Friday, June 27, 2008

Demoted!!!

If this is the end of the road I'm going to miss it

Thursday, June 26, 2008

The NBA Draft...it's FAAAANTASTIC!!!

Cheesedoodles anyone? Oh, how I've been waiting for this day. Finally it's here. The NBA Draft, when we get to see the new YouTube video of these guys giving our old friend Stephen A. the business. Quite frankly I'm more excited than Stephen A. when he finds a way to use Sasha Vujacic, Vladimir Radmanovic and Rasho Nesterovic in the same sentence...enjoy




Sunday, June 22, 2008

What Happened to SNL?



In the event you are short on time, I found a condensed version of my favorite skit.

The list of skits that make us pee our pants are endless....until now. SNL has lost its touch. Unlike George's suggestion of Seven as the name of his child, it has no cache. Long gone are the days of Beluchi, Murphy, Myers and Farrell.

What prompts this? I just turned SNL on and the guest is Tina Fae. No offense to Tina Fey, her friends and family, but where does your once National Icon of a show rank when it's star guest is a former cast member of a recently detested era?

Loran Michaels, you've brought us laughs for years and years. Mr Robinson's Neighborhood, Matt Foley and his motivational speeches, Leon Phelps and the junk in a box. WTF is up. You can't tell me American comedic talent has dried up. Perhaps its political correctness. Perhaps the war on drugs. I don't know, but something has caused us to not have a SNL episode that is even barely watchable airing in the past 10 years.

Here's to the re-incarnation of Beluchi and Farley to save us all and NBC's failing show...please don't tell me The Office is the best we can do these days.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Why We Watch

Hours upon hours spent watching pre-game shows, mundane performances, post-game highlights. Day after day we watch, mothers don't understand, girlfriends complain, wifes divorce. Yet still we watch. Why? To witness greatness. To see the impossible. Goosebumps and an uncontrollable pre-pubescent scream...only sports.

Figures, right after I complain about nothing to write about, here comes Tiger. I couldn't look away Saturday, Sunday or MONDAY!!! 91 holes boys and girls, and then to find out today he's having season ending reconstructive ACL surgery?! You have to be f'n kidding me. He won our national championship with a blown knee? Oh, btw, with 2 stress fractures in his tibia too.

Thanks for the show and get better Tiger...I'm sure you'll have the best care money (the networks, USGA and Nike) can pay for!

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

All Hail the Champs!

Congrats to the Celtics, first NBA Championships in 22 years!

If there ever was a shining example for hard work, perseverance, professionalism and dedication to the cause they are it.

Certainly a case can be made for the ex-Celtic Kevin McHale getting an assist on this one, but nonetheless a 66 win season and NBA Championship is in the books. Congrats boys.

Oh, and for those of you not keeping count, 6 championships in 6 years for Boston. Next stop, WS Trophy :)

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Happy Fathers Day

In honor of all those daddies out there, we present to you some of the daddiest there are. Enjoy!

Saturday, June 14, 2008

Ugh...

I'll admit it, my blogging these past few months has sucked. As my buddy Mike says, it deserves a "Meh" minus at best. I couldn't agree more.

One thing I've learned in the past year, is from a product development standpoint companies need to follow what the user does, not what they say. So I've gone and applied this same philosophy to figuring out why I haven't been blogging well. I thought it was my hectic work schedule, my lack of material, or maybe just that this blogging thing was a passing fad like my pet rock.

Then it came to me.

Even though I'm from Boston and enjoy a certain level of misery in life, this is a joke. The economy sucks. I am not too into politics. Companies not making money are being bought for millions. The whole Yahoo thing has just gotten annoying now. Worst of all, the sporting world, where my contributions are the greatest, is nothing short of miserable.

Wait, you say, how can this be? TVI, your Pats made the Super Bowl (still stings), your Red Sox are in first and your Celtics are 1 win away from from winning their first championship in 22 years!

Let me tell you...the list is long:
  • Tim Donaghy - Scumbag, yes. Convicted felon, yes. Trying to save his own ass by regurgitating what has already been widely speculated, yes. Right, unfortunately yes.
  • David Stern - De-Nile isn't just a river in Egypt. Arrogance will be his downfall. To simply dismiss such egregious claims, now coming from the inside, where as it has come from several others over the years, is the worst possible reaction. Its to the point it makes me sick to listen to him.
  • OJ Mayo - (head shaking) Saw this one coming a LOOOOONG time ago.
  • Looming Beijing Olympics - Typically I love the Olympics...can you think of a worse place right now? Baghdad Summer games? Just think of the marketing possibilities, "Join us for the Summer games in Baghdad, they'll be a blast!"
  • No Football - I'm officially in withdrawal, so much so that I almost turned Area Football on the other day...almost.
Have no fear though, help is on the way. A great summer lined up followed by my defense of my latest Fantasy Football title. The Pats are primed to defend their honor, if only our defense was 5 years older at each position. The Sox look like they are going to cruise back to the series and see what happens from there. (Cubs v. Red Sox anyone?) Even my BC Eagles are looking good at most positions, even QB where Chris Crane is replacing Matty Ice who went #3 overall to the Falcons.

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Just to be Clear

This doesn't happen in ANY other city...gotta love Beantown.

Wednesday, June 4, 2008