by Mitch Albom | Jan 15, 2006 | Detroit Free Press
I must confess I never understood sexy cheerleaders, since every sport I ever played in, the coach screamed at me to “Focus!” and how can you focus when a pretty girl in a skimpy skirt is jumping up and down and squealing?
Still, I just accepted it. Boys played. Girls cheered. This was before our current age of enlightenment, which includes both the U.S. women’s soccer team and the Laker Girls, proving we’re not really enlightened, just confused.
This brings us to the recent controversy over the Pistons swimsuit calendar.
by Mitch Albom | Dec 25, 2005 | Detroit Free Press
Writing a column for Christmas Day, on a Sunday, can be intimidating. After all, you’d think people would have better things to do than read the newspaper. But if today is a time to ponder religion, then I’d like to give a nod to the earthly people who...
by Mitch Albom | Dec 22, 2005 | Detroit Free Press
ABOUT THIS SERIES Mitch Albom’s Dreams Deferred has been a holiday tradition in the Sports pages of the Free Press since 1994. The next installment – about Michigan athletes and their families – will appear next week.Let us begin at the end, a few...
by Mitch Albom | Dec 19, 2005 | Detroit Free Press
They were calling for his head and calling for his job, but halfway through Sunday’s game, Matt Millen said, “I’m not bothered by that stuff.” He pointed to the field. “I’m bothered by this stuff.”What he meant was how his...
by Mitch Albom | Dec 18, 2005 | Detroit Free Press, Comment
I held my father’s hand as we walked into the stadium. I wore a cap. I carried a glove. I ate a hot dog. I clapped constantly. When one of our players struck out, I said, “That’s OK,” mimicking my father, who added, “We’ll get ’em next time.”
I remember every vivid detail of my first sporting event, from the seat colors to the greasy food. What I don’t remember is if our team won.
I guess it didn’t matter.
by Mitch Albom | Dec 13, 2005 | Detroit Free Press
He began with a smile, but within seconds he was sniffing back tears, trying to do the impossible, to say thank you for saving me and don’t forget me at the same time. And even as young Jiri Fischer spoke, earnestly, passionately, you couldn’t help but...
by Mitch Albom | Dec 11, 2005 | Detroit Free Press
The thing about dying is you can’t answer any more questions. And when famous people die, the questions pile up. Last week, we marked the anniversary of the death of John Lennon, the cornerstone of the Beatles, who was murdered 25 years ago in New York City....
by Mitch Albom | Dec 7, 2005 | Detroit Free Press
When it comes to music, there are few cities with a prouder tradition than New Orleans. From Fats Domino to Wynton Marsalis, from jazz to zydeco, it would take days to parade all the Crescent City talent.Yet when the Super Bowl visited New Orleans three years ago, do...
by Mitch Albom | Dec 5, 2005 | Detroit Free Press
You know things are bad when your fans start chanting for the team president to be fired – and it’s the middle of the third quarter.”FIRE MIL-LEN!” they roared at Ford Field. “FIRE MIL-LEN!”Of course, this was after they’d...
by Mitch Albom | Dec 4, 2005 | Detroit Free Press
As someone who has written that government property is no place for religious symbols, I might surprise you with this next sentence. When it comes to your front lawn, it’s your God and your grass.I say this because near where I live a controversy recently arose...
