I am a firm believer in downloading/streaming music via the interweb. Of course, I also believe that purchasing albums is very important as well. I recently ran up on "Dark was the Night," an album produced by Aaron and Bryce Dessner of the band The National, and John Carlin, founder of the Red Hot Organization. The reason it is important to purchase this album is because not only are the bands great, but proceeds will be donated to the aforementioned charity. There were 31 tracks written for the double disc/triple vinyl by bands that include: My Morning Jacket, Cat Power, Blonde Redhead, Conor Oberst, Gillian Welch, David Byrne, Feist, Ben Gibbard, The National, Iron and Wine, Grizzly Bear, The Decemberists, Jose Gonzalez, Bon Iver, etc. So if you are a fan of any of these bands (and I know anyone who looks at this blog is a fan of at least one) be sure and take a listen. You can hear some of the music on myspace. If you like what you hear, head on down to your local record store and pick it up. Remember, its to help fight AIDS around the world. Good day.
Before last year's Elite 8 run, people were under the impression that Rick Pitino left his basketball 'mojo' in the U-Haul truck that he travelled in from Lexington to Boston. Yeah, he did take the Cards to their first Final Four since '86, but that came between 4 years of mediocrity (i still blame our NIT bid on Sebastian Telfair). Even this year, after early losses to WKU, Minnesota, and UNLV, I found myself questioning his coaching and motivating skills. But, like clockwork, it looks as if he has this team finely tuned for March and at the same time is burning up the recruiting trail. Here are a couple of fairly recent recruits Ol' Ricky P has lured into a commitment.
Peyton Siva, a senior point guard out of Washington who committed to Pitino, was just named a 2009 McDonald's All-American. This will fill a void the Red Birds have needed for about 3 years now. I love Edgar Sosa and that little thing he did earlier this year against the Kayuts, but it's time for a point guard who doesn't pout or turn the ball over.
And for the class of 2010, this video will do all the talking...
Good luck to all those competing for 2nd place in the next 4 years.
Great post below. After reading the infamous words of Joe Rogan I got myself ta thinking. What do we remember most from the Olympics this summer in Beijing? Besides that ridiculous opening ceremonies and the emergence of American bombshells , two names ring a bell: Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt.
Phelps decided to run the table and win all 8 meets he entered, while Bolt decided to go crazy and blow people away in both the 100 and 200 meters. Can you find any similarities between the two men? Besides both being sick-nasty in their respective sports, the most glaring and obvious similarity has to be they both enjoy smoking the reefer. Now, I don't have any house party pics or claim to have puff, puff, passed with the fastest man on Earth, but think about it... The dude represents a nation where 500% of the residents blaze it up on a daily basis. You can only imagine the type of shit they were smoking after Bolt ran the 100 in under 9.7.
So what did we learn? The fastest men on both land and water smoke weed. It's that simple. Pretty soon mom and dad are gonna be baking some hash brownies for their little boy instead of the old school wheaties with some milk. Just in case our brilliant staff and followers needed any more reason to light one up, I figured I'd pull this one out of the bong.
By now, every one has heard all the analysts on ESPN and CNN bash Michael Phelps for sacrificing the sacred plant to the fire gods by way of the peace pipe. Along with the criticism and scolding, he has been dropped by many of his corporate sponsors, most notably Kellogg's, who recently outbid Wheaties to put the half-man/half-dolphin on their Corn Flakes boxes.
Well I for one think this is retarded, and so does Joe Rogan, (yes the guy from fear factor) who is also a genius stoner that has a knack for delivering truth with a great mix of humor and research. He recently wrote a letter to Kellogg's expressing his frustration and posted it on his blog. I know it's a little ironical to put a link to another blog on YDF, but this shit is too good to pass up.
Some notable quotes from the letter:
"All I'm saying is that it's high time (no pun intended) that you mother fuckers respect the stoner dollar......I mean do you guys even think about what you sell? Pop Tarts? Are you kidding me? I would bet that %50 of people who buy pop-tarts are stoned out of their fucking minds."
"Pot smokers don't all fit into the obvious, negative stereotypes; we come in all shapes and forms - including by the way, the form of the greatest fucking swimmer who ever lived, EVER. Think about THAT shit for a second."
I don't want to spoil anymore, but the whole article is great. Check it out:
...and on a side note, I know he gets a lot of girls and everything, but if my dog looked like Michael Phelps, I'd shave it's butt and teach it to walk backwards.
Now, like many of you out there that have even heard of twitter, I too had many negative perceptions with the social networking site. Thought it was just another cop off other websites, nothing more than a poor man's facebook that only gave you status updates (All the Jet really looks for anyways "What's your status?") But to my shagrin, Twitter has gone above and beyond all my expectations.
The coolest thing by far is the simple fact, that famous people are actually the famous people themselves, and not some 16 year computer freak getting off pretending he's Lebron James or Britney Spears. The Diesel himself found out he had an impostor and thus took on Twitteronia by storm!
Still having misconceptions about the website. Put it this way... can you think of an easier/creepier way to see your favorite celeb or athlete in public. The hairy Shaqsquatch found himself twittering while having a meal at a local diner. Two random fans in the area went to the diner just to prove their notion that Shaq wasn't really the man behind the madness (*see here*). They walked out with a free meal, some pics with Shaq, and a story of a lifetime.
Who said the Internet isn't taking over the world?!?
On April 10th, Death Cab for Cutie, Cold War Kids, and Ra Ra Riot will be gracing us with their presence. Tickets are available at http://www.livenation.com/edp/eventId/403260 for $42.00. All three of these bands are excellent and it would be of your best interest to see them in person. But, order fast, because tickets are selling very fast.
I'm going to try out a new weekly post called Quality Veteran of the Week. Allow me to explain. A quality veteran in sporting terms is some one that's been around the game for awhile and is in his declining years as a player but can still give you that leadership and quality play that you expect. He's someone that when called upon can still come in an get the job done and that you can rely on even if they are no longer in their prime. Well as classy as I am I'm going to relate this quality veteran status to women. The women that I select each week are going to be women who have been around the game for a while and though they may not be what they once were in the looks department are still flat out getting the job done. Criteria to become a quality vet are as follows: must be over 40 years old, must have had some significance and success in years prior, and they still gotta be giving us quality minutes in looks/sex appeal. These women are not necessarily MILFs. I just want to get that straight.
So with that being said my inaugural quality vet is non other that Julia Louis-Dreyfus or you might know her as Elaine Benes from the hit show Seinfeld. At a ripe 48 years old she is still putting in the work and getting it done on a day to day basis. She is one of the rare quality vets that peaked late in her career. I am referring to the early episodes were shes really struggling with that bad 80's hair and scrunchies. Although she struggled early, she corrected those mistakes an started producing in the late 90's and is still out there doing the little things to stay on top of her game.
feel free to give me some feedback as to if I should keep doing this post on a weekly basis. disagreeing is also encouraged but surely I'm not the only one that is still digging her
...I don't see any way around it. Yesterday, the Knicks finally cut ties with Stephon Marbury, who had been getting paid to actually be a spectator in the crowd. From the looks of things, "Starbury" won't be out of work for too long. He is expected to sign with the Boston Celtics tomorrow morning. In my honest opinion, nothing could do more harm than good to the defending champions than signing this virus. He is a thug, he doesn't appreciate anything not directly beneficial to him, and I'd rather have this fella on my team than him. I won't deny the fact the he used to be an absolute baller, nor am I saying he still doesn't have that in him. The fact of the matter is, he expects everything handed to him on a silver platter and will not be happy until it is. I will be completely suprised if he doesn't completely destroy the Celtics' team chemistry. Sweet tattoos...
It is indeed time for another Blue Light Special for all you gambling degenerates out there. It's been a while since my last pick but if you all took my advice from the last special you should all be in possession of an extra meat rod. What you do with it is at your discretion. As the old saying goes two dicks is better than one. you're welcome. I digress, tonight's lock of the evening isn't quite the bet your dick kind of game but one that I think is a good play nonetheless. I'm referring to the conference USA match up between Memphis and UAB. I know I know who gives a shit about C-USA, I agree but I'll bet on anything if it makes me money. Memphis comes playing very good basketball and has an 18 game winning streak in the conference, all be it a conference that some good intramural teams could do some damage in. Playing just as well is UAB, winners of 9 of there last 10. I like UAB and taking the 5 in this one for the simple reason that UAB has historically played Memphis tough at home. Losing to a fantasic Memphis team last year by 1 point in a contreversial ending. You know UAB will be eager to get revenge. Tonight is the perfect storm for the Blazers to pull the upset.
PLAY: UAB +5
Also one more quick note as some of you may or may not know and as the turk pointed out the other day some of the YDF contributors took the YDF show on the road this past weekend. Our road excursion took us to Cleveland, OH(the mistake by the lake) for a night of heavy boozing, yelling at women who are way out of our league in some feabel attempt to bed them and Lebron laying the wood on the hardwood. As soon as I have time I'm going to post the videos for everyone to check out. Some of which are absolutely must sees of some of your YDF writers in a less than sober state of mind and some cute chicks reping the site so be on the look out when I get them up.
UCONN head coach Jim Calhoun received his 800th win last night at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as his Huskies edged out a victory against Marquette . Led by AJ Prices 36 points (see video below), the Huskies edged out the Dominic Jamesless Golden Eagles 93-82. James is expected to miss the rest of his senior season due to the injury.
Marquette matches up with Louisville at Freedom Hall on Sunday. Uconn has Notre Dame at home on Saturday.
After a 1st round victory over Aussie Brendon Jones (3&2) in the WGC-Accenture Matchplay, Tiger is paired up with South African Tim Clark at 2:02pm. Coverage begins at 2:00pm on the Golf Channel.
Cats lose by twenty, I'm at work, and we've only been "fixed" twice today. It may be a bleek story for Kentucky fans this Wednesday night, but let us try and take some solace in these facts:
You aren't a Louisville Fan (just look at the Pecker if you don't believe me)
You're hopefully not in "Big Ten Country"
Lexington is still the horse and babe capital of the universe
Kentucky even in the midst of a few sub par years is still the winningest basketball program of all time. Our bad.
So relax, drink a beer, do a Micheal Phelps, and remember that of all the awesome God handed out while making the universe he left most of it in Kentucky. Have a good Thursday people.
Today marks the return of Tiger Woods to the PGA Tour. He tees off at 2:02 p.m Eastern Time against Brendan Jones in the WCG-Accenture Match Play Championship. This can be seen on the Golf Channel, or for those of you not able to get to a TV, you can check it out at this guy's live blog.
Jay-Z is a man you do not want on your bad side. He has clout with just about everyone in the rap game. According to the "Daily Mirror," Chris Brown is currently on his radar. After being accused of being violent towards Rihanna, Jay-Z told the press that Brown is "A walking dead man," and that "He messed with the wrong crew." So, good luck with that Chris!
Today is the last day for the 2009 NFL Combine, an invitation-only, annual job fair for prospective new NFL players. This year's class is relatively weaker than that of recent years, but they are all still part of the future of the greatest game in the world.
The months that fall outside August and January are considered somewhat of hibernation for all college football junkies alike. It’s time of the year in which we are not on rabid chat boards for the majority of our salaried 40, we sleep in on Saturdays, we attempt random hobbies, we lose weight, we pay attention to our women, we rest… we are in a state of isolated depression. I dream that I could go to sleep after the BCS National Championship and wake up in the thick August heat on the 50 yard line of a packed Swamp sitting in a caddy back with a bucket full off ice cold pilsners with in grasp and muted buxom blond riding shotgun all while posting up front and center to my own customized live version of College Gameday… Corso is calling for a "Dream Game (but football)" National title match up while Herbstreet finally comes out of the closet with the rest of the Buckeyes nation. Life is perfection at this point… but the dream takes a viscous turn and Coach Lou bust out from behind the set in a speech impedimented thundershower and the “10” riding shotgun turns into Poncho…. He starts humping my leg, says “Ay Ya Ya” three times and then passes out and I awake from my paradise lost in the middle of a drizzly February morn on the West Coast with a gay roommate trying to spoon with me on the couch. Dreams are cruel and August can’t get here fast enough.
California, which finds itself in deep shit with a budget deficit of approximately $16 Billion, may be starting a revolution. Being 1 of 13 states to currently allow the possession/growth of marijuana for medicinal purposes, Cali is trying to take it a step further. Today, February 23rd, State Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, introduced legislation to legalize marijuana. Being in the massive, country-wide economic crisis that we are experiencing on a Daly basis, the legalization of marijuana could provide some much needed revenue for those who follow suit. Anxious to see what happens...
Will Ferrell and Adam Mckay have delivered a 'wild pitch' to television this spring season. The new series "Eastbound and Down" premiered February 15th on HBO with its newest lovable loser, Kenny Powers. Powers, played by Danny Mcbride, (Tropic Thunder, Pineapple Express) was on his way to become one of the greatest relief pitchers in professional baseball . He had multi-million dollar deals, endorsements, a mind for victory, and an arm like a fucking cannon. But that all disappeared when his ego sped up and his fastball slowed down. He was tossed around the league for a few years until his arm completely gave out and the fans had finally given up on him. Powers returns to his home town to be a substitute gym teacher for the middle school he attended as a child. There's only one problem; he's crude, vulgar, politically incorrect, and has a drug/alcohol problem. But those types of antics are what makes the show great. The show airs on Sundays at 10:30 p.m. If you haven't already seen a preview, click the video below. "You're fuckin' out.."
Please be patient as the happenings that took place over the past 48 hours are currently being put into excellent audio and video formats. Footage consists but is not limited to 5 dollar footlong: Cleveland style, 47 yr old lesbians in da club, your usual 2:30 AM double homicide outside our hotel, and last but certainly not least countless 'Your Daly Fix' shout-outs by people who truly have embraced the fastest growing blog in the states.
To supplement Lambo's post rightchere below me, I'll continue this bombardment of our screwed up legal system. A very similar ordeal to what he posted about came to light in Pennsylvania when a couple of judges in the Juvenile Court system of Wilkes-Barre, PA were charged with fraud. They had been receiving kickbacks summing up to approximately $2.6 Million to put thousands of juvenile offenders in lock-ups. Kids were brought before judges, having been charged with crimes and without legal representation, only receiving trials lasting as little as a minute or two.
As Kyle said, these numbers speak for themselves. I highly doubt we have heard the last of this racket being performed by those who are sworn in to make sure things like this don't happen. Do yourselves a favor my friends, know your basic rights as a citizen and make sure you don't get screwed by those you expect to protect you.
There are a thousand stories floating around out there on how America's prison system is quickly filling up and becoming a more privately corporate run entity. That's right, there are companies that exist solely to house other humans against their will. I'm not exactly Mr. Ethical but even I can see the problems that spring up when a company's profits are derived from getting more people in jail.
I don't even have to give my opinion on this subject because the numbers speak for themselves. The United States prison system is one of the most corrupt and disfunctional in the world. We house a larger percentage of our population in prisons than any nation in history. Now we have people, and politicians, making money off of putting people in the slammer. HOORAY!!!
Ask any contributor of YDF and they'll let ya know that The Kid Curry keeps his ear to the street.. And from the streets I bring you your next club banger!!!
Everyone who is anyone knows that if Wayne, T-pain, or Kanye, has anything to do with your song its going to be a hit (single that is) Well Wayne steps off the tour bus (cause the guy STAYS on tour) and hops in the booth with Ya Boy, and if you dont know ya boy you will.
Ya Boy ft. Lil Wayne- Oh My
With other news from the streets.. I'm sure EVERYBODY has heard about the WWE style Smackdown that Chris Brown laid on Americas sweetheart Rihanna. Although the full details of the story are not available it is 'rumored' that it all started over a text message that Chris Brown had received! Ouch I guess if you have his number DON'T TEXT HIM or he might pull over and beat the fuck out of you! But on a serious note; Abuse is a truly vile act that deserves stiff punishment.
Not much as changed in the pecking order coming out of the All-Star break. Here is your current standings with a little less than half of the NBA season remaining:
Unfortunately, practically all of my afternoon took place at Willie T. Young Library studying the recent epic failures in our financial world. Former UK Wildcat, Rajon Rondo, however, spent his a little differently. Sunday, which was Rondo's 23rd Birthday, provided the Kentucky basketball program with something to be proud of. Being short-handed, as KG was out with a knee injury, the Celtics needed some big performances out of other players.
Rajon put up a career high 32 points, dishing out 10 assists in the 128-108 victory over the Phoenix Suns. All-Star Paul Pierce put his stamp of approval on our boy by saying, "As Rondo goes, this team goes...if he plays as well as he's playing, there's no way we can lose." Rondo, who already has two triple-doubles this season, has more than likely put himself in the driver's seat of the point guard role for the forseeable future.
Damn...would have been nice if he had stayed here until he graduated. Oh well, Happy Birthday to the little fella and a good game.
...America, as a nation got shit on. February 22nd, 1819 Spain ceded Florida to the US forever tainting southern culture with the likes of jorts and mullets. On a lighter note, on this same day in 1980 the US Olympic Hockey team posing as an underdawg, defeated the giant Soviet Olympic team at Lake Placid, in NY.
Jethro Tull’s “Thick as a Brick “ is a genius work of art emulating a poem in a 43 minute musical masterpiece that defies all laws of music. Front man Ian Anderson created this #1 US Billboard hit in 1971 at Morgan Studios, London. “Thick as a Brick” is a rollercoaster of a song in the same, more manly, way as Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” did three years later in that both of these songs feature changes in time signature, tempo, and theme. Based on a poem written by Ian Anderson, “Thick as a Brick” tells a story of a young boy learning life. The most impressive part of this song might not be the lyrics, believe it or not, but the way British Jethro Tull combined guitars, drums, piano, Hammond organ, flute, harpsichord, xylophone, violin, lute, and trumpet in one song that changes directions more than my bank account.
The song starts, “Really don’t mind if you sit this one out,” flute solo enters and gets the party started. A series of short guitar solos and riffs, drum rolls, and organ sets up the first tier of this song as Ian Anderson talks about “Sand Castle virtues.” The narrator is telling the boy that even though things may look great, may even look real, they can be taken away in an instant in tidal destruction representing the real world. The song changes for the first time after “not sing in the rain” and is characterized by a hard guitar riff rolling through like Andy Wulfeck rolling through a bag of Doritos. Softer acoustic guitar and an organ mesh like Jordan and Pippen in the early nineties only to be stopped abruptly. The song stops and is softened again by acoustic guitars, advancing drum roll and a flute that Ian Anderson kills. And an instrumental continues for a good minute, and ends with a new verse documenting the boy’s first run with temptations because the master of the family is away. The boy is not afraid, and the sand castle dreams are referenced again as he glares into the sea daring it to wash his dreams away.
An electric guitar, flute, and organ argue like old married couples while the drums set an inspiring, rough, bright mood all slow cooked in a crock pot until a marching band drum roll steps in and breaks up the fight. And that’s just the first 9 minutes.
The song rolls on and changes directions 3 or 4 more times in just part 1 (first 22 minutes). This isn’t a song you can just sit and listen to a minute or two of it and grasp its greatness, such as, I don’t know a song like “Stanky Leg” (featured in an earlier blog). As one that appreciates good music of any kind, this song, if listened to in its entirety, is sure to surprise. When I say entirety I’d even consider Part 1 good enough because it is only 22 minutes and much easier to listen to than a 43 minute tune. And plus most of us half ass most things so Part 1 would be right down your alley. Part 2 and Part 3 of Part I can be viewed here.
Anyways, just another one of RBK’s insight into the world of music.
In a heated MAAC matchup tonight (seriously) Ill St. (22-5) visits Niagara (21-7)
This isn't the most glamourous game to bet on but sometimes these smaller conference games are easier to make plays on than the bigger games. I'm rollin' with the Purple Eagles of Niagara -2 tonight, feel free to trail if you need a bailout game after Wulf's NBA picks... just kidding... or am I
My lock of the day is the orlando magic -2.5 v. the bobcats. After that embarrassing loss to the Hornets, Dwight Howard looks like he might go for 50 tonight after dropping 45 on the bobcats earlier this week. Lay the points. If you want to be risky, you gotta go with the cov. cath great and take penn - 11 to Dartmouth. Just look at the determination in votel's eyes, how can you pass that up.
In honor of the ritual Friday nights out in Lexington (you know the one where everyone gets outta class, gets off work, and just starts boozing heavily, in an honest attempt to schmooze the ladies back to their place for a little 'kiss and cuddle') Allow Me To Re-Introduce the weekly Can You Guess That Illegitimate Father? Each answer has successfully played a professional sport and at the same time found a way to impregnate some floozy who couldn't help but pass up the opportunity to pop out a child and collect them dollarz for some child support.
3 Clues to Help With Our Victim: 1) I attended Michigan State University and still hold the record for most points recorded in a single season. 2) I truthfully can say John Stockton, CP3, and even Magic are weak as I hold the single game assist record in the NBA with 30. 3) I currently coach for the NBA team (whose players and mascots for that matter can't stay healthy) that originally drafted me back in 1986.
Bonus Clue) While attending college in East Lansing I was arrested multiple times for possession of cocaine and marijuana. Luckily you can do whatever you please as a student athlete as I still went on to become an All-American my senior season after serving 15 days in jail that same year.
Mr. ****** (shown sniffing what surely were the juices of some stanky ass prostitute) is happily married with two children, but reportedly has up to 6 illegits back from his party days. Keep up the good work bra!
A day late and a lot of entertainment value short the picks are back and better than EVA. It seems like karma has been hounding me all week, first with the whole referee bashing post, and then the actual bashing the refs of the Cats v Vandy game put on my hind parts. Nonetheless the fix prevails and remains the most dominant force in the history of the internet (and soon the universe).
*A small side bar before we get into anything, but doesn't it seem like the creative juices flow much freer after a long night of heavy boozing and lady schmoozing? It worked for Hemmingway and by god the authors here at the fix are doing all we can to ensure we keep our heads in the clouds with our fingers on the keyboard.
As many of you might have guessed while reading through the picks from week to week there always seems to be a slight undertone of nerd silently seeping from the pores. Alliteration aside, we do our fair share to give this website at least some modicum of intelligent throught. That being said the first link today takes us south of the border to the Crystal Cave of Niaca. This isn't any kind of new discovery, but seems to have slipped through the cracks (no pun intended) when it comes to natural wonders of the world. The cavern is far below a mountain and was filled with water before the Mexicans (and Micheal Phelps) drained it and put it in their bongs. The pocket of superheated water contained minerals which throughout time have hardened into gypsum and created what has to be the most spectacular underground formations ever discovered. Worth a look.
The next pick this week is another oldie but goodie. What many who read this blog already knew ESPN's Scoop Jackson writes about while describing his version of heaven (which also happens to be a basketball gym in western Kentucky). It really is a great read and also pimps a future Wildcat so what isn't there to love about it?
With the Oscars coming up I've been contemplating all week whether or not to give a recommendation to see a nominated film. I quickly realized that I haven't been inside a movie theater for a little under six months and decided to just choose something I read that has been turned into a movie. That leads us to the double pick of "The Assasination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford." Whenever I first picked up the book I didn't know that Brad Pitt had just made a movie based on the text and was a little disappointed that something I was about to fill my brain with could be diluted into a Brad Pitt acted film. I was sorely mistaken on both counts. The book is great and the movie is as well. If you don't read well (and I know many fix members do not) the movie is a very good adaptation of the book. Cody, you can take my word for it.
The "Morton's Gap Whatever its called Strip Club" lady of the week almost became Stacy Keebler again simply because of my now strange infatuation with her. But under the guise of hope, change, and pending restraining orders I have chosen another timeless beauty to fill our computer screens. Enjoy the objectification.
That's all for now and hopefully some other posters will make it out of their hangover-induced coma to make sure this post isn't lonlier than the Butt on Valentine's Day. Have a good week and stay safe this weekend.
That's right, the arguably greatest golfer of all-time in time is making his return to the sport after his 253 day break from the game. Tiger Woods' performance in his last outing, the U.S. Open, was one that will stick with those who saw it for a lifetime. Playing the entire 72-hole tournament, plus an 18-hole playoff on a left leg consisting of a double stress fracture and torn cartilage is an unbelievable feat...winning it was epic.
On February 25, Tiger returns to the PGA Tour. His first tournament back, the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona, is one of high anticipation in the sports world. Everyone is anxious to see just how someone who was nearly impossible to beat brings to the table following such a strenuous surgery and rehabilitation process. Looking forward to it...
Let me try my luck out on this betting ordeal. I'm going to go with the San Antonio Spurs at the pathetic Detroit Pistons in a pick em'. Now i'm not going to go crazy and bet a car or a kidney, but I do think that you should put the strippers tab for the night on it.
Your Webster's Dictionary defines outlaw as : a lawless person or habitual criminal, esp. one who is a fugitive from the law.
To many, this man on the left is nothing but that, a criminal. But to few, he is a revolutionary. Leary, who was once a professor of psychology at Harvard, was possibly the craziest of the crazies in the 60's. He introduced the world to LSD, and well, listen to Axis: Bold of Love by Jimi Hendrix and you'll understand how important he was to pop culture.
Recently however, there was a party thrown in the honor of Timothy Leary, celebrating his life and bringing together old friends. Sounds like a great time. However, YDF hasn't quite become big enough to receive invitations to events as such, TheDailyBeast.com's Kate Coleman was allowed full access to the party, which included Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandan, and Winona Ryder (Leary's goddaughter) not to mention other hippy revolutionaries. So check out her article.
Title: Inglorious Basterds Writer/Director: Quentin Tarantino Cast Includes: Brad Pitt. Diane Kruger. Samuel Jackson (as the Narrator). Mike Myers etc.
The Cincinnati Bengals have produced yet another head-scratcher when they decided to franchise tag their.... you guessed it, place kicker, Shayne Graham. The only possible, remotely defensive reasoning behind this was to save some cap room, but when you have some of the dopes the Bengals do in their drafting and scouting department it doesn't really matter. Can't wait til #84 and #85 are making great plays for other teams next year, while Carson gets to keep throwing it to the likes of Baltimore and Pittsburgh DB's.
If you were looking for other teams that felt the need to franchise their kicker it would make sense to start at the bottom of the league. It should be no surprise that the 0-16 Detroit Lions thought about franchising their kicker Jason Hanson as well. Luckily, someone knocked some sense into that organization and felt the need to not follow in the Bungals footsteps. I don't care what your salary cap looks like or if your kicker can consistently make 60 yard field goals. YOU DON'T FRANCHISE TAG A PLACE KICKER!!!!!!
So far I'm 1 for 3 on my basketball picks. This is embarassing. I hope no one has actually lost their car or their kidney or anything else of any importance. Wes has encouraged me to keep putting my picks on here though so I'm going to keep them coming. Michigan State is +2.5 at Purdue. Take Michigan State and the points. If this pick loses I'll be posting my next pick from an undisclosed location that isn't in America for personal safety reasons. Good luck.
HBO's comedic duo, Flight of the Conchords, have once again composed a brutally fantastic piece of musical farcicality. The Grammy winners (Yes, I said Grammy winners) have written a song that candidly reveals the perspective of the male psyche while at a dance club or party. The song, "Too Many Dicks on the Dance Floor," unsuspectingly opens episode five of the second season and leaves you with nothing but anticipation to see the rest of the show. With the vast amount of innuendos referring to the male genitalia, sung along to a disco-tech beat, its hard not to turn into an eight year old boy and not laugh out loud. Classic lines such as "Tell the fella's, make it understood, that it ain't no good when there's too much wood," or "More broads, less rods, I came to do battle, scadadle with the cattle-prods," and last-but-not-least, "Not enough ladies, too many mans, too many dicks, too many dongs, too many shlongs, now sing this song," could definitely send a message to some of the guys that the "bro/ho" ratio is a little off. So the next time you have a dance party, and there is too much dude sweat on the dance floor, just press play on the video below and turn it up!..
Word on the street and on kentuckysportsradio.com is that our beloved cats will possibly open up the 2009-10 season in Cincinnati at the Bengals Paul Brown Stadium. The game is said to be against the Miami Redhawks on Sept. 5th. All I know is if this is true it'll be the first time in about 4 years that some quality pigskin will take place in PBS. Also, this might be a little optimistic but I think Cats fans will jam the place drive the Bengals out of town and use PBS as their practice field... think that will bring in some recruits for Brooks, Joker and the program?
I'll go ahead and let you know that this post is nothing more than a personal rant that many on this blog and throughout the world probably agree whole-heartedly with. I hate refs. I hate umpires. I hate sideline judges or anyone else who "makes calls" in a game. I can't help it either. They aren't even competing in the game and have more say over who wins and loses than the actual players do most of the time. Doesn't that sound a bit ridiculous?
That alone is enough to send me into a pissed off death spiral, but the problem is growing worse and worse.
Even in the aninimoty of an intramural basketball game the refs can completely and utterly ruin everything which is where this rant is currently gaining all of its traction from. These people determine who will win and lose by simply calling three traveling violations in a row against the team that your friends are facing. I hate them.
I've had my times at Rupp Arena screwed by the refs. A little tip: I didn't drive to Lexington, pay my way into the game, and tune up the vocal cords TO SEE YOU REF A FUCKING GAME! Basketball is such a free flowing sport that it needs to be allowed to build into some kind of pace. I can't very well watch Patrick Patterson (who I paid the aformentioned $ to see) be a beast if he is sitting on the bench because an old white guy decided he posted up too hard. We can't enjoy the annual "Dream Game" with a hand check being called every 15 seconds. Its impossible.
Everything these people do is completely subjective. Unless its a call out of bounds, and that's never perfect either, you have to depend on the decision of a butt smuggler who isn't playing to make the right call. Here is a call to all the refs in the world, go sit on a fence post. The fact that they can only base their calls on their judgment is the epitome of retardedness.
Say for instance you are on the Daly Fix softball team where you have the obvious advantages in talent and stunning good looks. The other team is facing the firing squad that is your lineup and one S. Jarret belts a ding-dang-donger into center field. This brings everyone home including the dot. However, because the refs are friends with the losing team they hede their advice when they say that the dot never tagged any number of bases. Did the refs even see this infraction? NO. Did they care to think maybe the other team wasn't telling the truth? NO They decided to stick it to Team Fix and leave the scoreboard a little less full and our buzzes a little toned down. For shame.
Now I know what you're saying, "Kyle these are sports, not 'Nam, there are rules." I acknowledge that, but don't totally buy it. You don't have to make calls. There isn't a certain quota refs have to fill. They can just stop. But they don't so I will continue to be pissed off.
Feel free to leave some bitter reffing moments in the comment section, and to all the refs and umpires of the world...Suck it.
Former gun slinger and Wildcat Jared "Hefty-Lefty" Lorenzen signed with the Lexington Horsemen yesterday morning. After winning a superbowl with the Giants in 2008 he was released, signed by the Colts and released again.
His base pay will be $200 a game with $50 bonus for the win...
The Round Mound of Touchdown is going to try to use Arena as a springboard of getting back into the NFL.
I for one cannot wait to see him accidentally knock somebody's head off with one those left handed bullets flying all over that narrow ass field in Rupp.
PITTSBURGH (AP)—Pittsburgh Steelers kicker Jeff Reed is in trouble with the police over some towels, but not the Terrible kind waved by his fans.
Pennsylvania state police say Reed threw a temper tantrum at a Sheetz convenience store in New Alexandria, a tiny borough about 35 miles east of Pittsburgh, because its restroom didn’t have any towels.
Reed has been cited for disorderly conduct and criminal mischief, offenses similar to traffic tickets that carry a maximum fine of $300 and 90 days in jail each. Police said he broke the towel dispenser then used profane language to an employee and also outside the store.
“Reed caused damage to a towel dispenser as he was infuriated at the fact that there were no towels in it,” according to a news release by Trooper Shawn Askins, who issued the citations. The incident occurred Saturday about 2:50 a.m.
DOUCHEBAG UPDATE: Jeff Reed is an even bigger doucher than I originally thought. Hey Jeff Reed how are you going to celebrate your Superbowl victory? Going to Disneyland? Nope how about you go and vandalize a convienent store at 3am because they were out of towels. I would expect something like this from someone like Kyle Lambert but not from a 29 year old professional athlete. How has this guy not been sentenced to mandatory AA by now?
Well obviously many of you in the golf world were disappointed with the complete washout of the final round in the AT&T Pro-Am. I find nothing more enjoyable then watching celebrities like Kevin James or George Lopez crowd surf after banana slicing one into the ocean. Also was looking forward to my fantasy pick Michael Weir to pull off the W as well. But, since mother nature wasn't very nice out in the Monterey Peninsula many of you were stuck celebrating post Single Awareness Day in your respective cities with Jill and your Mac.
Maybe the world actually is coming to an end as yours truly has spent the last 48 hours with a hot chick on ol Valentine's Day. Had it been like the previous ten discouraging and hopeless holidays though I'd probably be spending it with Ms. Rawson. Anna Rawson may have proven more in the fashion and celebrity world then she actually has on the golf course, but that doesn't take anything away from the fact that she's incredibly good looking. Vogue magazine proclaimed her as the "most gorgeous female golfer" and Anna would most likely agree. The outspoken Aussie/USC Trojan star was quoted saying, "they still think we're at 25 years ago when the tour was full of, you know, a lot of dykes and unattractive females nobody wanted to watch" when referring to the LPGA Tour. Guess the chick knows she hot and doesn't mind telling others about it.
