This is why LeBron is so sad

Reason # 193 Why You Should Watch The News in Spanish

Best Play by Play Announcer...EVER

Ladies and Gentleman, I am honored to introduce to you the best play by play announcer EVER! Take some time to listen to Mr. Randy Moller

Paul McCartney vs Elaine Benes: The Dance Off

So Paul McCartney was spotted at the Gaga show today. Not only was he in attendance, he also did some dancing. What kind of dance skills did he have? Well, the kind you'd expect a man his age would have. You can see the video in the link below.

Sir Paul McCartney: Dangerous on the dance floor. DANGEROUS









 
After watching that video I was reminded of this classic Seinfeld episode.






So after watching both these video I ask the question: Who wins in a dance off, Sir Paul McCartney or Elaine Benes?

Dumbest Soccer Team Ever.

Are you kidding me ?  How do you mess this up?! I guess trick plays are too difficult for this team.  Way to screw up a free kick.

D-Rose just killed the San Antonio Spurs.

Too Big, Too Strong, Too Fast, Too Good

42 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds.  On National TV.  I bet TNT is kicking themselves in the ass for sending Fratello and the crypt keeper to call that game.  Seriously?!  Dick Stockton?!  He's brutal.  Made me miss Stacey King and Neil Funk.

Enjoy the Bulls top 10 plays from first half

Glad I did'nt get this note on my car today

Darcy Wretsky of the Smashing Pumpkins

Craziness.  Checkout these before and after shot of Darcy Wretsky.  Darcy was the original bassist for the Smashing Pumpkins.  In her Pumpkins days it was no secret she had her issues with meth. 

Life with the Pumpkins.

 

Life after the Pumpkins

This is her mug shot after she was arrested a few days ago for "animals running at large" in Michigan.

I Wish More People Would Forget to Log Out of Their Facebook Page

Like father, like son.  Both idiots.  The son is an idiot for keeping his facebook page logged on.  I mean seriously, it's 2011.  Changing people's status is almost a national past-time.  The father is more of an idiot.  See for yourself.  

 

Enjoy!

Check Out Eric Church's new single "Homeboy"

Just heard Eric Church's new single "Homeboy" & it's fricken good.  This guy is the real deal.  I may be a bit biased since I'm a huge fan, but lets look at a few quick facts.  He has 2 critically acclaimed albums under his belt and a third to come later this year. If you go to a live Church show you will see some of the most dedicate fans ever.  His fans travel.  His fans sing and chant.  I've never seen dedication from fans like this ever. Some would say his fans are rabid.

This is Why The Bulls Can Win The East.

I can not stand Glen "Big Baby" Davis. He's for sure on my list of hated players that includes John Starks, Bill Lambier, Rajon Rondo, Danny Ferry, and many more. Soon I'll blog the full list.

Anyway, it's plays like this that give the Bulls a legit chance in the East.

PS: Not only did Davis miss the dunk he then knocked Bosh on his ass. Win Win!

Cleveland Still Loves Lebron. Monkey See, Monkey Do.

Yup, looks like many folks in Ohio still wanna be like LeBron. 

Monkey see,



Monkey do.

Audio Jobs in Porn

As they say, this video is NSFW.  Not safe around anyone you might be embarrassed to be turned on around.  That could get awkward.

With that said, I'm not to sure how I feel about this video.  It sorta ruins porn for me.  Seeing this woman suck her thumb, making spanking sounds, and moaning totally freaked me out.  Sorta reminded me of an old friends grandmother.

It also gives me all sorts of hope.  Did you see the producer?  The guy in the sound booth seemed like he has the best life ever.  So full of zest.  Totally digging his job.  He must be the porn dubber in the world.

Does porn really need to be dubbed?  I doubt those watching porn really care about the accents during an orgasm.  

Canada vs Carrie Underwood

 Canadian radio station bans Carrie Underwood because her husband was traded.

I say the real winner is Carrie Underwood. Who wants to go to Canada anyway? 

Seriously, look at their cops.  How can you take them serious?

Little Big Town "Little White Church" with The Roots

To see the performance you need to go to the 38th minute!

Would you eat what's in your pants?

What bothers me most, is that she didn't even bother to check and see if she has enough for the rest of the class.  Totally rude.

Thanks to the fine folks at StateStSports.com

Katy Perry Married This?!

Yup.  That's Russell Brand in his High School Days.  If he can get Katy Perry to marry him, I have a chance!

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Bollywood is where it's at!

To quote my buddy Eric,

"Here's a must see movie! Fuck the Terminator he's a bitch"!

Enjoy!

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Hey India, Michael Jackson called, he wants his music video back.

 

Only This Can Make 20 Inches of Snow Better!!

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Randy Rogers Band Kicked Some Ass

As always RRB kicked some ass tonight. This time on Conan! Randy Rogers Band is a must see act. Their live show will not disappoint.

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'Everyone is Doing It. How bout you?

http://www.everyoneisdoingitvideo.com/?id=06d1f9378369d96b34fd71f6fbcbccd9

Finally! This is why Boozer needs to touch the ball.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo and Caption by: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News

Jazz forward Carlos Boozer likes to get his hands on the ball during breaks in action and every time he takes the floor.

Utah Jazz: Carlos Boozer likes to touch the ball — and other creatures of habit

Published: Sunday, April 25, 2010 12:00 a.m. MDT

By Tim Buckley, Deseret News

SALT LAKE CITY — They're hard habits to break.  Not necessarily bad habits, but habits nonetheless — and, for some with the Jazz, borderline obsessions.  Like C.J. Miles' pregame pullup.
Like Kyle Korver wanting a short shot or two every time he enters the game between whistles.
And, perhaps most noticeably, like Carlos Boozer touching the ball during most breaks in action and virtually every time he takes the floor.

"I never noticed how much (Boozer) does it," Miles said, "until ... someone asked me, 'Why does he have to touch the ball after every free throw and every dead ball?'

"I was like, 'He doesn't do that.' Then one game I had the ball a couple times ... he was like, 'Yo.'

"That's his thing," Miles added. "Just getting a feel for the ball, I guess."

More like becoming one with the ball.

"It's one of those habits you just get into," Boozer said, "and at the same time it's superstitious."
He's done it as long as he can remember, though perhaps not nearly to the degree he has recently.
Boozer walks onto the floor — after a timeout, say — and immediately goes for the ball.
No rebound is at stake, no points are to be scored. He just needs the ball. Desires the ball. Has to have the dang ball.  There really is reasoning, though, behind the madness. "Sometimes you don't get to touch the ball much as a big man," Boozer said, "so you just go touch it to see what it feels like."  As if he might have forgotten in the 60 seconds or so since he touched it last.

"He (Boozer) just wants to touch it," Korver said. "He doesn't care if he shoots it."  Korver, however, takes things to another level.

He needs to get up at least one shot, and — more importantly — see it drop. Even if the NBA's most-proficient 3-point shooter this past season is banking them in from grade-school distance.
"(Boozer) just wants to feel the basketball," Korver said. "I just like to get my elbows straight, and make one or two."

Korver's habit comes with cause, too — mostly because he comes off the bench rather than starting the game.

"You warm up, you get a lot of shots up, you find your rhythm — then you sit there for however long," he said. "There's just something about touching the ball and seeing it go through the basket."

Miles feels much the same, but for him the ball is his head.  His pregame routine once ended with a Deron Williams-fed dunk off the backboard. These days, though, Miles simply does a pullup — with his head popping through the net and ultimately the rim.


"It's kind of like seeing the inside of the basket," he said. "I joked to (a friend), 'I want to see the inside, because the ball's got to go in there.' "

For Boozer, a touch has become a must. Opponents sometimes are jealous, because referees realize what the length of games would be if everyone took a turn.

"One time," Boozer said, "someone — I'm not sure who it was; it might have been Juwan (Howard) — was like, 'How come you get to touch the ball and I don't get to touch the ball?' "

Boozer does it so frequently, though, it's not just teammates who know now to hand over the orb.
Occasionally players from the other team will, perhaps just to move the game along.  And some referees seem, well, trained.

"They know," Boozer said. "Most of them just give it to me now — just throw it to me as I'm walking over there.

"They just tell me not to shoot the ball. They hate it when you shoot it."

Korver has come to realize that as well, but he feels a need to get one or two up anyway. "Most refs are pretty cool about it," he said, "but some, if they don't like you, might not give you the ball right away."
If they don't get their way, Jazz players somehow survive. But they will go to great lengths to make sure their habit doesn't hit a hitch.

"If I didn't do it, I don't think it would mess me up that bad," Miles said. "But I guess I'm gonna have to do it every game now that you asked me about it."

Girl, nine, & her father were shot dead by 'anti-immigrant vigilantes'

What is wrong with people?! The article below really bothers me.

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'Please don't shoot me:' Girl, nine, begged for her life before she and her father were shot dead by 'anti-immigrant vigilantes'

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 9:38 PM on 26th January 2011

A nine-year-old girl begged for her life before being shot dead along with her father by an anti-immigrant vigilante group, a court heard.

Brisenia Flores was gunned down at point-blank range in her own home in Flores, Arizona, as her terrified mother Gina Gonzalez, who had also been hit, played dead on the floor.

She sobbed as the court was told how she had heard Brisenia's desperate pleas as her killer stood over her.

'I can hear it happening,' Mrs Flores told the court describing how her daughter said: 'Why did you shoot my dad? Why did you shoot my mum?'

'I can hear her telling him to "please don't shoot me."'

The prosecution alleges that the child and her father Raul Flores Jr were murdered in May 30, 2009 by a group of vigilantes set up to tackle Mexican immigrants.

The shootings took place 200 miles from Tucson, the scene of the gun massacre earlier this month in which another nine-year-old girl died.

Shawna Forde, the head of the Minutemen American Defence group, is on trial accused of two charges of first degree murder.

She is allegedly orchestrated the attack on the Flores family with two male accomplices, due to face face court in.March.

Police claim that Forde believed Mr Flores was a drug trafficker and would have cash and goods in the house which they could use to fund their patrols.

She reportedly led the raid and gave instructions to the male accomplices.

Mrs Gonzalez told the court that her husband woke her up just before 1am on May 30 and said that the police were at the door.

The couple went to the front room - where Brisenia had spent the night on the sofa to be near her new dog - and spotted two people outside.

Both were in camouflage. Mrs Gonzalez said one was a heavy-set woman while the other was a man whose face was blackened with greasepaint. He was armed with a rifle and pistol.

The mother-of-one told the court the pair had demanded to be let in, claiming the family were harbouring a fugitive.

They then burst into the house. The man told Mr Flores: 'Don't take this personal, but this bullet has your name on it.'

He then opened fire, hitting Mrs Gonzalez in the shoulder and leg.

Her husband was hit multiple times before the gunman turned to her daughter.

She described hearing the murderer reload his weapon as he ignored Brisenia's pleas for mercy and then open fire.

The gunman and his accomplice left but as Mrs Gonzalez called 911, she heard him returning.

Desperately wounded, she dragged herself through the house to find her husband's gun and exchanged fire with her assailant, who police say is Jason Bush.

He was injured and fled the scene. 

Forde was arrested shortly after the shooting. She had Mrs Gonzalez's wedding ring and other jewellery, according to police.

Investigators said that she was originally a member of the anti-immigrant Minuteman Project but left to form a more extreme breakaway group.

Members claim that it is their civil duty to protect the Mexican border with weapons as the authorities are unable to do so. 

Forde allegedly funded her by group by robbing the houses of suspected drug dealers. When she reportedly proposed one such raid to two potential accomplices, they phoned the FBI - who did nothing because they believed the suggestion was too ludicrous to be true. 

Prosecutor Kellie Johnson said: 'Not only will the state prove to you that Shawna Forde was in that house that night, barking orders and telling people what to do, the state will prove that Shawna Forde organised and planned this offence.'

Forde's lawyer Eric Larsen told the court that she was not at the house and that much of the evidence was circumstantial Forde denies murder. The trial continues. If convicted, she faces the death penalty.

Bryant Gumbel and Katie Couric don't know what the Internet is.

This is classic.  Let's go back to 1994.  Back to the days before e-mails and websites. Back when you had to use an encyclopedia for your term papers.  Back when the Dewey Decimal System was your best friend.

I'm willing to bet if you're under 20 you never used  an encyclopedia and you have never heard of the Dewey Decimal System.

Too Big Too Strong Too Fast Too Good

Just heard this audio on facebook via my buddy Eric C.  Good stuff.  Kudos to the Score 670 Chicago.  Well done.  Originally aired on the Jason Goff show on 1/27/11 produced by Chris T.


Derrick Rose Montage by CosmRoks

For Air Personalities, Facebook And Twitter Are Now Mandatory

by Phyllis Stark / phyllisstark@radio-info.com

 

If you’re a radio air personality, it’s no longer enough to go in, host your four hours, and check out. For most jocks these days, it’s not just what happens on the mic that makes them successful. How they interact with their listeners on social networking sites, particularly Facebook and Twitter, can go a long way toward making their show popular, and many say it has become a required part of the job.

They’re finding these sites are not just a vehicle to promote their show, but a tool to solicit feedback, test out potential on-air topics, and engage their fans on a whole new level. And while social media interaction is time consuming, jocks say the benefits by far outweigh any downsides.

“Anyone who doesn’t take time out of their day to engage their listeners, even briefly, in a medium they have all incorporated so thoroughly in their lives is totally missing out,” says Randy “Mudflap” Wilcox, OM/PD and morning man at WEGX Florence, S.C. “A few conversations during the day goes a long way to convince people that you are people too, and not just some monolith pumping out country music. Depending on how you use it, it can incite tremendous passion for your brand. Plus, it’s a ton of fun to just randomly drop in on [listeners’ Facebook] walls and respond to something they said. They get a huge kick out of a ‘celebrity’ acknowledging them. As my daughter likes to say, it’s full of win.”

KMLE Phoenix afternoon driver “Big Shoe Stu” Evans agrees. “I love the immediate feedback, and the occasional one-to-one conversations,” he says. “The social media explosion can be extremely helpful with an immediacy of information and feedback that we’ve never had. I compare it to times when I’ve done plays or stand-up [comedy]. The audience is right there, for better or worse, and you can ‘feel’ the performance, and how it’s going.” 

WUSN Chicago afternoon driver Drew Walker is active on Facebook and, particularly, Twitter, and says, “I try to be as transparent and responsive as possible.” He makes sure his interaction with listeners is “always a two-way exchange. I use Twitter more for information and pictures … or passing along items that I think are of direct interest to listeners,” he says. “I use Facebook more for conversations, but I do reply individually on both.”

Walker believes his social networking greatly benefits his work, and calls the networks “truly an extension of my show [and] tools to continue the conversation with my listeners and make it easier to connect. Especially with the tight formatics of the new PPM world, there is a lot of good fun that doesn’t always make it on-air outside of morning drive. Now, it happens online.

“My ultimate goal is create a sense of community [where listeners want] to come back often and check in,” adds Walker. “If the listener feels like they have a connection to me, I believe they’re more inclined to tune in during the show, and PPM is all about getting more tune-ins, more appointments, more repeat listening opportunities.”

WCOS Columbia, S.C., morning co-host Kelly Nash is also active on both Facebook and Twitter. “The way we use them is a supplement to the phones, and to test out subject interest,” he says. “For example, I posted a video of a small riot happening in an IHOP in a suburb of Columbia Tuesday before I left the office. By Wednesday morning, I could see a bunch of comments including some good one-liners, so we know our P1s are into this. When we went on the air, we were able to use calls and mix them in with Facebook/Twitter comments.”

“When an event like the Grammy Awards is on, I’ll tweet or Facebook a bunch of my thoughts and comment on a bunch of other people’s,” adds Nash. “I can see some of my better lines will be re-tweeted or shared, introducing me to a potentially new audience.”

Wilcox, too, is a master at engaging his fans during televised awards shows, posting a running commentary that draws lots of listener feedback, which he also then comments on in a way that can make listeners feel like he’s right there on the couch next to them.

Several air personalities note that listeners now simply expect them to be active on social networks, particularly during their air shift.

WMIL Milwaukee morning co-host Karen Dalessandro says, “We’re most active on both Facebook and Twitter while we’re doing the show. We’ll send topic ideas out to get feedback before we even present them on the air. Or we promote an upcoming giveaway with the time it’s going to happen so those online can be tuned in. Producer Radar is [online] constantly during the morning, but any one of us will jump on if there’s a ‘conversation’ going on that we want to be a part of.

“Off air, we’ll upload pictures and video at our appearances in real time,” she continues. “We’re able to invite listeners to that exact location. If they can’t make it, they can check out the photos online and still be involved. Social networking is a great tool that definitely enhances what we do on the radio.”

“I use Facebook and Twitter, mostly in the hours I’m on the air or if I’m at a station event or concert to share station stuff—behind-the-scenes things that might happen while the mic is off,” says WFRE Frederick Md., PD and afternoon driver Jess Wright. “Facebook, Twitter, texting, e-mail, etc., are all now an integral part of the show.

“From 3-7 p.m. each day, I keep Facebook open in one tab and my Twitter mentions page open in another,” says Wright. “I always try to respond to listener comments and engage them in conversation. I look at it the same way as answering listener e-mail. It’s important, and even if I can’t get to it right this second, I’ll have time later in the show.

“Also, listeners love hearing their names on the air, and reading back some of the more interesting responses tends to make more people post responses too,” Wright continues. “It’s sometimes better than the phone in that respect because you don’t have to count on them being good speakers or having to edit out big, gaping pauses and irrelevant information. It makes the show more of a whole package—it stands on its own on the air, but if the people listening are also on Facebook or Twitter, they get another dimension that makes it even better.

“It’s a relatively small group of listeners who are interacting in the social networks, but those listeners are enthusiastic fans and will tell their friends that they ‘talked’ to me and that I responded,” Wright says of the benefits of social networking. “It keeps the conversations going when maybe we’re done with them on the air, but people still have things they want to say. It’s just one more way to pull in P1s and keep them excited about the station and the show in particular, and it keeps them talking about it. 

“Plus, on Facebook their activity will show up on their friends’ news feeds, and on Twitter people will see their friends in a running conversation with me, so it gets my name and the station name out to even more people. If people come to my page and I manage to entertain them in some way, they’ll turn on the radio and see if I’m that awesome on the air, too. (And of course, I totally am).”

Still, air personalities say the social networking aspect of the job can be a lot of work Says Dalessandro, “It adds tons of extra time to an already long day … We’re really lucky to be a three person morning show, because it would be tough keeping up with this on the air if you’re doing a hectic AM drive show with fewer members.”

Says Evans, “The biggest downside is strictly a time and mental overload issue. You have to learn to filter the information using the technology itself, but also not to be consumed with the rambling stupidity we all see online. I like the platforms, I’m learning more and more about new usages, but I think most folks over 35 can survive just fine without it all. Younger people can too, but they don’t want to, and I get that. If we grab more radio listeners using social media, how can that be a bad thing?”

“It is definitely a time-consuming portion of my day, but so is blogging /podcasts /content for our station Web site,” says Walker. “It’s all part of the new personality/PPM world. And even though both mediums are ‘instant gratification,’ I've found that you can reply four hours later (or within a day) and still be fully connected to the conversation.”

Nash has a different view. “It can backfire if you respond 12 hours later to people commenting on stuff,” he says. “Social media is all about now. People post comments and expect at minimum a ‘Like’ within an hour or so if the jock is on the air. 

“It’s even worse if you post something like a promotion of a contest coming up this afternoon, and [a listener] comments a question about it,” Nash continues. “The fact that you didn’t respond before the contest aired is the kind of thing that gets them commenting to other friends what a jerk you or the station is.”

Still, Nash says, “For shows like ours which run live, it’s an awesome tool. People don’t have to wonder if we read their comment, because I’ll respond to it [online] and might mention it on the air. That deepens their bond with us. It’s a lot easier to post something on our page than trying to call a request line, too.”

And jocks say there are very few negatives to being active social networkers.

Says Walker, “the only downside might be Internet overload [or] burnout, but I’ve set limits that work well for me. My phone [and] computer are off from 8 p.m. until the next morning.”

“We have a few crazies that comment on most of our stuff, and every once and a while a small commenting war breaks out between them and someone [else] who wishes they would stop commenting,” says Nash. “It usually leads to an opportunity for us to play peacemaker amongst our tribe, and everyone walks away more devoted to the show.”

Asked if that kind of familiar conversation can attract the nuts and would-be stalkers that tend to bond with many radio personalities, Wright says, “As long as you use common sense [and] you’re careful about what you share, I don’t think it’s any different than being engaging on the air. In fact, it’s a bit better, because while you can only answer one phone call at a time, and sometimes you miss calls entirely when people give up, you can always take the time to go back and answer them online. I can’t think of a down side.”

This Guy Really Likes His Bartending Gig

13 staples on his head and a black eye.  Are you kidding me?  Is protecting your job that important.  I've gotten staples before.  Staples hurt.  I had 2 put in and I teared up .  I ain't scared to admit it.

If I worked at a bar and 4 people walk in to rob the place, you better believe I'll give them everything they want.  Heck, I'll serve them a beer and maybe make them some Tequila Old-Fashioneds.

There has to be a better way to get the Employee of the Month Award.

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D-ROSE Chicago's MVP

Check out this article by Rick Riley.  Sharing with the world why Chicago Loves Derrick Rose

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An American beauty Rose

By Rick Reilly
ESPN.com

Derrick Rose isn't so much a name as a sentence. As in: Derrick Rose in the NBA three years ago and hasn't stopped since.
He's my MVP so far, not just for the way he's carried the limping Chicago Bulls the way Penn's carried Teller. And not just for the way he jumps like a frog bred with a kangaroo. And not just for the way he scores, defends and passes like every game is a one-day tryout. He's my MVP for moments like this:
Three young fans are walking alone after leaving the United Center. They're the last to go, so they're all alone. A white SUV pulls up next to them. This part of Chicago could use a shave and a clean shirt, so somebody rolling up on you isn't usually happy news. The young men try not to look. The window comes down and who is behind it but Derrick Rose himself, The Heir to Air.

Their mouths fall unhinged.

"Hey, man, just want to thank you guys for taking time to come out," Rose says. "Really appreciate it."

Their voice boxes go mute.

"And thanks for wearin' my jersey, too!" Rose says to one of them.

Their eyes fail to blink.

Finally, one of them, Martin Campoverde, 23, gulps, "What's it feel like playing in your hometown?"

Rose pauses and smiles. "Greatest thing ever happened to me," he says. "This is the greatest city in the world."
Window goes up. SUV drives off. Year is made.

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Derrick Rose, but the pass still hadn't come. Now his elbow was at about rim height -- which is insane for a man who is only 6-3. He had done his part -- the alley -- but the oop still hadn't arrived from teammate Ron Brewer, so there was nothing to do but hang around and wait. He looked like some David Copperfield trick up there, immune to gravity.

"I really thought [the ball] would be there earlier," Rose explained later, after the Bulls had rallied to whip Detroit, "but Ronnie took an extra dribble so I kind of had to catch and dunk on the way down."
Who can't relate to this? You're loitering at the top of the backboard square, just hanging around, and finally have to dunk it on the way back down. It's inconvenient, yes, but this is life.
Rose tomahawked it through with one hand so hard he nearly left a dent in the floor.

It put air under 44,000 shoes. The 11 o'clock sports guys played it about 10 times each.
"Have you seen a replay?" I asked him.
"No," he said with a grin.
"Will you go home tonight and watch it on 'SportsCenter'?"
"No, no, no. I'll watch something tonight but it won't be that."
"Don't you want to see it?"
"No, sir. I don't want to get caught up in all that."
Who builds athletes like this nowadays? Rose calls people ma'am and sir. He doesn't have a Twitter page. After ad shoots, he personally goes around and thanks everybody in the room, even the lens-cap-holder guy. And he has the peculiar habit of referring to himself in the first person.

Rose could put up numbers that would fry your calculator. He is easily talented enough to lead the league in scoring. His drive to the iron is unstoppable. His 3-pointers made are up 800 percent this season. The kid has made 69 treys already. Michael Jordan didn't make that many until his sixth season. But Rose would sooner tongue-bathe goats than go for the scoring crown. "I can't do that! I'm the point guard!"
This is how out of touch Rose is with superstardom: One of his goals this year is to stop swearing. "My mom yells at me," he says. "She says, 'People can read lips!'"

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Derrick Rose where the blood flows in the gutters and fear rides on the wind on the South Side. In 1991, when Rose was 3, his Englewood neighborhood had 81 murders -- in the first four months. In 2008, the singer Jennifer Hudson's family was gunned down on West 79th, four blocks from Murray Park, where Rose learned to ball. So far, in the first three weeks of 2011, there have already been two murders.
"I used to have this sense," says Rose, 22. "I just knew when there was trouble. You can feel it in your bones. 'Oh, dang. It's time to go.' And I'd just run home as fast as I could."
Rose moved his mom and brothers out of here long ago, but he refuses to turn his back on his home. He stops by Murray Park all the time to watch the kids pretend to be him.
"You got to go back," says Rose. "You don't ever want to show up there and have the kids say, 'Man, what are YOU doing here? You don't belong here no more.'"
One time he was driving through, by himself, and heard gunshots close by. Even that hasn't stopped him, though now he brings his two security guards -- both old friends from those very streets. They go out with Rose every time he goes out, wherever he goes out. "Just in case. I don't want something to happen. Something bad. I don't want any incidents."
Do his guards carry guns?
"Sometimes," he says.
On his right hand, you see his latest tattoo: Sweet Home Chicago.

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Derrick Rose the last few weeks in the All-Star voting to become a starter on the ridiculously loaded NBA East. He pretended he'd be happy to be "a towel boy" but he admitted to friends that he was aching to be voted onto the starting team by the fans.
In fact, he'd like to be more than that.
"Who gets your vote for MVP so far?" I ask.
"Can I vote for myself?"
"Sure."
"Myself."
"Why?"
"Well, 'cause I've worked so hard and I'd like people to know it. And 'cause it would be for my team. And mostly 'cause I want to represent my city the best I possibly can. This is the greatest city in the world."
We're entering a shimmering era in the NBA. I can't remember seeing this many thrilling young players all at once. Dwight Howard. Kevin Durant. Russell Westbrook. Blake Griffin. Chris Paul. Rajon Rondo. And Rose. All 25 or under and all could end up in the Hall of Fame.
Your MVP vote might be Dwyane Wade or LeBron James in Miami, but you'd be wrong. They have each other. It might be for the wizard Rondo in Boston, but he's only a disher, not a scorer. It might be for Amare Stoudemire of the New York Knicks, but if he's so valuable, why do they lose as often as they win? Rose has the Bulls in the hunt for the No. 1 seed in the East even though they lost their two trees -- Joakim Noah (17 games) and Carlos Boozer (16) -- for much of the first half.
The pick is Rose for all the right reasons.

And when someone asks you, "How'd the Bulls get so good?" you answer in a complete sentence: Derrick Rose.

Lady Falls and No One Laughs? Damn You Political Correctness

Falling down is almost always funny.  How did everyone in this courtroom keep a straight face?  Everyone was cool and calm.  The coolest cats in the world.  How about the chick on the bottom right.  I bet she as cold-hearted as they come.  She pours herself a glass of water turns see the lady on the ground turns around and drinks her water.  No reaction whatsoever.  A wasted opportunity for a spit-take.

An open letter to Chicago Bears fans and the national media

 Todays Blog Brought to you by my buddy Ryan Sudol.  Well said my friend!

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An open letter to Chicago Bears fans and the national media:

by Ryan Sudol on Monday, January 24, 2011 at 4:44pm

What do the words “Idiot, moron, and clown” all have in common?  They were all names that I was called prior to September 1st of last year.  People that know me have their own reasons for calling me that, but for the average Bears fan that I talked to, it was a name I was called because I said that the Bears would win over 10 games before the season even started.  When I would ask: “How many games do you think the Bears will win?”  The answer I would receive was never more than 7 games.  So now here we stand in the wake of an NFC Championship loss to the hated Green Bay Packers and the Bears finished off the season at a “disappointing” 12-6 record.  What is the real disappointment though?  The answer is simple – the fans and the national media.

Minutes after Caleb Hanie threw the game-ending interception, fans were burning Cutler jerseys in the parking lot in effigy. They questioned his heart.  The heart of a man who, while sacked more than any quarterback this season, still overcame a damning physical illness and managed to throw for more than 3,000 yards in consecutive seasons for the first time in BEARS HISTORY.  We now know that Jay Cutler suffered an MCL “sprain.”  Let’s get something straight for the meatball moron fans reading this.  The primary purpose of the MCL is to prevent the leg from extending too far inward, but it also helps keep the knee stable and allows it to rotate.  So if a partially torn ligament in the knee isn’t a severe enough injury to sit out on, what is?  A concussion is just a headache right?  A sprain just some soreness right?  The MRI results are in, and again fans…you lose.

Now what about those people calling Jay a quitter?  Not just fans, but NFL players, Chicago’s own Michael Wilbon, and Jason Whitlock just to name a few of the people pouring gasoline on this media fire.  Jacksonville Jaguars running back, Maurice Jones-Drew, said the “Urban Meyer rule was in effect” for Jay Cutler, suggesting he quit on his team.  Is this the same Maurice Jones-Drew who sat out the last two weeks, with a knee injury, while the Jaguars chances at the NFL postseason were eliminated?  NFL analyst Deion Sanders tweeted that he questioned Jay Cutler’s heart.  Is this the same Deion Sanders that was caught violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy?  I’m not angry or upset that people are having opinions, I’m disgusted that they are, pardon the pun, having knee-jerk reactions.  Mark Schlereth, Kerry Rhodes, and Ross Tucker all had twitteriah last night as well.  You don’t know who Ross Tucker is? Yeah…neither do I.  Derrick Brooks tweeted “FOX Havent shown any trainer looking at cutler UMMM.”  I’ll forgive the poor grammar of the great linebacker, but won’t forgive his ignorance.  Before halftime I saw Cutler surrounded by many members of the Bears organization limping to the locker room, before the rest of his team.  Just because FOX doesn’t show trainers looking at Cutler on the sidelines, doesn’t mean it didn’t happen.  Just because FOX doesn’t show Jay Cutler getting excited on the sidelines after a great play doesn’t mean it didn’t happen.  And just because Jay Cutler is walking on the sideline, doesn’t mean he can avoid Clay Matthews without further damaging his knee and possibly inhibiting his ability to lead the Bears into next season.  Jason Whitlock equated Cutler’s quitting on his team to LeBron James quitting on Cleveland.  Would anyone care if Earl Bennett or Chester Taylor didn’t play the second half with an MCL sprain? Probably not.  The only things that Jay Cutler and LeBron James have in common, is that they are both exceedingly good at what they do, and they both desperately want to win a championship in their respective sports.  Wilbon said Cutler isn’t worthy of the Bears defense.  Wilbon should know better than anyone that nobody in our lifetime has seen a real quarterback play football in Chicago, so who is he to judge?  It’s bad enough that the Bears fan base consists mostly of impressionable meatballs more fickle than a Tempur-pedic mattress, but to have “experts” call a professional athlete’s heart in question, from the comfort of their living room or office, is just adding to the mass idiocy.

Would you have rather seen Jay on the sidelines crying in pain because it was too painful to walk?  Would you have rather not seen Jay at all because he was having emergency surgery on his knee in the locker room?  I know, you wanted to see Jay Cutler with a cast on his leg, under center, wincing at every movement, throwing the ball through double coverage while needing Roberto Garza and Olin Kreutz’s to help him back to the huddle, right?  Or maybe you’d prefer he step into a phone booth and rip off his jersey exposing a Superman outfit.  No, instead he was on the sideline helping the emergency 3rd string quarterback try to get his team back into the game because he was physically unable to.  I’m sorry that’s not good enough for most of you, but just because you can walk on a sideline…doesn’t mean you can play football at a championship level.  Remember when Brian Urlacher hurt his wrist?  Did you burn his jersey because a “minor” injury kept him off of the field?  Or better yet, do you remember a similar situation with an NFL 4th overall draft pick in the biggest game ever?  Cedric Benson was hurt in the first of half of Super Bowl XLI and you supposed fans rode him out of town on a rail.  You are the same fan base that can’t even understand the purpose of home-field advantage.  I was waiting for it all game, and wouldn’t you know it, on the final drive I still saw Caleb Hanie’s hands going to his earholes because you obviously can’t comprehend the notion that 40,000 fans screaming may prevent your offense from working properly.  I don’t care that you spent $5,000 for a ticket, I don’t care that you buy Bears merchandise, hell I don’t even care that you invoke names like “Punky QB” and “Sid Luckman.”  Here’s the bottom line and it’s partially me begging you, the idiot Bear fan:  When you get player like Jay Cutler on your football team, don’t piss him off.  Chicago is a great city and has the potential to be a competitive football team for a long time as long as Jay Cutler is your quarterback…You want to question Jay Cutler’s heart?  I’ll challenge you with this: Go back to November 5th, 2005.  Jay Cutler and Earl Bennett were teammates at Vanderbilt and playing at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, arguably the toughest place to play in college football, better known as “The Swamp”.  Re-watch the fourth quarter as Cutler put the entire Commodore team on his shoulders and brought them back from being down two touchdowns and, if not for a ridiculous excessive celebration penalty, they would have gone for a 2 point conversion and beaten the Gators in regulation.  They lost the game in the second overtime, but on that day I knew one thing and one thing only, nobody loved playing the game of football more than Jay Cutler.

The sad truth is Bears fans, is that you don’t deserve Jay Cutler.  Nothing you’ve done this season has shown you appreciate having him as your quarterback.  You elevate Matt Forte for his amazing stats and call him the best since Payton, and you ignore Cutler’s back to back 3,000 yard seasons.  You praise Devin Hester for his returns, but ignore the fact that the first postseason pass Jay has thrown since high school was a 58 yard bomb to Greg Olsen.  And he does all of this without a viable professional offensive line or professional NFL receivers.  Johnny Knox as the Bears #1 receiver would barely make it as a #3 on the Packers or most other NFL teams with real receivers.  This team went from preseason afterthought, to one drive away from playing in Dallas and still you don’t realize how good your team was and can be. You make me sick Chicago, and you make me hope that after the ashes of your torched Cutler jerseys blow away, you realize how stupid you really are as a “Bears Fan.”

With love,

Ryan Sudol

Who bashed Cutler? I was Guilty. I'm Sorry Jay!

I was bummed to see Cutler sit out the second half.  I even thought he took himself out of the game.  He was on a bike and had no crutches.  I was bitter and angry.  Turns out he might have a torn MCL.  That's a season ending injury!  That made me happy.  Not the injury, that sucks.  The fact that he didn't quit on the team.  That made me happy.

I'm angry that I thought that way, but that's the reputation he built for himself.  I want to apologize to Cutler for doubting him. 

Here is a good point / message that my buddy Ryan has for the Cutler / Lovie haters.

"Jay Cutler just gave you the 2 best consecutive seasons as a Bears QB with the worst offensive line in the NFL. Your 'hot seat' coach lovie smith has taken you to 2 NFC Title games (and a superbowl) in the last 5 years which is something less than 5% of coaches in the NFL have done...with the worst recievers in the league"

Boom goes the Dynamite. Cutler better have a major injury. No leader pulls himself out of a game. Thank God I have my Bulls. Steelers over the Packers in the Super Bowl.

Coachella 2011 Line-up Announced

What do Packer Players do before a NFC Championship Game?

They booze it up and go on stage during a Brad Paisley / Darius Rucker concert.  Yep, even Aaron Rodgers.  Check out the video below.  You can see them chugging away and singing "Alcohol".  This happened with less than 72 hours to go before the big NFC showdown with the Bears.  Go Bears!

Devin Hester: You Are Ridiculous

Above we have Devin Hester and his ride.  PIMP.  Below we have all of Devin Hester's 14 Return Touchdowns.  Future Hall of Famer without a doubt.

This is why we make fun of Packer Fans

Another Hollywood Remake.

1992's Single White Female starred Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Now the movie get's a make-over called The Roommate, with Leighton Meester and Minka Kelly.  Hollywood is remaking way too many movies.  9 times out of 10 remakes suck.

Would you watch this movie?

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Best Picture EVER

The Walking Dead

I decided that today is the day I check out "The Walking Dead". Have you seen it yet? Any good? I hear rave reviews. I tried to avoid it because I didn't have time to watch another show. Now I have nothing but time.

I blame unemployment .

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Packers in the 80's would be Fined a Ton in Today's NFL

Another Green Bay Fail

 

Is this for real?  Are you kidding me?  We all make spelling mistakes.  It's natural.  But it's the front page!  C'mon!  SPELL CHECK! 

Dear NBA, I Love You, But I call Shenanigans!

I'm calling shenanigans on the NBA and the folks who create the games schedule before the season.  I'm not saying it's a conspiracy.  I just think that things were made simple for a certain team. 

LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh all sat out of Monday's practice to heal sore knees and ankles.  FYI: That's $300 Million Dollars sitting on the bench.

It's a long season.  Teams all over the NBA do it.  Players need to stay healthy.  Teams are very aware that the rest could mean losing a game or 2.  What surprises me is that the Heat right now will only play 2 games in a 11-day span.  2 games in a 11-day span?!  What the heck is that all about! All-Star Weekend is a shorter break than that!

I went through a handful of schedules trying to find another team with a similar break.  I couldn't find any (I did give up after looking at 3 or 4 schedules).  Maybe their is another team with a break like this.  I really don't know.

Doesn't this seem unfair to you?  If Miami get to rest and only play 2 games in a 11-day span, shouldn't all teams have a break like this?  Why can't schedules be similar all around.  I know that travel days are a factor but should they all have similar time off?

Let's use my Chicago Bulls as an example.  The Bulls lead the league in back to back games with 23.  That means they will play 46 games (over half the season) in 23 set of 2.  They also play 3 sets of 4 games in 5 nights (mostly on the road because of the Circus and Disney on Ice) and they also get to play  5 games in 7 nights. That's 63 total games with a combined 5 days of rest...I think.  I suck at math, but you get my point.

Where is their time to rest?  Chicago can use it.  Rose is getting beat up every time he drives to the basket, Boozer has a sprained ankle, and with Noah still out the team have been playing some long minutes.  Where is their 2 games in a 11-day span?

Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman Have New Baby

Nicole Kidman, Keith Urban -- New Parents!

1/17/2011 12:42 PM PST by TMZ Staff  

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Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have a new baby, courtesy of a surrogate ... TMZ has learned. 



Kidman and Urban are Faith's biological parents.

Sources tell us ... the baby was born at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville on December 28, 2010. Her name is Faith.

Kidman and Urban are Faith's biological parents.

We're told Nicole and Keith went into the hospital on the down low last week, visiting Faith and the surrogate during her stay.   They entered the hospital through the back, took the service elevator to the top floor, which they rented exclusively for themselves.

We're told the baby is home.

Yes, Nicole and Keith were both at the Golden Globes last night.

UPDATE: Keith and Nicole just released a statement to TMZ saying, "Our family is truly blessed, and just so thankful, to have been given the gift of baby Faith Margaret. No words can adequately convey the incredible gratitude that we feel for everyone who was so supportive throughout this process, in particular our gestational carrier."

Turns out Aaron Rodgers doesn't hate elderly women with cancer.

I still think he's a tool. Just like how all the Pack fans hate Cutler. It's the same thing, except in Chicago, we laugh it off and in Green Bay, people get all defensive and cry.

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Packers Fan with Cancer Shocked by Criticism of Aaron Rodgers
By Marcie Kobriger

Last Friday, an Action 2 News report featured a breast cancer survivor seeking Aaron Rodgers's autograph as the Packers were departing for Atlanta. Video of the Packers quarterback walking past the woman as she held out a hat for him to sign went viral -- and Rodgers came under fire.

The woman at the center of the controversy says she's shocked and upset by comments critical of Rodgers's actions at Austin Straubel airport.

Jan Cavanaugh and her husband are die hard Packers fans. The pair is often at the airport to see the team off for away games and on the edge of their seats when the Packers play.

When she talks about the team, Jan includes herself on the roster, referring to the Packers as "we."

"We sat yesterday and watched the whole game, and we're so excited that we're going to play the Bears," she said.

But her excitement over an NFC Championship match-up has been tempered.

Aaron Rodgers and other players didn't autograph her cap as she saw them off to Atlanta -- but it's not the hat she's upset about, it's the Internet and radio chatter created by the video of Rodgers passing her by.

"I was terribly upset this morning because I did not realize what was online, and opened up my email," she said, "and I was just shocked."

The video has drawn criticism but the only people Jan is critical of today are those creating the chatter.

"I am very unhappy with people making so much out of this, because this really isn't that big of a deal. It's up to the players to decide who they want to give an autograph to, and that's their prerogative."

Just a week earlier, Rodgers autographed Jan's pink jersey bearing the number 12 as the team departed for Philadelphia. A few years ago the now-star quarterback signed a number of things for her, too.

Jan says they've kept everything players have signed for them except for a few items they gave to family members.

While she is distressed over the controversy, Cavanaugh won't let it dampen her excitement for the packers.

"We're really big football fans and the Packers are our team, and we just think that this is the team to root for, so Go Pack Go!"

Bears / Packers Staying Classy

Love that this game will have no pre-game trash talk.  Both teams will let their game do the talking.  Most trash talk will come from fans and blogs from Chicago to Green Bay and all over the world. 

Bears know where they stand.  They've been the underdogs all year long and once again playing the role.  The Bears used all the negativity and won the north.  These Guys just want to play football and win.

PS: How pimp are Peppers' glasses?  I want a pair!


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Chris Bosh is Still a Tool!

Bosh crying and making excuses.  Just Shut up and play ball.

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Thibodeau takes exception to Bosh's comments


By K.C. Johnson

MEMPHIS --- Tom Thibodeau defended Omer Asik on Monday, showing some uncharacteristic emotion when asked about Chris Bosh's critical comments from late Saturday.

Bosh criticized Asik for diving on the floor for a loose ball, which led to Bosh leaving the game with a sore ankle.

"I didn't see it that way," Thibodeau said. "I saw it as a great hustle play. Omer is not that type of guy. He's not going to ever try to take somebody out. He plays hard. He plays clean. He wants to win.

"Sometimes people say things heat of the moment after a game. Chris is a tough player. Actually, he hit the floor in the first half in a similar play with Derrick. I didn't see it that way."

Here is Bosh's original criticism.

"You've got to watch people's legs," Bosh said Saturday. "I know guys want to hustle and everything but we all want to play and provide for our families and have a job. We all want to be healthy and that is very important If it is by somebody's leg, don't dive for the ball, it's too close."

Girl falls into fountain while texting at the Mall

This is perhaps the best way to start off a Monday! This is comedic gold. I kinda wish I was there to see it happen live. Kudos to the mall cops who leaked this video. Well done. I hope you got a raise and a medal! Mall Cop of the Year!

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Hey Wisconsin, Try Defending Aaron Rodgers On This One.

Aaron Rodgers is a DOUCHEBAG.
Bigger Douchebags, WBAY-TV out of Green Bay.


I know this post will start a whole string of "Bears Still Suck" chants from all my Wisconsin friends. I'm OK with that. I'm also gonna hear people say that Cutler is the bigger douche. Let's make 3 things clear here before you see the videos below and read Mike Florio's article.

A) Jay Cutler has always been a jerk. He knows it. That's who he is. He doesn't care to embrace that role. He's about football. Some athletes embrace it.  Not Jay.  Jordan was king when it came to embracing that role.  MJ still has Chicago eating out of his hand. Cutler wants nothing to do with that. He just wants to play football.

B) Aaron Rodgers wants to be the face of the Packers. He embraces the spotlight. Heck, he looks for it. He makes himself seem like the lovable QB.  Just like Favre did during his tenure in Green Bay.

C) See for yourself. Aaron Rodgers acts as if he is totally unaware of the situation below. Yet moments later, Clay Matthews does what any respectable athlete would do.  He even acknowledges that he was aware of Jan Cavanaugh's presence.

Both Rodgers and Matthews came off the same plane. That means Packers PR told Matthew about Cavanaugh's story. No way they would tell Matthews and not Rodgers.

Bottom line, Rodgers is an idiot that will be defended by more idiots.



Check out the article below by Mike Florio of [Pro Football Talk]. I even found the videos that prove their douchiness.


Aaron Rodgers has a lot to learn about where his money comes from
Posted by Mike Florio on January 16, 2011, 3:35 PM EST

We realize that only two days ago we defended largely unlikable Bears quarterback Jay Cutler from a mailed-in attack by ESPN’s Rick Reilly. But since Reilly has yet to attack Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, we feel no need to defend him. (Yet.)

In fact, we’re going to attack him a little. (Maybe Reilly will come to his defense.)

Rodgers makes a lot of money because people are willing to pay to watch him do what he does, and because they’re willing to sit and watch him do it on television, while being bombarded with advertisements and networks promos.

Without fans, football would be lacrosse. Or indoor soccer. Or postseason baseball.

So football players need to be willing to pause and sign an autograph or two from time to time. Especially when the person seeking the autograph is female, is wearing copious amounts of NFL-licensed pink apparel, and has very short gray hair.

There’s a pretty good chance that any person fitting that description is a cancer patient. And if the NFL is going to allow the official uniform to be infiltrated by pink patches and gloves and cleats and stripes every October, high-profile NFL players need to be willing to stop and sign an autograph for someone who fits the profile of a person who is in the fight of her life.

WBAY-TV has the video evidence. Watch Rodgers breeze by Jan Cavanaugh, refusing even to acknowledge her existence. (The good news is that linebacker Clay Matthews treated her with warmth and respect.)







Hey, it’s a free country. Rodgers has an inalienable right to choose to behave like an ass. And the rest of us have an inalienable right to tell anyone who’ll listen that he’s behaving like an ass.

Rodgers needs to realize that without people like Jan Cavanaugh, whose passion for pro football prompted her to go to the airport after a radiation treatment in the hopes of getting Rodgers to sign the pink hat with the Packers logo that she always wears, make his entire lifestyle possible. Otherwise, he’d be no different than a guy who’s really good at throwing darts or horseshoes or cornhole bags. He’d derive personal satisfaction from the use of his God-given skills, but not much if any money.

We hope this strikes a chord with all pro athletes. The fans are the reason you get paid the big bucks. And it would be wise to show some gratitude, especially when it’s obvious that one of those fans isn’t blessed with good health.

We also hope that Rodgers and/or the Packers track down Jan Cavanaugh and make it up to her. The fact that Rodgers would crap on a rare moment of happiness for someone whose entire life in consumed by fighting the disease and contending with the physical, mental, and emotional effects of it should make the stomach churn of anyone who has cancer, or who has seen a loved one stricken by it.

In other words, everyone.

UPDATE: The folks at WBAY, who probably should have realized that the station’s relationship with the only team in town may have been undermined with the publication of the video of Rodgers treating a cancer patient like a panhandler with leprosy, apparently have taken down the clip. The key moment has been uploaded to YouTube.