July's Sprezz of the Month

Each month, I try to recap people that stood out in both a positive and negative way. They're the Sprezz and Spazz of the month. Not sure exactly how this started, I guess something about separating from the pack's always caught my attention.

Anyway, July definitely brought out a few Spazzes. Let's start with Brett Favre. I love the guy and he's had one hell of a career... but enough's enough. If you retire, you're not supposed to keep goin back and forth on your word.



That's like being in a relationship with someone, then deciding you want to break up... but after a few weeks of not getting laid you reach out, like "I miss you, maybe I made a mistake. I'm not totally sure what I want but in the mean time, please don't see anyone else."

Come on, you gotta be quarterback of the football team or something to get away with THAT kind of selfishness. Not to mention the non-stop retirement updates flooding ESPN. That shit was taking up half of SportsCenter! 'Bout time you made up your mind, big guy.

Then there's Alan Fishman, the limo driver who chauffeured bankers and lawyers around for years, picking their minds and then eventually starting his own hedge fund. Except, it was all a scam. Fishman and his posse duped investors from around the country into forking over about $20 million and then fled the scene. That kind of bitch move makes Favre look like Braveheart.

But enough negativity... Let's move on to the Sprezz of the month. This from Yahoo! regarding the filming of Robin Hood which will star Russell Crowe:



"Denise Yarde, a boom microphone operator, informed producers she'd be late to the set after the car went up in smoke. When she arrived, she complained that she'd have to buy a new one - reportedly earning a jibe from Russell.

"Well, I suppose it's OK for you, Russell," Denise reportedly fired back. "You've probably never had to worry about finding five grand for a new car.

According to the Mirror, the apologetic actor then gave her 5,000 pounds (approximately $8,100) to help pay for her new vehicle, telling her, "There you go. You can buy a 10,000 pound car now."

Nice touch there, RC. That's Sprezzatura. Now let's see what goes down in August...

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