Friday, April 25, 2008

"When the season's over, do you look forward to your first joint?"

I've always liked Josh Howard. He was underrated at Wake Forest and throughout his first few years in the league. He might be a bit overrated at this point and the Mavs could be on the verge of getting blown up in the off-season, but I digress. He's a pretty fun player overall and always seems to end up on my video game bball teams at some point.

He also just recently admitted that he enjoys that kush (presidential shit, George Bush) in the off-season, without shame. He's not the first guy to talk about the herbals in the NBA, Charles Oakley famously claimed that 60% of the league smokes. Howard doesn't put a number on it, but pretty much says the same thing.

Now, this story has been out for a few days now, but peep below for an interview Howard did today on the subject. Ironically, one of the hosts of the show is Michael Irvin. Yes, this guy and oh yeah, that guy too. Irvin doesn't really come off as a hypocrite (as he was good friends with that Lindsay Lohan during his playing days), but more so as genuinely confused as to why Howard would would straight up admit he smokes. He does projects his own fears onto Howard and asks him if he's worried about becoming an addict when his playing days are over. They also ask the foolish question of whether smoking in, let's say July '07, would be the reason that he's having a shitty series thus far against New Orleans...because of course it is.

Fun stuff and you should all enjoy Josh Howard more today. Listen below:


Josh Howard on the Michael Irvin Show

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Pour Out Some Liquor For This Jackass

Good riddance. I can't say you'll be remembered fondly by folks in these parts, but we will all remember your bad coaching and your pants ripping while jumping up and down furiously on the sidelines.

Nostradamus, Galadriel, & Mike Judge ?

I'm guessing everyone has now heard that the 3 remaining Presidential nominees are campaigning by way of the World Wrestling Entertainment show, but I'd be surprised if many have seen, or even heard of, Idiocracy (thanks to its blacklisting by 20th Century Fox).

While the movie's premise and story are both endlessly entertaining and maddening, it eventually fails for several reasons I won't go into depth about here. Regardless, Mike Judge has predicted the future. In Idiocracy Judge presents a future in which our presidential candidates have been replaced with Professional Wrestlers.


I challenge anyone that gives people a hard time for not voting to defend this one. These candidates are out of their fucking minds. These Parties are out of their fucking minds. Change? Hope? Fuck that. What the fuck is our political system deteriorating into ? ? Hillrod?

THIS SHOULD SCARE YOU IMMENSELY!

How long until they start wearing enormous chains and latex suits ?? Until they start watering our crops with Gatorade?? Until Ow My Balls! premiers on the Spike Network ??

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

An obnoxious pseudo-philosophic movie full of staggering pretentiousness

Dave Eggers, John Krasinski, and Sam Mendes (director of American Beauty fame) are making a movie. Separately, each person taken in small doses is semi-tolerable. But together, they form a region of space in which the emo-gravitational field is so powerful that nothing, not even light, can escape its pull after having fallen past its event horizon.


Only god or death metal can save us now. But we must act quick before they take the rest of America's youths.

Friday, April 18, 2008

Earthqaukes?


For years in response to my cousins (who live in California) constant banter "How can you live in the Midwest, it's so cold?" Has been "At least we don't have earthquakes and crips" Last night at 4:36 AM I experienced my first earth quake. It was relatively pussy on the Richter a magnitude of 5.2. So pussy in fact that I initially blamed my neighbors drum set, or possibly a late night session with a random girl.

Apparently there is a large fault in Southern Illinois that is responsible for two of the largest three earthquakes in the lower 48 ever recorded.

Tornadoes have been getting old so I'm down with a little change in natural disasters and I can't really count on Volcanoes or Tsunamis.

Don't Get Got a Decade Later, Son

Remember when everyone wanted to beat this Edgewood dude up in high school? I think I went along for the trip, but never really knew the reason behind it. Luckily, it did result in a drunk EC running through the Edgewood cafeteria, and some fat guy getting slapped and then spit on.

Well, now I know the reason why.

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Potentially Great... or Devastating

It always instills bitter-sweet excitement to see a line-up of cast & crew like the one currently working on Burn After Reading, the next Joel & Ethan Coen movie scheduled to release in September of this year.

On the one hand, how can a film directed by the Coen brothers, starring Brad Pitt, George Clooney, and John Malkovich be bad - especially when a production still shows Malkovich in his bathrobe swinging an axe on some buster (Victor from Indian In The Cupboard, if you were wondering, who is only playing a buster - he is actually quite dope) in the middle of the road?

On the other hand, we all know chemistry and talent aren't necessarily related, meaning this could qualify as a USA Olympic Basketball caliber failure if this movie was bad...

SideNote: this is definitely the first time anyone has ever referred to Richard Jenkins as dope; bet.

SideSideNote: Sorry for all the links - Blogger.com was hating on my uploads for some reason... haters.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Lovely

Well this is tremendous. I just stumbled across the site today and I look forward to many hours of great music. Is all of it symbolic of a better time in Hip Hop than today? Well, that could be argued, but from 1997-1999 there is a lot of garbage sprinkled throughout. That's no fault of those who compiled the list, just representative of the time. Before that though, as in about 1996 and before (with these lists anyway), this shit is on point and great. I've only scanned through the selections quickly thus far, but they appear to do a nice job of representing a lot of different styles and include some obscure, dope artists.

If there were any complaints they would be that it runs from 1979-1999 and ignores this century (maybe forthcoming), and each list is one long mix (one track), which is great for parties, not so great for trying to skip the rare wack song that pops up. Regardless, this should make you smile and in that case, remember who made you smile today. If not, good day sir.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Stay Classy

Bob Knight was once quoted calling professions in the media "one step above prostitution" but we need to give more credit to our local news anchors. They put themselves in harm's way each and every night in the name of good journalism.

Post retirement; Bob Knight promptly joined the media and is currently a ESPN college basketball analyst.

Just a fun video:



An internet classic:

Monday, April 14, 2008

Rumble Young Max, Rumble.

I've always favored Max Kellerman as the host of 'Around the Horn' over Tony Reali. Before Kellerman embarked on his journey in boxing broadcasting and appearances on Tucker Carlson there was 'Max & Sam' a pair of Columbia College kids who 'busted beats bout boxing' His brother Sam later went on to be murdered by former boxer Sam Butler.



Shout outs to Sports Column for the video.

Sunday, April 13, 2008

'Jeff, something's stinking again'


I just discovered Google Maps - Streetview. I'm not sure how long it's been a function, but it is fucking awesome.

StreetView essentially allows you to step down into your mapped location and look around the area as if you were standing in the middle of the road. It's a bit difficult to explain, but I'm sure you'll be extremely impressed, and a little scared (was the window open when I was doing those naked jumping jacks?).

Just map any location, like perhaps Jeffrey Dahmer's old apartment building (or at least where it once stood - it's since been razed), then click the StreetView button to open a new window that allows you to do some exploring by way of neat arrow buttons, a radical zoom bar, and a sweet draggable viewpoint. Are those severed limbs in that alley?

Thank You Google for stealing another 13 hours of my night in the name of geography.

Enjoy, geographers, enjoy.

Bobbleheads are officially dead




It's going for $200 on ebay.

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Bun B interview at SXSW...peep game.



http://www.xlr8r.com/tv/54

Great site for those of you with an eclectic sonic pallete.

B-Town, you are who we thought you were!

Well this is fucking hilarious. I think when those of us in Bloomington a few weeks ago first saw the DMX flyers, we all immediately agreed it was a bad idea on multiple levels. Let's see, who still cares about DMX, particularly when you are undoubtedly dropping a lot of loot to bring him there? What insane thing will he do/incite? And of course, it's at a frat, which makes it bound to be successful. Well B-Town and Lambda Chi Alpha, you absolutely got what you paid for.

On a side note, I wanna say what's up to the cop on the left, he's a good dude.

Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Did you really print that shirt?


You can order your very own Massachusetts Minutemen NIT RUNNER UP shirts here

Baby Tats

I can't help but love and hate this simultaneously. I mostly just hate Lollipop though.

Real World, Hollywood XX

mtv posted a trailer for the next season of real world. take a look, i swear it looks like a horror flick. i love how mtv attempts to top the previous season. (in one clip it appears that theres a ten person brawl.) i don't think mtv will be happy until there's a legit orgy or some sort of cultish mass suicide.

Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Jorge W.

A little boy goes to his dad and asks, 'What is Politics?'

Dad says, 'Well son, let me try to explain it this way:

I am the head of the family, so call me The President

Your mother is the administrator of the money, so we call her the Government.

We are here to take care of your needs, so we will call you the People.

The nanny, we will consider her the Working Class.

And your baby brother, we will call him the Future.

Now think about that and see if it makes sense.'

So the little boy goes off to bed thinking about what Dad has said.

Later that night, he hears his baby brother crying, so he gets up to check on him.

He finds that the baby has severely soiled his diaper.

So the little boy goes to his parent's room and finds his mother asleep.

Not wanting to wake her, he goes to the nanny's room. Finding the door locked, he peeks in the keyhole and sees his father in bed with the nanny.

He gives up and goes back to bed.

The next morning, the little boy says to his father, 'Dad, I think I understand the concept of politics now.'

The father says, 'Good, son, tell me in your own words what you think politics is all about.'

The little boy replies, 'The President is screwing the Working Class while the Government is sound asleep. The People are being ignored and the Future is in deep shit.

What a sad ending to a classic final!!





Great start, boring middle, excitting finish.
I think it was the best final in awhile. Some people would say that the final wasn't all that because they were both #1 seeds. Bullshit. Great game.

Unfortunately, my team got robbed out of a much deserved national title. Rose should of fouled or called a timeout with 10 seconds left? What the fuck!! I don't want to hear any free throw talk because their percentage the last few games was good, they just couldn't hit the ones toward the end of the game. Dorsey fouling out and the lack of passion hurt the Tigers. Whoever talks shit about Memphis is jealous that they don't have the talent that those guys have!!

Great year Memphis, Calipari well done. Rose, CDR, Dorsey are the best trio since...................

Monday, April 07, 2008

Getting Got





Outside of Paizan's restaurant in Madison.

You can't turn a hoe into a housewife, hoes don't act right.

Saturday, April 05, 2008

Porn for the blind.



Have you ever wondered what it was like to be blind? How would enjoy the plethora of pornography the internet has to provide? Fortunately the good people in the porn industry have tried to accompany all of us. Where braille fails, the internet succeeds.

www.pornfortheblind.org

Thursday, April 03, 2008

Fuck Notre Dame, Fuck Touchdown J...

Here's some comedy about how Notre Dame is kinda retarded. I guess their website is selling this shirt to celebrate Notre Dame's first appearance in the Frozen Four.





My favorite Michigan blog does a great job dissecting the numerous errors.

"Yeah, ND's in the Frozen Four. So are Miami(?), Colorado College(??), and Northeastern(?!?!?!?!?!).

This seemed like an easy opportunity to make fun, but on closer inspection it's just weird. Michigan goes out in the first round to Northeastern, which didn't even make the tournament. Northeastern then plays Wisconsin, which beat UMass -- also not in the tournament. In fact, every first-round game is wrong and the only thing the shirt got right was a second-round matchup between ND and State going to ND. So that's... bizarre. It's as if they said "hey, no one's going to believe ND is in the Frozen Four anyway, let's just go all the way with this.""

Dewey Decimals




collegian.com - Penn State Police confirmed yesterday that they have filed charges against Nittany Lions basketball player Stanley Pringle in an incident involving public masturbation that occurred last Thursday in Pattee Library. Police said Pringle, the team's point guard, sat behind the victim in the stacks section of the library, attempted to start a conversation with the woman and began masturbating. Police have filed charges of public lewdness and disorderly conduct against him in connection to the incident, but Centre County District Judge Jonathan Grine, who is out of the office, was unable to sign the criminal complaint as of 2 p.m. today. Without the signed complaint, Pringle cannot be formally arrested.

I would be somewhat more accepting of this if Penn State actually made the tournament, but what the fuck? You have to earn the right to masturbate in public. If PSU would have even made the NIT this chick probably would have talked to him in the first place and we could have avoided all this confusion.

Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Tuesday, April 01, 2008

0-2

I'm certainly not an Atmosphere hater, I've actually been known to congratulate their work. In fact, I was just commenting to one half of Bi-Polar Bear today that it'd be fun to see them at the Union Terrace this summer for old time's sake (free). Here are two videos from their upcoming album, due out later this month. They are nothing alike, but I don't particularly care for the audio/visual on either. Sorry friend, but don't be sad, it's a 15-track album!

Atmosphere - Guarantees


Atmosphere - Shoulda Known

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