Breaking News! Amhalise Casting ( www.amhalisecasting.com ) is having a casting call for a Converse commercial this Saturday, July 31st from 10am to 4pm. They are looking for kids ages 12 to 18 who can dribble. The details are as follows:
This is a SAG (Screen Actors Guild) commercial thus will be paying union rates if one of the kids is chosen for the commercial. ($500 for the day, $2000 for cable use, as well as additional fees).
The casting will take place on Saturday at ENDEAVOR STUDIOS. ENDEAVOR STUDIOS is located on 12 w 21st street 4th fl between 5th and 6th aves in Manhattan.
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Red Bull had its 2on2 Revolution Tour this past weekend on 135th street in Harlem where it awarded $2,000 to the best two man basketball team in the City. The Tour hit Boston the previous week and is slated to travel to Philadelphia and Baltimore next. After the Shock Exchange's game in Brower was cancelled due to the heat, Coach Baker rushed up to Harlem with his gym shoes and old school moves from the 1970's. However, by the time he got there the event was over and the Lincoln Park had been cleared out. It all seemed academic anyway as Kenny Satterfield, current NYC streetball legend and former Cincinatti Bearcat, teamed up with Nakiea Miller (former Sacramento King) teamed up to take the Chip. Keep reading for the highlight video.
Terrell Owens and Chad Ochocinco visited Rucker Park yesterday during their stay in the NYC. "Miles High" did the honors . . . You dunk on athletes? I start to laugh again . . . what's your last name . . . Kardashian?
In June legendary value investor, Warren Buffett, was called by Congress to testify on the financial crisis. Bufett is one of the most respected investors in the world and is known for his philosophy of investing only in those businesses you understand. "If you can't explain a company's business model to a six year old, then you shouldn't invest in it". Due to his firm's investment in Moody's, Buffett was expected to be a key person to help get to the bottom (no pun intended) of the housing/financial crisis and the role that credit agencies played. The gist of Buffett's testimony was that he also did not see the financial crisis coming. However, if he had followed the New York Shock Exchange's advice on the economy, housing and ultimately the Market, Buffett could have avoided the crisis >> http://clicky.me/4WW . Below are Buffett's comments on the crisis in June 2010 vs. the Shock Exchange's predictions of the crisis in March 2008:
So the war of words continues. Dan Gilbert reacts to Lebron's decision to bolt Cleveland for Miami by calling him a "coward" and a "traitor". Jessie Jackson defends Lebron by saying Gilbert's comments were inappropriate and that the NBA should investigate further. I thought Gilbert would fall back but my man showed some heart and came back at Jackson with the following response, which of course I had to put in laymen's terms.
I strongly disagree with Rev. Jesse Jackson's recent comments
INTERPRETATION: Gilbert strong disagrees with Jesse Jackson's comments. He doesn't offer up any emperical evidence to the contrary . . . we'll just have to take his word for it.
It's summer in New York City and you know what that means . . . humidity, open fire hydrants to stay cool and outdoor basketball tournaments. You literally cannot pass a park in the NYC without seeing games in progress. Yesterday the Shock Exchange returned to Brower Park to pay a visit to Lennie and Slick, after a two year hiatus. We looked like a bigger, hungrier version of our former selves. You knew it was serious when Coach Baker came out in camouflage shorts, Shock Exchange Comes to Harlem Tee, throwback Pumas and his signature black socks . . . C'mon son you know that stuff doesn't match son . . . you look grimy son. We faced off against the Unique All-Stars out of Long Island. We displayed our signature man-to-man defense but it was a Mexican standoff in the first half. Both teams matched the other's athleticism and neither one could gain any momentum. In the second half the Shock Exchange turned up the heat, held a 6-8 point lead for most of the game and walked away with a double digit victory. Everybody contributed and it was a balanced attack on both ends. Abou lead us offensively, on the receiving end of dimes from DeSean, Nick and Tymeek. DeSean and Ralphie put on a defensive clinic, locking down their man and flying to the ball out in space. Meanwhile, Shumba, Abou, etc. were generally bodying everybody to own the glass and deter dribble drives.
Dan Gilbert is apparently still seething over Lebron James' decision to bolt Cleveland for Miami. Immediately after Lebron's announcement on ESPN, Gilbert wrote a scathing letter to Cavs fans http://clicky.me/rOE , calling Lebron a "traitor". In an interview with the Associated Press, Gilbert had these things to say:
It's accountability time for James. He has gotten a free pass.
INTERPRETATION: I am pissed. I know some things about James that would damage his reputation, his squeaky clean image and ultimately, his endorsement money. The fact that all these years, I enabled Lebron and gave him and his posse special treatment makes his departure all the more hurtful. I feel like a fool.
You think you go hard? While other NBA players are on vacation, sleeping, holding press conferences, etc., Rose, Mayo and Evans are in a hot gym somewhere putting the work in. I found this video of these guys going hard over at www.dimemag.com . The only thing I find more amazing than the video is the fact that those three guys, who also compete at the same position, also work out together. I would never (never ever?), never ever, let a competitor see my work out routine or get to know anything about me. In the Art of War, I prefer the element of surprise.
After a two year hiatus the Shock Exchange is set to return to Brower Park. We participated as 12U and 13U in one of the best outdoor events in Brooklyn. We took our lumps but we gave as good as we got. We are a bigger, more skilled 15U version of our former selves but will be "playing up" in the 16U division. If we want to get better we have to go through the fire. In the hardscrabble streets of Brooklyn, there is nowhere to run . . . nowhere to hide. Like they say, "that which doesn't kill you makes you stronger" . . . at least I hope so. For pictures of the baby-faced Shock Exchange keep reading.
Unless you have been living under a rock, you already know that Lebron James chose to play with the Miami Heat next year. In the process he also broke the hearts of fans in several other cities, especially Cleveland. I have seen fans reacts to losing star players to other teams or to retirement, but Cleveland's reaction takes the cake. I guess Lebron's one hour special on ESPN, The Decision, only added to the high stakes drama. To add insult to injury, Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert wrote an open letter to Cavs fans ( http://bit.ly/9MjmNZ ) , blasting Lebron for his "betrayal". For my interpretation of Gilbert's letter, keep reading.
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Dan Gilbert is apparently still seething over Lebron James' decision to bolt Cleveland for Miami. Immediately after Lebron's announcement on ESPN, Gilbert wrote a scathing letter to Cavs fans 
