The Big Pine

A nostalgic blog that loves early-to-mid-to-late-90s hardcore music and the basketball, baseball, and football cards of that same era. Anything posted on this site is scanned by me from my personal collection. This is my history to share with you.

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Happy 55th, Nique.

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Perhaps the most watched VHS of my youth was the first volume of NBA Superstars. To this day, if I hear "Take My Breath Away," I think of slow motion montages of Michael Jordan dunking. It always pissed me off that Nique's song was a frigging Yanni tune, but in the end, the song actually does the trick.

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What is "Fowl," Alex?

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Happy 52nd, Bo!

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Today, I'm thankful for Shawn Kemp.

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Happy Birthday to my favorite baseball player in the world, Ken Griffey. Jr. Holy shit. "The Kid" is 45. 

Darn the wheel of the world! Why must it continually turn over? Where is the reverse gear?

~Jack London

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I love that this exists, and that my family owns it. I love Wade Boggs. I love chicken. My dad loves chicken. My dog does, too.

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2014/15 SEASON STARTS TONIGHT!

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Holy shit! Six days until the regular season tips off! Young Gary Payton and I are ecstatic!

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Holy crap - it's been forever since I've posted anything here. I'll pick it back up soon. In the meantime, here's the man that made Thanksgiving fun in the 90s, Barry Sanders.

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Happy All-Star game, brought to you by your 1989 All-Star game MVP, frigging Bo Jackson.

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Oh, Ellis... how the Red Sox could use a player like you this year. He actually looks like he probably could still play.

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How can you not love this dude? Or at least respect the shit out of him. 38 and he can still take over - in the Finals, no less. Destroy them tonight, Timmy!

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This photo I took of Converge is from the first time I saw them. It's amazing to me that it's been about 19 years since this photo was taken, and they are still active, increasingly relevant, and creating music that makes me want to punch myself in the face.

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Here's a painting I did of Bo Jackson being a bad-ass. I like Bo Jackson.

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As the 2013-2014 Boston Celtics season draws to a close, I can't help but feel good about the future. I simply trust that Danny Ainge knows what he's doing and is smarter than most people. Until next season...

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Tumblr just told me The Big Pine turned 2 today. Holy crap. Time flies. "Thanks for checking it out," said my muse, Dominique Wilkins.