You know why? Because those emotions will keep you glued to your set through the commercial break, ensuring you - and millions of others - watch right through the commercials for Diet Mountain Dew, Doritos and Chevrolet.

I hate to let folks in on a well-kept secret, but traditional media promotes unrest, fear, paranoia, anger and resentment. I had no idea there was such a high statistical likelihood I was living next-door to an axe murderer! By the time the channel was changed, I was up to my ears in a sudden bout of paranoia. And after only one episode of Dateline NBC with Lester Holt, I learned something fascinating. I love movies.īut recently, I had the opportunity to watch regular, everyday TV - the kind of everyday TV I grew up watching. I do indeed have a TV, but it’s only attached to my DVD player - and for the record.

Well, not network or cable or dish, anyway. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” - John 14:27 But tell those people in Baltimore not to send me any more 6-3 centers.“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. 'And he was twice named Big South Player of the Week. 'Tony went to war every night for us,' said coach Pete Strickland. 'I didn't know any better coming out of Randallstown,' said Darden. He not only started, but also led the team in rebounding (5.9 average) and was third in scoring (10.9 points). To top it off, Darden is a 6-foot-3 junior center. He had to make the basketball team not once, not twice, but three times as a walk-on before finally receiving a scholarship (his sophomore season, because he had to sit out his second year with an ankle injury) after a 16-point, six-rebound game at Georgetown. 'The doctors believe the broken leg I had when I was a little over 1 year old caused the ACLs not to function,' said Darden. When his playing days are over, he'll have to have both knees operated on. March Madness always brings out some unlikely heroes on the court.īut, though Darden didn't make it to the NCAA tournament, what he has accomplished at little Coastal Carolina is as unlikely as it gets.ĭarden has two deficient anterior cruciate ligaments, forcing him to wear knee braces every time he plays.

Randallstown's Tony Darden is a natural story for this time of the year. Story Links Antonio Darden Featured in the Baltimore SunĬoastal Carolina standout believe-it-or-not material

Love at Dawn by Lara Daniels