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A Dad’s Jets Dilemma
In this clip, Rich Eisen discusses the New York Jets and their poorly timed win over the Los Angeles Rams. But he brings up something else that’s dad-related.
Eisen’s son asked him if he was upset about the win, and while he was indeed (because this means they probably won’t get the number one pick) he felt like he should say something else. Namely that the win was great because it showed character. The team didn’t take defeat lying down. Talking about running back Frank Gore, Eisen said, “I’m a hall of famer and I don’t want 0-16 on my resume.” (Paraphrasing.)
But he’s a Jets fan. And he needs to teach his son a different lesson. Namely, that the Jets stink and will always hurt you, no matter what.
See also: Mike Francesa Says Parents Should Relax About Fandom
See also also: Raising Kids To Be Fans Of Perpetually Poor Sports Teams
The Day Wolfgang Van Halen Learned His Dad Was Famous
Wolfgang Van Halen says he was “six or seven” years old the day he learned his father Eddie was a famous rock guitarist. “They were doing all the CD remasters” for the six David Lee Roth-era Van Halen albums, he tells UCR. “I found a box of all of them, and I saw my name on it and a picture of my dad. I said, ‘Dad, what’s this?’ and he said, ‘Oh, yeah, uh … this is what I do.’ And he kind of introduced me to everything.”
Source: The Day Wolfgang Van Halen Learned His Dad Was Famous: Interview
Eddie Van Halen is Irreplaceable
“I think a message to the Van Halen fans [would be that] some things just really suck. I don’t have a dad anymore and I have to figure out how to process that and deal with it. And, that’s the process that Van Halen fans need to go through and realise that you can’t have the band anymore without Eddie Van Halen. The music will live on forever, but you can’t have [the band] without him. Impossible.” On why his dad wouldn’t want him to do it, he added to ‘Entertainment Tonight’: “My dad would probably be rea
Source: Wolfgang Van Halen: The band is ‘impossible’ without Eddie Van Halen – Music News | Music-News.com
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Britney Spears’s Father Remains in Control of Conservatorship, for Now – The New York Times
At a hearing on Tuesday, a lawyer for the pop singer said that Spears was afraid of her father and would not perform while he was charge of her career.
Source: Britney Spears’s Father Remains in Control of Conservatorship, for Now – The New York Times
