Thank You Jon Bon Jovi, Thank You

The story goes that ghost of ol' Billy Penn got peaved when the Liberty Towers were built in Philadelphia. How dare they build a building taller than a statue? It's called the curse of Billy Penn. (wiki link).

Sure it's not as glamorous as goat, or the Bambino, as curses go. Either way, the city of Philadelphia hasn't had a championship team, with any team, since the early 80's -- that is until Jon Bon Jovi brought a little SOUL to Philadelphia with his Arena Football League team.

It's been 25 years since the Sixers won their last NBA championship -- the last trophy in the city...And sure, there's been some championship runs, some close calls, but Billy Penn seems to have shot each and every one down in a blaze of glory. But now the whole city of Philadelphia owes this true American hero a debt of gratitude. I mean, this dude --no, this cowboy, with his steele horse and all that shit broke the curse, shot it right through the heart. He gave Billy Penn a dose of his bad medicine and that seems to be all he needed. And there's proof to my theory: You can describe game 5 of the World Series perfectly as slippery when wet!

Argue against me, I dare you.

Now if only Westbrook and McNabb can stay healthy...I see a trend forming. Next the birds, then the Sixers. We'll be bigger than Boston, as a sports city. Shit, Bon Jovi will lead the charge to make Philly bigger than Seattle ever was in the 90's with the grunge, the coffee, the windows, and those sissy Crane brothers. Fuck the tossed salads and scrambled eggs! I'm livin' on Bon Jovi's prayers...Philly will be the sports center of the universe!

Oh, and big ups to Phils for a season I'll always remember.

The John McCain iPhone App

Arrgh...stop it, my friends.

B is for Bullshit

Police: Campaign Worker Admits Making Up Story

A Pittsburgh police commander told KDKA Investigator Marty Griffin that Ashley Todd confessed to making up the story & is facing charges

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) ― Police sources tell KDKA that a campaign worker has now confessed to making up a story that a mugger attacked her and cut the letter "B" in her face after seeing her McCain bumper sticker.

Ashley Todd, 20, of Texas, initially told police that she was robbed at an ATM in Bloomfield and that the suspect became enraged and started beating her after seeing her GOP sticker on her car.

Police investigating the alleged attack, however, began to notice some inconsistencies in her story and administered a polygraph test.

Authorities, however, declined to release the results of that test.

Investigators did say that they received photos from the ATM machine and "the photographs were verified as not being the victim making the transaction."

This afternoon, a Pittsburgh police commander told KDKA Investigator Marty Griffin that Todd confessed to making up the story.

The commander added that Todd will face charges; but police have not commented on what those charges will be.

According to police, investigators working on the interview process detected several inconsistencies in Todd's story that differed from statements made in the original police report.

Pittsburgh Police Public Information Officer Diane Richard released a statement earlier today, saying: "Because of the inconsistencies in her statements, Ms. Todd was asked to submit to a polygraph examination which she agreed to do."

No photos of Todd are being released by Pittsburgh Police at this time.

The investigation is continuing as officials determine what charges will be filed.

Well isn't that fucking great. I blame Anonymous.

The best quote on this whole matter comes from Executive Vice President of Fox News:

If the incident turns out to be a hoax, Senator McCain’s quest for the presidency is over, forever linked to race-baiting.

Fox News is Somewhat Biased

(Video by Kos)

GOP spent $150,000 in donations on Palin's look

WASHINGTON – When the Republican Party decided to coordinate expenses with John McCain's presidential campaign, who knew it would be color coordinated.

The Republican National Committee spent about $150,000 on clothing, hair styling, makeup and other "campaign accessories" in September for the McCain campaign after Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin joined the ticket as his running mate.

The RNC now says the clothes belong to the party committee while the McCain campaign says the clothing will go to a "charitable purpose" after the campaign.

The expenses include $75,062 spent at Neiman Marcus in Minneapolis and $41,850 in St. Louis in early September. The committee also reported spending $4,100 for makeup and hair consulting. The expenses were first reported by Politico.com.

The RNC also spent $4,902 at Atelier, a stylish men's clothing store in New York. Other purchases included a $92 romper and matching hat with ears for Palin's baby, Trig, at Pacifier, a baby store in Minneapolis.

Wing Witthuhn, who owns the store with her husband, said a young staffer with an RNC credit card purchased the clothes during the Republican National Convention in St. Paul. Trig wore the romper the night Palin addressed the convention.

Killswitch Engage: This Is Absolution

I don't care if I'm supposed to be too old to listen to shit like this...these guys are great.

The pit in the beginning of this video is the sickest I have ever seen....puts the stuff I remember from back in the day to shame.
It looks like some shit out of Braveheart or Lord Of The Rings.
At the rate things have changed...by my calculations....in another 20 years at the beginning of a show, people will just pull out guns and mow each other down.
THAT will be the ultimate in hardcore fashion, motherbitches!!!

Oh, and if you're going to watch, I recommend clicking on the High Res link I posted below this pixelated YouTube video...but do as you wish.



Hi-Res Version Is Here

Ok....NOW Welcome To Chris Gaines 2!!!!

Take all the stuff I said in my erroneous report about Eminem, and apply it here to Beyonce'

" The R&B singer has christened herself "Sasha Fierce" for her new double album, "I Am ... Sasha Fierce," due in U.S. stores on November 18, and has released a lengthy justification for the comical moniker.

"I have someone else that takes over when it's time for me to work and when I'm on stage, this alter ego that I've created that kind of protects me and who I really am," the former Destiny's Child frontwoman said in a statement."

Douchehat.

All Done!

For the last presidential election, I waited 2 hours in line on election day to cast a vote for John Kerry...A vote that didn't count, because Texas is so full of slack-jawed, big-haired, gun-toting, church-going simpletons who vote Republican because the church tells them to protest abortion, gay rights, and stem-cell research. But I had to cast that vote. I wanted the world to know that not everyone in Texas is a spandex-wearing retard.

I learned my lesson. This year, I voted early. Now I am free to jog, swim, go horseback riding, rollerskate... everything the Tampax box says I can do. Life is good.

Beat Street 2

Beat Street was SOOO much better than "Breakin"...so don't even ask why I went with it instead.
If you think Breakin was better, your street cred is zero.

Anyway, enjoy....

Did Axl Get a Face Transplant?

The above photo of Axl Rose reminds me of face transplant recepient Isabelle Dinoire (below).

Axl was hot as fuck back in the day. The dude looks like Frankenstein now.

Why do so many wealthy people ruin themselves with too much plastic surgery? If I ever have so much money that I run out of ways to spend it, I'll only get 2-3 surgical procedures done to myself. Five at the most.

A Public Service Announcement

If you have ever purchased this t-shirt......and wear it proudly, similar to the approximately 50 year old gentleman that I saw wearing it today, please proceed immediately in front of the nearest speeding Greyhound bus.

To the women out there, have you EVER found a shirt like this to be attractive?
Not saying that the pudding brained assclowns that walk around with these on are hoping to score because of it, in all actuality....but do you even look at a guy like this and think "Wow...now there's a bloke with a DAZZLING sense of humor!!!"?

OR, do you HAVE a modicum of self worth and realize that this same type of "comedic" disposition is probably in keeping with the kind of guy who thinks farting and then pulling the covers over your head puts him in league with Carlin and Pryor?

Can we round up all the individuals who purchased this, and other t-shirts of it's ilk that can be found on any boardwalk storefront around this nation and find a loophole that allows for Death Camps to been seen in a positive light?

Or perhaps I've had a bad day?

Red State Update: Bill Ayers is a hippie!

Thanks to salon.com for the embed code.

Godfather of Rap Rudy Ray Moore aka Dolemite Dies at 81

Written by Jim Tucci

OCTOBER 19, 2008 - Legendary actor, filmmaker, comedian, singer, Godfather of Rap and King of the Party Records, Rudolph Frank Moore better known as Rudy Ray Moore or Dolemite has left this earthly plane.

A 60 + year veteran of the stage, the first X-rated comedian, one of the first African American filmmakers, and the third most sampled man in the world, his self made comedy records and films have inspired and influenced generations from a thousand walks of life and a hundred nations.

He had recently finished work on "The Dolemite Explosion" with longtime friend and costar Jimmy Lynch (his first self made film in 30 years), an album of soul ballads called "Let Me Sing To You Before I Drift Away" with his daughter Rusty, and had been Highlighted by Hadjii in an episode of "Somebodies" and was looking forward to a resurgence and a country album.

After a long battle with diabetes and obscurity, he passed peacefully on Sunday at the age of 81.

He was a good God fearing man who loved his friends and family.

Biologists: Every polar bear in Alaska will be gone by 2050 Sarah Palin: So?

Biologists from the US Geological Survey have warned that if current climate trends continue, every polar bear in Alaska will be gone by 2050. But Gov Palin has no truck with this.

When the Bush administration announced its decision, in May this year, to list the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, Palin filed a lawsuit to reverse the decision, insisting it was a "wrong move" to protect polar bears.

Writing in an open-ed piece for the New York Times, she said that these "magnificent, cuddly white bears are doing just fine and don't need our protection. If the ice melts, they'll adapt to living on the land."

Given that polar bears have shown little ability to feed on land, scientists were generally unimpressed by her argument.

LINK

R.I.P. Rudy Ray Moore/Dolemite

Yesterday the great Rudy Ray Moore passed away due to complications from Diabetes. He was 81 years old.

I was lucky enough to have met Mr Moore when he was featured on ZZZlist in late 2007/early 2008. He was a great man. I am saddened beyond belief. My deepest condolences go out to his friends and family.

His longtime friend and manager Jim Tucci is writing up an obituary. I'll post it later.

Marky Mark Follow Up

Joe The Hardwood guy made some very pointed remarks calling Mark "Marky Mark" Wahlberg an anti-semite.

Turned out he fell for NBC cross promotion gimmick.

Banksy's "Village Pet Store And Charcoal Grill"

Even though his statements are all too obvious in his art, and his whole "mysterious identity - no pictures please" persona is a tad gimmicky, I've always been a fan of the artist Banksy.

His latest show is part of the Wooster Collective. This time, Banksy has opened an animatronic pet shop in New York's West Village. It highlights our relationship to animals, and it looks pretty fucking cool. Check out the BBC short on the exhibit...

So the artist Banksy has gone mainstream, but it's all good. I'll draw the line, however, if he starts dating Madonna.

Powell Endorses Obama

I Hope Obama Also Relases An Acoustic Disc

The Stuff In My Head: Episode 2

I'm back with yet another thing that from time to time rings out in my head like tiny slices of schizophrenia.
It's not so much the cartoon itself that haunts me, as much as it is the theme song.
However, once I hear the theme song, it's of course coupled with visions of the blobbish pelican thing that "educates" small children when their parents aren't around. Weird thing is...in my head, I see the pelican and another smaller pelican lowering down on ropes when the song plays, but I've found no corroborating video of it.
That pelican seems like a jerk to me anyway.

Regardless of all my problems...enjoy yet another look in to my mind....

Hey, I'm wondering now...considering this blog and all....do you think I took the message of that song too seriously?
I'm thinking maybe I did.

SNL: Obama and McCain discuss Joe the Plumber in the final Presidential debate

Not a big fan of the guy who does Obama, but he doe have his speech pattern down pretty well.


Darryl Hammond is spot on as always.

Rodman Versus Screech

Holy shit, watch this clip from Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling. I never know if the wrestling is real or choreographed, but in this preview of Dennis Rodman versus Dustin Diamond, Screech seems to be hitting the ground pretty fucking hard.

'Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling' Clip: Dennis Rodman vs. Dustin Diamond

New Feature: YouTool

This is to celebrate whatever video I come across that makes me just ask myself "WTF is the point of this?"

This week, I give you "Delirious Rush" performing in Newark, DE.
And for those of you out of State, that's pronounced "New. Ark."...different than the Jersey variation.
Now, several things come to mind when I see this video, but what stands out the most is the girl who just gyrates around like Molly Ringwald in the dance break of The Breakfast Club.
Speaking of that....did I ever mention here what I find to be the most interesting aspect of that film, and what makes it a brilliant study of internal human growth from teens until middle age?

No?

Ok, dig....
When you watch that film as a teen...John Bender seems like he's the coolest bastard ever to wear flannel...at least...he DID back in the 80's. I don't quite know how he appears to teens today, if they even bother to watch the film, that is.
But if you recall, Mr. Vernon says something to the effect of "You think he's cool...you think he's bitchin? Tell you what...go take a look at John Bender in five years and tell me how goddamn funny he is then!"
At the time, you think Vernon is an asshole, right? I mean, accept for that scene where he fixes his shirt in the reflection of the fire extinguisher case and yells "HUGGANUGGA!"...because fuck you, that is some badass shit.

But...BUT, people...at this juncture in life...we see Bender more from the point of view of Vernon, don't we?
Oh come on, you know Bender seems like a little asshat with all his too cool for school bullshit...just admit it...you're old now. How many guys did you know back then who were all clowny like Bender?
And when you saw them later in life?
You know Vernon was right NOW...but back THEN, you were in Camp Bender.

As we grow, our point of view, and how we see that film changes.
Therefore, it's more brilliant than it appears at face value.

Oh whatever...go channel surf then...I'm sure "Leprechaun In Space" is on somewhere.

Regardless...in full Mr. Vernon mode at the age of 38, I pronounce the above two girls to be the "YouTools Of The Week".
Douchenozzles the lot of them!

Oh Snap!

Joe Biden was on Leno last night. I didn't catch it because I was watching Letterman handle McCain.

Evidently Joe The Senator said this:

Let me put it this way: I don't know -- the neighborhood I grew up, even the neighborhood I live in now, which is a really nice neighborhood, I don't know many plumbers who are making $250,000 a year and worried about it. We're kind of worried about Joe the fireman, Joe the policeman, Joe the real plumber with a license.

Mark Wahlberg is Still a Racist

This idiot is still at it.

In 1988, Mark Walberg beat Vietnamese-American Thanh Lam (or as Wahlberg called him, "Vietnam fucking shit") as Lam was carrying groceries to his residence. Not only did Lam have to overnight in the hospital, but he actually lost one of his eyes in the attack.

Now, Wahlberg is going to fly to New York, locate Andy Samberg, and "slap him in that big nose" because of a skit Samberg did on SNL at Wahlberg's expense.

IMDB lists his height at 5' 8½. I've actually met Wahlberg a few times. I'd put him at around 5'5. But add in the napoleon complex and he's well over 8'0.

Ok, Is It Just Me....

Or does it look like this incarnation of Star Trek could possibly contain a towel snapping incident that takes a DRASTICALLY wrong turn?

Can We Leave Gary Coleman Alone Now?

Meet Gary Coleman, star of the best sitcom EVER!

Another star-struck mongoloid has landed Gary Coleman back in court.

Reminiscent of the 1998 Inglewood incident when he bitch-slapped a pushy autograph seeker, Coleman once again must face the judge because a slack-jawed bumpkin with a cell phone camera couldn't resist chasing the poor guy around.

Admittedly, I think most actors are a bunch of narcissistic assholes and I get a kick out of paparazzi photos of their pantiless snatches as they drunkenly crawl out limousines. But Gary Coleman doesn't seem to walk around with an out-of-control ego. Fuck, it seems like the dude just wants to live his life.

If I ever run in to Colt Rushton, I'm going to follow him around everywhere he goes with my Canon SD550. I'll do this all day. And if he goes into a public restroom, I'll be right behind him. I'll be in the next stall holding my camera over the partition. That should teach him.

Welcome To Chris Gaines Part 2

THAT, is apparently Eminem as "Relapse".
Word is that he's releasing an album under that name, and that he raps with the psuedo-Jamaican bullshit that you've heard in the audio Holocaust above.

Huh?

Oh, Chris Gaines was Garth Brooks' alter ego thing back in the 90's.
Remember how well that worked out?

You know, I talk a lot of shit here, but I sincerely wish I could have enough success in life that I feel like I can actually decide that I'm someone else.
You know what I mean?
Seriously, how cool would it be, to be so batshit loopy that you just decide that you're Chris Gaines or Relapse now?

Unfortunately, I'm not very successful...hence my nonsensical ramblings here.

Last Joe the Plumber Article? Doubt it.

From Martin Eisenstadt at http://crooksandliars.com

Turns out that Joe Wurzelbacher from the Toledo event is a close relative of Robert Wurzelbacher of Milford, Ohio. Who’s Robert Wurzelbacher? Only Charles Keating’s son-in-law and the former senior vice president of American Continental, the parent company of the infamous Lincoln Savings and Loan. The now retired elder Wurzelbacher is also a major contributor to Republican causes giving well over $10,000 in the last few years.

I introduced you to Charles Keating in my first post on this blog.

Incredible.

My Friends: It Gets Better

Well we have learned that Joe The Plumber is not all he is cracked out to be.

Now this part is really funny.

Obviously Joe The Plumber does not like to pay high taxes, but according to the Ohio Department of Taxation, he doesn't even pay his taxes.

He currently has an active lien against him for not paying around $2,000 in back taxes. Come on Joe, you make 250K, you can get that out of your couch. Oh, yeah, that was a lie.

Here is the court doc.

Incase it is removed, or overloaded with traffic as this circles the blogosphere, I will cut and paste some of it for you.

LUCAS COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS J. BERNIE QUILTER, CLERK 700 ADAMS STREET TOLEDO, OHIO

TIME: 1:52:53 PM DATE: 10/16/2008

CASE:

G

-4801

-LN

-200701803-000

TITLE:

S/O VS SAMUEL J WURZELBACHER

JUDGE:

STATUS:

ACTIVE/LIEN

FILING DATE:

1/26/2007

CASE TYPE:

ACV

ACTIVATION OF CASE

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MONETARY AMOUNT:	$1,182.98	DOCKET/PAGE:	DOC 460 PG 303
ORIGINAL COURT:		TAX TYPE:	PERSONAL INCOME TAX
PREVIOUS CASE NUMBER:		STATE OF OHIO NUMBER:

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Suprise:

OK, hold on to your hat.

The man, the legend, Joe The Plumber, is full of shit.

He does not make $250,000

So the entire final debate of the most important election of our time, was wasted on some bald liar who snakes toilets. His name was mentioned more than Iraq, and more than the Economy.

Joe The Plumber is a registered Republican who believed Obama was a socialist before he walked up to him.

Here is my favorite part.

Joe the Plumber is not a licensed plumber.



Click to Enlarge.

So the guy isn't even paying taxes in the first fucking place.

Zero?

We had Joe Sixpack, now we have the Joe plumber.

Joe is a small business owner who claims to make over 250,000 a year doing plumbing, in Ohio.

John McCain was very concerned about Joe Plumber. Extremely concerned. Joe Sixpack was completely forgotten.

Again, as in the last debate, McCain tried to imply that Joe Plumber was going to get fined if he did not give his employees health care. He directly asked Obama, what Joe's fine would be.

He seemed shocked at the answer.

Come Out of the Closet Already!

I have NO FUCKING IDEA what this article is about, but I was one of the few individuals left still clinging to the notion that John Travolta was straight. Until I saw this photo...

My heart is broken.

Annnnd I'm Back!

Not that anyone really noticed I was gone, but I was.
I spent the weekend with my girlfriend in Mystic, CT, watching the leaves change, like a sissy.
Well, not LITERALLY watching them, because that would be very tedious, and I get all fidgety and such. Plus, how much of a tool would I be if I actually drove 5 hours and then stood staring at a tree? I mean, it's bad enough that I would publicly admit to setting off to a specific region just to see leaves that are brightly colored....but to suggest I was actually staring at them would only....well...you get my point.
Dig my photography which will ,no doubt, only draw my sexual orientation in to question further...
Oh, and this next one features "Free Hugs" Girl.
No, I didn't get a free hug. It was a matter of principal...I don't care how perfectly she has cultivated the Jay Mewes look, I won't be suckered in!!!
Overall my impression of Mystic is this....great weekend getaway...don't think I would ever try to make much more of it.
There just wasn't a whole hell of a lot to do after a while.

We did make our way to the local casinos where I lost a WHOPPING $20.
No, that wasn't meant to be $200 or $2,000....it read $20 as in TWENTY.
See, I HATE gambling. I have no luck, and nothing pisses me off more than losing money.
If I buy something that I regret, I at least have something to show for it...but if I just LOSE money, it eats at me like cancer.

Gay Part 3:
I had a Mojito here:

This is "Leiffingwells" at the Mohegan Sun, which is the most visually impressive casino I have ever been to. After the Mojito, I tried the Mohegan Seasonal Ale....not too good. It tasted...buttery for lack of a better word.

There's a whole lot more to tell...like Chowderfest at the Mystic Seaport, but do you really care, people?
Of course not.

Ok...screw it...I'm not even gonna do you like that...
OF COURSE I had the pizza.
See I was gonna try to be all cool and just roll out of this post like I'm no where near touristy enough to have been that lame, but I can't lie to you.
You're my boy (or homegirl), yo!!
How I'm gonna do you like dat?
Wait....when did I become David Silver on 90210?

Anyway, yeah, I ate the pizza. It's ok.
Now Frank Pepe's in New Haven on the way home....THAT was a pie!!

Did You Ever See Something....

...that just makes NO sense?

I mean, what's the connection here? How did someone see that Shakira video and think "This shit needs more DANZIG!!!!!"

That's not to say that most things DON'T need more Danzig, because perhaps they do.
In fact, let's try something.....

Hmm...I think I see what this guy was going for now.
More Danzig DOES make things better.
So what we've learned is...
Go ahead...try it at home kids.
Find a picture that leaves you making a sad face, and add some Danzig to it.
You'll be amazed at how fast it will turn that frown upside down.

I'll see you bastards next week, for I am off to Mystic, CT for some frolicking with the girlfriend.
"Chowderfest" and all that.

Can Someone Please Explain?

Ok, I know I will catch major shit for this, but I don't get Kiss.
Now, I get what they meant in the 70's. I was there, I remember the whole thing...THEN.
But, in 2008...in retrospect...aren't they kind of silly?

See, in the 70's, I remember them coming on to the scene and blowing everyone's mind.
I remember the Mego dolls....I remember the lunchboxes....I remember the badass Colorforms set I had.
I even remember FONDLY, "Kiss Meets The Phantom Of The Park" the NBC made for TV movie.

BUT, now when I hear Kiss, I'm at a loss. I just don't get it.

The above is a picture of the Kiss Coffeehouse at "Broadway At The Beach" in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The thing that blew me away was the young people working in the store...and by young people, I mean in their 20's. (That in and of itself sucks for me because it seems like yesterday I was in my 20's)
But regardless....I'm shocked that Kiss still has a following even with people outside of my demographic, which simply defeats my argument, because I always believed that the love of Kiss was tied to people my age because I attributed it to being a kid when it meant something, but I think I'm wrong now.

P.S. Kiss Army Blend RULES!!!

I may have drank too much Magic Hat "Wacky Kat" WHICH is a black label with a PINK logo...therefore I am questioning my judgment as it is.
But, am I right?

Barack Obama's 3 Million Dollar Projector

If you watched the debate the other night, you may recall John McCain making mention of this over and over again.
You see, that DASTARDLY Barack Obama wanted 3 million dollars for a new projector to go to a planetarium in Chicago, to replace their aging existent one.

Now, you may have thought to your self..."3 MILLION DOLLARS FOR A PROJECTOR?!?!? I got mine for $885.00 at Best Buy"
Well, no silly...it's not like the one you have at home that you watch "Ernest Goes To Camp" on.

It's this one:
Universarium Mark IX
How silly of Barack Obama to want to upgrade an facility of learning when it would be so much better to give an additional 4 billion dollar tax break to an industry already making windfall profits.

Oh whatever, if Jim Varney hadn't died, and they were producing "Ernest Goes To The Planetarium" you'd be all about this.

Dear Keith Olbermann

Will YOU marry me?

Wait...

No....

Being Fair

I do a lot of bashing when it comes to Popeye The Hockey Mom on this blog.
I'm openly a big supporter of Barack Obama.
BUT, I'm not such a huge fan of Joe Biden.

Without going in to too much detail, I've dealt with him personally before, and he struck me as a bit arrogant.
I don't really like arrogant people.

Now, perhaps I got the wrong impression. Perhaps I'm being a bit too quick with the labels.

After the debate the other night, I was talking to friends and we were discussing a few of his "I was talking to a guy at my local gas station..." and "All you have to do is to go down Union Street with me in Wilmington and go to Katie's restaurant.." points, in regards to the plight of the "every guy".
I said "NO WAY does this guy go anywhere near places like that.

It appears I was wrong.
Joe Biden may have actually eaten at Katie's restaurant.....when it was still open in the 1980's.

This is "Katie's Restaurant" today
(Credit to Ryan Cormier's "Pulp Culture" blog)

Please...politicians...all of you....stop trying be "just like me".
It's embarrassing.

Dullaware: Pleasant Discourse With Jay Rock

One of my other few Delaware pleasures that makes Delaware not so...um....Delaware, is The Hot Spot on Public Access TV.
In this clip host Jay Rock calmly exchanges differing opinions with a caller, and through calm cool reasoning brings his point across.

If Joe Biden had utilized some of Jay's techniques in last week's debate, I think there would be a whole new face on the situation today.
Oh well, perhaps next time.



No go check out his Myspace, and buy his DVD.
http://www.myspace.com/jayyrockk

Popeye The Hockey Mom: The Cliffs Notes

AN A.A.T. OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION!

On this the 5th Day of the calendar year 2008, I hereby make the proclamation that Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin shall hereby and henceforth be known as "Popeye".
♫"I'm strongs to the finishk, cuz my answers to questions are spin...um...isk...I'm Popeye The Hockey Mom...TOOT TOOOOOT!!!!"♫
(Hey, I don't see you making anything that rhymes better!)

If You Were God.....

Wouldn't you be HEATED that you don't have cooler theme music?
I would.
I mean, think of all the orchestral pieces that as soon as you hear them, you're all amped up and excited.
None of them belong to God....well not directly anyway.

See, watch this video, and dig how much more badass church could be if John Williams made the theme song to....well....God.

Sorry the embed doesn't seem to be working...just follow the link.

How to Liven Up a Crowd At Church

It's Sad How Accurate This Is

But funny as hell...

O.J. Found Guilty On All Charges....Looking At Life!!!

"I knew I should have just killed everyone in the room!"

Butchers two people and he walks.
Robs some sports memorabilia, the hand of justice is swift and exact.

America is awesome, huh?

Things would have probably been different if Johnnie Cochran was still around to make a rhyme that would clear things up for the jury.
R.I.P. Johnnie.

NucUler

See you thought I was just being dramatic when I said we were going down the same path again...with a leader who would just be fodder for SNL.

NucUler, people.

If that isn't a haunting reminder of what's to come here, I don't know what is.
I mean, even IF you have been pronouncing that incorrectly for years, wouldn't you break yourself of it simply because Bush has been ridiculed for it over the last 8 years?
Maverick, indeed.

In fairness, Palin did better than I expected her to do in the debate. Only because she *came off* as overly self assured, when after the Couric thing...I think we all expected Biden to just have her in the fetal position, sobbing.
In reality, I think anyone with a modicum of sense realizes that she never really answered anything. She simply reverted back to talking points that have obviously been drilled in to her head over the last five weeks.
And that whole "There you go again, Joe" line....are we not supposed to notice that cheap pop bullshit? Stealing directly from Reagan, Sarah?
Why didn't you just pull out EVERY well known catchphrase?
And the balls of openly STATING that you aren't going to answer the questions the way the moderator, Biden, or the American people probably want you to?!?!?
WTF is THAT?

Furthermore, exactly when did the McCain party become the party of change?
I remember Obama touting change from the outset, and I remember others ridiculing him for being a "dreamer".
Isn't it funny how that can twist around when others notice that the "dreamer" grabbed America's attention with his silly, ideological points of view?
Maybe a little more bandwagon jumper than maverick there, huh Sarah?

And lastly, I saw reports right before the debate that Biden was being told to be careful how he spoke to Palin, because he didn't want to come off as sexist.
Now, if you are intentionally treating a female opponent in a different way than you would a male opponent, for fear of *appearing* sexist, isn't THAT sexism at it's core?
See how tangled things get when we play politically correct games, America?

VIVA LA HOCKEY MOMS!!!

Nuff Said?

Confederate Flag.
Mavrik.
Socialest.

The only way this picture could be more complete is if someone on the porch is slapping spoons on their knee, while another strokes their hand up and down a washboard, to compliment "Maw" blowing into a jug.

Bailout Blah...

All I've been hearing lately is the credit crunch. People, small businesses aren't able to borrow money. Yada, yada. The economy is squeezing...heading for massive recession...worst since the great depression...and so on. And it's understood that the federal government is about the only institution around with enough loot to do something about it.

I'm not an economist and this is by no means any sort of an economic study, but me and my chick have received more mailer ads from credit card companies, mortgage companies, quick loan checks, etc. over the last two weeks than ever before. Our mail box has been stuffed with the shit. And furthermore they're all offering 0% for the next year, blah, blah. All the offerings that anyone with half a brain knows is all too good to be true. And I don't have time to get down and read about the upcoming balloon payments.

But the crash looms, and the bailout awaits. The bailout that promises 800 gozillion dollars to lenders, so that they can lend more is on the table. And that helps out the people who are losing their homes how? This helps the small-businessman how? By probably weakening the dollar and increasing inflation? Hardly. Remember, this is all shortly after the administration passed legislation making it harder to file bankruptcy, (wiki link) which wil make it harder for longer for financially strapped individuals...not the banks though.

Maybe I’ve just lost a little too much trust with the system…I feel like I’m being duped here. That I’m supposed to want to help out these companies who made bad investments. Where was the government when I lost a group of money, from my own poor investing decisions in the early 2000s? This whole thing just seems to me like another fear tactic by politicians, with the news media toting the line. I’m just waiting to hear that there may be WMDs hidden under the NY Stock Exchange, because capitalists hate freedom or some load of the like.

I know we’re in tough financial times, but is this bailout really the only answer? Is there no help for the individual who’s in default on their mortgage? Maybe a gov’t sponsored low interest loan to help make ends meet and catch up on their mortgages? Maybe a bankruptcy judge to renegotiate some of the ballooning ARMS? Maybe massive public works projects getting people back to work, like they did to get us out of the great depression? How about some sort of bottom up approach instead of the tried and failed trickle down method that seems to only grow the divide between the haves and the have-nots. What help is it, to the average person in financial trouble, if Goldman Sachs' balance sheet looks a whole lot greener? Our debt, yours, mine, financial institutions', the government’s…it’s all shaky debt and there’s too much of it out there. Is adding to our national debt by buying the financial firms' bad debt, so they can lend more, the only answer? Really? I don’t know, but I think Spock would say it doesn’t sound logical.

Music And Movies 3

Admittedly, the Duran Duran's "Ordinary World" used in the movie "Layer Cake", and Lynyrd Skynyrd's song "Freebird" used in Rob Zombie's movie "The Devil's Rejects" were amazing, but Jon Cryer lip-synching to Otis Redding's "Try a Little Tenderness" in the John Hughes movie "Pretty in Pink" is one of the best movie music moments EVER.

Music And Movies 2

A short while back, I submitted that the scene in Layer Cake that uses "Ordinary World" from Duran Duran as it's backdrop, was the greatest use of music to enhance a scene ever.
Well, I still stand by that.

Today, I give you "Freebird" used by Rob Zombie in his film "The Devil's Rejects".
You may need to have seen the film to appreciate it in full, but watching the Firefly Family go out this way was a perfect ending.

Enjoy....oh, and it's a bit graphic for the squeamish.
I mean, I guess it's graphic...not to me, but you're so sensitive these days America, I never know how to handle you exactly.
Don't want to offend anyone and all that.
Sissies.

Google Chrome

Just thought I'd drop a note about Google's new browser "Chrome".
I've been trying this out and I'm amazed at the speed of this thing.
Sites pop up almost instantaneously and navigation is really smooth.

YES, I know this news is a few weeks old now, but I never claimed this was an up to the minute tech site, did I?

Give it a try if you're interested.
http://www.google.com/chrome

Dear Katie Couric....

Will you marry me?

Joe