interview. Harrington didn’t think it would do anyone any good. Not the third baseman and not the Red Sox.

Snuggled like a hot dog in a bun, Wade sat between Debbie and Barbara and tearfully acknowledged his sex addiction.

He proclaimed his sorrow and innocence relating to many of Margo’s allegations, including the racism charges.

Fast forward 23 years, it’s deja vu all over again:

Oil Can’s allegations, followed by Wade & Debbie’s rabid, tearful radio rant denial seems to incriminate more than exfoliate.

Boggs explained he takes his Hall of Fame responsibilities very seriously.

Historically not adverse to a freak show, & although inadmissible in court, Wade quickly put Debbie on the phone with WEEI listeners to vouch for his character. Meanwhile, he scurried to his car to listen in on satellite radio.

Debbie, sounding unemotional, apologized for how emotional she was.

She knows the drill.

Methinks the lady doth protest too much.

In these days of the 24/7 news cycle, breaking news is hard business.

It’s especially hard if you’re an unpaid, unprofessional.

On Friday, May 4 The Chickenhawk was the first media outlet to publish Wade Boggs’ response to Oil Can Boyd’s racist allegation.

We were happy. We had gotten what we wanted:  Wade’s denial.

We were going to leave it alone.

Then, however, the Hall of Famer decided to take his anguish to the airways.

Bad move.

Just when we had forgotten Wade’s 1989 Barbara Walters sex addict confessional, we were reminded of Wade’s 1989 Barbara Walters sex addict confessional.

(  …  to be continued)

Las Vegas, NV 1989 -1990 – 1991

Hot times in the desert, but not as hot as inside The Shark Tank.

These were the gravy days; sporting a 26.3 point average victory margin; two year combined record: 79 – 6; 2 final four appearances; 1 National Championship, the #1 pick & 4 of the top 30 1991 NBA draft picks.

As long as we took UNLV & the over, everybody won.

Amongst whispered rumors of apartments, cars, clothes, drugs, strippers & point shaving scandals, rabid investigators poked, prodded, & paid.

The NCAA smelled blood in the water and did not like the idea of the National Championship residing in Sin City.

They’d much prefer Hillbilly U. or Tobacco Road.

Anyone but Jerry “The Shark” Tarkanian & his band of talented, JUCO malcontents.

Allegations resulted in sanctions, later ruled unconstitutional.

In 1998 the Supreme Court ordered the NCAA pay Jerry Tarkanian $2.5 M in damages.

In 2005 UNLV renamed The Thomas & Mack Center’s basketball court to “Jerry Tarkanian Court.”

Once upon a time (1986) The Fixer arranged for a NYC playground legend to star for UNLV’s Runnin’ Rebels.

Unfortunately all three were under NCAA investigation. It was the perfect storm.

Lloyd “Swee’ pea” Daniels liked crack.

Jerry “The Shark” Tarkanian liked college hoops.

Richie “The Fixer” Perry liked gambling.

The dream of a UNLV team starring Daniels went up in smoke when Daniels was arrested at a North Las Vegas crack house in February 1987.

The Fixer posted Swee’ pea’s bond.

Many have asked: “Why?”

Originally, it was for the women.

Then it was for the money.

Then it was for the fame.

Then it was for the power.

Ultimately, it turns out, it hasn’t been for any of them.

Investors have spent tens of thousands of dollars on The Chickenhawk’s new, proprietary web search technologies, site updates, link building & search engine optimization and, in the end, traffic is … down.

TCh 2.0, in fact, has been what they call in the Mexican porn industry: “El fucking bustoh!” meaning a large bust, and not in the Jane Russell sense.

Burke Davis of Mega Management explains: “At the end of the day, it’s a new day at The Chickenhawk! Yes, we’ve lost some eyeballs however, analytics tell us they were probably eyeballs worth losing.”

When asked what this means, Burke reprimands: “Porn. Eyeballs searching for porn.”

Reading between the lines, Burke Davis’ job at Mega is probably in jeopardy.

He suggests: “Things will turn around. All it takes is one story to go viral.”

Why?

Indeed.

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Absolutely not ask Eddie Murray.

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… Did you have a problem with The Can?

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he wanted me and wife to be god parents to his son go figure

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Oil Can vs Wade:  http://www.thechickenhawk.com/blog1/?p=14570

Oil Can Boyd told WEEI sports radio Wade Boggs is a bigot and a racist.

When asked why he thought that, he said it was because Boggs used the “n” word.

He added that it wasn’t all Wade’s fault, it was the way he was brought up. He said he met Wade’s father and he was a bigot, too. Just like a lot of boys that grow up in Florida.

He said his best friend from the Red Sox was Ed Jurak and that he was also close with Marty Barrett, Rich Gedman and others.

When asked who else he smoked weed or crack with on the Red Sox, Oil Can answered: “Nobody.”

Steve loved Eydie, Eydie loved Steve. America loved Steve & Eydie.

There was a time, it didn’t get any bigger than Steve & Eydie.

If you don’t remember them, think: Lady Gaga x2.

Steve Lawrence, born: Sidney Liebowitz, & Eydie Gorme, born: Edith Gormezano, brought together for the first time on Steve Allen’s The Tonight Show, & were married at the El Rancho Hotel in Las Vegas on December 29, 1957.

Eydie was a beautiful, singing, acting, dancing dynamo & Steve was the heart-throb with the velvet voice.

Separate & together they’ve shined as America’s stars for over half a century.

They’ve had # 1 albums, #1 song, numerous top 20′s, they’ve won Grammys & Emmies, headlined shows at the Sands, Dunes, Caesars, Stardust & Tropicana, they’ve hosted prime time television specials, a TV Variety show, & appeared on hundreds of television shows, they’ve  been parodied on Saturday Night Live, & they received a lifetime achievement award by the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Steve & Eydie performed through 2009, Steve performed into 2010. They did not perform in 2011 and have no planned appearances in 2012. Numerous inquiries, & well wishes, from this incorrigible fan remain unanswered.