
1979. 2000. 2009.
These are the tree years that Michigan State’s basketball squad has found themselves in the NCAA Championship game. Continue Reading »

1979. 2000. 2009.
These are the tree years that Michigan State’s basketball squad has found themselves in the NCAA Championship game. Continue Reading »
Posted in Entertainment, Sports, Uncategorized | Tagged Carolina, DETROIT, ELITE EIGHT, FINAL FOUR, FORD FIELD, MICHIGAN STATE, michigan state university, MSU, NCAA, NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP, NCAA TOURNAMENT, Spartans, sparty, SWEET SIXTEEN, Tar Heels, UNC, University of North Carolina | 1 Comment »
It’s not just for dog-lovers anymore.
Or ferrets.
Or ducks.

Yes. Now you can walk your goldfish!
Hopefully there will not be an uptick in goldfish parks.
Posted in Chindogu | Tagged Entertainment, excersice, goldfish, Humor, pets | 3 Comments »
I hate mash ups.
This is the only one I feel like adding. It’s Radiohead, okay….and DAVE BRUBECK !
Cool Enough.
Posted in Best Of | Tagged Entertainment, Music, Reviews | 1 Comment »
We’re a little late to the party but a gallup poll tells us (on Darwin’s Birthday) 4 in 10 Americans believe in evolutions.
Is that too high or too low?
Check it out, there are pretty graphics.
And surprisingly, a strong correlation to education and religiosity.
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“Alright, Everybody turn around if you’re not gay.”

They got more people than Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy would have predicted with this simple trick.
Posted in Caption This! | Tagged add your own caption, army life, Entertainment, found photos, funny headlines, funny pictures, Humor | 3 Comments »
I just realized that my dog is an awesome impressionist. Like Rich Little in his prime, circa 1988, still doing a bang-up aping of Nixon.
Right now Dog Dash can do like 2 different slamdunk, knock it out of the park impressions.
1. He can contort his body in such a way that he looks exactly like a dead puppy. And…
2. He does an outstanding Marlon Brando (from the Godfather) impression when he puts an ice cube in his mouth sideways .
And, I almost forgot, #3. - Dash can turn in a very solid Drowned Rat after his bath.
PS – He also does a great Nicholson and Christopher Walken – but I mean, c’mon…everybody can do those. They don’t even count.
Check back later, we’re trying to teach him an Edward G. Robinson. We’ll see how he takes to it.
Posted in Entertainment | Tagged clever animals, Dogs, Entertainment, funny, Humor, pets, puppy | 2 Comments »
Warren G. Harding
(March 1921 – August 1923)
First Off: A Prize to Anyone who knows what the G stands for without looking it up!!!

THE TRIVIAL:
And finally, we leave you with a quote from H. L. Mencken:
He writes the worst English that I have ever encountered. It reminds me of a string of wet sponges; it reminds me of tattered washing on the line; it reminds me of stale bean soup, of college yells, of dogs barking idiotically through endless nights. It is so bad that a sort of grandeur creeps into it. It drags itself out of the dark abysm of pish, and crawls insanely up the topmost pinnacle of posh. It is rumble and bumble. It is flap and doodle. It is balder and dash
Posted in Man I Don't Know My Presidents | Tagged Entertainment, fun facts, History, presidential nicknames, presidential trivia, warren g harding, worst president ever | 2 Comments »
The most awesome collection of pictures of food that may turn you off your lunch at the aptly named This Is Why You’re Fat (.com).
Ladies and Gentlemen…Please Allow me to Introduce to you…
THE HAMDOG!

That’s Right – - A hotdog, snugly nestled inside a hamburger that is then lovingly deep-fried and then generously topped with chili, chese, onions and a couple of servings of fries. All of this is served up in a giant hoagie roll and at last, a fried egg is added to round out the meal.
(Courtesy Mulligans Bar, Decatur GA.)
Most are seriously disgusting but there were a few that made me think, ‘I’d try that if it were within arms’ length.’ Like the doughnut with fresh crumbled bacon or the deep fried coca-cola (make it a Diet and I’m prolly the newest convert).
Posted in Advertising | Tagged Entertainment, fat, groos foods, Humor, Reviews | 3 Comments »
I’ve never owned a Gibson amp, but I see them around and always think they are interesting. Then a GA-20 showed up on eBay and it caught my eye for a couple of reasons:
1. The GA-20 is very much like a Fender tweed Deluxe. Both have two 6V6 power tubes (maybe my favorite power tubes), simple controls (volume, tone) and compact cabinet with a single speaker.
2. This GA-20 was really cheap at $225. It was cheap because it had been recovered in smooth, black vinyl and has a non-original, non-vintage 12” speaker.
3. Maybe it would be a good project to either restore back to original condition, or mod into a killer little amp.
So I bought it. With shipping, just under $250 invested. Here is what it looked like when I got it:

Posted in Rock Gear | Tagged 6V6, Amp Restoration, Buffalo Amplifiers, Fender Tweed Deluxe, GA-20, gibson, Gibson Amplifier, Gibson GA, Tweed, Vintage Gibson | 4 Comments »
We’ve visited to topic of ’Bacon: Is There Ever Too Much‘ before but now I believe we can safely agree that yes, there quite possibly could be a way to put one toe over the line.
Case in Point: The Bacon Explosion.

Yeah, so? It looks relatively harmless and delicious. Tell Me more.
Sure. No problem.
It’s simple really; you weave 2 pounds of bacon together. Layer in a pound of sausage and another pound of bacon in the center. Roll and grill.*
Et viola.

PS. If you feel a need to try this, then you may be one of the few that truly has earned this:

*Just a tip. – You might want to call the EMT before you light the grill. You’ll thank me later.
Posted in Culture | Tagged bacon addicts, bacon love, bacon tattoo, baconriffic, bacontastic, Blogging, Entertainment, Humor, looking for a bypass, more meat please, Reviews, weird bacon products | 6 Comments »
I know some people out there who dig the stop motion. And this vid is a cute reminder of how creative you can be on the cheap.
I can hear some of you starting to grow your own mustaches right now.
Viva la revalution!
Posted in Culture | Tagged Blogging, Culture, DIY, Entertainment, fun video, Humor | 2 Comments »
NickNames

Trivia
Posted in Man I Don't Know My Presidents | Tagged 28th president, Entertainment, fun facts, History, Humor, us politics, us presidential trivia, woodrow wilson | 3 Comments »
I recently worked a deal that netted me a tweed Fender Bandmaster. The model designation for this amp is 5E7, which is the classic narrow panel 3×10 bandmaster produced form 1955 to 1960. These are cool amps. The three ten-inch speakers is interesting, and sounds punchy. Of course it is all tube with 5881 power tubes and three pre-amp tubes. And it is all point-to-point wired by hand – no printed circuit board or el-cheapo components. The ideas is to get as close to how Leo Fender was doing it back in the 50s as possible.
Posted in Rock Gear | Tagged 5E7, Band-Master, Bandmaster, fender, Fender Amp, Fender Amplifier, Fender Band-Master, Fender Bandmaster, Fender Tweed, Lacquered Tweed, Tweed Amp, Vintage Amp, Weber, Weber VST | 1 Comment »
Which tv newsman seems a little too genetically linked to a tv pitchman?


Are they related? One and the same?
Only his hairdresser knows for sure.
Posted in Culture | Tagged burger king king, celebrities, creepy burger king, Entertainment, geraldo rivera, Humor, seperated at birth, Television | 2 Comments »
Sometimes when I’m rubbing puppy’s belly, I like to coo in her ears and tell her that she’s the cutest pup in the whole land.
But I also use that opportunity to remind her that she should really develop some extra tricks and/or skills because pretty soon, she’s gonna grow up and she won’t be as cute anymore.

People will no longer clamor over her at the Target. Walking down the street will no longer cause cars to slow down and make every other human stop to give her the undiluted adulation. She will have to prostitute herself on the street. Perform a few tricks just to get some of the attention she had once taken for granted.
It’s a tough world out there (some would say ‘Dog eat dog’). And you can’t get by on your looks forever.
The glory days of youth are fleeting.
The world is cruel to the aged.
Posted in Culture | Tagged Blogging, cavalier king charles puppy, Dogs, Entertainment, Humor, life, pets, puppies, ruby, spaniel puppy | 1 Comment »

I read an ad on Craigslist for a vintage Ludwig drum kit that need some work. The photos posted were small and blurry, so it was a pretty tough to see what was actually being offered. Even though the images were poor, I could tell there was a chrome snare drum, and it looked to be a Ludwig Supraphonic. I’ve always wanted one of these drums, and I figured maybe I could get the whole kit pretty cheaply. I went to the seller’s apartment after work to have a look, and decided the whole kit was not really something I wanted (it was mismatched and the insides of the shells had been painted black). But the snare turned out to be a 1970 (date stamp visible inside) Ludwig Super Sensitive in decent shape.
Posted in Rock Gear | Tagged Ludwig, PureSound, REMO, Snare Drum, Snare Restoration, Super Sensitive, Supersensitive, Supraphonic | 3 Comments »
OK.
Guy Fieddy (if it is spelled any other way, it is unforgivable making people pronounce it as such).

When I can’t sleep I find his ‘Diners, Drive-ins and Dives’ is on incessantly when most mere mortals are asleep and therefore safe from his tour of bacon grease, beef fat and lard.
I have no problem with the show. I love all three of the above (particularly the bacon grease). I simply stand in awe of that man’s constitution.
But mostly I notice he is always attended by a bottle of Pelegrino (the Italian water “mit gas”). I’m beginning to wonder if there are some secretive healing properties to this water that I was hitherto unaware.
So…
Does Pelegrino negate the constriction of blood vesels and thin the layer of fat that would otherwise build up after consuming three meals a day of deep-fried sausage-filled taquito bombs with chees sauce (wrapped in bacon optional)?
Lemme know.
I may need the healing powers soon.
Posted in Culture, Television, Uncategorized | Tagged Blogging, cooking, Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, Entertainment, food, food network, foodtv, Guy Fieri, Humor, predictions, television reviews | 4 Comments »
What is wrong with this picture? What is wrong with these people?

These kids don’t seem to be remotely excited by the fact that they have R2D2 at their muthafriggin shindig!
Better yet: R2D2 is sporting a tux. He’s like the James Bond of droids, people. Can’t you muster anything? The rest of your life is only gonna be downhill from here kids.
Posted in Caption This! | Tagged Blogging, Entertainment, Humor, old photos, r2d2, random birthday party, star wars | 10 Comments »
William Howard Taft
1909-1913
Nicked Names

Taft is really the president that ought to be known as the Trustbuster. He busted over 80, beating that so-called buster (Teddy ‘Not as Busted’ Roosevelt) by about 40. Taft just didn’t happen to rail against business in his rhetoric. That’s right Taft is twice the buster TR ever was, suckas!
Posted in Man I Don't Know My Presidents | Tagged 27th president, Blogging, education, Entertainment, fun, fun facts, History, Humor, presidential nicknames, trivia, us presidents, william howard taft | 6 Comments »
Before we get into our list, we provide this UTube Clip for a trailer for “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” only edited to resemble Brokeback Mountain. Sometimes, when taking a break from all the porn, I realize that the interent is a great place for all the lonely, bored and idle hands of the world. Thanks internet nerds! This two and a half minute clip may be funnier than the entire 90 minute movie…You be the judge.
Now onto our list… (in no particular order)
A Christmas Story. It’s probably on everyone’s list by now and the fact of the matter is that no one really has to watch it anymore. Back when the powers that be retired “It’s a Wonderful Life” only to let it out of it’s cage once a year, they needed something to replay ad infinitum in its stead. They chose A Christmas Story. And they ran that into the ground. Don’t let that sully its reputation. Still, a classic. Recommended for: Todays kids who’s parents would never ever allow them to have a Red Rider B-B Gun, even if they knew what a B-B gun was (or where ever allowed to play out of doors unattended.)
The Ref. One that flew under the radar a bit. But any movie that makes your own family’s dysfunction pale by comparison (or at least remind you that it’s okay to laugh at that dysfunction) redeems itself in my eyes. Recommended for: Everyone in my family.
Posted in Holidays | Tagged best holiday movies, christmas, christmas traditions, movies, Reviews | 4 Comments »

If you set a movie in South Boston, can it be made if there are no characters named either ‘Paulie,’ ‘Jimmy’ or ‘Doyle’?
Posted in Culture | Tagged Blogging, Entertainment, Humor, movies, religion, zen | 3 Comments »
Take a minute to watch someone else’s smooth moves. Then teach everyone at your office how to do the Backwards Swim. We hear it was all the rage.
This is one first class top drawer music videography.
Posted in Bands | Tagged 1960s music, calandar girl, calander girl, Entertainment, fun, neal sedaka, neil sedaka, technicolor video | 2 Comments »

I was anticipating a UNC victory, but I was also expecting an actual basketball game. What I got was a the opportunity to watch UNC humiliate my Michigan State Spartans at Ford Field. I know, in D-town no less. The Lions can’t win a game here, why should the Spartans fair any better? In the end, it was UNC up 98 to 63 – that’s a 35 point lead for you math whizzes.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ACC, BIG 10, big ten, Chapel Hill, Heels, Izzo, MICHIGAN STATE, Michigan State Spartans, MSU, North Carolina, Spartans, sparty, State, Tar Heels, UNC, University of North Carolina | Leave a Comment »
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cavalier king charles spaniel, cutest puppy, dog, pets, puppies, ruby | 8 Comments »
I like Notre Dame. But I really, really don’t like Charlie Weis. Yeah, this guy…
Quite a looker, right?
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Charlie Weis, college football, Fighting Irish, Notre Dame | 3 Comments »
No matter who you spent the holiday with, at least you got an extra long weekend. Maybe that just meant two more days of travel or two more days with Uncle Walter or two more days of godforsaken turkey leftovers (that bird does not get more juicy the longer it sits in the fridge!) However you spent it, I hope it was wonderful!
Posted in Culture | Tagged black friday, bloggin, Entertainment, Holidays, Humor, shopping, thanksgiving | 3 Comments »
Born On:
Posted in Culture | Tagged born on this day, famous birthdays, november 30 | 2 Comments »
Today, Tacos. Tomorrow, The World.
You no longer have to load your bountiful taco shells lying down on their sides. They will now stand up to your gluttonous, spiced meat concoction.
But this doesn’t speak to my needs. I will only be satisfied when Old El Paso makes a shell with a reinforced bottom because I am tired of taking one bite and having the whole thing blow-out. If I wanted sour cream and grease on my shirt, I would gently daub it on there myself, thank you very much.
Give me the Stand ‘n Stuff Double Bottome Shell.
Posted in Culture | Tagged Austin, Blogging, Entertainment, Humor, old el paso, tacos, texas | 1 Comment »
Posted in Television | Tagged Entertainment, Holidays, Humor, november, thanksgiving, wkrp | 3 Comments »
Apparently I am not creative enough with how I use my free time.
Here’s 40 seconds of Mozart’s Symphony No. 40
I could live a few more lifetimes and not have that thought cross my mind.
Posted in Culture | Tagged creativity, Entertainment, free time, Humor, mental health break, mozart | 1 Comment »