Day 65

• And the Bundesliga starts Saturday too, joining NASCAR and a third Jacksonville UFC card this weekend in live sports.  So a big weekend to see where we are in all this crap.
• BUT HOLD EVERYTHING IN GERMANY (7:50 PM PDT):  At least one player is being quarantined for two weeks, and one political official is saying the restart IS in danger.  Appears several shortcuts have been caught in the process of trying to restart.  First games are less than 11 hours away now.
• Now James Harrison is backtracking on some of his story.  So if he didn't give any money -- what WAS in the envelope Mike Tomlin gave you, Mr. Harrison?  I don't know if this is WORSE.  Certainly has the potential to be.
• Some point today or tomorrow...  (I don't know because I don't know if the people at Vimeo are working in his time zone (Australia) or ours...), but the documentary that I was a part of (and the major hook for -- the first words in the trailer are mine...), "Repeat Attenders", is going on Vimeo for it's worldwide release.  Yep, all plans of theatrical release here in the States went up in smoke the moment the coronavirus hit.
• Standing warning:  The story's not pretty.  I am not the "good guy" here.  In fact, I don't think I exaggerate in saying that my involvement in the project (though even I knew, back when I did the interview, I was the major hook to get people interested in the discussion) probably has significantly damaged the reputations of a number of the other "repeat attenders" (people who attend theatrical performances on numerous occasions -- several others are profiled in the movie).  You may hate me when it's all over.  You'll not only know what I look like, but some very bad things about me.  Do what you need to do with that information.  I'll watch it...  someday.
• Looks like The Speed Gamers are wrapping up their Generations marathon on Monday finally.  Raised the better part of $6000 so far. 
• Russia will continue their soccer league in a month, playing two games a week for a month and allowing 5 substitutions per game.
• Italy will allow limited international travel in and out of the country in about three weeks (June 3).
• Belgium, however, has awarded the season championship to Club Brugge and called it off. 
• The International Tennis Hall of Fame will add Goran Ivanisevic and Conchita Martinez next year -- both were to be inducted in July, but the ceremony has been called off.
• And now all major professional tennis is off til the end of July, at minimum.  And with the US Open scheduled shortly thereafter, you may have lost the rest of the tennis season.