I sat through many a game in the O'Connell Center when Norm Sloan was coaching Florida. Most may think that he was succeeded by Billy Donavan after his second coaching stint at Florida ended in controversy, but it was Don Devoe who took his place.
What I remember most was the bright orange pants that he wore and his wife singing the National Anthem.
From AP Wire | 12/09/2003 | Former N.C. State Coach Norm Sloan Dies:
Norm Sloan, who coached North Carolina State to the 1974 NCAA basketball title, died Tuesday at 77.
He died of pulmonary fibrosis of the lungs at Duke Hospital, daughter Leslie Nicholls said. Sloan was living in Raleigh at the time of his death.
Sloan first came to N.C. State to play for Everett Case, then took over the Wolfpack for the 1966-67 season, posting a record of 7-19 overall and 2-12 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Within a few years, the Wolfpack had won the 1970 ACC championship with a 42-39 double-overtime victory over South Carolina in the finals. The Gamecocks routed N.C. State 85-69 in the final regular-season game of the season before the Wolfpack went on its tournament run.
Star forward David Thompson joined the team for the 1973 season and led N.C. State to a 27-0 record. The Wolfpack was not allowed to compete for the NCAA championship, won by UCLA, because of an NCAA probation relating to the recruiting of Thompson.
Tuesday, December 9, 2003
Vatican Exhibit Moves to Cincinnati
Or as Joseph calls it Cincianna (I think he would prefer if it were in Indiana).
Sounds like the perfect way to break up a long trip to Tennessee later this month.
From The Enquirer (Not the National but the Cincinnati):
Moving a show as monumental as Saint Peter and the Vatican: The Legacy of the Popes could be considered a divine challenge.
When the show closed in Fort Lauderdale in late November, the second city on its four-city, 18-month tour, organizers had roughly four weeks to pack up and move the show to the next stop. Last week, the 350 artworks and historically significant objects arrived at Cincinnati Museum Center. On Monday, staff began unpacking sets and scenery.
"We have so much stuff, and we do it in a relatively short amount of time," says Jeffrey Wyatt, vice president of production for Clear Channel Exhibitions, producers of the show.
"There are the art, objects, environments and videos to move in under 28 days. That's very fast for this type of thing, but we want to maximize the amount of time we can be open to the public with only four cities."
Saint Peter and the Vatican: The Legacy of the Popes opens Dec. 20 at the Museum Center. One of the most ambitious exhibitions to be mounted in the Queen City, it covers more than 2,000 years of Western civilization. It is the largest exhibition of Vatican art to be shown in North America. It premiered in Houston in March and will move on to San Diego when its Cincinnati run ends April 18.
Sounds like the perfect way to break up a long trip to Tennessee later this month.
From The Enquirer (Not the National but the Cincinnati):
Moving a show as monumental as Saint Peter and the Vatican: The Legacy of the Popes could be considered a divine challenge.
When the show closed in Fort Lauderdale in late November, the second city on its four-city, 18-month tour, organizers had roughly four weeks to pack up and move the show to the next stop. Last week, the 350 artworks and historically significant objects arrived at Cincinnati Museum Center. On Monday, staff began unpacking sets and scenery.
"We have so much stuff, and we do it in a relatively short amount of time," says Jeffrey Wyatt, vice president of production for Clear Channel Exhibitions, producers of the show.
"There are the art, objects, environments and videos to move in under 28 days. That's very fast for this type of thing, but we want to maximize the amount of time we can be open to the public with only four cities."
Saint Peter and the Vatican: The Legacy of the Popes opens Dec. 20 at the Museum Center. One of the most ambitious exhibitions to be mounted in the Queen City, it covers more than 2,000 years of Western civilization. It is the largest exhibition of Vatican art to be shown in North America. It premiered in Houston in March and will move on to San Diego when its Cincinnati run ends April 18.
Monday, December 8, 2003
Gifts for Family or the Poor
A personally autographed book makes the perfect gift, not to mention that books that help someone come closer to Christ (the whole reason for the season) and the Mass (the name of the feast--Christ Mass). Amy's page has all the details:
Amy Welborn and Michael Dubruiel's Books
Amy Welborn and Michael Dubruiel's Books
New Apostolic Letter
As best I can tell, it recommends renewed appreciation for a variety of aspects of the liturgy including "hush" as the crappy translation tools available online translate the Italian word for silence. Also renews a stress on sacred music and fuller use of the Liturgy of the Hours by all Christians.
Sunday, December 7, 2003
Saint Nicholas Paid a Visit to a Local Catholic Bookstore Yesterday
And Joseph received a few more chocolate coins besides the ones he found in his shoe on Saturday morning.
Here is a thought, why don't Catholics and Orthodox Christians make an all out attempt to reclaim the person of Saint Nicholas transforming him back into a bishop and emphasizing bringing gifts to the poor. In fact wouldn't it be a great idea to make Christmas not a time of exchanging gifts with each other but of totally directing our gift giving to the poor. Think of the great good that could be done if we spent even a fraction of what we waste on useless gifts that often are expensive if we gave like amounts to help feed, clothe and house the truly poor.
Here is a thought, why don't Catholics and Orthodox Christians make an all out attempt to reclaim the person of Saint Nicholas transforming him back into a bishop and emphasizing bringing gifts to the poor. In fact wouldn't it be a great idea to make Christmas not a time of exchanging gifts with each other but of totally directing our gift giving to the poor. Think of the great good that could be done if we spent even a fraction of what we waste on useless gifts that often are expensive if we gave like amounts to help feed, clothe and house the truly poor.
Saturday, December 6, 2003
Feast of St. Nicholas
Shoes here were filled with coins this morning--gold ones filled with chocolate!
Check out Amy's post at open book on St. Nicholas.
Catholics everywhere should try to recapture this Saint's feast and slowly reel jolly St. Nick back to his sainted origin.
Check out Amy's post at open book on St. Nicholas.
Catholics everywhere should try to recapture this Saint's feast and slowly reel jolly St. Nick back to his sainted origin.
Friday, December 5, 2003
New Apostolic Letter on the Liturgy
It is only up in Italian so far. I can read the first line, a quote from the Book of Revelation, "The Spirit and the Bride say: Come!" which is a great way to begin a letter on the Liturgy. That's what its all about, inviting Our Lord to Come again!
It also isn't very long.
From the Vatican:
"1. 'Lo Spirito e la Sposa dicono: ‘Vieni!’. "
It also isn't very long.
From the Vatican:
"1. 'Lo Spirito e la Sposa dicono: ‘Vieni!’. "
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