The boy and I watched 28 Days Later and naturally got on the topic of which school would be the first to sign a fast zombie.
The correct answer, of course, is LSU.
FYI.
I have no idea if Auburn is going to win the football game. But the Tiger fans are in full-on Never Lost A Tailgate mode right now.
Hello from The Plains, where a football contest of some importance approaches
Today's the Iron Bowl -- I'm headed there, you'll hear a lot about it for the rest of the day -- but before then, go to bookshop.org to buy your copy of my book IRON IN THE BLOOD. Support Small Business Saturday! #rolltide #WarEagle
Give it a read, my friend, Amazon ships to Boston
Featuring lore, insight and interviews with dozens of the sharpest minds in the game, including @edsbs.bsky.social @jasonkirk.fyi and so many more, IRON IN THE BLOOD belongs on your shelf. (Makes a damn good XMas gift too!) Link to buy: bit.ly/IronInTheBlood
It's Iron Bowl week, and that means it's the perfect time to check out IRON IN THE BLOOD, my new book on the Auburn-Alabama rivalry. From the game's humble origins on a Birmingham baseball field right up to 2025, from Bear to Bo to Cam to Nick, we've got you covered.
Atlanta! If you’re not up to anything tonight, come join me at The Plaza Theatre for the world premiere of a major new filmmaker’s debut feature. Free!
Just going to drop a book rec for the times when folks are wanting to log off: I’m about 80 pages into Iron In the Blood, a book about the Alabama-Auburn football rivalry by @jaybusbee.bsky.social. I have learned a lot and it’s been great so far.
Thank you so much! Glad it's helping.
"Deeply reported," "A masterful account," and other such niceties from NYT bestseller Lars Anderson. Pre-order Iron In The Blood from your favorite bookseller today!
Here they are:
ISBN-10 : 1637747160
ISBN-13 : 978-1637747162
Number 1 in your hearts, Number 1 on the charts
@jaybusbee.bsky.social sold me on a couple of college football books this morning open.substack.com/pub/jaybusbe...
More IITB love. Less than two weeks!
WEAPONS. Damn, what a good movie. Terrifying and exhilarating and weird and unsettling. Unfolds with the vibe and heart of a classic @stephenking.bsky.social novel, which is meant as the highest possible praise.
Damn right, rent is always due
@shutdownfullcast.bsky.social in re. today’s show: My son got hired at Honey Baled Ham for the Thanksgiving rush. Unfortunately he was too young to legally work and was immediately fired when the manager realized that. But on the plus side, he was given an entire ham as a severance payment.
IRON IN THE BLOOD drops in two weeks, and I'll kick off the book tour in, of course, Birmingham at the great Alabama Booksmith bookstore. Come hang and talk Tide and Tigers! #wareagle #rolltide
Merch! Get some! Order IRON IN THE BLOOD and DM me or hit me at jay.busbee @ yahoo with proof of purchase and I’ll hook you up, free! (Specify signed bookplate, Bama, Auburn, or mixed-marriage.) Book drops 8/26!
Spotted in an antique store. Which one you grabbing?
More early praise for my new book IRON IN THE BLOOD from ESPN's @andrea-adelson.bsky.social: "The definitive history of the definitive rivalry in college football." Book drops 8/26! #WarEagle #rolltide
If you're like me, you have podcast eps backed up in your feed like old New Yorker issues. Except the Shutdown Fullcast, that is. That one always gets listened to on drop day. They're starting a Patreon, and you absolutely should pay good people for their good work. www.patreon.com/c/ShutdownFu...
In my annual Montauk cups, time to start letting the @squawkinsports.bsky.social world know about 9/25 with the great trio
@davidjroth.bsky.social
@sethwickersham.bsky.social
@jaybusbee.bsky.social
Tix not on sale yet. But make a note. And join us in two weeks.
Reuniting with my favorite hoodie when the temp drops to 65 after three straight months of blast-furnace heat
IRON IN THE BLOOD, published by Matt Holt Books and distributed by Simon & Schuster, drops Aug. 26. Get more info and pre-order right here: bit.ly/IronInTheBlood. Get on it! #RollTide #WarEagle
Some early love for IRON IN THE BLOOD, my upcoming book on the Auburn/Alabama rivalry, from the estimable @danwetzel.bsky.social:
As the baseball world comes to town, the hometown team is a total mess. Column for @yahoosports.bsky.social on the floundering Braves.
Unboxing the first copies of IRON IN THE BLOOD, my new book on Alabama, Auburn and Southern history, coming 8/26/25. Get it! #RollTide #WarEagle
