Posts tagged pirates

No Mas Presents: Dock Ellis And the LSD No No

On June 12, 1970, Dock Ellis pitched a no hitter for the Pirates while on LSD.  In 2008 he told his story to NPR. In 2009 No Mas animated that story.

Why We Don't Condemn Our Pirates -- by K'NAAN

(via blackisbeautiful)

I’m not the biggest fan of K’naan’s music but he ALWAYS comes w/ the real.  This is another one of those instances….in literary form.  He’s a Somali born rapper (sometimes singer) so he adds much needed perspective to this crazy situation.