- RT @CarMax is giving away a car. http://carmax.com/tweet for rules and details. RT and follow to enter. #
- is about to preach "The Sovereign Lord Saves Leprous Hearts" (2 Kgs 5:1-19) in Dayton. #
- is enjoying authentic Dayton cuisine – Marion's Pizza and Mike-sells chips. #
- Apparently the Olympics are a mecca of great athletes… and sexual promiscuity. – http://bit.ly/92p5ok #
- Gonna sit back now and relax in the hotel room, hope my girls go to sleep, watch some Olympics (go USA Hockey), and review tonight's sermon. #
- is about to preach "Orbiting Christ" from Col 3:1-4. #
- Back in Louisville. Great weekend amongst the Buckeyes. #
- To my Dayton brethren: They have Mike-sells in Louisville! Even Salt & Pepper, Larry. #
- wonders how serious Michael Jordan actually takes this talk of re-naming the Bobcats. – http://bit.ly/csxSGv #
- is posting an entertainment center and a DVD player on craigslist. #
- just serenaded his daughters with music from Toto, but they did not show proper appreciation. #
- RT @XIANITY – TELEVISION: After watching 'The Bachelor', God looking for one good reason not to destroy the earth right now. // ROFL! #
- would like to announce that his Pro Day will be March 23. #
- At themattrix.com:: What shall we call Charlotte's NBA franchise? http://bit.ly/arbTKa #
- @Stephen_Newell Don'. If price is a problem we can talk deal. http://bit.ly/cjZoVq in reply to Stephen_Newell #
- @Stephen_Newell Last tweet sent too soon. Here is the link to see it. – http://bit.ly/cjZoVq in reply to Stephen_Newell #
- Why do we always come here? I guess well never know. It's like some kind of torture to have to watch the show. #
- @Stephen_Newell Let me know as soon as you can if you're interested. Gotta couple of inquiries about it. in reply to Stephen_Newell #
- has been productive today. He disassembled bunkbeds, a swingset, and organized the garage into what's moving and what's going to storage. #
- is looking forward to coming home to Charlotte and Polkton this weekend, and preaching in Kershaw, SC, on Sunday morning! #
- Anyone else find It odd that it was the rock and roller cola wars that caused Billy Joel not to be able to take it anymore? #
- is in a Jimmy Carter like malaise today. #
- So much for the era of post-partisan politics. – http://bit.ly/b6hm3I #
- Two craigslist sales in a span of five minutes just netted me 17500 cents. #
- is packing and gearing up to head back to the Charlotte-Polkton metropolitan area tomorrow morning. #
- "And I think it's about time we had weapons to kill zombies…" #
- got some good news tonight. #
- How many people came from Shelby County? Hallelujah! I see that hand. Glooooooory! #
- The medians on I-64 are well policed today. #
- I just love this for some reason – "imperative flows out of the indicative" /via @hereiblog // I like that, too. #
- is back in North Carolina! #
- RT @nathanafinn For bloggers: Engaging rank controversialists lends them credibility they've neither earned nor deserve – Prov 26:4. / Amen! #
- is kicking it in the 704. #
- is safe and sound now back in good ole 1955. I mean Polkton. #
- @bootsmc Saw you and your husband in Cowboys and Indians. Just thought you'd like to know.
# - One door has closed but two more remain very open. I can see God making my path straight (Prov 3:5-6). #
- is breakfasting at Bojangles. #thingsIloveaboutNC #
- just got done visiting with my grandmother. http://yfrog.com/3mu10wj #
- Anyone in Louisville available to help me move some stuff any time next week? Pleeeeeeeeease? #
- Got some o those Skechers Shape Ups today. Laugh it up but my feet feel like they've been raptures. #
- Stay classy, Julius Peppers. – http://tinyurl.com/yj6ywp9 #
- is turning in early on a Friday night. Tired and have a run of very busy days ahead. #
- @Stephen_Newell Get the Skechers Shape Ups. Your feet will thank you. in reply to Stephen_Newell #
- It's not exactly a date, but I'm looking forward to time with my wife today. Thankful for Grammy and Uncle Jeremy entertaining the kids. #
- Charlotte area: If for some reason you aren't going to your own church tomorrow come hear me at Haile Gold Mine Baptist in Kershaw, SC @ 11. #
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George Shinn brought the expansion Charlotte Hornets to town and enjoyed a pretty nice honeymoon of about ten years before his habit of not paying for good players, coupled with his public extramarital exploits, with the cherry on top of demands for a new arena (the latter being the only excusable negative) made him “public enemy #1″ in the Queen City. Shinn and co-owner Ray Woolridge (who became the public face of the ownership as things went downhill) took their team and the Hornets name to New Orleans in 2002, leaving behind an ash heap of burned (and very angry) fans.
The NBA looked with favor on Charlotte after the Shinnridge Debacle and granted them an expansion team for the 2004-05 season. But who would own the team? On the one hand you had a group with Larry Bird as point man wanting to own the team. On the other hand you had BET founder Bob Johnson, aiming to become the Association’s first minority owner. The NBA chose Johnson, who would have the benefit of a new, highly disputed, but fantastic taxpayer-funded arena in downtown Charlotte. Johnson chose to name his team the Bobcats, which many in Charlotte saw as completely ridiculous, since his name is Bob.