Bo Ryan - offer this kid, he's from WI

Merry Christmas! J.C. honors J.C.

For no particular reason, I feel like sharing this awesome clip from the Johnny Cash Show Christmas Special, which I believe aired in December 1970. This is a live performance of "Little Drummer Boy." I choose this one because as early as I can remember, probably about age 3, my mom had a Christmas album that had Johnny Cash performing this song on it. It was immediately my favorite Christmas recording and I would play it over and over throughout the Decembers of my early years, scratching the needle across the record to hear it again. Then, after Christmas, the record would disappear until the following holiday season, when I would start all over again. I'm sure it was Johnny's deep voice that caught my attention as a toddler, and I'm also sure that this early exposure contributed to me becoming a lifelong fan of Johnny Cash and his music. Now, 30-plus years later, I still love hearing it, even though it is a bit cheesy. But, hey, who can disrespect the great J.C. paying tribute to an even greater J.C.?

Let's film a fucking Winnebago commercial..

Commando the Musical

No I am not joking, and it is actually done pretty well.

Who is Going to Run This Town Tonight? King Hammer of course...

I never thought I would see the day that MC Hammer made a diss video about Jay Hova, but I kid you not one does exist.

Brody Dalle is something...

So, I've always kind of had a thing for punk rawk chicks who are kind of hot, kind of creepy, and who kind of scare me a little bit. I've had an eye on Brody Dalle for a few years, but now she's kind of recreated herself a bit. She started off in The Distillers about 12 years ago, quite young as a punk rawker with a very Courtney Love vibe, except she's better looking and can really sing. Now, she's in a new outfit called Spinnerette, and she can still wail but she looks a little cleaner and sounds a little more poppy. Either way, I'm still kind of scared and kind of curious. I don't really need to worry about it since I'm old, fat and married and she's younger, hot and married to the dude from Queens of the Stone Age.

First, with The Distillers in about 2003... WTF is she singing? That just makes her scarier.

All my friends are murder
All my bones no marrow's in



Now, the newer thing she calls Spinnerette. This one is from 2008. Wonder what sort of appeal they are going for the close up shot of the red lipstick lips singing all of those whoaaaaaoooooaaaooooas?

Boohooo!

Well I feel like shit today, which can be expected when your two favorite football teams get huge wins over there bitter rivals. I will say this email that i received this morning really did cheer me up.

Greg Jennings Scores TD w/ Broken Leg

I knew there had to be a reason Jennings has had a quiet start to the season, he was playing with a broken leg.

I Bet He Sold For Cents on the Dollar

Doug Melvin makes an appearnace on Jimmy Kimmel, who knew Doug had a sense of humor.

Heyyyyyyy We Want Some Pussy....

The more these scandals and rumors of favre's questionable character surface the more I am rooting for him to suceed. Ok I wouldn't go that far, but I do love his Paul Tubbs impersonation.

Click Me

Scott Van Pelt Loves Him Some Bucky

I still hate the mothership that is ESPN, but at least one of those asshole's has a clue.

The Big One

Getting pretty jacked up for the Badgers to host the #1 Buckeyes tomorrow night. The Badgers have fared reasonably well against OSU since the arrival of Coach Alvarez, often pulling the "upset" over the typically higher-ranked Buckeyes.

Sure, lots of old-timers are hanging onto the 1942 match-up at the Camp, in which Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch and the upstart #6 Badgers knocked off the #1 Buckeyes. Hirsch ran all over the field and threw a game-closing TD pass to Dave Schreiner. Both men have their names on the Camp Randall facade.

My favorite Badgers road game at the 'Shoe was in 1999 and involved a Redshirt Freshman QB by the name of Brooks Bollinger. I was in school in Milwaukee that year and watched the game at BW3 on Water Street with some UW alum chums. That Badgers team was originally led by somebody named Scott Kavanaugh, and Barry may have stuck with the senior too long. The Badgers dropped a bad one to Cincinnati and then lost the Big Ten opener at home against Michigan, during which Kavanaugh was injured. Bollinger took over in place of Kavanaugh, and never gave up the reins. After losing a close game to Michigan 21-16 in promising mid-game relief of Kavanaugh, Brooks made his first ever start at the 'Shoe. The Buckeyes jumped out to a 17-0 lead in the second quarter, but Brooks and the Badgers rallied and it was all Bucky from there on. After 6 unanswered TDs, Bucky walked out with a 42-17 come from behind win. Honestly, I've never seen anything out of Bucky as awesome as the second part of that game. If you have a recording of it, get at me. Bucky ran the table from there, and the insertion of Brooks into the lineup not only saved the season and put the Badgers back in the Rose Bowl, it also gave the Badgers a #4 finish and gave Ron Dayne a chance to win the Heisman. Badger fans still debate endlessly whether Bucky could have run the table and won the whole enchilada if Barry had the balls to turn Brooks loose from the start of the season.

Personally, for more than a decade, my all-time favorite OSU game at the Camp was the 1992 game. It was my freshman year as a student at UW and you could really start to see the improvements in the competitiveness of the program that Barry was bringing. You had no idea they would win the conference and the Rose Bowl a year later, but to borrow a line from Rex Ryan, "Goddamn, they did look pretty fuckin' good" that day, knocking off Kirk Herbstreit and the Buckeyes - a top 20 team that finished 2nd in the Big Ten. That game was particularly fun for me, because Herbstreit was harassed all day and sacked 3 times by Chad Yocum, a sophomore rush end who was on my high school team just 2 years earlier. (We were on the same team, but it never looked like we were playing the same game.)

However, even that was trumped, as Big Tasty alluded to below, in 2003. In what really was an otherwise lackluster season (7-6, 4-4 in conference), the Badgers caught lightning in a bottle on rainy Saturday night under the lights. OSU was the defending national champion and they came to Madison riding a 19-game winning streak and a #3 ranking. The Badgers were slugging out a gritty, defense-minded game and going toe-to-toe with the Buckeyes, but as the game wore on, you could just get a sense that the Buckeyes' superior defense and special teams was eventually going to leave their offense in a position to score the kill shot, which had been OSU's M.O. during the winning streak. After roid-raging Robert Reynolds literally choked Jim Sorgi in a post-whistle pile incident, backup Matt Schabert came into the game and it looked like Bucky was fucked. Being grounded against the Buckeye defense was a completely unsurvivable position, and with the Buckeyes tied 10-10 and the Schabert-led Badgers pinned in their own territory with less than 6 minutes to play, it felt like OSU would rope-a-dope to another 3 point win. Then, the unthinkable happened. NFL talent beat NFL talent on an out and up, and Schabert laid it out there nice and easy for a wide-open Lee Evans to grab on his way to the house. "The Play" is below, but after Bucky managed to get the ball back, it again appeared that OSU may very well get the ball back in the closing minutes, again having Schabert and the Badgers offense pinned deep. On a 3rd and medium, The Call was made and Schabert ran a naked boot for a game-sealing first down. Unfuckingbelievable. The game was also notable for Big Tasty's 21st birthday and C-Weed making the national media spotlight for throwing tomatoes.

F*CK the Buckeyes!

As many of you know the #1 rated tOSU is coming into town this weekend, to take on Bucky. There are few things that get me more excited, as seven years ago to this day, Matt Schabert hit Lee Evans for the greatest win in Badger history. I may just be saying that since it also took place on my 21st Birthday. Since I know not everyone is excited as I am for the big game, maybe these will help.

Humpday: Ode to the Mini Skirt

Fall is a wonderful time of year, probably my favorite time of year. You have Bucky football, Packer football, Bo Ryan's boys begin to practice, playoff baseball, tailgates, my birthday, the list goes on and on. However if you live in Wisconsin, it also means the end of mini skirt season for about 6 months, unless of course you know a few sluts. Take a moment and click this link for 100 Wonderful Mini Skirt photos.

Hat tip to DJMick

True Grit Trailer

A trailer for the new Coen Bros movie has finally been released and old Browne is a tad bit excited. I guess you can say the worlds smallest boner is rock hard this afternoon. Anyways, this movie is going to kick ass, and if you don't like the Coen Brothers, I don't like you, and you can stop wasting your time reading this blog.

The 50 Hottest Colleges in America

LINK

Check out where Bucky comes in...in other news I miss college.

Hat tip to Pop Crunch

Louis C.K.: Hilarious

Follow this link to watch Louis C.K. new stand up "Hilarious". Louis is a guy that has been around for a while, but is finally getting his due. Right now he is up there with Zach G. and Danny McBride as the funniest men on the planet. Definitely worth a look. Check out below for a taste of Louis.



Hat tip to Film Drunk for the EpixHD link.

Set Your DVR

Sept 26th Kenny Powers is back to fuck shit up.

Trailer

Morpheus Explains the Matrix to the Dude

I didn't think it would work either, but well done.

Hipster Hitler

It is hard to tell who is the bigger douche a hipster or hitler, check out what happens you cross the pair, scary...

Hipster Hitler

College Football is Back

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9 of the Greatest College Stadiums for Tailgaiting

I would certainly think Camp Randall would have come in higher if they have would have ever experienced a Breese Terrace tailgate.

Humpday: Machete Babes

God I am excited for this film! Photos courtesy of Coed Magazine

Sick Dunk Contest

Fah Que

I have been a Cee Lo fan since his days with Goodie Mob, but he has really blown up recently with his collaboration work with Danger Mouse on Gnarls Barkley. This is a new song of his that has been floating around the intrawebs recently and I have to say it is quite catchy, but watch the volume.

They rapin' err body outdere

So this guy has become famous for saving his sister from a would be rapist. But not famous for actually saving his sister from a rapist but acting like a tard when describing his heroic actions and threatening the would be rapist. The Auto-Tune the News group got a hold of the youtube video and turned it into a pretty catchy little diddy. Now you can buy this song on itunes and he is a god damn internet celebrity. The Auto-Tune the News group gives 50% of all their profits to the people like Antoine who they use in their comedy vids, pretty amazing for them to do that. These proceeds actually got Antoines family out the projects and now he has new house, an agent and all sorts of shit. God damn you internet, you are amazing and lame as shit all at the same time.
Side note not sure if you are aware of The Auto-Tune the News group, but the are hilarious (and the chick is hot). They just signed on to a deal with Comedy Central for their own show. Good things do happen to good people. Looking forward to this show.
You can run and tell dat!
Hat tip to Warming Glow

It's a Dad's Life...

You other aging, fatherly douchebags know what I'm talkin' 'bout!

Set Your DVR's Rex Ryan Is Must See TV

I have spent the last two weeks watching the last two seasons of HBO's hit show Hard Knocks which takes you inside and NFL training camp, raw and uncut. It is a great show, I mean you really get to see how hard these guys work, how tough it is to play football at the highest level, and you also get to learn some of the lesser know nuances of the game. Well this season they are going inside the Jets camp, and I have to say it was freaking awesome. If you have any interest in football or fatass coaches that like to use the F-bomb, you need to check this out. Rex Ryan steals the first episode, you can get a little NSFW tease below, and I fully expect this to be a theme of the season. I believe Hard Knocks is schedule for 8 1 hour episodes so set your DVR and thank me later.

Humpday: Eva

Gonna go back to one of my favorites today. This is one of the many reasons the US embargo against Cuba should be lifted. I need to get down there.

Live Music Friday - Ween

Ween is a pretty good little American alternative band that has managed to make a living in the music business for around 25 years without most people ever hearing of them. I'll be honest, I was only familiar with them as they had popped up on a few movie soundtracks that had interested me, etc. They've never been tied down to any particular style of music, and have released tracks sounding anywhere from 60s psychedelic rock, punk, acoustic rock, soul, country, etc. It's always been two main dudes who have been friends since they were kids and then they have put together different backing bands over the years based upon what they are doing at the time. My favorite of their reincarnations was when they decided to put together an impressive line-up of Nashville studio musicians and cranked out a full album of new songs that all sound like fairly classic American country music, called 12 Golden Country Greats. The track below, "Piss Up a Rope," is a good, old-fashioned, can't-stand-my-woman rant in the country spirit. Enjoy.

Humpday: Plumber's Crack

I know what you are thinking, Browne, I have seen your ass crack and it is not sexy. Well true, but that doesnt mean a little crack cannot be enjoyed by all.






The entire gallery can be found here courtesy of Coed Magazine.

The Most Important Video You May Ever Watch

Dont believe me check it out.

themostimportantvideoyoumayeverwatchreally from Isaac Royffe on Vimeo.

Shark Week

Top 10 Shark Attack Videos Totally, and completely, badass.

"Hopefully My Nuts Break the Fall"

I don't know why I like to see this type of punishment. I think it all started one afternoon on a pontoon boat but that is another story altogether. This video is absolutely brutal.

Live Music... Wednesday? Old Crow Medicine Show

Sorry, it's been months and it ain't Friday, but I was just feeling like it tonight. Myles, who will be 2 in a couple of weeks, and I were playing "jams" (as he calls them) this evening from Youtube through the DVD player. This is one of his favorites of all time. "Wagon Wheel" by Old Crow Medicine Show. OCMS is a true old-time string band. Fiddles. Guitars. Banjos. Double bass. The occasional harmonica, Great music. It's not really bluegrass and it's not really country, but it is authentic old timey Americana, the kind of music that rural Americans played on the farms, ranches and homesteads by themselves and for themselves before it became common to listen to music recorded by other people - via the radio.

This particular song, "Wagon Wheel," is listed with a co-writing credit between OCMS's lead vocalist and fiddler, Ketch Secor, and the legendary Bob Dylan. How does this happen? Well, young Ketch is a major music junkie, and he was in the process of listening to every bootleg and outtake available of Bob Dylan's and he heard this "Rock Me Mamma" chorus sung by Dylan on an old tape. It was really just an idea for a song that Dylan did for a movie soundtrack. Secor took that idea and finished it with several verses about hitchhiking from college in New York to get back home to his native North Carolina. Once OCMS started getting some local notoriety, Ketch realized that he really better get some rights to this song if they are going to sell it... I mean, it started as a Dylan song. They ended up with co-credits and the song became synonymous with OCMS.

These guys can play their instruments, but they also have ridiculous voices suited to this kind of music. Listen to Ketch on the leads, but keep an ear out for when the skinny, scraggly-haired guitarist chimes in with the high notes to harmonize with Ketch - if you like music, these vocal harmonies are fucking hair-raising - especially if you've had a few whiskeys and miss somebody or somewhere.

Great lyrics, simple heart-felt ideas, Americana imagery. Trike and I are committed to seeing these Carolina boys perform in their adopted new home of Nashville. Just hear how the home crowd goes nuts when he mentions the Volunteer State in this verse about trying to get home:

Walking due south out of Roanoke,
I caught a trucker out of Philly, had a nice long toke
But he's headed west from the Cumberland Gap
To Johnson City, Tennessee

Go ahead, treat yourself. Don't be shy about saying "gawdayam!" when you hear the fiddle parts between verses.

Humpday: Throwback Poon

In honor of Mad Men kicking off last Sunday I am giving you some classic hotties, from the Mad Men Era. Did anyone watch the first episode? I was a little disappointed but the ending was great, and I cant wait to see Don as a single man tearing up NYC. Pictures of Raquel Welch and Jane Fonda courtesy of The Netwerk.

Cmon Mom

This is pretty good, I wish the mom would just have the sense to let them go at it, after all she did put her son in hockey. I am not one to push a child into a certain sport or activity, but I am going to try my hardest to get my daughter into hockey, and believe me, if she throws the gloves down, I will not be yelling for her to stop.

"Gingers Do Have Souls"

A Hilarious Link Proving That Gingers Absolutely Suck courtesy of Uproxx. Make sure you watch the video at the end, really funny.

I Love Me a Fake Trailer

Brostitute with Tim Roth from Tim Roth

Please No Gay Stuff

The 8 Greatest Craigslist JO Sessions Courtesy of Buzz Feed

Wow, my life suddenly doesn't seem quite so pathetic.

Humpday: Doutzen Kroes

For more pics of this Dutch beauty click!

Why Didn't I Think of This

Model's Wanted For Fantasy Football Draft

Above is a link to a craigslist posting that is looking for sexy girls to model at fantasy football drafts. Putting up the names on the draft board, serving beverages, talking some playful smack. Basically providing some sex appeal to a draft party (really this is the only thing missing from most FFL drafts I have been apart of) I remember talking to a ripper once and asked her if she ever worked a draft party and she said her services would most likely be too expensive for a 4-5 hour draft as she typically brought in $400 for about 2 hours worth of work. If you could find a way for these "models" to work for $25-$35/hour I think you could make a killing selling their services.

How To Lose 50 lbs in 60 Days

I guess all you need is someone willing to offer you 2 million dollars. As proffesional poker player Ted Forest won a prop bet with Mike "the mouth" Matusow that won him 2 million dollars if he was able to lose 50 lbs in 2 months. Since I figured both are damn near impossible, what do you think is worse for your body losing 50 lbs in 60 days or gaining 50 lbs in 60 days?

Now I Can Watch This

My blog partner C$$$ (though I am not sure if he even wants anything to do with this blog anymore and I cant hardly blame him) got me turned onto the show Intervention. I have to admit I liked the show, but each episode was so hard to watch, becuase you are truly watching people hit rock bottom and that can be hard sometimes. Some times reality TV can be too real. basically I gave up on the show and haven't watched in over a year. I just recently saw the video below and I have to say it is genius in such a terrible way. Basically take the show intervention, add a laugh track, and bam comedy gold.



Hat Tip to Warming Glow

I Present....

Hot Chicks Eating Hot Dogs

Yeah I have been away for a while, but I have come back classy as hell!!!

Hometown Sweethearts...

Well, since C$$$ and Big Tasty appear to be taking an unannounced, unapproved hiatus, I will fill a gap with a plug for a friend's band. The Hometown Sweethearts are probably the best party-cover band you will ever hear. They specialize in playing songs you know and can dance to, to rock any bar, wedding or party that can afford them. They have a standing gig in Manhattan right now and split time between Madison and NYC. They do a helluva wedding/party business as well. They are currently doing a homestand at their old haunt, The Crystal Corner. Four straight Friday nights at the Crystal. Look, I know it ain't bad-ass, original rock, but it is a helluva fun time and you will see the honeys shakin' it at their shows. Check the sample vid below. Watch it all the way through, lest you miss a pimp-ass song they do. They's got chops. Scottie B., the drummer, is an old friend who used to play with Mad Trucker Gone Mad, still plays with Lorenzo's Music, and a whole busload of other groups and studios.

Red Fang: Decent band, decent tune, awesome video

Props to Trike for bringing this one to my attention. Just another reminder that the freaks and geeks will take over the world, no matter how hard the rest of us rock.

HAPPY 4TH

Hope everyone has a good 4th! I know I will. A little heads up this weekend, if you run into this chick or guy, no one knows its so Ninja. RUN THE OTHER WAY! Rumor has it she doesnt take shit from no one and she WILL and I repeat WILL FUCK YOU MOTHER FUCKERS THE FUCK UP. It will probably call you a pussy and a little bitch a lot. Consider yourselves warned...Happy Birthday America!

You Smell Something???

Hahaha

I would personally give ignoring shame a bigger piece of the pie...

Humpday: Bubble Butt Blog

This is very NSFW!

Enjoy!

USA Wins!!! Thank God More Vuvuzela's!!!

I am going to make the vuvuzela a staple at all sporting events. Man I would love to be at a golf tournament sitting at the 18th hole trumpeting on one of these things.

Movie Review: A Serious Man

As I mentioned in a previous post the Coen Brothers are a couple of my favorite directors of all time. Big Lebowski, Millers Crossing, No Country for Old Men, Fargo, O' Brother Where Art Thou are some of my favorites that they are responsible for, so I was really excited to check out their latest film "A Serious Man".

Let's just say I was in no way disappointed with this film, even though to say that it is a little depressing would be an understatement. This film I guess could be described as a dark comedy with an emphasis on the dark. The film follows a physics professor Larry Gopnik, whom you could say is going through a rough patch. Larry has been informed by his wife that she is leaving him for one of his friends, he is being black mailed by one of his students for a passing grade, his kids are brats in every sense of the word and are stealing from him, his older brother is a social retard and is living off of him, and to add to the that he is due to make tenure at the university and the stress is eating him alive. Being a physics instructor Larry understands the world through a series of proofs, a given action will have a re-action, and everything can be explained through mathematics. But as we all know fate is often cruel and this movie really looks at that duality. How can we find answers in a world that typically just leaves you asking more questions? What role does god play in controlling the cruel fate that so many of us receive? What part does our moral behavior play in with the fate that our god has for us? These are some of the questions that are raised by this off the wall film.

First of all the film making like always is top notch. This is a very personal film, in which I think each viewer will take something much different away from it. However I think most will agree that the look and feel of this movie is vintage Coen Bros. This film is set in the early 70's and after watching for 30 minutes you will feel like you know these people all to well. The characters themselves are all well written almost stereotypical when you think about a Jewish family. The script is also very well done, as I laughed out loud on several occasions even though this is far from your standard comedy.

I have a lot of thoughts about the meaning of this film, but I really do not want to touch on that because i feel like many of the people that read this blog have probably yet to see this film. The ending may leave a lot of people unsatisfied because this story is not told like a typical Hollywood story would be told. Just when you think the lead character is going to figure out what vexes him, we are left with more uncertainty. However as in life, not everything is meant to be figured out, and some outcomes are so bleak that understanding why probably wont give you the closure you are searching for. In my opinion this film looks at fate in a new light, and adds in some comedy, and some great film making in the process. You may think it is one of the worst movies you have seen in a while, or you may be like me and have it grow on you. How many out there like Big Lebowski the first time you saw it? In my opinion this is some of the Coen Bros most interesting work, like it or hate it.

Best Filmakers of Our Time

I found a couple of mashup's done by Leandro Copperfield and first of all they are really well done, and second I realized that these are five of my favorite directors of all time. The Coen Brothers, Scorsese, Kubrick, and Tarantino are responsible for some of the best films ever made in my opinion. Check out the mashup's, and then let me know who you like the best, what films stand out, what scenes stand out, and why. Should be an interesting discussion.

Kubrick vs Scorsese from Leandro Copperfield on Vimeo.

Tarantino vs Coen Brothers from Leandro Copperfield on Vimeo.

Hat tip to Mr. Copperfield.

Baseball is a Funny Game (NSFW)

Anderson Silva Learns From the Best

I have always thought Stevan Seagall was phony in every way, but still very cool none the less playing a complete badass. After watching his television show, and seeing this clip of him training one of the MMA's most dangerous men, Anderson Silva, I have come to the realization that Seagal is the real deal. I mean he is still one of the most ridiculous actors out there, and I really think his music is about as bad as I have ever heard, but if Anderson "Spider" Silva brings you in to give him fighting tips, then you are completely and totally bad ass. What I wouldn't give to have him rolling in my crew.

Hilarious Interview

For those who did not watch the Ron Artest interview following the Lakers game 7 victory. Check it out here. Absolutely hilarious.

Just In Case You Missed The USA vs England World Cup Game on Saturday

I have it for you here. I have to say I watched this match for 2 hours and I missed both goals, because I had either turned away or drifted off. That is the one problem I have with sports like soccer and hockey, I don't understand the intricacies of either game really which makes it nearly impossible to watch if they are playing to a standstill. I think I will give it another shot on Friday, this time I will be set the DVR so I can fast forward any possession that doesn't involve the US. Don't get me wrong I am very much intrigued by the excitement of the world cup, unfortunately that excitement doesn't translate the best to live television. Let me know how you feel about the World Cup, the US' chances of getting out of pool play, and whether or not you will be watching?

Oh, no. Here we go again.

Summer Blockbuster I Cannot Miss

I am not much for summer blockbuster films, but I plan on making an exception for the a-team.


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Found over at Holy Taco...

Found my drummer...

I've been working on putting together a kick-ass band for the past 15 years or so. So far, it's just me, but I've been close to adding members on a couple of occasions. Well, I've now found the most important piece of the puzzle. This drummer is an unbelievable showman, and one hell of a timekeeper. He is the show. If I can lure him away from Rick K. and the Allnighters, presently in the midst of a six-night run at a casino in Minnesota, he will be the showpiece of my band. I intend to put him at the front of the stage, spotlights on him, and the rest of the band and I will stand in the shadows behind him. This is an apt title, "this drummer is at the wrong gig." Damn right, he's in the wrong band! My drummer! Mine!

Turtle Rapes a Croc

Yes this actually does amuse me.

"Fixing oil disaster my responsibility"

So says President Obama. I haven't been following this oil spill that carefully until recently, as BP did a good job getting everyone to believe that they would handle the situation. It is funny in the story the President claims the Federal Govt was in control of stopping the leak from the beginning but this is the first I have heard about them really taking the reigns.

I give the President a lot of credit here. He has nothing to gain at this moment for taking responsibility of this problem (see George Bush after hurrican Katrina) and with elections looming I am very much surprised that he is putting himself out on this limb. Especially considering that this such unprecedented territory and no clear answer for stopping this problem seem clear. I understand the need for off shore drilling, and as we can now see it is responsible for millions of gallons of oil each year, however I would have hoped the Federal regulators and the big oil companies would have a few better contingency plans in place in case something like this ever happened. It is a disaster and they are hard to plan for, but when you send huge oil rigs down thousands of feet to drill for oil in locations that man cannot get to, you have to think that at some point it could all go wrong. At this point I am all for sending Bruce Willis and his team of renegade down there to fix this problem. Hopefully the President can figure out a way to stop this, because it sure as hell seems like BP has screwed the pooch so far on this. I realize that is probably unfair to say, because of the complexity of this problem, but fuck big oil, take some of that money you are making and build a god damn underwater space station around this fucking leak. I don't know the answer but you figure the people that know how and have the resources to drill that deep could come up with a better idea than dropping a huge water balloon down there. Guess I am just going to have to deal with incredible high shrimp prices this summer! Fuck!

I Wouldn't Say Regret,...But Hot Diggity!!!

Once upon a time when I was a Junior in high school I had a principle that urged me to apply at a bunch of different schools because he thought a change of scenery might do me well. One of the schools I applied and later got accepted to was ASU. I am pretty sure any body that is willing to spend on out of state tuition and meets the requirements can get into ASU as it is the biggest University in the country, but I was very intrigued by the warm weather and the prospects of spending 4 years in Tempe. I decided to go to Milwaukee and although I loved my time there, still am very close with a lot of people I met there, and probably wouldn't have a child had I not went there. I still come across links like this and wonder what I was thinking not heading west for a few years. Nothing like some Pac 10 poon! LINKAGE

I Always Root For The Bad Guy

Maybe thats why I love this mash-up.

Gandolf Sings Fresh Prince

You will probably only appreciate this if you can appreciate the epic LOTR. This guys impersonation is spot on.

All About Keeping Children Safe

Pretty funny link. Safety Tips for Kids

Milwaukee Readers, Ever Been to Massive Records???

This place sounds like they have a pretty good music selection, I am hoping someone can verify this...

Movie Review: Iron Man 2

My last few movie reviews have been of small budget films. This one, not so much. Iron Man 2 is your typical summer blockbuster, heavy on movie stars and action, light on story and captivating characters. However there is something about this film that made it work despite all of its flaws.

First things first, its time to put Robert Downy Jr on the short list of best actors out there. He really is terrific as Billionaire Tony Stark. I think I enjoy him outside of the Iron Man suit more than I do while he is actually Iron Man. He is just a likable character despite his flaws as a human being. Debuting in this film is another billionaire weapons maker, by the name of Justin Hammer, played by Sam Rockwell. Rockwell has been one of my favorites ever since Green Mile and Confessions of a Danngerous mind, he probably does the best job acting as anyone in this film, and he brings some much needed comic relief as a villain in this role. Hammer basically wants to be the next Tony Stark and has the means to do so however, he doesn't have the smarts. Unfortunately this is where the likable characters end. I was worried about Mickey Rourke as the main villain, and he just didn't work for me. I don't know if it was the Russian accent, or the idea that he is supposed to be a genius physicist that I didn't like, but something about that character was off. I guess they felt the need to cast Don Cheadle instead of Terrance Howard as Iron Man's sidekick, War Machine. I love Cheadle in pretty much everything he does, but he doesn't add anything Howard could not. Personally I liked Howard better in the role and with both Howard and Cheadle, I found it hard to buy the friendship between they and the Robert Downey Jr. Scarlett Johansson is probably the hottest woman on the planet, so I never mind her being in any film, but in this movie she seemed out of place. I enjoyed some of the flirting done between her and Robert Downey Jr, but I never really felt that she added anything to the movie besides being eye candy. If you saw the previews than you know the Samuel L Jackson is also has a small part in this film which is good, because he really didn't belong in any of it.

I blame most of the problems with the characters on the bad script. I don't want to spoil this terrible plot but basically Iron Man has to fight a bunch of guys in Iron Man suits, which are created by the son of a Russian Scientist who helped create the reactor needed to power the Iron Man suit. Since apparently the only place you can build one of these reactors is in a dingy basement someplace. I my main problem is not that the story is predictable or that the premise of these monumental discoveries comes so easily, but more so that they didn't build a conflict worth caring about. Not once during this movie did I feel like the antagonist had the upper hand for a second. I have ripped the Christopher Nolan Batman movies for some of its flaws, but at least the story in both films was compelling in where the super hero is really the worlds only hope to stop the evil villain. After all that is basically the way every comic book reads. Iron Man 2 falls far short of creating any story lines that are not only believable, but also creating a tension between the protagonist and the antagonist.

What saved this film for me, was just the overall style and look of this film. The technology that is portrayed is a really cool vision of the future. Pretty much everything I loved about the first film I loved about this film. Tony Stark is a cool likable guy that creates some really cool toys to play with. The action scenes were all done very well, and surprisingly the music of ACDC does add to the feel of this movie. Despite the flaws with characters or story, not once in the movie was i getting bored. Iron Man does not break any ground in the comic book genre, but it will entertain you. I think that is exactly what I look for in my summer blockbusters, and this is really one of the few that I think will be worth seeing.

Thank You Bobby Cocks!

Long time Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox, was being honored for 50 years in baseball. Unfortunately it didn't go quite as planned.

File This Under, Totally and Completely Badass

A British army sniper killed two Taliban machine gunners from over a mile and half away. The incredible story can be found here. Rightfully so this is a record for the longest distance kill shot ever reported. Oh yeah and he killed two guys. God bless our armed forces as they are the most skilled killing machines ever known. Even though he is a Brit, I feel safer knowing their are guys like this defending our country.

Humpday: Christina Hendricks

These photos are from a gallery that can be found here. Hat tip to Prust for sending the link. Busty is back in a big way!

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Clay Marzo

Saw this story last night on the news, one of the best surfers in the world has Asperger sydrome. Just an unbelievable story. Click on the link for full version of his story.



Surfing is Life

Book Review: The Stranger

In the past year I have probably started 5 different books. For whatever reason I lost interest, couldn't find the time, or just didn't enjoy what i was reading so I didn't finish. However I finally started reading something that I couldn't stop. The Stranger written by Albert Camus, is a literary classic, that I did not know anything about until last week (Thanks Irv!) Camus is a philosopher and he believed in what is known absurdist theory of philosophy. Basically life has no rational or redeeming meaning. His first book the Stranger is an excellent story about an amoral and emotionally detached young man, who at the beginning of the story is dealing with the death of his mother. During the 2nd part of the story, the lead character plays a part in a crime, and the rest of the story the character is stuck contemplating the meaning of life, or in his eyes the lack of any purpose to life. I know that story sounds kind of bleak and at times it is kind of a bleak look at humanity, however it has some very powerful themes. If you don't enjoy philosophy, then you probably wont enjoy this book, if you do however like to open your mind to some different schools of thought, this is a great one to read. It is short, under a 100 pages, yet I went back to read many sections just because they interested me. One of the strongest themes to this book in my eyes is the idea that moral order really has no natural or rational basis. How do we decide what is morally acceptable? Camus I think believed in humanity and their ability to decide right from wrong even though he believed in a universe where your actions have real no meaning. The only certainties in this life is that we all die and everything else in this life lacks meaning or doesn't really matter. Anyways it is an interesting look at life, death, love, justice, religion, and society through the eyes of a man that believes in nothing. I know it doesn't sound interesting but I assure you it is.

Congratulations C$$$$$$!

Over the weekend I attended the wedding of one of the authors of this blog. My cousin Craig got married on Saturday to Callie Calnin. First of all I want to send him a congrats, I truly think he found someone special, and of all the years I have known Craig, I don't think I have ever seen him happier. The wedding was wonderful. I tend to be a cynic when it comes to weddings because I swear I have been to 15 of them in the last 3 years. They tend to be very repetitive and for the most part very boring. I am not sure if it was because I had so much family there or the fact that Craig has really fun friends, but from the moment I got to Ripon on Friday to the time I was limped out of the hotel on Sunday I had an absolute blast. The weather could have been nicer for some pictures, but that was really the only hiccup. Well besides the fact that I forgot to have the rings blessed before eagerly trying to hand them off to the bride and groom. Luckily Father Mike was on top of his game and stopped me before the church came tumbling down. As part of my duties as best man I had to give a little speech. Something I was pretty nervous about all day on Saturday. However I did drive up by myself on Friday and that gave me ample time to practice. The speech went well, and then I got to partying. I remember looking at the clock thinking I had missed the grand march, and it was only 830. At that point I was already a mess. After 4 more hours of shots, whiskey, and a few glasses of wine, I was completely out of my element. After the wedding was over, we headed to a bowling alley across the street where we pretty much filled the place. The highlight had to be when we Rick Rolled the joint. Around 2 AM we stumbled home and I proceeded to pass out. It was a very long day, and i woke up in some serious pain. Luckily for me my lovely girl friend, drove home so I could keep my eyes away from any light. Sunday was a completely wasted day, but it was well worth the pain. I honestly think it moves into the top 3 weddings that I have ever attended. Craig nice work on everything, it was a great time, you guys were such wonderful hosts. Hope you have a great time, on the beach. I can only hope you hit up every banana boat stand in the Caribbean.

I Feel Your Pain

So I just recently lost one of my closest friends. My Xbox 360 died the other day. As many of you know Xbox are made very cheaply and are pretty much junk except for the fact that they have the best games available for any console. I had mine for about 3 years and this was my first problem, but I know many that have had them for only weeks before the red ring of death showed up. Either way Microsoft suck a fat dick. If the new Halo didnt look so fucking amazing I would probably jump ship. Below is a video of fellow gamer who had his one true love ripped from his grasps...

Movie Review: Bronson

I know I haven't done a movie review in months, and I give you two in one week. I got caught up on a few movies in my instant queue, and they happened to be pretty damn good. Bronson is a story of a British criminal who at the age 22 was imprisoned for robbing a post office. He was sentenced for 7 years. However he has served over 30 years in prison, for violent crimes and over that 30 years in prison the majority of it was spent in solitary confinement. The story is told by the criminal, Michael Peterson (he later changes his name to Charles Bronson)through a couple different mediums. The first being in real time in which sometimes he reads a narrative however it is also narrated from him, in front of an audience, as if he is some sort of entertainer. I think this is an effective way of kind of showing the motivations of Bronson. Bronson who was also a bare knuckle boxer for some time, seemed at his happiest while he was shaking up the system. Whether that meant fighting the guards, taking hostages, or starting riots. Think of a radical for extreme chaos. He didn't want to be figured or changed, because he was happy being who he was, a raving psychotic. He even felt he should be applaudedfor being so. My friend compared this movie to A Clockwork Orange, and he hit it right on the head. This is definitely a film about bucking the trends of society. Here is a man that refused to be apart of the system. He did whatever he could to make sure that he lived a life completely to himself and that meant doing whatever he had to do to stay in prison. Not only in prison, but isolated from everyone else. Throughout the movie, you find that he is at home while he is locked away in isolation. It is when he is forced to interact with society in which he becomes a truly troubled soul.

Bronson is played by, Tom Hardy, and he is absolutely phenomenal. This is a film with nearly no likable characters, it can be very hard to watch at times. It is dark, and graphic, with no clear path to the story. However the performance of Hardy is what makes this film special. I actually wish the director would have done a little bit more with the character. As at times you have a hard time pulling any meaning except for what I mentioned above. I guess you could say it was a case study of anti- social behavior. Now I would not watch this movie if you are the type of person that needs to see your troubled characters come full circle. I assure you that this story doesn't have a happy ending. But it does tell the story of a truly troubled man, through his eyes in a pretty interesting way. It is also well shot, and like I said the performance from Hardy is downright scary at times. I would not pick this up for your next date film, but I would recommend checking it out.

Movie Review: Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father

I finally got some time to check out this movie, and it was well worth it. Despite the fact the film had me in tears, and visibly shaken up for the most film, I highly recommend this documentary. I don't want to reveal to much of this film, because I feel it will take away from its power, but I a little background information.

The documentary is shot and directed by Kurt Kuenne, a close friend of Andrew Bagby. Andrew used to play important roles in many of Kurt's films when he was an aspiring film maker. Andrew even helped produce one of his first full length films. Tragically Andrew, was murdered, and this film documents, his murder in a first rate real true crime story. In fact it plays out so well, it could be argued that this film is as much a thriller as it is documentary. I don't want anyone to be scared away because it is a documentary.

The first thing that stands out is how well this film is edited. The director cuts, from powerful imagery of Andrews youth, films they have done together, shots of Andrew and his parents, as well as horrific shots of the crime scene. For the most part the editing happens so quickly (they jump from shot to shot in seconds) that you are unsure exactly what you are seeing. The information comes at you at such a fast pace at the start of this film, but the imagery is so powerful, that you are able to take it all in. From all of that, I was taken on a roller coaster ride of emotion. At times I laughed, cried, was upset, and was relieved when it was over. Many people wonder why I would enjoy a movie that would do that, however that is exactly what I want to happen when I watch a good movie. I want to get so wrapped up in the movie that I cannot stop thinking about it hours after the end credits flash. This movie is the best in a long time in getting me wrapped up emotionally as well as having my mind spinning. I don't want to give away any twists from this film, but I assure you, that it will have an effect on you.

This film was meant to be shot for only family of the victims, but it becomes so powerful that I think everyone of the family members knew that this story needed to get out there. The director was not after any academy awards or critical acclaim so he could focus on just pushing his vision, and not getting caught up in a lot of the pretentious film making we see from so many directors today. He didn't use camera tricks, or visual effects, to get a false response from the audience. He just delivers the facts of this powerful story, and that is more than enough. To me he succeeded in a big way, and Dear Zachary is one of the best films I have seen in a long while.

Rick Roll'd

I really want to pull this stunt off. This is one of the worst songs in history and I have played it in a few bar juke boxes just to piss people off. It looks like this has a similar effect.

So Close

I am sure most of you were tuned in Monday night to see the Butler Bulldogs nearly pull of the most stunning upset in the history of college basketball. Well it didn't happen and Duke won its 4th National Championship under coach Mike Krzyzewski. It was a wonderful game and I have to give a lot of credit to Butler as they were about as well coached of a team as I have seen all tournament. But the timely shot making of Singler, Scheyer, and Smith proved to be too much.

As many of you know I am a Duke fan so it was good evening for me, but watching those two styles play out there it was hard for me not to think that the Badgers could someday get that level under Bo Ryan. Butler style of play nearly mimics that of the Badgers, as they both put a premium on defense and getting quality shots without turning the ball over. At one point in the 2nd half I believe Butler went over 7 minutes without a field goal, yet they were within inches of winning the game at the end. That style has been proven to keep teams in ball games and give them a chance to win. The one difference I saw in Butlers team compared to Bucky, was the fact that they had a bonafide star in Gordon Heyward, and although Leuer played really well in the tournament he wasn't able to carry the team. Throw in the fact that Wisconsin rather easily beat Duke (I know the final score was close but the Badgers dominated that game for about 38 minutes) although not likely that we Bo's teams will be talented enough to ever get there it remains in the realm of possibility.

Though that will not be happening next year. Duke should return 2/3 of the big three along with the Plumlee's inside. They also bring in the Nations top point guard recruit Kyrie Irving, and Steph Curry's little brother Seth also becomes eligible next year. Throw in a couple of other solid recruits and the return of Andre Dawkin's (the guy that kept them in the Badger game) and I see Duke as the team to beat again next year. I guess coach K still knows what he is doing. All right haters time to chime in, you know who you are.

Merton on Chat Roulette

Being too old and not lame enough, I had never heard of Chat Roulette, but apparently it's a video chat website where you get connected with random people to chit-chat and pass the time. Apparently, it's also popular with freaks who want to show their junk to random people. Merton has his own ideas. He doesn't chat. He improvises songs about and/or for his new friends on the piano. Top shelf, first rate, top notch quality.

This Made My Day

Humpday: Kelly Brook