Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Batta Batta SCHA-WING Batta Batta!



What’s up with that photo? That’s the worst picture of Wrigley Field ever taken, of course.


Why does the field look electrified? Like I said, it’s the worst picture ever. The lighting at Wrigley is great for night games, which is a contributing factor. It’s electric, boogie woogie woogie woogie.


How did I manage to get such a lousy picture? Draft beers and cell phone technology.


Is that old woman in the Cubs jacket your girlfriend? If only. As hot as she is, I’m not even close to being in her league.



Why am I showing you this? Because it was my first Cubs game, and the Cubs sent the Astros to bed, 2-1.









Why do stadium hot dogs taste better than hot dogs prepared at home? It’s a holy place, that’s why. I tried eating a Communion wafer at home once and I couldn’t even swallow it. Holy places make everything taste better.



How come Hardee’s doesn’t turn itself into a church then? God has turned His back on Hardee’s.



Did the Cubs’ pitcher adjust his nuts a lot? Carlos Zambrano, the pitcher who is also a batter, should be allowed to adjust his crotch and anyone else’s if he keeps winning games like that (he should say “please” first, followed by “thank you”).



Are the Cubs your favorite team? I favor the Toronto Blue Jays, because they were almost the home team where I grew up. However, I also claim the Cubs because they are the best losers ever; the Cubs are bona fide underdogs. They’re so gosh darn loveable when they aren’t beating the shit out of each other, too.




…but I don’t mind it as much when they beat up the opposing team…








Is Wrigley Field all that and a bag of chips? All that times ten, and there isn’t a bad seat in the joint.







Who is the best baseball player in the world? Shut up! You have to ask? Babe Ruth was the man! If he was alive, and if he took steroids like “some” baseball players do, Babe Ruth would have smacked balls into a permanent orbit.











One last question. Why is baseball called “America’s favorite pastime”? Jesus and George Washington said so, and they added it to both the Magna Carta and the U.S. Constitution.

Friday, June 01, 2007

Forty Years Ago Today

The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 40th Anniversary


Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band


With a Little Help from My Friends


Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds


Getting Better (No video available)


Fixing a Hole


She's Leaving Home


Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!


Within You Without You


When I'm Sixty-Four


Lovely Rita


Good Morning Good Morning


Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)


A Day in the Life

Friday, May 18, 2007

Amy Winehouse

For your weekend viewing pleasure, I offer two Amy Winehouse videos. Neither of these videos is of exceptional quality, but they are extraordinary songs by a legend in the making.

"Valerie"


"I Heard it Through The Grapevine" (with Paul Weller)

Thursday, May 17, 2007

That's Freakin' Weird Day - Volume 2



[UPDATE: May 20, 2007 - The photograph of naked skydivers posted here last week, the one that used to be up there has been deemed "inappropriate". Sorry!]

Today is “That’s Freakin’ Weird Day”. For those of you new to this blog, TFWD is a celebration of the more eccentric components of the human condition, and the often freaky world we live in.




Come let me show you all about TFWD! But first, TFWD begins with thanks to my Guardian Angel, Schlitzie The Pinhead. Schlitzie, I love you much!



FIRE IS COOL

The following video is nothing short of inventive. Click to play...



Ta-daa!



PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT



What do you get when you fall in love? According to a new health report, you might get oral cancer. OK, maybe you’re not “in love”. Let’s say you like someone enough to provide him or her with oral pleasure. What if that person has human papilloma virus (HPV)? HPV is a common sexually transmitted disease known to cause cervical cancers. HPV is also linked to cancers of the mouth and anus, and this disease is not preventable by wearing a condom.

Smoking, drinking, taking drugs, getting a tan, giving and/or receiving oral sex… That sounds like a cool weekend, doesn’t it? Cancer wants to ruin your weekend plans and make you die!

Fuck cancer! There is a vaccine for HPV. It is called Gardasil. This vaccine is recommended for girls and women, aged 9 – 26. It is best for pre-adolescent girls to receive this vaccine, before they have ever been exposed to HPV. Makes perfect sense to me.


DOES ANYONE IN GEORGIA KNOW BRENDA?

Meet Brenda. She hates her neighbor, is a bigot and, and… well – you have to see what she does on the evening news. This video is titled “Crazy Acid Throwing Woman”.



Thorazine couldn’t hurt, is what I am saying, Brenda.


WHY SO BLUE?

While looking up medical mysteries, I happened to find a small handful of articles about The Blue Fugates of Troublesome Creek. You can read about them here, here, and here .

Fugate kinfolk in Hazard, Kentucky, carry a genetic predisposition for methemoglobinemia. Methemoglobinemia is a rare, inherited blood disorder that results from excessive levels of methemoglobin in the blood. Too much methemoglobin makes people appear blue - as blue as a bruised plum. Yes, the Fugates are blue, and I am not talking about their emotional state! This condition is most prevalent in families who practice inbreeding.




The Blue Fugates are extremely private, it is said, and they do not wish to receive unwanted attention from curiosity seekers with cameras. Therefore, I cannot provide you with a photographic representation of a Blue Fugate, but I found an artist’s rendition (based on 100% speculation):








Have a happy TFWD!

Monday, May 14, 2007

The Brakes - All Night Disco Party

Today I am in love with "All Night Disco Party" by The Brakes. It is a super non-stop, uber-rocking ear worm guaranteed to please. Even tone-deaf people can sing along with The Brakes and enjoy maximum musical pleasure.

Croque monsieur, croque madame!