I’m not one to waste food(just look at my fat ass!) but if it’s to be used to get a hearty laugh at the expense of others then the hungry will have to wait. Even the starving need a little humor in their lives. We should send clowns with food to people in need so they can risk choking with laughter at a big shoed freak splitting his pants. But I digress. This video has some great ideas for holiday leftovers. Instead of wastefully throwing them away, use them to create a little joy in your life. Judging from some of these videos, they’ll need that joy before they get divorced. I’m surprised at the vicious nature of some of the women constructing these pranks. Going so far as to video the whole process. Nothing like a woman with extra Ex-Lax scorned.
Congratulations to Tim Lincecum for his second NL Cy Young Award in a row. First pitcher to win it in his first two full seasons. He is a freak of nature with that weird ass throw. Apparently he’s also a freak about the fine kind bud that comes out of the Pacific Northwest. He was recently busted for possession of 3.3 grams of weed. He ended up with a $250 fine and a slap on the wrist. What’s more amazing is the lack of media pummeling he received. High(hehe) Pro-Athlete busted for drugs? That’s usually a 3 month discussion on our sister station and a herd of paparazzi camped outside his residence. But not this time. Sports fans must of felt that one bowl full of weed wasn’t enough to tarnish America’s Pastime. My question is, did he ever pitch while stoned.
Probably not. A disciplined athlete(and pot-head) knows there is a time and place to take that poke. World Champion Boston Celtic Robert Parish liked to hit the bong, but did he do it while slamming the Lakers? If he did, Great! If not, then who cares what athletes do in their off time as long is doesn’t affect their performance. Marijuana to me is not a performance enhancing drug(unless you’re a member of the Allman Brothers). I know it enhances Robot Chicken episodes and my potato chip consumption. It’s not easy working the remote, eating chips, smoking a bowl, and drinking a beer when high. I wouldn’t recommend it to rookies. This may show the attitude baseball fans and maybe most of the country has about Pot. It’s no big deal.
A friend of mine sent me this animated short of Dock Ellis’ No-Hitter against the Padres while he was tripping on Acid.
Can you imagine someone like Manny Ramirez on acid during a game…oh wait…we may have already seen that. How about that uptight bastard John Lackey, getting naked in the bottom of the sixth and having to be chased down by security. Or Dustin Pedroia showing up with day-glo face paint and a wreath of flowers around his cap. For some reason I’d like to see Don Zimmer dose up. That would be freaky. It was 1970 and the remnants of the Summer Of Love and STD’s was still rolling. George Clinton and Funkadelic and James Marshall Hendrix were telling Black America to freak out! There’s Ellis, pitching a no hitter while doing something that would make Ted Williams want to freeze his own head and stick it on a Popsicle stick. There is now a petition going around to have the MLB Network show this historic game. In this article from Yahoo Sports, David Brown lists some practical reasons why this isn’t possible(lost tape, game wasn’t televised) but his last reason is priceless:
“Does Major League Baseball wantto “celebrate” a so-called drug-induced event? No matter its historical context or importance to popular baseball culture, what Ellis said he did, it wasn’t legal. It wasn’t right. An argument can be made that, no matter how entertaining some of us find it, Dock Ellis pitching a no-hitter on acid is embarrassing and shameful. Baseball certainly might feel that way. Not to be a party pooper”
I don’t think it would be such a big deal. They could have a special day of programming. Maybe on a Sunday afternoon. They could show the Ellis No-No, most any game Babe Ruth played, The Home Run frenzy between Mark McGwire and Sammy Soza, any game with the late 80’s early 90’s Oakland A’s, anything with Roger Clemens post Red Sox, and maybe some A-Rod, Manny, David Ortiz, and Rafael Palmeiro highlights in between. It could all be sponsored by Viagra or Budweiser. I’ll definitely make sure I’m watching, with chip in one hand and bowl in the other.
I know, how can I do an athletes on drugs story and not mention Bill “The Spaceman” Lee? Here’s some classic video of The Spaceman in orbit.
This is just the sweetest Thanksgiving re-enactment I’ve ever seen. The Pequot War dramatization is darling. If this pisses you off, suck it up. This is the way it happened. These little cuties do a great job so don’t ruin there fun by claiming the Native-Americans just took a bunch of your Christmas cash at Foxwoods. Now let’s pop open a 2 liter bottle of whiskey and watch it again.
Homes for Our Troops, a national non-profit, non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2004. We are strongly committed to helping those who have selflessly given to our country and have returned home with serious disabilities and injuries since September 11, 2001. It is our duty and our honor to assist severely injured Servicemen and Servicewomen and their immediate families by raising donations of money, building materials and professional labor and to coordinate the process of building a home that provides maximum freedom of movement and the ability to live more independently.
Homes For Our Troops is building a house in Massachusetts,
for SSG Michael Downing. This is an AMAZING story!
The are holding a ‘Build Brigade’ to build the weather tight shell of the house on
December 11, 12, 13 in Middleboro, Ma.
They need skilled labor, volunteers, materials etc.
A Bottle of Beer found at the site of the Hindenburg Airship disaster will go to Auction this week. According to the article, the bottle of Lowenbrau will get close to $8500. Which is almost as much as you pay for a beer at The Comcast Center. The auction house warned the beer was not drinkable and was probably, “quite putrid”. I’d still put it up against Golden Anniversary anytime. But what about back in 1937 when it was found? What would be the effect of a giant Hydrogen fireball have on a Munich-Style German brew? I know this is rather insensitive and morbid, but it’s the first thing I thought about when I read the article. In the bottle, exposed to high heat and then buried for a few days. I’m sure someone like those freaks at Dogfish Head would go to great lengths to recreate this process like they do with ancient recipes. They would probably build a Hydrogen Airship, stock it with some cases, and then light it up….unmanned of course.
What would beer from the Titanic be like. Say, a fine Samuel Smith Ale sunk in icy Atlantic waters for months then retrieved. How would that alter the chemistry of the brew. This is starting to get creepy…never mind.
By the way, I had a bottle of Stone Brewery’s Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale. It is a beautiful brew. More of a Stout than an Ale in my opinion. There is a hint of hops in it, but the roasted malty, chocolaty, smokiness dominates. It was a great with my warm double chocolate brownies.
Another great pairing is The Lagunitas Hop-Stoopid with a roasted duck from The Hong Kong Eatery in Chinatown. The pine and citrus flavors along with the aroma of hops cuts through the greasy Duck skin and creates a delicious contrast. After polishing off a bottle and half a duck, I passed out for three days.
After discussing it ALL MORNING, I came across some information that makes me think I owe “The General” an apology. We all know that applying statistics to real life can give us great insight on making decisions and that’s what the nerds over atAdvancedNFLstats.com have done. Turns out that statistically Belichick made the right call!
You can read it for yourself, but summing up: going for it on 4th down is successful 60% of the time. Odds that Brady and Co. would have converted are much better than the odds that you punt to the Colts and they don’t score (47%). I know it’s tough to take because there has to be someone to blame for last night, but the stats don’t lie. Here’s a few others I came across while booking my plane tickets to Indianapolis for the AFC Championship game:
% odds that a cameraman getting too close to Bill Belichick after a devastating loss to the most annoying QB in the NFL will get knocked over by his security: 100%. Check the video:
% odds that the answer to today’s press conference question about whether he now wishes he had punted will be “no”: 100%
% odds that Eric Mangini was jumping for joy when the Colts scored that touchdown last night: 100%
% odds that Lawrence Maroney could gain a third hand in a cloning experiment gone awry and still not be able to hold on to the ball: 100%
% odds that Jet Coach Rex Ryan missed the call by Belichick to go for it last night because he was in the kitchen grabbing a snack: 100%
% odds that our beloved Patriots will bounce back and beat the Colts in the AFC championship: Call me a homer, but I’m still going with 100%!
On this Veteran’s Day(2009) it’s important to remember the service and sacrifice of our men and women in the Armed Forces(that includes the Coast Guard, those guys don’t get the respect they deserve). Let me throw out a few facts for you about our Veterans:
1/3 of the soldiers fighting in Iraq and Afgahnistan will suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Over 300,000 veterans are homeless.
Nearly 2 million Veterans lack Health Insurance.
The Unemployment Rate among Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans is 11.2% higher than non-Veterans.
We can argue forever about who’s fault this is, but it still won’t help the people who help defend our right to argue and point fingers. There are Organizations who are taking action now to help these men and women deal with these issues.
The first one is Massachusetts Veterans Inc. They provide counseling, treatment, training, and shelter for thousands of homeless veterans. Their shelter is in the National Guard Armory Annex in Worcester. It’s run by professionals who believe in their mission, to help our Vets and their families get back on their feet. Please hit the link above to learn more and possibly donate time or money to help their cause.
The other is an organization that was brought to my attention by the band Drowning Pool. These proud Texans have been heavily involved in providing entertainment and relief to our soldiers overseas through the USO and have helped spread the word about the Lane Evans Bill, which would provide support and counseling to soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. They also work closely with the Iraq And Afghanistan Veterans Of America(IAVA) campaign called “This Is For The Soldiers”. They are trying to get a bill passed in congress that will expand Mental Health Care for Veteran’s returning from those wars. Please hit the links above to learn more and possibly help with the campaign.
I’m taking today off, not because I am a Veteran, but because I am married to one. In this time in our nation’s history, it’s more important than ever to show our Veteran’s that we support them and that we are thankful for their service.
We all know someone from the Vietnam era who was yelled at, spit on and disrespected because they served their country…
’Not on my watch!’
Our generation has the chance to do, what our parents generation didn’t do… Welcome home those who have volunteered to protect this great country of ours!
Today is a day to thank your family members, friends and total strangers for being brave and selfless. Today is a day to celebrate those who made it home and a day to remember those who didn’t!
If you have worn a uniform in service to our country, I can say with my whole heart…
Thank you!
If you’re looking for a way to thank a Veteran, check out these groups and causes.
One of the benefits of being the Music Director of WAAF, is hearing new music WAY before anyone else! Today I got a chance to hear some of the new Slash album that will be released in March of 2010. We should have the new single (which is going to feature Ozzy on lead vocals) in January!
This song was AWESOME!
And, the lyrics are going to piss off Axl & Black Sabbath!
I heard Chris Cornell, Kid Rock, M. Shadows, and even Fergie lending their voices to Slash. They were all great! Also featured on the lineup… Lemme, Iggy, Alice Cooper, Flea, Duff, Myles Kennedy and you guessed Dave Grohl!
According to my ’source’, Slash wrote the ‘blueprint’ for the songs with someone specific in mind. Then, he asked that person to get involved and help write and record the track! Every song has a bit of Slash and the other musicians in it… Very COOL!
This album is going to be HUGE!
There is a song online already, that was released by the Japanese band the B’z as their b-side.
It’s Slash with Cypress Hill and Fergie doing Paradise City…
In response to Klenginem’s Video, the Star Wars Nerds return fire with this Jam that could put a choke hold on the Sarlacc of The Great Pit Of Carkoon…yo.
Congratulations to Tim Lincecum for his second NL Cy Young Award in a row. First pitcher to win it in his first two full seasons. He is a freak of nature with that weird ass throw. Apparently he’s also a freak about the fine kind bud that comes out of the Pacific Northwest. He was 
hit the bong, but did he do it while slamming the Lakers? If he did, Great! If not, then who cares 
By the way, I had a bottle of 
Today I got a chance to hear some of the new Slash album that will be released in March of 2010. We should have the new single (which is going to feature Ozzy on lead vocals) in January!