Several months ago, my late, great friend Dr. M Susan Cronin asked me if I’d write about her after she was gone. “I don’t want to be forgotten,” she said. Susan was so wise about so many things, it’s hard to imagine that she didn’t have a better sense of how unforgettable she truly was. …
Category: Remembrances
Carl Ervin and a Point Guard’s Vision
Carl Ervin once wrote in my Cleveland High School yearbook, “Thanks for making me famous.” Over the years, I tried to argue with Erv that it was quite the other way around. But he loved to debate, and I figured that one day we’d be rocking on a porch having the same discussion over and …
‘When You’re a Freak, Freaky Things Happen to You’
The headline to this post is one of the greatest lines ever uttered to me during an interview. You probably don't even have to guess from whom it came. I could go on a Shaqilicious rampage here, but I had my time and so did Shaquille O'Neal. Since he announced his retirement from pro ball, …
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