Yo…
Tomorrow is my birthday. (Hold for applause…)

I’ll take a break from writing about pop culture to express some of my many Affiliations. (Though…pop culture is my culture.)
When you go to an NBA game (or an NFL game) you rock your team’s colours right? You were wear a player’s jersey, perhaps you paint your face or bust out a #1 foam finger: that’s your team. That’s your Affiliation.
Well, these are mine. These are my Affiliations for which I bust out a #1 foam finger. Go Team!
the robot > the human #Bender
On Detective Comics…comics I am: Team Batman
On The Speed Force I am: Team Wally West
On The House of Ideas I am: Team Spider-Man (Thank you Stan Lee, Jack Kirby & Steve Ditko for your service.)
On Good Grief I am: Team Charlie Brown
On You Don’t Win Friends With Salad I am: Team Milhouse
On Dick Vernon’s Breakfast Club I am: Team Anthony Michael Hall
Movie > Radio #TheBreakfastClub
On The Most Important Meal Of The Day I am: Team Bacon
On Astronaut Food I am: Team Strawberry Pop-Tarts (Chocolate was runner up)
On Milk’s Favourite Cookie I am: Team Mint Oreo Cookies
On Pop Goes The Soda I am: Team Coca-Cola
On Brine I am: Team Pickles (runner up: those green olives with the red thing in em)
Food > TV Show #Sliders
On They’re Coming to Get You Barbara I am: Team Shane (was Team Shane, I guess…)
On More Than Meets The Eye I am: Team Optimus Prime
On That’s All Folks I am: Team Daffy Duck (which puts me at odd with being on Team Say It Don’t Spray It…)
Gilligan’s Island > Under The Dome #TrappedTV
(Bonus: Gilligan’s Island > Lost #ShipwreckedTV)
On Ron Burgundy’s ES-PEN I am: Team Pardon The Interruption
On The #GOAT I am: Team Jordan
On Sweet Delicious Hatorade I am: Team LeBron James
Rocky > Karate Kid #Inspiring80sSportsIcons
On I Want to Believe I am: Team SETI
On That’s Gonna Leave A Mark I am: Team Space Shuttle Challenger disaster (I don’t want to be on this Team…)
On Genetics I am: Team Left-Handed
On Netflix & Chill I am: Team No Pants (#DownWithPants)
Beastie > Hardy #BoyWillBeBoys
On Bond...James Bond I am: Team Sean Connery
On Hyperinflation I am: Team Still Invested In The Six Million Dollar Man
On I’m Sorry, Dave. I’m Afraid I Can’t Do That I am: Team KITT
On The World’s Greatest Detective I am: Team Sherlock Holmes
On Abracadabra I am: Team The Amazing Kreskin
On You Do Not Talk About Fight Club I am: Team Tyler Durden
On The Mad Man With a Blue Box I am: Team Matt Smith
Super Friends > Friends #TVBFFs
On Quantum Leaping Putting Things Right, That Once Went Wrong I am: Team Cyberdyne Systems Model 101 T-800 Terminator…2
On Being The Fly in the Ointment I am: Team John McClane who Dies Hard
On If You’ve Got Me, Then Who’s Got You?! I am: Team Superman II
Rise > Kneel #BeforeZod
On Witty Equanimity I am: Team Dave Chappelle
On Witty Delirious I am: Team Eddie Murphy Is Never Doing Stand Up Again
On …Was The #1 Answer I am: Team Family Feud
2Pac > 2 Live Crew > Too Short #My2Cents
On Thriller I am: Team Beat It
On Nuthin’ But a ‘G’ Thang I am: Team Still D.R.E.
On Your Highness I am: Team King of Pop
On Royalty In 1999 I am: Team Prince Rogers Nelson
On A Space Oddity From Mars I am: Team David Bowie
Hard Questions > Easy Answers #CuriousCatKillers
On Writing I am: Team Stephen King
On Rhymes with Orange I am: Team W.H. Auden
On The Shawshank Redemption I am: Team Get Busy Living Or Get Busy Dying
On Two Roads Diverged In A Wood I am: Team And Miles To Go Before I Sleep
Keanu > Joey #Woah
On The New Sexy I am: Team Gratitude
On 24K Magic I am: Team Hashtag Blessed
On Irish Goodbyes I am: Team Smell Ya Later
The Cure have released Alone; their first song in 16 years. This song is more moving than a U-Haul cube truck.
“This is the end
Of every song that we sing
The fire burned out to ash
And the stars
Grown dim with tears.”
Yo. Cue the Denzel Glory tear. Yo.
Quebec > Ontario #XMenMoviesFilmedInCanada…
Sammy Younan
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Sammy Younan is the affable host of My Summer Lair podcast: think NPR’s Fresh Air meets Kevin Smith: interviews & impressions on Pop Culture.