I remember seeing the original Ghostbusters at a drive-in theater when I was six. My brother puked on me in the back seat. The first ‘R’-rated movie my dad took me to was War of the Roses. It was amazing. There’s a scene where Michael Douglas jumps up on a kitchen counter top and pees in a pan cooking on a stove and it was, at …
I talk to my dog on our walk. Not like a crazy person carrying on a conversation, but I make observations, crack jokes and basically provide him a running commentary of what I find amusing during our daily trot around the neighborhood. Over the years I’ve honed my routine into three catch-phases I find myself repeating to…well…myself as we walk in the door from our …
“For a brief period of time I gave the name Jon a try, but then I went back to Mike,” bestselling author Michael Finkel tells me over the phone. I’m in the car during rush hour in Dallas. He just got back to his place in France, where it’s after midnight. We burst out laughing as if we’re old high school pals recalling an inside joke (though …
THE BACKGROUND This fiasco happened three years ago when I was moving to Dallas from South Florida. I took a road trip with my dog to meet the movers at the new house and get things set up before my wife flew out with the kids. THE ORIGINAL PLAN Leave Monday morning the week of the Super Bowl, get in Dallas late Wednesday night, meet …
Jon Finkel's books have been endorsed by everyone from Oscar-winner Spike Lee and NFL MVP Kurt Warner, to Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones and ArtofManliness.com founder Brett McKay.
He has published with legends who have won a combined 14 Super Bowl titles, 25 NBA Championships, 4 NBA Slam Dunk contests and two Heisman Trophies.
As a feature writer, he has written for GQ, Men's Health, Men's Fitness, The New York Times and many more. He is the Publisher at Beckett Media and co-host of the Life of Dad Sports Show.
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