Grinch Intro (Clip 18) – Arsenic sauce…
Greetings and Salutations, people. This is the big Vertically Striped Radio program, and my name is Craig Dodge. Let me be the first to wish you and yours a very merry Boxing day. Yup, it’s the day after Christmas, and Vertically Striped Radio is here to help you with your Boxing Day celebration. If I had any clue how to celebrate Boxing Day, I’d probably be more helpful in your celebrations. I mean, if it’s Festivus, you put up your aluminum Festivus Pole and have an airing of grievances, if it’s Christmas Eve, you search the skies for Santa and fall asleep with visions of Sugar Plums dancing in your head, if it’s Christmas day, you open presents, but the only thing I know about Boxing Day is that they Celebrate it in Canada. So I guess put on your Maple Leaf adorned clothing, and let’s get this Boxing Day party started!
Of course, Vertically Striped Radio is brought to you by VerticallyStripedSocks.com, your headquarters for Christmas this year. No seriously! On the website this week I’ve had the Grinch song, I’ve had some Emmet Otter Christmas stuff, I’ve posted Linus telling you the real meaning of Christmas, and the coup de gras, of course…I posted the entire 1978 Star Wars holiday special from 1978. Yes, that's right. Star Wars Holiday Special. Apparently in 1978 Star Wars was so popular that they thought it would be a good idea to make a holiday special staring the Star Wars characters.
Don’t get me wrong, the Star Wars Holiday special is so bad that it's terrible. It includes Carrie Fisher (a.k.a. Princess Leia) singing to Wookies as Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, and assorted droids look on. It is centered around Chewbacca’s family it has his wife named Mala, His uncle Itchy and his son Lumpy. There is a scene where Bea Arthur plays a bartender who gets hit on by a weird old guy that drinks out of the top of his head and then she sings everyone out of the bar because the Empire shut it down. There is a random Star Wars cartoon that is some of the worst animation ever. There are several bizarre songs, and Uncle Itchy is given a present by a friend which can best be described as Wookie porn. Seriously, it’s a black chick dressed up in a fuzzy outfit talking about how she was created to please him. It’s more than a little creepy.
Oh, and there is a Jefferson Starship music video. I don't even know how to describe how horrible this is. There is a very real possibility that this is the dumbest and worst thing ever broadcast on television. And yet, you need to watch it just so you can partake of it's crappiness. It's broken up by the occasional 1978 commercial, and these commercials are possibly more entertaining than the show.
This is maybe the goofiest moment in the history of television, and I mean, what better way to celebrate Christmas and Star Wars than to put them together and mix in a little Jefferson Starship and Bea Arthur. Someone was clearly on some copious amounts of drugs here. This is just as goofy and corny as it sounds, actually it's probably even worse...Yet, you really need to see it for yourself. It’s insane.
Today on Vertically Striped Radio: I’ll try to pick up the pieces of the broken Denver Broncos season after they did just what Ed predicted that they would do, that is…lose to the Raiders. Sigh. Although if there is a bright side to last weekend’s football action, it’s that I defeated Jerry Fairish in fantasy football and not only got to keep my avatar on Dameshek.com, but I got to change his to one featuring “Larry the LCS Guy.” Part of me feels bad for Jerry, but the other part of me laughs hysterically when I see Larry the Cable Guy. Hang in there, LCS Guy…it’s only a few weeks until January 9th! Also on the show today… In honor of Christmas, I’ve got a Magnificent Seven list of the 7 best Christmas songs and I will also explain why I am pro Christmas, but Anti-Santa. Plus, I have a story about a man who has married a game, no really. I’ve also got a ton more stuff which we may or may not get to, but rest assured, I’m ready to roll on the big show today! If you want to join in the program, you can do so by dialing…
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Let’s get to the news…
(Play News Music – Clip 03)
St. Charles Parish, La. – A 44-year-old woman was booked with second-degree battery after allegedly pouring a pot of boiling grits onto her sleeping boyfriend. St. Charles Parish sheriff's deputies said Carolyn Brown caused second-degree burns on the man's face and arms. The man told deputies that he came home from work on Nov. 7, got into an argument with Brown, told her that he was breaking up with her, then went to bed.
The Times-Picayune reported Brown was arrested Wednesday and booked into the Nelson Coleman Correctional Facility.
BEIJING (Reuters) – A man who killed and ate what may have been the last wild Indochinese tiger in China was sentenced to 12 years in jail, local media reported on Tuesday.
Kang Wannian, a villager from Mengla, Yunnan Province, met the tiger in February while gathering freshwater clams in a nature reserve near China's border with Laos. He claimed to have killed it in self-defense.
The only known wild Indochinese tiger in China, photographed in 2007 at the same reserve, has not been seen since Kang's meal, the Yunnan-based newspaper Life News reported earlier this month.
The paper quoted the provincial Forestry Bureau as saying there was no evidence the tiger was the last one in China.
A local court sentenced Kang to 10 years for killing a rare animal plus two years for illegal possession of firearms. Prosecutors said Kang did not need a gun to gather clams.
Four villagers who helped Kang dismember the tiger and ate its meat were also sentenced from three to four years for "covering up and concealing criminal gains," the report said.
Kang was also fined 480,000 yuan ($70,000).
The Indochinese tiger is on the brink of extinction, with fewer than 1,000 left in the forests of Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar.
TOKYO (Reuters) – A Japanese man has married a character in a popular video game, taking her -- and his handheld game console -- on an overseas honeymoon.
The man, who prefers to use his online moniker SAL9000, met character Nene Anegasaki while playing dating simulation game "Love Plus."
They got married a few weeks ago, broadcasting their ceremony live on Japan's version of video-sharing website Youtube.
SAL9000, who did not want to reveal his real name for fear of being misunderstood, admits to be an "otaku," a breed of Japanese youth obsessed with video games, computers and fantasy worlds.
"In the Japanese otaku or nerd culture, there's a tradition of calling characters my wife, and I sort of thought of Nene as my wife. Since I was calling her that, I thought we'd just have to get married then," he told Reuters Television.
"If more people were to find ways of expressing themselves like this, I think it would make society a bit more interesting."
The newlyweds, who went on a honeymoon to Guam, now go on dates around Tokyo, with SAL9000 taking pictures of Nene, installed in his Nintendo DS, in front of famous landmarks and then posting them on social networking sites.
As the game "Love Plus" has voice recognition software, SAL9000 says it's possible to have a sort of conversation with Nene or even play simple games such as rock, paper, scissors.
He also has vowed to have and to hold, for better and for worse, even if another, updated version of the game is released.
"I think I'll probably continue playing Love Plus. I won't cheat," SAL9000 said.
I’m Craig, and that’s the news…(Play News Music – Clip 03)
MAIN TOPIC:
Broncos v Raiders – Good Lord, that was a weird game. The Broncos lost despite giving up only 102 passing yards. The Broncos had a 7 yard punt (Thanks Mitch). The Broncos ran an illegal screen pass to their ineligible left tackle Ryan Clady, on 2nd and 4 the Broncos ran to the line of scrimmage and ran a hurry up quarterback sneak that gained a yard, The Raiders played Charlie Frye, JaMarcus Russell, and even JP Losman in the game, and weirdest of all…JaMarcus Russell had a clutch 4th quarter drive (albeit one that was aided by a BS pass interference call) and freaking JaMarcus Russell had a game winning 4th quarter drive. JAMARCUS RUSSELL!
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
Magnificent Seven: 7 Best Christmas Songs
All I want for Christmas is You – Mariah Carey
Christmas at Ground Zero – Weird Al
7. Christmas is a-coming – Bing Crosby (Clip 23)
6. The Night Santa Went Crazy – Weird Al – We’ll close with this one. (Clip 22)
5. Feliz Navidad – Jose Feliciano (Clip 19)
4. White Christmas – Bing Crosby (Clip 24)
3. You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch – Boris Karloff (Played as the intro, of course)
2. Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Frank Sinatra (Clip 25)
1. O Holy Night – Cartman (Clip 26)
The case against Santa Claus – Yes, he’s universally loved, but here is why I’m giving Santa a lump of coal.
1. I’m opposed to lying to children
2. I want credit for the stuff I give my kids
3. Allowing people to believe that Santa is going to come into your house lets down awareness making a break in to your house more likely on the evening of December 24th.
4. Mall Santas? You really want your kid sitting on a stranger’s lap who is working at the mall making minimum wage in a Santa suit?
4. Seriously, if a dude in a bright red suit with enormous identity masking facial hair breaks into your house with a big bad, you’re OKAY with this? Odds are much greater that he’s going to be filling that bag with your stuff rather than leaving you gifts.
5. Flying Reindeer are a gateway animal. Sure, it starts out innocently enough with flying animals with glowing red noses, but soon you’re licking frogs, riding ponies, and doing God knows what to sheep. Bad times, my friend, and it all starts with a supposedly harmless belief in flying reindeer. Not on my watch, fella.
Dan LeBatard hates ties – (Clip 20) If you spend any time around me at all, you’ll know that I hate tradition for tradition sake. I hate it when people do something just because it’s the way it’s always been done. Also, I hate dressing up…which is why I found so much to enjoy in this rant from Dan LeBatard on his show this week…
Great Moments in the history of Blog Talk Radio: Clip 21 – Mike Dell in the Summer of 2008 discussing why there is no way the Red Wings can possibly get back to the Stanley Cup Finals again…which sadly they did, although thankfully they did not win the Cup.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The "Peanuts" comic strip character Snoopy was named the top dog in pop culture by the American Kennel Club on Tuesday as part of its 125th anniversary celebration, beating out a college sports mascot.
Nearly 76,000 online voters chose their favorites from a list of pop culture dogs drawn from television, film, literature, sports and art, the kennel club said.
Snoopy was the pensive dog whose best friend was a bird and who seemed to be smarter than his human master in the comic strip created by the late Charles Schulz, who died in 2000.
"Peanuts," which for close to five decades served as a mirror for the baby boom generation, appeared in 2,600 newspapers in 21 languages. Its daily readership was believed to be the most of any comic strip in history.
Second place went to Texas A&M University's mascot Reveille, followed by Scooby Doo, the television cartoon character.
The top 10:
1. Snoopy
2. Texas A&M's Reveille
3. Scooby Doo
4. Eddie from the TV show "Frasier"
5. Pound Puppy toys
6. Painting "Dogs Playing Poker"
7. Song "How Much is that Doggie in the Window"
8. Georgetown's Jack the Bulldog
9. The song "Who Let the Dogs Out"
10. Brian Griffin from the animated TV show Family Guy
Ashley Revell - (born 1972) is a London resident who briefly achieved fame for selling all his possessions (including all his clothes) and gambling US$135,300 on a single spin of a roulette wheel in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2004.
Revell won his bet (on Red; the result was 7 Red) and left with $270,600. The event was filmed by Sky One as a reality mini-series. Ashley used his winnings to set up his own online poker company called POKER UTD.
Anti-Math at the Grocery Store – I’ve got a beef with grocery stores. I’m not sure why they need to make everything so annoyingly confusing. Perhaps not all grocers do this, but the store I frequent has taken to pricing everything in a manner that requires me to do complicated mental math if I want to know how much I’m paying per item. 17 yogurts for $6.75? Great, how much for just one yogurt? I’m not buying 17 of them. I don’t care how much it costs to buy 5 rolls of paper towels, I’m only buying 1. When I become King of all the World…I’m pretty sure that’s about to happen, by the way, I will decree that all stores across the land will be forced to list prices per 1 item. I don’t want to do math when I go to the grocery store.
Movie reviews: “The Road” and “The Princess and The Frog”
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The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
On Hiatus this week, as I’m going to play us out with “The Night Santa went Crazy”
I’d like to thank (mention any callers here)
Best Stories of the Year – I’ll do the magnificent seven of the best seven stories of 2009 next week.
Shalom and Good Evening to you all! (Clip 22 – The Night Santa went Crazy)
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Show Prep #30
Greetings and Salutations, people. This is the radio show that moved your cheese…This is Vertically Striped Radio. The show is brought to you today by the good folks over at VerticalyStripedSocks.com, and of course when I say the good folks over there…what I really mean is me. VerticallyStripedSocks.com…of all the websites in the world, this is one of them. So visit it, because the internet isn’t going to surf itself, people.
Today on Vertically Striped Radio, On our thirtieth edition of the show (and by the way, Holy Crap, 30 shows??!!??) One of the strangest collections in history get discovered by the cops. In honor of Chris Henry we’ll remember all the active NFL players to pass away this decade and there may be more than you remember. I’ve got a magnificent seven list of seven signs of the decline of Western Civilization as found at the Pepsi Center during an Avalanche game last week. I’ll discuss the travesty that is the current land of the fox showdown over on Dave Dameshek’s podcast. We’ll discuss a little bit about where Mike Shanahan could land, as well as where I think he SHOULD land. The Broncos are gearing up for a showdown against legendary quarterback Charlie Frye and the dynamo that is the Oakland Raiders.
There are only three weeks left until the playoffs start, so we’ll look at how that appears to be breaking down and I’ll unveil my much too early playoff projections. Plus I’m in the semi-finals of both of my fantasy football leagues, including the ESPN.com league with the guys from the Dameshek.com message board in which I’ll be facing friend of the show Jerry Fairish. We have a bet concerning our avatars which I hope to win, and I’ll be soliciting feedback as to what Jerry’s new avatar should be. Also, with Christmas coming this week, I hope to bring up the case against Jolly Ole’ Saint Nick. Yes, I’m anti-Santa. I hope to cover all of this plus if you’d like to call in and contribute to the show, I welcome your calls…
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
My office just got a new operations manager, and he’s been there for about two weeks, and yesterday in his first major move as manager, he gave everyone a copy of the book, “Who moved my cheese?”
The new guy seems like a decent sort, but this condescending drivel makes me think bad thoughts about him. I am trying my hardest not to be an arrogant jerk, but what kind of an idiot actually thinks this is a good way to motivate people.
Let’s get to the news…
(Play News Music – Clip 03)
St. Charles Parish, La. – A 44-year-old woman was booked with second-degree battery after allegedly pouring a pot of boiling grits onto her sleeping boyfriend. St. Charles Parish sheriff's deputies said Carolyn Brown caused second-degree burns on the man's face and arms. The man told deputies that he came home from work on Nov. 7, got into an argument with Brown, told her that he was breaking up with her, then went to bed.
The Times-Picayune reported Brown was arrested Wednesday and booked into the Nelson Coleman Correctional Facility.
BERLIN (Reuters) – German police arrested a man who claimed to be a "secret agent" after a high speed chase in pursuit of a car with a blue flashing light on its roof.
Police in the southern city of Fuerth caught up with the man after he raced past them, ignored signals to pull over, and ran a red light as they gave chase.
Smelling strongly of alcohol, the 44-year-old whispered only that he was "one of them," on a secret mission and belonged to the Federal Crime Office -- a body similar to the FBI -- local police said. A check revealed he had no such credentials.
"After matters were taken care of, the would-be 'Mr. Bond' was again released," police said in a statement on Thursday.
A local police spokesman said the man in reality had "a normal job" and declined to explain his nighttime sortie. He faces charges for a variety of driving offences.
LOS ANGELES - [Los Angeles Times, 11-11-09] California's Death Row: Bigger cells, better privacy, more stuff, and almost no chance of being executed!
In October in Orange County, Calif., Billy Joe Johnson, who had just been convicted of murder as a hit-man for a white supremacist gang, begged the judge and jury, in all sincerity, to sentence him to death.
Johnson knew that those on California's death row get individual cells and better telephone access, nicer contact-visit arrangements, and more personal-property privileges than ordinary inmates. The Los Angeles Times reported that the state's spending per death-row inmate is almost three times that for other inmates.
The current death-row census totals 685, but because of legal issues, only 13 have been executed since 1977 (compared to 71 death-row fatalities from other causes). In fact, Johnson was so eager to be put on death row that he tried to confess to two murders that no one yet knew about.
AMSTERDAM – A man who said he spent two decades collecting Ecstasy pills of all colors and shapes as a hobby has turned to police for help after they were stolen — because he said some of them are poisonous.
Police say the 46-year-old man, who was not identified, decided to report the theft despite the illegal nature of the collection because he was worried about the possible consequences if anybody were to swallow one of the poisoned pills.
It was not immediately clear why about 40 red-and-white pills out of the 2,400-pill-strong collection would be poisoned, but the police said they fear the drugs could be lethal if swallowed.
"That's really the main reason he came to the police," said police spokeswoman Esther Naber, adding the man "knows he's not going to get his collection back."
A report in De Volkskrant daily Thursday said the man claimed he was not a drug dealer or user.
"I've tried it before but didn't like it," the report quoted him saying. "My passion for collecting comes from the varied collection of colors, shapes and logos that are printed on the pills."
According to a police statement, the man gathered the pills over a 20 year period and carefully stored them in coin collecting folders.
The folders were allegedly taken during a break-in Wednesday at the man's home in Eerbeek, 56 miles (90 kilometers) east of Amsterdam.
Police spokesman Naber said investigators tended to believe the man's story.
"Why would you make something like this up?" she said.
Prosecutors and drug enforcement officials are still weighing whether to charge him with a crime.
"Given that the pills have disappeared, for the moment there's no evidence to support a possession charge," Naber said.
The pills' street value is estimated at euro11,000 ($16,200).
I’m Craig, and that’s the news…(Play News Music – Clip 03)
MAIN TOPIC: Espn.com Fantasy Football League – Semi-Finals against Jerry Fairish.
QB’s – Ben Roethlisberger vs. Donovan McNabb
RB’s – Ryan Grant and Darren Sproles vs. Fred Jackson and Ray Rice
WR’s – Brandon Marshall and Steve Smith (Giants) vs. Roddy White and Kenny Britt
Flex – Calvin Johnson vs. Laurence Maroney (Gametime decision, as Calvin is questionable)
TE’s – Bo Sciafe vs. Brent Celek (I had Zach Miller, but he’s out with a concussion)
Def/ST – Broncos vs. Packers
K – Jay Feeley vs. David Akers
HC – Texans coach vs. Ravens coach
I’ll know what I need early as all Jerry’s players play in the early games except for his defense.
The stakes are high – I want to win the league, but to do so I have to win the The Dave division conference championship. Not only that, but Jerry and I have placed our avatars on the line, as the winner of the game will get to select an avatar for the loser.
My ideas for Jerry’s avatar – The Red Sox logo, the Red Wings logo, the Michigan logo, the Bronco logo, The album cover for Neutral Milk Hotel’s album “The Aeroplane Over the Sea”, Larry the Cable Guy.
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
Magnificent Seven: 7 signs of the downfall of society as observed from a single night at a hockey game.
At the Avalanche game:
7. Cotton Eyed Joe
6. Jumbotron flashing, “If you came to scream your head off, you may proceed!”
5. “She thinks my tractor’s sexy” song
4. Man in bathroom using elbow to dispense paper towels, then saying, “I like trees, that’s why I use them!” and getting hailed as a comedic genius.
3. Woman behind me, “Why are they playing the ‘Here we go Rockies, here we go” song? She sounded dumb, and her friend had a Brittish accent.
2. The snuggie toss
1. Smashes and Crashes – but rather than show hockey hits, they showed car crashes
Dan LeBatard hates ties – (Clip 20) If you spend any time around me at all, you’ll know that I hate tradition for tradition sake. I hate it when people do something just because it’s the way it’s always been done. Also, I hate dressing up…which is why I found so much to enjoy in this rant from Dan LeBatard on his show this week…
Chris Henry – Sad story of a guy who screwed up a lot and had his life end as a result of bad decisions.
Name the 10 men who died this decade as active NFL players
Chris Henry (Bengals) – Fell out of a truck – Dec 17, 2009
Marquise Cooper and Corey Smith (Raiders) – Died at sea – March 2009
Sean Taylor (Redskins) – Shot by an intruder into his home – Nov 27, 2007
Marquise Hill (Patriots) – Died in a Jet Ski accident
Damien Nash (Broncos) – Died of heart failure after playing in a charity basketball tournament in Saint Louis
Darrent Williams (Broncos) – Was killed in the early hours of New Years Day when his limo was sprayed with bullets.
Thomas Herrion (49ers) – Died in Denver after a preseason game, he collapsed in the locker room and died of heart failure.
Korey Stringer (Vikings) – Died of Heat stroke in Minnesota’s training camp.
Fred Lane (Panthers) – Shot in the head and chest by his wife.
Great Moments in the history of Blog Talk Radio: Clip 21 – Mike Dell in the Summer of 2008 discussing why there is no way the Red Wings can possibly get back to the Stanley Cup Finals again…which sadly they did, although thankfully they did not win the Cup.
Zooey vs. Scarlett – No one wins if someone loses in this battle.
Mike Shanahan – spent 7 hours with the Bills and is now reportedly being courted by the Redskins. It can’t feel good to be Jim Zorn right now.
The case against Santa Claus – Yes, he’s universally loved, but here is why I’m giving Santa a lump of coal.
Broncos v Raiders – Charlie Frye
Playoff Projections:
AFC:
1. Colts
2. Chargers
3+4.Patriots-Bengals
5. Ravens
6. Broncos
NFC:
1. Saints
2. Vikings
3. Eagles
4. Cardinals
5. Packers
6. Giants
Movie reviews: “The Road” and “The Princess and The Frog”
Best Sports Stories of the Year – I’ll do the magnificent seven of the best seven sports stories of 2009 next week.
Oklahoma City Zombies – Wearing Orange shoes
Jury Duty – My mom has it, I’d rather be dipped in a vat of acid.
IPFW – Mastadons (Indiana-University Purdue-University, Fort Wayne)
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
Radiohead – “In Rainbows”
Okay, so this album is a little weird at first. It’s pretty different from mainstream music, and if you don’t like it at first, that’s probably not altogether unusual. Stick with it. It probably takes a listen or three before you start to “get it” and it’s just remarkably brilliant music. I like music, but I can’t pretend that I understand it very well, I just know that once you start digging on this album, it really colors how you view other music. It’s good stuff. The song I’m going to play us out with today is called “Jigsaw falling into place.”
I’d like to thank (mention any callers here)
Shalom and Good Evening to you all!
Today on Vertically Striped Radio, On our thirtieth edition of the show (and by the way, Holy Crap, 30 shows??!!??) One of the strangest collections in history get discovered by the cops. In honor of Chris Henry we’ll remember all the active NFL players to pass away this decade and there may be more than you remember. I’ve got a magnificent seven list of seven signs of the decline of Western Civilization as found at the Pepsi Center during an Avalanche game last week. I’ll discuss the travesty that is the current land of the fox showdown over on Dave Dameshek’s podcast. We’ll discuss a little bit about where Mike Shanahan could land, as well as where I think he SHOULD land. The Broncos are gearing up for a showdown against legendary quarterback Charlie Frye and the dynamo that is the Oakland Raiders.
There are only three weeks left until the playoffs start, so we’ll look at how that appears to be breaking down and I’ll unveil my much too early playoff projections. Plus I’m in the semi-finals of both of my fantasy football leagues, including the ESPN.com league with the guys from the Dameshek.com message board in which I’ll be facing friend of the show Jerry Fairish. We have a bet concerning our avatars which I hope to win, and I’ll be soliciting feedback as to what Jerry’s new avatar should be. Also, with Christmas coming this week, I hope to bring up the case against Jolly Ole’ Saint Nick. Yes, I’m anti-Santa. I hope to cover all of this plus if you’d like to call in and contribute to the show, I welcome your calls…
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
My office just got a new operations manager, and he’s been there for about two weeks, and yesterday in his first major move as manager, he gave everyone a copy of the book, “Who moved my cheese?”
The new guy seems like a decent sort, but this condescending drivel makes me think bad thoughts about him. I am trying my hardest not to be an arrogant jerk, but what kind of an idiot actually thinks this is a good way to motivate people.
Let’s get to the news…
(Play News Music – Clip 03)
St. Charles Parish, La. – A 44-year-old woman was booked with second-degree battery after allegedly pouring a pot of boiling grits onto her sleeping boyfriend. St. Charles Parish sheriff's deputies said Carolyn Brown caused second-degree burns on the man's face and arms. The man told deputies that he came home from work on Nov. 7, got into an argument with Brown, told her that he was breaking up with her, then went to bed.
The Times-Picayune reported Brown was arrested Wednesday and booked into the Nelson Coleman Correctional Facility.
BERLIN (Reuters) – German police arrested a man who claimed to be a "secret agent" after a high speed chase in pursuit of a car with a blue flashing light on its roof.
Police in the southern city of Fuerth caught up with the man after he raced past them, ignored signals to pull over, and ran a red light as they gave chase.
Smelling strongly of alcohol, the 44-year-old whispered only that he was "one of them," on a secret mission and belonged to the Federal Crime Office -- a body similar to the FBI -- local police said. A check revealed he had no such credentials.
"After matters were taken care of, the would-be 'Mr. Bond' was again released," police said in a statement on Thursday.
A local police spokesman said the man in reality had "a normal job" and declined to explain his nighttime sortie. He faces charges for a variety of driving offences.
LOS ANGELES - [Los Angeles Times, 11-11-09] California's Death Row: Bigger cells, better privacy, more stuff, and almost no chance of being executed!
In October in Orange County, Calif., Billy Joe Johnson, who had just been convicted of murder as a hit-man for a white supremacist gang, begged the judge and jury, in all sincerity, to sentence him to death.
Johnson knew that those on California's death row get individual cells and better telephone access, nicer contact-visit arrangements, and more personal-property privileges than ordinary inmates. The Los Angeles Times reported that the state's spending per death-row inmate is almost three times that for other inmates.
The current death-row census totals 685, but because of legal issues, only 13 have been executed since 1977 (compared to 71 death-row fatalities from other causes). In fact, Johnson was so eager to be put on death row that he tried to confess to two murders that no one yet knew about.
AMSTERDAM – A man who said he spent two decades collecting Ecstasy pills of all colors and shapes as a hobby has turned to police for help after they were stolen — because he said some of them are poisonous.
Police say the 46-year-old man, who was not identified, decided to report the theft despite the illegal nature of the collection because he was worried about the possible consequences if anybody were to swallow one of the poisoned pills.
It was not immediately clear why about 40 red-and-white pills out of the 2,400-pill-strong collection would be poisoned, but the police said they fear the drugs could be lethal if swallowed.
"That's really the main reason he came to the police," said police spokeswoman Esther Naber, adding the man "knows he's not going to get his collection back."
A report in De Volkskrant daily Thursday said the man claimed he was not a drug dealer or user.
"I've tried it before but didn't like it," the report quoted him saying. "My passion for collecting comes from the varied collection of colors, shapes and logos that are printed on the pills."
According to a police statement, the man gathered the pills over a 20 year period and carefully stored them in coin collecting folders.
The folders were allegedly taken during a break-in Wednesday at the man's home in Eerbeek, 56 miles (90 kilometers) east of Amsterdam.
Police spokesman Naber said investigators tended to believe the man's story.
"Why would you make something like this up?" she said.
Prosecutors and drug enforcement officials are still weighing whether to charge him with a crime.
"Given that the pills have disappeared, for the moment there's no evidence to support a possession charge," Naber said.
The pills' street value is estimated at euro11,000 ($16,200).
I’m Craig, and that’s the news…(Play News Music – Clip 03)
MAIN TOPIC: Espn.com Fantasy Football League – Semi-Finals against Jerry Fairish.
QB’s – Ben Roethlisberger vs. Donovan McNabb
RB’s – Ryan Grant and Darren Sproles vs. Fred Jackson and Ray Rice
WR’s – Brandon Marshall and Steve Smith (Giants) vs. Roddy White and Kenny Britt
Flex – Calvin Johnson vs. Laurence Maroney (Gametime decision, as Calvin is questionable)
TE’s – Bo Sciafe vs. Brent Celek (I had Zach Miller, but he’s out with a concussion)
Def/ST – Broncos vs. Packers
K – Jay Feeley vs. David Akers
HC – Texans coach vs. Ravens coach
I’ll know what I need early as all Jerry’s players play in the early games except for his defense.
The stakes are high – I want to win the league, but to do so I have to win the The Dave division conference championship. Not only that, but Jerry and I have placed our avatars on the line, as the winner of the game will get to select an avatar for the loser.
My ideas for Jerry’s avatar – The Red Sox logo, the Red Wings logo, the Michigan logo, the Bronco logo, The album cover for Neutral Milk Hotel’s album “The Aeroplane Over the Sea”, Larry the Cable Guy.
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
Magnificent Seven: 7 signs of the downfall of society as observed from a single night at a hockey game.
At the Avalanche game:
7. Cotton Eyed Joe
6. Jumbotron flashing, “If you came to scream your head off, you may proceed!”
5. “She thinks my tractor’s sexy” song
4. Man in bathroom using elbow to dispense paper towels, then saying, “I like trees, that’s why I use them!” and getting hailed as a comedic genius.
3. Woman behind me, “Why are they playing the ‘Here we go Rockies, here we go” song? She sounded dumb, and her friend had a Brittish accent.
2. The snuggie toss
1. Smashes and Crashes – but rather than show hockey hits, they showed car crashes
Dan LeBatard hates ties – (Clip 20) If you spend any time around me at all, you’ll know that I hate tradition for tradition sake. I hate it when people do something just because it’s the way it’s always been done. Also, I hate dressing up…which is why I found so much to enjoy in this rant from Dan LeBatard on his show this week…
Chris Henry – Sad story of a guy who screwed up a lot and had his life end as a result of bad decisions.
Name the 10 men who died this decade as active NFL players
Chris Henry (Bengals) – Fell out of a truck – Dec 17, 2009
Marquise Cooper and Corey Smith (Raiders) – Died at sea – March 2009
Sean Taylor (Redskins) – Shot by an intruder into his home – Nov 27, 2007
Marquise Hill (Patriots) – Died in a Jet Ski accident
Damien Nash (Broncos) – Died of heart failure after playing in a charity basketball tournament in Saint Louis
Darrent Williams (Broncos) – Was killed in the early hours of New Years Day when his limo was sprayed with bullets.
Thomas Herrion (49ers) – Died in Denver after a preseason game, he collapsed in the locker room and died of heart failure.
Korey Stringer (Vikings) – Died of Heat stroke in Minnesota’s training camp.
Fred Lane (Panthers) – Shot in the head and chest by his wife.
Great Moments in the history of Blog Talk Radio: Clip 21 – Mike Dell in the Summer of 2008 discussing why there is no way the Red Wings can possibly get back to the Stanley Cup Finals again…which sadly they did, although thankfully they did not win the Cup.
Zooey vs. Scarlett – No one wins if someone loses in this battle.
Mike Shanahan – spent 7 hours with the Bills and is now reportedly being courted by the Redskins. It can’t feel good to be Jim Zorn right now.
The case against Santa Claus – Yes, he’s universally loved, but here is why I’m giving Santa a lump of coal.
Broncos v Raiders – Charlie Frye
Playoff Projections:
AFC:
1. Colts
2. Chargers
3+4.Patriots-Bengals
5. Ravens
6. Broncos
NFC:
1. Saints
2. Vikings
3. Eagles
4. Cardinals
5. Packers
6. Giants
Movie reviews: “The Road” and “The Princess and The Frog”
Best Sports Stories of the Year – I’ll do the magnificent seven of the best seven sports stories of 2009 next week.
Oklahoma City Zombies – Wearing Orange shoes
Jury Duty – My mom has it, I’d rather be dipped in a vat of acid.
IPFW – Mastadons (Indiana-University Purdue-University, Fort Wayne)
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
Radiohead – “In Rainbows”
Okay, so this album is a little weird at first. It’s pretty different from mainstream music, and if you don’t like it at first, that’s probably not altogether unusual. Stick with it. It probably takes a listen or three before you start to “get it” and it’s just remarkably brilliant music. I like music, but I can’t pretend that I understand it very well, I just know that once you start digging on this album, it really colors how you view other music. It’s good stuff. The song I’m going to play us out with today is called “Jigsaw falling into place.”
I’d like to thank (mention any callers here)
Shalom and Good Evening to you all!
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Show Prep #29
Greetings and Salutations, people. From the icebox that is Denver, Colorado, This is Vertically Striped Radio. It is a dark day for the Shek Republic, some hooligans have been intruding on the Ed’s territory
Today on Vertically Striped Radio,
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
Let’s get to the news…
(Play News Music – Clip 03)
BOUTTE, La. – A 44-year-old woman was booked with second-degree battery after allegedly pouring a pot of boiling grits onto her sleeping boyfriend. St. Charles Parish sheriff's deputies said Carolyn Brown caused second-degree burns on the man's face and arms. The man told deputies that he came home from work on Nov. 7, got into an argument with Brown, told her that he was breaking up with her, then went to bed.
The Times-Picayune reported Brown was arrested Wednesday and booked into the Nelson Coleman Correctional Facility.
BERLIN (Reuters) – German police arrested a man who claimed to be a "secret agent" after a high speed chase in pursuit of a car with a blue flashing light on its roof.
Police in the southern city of Fuerth caught up with the man after he raced past them, ignored signals to pull over, and ran a red light as they gave chase.
Smelling strongly of alcohol, the 44-year-old whispered only that he was "one of them," on a secret mission and belonged to the Federal Crime Office -- a body similar to the FBI -- local police said. A check revealed he had no such credentials.
"After matters were taken care of, the would-be 'Mr. Bond' was again released," police said in a statement on Thursday.
A local police spokesman said the man in reality had "a normal job" and declined to explain his nighttime sortie. He faces charges for a variety of driving offences.
The October "Miss Asia" beauty pageant in Hong Kong mostly followed a traditional script, but special bonus competitions were added, according to a report in The Straits Times. Contestants appeared behind boards with only certain body parts exposed so that judges could comment without knowing which woman they were observing. Breast-judging turned out well for each of the three finalists, as did waist-judging. However, the judges had harsh words for two contestants' hair. Wang Zhi Fei was criticized for "lots of dandruff and oily scalp," and Wang Chen learned the hard way that she had significant "signs of hair loss." [The New Paper-The Straits Times (Singapore), 11-12-09]
AMSTERDAM – A man who said he spent two decades collecting Ecstasy pills of all colors and shapes as a hobby has turned to police for help after they were stolen — because he said some of them are poisonous.
Police say the 46-year-old man, who was not identified, decided to report the theft despite the illegal nature of the collection because he was worried about the possible consequences if anybody were to swallow one of the poisoned pills.
It was not immediately clear why about 40 red-and-white pills out of the 2,400-pill-strong collection would be poisoned, but the police said they fear the drugs could be lethal if swallowed.
"That's really the main reason he came to the police," said police spokeswoman Esther Naber, adding the man "knows he's not going to get his collection back."
A report in De Volkskrant daily Thursday said the man claimed he was not a drug dealer or user.
"I've tried it before but didn't like it," the report quoted him saying. "My passion for collecting comes from the varied collection of colors, shapes and logos that are printed on the pills."
According to a police statement, the man gathered the pills over a 20 year period and carefully stored them in coin collecting folders.
The folders were allegedly taken during a break-in Wednesday at the man's home in Eerbeek, 56 miles (90 kilometers) east of Amsterdam.
Police spokesman Naber said investigators tended to believe the man's story.
"Why would you make something like this up?" she said.
Prosecutors and drug enforcement officials are still weighing whether to charge him with a crime.
"Given that the pills have disappeared, for the moment there's no evidence to support a possession charge," Naber said.
The pills' street value is estimated at euro11,000 ($16,200).
LOS ANGELES - [Los Angeles Times, 11-11-09] California's Death Row: Bigger cells, better privacy, more stuff, and almost no chance of being executed!
LEAD STORY: California's Death Row: Bigger cells, better privacy, more stuff, and almost no chance of being executed!
In October in Orange County, Calif., Billy Joe Johnson, who had just been convicted of murder as a hit man for a white supremacist gang, begged the judge and jury, in all sincerity, to sentence him to death. Johnson knew that those on California's death row get individual cells and better telephone access, nicer contact-visit arrangements, and more personal-property privileges than ordinary inmates. The Los Angeles Times reported that the state's spending per death-row inmate is almost three times that for other inmates. The current death-row census totals 685, but because of legal issues, only 13 have been executed since 1977 (compared to 71 death-row fatalities from other causes). In fact, Johnson was so eager to be put on death row that he tried to confess to two murders that no one yet knew about.
I’m Craig, and that’s the news…(Play News Music – Clip 03)
MAIN TOPIC: Appropriate Workplace behavior training
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
Press Hop: the press conference rap. This was sent to me by Steve from Alabama, but it was a little cut off, so I found it on the internet, it relates pretty well to what we did two weeks ago with football coach press conference flip outs, so I thought I’d play. (Clip 22)
Magnificent Seven: 7 signs of the downfall of society as observed from a single night at a hockey game.
At the Avalanche game:
-Smashes and Crashes – but rather than show hockey hits, they showed car crashes
-Cotton Eyed Joe
-Woman behind me, “Why are they playing the ‘Here we go Rockies, here we go” song?
-Man in bathroom using elbow to dispense paper towels, then saying, “I like trees, that’s why I use them!” and getting hailed as a comedic genius.
-The snuggie toss
-Jumbotron flashing, “If you came to scream your head off, you may proceed!”
-“She thinks my tractor’s sexy” song
Steelers falling apart:
Topics: Nestle – 1-800-295-0051 – Don’t press any buttons right away, and just listen to the automated menu goodness…or rather let me do it for you. (Clip 20)
Getting a Christmas Tree – (Get the Jim Gaffigan clip)
Jury Duty – My mom has it, I’d rather be dipped in a vat of acid.
Man, it was cold this week! Story of Wednesday.
-Mike Shanahan – To the Bills? Why would he do this?
-Scribblenauts – Interesting video game
-I’m opposed to the hat trick celebration. Under no circumstance am I throwing a 20 to 30 dollar item onto the ice.
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
“Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix” by Phoenix – Song: “1901” (Clip 19)
This album is fun and upbeat, with a lot of music that is heavy on instrumentals. This is the most popular song and probably the best one, but the album opens with another song that I almost played because I like it almost as much called Listzomania, but I decided we had to play 1901, it’s just so good. If I have any complaints about this album, it’s that a lot of their music sounds pretty much the same, but it’s a very good sound, so I won’t complain about it too much. It’s a good album, but mostly this is just an amazing song, so we’ll go out with the biggest track from Wolfgang Amadeus phoenix, 1901.
Shaloam and Good Evening to you all!
Today on Vertically Striped Radio,
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
Let’s get to the news…
(Play News Music – Clip 03)
BOUTTE, La. – A 44-year-old woman was booked with second-degree battery after allegedly pouring a pot of boiling grits onto her sleeping boyfriend. St. Charles Parish sheriff's deputies said Carolyn Brown caused second-degree burns on the man's face and arms. The man told deputies that he came home from work on Nov. 7, got into an argument with Brown, told her that he was breaking up with her, then went to bed.
The Times-Picayune reported Brown was arrested Wednesday and booked into the Nelson Coleman Correctional Facility.
BERLIN (Reuters) – German police arrested a man who claimed to be a "secret agent" after a high speed chase in pursuit of a car with a blue flashing light on its roof.
Police in the southern city of Fuerth caught up with the man after he raced past them, ignored signals to pull over, and ran a red light as they gave chase.
Smelling strongly of alcohol, the 44-year-old whispered only that he was "one of them," on a secret mission and belonged to the Federal Crime Office -- a body similar to the FBI -- local police said. A check revealed he had no such credentials.
"After matters were taken care of, the would-be 'Mr. Bond' was again released," police said in a statement on Thursday.
A local police spokesman said the man in reality had "a normal job" and declined to explain his nighttime sortie. He faces charges for a variety of driving offences.
The October "Miss Asia" beauty pageant in Hong Kong mostly followed a traditional script, but special bonus competitions were added, according to a report in The Straits Times. Contestants appeared behind boards with only certain body parts exposed so that judges could comment without knowing which woman they were observing. Breast-judging turned out well for each of the three finalists, as did waist-judging. However, the judges had harsh words for two contestants' hair. Wang Zhi Fei was criticized for "lots of dandruff and oily scalp," and Wang Chen learned the hard way that she had significant "signs of hair loss." [The New Paper-The Straits Times (Singapore), 11-12-09]
AMSTERDAM – A man who said he spent two decades collecting Ecstasy pills of all colors and shapes as a hobby has turned to police for help after they were stolen — because he said some of them are poisonous.
Police say the 46-year-old man, who was not identified, decided to report the theft despite the illegal nature of the collection because he was worried about the possible consequences if anybody were to swallow one of the poisoned pills.
It was not immediately clear why about 40 red-and-white pills out of the 2,400-pill-strong collection would be poisoned, but the police said they fear the drugs could be lethal if swallowed.
"That's really the main reason he came to the police," said police spokeswoman Esther Naber, adding the man "knows he's not going to get his collection back."
A report in De Volkskrant daily Thursday said the man claimed he was not a drug dealer or user.
"I've tried it before but didn't like it," the report quoted him saying. "My passion for collecting comes from the varied collection of colors, shapes and logos that are printed on the pills."
According to a police statement, the man gathered the pills over a 20 year period and carefully stored them in coin collecting folders.
The folders were allegedly taken during a break-in Wednesday at the man's home in Eerbeek, 56 miles (90 kilometers) east of Amsterdam.
Police spokesman Naber said investigators tended to believe the man's story.
"Why would you make something like this up?" she said.
Prosecutors and drug enforcement officials are still weighing whether to charge him with a crime.
"Given that the pills have disappeared, for the moment there's no evidence to support a possession charge," Naber said.
The pills' street value is estimated at euro11,000 ($16,200).
LOS ANGELES - [Los Angeles Times, 11-11-09] California's Death Row: Bigger cells, better privacy, more stuff, and almost no chance of being executed!
LEAD STORY: California's Death Row: Bigger cells, better privacy, more stuff, and almost no chance of being executed!
In October in Orange County, Calif., Billy Joe Johnson, who had just been convicted of murder as a hit man for a white supremacist gang, begged the judge and jury, in all sincerity, to sentence him to death. Johnson knew that those on California's death row get individual cells and better telephone access, nicer contact-visit arrangements, and more personal-property privileges than ordinary inmates. The Los Angeles Times reported that the state's spending per death-row inmate is almost three times that for other inmates. The current death-row census totals 685, but because of legal issues, only 13 have been executed since 1977 (compared to 71 death-row fatalities from other causes). In fact, Johnson was so eager to be put on death row that he tried to confess to two murders that no one yet knew about.
I’m Craig, and that’s the news…(Play News Music – Clip 03)
MAIN TOPIC: Appropriate Workplace behavior training
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
Press Hop: the press conference rap. This was sent to me by Steve from Alabama, but it was a little cut off, so I found it on the internet, it relates pretty well to what we did two weeks ago with football coach press conference flip outs, so I thought I’d play. (Clip 22)
Magnificent Seven: 7 signs of the downfall of society as observed from a single night at a hockey game.
At the Avalanche game:
-Smashes and Crashes – but rather than show hockey hits, they showed car crashes
-Cotton Eyed Joe
-Woman behind me, “Why are they playing the ‘Here we go Rockies, here we go” song?
-Man in bathroom using elbow to dispense paper towels, then saying, “I like trees, that’s why I use them!” and getting hailed as a comedic genius.
-The snuggie toss
-Jumbotron flashing, “If you came to scream your head off, you may proceed!”
-“She thinks my tractor’s sexy” song
Steelers falling apart:
Topics: Nestle – 1-800-295-0051 – Don’t press any buttons right away, and just listen to the automated menu goodness…or rather let me do it for you. (Clip 20)
Getting a Christmas Tree – (Get the Jim Gaffigan clip)
Jury Duty – My mom has it, I’d rather be dipped in a vat of acid.
Man, it was cold this week! Story of Wednesday.
-Mike Shanahan – To the Bills? Why would he do this?
-Scribblenauts – Interesting video game
-I’m opposed to the hat trick celebration. Under no circumstance am I throwing a 20 to 30 dollar item onto the ice.
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
“Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix” by Phoenix – Song: “1901” (Clip 19)
This album is fun and upbeat, with a lot of music that is heavy on instrumentals. This is the most popular song and probably the best one, but the album opens with another song that I almost played because I like it almost as much called Listzomania, but I decided we had to play 1901, it’s just so good. If I have any complaints about this album, it’s that a lot of their music sounds pretty much the same, but it’s a very good sound, so I won’t complain about it too much. It’s a good album, but mostly this is just an amazing song, so we’ll go out with the biggest track from Wolfgang Amadeus phoenix, 1901.
Shaloam and Good Evening to you all!
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Show Prep #28
Greetings and Salutations, people. It’s the radio show that tastes more like regular Dr. Pepper, it’s Vertically Striped Radio. From the Vertically Striped Studios in beautiful Centennial, CO. I am your host Craig Dodge and we are ready to roll with yet another sterling episode of VSR. This show is brought to you by verticallystripedsocks.com, your home for NFL predictions, power rankings, and other assorted hooey and applesauce. I even talked a little soccer over there this week with the World Cup draw taking place on Saturday. Also over there this week was a fantastic video from a Chinese news agency which had a computer animated video of what possibly happened over Thanksgiving at the Tiger Woods house and even a video that was made by New England Patriots fans in January 1986 just days before they were slaughtered by the 85 Bears. Good stuff up over there on VSS.com…gotta check it out.
(Mention Bad Phone from last week.)
Also, I may be interrupted this week. My mother took my kiddos to go see Disney on Ice this morning, and she is supposed to be bringing the kids by, but as of yet, no sign of them. So, should she drop in while the show is going on, I may need to default to a clip I have of the French guy who is the Subject of Man on Wire appearing on the podcast “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me.” If it comes to that, don’t worry, it’s funny, but it also will be about ten minutes for me to get things in order before I continue with the show. I WILL come back, so hang in with me, and listen to Philippe Petit if that happens, as he is a pretty funny guy and that show is pretty good.
Today on Vertically Striped Radio, an update on the people in Peru who were allegedly killing people for their fat, It’s time to take a stand…let’s leave Tiger alone, some of the greatest (or at least funniest) hockey goal calls of all time, we’re a month and a half away from the NFL playoffs so we’ll take a look at the teams that are hovering in and around the playoffs and play a little game I like to call contender or pretender? (Get audio clips, I coulda been a contender! And I would walk 500 miles), Do famous people apologize too much? We’ll ask what was going through the mind of Florida Panther Keith Ballard when he violently attacked a teammate (okay, on accident, but still…)
Plus, as always, I’m happy to take your calls on the program. To take part in the vertically striped conversation simply dial…
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
Let’s get to the news…
(Play News Music – Clip 03)
SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) – Some Australians are up in arms over a new kangaroo and emu flavored chip, horrified that people are encouraged to eat the nation's coat of arms which depicts the iconic Australian animals.
Complaints to Australia's Advertising Standards Bureau said the "BBQ Coat of Arms" chips were degrading for native wildlife and sent the wrong message to Australian children, reported the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper.
"It implies that it is perfectly OK to kill kangaroos and emus just for fun!" said one complaint.
But the company manufacturing the chips rejected the charge, saying the kangaroo and emu flavored chips celebrated Australia's heritage.
The Advertising Standards Bureau investigated the complaints against the new chips but decided not to take any action.
PERU - A police chief has admitted he made up a story about a gang who killed people for their body fat and sold it to cosmetic companies.
Police unveiled what they said were bottles of body fat
The story sparked headlines around the world when officers in Peru held a press conference to unveil the gory details.
They said victims' bodies were held above candles while the melted fat dripped into tubs positioned below.
Officers claimed three men had been arrested in the remote jungle region of Huanuco, where officials found human remains and two bottles of fat.
The men had told police that just one litre of human fat could fetch $15,000 (more than £9,000).
But now the country's top crime investigator, Eusebio Felix, has been suspended after revealing he made up the whole thing.
General Miguel Hidalgo, the head of Peru's police, said he was deeply embarrassed.
"This affects the image and respectability of the police," he said.
Several men were arrested
And local politicians blamed the made-up investigation for scaring away tourists.
Doubts were raised when medical experts pointed out it would be pointless to kill people for their fat - when it could be collected from plastic surgery clinics that perform tummy tuck operations.
"We wouldn't throw out hundreds of litres of human fat if it were worth $15,000 a litre," Peru's board of medicine pointed out.
Huanuco police, who complained they were excluded from Felix's headline-grabbing inquiry, said there was only one murder victim, and he was linked to the cocaine trade.They believe his three alleged killers, who are still in custody, may have bottled his fat to intimidate rival drug gangs.
In the press conference last month, police claimed there could be up to 60 victims and exhibited evidence they claimed to have found.They showed what they said was human fat stored in a bottle of Inca Kola, and played a video of police pulling body parts from a shallow grave
VIENNA (Reuters Life!) – A 33-year-old furry photographer is winning fans on social networking website Facebook for pictures of her daily life as an orangutan in a Vienna zoo.
Orangutan Nonja's photos, taken with a camera that dispenses raisins as she snaps, have won over 500 fans on Facebook since the zoo launched an online photo album on Tuesday.
Although the slightly blurry images of Nonja's climbing rope, food and companion's shaggy red-brown fur have won lots of admiring comments from fans, the photographer herself is not so interested.
"Of course the apes don't care about the pictures, they are just an accidental side product," zoo spokesman Gerhard Kasbauer told Reuters. "They just know that when they press the button, a raisin pops out."
The Vienna Tiergarten set up the project to help keep Nonja and her three hairy ape friends entertained in their enclosure. The album is online at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nonja/190010092116
I’m Craig, and that’s the news
…(Play News Music – Clip 03)
MAIN TOPIC: Stop Apologizing!
Broncos coach Josh McDaniels apologized on Tuesday for his lewd sideline cursing that was broadcast by the NFL Network on Thursday night.
McDaniels was not aware that his words were being broadcast, but said Tuesday he recognizes that his words left a sour impression on many people.
McDaniels' comments, via the Denver Post:
"I want to make sure I apologize for anybody that was offended with the language that I used the other night on the sideline during the game. I certainly didn't intend for that to come across in that fashion. Hopefully that never happens again and I'll try my best to make sure that it doesn't from my end.
"I know that's not the kind of example that I want to set or we want to set here with the Broncos' organization and would ask people to accept that apology."
Tiger Woods apology – actually somewhat appropriate.
TIGER WOODS
-Tiger Woods – Leave Tiger alone
Chinese News story…go to VSS.com
LEAVE TIGER ALONE – (Leave Virginia Alone)
An Australian pastor and Tiger Woods fanatical fan has disbanded a church he set up in 1996 in praise of sports icon.
Fallen from grace
John Ziegler said the First Church of Tiger Woods is being dissolved because of the golfer’s recent transgressions and “personal sins,” ABC reports.
The church had its own “Prayer for Tiger” and “Ten Tiger Commandments.”
Ziegler announced his decision after “several days of evaluation” on the church’s Web site Tigerwoodsisgod.com and rechristened it “The Damnation of Tiger Woods.”
The pastor said Tiger is clearly no longer a role model and that he is “personally done” with the pro golfer despite the Tiger 10th Commandment:
“Thou shall pay no attention to Tiger’s apparent flaws.”
Guess he’s joining the ranks of the millions of sinners who do.
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
Topics:
HOCKEY
-Florida Panthers Goal Calls (Clip 21) – From the Dan Lebotard Show in Miami
-Keith Ballard – Almost killed Thomas Vokoun
-Billy Zabka looks like Patrick Roy
-I’m opposed to the hat trick celebration. Under no circumstance am I throwing a 20 to 30 dollar item onto the ice.
FOOTBALL
-Contender or Pretender?
Chrissy Hynde
Saints - Contender
Eagles – Pretender
Broncos - Pretender
Vikings - Contender
Steelers - Pretender
Ravens - Pretender
Chargers - Contender
Patriots - Pretender
Bengals - Contender
Colts - Contender
Cardinals - Pretender
Cowboys - Pretender
- Mike Shanahan – To the Bills? Why would he do this?
-Scribblenauts – Interesting video game
SOCCER
World Cup Draw – United States gets a great draw: Slovenia, Algeria, and England
Group of Death: Group G: Brazil, North Korea, Ivory Coast, and Portugal
-Columbine: Conspiracy? I dunno, but it kept me up til 1:30 on Thursday night. I’m getting worried for Mike Dell’s safety. I’m worried that he’s going to say to much and anger the wrong people…he’s probably okay as I doubt LCS has a wide enough audience for him to become a target of the new world order, but I still worry for him. Even though I appreciate the hours and hours of entertainment he has provided me with the LCS Hockey Show.
Two shows to check out if you’re the podcasting sort: 1. The Dan Lebotard Show, even though this isn’t really a podcast, it’s just them posting their full radio show sans the commercials, it’s good stuff, well worth checking out. 2. NPR’s Wait Wait…don’t tell me. Peter Sagal and Carl Kasell host it. It’s basically a game show, but they don’t take the game TOO seriously. Kind of PTI style games where they take items from current events and ask questions regarding them. The only prize that I’ve heard them mention thus far is getting Car Kasell to call and leave a message on someone’s answering machine. The thing that makes it enjoyable is the comedic takes that they have on everything, glorious to listen to, pretty amusing. I know when many people hear NPR they think stuffy no nonsense stuff and people who take the world way too seriously, but this is NOT the case with Wait Wait Don’t tell me. I’d recommend it.
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
“Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix” by Phoenix (May 2009)
(Clip 22 – 1901 is the song)
This album is fun and upbeat, with a lot of music that is heavy on instrumentals. This is the most popular song and probably the best one, but the album opens with another song that I almost played because I like it almost as much called Listzomania, but I decided we had to play 1901, it’s just so good. If I have any complaints about this album, it’s that a lot of their music sounds pretty much the same, but it’s a very good sound, so I won’t complain about it too much. It’s a good album, but mostly this is just an amazing song, so we’ll go out with the biggest track from Wolfgang Amadeus phoenix, 1901.
Shaloam and Good Evening to you all!
(Mention Bad Phone from last week.)
Also, I may be interrupted this week. My mother took my kiddos to go see Disney on Ice this morning, and she is supposed to be bringing the kids by, but as of yet, no sign of them. So, should she drop in while the show is going on, I may need to default to a clip I have of the French guy who is the Subject of Man on Wire appearing on the podcast “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me.” If it comes to that, don’t worry, it’s funny, but it also will be about ten minutes for me to get things in order before I continue with the show. I WILL come back, so hang in with me, and listen to Philippe Petit if that happens, as he is a pretty funny guy and that show is pretty good.
Today on Vertically Striped Radio, an update on the people in Peru who were allegedly killing people for their fat, It’s time to take a stand…let’s leave Tiger alone, some of the greatest (or at least funniest) hockey goal calls of all time, we’re a month and a half away from the NFL playoffs so we’ll take a look at the teams that are hovering in and around the playoffs and play a little game I like to call contender or pretender? (Get audio clips, I coulda been a contender! And I would walk 500 miles), Do famous people apologize too much? We’ll ask what was going through the mind of Florida Panther Keith Ballard when he violently attacked a teammate (okay, on accident, but still…)
Plus, as always, I’m happy to take your calls on the program. To take part in the vertically striped conversation simply dial…
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
Let’s get to the news…
(Play News Music – Clip 03)
SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) – Some Australians are up in arms over a new kangaroo and emu flavored chip, horrified that people are encouraged to eat the nation's coat of arms which depicts the iconic Australian animals.
Complaints to Australia's Advertising Standards Bureau said the "BBQ Coat of Arms" chips were degrading for native wildlife and sent the wrong message to Australian children, reported the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper.
"It implies that it is perfectly OK to kill kangaroos and emus just for fun!" said one complaint.
But the company manufacturing the chips rejected the charge, saying the kangaroo and emu flavored chips celebrated Australia's heritage.
The Advertising Standards Bureau investigated the complaints against the new chips but decided not to take any action.
PERU - A police chief has admitted he made up a story about a gang who killed people for their body fat and sold it to cosmetic companies.
Police unveiled what they said were bottles of body fat
The story sparked headlines around the world when officers in Peru held a press conference to unveil the gory details.
They said victims' bodies were held above candles while the melted fat dripped into tubs positioned below.
Officers claimed three men had been arrested in the remote jungle region of Huanuco, where officials found human remains and two bottles of fat.
The men had told police that just one litre of human fat could fetch $15,000 (more than £9,000).
But now the country's top crime investigator, Eusebio Felix, has been suspended after revealing he made up the whole thing.
General Miguel Hidalgo, the head of Peru's police, said he was deeply embarrassed.
"This affects the image and respectability of the police," he said.
Several men were arrested
And local politicians blamed the made-up investigation for scaring away tourists.
Doubts were raised when medical experts pointed out it would be pointless to kill people for their fat - when it could be collected from plastic surgery clinics that perform tummy tuck operations.
"We wouldn't throw out hundreds of litres of human fat if it were worth $15,000 a litre," Peru's board of medicine pointed out.
Huanuco police, who complained they were excluded from Felix's headline-grabbing inquiry, said there was only one murder victim, and he was linked to the cocaine trade.They believe his three alleged killers, who are still in custody, may have bottled his fat to intimidate rival drug gangs.
In the press conference last month, police claimed there could be up to 60 victims and exhibited evidence they claimed to have found.They showed what they said was human fat stored in a bottle of Inca Kola, and played a video of police pulling body parts from a shallow grave
VIENNA (Reuters Life!) – A 33-year-old furry photographer is winning fans on social networking website Facebook for pictures of her daily life as an orangutan in a Vienna zoo.
Orangutan Nonja's photos, taken with a camera that dispenses raisins as she snaps, have won over 500 fans on Facebook since the zoo launched an online photo album on Tuesday.
Although the slightly blurry images of Nonja's climbing rope, food and companion's shaggy red-brown fur have won lots of admiring comments from fans, the photographer herself is not so interested.
"Of course the apes don't care about the pictures, they are just an accidental side product," zoo spokesman Gerhard Kasbauer told Reuters. "They just know that when they press the button, a raisin pops out."
The Vienna Tiergarten set up the project to help keep Nonja and her three hairy ape friends entertained in their enclosure. The album is online at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nonja/190010092116
I’m Craig, and that’s the news
…(Play News Music – Clip 03)
MAIN TOPIC: Stop Apologizing!
Broncos coach Josh McDaniels apologized on Tuesday for his lewd sideline cursing that was broadcast by the NFL Network on Thursday night.
McDaniels was not aware that his words were being broadcast, but said Tuesday he recognizes that his words left a sour impression on many people.
McDaniels' comments, via the Denver Post:
"I want to make sure I apologize for anybody that was offended with the language that I used the other night on the sideline during the game. I certainly didn't intend for that to come across in that fashion. Hopefully that never happens again and I'll try my best to make sure that it doesn't from my end.
"I know that's not the kind of example that I want to set or we want to set here with the Broncos' organization and would ask people to accept that apology."
Tiger Woods apology – actually somewhat appropriate.
TIGER WOODS
-Tiger Woods – Leave Tiger alone
Chinese News story…go to VSS.com
LEAVE TIGER ALONE – (Leave Virginia Alone)
An Australian pastor and Tiger Woods fanatical fan has disbanded a church he set up in 1996 in praise of sports icon.
Fallen from grace
John Ziegler said the First Church of Tiger Woods is being dissolved because of the golfer’s recent transgressions and “personal sins,” ABC reports.
The church had its own “Prayer for Tiger” and “Ten Tiger Commandments.”
Ziegler announced his decision after “several days of evaluation” on the church’s Web site Tigerwoodsisgod.com and rechristened it “The Damnation of Tiger Woods.”
The pastor said Tiger is clearly no longer a role model and that he is “personally done” with the pro golfer despite the Tiger 10th Commandment:
“Thou shall pay no attention to Tiger’s apparent flaws.”
Guess he’s joining the ranks of the millions of sinners who do.
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
Topics:
HOCKEY
-Florida Panthers Goal Calls (Clip 21) – From the Dan Lebotard Show in Miami
-Keith Ballard – Almost killed Thomas Vokoun
-Billy Zabka looks like Patrick Roy
-I’m opposed to the hat trick celebration. Under no circumstance am I throwing a 20 to 30 dollar item onto the ice.
FOOTBALL
-Contender or Pretender?
Chrissy Hynde
Saints - Contender
Eagles – Pretender
Broncos - Pretender
Vikings - Contender
Steelers - Pretender
Ravens - Pretender
Chargers - Contender
Patriots - Pretender
Bengals - Contender
Colts - Contender
Cardinals - Pretender
Cowboys - Pretender
- Mike Shanahan – To the Bills? Why would he do this?
-Scribblenauts – Interesting video game
SOCCER
World Cup Draw – United States gets a great draw: Slovenia, Algeria, and England
Group of Death: Group G: Brazil, North Korea, Ivory Coast, and Portugal
-Columbine: Conspiracy? I dunno, but it kept me up til 1:30 on Thursday night. I’m getting worried for Mike Dell’s safety. I’m worried that he’s going to say to much and anger the wrong people…he’s probably okay as I doubt LCS has a wide enough audience for him to become a target of the new world order, but I still worry for him. Even though I appreciate the hours and hours of entertainment he has provided me with the LCS Hockey Show.
Two shows to check out if you’re the podcasting sort: 1. The Dan Lebotard Show, even though this isn’t really a podcast, it’s just them posting their full radio show sans the commercials, it’s good stuff, well worth checking out. 2. NPR’s Wait Wait…don’t tell me. Peter Sagal and Carl Kasell host it. It’s basically a game show, but they don’t take the game TOO seriously. Kind of PTI style games where they take items from current events and ask questions regarding them. The only prize that I’ve heard them mention thus far is getting Car Kasell to call and leave a message on someone’s answering machine. The thing that makes it enjoyable is the comedic takes that they have on everything, glorious to listen to, pretty amusing. I know when many people hear NPR they think stuffy no nonsense stuff and people who take the world way too seriously, but this is NOT the case with Wait Wait Don’t tell me. I’d recommend it.
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
“Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix” by Phoenix (May 2009)
(Clip 22 – 1901 is the song)
This album is fun and upbeat, with a lot of music that is heavy on instrumentals. This is the most popular song and probably the best one, but the album opens with another song that I almost played because I like it almost as much called Listzomania, but I decided we had to play 1901, it’s just so good. If I have any complaints about this album, it’s that a lot of their music sounds pretty much the same, but it’s a very good sound, so I won’t complain about it too much. It’s a good album, but mostly this is just an amazing song, so we’ll go out with the biggest track from Wolfgang Amadeus phoenix, 1901.
Shaloam and Good Evening to you all!
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Show Prep #27
Greetings and Salutations, people. It’s the radio show that has no clue who killed JFK, this is Vertically Striped Radio. I am your host, Craig Dodge, and today on VSR let’s focus on what we’re thankful for. Me, I’ve got a whole bunch of things. I’m thankful that BlogTalkRadio is a free service, I’m thankful that the National League hasn’t adopted the designated hitter yet, I’m thankful that the Broncos busted their slump on Thanksgiving by thumping the Giants, I’m thankful for brisket over turkey this thanksgiving, I’m thankful that Denver has four major professional teams, and I’m thankful that you have decided to tune us in. Our download numbers keep growing, which must mean we’re doing something right, or else Jerry Fairish is just downloading the show a bunch of times to make me feel better. Either way, I’m happy!
Today on Vertically Striped Radio, We’ll revisit another Great moment in the history of BlogTalkRadio, We’ve got a fun magnificent seven list…seven fantastic football coach Press-Conference Freak-Outs, We’ll discuss whether LeBron should change his number, of course we’ll have the news and it’s a Willie Mays version of the Vertically Striped Music Recommendation…that’s right! Let’s play two!, and if you’d like to call in to participate and share what you’re thankful for, you can do so by calling…
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
Follow me on Twitter @socnorb777
Let’s get to the news…
METHUEN, Mass. – A Massachusetts woman who recently separated from her husband and had her hours cut at work says an image of Jesus Christ she sees on her iron has reassured her that "life is going to be good."
Mary Jo Coady first noticed the image Sunday when she walked into her daughter's room.
The brownish residue on the bottom of the iron looks like the face of a man with long hair.
The 44-year-old Coady was raised Catholic. She and her two college-age daughters agree that the image looks like Jesus and is proof that "he's listening."
Coady tells The Eagle-Tribune she hopes her story will inspire others during the holidays. She says she plans to keep the iron in a closet and buy a new one.
WARSAW, Poland – Visitors to Warsaw's zoo are being greeted by two "Homo sapiens" peering out from a cage — humans in animal skins trying to spark interest in man's caveman ancestors.
Organizer Maria Mastalerz says the weeklong "performance" aims to attract interest in a play, "Caveman," showing in the Polish capital. But she says it also carries a message that humans today are not all that different from their prehistoric ancestors.
Dressed in furs and animal skins, the young woman and man smoked a fish over a fire Friday, poking it with a stick, or stared from behind bars at startled zoo visitors.
The display runs through Sunday.
CARY, N.C. – Police said a North Carolina man rammed his car into a hot dog stand when the vendor refused to sell him a hot dog and drink for a dollar. WRAL-TV reported 23-year-old David Kelbaugh of Rolesville was charged Wednesday with assault with a deadly weapon, hit-and-run, driving while intoxicated and injury to property. Police said Kelbaugh was drinking at a bar in Cary early Wednesday when he left to order food at the hot dog stand.
Kelbaugh asked for a hot dog and a drink for one dollar and the vendor told him that wasn't enough money.
Police said Kelbaugh yelled at the vendor, got in his car and rammed the hot dog stand twice. The vendor was treated for back injuries. His name was not released.
Kelbaugh fled and was later arrested. He's been released on $6,000 bond.
BOULDER, Colo. – Authorities say a man in Colorado apparently tried to steal an ATM by hauling it away with a truck.
The plan didn't work. The alleged attempted theft of the free-standing, outdoor ATM in Boulder set off an alarm early Wednesday morning. When police arrived they found the ATM on its side about 15 feet from its foundation outside a Chase Bank. No money had been taken.
Surveillance photos show a man hooking the ATM's chain to the back of a U-Haul truck. The truck, which had been reported as stolen, was discovered a short distance away later that day.
(Play News Music – Clip 03)
I’m Craig, and that’s the news…(Play News Music – Clip 03)
MAIN TOPIC: Magnificent 7 Press Conference Freak-outs!
7. Bill Callahan – We’ve got to be the dumbest team in America (Clip 21)
6. Jim Mora – Diddly Poo (Clip 22)
5. John McKay – Well, we didn’t block well, but we made up for it by not tackling
(Clip 23)
1 – A reporter asked him…How do you feel about your team’s excecution? – He replied, "I'm all in favor of it."
2 - On an interception thrown by Steve DeBerg in 1984 that cost the Bucs a game against the Giants - "It was thrown to nobody. Well, it was thrown to somebody, Harry Carson. But he happened to be playing for the New York Giants at the time. It would have been a good pass if Harry had been playing for us."
3 - After a particularly heavy loss - "The bus leaves in an hour - anyone who needs a shower, take one."
4 - On losing a key game - "I told our players that there were 700 million Chinese people in the world who didn't even know the game was played. The next week, I got five letters from China asking "What happened?"
5 - After the Bucs broke their 26-game losing streak - "Three or four plane crashes and we're in the playoffs."
6 - On recruiting his son John to play for USC and then the Bucs - "I had an advantage - I slept with his mother."
7 - On the prospect of a late-season trip to Green Bay - "Going there is like winning the 98th prize in a beauty contest with only 97 prizes."
8 - On hearing how Buc kicker Pete Rajecki was nervous about McKay watching him in the 1976 pre-season - "That's unfortuntate as I plan on attending all the games."
9 - At a post-game press conference in 1976 "You guys don't know the difference between a football and a bunch of bananas."
10 - The following week after a media member has dropped off a case of bananas at his door - "You guys don't know the difference between a football and a Mercedez-Benz."
4. Herm Edwards – You play to win the game! (Clip 24)
3. Jim Mora – Playoffs? (Clip 25)
2. Mike Gundy – I’m a man, I’m 40 – (Clip 26)
-By a mother of children.
-Has to have been written by someone who doesn’t have a child
-Holds up the newspaper and half of it falls to the ground
-He starts staring at Jenny Carlson
-He’s FAT!
-That’s why I don’t read the newspaper, cuz it’s GARBAGE. (He may actually be
illiterate)
-I’m a man, I’m 40
-That ain’t true!
-Makes me want to puke
-Somehow he actually GOT APPLAUSE!?!?
1. Denny Green – The Bears are who we thought they were. (Clip 27)
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
Great Moments in the History of BlogTalkRadio.com – Clip 14 (Great Moments Theme) Clip 19 (15,000 Pieces of cheese)
Topics:
-Mike Shanahan – To the Bills? Why would he do this?
-Scribblenauts – Interesting video game
-I’m opposed to the hat trick celebration. Under no circumstance am I throwing a 20 to 30 dollar item onto the ice.
-LeBron James is changing his number to 6 – Wants to retire 23 across the NBA to honor MJ.
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
Barenaked Ladies “Rock Spectacle” (1996)
For the second straight week, I’m going to go back to the 90’s and another of my favorite albums of all time. Rock Spectacle is a live album from the Barenaked Ladies from 1996 before they started to make it big with their song “One Week” which also doubles as one of their worst songs, in my opinion. I love BNL, especially their early nineties stuff, and Rock Spectacle is some of their best stuff done after they have had a chance to master it even better than when it was released on their albums. There is an awesome version of “Jane” on here, along with a great version of “Brian Wilson” and the absolute best version I’ve heard of their song “Life, in a nutshell” and one of my favorite songs by BNL ever “When I fall.” I like just about everything about this album including the outtakes of them joking to the crowd, which is a staple of their live shows. And of course, “Straw Hat and Old Dirty Hank”
In fact, I like this album so much, I couldn’t decide what song to play…so I’m going to cheat as I occasionally do, and do a Willie Mays…yup, let’s play 2! I’m going to start with “Life, in a nutshell” and then finish with “Straw Hat and Old Dirty Hank” and I almost wanted to play “When I fall” too, but I decided to keep it at just two songs, otherwise I might start playing the whole album.
Thanks…
Shalom and good evening to you all… (Clip 18 – Life in a nutshell and Clip 17 – Straw Hat and Old Dirty Hank)
SAN LUIS, Colo. – A creepy string of calf mutilations in southern Colorado has a rancher and sheriff's officials mystified.
Four calves were found dead in a pasture just north of the New Mexico state line in recent weeks. The dead calves had their skins peeled back and organs cleared from the rib cage. One calf had its tongue removed.
But rancher Manuel Sanchez has found no signs of human attackers, such as footprints or ATV tracks. And there are no signs of an animal attack by a coyote or mountain lion. Usually predators leave pools of blood or drag marks from carrying away the livestock.
Two officers from the Costilla County Sheriff's Office have investigated the mutilations but say they don't know what's killing the calves.
"There's nothing really to go by," said Sanchez, who's ranched for nearly 50 years. "I can't figure it out."
A spokesman for the sheriff's office told The Pueblo Chieftain that investigators doubt a person butchered the calves because there is no blood at the scene.
"I've butchered a cow before and I know what kind of a mess it leaves," Sgt. James Chavez said.
Some in the area believe the mutilations are the work of aliens. An area UFO chaser, Chuck Zukowski of Colorado Springs, has been to the Costilla County pasture to investigate.
He told the paper there have been other unexplained calf mutilations in the area, including three in March. One of the other calves, found dead on a ranch near Trinidad, had its ears removed, Zukowski said.
"We're trying as much as we can to find a pattern," said Zukowski, who runs a UFO Web site called ufonut.com.
Sanchez said he has sold off his 32 remaining calves out of fear more would be mutilated. He hasn't decided how he'll manage the remaining 40 animals in his herd.
"It's a big loss for a small rancher," he said.
Today on Vertically Striped Radio, We’ll revisit another Great moment in the history of BlogTalkRadio, We’ve got a fun magnificent seven list…seven fantastic football coach Press-Conference Freak-Outs, We’ll discuss whether LeBron should change his number, of course we’ll have the news and it’s a Willie Mays version of the Vertically Striped Music Recommendation…that’s right! Let’s play two!, and if you’d like to call in to participate and share what you’re thankful for, you can do so by calling…
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
Follow me on Twitter @socnorb777
Let’s get to the news…
METHUEN, Mass. – A Massachusetts woman who recently separated from her husband and had her hours cut at work says an image of Jesus Christ she sees on her iron has reassured her that "life is going to be good."
Mary Jo Coady first noticed the image Sunday when she walked into her daughter's room.
The brownish residue on the bottom of the iron looks like the face of a man with long hair.
The 44-year-old Coady was raised Catholic. She and her two college-age daughters agree that the image looks like Jesus and is proof that "he's listening."
Coady tells The Eagle-Tribune she hopes her story will inspire others during the holidays. She says she plans to keep the iron in a closet and buy a new one.
WARSAW, Poland – Visitors to Warsaw's zoo are being greeted by two "Homo sapiens" peering out from a cage — humans in animal skins trying to spark interest in man's caveman ancestors.
Organizer Maria Mastalerz says the weeklong "performance" aims to attract interest in a play, "Caveman," showing in the Polish capital. But she says it also carries a message that humans today are not all that different from their prehistoric ancestors.
Dressed in furs and animal skins, the young woman and man smoked a fish over a fire Friday, poking it with a stick, or stared from behind bars at startled zoo visitors.
The display runs through Sunday.
CARY, N.C. – Police said a North Carolina man rammed his car into a hot dog stand when the vendor refused to sell him a hot dog and drink for a dollar. WRAL-TV reported 23-year-old David Kelbaugh of Rolesville was charged Wednesday with assault with a deadly weapon, hit-and-run, driving while intoxicated and injury to property. Police said Kelbaugh was drinking at a bar in Cary early Wednesday when he left to order food at the hot dog stand.
Kelbaugh asked for a hot dog and a drink for one dollar and the vendor told him that wasn't enough money.
Police said Kelbaugh yelled at the vendor, got in his car and rammed the hot dog stand twice. The vendor was treated for back injuries. His name was not released.
Kelbaugh fled and was later arrested. He's been released on $6,000 bond.
BOULDER, Colo. – Authorities say a man in Colorado apparently tried to steal an ATM by hauling it away with a truck.
The plan didn't work. The alleged attempted theft of the free-standing, outdoor ATM in Boulder set off an alarm early Wednesday morning. When police arrived they found the ATM on its side about 15 feet from its foundation outside a Chase Bank. No money had been taken.
Surveillance photos show a man hooking the ATM's chain to the back of a U-Haul truck. The truck, which had been reported as stolen, was discovered a short distance away later that day.
(Play News Music – Clip 03)
I’m Craig, and that’s the news…(Play News Music – Clip 03)
MAIN TOPIC: Magnificent 7 Press Conference Freak-outs!
7. Bill Callahan – We’ve got to be the dumbest team in America (Clip 21)
6. Jim Mora – Diddly Poo (Clip 22)
5. John McKay – Well, we didn’t block well, but we made up for it by not tackling
(Clip 23)
1 – A reporter asked him…How do you feel about your team’s excecution? – He replied, "I'm all in favor of it."
2 - On an interception thrown by Steve DeBerg in 1984 that cost the Bucs a game against the Giants - "It was thrown to nobody. Well, it was thrown to somebody, Harry Carson. But he happened to be playing for the New York Giants at the time. It would have been a good pass if Harry had been playing for us."
3 - After a particularly heavy loss - "The bus leaves in an hour - anyone who needs a shower, take one."
4 - On losing a key game - "I told our players that there were 700 million Chinese people in the world who didn't even know the game was played. The next week, I got five letters from China asking "What happened?"
5 - After the Bucs broke their 26-game losing streak - "Three or four plane crashes and we're in the playoffs."
6 - On recruiting his son John to play for USC and then the Bucs - "I had an advantage - I slept with his mother."
7 - On the prospect of a late-season trip to Green Bay - "Going there is like winning the 98th prize in a beauty contest with only 97 prizes."
8 - On hearing how Buc kicker Pete Rajecki was nervous about McKay watching him in the 1976 pre-season - "That's unfortuntate as I plan on attending all the games."
9 - At a post-game press conference in 1976 "You guys don't know the difference between a football and a bunch of bananas."
10 - The following week after a media member has dropped off a case of bananas at his door - "You guys don't know the difference between a football and a Mercedez-Benz."
4. Herm Edwards – You play to win the game! (Clip 24)
3. Jim Mora – Playoffs? (Clip 25)
2. Mike Gundy – I’m a man, I’m 40 – (Clip 26)
-By a mother of children.
-Has to have been written by someone who doesn’t have a child
-Holds up the newspaper and half of it falls to the ground
-He starts staring at Jenny Carlson
-He’s FAT!
-That’s why I don’t read the newspaper, cuz it’s GARBAGE. (He may actually be
illiterate)
-I’m a man, I’m 40
-That ain’t true!
-Makes me want to puke
-Somehow he actually GOT APPLAUSE!?!?
1. Denny Green – The Bears are who we thought they were. (Clip 27)
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
Great Moments in the History of BlogTalkRadio.com – Clip 14 (Great Moments Theme) Clip 19 (15,000 Pieces of cheese)
Topics:
-Mike Shanahan – To the Bills? Why would he do this?
-Scribblenauts – Interesting video game
-I’m opposed to the hat trick celebration. Under no circumstance am I throwing a 20 to 30 dollar item onto the ice.
-LeBron James is changing his number to 6 – Wants to retire 23 across the NBA to honor MJ.
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
Barenaked Ladies “Rock Spectacle” (1996)
For the second straight week, I’m going to go back to the 90’s and another of my favorite albums of all time. Rock Spectacle is a live album from the Barenaked Ladies from 1996 before they started to make it big with their song “One Week” which also doubles as one of their worst songs, in my opinion. I love BNL, especially their early nineties stuff, and Rock Spectacle is some of their best stuff done after they have had a chance to master it even better than when it was released on their albums. There is an awesome version of “Jane” on here, along with a great version of “Brian Wilson” and the absolute best version I’ve heard of their song “Life, in a nutshell” and one of my favorite songs by BNL ever “When I fall.” I like just about everything about this album including the outtakes of them joking to the crowd, which is a staple of their live shows. And of course, “Straw Hat and Old Dirty Hank”
In fact, I like this album so much, I couldn’t decide what song to play…so I’m going to cheat as I occasionally do, and do a Willie Mays…yup, let’s play 2! I’m going to start with “Life, in a nutshell” and then finish with “Straw Hat and Old Dirty Hank” and I almost wanted to play “When I fall” too, but I decided to keep it at just two songs, otherwise I might start playing the whole album.
Thanks…
Shalom and good evening to you all… (Clip 18 – Life in a nutshell and Clip 17 – Straw Hat and Old Dirty Hank)
SAN LUIS, Colo. – A creepy string of calf mutilations in southern Colorado has a rancher and sheriff's officials mystified.
Four calves were found dead in a pasture just north of the New Mexico state line in recent weeks. The dead calves had their skins peeled back and organs cleared from the rib cage. One calf had its tongue removed.
But rancher Manuel Sanchez has found no signs of human attackers, such as footprints or ATV tracks. And there are no signs of an animal attack by a coyote or mountain lion. Usually predators leave pools of blood or drag marks from carrying away the livestock.
Two officers from the Costilla County Sheriff's Office have investigated the mutilations but say they don't know what's killing the calves.
"There's nothing really to go by," said Sanchez, who's ranched for nearly 50 years. "I can't figure it out."
A spokesman for the sheriff's office told The Pueblo Chieftain that investigators doubt a person butchered the calves because there is no blood at the scene.
"I've butchered a cow before and I know what kind of a mess it leaves," Sgt. James Chavez said.
Some in the area believe the mutilations are the work of aliens. An area UFO chaser, Chuck Zukowski of Colorado Springs, has been to the Costilla County pasture to investigate.
He told the paper there have been other unexplained calf mutilations in the area, including three in March. One of the other calves, found dead on a ranch near Trinidad, had its ears removed, Zukowski said.
"We're trying as much as we can to find a pattern," said Zukowski, who runs a UFO Web site called ufonut.com.
Sanchez said he has sold off his 32 remaining calves out of fear more would be mutilated. He hasn't decided how he'll manage the remaining 40 animals in his herd.
"It's a big loss for a small rancher," he said.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Show Prep #26
Greetings and Salutations, people. It’s the Radio Show that Stares at Goats, this isI, It’s Vertically Striped Radio. I am your host and jedi warrior, Craig Dodge fresh from a fun evening last night where I waited in line for an hour or so with my buddy Scott in order to be able to spend about 28 seconds with the Sports Guy Bill Simmons at the Tattered Cover Book store, then I saw The Men who Stare at Goats. All in all a good evening. This boys night out was a result of the fact that my wife and my sister in law went out to see New Moon. I opted out of that trainwreck, as I maintain a strict policy that maintains that vampires should not be romantic.
Also going down Today on Vertically Striped Radio, We’ll discuss the over-the-top sports movie pitches that were submitted for the show on Dameshek.com. Aaron Young of the no name show has declared that if he doesn’t get lost in the woods he’ll be stopping by for a visit, I’ll discuss why I am quickly losing faith in my Broncos…Chris Simms. Ugh!, Ireland gets screwed over MAJORLY!, and Mike Shanahan isn’t SERIOUSLY considering the Bills, is he?
To take part in the big show today:
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
Follow me on Twitter @socnorb777
Let’s get to the news…
(Play News Music – Clip 03)
RALEIGH, N.C. – A North Carolina doctor could lose his medical license after a patient complained he made cutting criticisms, including telling her she was fat. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported the North Carolina Medical Board will decide if Dr. Earl Sunderhaus of Asheville overstepped the bounds of professional decency.
The eye doctor's patient complained Sunderhaus poked her thigh and told her she is fat, and also scolded her as irresponsible for being unemployed and relying on taxpayers to pay for another pregnancy.
Sunderhaus admitted he told the patient that her thick thighs and diabetes could cause her to go blind.
LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang that allegedly killed dozens of people and sold their fat to buyers who used it to make cosmetics.
Four Peruvians were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, murder and trafficking in human fat.
The group stored the fat it collected in used soda and water bottles, which police showed reporters.
"We have people detained who have declared and stated how they murdered people with the aim being to extract their fat in rudimentary labs and sell it," said Police Commander Angel Toldeo.
In addition to those taken into custody, police said they were searching for others who bought fat from the gang or might have worked with it.
Remains from some of the victims were found at a rural house in the region of Huanuco where the group worked, according police video.
Police said they were investigating 60 disappearances in the area that might be linked to the gang.
The investigation started this month after police heard about a shipment of fat that arrived in Lima by bus from Peru's mountains.
LOS ANGELES – Federal officials say they arrested a man who strapped 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles International Airport.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Friday that 40-year-old Michael Plank of Lomita, Calif., was returning from Australia when U.S. Customs agents found 11 skinks, two geckos and two monitor lizards fastened to his body Tuesday.
Plank has been released on $10,000 bond and will be arraigned in federal court on Dec. 21.
Authorities say the lizards' value totals more than $8,500. All Australian reptiles are strictly regulated and Plank did not have a permit for them.
I’m Craig, and that’s the news…(Play News Music – Clip 03)
MAIN TOPIC: Over the Top Movie Pitches!
Craig’s Pitch:
It's the 60's and a group of three charismatic black Doo Wop singers are looking for mainstream acceptance in the racially divided Canadian town in which they live. The local junior hockey team has been the pride of the area, winning multiple junior championships over the past several years. Their bus ends up going into a ditch and blowing up killing almost the entire team except for the head coach and the team captain and a star player.
The season was just about to start, but now the best players in town have all been killed, and they may have to cancel the season. The town is devastated, and the Doo Wop group sees an opportunity to gain acceptance by helping to put together a group of misfits to fill out the team roster.
They speak with a bunch of kids from the town who play hockey and get the spirit of the town behind them, and they learn to play the game themselves and become adored by the town when their ragtag group pulls together and wins the championship over their evil and racially bigoted rivals and in the process they help heal the racial divide in the town. The name of the film? "The Chubby Checkers", of course.
Aaron Young’s Movie Poster:
Aaron Young’s pitch:
Johnny Rogers was a star high school quarterback. He had it all: nice house, loads of cash, a great car, and dated the cheerleading squad; not certain members of the squad, the whole squad. Life was good . . . until that night. After leading his team to the state championship for the 6th year in a row, Johnny Rogers is killed in a horrific automobile accident.
20 years later, his now aged parents revive his cryogenically frozen body. After a 32 hour operation, Johnny is brought back to life. However, during the operation his legs have to be amputated. Johnny is alive, but he will never be able to play football again . . . or will he?
Fredrick Furgenmeister is a German scientist who was disbarred for his experiments on humans in Africa during the 70s. Johnny's parents hire him to build a rocket powered wheelchair for their re-animated son. Using his new wheels and a loophole in the law, Johnny is allowed one more year of high school eligibility.
He makes he most of his second chance, leading the team to another state title and banging the daughters of all his former girlfriends. However, all is not well. Johnny is having visions from the past; nightmarish images of the day he died and the 20 years he spent in hell.
The day he signs to play quarterback for the University of Texas, he attends a big party to celebrate. As he is driving home that night . . . (get ready for it) . . . he is killed in a horrible automobile accident!!!!
"The Rocket" coming soon to a theater near you (based on a true story). This movie has not yet been rated.
Andrew Tobey’s (Major Minority) Pitch:
Because im typing his from my cell phone, and it's a pain, I'll give you the beginning, with the nd being obvious:
The movie begins with a mother to be holding her stomach, in visable discomfort. "Wow, the twins are really kicking today!" She exclaims, as the father is nearby watching the world cup, rooting for the USA.
In the final seconds, team USA loses, and the father becomes enraged, kicking the remote clean through the drywall.
Credits followed by a montage of two fraternal twins being born (1 boy, 1 girl), then them at 8 playing soccer, where she's clearly better than him, b ut they're both still having fun, then to them in high school where she's being carried off the soccer field (the men's team, no less, and the back of their jerseys reveal that their last name is Bul) while he's sitting on the bench, to them in college...
We learn that the boy is named Terry Bul and he's bitter that he never turned out to be the soccer player dad wanted him to be. He's resentful of his sister, and finds out she's being recruited to play for the upcoming World Cup. Strong legs run in the family, but he always had too many hand penalties. He could kick the ball a mile, but didn't have the mental fortitude to keep his hands down.
His sister is adored by the father. He's overprotective of her and even named her Mom Bul because he figured it would be a turn off for male suitors. After all, who would want to bed Mom? She's going to be the 1st ever woman to play for the men's team in the World Cup, bringing her a whirlwind of fame.
She's scheduled to play her 1st game in Brazil, when a some fanatical Brazilian fans decide to kidnap her, asking for a million dollars as ransom. If they tell the authorities, they'll chop her legs off. The family doesn't know what to do, but they have 2 weeks to get them the money. They only have 250k.
Secretly, Terry has been playing in a kickball league, where he's the star. He's the best offensive player, but also the best defensive player, because his hands are an asset. He never told dad because kickball isn't a real sport in his dad's eyes. He even once told his son that the hardest part about playing kickball will be admitting he's a gay. However, right before the kidnapping, he was going to enter into the world series of kickball where the top prize was 10 million to be divided by the team 10 ways (9 players, 1 bench guy.) Only problem was, the entry fee was 250k.... now all of their faith and money are on Terry.
The rest writes itself.
I'll call it "The Ball Kickers."
Jerry Fairish’s pitch:
A middle-aged black man whose dreams of college football superstardom were dashed by a tragic injury. The man now tries to fill the emptiness by betting heavily on sports and collecting action figures of his favorite players.
Along the way, he meets a 30-something undernourished guy who lives across the country and the two form an unbreakable bond.
The catch? The black guy, who we'll call Ned, is now aging backwards and aided with the help of "Stickboy", the two formulate a plan to capture the glory that has so long eluded him.
So in preparation on his enrollment into Indiana University, Ned and Stickboy begin a disciplined regimen of push-ups, usually 9 at a click, and rolling around in the grass. Not to mention a steady diet of double cheeseburgers, Coca-Cola and Oreos.
Picture the exact opposite of "The Karate Kid" except now the older student mocks the younger mentor with taunts about his vegetarianism and his frail, sickly body and questions his sexuality by asking him if he's, "a gay" repeatedly.
Stickboy endures the ridicule and manages to get Ned into playing shape over the years. Ned is now physically ready to play college ball and using the fact that he's been shunned out of years of prizes by a local radio host, he has all the mental drive he needs.
Ned applies to IU and is widely accepted by the school after they're impressed with his many online degrees, including his newly achieved, "Human Language" Bachelors.
Cut to opening day. IU is taking on Texas Tech. Ned is pumped. He's made the team as starting tailback. I mean it's IU, they're not that good. Back on the field after 30 years, Ned is ready to run this team to a national title. Stickboy, now in his 60's, watches from the stands with a hearty bowl of Tofu and an icy glass of soy milk.
IU wins the flip, they elect to receive. 1st and ten. They call Ned's number. A right side toss. Ball is hiked and Ned grabs onto the pigskin lookin' for a hole to bust through. He bolts to the outside and knows if he can just get around the line, he'll be solid gone to the end zone. As he turns the corner, he slips on the field and blows out his knee. Again. In the blink of an eye, Ned's college career is over. Again. Stickboy, stuffed from his 3 bites of food, rushes to Ned's side to console him.
Devastated, Ned has no idea what to do now. Ned feels his life is over. And at being 24-years old now, it almost is.
But Ned and Stickboy stand side by side for the rest of their lives. An unbreakable friendship. Stickboy gets older and Ned is im-maturing. Sadly, Stickboy passes away from dysentery. The soybean will have that effect on the digestive system. Ned's unable to comprehend the loss of his friend because at this point he's only 4-years old.
And sadly, Ned passes away at the age of zero, but not before becoming the greatest champion known to man in the now thriving Super Deluxe Baby Fighting League.
The title, "Lose-iers" or "The Un-Curios Case of Nedjamin Button" or "The Shortest Yard".
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
Great Moments in the History of BlogTalkRadio.com – Clip 19 (15,000 Pieces of cheese)
Topics:
-Meeting the Sports Guy
-The men who stare at goats:
-Ireland screwed, France advancing to the World Cup thanks to Thierry Henry’s double handball. – HUGE STORY!
-Mike Shanahan – To the Bills? Why would he do this?
-Scribblenauts – Interesting video game
-I’m opposed to the hat trick celebration. Under no circumstance am I throwing a 20 to 30 dollar item onto the ice.
-LeBron James is changing his number to 6 – Wants to retire 23 across the NBA to honor MJ.
-Chad Ochocinco and the $1 bribe: Hilarious!
-Returning to the cereal well, Have you seen Breakfast Blitz cereal in your town?
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
Jars of Clay by Jars of Clay (1995)
Worlds Apart – Clip 18
Fun show, we talked a ton about the Redskins for some reason, and then discussed how Ireland got screwed by the refs against France which turned into a philosophical discussion about questioning authority. Weird first half hour, to be sure.
Then Face Ventura, Steve from Alabama, and The Whale and I broke down the four outlandish movie pitches that were submitted on the Dameshek.com message board. We had some great ideas, and I think movie executives would be foolish to avoid our ideas.
Finally, I reviewed the movie, "The Men Who Stare at Goats" which I gave a 7 out of 10. I shared a bit about meeting the sports guy and having him sign my copy of his book.
Finally, the Vertically Striped Music Recommendation was the self titled album by Jars of Clay from 1995, one of my favorite albums of all time.
Also going down Today on Vertically Striped Radio, We’ll discuss the over-the-top sports movie pitches that were submitted for the show on Dameshek.com. Aaron Young of the no name show has declared that if he doesn’t get lost in the woods he’ll be stopping by for a visit, I’ll discuss why I am quickly losing faith in my Broncos…Chris Simms. Ugh!, Ireland gets screwed over MAJORLY!, and Mike Shanahan isn’t SERIOUSLY considering the Bills, is he?
To take part in the big show today:
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
Follow me on Twitter @socnorb777
Let’s get to the news…
(Play News Music – Clip 03)
RALEIGH, N.C. – A North Carolina doctor could lose his medical license after a patient complained he made cutting criticisms, including telling her she was fat. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported the North Carolina Medical Board will decide if Dr. Earl Sunderhaus of Asheville overstepped the bounds of professional decency.
The eye doctor's patient complained Sunderhaus poked her thigh and told her she is fat, and also scolded her as irresponsible for being unemployed and relying on taxpayers to pay for another pregnancy.
Sunderhaus admitted he told the patient that her thick thighs and diabetes could cause her to go blind.
LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang that allegedly killed dozens of people and sold their fat to buyers who used it to make cosmetics.
Four Peruvians were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, murder and trafficking in human fat.
The group stored the fat it collected in used soda and water bottles, which police showed reporters.
"We have people detained who have declared and stated how they murdered people with the aim being to extract their fat in rudimentary labs and sell it," said Police Commander Angel Toldeo.
In addition to those taken into custody, police said they were searching for others who bought fat from the gang or might have worked with it.
Remains from some of the victims were found at a rural house in the region of Huanuco where the group worked, according police video.
Police said they were investigating 60 disappearances in the area that might be linked to the gang.
The investigation started this month after police heard about a shipment of fat that arrived in Lima by bus from Peru's mountains.
LOS ANGELES – Federal officials say they arrested a man who strapped 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles International Airport.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Friday that 40-year-old Michael Plank of Lomita, Calif., was returning from Australia when U.S. Customs agents found 11 skinks, two geckos and two monitor lizards fastened to his body Tuesday.
Plank has been released on $10,000 bond and will be arraigned in federal court on Dec. 21.
Authorities say the lizards' value totals more than $8,500. All Australian reptiles are strictly regulated and Plank did not have a permit for them.
I’m Craig, and that’s the news…(Play News Music – Clip 03)
MAIN TOPIC: Over the Top Movie Pitches!
Craig’s Pitch:
It's the 60's and a group of three charismatic black Doo Wop singers are looking for mainstream acceptance in the racially divided Canadian town in which they live. The local junior hockey team has been the pride of the area, winning multiple junior championships over the past several years. Their bus ends up going into a ditch and blowing up killing almost the entire team except for the head coach and the team captain and a star player.
The season was just about to start, but now the best players in town have all been killed, and they may have to cancel the season. The town is devastated, and the Doo Wop group sees an opportunity to gain acceptance by helping to put together a group of misfits to fill out the team roster.
They speak with a bunch of kids from the town who play hockey and get the spirit of the town behind them, and they learn to play the game themselves and become adored by the town when their ragtag group pulls together and wins the championship over their evil and racially bigoted rivals and in the process they help heal the racial divide in the town. The name of the film? "The Chubby Checkers", of course.
Aaron Young’s Movie Poster:
Aaron Young’s pitch:
Johnny Rogers was a star high school quarterback. He had it all: nice house, loads of cash, a great car, and dated the cheerleading squad; not certain members of the squad, the whole squad. Life was good . . . until that night. After leading his team to the state championship for the 6th year in a row, Johnny Rogers is killed in a horrific automobile accident.
20 years later, his now aged parents revive his cryogenically frozen body. After a 32 hour operation, Johnny is brought back to life. However, during the operation his legs have to be amputated. Johnny is alive, but he will never be able to play football again . . . or will he?
Fredrick Furgenmeister is a German scientist who was disbarred for his experiments on humans in Africa during the 70s. Johnny's parents hire him to build a rocket powered wheelchair for their re-animated son. Using his new wheels and a loophole in the law, Johnny is allowed one more year of high school eligibility.
He makes he most of his second chance, leading the team to another state title and banging the daughters of all his former girlfriends. However, all is not well. Johnny is having visions from the past; nightmarish images of the day he died and the 20 years he spent in hell.
The day he signs to play quarterback for the University of Texas, he attends a big party to celebrate. As he is driving home that night . . . (get ready for it) . . . he is killed in a horrible automobile accident!!!!
"The Rocket" coming soon to a theater near you (based on a true story). This movie has not yet been rated.
Andrew Tobey’s (Major Minority) Pitch:
Because im typing his from my cell phone, and it's a pain, I'll give you the beginning, with the nd being obvious:
The movie begins with a mother to be holding her stomach, in visable discomfort. "Wow, the twins are really kicking today!" She exclaims, as the father is nearby watching the world cup, rooting for the USA.
In the final seconds, team USA loses, and the father becomes enraged, kicking the remote clean through the drywall.
Credits followed by a montage of two fraternal twins being born (1 boy, 1 girl), then them at 8 playing soccer, where she's clearly better than him, b ut they're both still having fun, then to them in high school where she's being carried off the soccer field (the men's team, no less, and the back of their jerseys reveal that their last name is Bul) while he's sitting on the bench, to them in college...
We learn that the boy is named Terry Bul and he's bitter that he never turned out to be the soccer player dad wanted him to be. He's resentful of his sister, and finds out she's being recruited to play for the upcoming World Cup. Strong legs run in the family, but he always had too many hand penalties. He could kick the ball a mile, but didn't have the mental fortitude to keep his hands down.
His sister is adored by the father. He's overprotective of her and even named her Mom Bul because he figured it would be a turn off for male suitors. After all, who would want to bed Mom? She's going to be the 1st ever woman to play for the men's team in the World Cup, bringing her a whirlwind of fame.
She's scheduled to play her 1st game in Brazil, when a some fanatical Brazilian fans decide to kidnap her, asking for a million dollars as ransom. If they tell the authorities, they'll chop her legs off. The family doesn't know what to do, but they have 2 weeks to get them the money. They only have 250k.
Secretly, Terry has been playing in a kickball league, where he's the star. He's the best offensive player, but also the best defensive player, because his hands are an asset. He never told dad because kickball isn't a real sport in his dad's eyes. He even once told his son that the hardest part about playing kickball will be admitting he's a gay. However, right before the kidnapping, he was going to enter into the world series of kickball where the top prize was 10 million to be divided by the team 10 ways (9 players, 1 bench guy.) Only problem was, the entry fee was 250k.... now all of their faith and money are on Terry.
The rest writes itself.
I'll call it "The Ball Kickers."
Jerry Fairish’s pitch:
A middle-aged black man whose dreams of college football superstardom were dashed by a tragic injury. The man now tries to fill the emptiness by betting heavily on sports and collecting action figures of his favorite players.
Along the way, he meets a 30-something undernourished guy who lives across the country and the two form an unbreakable bond.
The catch? The black guy, who we'll call Ned, is now aging backwards and aided with the help of "Stickboy", the two formulate a plan to capture the glory that has so long eluded him.
So in preparation on his enrollment into Indiana University, Ned and Stickboy begin a disciplined regimen of push-ups, usually 9 at a click, and rolling around in the grass. Not to mention a steady diet of double cheeseburgers, Coca-Cola and Oreos.
Picture the exact opposite of "The Karate Kid" except now the older student mocks the younger mentor with taunts about his vegetarianism and his frail, sickly body and questions his sexuality by asking him if he's, "a gay" repeatedly.
Stickboy endures the ridicule and manages to get Ned into playing shape over the years. Ned is now physically ready to play college ball and using the fact that he's been shunned out of years of prizes by a local radio host, he has all the mental drive he needs.
Ned applies to IU and is widely accepted by the school after they're impressed with his many online degrees, including his newly achieved, "Human Language" Bachelors.
Cut to opening day. IU is taking on Texas Tech. Ned is pumped. He's made the team as starting tailback. I mean it's IU, they're not that good. Back on the field after 30 years, Ned is ready to run this team to a national title. Stickboy, now in his 60's, watches from the stands with a hearty bowl of Tofu and an icy glass of soy milk.
IU wins the flip, they elect to receive. 1st and ten. They call Ned's number. A right side toss. Ball is hiked and Ned grabs onto the pigskin lookin' for a hole to bust through. He bolts to the outside and knows if he can just get around the line, he'll be solid gone to the end zone. As he turns the corner, he slips on the field and blows out his knee. Again. In the blink of an eye, Ned's college career is over. Again. Stickboy, stuffed from his 3 bites of food, rushes to Ned's side to console him.
Devastated, Ned has no idea what to do now. Ned feels his life is over. And at being 24-years old now, it almost is.
But Ned and Stickboy stand side by side for the rest of their lives. An unbreakable friendship. Stickboy gets older and Ned is im-maturing. Sadly, Stickboy passes away from dysentery. The soybean will have that effect on the digestive system. Ned's unable to comprehend the loss of his friend because at this point he's only 4-years old.
And sadly, Ned passes away at the age of zero, but not before becoming the greatest champion known to man in the now thriving Super Deluxe Baby Fighting League.
The title, "Lose-iers" or "The Un-Curios Case of Nedjamin Button" or "The Shortest Yard".
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
Great Moments in the History of BlogTalkRadio.com – Clip 19 (15,000 Pieces of cheese)
Topics:
-Meeting the Sports Guy
-The men who stare at goats:
-Ireland screwed, France advancing to the World Cup thanks to Thierry Henry’s double handball. – HUGE STORY!
-Mike Shanahan – To the Bills? Why would he do this?
-Scribblenauts – Interesting video game
-I’m opposed to the hat trick celebration. Under no circumstance am I throwing a 20 to 30 dollar item onto the ice.
-LeBron James is changing his number to 6 – Wants to retire 23 across the NBA to honor MJ.
-Chad Ochocinco and the $1 bribe: Hilarious!
-Returning to the cereal well, Have you seen Breakfast Blitz cereal in your town?
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
Jars of Clay by Jars of Clay (1995)
Worlds Apart – Clip 18
Fun show, we talked a ton about the Redskins for some reason, and then discussed how Ireland got screwed by the refs against France which turned into a philosophical discussion about questioning authority. Weird first half hour, to be sure.
Then Face Ventura, Steve from Alabama, and The Whale and I broke down the four outlandish movie pitches that were submitted on the Dameshek.com message board. We had some great ideas, and I think movie executives would be foolish to avoid our ideas.
Finally, I reviewed the movie, "The Men Who Stare at Goats" which I gave a 7 out of 10. I shared a bit about meeting the sports guy and having him sign my copy of his book.
Finally, the Vertically Striped Music Recommendation was the self titled album by Jars of Clay from 1995, one of my favorite albums of all time.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Show Prep #25
Greetings and Salutations, people. It’s the podcast that tastes great AND is less filling. It’s Vertically Striped Radio. Proud to be the #4 ranked show on the Dameshek Amalgamated Network. Coming to you live from the Vertically Striped Studios in lovely Centennial, Colorado. I am your host Craig Dodge, and I gotta say, as much as October is a wonderful sports month and wonderful month in general, I must say the November pretty much blows. It’s not as bad as February, but it’s up there. If there is a saving grace for November, it’s the fact that it is the home for Thanksgiving. I love Thanksgiving. The football, the days off, the fact I don’t have to buy presents for everyone I know.Thanksgiving rules. All of the enjoyment with none of the crippling expectations.
Have you heard Christmas Carols yet? I was walking to the light rail train this week, and I heard “Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” I’m okay with Christmas songs when it’s Christmas time, but if there were such a thing as Thanksgiving Carols it’d be too soon. November 12th is ridiculous.
To join in today’s program, you can dial…
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1
If you want to follow me on Twitter…it’s @socnorb777
Also, if you’re interested in contributing something to VSR, or sending us a message, you can do so via our email address which is…
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
We received a piece of news through the email which requires us to do a special segment, and also required us to do a little bit of audio theft. The thievery was for a very necessary segment, so hopefully those wronged won’t hold it against us, but with this new piece of information brought to light by our roving reporter Major Minority, we had to do this…
(Play Clip 17 – LCS Conspiracy Theme)
Via the email, Major Minority sent me this message:
Vertically Striped Radio needs to tackle the issue that's been on everybody's mind in the last couple of weeks: Is Larry Security Guy Irv? To help you along the investigation, I have submitted a short 3 second clip with two sound bites... the 1st voice is Larry calling into Ed's show on July 2nd of this year, the next is Irv. You tell me what you think.
(Play Clip 18 – SGI or Larry?)
As always with conspiracy segments, it’s up to you to decide. I will follow Mike Dell’s lead and not tell you what believe, but simply say, “Investigate and decide for yourself.”
Today on Vertically Striped Radio, We’re going to yap with Trace Smith of the Southeast Sports Beat. We’ll take the pulse of the suddenly slumping Denver Broncos. Stupid criminals abound in the news today. I have a If you feel like calling in, you can be a contestant on the game show that we are debuting today that is sure to be sweeping the nation… “Best of 13!” (D-League or Minor League Hockey), Plus I’ll discuss my outlandish sports movie pitch.
Let’s get to the news…
(Play News Music – Clip 03)
NITRO, W.Va. – A former home improvement store clerk in West Virginia has been charged with discounting $20,000 worth of merchandise to win a man's heart. Nitro police arrested 20-year-old Katie Lynn Smith Thursday on a fraudulent schemes charge. She had worked at Lowe's.
A criminal complaint in county court says a security video shows Smith selling the man a pressure washer worth several hundred dollars for $3.66. That's the price of an 80-pound bag of concrete.
The complaint says Smith admitted incorrectly ringing up nearly $20,000 worth of merchandise in four months for "a male she desired as a boyfriend."
Smith's phone number isn't listed and police spokesman Ray Blake says she doesn't have an attorney yet.
Police couldn't say whether the scheme helped her romantic prospects.
DANVERS, Mass. – Who knew "Meep!" was a four-letter word? The utterance favored by bungling lab assistant Beaker of "The Muppet Show" has been banned at Danvers High School in Massachusetts after students said it to repeatedly interrupt school.
Principal Thomas Murray said the word was part of a disruption planned using Facebook.
The Salem News reports that parents recently got an automated call about "Meep!" from Murray. He warned them that students who said or displayed the word at school could be suspended.
Murray says the warning was needed because students didn't heed his "reasonable request" to stop the meeping.
Danvers High sophomore Melanie Crane says it doesn't mean anything in particular.
HAMILTON, Ohio – A young Cincinnati Bengals fan has been penalized for clipping. Dustin Reader got the NFL team's stripes and "B" insignia cut into his hair as a tribute to the team's good season. When he showed up to school in the southwest Ohio city of Hamilton on Monday, officials put the eighth-grader into in-school suspension. The school said its code of conduct prohibits extreme and distracting hairstyles.
Reader's parents and barber said they don't understand why the haircut is out of bounds. His father said his son just wants to show pride in the 6-2 Bengals.
School officials said he will continue to do his studies away from other students until the hair grows back or he changes the style.
I’ll have the photo of the haircut on VerticallyStripedSocks.com a little later on this afternoon, if you want to see it.
I’m Craig, and that’s the news…(Play News Music – Clip 03)
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
Interview with Trace:
I've been cyber stalking you through facebook. You have quite the extensive collection of pictures with famous/interesting people and some cool places...Julius Peppers, Bill Simmons, Dameshek, Beto Duran, the Sass, Phil Ford, The Pistons PA guy, the Schwab, you standing in the end zone on what looks like Panthers game day, Jesse Jackson, you at Emirates Stadium (Did you take in an Arsenal game?) I've got to hear at least some of these stories.
Sports guy’s Book of Basketball: What did you have him sign, and what should I have him sign?
Sports related stuff: What in God's name is wrong with Jake Delhomme? The Panthers show signs like going in to Arizona and taking down the NFC Champs, is it too little too late?
What is up with the Hurricanes, they are the league's worst by a bit, how'd they fall apart so quickly, and can they put it back together again?
Is anyone actually a Bobcats fan? I've NEVER met one.
Finally, your Heels...How will the title defense look? (College sports are a bit of a weakness for me, but since you're a UNC kid, we can't NOT talk about it!)
Naturally, you'll need to give me a little bit of good natured ribbing over the way your Cougars slaughtered me last week.
D-League or Minor League Hockey?
D-League
Albuquerque Thunderbirds
Austin Toros
Bakersfield Jam
Dakota Wizards
Erie BayHawks
Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Iowa Energy
Main Red Claws
Sioux Falls Skyforce
Springfield Armor
Idaho Stampede
Los Angeles D-Fenders
Reno Bighorns
Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Tulsa 66ers
Utah Flash
Minor League Hockey
Victoria Salmon Kings
Bakersfield Condors
Bloomington PrairieThunder
Idaho Steelheads
Amarillo Gorillas
Reading Royals
Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
Fort Wayne Komets
Wheeling Nailers
Odessa Jackalopes
Florida Everblades
Gwinnett Gladiators
South Carolina Stingrays
Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees (Play in Dodge Arena in Hidalgo, TX)
Battle Creek Revolution
Quad City Mallards
Topics:
-The Over the Top Movie Pitch Contest
-Earl Boykins is back in the NBA with the Wizards!
-Scribblenauts – Interesting video game
-I’m opposed to the hat trick celebration. Under no circumstance am I throwing a 20 to 30 dollar item onto the ice.
-LeBron James is changing his number to 6
-Chad Ochocinco and the $1 bribe: Hilarious!
-Returning to the cereal well, Have you seen Breakfast Blitz cereal in your town?
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
“Cease to Begin” by Band of Horses
The General Specific
Ode to LRC
AMBRIDGE, Pa. – Two western Pennsylvania residents need attorneys and, perhaps, a plumber. Police in Ambridge said they arrested 32-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman after the couple were seen standing — soaking wet — in an alley about 1 a.m. Wednesday.
Police said the couple had tried to steal copper pipes from a vacant apartment building, not realizing that water service was still turned on inside.
Police found two screwdrivers and a knife on the couple, tools that appeared to have been damaged attempting to pry something open. When police went inside the building, they saw water gushing from an overhead pipe.
The couple are in the Beaver County Jail on burglary and other charges. Ambridge is about 20 miles northwest of Pittsburgh.
INDIANA, Pa. – No shoes, no service, no matter. State police said a barefoot man didn't wait for a western Pennsylvania convenience store to open. Instead he smashed the glass door and entered early Wednesday, stealing a large number of scratch-off state lottery tickets.
Trooper Michael Duddy said the suspect may have cuts on his feet from walking on broken glass.
The burglary happened about 3:15 a.m. at the Vennards Crossroads store in White Township, about 45 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.
Police said surveillance video shows the man is likely 45 to 55 years old. He has brown hair and was wearing a dark blue sweat shirt, blue jeans and a blue-and-white ball cap.
TOPEKA, Kan. – Topeka police said a man who was trying to rob a discount cigarette store got stuck in a vent and had to be rescued by firefighters. Police said the man was stuck in a ventilation pipe for about three hours early Thursday. He eventually managed to call his daughter, who called 911.
Firefighters found the man head down in a ventilation pipe and pulled him out. He was taken to a Topeka hospital and will be charged after he is released.
Police Lt Chuck Haggard said the burglar "wasn't very cat-like."
Have you heard Christmas Carols yet? I was walking to the light rail train this week, and I heard “Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” I’m okay with Christmas songs when it’s Christmas time, but if there were such a thing as Thanksgiving Carols it’d be too soon. November 12th is ridiculous.
To join in today’s program, you can dial…
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1
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Also, if you’re interested in contributing something to VSR, or sending us a message, you can do so via our email address which is…
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
We received a piece of news through the email which requires us to do a special segment, and also required us to do a little bit of audio theft. The thievery was for a very necessary segment, so hopefully those wronged won’t hold it against us, but with this new piece of information brought to light by our roving reporter Major Minority, we had to do this…
(Play Clip 17 – LCS Conspiracy Theme)
Via the email, Major Minority sent me this message:
Vertically Striped Radio needs to tackle the issue that's been on everybody's mind in the last couple of weeks: Is Larry Security Guy Irv? To help you along the investigation, I have submitted a short 3 second clip with two sound bites... the 1st voice is Larry calling into Ed's show on July 2nd of this year, the next is Irv. You tell me what you think.
(Play Clip 18 – SGI or Larry?)
As always with conspiracy segments, it’s up to you to decide. I will follow Mike Dell’s lead and not tell you what believe, but simply say, “Investigate and decide for yourself.”
Today on Vertically Striped Radio, We’re going to yap with Trace Smith of the Southeast Sports Beat. We’ll take the pulse of the suddenly slumping Denver Broncos. Stupid criminals abound in the news today. I have a If you feel like calling in, you can be a contestant on the game show that we are debuting today that is sure to be sweeping the nation… “Best of 13!” (D-League or Minor League Hockey), Plus I’ll discuss my outlandish sports movie pitch.
Let’s get to the news…
(Play News Music – Clip 03)
NITRO, W.Va. – A former home improvement store clerk in West Virginia has been charged with discounting $20,000 worth of merchandise to win a man's heart. Nitro police arrested 20-year-old Katie Lynn Smith Thursday on a fraudulent schemes charge. She had worked at Lowe's.
A criminal complaint in county court says a security video shows Smith selling the man a pressure washer worth several hundred dollars for $3.66. That's the price of an 80-pound bag of concrete.
The complaint says Smith admitted incorrectly ringing up nearly $20,000 worth of merchandise in four months for "a male she desired as a boyfriend."
Smith's phone number isn't listed and police spokesman Ray Blake says she doesn't have an attorney yet.
Police couldn't say whether the scheme helped her romantic prospects.
DANVERS, Mass. – Who knew "Meep!" was a four-letter word? The utterance favored by bungling lab assistant Beaker of "The Muppet Show" has been banned at Danvers High School in Massachusetts after students said it to repeatedly interrupt school.
Principal Thomas Murray said the word was part of a disruption planned using Facebook.
The Salem News reports that parents recently got an automated call about "Meep!" from Murray. He warned them that students who said or displayed the word at school could be suspended.
Murray says the warning was needed because students didn't heed his "reasonable request" to stop the meeping.
Danvers High sophomore Melanie Crane says it doesn't mean anything in particular.
HAMILTON, Ohio – A young Cincinnati Bengals fan has been penalized for clipping. Dustin Reader got the NFL team's stripes and "B" insignia cut into his hair as a tribute to the team's good season. When he showed up to school in the southwest Ohio city of Hamilton on Monday, officials put the eighth-grader into in-school suspension. The school said its code of conduct prohibits extreme and distracting hairstyles.
Reader's parents and barber said they don't understand why the haircut is out of bounds. His father said his son just wants to show pride in the 6-2 Bengals.
School officials said he will continue to do his studies away from other students until the hair grows back or he changes the style.
I’ll have the photo of the haircut on VerticallyStripedSocks.com a little later on this afternoon, if you want to see it.
I’m Craig, and that’s the news…(Play News Music – Clip 03)
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
Interview with Trace:
I've been cyber stalking you through facebook. You have quite the extensive collection of pictures with famous/interesting people and some cool places...Julius Peppers, Bill Simmons, Dameshek, Beto Duran, the Sass, Phil Ford, The Pistons PA guy, the Schwab, you standing in the end zone on what looks like Panthers game day, Jesse Jackson, you at Emirates Stadium (Did you take in an Arsenal game?) I've got to hear at least some of these stories.
Sports guy’s Book of Basketball: What did you have him sign, and what should I have him sign?
Sports related stuff: What in God's name is wrong with Jake Delhomme? The Panthers show signs like going in to Arizona and taking down the NFC Champs, is it too little too late?
What is up with the Hurricanes, they are the league's worst by a bit, how'd they fall apart so quickly, and can they put it back together again?
Is anyone actually a Bobcats fan? I've NEVER met one.
Finally, your Heels...How will the title defense look? (College sports are a bit of a weakness for me, but since you're a UNC kid, we can't NOT talk about it!)
Naturally, you'll need to give me a little bit of good natured ribbing over the way your Cougars slaughtered me last week.
D-League or Minor League Hockey?
D-League
Albuquerque Thunderbirds
Austin Toros
Bakersfield Jam
Dakota Wizards
Erie BayHawks
Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Iowa Energy
Main Red Claws
Sioux Falls Skyforce
Springfield Armor
Idaho Stampede
Los Angeles D-Fenders
Reno Bighorns
Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Tulsa 66ers
Utah Flash
Minor League Hockey
Victoria Salmon Kings
Bakersfield Condors
Bloomington PrairieThunder
Idaho Steelheads
Amarillo Gorillas
Reading Royals
Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
Fort Wayne Komets
Wheeling Nailers
Odessa Jackalopes
Florida Everblades
Gwinnett Gladiators
South Carolina Stingrays
Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees (Play in Dodge Arena in Hidalgo, TX)
Battle Creek Revolution
Quad City Mallards
Topics:
-The Over the Top Movie Pitch Contest
-Earl Boykins is back in the NBA with the Wizards!
-Scribblenauts – Interesting video game
-I’m opposed to the hat trick celebration. Under no circumstance am I throwing a 20 to 30 dollar item onto the ice.
-LeBron James is changing his number to 6
-Chad Ochocinco and the $1 bribe: Hilarious!
-Returning to the cereal well, Have you seen Breakfast Blitz cereal in your town?
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
“Cease to Begin” by Band of Horses
The General Specific
Ode to LRC
AMBRIDGE, Pa. – Two western Pennsylvania residents need attorneys and, perhaps, a plumber. Police in Ambridge said they arrested 32-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman after the couple were seen standing — soaking wet — in an alley about 1 a.m. Wednesday.
Police said the couple had tried to steal copper pipes from a vacant apartment building, not realizing that water service was still turned on inside.
Police found two screwdrivers and a knife on the couple, tools that appeared to have been damaged attempting to pry something open. When police went inside the building, they saw water gushing from an overhead pipe.
The couple are in the Beaver County Jail on burglary and other charges. Ambridge is about 20 miles northwest of Pittsburgh.
INDIANA, Pa. – No shoes, no service, no matter. State police said a barefoot man didn't wait for a western Pennsylvania convenience store to open. Instead he smashed the glass door and entered early Wednesday, stealing a large number of scratch-off state lottery tickets.
Trooper Michael Duddy said the suspect may have cuts on his feet from walking on broken glass.
The burglary happened about 3:15 a.m. at the Vennards Crossroads store in White Township, about 45 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.
Police said surveillance video shows the man is likely 45 to 55 years old. He has brown hair and was wearing a dark blue sweat shirt, blue jeans and a blue-and-white ball cap.
TOPEKA, Kan. – Topeka police said a man who was trying to rob a discount cigarette store got stuck in a vent and had to be rescued by firefighters. Police said the man was stuck in a ventilation pipe for about three hours early Thursday. He eventually managed to call his daughter, who called 911.
Firefighters found the man head down in a ventilation pipe and pulled him out. He was taken to a Topeka hospital and will be charged after he is released.
Police Lt Chuck Haggard said the burglar "wasn't very cat-like."
Show Prep #24
Greetings and Salutations, people. Fighting through the gloom of a world in which the New York Yankees are sadly once again the champions of the world, This is Vertically Striped Radio. We’re going to get through this together, people, and hopefully today’s show will shine some sporting goodness through the darkness. If anyone ever will be able to put my mood straight again, it’s our guest on today’s program.
Before we get to Dave…
I’d like to bring in our distinguished part time co-host Mr. MJ Amory. How are you sir?
Two questions that our audience is dying to know. What play did you attend? And what row are your seats for the Broncos/Eagles game?
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
You can follow me on Twitter @socnorb777
I listen to a LOT of podcasts, and I can say without question that our guest today in my opinion is the greatest podcaster going today. His resume includes writing for such shows as Sports Geniuses, Battlebots, the Man Show, Crank Yankers and Jimmy Kimmel Live. He has worked in radio with the Adam Carolla Show, the spectacular Dave Dameshek Sports Contraption, and he has spent the last two years at 710 ESPN in Los Angeles producing his glorious podcast, Dave Dameshek on Demand where he fights injustice, rights that which is wrong and serves all mankind. Ladies and Gentlemen, it is my distinct pleasure to welcome to Vertically Striped Radio a man who has helped me survive the morning commute every day over the past year. He’s one heck of a swell fella and my podcasting hero, Mr. Dave Dameshek. Dave, thank you so much for agreeing to come on, and welcome to the show!
Broncos vs. Steelers
Dave, you’re well known as a diehard fan of Pittsburgh sports. I, of course am a diehard Denver Broncos fan, so since the Steelers pay us a visit here in the Mile High City this coming Monday I’m so glad you could come on to help us get a good breakdown of this game upcoming, but before we get too involved in discussing the game I have a serious question for you...Can we give you Mitch Berger back? Please?
The curse of Brett Kern: Broncos go 6-0 and then cut Kern and promptly lose. Titans lose their first six, sign Kern and promptly win.
You predicted a 3-13 season for the Broncos, I’d rip you for that, but I only had them winning one more than that, as I had em at 4-12. To what do you attribute this crazy good start?
Ty Law is now a Denver Bronco, combined with Champ Bailey and Brian Dawkins, the Broncos would be the most fearsome secondary in history if it were still 2003.
Tyler Polumbus starting at right tackle since Ryan Harris is out. Ugh. LaMarr Woodley and James Harrison may eat him alive.
Teams are getting their time to prep for the Broncos: This is the Third straight game for the Broncos playing against a team coming off of a bye.
The Steelers defense has been hit pretty hard by the injury bug; Safety Ryan Clark will likely miss the game due to complications from a sickle cell trait that can cause severe problems if he exerts himself at high altitude. After playing in Denver two years ago, he was so affected that for a time his life was in danger and his recovery cost him the whole second half of the season. On top of that, standout defeinsive lineman Aaron Smith is out for the year, his replacement Travis Kirschke will also be out with a torn left calf, which means that rookies Ziggy Hood and Sunny Harris will be playing significantly larger roles than usual. Despite the fact Ziggy and Sunny may be the coolest combination of names in the NFL, do you think the Steelers D will be able to play up to their usual high level on Monday night?
Ryan Clark: Is he playing in Denver? Should he play? (No)
Last year, you consistently worried that the Steelers’ inability to convert on short yardage running situations was going to bite you. It never did, but as a Steeler fan, How do you feel about the Steeler offensive line right now? When it’s fourth and 1 and they really need that yard, how do you feel about their chances to pick it up right now?
You are a staunch defender of Ben Roethlisberger, last season I was a bit skeptical of how strongly you defended him, but this year I drafted Big Ben on my fantasy team, and he’s been gangbusters. Can you give us a little insight into what is making him have such a solid year?
Okay, bottom line for Monday night. On VerticallyStripedSocks.com I have already predicted a final of Broncos 21 Steelers 20, do you have a prediction for Monday?
This has been a crazy fun season for fans of throwback uniforms. Not only are the AFL teams doing their throwback legacy games, but the Vikings, Rams, Cowboys, and Steelers all have donned retro unis this year and even the Tampa Bay Bucs will be breaking out the butterscotch pudding uniforms tomorrow. As a man who has openly campaigned to be the sports uniform czar in Obama’s administration, What do you think of this trend, and in your opinion what are the best of these old uniforms that you have seen this year?
Broncos lead all time series 13-6-1. Steelers haven’t won in Denver since 1990 (Other than the most important game, of course.) The game that was one of the most painful losses in my history as a Denver Broncos fan
I need an expert outsiders opinion, both the Broncos and Avalanche were expected to be lousy, but both have shot out to unexpected amazing starts. When it’s all over, Who has a better season this year? Broncos or Avs?
Just so we can put an end to the discussion for once and for all on the Dameshek.com message board, as I get tired of people debating this…Do you still keep tabs on the goings on over there on the message board?
I know you and Zach Rosenfeld have a big announcement coming on Wednesday concerning some news that will be of interest to the entire Shek Republic. Any chance that we can get some kind of hint as to what’s upcoming?
-Attack of the Sit Down guy at the Patriots game a few weeks ago.
Okay, I’m going to ask you to make a choice that is like choosing between your kids: Anyone who has listened to you for any amount of time knows you are a devout Pittsburgh sports fan, my question for you is that say for some odd reason you were forced to only follow one team, what would your choice be? Steelers or Penguins?
I turned my friend Scott on to your show, and he told me that he would be listening and asked if I could read his question to you. I have already given him the correct answer to this question, but since he is my friend, and since he asked me to, I figured I’d run it past you as well…
Dave,
I've only lived in Denver for 18 mos, and grew up in Little Rock, AR, so I have no NFL team loyalty. I'm going to MNF Steelers at Broncos because a friend who's a Steelers fan couldn't go and gave us the tickets. Should I root for the home team or should I support the guy who gave me the free tickets and cheer the Steelers?
Thanks,
a Floating Fan
You’ve got a reputation as a bit of a music connoisseur, and I love turning people on to what I consider to be good music. I wanted to ask you, is there anything musically that has caught your ear lately? What’s in the Dameshek rotation currently?
Although I don’t know all of the details, to your fans reading the tea leaves right now it seems this is a time of transition for you. I’ll let you plug yourself by asking, what are the best ways for people to get follow Dave Dameshek right now?
Let’s get to the news…
(Play News Music – Clip 03)
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A T-shirt a day has kept unemployment at bay for an American man who is making about $85,000 a year by selling advertising space on his torso.
Jason Sadler, 26, a former marketing professional from Florida, founded his own company, www.iwearyourshirt.com, in 2008 with the idea to wear a T-shirt supplied by any company and then use social media tools to promote the firm.
For his human billboard service, Sadler charges the "face value" of the day so January 1 costs $1, while December 31 costs $365.
Sadler said this may not sound like a lot but it adds up to $66,795 a year if he sells out every day, which he did this year. He also sells monthly sponsorships for $1,500, adding another $18,000 to his income.
"I walk around, take photos, wear the shirt all day ... I blog about those photos, I put 'em up on Twitter, I change my Facebook profile ... and then I do a Youtube video," he told Reuters Television.
"I made about $83,000 this year."
The average U.S. wage is about $615 a week or about $32,000 a year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Sadler has already begun filling his 2010 calendar so, in true entrepreneurial fashion, he is expanding services by hiring another individual to wear a shirt a day on the west coast of the United States -- and is doubling his price.
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – Senior health officials in the Canadian province of Alberta said on Wednesday they had fired an unidentified worker for giving National Hockey League players preferential access to the H1N1 flu vaccine.
The controversy boiled over this week when it was revealed that players for the NHL's Calgary Flames and their families received shots on an exclusive basis one day before the province closed public flu clinics due to a shortage of the vaccine.
"Our policies on vaccine distribution are designed to ensure an equitable distribution of the vaccine to all Albertans," Alberta Health Services Chief Executive Stephen Duckett said in a statement.
"The special treatment for the Flames and their families is unacceptable to us and contrary to all of our existing protocols and processes. I apologize for this breach of our duty to Albertans."
Public outrage over the revelations showed that Canadians' love for a hockey team, even when it includes such franchise stars as forward Jarome Iginla and goaltender Mikka Kiprusoff, only goes so far during a pandemic.
The health agency said it was continuing its investigation and more disciplinary action could be taken.
The flap over the Flames topped a chaotic several days for mass vaccination in the province of 3.5 million residents that started with hours-long queues at makeshift clinics and ended with the abrupt halt to H1N1 shots when far more people than expected showed up for them.
The Alberta authority said it would restart shots for higher-risk people such as young children and pregnant women, but it will keep vaccine from the general public for now.
SYDNEY (Reuters) – People scared of flying can now press a button on their iPhone to help them deal with their panic.
Long-haul airline Virgin Atlantic Airways has launched an application, or app, for its Flying Without Fear course which boasts a success rate of over 98 percent. Apps are a source of information, games and other novelty ideas for users of Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch devices.
The airline said in a statement that this app was designed to help people overcome fear, be it of the unfamiliar aircraft, the strange noises a plane makes, or of losing control.
"Our first iPhone app will bring the benefits of our successful Flying Without Fear course to millions of people around the world who are now using mobile technology to make their lives better," said Richard Branson, president of Virgin Atlantic
"The app will put many travelers at ease and enable them to prepare for their first Virgin Atlantic flight."
The airline developed the app with Mental Workout, a company developing software to help people resolve issues and increase mental performance. A spokesman from Mental Workout said an estimated one in every three adults were scared of flying.
The Flying Without Fear app has an introduction by Branson, a video-based in-flight explanation of a flight, frequently asked questions, relaxation exercises and a fear attack button for emergencies with breathing exercises.
The biggest problem with this, of course, is that you always have to shut off your cell phone during takeoff and landing, the most stressful times for those fearful of flying.
I’m Craig, and that’s the news…(Play News Music – Clip 03)
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
-Returning to the cereal well, Have you seen Breakfast Blitz cereal in your town? A quick Google search reveals boxes from the Redskins, Eagles, Packers and Cardinals plus I bought a box of them here in Denver with the Broncos mascot Miles prominently displayed. So I want to know, has anyone else seen the Breakfast Blitz in their team’s colors? If so, can you send me a photo of a box?
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
“Give Up” by The Postal Service (2003) (Clip 17)
The Postal Service is an American electronic indie pop band composed of vocalist Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and producer Jimmy Tamborello. They worked on a collaboration project, and they liked what they did so much that the decided to form a group.
The band's name was chosen due to the way in which it produced its songs. Tamborello wrote and performed instrumental tracks and then sent the Digital Audio Tapes to Gibbard, who edited the song as he saw fit (adding his vocals along the way), sending them back to Tamborello via the United States Postal Service.
In 2004, the United States Postal Service sent the band a cease and desist letter, citing its trademark on the phrase "postal service". After negotiations, the USPS relented, allowing the band use of the trademark in exchange for promotional efforts on behalf of the USPS and a performance at its annual National Executive Conference. Additionally, the USPS website sells the band's CDs.
As for the music, it’s melancholy but beautiful. It’s great music if you just want to sit and really absorb an album. “Such Great Heights” is an awesome love song, and “Clark Gable” is an amazing song about the search for truth and love in a world that feels all too often fake, but the song that is my favorite on the album and that I’m going to play us out with today is “Sleeping in”
Before we get to Dave…
I’d like to bring in our distinguished part time co-host Mr. MJ Amory. How are you sir?
Two questions that our audience is dying to know. What play did you attend? And what row are your seats for the Broncos/Eagles game?
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
You can follow me on Twitter @socnorb777
I listen to a LOT of podcasts, and I can say without question that our guest today in my opinion is the greatest podcaster going today. His resume includes writing for such shows as Sports Geniuses, Battlebots, the Man Show, Crank Yankers and Jimmy Kimmel Live. He has worked in radio with the Adam Carolla Show, the spectacular Dave Dameshek Sports Contraption, and he has spent the last two years at 710 ESPN in Los Angeles producing his glorious podcast, Dave Dameshek on Demand where he fights injustice, rights that which is wrong and serves all mankind. Ladies and Gentlemen, it is my distinct pleasure to welcome to Vertically Striped Radio a man who has helped me survive the morning commute every day over the past year. He’s one heck of a swell fella and my podcasting hero, Mr. Dave Dameshek. Dave, thank you so much for agreeing to come on, and welcome to the show!
Broncos vs. Steelers
Dave, you’re well known as a diehard fan of Pittsburgh sports. I, of course am a diehard Denver Broncos fan, so since the Steelers pay us a visit here in the Mile High City this coming Monday I’m so glad you could come on to help us get a good breakdown of this game upcoming, but before we get too involved in discussing the game I have a serious question for you...Can we give you Mitch Berger back? Please?
The curse of Brett Kern: Broncos go 6-0 and then cut Kern and promptly lose. Titans lose their first six, sign Kern and promptly win.
You predicted a 3-13 season for the Broncos, I’d rip you for that, but I only had them winning one more than that, as I had em at 4-12. To what do you attribute this crazy good start?
Ty Law is now a Denver Bronco, combined with Champ Bailey and Brian Dawkins, the Broncos would be the most fearsome secondary in history if it were still 2003.
Tyler Polumbus starting at right tackle since Ryan Harris is out. Ugh. LaMarr Woodley and James Harrison may eat him alive.
Teams are getting their time to prep for the Broncos: This is the Third straight game for the Broncos playing against a team coming off of a bye.
The Steelers defense has been hit pretty hard by the injury bug; Safety Ryan Clark will likely miss the game due to complications from a sickle cell trait that can cause severe problems if he exerts himself at high altitude. After playing in Denver two years ago, he was so affected that for a time his life was in danger and his recovery cost him the whole second half of the season. On top of that, standout defeinsive lineman Aaron Smith is out for the year, his replacement Travis Kirschke will also be out with a torn left calf, which means that rookies Ziggy Hood and Sunny Harris will be playing significantly larger roles than usual. Despite the fact Ziggy and Sunny may be the coolest combination of names in the NFL, do you think the Steelers D will be able to play up to their usual high level on Monday night?
Ryan Clark: Is he playing in Denver? Should he play? (No)
Last year, you consistently worried that the Steelers’ inability to convert on short yardage running situations was going to bite you. It never did, but as a Steeler fan, How do you feel about the Steeler offensive line right now? When it’s fourth and 1 and they really need that yard, how do you feel about their chances to pick it up right now?
You are a staunch defender of Ben Roethlisberger, last season I was a bit skeptical of how strongly you defended him, but this year I drafted Big Ben on my fantasy team, and he’s been gangbusters. Can you give us a little insight into what is making him have such a solid year?
Okay, bottom line for Monday night. On VerticallyStripedSocks.com I have already predicted a final of Broncos 21 Steelers 20, do you have a prediction for Monday?
This has been a crazy fun season for fans of throwback uniforms. Not only are the AFL teams doing their throwback legacy games, but the Vikings, Rams, Cowboys, and Steelers all have donned retro unis this year and even the Tampa Bay Bucs will be breaking out the butterscotch pudding uniforms tomorrow. As a man who has openly campaigned to be the sports uniform czar in Obama’s administration, What do you think of this trend, and in your opinion what are the best of these old uniforms that you have seen this year?
Broncos lead all time series 13-6-1. Steelers haven’t won in Denver since 1990 (Other than the most important game, of course.) The game that was one of the most painful losses in my history as a Denver Broncos fan
I need an expert outsiders opinion, both the Broncos and Avalanche were expected to be lousy, but both have shot out to unexpected amazing starts. When it’s all over, Who has a better season this year? Broncos or Avs?
Just so we can put an end to the discussion for once and for all on the Dameshek.com message board, as I get tired of people debating this…Do you still keep tabs on the goings on over there on the message board?
I know you and Zach Rosenfeld have a big announcement coming on Wednesday concerning some news that will be of interest to the entire Shek Republic. Any chance that we can get some kind of hint as to what’s upcoming?
-Attack of the Sit Down guy at the Patriots game a few weeks ago.
Okay, I’m going to ask you to make a choice that is like choosing between your kids: Anyone who has listened to you for any amount of time knows you are a devout Pittsburgh sports fan, my question for you is that say for some odd reason you were forced to only follow one team, what would your choice be? Steelers or Penguins?
I turned my friend Scott on to your show, and he told me that he would be listening and asked if I could read his question to you. I have already given him the correct answer to this question, but since he is my friend, and since he asked me to, I figured I’d run it past you as well…
Dave,
I've only lived in Denver for 18 mos, and grew up in Little Rock, AR, so I have no NFL team loyalty. I'm going to MNF Steelers at Broncos because a friend who's a Steelers fan couldn't go and gave us the tickets. Should I root for the home team or should I support the guy who gave me the free tickets and cheer the Steelers?
Thanks,
a Floating Fan
You’ve got a reputation as a bit of a music connoisseur, and I love turning people on to what I consider to be good music. I wanted to ask you, is there anything musically that has caught your ear lately? What’s in the Dameshek rotation currently?
Although I don’t know all of the details, to your fans reading the tea leaves right now it seems this is a time of transition for you. I’ll let you plug yourself by asking, what are the best ways for people to get follow Dave Dameshek right now?
Let’s get to the news…
(Play News Music – Clip 03)
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A T-shirt a day has kept unemployment at bay for an American man who is making about $85,000 a year by selling advertising space on his torso.
Jason Sadler, 26, a former marketing professional from Florida, founded his own company, www.iwearyourshirt.com, in 2008 with the idea to wear a T-shirt supplied by any company and then use social media tools to promote the firm.
For his human billboard service, Sadler charges the "face value" of the day so January 1 costs $1, while December 31 costs $365.
Sadler said this may not sound like a lot but it adds up to $66,795 a year if he sells out every day, which he did this year. He also sells monthly sponsorships for $1,500, adding another $18,000 to his income.
"I walk around, take photos, wear the shirt all day ... I blog about those photos, I put 'em up on Twitter, I change my Facebook profile ... and then I do a Youtube video," he told Reuters Television.
"I made about $83,000 this year."
The average U.S. wage is about $615 a week or about $32,000 a year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Sadler has already begun filling his 2010 calendar so, in true entrepreneurial fashion, he is expanding services by hiring another individual to wear a shirt a day on the west coast of the United States -- and is doubling his price.
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – Senior health officials in the Canadian province of Alberta said on Wednesday they had fired an unidentified worker for giving National Hockey League players preferential access to the H1N1 flu vaccine.
The controversy boiled over this week when it was revealed that players for the NHL's Calgary Flames and their families received shots on an exclusive basis one day before the province closed public flu clinics due to a shortage of the vaccine.
"Our policies on vaccine distribution are designed to ensure an equitable distribution of the vaccine to all Albertans," Alberta Health Services Chief Executive Stephen Duckett said in a statement.
"The special treatment for the Flames and their families is unacceptable to us and contrary to all of our existing protocols and processes. I apologize for this breach of our duty to Albertans."
Public outrage over the revelations showed that Canadians' love for a hockey team, even when it includes such franchise stars as forward Jarome Iginla and goaltender Mikka Kiprusoff, only goes so far during a pandemic.
The health agency said it was continuing its investigation and more disciplinary action could be taken.
The flap over the Flames topped a chaotic several days for mass vaccination in the province of 3.5 million residents that started with hours-long queues at makeshift clinics and ended with the abrupt halt to H1N1 shots when far more people than expected showed up for them.
The Alberta authority said it would restart shots for higher-risk people such as young children and pregnant women, but it will keep vaccine from the general public for now.
SYDNEY (Reuters) – People scared of flying can now press a button on their iPhone to help them deal with their panic.
Long-haul airline Virgin Atlantic Airways has launched an application, or app, for its Flying Without Fear course which boasts a success rate of over 98 percent. Apps are a source of information, games and other novelty ideas for users of Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch devices.
The airline said in a statement that this app was designed to help people overcome fear, be it of the unfamiliar aircraft, the strange noises a plane makes, or of losing control.
"Our first iPhone app will bring the benefits of our successful Flying Without Fear course to millions of people around the world who are now using mobile technology to make their lives better," said Richard Branson, president of Virgin Atlantic
"The app will put many travelers at ease and enable them to prepare for their first Virgin Atlantic flight."
The airline developed the app with Mental Workout, a company developing software to help people resolve issues and increase mental performance. A spokesman from Mental Workout said an estimated one in every three adults were scared of flying.
The Flying Without Fear app has an introduction by Branson, a video-based in-flight explanation of a flight, frequently asked questions, relaxation exercises and a fear attack button for emergencies with breathing exercises.
The biggest problem with this, of course, is that you always have to shut off your cell phone during takeoff and landing, the most stressful times for those fearful of flying.
I’m Craig, and that’s the news…(Play News Music – Clip 03)
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
-Returning to the cereal well, Have you seen Breakfast Blitz cereal in your town? A quick Google search reveals boxes from the Redskins, Eagles, Packers and Cardinals plus I bought a box of them here in Denver with the Broncos mascot Miles prominently displayed. So I want to know, has anyone else seen the Breakfast Blitz in their team’s colors? If so, can you send me a photo of a box?
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
“Give Up” by The Postal Service (2003) (Clip 17)
The Postal Service is an American electronic indie pop band composed of vocalist Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and producer Jimmy Tamborello. They worked on a collaboration project, and they liked what they did so much that the decided to form a group.
The band's name was chosen due to the way in which it produced its songs. Tamborello wrote and performed instrumental tracks and then sent the Digital Audio Tapes to Gibbard, who edited the song as he saw fit (adding his vocals along the way), sending them back to Tamborello via the United States Postal Service.
In 2004, the United States Postal Service sent the band a cease and desist letter, citing its trademark on the phrase "postal service". After negotiations, the USPS relented, allowing the band use of the trademark in exchange for promotional efforts on behalf of the USPS and a performance at its annual National Executive Conference. Additionally, the USPS website sells the band's CDs.
As for the music, it’s melancholy but beautiful. It’s great music if you just want to sit and really absorb an album. “Such Great Heights” is an awesome love song, and “Clark Gable” is an amazing song about the search for truth and love in a world that feels all too often fake, but the song that is my favorite on the album and that I’m going to play us out with today is “Sleeping in”
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Show Prep #23
Greetings and Salutations, people. It’s the radio show with a strict no ketchup on hot dogs policy, This is Vertically Striped Radio. I am your host Craig Dodge, the hardest working man on BlogTalk…talk about damning with faint praise. What a weekend we have going, here. NFL Football, NBA basketball, the World Series, NHL Hockey, college football, Favre returns to Green Bay, the Broncos in Baltimore, possibly the worst matchup in NFL history with the Rams paying a visit to Detroit to play the Lions. I’m telling you this weekend has got it all. Thanks for squeezing in the big show between all of this good stuff going down, or if you’re podcasting us and it’s Tuesday, hopefully you enjoyed your weekend.
Joining us from the self-appointed center of the known universe, a.k.a. New York City. A man who loves him some Broadway plays like TO loves him some him, our co-host and man about town, Mr. MJ Amory. How are you sir?
Two questions that our audience is dying to know. What play did you attend? And what row are your seats for the Broncos/Eagles game?
I’ve got some big news, Dave Dameshek is going to be joining us next week just ahead of the Steelers/Broncos Monday night matchup. We’ll discuss the game of course, plus I’m hoping to get his take on the AFL throwback uniforms being worn this season, and we may even talk a little puck or even hoops…We may not be on at our regular time, as we may need to schedule around Dave’s busy calendar, so check your local listings, but Dave has agreed to come on and I’m very much looking forward to having Dave on the show.
Today on Vertically Striped Radio, It’s Halloween, I gotta know if it’s okay for an adult to wear a costume. We’ll take the pulse of the room here on VSR. We’ll take a look at the World Series and try to place a voodoo curse on the Yankees, although I am not a licensed VooDoo practitioner, I’m only a novice so your results may vary, We’ll talk up the world of sports as it stands right now. Plus, I think my MP3 player may be gay, I’ll explain. Naturally, as is Vertically Striped Radio’s custom we’ll have the News and another music recommendation, and whatever else we feel like chatting up on the program today, and if you feel like calling in to defend the indefendable position that it is okay to put ketchup on your hot dog, I welcome your calls though I profoundly disagree with you. I’d love to get your calls regardless of your position on ketchup, The number to dial in to the show is…
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
If you want to follow me on Twitter, and really, why not? @socnorb777
Let’s get to the news…
(Play News Music – Clip 03)
SOFIA, BELGUIM (Reuters) – Bulgarian prosecutors are investigating a new gambling game in which drivers defy death by speeding through red lights for bets of up to 5,000 euros ($7,400), the chief prosecutor's office said Thursday.
Known as 'Russian road roulette', the driver must jump red lights at busy intersections at high speed and not crash into any other cars or pedestrians, according to local media reports. Onlookers also gamble on the result.
Prosecutors launched their investigation after media reported the new game had been held at night at busy crossroads in Sofia since the summer.
In June, two people died after a motorcyclist crashed into an onlooker at a similar rally on Sofia's ring road.
"Every time we receive a signal for such an unregulated race, we send patrols," Commissioner Vanio Stoevski, head of the Sofia Road Police, told Reuters. Since the deaths in June, police have monitored roads where such races are typically held.
Local media report that participants in the 'Russian road roulette' are informed via text messages of the venue for that particular night -- depending on the presence of police.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Police said a man who smashed a window at a car dealership claimed he was following a higher calling. Police said a 36-year-old man was collared by a security guard at Freedom Dodge before he could get inside the showroom. WLEX-TV reported the man told the guard that God wanted him to steal a Dodge Charger.
When police arrived, the suspect initially told them his name was "Seven."
The man faces charges including criminal mischief.
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. – It's one thing for shoplifters to hide plunder in their pants. But a live ferret? Police said a homeless man in north Florida did just that. And he made it out the door before being challenged. Rodney Bolton, 38, was charged with theft over the $129 animal that police say he took from a pet store in Jacksonville Beach.
A 17-year-old witness confronted Bolton in the parking lot and was bitten by the animal after the man allegedly shoved it in the teen's face.
That confrontation makes the ferret a "special weapon" under Florida law. So Bolton also faces battery charges for dangerously wielding the animal.
CARROLL, Iowa – Police had no trouble identifying two men accused of trying to break into a Carroll apartment. Police were responding to a call about an attempted burglary when they pulled over a car matching the alleged suspects' vehicle. Inside the car, officers found two men with their faces blackened with permanent marker. Police said the caller described two men with painted faces attempting to break into an apartment Friday night before driving off.
Matthew McNelly, 23, and Joey Miller, 20, were arrested at gunpoint after officers were told they might be armed. Neither man had a weapon. McNelly and Miller were each charged with attempted second-degree burglary. Both men were released after posting bond.
Attorneys for the men declined comment Tuesday.
I’m Craig, and that’s the news…(Play News Music – Clip 03)
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
Topics:
-Carmelo Anthony looks like a beast, and the NBA refs look like…NBA refs. I was watching the Nuggets/Blazers game Thursday night, and they were foul crazy. I’d like it if they’d just let the players decide the game by playing the game instead of turning it into a free throw shooting contest.
-Larry Johnson – Gay slurs, bad football, and beating up women. I’m no Dave Dameshek, but I know when a guy needs this… (play Blaster clip)
-Brett Favre – Returns to Green Bay. What else can we say about it?
-Returning to the cereal well, Have you seen Breakfast Blitz cereal in your town? A quick Google search reveals boxes from the Redskins, Eagles, Packers and Cardinals plus I bought a box of them here in Denver with the Broncos mascot Miles prominently displayed. So I want to know, has anyone else seen the Breakfast Blitz in their team’s colors? If so, can you send me a photo of a box?
-Attack of the Sit Down guy at the Patriots game a few weeks ago.
-On the train, the blind guys who say see you later.
-*NSYNC song stuck on the Zune – My Zune may be gay.
-Women and sports is this a good combination? My wife is tolerates sports, but she isn’t a real big fan. She picks up bits and pieces but gets it wrong a lot. Things like when Dave Dameshek was asking people to see how many football players their wives could name and she said Troy Aiken or last night at dinner she wondered who used to play for the Garden State Warriors.
-Ketchup and Hot Dogs? Bleech.
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
Ben Folds Five “Whatever and Ever Amen” (1997)
The entire album was recorded in a house Ben Folds rented in Chapel Hill. Due to this fact, the album has several lo-fi occurrences. A phone ring can be heard at approximately 2:54 in "Steven's Last Night in Town"; Ben Folds has said the ring was a friend calling from Minnesota, but it came at such a perfect timing, the band decided to leave it in the song. Robert can be heard laughing slightly after it rings as well.
Ben Folds Five was an alternative rock trio formed in 1993 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The group comprised Ben Folds on vocals, piano, and principal songwriting; Robert Sledge played bass and provided backing vocals; and Darren Jessee played drums, sang backing vocals and co-wrote some of the songs. The band is best known for the hit single "Brick" from their 1997 album Whatever and Ever Amen, which gained airplay on many mainstream radio stations. Ben Folds Five disbanded in October 2000, apparently under amicable circumstances. They were, in fact, a trio in spite of their name, and the primary motivation behind the name, apart from just to be funny and ironic, was simple preference, according to Ben: "I think it sounds better than Ben Folds Three". Folds once described their music as "punk rock for sissies", a reaction to the angst prevalent in 90s rock. One thing that people constantly mention when discussing Ben Fold Five is that they didn’t use a traditional guitar. It was Piano, Bass, and Drums, which is a little weird, but it totally works.
Whatever and Ever Amen hits pretty much every rung of the emotional ladder. There are poignant songs like Brick (Their most famous song) and Evaporated, and Missing the War, then there are fun and peppy songs like Kate, Song for the Dumped, One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces, and the song I’m going to go out with today, Steven’s Last night in town.
Joining us from the self-appointed center of the known universe, a.k.a. New York City. A man who loves him some Broadway plays like TO loves him some him, our co-host and man about town, Mr. MJ Amory. How are you sir?
Two questions that our audience is dying to know. What play did you attend? And what row are your seats for the Broncos/Eagles game?
I’ve got some big news, Dave Dameshek is going to be joining us next week just ahead of the Steelers/Broncos Monday night matchup. We’ll discuss the game of course, plus I’m hoping to get his take on the AFL throwback uniforms being worn this season, and we may even talk a little puck or even hoops…We may not be on at our regular time, as we may need to schedule around Dave’s busy calendar, so check your local listings, but Dave has agreed to come on and I’m very much looking forward to having Dave on the show.
Today on Vertically Striped Radio, It’s Halloween, I gotta know if it’s okay for an adult to wear a costume. We’ll take the pulse of the room here on VSR. We’ll take a look at the World Series and try to place a voodoo curse on the Yankees, although I am not a licensed VooDoo practitioner, I’m only a novice so your results may vary, We’ll talk up the world of sports as it stands right now. Plus, I think my MP3 player may be gay, I’ll explain. Naturally, as is Vertically Striped Radio’s custom we’ll have the News and another music recommendation, and whatever else we feel like chatting up on the program today, and if you feel like calling in to defend the indefendable position that it is okay to put ketchup on your hot dog, I welcome your calls though I profoundly disagree with you. I’d love to get your calls regardless of your position on ketchup, The number to dial in to the show is…
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
If you want to follow me on Twitter, and really, why not? @socnorb777
Let’s get to the news…
(Play News Music – Clip 03)
SOFIA, BELGUIM (Reuters) – Bulgarian prosecutors are investigating a new gambling game in which drivers defy death by speeding through red lights for bets of up to 5,000 euros ($7,400), the chief prosecutor's office said Thursday.
Known as 'Russian road roulette', the driver must jump red lights at busy intersections at high speed and not crash into any other cars or pedestrians, according to local media reports. Onlookers also gamble on the result.
Prosecutors launched their investigation after media reported the new game had been held at night at busy crossroads in Sofia since the summer.
In June, two people died after a motorcyclist crashed into an onlooker at a similar rally on Sofia's ring road.
"Every time we receive a signal for such an unregulated race, we send patrols," Commissioner Vanio Stoevski, head of the Sofia Road Police, told Reuters. Since the deaths in June, police have monitored roads where such races are typically held.
Local media report that participants in the 'Russian road roulette' are informed via text messages of the venue for that particular night -- depending on the presence of police.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Police said a man who smashed a window at a car dealership claimed he was following a higher calling. Police said a 36-year-old man was collared by a security guard at Freedom Dodge before he could get inside the showroom. WLEX-TV reported the man told the guard that God wanted him to steal a Dodge Charger.
When police arrived, the suspect initially told them his name was "Seven."
The man faces charges including criminal mischief.
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. – It's one thing for shoplifters to hide plunder in their pants. But a live ferret? Police said a homeless man in north Florida did just that. And he made it out the door before being challenged. Rodney Bolton, 38, was charged with theft over the $129 animal that police say he took from a pet store in Jacksonville Beach.
A 17-year-old witness confronted Bolton in the parking lot and was bitten by the animal after the man allegedly shoved it in the teen's face.
That confrontation makes the ferret a "special weapon" under Florida law. So Bolton also faces battery charges for dangerously wielding the animal.
CARROLL, Iowa – Police had no trouble identifying two men accused of trying to break into a Carroll apartment. Police were responding to a call about an attempted burglary when they pulled over a car matching the alleged suspects' vehicle. Inside the car, officers found two men with their faces blackened with permanent marker. Police said the caller described two men with painted faces attempting to break into an apartment Friday night before driving off.
Matthew McNelly, 23, and Joey Miller, 20, were arrested at gunpoint after officers were told they might be armed. Neither man had a weapon. McNelly and Miller were each charged with attempted second-degree burglary. Both men were released after posting bond.
Attorneys for the men declined comment Tuesday.
I’m Craig, and that’s the news…(Play News Music – Clip 03)
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
Topics:
-Carmelo Anthony looks like a beast, and the NBA refs look like…NBA refs. I was watching the Nuggets/Blazers game Thursday night, and they were foul crazy. I’d like it if they’d just let the players decide the game by playing the game instead of turning it into a free throw shooting contest.
-Larry Johnson – Gay slurs, bad football, and beating up women. I’m no Dave Dameshek, but I know when a guy needs this… (play Blaster clip)
-Brett Favre – Returns to Green Bay. What else can we say about it?
-Returning to the cereal well, Have you seen Breakfast Blitz cereal in your town? A quick Google search reveals boxes from the Redskins, Eagles, Packers and Cardinals plus I bought a box of them here in Denver with the Broncos mascot Miles prominently displayed. So I want to know, has anyone else seen the Breakfast Blitz in their team’s colors? If so, can you send me a photo of a box?
-Attack of the Sit Down guy at the Patriots game a few weeks ago.
-On the train, the blind guys who say see you later.
-*NSYNC song stuck on the Zune – My Zune may be gay.
-Women and sports is this a good combination? My wife is tolerates sports, but she isn’t a real big fan. She picks up bits and pieces but gets it wrong a lot. Things like when Dave Dameshek was asking people to see how many football players their wives could name and she said Troy Aiken or last night at dinner she wondered who used to play for the Garden State Warriors.
-Ketchup and Hot Dogs? Bleech.
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
Ben Folds Five “Whatever and Ever Amen” (1997)
The entire album was recorded in a house Ben Folds rented in Chapel Hill. Due to this fact, the album has several lo-fi occurrences. A phone ring can be heard at approximately 2:54 in "Steven's Last Night in Town"; Ben Folds has said the ring was a friend calling from Minnesota, but it came at such a perfect timing, the band decided to leave it in the song. Robert can be heard laughing slightly after it rings as well.
Ben Folds Five was an alternative rock trio formed in 1993 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The group comprised Ben Folds on vocals, piano, and principal songwriting; Robert Sledge played bass and provided backing vocals; and Darren Jessee played drums, sang backing vocals and co-wrote some of the songs. The band is best known for the hit single "Brick" from their 1997 album Whatever and Ever Amen, which gained airplay on many mainstream radio stations. Ben Folds Five disbanded in October 2000, apparently under amicable circumstances. They were, in fact, a trio in spite of their name, and the primary motivation behind the name, apart from just to be funny and ironic, was simple preference, according to Ben: "I think it sounds better than Ben Folds Three". Folds once described their music as "punk rock for sissies", a reaction to the angst prevalent in 90s rock. One thing that people constantly mention when discussing Ben Fold Five is that they didn’t use a traditional guitar. It was Piano, Bass, and Drums, which is a little weird, but it totally works.
Whatever and Ever Amen hits pretty much every rung of the emotional ladder. There are poignant songs like Brick (Their most famous song) and Evaporated, and Missing the War, then there are fun and peppy songs like Kate, Song for the Dumped, One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces, and the song I’m going to go out with today, Steven’s Last night in town.
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