Someone asked me how my blog and newspaper column came to be titled "Bleachers Brew". It's like this, it's an amalgam of sorts of two things: The bleachers area in the stadium/arena where I used to sit when I would watch baseball, football, and basketball games and Miles Davis' great jazz album Bitches Brew. That's how it got culled together. I originally planned on calling it "The View from the Big Chair" that is a nod to Tears For Fear's second album, Songs from the Big Chair. So there.
Yahoo! Our tickets arrived. Five blokes headed to the Lion City to watch the greatest club in the world. Off to Singapore July 25-27. Thanks bunches, Carl!
I have many jobs and put on many hats. I work for Mindshare. I'm also a part-time teacher at the Ateneo de Manila University where I teach Journalism. I currently write for ateneo.edu, Business Mirror, nba.com/ph, philstar.com, and abs-cbnnews.com. I also do media officer/PR/consultancy work for the Filoil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup, the Smart Club Championships, the United Football League, and the National Basketball Training Center. My blog, Bleachers' Brew, serves as a hub for many of my writings (but not all as there are some that are exclusive). I also have a 45-minute web show on the New Media Factory network called Fever Pitch. When I have free time, I listen to my collection of over 5,000 CDs, read, watch DVDs, or walk my dog around the subdivision.
Liverpool FC
My all-time favorite football team. I bleed Liverpool Red.
Books in my collection: The Art of a Beautiful Game by Chris Ballard
The game has needed a smart, witty, cool-eyed deconstruction for decades. Now it's here.
CDs in my collection: B.R.M.C. by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
It's a good American band doing a good American album - stupid crap punk like Blink 182 and Sum 41 be damned.
DVDs in my collection: Beyond the Lighted Stage
Aficionados will be gripped, while those not attracted to the sounds will be charmed by the characters.
Magazines: Fortune, Discovery Channel magazine, Sports Illustrated, and World Soccer.
Comic books: The X-Men titles, The Ultimates, Captain America, The Avengers titles, Daredevil, Fables, Tom Strong, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The Rocketeer, Astro City, The Walking Dead, and Aquaman.
Other stuff that I like but is no longer around: Nexus, Sandman Mystery Theater, Starman, Big Bang Comics, Leave It To Chance, and Promethea.
At Yankee Stadium
After I watch a game in Anfield then I can die a happy man.
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