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Adolescence can be particularly trying, though not half as trying as reading about it. Numerous flawed coming-of-age tales litter bargain bins and discount bookstores everywhere. Most attempts at capturing the magic of that unique transition from child to man fall short, relying on clichés which grow ever more worn with each use. Childhood becomes a time of pure joy and nostalgia, else it is a gauntlet of foster homes, neglect and other contrivances designed to elicit a sympathetic response...
...wine selections. Complementing the concise food selections, the libations are a well-chosen assortment, though the bang for your buck found on the other side of the menu seems to trail away here. The beers are a very nice mix of domestic standards (Bud, MGD), local classics (Harpoon, Tremont, Magic Hat), familiar imports (Peroni, Amstel) and some exotic foreigners (Beamish, Tucher). Likewise, the wine list has eight quality whites and nine highly drinkable reds, such as the very solid 1999 Ravenswood Zinfandel...
...time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers seem poised to be only the fifth team in the league’s history to three-peat, with the indomitable Shaquille O’Neal close to joining the pantheon of truly elite basketball players such as Russell, Chamberlain, West, Bird, Magic, and Jordan...
...most interesting challenge for the current Lakers would have been Magic Johnson, James Worthy, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Showtime version from 1987. With Michael Cooper being a premier defensive stopper to use in neutralizing Kobe, and Byron Scott rounding off the best offense in NBA history with his assassin-like three pointers, a 6’9 Magic Johnson would have a field day running circles around the 6’1 Derek Fisher. Shaq would dominate Abdul-Jabbar, who weighs about 60 pounds less, but that would be the only bright spot for the current Lakers...
...Lakers. Shaq would be his usual 30-10 self, but the rest of the Lakers would struggle in countering the relentless on-the-ball pressure of the Bulls defenders. Although it would not be nearly as dominating as their sweep of the Shaq & Penny-led Orlando Magic during the 1996 Eastern Conference Finals, the Bulls would beat the Lakers in six games, as the ultimate intangible, Michael Jordan, would perform his usual theatrics...