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TUSCALOOSA — Alabama football coach Mike Shula was informed of his firing by UA athletics director Mal Moore in a meeting late Sunday night at Moore's house, a source close to the situation said early today.
The source said the university is scheduling a press conference today — likely at 2 p.m. — to formally announce Shula's dismissal. The meeting will occur after Shula has a chance to address his players about his firing, which he was not able to do late Sunday night.
Thomas Murphy, posted November 28, 8:58 a.m.
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I was really hoping they would give the guy one more year. I was sure he was going to do good things for my team.
Goodbye Coach Shula. I'm sorry to see you go.
Monday, November 27, 2006
Saturday, November 18, 2006
It's Iron Bowl Day!
The Alabama Auburn game is today at 3:30. I hope my boys play well...
I am always really homesick on this day. Being down here in Miami where I'm practically the only person that gives a damn about this game, makes me wish I was home watching with my fellow Bama fans, cheering on our Crimson Tide.
I was surprised in Sears a little while ago when I got a "Roll Tide" from a girl walking by... sure don't hear that much down here, except when I'm saying it myself. It made me smile.
ROLL TIDE...
I am always really homesick on this day. Being down here in Miami where I'm practically the only person that gives a damn about this game, makes me wish I was home watching with my fellow Bama fans, cheering on our Crimson Tide.
I was surprised in Sears a little while ago when I got a "Roll Tide" from a girl walking by... sure don't hear that much down here, except when I'm saying it myself. It made me smile.
ROLL TIDE...
Saturday, November 11, 2006
153
Yep... that's how many days until I'm back at Universal Studios with Vera and Steven.
But until then... we're getting ready for our busiest time of the year at work... Turkey Day!
After that will be Christmas and before you know it we'll be ringing in the new year!
It's hard to believe that 2006 is almost over...
After another loss last week, Alabama is facing LSU tonight.
But until then... we're getting ready for our busiest time of the year at work... Turkey Day!
After that will be Christmas and before you know it we'll be ringing in the new year!
It's hard to believe that 2006 is almost over...
After another loss last week, Alabama is facing LSU tonight.
Thursday, November 02, 2006
Sunday, October 29, 2006
Saturday, October 28, 2006
Ok... so I'm back...
It always takes me a while to get back to updating things when I get back from home. I am always very homesick and depressed when I get back to Miami...
I spent several hours last night updating Aerosmith Island with pictures from our show in Nashville.
The Motley Crue pics are here and the Aerosmith pictures are here.
The show was GREAT, but we froze our asses off all night. It was 45 degrees in Nashville and pouring down rain. We didn't let that stop us from having the time of our lives though.
Our only complaint was that Tom Hamilton wasn't well enough to rejoin the tour yet, so it just didn't feel right without him being there.
Get well soon Tom!
I hope I get another chance to see all 5 of the Bad Boys of Boston again someday.
Let's see... Alabama had 1 win and 1 loss while I was gone... today they are playing FIU.
I always wish I am home... so I guess it's no surprise that I've already bought my plane ticket for the next trip... in April.
Let the countdown begin!
I spent several hours last night updating Aerosmith Island with pictures from our show in Nashville.
The Motley Crue pics are here and the Aerosmith pictures are here.
The show was GREAT, but we froze our asses off all night. It was 45 degrees in Nashville and pouring down rain. We didn't let that stop us from having the time of our lives though.
Our only complaint was that Tom Hamilton wasn't well enough to rejoin the tour yet, so it just didn't feel right without him being there.
Get well soon Tom!
I hope I get another chance to see all 5 of the Bad Boys of Boston again someday.
Let's see... Alabama had 1 win and 1 loss while I was gone... today they are playing FIU.
I always wish I am home... so I guess it's no surprise that I've already bought my plane ticket for the next trip... in April.
Let the countdown begin!
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Sunday, October 08, 2006
Friday, October 06, 2006
It's almost time...
This time next week I'll be just about 9 hours from vacation time...
I'm going home!!!
I can't wait... got lots of stuff planned. Six Flags, Aerosmith & Motley Crue, Sloss Fright Furnace...who knows what else we'll get into.
*happy dancing*
I'm going home!!!
I can't wait... got lots of stuff planned. Six Flags, Aerosmith & Motley Crue, Sloss Fright Furnace...who knows what else we'll get into.
*happy dancing*
Tyler has Hep C
Steven Tyler Reveals Hepatitis C Battle
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has revealed that he was diagnosed with hepatitis C three years ago, and recently went through 11 months of treatment.
"I've had hepatitis C for a long time, asymptomatic," Tyler tells Access Hollywood in a new interview set to air Tuesday. "And I talked to my doctor ... and he said now is the time and it's 11 months of chemotherapy. So I went on that and it about killed me."
Tyler, 58, says he's much better after undergoing the treatment. "It is nonexistent in my bloodstream as we speak, so it's one of those few miracles in doctoring where it's like a complete cure," says Tyler.
Hepatitis C is a liver disease spread by contact with the blood of an infected person, according to the Web site for the Centers for Disease Control. Many people who have hepatitis C show no symptoms of the disease.
Tyler also says the treatments, which included taking the drug interferon, were hard in his marriage to his wife of 17 years, Teresa, whom he split from earlier this year.
"I had a little problem at home, to say the least," he says. "I would run upstairs at night, you know, to put the kids asleep and wake up at 3 in the morning with a nosebleed you know, just passed out from the interferon, the treatment."
After keeping quiet about the disease for so long, Tyler says he'd like to share his knowledge about it with others.
"I may go on Oprah and talk about this," he says. "I mean you know it's just one of those things... it's one of those things people don't speak about it, but it is treatable."
In March Tyler announced he planned to undergo surgery for an undisclosed medical condition, which forced Aerosmith to cancel its remaining tour dates. At the time, his rep said that doctors had advised the singer "not to continue performing to give his voice time to recover."
People.AOL.com
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has revealed that he was diagnosed with hepatitis C three years ago, and recently went through 11 months of treatment.
"I've had hepatitis C for a long time, asymptomatic," Tyler tells Access Hollywood in a new interview set to air Tuesday. "And I talked to my doctor ... and he said now is the time and it's 11 months of chemotherapy. So I went on that and it about killed me."
Tyler, 58, says he's much better after undergoing the treatment. "It is nonexistent in my bloodstream as we speak, so it's one of those few miracles in doctoring where it's like a complete cure," says Tyler.
Hepatitis C is a liver disease spread by contact with the blood of an infected person, according to the Web site for the Centers for Disease Control. Many people who have hepatitis C show no symptoms of the disease.
Tyler also says the treatments, which included taking the drug interferon, were hard in his marriage to his wife of 17 years, Teresa, whom he split from earlier this year.
"I had a little problem at home, to say the least," he says. "I would run upstairs at night, you know, to put the kids asleep and wake up at 3 in the morning with a nosebleed you know, just passed out from the interferon, the treatment."
After keeping quiet about the disease for so long, Tyler says he'd like to share his knowledge about it with others.
"I may go on Oprah and talk about this," he says. "I mean you know it's just one of those things... it's one of those things people don't speak about it, but it is treatable."
In March Tyler announced he planned to undergo surgery for an undisclosed medical condition, which forced Aerosmith to cancel its remaining tour dates. At the time, his rep said that doctors had advised the singer "not to continue performing to give his voice time to recover."
People.AOL.com
Saturday, September 30, 2006
Saturday, September 23, 2006
Sunday, September 17, 2006
Alabama 41 - Louisiana-Monroe 7
By JAY REEVES
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) John Parker Wilson threw for 210 yards and two touchdowns in Alabama's best offensive performance of the season and the Crimson Tide beat Louisiana-Monroe 41-7 on Saturday night.
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Next week: Arkansas
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) John Parker Wilson threw for 210 yards and two touchdowns in Alabama's best offensive performance of the season and the Crimson Tide beat Louisiana-Monroe 41-7 on Saturday night.
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Next week: Arkansas
Sunday, September 10, 2006
Alabama 13 - Vanderbilt 10
By JOHN ZENOR
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -Freshman walk-on Leigh Tiffin hit a 47-yard field goal in the fourth quarter, lifting Alabama to a 13-10 victory over Vanderbilt on Saturday.
Next week: LA-Monroe
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -Freshman walk-on Leigh Tiffin hit a 47-yard field goal in the fourth quarter, lifting Alabama to a 13-10 victory over Vanderbilt on Saturday.
Next week: LA-Monroe
Sunday, September 03, 2006
Alabama 25 - Hawaii 17
Alabama won their first game of the season last night against the University of Hawaii.
Next week: Vanderbilt
Next week: Vanderbilt
Friday, August 25, 2006
Tom Hamilton treated for cancer.
Today I found out that Tom Hamilton has just completed a seven week radiation treatment for throat cancer. He'll be missing out on the opening dates of the tour, but plans to re-join the rest of the band in mid-October.
Sunday, July 23, 2006
Guess what!
The Aerosmith & Motley Crue Route of All Evil tour is making a stop in Nashville on October 19th and I'm going to be in Birmingham that VERY week!
When we first heard about this tour we decided that for Steven's fall break, instead of them coming here for Universal/Islands again, I would go there and IF there were any shows we could possibly make it to we would go. We didn't care where... we were going. Imagine our surprise when a show turned up just 175 miles away...
No tickets have been sold yet, but we're checking the Motley Crue fan club every day hoping for a pre-sale. Ticketmaster will start their sale on 8/19.
I was afraid when we first started planning this that we would end up having to drive to Chicago or somewhere... Nashville is much better.
During my high school years... when there was no Aerosmith... Motley Crue was my band. It's now been 17 years since I've been to a Crue show... my last was the year I graduated, in 1989. I didn't realize just how much I missed them until Vera and Steven started going to shows these last couple years...
When we first heard about this tour we decided that for Steven's fall break, instead of them coming here for Universal/Islands again, I would go there and IF there were any shows we could possibly make it to we would go. We didn't care where... we were going. Imagine our surprise when a show turned up just 175 miles away...
No tickets have been sold yet, but we're checking the Motley Crue fan club every day hoping for a pre-sale. Ticketmaster will start their sale on 8/19.
I was afraid when we first started planning this that we would end up having to drive to Chicago or somewhere... Nashville is much better.
During my high school years... when there was no Aerosmith... Motley Crue was my band. It's now been 17 years since I've been to a Crue show... my last was the year I graduated, in 1989. I didn't realize just how much I missed them until Vera and Steven started going to shows these last couple years...
Friday, June 30, 2006
Monday, June 26, 2006
My Birthday trip to Universal.
Today is my birthday and I just got back from Universal Studios in Orlando, FL. My plan was to spend 2 days riding roller coasters at Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure as many times as possible. Unfortunately Mother Nature had other plans.
We arrived in Orlando early Friday evening (June 23rd) and after checking in at the Travelodge - International Drive we went over to City Walk for dinner and a movie. We had a great dinner at Margaritaville and saw The Omen 666. While waiting for our table we picked up a couple of rum runners from Margaritaville's outdoor drink window. After being seated I decided I wasn't really happy with my drink so I gave it to Tom and ordered a (much better) "Don't Stop the Carnival" strawberry, banana, mango daiquiri. I had the Cuban Meatloaf Survival sandwich and fries for dinner and it was sooooo good. I wish now I had gone back for another one before we left. Tom had the Bayou shrimp pasta and practically licked his plate clean.
I thought they did a really good job on the remake of The Omen. The kid was creepy enough and Mia Farrow was great as the nanny.
After the movie we headed back to the hotel because we had an early start ahead of us on Saturday.
The next day we started out at 8:00 am and went to Universal first. We did the Shrek 4-D show first because Tom hadn't seen it and if you don't do it early you'll spend half your day in line for it later. Another thing you need to do early is Jaws. Lines get really long later in the day for that one. I talked Tom into riding Revenge of the Mummy with me once. We did MIB: Alien Attack... I love that ride! Twister is still great too... we also caught the Fear Factor Live show.
We started to get hungry in the afternoon and decided to head over to Islands and grab a sandwich at Blondie's. But first I had to stop by and visit my old friend the Incredible Hulk. So I run over to the single rider line and after a few technical difficulties (a small rain shower) I finally got to ride my favorite coaster. I had a turkey sandwich for lunch that was really good and Tom had the Dagwood... he was not impressed. Said it was only a so-so sandwich... nothing to write home about.
And then it happened...
Monsoon!!!
It started pouring at around 2:30 while we were having lunch. Thunder and lightning like crazy! After we finished eating we RAN over to a gift shop across the "street" from Blondie's and I bought us a couple of ponchos. We decided then it was probably a good idea to head back over to the theater and catch another movie. We hoped by the time it was over the rain would have stopped and we could get back to business... roller coaster business!
But... we picked a really bad movie... Cars. Normally I like those Pixar animated movies but I just couldn't get into this one. Maybe the fact that I REALLY don't like NASCAR had something to do with it. I was also freezing because my clothes were soaked and the theater had their air conditioner on full blast. We ended up leaving not long after the movie started and went back to the hotel to change clothes.
A couple hours later it stopped raining and we went back to the park until closing time. We stood in line way too long for the new High in the Sky Trolley Train Ride, but it was cute and I told Tom that if we got there early enough the next day I would like to ride it again because it's actually 2 rides that go on separate tracks around different parts of the park.
We had a great dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe Saturday night. I had their ribs and chicken combo with Joe's Bloody Mary (made with Joe Perry's Mango Peach Tango hot sauce) and Tom had a NY Strip.
Then it was back to the hotel we go...
Sunday's forecast wasn't looking so good. On Saturday it had been a 40% chance of rain and we got a monsoon... Sunday's was 60%...
So we packed up the ponchos and got another early start on Sunday. This time we went to Islands first and rode the Amazing Adventures of Spider-man first. When we came out it was drizzling rain a little so we figured since we were going to get wet anyway we might as well ride Popeye and Bluto's Bilge Rat Barges. No one else was there so we had the boat to ourselves... and when the ride was over and we were thoroughly soaked, the guy on the dock asked if we wanted to go again... so of course we did... and again... we rode 3 times in a row before we had enough. Next we went back to Seuss' Landing to ride the trolley again... I don't envy whoever had to sit in our soggy seats on the next ride.
I rode Dueling Dragons next... Fire first, then Ice. I still prefer Fire... it seems to be a much smoother ride.
We got tired of the soaking wet clothes and each bought a pair of new shorts to change into and decided to go over to Universal for a while. We rented a locker for our wet clothes and started making the rounds. We did the single rider line for MIB a couple times and I got my highest score yet: 469,975! Yay! I took a solo ride on the Mummy and we cooled off on the ET Adventure. We watched the Beetlejuice Graveyard Revue show and it was great. I don't know why I'd never done that before...
After that we went back to Islands because I really wanted to ride the Hulk coaster again. I told Tom I expected it to start raining at any time because we had put the ponchos in the locker over at Universal. Unfortunately when we got there the Hulk coaster had been shut down again... it seems there was lightning in the area or something...so I went back to Spider-man. Then we walked back over to the Lost Continent area to see if the Dragons were running... no luck. So we walked over to the Jurassic Park Discovery Center and sat down for a while watching in the direction of the Hulk. A little while later it started running again so we started to go back over... Tom decided to wait for me in the Lost Continent because we had a 6:00 reservation at Mythos, and I figured I had just enough time to run over, ride Hulk, and run back before dinner. WRONG! I get to Hulk, call Tom on the cell to let him know I'm in line, get to the point in the line where the Express Pass people go one way and single riders go the other way when the guy there tells me they aren't taking single riders. Then I hear the "technical difficulties" thing again... it's POURING again and I'm on the opposite side of the park from Tom and Mythos. I call Tom back and tell him what he already knows... no Hulk for me. At this point I'm pretty pissed so I take off my socks and put them in my pockets (because I do NOT want to walk around in wet socks twice in one day) take off my T-shirt (no you pervs... I had on a tank top under it) and rolled it up tight. I want to try to keep it as dry as possible. I stick the T-shirt ball under my tank and take off running through our second monsoon of the weekend. I stopped off at Mythos on the way and cancelled our reservation because at this point I am just NOT in the mood and they thanked me for letting them know. I guess a lot of people just don't show up. I make it back to Tom and we sit there a bit waiting for the rain to stop. *sigh* At least I had a partially dry shirt to put on.
After the rain eased up a little we decided to call it a day. I had a couple stops to make... Vera wanted another bottle of Joe Perry's Mango Peach Tango sauce from the Hard Rock and I had to go back to Universal to get our stuff from the locker.
So we went back to the room... changed clothes again and went out for dinner. That was a whole other nightmare... all I can say is AVOID Sizzler on International Drive on Sunday night!
Now I'm back in Miami hoping to get back to Universal before the end of the year and hoping for better weather when I do get there...
Don't get me wrong... I had fun. Just not as much fun as I had hoped for.
Till next time...
We arrived in Orlando early Friday evening (June 23rd) and after checking in at the Travelodge - International Drive we went over to City Walk for dinner and a movie. We had a great dinner at Margaritaville and saw The Omen 666. While waiting for our table we picked up a couple of rum runners from Margaritaville's outdoor drink window. After being seated I decided I wasn't really happy with my drink so I gave it to Tom and ordered a (much better) "Don't Stop the Carnival" strawberry, banana, mango daiquiri. I had the Cuban Meatloaf Survival sandwich and fries for dinner and it was sooooo good. I wish now I had gone back for another one before we left. Tom had the Bayou shrimp pasta and practically licked his plate clean.
I thought they did a really good job on the remake of The Omen. The kid was creepy enough and Mia Farrow was great as the nanny.
After the movie we headed back to the hotel because we had an early start ahead of us on Saturday.
The next day we started out at 8:00 am and went to Universal first. We did the Shrek 4-D show first because Tom hadn't seen it and if you don't do it early you'll spend half your day in line for it later. Another thing you need to do early is Jaws. Lines get really long later in the day for that one. I talked Tom into riding Revenge of the Mummy with me once. We did MIB: Alien Attack... I love that ride! Twister is still great too... we also caught the Fear Factor Live show.
We started to get hungry in the afternoon and decided to head over to Islands and grab a sandwich at Blondie's. But first I had to stop by and visit my old friend the Incredible Hulk. So I run over to the single rider line and after a few technical difficulties (a small rain shower) I finally got to ride my favorite coaster. I had a turkey sandwich for lunch that was really good and Tom had the Dagwood... he was not impressed. Said it was only a so-so sandwich... nothing to write home about.
And then it happened...
Monsoon!!!
It started pouring at around 2:30 while we were having lunch. Thunder and lightning like crazy! After we finished eating we RAN over to a gift shop across the "street" from Blondie's and I bought us a couple of ponchos. We decided then it was probably a good idea to head back over to the theater and catch another movie. We hoped by the time it was over the rain would have stopped and we could get back to business... roller coaster business!
But... we picked a really bad movie... Cars. Normally I like those Pixar animated movies but I just couldn't get into this one. Maybe the fact that I REALLY don't like NASCAR had something to do with it. I was also freezing because my clothes were soaked and the theater had their air conditioner on full blast. We ended up leaving not long after the movie started and went back to the hotel to change clothes.
A couple hours later it stopped raining and we went back to the park until closing time. We stood in line way too long for the new High in the Sky Trolley Train Ride, but it was cute and I told Tom that if we got there early enough the next day I would like to ride it again because it's actually 2 rides that go on separate tracks around different parts of the park.
We had a great dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe Saturday night. I had their ribs and chicken combo with Joe's Bloody Mary (made with Joe Perry's Mango Peach Tango hot sauce) and Tom had a NY Strip.
Then it was back to the hotel we go...
Sunday's forecast wasn't looking so good. On Saturday it had been a 40% chance of rain and we got a monsoon... Sunday's was 60%...
So we packed up the ponchos and got another early start on Sunday. This time we went to Islands first and rode the Amazing Adventures of Spider-man first. When we came out it was drizzling rain a little so we figured since we were going to get wet anyway we might as well ride Popeye and Bluto's Bilge Rat Barges. No one else was there so we had the boat to ourselves... and when the ride was over and we were thoroughly soaked, the guy on the dock asked if we wanted to go again... so of course we did... and again... we rode 3 times in a row before we had enough. Next we went back to Seuss' Landing to ride the trolley again... I don't envy whoever had to sit in our soggy seats on the next ride.
I rode Dueling Dragons next... Fire first, then Ice. I still prefer Fire... it seems to be a much smoother ride.
We got tired of the soaking wet clothes and each bought a pair of new shorts to change into and decided to go over to Universal for a while. We rented a locker for our wet clothes and started making the rounds. We did the single rider line for MIB a couple times and I got my highest score yet: 469,975! Yay! I took a solo ride on the Mummy and we cooled off on the ET Adventure. We watched the Beetlejuice Graveyard Revue show and it was great. I don't know why I'd never done that before...
After that we went back to Islands because I really wanted to ride the Hulk coaster again. I told Tom I expected it to start raining at any time because we had put the ponchos in the locker over at Universal. Unfortunately when we got there the Hulk coaster had been shut down again... it seems there was lightning in the area or something...so I went back to Spider-man. Then we walked back over to the Lost Continent area to see if the Dragons were running... no luck. So we walked over to the Jurassic Park Discovery Center and sat down for a while watching in the direction of the Hulk. A little while later it started running again so we started to go back over... Tom decided to wait for me in the Lost Continent because we had a 6:00 reservation at Mythos, and I figured I had just enough time to run over, ride Hulk, and run back before dinner. WRONG! I get to Hulk, call Tom on the cell to let him know I'm in line, get to the point in the line where the Express Pass people go one way and single riders go the other way when the guy there tells me they aren't taking single riders. Then I hear the "technical difficulties" thing again... it's POURING again and I'm on the opposite side of the park from Tom and Mythos. I call Tom back and tell him what he already knows... no Hulk for me. At this point I'm pretty pissed so I take off my socks and put them in my pockets (because I do NOT want to walk around in wet socks twice in one day) take off my T-shirt (no you pervs... I had on a tank top under it) and rolled it up tight. I want to try to keep it as dry as possible. I stick the T-shirt ball under my tank and take off running through our second monsoon of the weekend. I stopped off at Mythos on the way and cancelled our reservation because at this point I am just NOT in the mood and they thanked me for letting them know. I guess a lot of people just don't show up. I make it back to Tom and we sit there a bit waiting for the rain to stop. *sigh* At least I had a partially dry shirt to put on.
After the rain eased up a little we decided to call it a day. I had a couple stops to make... Vera wanted another bottle of Joe Perry's Mango Peach Tango sauce from the Hard Rock and I had to go back to Universal to get our stuff from the locker.
So we went back to the room... changed clothes again and went out for dinner. That was a whole other nightmare... all I can say is AVOID Sizzler on International Drive on Sunday night!
Now I'm back in Miami hoping to get back to Universal before the end of the year and hoping for better weather when I do get there...
Don't get me wrong... I had fun. Just not as much fun as I had hoped for.
Till next time...
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