Last week I was at Dodgers Stadium for the first time. While I think my wife is starting to take a liking to my hobby of traveling the country to see baseball stadiums, we found ourselves in an awkward situation. At Dodgers Stadium, which is in Los Angeles—the second-largest Jewish community in the United States—we…
Interview: Pro Wrestler AJ Kirsch
Last week we had to pull an article with Matt Striker. We apologize. But we went out and got a hold of AJ Kirsch who is making some noise himself. He is on the upward swing of his career. You might remember him from WWE’s Tough Enough with Stone Cold Steve Austin. He was also…
Interview: NBA Prospect Jake Cohen
A few years back we interviewed then NCAA newbie Jake Cohen. As the NCAA tournament came around and Davidson was about to shock the world (which they unfortunately didn’t) my phone blew up with friends texting about Cohen’s heritage. Cohen played great for the second year in a row and gained major attention. So the…
Interview: Former Michigan Blue Ron Garber
On the eve of another end to March Madness, TGR wanted to do something special. So we caught up with former Michigan basketball player Ron Garber. Ron is a great guy and plays in my Temple of Aaron Sunday night basketball game in St. Paul. Besides throwing down two massive dunks last night, he had…
Interview: Super Bowl Champ Alan Veingrad
Tuesday March 12th 2013 I sat down with former Super Bowl Champion Alan Veingrad. Veingrad has been all over the world speaking about his NFL experience and Jewish story. He was a true mensch during the interview, signing a football and plugging TGR. I even offered him to come over for a Pesach meal down…
Interview: Ultimate’s Matt Baum
Yes its Spring Training. Yes its NCAA Tournament time. Yes the NBA trade deadline is on Thursday. But we are giving you something different this week. Meet Matt Baum and the American Ultimate Disc League. Enjoy! 1) Tell TGR a little bit about yourself? My name is Matt Baum. I am a 20 year…