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January 12, 2005
The People's Champ Speaks!
Errr, I hadn't heard "The Sultan of Slot"
I'm beginning to feel borderline ashamed by the frequency of my Philadelphia Eagles-related posts. Not that I post that frequently (I don't). And not that there's anything wrong with blogging about one's preferred entertainment product(s). (There isn't.) It's just that when I do post, it seems to be about the Eagles. But what with the playoffs and my ticket to said NFC Divisional Playoff this Sunday, The Birds are monopolizing more than their fair share of my Internet time. (So there.)
[N.B.: I have refrained from posting about The History of the Eagles DVD set, their playoff marketing campaign ("One Team, One City, One Dream") AND Bringing The Heat, journalist Mark Bowden's (of Blackhawk Down and Killing Pablo fame!) account of the 1992 Eagles season. So far.]
Anyhoo, one of the big stories heading into Sunday's game is how effectively Eagles receiver Freddie Mitchell will fill in for missing superstar Terrell Owens. Though Mr. Mitchell has enjoyed, ahem, limited success in his first three seasons with the Eagles, he has never lacked for confidence (even if it reeks of insecure posturing). Mitchell sat for an interview with the Eagles web site today. As loyal Fredex fans might expect, hilarity ensued:
PE.COM: Any current travel plans?
FM: I'm going to go to Africa to see Virginia Falls with (actor) Jaleel White and (Major League Soccer's) Freddy Adu. We're going to Freddy's hometown. We're going to go see where he was born. That's all I do is travel. I like to see how different cultures are.
That's right. Freddie is looking forward to going to Africa with Urkel. And Freddy Adu. They'll discuss the different spellings of their first names on the plane! "All I do is travel." Personally, in terms of Eagles wide receivers, I preferred the kind where all they did "was catch touchdown passes." Even if they did have serious drug problems.
Also, Freddie discusses country line dancing(!), Mariah Carey(!), and his upcoming cameos on various TV shows(!!!!). All that's missing is some extensive third-person self-referencing. Pure genius!
Posted by thatkid at January 12, 2005 8:38 PM under
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