Jason Clinkscales - like there should be anything else.
Seriously, sports, family, friends and that Big Baller in the Sky. That's pretty much it. Boring, isn't it? Come see me and you'll see that those are all I need.
Music
Rap (89-97), Rock (well, until the end of 2001) are the predominant. I remember when R&B used to be good before everyone decided to be a mix of H-Town and 'Fiddy'. I recall when alternative wasn't a curse word. I loved when rappers (sort of) earned the right to be cocky before they added it to compensate for weak delivery. I used to be extremely passionate about music, but as I have grown older, I have discovered that music of a certain time of your life sticks with you depending on your personality. So for myself, let's erase about 97.6% of the music of this millenium.
Movies
A damn good comedy, drama, thriller or biopic. I don't have a favorite that stands out, but if Edward Norton, Denzel Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, Tom Hanks or Charlize Theron are in a movie, I'll be there. However, nothing beats The Waterboy.
And this...
Black Hammer, White Lightning
Television
I am a sportswriter by trade, so you know what takes precedent. However, my world will stop due to the following: ABC 7 Eyewitness News (I mean, have you seen those ladies?!?!), a Law & Order or Without a Trace marathon, insert USA show here, any of those Modern Marvels or Extreme Engineering type of shows, RAW, Smackdown, Teen Titans and reruns of Martin, Boy Meets World or the infamous Saved by the Bell episode... oh, come on, you know which one.
DON'T EVER mention the following: Flavor of Love, I Love New York, oh, screw it, damn near anything on VH1 or MTV. I'll watch angioplasty instead.
Yet, there is nothing better than unscripted and unintentional comedy.... and these.....
Books
In the Woods by Tana French, The Blind Side by Michael Lewis, Forty Million Dollar Slaves by Bill Rhoden, Stepping Up: The Story of Curt Flood and His Fight for Baseball Players' Rights by Alex Belth (who I interviewed last year), Sports Inc. by Phil Schaaf, Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, The Punch by John Feinstein, Next Man Up also by John Feinstein, Dreams of My Father by Barack Obama, Unforgivable Blackness - The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson by Geoffrey C. Ward... I've read at least 50 books in the last 3+ years, but can't remember them all. Certain sports books (including anything about the business), biographies and historical non-fiction (no, that's not a contradiction).
Heroes
As corny as it may sound, my parents... for better or worse. "Bobby", I'll see you soon.
Also... this guy...
Jason's Details
Status:
Single
Orientation:
Straight
Hometown:
New York City
Body type:
5' 7"
Ethnicity:
Black / African descent
Zodiac Sign:
Cancer
Education:
College graduate
Occupation:
Sportswriter, The Icon, Undersized Power Forward
Jason's Schools
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ
Graduated: N/A
Student status: Alumni
Degree: None
Major: Sports in American Culture
Minor: Introduction to Urban Studies
Clubs: Proud to have attended, even if it was for a summer.
2003 to 2003
Babson College
Wellesley,Massachusetts
Graduated: 2004
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Business Management
Minor: Marketing
Clubs: Babson College Radio... I was kinda involved, you could say. IDB 4 Life
2000 to 2004
Bronx Hs Of Sci
Bronx,New York
Graduated: 2000
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Major: 4 years of BS - and I mean BS
Minor: Minored in Getting the F*** Out!
Clubs: I must have been the only person in Science who actually went for the education... dammit!
About me: First of all... time to shamelessly plug myself. Peep A Sports Scribe. This is MANDATORY!
Secondly, for my Bostonians. I love it!
Next, btoibc[or'qbfv9[tbasccvphntqbvp[f'bwvtg... just 'cuz.
Continuing the theme of greatness... this is TREmendous
Next, I'm not on here much these days. Why? Because I'm too great to be tracked down like that.
Finally, watch this...
Be better than you were yesterday. Or at least try.
It's easy to give up when things haven't gone as planned or when the cast of characters in the story change a bit. Yet, the real challenges are how to make the best of what's in front of you. Flaunting, dancing and talking change nothing. Hustling, fighting and pushing change plenty. More than that, faith allows for change. Faith in self coupled with faith up high make for better days. So if you're at the club and you're feeling yourself or if you are importing candy to the Port of Miami, stand to the side. In 2007, the driven thrived. In 2008, their faith was tested and rewarded. In 2009, they will find vindication in what and who they believe in and fight for.
The Mastermind's like Con Ed. I'm On It.
Uptown 4 Life
I'm not hard to find...
Who I'd like to meet:
As I become accilimated as a sports scribe and some form of a professional, I'll meet interesting people as I come along. So no need for a definitive list... plus, I'm easing up on my critiques of people and companies as I learn more about them. So, screw it, I want to meet everyone with a story and everyone unafraid to be themselves no matter the circumstance. I repeat, UNAFRAID to be themselves.
When it's time to check out, the first non-relative would be 2Pac because I want to say "thanks for being true".
ODB because he is what we would say, was on a whole 'nother planet... classic lines such as "I rolled up on a jet black kid the nigga started speakin spanish
Yo! You wasn't from Panana!!
I asked you how you get so fuckin dark, you said suntama
He responded so fast, you made me laugh
Ha-ha-ha, HARARRRH scared-his ass!" Rap comedy...
I'd say myself in some amount of time, but to be honest, I rather meet myself as a little kid and ask him if he has any idea what he's going to be in for in the future. He might be.
As for people to meet for something good, Sean Price because the man is just a plain fool (P!), Mariska Hargitay (I can't even hide my crush anymore, screw it), Scott Clark because if you grew up on ABC like me, he's the man when it comes to local sports, Alter Bridge since Mark Tremonti is that muthaf***a, Mike Tyson (possibly the most honest sports figure of this generation, hate it or love it), Gabrielle Union and any other non-overexposed female entertainers (y'all can have Beyonce) and Dave Chappelle (just to say "I feel you") oh, and James Lipton, because I want to witness the "Inside the Actors Studio" aura in person (must be hilarious). I hope he's just as funny as these guys though. The second greatest interview EVER!... ..
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Nada much....for the most part its same ol same ol. But can't complain. I'm doing well. How are you these days? :-) Why do you insist on hiding from the world??? lol
oh, and Norbit is going to win a few Oscars, believe that."
lol looks like your predication is already half true cuz looky who was nominated! haha I can't wait to see if this was a prophetic comment in the making... :-)
i likey likey this song. u might get 100000200003829834 profile views in the next week all from me coming back to listen to it. anyway, my real purpose for visiting your page was to see if you re-posted the santa clinkscales pic of you w/the bobble head...where oh where has it gone?
I think the term college-age stupidity works in this instance (since there are different brands of stupidity and all of them are on equal footing...no excuses). But what people find disturbing about this is that it's not stupidity as a result of being naive. But I could care less who they are as people. I don't have to deal with them. However, in regards to this case, they have a legitimate gripe and now they're going to sue the city of Durham for almost 30 Million. Should be interesting.
Nelly is back with Brass Knuckles. This is Nelly's first album in about three years and he's brought some friends along. Aside from label mates, Nelly has T.I., Akon, Snoop Dogg, Sean P, Pimp C and Babyface on the LP. That is not all. Earlier this year, JD told MTV that Nelly is working on something that could be very big for this album. "Nelly's got a crazy collaboration he's trying to put together, which is him, Janet and Mariah Carey all on one song...That's what he wants. If he could convince them to do it, it would be crazy. He wants Janet to rap a 16-bar verse, he wants Mariah to sing the hook and he's gonna do two verses. He has it all planned out. You ask him about it! This is what he wants; he's 100-percent deadlocked into it."
He later added that Nelly may work with another unexpected guest. "I think he's doing a record with Bruce Springsteen. You know he always has to do one of those! My two records [that J.D. has produced for Nelly so far], he's gonna have some people on them — I won't tell it yet. I don't want to jinx the record." Those guests are still unconfirmed, but it seems Nelly has a lot in store. Brass Knuckles is slated to hit store shelves October 16.
