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Evan Ren

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About Me

Arrogant, smug, condescending, thinks he's God's gift to writing, intolerant, selfish, tempermental, inconsiderate, rude and tactless ..... and those are his good points.

My Interests

Writing ... sports of all kinds ... poker ... finding new ways of saying "FU" without actually saying "FU" ... going to LAS VEGAS whenever humanly freekin' possible.

I'd like to meet:

JACK NICHOLSON -- the guy is totally cool, and always has been..... HOYT CORKINS -- My favorite poker player......SAMANTHA BROWN from the Travel Channel (Is she cute, or what?)....... SANDRA BULLOCK (now who doesn't want to meet Sandy?).

Music:

The Cult, Evanescence (helluva name for a band, ain't it?), AC/DC, Nickleback, Judas Priest, The Odds, Metallica, Brooks and Dunn, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, REM, The Judds, Bon Jovi, The Go-Gos, Billy Idol, Motley Crue, NWA (just kidding).

Movies:

Big Ev's Top 25...... 1. Braveheart ... 2. Rounders ... 3. The Godfather ... 4. Dr. Strangelove ... 5. Scent of a Woman ... 6. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ... 7. Pulp Fiction ... 8. O' Brother, Where Art Thou? ... 9. Patton ... 10. Rio Bravo ... 11.Boogie Nights ... 12. The Good The Bad and the Ugly ... 13. Spartacus ... 14. Star Wars ... 15. Midnight Run ... 16. Raiders of the Lost Ark ... 17. Saving Private Ryan ... 18. Searching for Bobby Fischer ... 19. Hatari ... 20. American Graffiti ... 21. Enemy at the Gates ... 22. True Grit ... 23. The Departed ... 24. Cinderella Man ... 25. Seabiscuit. BEST "BAD" MOVIE OF ALL TIME: "Roadhouse" with Patrick Swayze. That thing is a masterpiece of bad cinema. It's so horrible, it's great.

Television:

Sitcoms and TV dramas SUCK. I can't sit through them. I watch ESPN, Discovery, The History Channel, The Military Channel, The Travel Channel, Encore and HBO (if the movie is worth a crap).

Books:

"Harrington on Hold'em" Volumes I and II by Dan Harrington. "Super System" by Doyle Brunson. "Number 1" by Billy Martin. "The Bronx Zoo" by Sparky Lyle.

Heroes:

George S. Patton, Nolan Ryan

My Blog

The stupidest thing Ive ever done (well, its close)

Heading to Austin again ... and this time, I'm not hungry By Evan Ren (Contact) Abilene Reporter-NewsWednesday, March 5, 2008 Following Friday's girls semifinal game between Roby and Follett, Rep...
Posted by Evan Ren on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 06:38:00 PST

De Leon (TX) girls team plays through tragedy

Playing this one for Paige De Leon girls team goes ahead with playoff game despite grief By Evan Ren (Contact)        &nb sp;      ...
Posted by Evan Ren on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:28:00 PST

Toughest story Ive ever written

Remembering Trent Ueckert taught Ballinger determination, character before leaving far too soon By Evan Ren (Contact) Abilene Reporter-NewsThursday, August 30, 2007 BALLINGER -- Until the moment he...
Posted by Evan Ren on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:17:00 PST

Sammy Freekin' Sosa

By EVAN RENScripps Howard News Service Friday, June 22, 2007 Moments after Sammy Sosa hit his 600th home run on Wednesday night, I visited Google on my office computer and did a search using these tw...
Posted by Evan Ren on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:59:00 PST

Annie Duke

Anyone watching Poker After Dark this week?Is it just me, or does Annie Duke look like she spent the night in a tent?God almighty, girl!!  At least put on a little makeup before you go on na...
Posted by Evan Ren on Tue, 01 May 2007 11:55:00 PST

Virginia Tech -- Lou Dobbs, please shut up

   In the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre, I feel compelled to complain about the media coverage of the tragedy -- in particular, that of CNN anchorman, Lou Dobbs.   From the ou...
Posted by Evan Ren on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:01:00 PST

Short-stacked --Where do you draw the line??

To avoid becoming hopelessly short-stacked, at what point (in multiples of the big blind) do you switch to the all-in-or-fold strategy? I typically hit the panic button at about s...
Posted by Evan Ren on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 10:51:00 PST