On Monday, Deadspin linked to this piece in the Dayton Daily News, where current Cincinnati Bengals players went over their holiday wish lists. The money quote shows up at #1 for Bengals QB Carson Palmer:
"1. The new Kevin Federline CD, Playing with Fire."
It seems that Carson wasn't making a funny and that he really meant that he wants Ocho Cinco to shell out and put this underneath his Christmas tree. As always, there is no accounting for taste (good or bad), and to each his own.
In a roundabout way, this leads me to the top question that I have always wanted to ask of any musician who ever played some form of competitive sports: "What was your top #1 song or record to pump yourself up in the locker room, or while getting ready at home before the big game?"
Bob Pollard has long been my target demographic for this question (and according to several of my friends, a target of far too much of my affection over the years), and although his impressive sports pedigree is quite well known (among obsessive fans at least), it does not seem to be discussed too much in interviews. He threw a no-hitter in college. Can still torch the nets. His brother Jimmy (an early GBV contributor) played hoops at Arizona State and is an Ohio high school legend. I would love to know what Bob was rocking before he took the mound for the Wright State Raiders.
I would even love to know what a young Rod Stewart would cue up before he took to the pitch. Josh Homme? S. Malkmus? Master P? Did Karen O play field hockey? I demand satisfaction!
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