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You can't judge a book

June 27, 2007

Oh, can't you see
Whoa, you've misjudged me
I look like a farmer but I'm a lover
You can't judge a book by lookin' at the cover
(Bo Diddley)

At work this week, I had to do a double take. The Hanson Brothers were on the cover of the latest Sports Illustrated magazine. In June... A double issue... Wow. And yes, I made sure this wasn't some sort of Canadian edition... it is the Sports Illustrated.

And as much of a fan I am of the Charlestown trio... I'm not sure I'll be buying myself a copy of this issue. I don't think I can force myself to do it. Doing so would break a boycott I've had on SI for several years.

After reading one-too-many articles slamming auto racing (my other passion in sports) back in the mid-90's, I stopped my subscription and convinced myself not to bother buying it at the checkout lane either... including the swimsuit issues!

Five years ago, my friend told me to read his copy reporting on the story of the 13-year old girl who died in Columbus after being hit by a puck. I became livid. I can't remember exactly what was said in that article, but it had me cussing for several days.... and I vowed not to even read another SI article again... in fact, I've even avoided their web site until today.

Ok... I admit... I'm guilty... I peeked at their site today and read the article about the Hanson Brothers. A good article. Almost as if Dickie Dunn wrote it himself.

The article mentions that Steve Carlson lives in the area (Kenosha), but doesn't make mention of his brief stint doing Admirals TV games. I could give out the link to the article, but I won't. It's there if you look for it. At least for now.

Still, I have to wonder how slow of a news week it is in sports for these guys to make the cover. I'm certainly not complaining... I'm just in a deep state of disbelief.

posted by Todd # 7:35 PM

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