Archive for June, 2007

Mr. Wizard Dead at 89

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

Don Herbert (aka Mr. Wizard) was one of the biggest influences in my early years as a nerd-in-training being raised by the teevee. His show on Nickelodeon, Mr Wizard’s World, was one of my favorites; it was cool, it was fun, it was smart, it was educational, and it had girls my age on it…
He [...]

Shinn’s Trophy Coliseum Demolished

Sunday, June 3rd, 2007

This morning, the Charlotte Coliseum was imploded.  For those of you who don’t know or remember, the Coliseum was built to house the Charlotte Hornets. George Shinn’s design was as bad as ability to run the team and, after 14 years, Shinn took the Hornets elsewhere, basically stealing our city’s colors, mascot, and innocence (when [...]