Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Weekly Roy D. prank call
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Where's Gus?
This has been straight copied from Awful Announcing, one of the better blogs on the net. I hope they don't mind. This gives you the lowdown for the next two days while you act like you are working on that spreadsheet when you are really watching 4 games at once with the CBS On Demand program. Enjoy the Tourney and Good Luck in your brackets.
Tanight.Blogspot.com Staff
Thursday Games:
*****(12) Temple (21-12) vs (5) Michigan State (25-8) 12:20 PM South (Denver): Gus Johnson and Len Elmore*****
(14) Georgia (17-16) vs (3) Xavier (27-6) 12:20 PM West (Washington, DC): Craig Bolerjack and Bob Wenzel
(16) Portland State (23-9) vs (1) Kansas (31-3) 12:25 PM Midwest (Omaha): Kevin Harlan and Dan Bonner
(11) Kentucky (18-12) vs (6) Marquette (24-9) 2:30 PM South (Anaheim): Dick Enberg/Carter Blackburn and Jay Bilas
(11) Baylor (21-10) vs (6) Purdue (24-8) 2:50 PM West (Washington, DC): Craig Bolerjack and Bob Wenzel
(9) Kent State (28-6) vs (8) UNLV (26-7) 2:55 PM Midwest (Omaha): Kevin Harlan and Dan Bonner
*****(13) Oral Roberts (24-8) vs (4) Pittsburgh (26-9) 3:00 PM South (Denver): Gus Johnson and Len Elmore*****
(14) Cornell (22-5) vs (3) Stanford (26-7) 4:55 PM South (Anaheim): Dick Enberg/Carter Blackburn and Jay Bilas
(11) Kansas State (20-11) vs (6) USC (21-11) 7:10 PM Midwest (Omaha): Kevin Harlan and Dan Bonner
(15) Belmont (25-8) vs (2) Duke (27-5) 7:10 PM West (Washington, DC): Craig Bolerjack and Bob Wenzel
*****(13) Winthrop (22-11) vs (4) Washington State (24-8) 7:20 PM East (Denver): Gus Johnson and Len Elmore*****
(9) Texas A&M (24-10) vs (8) BYU (27-7) 7:25 PM West (Anaheim): Dick Enberg/Carter Blackburn and Jay Bilas
(14) Cal State Fullerton (24-8) vs (3) Wisconsin (29-4) 9:40 PM Midwest (Omaha): Kevin Harlan and Dan Bonner
*****(12) George Mason (23-10) vs (5) Notre Dame (24-7) 9:50 PM East (Denver): Gus Johnson and Len Elmore*****
(16) Mississippi Valley State (17-15) vs (1) UCLA (31-3) 9:50 PM West (Anaheim): Dick Enberg/Carter Blackburn and Jay Bilas
(10) Arizona (19-14) vs (7) West Virginia (24-10) 9:50 PM West (Washington, DC): Craig Bolerjack and Bob Wenzel
Friday Games:
(15) American (21-11) vs (2) Tennessee (29-4) 12:15 PM East (Birmingham): Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery
(10) Davidson (26-6) vs (7) Gonzaga (25-7) 12:25 PM Midwest (Raleigh): Jim Nantz and Billy Packer
(10) St. Mary's (CA) (25-6) vs (7) Miami (FL) (22-10) 12:30 PM South (Little Rock): Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel
(12) Western Kentucky (27-6) vs (5) Drake (28-4) 12:30 PM West (Tampa): Tim Brando and Mike Gminski
(10) South Alabama (26-6) vs (7) Butler (29-3) 2:45 PM East (Birmingham): Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery
(15) UMBC (24-8) vs (2) Georgetown (27-5) 2:55 PM Midwest (Raleigh): Jim Nantz and Billy Packer
(13) San Diego (21-13) vs (4) UConn (24-8) 3:00 PM West (Tampa): Tim Brando and Mike Gminski
(15) Austin Peay (24-10) vs (2) Texas (28-6) 5:00 PM South (Little Rock): Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel
(16) Play-In Winner (TBD) vs (1) North Carolina (32-2) 7:10 PM East (Raleigh): Jim Nantz and Billy Packer
(11) St. Joseph's (21-12) vs (6) Oklahoma (22-11) 7:10 PM East (Birmingham): Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery
(13) Siena (22-10) vs (4) Vanderbilt (26-7) 7:20 PM Midwest (Tampa): Tim Brando and Mike Gminski
(9) Oregon (18-13) vs (8) Mississippi State (22-10) 7:25 PM South (Little Rock): Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel
(9) Arkansas (22-11) vs (8) Indiana (25-7) 9:50 PM East (Raleigh): Jim Nantz and Billy Packer
(14) Boise State (25-8) vs (3) Louisville (24-8) 9:50 PM East (Birmingham): Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery
(12) Villanova (20-12) vs (5) Clemson (24-9) 9:50 PM Midwest (Tampa): Tim Brando and Mike Gminski
(16) UT Arlington (21-11) vs (1) Memphis (33-1) 9:55 PM South (Little Rock): Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel
Friday, March 14, 2008
Part 3: Val Venis
The Big Valbowski!! You gotta love this guy. Eventhough Donny thinks he can beat Val Venus in sluts conquered, I still think my rather large pecker has nothing on the Big Valbowski. Val Venus doesn't make love he makes rapes! I feel sorry for the 1,000 girls that have slept with this man. You know Val Venus makes all of his whores wear red balls in their mouths.
Name: Val Venis
Height/Weight: 6"2 240 pounds of Man.
Belts: In 1999 Val Venis defeated D-Low Brown and The British Bulldog in a tripple threat match to win the European Title. In 2001, he gained a share of the Intercontinental belt but for only a few days. I'm sure he used it as a prop when pounding some lucky lady.
Nicknames: The Big Valbowski, The Hammer, The Only Man
Proudest Moment: He always made Ken Shamrock look like a bitch, because Val Venis wore his sister Trish more than he wore his towel. Trish fed on the Big Valbowski more than a hundred times. This eventually made Ken Shamrock collaspe and become a irrational Christian Conservative.
Finishing Move: The Money Shot- You find me a better name for a finishing move in the WWE.
Greatest Quote: "Hello Ladies"
Something you might not know about Val Venis: He takes after T is for Tanight and is a big blogger. You can find his stuff on the fretarian.com. He is a liberarian. Whatever the fuck that means. Also a big Ron Paul supporter, so basically Val Venis is a stupid fuck! My bet, to much of his blood flows to the wrong head.
Turn your volume up, your going to like this one!!
Volume 2: Maldwyn Rockefeller
Good Afternoon Peasants,
In this weeks eddition, I would love to stir up the pot and talk about a subject that is very dear to Maldwyn. This comes on the heels after one of the biggest scandals in recent years in politics. I’m talking about Elliot Spitzer. The poor fella who got his hand caught in the cookie jar. I do not know the man personally, but we have met on occasion at certain dinner parties most of you would never be invited to attend.
This leads me to speak on the issue of prostitution in America. Yes, there are many cases of child, under 18 prostitution in America and in those cases I am disgusted and think the bastards that get caught for that should be thrown in prison!!
But let's look at what being an adult entitles us to:
1. The right to vote!!- This is one of the most important American rights. It is what makes us American. We are competent to pick an elected official no matter how dumb or smart, vote to who’s taxed more or less, but hey the list can go on forever. These rights basically say at 18 you are smart enough to make the most important decisions that pertain to Americas well being as a nation!!! So, this is one part of allowing someone that's 18 to make their own decisions.
2. The right to fight for our great country. This means you can put
yourself at risk of getting killed in Afghanistan, Iraq, the Korean
Border, the Persian Gulf or any areas around the globe that America
has its armed forces. Seems like those are pretty important decisions
for a person that is 18 yrs old or older to make.
3. The right to buy firearms at age 18, not pistols, but rifles and
shotguns of any kind. From a gorgeous hand engraved pirdy shotgun,
like I own, to a crude browning like you may have in your closet. But
nonetheless you can still buy a gun that will kill someone...
4. A woman’s right to get an abortion without parental consent. Enough
said and personally I'm a big fan because ole Maldwyn has crushed a broad or two. But none paid for, I get enough debutantes that want to ride American royalty!!
5. You are considered an adult in the court of law. This means you
break some bullshit law which in turns leads you to be some big black guys bed mate.
So, basically at the age of 18 in America, you are in all aspects of
life an adult with all of the misery and privileges it provides. (But
you still can't purchase a glass of wine!! Fucking explain that to me
and I will give you $1,000,000. Seriously)
But that's a different topic we will go over at a different time.
This privilege of being 18 and making personal decisions on our own
is as American as apple pie. So my question is if a woman wants to spread her legs for $5000 an hour when another woman will spread her legs for three shots at some bar in Manhattan, why the hell does the US government have the right to restrict American's access to a man or woman’s holes? This is something that has been going on since the beginning of time and criminalizing it only makes society hide it in the corners of American society. Look at countries that have legalized prostitution. The rates of infection among the prostitutes and those that use prostitutes becomes almost nonexistent. (It reminds me of the argument some
religious groups have against distributing condoms to Africans to help fight aids. The religious groups say no to condoms because these people
should be abstinent, how many millions more will die with this
uneducated and reckless thinking?) Nevertheless, the legalization of
prostitution is not going to bring an end to society as we know it or
bring on Armageddon. It will just let those people in the world get
laid whenever they want. Tell me what’s wrong with that? For the prostitutes, this will take them out of such an awful shadow of society and maybe boost them out if society's gutters. But in closing, this isn't a bad deal for the prostitutes because "they own the product, they sell it, and they still own it!" At the end if the day they have the same cash or more cash than the girl that blew some upper east side stockbroker over the sesame chicken at PF Changs. Ugh, chains!
Stop being ridiculous,
Maldwyn Rochefeller IV
Chavalyez's Quick, Off-The-Cuff Friday Picks (Updated)
ACC
UNC/FSU - UNC -14
Miami/Va Tech - Miami Pick
Duke/GT - Duke -11
BC/Clemson - BC +9
Big 10
Michigan/Wisky - Wisky -14
MSU/OSU - MSU -4.5
Illinois/Purdue - Illinois +4.5
Indiana/Minnesota - Indiana -6.5
Big 12
Ok St/UT - UT -7
Colorado/OU - CU +8.5
Nebraska/Kansas - Kansas -14.5
TAMU/K St. - K St. -1.5
SEC
UT/SC - UT -12.5
Vandy/Arky - Vandy Pick (5 star)
Bama/Miss St - Bama +5 (CMG gets a contract extension)
UGA/Kentucky - Kentucky -3 (Final game for D Felt)
Big East (semis)
Marquette/Pitt - Marquette -2 (Guide Sleeper Pick for the Final)
Georgetown/WVU - G'town -3
Pac 10 (semis)
USC/UCLA - USC +8.5 (Too many points)
Stanford/WSU - Stanford -1.5
Thursday, March 13, 2008
"Remember Me, When Sports Were Pure"...Athlete of the Week
THE NIGERIAN NIGHTMARE......Christian Okoye
Profile
-6'1 253 pounds of pure terror
-Wore a great facemask
-Wore TC Arm pads
-Had a short stint with a PURE cowboy collar/neck roll (top right)
-Had Tree Trunks for legs
Okoye's career was ended after 6 years in the NFL due to a knee injury. He was a monster, a total freak with the ball in his hands....i mean look at the fucking guy. He spent all 6 years with the Kansas City Chiefs
-led NFL in rushing in 1989
-2 pro bowl appearances 89,91
-Has recently stooped to as low a level as a former stud athlete can : Competing in reality television shows,,,,not the "Dancing with the Stars" type of show that is "cool" for athletes and actors, (which blows too) but rather a show called "Pirate Master" where the contestants search for treasure worth $1 million dollars. (seen on CBS, i saw one episode,but Okoye must have been booted or something by then, and yes, it was garbage)
.....And as ive been told, THE Nigerian Nightmare also served as a "PRO" in Spike Tv's Pros vs Joes. But from what ive been told ide rather not watch his performance for it would surely ruin the memory i have of Okoye dominating people.
-And of course who could forget the NIgerian Nightmare competing on your regular nintendo......you know it SUPER TECMO BOWL....he was sick. I mean Walter Peyton and Bo were unfair in Tecmo Bowl, but Okoye was no slouch in 1991's Super version, an easy third place runner in the history of the game.........proven by such an example --->
Yea, you had to gang tackle him in actual life, but there wasn't a prayer on Nintendo, that was great.....classic memories.
Remember me????..........Christian Okoye
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Weekend Viewing Guide/Locks of the Week (Conference Tourney Style)
(Editor's Note: Due to a busy work week and coming off a 2 day bender, the Guide will be less than eventful in week's past. Look for the normalcy to return next week as The Tourney gets under way)
Well, if you didn’t notice, Chavalyez was up to his normal ways by going 8-3 during the weekend. That’s why he is paid the big bucks, boys. You better listen up and jump on, cause it’d be a shame for you to miss out on something this easy. The Guide is back this week, starting on Thursday…Conference Tourney style. We will be doing it a little different this week, picking championship matchups and winners for each of the big conferences. Only one NBA game all weekend on TV so this will be heavily concentrated in the amateur game. So, let’s get to it.
ACC – Since going to a 12 team conference, the ACC now uses the traditional format, with the top 4 seeds getting byes. In the past, the #1 would play the last place seed, skip the 2nd round and already be in the semis. This year, the usual are 1 and 2, with Clemson and surprising VA Tech getting byes as well. Look for upsets by NC State and UVA in day one, with possibly Maryland taking out Clemson in day 2. By Saturday, Bobcats arena in Charlotte will be filled with two shades of blue, as Duke and Carolina look to play a rubber match on Sunday. Dickie V will be going nuts on ESPN while Billy Packer will be his usual awful self on Raycom for local fans. Not sure which you would prefer, but the suggestion is to go with Dickie V and the WWL solely on the HD factor. As for the final on Sunday, the Heels clearly proved they are the superior team, when healthy. This will be at worst neutral, probably pro-UNC as Charlotte has more Tar Heel fans. It will be a good one nonetheless, the best matchup of all the tourneys.
Final, Sunday – Duke/UNC – Pick is UNC
Big East – It doesn’t get better than Madison Square Garden and the Big East Tourney. AI vs Jesus Shuttlesworth vs. Kerry Kittles in the mid-90’s, St. John’s always getting the homecourt support, and Melo and Gerry Mac for the Cuse. This list could go on forever. No other tourney has the history of the venue, players, and great games that this does. Add-in Bill Raftery and a little “ONIONS” and it makes for a great 4 days of games. Always getting the first start of the big tourneys on Wed. morning, they finish in style on Saturday night in the big city. This year, the top 4 seeds are significantly better than the rest of the league. Georgetown is becoming a trendy pick for the Final Four after taking care of Louisville (another winner from last week) for the Big East regular season title. UCONN has bloody battle ahead of them against WVU and could come out of that with a loss. ND and their conf. POY look to take the season series with Marquette. Look for the Hoyas to cruise to the final Saturday night as they are playing as well as anyone right now. As for their opponent, look for a surprise as Marquette will come from the 6 slot and take down the Irish, and then Louisville Friday night. Then, a rematch of an overtime battle from a couple of weeks ago, will easily go to JTIII and Georgetown.
Final, Saturday – Georgetown/Marquette – Pick is Georgetown
Big Ten – Least favorite of the Tourneys and in typical Big 10 form, took forever to conform to the rest of the country. The guide honestly could care less about these guys. Ohio State needs a couple of wins to get in so that is about the only interesting storyline (They will be one and done to the NIT). Look for Eric Gordon and Indiana to meet Neitzel and Izzo in the finals. The pick is MSU. Bo-Tion.
Final, Sunday – MSU/Indiana – Pick is Michigan State
Big 12 – This is where Kevin Durant went crazy and look for Michael Beasley to do the same. They will get to Saturday and have a rubber match with the Jayhawks. Unfortunately, that is where these one player type teams run into trouble. KU takes the series and meets OU, in the final, who will take down an overrated Texas team in the semis. On Sunday, the Jayhawks will prove that they are a 1 seed type of team that will be stuck going in as a #2.
Final, Sunday – Texas/Kansas – Pick is Kansas
Pac 10 – The final conference to change to a tourney champion, has provided some pretty entertaining basketball in its short lifespan. This year should be no different as only 4 teams are definite locks and 3 others are sitting very Bubblicious. AZ State looks the most impressive and if they can take down the Trojans today, they should be in. Arizona, with the longest consecutive tourney streak, needs a win against the Lopez Douches and possibly make the semis. Oregon should upset Wazzu and if they make it to Saturday, they should be in as well. Saying all that, look for UCLA to cruise to the Finals while only having to travel 10 or so miles down Olympic to the Staples Center. As for their opponent, another surprise pick by the Guide as Oregon will look to leave no doubt that they are a Tourney team.
Final, Sunday – Oregon/UCLA – Pick is UCLA ***GUS JOHNSON ALERT***
SEC - Finally, the ole SEC Tourney in the GA Dome. Not always the prettiest of basketball, but usually provides great endings and some Cinderella runs like Arky a few years back. This year the SEC is as down as it has been since the Guide has been following college hoops. Outside of Knoxville and the Orange Crush, there is not a team that is remotely close to making a run in the Tourney. Honestly, as much as it hurts to say, UT will probably be the only SEC team to make the Sweet 16. Look for some madness to begin in ATL as some upsets are bound to happen. As bad as upper tier is in the SEC, the bottom half is even worse. It would be easy to say that Miss St and Arky would get taken down as higher seeds, but who honestly is going to do it. UGA? Bama? No chance. Florida and UK will meet on Saturday, while UT will look to take out some revenge on Vandy for ending their VERY short reign as #1. The cats take down UF in what always seems like a home game for the Big Blue. UT pounds on those Dores and sets up a less than intriguing Final on Sunday. Kentucky will have all but wrapped up a spot in the Tourney by making it to Sunday. Depending on what’s happening elsewhere, UT probably could lose the game and still get a #1. It might not look that exciting, but remember, its Conference Tourneys and its better than watching the Bulls on ESPN.
Final, Sunday – UT/UK – Pick is UK
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Rev. Swaggart exhails
Dear Elliot,
Hey you old son of a bitch! Nice going! My wife finally performed oral on me, first time since my scandal went down. If it weren't for you, my blowjob days would have been a thing of the past. I guess I shouldn't be telling you that, but I hope you know your in for more than just everybody on the planet thinking you are the scum of society. Yeah, hate to tell you but your wife won't be playing tonsil cocky with your nads for a good amount of years. You might even want to save that number of that whore you were messing around with, because she's the only one that is going to want to see Elliot Jr. for the years to come.
At this moment, the shame should be sitting in. Yeah, I remember the feeling. Buying sluts seemed like the perfect situation huh? All the girl wanted was some free riding cash, give your little politician a whirl and then be done with you. I guess we both forgot the legal side of all of it.
Well I'm off for a vacation. Hopefully when I come home we can sit down and talk about all of this. Maybe even arrange a service or two, I'm just kidding you ole piece of shit, wouldn't do that to you. Anyway, the first two weeks are the worst. By the third you should be back on the wagon, and dialing for pussy again!!
Give em hell,
Rev Swaggart
The Love for College Football: Part 3 of 5
74. I love a sport with live mascots like Uga, Ralphie, Mike the Tiger, and Smokey
73. I love the Hedges
72. I love "The Pick 6"
71. I love a pulling guard
70. I love Flutie's Hail Mary, the Stanford-Cal Band Play, and Kordell to Westbrook
69.I love that we all know, without a doubt, that the SEC is by far the best conference, No questions asked and I love that USC would go 9-3 in the SEC
68. I love a guy staying for his senior year
67. I love the Cocktail Party, the Red River Shootout, and the Backyard Brawl
66. I love that everyone of my friends, no matter where you went to school, hates Tennessee Orange
65. I love being the first person to get an Athlon, Lindy's or Sporting News
64. I love knowing Ron Franklin has been assigned my team's game
63. I love Joe Cane, Steve Lattimer, and Darnell Jefferson
62. I love seeing cups go flying with bourbon spilling everywhere after a put away score
61. I love a true freshman QB in his first road conference game throwing a pick on the first pass because he couldn't hear his own voice
60. I love not speaking to your date for three quarters and then telling her you love her after you just hit a game winning field goal
59. I love seeing a girl taking a purse half her size into a football game just so her date could get obliterated
58. I love hearing Chris Spielman call a game and thinking he is about to go out there and strap it on
57. I love that prideful white middle linebacker
56. I love Rivals.com
55. I love that Notre Dame can pull 50,000 for a pep rally that includes Joe Montana and Tim Brown
54. I love Bowl Season
53. I love that one fan from the opposing team stuck in your section who has to have the cops escort him out of the section
52. I love a Bye weekend, when you can sit back and bet on every game that has a camera crew and still be as excited as if your team was playing
Monday, March 10, 2008
Tanight's "Chuckler" of the Day
I didnt take the bus to school, but i think this seems about par for the course
Friday, March 7, 2008
Three Members on a away trip looking to be champions!!
The team has made a long trip down to an undisclosed area. On this trip, we plan to establish three things 1) tempo 2) desire to be the best 3) finishing strong.
Tempo: The boys are ready to play this weekend. We plan on getting on a hot streak at the beginning of the night. Set some tempo for the weekend. Consuming d's is the biggest draw here. How much, how little time, to what effect?
desire to be the best: Everyday and on every occasion this is our goal. When you have that will and that passion to do great things, things will go your way. We have a team built on tradition, that night after night shows up ready to play, and bring the opposing team/ other randoms the game of there life. Are you ready? Because the team will be!
Finishing strong: In the beginning you have to be strong, but championships come in the fourth quarter. When others are leaning, swaying and trying to get out of a situation with moral, that is when it is time to push. Push to the FInish line. There is no wall the team wont climb. IF one member can't get over the others will push that weak link to be the best, to earn what is rightfully his.
As we pursue another championship we will leave you with this:
Chavalyez's Weekend Viewing Guide/Locks of the Week
Final weekend of the regular season. Another slate of college games that will have huge a impact on the Postseason, including a potential all-timer Saturday night at Cameron Indoor. Last week was definitely a trial run for the Weekend Viewing Guide/Locks of the Week. There was some great games and good viewing all weekend and the picks slowly improved through Sunday. We ended up around the 50% mark and will improve on that for sure. To make this an easier read, the picks will be separated each night instead of in paragraph form. As always, look for a solid TBS/TNT/USA pick or two. So without further ado…
-Chicago/Boston – Boston -11
-Denver/SA – Denver, -2
-Home Alone, “Look what you did you little Jerk!”
Saturday – For the second week in row, CBS tosses everyone a solid bone and gives another tripleheader full of storylines and impact. Only 2 games all day involved ranked teams, but they are both don’t miss on this guy’s list. Georgetown hosts Louisville in a game that will basically determine the Big East regular season champ. Pitino’s boys are playing as well as anyone in the country and with a 2nd win over the Hoyas, will clinch the title and #1 seed at the Garden next week. JTIII will be looking to improve off of their pull-it-out-of-their-ass win at Marquette. The Hoyas, playing about as bad as they possibly could, still came away with the W on the road and that impressed The Guide. Plus it is a revenge game along with being in DC. All this should lead to a G’Town victory. As for the pick, wait for the spread to come out. If anything more than 4 or 5, look to take the Cards and the points. The Gus Game of the Week (For those who don’t know, that’s Gus Motherfuckin Johnson, a Tanight.Blogspot.com and Viewing Guide favorite) will be doing the Stanford/USC game in LA. As much hatred as there is towards the Lopez brothers (Ace and Gary from SNL come to mind), Stanford is playing pretty damn well right now. Coming off a complete choke job AT UCLA means this team has the talent to play with anybody and should be ready to stop OJ (Mayo, not Orenthal James Simpson). CBS ends their tripleheader with Kansas traveling to College Station. KU still needs Texas to lose to have a chance at the Big 12 title so there is still something to play for. The spread should be something like KU -5 or so. The Aggies NEED a win like this and would definitely wrap up a spot in the tourney with it. The team/crowd will be rockin and it will be a big time atmosphere. Look for it to be close and possibly even an upset by the Aggies. Take the points and even look at the money line. Could be some good odds on it. Finally, Saturday night renews one of the greatest rivalries in all of sports. Duke-Carolina. 8 miles apart on Tobacco Road. Carolina Blue vs. Duke Blue. It doesn’t get bigger than this. Gameday will be live, Dickie V will be crowd surfing and a #1 seed is on the line. Being an outsider to the rivalry, it began to take notice in the mid-90s after both teams had clearly established themselves as top tier programs in the country. The one game that pops out is the ’95 contest at Cameron that was a 102-100 OT victory by the Heels. This game had the “Stackhouse Dunk,” Jeff Capel running 30 footer to send it to OT, and a Jeff McInnis’ clincher. I believe it was a Musberger and Dickie V ABC broadcast on a Sunday afternoon. The next year was even better when UNC prevailed at home this time…Wojo slapping floor at half court in perfect D stance, Zwikker vs Big Greg Newton, and a tip-in game winner by none other than Dante Calabria. These are just 2 of the classics that encompass this rivalry. Now on to this year’s game. Everyone knows the circumstance of the first meeting in Chapel Hill. Clearly the absence of Ty Lawson was the deciding factor in the game. Now, Lawson is back and Carolina is atop the polls again. They have been rolling since the Duke lost, having not lost and won 6 in a row by double digits. The Dukies on the other hand, have lost two road games to ACC bottom feeders Miami and Wake since the UNC victory but are still hovering around the top 5. The ’96 Bulls would have trouble going into Cameron and coming out with a W so don’t think that because Ty is back, this is an easy win. The crazies will be…crazy, and Coach K will have his boys ready to play. Both teams know what’s at stake, but also realize that this probably won’t be the last time they meet each other. The ACC tourney will all but supply a third matchup of the season. The pick is Carolina, but with very little confidence. They are in this guy’s opinion, if healthy, the #1 team in the country. They were able to build/establish depth at the PG position while Lawson was out, which in the end, could have been a blessing in disguise. Psycho T plays with as much heart and effort as any player since Brian Cardinal was patrolling the Big 10 for Gene Keady’s Boilermakers. Add in the smoothness of Wayne “You Stay Classy” Ellington, and this is a serious Final Four team. If the Dukies are hitting the 3’s like game 1, it could be trouble. UNC needs to establish Tyler early and often, while also trying to push the ball any chance they can get. The athleticism advantage is clearly with the Heels (Just look at how many white guys play for Duke), so as long as they can keep the tempo up and then go inside when running the half court O, they should be alright. With all of that, expect this to be a typical Duke-Carolina classic…If for some reason you do not care to watch any of these games (I wonder why you are even reading this site), then TBS will be showing another disgrace in remakes in “Bad News Bears” (Billy Bob version) and TNT will go with “Air Force One” for the 756th time. ABC counters that with a primetime network premiere of “Road to Perdition,” a great film starring Tom Hanks and Paul Newman. A Best supporting actor nomination was given to Newman in this very underrated, Prohibition-era story revolving around the mob and a father/son connection. Definitely recommend recording this while watching the games.
-Georgetown, if 5 or less
-Stanford, big time
-Tx AM, upset pick (straight up)
-Carolina, just because a pick has to be made
-“Road to Perdition”
Sunday – A pretty fair day of basketball as most teams will have wrapped up their regular season. CBS trots out a weak tripleheader which includes a neither ranked matchup between Florida and Kentucky. It has been too long to even remember when a game between these 2 teams on the last Sunday of the season involves both being unranked. This doesn’t mean that it still isn’t important. Both are very Bubblicious, and a loss here is much more impactful than a win. It’s Senior Day for what seems like 12th yr players Ramel Bradley and Joe Crawford. Both these guys came in as big time pickups for Tubby and could end their career in the NIT. Patrick Patterson was living up to the hype until a season ending injury (For him and the Cats). Florida on the other hand, is living off of an embarrassing non-conference schedule and sitting above 20 wins. A loss here, and they end up at .500 in conference. Not exactly what Billy Donavon had in mind when turning down 30 mil from the Magic. He knew his team was not on the level of the past 2 years, but he had to have thought that they eventually would have turned the corner by now. It appeared to be happening last night, but an absolute choke job by the Gators allowed UT to come back from 16 down in the first half. You can thank Jeremy Foley and his scheduling staff if the Gators somehow make the Tourney. The pick is definitely UK, even though they are a mediocre-at-best team w/o Patterson. It’s Senior Day, and “you don’t boo seniors.” Also on the CBS docket is the Missouri Valley Championship game, which if Drake does not win, then that is one less team Dancin. The Cuse, UK, Florida, and many others will have as much interest in this as Drake fans. Stick with Drake to win it, even though they have lost 3 of their last six after going 22-1. Finally, Purdue travels to Michigan in a game that The Guide will probably even skip. Purdue lost its chance at the Big 10 title with a loss to Ohio St Tuesday night, so look for Michigan to at least cover at home. ABC’s afternoon Pro game is another one of those Western Conference playoff deciders. Phoenix hosts San Antonio, while Suns GM Steve Kerr will look on wondering who the hell rufied him and allowed the Shaq trade to happen. This is beginning to look a lot like the Randy Moss to NE trade…Except the exact OPPOSITE. Take Phoenix as this is a statement game and if they lose, you can just start betting against them the rest of the season as they will begin to unravel…Oh yea, and FUCKING Chicago is on ESPN again. Hey WWL suits, the Bulls fucking blow. Take Detroit, lay the ranch…The Winston/Nextel/Sprint/Keg Cup race will be in the dirty dirty on Sunday. Hot Carl Edwards has won 2 in a row, even though he cheated last week. You gotta love NASCAR. Fantasy Nascar friend of the Guide, The Die Hard Dick Trickle’s are going with Matt Kenseth. His word is the bible in this regard…Final episode of The Wire on HBO. Looks like McNulty is going down and who knows if the charges will be able to stick on Omar and his crew. Should be a good one, just like the entire season. A double dose of “Kicking and Screaming” on TBS, as their ratings drop to record lows (By the way, what a terrible fucking weekend of movies by TBS. Where’s Uncle Buck or King Ralph? It’s been like 3 months since they were on). That wraps up your weekend and another version of The Guide.
-Kentucky, Senior Day for Bradley/Crawford
-Drake, if in the final
-Purdue, big time
-Phoenix, statement game
-Detroit, cause we are sick of Chicago being on TV
-The Wire, final episode
Ron's 'REAL' Topic of the Week...... "GREEN ARMY MEN BATTLES"
One of the greatest joys of my youth was scoring a bag or bucket of green army men. I mean these things were fucking badass. I dont know the exact number of army men i accumulated as a kid but it was somewhere between 507 and 1139 and that is a shit ton of green army men. The thing about them is, unlike your Cobra Commander, Zartan, Duke or other prized Gi Joe figurine, EACH of these army men had no meaning to you, thus no souls. They were just another statistic to a kid. Hell, you lost at least a handful in each battle you concocted in the back yard.
Postives
-They were replaceable...if your dog eats one, you have 36 more willing and able green army men to take his place
-Your younger sister couldnt steal them to serve as Barbie's date for the night riding around in her cooool Corvette....however i did catch my Ultimate Warrior in the front seat one day,,,, and you know how this story goes-The Warrior "de-clothes" young Barbie and kicks her ass to teach my younger sister a lesson, he/me then drive off in the car from the playroom into my room where the door is quickly shut and locked. Younger sister cries and tattles on me, comes back saying "mommy said to give me my Barbie mobile back etc,,," well of course i have to oblige, but only after kicking her ass.
-As you got older the massive amount of collected green army men became a source of entertainment in a different way.
###stealing dads lighter and mutilating green men limbs (you could really do a number on the "crawling trooper")
###attempt to 'magnify glass' green army men limbs
###target practice for that badass slingshot and even more importantly upon the purchase of that swwweet pellet gun
-Green army men could be left outside, rain, snow, sun, it didnt matter these mother fuckers were about as hard as it gets
STORY
You could score a bag o' 50 green men to add to your growing collection only to challenge your older brother and his "TAN army men" on this patch of rugged terrain you designed in the back yard. Sadly for you, the younger brother you always lost,,,,,I mean i could set up my 200 green army men regiment in squadrons spread across the rock garden in the backyard looking down on the patio where brothers batallion was camped and still get my ass beat. I mean honestly, i would take 48 minutes to set my men up in the rock garden hidden between rocks and flowers and soil blockades before i would go inside and disrupt my brother from his game of ZELDA by asking him to come fight my green army men. I mean the audacity of him to gather those TAN army men and quickly set them up in plain view with only the protection of a few bricks he found next door and the natural crevasses of the patios battlefield. I mean my green men had the fucking high ground did they not??? Two hundred plus men strong including a couple guys with bazookas (you got one per bag) and a few vehicles were set up looking down on his rather massive Tan batallion. I mean this was some Vietnam Hamburger Hill type assault he would have to deploy to knock my green men off their perch. This victory was total crap like the rest of them, BUT i always got some kills and a moral victory in the process. Looking back at events like this as a kid brings a smile to my face. Comradery among brothers and friends as you set up and participate in MASSIVE fake battles with two inch plastic green men was something that I will never forget, but its also something that the kids nowdays will never have the honor of understanding, and that is a TRAVESTY.
Well,,,,,, i found this link,,,, i mean these guys are probably like 20 something narrarating this, but THIS video totally exemplifies what kids did back in the day. Most of the time it was you pitting your green men versus themselves unless you got lucky and stole your brothers TAN army men without getting caught and beat up. Talking to yourself, pairing the "crawling green guy" with the kneeling bazooka wielding green guy on a secret mission to flank the enemy and take out their communication and a portion of the neatly prepared platoon that is just standing their posing (with with any one of the following: rifles, machine guns, submachine guns, sniper rifles, pistols, grenades, and bazookas) as the green army guys they are. Well here, watch this video and imagine yourself back in your day whether it be 1950s when they first came about or the late 80's when i wore them out and imagine the unlimited fun you can have with these green army men, especially with the vivid imagination as that young pecker head you once were.
(really watch the vid, this is what kids USED to do alone or with brothers and friends in their backyard/playroom/any surface that the army green men's circular mold could steadily remain upright. Remember your mom would buy you a new bag of green army men for the sole reason that she wouldnt have to deal with your ass for the rest of the day. The guys in the video just seem to be re-enacting their battles as kids only now they have the where with all of battle tactics in addition to the proper grasp of the english language.)
Why
So how come i don't hear of any kids nowdays playing with green army men??? Do parents frown upon green army men. Does it support violence??? It can, but whats wrong with that. Get them out off the x-box, don't give them cell pieces at age 8, i want to see some kids be kids again, too much sheltering.... Unless you know your kid is going to grow up "hating his dad" or you can see that they on the straight path to shooting up a school or place of work then whats the big deal with letting him gather a battallion of 300 green army men strong and taking them to the backyard to fake kill the shit out of each other?? Green army men battles allowed young adventurous kids to let their imaginations run wild....they were freedom, they gave you space, they were pure,,,,,,,,they were REAL !!!
$3.00 for a bag of 40-50 pre-posed 2 inch tall PLASTIC Green Army Men that are carrying weapons circa WWII and letting them go to battle in your backyard, all the while critiquing and announcing each and every move they make was not only priceless,,,,,IT'S REAL
ron
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Part 2: Razor Ramon "Chico"
Can someone please explain the screeching of the cars? If you can answer this question and your a female, you win a threesome with Donny and Razor Ramon. If your a male, I'll give you a high five.
Name: Razor Ramon
Height/Weight: 6"6 285 pounds of Italian Fury! Razor looks like the first one on the stage at Chip and Dales on Friday afternoon. Can you imagine Razor in a French maid outfit? Thats just Donny I guess
Belts: Razor held the Interconinental Belt on four occasions. Why McMahon never let Razor be World Champ still amazes me to this day. Yeah, he was a bad guy, but are you telling me Mcmahon couldn't let him hold the belt for at least one month. He wrestled from 1984-2007, Geese give him a break already..
Nicknames: Scott Hall- if you actually call Razor Ramon Scott Hall I want to me meet.........so I can kick you in your sissy face! Chico, Starship Cayote, Texas Scott, Diamond Studd
Proudest Moment: On September 27th 1993 Razor Ramon, co-won a twenty man battle Royal with Rick Martel. The following week Razor put an arse whoopn on Martel to win the Intercontinental Championship outright. Personally my favorite Razor moment was when he got his ass escorted away from the WWF after countless Sexual assaults and DUI's.
Finishing Move: Razors Edge
Greatest Quote: "Say hello to the Bad Guy"
Something you might not know about Ramon: During his first visit with McMahon, the two were discussing what character "Scott", punching myself in the face right now, was going to be in the WWF. S*** kept quoting Scarface. They eventually decided to put him in leapord, give him the best prop ever, a fucking toothpick, and made him a replica of Tony Mantana.
Razor is real important!! What a complete fucking badass. Little kids want to grow up and be like Razor Ramon. A where are they now on Razor Ramon would be better than stand up. Yes, he has only been out of wrestling for a year, but Donny's got money that Razor is a transvestite working 7th avenue in Miami..............Chico!!
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Did You Chuckle ????
Today is the first picture installment of "Did You Chuckle???"
To take your mind off your boring ass day sitting in your office/cubicle in that dead end job of yours I'de like to post some pics that you would normally be able to see if it were not for that fucking I.T. dork at your workplace who blocks off all the "cool" internet sites. (yea, that pisses you off doesn't it)
I will post some randar pictures/farks in hopes of not only bringing a smile to your face, but mostly for that chance reaction of your spitting the drink of choice on the office computer screen, or causing a laugh so loud that your co-workers stare at you creating a "that guy" labeling around the water-cooler, in turn ruining your reputation around the office.........OR, maybe you can email the pics to that one co-worker that isn't a total douche and he can forward the pics to all his friends and they can see YOU were the initial sender- thus allowing them to make judgements on YOUR character based on the legitimacy of said pictures.
Well, did you Chuckle?
ron
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
The love for College Football: Part 2 of 5
99. I love the fact that 3/4s of people watching think they should be playing/coaching
98. I love the mascots, except for that flying eagle
97. I love the option
96. I love watching Hawaii win 66-63 while barely being able to stand in the bar at 1 AM
95. I love the Sunday newspaper
94. I love the prick attire at SEC games
93. I love the hook em horns
92. I love the three times I have broken up with my girl friend at a game
91. I love the obnoxious
90. I love the downed punt inside the five
89. I love the feel of my teeth chewing on a stadium cup in the fourth
88. I love the tape on the players (especially the black tape)
87. I love the friendly high fives
86. I love the boos of the fans
85. I love the JP 11:30 kickoff (It’s still JP to me)
84. I love the Sunday hangover, from too much football
83. I love the attractive second string quarterback (What?)
82. I love the classy celebrations
81. I love the Cal/Tenn, Ark/Usc, Notre Dame/Georgia Tech matchups
80. I love the running out of the clock............................
78. I love knowing that on any given day #1 could go down
77. I love hitting that three game parlay early and doubling up on an afternoon game
76. I love the replays of games when Keith Jackson was announcing
Ron's...... 'REMEMBER ME',,,When Sports Were Pure--Athlete of the Week....
Each week I will bring BACK to light an athlete that comes to mind from my years growing up (An obscure name most certainly from 1986 to 1994 when professional sports were "pure" and not the money grubbing industry it is today). You will not see the Jordan's, Bird's or Magic's,.....you will however be privy to guys like
TOM CHAMBERS.
Profile:
- NBA CAREER 1981-1998
-6'10 Power Forward
-product of the Univirsity of Utah
-4 time All-Star (MVP 87' game)
-Career Avg of 18pts 6 boards & 2 assists per game
Nickname: "Tommy Gun"
Quote: When asked if he misses playing, and how the game has changed?
TC: "Absolutely I miss playing. The game seems to have lost some of its focus. It seems like there are a lot more things entering into the game besides love of the game."
DING DING, Tom knows what I'm talking about....HIS era WAS PURE
Attributes:
-Dunking on people
-Great hair...Feathered/Mullet combo
- Tall and skinny. Making for a great fit in a 1980's era NBA uniform. But how about Tom's aura in a public setting.....
-See video (intro)......re: Don't fuck with Tom Chambers,,,,he might wear his stonewashed jeans a bit high, but you got to respect a guy who sports that beltbuckle and those SHITKICKERS. (also: See Cotton and Arseneo's attire. What happened to such a simple era where 'Cosby sweaters' were not only worn but adored no matter the ethnicity)
Gameplay
-Tom Chambers was also well known as one half of the best pick and roll combo this side of John Stockton and Karl Malone. Tom and Kevin Johnson's talent helped lead the Phoenix Suns to Three Western Conference Finals apps. and One Finals apperance in 1993 against Mj and the Bulls. But that run ended as John FN Paxon drilled a 3pt dagger in the waning seconds of game 6.
-BUT what Tom Chambers is most visibly remembered for in my mind was one of the best "IN GAME" dunks i have EVER seen. Video below....video checklist- Commentator Mitch Richmond and his circa '91 "bling", how lean and skinny the players are....and the length of their shorts, fan attire and enthusiasm, Knick Center Patrick Ewing and his dueling wrist band/kneepad combo, and most importantly how fucking HIGH Tom Chambers jumps, his beautiful mullet and his utter badassness.
Oh to see the passion of players in 'the league' during Tom's reign.
Whos pure??? TOM CHAMBERS,,,,,IS PURE !!!!
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Maldwyn Rockefeller IV
Well, today as I lay in my king size bed that some slut from Friday night that just left, I am trying to figure out a certain thing about America and the World that just baffles me. Why is it that these poor people of the world that haven't even had the privilege of a private school education think that they are qualified to make economic decisions that will affect the world. These stupid fucks cant even balance their checkbooks. How are they going to balance a multi-trillion dollar economy that affects every aspect of life on earth. One example is those treehuggers that are all about using bio-fuels in our vehicles...Well did you think that the land that is now being used to grow corn for ethanol is now not able to grow Wheat which is driving the cost of food to the world to the highest in history (A buschel of Wheat now goes for $20, historically was $3-4). So, tree hugger, good fucking job, you have gotten ethanol to be used in about .5% of the cars in America and as a result you have driven the cost of man's most important food up over 6 times historical price. This small cause and effect shows the massive implications that are caused when some politician makes decisions and probably hasn't ever had a Freshman year economics class!! (Fact: Sugar cane ethanol produces 8 times the energy per pound than corn based. For those of you that don't see how efficient this is, here's a little math for you. It takes 8 acres of corn to make the same amount of energy as one acre of Sugar cane. hmm...and why do we use corn? It might be the reason we have such a large corn lobby)
You all might be asking why do I give a fuck about corn, the economy, ect... Well it's because of these idiots that my family has to pay more taxes and that pisses off ole Maldwyn more than you will ever know. Each year when I pay my property taxes on my numerous properties, I wonder how many uneducated fucks are going to waste this money and drop out because the teachers we have in these schools are impossible to fire. On top of that, I have to send my kids to a private school. These schools arent the best things in the world, but they will at least get to learn the difference between earning something and having it given to them. This is what these presidential candidates want to do literally. I want of my readers to explain to me why someone should be taxed on their assets when they die, or when they make interest off of money they have already paid taxes on ECT? These falacies only make us a weaker and less desireable international market for people to invest in. (Look at the negative outflows of capital over the last 5 years) These points, I am trying to make, are not the only good or bad ideas out there being discussed, but they are logical to me and I can make sense of them. So please write back if you think you have the brain to sway my opinion. I would love to not go to sleep thinking about all the billions of dollars that are wasted in America daily.
I am not going to endorse any political figures, but I will throw out points in my various columns pointing out the goods and bads of each candidate. Why you ask? Because politicains are whores and I can tell you a few things about whores!!
Stop being ridiculous,
Maldwyn Rockefeller IV
http://www.heritage.org/Research/Taxes/BG1428ES.cfm
Friday, February 29, 2008
Part 1 - "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair
Tanight.blogspot.com will be doing a 8 part segment on some of the greatest wrestlers from back in the day. We will try to cover at least one a month.
Name: Ric Flair
Height/Weight: 6'1 260. Flair always fluctuated his weight. Some times the pecks were hard but most of the time Flair had tits that sagged like an 80 year old women.
Belts: 16 time world Champion: Yeah when your wrestle for 40 years you add up these kind of stats. He held the belt for two years straight from 1986-1988.
Nickname: Nature Boy
Proudest Moment: Flair stole the show in the 1992 Royal Rumble. If you haven't seen this one I suggest going to your local Blockbuster and finding this beauty. Flair entered as the third man in the ring. Fainted a few times during the match but out did everyone to steal the belt. WOOOOO!!!
Finishing Move: Figure Four Leg Wrap
Greatest Quote: "My Shoes Cost More Than Your House"
Something you might not know about Flair: He has a day named after himself in Minneapolis.
WOOOOO!! Does any guy give Donny a bigger hard on than the Nature Boy Ric Flair? Look at the locks on this beautiful man. This guy could keep a tan through a harsh winter in Alaska. My love for Ric Flair goes back to when I was a kid and used to watch every Saturday as Ric Flair took on some no name, got dominated during the whole match, but in the end caught the Average Joe with a backhand across the chest, which apparently could take down a 285 pound hard ass wrestler. After his opponent was on the mat, no one could escape the figure four. It was all but over. Cockiness and Iggroance was Flair's main objectives in the WWF. From his theme song to the ruffles in one of his many great robes, Flair brought a special something to the WWF. After a few failed marriages, numerous DUI's and enough Steroids to pump up the Easter Bunny, Flairs career and classy persona will be heavily missed in the WWF.
Ron's Sports Fanatic of the Week
In anticipation for the sporting weekend ahead, every Friday I will be critiquing a "sports fanatic" of the week. A picture of said fanatic will be posted and I will break that bitch down.
All right, so this is photoshop gold, but it is just too pure to pass up.....
Today's fan is something special. Okay, so there is NO middle ground in relation to your stance on Florida quarterback Tim Tebow....you hate him or you love him. Well, this fucking guy takes the love to a whole new level.
I won't group all you Gator faithful in with this creep--> (photoshopped or not) but with the love fest for Tebow down in Gainesville , i actually had to double take to make sure this wasn't really a Gator fan, but i mean the fact that this guy is an actual human being is pathetic in its own right.
Fanatic/pedophile Checklist
-Hand held camcorder purchased at K-Mart (most certainly used to map Tebows route from Western Civ 101 to his dorm)
-Snugg fitting JORTS , sans belt of course
-Monogrammed satchel to hold fan/predator amenities like lube, roofies, candy, baseball cards, poster for his marks signature, a #1 fan hand, and an orange and blue shaker for cover when the Event Staff checks his bag to enter The Swamp.....i doubt he gets that far because he will either be too busy taking pictures with fans who are only posing with him because hes such a fucking freak, or knocked out cold by a group of fans because he looked at someones 12 year old son the wrong way.
-Circa 1996 Cellular phone
-a pair of Oakley Frogskin glasses from 1989 that are NOW vintage and worth $200 hidden in his silk Oakley carrying case
-A "Daywalker" goatee
-Sleeves rolled up,,,withTebow's meathead face cropped perfectly on his pussy ass bicep...and
-Classy mullett that has been well manicured and groomed since it has evolved from its former 'rattail' stage decades ago.
checklist complete,,,,CHECK
*not that said guy is an actual predator
ron
Chavalyez's Weekend Viewing Guide/5-Star and other Locks of the Week
This is the first of a regular segment we will have here at TANIGHT where Chavalyez will let you know what and when to watch the 60 inch Plasma and when you can take a break and to go get your Stiz/Drank on. There is not a consistent rating system here but we will let you know how much a certain show/sporting event is worth watching. Also, you might be lucky enough to catch a 5 Star Lock of the Week pick here or there. So for this weekend, it looks like another solid Sat/Sun of CBB as the conference schedules are wrapping up. As always, Chavalyez will throw in some random shit that he knows you will enjoy.
Check this link out for more Gus. The suits at CBS won't let us embed this youtube so hit this, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWdjhRaVQ74&feature=related.
Sunday – If you thought Saturday was a good sports day and Sundays in the spring were made for quality family time, then you are mistaken. CBS just gets fuckin crazy and supplies us with another triple header, with Gus Johnson rumored to be doing the 1st and 3rd games. That would be 3 in 2 days. If anyone could do it, Gus could. All three have huge conference and even NCAA implications. The Vols will be heading home against UK after the quickest reign as a #1 in NCAA history. 18 hours, give or take. Let’s see if Bruce sticks with the Orange Crush sports coat. C’Yez likes UT big. Also, Indiana and Eric Gordon travel to East Lansing to take on Izzo’s boys. The Hoosiers have played well since that fucking idiot wouldn’t stop using his cell phone. We love Eric Gordon but the Spartans at home are too tough. (Editor’s Note: You would think after the beating the Spartans received last night, the pick would be Indiana. But what should be duly noted is that the game was held in a little place they call the Kohl Center. It’s laughable to think you are walking out of there with a W. BO-TION.) Finally, a great Pac 10 afternoon matchup between UCLA and Arizona where Love and Collison will be too much. Feels like the tourney already. If CBB isn’t your thing, wait, I already said that. You do have other options. Dirk and J Kidd travel to the West Coast to take on the HOT Lakers, the racing boys are in Vegas (The Spearmint Rhino will have record profits), and a personal pick, the UGA Hoop Dawgs battle the Bayou Bengals. Gotta pick D-Felt and the boys. Finally, if you weren’t able to catch a Wedding Crashers this is your last chance, because TBS never replays any of their movies. Also, the second to last Wire on HBO, best show on TV right now.
Picks:
5 Star - Lakers
Other Easy Money Makers – Duke, UT, Nuggets
Upset – Marquette (at home)
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
"REAL" topic of the Week
Okay, so each week i will delve into a subject of some sort reminiscing on topics that i categorize as being "REAL". Meaning a breakdown of a tv show, movie, board game or any thing of the nature that stands apart from anything that goes on in todays day in age. Things that are 'pure'. The focus on the 'REAL' post of the week will most certainly draw the line in the sand between my childhood and the childhood of those living today. It will probably consist of snide remarks concerning the pampered sheltered lives of todays youth and the vastly different childhood we as early 80's born kids once had,,,,,You will see the difference,,,,Knightrider, Saved by the Bell, The Goonies, Slap Bracelets, Pogs, Nintendo, Hungry Hungry Hippo,,,,,,,you get the picture.Todays pick: The 1985 classic movie adventure - The GOONIES
What ever happened to classic movies like THE GOONIES. I mean come on. Has there EVER been a better one-two punch that attracts the likes of the adventurous pre-pubescent kid than the Chunk and Sloth combo. Okay, so it does kind of tweek you out a bit when you first gaze upon the beauty that is Sloth, but honestly, Rocky Dennis in 1985's THE MASK had already warmed you up by the time ole Sloth graced the widescreen am i right?
This movie is about as fucking 'REAL' as it gets. I mean the only kind of movie that kids relate to nowdays is Harry Potter. There is no moral lesson or adventurous plots to those books turned movies unless you consider twirling a wand and concentrating really hard adventurous. There is no reality involved in those fairy tales. The only thing that has come thanks to the Potters are higher grossing sales at Target, Wal-Mart and the local costume stores around Halloween time. They take full advantage of every little faggit that tells mommy they want to be Harry for Halloween, i mean do they even bother ordering attire for Harry's faggit Ginger kid sidekick Ron??. The only other noted effect that has emerged with the Potters is the steady rise of coral reef (marijuana) smoking teenagers in todays society. So parents take the following as a lesson-- When your teenage son asks for 25 bucks so he can "check out the newest Harry Potter movie" he and his friends (who all happen to dress like they hate their dad, you know-gothy esque, rocking some sweet black combat boots and sporting one of those 'emo' hairstyles) are going to see, realize that you are contributing to him
1) being really stoned
and
2) buying his movie ticket, a large popcorn and coke, some candy AND in his case probably a hot dog, because he's a fucking douchebag. Who buys hotdogs, nachos, pretzels at a movie theatre???? Kids nowdays do !! People who grew up with badasses like Brandon and Mikey Walsh, Data, and Chunk influencing them dont roll like that, we are REAL.
So in comparison, you have Potter and you have The Goonies. A truly epic adventure in search of One Eyed Willies pirates treasure. You want some antagonists,,,,How could you not be scared shitless of Mama Fratelli, and her demented sons. (Joe Pantoliano's best work this side of THE FUGITIVE) But But But Harry has that meanie head Malfoy on his back, thats pathetic. I mean this was group of teenagers in some of the best/badass clothing the 80's had to offer traveling through caves with hidden death traps as one cohesive unit. The bond forged by Sloth and Chunk is nothing short of classic. In a way they are both outcasts of their groups, Chunk is the funny fatass, while Sloth is well, hes Sloth (see above picture). In the end they come together as one and the loving bond the two forged ultimately allows Sloth to 'take one for the team' as he lifts like a 10 ton boulder for about 4 minutes minutes allowing the Goonies to escape the wrath of the Frattelis and One Eyed Willies badass pirate ship.(a truly amazing feat btw).
What ever happened to the epic kiddie adventure like the Goonies?? Is it just wrong in todays society to create movies with characters like Chunk and Sloth in them for the todays youth??? Does that infringe on todays 'fat' kids feelings, is it not politically correct to cast a 13 year old lard-ass who has a talent as golden as the "truffle shuffle" in todays industry???? It wouldn't matter because they would not be able to relate to such anyway. The computer generated kids today are too spoiled rotten with their visual enhanced effects to actually relate to an adventure as pure as what the Goonies encountered. They want the ooing and ahhhing of Harry flying through the clouds, i wanted the adventure of tying my big brother up to a chair with his pec cables before running outside to let the air out of his bike tires so he couldnt catch me and my friends. (Ie What Mikey did to Brand. How fucking sweet was that you Goonie lovers)
There really is no point in showing a movie like this to the youth of today because they wouldnt get it. They are too busy with their sheltered lives text messaging on their personal cell phones at age 11-12 or playing x-box all day after school, or jerking off on the computer on a sunny saturday afternoon. They wouldnt know the first thing about an adventure as pure as what the Goonies faced because they havent ever made a tree-fort in the backyard or played backyard football in the neighborhood or fed shit on a stick to a friend telling them it was a melted snickers bar or played the 'pain game' with their friends after school. Kids today arent real. We as 80's/early 90's kids lived for adventure, imaginations ran wild, and movies like the Goonies made it cool to feel like that. I mean who better to tie the movie together than Sean RUDY Astin.
So in closing, i dare you to explore the realm of cinema the past decades to find a movie that can stand up to The Goonies and all it encompasses, or a combo that can even be mentioned in the same breath as that of CHUNK AND SLOTH.
be real
ron