RANDOM THOUGHTS:
The following were on my mind between Monday, March 22nd and Monday, March 29th:
- Anybody but me sense a conspiracy with the Final Four results and Jim Nantz? Last year, inall of the tournament games he played, he had the call of North Carolina's games every round (not kidding, look it up. from round 1 to the championship all of their games had him as the play-by-play announcer). Then, this year, who called all of the games for the Duke Blue Devils and will call their upcoming game(s?)? You guessed it: Jim Nantz! Hey, I'm not suggesting that Jim Nantz, CBS and the NCAA planned this all along? No. It could be just a major coincidence, and I could sound like an idiot for saying this. BUT IT'S POSSIBLE!
- The guys at "South Park" are right! Sometimes authors just write things to make it entertaining, not to hide a message. This isn't a song or poem, after all. It's a whole different art form.
- Nothing like a graphic sex scenes from "The Pacific" to balance out the miniseries's gratuitous amounts of violence, right? (P.S.- If you haven't seen the show yet, then watch it or subscribe to HBO, and then watch it. It's that good!
- I wonder who was that one guy who saw "Motherhood" in theaters on Sunday?
- There are a few things that I know I can rely on: natural light appearing during the day, people dying, and the Undertaker winning at "WrestleMania." Congratulations to the Taker on continuing the greatest streak in pro-wrestling by improving his record in pro-wrestling's biggest event to 18-0 (even if it did make Shaun Michaels retire). The "The Undertaker at WrestleMania Lock of the Week" part of my NFL picks column lives!
And...that's that! New random thoughts to come next Monday. Until then, enjoy prepping up for your annual taunting of Judas Iscariot! But first, it's time for another edition of the "Zep-tastic Song of the Week." Today's hit comes from the legendary "Led Zeppellin IV" album. Most of you have already heard of "Stairway of Heaven" (and don't worry, we'll get to it eventually). But here's another great song from this timeless album. Ladies and gentleman, I give you... "Going to California." Enjoy.
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
End of the Week: 03/21/10- 03/27/10
END OF THE WEEK:
No monologue this week, so I'm just gonna go straight to it. The following are my picks for the past seven days' best, featuring health care, some angry Teabaggers and Tebow getting embarrassed:
Stories of the Week:
-The Actual Story of the Week: Congress Passes Health Care Reform Bill
It took a while, but the biggest law in the entire Obama administration was passed on Sunday as the House of the Representatives passed the health care reform bill 219-212. This bill, which among other things would expand health care coverage to over 32 million Americans, reduce the country' debt by $140 billion over ten years, and expand Medicaid, is the country's biggest health care reform in nearly half a century. It also may single handily change the perception of President Obama, Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats among the American people for years to come.
And let's not forget the reaction from the people that didn't support this bill. From putting a coffin in a Congressman;'s front law, to someone throwing a brick at another Congressman, those teabaggers sure didn't end this discussion without backlash, And it will continue for weeks, even months to come.
- The Tiger Woods Saga of '09 Memorial Story of the Week: Disney Outlaws Fake Breasts in New "Pirates of the Carribbean" Movie
And you know what...I think it's a great move by the Mickey Mouse Corporation. After all, when I see a movie about fake, over exaggerated pirates fighting a crew that cannot feel pain and turn to skeletons at night, a dead guy with octopus tentacles on his head, a gypsie and a kraken while trying to find a beating heart and buried treasure, I don't want to see something like a female character's breast not moving as organically as it should be.
Video of the Week: "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story"
There were many good moments caught on tape during this past week involving the whole health care reform debate and vote. There was VP Joe Biden expressing his opinion on how big thing health care bill is. There was that guy who unexpectedly walked into one of Obama's speech hours after the bills passed. Even Jon Boehner's speech ["Can you say it was done openly? (Majority say "Yes!") With transpareny and accountability? (Mixed reaction)Without back room deals that were struck behind closed doors hidden from the people? (Majority say "Yes!") HELL NO YOU CAN'T!], Bill Maher comparing to one of Tiger Woods's sexts and this Q&A asked by a journalism school student were great. But if you were like me, you were tired about the whole thing as soon as you woke up Monday morning.
Instead, I'm picking the video I think was the best mini-diversion of this whole debate that isn't a sport. And that's where this video comes in. It's hilarious, packed with a surprising amount of stars, and even epic ("Two words: eat it"). Besides, doesn't it just look like a good movie for a moment? I think so.
"Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" from Aaron Paul
Person of the Week: This Unidentified NFL Draft Prospect
who told Tim Tebow what most people have all been wanting to say for a while. Okay, so here's what (allegedly) happened: before taking his Wonderlic Test, the greatest human being on Earth (according to Thom Brenneman and almost everyone in the media) wanted to have the group he was taking it with to bow their heads and pray before they were supposed to begin. Then, out of nowhere, this brave and awesome gentleman, in response, told Tebow to "Shut the f--- up!"
If this is indeed true (and I pray to Jeebus that it is), that guy should be rewarded with the finest feast and women around. Look, I'm all for freedom of religion. But, out of nowhere, demanding that a bunch of strangers stop whatever they're doing so they can pray that God could grant them the power to have a good grade? Ridiculous. Oh, and Tebow got a 22 out of 50 on it, the lowest among top QB prospects, so the prayers worked as effective as Lindsay Lohan trying to act lesbian. Good, sir, if you truly are real, please announce yourself to the public so you can get your well-received accolades.
And that's the way it is! Enjoy your pre-Easter week everyone!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
If you have any opinions on today's post, or if you want to suggest anything to mj15 forhis next blog entry, e-mail him at: mj1599@aol.com. Your e-mail might be addressed on a future post.
No monologue this week, so I'm just gonna go straight to it. The following are my picks for the past seven days' best, featuring health care, some angry Teabaggers and Tebow getting embarrassed:
Stories of the Week:
-The Actual Story of the Week: Congress Passes Health Care Reform Bill
It took a while, but the biggest law in the entire Obama administration was passed on Sunday as the House of the Representatives passed the health care reform bill 219-212. This bill, which among other things would expand health care coverage to over 32 million Americans, reduce the country' debt by $140 billion over ten years, and expand Medicaid, is the country's biggest health care reform in nearly half a century. It also may single handily change the perception of President Obama, Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats among the American people for years to come.
And let's not forget the reaction from the people that didn't support this bill. From putting a coffin in a Congressman;'s front law, to someone throwing a brick at another Congressman, those teabaggers sure didn't end this discussion without backlash, And it will continue for weeks, even months to come.
- The Tiger Woods Saga of '09 Memorial Story of the Week: Disney Outlaws Fake Breasts in New "Pirates of the Carribbean" Movie
And you know what...I think it's a great move by the Mickey Mouse Corporation. After all, when I see a movie about fake, over exaggerated pirates fighting a crew that cannot feel pain and turn to skeletons at night, a dead guy with octopus tentacles on his head, a gypsie and a kraken while trying to find a beating heart and buried treasure, I don't want to see something like a female character's breast not moving as organically as it should be.
Video of the Week: "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story"
There were many good moments caught on tape during this past week involving the whole health care reform debate and vote. There was VP Joe Biden expressing his opinion on how big thing health care bill is. There was that guy who unexpectedly walked into one of Obama's speech hours after the bills passed. Even Jon Boehner's speech ["Can you say it was done openly? (Majority say "Yes!") With transpareny and accountability? (Mixed reaction)Without back room deals that were struck behind closed doors hidden from the people? (Majority say "Yes!") HELL NO YOU CAN'T!], Bill Maher comparing to one of Tiger Woods's sexts and this Q&A asked by a journalism school student were great. But if you were like me, you were tired about the whole thing as soon as you woke up Monday morning.
Instead, I'm picking the video I think was the best mini-diversion of this whole debate that isn't a sport. And that's where this video comes in. It's hilarious, packed with a surprising amount of stars, and even epic ("Two words: eat it"). Besides, doesn't it just look like a good movie for a moment? I think so.
"Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" from Aaron Paul
Person of the Week: This Unidentified NFL Draft Prospect
who told Tim Tebow what most people have all been wanting to say for a while. Okay, so here's what (allegedly) happened: before taking his Wonderlic Test, the greatest human being on Earth (according to Thom Brenneman and almost everyone in the media) wanted to have the group he was taking it with to bow their heads and pray before they were supposed to begin. Then, out of nowhere, this brave and awesome gentleman, in response, told Tebow to "Shut the f--- up!"
If this is indeed true (and I pray to Jeebus that it is), that guy should be rewarded with the finest feast and women around. Look, I'm all for freedom of religion. But, out of nowhere, demanding that a bunch of strangers stop whatever they're doing so they can pray that God could grant them the power to have a good grade? Ridiculous. Oh, and Tebow got a 22 out of 50 on it, the lowest among top QB prospects, so the prayers worked as effective as Lindsay Lohan trying to act lesbian. Good, sir, if you truly are real, please announce yourself to the public so you can get your well-received accolades.
And that's the way it is! Enjoy your pre-Easter week everyone!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
If you have any opinions on today's post, or if you want to suggest anything to mj15 forhis next blog entry, e-mail him at: mj1599@aol.com. Your e-mail might be addressed on a future post.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Random Thoughts: 03/15/10- 03/22/10
(forget the falling skiier, THIS is the "agony of defeat" symbol)
RANDOM THOUGHTS:
God Dammit, Northern Iowa! You see what you did! Not only did you manage you ruin almost half of all of the online brackets around the country by eliminating Kansas on Saturday, but you also managed to ruin this poor boy's innocence and shed a tear. This was probably his first season watching his beloved Jayhawks, and to ruin his hopes of seeing them win it all, well...it's just plain wrong. Might as well tell him that him that the Tooth Fairy isn't real, or that his old dog didn't "run away" and that his parents are going through a rough time in their marriage while you're kicking on a dead horse.
Oh well, guess you can't protect every child from the cruel world, in this case Ali Farokhmanesh (sighs). Anyways.... the following were on my mind between Monday, March 15th to Monday, March 22nd:
- If you had told me in September that the NBC Thursday Comedy Hour of "Community" and "Parks and Recreations" would be better than the hour of "The Office" and "30 Rock," I would have said that you were crazy. Now... I'm kind of agreeing with that.
- The owner of the Buffalo Wild Wings in all those commercials had to do something with the crazy first day of this year's NCAA Tournament. I mean, that has to explain the sixteen close games from the past week.
- I think we're seeing a little too much of John King. I like him in small doses, such as just appearing every six days during the 2008 election to show us the maps on that cool smart board/ magic wall, not every day like Larry King.
- I was watching TV 1 a.m. on a Saturday, when I stumbled on FX showing a five minute replay of the previous episode of "Damages." That got me thinking...wouldn't that be a great thing to do for every TV show? Think about it: instead of saving an hour a day to watch your DVRed "Lost," why not just watch a type of Sportscenter style highlights package of it. You know, the biggest moments you have to know, the best jokes, the kick-ass fight scene...all commercial free. After all, if we can be able to miss a sports game just because the fact that there will be a highlight reel moments after it finishes, why not do the same thing for TV (or movies for that matter).
- Who knew that the only thing you needed to make a movie about a teenage female rockband to gain appeal and attention was to have its two (one is underage) main character have a make-out scene.
- One of the best things about the NCAA tournament: seeing the seniors of the losing team going to the bench filled with pride and emotional before the end of the game while onlooker look-on and cheer (some even cry). That, and those awesome buzzer beaters.
And that's going to do it for another edition of "Random Thoughts." As always, I hope you found them interesting and/or entertaining. And now, to end this post, it's the second edition of the "Zep-tastic Song of the Week" (and, yes, that's the uncreative title that I will keep for this). Last week we kicked it off with "Kashmir." Tonight, it's a song that while as not great as last week's, it's still a great rock song as well as another one of their best, "Whole Lotta Love." Enjoy:
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
If you have anyopinions on today's post, or if you want to suggest anything to mj15 forhis next blog entry, e-mail him at: mj1599@aol.com. Your e-mailmight be addressed on a future post.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
End of the Week: 03/14/10- 03/21/10
END OF THE WEEK:
Week 12 of the 2010 calendar went by as you might have expected...with stuff going down. You had the first four days of the NCAA tournaments, some kick-ass TV shows premiering or returning, a reality TV star getting hammered for dumping her recently award winning, quite beloved actress of a wife, the nation's capital preparing for what could be the biggest health care reform in the nation since LBJ was Commander-in-Chief, and Jon Stewart performing probably his finest fifteen minutes ever, and much more. Here are my picks for the best of those best:
Video of the Week: Jon Stewart Calling Out Glenn Beck on His Show
Glenn Beck is one of the biggest political commentators today, with a TV show that is one of the most watched in all of cable news. But as you may know, he has said a few things that may be a little puzzling, such as saying that progressivism (of all things) is ruining the United States. Well, on Thursday in a segment that ran an uninterrupted fifteen minutes, Stewart decided on not only criticizing most of Glenn Beck's beliefs, but also doing it in while parodying Beck's show. What followed may be one of Stewart's best segments in a while. Here's the first part of the clip:
And now here's the second part of the clip:
Simply amazing. From the bit about Bert being Hitler to those dramatic pauses, Stewart not only did a good job of mocking the man that is Glenn Beck as well as show how ridiculous some of his remarks have him. Unfortunately, most of Beck and probably Beck and him self will ignore this or not watch it at all, so he's just preaching to the choir. Still, though, it was pretty funny.
Stories of the Week:
-The Actual Story of the Week: We Could Be Hours Away From the Health Care Bill Passing
You read it right. In a matter of hours, one of the President's most wanted reforms could be passed. The biggest moment of Obama's presidency could happen. The whole debate could be over and we will not hear about another reform for a few years. Or it could fail, but there are many reports that they Democrats will get enough votes. Either way, there will be some kind of history in the making tomorrow.
-The Tiger Woods Saga of '09 Memorial Story of the Week: Sandra Bullock and Husband Jessee James Split
Why you ask? Apparently, it was because James was having an affair with THIS CHICK. All I can say it, she must have done something to James that made his eyes roll back to his head, 'cause I don't have an explanation for anything other than that.
Person of the Week: Your Lazy Ass
for being able to skip or not doing your work and/or school to watch the NCAA tournament and not regretting it hours later. Look, while the first two days of the tourney is one of the best days on the sports calendar, it hasn't relatively been that great of a thing to watch for twelve hours. Most of the games the past few years have either been decided by the end of the first half, or just plain dull. Well, not this year. Not this year at all.
In these early rounds of the tournament, there has been:
- Two overtime games and one double overtime game
- A combined nine games go down to the last possession
- Two eleven seeds (Washington and Old Dominion) beating a six seed (both of them had to do it in with a last second shot)
- A twelve seed (the Ivy League's Cornell, if you believe it!) beating a five seed
- A thirteen seed (the Ohio Valley's Murray State) beat a four seed in a buzzer beater jumpshot
- A fourteen seed (the MAC's Ohio, who two weeks ago today was ranked ninth in the conference before beating all of the team ranked ahead of them in the conference tournament to get the berth to the Big Dance in the first place) beating a three seed
- A fifteen seed (the NEC's Robert Morris) beating a two seed for most of the game until they lost in overtime
- More double digits seed winning in one round than in all of last year's tourney
- Power conferences like the Big East and the ACC seeing it's top powers fall left and right while weaks conferences like the Pac-10 and mid major conferences like the WCC, Missouri Valley and the Ivy League winning.
AND THAT'S JUST THE FIRST TWO DAYS! You also had three of those double digit seeds (Cornell, Washington and the WCC's Saint Mary's) advancing to the Sweet Sixteen, and the overall #1 seed and powerhouse Kansas losing in the second round to underdog Northern Iowa, who has never been past the first round in a tournament before, and four more last possession games in the second round.
So, yes, it might have seen pointless to spend two workdays and your weekend watching forty-eight games with colleges that you probably never went to. But the fact that 1/3rd of those forty eight games were pretty entertaining, it really shouldn't really have been punished.
And that's the way it is! Enjoy the next seven days, everyone!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
If you have any opinions on today's post, or if you want to suggest anything to mj15 forhis next blog entry, e-mail him at: mj1599@aol.com. Your e-mail might be addressed on a future post.
Week 12 of the 2010 calendar went by as you might have expected...with stuff going down. You had the first four days of the NCAA tournaments, some kick-ass TV shows premiering or returning, a reality TV star getting hammered for dumping her recently award winning, quite beloved actress of a wife, the nation's capital preparing for what could be the biggest health care reform in the nation since LBJ was Commander-in-Chief, and Jon Stewart performing probably his finest fifteen minutes ever, and much more. Here are my picks for the best of those best:
Video of the Week: Jon Stewart Calling Out Glenn Beck on His Show
Glenn Beck is one of the biggest political commentators today, with a TV show that is one of the most watched in all of cable news. But as you may know, he has said a few things that may be a little puzzling, such as saying that progressivism (of all things) is ruining the United States. Well, on Thursday in a segment that ran an uninterrupted fifteen minutes, Stewart decided on not only criticizing most of Glenn Beck's beliefs, but also doing it in while parodying Beck's show. What followed may be one of Stewart's best segments in a while. Here's the first part of the clip:
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c
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And now here's the second part of the clip:
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c
| Daily Show Full Episodes | Political Humor | Health Care Reform |
Simply amazing. From the bit about Bert being Hitler to those dramatic pauses, Stewart not only did a good job of mocking the man that is Glenn Beck as well as show how ridiculous some of his remarks have him. Unfortunately, most of Beck and probably Beck and him self will ignore this or not watch it at all, so he's just preaching to the choir. Still, though, it was pretty funny.
Stories of the Week:
-The Actual Story of the Week: We Could Be Hours Away From the Health Care Bill Passing
You read it right. In a matter of hours, one of the President's most wanted reforms could be passed. The biggest moment of Obama's presidency could happen. The whole debate could be over and we will not hear about another reform for a few years. Or it could fail, but there are many reports that they Democrats will get enough votes. Either way, there will be some kind of history in the making tomorrow.
-The Tiger Woods Saga of '09 Memorial Story of the Week: Sandra Bullock and Husband Jessee James Split
Why you ask? Apparently, it was because James was having an affair with THIS CHICK. All I can say it, she must have done something to James that made his eyes roll back to his head, 'cause I don't have an explanation for anything other than that.
Person of the Week: Your Lazy Ass
for being able to skip or not doing your work and/or school to watch the NCAA tournament and not regretting it hours later. Look, while the first two days of the tourney is one of the best days on the sports calendar, it hasn't relatively been that great of a thing to watch for twelve hours. Most of the games the past few years have either been decided by the end of the first half, or just plain dull. Well, not this year. Not this year at all.
In these early rounds of the tournament, there has been:
- Two overtime games and one double overtime game
- A combined nine games go down to the last possession
- Two eleven seeds (Washington and Old Dominion) beating a six seed (both of them had to do it in with a last second shot)
- A twelve seed (the Ivy League's Cornell, if you believe it!) beating a five seed
- A thirteen seed (the Ohio Valley's Murray State) beat a four seed in a buzzer beater jumpshot
- A fourteen seed (the MAC's Ohio, who two weeks ago today was ranked ninth in the conference before beating all of the team ranked ahead of them in the conference tournament to get the berth to the Big Dance in the first place) beating a three seed
- A fifteen seed (the NEC's Robert Morris) beating a two seed for most of the game until they lost in overtime
- More double digits seed winning in one round than in all of last year's tourney
- Power conferences like the Big East and the ACC seeing it's top powers fall left and right while weaks conferences like the Pac-10 and mid major conferences like the WCC, Missouri Valley and the Ivy League winning.
AND THAT'S JUST THE FIRST TWO DAYS! You also had three of those double digit seeds (Cornell, Washington and the WCC's Saint Mary's) advancing to the Sweet Sixteen, and the overall #1 seed and powerhouse Kansas losing in the second round to underdog Northern Iowa, who has never been past the first round in a tournament before, and four more last possession games in the second round.
So, yes, it might have seen pointless to spend two workdays and your weekend watching forty-eight games with colleges that you probably never went to. But the fact that 1/3rd of those forty eight games were pretty entertaining, it really shouldn't really have been punished.
And that's the way it is! Enjoy the next seven days, everyone!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
If you have any opinions on today's post, or if you want to suggest anything to mj15 forhis next blog entry, e-mail him at: mj1599@aol.com. Your e-mail might be addressed on a future post.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Random Thoughts: 03/08/10- 03/15/10
RANDOM THOUGHTS:
Before I begin, I would like to make a formal apology. On Sunday, I posted on my MySpace status, demanding that you watch "Pulp Fiction" on AMC that night if you haven't already done so. Little did I know, of course, that the film had been edited from rated R to TV-14 so terribly. And by terribly, I mean those dumb replacing of swear words that don't fit in the sentence and cutting out some scenes (most notably, the entire scene after Vincent Vega accidentally killed Marvin). Though I still recommend you watch it (un-edited of course), I still apologize for making you watch that particular version.
Anyways, back to work. The following were on my mind between Monday, March 8th and Monday, March 15th. This post may be a day overdue, but it's still fresh in a way:
- You know what they should do every year during the Oscars? Have a special award for every mistake the Academy ever made. And I'm not just talking about Best Picture, but also for Best Director and all the actors awards. That way, films like "Citizen Kane," two of the other big three films from '94, "Saving Private Ryan," Martin Scorsese for "Raging Bull," Ralph Fines for "Schindler's List" and more could get the awards they should have.
- Why is Eddie Olczyk so obsessed with commercial breaks?
- I would like Jimmy Fallon if he wasn't such a nervous wreck everytime he does his show. And if he had better material.
- You don't officially get into the NCAA tournament feel until you read the NIT bracket. Nothing like listening to four or five teams complain that they should have made it to the big dance. Oh, and seeing Gus Johnson on your TV ten times a week.
- I'm pretty overweight (shocker!). And since I've been losing weight for the last few months, I have been trying not to make criticize other overweight people for obvious reasons. But this is just plain ridiculous!
- I have never used a DVR before, but I may have to convince my family to buy one in order to record the upcoming Mike Tyson show on Animal Planet (http://sports.yahoo.com/box/blog/box_experts/post/Tyson-reality-show-on-Animal-Planet-The-Birdman?urn=box,228337)
And for now, that shall do it for another installment of random thoughts. More to come next Monday. But before I go, I would like to take this opportunity to bring back my weekly feature in which I show one song from one famous band or person. From October to January, it was "The Beatles." In February, it was Jimi Hendrix.
Today, we introduce our newest member into this club: Led Zeppelin.
Here's how I see it, while "The Beatles" may be considered the Babe Ruth of modern rock, and Jimi Hendrix Lefty Grove, then Led Zeppelin would be Ted Williams. The band will never surpass The Beatles, but it still produced some great songs and hits to make them one of the greatest bands in rock history. Not to mention that they could've been even greater if things didn't stop them (for Williams it was WWII and the Korean War while LZ it was the death of Bonham). And tonight, we're going to kick off this new weekly feature with one of their best (as well as one of the best guitar riffs ever). Ladies and gentleman, "Kashmir":
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
If you have any opinions on today's post, or if you want to suggest anything to mj15 for his next blog entry, e-mail him at: mj1599@aol.com. Your e-mail might be addressed on a future post.
Before I begin, I would like to make a formal apology. On Sunday, I posted on my MySpace status, demanding that you watch "Pulp Fiction" on AMC that night if you haven't already done so. Little did I know, of course, that the film had been edited from rated R to TV-14 so terribly. And by terribly, I mean those dumb replacing of swear words that don't fit in the sentence and cutting out some scenes (most notably, the entire scene after Vincent Vega accidentally killed Marvin). Though I still recommend you watch it (un-edited of course), I still apologize for making you watch that particular version.
Anyways, back to work. The following were on my mind between Monday, March 8th and Monday, March 15th. This post may be a day overdue, but it's still fresh in a way:
- You know what they should do every year during the Oscars? Have a special award for every mistake the Academy ever made. And I'm not just talking about Best Picture, but also for Best Director and all the actors awards. That way, films like "Citizen Kane," two of the other big three films from '94, "Saving Private Ryan," Martin Scorsese for "Raging Bull," Ralph Fines for "Schindler's List" and more could get the awards they should have.
- Why is Eddie Olczyk so obsessed with commercial breaks?
- I would like Jimmy Fallon if he wasn't such a nervous wreck everytime he does his show. And if he had better material.
- You don't officially get into the NCAA tournament feel until you read the NIT bracket. Nothing like listening to four or five teams complain that they should have made it to the big dance. Oh, and seeing Gus Johnson on your TV ten times a week.
- I'm pretty overweight (shocker!). And since I've been losing weight for the last few months, I have been trying not to make criticize other overweight people for obvious reasons. But this is just plain ridiculous!
- I have never used a DVR before, but I may have to convince my family to buy one in order to record the upcoming Mike Tyson show on Animal Planet (http://sports.yahoo.com/box/blog/box_experts/post/Tyson-reality-show-on-Animal-Planet-The-Birdman?urn=box,228337)
And for now, that shall do it for another installment of random thoughts. More to come next Monday. But before I go, I would like to take this opportunity to bring back my weekly feature in which I show one song from one famous band or person. From October to January, it was "The Beatles." In February, it was Jimi Hendrix.
Today, we introduce our newest member into this club: Led Zeppelin.
Here's how I see it, while "The Beatles" may be considered the Babe Ruth of modern rock, and Jimi Hendrix Lefty Grove, then Led Zeppelin would be Ted Williams. The band will never surpass The Beatles, but it still produced some great songs and hits to make them one of the greatest bands in rock history. Not to mention that they could've been even greater if things didn't stop them (for Williams it was WWII and the Korean War while LZ it was the death of Bonham). And tonight, we're going to kick off this new weekly feature with one of their best (as well as one of the best guitar riffs ever). Ladies and gentleman, "Kashmir":
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
If you have any opinions on today's post, or if you want to suggest anything to mj15 for his next blog entry, e-mail him at: mj1599@aol.com. Your e-mail might be addressed on a future post.
Monday, March 15, 2010
End of the Week: 03/07/10- 03/13/10
END OF THE WEEK:
Well, it's Sunday again, meaning another week in our Gregorian calendar has been completed. And from the Academy Awards to the NCAA conference tournaments, it sure didn't disappoint. The following are my picks for some of the week's best moments:
Video of the Week: "A Trailer of Every Academy Award Winning Movie Ever"
The most awesome part of all this? 75% of all this is completely true.
Stories of the Week:
- The Actual Story of the Week: The Academy Award Winners
What's there left to say? "The Hurt Locker" wins Best Picture in the quickest way possible while proving that movie critics opinions more than the common man, Jeff Bridges and Sandra Bullock are the best actors and actresses, Katheryn Bigelow (a woman, if you haven't already heard) is best director, Quentin Tarantino and "Up in the Air" win zero awards (the big shockers of the night) and James Cameron goes back to his billion dollar mansion really angry. All that's left is to go back to our lives, watch the movies coming out this year, and wait for the next winners to be revealed...
- The Tiger Woods Saga of '09 Memorial Story of the Week: The Two Oldest People in the World Die on the Same Day
Not real shockers. Though how to we know that they died of natural causes? I mean, sure they both were 114, but what if the third oldest person in the world did this whole thing on purpose just so she can be the holder of this prestigious title. You never know!
Lesson of the Week: (according to former Congressman Eric Massa) Just because you tickled and groped your male assistants as well as "snorkled" a few Navy buddies, it doesn't mean that you're gay.
People of the Week: Hollywood
for having their biggest night of the year on Sunday. Yes, from the biggest awards being won to everyone in the industry giving verbal fellatios to each other to local news reporters acting like fashion experts, one of the most glamorous cities in the country felt shined more than usual. And, as always, it was all done with complete attention from almost everyone in the country. And for that, we should give them this accolade.
And that's the way it is! Enjoy the next seven days, everyone!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
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Well, it's Sunday again, meaning another week in our Gregorian calendar has been completed. And from the Academy Awards to the NCAA conference tournaments, it sure didn't disappoint. The following are my picks for some of the week's best moments:
Video of the Week: "A Trailer of Every Academy Award Winning Movie Ever"
The most awesome part of all this? 75% of all this is completely true.
Stories of the Week:
- The Actual Story of the Week: The Academy Award Winners
What's there left to say? "The Hurt Locker" wins Best Picture in the quickest way possible while proving that movie critics opinions more than the common man, Jeff Bridges and Sandra Bullock are the best actors and actresses, Katheryn Bigelow (a woman, if you haven't already heard) is best director, Quentin Tarantino and "Up in the Air" win zero awards (the big shockers of the night) and James Cameron goes back to his billion dollar mansion really angry. All that's left is to go back to our lives, watch the movies coming out this year, and wait for the next winners to be revealed...
- The Tiger Woods Saga of '09 Memorial Story of the Week: The Two Oldest People in the World Die on the Same Day
Not real shockers. Though how to we know that they died of natural causes? I mean, sure they both were 114, but what if the third oldest person in the world did this whole thing on purpose just so she can be the holder of this prestigious title. You never know!
Lesson of the Week: (according to former Congressman Eric Massa) Just because you tickled and groped your male assistants as well as "snorkled" a few Navy buddies, it doesn't mean that you're gay.
People of the Week: Hollywood
for having their biggest night of the year on Sunday. Yes, from the biggest awards being won to everyone in the industry giving verbal fellatios to each other to local news reporters acting like fashion experts, one of the most glamorous cities in the country felt shined more than usual. And, as always, it was all done with complete attention from almost everyone in the country. And for that, we should give them this accolade.
And that's the way it is! Enjoy the next seven days, everyone!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
If you have any opinions on today's post, or if you want to suggest anything to mj15 for his next blog entry, e-mail him at: mj1599@aol.com. Your e-mail might be addressed on a future post.
Random Thoughts: 03/01/10- 03/08/10
RANDOM THOUGHTS:
The following were on my mind between Monday, March 1st and Monday, March 8th:
- Congratulations to the film industry. It took over one hundred years, but a woman has finally won the biggest accolade imaginable for a director, an Oscar. Progress! And now, here are some more thoughts about the Oscars (besides telling James Cameron to screw himself and to go back to exile for ten years with your house made out of gold bricks where he belongs. After all, you probably knew that):
1. Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin really exceeded my expectations as hosts. Sure, there were times when they looked awkward on stage together. But besides that, the jokes were funny (my favorites were about Meryl Streep's most Oscar losses, the one with Christolph Waltz and the silent staring at George Clooney), and they didn't manage to screw the whole thing up.
2. (Academy) Governor Tom Hanks just announcing Best Picture knowing that the awards show was going on way too long (thanks in large part to those unnecessary verbal accolades to the actors nominated) was definitely another reason to like the guy. Everyone already knows who's nominated, so why not just say it. Also, I wish Tom Hanks hosted every Oscars. That way, I would know every award winner in a span in an hour.
3. I will be stunned if this broadcast's director is nominated for an Emmy.
4. In a perfect world, it would've been "Up" winning Best Picture. It had the most amount of good reviews from critics then any of the other films nominated, it was touching and an instant classic. Unfortunately, we aren't living in that perfect world. Instead, we are living in one where the so called elite of the Hollywood film industry view animations and comedies as second rates and only give it to the dramas/thrillers/war movies, hence "The Hurt Locker." No offense to THL, of course, as it deserved it. I'm just saying that ten years from now, will we look at it as the most memorable movie of that period? No. We will remember it as the year of "Avatar," "Inglourious Basterds" and "Up" every time we see the movie on Spike or TNT or any other major cable network while "The Hurt Locker" will just be known once every five years and only talked about when trying to remember who won in '09.
5. Worst moment of the night: the tribute to horror movies. First of all, the presenters, Kristen Taylor and Taylor Lautner, said that it is a tribute to films made since "The Exorcist." Yet, it kept showing clips from movies from the 1930s and 1940s. Also, most of the movies shown WEREN'T HORROR MOVIES, like "Jaws," "Frankenstein," "Marathon Man," and much more. Also, why was "Twilight: New Moon" part of the montage? The only thing scary about it was the poor acting and dialogue. (Runner-up goes to the break dancing before announcing best score and the "In Memoriam").
6. George Clooney should host the Oscars next year. That way, he wouldn't look as bored as he was last night. Him, or Tina Fey. She has been part of the best presentation
7. What was up with the presentation of Best Director? From the announcement of the winner (Bigelow) by Barbara Streisand ("The time...has come! Katheryn Bigelow") to the playing of "I Am a Woman" as Bigelow got up on stage, it just felt like the Academy awarded to her for her gender, not for her work.
8. How come everyone has a time limit in their Oscar acceptance speech, but not the ones who win best actor/actress, who get to talk for five minutes straight (like Jeff Bridges) and thank everybody? It's just not fair.
9. Surprise of the night: none much, except for the screenplay awards. Jason Reitman should have for best adapted screenplay(but he didn't so "Up in the Air" ended up with a surprising zero wins) while Quentin Tarantino was ROBBED of best original screenplay (is there some kind of feud between QT and the Academy that I don't know about?).
10. I wonder who's more likely to be on the Oscars again: the people honoring John Hughes, Gabby Sidibe or Tyler Perry?
Oh, and for the predictions, I finished 8-2 (darn you screenplay category!), including all the actor awards and best picture. I also feel like Nostradamus for writing way back last year on July 31st:
" I watched "The Hurt Locker" with some of my
friends and cousins on Tuesday. We watched the trailer and heard some of the
reviews (97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.com). It was an easier decision to go
watch it then finding out what theater is it playing in (it's in select
theaters). After watching it, I just have to say that if it's not the best
movie of the Iraq war ever, it has to be in the top 3. It was compelling, the
acting was great and relate able, and simply terrific. In my opinion, it's the
leading contender for next year's Oscars."
Isn't it great whenever you make this kind of bold statement, and it becomes true (in a way, as it not only was the leading contender at the time, but ended up winning the whole thing).
- Who are these people disguised as the front management of the Chicago Bears? Julius Peppers, Chester Taylor and the former TE from St. Louis IN ONE DAY? Well, they certainly shut me up (for now).
- I have never listened to "You're So Vain," or any of Carly Simon's songs, but even I think she's being really annoying for not telling what's it about.
- A very good baby episode of "The Office." Way exceeded my expectations. It was funny, the delivery scene was not as cheesy as most comedies of the past, and it felt pretty realistic (even the Pam wanting to wait part in the first half). Could've ignored the mixing up the babies part, though.
- 3D-TV: Because the HDTV your recently bought is now considered inferior technology.
More random thoughts to come next Monday! Until then, enjoy the rest of your Championship Week!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
If you have any opinions on today's post, or if you want to suggest anything to mj15 on his next blog entry, e-mail him at: mj1599@aol.com. Your e-mail might be addressed on a future post.
The following were on my mind between Monday, March 1st and Monday, March 8th:
- Congratulations to the film industry. It took over one hundred years, but a woman has finally won the biggest accolade imaginable for a director, an Oscar. Progress! And now, here are some more thoughts about the Oscars (besides telling James Cameron to screw himself and to go back to exile for ten years with your house made out of gold bricks where he belongs. After all, you probably knew that):
1. Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin really exceeded my expectations as hosts. Sure, there were times when they looked awkward on stage together. But besides that, the jokes were funny (my favorites were about Meryl Streep's most Oscar losses, the one with Christolph Waltz and the silent staring at George Clooney), and they didn't manage to screw the whole thing up.
2. (Academy) Governor Tom Hanks just announcing Best Picture knowing that the awards show was going on way too long (thanks in large part to those unnecessary verbal accolades to the actors nominated) was definitely another reason to like the guy. Everyone already knows who's nominated, so why not just say it. Also, I wish Tom Hanks hosted every Oscars. That way, I would know every award winner in a span in an hour.
3. I will be stunned if this broadcast's director is nominated for an Emmy.
4. In a perfect world, it would've been "Up" winning Best Picture. It had the most amount of good reviews from critics then any of the other films nominated, it was touching and an instant classic. Unfortunately, we aren't living in that perfect world. Instead, we are living in one where the so called elite of the Hollywood film industry view animations and comedies as second rates and only give it to the dramas/thrillers/war movies, hence "The Hurt Locker." No offense to THL, of course, as it deserved it. I'm just saying that ten years from now, will we look at it as the most memorable movie of that period? No. We will remember it as the year of "Avatar," "Inglourious Basterds" and "Up" every time we see the movie on Spike or TNT or any other major cable network while "The Hurt Locker" will just be known once every five years and only talked about when trying to remember who won in '09.
5. Worst moment of the night: the tribute to horror movies. First of all, the presenters, Kristen Taylor and Taylor Lautner, said that it is a tribute to films made since "The Exorcist." Yet, it kept showing clips from movies from the 1930s and 1940s. Also, most of the movies shown WEREN'T HORROR MOVIES, like "Jaws," "Frankenstein," "Marathon Man," and much more. Also, why was "Twilight: New Moon" part of the montage? The only thing scary about it was the poor acting and dialogue. (Runner-up goes to the break dancing before announcing best score and the "In Memoriam").
6. George Clooney should host the Oscars next year. That way, he wouldn't look as bored as he was last night. Him, or Tina Fey. She has been part of the best presentation
7. What was up with the presentation of Best Director? From the announcement of the winner (Bigelow) by Barbara Streisand ("The time...has come! Katheryn Bigelow") to the playing of "I Am a Woman" as Bigelow got up on stage, it just felt like the Academy awarded to her for her gender, not for her work.
8. How come everyone has a time limit in their Oscar acceptance speech, but not the ones who win best actor/actress, who get to talk for five minutes straight (like Jeff Bridges) and thank everybody? It's just not fair.
9. Surprise of the night: none much, except for the screenplay awards. Jason Reitman should have for best adapted screenplay(but he didn't so "Up in the Air" ended up with a surprising zero wins) while Quentin Tarantino was ROBBED of best original screenplay (is there some kind of feud between QT and the Academy that I don't know about?).
10. I wonder who's more likely to be on the Oscars again: the people honoring John Hughes, Gabby Sidibe or Tyler Perry?
Oh, and for the predictions, I finished 8-2 (darn you screenplay category!), including all the actor awards and best picture. I also feel like Nostradamus for writing way back last year on July 31st:
" I watched "The Hurt Locker" with some of my
friends and cousins on Tuesday. We watched the trailer and heard some of the
reviews (97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.com). It was an easier decision to go
watch it then finding out what theater is it playing in (it's in select
theaters). After watching it, I just have to say that if it's not the best
movie of the Iraq war ever, it has to be in the top 3. It was compelling, the
acting was great and relate able, and simply terrific. In my opinion, it's the
leading contender for next year's Oscars."
Isn't it great whenever you make this kind of bold statement, and it becomes true (in a way, as it not only was the leading contender at the time, but ended up winning the whole thing).
- Who are these people disguised as the front management of the Chicago Bears? Julius Peppers, Chester Taylor and the former TE from St. Louis IN ONE DAY? Well, they certainly shut me up (for now).
- I have never listened to "You're So Vain," or any of Carly Simon's songs, but even I think she's being really annoying for not telling what's it about.
- A very good baby episode of "The Office." Way exceeded my expectations. It was funny, the delivery scene was not as cheesy as most comedies of the past, and it felt pretty realistic (even the Pam wanting to wait part in the first half). Could've ignored the mixing up the babies part, though.
- 3D-TV: Because the HDTV your recently bought is now considered inferior technology.
More random thoughts to come next Monday! Until then, enjoy the rest of your Championship Week!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
If you have any opinions on today's post, or if you want to suggest anything to mj15 on his next blog entry, e-mail him at: mj1599@aol.com. Your e-mail might be addressed on a future post.
End of the Week (02/28/10- 03/06/10) featuring Oscar picks! In 3-D
END OF THE WEEK:
the usual post-week awards in a moments. But I just can not ignore
predicting the Oscars. After all, it is the biggest of the big four
award shows, the only thing on TV worth watching tonight, has most of
Hollywood's biggest stars, and is titled "the Super Bowl of women." So
while I won't go far as to post a live blog (after all, if I haven't
live blogged the Super Bowl or the Golden Globes, why blog this?), I
will at least make my picks for the big categories.
is of course one big problem: of the movies that have nominations in
the big catergories, I have only seen four of those films: "The Hurt
Locker," "Inglourious Basterds," "Up," parts of "up in the Air" and
"Fantastic Mr. Fox." So, what I always do, is I'm going to make picks
based on movie reviews, other predictions columns and other award
shows. As you might have guessed, it has worked to perfection. Without
further ado, here are my picks and why I chose them:
Most or All of the Technical Awards: "Avatar"
I really don't see why not.Best Supporting Award: Monique for her role in "Precious"
Winner of the SAG award, Golden Globe, Independent Spirit Award andover twenty seperate film critics associations awards.
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz for his role in "Inglourious Basterds"
twenty five other well known awards. Plus, as being in one of the three
films I mentioned earlier, I can say for a fact that it won't be a
mistake if he wins.
Best Original Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino for "Inglourious Basterds"
screenplays he has ever written ("Pulp Fiction," by the way, one an
Oscar in '95). Plus, like Roger Ebert said in his Oscar predictions
column, he pulled off re-writing WWII perfectly.
Best Adapted Screenplay: Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner for "Up in the Air"
four stars out of all the films nominated for Best Picture. I have to
believe that sine a film like that didn't get it for its special
effects (like "Avatar") it had that honor mostly to the great script.
Best Directing: Katheryn Bigelow for "The Hurt Locker"
that she won the award of Best Director from... the DIRECTORS Guild of
America (with an emphasis on "Directors"). Also, she should get it for
doing such a great job depicting the war in Iraq the best (so far) even
though she's a woman.
Best Actress: Sandra Bullock for her role in "The Blind Side"
the Golden Globe for this, as well as won Roger Ebert's pick in this
category (ed. note: Ebert is the only critic I read to make most of the
picks).
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges for his role in "Crazy Heart"
performance was. Add in his Golden Globe and Independent Spirit Award,
and that's a category for Oscar success. Though I wouldn't rule out
Jeremy Reiner or George Clooney if I were you!
Best Animated Film: "Up"
rating on "Rotten Tomatoes," my pick for the best Pixar film since Toy
Story 2, and is nominated for the Best Picutre categorym, it has got to
be this film who will walk away on top.
Best Picture: "The Hurt Locker"
there's really only three or four teams that will win, even though
there are a bunch of people in the field. Same thing here, as the front
runners are this film, "Avatar," and "Up." But "Up" will not win,
because, well, there's no sign anywhere that it might have a chance. So
the Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal of the nominee is "The Hurt Locker"
and "Avatar." So let's break down the best picture accolades won
between the two:
-"The Hurt Locker":
Reel Awards, Associated Press (top 10 of 2009 and the decade), Evening
Standards British Film Awards, Golden Satellite Awards, IFP Gotham
Awards, BAFTA, all of the film festivals it was in (10), African
American Film Critics Association (top 10 of 2009), Alliance of Female
Journalists, Austin Film Critics Association, Boston Society of Film
Critics, Broadcast Film Critics Association, Roger Ebert, Chicago Film
Critics Association, Denver Film Critics Society, Moviefone.com (Top 5
Films of 2009), Houston Film Critics Society, Kansas City Film Critics
Centre, Las Vegas Film Critics Society, Los Angeles Film Critics
Association, National Board of Review (top 10 of 2009), National
Society of Film Critics, New York Film Critics Circle, Online Film
Critics Society, San Fransisco Film Critics Circle, a 97% Rotten
Tomatoes rating
- "Avatar":
(drama), Associated Press (top 10 of 2009), Austin Film Critics
Association (top 10 of 2009), African- American Films Critics
Association (top 10 films of 2009), Broadcast Film Critics (Best Action
Movie), Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association (top 10 of 2009),
New York Online Film Critics, Moviefone.com (Top 5 of 2009), Oklahoma
Film Critics Circle (Best Ten Films), People's Choice Awards, PETA's
"Proggy Awards, National Board of Review (top ten of 2009), Santa
Barrbara International Films Festival, 82% rating on Rotten Tomatoes,
highest grossing movie of ALL TIME.
Final Result:
The Hurt Locker- 38Avatar- 15
UPDATE: I've just read a news story in which one of the producers of "The Hurt Locker" is banned from the awards show for telling members of the committee to not pick "Avatar." (http://www.bestweekever.tv/2010-03-03/how-to-lose-at-the-oscars-in-one-easy-step-the-hurt-locker-method/) Crap.
And now, onto the usual. The following are my picks for this week's best, featuring Kentucky's finest politician, JFK and a video featuring dominos:
Stories of the Week:
- The Actual Story of the Week: California Man Killed in Shootout With Pentagon Police
Geez, I've know some people that believe that 9/11 was staged. But even they aren't crazy to go out and shoot government agents.
- The Tiger Woods Saga of '09 Memorial Story of the Week: Kids Direct Air Traffic Control in JFK Airport
So a man took his child, most likely less than 10 years old, to work and see how he controls the sky in New York's John F. Kennedy Airport. The father then, for fun, asked his child to make some directions to some of the plane's pilots. Of course, it was blown way out of control, with major news programs like the Today Show having it as a top story. Basically, what I'm trying to say is that it's the winter version of Balloon Boy.
Video of the Week: OK Go's "This Too Shall Pass"- Rude Goldberg Machine Version
Another great example why OK Go knows how to get Internet hits. One moment, they're playing "Here It Goes Again" on a treadmill, now this epic video:
Person of the Week: Kentucky Senator Jim Bunning
for being so passionate about his beliefs, he would not change his mind no matter what. For those of you that haven't heard, sometime last week the Senate held a meeting to pass a bill allowing benefits to about 12 million unemployed workers in this country. And it seemed it would pass, too. That is...until Majority Whip Dick Durbin asked if there were any rejections to this bill, which would mean that the bill would not be passed. Then, in a blink of an eye, the angry former MLB player/old fart stood up and rejected the bill, not only shocking the entire Senate but also stopping it from being passed.
As you might expect, the Senate tried to pass the bill again. Bunning rejected... again. Then, the tactics began. They used reason and understanding. Bunning still rejected. They used peer pressure. Bunning rejected.
They essentially used every trick in the book to try to make Bunning go along with it. But no matter how much they tried, both democrats and republicans, or how he wanted to watch the Kentucky/South Carolina basketball game, Bunning stood up for his rights and used that "liberum veto" clause, no matter how unpopular it seemed. He did eventually go along with it a few days later (wuss), but for those few days he proved to everyone, children and adults, that it is indeed okay to stand out and not be influenced by peer pressure. And for that, I say bravo, sir! Bravo!
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And that's the way it is! I'll be back tomorrow with a new batch up random thoughts. Until then, enjoy the rest of your weekend.
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
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NBC Hatred, The Hockey Game of the Decade and February's Best
I'll get to "End of the Month" in a moment. But first, it would be a failure to talk about the month of February and not bring up the Winter Olympics. As you mat know, for seventeen days last month, Vancouver, Canada was where some of the best winter athletes from hundreds of countries came together in an event that showcased competitions from dozens of sports. There was your hockey, your skiing, your moguls, and even a curling match or two. And as you might expect for an event that lasted this long, it brought many moments. Some good, some bad, some strange and some even more bad. Here are my picks for some of the games's best, and even worst, moments (and if you have anything that I left out, just say it in the comments page or e-mail me):
The Good
- The Hockey Gold Medal Game between USA and Canada
Well that was fun. From the great goaltending by Miller and Luongo to the crushing hits to that goal with :24 seconds left, to Sidney Crosby scoring in overtime, this was a thrilling game to watch from beginning to end. And if you think about it, as Barry Petchesky of Deadspin pointed out, it was a great ending to the Olympics in itself. Canada, the home nation, wins not only in the last event before the closing ceremony, but also in the event that they NEEDED TO WIN.
For those of you that haven't watched anything sports or Canadian hockey related, the pressure on the Canadian hockey team was bigger than the US Basketball Team in the '08 Olympics and Japan every World Baseball Classic combined. I mean, yes we would have celebrated the victory and would have had a great thing to trash talk the Canadians for years to come, but we would have just shoved it off after a week. In that country, they would have bitched about it for four years about this loss. Also, the game brought the highest rating for a hockey game since the 1980 Gold Medal Game between the US and Finland and made the US team a threat for years to come, so everybody wins!
- The Canadian Women's Hockey Team Post-game Celebration
What was with the controversy? They won the gold medal, they can do whatever they want, even drink beer after the game.
- USA Records Most Medals By a Country Ever in an Olympics with 37
Yes, this year had the most events in Olympic history. But we're still the best, baby! USA! USA! USA! USA!
- Canada's Women's Curling Team Chocking in the Gold Medal Game
...but only because it was the Billy Buckner-'86 World Series moment of the Games. And because it showed that Canada can be beaten in one of their three best sports.
- Joannie Rochette
In the toughest moments of her life, she prevailed, and in a big way. And that kind of thing deserves huge recognition.
- Shaun White's Trick to Win gold in the Men's Halfpipe
I'll let this video do the talking: (http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/assetid=d924411a-bea6-4fd8-b485-f58dc5238dfe.html)
- The Evgeni Plashenko- Evan Lysacek Feud
- No More Winter Olympics
Because normal TV is back! "Chuck!" "The Office!" "Parks and Recreations!" "Community!" "30 Rock!" "Law and Order: SVU"! "House"! "Modern Family"! Most of the CBS shows! No offense to the Olympics, but after a while, seeing people do the triple axle or go down a hill gets a little...uninteresting.
The Bad
- NBC's Olympics Broadcasting
Where to begin...
Look, I'm not saying that I hated NBC Sports braodcasting of the Olympics everytime I watched it. There were some good things they did, like giving curling and hockey their own channel. And I still think that I would rather have it on NBC then other networks like CBS or FOX, who would probably spend most of the time cutting away to the cast of "Glee" awkwardly watching a curling match. But they reportedly spend $700 million then their opponent to show the games. Shouldn't that mean you would want to broadcast the games... well. Instead, as the networks has done for months, they have found another way to screw things up. Here's a list that I've taken down...
1. The Tape Delays
This one was my biggest problem. Now, I didn't mind when they did this when the Olympics were in another continent like Asia or Europe. But the games are in the same continent you are in, NBC! Not to mention in one of the countries the US borders! Oh well, at least I wasn't in the West Coast, where the network showed EVERYTHING on tape delay (thanks to their lame policy used since the 90s) , meaning you probably had to watch something that someone else watched three to six hours ago.
2. The Constant Commercials
Look, I know you have sponsors. But did you really need to cut to the ads every two minutes?
3. The Soft Stories
And now, we interrupt this showing of the men's four man bobsled to show to you Mary Carillo talking about polar bears!
4. The fact that they have a channel called NBC Universal, which shows every event that can be seen on the Olympics, yet only give them a one hour per day highlights show, and not actual live events.
5. The fact that you had to watch the highlights on their website by providing your cable/satellite provider.
There are much more, but my main point is this: I understand that the primetime events are mostly to attract non sports fans. But as someone who actually does watch athletic competitions for a living, I was overall not impressed.
- The Not Snowing in Vancouver in the First Week Part
When you have the "Winter" Olympics, it seems kind of important that you have, you know, snow. But for the weeks preceding and the first week of the Olympics, that was not the case. The situation was so bad, trucks had to take snow from other places to the courses. Meanwhile, the East Coast of the US was suffering from "Snowmageddon," which makes the whole thing kind of ironic. Still, the snow finally arrived in the second week of competition, so it all worked out.
- The "Green" Zamboni Malfunctions
Another proof that recycled products, though better for the environment, fail in comparison to the actual products.
- The Opening Ceremony Malfunction
Definitely the funniest moment of the games. From the long delay firing the torch, to the awkward smiles (and whatever Wayne Gretzky was doing), it definitely was a good case made to make Vancouver 2010 the proclaimed worst start to an Olympics ever.
- The Many Figure Skaters Falling and the Epic Falls at the Ladies Alpine Skiing Events and Bobsledding Events
And these are supposed to be the world's best athletes..
The Horrible
-The Death of Luger Nodar Kumaritashvili
It's really amazing how the news cycle in this country flows. When the Olympics began, this was one of the world's biggest stories. Then, it just seemed to be swept under the rug after a few days. In fact, when I asked a few people about it, they say that they completely forgot about it until I mentioned it to them. Nonethless, it was still a tragic death and one that, if will not be remembered by most people after a while, can still do some good to this world, like maybe slowing down the luge track.
Overall grade: C+
The next Olympics will be three years and fifty weeks from now in Sochi, Russia. So get ready for the boring, unbearable Februaries that you usually get to return next year. And now, onto my picks for the month's best moments...
END OF THE MONTH:
Press Conference of the Month: Tiger Woods's on February 19th
You know when your a really famous person when a press conference of you apologizing to your wife, your mistresses, your family and sponsors is both broadcasted live on major news and broadcasting networks around the world and then gets analyzed by thousands of people, including yours truly the day after, as soon as it ended. Now... can we please see him play golf again? I'm tired about the supposed sports story that's really a gossip column being tormented to me nearly every day. I'm tired of people make stupid analyzations about all of this (like Bill Simmons when he compared his upcoming comeback to Muhammad Ali's after he dradt doged the Vietnam War). I personally don't care. All I want is to watch him for all seventy-two holes in a major like I always do. That is all.
Videos of the Month:
For the shortest month of the year, February did bring out, in my opinion, the best collection of videos in the history of this blog. Here are my picks for the cream of the crop:
- The Lamest: "Failed Marriage Proposal at NY Rangers Game"
So, a couple of people try to trick fans by having the woman say no on a marriage proposal. Yeah, that's original...back in 2006. This is maybe the dozen time I have seen this prank, from College Humor to the one at the Houston Rockets game two years ago. Maybe try something a little more creative next time.
- The Funniest (Intentionally): SNL Digital Short: "The Curse"
I still don't know why it cracks me up to this day. But it just does.
- The Funniest (Unintentionally): The Malfuction at the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony
I've already given my opinion on it. Now, here's the link to prove it:
- The Most Intriguing: "A Brief History of Pretty Much Everything"
You can't go wrong with showing some of the world's most important moments by flipping pieces of paper. And for quoting "300" while you're at it.
- The Most Spontaneous: "Weatherman's Big Moment"
In his defense, that "Snowmaggedon" thing was pretty big.
- The Most Epic: "AC Transit Bus Fight I AM A MOTHERFUCKER"
Oh man, was this awesome. From the fight itself to the racism to the camera lady stealing the guy's bag to the American Apparel model sitting like a mannequin, it's perfectly blends fear, violence, comedy, slight racism, stupidity, and bad ass mofo old man in four minutes of great entertainment. And, if I were to choose right now my pick for video of the year, it would definitely be this.
Stories of the Month:
- This Month in Terrifying Natural Disasters: The 8.8 Magnitude Earthquake in Chile
It kills thousands, left millions with need of help, caused tsunami panics in places like Hawaii and East Japan, and may have even shortened the day by millionths of a nanosecond. The downside for the nation, though? It happened over a month after another big earthquake happened, so while it is still talked about, it isn't as much talked about as it was in Haiti. No telethons with celebrities, no "We Are the World," no former Presidents crying for help...yet.
- The Funniest (for me, at least): Monley goes to drug rehab
It's a shame the Ricky Gervais podcast is no more. Would've liked Karl Pilkington's take on this.
- The Gossip-iest: John Terry Has an Affair With Teammate's Wife
It's the English version of the Tiger Woods story that, like the latter, is still unsettled. After all, Terry and Bridge still have to play like teammates in the World Cup!
- The Most Political: The Health Care Summit
So, is the fighting over?
People of the Month: Canadians
Well, you did it, nation north of the border from where I stand. You held that big Winter Olympics you've been planning years of for. And besides the bad things I mentioned above (some of those were not your fault), it went really well for you. You were the country that ended up with the most gold medals after all was said and done, and your hockey teams didn't choke away the gold medals (as for the women's curling team, well that's a whole 'nother story). And, from what I've been told, the city of Vancouver was a great host with a good atmosphere and you really showed how Canadian you really are. And even though things are back to normal now with you being ignored by most of the world again, you really did a good job using your time of stardom well. And for that, I applaud you.
So, that's going to do it with my February wrap-up. And while I understand that it's done, it means that March is back! Yes, from March Madness and the Academy Awards to St. Patrick's Day and "Alice in Wonderland," it should be an interesting month to be part of. So enjoy it, and I will see you...later.
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
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Random Thoughts: 02/22/10- 03/01/10
RANDOM THOUGHTS
Enjoyed your Pulaski Day? Didn't Celebrate It?!?! Oh well. Still hope you enjoy these random thoughts, though. The following were on my mind between Monday, February 22nd and Monday, March 1st:
-My bi-monthly update of my top ten favorite TV shows:
10. "The Simpsons" (still #10)
9. "30 Rock" (position previously held by "Modern Family")
8. "Community" (down from #6, position previously held by "Mad Men")
7. "Fringe" (position previously held by "American Dad")
6. "Modern Family" (up from #9, position previously held by "Community")
5. "American Dad" (up from #6, position previously held by "Parks and Recreations")
4. "Parks and Recreations" (up from #5, position previously held by "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia")
3. "South Park" (still #3)
2. "The Office" (US) (down from #1, position previously held by "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart")
1. "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" (up from #2, position previously held by "The Office")
Up from Last List (December 2009): "Modern Family," "Fringe," "American Dad," "Parks and Recreations," "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"
Down from Last List (December 2009): "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia," "Mad Men," "Community," "The Office"
New From Last List (December 2009): "30 Rock," "Fringe"
Just Barely Missed the List: "The Colbert Report," "Chuck," "Arrested Development (repeats on IFC)," "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson," "Mad Men"
a. "Mad Men" and "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" are off the list because they've been off the air since late fall. Otherwise, it would most definitely be on the list.
b. On my last list, I mentioned that it would be hard for a show to beat "The Office." As you can see, it was the case. Only it wasn't Jon Stewart's show, it was themselves. The season hasn't cliqued at all since the Jim-Pam wedding episode, and right now they look like to be in a situation where they're just making stuff up as it goes along. Also, a baby usually ruins good TV shows, so I fear it could get worse. This is not to diminish "The Daily Show," which has been in top form (as usual).
c. A lot of good shows that I'm looking forward to watching is going to premiere or come back on TV the next two months: "South Park," "Breaking Bad," "The Pacific," "Treme," and "Fringe (spring premiere)" expect a lot of changes to the rankings if the shows meet my expectations.
d. I apologize to the makers of "Modern Family." Apparently if you stop watching "The Middle," the show gets 30% funnier.
e. Don't be shocked that "Fringe" made the list. It was on my favorites list for a while, just not top ten material... until now.
f. "Parks and Recreations" has to rank among the best comeback for a comedy ever. Ten months ago, I wouldn't even put it in my top twenty. But thanks to this great season two, it is because one of my must watch live shows.
- People that are shocked that something called a "killer" whale would kill a Sea World employee still puzzle me.
- Why is it do gosh darn hard to put the butter in those restaurants packets on your food? The butter is supposed to peal easily, not take the strength of The Hulk to take out 13% of it!
- How big of a landslide do you think Sidney Crosby will win in the race for Canadian prime minister now?
- 80% of Canadian residents watched the Canada/ US hockey game yesterday. I wonder if there's anything that 80% of Americans have EVER done at the same time...
- Laurence Fishburne's character in "Boyz N Da Hood" and Atticus Finch in "To Kill a Mockingbird" has to rank among fifteen best movie dads of all time.
More random thoughts to come next Monday! Until then, enjoy the rest of your week.
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
If you have any opinions on today's post, or if you want to suggest anything to mj15 on his next blog entry, e-mail him at: mj1599@aol.com. Your e-mail might be addressed on a future post.
Enjoyed your Pulaski Day? Didn't Celebrate It?!?! Oh well. Still hope you enjoy these random thoughts, though. The following were on my mind between Monday, February 22nd and Monday, March 1st:
-My bi-monthly update of my top ten favorite TV shows:
10. "The Simpsons" (still #10)
9. "30 Rock" (position previously held by "Modern Family")
8. "Community" (down from #6, position previously held by "Mad Men")
7. "Fringe" (position previously held by "American Dad")
6. "Modern Family" (up from #9, position previously held by "Community")
5. "American Dad" (up from #6, position previously held by "Parks and Recreations")
4. "Parks and Recreations" (up from #5, position previously held by "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia")
3. "South Park" (still #3)
2. "The Office" (US) (down from #1, position previously held by "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart")
1. "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" (up from #2, position previously held by "The Office")
Up from Last List (December 2009): "Modern Family," "Fringe," "American Dad," "Parks and Recreations," "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"
Down from Last List (December 2009): "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia," "Mad Men," "Community," "The Office"
New From Last List (December 2009): "30 Rock," "Fringe"
Just Barely Missed the List: "The Colbert Report," "Chuck," "Arrested Development (repeats on IFC)," "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson," "Mad Men"
a. "Mad Men" and "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" are off the list because they've been off the air since late fall. Otherwise, it would most definitely be on the list.
b. On my last list, I mentioned that it would be hard for a show to beat "The Office." As you can see, it was the case. Only it wasn't Jon Stewart's show, it was themselves. The season hasn't cliqued at all since the Jim-Pam wedding episode, and right now they look like to be in a situation where they're just making stuff up as it goes along. Also, a baby usually ruins good TV shows, so I fear it could get worse. This is not to diminish "The Daily Show," which has been in top form (as usual).
c. A lot of good shows that I'm looking forward to watching is going to premiere or come back on TV the next two months: "South Park," "Breaking Bad," "The Pacific," "Treme," and "Fringe (spring premiere)" expect a lot of changes to the rankings if the shows meet my expectations.
d. I apologize to the makers of "Modern Family." Apparently if you stop watching "The Middle," the show gets 30% funnier.
e. Don't be shocked that "Fringe" made the list. It was on my favorites list for a while, just not top ten material... until now.
f. "Parks and Recreations" has to rank among the best comeback for a comedy ever. Ten months ago, I wouldn't even put it in my top twenty. But thanks to this great season two, it is because one of my must watch live shows.
- People that are shocked that something called a "killer" whale would kill a Sea World employee still puzzle me.
- Why is it do gosh darn hard to put the butter in those restaurants packets on your food? The butter is supposed to peal easily, not take the strength of The Hulk to take out 13% of it!
- How big of a landslide do you think Sidney Crosby will win in the race for Canadian prime minister now?
- 80% of Canadian residents watched the Canada/ US hockey game yesterday. I wonder if there's anything that 80% of Americans have EVER done at the same time...
- Laurence Fishburne's character in "Boyz N Da Hood" and Atticus Finch in "To Kill a Mockingbird" has to rank among fifteen best movie dads of all time.
More random thoughts to come next Monday! Until then, enjoy the rest of your week.
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
If you have any opinions on today's post, or if you want to suggest anything to mj15 on his next blog entry, e-mail him at: mj1599@aol.com. Your e-mail might be addressed on a future post.
End of the Week: 02/21/10- 02/27/10
END OF THE WEEK:
Another week, another batch of full of moments. The following are my picks for the best of these moments, featuring the final week of the Winter Olympics, health care and a monkey with a serious problem:
Videos of the Week: Every Bad Thing That Happened to ESPN's Scott Van Pelt
Yep, things haven't gone all a-okay for the "Sportscenter" anchor host. The first moment came on Tuesday when Van Pelt thought he was going to interview NFL running back Brian Westbrook live while Westbrook was on the phone. Instead, it turned out to be one of Howard Stern's minions, "Captain Janks Spanks":
Hell Youtube, indeed. But that turned out to not be the only embarrassing on air moment for SVP. On Thursday, while airing a teaser, he thought his mic was off. It wasn't:
Tweets of the Week: Conan O'Brien's first three posts on Twitter that has brought over 400,000 followers instantly:
-02/24: "Today I interviewed a squirrel in my backyard and then threw to commercial. Someone help me."
-02./25: "This morning I watched Remington Steel while eating Sugar Snacks out of a salad bowl. I was naked."
-02/26: "Today I connected all the freckles on my arm with a Sharpie. It spells out RIKSHAZ9LIRK. Clearly I am the chosen one.
Stories of the Week:
- The Actual Story of the Week: President Obama Invites Top Democrats and Republicans for Health Care Summit Meeting
For seven hours on Thursday, the President as well as some of the top politicians in the country discussing one of the biggest issues in the country. So, what did we gain any progress from this? Well...no. In fact, this whole issue is still where it's at from a few months ago. But at least it was some of the best political theater I have ever seen, from the props to watching Obama get more and more annoyed as time went on to even the smart-ass back talks. In fact, it was practically like the "Shawshank Redemption" of political theater.
- The Tiger Woods Saga of '09 Memorial Story of the Week: Russian Chimpanzee Sent to Drug Rehab
Yes, you read it right! Apparently, the zoo was worried about the former circus performer's health, that they had to take him somewhere to stop his bad habits. All I can say is: balls in your court, "Aflac" goose!
Person of the Week: Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette
for winning a bronze medalist a few days after her mother passed away while making the journey to see her skate. And for making nearly everyone in the arena, from the fans to the commentators like NBC's Scott Hamilton.
(Runners-up goes to Scott Van Pelt, Barack Obama and the USA Winter Olympics team)
And that's the way it is! Enjoy the rest of your weekend everyone!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
If you have any opinions on today's post, or if you want to suggest anything to mj15 on his next blog entry, e-mail him at: mj1599@aol.com. Your e-mail might be addressed on a future post.
Another week, another batch of full of moments. The following are my picks for the best of these moments, featuring the final week of the Winter Olympics, health care and a monkey with a serious problem:
Videos of the Week: Every Bad Thing That Happened to ESPN's Scott Van Pelt
Yep, things haven't gone all a-okay for the "Sportscenter" anchor host. The first moment came on Tuesday when Van Pelt thought he was going to interview NFL running back Brian Westbrook live while Westbrook was on the phone. Instead, it turned out to be one of Howard Stern's minions, "Captain Janks Spanks":
Hell Youtube, indeed. But that turned out to not be the only embarrassing on air moment for SVP. On Thursday, while airing a teaser, he thought his mic was off. It wasn't:
Tweets of the Week: Conan O'Brien's first three posts on Twitter that has brought over 400,000 followers instantly:
-02/24: "Today I interviewed a squirrel in my backyard and then threw to commercial. Someone help me."
-02./25: "This morning I watched Remington Steel while eating Sugar Snacks out of a salad bowl. I was naked."
-02/26: "Today I connected all the freckles on my arm with a Sharpie. It spells out RIKSHAZ9LIRK. Clearly I am the chosen one.
Stories of the Week:
- The Actual Story of the Week: President Obama Invites Top Democrats and Republicans for Health Care Summit Meeting
For seven hours on Thursday, the President as well as some of the top politicians in the country discussing one of the biggest issues in the country. So, what did we gain any progress from this? Well...no. In fact, this whole issue is still where it's at from a few months ago. But at least it was some of the best political theater I have ever seen, from the props to watching Obama get more and more annoyed as time went on to even the smart-ass back talks. In fact, it was practically like the "Shawshank Redemption" of political theater.
- The Tiger Woods Saga of '09 Memorial Story of the Week: Russian Chimpanzee Sent to Drug Rehab
Yes, you read it right! Apparently, the zoo was worried about the former circus performer's health, that they had to take him somewhere to stop his bad habits. All I can say is: balls in your court, "Aflac" goose!
Person of the Week: Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette
for winning a bronze medalist a few days after her mother passed away while making the journey to see her skate. And for making nearly everyone in the arena, from the fans to the commentators like NBC's Scott Hamilton.
(Runners-up goes to Scott Van Pelt, Barack Obama and the USA Winter Olympics team)
And that's the way it is! Enjoy the rest of your weekend everyone!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
If you have any opinions on today's post, or if you want to suggest anything to mj15 on his next blog entry, e-mail him at: mj1599@aol.com. Your e-mail might be addressed on a future post.
Ah, Why Not! Here's Two More Jimi Hendrix Classics
Figure I might at least post something before Saturday's "End of the Week." And since I have been embedding some classic Hendrix songs this month in honor of black history month as well as his awesomeness. Tonight, we have the very first hit single from The Jimi Hendrix Experience, 1967's "Hey Joe," (in a concert in which he famously played the guitar with his teeth) and from the same album ("Are You Experienced?"), also outstanding "The Wind Cries Mary." Enjoy everybody!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
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Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
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Random Thoughts:02/18/10- 02/22/10
RANDOM THOUGHTS:
I watched "Reservoir Dogs" on Saturday. In case you don't know what it is, it's an independent film released in 1992 that was Quentin Tarantino (director of other films like "Pulp Fiction," "Kill Bill" and "Inglourious Basterds") film move as a director. All I can say is WATCH THIS AWESOME MASTERPIECE! Like, as soon as possible. You will not be disappointed, trust me (unless you don't like the characters swearing over 200 times and a bunch of violence).
Anyways, the following were on my mind between Thursday, February 18th and Monday, February 22nd:
- If an overweight man, a fifty year old man, and a six month pregnant female can do really well, than curling shouldn't really be called a sport. Still weirdly amusing, though.
- Quentin Tarantino directing a PG romantic comedy has a better chance of happening than Canada winning the gold medal. They're too "me first" and don't play like a team.
- Has anyone noticed how awesome Stanley Kubrick's IMDB is? Directed basically eight consecutive great films (depending on what you thought of 1975's "Barry Lyndon") from 1960-1987. Besides Steven Spielberg and Tarantino (hey, that's three Tarantino mentions in one post. Go figure!), I really can't think of a better streak of a director ever. (http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmltZGIuY29tL25hbWUvbm0wMDAwMDQwLw==)
- I like when broadcaster Mike Tirico said that the Tiger Woods press conference will be a moment that will go down as one of the moments in history that we will never forget. Hmmm, let me think: the Kennedy Assassination, the Berlin Wall destruction, MLK's "I Have a Dream Speech," 9/11, President Obama's inauguration and Tiger Woods apologizing for his wild penis. Yep, sounds about right.
- What the heck this this guy do to get taunted in a squash match? (http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vZGVhZHNwaW4uY29tLzU0NzcyMTcvc3F1YXNoLXBsYXllcnMtYXJlLWp1c3QtdGhlLXdvcnN0)
- Making fun of Jay Leno > Jay Leno himself
And that's all for now. I'll see you when I see you! But before I finish, in honor of America's defeat over Canada, the second greatest sports win in US history, (and the US winning the medal count so far in the Olympics) I've decided to celebrate the best and most patriotic way I can, by finally getting a chance to post this awesome video:
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
If you have any opinions on today's post, or if you want to suggest anything to mj15 on his next blog entry, e-mail him at: mj1599@aol.com. Your e-mail might be addressed on a future post.
I watched "Reservoir Dogs" on Saturday. In case you don't know what it is, it's an independent film released in 1992 that was Quentin Tarantino (director of other films like "Pulp Fiction," "Kill Bill" and "Inglourious Basterds") film move as a director. All I can say is WATCH THIS AWESOME MASTERPIECE! Like, as soon as possible. You will not be disappointed, trust me (unless you don't like the characters swearing over 200 times and a bunch of violence).
Anyways, the following were on my mind between Thursday, February 18th and Monday, February 22nd:
- If an overweight man, a fifty year old man, and a six month pregnant female can do really well, than curling shouldn't really be called a sport. Still weirdly amusing, though.
- Quentin Tarantino directing a PG romantic comedy has a better chance of happening than Canada winning the gold medal. They're too "me first" and don't play like a team.
- Has anyone noticed how awesome Stanley Kubrick's IMDB is? Directed basically eight consecutive great films (depending on what you thought of 1975's "Barry Lyndon") from 1960-1987. Besides Steven Spielberg and Tarantino (hey, that's three Tarantino mentions in one post. Go figure!), I really can't think of a better streak of a director ever. (http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmltZGIuY29tL25hbWUvbm0wMDAwMDQwLw==)
- I like when broadcaster Mike Tirico said that the Tiger Woods press conference will be a moment that will go down as one of the moments in history that we will never forget. Hmmm, let me think: the Kennedy Assassination, the Berlin Wall destruction, MLK's "I Have a Dream Speech," 9/11, President Obama's inauguration and Tiger Woods apologizing for his wild penis. Yep, sounds about right.
- What the heck this this guy do to get taunted in a squash match? (http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vZGVhZHNwaW4uY29tLzU0NzcyMTcvc3F1YXNoLXBsYXllcnMtYXJlLWp1c3QtdGhlLXdvcnN0)
- Making fun of Jay Leno > Jay Leno himself
And that's all for now. I'll see you when I see you! But before I finish, in honor of America's defeat over Canada, the second greatest sports win in US history, (and the US winning the medal count so far in the Olympics) I've decided to celebrate the best and most patriotic way I can, by finally getting a chance to post this awesome video:
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
If you have any opinions on today's post, or if you want to suggest anything to mj15 on his next blog entry, e-mail him at: mj1599@aol.com. Your e-mail might be addressed on a future post.
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