tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39826810028695561182024-03-05T12:41:23.632-08:00I'm a Guy Like Me!All of my Likes, Dislikes, Opinions & Ideas with the Occasional Witty Banter!Mike Creganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12392155803969475540noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982681002869556118.post-33857234056356724872009-06-05T08:06:00.000-07:002009-06-05T10:35:58.613-07:00What I would Do If I Won the Lottery<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Times;"><div style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 3px; padding-right: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 3px; width: auto; font: normal normal normal 100%/normal Georgia, serif; text-align: left; ">The notation of winning the Lottery has been playing in my mind a lot recently mostly due to the fact that reality of the "Real World" (Not that Tripe that's on TV) is setting in. I went to a Job Fair a while back and it felt like I was a Horse walking into a Glue Factory. <div style="text-align: center; "><img src="http://bojack.org/images/edonbrown.jpg" style="-webkit-user-select: none; " /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; ">(This Seriously was the best image I could find, yet it's somehow fitting)</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; "><br /></span></div><div>It was just tons of Doom & Gloom as soon as I walked in. A lot of the companies that actually showed up weren't even really hiring and if they were they seemed like Boiler Room operations that were based off of commission, needless to say it gave me anxiety and just an uneasy feeling.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ultimately I'd like to do something Writing like Public Relations, Reporting, Writing for the Media or even continue with my own Writing whether it be through this Blog or my own short stories and/or screenplays. Any of those options would be fucking Awesome because it's something I like doing and something I'm good at.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="http://members.lotterypost.com/todd/images/news/2008030501.jpg" style="-webkit-user-select: none; " /><br /></div><div>Which gets me to the basis of this blog; Winning the Lottery. I've been thinking a lot about this recently which is odd because I barely ever play it. Once in a blue moon I will pick up a Lotto ticket yet every time I buy one I never check up on whether or not I have won or not (Fucking Brilliant!, I know). </div><div style="text-align: center; "><img class="media" id="fullSizedImage" src="http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a165/Repented/Cat-CatSittingAtBarCutOffIJustGotHe.jpg" alt="Cat-CatSittingAtBarCutOffIJustGotHe.jpg Cut off?! image by Repented" galleryimg="no" style="width: 500px; height: 375px; " /><br /></div><div>Whenever I go to Happy Hour at Skipper's down in downtown Main Street Northport if I have a pretty good buzz going I invest in Quick Draw as if it were a commodity and usually end up with Sail Boat Fuel. Even worse then that though is I used to buy Scratch Off Tickets as if they were vials of Crack and would usually end up the same way; Shattered, Broken & trying to exchange Cheeseburgers/Blowjobs for another hit.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6H-rhsBxRyk6jt7eaKH96-Wft0VvvnlkyIDwWiD-fmCktKE7wVWgYeMp8WuDgUFZxG3LmLw2whH6bT5gMsfdWBGfS-fksSSo8wLJN4ap6Ld2l5DEZRs2at6HU3GHFt4XEBDG289TChT6i/s400/0_TyroneBiggums.jpg" style="-webkit-user-select: none; " /></div><div>Do ya Notice the pathetic trend here? Haha, I sure as hell do! I digress though as I will now lead on to what I would do if I did actually won the Lotto or at least fall ass backwards into a nice pile of Scrooge McDuck type money. </div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="http://blogs.citypages.com/gop/scrooge-mcduck-make-it-rain-thumb.jpg" style="-webkit-user-select: none; " /><br /></div><div>A lot of people would go ahead and just blow it all on stupid shit, it's pretty easy to do that, not too say I'd be any different because I assure you I could do that with a decent chunk of it but I would defiantly save a good portion of it in order to live off of it.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="http://archshrk.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/goonies-pirate-ship-500x281.jpg" style="-webkit-user-select: none; " /></div><div>The only real frivolous thing I would purchase would be to have a true to life Pirate Ship made so whenever I needed a break from Society I would take that bad boy out for a spin for like a month or so or however long it took for me to acquire Scurvy.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="http://miamibeachrealestatenewsblog.com/files/2009/03/3295832886_0c8b0fd740.jpg" style="-webkit-user-select: none; " /><br /></div><div>As far as living quarters I'd defiantly get a summer type home down in Florida. I've always had an affinity for ridiculous looking "MTV Cribs" like homes down there mostly due to the fact because I used to be/still am obsessed with Miami Vice and that whole laid back type life style. I'd take Miami or West Palm Beach, I'm not too picky (this said after saying earlier that I wouldn't spend my money on Frivolous things).</div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="http://style.popcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/american_psycho-1_3.jpg" style="-webkit-user-select: none; " /><br /></div><div>Without a doubt though I'd have to own a place in New York. I love New York so much that it would be very tough for me too leave it for good. I wouldn't mind either getting a nice home somewhere in my hometown or even a sick Patrick Bateman like apartment on Central Park West. I think having a view of Central Park would give m a lot of inspiration with writing and what not.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/photos/uncategorized/2008/04/03/shaun_of_the_dead_zombies.gif" /><br /></div><div>The most important thing as far as living quarters goes that is an absolute must is to have a house in the country side that is in the middle of no where. The house would have to be massive, well stocked and heavily fortified. The house would have to have plenty of things to keep me and whoever is with me entertained and sane. This of coarse is preparation for the Zombie Apocalypse that will no doubt happen in the immediate future.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="http://tdistler.com/media/images/OfficeSpaceMotivation.jpg" style="-webkit-user-select: none; " /><br /></div><div>Basically what it boils down to as far what I would like to do with my money is that I would be able to live a life of what Peter from Office Space when he envisioned of a life of doing nothing. I would either just write full time or even do a small part time job that would keep me sane. </div><div><br /></div><div>I wouldn't mind opening my own business with my time and my money. Starting ventures I've always wanted to do like opening my own Music Venue that in itself was a Comic Book Store, Music Store, Cafe and an Arcade would be pretty sweet.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="http://la.eater.com/uploads/2007_03_moes%20banner-thumb.jpg" style="-webkit-user-select: none; " /><br /></div><div>It would kinda be sick to open a bowling alley too. I would make it really bad ass and just for shits and giggles I would hire Tony from Larkfield Lanes AKA the real life Moe from the Simpsons to work at my bowling alley.</div><div><br /></div><div>Either that or opening my own Video Store that had all the movies I liked and the shitty ones that me & my buddy Georg watch. To make it a little different and stand out from other video stores I would show double features inside the store at night.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguw93pAyDiI5SO5OeCXx9lQSCpF7m9BrAdsAcZ488Pssg9RrGcpnyYGjjCfYhp-X7CU7dHnijYG2h9xYOOF2dl18AoV54XPbrpW2i9kIw0kGKpK3Jqi_I4qaUlFJarQbGCv84oA83_iek/s660/back-to-the-future-car-dolorean.jpg" style="-webkit-user-select: none; " /><br /></div><div>As far as cars go I wouldn't really buy any supped up crazy cars or anything. The only real car that I would get is a DeLorean because I am a nerd. This way I could make an exact replica of Doc Brown's DeLorean with the interfacing panel board and Flux Compositor too. </div><div><br /></div><div>Now the question remains of what type of payment method I'd go with. I've determined mostly through discussions with numerous bartenders (let alone finical advisors) that I would go with the Lump Sum. I say this mostly because I'm operating off of two theories; (A) you don't know if the value of the dollar will go up or down & (B) you could easily die the next day.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2133/2345986982_3993defb48.jpg?v=0" style="-webkit-user-select: none; " /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left; ">On a somewhat kind of relating note to dying the next day (not really I just ran out of ideas to blog on the lottery about) David Carradine recently accidently killed himself via auto-erotic asphyxiation. Seriously, when has that ever been a good idea? Has no celebrity learned their lessons through Michael Hutchence from INXS or Ray whats his face from Family Fued? </div><div style="text-align: left; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: left; ">Seriously though David Carradine played one of my favorite roles of Frankenstein in the original Death Race 2000. He was also Bill in Kill Bill but he will always be remembered mostly for his role in Kung Fu: The Legend Continues......well not anymore, I'm an asshole!</div></div></span>Mike Creganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12392155803969475540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982681002869556118.post-19060603583837983412009-05-28T09:42:00.000-07:002009-05-28T11:07:04.362-07:00Grand Theft Auto: Vice City<div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Features/2008/04/GTAStory/gta-vice-city--article_image.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">7 years ago Grand Theft Auto: Vice City came out and single handily made me a video game addict again. I remember frothing at the mouth for the build up for this game as I would visit the games website everyday looking at the screencaps and game trailers fantasizing to what the game would play like.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/65250/grand-theft-auto-vice-city-stories-20060908055646580_qjpreviewth.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The game itself took place in 1986 in Vice City (a play on Miami) immediately I had a hard on for this game seeing how I have a pension for the 80's as well as anything Miami due to my severe love for Miami Vice. Needless to say this said hard on lasted easily more then a year as my eyeballs would practically bleed from endless hours on end of game play.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.thunderboltgames.com/s/reviews/ps2/gtavc_2.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">With Grand Theft Auto: Vice City came the introduction of Motorcycles into the game. This may not seem like a huge deal to some but the fact of being able to redline a bike a bike and hit jumps for some sweet air almost put me into a convulsion. Along with that there was something so sweet of cruising down a virtual Miami Beach front and pull a drive-by on someone that I wouldn't get a satisfaction of in real life (as if I needed too).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/playstation.joystiq.com/media/2006/10/vcs_19.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Motorcycles weren't the only thing that would make me go into shakes of withdrawal by the sheer thought of. In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City gamers were introduced to the luxury of cruising around in boats in the cool beautiful sea green waters of Vice City. The only downfall of this is if you fell in the water you were as good as dead because the game developers didn't create the ability to swim in the game until the next installment of the series; Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://pspmedia.ign.com/psp/image/article/742/742681/grand-theft-auto-vice-city-stories-20061030062034134-000.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Along with Motorcycles and Watercraft you could also take to the sky in helicopters and prop planes as you could float around in the gorgeous Vice City skyline while overseeing the beautiful landscape from a bird's eye view. If I was able to sleep after playing days on end I would dream of this as I slobbered all over my pillow case.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://gry.o2.pl/upload/files/vice-city-01.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Another feature that the game developers added to the game was the ability to bailout of a car while it was moving. This brought about one of the fondest memories about this game that I will never forget. When I first got the game I brought it over to my buddy Dan Raps' place so we could all crack out on the game. When my buddy Martin (who miss the hell out of!!) got a hold of the game the first thing he did was pick up a hooker and then bailout on a jump into the water, I couldn't stop laughing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://franchisemedia.ign.com/wiki/grandtheftauto.ign.com/default/uploads/1/15/ViceCitySoundtrack.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The gameplay of Vice City wasn't the only thing that kept me up at night as it also had a phenomenal soundtrack! The soundtrack featured such giant 80s hits by Cutting Crew, Rick James, Michael Jackson, Hall & Oates, the Buggles, the Outfield, Motley Crue, Quiet Riot, Gary Numan, A Flock of Seagulls, Run DMC & Kurtis Blow all of which captured the time perfectly (coming from someone who was born in 85 and has no recollection of the 80s at all!).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/8179/258552-malibu_super.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Besides all of the little elements of the game I already described the fact that you could own store fronts that created missions itself to go along with the story line missions was brilliant. The missions and all the elements alone took a good portion of my life that I will never feel that I wasted. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I have been debating on whether or not to start a whole new game and try to complete it without codes but I'm already thoroughly addicted to Fallout 3. This being said all the while I need to be applying myself get a real job and do something with my degree. After this weekend I'm going to start getting serious about that whole job thing so we'll see what actually happens in due time.</div>Mike Creganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12392155803969475540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982681002869556118.post-12744809009018815322009-05-22T09:36:00.000-07:002009-05-22T11:27:47.567-07:00The Sport of the Gods!<div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.tjstudios.com/bschauf/blog/uploaded_images/GR-2-782886.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Baseball may be the Old National Past Time but Wiffle Ball truly is the Backyard Classic. There is something about the curve of a rubbery plastic ball and the contact of the plastic bat that sends chills up my back.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/photos/30/38/30_38_kickball1_z.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">My love for the sport of Wiffle Ball even proceeds that of Kickball, which is equally in it's own right a great backyard sport. Some people may beg to defer but I'm not the only one who feels this way though as there is a large Wiffle Ball family world wide.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://coverguy.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/wiffleball1.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There are many cases which exist predominately in the New England area where people have made there own Fenway Wiffle Ball Field. If I ever become a home owner one thing that will be a necessity to me is that my home will have a expansive backyard so I can build my own Wiffle Ball Field.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.treehugger.com/wiffle-ball-field-photo.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Part of the fun of Wiffle Ball is each field's diversity of angles to play in the field. This creates for each to game to have a spontaneous outcome that can sometime lead to multiple games played until you can't even see the ball anymore as daylight dissipates.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.wiffle.com/images/field.gif" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">How do you play Wiffle Ball you ask? Well it essentially is baseball but it differs in that there is no baserunning and rather that the distance of the ball determines a Single, Double, Triple or a Home Run. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Pitch counts vary by players but it usually is 3 Strikes and 4 or more balls and always 2 outs per inning. The 4 or more balls creates for more opportunities to hit the ball and a less likelihood of constantly walking batters. The 2 Outs Per inning create for fasting moving games.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/wiffle/images/thumb/6/6b/Downtown_Wiffle-7746.jpg/300px-Downtown_Wiffle-7746.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The strike zone itself is usually determined by either a chair, a backstop with a marked strike zone or sometimes even a trash can.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The size of teams typically consists of 2 to 5 players. I myself find that 2 to 3 players a team usuallly creates for the most fun and a more competitive game.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.gasolinealleyantiques.com/sports/baseball/images/memorabilia/wiffle-macgregor1.JPG" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Wiffle Ball itself was created in 1953 in Fairfield, Connecticut by David N. Mullany. Mullany created it for his 12 year-old son and it got it's name when his son and his friends would describe the sound of a strikeout as a "Whiff."</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hell, even my old man played Wiffle Ball when he was a kid which shocked me because I didn't know they had plastic back in the stone age. Yuck, I so went for the hack comedian route on that stinker.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.trincoll.edu/depts/athletics/wiffleballpitching_files/image001.gif" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I don't want to brag but I consider myself the Johan Santana of Wiffle Ball and a great contact hitter. The variety of pitches is determined by your fingering of the ball, the direction the holes are in your hand and the angle of your arm.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IAC1-67AbiY&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IAC1-67AbiY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This isn't me but this kid is pretty nasty when it comes to pitching. Later in the video it shows him in what looks like a organized league Wiffle Ball game which made me insanely jealous because I want to do that!</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/1105/wiffleballndsae3.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">While I was searching for images for this post I came across this image for a Nintendo DS Wiffle Ball game. I don't own a Nintendo DS but if this game ever came to the Wii I would seriously go out and buy a Wii for it (I'm already contemplating doing that for the new Punch-Out! game).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Of coarse they would have to do the game right and make it that you had the ability to design your field and set your rules. That would be the only way I would buy the game, plus the Wii would be the perfect platform for it as you could swing and throw just like you would in a real game.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none; cursor: -webkit-zoom-in; " src="http://www.itpfoundation.org/Assets/wiffle+sanction.jpg" width="631" height="624" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">If anybody wants to play this spring/summer hit me up! I know a couple of places we could play and this summer I was planning on having a few BBQ's at my place so I'm sure that there will be a few games breaking out here and there on their own.</div></div>Mike Creganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12392155803969475540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982681002869556118.post-67334505747557193062009-05-18T16:17:00.000-07:002009-05-18T18:17:46.157-07:00I am becoming an 86 year-old Woman<div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.tiricosuave.com/images/fallen.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">While I was at work today I realized as I was talking to my co-workers Anthony and Lynne that I have the mind set of an old bag. As we were talking about food and cooking, I soon became enthralled with the idea of grocery shopping today as I have recently discovered this to be the case in the past 2 or 3 months now.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img class="media" id="fullSizedImage" src="http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e350/dvsross/blanche.jpg" alt="blanche.jpg image by dvsross" galleryimg="no" style="width: 350px; height: 283px; cursor: default; " /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I prep my grocery list in a ritual like way like Blanche Devereaux would prep her diaphragm for a night out at the Knights of Columbus (wait a second, that makes no sense? Whatever). Before I take to the aisles, I go through all the coupon flyers as I stalk for deals like gamey prey. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://acupofjoy.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/grocery-cart.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">By the time I get to the Super Market I have my grocery list in hand and sock full of coupons in my pocket. As I grab my Rickety Wheeled Grocery Cart I hit Shuffle Songs on my iPod as I prepare to rock out in my Grocery Experience. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Some people however take this experience to the extreme though like my brother who has been known to Rollerblade through the store. This makes question whether or not my brother is a little light in the loafers, but hey to each their own am I right?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.idsgn.org/images/sunny-d/sunnyd_europe.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">My passion for grocery shopping can be taken to the next level as you can sometimes find me yelling things at the bag boy like "HEY! This Coupon says it's 50 cents off the Sunny Delight Bucko!"</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Getting excited about Grocery shopping doesn't necessarily make you old though but if it directly results in the purposeful preparation for certain television programs then hell yea it does.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.mannythemovieguy.com/images/tom_selleck_magnum_pi.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Which leads me to my next example of me having the mentally of a geriatric; Television Programs. If I have the time during the day and I am around the house I'll watch all the old cop shows like Rockford Files, Magnum P.I. and Miami Vice.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There's just something about those shows that captivate my senile mind as gum away on some Apple Sauce. Maybe it has to deal with their cheesy style of cool and the fantastic character and script development is the reason I prefer to watch these shows while I mack on some cupcakes in my snuggie.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.destructoid.com/elephant/ul/110132-PYL.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">To prove even further my mind is Geritol bound, if any old school game shows like Press Your Luck, Family Fued (only with Richard Dawson) or Super Market Sweep are on you can bet your bottom dollar that my TV is tuned to it (Christ almighty; Bet Your Bottom Dollar? Did I just say that? Even I'm embarrassed for myself).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.bizzia.com/files/173/2007/12/the-price-is-right.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Normally I would also gush about my obsession for the Price is Right and how I would stay home from school back in the day just for my fix of Bob's Beauties but that hasn't been the case in over year. Sadly since Drew Carey has taken over the show he has single handily derailed the show. The producers of the show should have gone with John O'Hurley as the show host instead but thats just my opinion. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.granbytv.com/3671__Antenna.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I feel like I should have one of those stupid TV antennas on my roof with all the ancient shit that I watch on TV when I get the chance. Seriously though, who really has one of those TV antennas still? I haven't seen any of those since Richard Bey was the Jerry Springer of Day Time Talk.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">My worries of my progressing age doesn't just apply to my actions though. I mean I'm getting all sorts of aches and pains here and there in places I never knew I had. My knees and my back have been shit for a while now but even now I'm starting to develop eye problems particularly in my right eye. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://studiohousepro.co.uk/fugitiveauthor/assets/images/Old-lady-on-doorstep-with-cigar.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I don't know if it's Macular Degeneration or Glaucoma but if it gets worse and if I can get a prescription to the funny stuff then I'm not complaining. Either way I'm sure staring at computer screens for extended periods of time is going to result in me needing to take out Large Print books from the library in the immediate future.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The fact that I'm already wanting to live in Florida for the warm weather has me spooked. Soon enough I'm going to be doing water aerobics before I go to early bird specials at the local Denny's before calling it a night at 8pm right after Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune.</div>Mike Creganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12392155803969475540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982681002869556118.post-54670657933461400642009-05-15T11:30:00.000-07:002009-05-17T12:59:00.358-07:00Dawn of the Dead<div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/02/10/arts/10onst650.4.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dawn of the Dead is by far my favorite movie of all time. When people ask me for a good horror movie Dawn of the Dead is the first movie I suggest. There's something about it's comic book like nature that I love that makes it so original and definitive of the golden era of horror movies.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2005/06/30/wbromero_wideweb__430x299.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dawn of the Dead is the second installment of George A. Romero's living dead movie series. The movie was filmed outside of Pittsburgh in the winter of 1977. Most of the zombies in the film were actually fans of George Romero's work and were paid $2 along with a cup of coffee & a doughnut. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3003/3004427112_b80252f83a.jpg" /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Dawn of the Dead opens up right in midst of a pandemic from the zombie outbreak that began in Night of the Living Dead. The movie follows the lives on the run by a news producer named Francine, her news traffic copter pilot boyfriend Stephen "Flyboy" Andrews as well as special op agents Peter & Roger. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.hecklerspray.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/dawn-of-the-dead.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As the news keeps coming in of rescue stations going offlinem Flyboy and his girlfriend Francine take to the sky to find refuge. At this time Peter and Roger are clearing out an apartment complex that is storing the living dead. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">While clearing out the apartments a guy in the special ops unit by the name of "Wolly" losses it and starts blowing away anything that moves. After clearing out the apartment complex Roger informs Peter he has a friend with a helicopter and that there on the run.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.fridaythe13thfilms.com/multimedia/pictures/part1/bts1_savinijason2.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It is here in the film when the group is on the run that we are first introduced to the fantastic make up and special effects work of the Tom Savini. The attention to detail on the zombies make up and the brilliant special effects through out the film really defined Tom Savini as the master of his field. Since Dawn of the Dead, Tom Savini has gone on to do make up and special effects in Friday the 13ths, Creepshow and Day of the Dead.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.brettmcbean.com/images/Dawn%20of%20the%20dead%201.JPG" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After a few zombie encounters and a few pit stops along the way Flyboy, Francine, Peter and Roger discover a mall infested with zombies. After setting up shop in the mall the gang set out to fortify the mall. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This idea of fortifying a mall in a zombie apocalypse I think is awesome. I would love to roll around on a segway and blast away some Zombies before hitting up the Food Court.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u180/GamerBait/dwnotd-r2_shot3l.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">While fortifying the mall, Roger, the gunslinger of the group, gets infected after being bitten a few times. After losing Roger, the group begins to develop acute depression and the cabin fever that would be associated with a long subdued encapsulation from a zombie apocalypse.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I find the mental impact of a Zombie apocalypse portrayed in the film to be so insanely accurate. Your mind would eventually get so bent from lack of activity as well as the knowledge that most if not all of your loved ones are Zombies. Not too mention the constant groaning you would hear from the zombies that would circle your fortified location which over time would grow short of supplies.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.imcdb.org/images/134/775.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Before long though the groups' presence at the mall is discovered by a large traveling gang of motorcycle raiders after spoting the group's helicopter on the roof of the mall. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.filmsquish.com/guts/files/images/Dawn%20of%20the%20Dead1.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As far as what happens in the rest of the movie I am not going to tell you any further to what happens. You yourself will have to get out and rent/buy the film and enjoy it on your own terms. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I would happen to suggest however to watch George Romero's series of zombie films in order from Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Land of the Dead and Diary of the Dead to get the full history of the series.</div>Mike Creganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12392155803969475540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982681002869556118.post-22883841481665252272009-05-14T17:17:00.000-07:002009-05-14T20:05:03.344-07:00COPS<img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://l.yimg.com/l/tv/us/img/site/09/40/0000050940_20080815110104.jpg" /><div style="text-align: left;">I can say without a doubt in my mind that "COPS" is the greatest reality TV show of all time. For 20 years FOX has brought the cream of the criminal crop to our idiot boxes every Saturday night. Anytime I hear that<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> "HUHHHH!"</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"> from the theme song "Bad Boys" by Inner Circle, my mouth begins to water for White Trash & Speed Freaks as if I were Pavlov's Dog.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/watchdog/blog/cops-arrest-clown.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Basically, I use the show as positive reinforcement in my life. No matter how bad life gets I can always put on the TV and say to myself "Well, at least your not being caught in Drag stealing copper wire from a construction site and insisting your buddy Steve said you could borrow it."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://static.tvguide.com/MediaBin/Galleries/Shows/A_F/Ci_Cp/Cops/1/cops08.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There are times when I question myself though, especially when they bust prostitutes. I'll sit there in my plastic fantastic furniture expecting Cindy Crawford and when it turns out to be a Ernest Borgnine look a like in pumps I kind of get disappointed as I try to look past his/her's Adams Apple as I gaze into the bounty of their Crustache questioning myself Would Ya? But that's neither here nor there....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.tvgasm.com/newsgasm/cops_l.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">One thing that still perplexes me still to this day though is why does at least 85% of the people on the show lack the ability to wear a common everyday T-shirt? Are there lack of T-shirts in these communities to go around? Is it something Medical like a deficiency towards cotton? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i60/masonb115/mullet.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Whatever the case may be there is one thing that is always guaranteed and that is the presence of Mullets on COPS. Yea, you might be saying "This Kid is still talking about Mullets?" and yes I am because I am infatuated with the idea of keeping your neck warm but yet emulating Goose's hair from Top Gun in the Front.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.imjoe.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/amy-winehouse-banana-run.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">My absolute favorite thing on COPS though are the Crackheads/Speed Freaks. They have the best attire and the most fabulous outlandish stories. I saw one episode when one of these prodigies explained to the Fuzz that the reason he was hanging out at a closed Gas Station @ 4am was because he just got married to Elvis's daughter and his brand new Baby Blue Roles Royce just broke down. That alone is worth it's weight in gold.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://imcdb.org/images/192/224.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Finally, I have a theory when it comes to COPS and that theory is no matter what time of the day it is you can find COPS on TV. Whether it be on FOX, CourtTV, UPN, or even G4 COPS is on somewhere in the world. <br /></div>Mike Creganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12392155803969475540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982681002869556118.post-17640565583726750862009-04-28T16:57:00.000-07:002009-04-28T18:52:39.258-07:00Do the Dew!<div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/KENNEY/mountain_dew_logo.jpg" /><br /></div>I love Mountain Dew! I would even go to the extent to say my love for Mountain Dew borders on an A&E "Intervention" addiction level. There's just something about the taste, the look, the feeling of diabetic shock you get after pounding a 12 pack in less then 2 or 3 days & the way it can glow in the dark that makes you feel like it's radioactive! Either way any Mountain Dew addict could testify to these feelings.<div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.maniacworld.com/How-To-Make-Glow-In-The-Dark-Mountain-Dew.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Before I go any further with this blog I do have to address the unfair stereotype that is associated with us Mountain Dew Drinkers. That Stereotype is that we are all a bunch of 4chan pursuing nerds that live in our Mom's basement that play Dungeons and Dragons every Friday and Saturday Night with our Babylon 5 Role Playing Group. This is obviously not true because we can't live in the basement because we are allergic to the molds down there and you know what Dungeon's & Dragons is so 1976 and as for Babylon 5 that's for Dorks, I watch Battlestar Galactica, thank you very much!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://churchandpomo.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341d9f5853ef01156ecba396970c-800wi" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">One of my favorite things about Mountain Dew though is that their advertising is directed to "Extreme Athletes" when I'd say that easily 3/4 of Mountain Dew drinkers are the furthest thing from Jesse Owens (wow, could I have picked a less relevant athlete?) as they barely get off of the couch from playing video games. Don't get me wrong, I ain't hating cuz I'm definitely part of that 3/4 and pretty damn proud as my addiction to both Mountain Dew & Fallout 3 is quite obscene.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://bulk.destructoid.com/ul/125363-gamerfuel.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now there are many people out there who believe in the urban legend that Mountain Dew kills your sperm count. It is indeed a myth but either way I could careless because I don't want any mini me degenerate assholes running around bothering me while I play video games, watch porn and drink Mountain Dew (in any order, I'm not picky). Frankly if the myth is true then hell I'll drink 7-11 Super Gulp after Super Gulp till I'm as impotent as a.....ah I got nothing, you come up with something clever here!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://bazanye.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/mountain_dew_christmas_tree_6.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I will say however there are some Mountain Dew heads out there who's dedication to the delicious soft drink that just flat out scares me. As you can see there are a few who take it to the extreme as evident in the picture above of a Mountain Dew Can Christmas Tree even though it brings a tear of jealousy to my uncontrollable twitching overly Computer/TV and Book reading exposed strained eye.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://images.icanhascheezburger.com/completestore/2009/2/3/128781964631897599.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">You maybe asking yourself "Well, What about Mello Yello?" I myself can not speak on the behalf of Mello Yello as I have never drank it seeing as A) I don't live in the South & B) I didn't live in the 70's no matter how bad I wanted to. Mello Yello, I feel is the Bastard cousin of Mountain Dew who never achieved anything in life just like Dr. Pepper and his High School dropout brother Mr. Pibb. Whatever the case maybe I will accept donations of both Mello Yello & Mr. Pibb from any free wheeling charitable philanthropist who is willing to help a worthy cause.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img class="media" id="fullSizedImage" src="http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t25/Redsandfalls/Bea_Arthur.jpg" alt="Bea_Arthur.jpg Bea Arthur image by Redsandfalls" galleryimg="no" style="width: 313px; height: 378px;" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">On a more serious note though I would like to dedicate this blog posting to the memory of Bea Arthur. Bea Arthur captured our funny bones as Dorothy Zbornak on the hit sitcom "Golden Girls." Earlyier this year as I do every year on New Years Day I gave my picks for the annual Celebrity Death Pool. On that list this year I joked about Bea Arthur as one of my picks, I unfortunately was right. When I heard the news of Bea Arthur's passing I was absolutely shattered as I'm sure most of the world was as we realized that we lost one of the true comedic greats. All one can say is there is an Angel up there some where with some sweet shoulder pads with the greatest comedic timing ever. Bea, Thank You for Being a Friend!!!</div>Mike Creganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12392155803969475540noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982681002869556118.post-66548555414639133492009-04-07T11:14:00.000-07:002009-04-07T14:41:32.207-07:00The 2009 New York Mets<div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/nym/ballpark/citifieldseats/slideshow-by-section/CitiField_Overview.jpg" /><br /></div>The 2009 Major League Baseball season not only ushers in another season into the New York Mets storied franchise but it also Starts a New Chapter with the new Citi Field. The build up for this stadium has been a long desired dream for any New York Mets fan yet also a sour victory as many will truly miss Shea Stadium no matter how much of a dump it was.<div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/blogs/bats/posts/02citi.533.jpg" /><br /></div><div>Citi Field features many different styles of stadiums from yesterday to today. It is a state of the art stadium that gives a 360 degree view of the entire stadium. Citi Field also introduces many more different food options and well as numerous <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">CLEAN </span>restrooms. All of which are what Met fans are looking forward too.<br /><div><br /></div><div>I will say however that I will miss getting my shoes doused in urine as I sloshed through the flowing river that were their bathrooms. I will also miss the feelings of Vertigo that anyone would get as they rode the escalators of death.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.forgotten-ny.com/STREET%20SCENES/shea/escalator1.jpg" /><br /></div><div><div>Despite these sentimental feelings, Citi Field couldn't have come at a better time either. After 2 historical end of season collapses in 2007 & 2008, the Mets ended their seasons falling out off first place (Just like Shea's escalators) and out of the playoffs. The 2008 season stung more because the division rivals the Philadelphia Phillies went on to win the NL and then the World Series.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Nothing hurt more though then the 2006 season when the Mets destroyed the NL East by taking the divison by 12 games and then ended up losing the NLCS to the Cardinals in Game 7. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/watchdog/blog/Qk4K8IPs.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">The Catch</span></div><div>Game 7 featured Endy Chavez's Amazing Catch in which when I saw it in action I thought at the time that this was the sign of destiny that the Mets we're gonna win another World Series. Endy Chavez could run for Mayor of New York City with the Resume of Marion Berry and I would still vote for him.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>The Main Problem the Past Two Seasons has been the Bullpen and Health. In 2006 the Mets were an offensive powerhouse as well as a lights out bullpen. In 2007 and 2008 the Mets offense was strong but were weakened by injuries and a Bullpen that ran as smoothly as a one legged prostitute. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2008/05/15/alg_aaronheilman.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">(Heilman leaving in disgrace, not uncommon)</span></div><div>The first step General Manager Omar Minaya took this past offseason was to ship out Bullpen Bums Scott Schoeneweis and Aaron Heilman and in return received Sean Green, JJ Putz and OF Jeremy Reed. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://metsmerizedonline.com/images/JJPutz22.png" /><br /></div><div>Green is a big guy that pitches with power and is the Bullpen Bridge to the 8th inning Set up man Putz. Putz was Seattle's closer for the past few years and will share Closing and Set up opportunities with the Mets biggest offseason acquisition Francisco Rodriguez who replaces an injured Billy Wagner.</div><div><br /></div><div>Returning to the bullpen are crafty lefty Pedro Feliciano and Brian Stokes. Accompanying them are Submarine Side Armer Darren O'Day and Rookie Bobby Parnell.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="murphy.jpg" src="http://pulverblog.pulver.com/archives/mets08/murphy.jpg" width="640" height="425" /><br /></div><div>The re-tinkered Outfielding Core looks solid with Rookie Daniel Murphy in Left Field, Carlos Beltran in Center Field and Ryan Church in Right Field. I think Daniel Murphy will be the biggest break out player and could be a candidate for Rookie of the Year. If Church is healthy he is an X-Factor both in the Field and at the plate. And Beltran is phenomenal when healthy.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Backing them up are a solid crew in Marlon Anderson, Jeremy Reed, Fernando Tatis and recently signed Gary Sheffield. Sheffield throws a wild card into the mix. I love Murphy & Church on the corners and I love Tatis filling in here and there in their place. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://cache.deadspin.com/assets/resources/2007/06/bestofgary.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">(Gary Sheffield's Rookie Season)</span></div><div>Granted it's great to have many options on backups and that Sheffield will be great for games with a DH but how many games will he play? He's apparently a good teammate but has a tendency to cause waves in the office then the clubhouse. He's also good trade bait, historic hitter with a cheap price tag. Time will tell.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://paulsrandomstuff.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/luis-castillo.jpg" /><br /></div><div>The Mets' infield the past few seasons has been good but they have suffered from injuries. 2 years ago it was Carlos Delgado and last season was Luis Castillo. This year I can see them healthy for the most part but I think Delgado's numbers could go down due to his age. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.playerpress.com/uploads/Image/Jose%20Reyes.jpg" /><br /></div><div>Jose Reyes will lead the league in Triples and Runs due to Citi Field's cavernous corners. Castillo will have a bounce back season and I think will win the MLB Comeback Player of the Year. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://blog.nj.com/ledgerupdates/2007/08/large_metsL.jpg" /><br /></div><div>As for David Wright it is hard to say, I hope he will stay on track with rising numbers season numbers but I think he might have a tough season with the new stadium which is supposed to be even more a Pitcher's Ballpark then Shea.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/04/13/sports/13mets.1.600.jpg" /><br /></div><div>The pitching I think will benefit the most with Citi Field. Johan Santana will be a Cy Young candidate especially with the strong bullpen backing him up. John Maine will struggle and will rely on his defense and the field to get him through games, I just don't think he's 100% healthy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2008/07/13/alg_pelfrey.jpg" /><br /></div><div>Oliver Perez will have another up and down season. Mike Pelfrey will be dominate and will start making a name for himself. And I believe Livian Hernandez will also have an up and down season with a few injuries here and there but thats why Omar Minaya invested in young starting pitchers in the minors.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://metsmerizedonline.com/images/610x.jpg" /><br /></div><div>I wouldn't mind seeing Pedro Martinez signing with the Mets again. He is a good leader in the clubhouse and could get you 4 quality innings out of the bullpen and in spot starts. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Mets look great on paper but so does Atlanta and Philadelphia. I think Phillies will have problems with pitching and health towards the end of the season. And I think Atlanta will be a much better team this year with improved pitching but with mediocre offense. </div><div><br /></div><div>I think it will be neck and neck between the 3 in the NL East with Florida not too far behind. The Mets could end up with the NL East Championship or the NL Wildcard. No Matter What I see the Mets making the Playoffs No if's, and's or But's.</div><div><br /></div><div>I think the Mets will end up winning the Division and the Conference with a 92-70 record. And I think they might end up playing the Red Sox in the World Series. </div></div></div>Mike Creganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12392155803969475540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982681002869556118.post-10582673317565645422009-03-29T14:14:00.000-07:002009-04-28T18:57:24.649-07:00Infomercial Graveyard<div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdxLnWxtrc4SfwusQdZXGXoHvhanQ3E-uVbia0Qkx4gL1bBPgu6q0-rAn1G4nnKYOibRQshoSMbMDscvIL1nQhmUMaqecGFF49UMR8W7hFJD1zM4UBOpO2UUgxjF0xY00yYY_zWM5UzrbK/s320/shamwow+guy.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>So Yesterday the news came out that, 44 year-old Vince Shlomi, of the ShamWow fame was arrested at a Miami Beach Hotel for SlapChopping the hell out of a Hooker that he met at a Miami nightclub on February 7 of this year . <div><br /></div><div>Apparently our good buddy Vince paid 26 year old Sasha Harris, $1000 dollars to sleep with him at his hotel room (if it was me I would have had Vince throw in some ShamWow's into the deal this way I could soak up all the guilt/embarrassment that would follow sleeping with the ShamWow guy). Vince claimed when he went to kiss his lady of the night that she bit down on his tongue and wouldn't let go to which Vince responded by punching her repeatedly. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/trutv/thesmokinggun.com/graphics/art4/0327092sham1awm.jpg" alt="" width="750" height="475" border="0" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>What is sad about this though is look at Vince's mug shot. It looks as if this happened 10 years past Vince's prime in a piece of the news that would be like "Hey, you remember the ShamWow Guy? Well he did a Tap Dance on some Hooker's Face." </div><div><br /></div><div>What's even sadder though is look at Vince's jacket. That fake fur looks like some cheap carpet samples and the rest of the material looks like some half assed canvas from luggage. Pimps that shop at Salvation Army wouldn't even be caught dead in that awful jacket.</div><div><div><br /></div><div>This latest infomerical meltdown really doesn't come as a surprise to me because for some reason there is a pretty well documented track record of infomerical/Z-List celebrities who just lose it all while flying too high on the wings of a Magic Bullet.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2007/11/steven-dell-dude-sm.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>For instance, do you remember the "Dude, your getting a Dell guy"? Back in 2003 at the height of those obnoxious commercials, Ben Curtis, the "Star" of those Dell commercials got busted for buying Pot in Manhattan's Lower East Side. But I mean who didn't see that coming? Some close eyed, lanky, scruffy kid using terms like "Dude" and "Man, Your harshing my buzz." What's funny now is he is a waiter/bartender at Tortilla Flats in NYC. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://z.hubpages.com/u/684674_f520.jpg" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Just like some guy who dresses up as Pirate in some restaurant because some hacker stole his identity that he's now serving chowder and Iced Tea, ......Whoops Sorry got sidetracked that's the freecreditreport.com song. What I meant to say, Is every informercial celebrity doomed to a Flight and a Crash? Not exactly, but lets continue.</div><div><br /></div><div>Although he doesn't qualify as an infomerical celebrity, I'm going to include his arrest anyway because I found it phenomenal. CNN correspondent, Richard Quest, was arrested on April 18 2008 at 3:40am in Central Park. Which automatically you know isn't good, when anyone gets arrested in Central Park at some ungodly hour it's because of something real sketchy. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/12/129404/16_2008/richardquest.jpg" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>What was Mr. Quest arrested for you ask?, Well, Mr. Quest was found with one end of a rope tied to his mouth leading to the other end of the rope that was tied to his Genitals. When asked if he had anything else Mr. Quest retrieved a Dildo and Methamphetamine from his boot. Classy Fella isn't he? Since then you can find Mr. Quest still on CNN usually in their segments about finance and the economy.</div><div><br /></div><div>Mainly because I cant remember anymore Infomercial celebrity scandals here are a few of my predictions for some Informercial Celebrities and where they will stand in the Infomercial Graveyard.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Infomercial Predictions</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><img class="media" id="fullSizedImage" src="http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh197/SvenAndIngmar/Album%201/Don_West.jpg" alt="Don_West.jpg Don West image by SvenAndIngmar" galleryimg="no" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;" /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Don West will shoot himself accidentally while trying to sell Dirty Harry's gun on QVC.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.lonestartimes.com/images/Bramanti/oxiclean.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Billy Mays will be arrested at some Brothel while he is chained up in the S&M room.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/08/04/business/04adco.600.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Band from those FreeCreditReport.com commercials will die in a plane crash a la Buddy Holly & the Big Bopper and it will be known as the Day the Shitty Commericals Died.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.onedigitallife.com/images/donavan-freberg.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The guy from the old school Encyclopedia Britannica commercials will be arrested for being a Pedo.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/ronco.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ron Popeil of the "Set it and Forget it" chicken rotisserie fame will be bludgeoned to death by a camera stand by way of a swinging and swapping friend a la Hogan's Heros' Bob Crane.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.quenchpad.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/snuggie1.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Snuggie will be mired by a case of a Mass Suicide from a Snuggie Death Cult.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.hotfootblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/giuseppe.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And Finally Giuseppe Franco of Proceed Hair Solutions will go completely Bald.</div></div>Mike Creganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12392155803969475540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982681002869556118.post-38417088418594461312009-03-28T10:42:00.000-07:002009-03-28T21:43:00.393-07:00Guys and Real Dolls<div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1ApkEuRIEhggz6-KoIz1LEGRGuw3sSW-d_eSxCoYgVU9w1aJ-TcsnAkRYwhOm-24__c1kUB39bdKwgTOkBajPOd4btsxzzxDm9PL74iMqa604-GlIbvKOpcY4U7XDHmOjCbinD4PVpo/s400/realdoll2.jpg" /><br /></div>So recently I don't know why but I've found that Real Dolls are absolutely hilarious. For what reason why I find this completely hysterical is beyond me but I have noticed I'm not the only one who thinks this way. <div><br /></div><div>Some of you may say "Hey I rubbed one out to that on HBO's Real Sex," but for of those you who are "in the dark" on exactly what a Real Doll is, congratulate and thank yourself. A Real Doll is basically the creepiest thing anybody could own. A Real Doll is an incredibly life like Receptacle which are usually female. Although they also have Male Dolls available it begs the question, Which is creepier to own?, Male or Female?, I'm gonna go with my gut and say Female.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://feministing.com/imageStorage/lars.jpg" /></div><div>Lately in the media there has been a keen awareness to exactly how creepy/humorous it is to own a Real Doll. Two Years ago Ryan Gosling starred in the heartwarming Rom-Com "Lars and the Real Girl" about a delusional young man who strikes up an unconventional relationship with a Real Doll that he finds on the internet. I won't go any further about the movie because I don't want to spoil anything about the movie for those of you who haven't seen it as it is a good movie and should be viewed anyone.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.puppiesandflowers.com/blogimages/july07/dolls3.jpg" /></div><div>The BBC (the British Broadcast Company, not the other acronym you sick perverts!) put out a documentary 2 years ago called "Guys and Dolls." The documetary profiled the lives of 4 Creeps (with a capital C & an exclamation point!) who owned Real Dolls. One of the owners by the name of "DaveCat" lived in the suburbs of Detriot. "DaveCat" reminded me of this guy that I used to work with both physically and mannerism/personality wise that it creeped me out.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Another Gentleman, and I use that term loosely, profiled in the BBC documentary was a gentleman by the name of Mike. Mike owned a beyond phenomenally creepy count of 8 Real Dolls. Mike also supplied 2 hilarious moments in the film, one where he was cleaning out one of his dolls unmentionable parts with a Swiffer duster as he stated that particularly doll was "beginning to smell like fish." </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://creativestudios.com/csdevblogmovies/uploaded_images/i-has-a-real-doll-790049.jpg" /></div><div>The other fantastic moment Mike supplied was when he invited his real girlfriend over for his birthday and had all of his dolls sitting at a table with party hats on which in sighted the response of "I need a drink" from his girlfriend.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Lastly on the subject of the BBC's documentary there was one other fantastic quote/moment of the film that I need to share. This part profiled the maintenance man of the Real Dolls who would, um, repair, these Real Dolls. Now, one would think when preforming work on said Dolls that one would wear proper sanitary gear. Not this guy, he hunkers down as he gets into the nitty gritty with no gloves on as he pulls out damaged pieces as he says "I'm running all out of Vaginas."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.elenadorfman.com/img/still-lovers/7Lily1_Elena_Dorfman.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now I'm not completely condoning the Real Doll because besides providing "companionship" here are a few Pros that out weigh the Cons, Let's Review!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Pros</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">- </span>You can now list a Dependent on your Tax Forms!</div><div style="text-align: left;">- Kiss Traffic goodbye as it is now clear sailing in the HOV car pool lane!</div><div style="text-align: left;">- You now have a permeant fan in the stands for all of your Adult Slow Pitch Softball Games!</div><div style="text-align: left;">- No more Chef Lonely Heart's Soup for One, Now you can Wine & Dine on TV Dinners for Two!</div><div style="text-align: left;">- Never having to go to a Family Event ever again!</div><div style="text-align: left;">- Ladies, Never feel vulnerable ever again, as the Male Real Doll is the best Male deterrent since the invention of the Shawl!</div><div style="text-align: left;">- Faking your Death has never been easier!</div><div style="text-align: left;">- Never Pay for Prostitutes both Monetarily and/or Health wise ever again!</div>Mike Creganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12392155803969475540noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982681002869556118.post-7920796614148925052009-03-23T19:07:00.000-07:002009-03-28T21:47:22.477-07:00I Need a Haircut!<div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/62/Shaggy-scooby-scared-1969.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Like Zoinks Scoob"</span></span></div>I desperately need a haircut bad. I'm begining to look like Shaggy from Scooby Doo or one of the Monkees. The only problem is I want a new hairstyle but I don't know what I want to do with it. To begin with my hair isn't the greatest mane this side of the Mississippi. My hair just gets really thick and shaggy and doesn't grow long so I can't really style it or at least I don't think I can. I also need to trim or completely shave my beard because I'm tired of my mustache smelling of food, the flavor savor can get old real fast. If you have any suggestions let me know, it would truly be appreciated.<div style="text-align: center;"><img id="userImage" onload="FixImage();" src="http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/52/l_a9880bdb75a847e0ab716faad62359ce.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Haircut!</span></span></div><div>Speaking of Haircuts, we recorded the tracking and vocals for our first (and only?) full length album about a month and a half to two months ago. Brian and Greg have been in the "lab" mixing, producing and mastering it. We haven't played/practice since we recorded our songs in what seems like eons ago. Normally this wouldn't be a problem but we're playing a show this Friday at Dogwood and it would be nice to be sharp. Not to jump the gun but I think for the most part we've accepted the fact that this isn't gonna last forever and most likely end unfortunately sooner rather then later because one of us could be moving and that I'm going to hopefully get a 9-5 job beginning this summer.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.pixelvixen707.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/fallout-3.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"Y'all Gone Make Me Lose My Mind"</span></span></div><div>Any who, I've become seriously addicted to Fallout 3. I've been averaging about 3 hours or more a day in gameplay. The game is just fucking phenomenal plus it doesn't hurt that all I do at work is talk about the game with Justin Credible, Neil, and Paul. It can get to the point sometimes when I'm playing the game that my right eyeball feels like it's gonna pop out of my skull.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/fallout_3_capitol-may30.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">A Guy Can Dream Can't He?</span></div><div>For those of you who don't know (that is if anybody is actually reading this blog besides Ms. Emily Soper) what Fallout 3 is it's a game where you basically walk around on quests in a post nuke fallout DC and encounter survivors, enemies and all sorts of mutants. Everything you do in the game determines the out come of the game.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/ArtAndPhoto-Fronts/ENTERTAINMENT/080505/g-ent-080505-risky-business-1130a.rp350x350.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Except I won't be wearing socks</span></div><div>Other then that though nothing really else special has happened in the past few days. My parents go away for a week and a half beginning next weekend and it couldn't come at a better time. I get along with my folks but lately I'm like on edge and get annoyed at the slightest thing they do or ask me. So needless to say I'm looking forward to having the house to myself.</div><div><br /></div><div>Until Next Time, Keep on Rockin in the Free World!</div>Mike Creganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12392155803969475540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982681002869556118.post-82520322372914662252009-03-22T16:59:00.000-07:002009-03-23T20:56:37.340-07:00Hüsker Dü<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggrX43LRWHA8mAbQvXWQP5YRDR_7r6oUeGgMZ6HyTdoqBe6s5AwKK9eH1r3N0RGCMXenXvZ1TtfofdoSox-28K6UKn7Xr24z-yaaeuxzsWhJpYp2LGwFP2IKeNsNMVbHH-e5zfrpDGlhQV/s320/husker+du.jpg" /><br /></div>After about a year or 2 of not having any new music in my iTunes library I decided I needed a change and took the plunge in getting new music. Some these artists include Neutral Milk Hotel, Pavement, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Stevie Wonder, and Vampire Weekend just to name a few but the band that really sticks out amongst the pack is Husker Du.<div><br /></div><div>In 1979, the Minnesota 3 piece Alt Rock Hardcore Punk band formed its stand out sound in an area of the country not known for it's music scene. Husker Du consisted of Bob Mould on guitar, Grant Hart on drums and Greg Norton on bass with Mould and Hart as the primary writers of the band.</div><div><br /></div><div>By 1980, Husker Du had already developed a name for themselves as they became the forefront of the Minnesota scene as they branched out and began playing nationally. By this time they had formed an alliance with the trailblazers of Hardcore Punk Rock; Black Flag. Husker Du soon signed with Black Flag's prestigious label SST which featured such bands as the Dead Kennedys' and the Minutemen. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.sstsuperstore.com/Mojack/mp3/mojackmusic_r11_c7.jpg" /><br /></div><div>Husker Du went on to release their first album "Everything Falls Apart" in 1982 on SST. Some Stand out tracks on this album are "Blah Blah Blah," "Lets Go Die," and "Do You Remember" (which is actually what Husker Du means in Danish)</div><div><br /></div><div>Following the mediocre success of "Everything Falls Apart," Husker Du released "Metal Circus" in 1983. "Metal Circus" broke away from their Hardcore Roots as they incorporated a melodic tone which immediately become popular with college kids as it spread through college radio stations across the country like wildfire. The stand out tracks on "Metal Circus" are "Deadly Skies," "It's not funny anymore," and "Diane."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_hNETRI4jQeA/STF18WF1dJI/AAAAAAAAKQA/pDOPSGWfW8E/HuskerDuZenArcade_thumb.jpg" /><br /></div><div>With 1984, along came Husker Du's widely popular double album "Zen Arcade" which is considered as one of the greatest concept albums of all time and is frequently included as one of the greatest Rock albums of all time. A few Stand out tracks on this album are "Never Talking to you Again" and "Turn on the News."</div><div><br /></div><div>In 1985 Husker Du would record "New Day Rising," their second to last album with SST before going on to sign with Warner Bros. Records. "New Day Rising" capitalizes on their widely popular underground success as Husker Du produced a masterpiece of an album in what many consider as their climax as a band. The Stand out tracks on this album are "The girl who lives on heaven hill," "Celebrated Summer," "Terms of Psychic Warfare," and "Books about UFOs."</div><div><br /></div><div>By the time of the release of their last album for SST "Flip Your Wig" in 1985, tensions between Grant Hart and Bob Mould began to boil. At this time Grant Hart began an addiction to heroin which he wouldn't recover from till well after Husker Du broke up. "Flip Your Wig's" stand out tracks are "Makes no sense at all"and "Divide and Conquer."</div><div><br /></div><div>1986 saw the release of the band's sixth album "Candy Apple Grey," which was their first album with Warner Bros. By now the creative and producing control of their material between Hart and Mould was creating a division in the band. The Stand out tracks on this album are "Don't want to know if you are lonely," "Sorry Somehow," and "No Promise Have I made."</div><div><br /></div><div>By 1987 the tension in the band reached a head as Husker Du's manager David Savoy committed suicide on the eve of the release their final album "Warehouse: Songs and Stories" due to the fact that he didn't want to pick sides between Hart and Mould in what Mould would later take responsability in an interview with British magazine "Q" as Mould went on to say "he was being forced into a two-faced situation."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijBPZxDXpih26qrqnDO6klC2sbkNIz7H7qlrMNyfSAfczAaeERvMVnAMSUSN88E8gkb3yaorsJzxR5zHTrxnurRl6tvSeIldx3rJRz_ooCHrrsPA86SpV-15ioKHMr38_dVzS6lBlElbQ/s400/husker+du.jpeg" /><br /></div><div>After a show in 1987 in Columbia, Missouri, Husker Du fell apart as a band. At this time Hart was attempting to quit heroin by way of methadone but his bottle of the substance had leaked. Mould and Norton were concerned that Hart would not be able to play the next few shows as Mould went ahead and canceled the next few show dates. Four days later Hart quit Husker Du.</div><div><br /></div><div>Since the break up of Husker Du, Mould and Hart have had success with music seperatley in such bands as Sugar and Nova Mob. In 2004, after a 17 year silence, Mould and Hart played an impromptu set at a benefit concert for fellow Minnesota musician Karl Mueller, the bassist for Soul Asylum who has since succumbed to cancer. Mould would later write on his blog that the set was a last minute suggestion suggestion by Hart and shouldn't kindle any "false hopes" of a reunion.</div><div><br /></div><div>If anybody made it through my lengthy romancing write up of this band I commended you and actually suggest to leave a comment on whether or not if I should continue this type of musical review of music I like or if I should dump it like a bag of Moldy Tangerines.</div>Mike Creganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12392155803969475540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982681002869556118.post-59774786484633879612009-03-21T16:45:00.000-07:002009-03-28T21:46:25.103-07:00Bloggin on a Saturday Night, I'm a Party Animal!So yea, the title of this blog says it all, as I've gotten older I've become duller and duller as I've discovered my night life is the equivalent of a tree stump. I've become content with saving money and not going to bars in exchange for sitting around watching a movie/tv, playing board games, cards or video games.<div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://www.insomniacathon.org/images/KLC01e3mW.jpg" /><br /></div><div>Tonight for example instead of going to see my boy Anthony's band at the Crazy Donkey or going to Gunther's I'm most likely gonna stay in blog here while watching cops and play some of my new game Fallout 3 (which is absolute Crack) afterwards. That is if Brian or Quested don't get back to me.</div><div><br /></div><div>Although I wouldn't mind leaving the house especially since my parents are having my old racist neighbor from across the street over for dinner. Anytime she talks about a different ethnicity she refers to them as "They'll cut you tongue out."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://imgsrv.971theticket.com/image/wxyt/UserFiles/Image/MCM/mike%20drunk.jpg" /><br /></div><div>But anyway, this past Tuesday was St. Patrick's Day, and how did I celebrate you ask? By going to class in the morning and working the rest of the day and then going to bed because I had to open the next morning, quite the Party Animal I tell ya what!</div><div><br /></div><div>Wednesday was quite the handjob of a morning as my Manager had let go a girl the day previous who had hours the rest of the week. My Manager didn't think about covering those hours at all because she is naive and thought that this girl was gonna cover the rest of her hours when she wasn't gonna have a job anymore. It rocked.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thursday was fun, after class I played Fallout 3, took a nap because my eyes we're deranged from hours of play and then I joined Emily, Missy and Kim for a girls night out in Huntington instead of going to my class that night. </div><div><br /></div><div>We had dinner @ European Republic then went to Ricky's because I was hoping that they would have these Buddy Holly frames that Emily got at one of their stores in the city. They didn't but they did have a cute chick working there with snake bite piercings that which I love. They also had some gigantic Flying Hooker working there too with chest piercings, she creeped me out.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBSJCUN4LcEiHfWELOtO-GrOKiX3pXWN6N55WLSPG5hpMHz3jeMXVs_9oOKU_Bn7ucp4-2HQZPMG6oqp_696KYUDbvpCxNwDMz83ECdR2ReOeuYTP3zxhFTEhuOyQ63KwEZ4iePQyIgOQ/s400/bluedog_oreo_cupcake.jpg" /><br /></div><div>After that we walked around Huntington until we found Crumbs bakery. I got an Oreo cupcake and a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup cupcake. I had the Oreo when I got home, it was amazing, I put the Reese's one in the fridge.</div><div><br /></div><div>Friday Morning I opened, it was an uneventful open which is a rare thing so I enjoyed it. After that I had to go to the school to cover a Economics Lecture on False Advertising for my Journalism class, it was about exciting as .... I don't know, I cant think of anything clever.</div><div><br /></div><div>After that Emily and I went Thrift Store Hoppin. I got a really sweet insulated Post Office Carrier Jacket. Emily picked up a sweet Long Island Reptile Museum shirt with a reptillian like belt.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="-webkit-user-select: none" src="http://l.yimg.com/img.movies.yahoo.com/ymv/us/img/hv/allposters/35/1800019235p.jpg" /><br /></div><div>Later that night I hung out at Erin's with Emily. We watched one of my favorite Rom-Com's Outside Providence. They enjoyed it. When I got home I ate the cupcake I had in the fridge, it was 224,835,560,294 times better after it spent some time in the fridge.</div><div><br /></div><div>Today was a waste however, I woke up and went to work @ 8:30 this morning. It was busy as shit till about 1ish or 2. There was an Asian Man (or as my Grandma would say an "oriental") in the back alley of the store selling Bootleg movies, I got the Watchmen. My manager also bought some movies but had to make it a point to me for some reason that he bought some of the Porno's he had. Normally when chicks tell me something like this I'm all for it, but with her I wanted to Vom in my mouth.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now I just finished watching Cops and discovered I'm most likely gonna have to do a double shift tomorrow to go along with my open shift on Monday, Rock on!</div><div><br /></div><div>My goal ultimately is to blog with less days in between each log. Mostly because I hate summing up my entire week and would rather keep up to date. So look for a blog tomorrow after I get outta work tomorrow because I know everybody's keeping glued to their computer just to read another douchey blog!</div><div><br /></div>Mike Creganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12392155803969475540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982681002869556118.post-74965251695003039672009-03-16T17:37:00.000-07:002009-03-16T18:22:23.767-07:00God Damn it's been a Hot Minute since I blogged!!!I can't believe it's been since August of last year that I last blogged. I kinda just got lazy (and by lazy I mean spending all of my time on the computer looking at porn instead). I vow to change that though, after having a guest speaker in a class of mine who blogs for a living and reading my friend Emily Soper's blog daily for the past few months or so I've had a reawakening new found appreciation about blogging.<div><br /></div><div>My plan for my newly restructured blog is to try and do a feature blog (the topical blogs I've done in the past) once a week. The other blogs I will post during the week will revolve around my thoughts, opinions, feelings, and events that have happened to me that day or that week (so yea, a normal fucking blog). </div><div><br /></div><div>The challenge with my previous blog structure was the topical installments were so time consuming to type that I didn't want to do them (But I thought you said the problem was you we're looking at porn instead; Yea but that was only 97% of the time, that other 3% was strictly dedicated to gossip sites and email/facebook).</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm also thinking of every once and a while including a write up about certain bands that I'm digging on at the time, what I like about them, what songs I think you should check out and possibly a profile about the band itself.</div><div><br /></div><div>Other then that though I'm really not up to too much these days. Haircut finished recording tracking and vocals of our First Full Length and is in what will most likely be a long mixing period as we all get our thoughts and opinions in about the tracks and the album as a whole. </div><div><br /></div><div>I've been reading a lot and as usual my ADD can't contain the process of reading just one book at one time so I'm in to about 6 books as we speak. One of them is a really good documentary about Guns & Roses and their early days, needless to say it's fucking awesome.</div><div><br /></div><div>Starbucks is becoming a sinking ship as my manager has gotten her own feelings about people we work with into the way and is causing it to be an uncomfortable place as she has unwittingly gotten rid of quality people for her own ego problems.</div><div><br /></div><div>Other then that though not much has been going on.....</div>Mike Creganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12392155803969475540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982681002869556118.post-64136836962233790242008-08-18T11:40:00.000-07:002008-08-18T20:13:12.344-07:00Cool Dr. Money Haircut's First Show!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkUp_B83XVHJaOyZmq54OrDVuWnGxFmdvirPZ83BvOiXKrTjjCxVvwFRv_qsy3toK6DpNyfyPPuwcakMMbAkknHqOAtxDP16rJF06ktzJUwRD0JgOLTa2_DKB0Y2pudK17xWWgwNyoHY/s1600-h/l_325750672f133ca579b4b82789699cf5.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkUp_B83XVHJaOyZmq54OrDVuWnGxFmdvirPZ83BvOiXKrTjjCxVvwFRv_qsy3toK6DpNyfyPPuwcakMMbAkknHqOAtxDP16rJF06ktzJUwRD0JgOLTa2_DKB0Y2pudK17xWWgwNyoHY/s200/l_325750672f133ca579b4b82789699cf5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235949931208121442" /></a><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0RpixCbfs73v16n-_7fZV9myCQhfR4ms-snzfOc2txPP6D2v48ZbuAaH8kGubhEonC_r0-Idf3TETcmMLfFwXPfmBmhFzgcpAbo77rpnml3WYPIqKNvBVOTfN7JGQfC5MG9s94HvmcJM/s200/l_70f5c590dbcc459986302e251bfd8801.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235950428244223778" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fLiDIkVZCBLeD7G8QWUrEZh7Jcpo01GuecWgzxgv7MjqdzramXnmbW7dF2s3AihCl-O2XKqy-R-AeACjk9RAM9H22axjr1o1I0C6VF9R4fyU9InvSUQdfjtjjgTxR9rauhG7Xd4mjmc/s200/l_28902e0cc365c4d7d388dc0b9e42c314.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235950745646708370" /><div><div><div style="text-align: left;">So Our Band, Cool Dr. Money Haircut, played our first show on Friday Night @ Gunther's Tap Room on Main Street in Downtown Northport. We have only been Playing for about a Month and a half now (the same amount of time that I've been playing Bass for) and I think we did awesome for our first show. In the Band is Neil Chaudhry on Vocals & Rhythm Guitar, Gregory Todd Baker on Lead Guitar on Backing Vocals, and The Man, The Myth, The Legend Himself Mr. Brian Chaudhry on Drums. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxE8EtJqoO0N4MUnZ_lcd3vbnp8txBBhhm-aMof7xJFb7acrkirozqN2xxvftmY22inZuyoSr0Y_J-jXqQwUoU84u7X1KEaKAtNtOS0M4Ncp_qUaDpqMzCl2EFE6Ya-m0Bu-cWmTPvI74/s200/l_736675385b161b1615d122ea6d5a99b3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235931366092202338" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8HJ71wCtEazKY1UsjA8Wfo7HJmsh9huiMyhKOnCwPLLMBOsEwKaWzLRGPJO7wN4COjkXZ4wYSvUvJivH47xyJ4yAmSV2BLo4vAxbvAGbx1iHW5QjPBx0nHBBwSAJRryYCGPp9dleXNrM/s200/l_4dece9b200844df4e5f84dc5492cc14a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235960098347983218" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRrDs_rC0Hq84oqBP0kb93w-XA7OF3OJuBdt-ui8YqZAUqITH-Jl1rXAbP6vuLcDlWKLryQbVFZOsV9P8W4wuDhWmUgvnmM8QCP3H1QHPFVcL8oRJX6mYtDVMgSai52WyFH-yeI9jRrto/s200/l_11784f84a1709d9208061d9cb34f4fcf.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235932342067631218" /></div><div><div><div>Earlier in the day I had worked so I'd be able to have the following 2 days off (Saturday & Sunday). After Work, I met everyone at Brian's place in Huntington to practice. We did 2 run throughs of our set which included an intro, 6 original's & a Cover. After Practice we packed our gear in our cars and Greg split to have dinner with his folks while Brian, Neil & I went into downtown Huntington for some Slices @ Joanne's.</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1346/721588817_4c50cdd11f.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></div><div>While @ Joanne's we encountered a Nice Dame behind the counter with some Fine Gams. Also at the pizzeria was a family of 6 ugly, ugly! and annoying children with their miserable parents. At which point in time solidified my opinion of not having children ever!</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNp1eiUD0l6B_ji1PgseT56hrngVEXFecb6DdaitH8b1V5v3FmohAciEVtxu3QKxHtCsNaFpNVHN0DebTe7DKmJjHKOuaOFCUpJprEvrhurdldfppR6qEMiCCnc5xMJQ8aRvc4Bi4cx7o/s200/434507.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235938385656383890" /><div style="text-align: left;">After Joanne's Neil & I headed back to his pad in Northport as we literally just got in his door to his house right before the rain started to pour. We were just basically killing time before our show. I began playing Solitare to get my mind of the show to ward off what little tension/nerves had been building in the 3 hours before the show. </div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/image.php?u=135988&dateline=1194393468" border="0" alt="" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">(Curtis from Complete)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;">After a while Greg called telling us to put it on Public Access because there was some shitty band with horrible visual effects that was similar to "Complete" (Complete, if you dont know then you should, but that's another Blog in its own).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://www.thevelvetstore.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/va003-3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After that Greg, Brian, Nicole, Steve, Emily & Lukas pretty much all arrived at the same time meeting us at the Chaudhry Household. To take my mind off my nervousness of the show, Steve, Emily, Nicole, Lukas & I played the card game Scat, which may sound nasty but is really fun trust me! (That's What He Said?).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSxmDZ5m5sJNLcRcLWt_lIz_y0Jnc2FCNaCb-iD6-EjmT2oefn0mui4JwPgQWlcC2HB9HfdWgsTWZS9GCYgF0w_GshX0_wg3a36GuTCSN5pjtipq35_UNrP_L9KOA8VwwGOYuCmf7X1T0/s200/l_1735bc5f9c571ac4e32578870813d483.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235951178336675698" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Steve eventually won the game, Without Cheating!, which was a change for once. After the game we all kind of were walking around the house just killing time. Around 9pm we got all of our equipment together and starting heading down towards Gunther's.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxFtnv486nu0Tl1NwYq5RpfBWxhfRfPDh-le6KQhtC4nsDr9BwqAQJxwH2UDG1JN-XLrGvjea0bhyphenhyphen0jUBp_zvM1UTND5t33ftDWWe-BmViEbzMWsxg7RmiaA3QSuGSzn11i7mgkNGPO4/s200/l_5f34ca987d7ef7e7cc91bbedfc35b073.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235952364022996978" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit7iNBf5hvYe9L5lfMK_TztPV54MwjrYnpOpgs865xmyoE5aHQRGm_hAqRyrK-5zhpSpB8loQzP3G8ojPDsw_w3A3OwEqtPRqJpnbmg4d-0IbzTGx_zho13Lb2jsSLB8s8j24hlkuT5fY/s200/l_375291e907c102bb13c3109b40b18f38.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235951911132648050" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwxkyhVirfz7oyqYOYT3ZRHlYOpg1CgvJnn0Q-HalIoshWSt9R1_sPLKPW-QiSJLT-ExCj_QdFPIRWmBpcs2rfzUFYBo3fMBOK6vsSN2fsVp2JvDW6YFVert0cwTV0yM9J3p97PAsL00w/s200/l_87aa2187a0fa9221dd3eea4ef5e8e840.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235953031807497346" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When we got there most of the Brooklyn Kids had already arrived as we began unloading our equipment inside. The Show was billed to start around 9:30 but we were waiting on the bar to fill and for the other bands (Womb Ripper & Bearface) to arrive. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV_yriJY9wLFLvpxL1okUn32V2gxVUFnq4VfDzptkddbWA3bjw1aMDuAJG6s9iWNzUcL4TQlcoj_lyXuADTkcLgJIWr1OcKBA9M8DiLx-3rGS-ISl-9qWuESV1NcR6YONO22qg5cBks9Q/s200/l_2e151ca52e58fb0b057095b35128cf77.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235948627970968946" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHZPFKDUwwsGLExp6q6eWEQR_74nEorEw22fpXqo7vnEVbsnHzICllfdF7RpSAGWfH5puMx_W_hMWtdouWbaDTjMbC9-rO0zAQkuPruQQly4rvcbFXCZRlX966gFrbqyi3c10wi_hx4E/s200/l_5cc018ec12f93b217a91a1cabba01b7c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235949224369628946" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI2413ql53MafUrytIFpKADjuLwVtnCVX0KChQYiDIiQW2PoDtTqphuI17ZeWqub38xuZqMr39QakhBtcFTxiuzXyVOLHVOc6gJDPuThb-wuP7XYubdcHcFk2cUp-owjm56izWRMX_9CQ/s200/l_8a31dac0f004033452ea193b736f89f3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235953448749335010" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Around 10ish, I think, We began setting up the equipment and tuning and somewhere around 10:30ish after the bar had filled out decently and the other bands had arrived we began playing. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_h6Lbf546EQcIS-aYbQPiYuB6ljl4T4aPiDSKRyBIyZX4hAUOxgzhSxBTIpV4Ngxp1cGGIAjw9iSw57Xkit4b9C-4VqmQIERvdBCLF_K0fMuFbBmba32wQ38nsSisktdG04dJVkhSDc8/s200/l_40868c583a486883ee99b3d180ee68e3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235956721761309474" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfe8CbbDsyBU5SiAfy-nsR3H9lO1bJsh3VlkVZd1KA-CWu4uHnkuNB7P-QaRDHi7JoyjJHIFWCh3dvAALrcjp_EusKFDkV2NKgcv2ApKQ4kFF6C7EEfTFXK0z5EwtvuEdwdZb8JOMGl9Q/s200/l_10881e54e2596b347dae31ea17362f98.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235957232686116306" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioiGr1EZX-JoYzY9YI0UdN_M52oSuifCGWStBYzxwAOV8O4D2XPKbJT1S0vUPHGqCRQL-0VOkccIANPJDAlwu0qwCn1AWpKV1fsd5cmQ7zIkD9KzvNZv4sJzi_t6k215GVGdRPqAbMLUI/s200/l_46884e3c200ea2c6513d014e91b9ed30.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235957696635407938" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We started with our intro and played our first four songs without any problems. On our 5th song we ran into a few problems and tried playing it twice before dropping it entirely. After that we played our last original song and then played our cover "Yelling in my Ear by Operation Ivy.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNAVX07dTB2RIZ8Jh65Ktrks-HktDSSF3s1_48-IIdLqrF8-n5aSKpNN5COgOFMbD4jBhBaP14R9LjJv9p662wFog4pWef-p4yzTgPJPhwaDVrfjCfsxTjfrWanIFSXG9y7Pf1auRou0Y/s200/l_3ca6dd1a1ebf134fcca65366521e0e0f.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235958119547426450" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhndlPgpzCR68tLaKsisW0Ifq9Ir6lE0K9AmL9Sc3RUQjVsmDJZbnskIwf8WwWA8lIeMLoDg0bB_ezhxfSbJ1TgFajvmDV3ORbpnBxED42l_-9em1x1jscDtXMPc01viixD7NFRuOKjP3c/s200/l_15161c7e1f4b391999f424ec6f443bf1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235958614404485922" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After We played I began my quest on getting rip roaring drunk, which I succeeded in! The band after us, Womb Ripper, which I hadn't heard any of their stuff but they were great. They kinda reminded me of Fugazi with Keyboards and Nintendo music.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After Womb Ripper there was some Drama (that won't be needed to be said) that went down that almost ruined the night but Mr. Gregory Todd Baker conituned to play 2 additonal solo sets that saved the evening. Earning him the name 3 Set Gary additonal to 3 Drink Gary.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_dD2UOR8DVHLYzkHsolR6FqJ8Jd-cy5NTNmqzDGXsHgQcNBtTHO6gJk33f-7rgTzsD2RaaioDFsTT51y8VS3VVA0eKaOs5eT_Dzl8hW_ZpaxSYeFy3U80mgKjKEij-ovWBYB_VAdHsbY/s200/l_d671195623b80631eb482f306a60dd31.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235959509560470194" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIvfAw_2MNj_D2XderU2-q0g408wJydZnoYFeRwsupJx-MI82_Woel7Txq_KuQmQVThkCZPi_C4LIxwRiGsDqnAVPHwRFtPj1HIFS9aXsQDJ9O1C6-duwvmPqdDs6DXlUyV1sNQzFPoU/s200/l_9f9815376289087d8d2ca5168379a832.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235960354505026514" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsRpTRUiu3OJYdXPKCcWiGCF0c5UbzJN8HMjbsJRXWHR83POf_YaPoYabVRfw5eIuUCU2c1E26fImKM31a3a_qOfyk7hEXVQ2XmcVGjLX_bQBrnFJmnHQT1JTPyghjbqe-CANAMDXPL3o/s200/l_73c07ce003bf41ccc612564617be29c0.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235960832469592898" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Mr. Gregory Baker played a few originals which included "When Your Young" & "On Your Back", as well as a few covers such as a few Chuck Ragan & Against Me! tunes and a few Crowd Favorites like "Skulls" by the Misfits & "Ignition" by R. Kelly.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After GTB's sets, My buddies' Bearface started playing their homecoming set and shit just went off. They truly got people up and dancing and into it. I had never seen a live Bearface set but was amazed by there force as they tore up the Gunther's dance floor.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkbIByr77KPXgIoTrswffKtC7w2spE26L1SpT41SaRSorkz4Sw4beAemgSkIj-sMTHiA3Mlemyh946GtQDbe2p3JOsxxvQUilFhnAqzPDIIF9ZqJNSZshMsOgrR8nz9ooOUBvT9gYRps/s200/l_c09951b3a996aea9246c1a53d6b6a28c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235961423970174738" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3LGSvIgXbD5Kq9epqs5wOoSLD5EZTc0WkOBo6Wz817w3j3Xj0WGk6hbfmWjfmZvA1u6Qx0eQheGV7X2BBOq4aE83eHLxI0xTRQSpxb95RY5KhCNFPONwNlbRhZUR4q8hL_M_a3VkZ_Y/s200/l_c7d6072ca2aa50de41d646cefc1357b7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235961855571789682" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_-nltcSg-iShvogRwYIDevrfR58Bd4IB0uLDiT7Wc1pAiOQ9tc5wLArc_km04XLY1jH5CiWjxO2XEQ3mNoqgeakmmOvDDjephTIll7aX-5afN46ePwBBXqorkN_wbV9loZcvz22n3Rs/s200/l_93b5c549b51e2beda588563e08255c62.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235962320712467570" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Bearface played just short of 45min in my drunk estimated guess. After there set people s<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">tayed around for a good while but by last call somewhere around 3am Gunther's was a ghost town and a shell of it's former self with spilt beer and shit everywhere.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After last call, My good friend Cathy Lewis and I proceeded to walk up to Neil's house. By the time we got there most of the people had beat us there. On our arrival, Smelson, Cathy, Lukas, Brian, Zach & I thought it would be a great idea to go swimming in Neil's pool, which his neighbors must have hated.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After a few front flips and a few front flip cannonballs by me off the diving board the pool conversation gravitated over normal customary pool conversation, such as heated breast implant debates. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o280/jennahastings/wei-biguns.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; font-size:small;">(Don't Do it Cathy!)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The rest of this period sorta is fuzzy to me but I do remember 3DG & I leaving Neil's house at around 5:30 or 6 in the morning. Needless to say the rest of my Saturday was a complete waste of a day.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">All and All, Friday Night was the Greatest Night of my life. I had so much fun and got completely annihilated. I wanna thank Johnny Gunther who let us play at his fine establishment. And I'd also like to thank everyone who came out, it was great seeing everyone and I really do appreciate your presence at the show.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">P.S. Thanx to Cathy for letting me Steal all the Photos of the show from her Myspace!</span></div></div></div></div></div>Mike Creganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12392155803969475540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982681002869556118.post-24095231806204023152008-08-07T15:32:00.000-07:002008-08-07T16:48:56.712-07:00An Evening Of Extraordinary CircumstanceSo, Yesterday was one of the funniest filled days I have had in a long time! Wednesday was my first day off from work in 9 days & I took full advantage of it. My day started with me waking up at the Crack of 10 am. On my way to get my caffeine from work I noticed in the reflection of a car in front of me that my front left headlight was out. I figured my luck, thats how my day would go.<div><br /><div><div>After visiting Dr. Feelgood I went to Cool Dr. Money Haircut band practice which lasted for while but it was very constructive and productive. We learned 2 new songs to our repertoire in order to get prepared for our show @ Gunther's next Friday 8/15 @ 9:30 pm (a good promoter knows when to get their plugs in!)</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d62/gilliganfanatic/PhoB254.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(a rare photo of an actual Cool Dr. Money Haircut!)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div>During practice a full of life Ms. Emily Soper had texted me with an enticing off of Mini Golf for the evening which also turned into Dinner before hand as well. How can you turn down Dinner & Mini Golf I ask you! Well You Could If Your a Blood Sucking Communist!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://z.about.com/d/orlando/1/5/R/P/wdwfantasia.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div>Any who, after practice I went home, shower and get changed and had about an hour to dick around the house and surf the net a bit. The Lovely and Vivacious Nicole DeLuise was so gracious enough to pick me up since of my Pa-Diddle situation(an out headlight). <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://static.flickr.com/161/357572099_d6ade85204.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></div><div><br /></div><div>We met a one lord Esteban Delgado & Ms. Soper @ Starbucks and headed out to Chipotle restaurant in Huntington Station by the Walt Whitman Mall and feasted upon Burrito's from the Chipotle Gods.</div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh7/banginfood/CIMG8848Small.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>After being incompasitated from our intake of fine Mexican cuisine we headed out to Heartland Golf in Brentwood. We all Mini-Golfed pretty well, in fact I got 2 hole in one's, one unassisted & one from Steven being a jerk but unbeknownst to him helped me get a hole in one anyway. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>We weren't able to tell who won however though because like a retard i decided "hey let's let steve, a man notorious for cheating in games keep score (i'll mention the Trivial Pursuit incident in a later post)." </div><div><br /></div><div>This was like giving a loaded gun to Michael J. Fox and requesting him to keep his fringer steady on the trigger (yikes, he's using Michael J. Fox parkinsons jokes?, yea he is!) The result of leaving Steve in charge of keeping score resulted in Emily having a 16 practically every hole and Steve having a Hole in One each Hole!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://blog.honeyee.com/john/archives/images/mojo6.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></div><div><br /></div><div>So after Mini-Golf we drove around in Nicole's car for a while and went down Sweet Hollow Road & Mt. Misery While Steve & I chewed chips very loudly to annoy Ms. Emily Soper. After being scared by Raccoons jumping out of no where in the back roads we decided we wanted to do a Scavenger Hunt in which we called Starbuck's and demanded Neil to make a list and we'd come by to pick it up.</div><div><br /></div><div>Neil didn't make the list but our fine friend & associate Paul Guarino did, which included: Blue Beach Glass, A Boy Cabbage Patch Doll, Purple Condoms, A Gang Bang Porno, A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Action Figure, A Dollar From a Mexican, A Pink Diaphragm, & a Dollar from a Teenager.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Steve went home but contributed with a Dollar since he is Puerto Rican. So Emily (who contributed the Dollar for the Teenager portion) , Nicole and I set off on our journey in Emily's Jimmy which started with CVS which yielded nothing.</div><div><br /></div><div>Next was Metro Mart which certainley had plenty of porno's as Emily was quoted to say "were obsessed with rear ends" but were sans Gang Bang. So we decided to drive down Larkfeild Road which we thought would be sleazy enough to support any of the said items on the scavenger hunt list. This resulted in us yelling out the window to everyone "DO YOU HAVE ANY GANG BANG PORNO'S?"</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://hem.passagen.se/zabci/images/Gang_bang.GIF" border="0" alt="" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Then a Stroke of Genius Came upon us when we decided to go to the Pleasure Palace to seek our items (and yes, I completely excentuate the puns of "Stroke" & "Came" in that sentence). </div><div><br /></div><div>While we walked and gazed upon the majesty that is the pleasure palace two Goons got in some bickering fight to which i say "Gentlemen, Gentlemen! we're in the Pleasure Palace, can't we all just get along?"</div><div><br /></div><div>We decided that the price of our first born for a Gang Bang Porno was too expensive so we took a picture of the Gang Bang sign and ogled the toys section while shopping for a gift for Paul for our thanks for creating our fantastic scavenger hunt list. </div><div><br /></div><div>After seeing way too many cocks in such a short time pan I announced that "i don't want to see anymore cocks!" We then decided on Penis Lollipops for Paul and then drove around listening to Emily's Awesome Mixes and then bought ice cream and ate it in the Starbucks parking lot.</div><div><br /></div><div>So needless to say I had an awesome day but yet begs to ask the question Do I spend too much time at work outside of work? You decide!</div></div></div>Mike Creganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12392155803969475540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982681002869556118.post-5236121230187142852008-08-05T17:36:00.000-07:002008-08-05T20:18:46.316-07:00Mike Tyson's Punch Out!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">WARNING!: I HAVEN'T POSTED IN A WHILE AND DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TOO INTERESTING TO TALK ABOUT SO YOU UNFORTUNATELY GET THIS! MY APOLOGIES IN ADVANCE!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.thealmightyguru.com/VGMPF/Images/Game-MikeTysonsPunchOut-NES.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://www.thealmightyguru.com/VGMPF/Images/Game-MikeTysonsPunchOut-NES.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Mike Tyson's Punchout is Easily by Far the Greatest Video Game Ever Made With out a Doubt Hands Down! (Well at least in my own opinion).I remember being no older then 5 years old and constantly renting this game only week after week on end from the old school American Video. I should have just bought the fucking thing.<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Although it was only an 8 Bit Graphic Game this game stole my heart at a very young age. And although many fantastic games have come and gone over the years from so many numerous consoles such as NES, SNES, Genesis, N64, PS1 & 2 as well as then new generation consoles this will always be the Bane of my existance as far as video games go. (Wow I sound like a major Tool!).</div><div><br /></div><div>Why?, You Ask, Am I so obsessed with this Fossil of a Video Game? Maybe it was the horrid colors or maybe it was the Corny Midi keyboard soundtrack that created the atmosphere in the game. I can tell you one thing for sure though the Opponen</div><div>ts' AI in that Game were light years ahead of video game standards for that time. And That I'm a Complete Tool on so many levels!</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://www.n-philes.com/m/news/ttns/cp/punchout/mtpomacdoc.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Little Mac-</span> Your Character! He's just your normal 17 year old kid from the Bronx, You Know, Taking on the worlds most formidable Heavy Weight Fighters just like I did when I was 17. Trained by the Heralded Doc Louis, Little Mac sets off on a Journey to Dethrone Iron Mike Tyson! So sit back, Relax and be prepared to be bored or find something else half way looking through this post!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://thesportshernia.typepad.com/blog/images/glass_joe.gif" border="0" alt="" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Glass Joe</span>- The easiest fighter in the entire game. He hits like my 89 year old grandmother and moves just as fast. He telegraphs his punches and swings like a rusty gate when he throws them. You should be able to get past him in the first round no problem. Although once in my Mike Tyson's Punch Out/American Video Hay Day I decided I wanted Glass Joe to Go the distance so I could see the sequence of the Decision at the end of the 3 rounds. Needless to say Glass Joe won and at the time my brother said that it will always go down in American Video history that Glass Joe's 1-99 record was due to me which resulted in me crying my eyes out for some reason.</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/6/6b/Von_Kaiser.png" border="0" alt="" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Von Kaiser</span>- The next opponent you face in Mike Tyson's Punch Out Von Kaiser is the German Stereotype Fighter in a game full of Racist Stereotype characters. Hell they just don't make Racist Stereotype games like they used to in the NES Hay Day, has anyone else noticed that but me? Anyway, Von Kaiser is easy, he doesn't do much as far as moves and he sells them pretty well before he throws them. He doesn't pack much power and should be easy enough to take out before the end of the 1st or 2nd round.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://freenet-homepage.de/tomspunchout/honda.gif" border="0" alt="" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Piston Honda- </span>Can ya tell this is another Stereotype? Piston Honda is your first formidable opponent as well as your first title bout in the minor circuit. He packs a power full punch and he is quite quick. Piston Honda's moves are very well touted and are really the first adequate combo of moves you firt see in the game. You should be able to take down Piston Honda by the 2nd round but beware because you will face him again in the world circuit and he is bigger, stronger and faster the next time around! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://www.nerdzapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/don-flamenco.png" border="0" alt="" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Don Flamenco-</span> I don't even need to say it again...Don Flamenco is the first opponent you face in the Major Circuit, And he is Tough! He is quick and has a decent amount of power but his strength lies in <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">BLOCKIN<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">G ALL YOUR FUCKING PUNCHES!!!!!</span> till your blue in the face and then he knocks you the fuck out. Other then that he is not too tough, You should be able to take him out in the 2nd round.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/a/a9/King_Hippo.png" border="0" alt="" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Kin<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">g Hippo-</span> He's easy, and you should be able to take him out in the first round. King Hippo is very slow but very powerful so watch out if you get hit by one of his punches. The trick is to hit him in his taped up belly button as he continuously tries to pull up his boxing shorts as you do this. Once King Hippo is down he is down for good as Obesity rears it's ugly head and betrays poor old King Hippo.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://www.nerdzapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/great-tiger.png" border="0" alt="" /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Gre<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">at Tiger-</span> He is just a douche, plain and simple. He's fast, some-what powerful and is just a dirty fighter. I never liked fighting the man (er, uh, Video Game Character in this case). Here's a tip: The Jewel on his head wrap twinkles when he is about to throw a punch. Other then that I ain't got nothing!</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://www.nerdzapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/bald-bull.png" border="0" alt="" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Bald Bull-</span> Bald Bull is quite possible the ugliest Video Game Character Alive (that is if binary coded characters actually had lives!) On a scale of 1 to 10 on an ugliness factor I'd have to give Bald Bull a Ernest Borgnine. Despite the lack of handsome in his department Bald Bull packs some pretty mean power. The key to beating him is punch him straight on when he charges at you. When You Beat Bald Bull You Become the Major Circuit Champion and then go one to the World Circuit.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://www.mentalfloss.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/SodaPopinski.gif" border="0" alt="" /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Soda Popinski- </span>He is one of the only 3 opponents in world circuit that you face that isn't an opponent you have faced in previous circuits. Soda Pop is the Russian Stereotype character you face in the game. He is pretty goddamn easy and shouldn't have a problem with him. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">*Little Known Fact (AKA: Good God I'm a Complete Tool)*:</span></span> In the Japanese Version of the game, Soda Pop drinks Vodka not soda but in the US they didn't want to encourage underage drinking but they certainly didn't have problems with promoting Stereotypes!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://www.nerdzapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/mr.-sandman.png" border="0" alt="" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Mr. Sandman-</span> He just looks like a big retarded Goon, but don't be deceived by this because Mr. Sandman is quite the nasty fighter. Mr. Sandman has Count Chocula teeth and some pretty sweet sideburns (Not gonna lie!). He's not too quick but what he lacks in speed he makes up for in pure brute strength. He's about as cool as a case of diarrhea, enough said!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://members.tripod.com/master_phred/punchout/super_macho_man.gif" border="0" alt="" /><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://www.nerdzapper.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/super-macho-man.png" border="0" alt="" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Su<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">per M<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">acho Man- </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">He just Confuses the fuck out of Me! Alright his Mug Shot makes him look like some old bag with old man strength so you think "Alright, No Big Deal" then when ya fight him ya realize he's some <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">BIG FUCKING 12 FOOT BE</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">NEQOUP! WTF?</span> He is one bad ass dude, I certainly wouldn't wanna fuck with him. He is also the World Circuit Champion and the last opponent you fight before Mike Tyson. However in the re-release of the game for NES after that whole Mike Tyson Hotel Fiasco thing that Iron Mike refers to it as "They Were Just Dancing"; Super Macho Man becomes the new top dog replacing Tyson and thus became called "Punchout".</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://old-wizard.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/mike.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Mike Tyson-</span> Finally!, The Man of the Hour, Mike Tyson! The Man, The Myth, The Legend Himself and the source of all my wasted energy and your wasted time on this blog! Iron Mike is simply a killer, I've never lasted more then 12 seconds against him in the game. I've only seen video evidence via youtube of people beating the Dynamite Kid. Simply said he is tougher then a prison meatloaf, and Iron Mike should know! The only way I could sum up your pain from reading this entry is from Iron Mike's own quote <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"The Only Way I could make you feel my pain is by stomping on your Childern's Testicles"</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> He is a True Poet!</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>After Reading This Entry You must be asking yourself "Man, Mike, Sure Knows A Lot About Boxing." That's a Bunch of Poppy-Cock though, All I know about Boxing is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Never Bet on the White Guy!</span></div></div>Mike Creganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12392155803969475540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982681002869556118.post-91746410361869559632008-07-29T15:01:00.000-07:002008-07-29T17:13:09.127-07:00Miami Vice<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/MMPH/210841~Miami-Vice-Posters.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/MMPH/210841~Miami-Vice-Posters.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Yea, Just Admit it, You watch it just like everyone else! The only difference between you and me is I don't just like it.....<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">I LOVE IT!!!</span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">From the Pastel Sport Coats & the overkill of New Wave & Phil Collins to the abundance of Mullets that are present in practically every episode nothing personifies the 80's better than Miami Vice (Besides the obvious like Cocaine, Ronnie Reagan & awful, awful Day Glow attire).</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Miami Vice featured Don Johnson (in his prime) as James "Sonny" Crockett. Crockett was a smooth talking Undercover Vice Cop who lived on a ***house boat*** with a pet alligator named Elvis. No matter how wild and crazy things got in the end Sonny always did things by the book.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/muppet/images/thumb/8/8b/Don_Johnson.JPG/300px-Don_Johnson.JPG" border="0" alt="" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div>And What Kind of TV Cop doesn't have an equally Entertaining Partner, you ask? That question can be answered with 3 simple names Philip Michael Thomas (who I'm not really too sure had a prime but had a fantastic music video featured Here: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv2iLzhS-Sg">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv2ilzhs-sg</a>). </div><div><br /></div><div>PMT played Ricardo Tubbs, a rough around the edges NYC cop who arrived in Miami on "assignment" to track down the dreaded drug lord Calderone who in Tubbs words <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">"Killed My Brotha!" </span>(which I attempted to say just like Tubbs as I typed this and failed miserably).<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Miami Vice was really the first TV show to be <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">REAL</span> gritty and openly show Drugs and talk about it. It was the most cutting edge show for it's time and it showed with the All-Star lineup of guest appearances from Bruce Willis, Phil Collins to Lou Diamond Philips.</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://eric.gueneau.free.fr/video/La%20Bamba.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div>Miami Vice had a few solid seasons under it's belt but just like any other show it jumped the proverbial shark. I'd have to pinpoint this shark jumping Fonzie feat at the episode that had some sort of Alien Cult that James Brown was a leader of. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>But How was the Miami Vice Movie, you ask? Well!, frankly, it was fucking terrible! And this is coming from a guy who went dressed as Crockett to the premiere of the movie. No matter how many times I've watched it (somewhere near 23 probably? both on HBO & OnDemand) it doesn't get any better,.....yet for some reason I still like it.</div><div><br /></div><div>And of coarse you ask Why was the movie so bad? (or maybe is it Why is he still babbling? or Why I'm a Still reading this?)</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://z.about.com/d/movies/1/0/M/G/8/miamivice2006preview.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Well thats a good question. One reason could be the lack of chemistry, if any, between the Silver Screen Crockett & Tubbs played by Colin Farrell & Jamie Foxx. The TV Crockett & Tubbs were partners and friends and it showed in their partying together outside of work (or during when they were undercover) as well as their arguments with each other. At the end of the day though they looked out for each other.</div><div><br /></div><div>Another reason the movie sucked could be because just the lack of enthusiasm or any emotion by any character in entire cast. None of the actors could have acted their way out of a paper bag (and I've Watched "Honey" with Jessica Alba, but I'm not gonna lie I watched it on Mute).</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://www.honeymovie.com/honey_back.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></div><div>The movie was also filmed in a very dark tone and didn't capture Miami's bright vibrant life style unlike the show which would burn the shit out of your Retina's with all the fucking pastel colors.</div><div><br /></div><div>Well, in conclusion I must say after reading over all my blog I can only go on to say that I have no life and should probably get out more!</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://www.collider.com/uploads/imageGallery/Miami_Vice_/don_johnson_and_philip_michael_thomas_as_crocket_and_tubbs_miami_vice_nbc_tv_show_image__1_.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">***Name the other late 80's early 90's TV Character Who Lived on a House Boat! The prize you ask? Sharing the equal amount of shame as me for having useless knowledge***</span></span></div></div>Mike Creganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12392155803969475540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982681002869556118.post-67055964115792284222008-07-28T14:59:00.000-07:002008-07-29T17:06:10.516-07:00Michael's Crafts StoreThe past few days I had been violently sick from what I believe to be the food I ate at the Mets Game. While I laid around wallowing in my own filth in my bed I noticed that some of my posters that I pride myself in had been getting abused by our fair climate we are exposed to here in the North East. <div><br /></div><div>I expressed this to my Mom who suggested we just go out and get Frames for them and that she had a coupon for 40% off for Michael's Crafts store. I agreed and so I spent some quality time with my Momma Dukes today and went to Michael's Craft Store on Jericho Turnpike in Commack today.</div><div><br /></div><div>Michael's Crafts is an elderly woman's paradise! Whether it be the endless amount of faux floral designs, or being caught behind an elderly woman pushing a shopping cart for 4 minutes when all you need to do is go 6 feet to the frame aisle. And who could forget the smell of Wood Glue emanating through out the entire store; Michael's Crafts has got everything you need for the Geriatric in You!</div><div><br /></div><div>I can't complain though cuz I was able to get 4 different frames and materials for under $40. That is as my Dad would say is "Better then a sharp stick in the eye".</div><div><br /></div><div>But I digress!, I must finish framing these Posters and Mow the Lawn (Whopppiieee!) before Bowling tonight (More on Bowling to come in the blogs so Stay Tuned!, .......or do something better I won't blame ya!)</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">P.S. :</span> If anybody is interested in which posters I bought Frames for, I bought them for My Return of the Living Dead Poster, Terminator, Escape from New York & Street Trash.</div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhopRB7F3PXNyun8TAJxOWyGCp8ecsG7xHc4b5U4W24vwugYCB9BqLgghU2lqkbfi-P7F3OcQNzMLuzjx2ch04YXfs9yqfEJzZNcXwjHyA7z3S4hWxtUdHZHmxh_x0j_Ck2sZhJkBovUl4/s200/207698.1020.A.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228195497585926274" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ8yamaOd_lTCauHsUH2gGj0G88VI8vKoDfig89W4yfsK4zwERmn8srjVsaK6sS49vOJghntEOzxBwG0Pk4THSkvFCCapVRzW5zSoVM9GVLsZC_p-XeimwPlhyphenhyphen9yojzkasEOxghqzmE8M/s200/265836.1020.A.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228195725453663634" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiumRV7oSGYCmrmUeKjHUlkEycLmdQysVy1o_Krr7PixU-DdE-u2dAQPHaz7q584cGsOMp5abmoFE3E9fL-roGvTigx0-lg2rELXiWxznSyLDFFQ6iPFghDcPl85Cv2WPFSKO2ZBO6khz0/s200/189511.1020.A.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228195907194838514" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBT0qopqoR4w6FggfZbFTvhVG0PDq-vCXNlWKs6ZxRQ7Tb7L4mslEgpMd1shBfC81VOBagCpQPgwp0ojjIhopCurnyTRQmL2HM3dedaQCmgPEUpKxDWcfhdVoEuot36cDD09P4FrgQgE4/s200/207224.1020.A.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228196111798144658" /><br /></div><div><br /></div>Mike Creganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12392155803969475540noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982681002869556118.post-37928204454400775002008-07-28T14:19:00.000-07:002008-07-28T16:27:14.469-07:00My First Blog Posting!!!Yea!!!! Horray for Blogs! (Yea, I'm that Lame) I decided to start a blog after reading my friend Dan Lee's blog: www.eyunta.com for centuries as well as reading my fellow acquaintance Sue Funke's blog: www.ilovetvmorethanyou.com.<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Basically I'm gonna write about my favorite Movies, Music, Books, TV Shows, Sports, Video Games & Web Sites I frequent. My writings will also feature some of my ideas (business, technology, Pipe Dreams & Wishful thinking) and my opinions on certain things. My entries will also feature events and occurrences in my daily routine/Life.</div><div><br /></div><div>So Yea, basically just like every other fucking Blog on the net! Hahaha</div><div><br /></div><div>Hopefully my entires will be appealing to you and that you find them interesting and some things funny as well. I hope I can also keep up with posting blogs as much as possible cuz lord knows how I can get caught up with my daily routine of random shit through out my days and how also lazy I can be when I have down time and how much lack of shit gets down when I have it.</div><div><br /></div><div>So Yea, Thats about it. Just gonna leave the Mike Cregan Seal of Approval...Where is it here?....Ah, Yes Here it is!</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQSxeg-n9uRVxpmT_DoXfIZdG2gbM43w35cHaKXwIdhhNiAg5382V_vPwrimQ_Kv2zL7s4U3ERDIg4AhF1SwOrwps9U4xKwRAF2pdzAmudj9EwNgqW4xvWsIssfJD9CtEMJ4A8mu4Cjvw/s320/1133168156_l.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228182531986402882" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Oh! And P.S. :</span> The First Person to Accurately Guess Where I got my Blog Name: "I'm A Guy Like Me!" gets a First Class Sloppy Knob Job with the possibility of a Reach Around!</div>Mike Creganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12392155803969475540noreply@blogger.com1