Truly Coast to Coast, Around the Globe

The founders of this blog decided that we needed to put our money where our mouths are - and truly make this blog "Coast to Coast, Around the Globe". And what a better way to do so than to send our bloggers all over the world to find some good stuff to discuss. As you have seen, George traveled over to Melbourne for Assignment: Australia and will be bringing you stories and videos from the site of one of tennis' majors. In addition, the blog sent two contributors off to Argentina and Chile for Assignment: South America. Since George is on site in Melbourne for the 2010 Australian Open, we thought it would be important to relay the feel in the streets of Buenos Aires as Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina competes in Melbourne. Likewise, we'll jet over to Santiago, Chile and check out the hometown of another Australian Open participant, Chilean Fernando Gonzalez (aka "El Bombardero de la Reina"), and see what his fans are saying in his home neighborhood of La Reina.

Shifting to the political arena, Chile held a presidential election last week and ushered into office conservative Sebastian Pinera, who has pledged "change" in Chile away from the policies of former leftist president Michelle Bachelet. We'll get the latest on the new political landscape at La Moneda in Santiago.

In addition, while in South America, I will find at least one legit New Orleans Saints fan and ask for the proper Spanish translation of "Who Dat!"

And lastly, what's an assignment in South America without a little World Cup discussion? As we are a little over four months from the world's greatest sporting event kicking off in South Africa, we'll check out what the "fanaticos" in Chile and Argentina are thinking about their countries' chances in South Africa this summer.

Brian, another blogger on Assignment: South America, will be checking in as well with an update on what he has discovered during his time on the Southern Cone.

Stay with "Coast to Coast, Around the Globe" for a truly global perspective on these issues and more. I'm off to Buenos Aires tomorrow night and will arrive Monday morning...que les vaya bien y nos vemos pronto!

Dateline Australia, Day Two

The view from Flinders St. Station, 8:30 PM on Friday...

Report from Australia, Day One

Eventually I'll figure out how to make the iPhone camera bend to my will and magically change it's frame from portrait to widescreen. Until that time, apologies in advance for the image going completely sideways. I could claim it was some sort of bold experiment in dutch-angle photography but we all know that's a crock of s&*t.

Going Global

Off to exotic locales that span the farthest reaches of the globe.

Or...

"Land down under baby! We're gonna get drunk with Russell Crowe and head-butt some God*&mn kangaroos!!"

HOW DID I MISS THIS?

Blog's been on "radio silent" status for almost four weeks (a month at the most). Figured we kick-start back into gear with a little humor. This has to be one of Darrell Hammond's finest Post-2000 Clinton performances. How did I miss this back in January?

Meeting the Brooklyn Cyclones

@ Coney Island. Nice place, KeySpan Park.

The View from Our Window

...in Maui. Irish hoops tonight in the championship game vs #1 North
Carolina. Watch and love. Aloha.