Surrender

Wednesday, February 27, 2008
by Geoff Young
Our name was going to be "Drop" -- something to do with Madonna dropping a baby, I think; I never asked -- but this is when every band in San Diego had a one-word name, so we went with "Ten Ton Pug" instead. Then every band in San Diego had a three-word name, and we were hosed. Our singer had photocopied a movie poster for Attack of the 50 Foot Woman and superimposed a photo of a pug onto it. He was slick that way, and I used to run his artwork in the zine I published back then. So, the 50 Foot Woman's pug weighed, you guessed it, ten tons. I think technically he was her "Wonderpug Snookie," ...

Friday Links (13 Oct 06)

Friday, October 13, 2006
by Geoff Young
The day job is completely kicking my butt right now, so just a few links for you today without much commentary. Over at Padres RunDown, Peter's posted the first few installments of his Top 25 Padres Minor League Players: 21-25, 16-20, 11-15, and 6-10. Eight years later, opportunity knocks for Hoffman (ESPN). Nice piece by Jayson Stark on everybody's favorite closer. ...
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