Artist of the Week: Elie Seckbach

I was originally going to do another set of videos, but Elie name-dropped me in a video. So in the interests of relentless self-promotion, I'm posting ES today. I first met Elie the way I do all my Internet friends; through being overly opinionated and disagreeing with them, ha. But since then, I've enjoyed his videos and fine work. He recently hit 2,100,000 Youtube views; congrats, Elie! Subscribe to his channel at ESNEWS.

Elie answers a lot of questions here with some honest opinions about Ron Artest, Kevin Garnett, Shaq, Kobe Bryant, and Stephen Jackson that may surprise you. My questions are featured around the 3 minute mark. I also love his quote about "if you're religious be yourself, if not, don't claim to be."


Here are some of Elie's greatest hits:
Gilbert Arenas on Kobe Bryant:


Shaq, D-Wade:


NBA players Hanukkah Greetings:


By the way, I'll clear up some of the RAMPANT, WIDESPREAD, err, non-existent speculation about my move; it's not to Ladies... They wouldn't let me join, um, I mean, I was never interested to begin with. Try a more logical guess, if you wish, below; I'm curious if anyone can get it right.

Athlete AV: NBA Players and their Dogs

Elie Seckbach is one of my favorite videocasters. You should subscribe to Elie's channel on Youtube. Some of the videos can be a little slow, but it's always fun to watch Elie and the players seek common ground in their interactions.

Below, Elie interviews Rip Hamilton, Maurice Evans, and others on their dogs. By the way, Mo also talks about how great it was playing with the Pistons. Come to think of it, Detroit does have some of the coolest players in the league. Particularly amusing is when one NBA player at the end says he'd want to be a lawyer, and his teammate quips back "Yeah, because he'll be a defendant one day."

AV Monday: Maria Sharapova

I've given Elie Seckbach a hard time in the past, but he recently interviewed Maria Sharapova, and I thought it was worth linking to.

A few hurried thoughts. I intentionally have paid no attention to women's tennis in a while. I didn't like how the players' sexiness trumped ability in the way the sport was portrayed, and most of the players also seemed obnoxious. Amusingly, Maria is the opposite for me; not physically attractive in this video, but also someone who seems friendly and a nice person. Anyway, apologies for the boring analysis, but I had an attack of blogger guilt for posting up a video sans commentary.

EDIT And now, I have to go track down some fan pictures too as usual. Why do I feel so guilty for not making a perfect post for my limited readership when I have a very important work meeting in an hour? Please don't answer that. Not much of a selection, to be honest, except for the Lebron James and Maria Sharapova candids. Otherwise, doesn't look like she gets out and mingles with the average fan too much.

AV Wednesday: Jason Kapono and Shay Doron

I wasn't going to post anything today...but then I made my Youtube run and found some new Elie Seckbach footage.
First, here is Jason Kapono being interviewed. The Silent Assassin himself talks about his shooting guru, Mike Miller, and Gilbert Arenas.

Second, here is Shay Doron being interviewed by Elie.