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Nick's
Picts

established 2000
retired 2008

Owner:  Nick Hansen (see owner profile below)
Established:  2000
Location:  McHansen Field House, Bloomington, IN
Motto:  Romani Ite Domum
Colors:  McDonald Dress Tartan (red and blue, green highlights)
Manager:  Lou Brown
Song:  "Rush" by Big Audio Dynamite
Money Finish Percentage:  .000 (0/9)
Team History link

Owner Profile:  Nick Hansen

Baseball

Favorite Player Owned: Juan Pierre
Favorite MLB Team: New York Yankees (duh!)   <--- That's a joke.  I'm Cubbies blue through and through.
Favorite Childhood Baseball Player: Ozzie Smith

Favorite Baseball Broadcaster:

 Bob Uecker
Favorite Baseball Movie: Tie:  "Bull Durham" and "Major League"
Favorite MLB Memory Watching Kerry Wood's first game back after surgery. While he was a bit erratic, he came up with a huge homer in the fifth to seal his victory. It was also my first night game at Wrigley.

Entertainment

Favorite TV Shows: "CHiPs", "Keeping Up Appearances", and "Monty Python's Flying Circus"
Favorite Movies: "Monty Python and the Holy Grail", "Monty Python's Life of Brian", and "Brazil"
Favorite Comic Strip: Calvin & Hobbes
Favorite Musicians: Aphex Twin, Pharoah Sanders, Plaid, The Ethiopians, Miles Davis
Favorite Alcoholic Beverage:

Watney's Oatmeal Cream Stout

Favorite Non-Alcoholic Beverage: Mountain Dew
Favorite Snack Food: Panda licorice (black)

Personal

Three People I'd Like to Have Dinner With: Sid Vicious, Hunter S. Thompson, and Oscar Wilde.  But I don't think we would ever make it past the bar.
Person in History I Would Like to Have Seen Do His Thing: Maximilien Robespierre
Three People I Would Like to Play Poker With: Paris Hilton, Bill Gates, and Donald Trump (hey, they've got cash to burn!)
Three People I Would Like to Play Strip Poker With: Myrna Loy, Audrey Hepburn, and Siouxsie Sioux

 
Strangest Job I've Ever Had:

Innkeeper at a bed and breakfast.

Dream Career: Writing intelligent software agents
Musical Instrument I Would Most Like To Play: Slap bass
Person I Most Respect: Voltaire

Philosophy

Pitcher's Duel or Slugfest? Pitcher's duel any day of the week.
If I Won $1,000,000, I Would: Invest half of it in glorious mutual funds and take the other half over to my friend Asadulah who works in securities... 
Pet Peeve: The intentional walk
What Would You Like to Hear God Say When You Reach the Pearly Gates?

“Can you take the mound today?”