Favorite Pictures

Category: Women's Basketball

I selected the favorite pictures of women's basketball in action. Basically, the pictures tells thousands of words. Some pictures made me mad. Some pictures made me feel great. Some pictures made me feel I want to heckle at the opposing teams. Enjoy!

This one on your left is none other than Dawn Staley. I love the posture she brought on the court. Like me, she is only 5'6, but she terrified many players on the court with her court awareness. Like it or not, she can burn you down so fast.

The next picture is none other than Daphne Hawkins and Donna Holt who quickly made me fall in love with Virginia Cavaliers when I first saw them on the court in '86.

This one on the right is none other than Donna Holt and Daphne Hawkins, they were known as the "Blitz Sisters of Women's Basketball" in mid-80s. Donna and Daphne tends to destroy their opponents in the first 15 minutes of the game in order to coast to a huge margins. They were quick, agile and smooth to a point where I was impressed.

My first game was North Carolina State, Virginia tipped the ball to Kirsten Andersen who gave it to Donna Holt for the length of the court towards the basket but dished it out to Daphne Hawkins who banked in with a layup to start the game. But with 16 minutes left to go in the first half, the socre reads: UVA 27 NCSU 3. That's how blitz it was for Holt & Hawkins.

This picture on your left is awesome. Clemson's Cheron Wells attempted to go against the formidable defense of Virginia Cavaliers' Twin Towers, Cheron is 5'4, the Twin Towers is 6'5 with its long arms -- there is no way that Cheron can do something about it.

Actually, Cheron Wells is insane. She seemed not to perform well against different teams but she seemed to excelled against Virginia -- perhaps because of its reputation and name that invigorated her to play well. IN this game, Cheron played so well that they nearly upset Virginia but lost by 4, 85-81.

This is the second picture of Heather Burge, a 6'5 post player who went down on Stanford's Julie Zeilstra in an attempt to catch the erratic rebound. I liked this picture because I cannot stand Julie Zeilstra -- it is fun seeing her crashing down on Zeilstra!

Julie Zeilistra was one of starting five for Stanford who propelled Stanford to the national championship in 1990. She was sophomore. Then a year later, she had a ruptured disc in her back. After that, she totally vanished. Never heard of her ... again.

This picture on the left is something I liked -- Mimi McKinney heckled at UNC players after the 105-100 triple overtime win. Virginia's Mimi McKinney had a school-record 48 points.

I sometimes feel like Mimi when it comes to adversity -- and I have friends on my side as well. I'm so Mimi McKinney sometimes.

This is the first of two pictures that I have of Ohio State's Katie Smith who cajoled and roughened on players, especially against Virginia, in the NCAA Tournament '93. As of now, you can find Katie Smith playing for Minnesota Lynx.

This bitch knocked down my favorite girl, Dena Evans. Dena is talented Texan guard who also was the Rhodes Scholar at Virginia. Smart one. Gutsy, fast and hard-working point guard for Virginia. At 5'5, it is easy to see Dena getting trashed by 6'0 Katie Smith.

On your left is the second picture of two containing Katie Smith -- she broke out in heavy guffaw when Virginia Cavaliers' Charleata Beale got called for a foul.

Interesting tidbit about Charleata Beale, she is the Head Coach of Women's Basketball and Volleyball at Goucher College, a school that played against Gallaudet in the same conference.

This is the last picture. Whew. This is probably one of fewest pictures that I can relate to. Look at Wendy Palmer on your right as she tried to position herself to set up for a quick basket. Look at her smile, she is up to something. Always up to something else.

Just like me.

In this particular NCAA Tournament game versus Louisiana Tech in Storrs, Connecticut -- Virginia fell behind as many as 12 and was down by 10 at the half. Then in the second half, Palmer dominated the paint as the Cavaliers came back to upset Louisiana Tech by one, 62-61.

Hope you guys enjoyed these assortments of pics. Up next is the narcissitic me in my childhood era.

Cheers,

R-

A Reminder for Bitch Session VII

Friday is the deadline of ... Bitch Session VII! After collecting the information, it shall be posted on July 1st or 2nd. E-mail me at Ridor9th@gmail.com if you want to bitch at someone else.

Once again, no names and email addresses would be revealed. I already got some threats from people via the emails to reveal the source, it is hilarious! The purpose of Bitch Session is to antagonize others with funny remarks. That's it.

Cheers,

R-

Guess Who She Was?

I'm heading out to take a dip in the swimming pool. It is going to be 7 days straight that I get to swim in someone's pool. Exhilarating and I needed that!

Here is the picture that I scanned and wanted to share -- perhaps, my subconscious wanted to prove that I once dated a woman. Hereby, this picture is the proof. We dated and went to a restaurant that has a photo booth -- she insisted that I go with her into that -- and that she gets to sit on my lap. It was awkward experience for me as a guy who were not sure about his sexuality.

She was sweet, graceful, smart and enjoyable person to hang out. She was the last girl I ever had a date. Oh, yeah, I'm using the past tense on her because she is dead for a long time.

Can you guess who she is?

R-

P.S. I just discovered that this fax machine has the scanner programmed -- which means ... fun stuff to check the tidbits in my childhood! Stay tuned.

What?!

Murderball: I saw this in Toronto everywhere and I mentally reminded myself to check this out and I did. Zupan is so hot. I hope this film is going to be captioned! Or I'll be so mad for weeks.

Is MTA Stupid? In New York, they are contemplating about setting up the rules to ban the walking through the subway cars, c'mon! Let's be serious -- do you think the MTA will enforce this? It is the New York style. Leave it alone. When the trains shake violently while people tried to step between the cars and fell out, shit happens. Life moves on.

Austin's Real World I: Once again, the legion of stupid 7 twinks/pretty girls are getting tiresome. IN the last decade, not even a Deaf, blind or disabled person gets to be on the show! Danny is pathetic. He is worried about his looks more than the ramifications of his left eye socket which is damaged badly in a fight. He deserved to be knocked down or two for his antics.

Mel is so fucking whore. At first, I liked her. But only after 2nd show, I cannot stand her. I'm like, "Get gonorrhea already!"

Austin's Real World II: I hate this building! It is so ... obese.

Average Joe II: Amazing show! It has an interesting twist -- pretty redhead girl eliminated 6 average joes and the producers secretly pulled one of six rejects for a complete makeover with everything needed -- meanwhile, the remaining 12 Average Joes had to deal with the sudden participants -- the muscular men who wanted to trample the average Joes for Anna, the pretty redhead girl. Somehow, the rejected one who is going through the complete makeover will show up in the process -- let's see if Anna will ... choose the average Joe. The last time, the stupid slut chose the muscular guy who in turned his back on the bitch by taking a million dollars for himself.

Go figure.

Tweakers by Frank Sanello: Manny told me about this book by Frank Sanello that it is terrifying thing to read. I read it and gobbled the whole book in two days. It was terrifying -- Meth is much worse than any drugs and there is no treatment plan for it! In other words, do it, you're finished. Try it, my enemies.

One particular part that shocked me is that one nurse who is hooked on meth claimed that many nurses and doctors are on it in order to continue doing the work at the hospitals! Actually, there are many parts that surprised and did not surprise me about this, that and there in the book. It is recommended for anyone who is curious about the meth and its impact on Gay America.

R-

Adrian's Words & The Speeding Ticket

Adrian's Comments: Adrian wrote this up for me. He's cool dude. I must add something -- Adrian's twin brother made a scrapbook of Roger & Adrian growing up. Adrian showed it to me and I looked through ... I noticed the pattern, Adrian's smile seems to be very natural after the birth to the age of 14 or 15, his smiles, after the age of 15ish, seemed to be doctored. I asked Adrian, "Did you practice to smile before the mirror when you were a teenager?" Adrian turned beet red and nodded in shock. He asked me how I knew. I told him that I can tell the differences in smiles. Still, today, he still has that doctored smile -- gorgeous one, though.

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It was an absolute treat having Ridor around Toronto for Pride weekend. The empress has a strong presence and a fabulous entourage of a court jester, queen, soldier, artist, and scholar. They took Toronto by storm. Friday night there was a spectacle everybody 'missed'.. A deaf guy barking at another deaf guy, very LOUDLY before running off. I wished Ridor wasn't away for the moment because he had been positioned in front of me most of time and mosrt certainly would have seen the dog-fag fight behind me. Torontoians enjoyed Ridor's endless stream of sensational stories, the stories were well-verified and witnessed by others in tow.

I applaud Ridor. On Saturday night, we saw a deaf guy refused entry to a bar because he had cut in-line. Ridor surmised that a hearing person must have narked, tattled, ratted, told on him.. Then next night, same line up, Ridor seemed opportunisitic as 2 hearies cut in front of us. He gestured clearly to the cut-inners to get BACK of line up. No agreement. He told the bouncer. True-biz! the cut-inners got kicked out of line.

-Adrian

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29 degrees Down: In the mini-van which we all rented en route to Toronto and back to the District, Merritt and I whined that it was 102f degrees (39c degrees) in Niagara Falls. We turned the air conditioning on while he drove all the way on the interstate highway in New York while I sat in the back reading the non-fiction book, "Tweakers" -- more on this later -- Merritt and I joked about things that comes to our minds while Manny and Phil slept. Suddenly, there was a storm looming -- we looked at our digital temperature in our mini-van, it went from 102f (39c) to 73f (33c) in span of 15 minutes -- absolutely amazing.

Then shortly, he zoomed past the cop hiding behind some damned bush at 92 mph. Needless to say, we were pulled off by the county police officer with the purple bow on his hat. I grimaced, grinned and snickered as Merritt gave his infamous look as the cop asked him for his stuff. I told Merritt that I cannot stop grimace because there is something about challenging the authority figures that sets me off. But this guy was so cute. No gold ring. Nice. Oh, he's wearing that "livestrong" bracelet. A turn-off. I smiled as I turned back to see the cop's car. I saw the camcorder with the red light being turn on. I turned to Merritt and said, "Want me to fling a bird sign?"

Merritt widened his eyes and spoke to me through the rearview window, "Don't you dare!" I smiled. I did not do it. He got the citation. But no price on how much it is -- he has to send it in then find out the exact amount for going 92 on 65. Before Merritt could ask any question, the cop fled the scene, perhaps to avoid dealing with Deaf persons. Fuck 'em.

R-

Yes! Canada Is Now Civilized

Canada is now civilized, way ahead of the United States. It is now the world's 3rd country to legalize the same-sex marriage after the House of Commons sailed with 158-133 margin.

Thanks, now I know who to marry if I want to.

R-

Few Politics To Backstab

Sen. David Dreier (R-Calif) At It Again! This Congressman has a thing for little boys. He is staunchy Republican conservative who manipulated his voters by having the complete support of local newspaper who refused to publish the possible conflict of interests about David's activities. David hired his boyfriend to be the Chief of Staff in his office and is reportedly one of the highest paid members of Congress. Together, they travelled to more than 30 countries in 5 years.

It was well known secret that David employed twinky interns in his office for him to oogle and hit on. Just like Clinton with Lewinsky. Where is the outrage? David Dreier hired another twink as an intern at the Capitol Hill.

What Is Freedom? In Toronto. Delta Chelsea Hotel. After Paul finished reading Toronto's premier newspaper, The Globe and Mail, I took it to read it leisurely like my father frequently did -- in bathroom. Yes, I read while I shit. I saw the article which Simon Houpt wrote about the condemnation of International Freedom Center [Registration required]. You can see LimeShit, another Roehmosexual blogger who is actively trying to derail the decisions of New Yorkers to set up the IFC to explore the issues that led to the destruction of World Trade Center.

Simon wrote, "So in this place dedicated to freedom, where the principal new building will rise a symbolic 1,776-feet (the date of the Declaration of Independence) and he called the Freedom Tower, you will have the freedom to say anything you want, as long as they approve." Emphasis mine.

And the best part is that he concluded, "You can write a play, draw a drawing and dance a dance about that. You're just not free to say it in the International Freedom Center."

LimeShit, along with many filthy Republicans, dirty Conservatives and disgusting Xians are impudent for trying to restrict what can be used and said in the International Freedom Center. You simply cannot name it "freedom" if you restrict the parts of lively forums. That simply trashed the true purpose of freedom, insolent freaks.

Ten Commandments In Texas: So it is allowed to be set up in the statehouse. All right. Ask a Republican, Conservative or Xian to list the Ten Commandments. Bet you few dollars that they can go as far as 4 or 6. What is the whole point, though?

Saw This In Local Newspaper In Norristown: Someone wrote a letter to the editor of Times-Herald, it reads: "Remember this country is based not on Democracy, it is based on Republic."

Roehmosexuals Strike Back: Bruce Carroll, the owner of hapless fagpatriot.org decided to ban another blog-reader (he claimed that I'm the first one -- but I can still comment on his blogsite if I want to) from commenting on his blogsite. I never liked Bruce Carroll. He should fuck his PatriotPooch to show Rick Santorum that he is right about Man-Dog thing ... I think DemenseLord is interesting character, though. People needs to read Sullywatch to see what kind of person Bruce Carroll is all about.

Also, like I mentioned earlier -- I was in Toronto Gay Pride -- I was disheartened to see so many HIV positive men with the faces that you can see being wasted by the side effects of HIV medications. Their bodies bloated. And they still stare at others in lusty manner. I'm like, "Go to the hospice, already!" Yes, that is hostile remark for me to say. With the Meth Abuse going at an all-time high, the exposure to the virus is getting out of control once again. Something has to be said. Even if it is ugly approach. Shock value is needed to jolt the people back to reality.

Andrew Sullivan is HIV positive who als barebacked -- he is also conservative Republican (despite the fact that he is British citizen!) -- he wrote a stupid article about how sorry he is to be still alive and not sick. Well, we should not try to demonize people who got HIV/AIDS but let's face this -- it is not cool being sick. Andrew wrote this:

"I’m sorry. At the tender age of 41—a year longer than I once thought I would live—I have never felt better. HIV transformed my life, made me a better and braver writer, prompted me to write the first big book pushing marriage rights, got me to take better care of my health, improved my sex life, and deepened my spirituality.

Deepened his spirituality by barebacking more? By going to leather events more? Is it fun to fuck a guy's ass whose had not shit a concrete turd in years? Andrew, tell me if it's fun fucking a guy with diarrhea.

R-