Sunday, June 29, 2008

I Can't Wait to Play, in the NBA

from realgm.com
Mavericks' owner Mark Cuban said that his team had opportunities to move up in Thursday's draft but declined because of the steep price that some teams were placing on their assets, the Dallas Morning News is reporting.

"One of the teams drafting very high in the second round called and told us we could have their pick for $2 million and a second-rounder," Cuban said Saturday.

"It was outrageous. A team offered us half-a-million for [pick] 51, and we turned it down. People were asking, 'Why aren't you buying up?' We turned down half-a-million because we really, really like Shan."

The Mavericks selected Shan Foster with the 51st pick.

Friday, June 27, 2008

Dual Threat

In case you missed it on ESPN...

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Say what?

"Don't fight forces, use them."
-R. Buckminster Fuller

Supreme Court

from AOL
WASHINGTON (June 26) - The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Americans have a constitutional right to keep guns in their homes for self-defense, the justices' first major pronouncement on gun control in U.S. history.

follow the link

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Shawn Chacon Goes Wild

from ESPN
Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon was suspended indefinitely by the team Wednesday for insubordination after reportedly grabbing general manager Ed Wade by the neck and throwing him to the ground.

follow the link

Billionaire Boys Club, Rotating Buildings

from blog at bbcicecream.com

Architect David Fischer has come up with this building design called Dynamic Tower Skyscraper. Each floor rotates to create energy which powers the building all powered by wind and the sun. Of course Dubai will be the first place to get one than Moscow.


Kanye and Bonnaroo

from blog at kanyeuniversity.com

I am sick of negative people who just sit around trying 2 plot my downfall... Why???? I understand if people don't like me because I like me or if people think tight clothes look gay or people say I run my mouth to much, But this Bonnaroo thing is the worst insult I've ever had in my life. This is the most offended I've ever been... this is the maddest I ever will be. I'm typing so fucking hard I might break my fucking Mac book Air!!!!!!!! Call me any name you want.... arrogant, conceited, narcissistic, racist, metro, fag whatever you can think of.... BUT NEVER SAY I DIDN'T GIVE MY ALL! NEVER SAY I DIDN'T GIVE MY ALL! THIS SHOWS NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU TRY TO BE GOOD AT SOMETHING THERE WILL BE PEOPLE THERE TO LIE ABOUT YOU AND BRING YOU DOWN! LIKE WAYNE SAYS PLEASE DON'T SHOOT ME DOWN CAUSE I'M FLYING! I'M FUCKING HURT BY THIS ONE. ALL I CARE ABOUT ARE THE FANS. JUST SAY THIS OUT LOUD IN A ROOM FULL OF PEOPLE, "KANYE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT GIVING A GOOD PERFORMANCE." CAN ANYONE HONESTLY SAY THAT ????????? HAS ANYONE EVEN TAKEN THE TIME TO AT LEAST DO THE MATH??? BONNAROO SHOULD HAVE RELEASED A STATEMENT IN MY DEFENSE BUT SINCE THEY HAVEN'T LET'S BREAK DOWN THE WALLS ON THIS TRUMAN SHOW AND LET YOU KNOW WHAT REALLY OCCURRED!!! FOR OVER A MONTH WE WENT BACK AND FORTH ON WETHER OR NOT WE COULD EVEN FIT MY STAGE AT THE FESTIVAL. ONE DAY THEY WOULD SAY YES... WE'D SEND THEM OUR SPECS THEN THEY THEY'D SAY OK... THEN THEY WOULD SEND SPECS BACK THAT DIDN'T FIT THE STAGE. WE WERE OBVIOUSLY DEALING WITH FUCKING IDIOTS WHO DIDN'T REALLY HAVE THE CAPACITY TO REALLY PUT ON THIS SHOW PROPERLY. THEY TRIED 2 GIVE ME A TIME SLOT WERE IT WAS STILL LIGHT OUTSIDE ... I HAVE A FUCKING LIGHT SHOW DUMB ASS, IT'S NOT CALLED GLOW IN THE DARK FOR NO REASON SQUID BRAINS! MY PEOPLE WORKED OUT A COMPROMISED STAGE PLOT AND A 3AM TIME SLOT AND I AGREED. FAST FOWARD TO THE DAY OF THE SHOW. MY PRODUCTION MANAGER TRIED TO LOAD IN FOR 24 HOURS BEFORE I WENT ON STAGE BUT THE FESTIVAL WOULDN'T ALLOW US TO DO ANYTHING UNTILL PEARL JAM LEFT THE STAGE. PEARL JAM ENDED ONE HOUR
LATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AT THAT POINT WE'RE RACING AGAINST THE SUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AT 4:20AM DON COMES BACK 2 THE BUS AND TELLS ME, " IT WOULD TAKE 45 MORE MINUTES TO PUT ALL YOUR PYRO IN!" I SAY I HAVE TO GET OUT THERE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE . I HIT THE STAGE AND PEOPLE HAD BEEN THROWING SHIT ON THE STAGE AND HAD ACTUALLY HIT THE JANE SCREEN WITH, I GUESS BOTTLES OR SOMETHING AND HAD BROKEN MY FUCKING SCREEN. REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE A SHORTY AND WATER WOULD HIT THE TV?????? WHEN I GOT 2 "THROUGH THE WIRE" I STEPPED ON THE FRONT PART OF MY STAGE AND THERE WAS SO MUCH LIQUID ON THE STAGE I COULDN'T MOVE WITHOUT SLIPPING. I HAD TO ADJUST MY WHOLE PERFORMANCE STYLE BECAUSE OF IT. A FEW MORE SONGS IN AND THE SONG WAS ON IT'S WAY UP.. I CUT A FEW SONGS FROM THE SET BECAUSE I WANTED PEOPLE 2 EXPERIENCE STRONGER WHILE THERE WAS STILL SOME DARKNESS TO PERFORM IT IN. I'VE STRUGGLED WITH STRONGER FROM IT'S CONCEPTION. REMEMBER LAST SUMMER WHEN I CANCELED SOME TV APPEARANCES. IT WAS BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO PERFORM STRONGER IN THE DAYTIME. ANYONE WHO CAME TO THE GLOW TOUR CAN UNDERSTAND WHY I WANTED PEOPLE TO SEE IT PROPERLY. IT BROKE MY HEART THAT I COULDN'T GIVE THESE FANS STRONGER IN IT'S GREATEST FORM... BY THE TIME I GOT TO STRONGER IT WAS DAYTIME AND IT BROKE MY HEART. I'M SORRY TO EVERYONE THAT I DIDN'T HAVE THE ABILITY 2 GIVE THE PERFORMANCE I WANTED TO. I'M SORRY... SOMETIMES I GO 2, 3 DAYS W/O SLEEP WORKING ON MY PERFORMANCE... I HAVE TO ICE MY KNEES AFTER EVERY SHOW AND THEY HURT WHEN I WALK THROUGH THE AIRPORT... HAVING AN EXPENSIVE STAGE CUTS MY PAYDAY IN HALF... CALL ME WHAT YOU WANT BUT NEVER SAY I DIDN'T GIVE MY ALL!!!

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Nice Mug


Actor Haley Joel Osment was charged with drunk driving and marijuana possession after he crashed his 1996 Saturn station wagon while returning home from a Los Angeles concert in July 2006. The 18-year-old Osment, who starred as the boy who saw dead people in "The Sixth Sense," suffered minor injuries in the accident and was briefly hospitalized. Osment, who posed for a mug shot snapped by an L.A. sheriff's deputy, was released from custody after posting a $15,000 bond.

Andre the Giant (aka Andre Roussimoff) was arrested by the Linn County, Iowa sheriff in August 1989 and charged with assault after the 540-pound wrestler allegedly roughed up a local TV cameraman.

Brian Hugh Warner (aka Marilyn Manson) was charged with criminal sexual conduct after doing the grind on the head of a security guard during a July 2001 concert in suburban Detroit. The rock star pleaded no contest to a reduced misdemeanor charge, for which he paid a $4000 fine.

Former NBA star Charles Barkley was arrested by Milwaukee police in December 1991 for allegedly punching a man in the face. In June 1992, a jury acquitted him of the assault charge.

Matthew McConaughey was arrested by Austin, Texas police in October 1999 and charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia after a neighbor called to complain about music blaring from the actors crib. When cops arrived , they found McConaughey dancing around in the buff and playing bongo drums. The drug charges against McConaughey were eventually dropped, though the star did plead guilty to violating Austins noise ordinance, for which he paid a $50 fine.

Microsoft boss Bill Gates was photographed by the Albuquerque, New Mexico police in 1977 after a traffic violation (details of which have been lost over time).

"Godfather of Soul" James Brown, 70, was arrested by Aiken County cops in January 2004 and charged with domestic violence after allegedly pushing his wife to the floor during an argument at the couples South Carolina home. Tommie Rea Brown, 33, suffered "scratches and bruises to her right arm and hip" during the bedroom dispute, according to investigators.

Troubled ex-heavyweight champion Mike Tyson was busted by Arizona cops in December 2004 and charged with misdemeanor criminal damage. According to Scottsdale police, an inebriated Tyson departed the Pussycat Lounge at 12:45 AM and jumped on the hood of a strangers car, causing about $1500 in damage (the boozy boxer/hood ornament was yelling at the cars driver while perched on his hands and knees on top of the 1999 Toyota Solara).

Hot Links - Ju24'08

(CNN) -- Authorities in a northern Malaysian city have forbidden Muslim women from wearing bright lipstick and noisy high-heeled shoes...

WASHINGTON: A military attaché has told congressional investigators that the American ambassador to Albania endorsed a plan by that country's defense minister to remove evidence of illegal Chinese origins on ammunition being shipped from Albania to Afghanistan by a Miami Beach arms-dealing company.

A little Dave Chappelle in your life.

Perfect Circle

New Beck Songs

Here's a link to 3 songs off Beck's new album produced by Danger Mouse.

Thoughts?

Monday, June 23, 2008

Head People

Shaq Freestyle

from ESPN.

Reached by ESPN's Stephen A. Smith on Monday, O'Neal issued the following statement: "I was freestyling. That's all. It was all done in fun. Nothing serious whatsoever. That is what MC's do. They freestyle when called upon. I'm totally cool with Kobe. No issue at all. And by the way, don't forget, six albums, two platinum, two gold. Anybody who knows me knows I'm a funny freestyler. Check the NBA DVD when I was rapping about Vlade Divac during my first championship run. Please tell everybody don't make something out of nothing."

On Monday, O'Neal tried to explain how the freestyle format shouldn't be taken too seriously.
"Everyone that knows Shaq knows two things about me: One, that I'm a rapper, and two, that I'm a comedian. When I played with Kobe, me, him, Brian Shaw, J.R. Rider, we had freestyle sessions all the time. ... all in fun and we said crazier stuff than that. If I hurt anyone's feelings, I apologize."


For the video, follow the link.

Sunday, June 22, 2008

It Wasn't Me

Germans


Club


The Genuine Article


Cover


Another sweet cover

Faces

Baby Gangsta

Cause it's fun to do bad things... hoodrat stuff with your friend

Thursday, June 19, 2008

The Real Daniel Son

This video got removed from the web. But trust me, the kid was the real Daniel Son.
FOUND IT!


Here is a replacement, not Daniel Son, but not bad.



The new Mr. Miagi?


How about Billy Blanks shows some credentials.

Baseball Time

Nice.


Weird.


Funny.


How long did it take to master this skill?


Play hard.


In the face.


In the head.


If it's in the game, it's in the game.


Softball, hard head.


The best thing about baseball.

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Kevin Garnett









Billy Boy Simmons

The Sports Guy over at ESPN had this to say in his latest NBA Finals column.

THE "GODFATHER III" AWARD FOR "GREATEST MISSED OPPORTUNITY"
To the dummies working game presentation for Lakers games (by the way, for all the money they're raking in for tickets, it's hard to fathom how the Lakers could have inferior game presentation to the Clippers) for missing one of the easiest layups in the history of the NBA: During Game 5, with die-hard Lakers fan Denzel Washington in the house, how could they NOT show Denzel hitting the first four points on Ray Allen in their classic basketball game at the end of "He Got Game," followed by a shot of a grinning Denzel in the stands and Allen pretending not to be pissed off on the Celtics' bench? Oh, that wouldn't have gotten the crowd fired up?

(Speaking of Denzel, does anyone else think he should have dressed up like Papa Shuttlesworth for Game 5 just to mess with Ray's head? He could have worn a fake afro, the red and black Nike outfit and the electronic tracking bracelet on his right sneaker, then sat between Chasey Lain and Jill Kelly. You can't tell me Allen wouldn't have been a little freaked out.)


There is plenty more good stuff including:

THE JOEY FROM "REAL WORLD: HOLLYWOOD" AWARD
This analogy will only make sense to people who watch the show, but remember when Joey (a recovering drug/alcohol addict) was going out with his roommates in the first few episodes, and he tried not to drink with them, but then he always got sucked into that one Long Island iced tea and then all hell would break loose? That's Sam Cassell during the '08 playoffs. If he comes into the game, takes a 20-footer and makes it, it's just like the arc of Joey ordering that first drink: Your first reaction as a Celtics fan is that you're excited that he's drinking. Your second reaction is that you're terrified that he might keep drinking. And your third reaction is that you're going to sleep under your bed later that night just to be safe. I swear, this all makes sense if you watch the "Real World" and follow the Celtics. Let's just move on.


Enjoy, thanks to Bill Simmons.

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Hillary in the House

All of these feature the original artist, as amazing as that will seem upon conclusion.

Close up.


Music Video


And, the original.


Rumor has it that since the guy is a good democrat he will be releasing 'Barack's on the block' in the coming weeks.

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Cissy Strut and Salt Peanuts

A Cissy Strut


'Salt Peanuts'

Get Political



Billy Boy Simmons

from ESPN
For instance, it was revealed after the Detroit series that Garnett hadn't slept for four days, a period that started after Game 4 and stretched past Game 6.

Bill Simmons wrote this in an article about the NBA Finals.

Today, June 12th, in History



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1897: Karl Elsener legally registers his "soldiers' knife" for use by the Swiss army.
In an age when nationalism was fashionable, Elsener, a Swiss manufacturer of surgical instruments and cutlery, was a very fashionable man indeed. So he was less than thrilled to learn that the Swiss army was importing Solingen blades from neighboring Germany. Elsener set out to develop a homegrown multifunctional tool worthy of being carried by his local Alpine troops.
His prototype of what became known as the Swiss army knife appeared in 1891. The original -- made with a wooden handle -- included a blade, a screwdriver and a can opener. But Elsener was not happy with it and tinkered endlessly, adding a second blade using a revolutionary spring mechanism, and strengthening the housing.
The addition of a second blade necessitated extra space for the spring, which also opened up more room for other tools.
Elsener created a company, which he named Victoria after his mother, and opened a cutlery factory in Ibach, at the foot of the Alps.
After switching to stainless steel blades in 1921, the company -- which remains a family-run concern to this day -- was renamed Victorinox, "inox" truncated from the French word inoxydable for stainless. Today, in addition to its signature army knife, the company manufactures other precision instruments, especially watches.
The classic Swiss army knife bears the Swiss national symbol, a white cross in the center of a red shield, outlined in white against the red handle.
More than 34,000 Swiss Army knives are manufactured every day, and small wonder. This remarkably versatile tool is standard equipment for everyone from Boy Scouts to building contractors to mountaineers. It is even carried into space aboard the space shuttle.
Oh, and every recruit in the Swiss army still receives a knife upon entering the service. Victorinox supplies the army with about 50,000 knives each year.
Many variations are available, from relatively simple to jaw-droppingly complex.
The SwissChamp model, for example, which sells for around 88 bucks, boasts (take a deep breath): a large blade, small blade, can opener with small screwdriver, bottle opener with large screwdriver and wire stripper, scissors, pliers with wire cutter, wood saw, fish scaler with hook disgorger and ruler, metal saw with metal file and nail file, magnifying glass, reamer with sewing eye, Phillips screwdriver, corkscrew, hook, wood chisel, fine screwdriver, mini-screwdriver, ballpoint pen, straight pin, tweezers, key ring and … a toothpick.
A commemorative knife known as The Giant (it's 9 inches thick), contains 85 devices allowing for 110 functions. It's yours for around $1,200.
Other models reflect advances in technology and include features such as a laser pointer, USB flash drive and even an MP3 player.
Source: Victorinox, eWebtechnologies.com





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Some of the Notable Events Today, June 12, in History
1418 - An insurrection delivers Paris to the Burgundians.
1429 - Hundred Years' War: Joan of Arc leads the French army in their capture of the city and the English commander, William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk in the second day of the Battle of Jargeau.
1560 - Battle of Okehazama: Oda Nobunaga defeats Imagawa Yoshimoto.
1665 - England installs a municipal government in New York City. This was the former Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam.
1775 - American Revolution: British general Thomas Gage declares martial law in Massachusetts. The British offered a pardon to all colonists who lay down their arms. There would be only two exceptions to the amnesty: Samuel Adams and John Hancock, if captured, were to be hanged.
1830 - Beginning of the French colonization of Algeria: 34,000 French soldiers landed 27 kilometers west of Algiers, at Sidi Ferruch.
1864 - American Civil War Overland Campaign: Battle of Cold Harbor - Ulysses S. Grant gives the Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee a victory when he pulls his Union troops from their positions at Cold Harbor, Virginia and moves south.
1898 - Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain.
1899 - New Richmond Tornado: 8th deadliest tornado in U.S. history - killing 117 and injuring around 200 people.
1902 - Australia: Women in the four Australian States without female suffrage achieved the right to vote in Commonwealth elections under Section 3 of the Commonwealth Franchise Act for a Uniform Federal Franchise. Specifically excluded from enrolling to vote were 'aboriginal native[s] of Australia Africa Asia or the Islands of the Pacific except New Zealand' unless covered under Section 41 of the Constitution of Australia.
1922 - In Windsor Castle, King George V receives the colours of the six Irish regiments that are to be disbanded - the Royal Irish Regiment, the Connaught Rangers, the South Irish Horse, the Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment, the Royal Munster Fusiliers and the Royal Dublin Fusiliers.
1935 - Chaco War ends: A truce is called between Bolivia and Paraguay, fighting since 1932.
1942 - Holocaust: Future essayist Anne Frank receives a diary for her thirteenth birthday.
1963 - Civil rights leader Medgar Evers is murdered in front of his home in Jackson, Mississippi by Ku Klux Klan member Byron De La Beckwith.
1964 - Anti-apartheid activist and ANC leader Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison for sabotage in South Africa.
1967 - The United States Supreme Court in Loving v. Virginia declares all U.S. state laws which prohibit interracial marriage to be unconstitutional.
1967 - Venera program: Venera 4 is launched (it will become the first space probe to enter another planet's atmosphere and successfully return data)
1978 - David Berkowitz, the "Son of Sam" killer in New York City, is sentenced to 365 years in prison for six killings.
1979 - Bryan Allen wins the second Kremer prize for a man powered flight across the English Channel in the Gossamer Albatross.
1987 - Cold War: U.S. President Ronald Reagan publicly challenges Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall at Brandenburg Gate.
1988 - The Republic of Ireland beat England 1-0 at Euro88 thanks to a Ray Houghton headed goal. This was Ireland's first competitive match at a major football tournament.
1990 - Russia Day – The parliament of the Russian Federation formally declares its sovereignty.
1991 - Russians elect Boris Yeltsin as the president of their republic.
1991 - Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls win their first NBA Championship.
1993 - Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola elected President of Nigeria in record turnout for Nigerian elections.
1994 - Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman are murdered outside her home in Los Angeles, California. O.J. Simpson is later acquitted of the killings, but is held liable in a civil suit.
1996 - In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a panel of federal judges blocks a law against indecency on the internet.
1998 - The Philippines celebrates its centennial year of Independence from Spain.
1999 - Kosovo War: Operation Joint Guardian begins – NATO-led United Nations peacekeeping force KFor enters the province of Kosovo in Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
2000 - Sandro Rosa do Nascimento takes hostages while robbing Bus #174 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; the highly-publicized standoff becomes a media circus and ends with the death of do Nascimento and a hostage.
2004 - A 1.3 kg chondrite type meteorite strikes a house in Ellerslie, New Zealand causing serious damage but no injuries.

Some Notable Births on June 12th
1577 - Paul Guldin, Swiss astronomer and mathematician (d. 1643)
1659 - Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Japanese samurai (d. 1719)

1802 - Harriet Martineau, controversial journalist, political economist, abolitionist and life-long feminist (d. 1876)
1806 - John A. Roebling, German-America civil engineer (Brooklyn Bridge) (d. 1869)

1819 - Charles Kingsley, English writer (d. 1875)

1888 - Zygmunt Janiszewski, Polish mathematician (d. 1920)
1890 - Egon Schiele, Austrian painter and graphic artist (d. 1918)

1892 - Djuna Barnes, American author (d. 1982)
1897 - Anthony Eden, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1977)

1899 - Fritz Albert Lipmann, American biochemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1986)

1903 - Emmett Hardy, American musician (d. 1925)
1906 - Sandro Penna, Italian poet (d. 1977)

1908 - Alphonse Ouimet, Canadian TV pioneer and president of the CBC (d. 1988)
1908 - Otto Skorzeny, Famous WWII German SS commando (d. 1975)

1915 - David Rockefeller, American banker
1918 - Samuel Z. Arkoff, American film producer (d. 2001)
1919 - Uta Hagen, American actress (d. 2004)

1924 - George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States

1928 - Richard M. Sherman, American songwriter
1929 - Anne Frank, German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (d. 1945)

1930 - Donald Byrne, American chess player (d. 1976)

1933 - Eddie Adams, American photographer, won Pulitzer Prize (d. 2004)


1934 - John A. Alonzo, American cinematographer (d. 2001)
1937 - Vladimir Arnold, Russian mathematician

1937 - Antal Festetics, Austrian biologist

1941 - Marv Albert, American sportscaster

1941 - Chick Corea, American musician

1942 - Bert Sakmann, German physiologist, Nobel laureate

1952 - Spencer Abraham, Secretary of Energy under George W. Bush
1963 - Jerry Lynn, American professional wrestler
1971 - Mark Henry, American professional wrestler

1971 - Ryan Klesko, American baseball player
1972 - Bounty Killer, Jamaican deejay
1974 - Hideki Matsui, Japanese baseball player

1974 - Jason Mewes, American actor
1974 - Kerry Kittles, American basketball player

1976 - Antawn Jamison, American basketball player
1979 - Dallas Clark, American football player
1980 - Larry Foote, American football player
1981 - Adriana Lima, Brazilian supermodel

1982 - Ben Blackwell, American musician
1985 - Kendra Wilkinson, American Playboy bunny/Playmate

Thanks to:
http://www.csulb.edu/~kmacd/346Notes3_files/swiss-army-knife.jpg, http://www.slipperybrick.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/swiss-army-collector.jpg, http://blog.worldvillage.com/science/swiss_army_knife.jpg, http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/6631/hagakureyamamotoqh4.jpg, www.wikipedia.org, http://cache.eb.com/eb/image?id=10236&rendTypeId=4, http://www.sovlit.com/spies/skorzeny2.jpg, http://www.comune.palermo.it/Eventi/Palazzo%20Ziino/Secondo_Piano/schiele/foto_schiele.gif, http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41913000/jpg/_41913392_eden1956_getty203x250.jpg, http://www.lifeinlegacy.com/2004/0117/HagenUta.jpg, http://z.about.com/d/americanhistory/1/0/5/A/41-georgebush_1.jpg, http://www.chessbase.com/images2/2004/fischer04.jpg, http://esperanto.org/Ondo/Portrety/Penna.jpg, http://a7.vox.com/6a00d4142b34a73c7f00e398d260470001-500p, http://www.racontours.com/Pic's/SS/JohnRoebling.gif, http://vinpon.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/windowslivewritersomeofthemostpowerfulimagesfromaroundthe-1266a000895-windowslivewritersomeofthemos2.jpg, http://www.ams.org/distribution/mmj/vol3-2-2003/arnold.png, http://www.qcms.org/images/anne_frank_image.jpg, http://diepresse.com/images/uploads_180/d/6/8/335208/antal_APAAndreasFriess20071007183231.jpg, http://www.theonion.com/content/files/images/onion_imagearticle2153.jpg, http://shocking.blogsome.com/wp-admin/images/marv-albert.jpg, http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1991/sakmann.jpg, http://www.criticalbench.com/images/Mark-Henry4.jpg, http://www.nydailynews.com/img/2008/03/28/alg_matsui_wife.jpg, http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/basketball/nba/players/3095.jpg, http://fs1.us.cyworld.com/data1/2007/12/15/118/1197747718582641_file.jpg,
www.wired.com, www.wikipedia.org

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Hall of Fame

The first induction to the Multicultural Friends Hall of Fame is...

Jeff Van Gundy!


Jeff Van Gundy is a basketball genius best known for coaching the New York Knickerbockers and later Yao Ming in the National Basketball Assosciation.


Jeff Van Gundy became infamous after an on court fight involving two guys nicknamed 'Zo' and 'Oak'.


Another great Jeff Van Gundy moment was when the Knicks team plane passed by the team vehicles too closely as they prepared to taxi the runway for takeoff. Jeff Van Gundy's car, a Honda Civic, was sent tumbling over the top of a Mercedes, a Lincoln, and an unidentified car because it wasn't as nice as the other two so it takes away from the story.

Here is a Jeff Van Gundy family portrait to conclude the first ever Multicultural Friends Hall of Fame induction.


Also, he has a great brother. Which counts for a lot.


Thanks to http://thefeed.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/vangundy.jpg and http://farm1.static.flickr.com and http://sportswrap.berecruited.com and http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/watchdog and http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/wayne24 for the photos.

Big NBA News: Comeback

from ESPN



"The Indiana Pacers, looking to halt a string of embarrassing incidents involving players, have hired Sam Perkins to act as a mentor.

Perkins, who played on the Pacers squad that reached the 2000 NBA Finals, was hired as vice president for player relations.

"I'm aware of the things that went on," Perkins said Monday, according to The Indianapolis Star. "True, it's not all their faults. There's a lot reasons for some of the stuff, but there's no excuse for it. … You just have to hopefully put it in the past and use that stuff as an example.

"I want to face the challenges in front of me and help the players mature in life."

Team president Larry Bird, who played against and coached Perkins in the NBA, said he has wanted to hire Perkins for some time, according to The Star. The team believes Perkins will be able to relate to players because he spent 15 years in the NBA."



Thanks to www.espn.com for the article. Thanks to www.nba.com and www.nbaloud.com for the photos.

The World Can Be A Scary Place, Enjoy

Tuesday morning? Good time for a batch of great youtube.

While I object to some of the words the clowns on youtube used as well as some of the actual content within the videos, I would object even stronger towards myself if I didn't share. Here are the videos with improved titles.


A prank gone wrong.


The wrong guy to mess with.


The wrong guy to mess with guerilla style.


Quick knockout?


Don't kiss me.


Great uncle.


Women like to fight too.


Jail can be...


Don't act crazy in the middle of the street.


Kegstand: female.


Real fight? Too good to be true.


Man vs. car.


Asian one-two.


Convenience store brawl.


Cop vs. Boxer


Dipset concert.


A real gang fight.


Redneck kung-fu.

Get Down

im still working on a few of these.

Saturday, June 7, 2008

Player Coach?

Multiple sources told ESPN's Stephen A. Smith that Terry Porter is the new coach of the Phoenix Suns.
Suns general manager Steve Kerr called Porter on Saturday morning to offer him the job, and Porter accepted.
Porter is a former head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks and was an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons this season.
Porter was interviewed twice, most recently on Monday.
The Suns had been searching for a head coach since Mike D'Antoni resigned to lead the New York Knicks. Other candidates included Houston Rockets assistant Elston Turner and former NBA player and TV analyst Mark Jackson.
Porter was Flip Saunders' lead assistant in Detroit the past two seasons. Porter led the Bucks from 2003 to 2005, helping them earn a spot in the 2004 playoffs.
His coaching career started as a Sacramento Kings assistant in 2002.
Information from ESPN reporter Stephen A. Smith and The Associated Press was used in this report

Friday, June 6, 2008

D-Day Anniversary

Today marks the 64 yr anniversary of the amphibious allied assault that was essentially the beginning of the end to the Nazi reign in WWII. Over 850,000 troops took part in Operation Overlord and there were an estimated 10,000 casualties. A huge sacrifice that should never be forgotten.

Rock around Barack

Bob Dylan threw his support behind Barack Obama in a new interview (in London). Dylan touts Obama as a new type of politician with an understanding of the current American landscape. Check out the short interview here: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article4076339.ece

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Just When I Thought The World Couldn't Get Any Better

DRANK!
The Anti-Energy Drink
Carbonated grape flavor infused with melatonin, valerian root, and rose hips.



Does it make you sleepy? Yes!

Not to be confused with:

Purple Drank, a slang term for a recreational drug popular in the hip-hop community of the Southern United States. Its main ingredient is prescription-strength cough syrup containing codeine and promethazine.

This is real and I can't wait to try it.

One time!

Thanks to the villagevoice.com for the photo.

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Monday, June 2, 2008

Jose

You may hear or read somewhere that Jose Gonzalez sounds like Jack Johnson. That is the worst comparison possible. Just because they both play an acoustic guitar and sing songs that get put on cd's and distributed does not make them similar. The closest comparison I would make when it comes to Jose Gonzalez would be Johnny Cash.
Jose Gonzalez is gangster. He is a badass. You can hear it at the beginning of songs as he takes hold of his guitar. Jose Gonzalez is a man. He makes good music. Check it out.



June 5, 2008: I would like to add a big FUCK YOU to www.gigwise.com who pulled the Jose Gonzalez photo we used on the blog off their site because they are shit heads. Thanks to www.exclaim.ca for the new photo.