First of all, let me apologize to all of our loyal followers for the last 949 days without a post. That’s uncalled for and I don’t know what I could ever do to make it up to you. For those of you wondering how someone could empty-handedly look for an update for almost 1,000 days straight, I cordially invite you to step inside my mind for about twelve hours.
Secondly, please allow me to introduce the new format of the blog, including both its name and its vision. We are now SHARPsquares, an idea born out of my and my friends many drunken nights of wondering why we follow other people. You’ll notice the vision of the blog has changed a bit – we no longer solely focus on music and lyrics but also sports, specifically sports gambling. That’s not to say that music and lyrics aren’t still what make us tick, it’s just that we’re adding a second focus in order to accommodate what we spend the rest of our time doing.
Some of you may initially ask what “Where sports and music play food and shelter” truly means. To me that answer is simple – these are the two things in this world to the contributing members of this blog that mean the most (besides the obligatory answers of God, family, friends, in no particular order). Food and shelter is a given; however, without sports and music, I’m not sure where my life or my conversations with others would play out. I imagine I would’ve probably already finished Game of Thrones long before HBO decided to start it, and I would probably be able to compare and contrast the un-read Lord of the Rings trilogy against it (stripped-of-all-pleasures-in-life-Mike likes to believe Game of Thrones would still kill it). I would probably watch even more TV than I already do, and trust me when I say there’s no DVR on Earth yet created to handle that load. I would probably like politics. I would probably be able to say when Brian Williams was having an off-night. I may even subscribe to the local paper (forgive us archaic means of news for we know not what we do). I would probably be more attractive in my wife’s eyes.
In my honest opinion, music is what moves us and sports are what keep us moving (I should probably TacoMark that immediately). So what better way to celebrate both than to combine them into one spot, into one site? I say all of this fully aware that some people are only here for one or the other, which is great but not exactly the target market we’re going after. My usual afternoon of doing anything but work consists of the following four websites: Kentucky Sports Radio, Entertainment Weekly, Yahoo, and ESPN. From there I can scope out anything from a line-moving key injury to a Kardashian divorce plot to the newest Mumford and Sons unreleased. It’s what I do. And I hope with this, we can make SHARPsquares what you do.
Now for the disclaimers – the fine print on what can you expect and what you can’t count on:
1.) We will always be honest. In our reviews, our previews, and our biased views, we will always give you exactly what we’re thinking with no holds barred. The day that ends will be the day we end.
2.) We will mostly be wrong. I’ve seen “Two For The Money” and Matthew McConaughey’s character was just as worse off rich and right as he was poor and nobody. If your mortgage payment relies on one of our second predictions, the bad outcome doesn’t lie with us, it lies with you and your problem. We only provide these as a way to measure yourself against people like you, not as selections to risk your entire weekend/life on. Any chance you take on something we do is entirely on your hands and we disclaim all liability and fault associated.
3.) We will always be legal. Gambling is not legal in this state and most every state in the country. We simply like to see how we would fare if we did take a chance on these games. There’s no greater feeling than bragging rights and that’s all we’re aiming for here. If you’re fortunate enough to legally “rent” a team for full ticks of the clock, best of luck to you and we wish we could join you. What we’re doing here is providing an outlet to those who know State University is going to win, they just want to measure how great of a predictor they are by tracking how much they’re going to win by.
4.) We will be biased, homers, single-minded, and uncultured. Everything you read on this site has to be taken with a grain of salt. We love our teams, we love our bands, and we love our opinions. We guarantee they will not always align with exactly what you think. That’s what makes the Internet great. But PLEASE, PLEASE, comment on everything. Lead the conversation.
5.) We want our parents to read this blog. This means we expect our parents to read this blog and we will conduct ourselves in a way that only borderline offends them. What we ask of you is to do the same (assuming your parents have souls and/or morals).
6.) We will have fun. Which means you should have fun reading this. If this became even your second or third stop on a daily basis, our mission is accomplished.
I’ve probably already forgotten two or three of the most important rules, but space is limited and I’m really pissed at the guy who invented this new type of keyboard with the small “Backspace” bar (or a left arrow as he likes to represent it by).
If this post is only read by me and the rest of the administrators of this site, so be it. I love the font of my own type as much as the sound of my own voice. But I hope this initial reboot is looked upon in a few years as a huge moment for us and the many who read our site daily.
Thank you for participating in conversations once limited to a small group of people. Let’s do this.
MBZ
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