Late last year the hip-hop community was shocked by news of MF DOOM’sdeath. The rapper passed away on Halloween, but his family opted to keep the news from the public until they were comfortable. Now, seven months later, he’ll be honored with a new street sign in Long Beach, New York.
Earlier this year, one Dr. Patrick C. Graham, who went to high school with DOOM, started a petition for getting a street sign named after him. Though he initially wanted to call is KMD-MF DOOM Way” — the first part a reference to the hip-hop duo with which he first made his name — a new report from HipHopDX reveals it will likely be called something else.
“Right now, there’s discussion instead of just ‘KMD-MF DOOM WAY,’ there’s going to be some indication of his actual government name,” Graham told the publication. “That’s all I knew him as was Dumile [laughs]. They were trying to do it before his birthday, but I feel we shouldn’t rush.”
Graham also spoke about the steps he took towards making the street sign a reality. “I had several community members contact me to see if I could get engaged with it,” he said. “I used to run the Martin Luther King Center there, so I still have a close connection to the community. I was born and raised there, went to high school with Dumile. So I said give me a minute and I’ll craft a letter to the City Council based on how I see it and then converted that letter into a petition. The group said they loved it and we moved forward.”
The news comes after Your Old Droog’s “Dropout Boogie,” which features a verse from DOOM, was released.
It’s a strange time we live in, where Joe Rogan is the NewsRadio alum with one of the biggest podcasts in the world. What’s more, one of the reasons it’s popular is because it’s so controversial. The guy who used to make people eat bugs for entertainment has garnered a lot of critics, and a new report reveals some of them are employed by his homebase at Spotify.
As per Insider, some staffers at the streaming service, which has had exclusive dibs The Joe Rogan Experience since December of last year, have taken understandable umbrage with their company helping disseminate a podcast featuring material that may be making the world a worse place.
Things came to a head last fall, when Spotify was inking their deal with Rogan. One employees, writing anonymously on the app Fishbowl, said, “I’m personally bothered by his transphobic comments and am concerned with the way he might spread misinformation.” There was enough pushback that the company held a town hall meeting, but it doesn’t appear it went so well. They refused, for instance, to force their new big get to receive editorial supervision over what he says.
Spotify staffers aren’t the only ones connected with the service to take issue with their big-time colleague. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, fellow Spotify podcast stars, were also not happy with things he’s said about a once-in-a-century public health crisis that is yet to come under control.
In the American craft beer world, there’s no disputing the appeal of the IPA in all its various forms. But before there was the IPA, there was the traditional pale ale — a crucial entry in American craft brewing history. Brass tacks, a pale ale is simply a top-fermented beer that’s brewed using (you guessed it) pale malts. The category of pale ale includes the aforementioned IPA, blonde ale, English bitter, American pale ale, and almost a dozen other offspring.
Today, we’re zeroing in on craft-brewed American pale ales. First brewed in 1980, this style began in the US with the introduction of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Still considered the best example of the style today, it opened the door for breweries all over the country to produce their own versions. While the classic version is recognized for its floral, hoppy characteristics, American pale ales can vary widely when it comes to how the hops are used.
Below, we asked a handful of our favorite bartenders to tell us the best American pale ales for fans of bitter, floral, and citrus-filled hops. Check their entries out and click on the prices if you want to give any of them a try!
Toppling Goliath Pseudo Sue
Toppling Goliath
Shaun Traxler, bartender in Fayetteville, Arkansas
Toppling Goliath’s Pseudo Sue is an absolute killer in the pale ale category. Brewed in Iowa, this single-hop beauty is a perfect pale to session a few of. Toppling Goliath makes this brew using only the Citra hops, known for (you guessed it) its bright citrus notes. It’s only mildly bitter so, again, it’s easy to run back to your fridge to open another only to find that you’ve finished the six-pack. It’s a pale that won’t scare some hop-haters away, but it’s also a pale that IPA drinkers will fall in love with.
Pale Ale is a classic American tradition, and we actively seek out those that are making excellent examples of the style. This has a nice golden color, crystal clear, floral hops up front, hints of grapefruit, and subtle lemon zest are what we look for. It has nice drinkability/crushability at 5 percent ABV, which is what we search for in a pale.
Ozark American Pale Ale
ozark
Emily Lawson, bartender at owner of Foxhole Public House in Bentonville, Arkansas
The Pale Ale from Ozark Beer Co. in Rogers, Arkansas is my go-to. They produce a variety of year-round and seasonal beers. Their pale is a real winner. It’s crisp, hoppy, and perfect for warm-weather drinking.
Indeed Day Tripper
Indeed
Joe Harvey, lead bartender of Thr3 Jack in Minneapolis
The Day Tripper Pale Ale from Indeed Brewing Co. is a must-try if you’re looking for hops but don’t want an IPA. Locally brewed in Minneapolis, Day Tripper is Indeed’s flagship beer. As a medium-bodied pale-ale, and with a reasonable 5.4 percent ABV, you’re able to enjoy the hops of this one more than once. They add four pounds of hops to each barrel of Day Tripper to ensure a delicious hop bitterness with subtle notes of citrus and malty sweetness to balance it out.
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Sierra Nevada
Jake Conover, general manager at Bruz Beers in Denver, Colorado
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is, hands down, the showcase industry-standard strive to be pale ale. It’s been around forever, and it will survive the haze craze because it’s everything a hoppy beer needs to be. It’s so hoppy, people even add it to lists of IPAs (with a disclaimer that it’s technically somehow a pale ale).
Bell’s Midwestern Pale Ale
Bell
Lauren Paylor, owner and co-founder of Focus on Health in New York City
Bell’s Two-Hearted is my go-to, but it’s technically an IPA. Bell’s also makes a great pale ale called Midwestern. If you find it, you’ll be treated to a nice blend of sweet barley, pale malts, and floral, citrus-filled hops.
When it comes to fresh, hop-forward pale ales, it’s really tough to beat Lagunitas Born Yesterday with its combination of Sabro, Simcoe, Citra, and Mosaic hops. It’s crisp, floral, spicy, and refreshing.
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Tim Robinson screams a lot. On I Think You Should Leave, his characters — and pretty much any protagonist not played by him — gets worked up over something patently ridiculous: hot dogs, “complicated” shirts, classic cars they don’t actually own, dirty tables. It’s a schtick he’s evidently been doing since his early days. In a new profile in Vulture, Keegan-Michael Key, who was one of Robinson’s first improv teachers at the Second City Detroit, reminisces about a sketch he did where he made America’s 16th president into a real piece of work — right before he was assassinated.
In the piece, Key describes the young Robinson as “an extremely eager student, always wanted to push, always wanted to figure out a little more.” He remembers an improv sketch in which Lincoln is at the Ford’s Theatre, unwittingly awaiting his murder.
“He just played him like a completely uncouth a**hole who had never been to a theater before,” Key told Vulture. “He just went on and on being disruptive and loud, and [the comedian playing Mary Todd Lincoln] keeps going, ‘Shhh, please.’ At one point, somebody comes to say something to him, and she’s like, ‘Honey, the play!’ And he’s like, ‘This is still going on?!’” Key then made a gunshot sound, bringing the sketch to an ending as sudden as any on his hit Netflix show.
It’s not hard to imagine Robinson’s “uncouth a**hole” version of one of America’s most beloved commanders-in-chief. If he ever did in on I Think You Should Leave, it would probably go on for seven minutes of shouty terror. And it’s good to know that the Tim Robinson of today was pretty much there from the start.
You can watch the second season of I Think You Should Leave on Netflix.
From the episode’s very name to the first on-screen appearance of the “Thanoscopter,” Loki‘s fifth episode offered countless Easter eggs and surprises for Marvel fans. However, out of all of the strange and marvelous things tucked away within the episode, one thing stood out among the rest as the most shocking: the reveal of the obscure and almighty villain Alioth. While Classic Loki (portrayed by Richard E. Grant) was quick to fill us in on what Alioth is — “a living tempest that consumes matter and energy” — we know you probably have a lot more questions regarding, well, Alioth’s whole deal, for lack of better words. While we might not be wearing any cool, golden horns (unfortunately), we’re here to tell you what you need to know about Alioth, their role in the comics, and the trouble their appearance could spell out for the MCU.
Whew, thanks. So first things first: I’ve never heard of this thing! Where is it in the comics exactly?
If you haven’t heard of Alioth, do not feel bad. Firstly because you should never feel bad about not knowing something, and secondly because Alioth is pretty obscure! Alioth made their first appearance back in 1993’s Avengers: The Terminatrix Objective #1, a story arc all about — wait for it — Ravonna Renslayer. In the story, Ravonna (aka Terminatrix) has essentially gained control over all of time and Kang the Conqueror’s (don’t worry, we’ll get back to him) kingdom of Chronopolis. However, as soon as she gets power, she is challenged by both forces in the future and in the past: Revelation (a version of her future self) and the almighty Alioth.
Alioth is the first character who has essentially broken free from the restraints of time. They are a “trans-temporal entity,” existing across timelines as the mass devouring storm we see in Loki. Another interesting fact about Alioth is they also negate temporal energy, making it impossible for people to travel to a time prior to their existence — even Kang. As such, they have an empire even larger than Kang the Conqueror’s and are essentially the only thing that scares the ruthless warrior, leading Kang to create a powerful barrier that prevents Alioth from entering his domain.
Wait, you said Kang again and you promised you’d talk about him more. Who’s that?
Similar to Thanos, Kang the Conqueror (real name Nathaniel Richards) is a major villain for the Avengers and The Fantastic Four. While he doesn’t have any powers per se, the man is an absolute genius, as well as an expert scholar and a master physicist specializing in time travel and engineering. When it comes to what you need to know about him right now, keep in mind two things: the time-traveling conqueror is hopefully in love with Ravonna Renslayer, and is scheduled to make his big MCU debut in 2023’s Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania, in which he will be played by Lovecraft Country’s Jonathan Majors.
Wow, so a lot comes back to Ravonna here, huh?
Absolutely. Alioth, Kang, and Ravonna all go hand-in-hand and while they’re not on the same side most of the time, none of ’em are great…usually. I don’t know, man, Marvel is weird. Anyways, remember how I mentioned before Kang created a barrier preventing Alioth from entering his domain? Good! Little more backstory time.
So despite turning him down when he first comes to conqueror her father’s kingdom, at a certain point in the comics Ravonna ultimately sacrifices herself for Kang, proving she does in fact love him despite her not be very eager to say so. When she does, Kang decides to find divergent versions of her to try to keep her in his life. One of them is smitten by him and stays with one version of him as his princess. However, Kang finds another Ravonna variant that is in stasis, and despite him wanting to free her, he messes up his chances to and she remains in that state until she is freed by someone else. Needless to say, Ravonna is pretty upset with him. So much so that she decides to become Terminatrix and fight Kang. After defeating him, she places Kang in stasis and secretly takes over his empire by continuing to use his name. Once she assumes control, she finds out about the nefarious force that is Alioth — but only after she’s essentially destroyed that barrier keeping them away.
A future version of Ravonna — Revelation — then reveals herself, as well as the fact that she is actually the widow of Kang in another dimension who is in charge of leading his former kingdom against Alioth, the prime version of “Kang’s Empire” (aka the one current Ravonna, or Terminatrix, is running), and — wait for it — the Time Variance Authority. When Revelation heard Alioth was free and going to destroy every version of Kang’s empire, she summoned some Avengers (War Machine, Thunderstrike, and U.S. Agent) and sent them to tell Terminatrix she needed to restore Kang from his stasis.
This is so much.
Yeah, it really is, so while we could go on, let’s stop here and go over what this could mean for the MUC.
Thank god. So, what does it mean for the MCU?
It means we have a ton more to think about, and while I know that’s a cop-out answer, it’s the truth. Marvel could go so many ways and all of it would make sense. Firstly, they could keep up the show’s current portrayal of Alioth as more of a guard dog, presumably for Kang. It could be that in the MCU, Alioth is holding back Kang more so than Kang is holding back them, meaning that once Loki and Sylvie get rid of it, Kang is released. If that’s the case, that arguably makes Loki the most important Disney+ series yet, as it will essentially set up a major phase four villain. It could mean the Ravonna we see is the one that becomes Terminatrix (after all, she does love terminating people) and she will end up playing a bigger and perhaps more evil role in the series. We could even see Revelation and/or Kang in the next episode. All in all, it’s looking like Loki somehow ended up the Disney+ show not to miss, despite it seemingly being a spinoff series on a deceased character. We’ll have to wait until next week’s series finale to see how it all plays out.
I recently planned a three-day trip to Ybor City in Tampa, Florida. It was supposed to be a fun and flirty weekend away with a summer fling, but it ended up being a solo adventure to remember. I won’t bore you with the details of my messy dating life, but let’s just say it all fell apart just a few days before we were supposed to leave.
Did it hurt? A little. But was I about to cancel my vacation because of this? Absolutely not. Instead, I decided to follow through with the original itinerary and head to Ybor City (pronounced EE-bor). I had never been to this neighborhood in Tampa, so I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect. What I found was a hub for Cuban art and history, an epic nightlife scene, a brand new swanky hotel, and some fantastic food.
First a little background: Ybor City is a U.S. national historic landmark that takes you back in time the minute you step into the neighborhood. Known as the “cigar capital of the world,” it was first put on the map in 1886 after Don Vincent Martinez Ybor (the neighborhood’s namesake) opened a Cuban cigar factory and established a corporate empire. Today, the iconic area is still shaped by the influences of Cuban, Spanish, Italian, German, and Jewish immigrants who worked in the factories or opened their own businesses. By bringing their traditional cultures to the U.S., they were able to create a prosperous community full of diverse shopping, dining, and socializing.
From its beat-up brick-paved streets and wrought-iron balconies to the friendly neighborhood chickens roaming the sidewalks, Ybor City is an antique little nook in an otherwise modern city. And it’s hot all over again right now. Since I was determined to make my weekend in Tampa better than it would have been with He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, I filled each day with as much exploring, food, and drinks as possible.
Check my must-dos, eats, and sees in Ybor City below!
Live Like Mr. Ybor at Hotel Haya
Via Chloe Caldwell
For a bit of brand new luxury influenced by a legendary past, book a room at Hotel Haya. Having just opened in the fall of 2020, its accommodations and amenities are state-of-the-art and squeaky clean while still staying true to Ybor’s rich and colorful character. In fact, the property combines two historic buildings with modern-day construction. This fusion includes the Las Novedades building, which was once Tampa’s oldest restaurant, built in 1890, and the Warren building, which was believed to be haunted by Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders. The remnants of old bricks intertwined with new sleek white walls made the hotel’s hallways feel like a time-jumping whirlpool.
The Cuban culture is visually intermixed throughout the rest of the property as well with vibrant red and blue decor sprinkled throughout the infrastructure, lobby furniture, and hotel rooms. The potted green vines hanging from the ceiling in the Cafe Quiquiriqui grabbed my attention the most. This coffee spot is where I spent each morning of my stay…alone (insert eye-roll emoji here).
But the clinking machinery and espresso aromas swirling through the cafe pulled me into what felt like a mini Havana and the tropical-inspired pool area — which comes complete with daybeds, palm trees, and poolside service — kept me safe from any pity parties I might have been tempted to throw.
Do Yoga With Chickens
Via Hotel Haya
One thing I loved about Hotel Haya is that it partners with many local vendors and artists to support small businesses in Tampa. For instance, the hotel puts on a free yoga class with Union Three Yoga Studio every Sunday morning for guests and locals alike. The best part is that the last Sunday of every month is a special “chicken yoga” class. Yes, yoga with real-life gobbling chickens.
Ybor City is filled with wild chickens that have become a welcomed bunch in the community, which speaks to the uniqueness of the neighborhood. This quirky class is in partnership with the Ybor Misfits Microsancturay, which provides care for Ybor City’s injured, ill, lost, and abandoned chickens. I never thought I would think of a chicken as “cute.” But the little feathered friends pecking at my yoga mat while I stretched into Warrior II were truly adorable.
Charlotte (pictured above) was a real treat, confidently clucking her way through the ballroom like a local celebrity.
Indulge in Calorie-Packed Goodness
Via Chloe Caldwell
In my opinion, one of the best parts of every vacation is the local flavor. Of course, I had to get a taste of the cultural cuisine in Ybor City. While I love the mouth-watering delicacies of Cuba, my Italian roots led me to my favorite restaurant in Ybor City. Casa Santo Stefano serves authentic Italian fare with many of its ingredients and decorations imported from family-owned businesses in Sicily. The complimentary bread and olive oil had me salivating before I even ordered the main course. Every person gets their very own loaf of fresh-out-of-the-oven goodness that somehow masters the crispy on the outside to warm and soft on the inside ratio. Housed in a refurbished macaroni factory, the inside of the building is now adorned with hand-painted, colorful backsplashes and tabletops that transport you straight into the slow-paced Sicilian lifestyle. You’ll also see vintage photographs displayed proudly on various walls to represent the founding Sicilian families in Tampa.
If you really want to immerse yourself in the melting pot that is Ybor City, go to Columbia Restaurant. Owned by the same family since its opening in 1905, it serves a collection of Spanish and Cuban dishes like black beans and rice, seafood paella, and tapas galore. Follow this hearty meal with some traditional dessert at Flan Factory, known for its variety of flavored flans and menu of Cuban classics. As a well-established sweet tooth haver, I can be quite the critic of all things sugar. To my delight, the caramel custard aroused my taste buds with every spoonful.
As a small 5’2” woman, I normally wouldn’t take to the late-night streets of a city I’m not familiar with alone. However, I made some friends at the hotel bar who invited me to join their festivities. I decided to embark on the journey that is the Ybor City bar scene with my new squad of locals to show me around. First, we took a quick walk down the block to Copper Shaker Ybor City. With a slew of signature craft cocktails and a live DJ, it was the perfect spot for a few casual drinks and good vibes.
The real party started at Southern Nights Tampa, an LGBTQ+ nightclub. We’re talking LED lights, drag shows, and techno music blasting through the night. I even made my way on stage for a dance party with strangers. An infamous history of wild parties and all-night ragers in previous decades left Ybor City with a less than fantastic reputation, but I found the nightlife to be welcoming, inclusive, and a downright blast.
My headache the next morning was well worth the adventures.
The main stretch of Ybor City is down 7th Avenue. With lights strung across the street from building to building and palm trees lining the sidewalks, 7th Avenue is the social and retail center of the city that’s often used for parades and celebrations. There are tons of wacky shops, local cafes (make sure to order a Cafe con Leche), restaurants, art galleries, and more all within walking distance from each other. There are even a few cigar bars like King Corona.
I’m no smoker, but I had to see for myself what made this neighborhood the cigar capital of the world. When in Rome, right? I could only take a few drags of the heavily concentrated Cuban tobacco before my throat felt like the inside of a crematorium, but I enjoyed the badassery of the experience.
Visit Armature Works
Via Chloe Caldwell
Riverside views, occasional live music, and a classic indoor marketplace full of local cuisine are exactly what you’ll get if you venture just outside of Ybor City to Armature Works in Tampa Heights. It’s a fully restored, mixed-use building complete with event spaces and the Heights Public Market, which was crowded with tons of people scattering to the many popular food spots like hungry ants. There’s also a large turf field with lounge chairs, tables, and lengthy walkways overlooking the Hillsborough River where you can dig into your marketplace grub or take a leisurely stroll by the water.
Getting to Armature Works from Ybor City is a breeze, as it’s only a 1.5-mile drive or walk from the end of 7th Ave. Or in my case, a scooter ride. There are plenty of easily accessible Bird electric scooters in Tampa, so I downloaded the app and made my way out of the neighborhood. Yes, I scootered over a mile in a dress and platform sandals. And yes, Ridin’ by Chamillionaire was on repeat in my head for the entire 10-minute commute.
If you’re a history junkie and want to dive deeper into the history of what made Ybor City what it is today, head to the Ybor City Museum. For a mere $4 admission rate, you’ll get access to several exhibits that showcase the neighborhood’s rich heritage and a Mediterranean-style garden within the Ybor City Museum State Park. Included in your ticket is also a tour of the casita, a small house that has been restored and furnished to look as it would have when it was a cigar worker’s home. An afternoon at the Ybor City Museum takes you through a journey to the late 19th century, exploring all of the intricacies of this long-lived cultural hot spot.
In the end, I found Ybor City to be a great surprise, filled with immense character. In fact, I was glad to have been ditched before this trip because it threw me out of my comfort zone and gave me the motivation to make the most out of this one-of-a-kind historical hub. Dating drama is easy to put on hold when you’re saluting the sun with rescue chickens!
Just 10 years since its formation, ONE Championship has spent much of the past few years diving head-first into the United States market. The Asia-based organization splashed onto the scene with its historic swap, sending Ben Askren to the UFC while pulling the legendary Demetrious Johnson into its flyweight division. It then hosted its first live events on TNT, beginning with ONE Century back in October 2019.
But now, on the heels of being ranked among the top-10 global sports properties in terms of engagement and viewership, CEO Chatri Sityodtong, vice president Rich Franklin, and ONE Championship’s slew of world champs are drawing a line in the sand against the UFC’s best.
— ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) May 23, 2021
“From an executive standpoint, when you look at what’s been going on with a lot of these ‘specialty fights,’ circus fights, whatever you want to call them with,” Franklin told Uproxx Sports. “You know, the theme: Conor McGregor, Jake Paul, and then obviously Mayweather just fought Logan Paul. It’s something that you’ve never seen before. I think the closest thing to it would be when the UFC allowed Chuck Liddell in Pride and that’s about the closest thing that’s ever been done to this. So I think if something like this was done, you would see a ton of interest.”
The recent run on TNT has only increased any potential interest in a UFC/ONE Championship crossover, with former UFC fighters Demetrious Johnson, Eddie Alvarez, and Sage Northcutt all suffering losses within the past two years. To Franklin, that’s proven ONE’s fighters can stand with the best of them.
“I think our run on TNT really showed the American audience or the international audience for that matter, that there’s always been some speculation about whether or not ONE championship athletes are on the level,” he says. “So I think that the fans now understand that ONE has some tough, tough guys and, you know, there’s, I mean, there’s a couple of match-ups that I would get, I would love to see, uh, as a fan, I think. One or two that come to mind, maybe like there’s like, uh, Charles Olivera versus Christian Lee. But you could make matchups for days just with champion vs. champions.”
There’s some extra motivation for a slew of fighters like Johnson, Alvarez, and current heavyweight champion Arjan Bhullar, who wants some of the UFC’s current best.
“I want to get Stipe [Miocic],” Arjan Bhullar told Uproxx Sports in early June. “There’s some history with my guy [Daniel Cormier] that I’d like to exact some revenge. He’s supposed to be the heavyweight GOAT, so I would love that. I was a part of every one of those camps with DC and I didn’t want to see him go out (with a loss).”
For now, Franklin and ONE Championship wants continue its rise in the MMA world by churning out quality fights and turning its attention to hosting the first live event on U.S. soil sometime in 2021.
“As a company, we’ve always had our eye on U.S. territory as a priority market,” Franklin said. “We’ve always been focused on the Asian side of things. There’s a lot of challenges to making the jump across the Pacific, logistics, man power, etc. We had a great run on TNT. And it seems like the natural time to make the transition to this side.”
So, two things became readily apparent over the holiday weekend: One, Michael Rubin’s party in the Hamptons was the place to be for the Fourth Of July, and two, Meek Mill really can’t stop getting into altercations with his fellow entertainers. Since patching things up with Drake in 2018 (incidentally, the last time Meek put out a full-length album), he’s had run-ins with his ex Nicki Minaj and her husband in LA, Tekashi 69 in a parking garage in Miami, and even strangers on Clubhouse.
At Rubin’s party on Sunday, he reportedly added another name to the list, and this one was even more bewildering than usual. According to Complex via Page Six, the Philadelphia rapper needed to be separated during a heated argument with Travis Scott in which the two rappers yelled at each other until they were led away from each other before it could get physical. Sources say Meek was still yelling, even after Travis left. There’s no information on what the fight was about, only that there may very well be video because heaven forbid two grown men air out their grievances without a bunch of bystanders filming it — something Meek himself has alluded to obliquely with his comments about blogs only covering his “goofy sh*t.” He could also consider doing slightly less of it though.
Before the fight effectively ended the party, though, it seemed everyone was in high spirits, as the other video to emerge caught Lil Uzi Vert showing off his breakdancing skills.
Danny Trejo has lived a colorful life, and that’s putting it mildly. Before he became an actor, he was in and out of prison. In fact, he got his first acting gig, on 1985’s Runaway Train, because one of the screenwriters, fellow former inmate Eddie Bunker, recognized him from San Quentin. Also he’s much older than he looks; when he was born, FDR was president. You can learn all about his fascinating life in his new memoir, Trejo, which includes — among plenty of others — a story about the time he got hypnotized by Charles Manson in the slammer.
This didn’t happen in, say, the 1970s, when the struggling musician-turned-cult leader began what wound up becoming a lifetime sentence. It was 1961, the Tate-LaBianca murders still nearly a decade away. Both were locked away in Los Angeles County Jail. Trejo remembers him as “greasy, dirty, scrawny,” and that he was “so poor, he didn’t have a belt, and instead used a piece of string to keep his pants up.”
Trejo says he took pity on the twentysomething Manson, and a couple days after meeting him, the future infamous criminal told him and some friends he “could get us high.” Of course, he couldn’t do it with drugs; they were behind bars. Instead, Manson got them high with his mind.
“It was like a guided meditation,” Trejo recalls in the book, as per Page Six. He talked them along every step of the way, making them feel like they’d just ingested some heroin. “By the time he described it hitting my bloodstream, I felt the warmth flowing through my body,” he writes. “If that white boy wasn’t a career criminal, he could have been a professional hypnotist.”
Six years later Manson was released, and the rest, tragically, is history. As for Trejo, he says he was out of custody in the early ‘70s, at which time he got his life together. By the Reagan era, he began a long and fruitful career in the film and television industry, appearing in everything from Heat to Spy Kids to Rob Zombie’s Halloween to the beyond sleazy Charles Bronson vehicle Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects.
Trejo is on sale now. Manson, meanwhile, appears in a new novel version of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, written by Trejo’s occasional collaborator Quentin Tarantino.
Hitting a baseball is an incredibly difficult thing to do. The very best people at doing so succeed only about a third of the time, because the very best pitchers are insanely good at their job.
With pitchers throwing with more velocity and more movement than ever before — even accounting for the crackdown on sticky substances — there are a lot of swings and misses now, including some that make batters look flat out silly. Every once in awhile, though, a batter gets to turn the tables on a pitcher, taking their best pitch and still managing to turn it into a hit.
On Wednesday, White Sox speedster Billy Hamilton did this accidentally, when he gave a half-hearted check swing at a ball that bounced a full foot in front of home plate in a 2-2 count, but somehow managed to get the barrel on the ball as it bounced up for a grounder to the third baseman. Because Hamilton is one of the fastest people in baseball, he naturally beat out the throw for the most ridiculous infield single of the season.
Look at where that ball bounces! It’s not even close and Hamilton was so fooled by the break that he still tried to swing and accidentally bunted the ball to third. The reaction of Jason Benetti on the White Sox call going, “what in the world was that?!” encapsulates what everyone’s first thought is. The first baseman is in total disbelief that Hamilton got on base off of that pitch, and Hamilton himself has a laugh at first realizing he absolutely stole one.
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