Greetings and Salutations, people. This is Vertically Striped Radio brought to you by VerticallyStripedSocks.com. Once again we are packed with stuff to talk about! We are ready to rock with another great show today, my daughter hopefully won’t be joining us, but I promise nothing. My son is sound asleep in his crib, and should continue sleeping, so we’re about as ready to rock as is possible for me! I’m trying to get used to modern parenting, my son Luke is two months away from turning 2, so he’s not quite savvy to societal expectations of what type of toys he should want. He has fallen in love with a pink toy stroller, and I’m trying my best to be okay with this. He was constantly trying to steal his sister’s toy stroller to play with, and it was very obvious that he wanted one of his own. Well, he now has it as his mother bought him one at a kids consignment store. Oh, and it’s pink. Very pink. It has very quickly become his prize possession, and it’s pretty funny to see him and his sister pushing their strollers down the street.
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 –
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
Today on Vertically Striped Radio: Snakes on a Senate Floor, Naked Farming, a closer look at the movie “Network”, We’ll do our first ever round of Subjective Trivia with our new pal MJ, we’ll talk about an underestimated factor in whether or not you enjoy your trip to the ballpark, we’ll break down all the NFC Over/Unders and give you our best bets, we’ll discuss whether or not Big Ben’s legal battles will hurt the Steelers, plus we’ll have the Vertically Striped Music Recommendation of the week, and if you are bold enough to call to contribute, we’ll have your calls.
But, before we get the big show rolling, I’d like to welcome the newest member of Vertically Striped Radio, MJ. Welcome to the Big Show, sir. How are you today?
The debut of Subjective Trivia with MJ- (Sorry, MJ. You don’t get to see these questions beforehand! I want to keep your answers organic!)
(Play News Music)
PATNA, India (Reuters) – Farmers in an eastern Indian state have asked their unmarried daughters to plow parched fields naked in a bid to embarrass the weather gods to bring some badly needed monsoon rain, officials said on Thursday.
Witnesses said the naked girls in Bihar state plowed the fields and chanted ancient hymns after sunset to invoke the gods. They said elderly village women helped the girls drag the plows.
"They (villagers) believe their acts would get the weather gods badly embarrassed, who in turn would ensure bumper crops by sending rains," said a village council official.
"This is the most trusted social custom in the area and the villagers have vowed to continue this practice until it rains very heavily."
India this year suffered its worst start to the vital monsoon rains in eight decades, causing drought in some states.
BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) – A stray snake brought parliament to a standstill for several hours on Thursday in India's Orissa state, officials said.
A cleaner spotted the intruder, believed to be a king cobra, while sweeping in the morning and called the assembly's watchman.
The speaker of the assembly in the state capital adjourned the house as security personnel, wildlife officials and a member of a local snake helpline searched unsuccessfully for the creature with the help of a sniffer dog.
Snakes are straying more frequently into built-up areas because construction has driven the reptiles out of their habitat.
BERLIN (Reuters) – German police uncovered over 1,000 pairs of underpants and more than 100 pairs of swimming trunks after catching a thief nabbing another three pairs for his collection.
The 46-year-old man was caught Sunday pinching three pairs of pants from a sports hall in the western town of Gelnhausen. Police then came across the enormous collection of underwear while searching his flat.
"They were all evidently in use, but had been washed and neatly stacked away," a police spokesman said Monday.
Police are now investigating where all the underwear came from. The suspect claims to have acquired then from car-boot sales and over the Internet.
I’m Craig, and that’s the news…
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NFL Over-Unders from sportsbook.com – Whatcha like? - We’ll make our preseason predictions and I’ll post them on the website. We’ll pick the NFC this week, and then the AFC next. We’ll pick all of them, and then try to pick three each that we like and would consider betting if we were in Vegas.
NFC
49ers – 7
Cardinals – 8.5
Seahawks – 7.5
Rams – 5.5
Buccaneers – 6.5
Saints – 8.5
Falcons – 8.5
Panthers – 8.5
Giants – 10
Redskins – 8
Eagles – 9.5
Cowboys – 9
Lions – 5
Vikings – 9
Packers – 9
Bears – 8.5
Ushers: The unnoticed critical element in enjoying or not enjoying your trip to the ballpark
Broncos – “Do you want to make a statement?” – Story of me getting hit in the head at
the Broncos-Raiders game
Nuggets – Taking away my empty can of soda after I finished it off.
Rockies – The Seat Nazi
Avalanche – Make you wait for the play to stop, which is actually pretty cool.
Rapids – They are pretty much just happy you’re there. Sit wherever you want.
Movie Discussion: Network (1976) – (Play “Mad as Hell” Clip)
(One of only two movies to win three Acadamy awards for acting, the other is “A Streetcar named Desire”)
Just saw this movie for the first time last weekend on YouTube, and I was impressed. It has a very strong 1970’s feel to it, and is quite dated, but it still has some great performances, and an interesting story.
-Best Actress - Faye Dunaway – Remarkably attractive and also intimidating in this film, a very interesting character.
-Best Actor - Peter Finch – Awesome in this flick as Howard Beale “The Mad Prophet of the Airwaves” – He won the best actor award posthumously and became the first actor to win the award after passing away. (Only two actors have ever done this, Finch and Heath Ledger last year for Dark Knight)
-Best Supporting Actress – Beatrice Straight for playing the role of Louise Schumacher (She won despite being on screen for only five minutes and forty seconds. Briefest performance ever to win an Oscar)
Director Sidney Lumet said that he shot the film using a specific lighting scheme. He said in the film's opening scenes, he shot with as little light as possible, almost shooting the film like a documentary. As the film progressed, he added more light and more camera moves and by the end of the film, it was as brightly lit and "slick" as he could make it.
More discussion items:
-Ben Roethlisberger – Should the media report these stories, what will be the effect on the Steelers?
-Xavier’s Jordan Crawford and his dunk on LeBron – The video has been released and meh. It’s really not that exciting, the video is not that high quality and LeBron only sorta got dunked on. This story was definitely made worse for Bron-Bron because of the strong arm tactics of Nike officials.
-Brett Favre – So he’s definitely coming back, right? Is this a good thing or a bad thing for the Vikings? (I say bad.)
-The Onion – Going Chinese: Allegedly purchased by the Yu Wan Mei Company, a fictitious - Amalgamated Salvage Fisheries and Polymer Injection Group. The Website now sports communist-ish logos and stories about things such as the absolute greatness of Yao Ming, the internet adding it’s 12th website, a child in America being unduly praised for learning the “simplistic American alphabet”, and a story about a grandfather being disrespected in his own home. It’s actually pretty hilarious stuff.
-Tim Hawkins – The Chick-Fil-A Song
-The Message Board Fantasy League: Discuss who is planning to do it and GETTING IT ON!
Showing interest:
socnorb777, MJA, PhillyBillyRules, MarioSpeedwagon, cah05, Fourthand26, Joe, The Ryan, plus maybe #19 and The Ed too!
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
The Vertically Striped Radio Music recommendation of the week…
“Cassadga” by Bright Eyes
I won’t blame you if you don’t like Conor Oberst. His voice is without a doubt odd, and let’s face it, he’s whiny, and I can understand how one could hate him and his perpetually depressed persona, but if you can get past that stuff, I have to say that he makes some awesome music. He is at his absolute best as the front man for Bright Eyes, their music is very sophisticated and I find it to be awesome. This album has some great songs on it such as “Hot Knives”, “Soul Singer in a Session Band”, “If the Brakeman Turns my Way”, “Four Winds”, “If the Brakeman Turns My Way”, and “I must Belong Somewhere.” This music is so good, I strongly recommend it, but skip the first track until you hear the rest of it, it’s weird.
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Shalom and Good evening to you all!
(Play Outro Music)
(For next week)
AFC Over/Unders:
Broncos – 7
Chiefs – 6
Chargers – 9.5
Raiders – 5.5
Steelers – 10.5
Ravens – 8.5
Bengals – 6.5
Browns – 6.5
Jets – 7
Patriots – 11.5
Dolphins – 7
Bills – 7.5
Jaguars – 8
Colts – 10
Titans – 9
Texans – 8.5
Friday, July 24, 2009
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Show Prep #9
Greetings and Salutations, people. This is Vertically Striped Radio brought to you by VerticallyStripedSocks.com. Congratulations to all of us our due, we have somehow managed to make it through the worst week in sports…Major League Baseball All-Star Week. Three straight days with basically no sports whatsoever. I’m sorry, I don’t count Home Run Derby or a mostly meaningless exhibition as actual sport.
You may have noticed that I’ve altered the intro, my brother Bruce has been taken off the marquis. I imagine he will still contribute from time to time, but I’m not giving him a producer’s credit for three appearances on the show! He has a good excuse though, as during last week’s show he was having a VERY heavy conversation with a family member about their upcoming divorce. I’m going to steer clear of details on this one, but suffice to say, it’s been a nutty week in my family. He will once again not be appearing on today’s show as he has taken his family on a driving trip to South Dakota to see Mount Rushmore. My life would be complete if he were going there in a 1970’s era wood paneled station wagon, nothing could feel more “National Lampoons Vacation” than that, but alas, he is in a Honda Civic, which doesn’t quite have the same vibe. Alas, he will not be joining us today, but you can feel free to drop on in if you like. We are PACKED with stuff to talk about for the next hour, and as always I welcome your input into this crazy little radio show.
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 – or 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
There is a chance we will be joined today by our new Oakland Raider’s correspondent today. I am not sure if he will make it in on today’s show, but I have spoken with the very talented Andy Peterson who works in my office about filling a role that probably needs to be filled on this show, the role of the Raider’s fan. Seeing how this show is very Bronco-centric, having the opposing view would be very beneficial. It goes back to the whole notion of equal time. Sadly, I think that both of our teams will be somewhat down this season. (Or in the case of the Raiders, for the foreseeable future) But, I’m hoping Andy will call in as I have his theme music all ready, and I’d love to have the opportunity to play it, so if you’re out there Andy, please chime in…
Today on Vertically Striped Radio: We’ll review where the power lies in the NFL, do we really need All-Star games? We’ll relive a classic moment in BlogTalk history, we’ve got a Magnificent 7 of seven weird things in sports, Michael Jackson isn’t good enough to be enshrined in butter, and we’ll take a look at the fascinating history of a weird piece of art in Denver. All that plus we will look at the week in weird and of course, your calls if you are bold and courageous enough to place a call to me.
Our first topic today is the NFL Power rankings (VSS Post)
Top 10:
10. Colts
9. Vikings
8. Cardinals
7. Ravens
6. Titans
5. Chargers
4. Patriots
3. Eagles
2. Giants
1. Steelers
Bottom 6:
27. Broncos
28. 49ers
29. Browns
30. Rams
31. Raiders
32. Lions
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
We’ve got a new segment I’m debuting today that I’m rather excited about: (Play Clip 11 0:06) – Lauren Kaitlin Upton - Miss Teen South Carolina. This great moment in BlogTalk hero is first proceeded by one of the greatest moments in the history of stupid people. This has been played to death everywhere, but on the off chance that you missed the glorious display of stupidity… (Play the Miss SC Clip – Clip 10 - 0:48) This particular great moment of BlogTalk greatness comes from the early days of LCS Hockey, I’ve been treating myself to the back catalog of this magnificent show. This particular moment had me rolling in fits of uncontrollable laughter. (Play the Jerry Fairish Clip from LCS – Clip 09 - 0:53)
Magnificent 7: Seven weird things in sports
Green Bay, Wisconsin has an NFL team but Los Angeles, California does not.
The NBA Team in Utah is named “Jazz.” And the team in New Orleans is the Hornets. Utah is the Beehive State, New Orleans is the home of Jazz, let’s coordinate a trade here.
The Biathlon in the Winter Olympics – Cross country skiing and riflery.
The Sedin twins must play together.
The spelling bee gets shown on ESPN
The best hockey show on BlogTalk isn’t actually about hockey and it’s listed under the wine category.
Home Field Advantage in the All-Star game is determined by whichever league wins the All-Star Game. Speaking of the All-Star game – Can we kill it? It’s bad enough for me as a National League fan that the NL hasn’t won since BILL CLINTON’S 1st Term!! (Summer of 1996), but now in addition to this we have to award to the winner. Isn’t this basically just handing the American League the advantage now? If we can’t kill the All-Star Game, can we PLEASE kill the Home Run Derby!
Text messaging – The whole country is turning into morons. How hard is it to spell a whole word? We may be saving time by not typing out the Y and the O when we spell you, but the end result is that our methods of communication are devolving into a retarded stew of stupid.
Mustang – The bizarre story of the horse statue outside of DIA –
1992: City of Denver commissions the sculpture for $300,000 with a 1996 delivery date.2001: The city changed the planned location of Mustang to inside the terminal, from a site on Pena Boulevard.2003: After several delays, the city sued Jimenez to get its $165,000 advance payment back. Jimenez, countersued because DIA wanted to place his sculpture inside.2004: An agreement was reached calling for Jimenez to meet certain deadlines leading to installation of the piece and Mustang would be installed outside. Jimenez would receive the remaining $135,000 on his contract.2005: Jimenez continued to miss deadlines.2006: Jimenez was killed when part of the sculpture fell on him in his New Mexico studio.2007: The city took possession of the sculpture in mid-October. The piece took a detour to California for repairs and safety upgrades. A budget of $350,000 was approved to rehab the sculpture, ship it, install it and dedicate it.
February 2008: The sculpture is finally installed at the airport.
-It was truly a government project. The Sculpture was commissioned in 1993 for 300,000, but wasn’t finished until 2008 and in addition to the 300K to the artist, the city spent an additional 350K on getting it rehabbed, shipped, secured, installed, and dedicated
-It weighs 9000 lbs and is 32 feet high
-It killed the artist Luis Jimenez (from Hondo, New Mexico) in 2006 when a portion of the torso fell on him.
-There is no way to stop and look at the sculpture, you can pretty much only see it as you drive by. It is pretty unapproachable.
Revisit best superhero power to have: I have done more soul-searching and determined that mind control would probably lead to me being an evil criminal, I am now throwing my support behind the power of teleportation.
Best movies of the Aughts: (Post on Dameshek.com) - http://dave.18.forumer.com/index.php?showtopic=2137
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
(Play News Music)
1. TORONTO (Reuters) – Typing mistakes in a job application can kill a would-be employee's chance of landing a job as employers bet that a sloppy resume means the applicant will do a sloppy job.
A telephone survey of 100 senior Canadian executives showed that more than a fifth of executives said a single typo on a resume or cover letter could cost a potential employee a job, while 28 percent said two mistakes would kill their chances.
The survey, published on Tuesday, was carried out by online job search firm Accountemps.
"The resume is an applicant's first chance to impress the hiring manager," said Kathryn Bolt, president of Accountemps' Canadian operations. "Mistakes on one's application materials may prompt employers to assume there also will be mistakes made on the job."
But 19 percent of the executives said they would still consider an applicant with four or more typos on their resume.
Common mistakes include: "Dear Sir or Madman", "I'm attacking my resume for you to review", "Following is a grief overview of my skills" and "Have a keen eye for derail.
2. BERLIN (Reuters) – German police had to rescue a 20-year-old man from a train station suitcase locker after he shut himself in for fun and began to suffocate.
After a night out drinking with friends, squeezing into the locker had seemed like an amusing idea to the man, police in the southwestern city of Ludwigshafen said Friday.
But the laughter faded when he started to run out of oxygen and his companions couldn't open the locker. Police broke open the door and dragged the groggy man to safety.
3. RIO DE JANEIRO – It's a shameless thing to do in an economic crisis. Jobless people seeking information about their benefits on the Brazilian Labor Ministry's Web were forced to type in passwords such as "bum" and "shameless."
Labor Minister Carlos Lupi is apologizing for the situation — and he blames a private company that created the site's security system.
Lupi isn't naming the company, but says its contract with the ministry wasn't being renewed, which may have prompted the pranks.
The insults were discovered after an irate user wrote to the O Globo newspaper about it earlier this week.
The site was temporarily taken down. But by Friday it was up and running — without the insulting words.
4. DES MOINES, Iowa – Jesus Christ and his apostles made the cut. So did John Wayne, Elvis and Tiger. But Michael Jackson will not have his buttery likeness displayed at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines this summer, after support for a creamy statue of the King of Pop melted in an online vote.
Kent Lehs, a manager with the Midwest Dairy Association, which sponsors the display, said Friday it wasn't a question of Jackson's achievements that drew complaints.
"They were more pointed toward what they felt they understand Michael Jackson's reputation was and not as a singer and dancer, but more some of the things he was implicated on in his personal life," said Lehs.
Jackson was accused of molesting a child in 1993 and settled the case without a trial, and he was acquitted of child molestation charges in a separate case in 2003.
Butter sculptures have been popular part of the fair since 1911, and fairgoers jostle for position in front of the glass-enclosed displays to watch the artists at work. Besides a life-size Butter Cow, which always makes an appearance, sculptors usually whip up another display.
Past works have included statues of Elvis Presley and Tiger Woods, Harry Potter, a Harley Davidson motorcycle and even a slippery rendition of Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper." And this year's display will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the moon landing.
Fair staff first announced plans for a Jackson sculpture days after his June 25 death. After being deluged with complaints, the staff clarified that the Jackson statue would be of him moonwalking, in keeping with the theme.
But the complaints kept coming, so organizers decided to put the issue to an online vote.
"They were not going to go to the fair or they were considering not going to the fair or to the (agriculture) building," Lehs said.
Fair spokeswoman Lori Chappell said more than 100,000 votes were cast and by a 65 percent to 35 percent margin, people rejected the Jackson sculpture. Voters were asked to include a ZIP code, and 97 percent of those submitted were from Iowa, she said.
"They've certainly shown a lot of passion for the fair over the past few weeks," Chappell said.
Sarah Pratt, the fourth butter sculptor in the fair’s 155 year history, is expected to begin her work later this month to be ready by the fair's Aug. 13 opening.
Maybe the only thing weirder than this story is the fact that Ron Artest will wear number 37 in honor of the number of weeks the album thriller was at the top of the charts.
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I’m Craig, and that’s the news…
(Play News Music – Clip 02)
Bo Jackson – Was he really the man or was he a product of the hype?
The Vertically Striped Radio Music recommendation of the week…
“Boxer” by The National (2007)
This album features amazing inventive pensive music that is perfectly highlighted by the deep and melodic voice of Matt Berninger. I find it difficult to believe anyone wouldn’t appreciate this music. It is flat out beautiful, and you should listen to it.
(Start a War – Clip 12)
(Cue Outro Music)
Shalom and Good evening to you all!
(Play Outro Music)
Dameshek Amalgamated Message-board Network –
1. Dave Dameshek – Message Board at www.Dameshek.com and www.710espn.com
2. The Ed – www.theedssuperdeluxewebsite.com and www.blogtalkradio.com/lcs
3. LCS Boys - Mike Dell and Jerry Fairish – www.lcshockey.com and www.blogtalkradio.com/lcs
4. Barnstable Broadcast – www.blogtalkradio.com/umassjsp
5. Elevation Radio with John Klein – www.blogtalkradio.com/lordelevation
6. The No Name Show - www.blogtalkradio.com/No-Name-Show
7. Microserf – www.wrecklessconjecture.blogspot.com
You may have noticed that I’ve altered the intro, my brother Bruce has been taken off the marquis. I imagine he will still contribute from time to time, but I’m not giving him a producer’s credit for three appearances on the show! He has a good excuse though, as during last week’s show he was having a VERY heavy conversation with a family member about their upcoming divorce. I’m going to steer clear of details on this one, but suffice to say, it’s been a nutty week in my family. He will once again not be appearing on today’s show as he has taken his family on a driving trip to South Dakota to see Mount Rushmore. My life would be complete if he were going there in a 1970’s era wood paneled station wagon, nothing could feel more “National Lampoons Vacation” than that, but alas, he is in a Honda Civic, which doesn’t quite have the same vibe. Alas, he will not be joining us today, but you can feel free to drop on in if you like. We are PACKED with stuff to talk about for the next hour, and as always I welcome your input into this crazy little radio show.
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 – or 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
There is a chance we will be joined today by our new Oakland Raider’s correspondent today. I am not sure if he will make it in on today’s show, but I have spoken with the very talented Andy Peterson who works in my office about filling a role that probably needs to be filled on this show, the role of the Raider’s fan. Seeing how this show is very Bronco-centric, having the opposing view would be very beneficial. It goes back to the whole notion of equal time. Sadly, I think that both of our teams will be somewhat down this season. (Or in the case of the Raiders, for the foreseeable future) But, I’m hoping Andy will call in as I have his theme music all ready, and I’d love to have the opportunity to play it, so if you’re out there Andy, please chime in…
Today on Vertically Striped Radio: We’ll review where the power lies in the NFL, do we really need All-Star games? We’ll relive a classic moment in BlogTalk history, we’ve got a Magnificent 7 of seven weird things in sports, Michael Jackson isn’t good enough to be enshrined in butter, and we’ll take a look at the fascinating history of a weird piece of art in Denver. All that plus we will look at the week in weird and of course, your calls if you are bold and courageous enough to place a call to me.
Our first topic today is the NFL Power rankings (VSS Post)
Top 10:
10. Colts
9. Vikings
8. Cardinals
7. Ravens
6. Titans
5. Chargers
4. Patriots
3. Eagles
2. Giants
1. Steelers
Bottom 6:
27. Broncos
28. 49ers
29. Browns
30. Rams
31. Raiders
32. Lions
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
We’ve got a new segment I’m debuting today that I’m rather excited about: (Play Clip 11 0:06) – Lauren Kaitlin Upton - Miss Teen South Carolina. This great moment in BlogTalk hero is first proceeded by one of the greatest moments in the history of stupid people. This has been played to death everywhere, but on the off chance that you missed the glorious display of stupidity… (Play the Miss SC Clip – Clip 10 - 0:48) This particular great moment of BlogTalk greatness comes from the early days of LCS Hockey, I’ve been treating myself to the back catalog of this magnificent show. This particular moment had me rolling in fits of uncontrollable laughter. (Play the Jerry Fairish Clip from LCS – Clip 09 - 0:53)
Magnificent 7: Seven weird things in sports
Green Bay, Wisconsin has an NFL team but Los Angeles, California does not.
The NBA Team in Utah is named “Jazz.” And the team in New Orleans is the Hornets. Utah is the Beehive State, New Orleans is the home of Jazz, let’s coordinate a trade here.
The Biathlon in the Winter Olympics – Cross country skiing and riflery.
The Sedin twins must play together.
The spelling bee gets shown on ESPN
The best hockey show on BlogTalk isn’t actually about hockey and it’s listed under the wine category.
Home Field Advantage in the All-Star game is determined by whichever league wins the All-Star Game. Speaking of the All-Star game – Can we kill it? It’s bad enough for me as a National League fan that the NL hasn’t won since BILL CLINTON’S 1st Term!! (Summer of 1996), but now in addition to this we have to award to the winner. Isn’t this basically just handing the American League the advantage now? If we can’t kill the All-Star Game, can we PLEASE kill the Home Run Derby!
Text messaging – The whole country is turning into morons. How hard is it to spell a whole word? We may be saving time by not typing out the Y and the O when we spell you, but the end result is that our methods of communication are devolving into a retarded stew of stupid.
Mustang – The bizarre story of the horse statue outside of DIA –
1992: City of Denver commissions the sculpture for $300,000 with a 1996 delivery date.2001: The city changed the planned location of Mustang to inside the terminal, from a site on Pena Boulevard.2003: After several delays, the city sued Jimenez to get its $165,000 advance payment back. Jimenez, countersued because DIA wanted to place his sculpture inside.2004: An agreement was reached calling for Jimenez to meet certain deadlines leading to installation of the piece and Mustang would be installed outside. Jimenez would receive the remaining $135,000 on his contract.2005: Jimenez continued to miss deadlines.2006: Jimenez was killed when part of the sculpture fell on him in his New Mexico studio.2007: The city took possession of the sculpture in mid-October. The piece took a detour to California for repairs and safety upgrades. A budget of $350,000 was approved to rehab the sculpture, ship it, install it and dedicate it.
February 2008: The sculpture is finally installed at the airport.
-It was truly a government project. The Sculpture was commissioned in 1993 for 300,000, but wasn’t finished until 2008 and in addition to the 300K to the artist, the city spent an additional 350K on getting it rehabbed, shipped, secured, installed, and dedicated
-It weighs 9000 lbs and is 32 feet high
-It killed the artist Luis Jimenez (from Hondo, New Mexico) in 2006 when a portion of the torso fell on him.
-There is no way to stop and look at the sculpture, you can pretty much only see it as you drive by. It is pretty unapproachable.
Revisit best superhero power to have: I have done more soul-searching and determined that mind control would probably lead to me being an evil criminal, I am now throwing my support behind the power of teleportation.
Best movies of the Aughts: (Post on Dameshek.com) - http://dave.18.forumer.com/index.php?showtopic=2137
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
(Play News Music)
1. TORONTO (Reuters) – Typing mistakes in a job application can kill a would-be employee's chance of landing a job as employers bet that a sloppy resume means the applicant will do a sloppy job.
A telephone survey of 100 senior Canadian executives showed that more than a fifth of executives said a single typo on a resume or cover letter could cost a potential employee a job, while 28 percent said two mistakes would kill their chances.
The survey, published on Tuesday, was carried out by online job search firm Accountemps.
"The resume is an applicant's first chance to impress the hiring manager," said Kathryn Bolt, president of Accountemps' Canadian operations. "Mistakes on one's application materials may prompt employers to assume there also will be mistakes made on the job."
But 19 percent of the executives said they would still consider an applicant with four or more typos on their resume.
Common mistakes include: "Dear Sir or Madman", "I'm attacking my resume for you to review", "Following is a grief overview of my skills" and "Have a keen eye for derail.
2. BERLIN (Reuters) – German police had to rescue a 20-year-old man from a train station suitcase locker after he shut himself in for fun and began to suffocate.
After a night out drinking with friends, squeezing into the locker had seemed like an amusing idea to the man, police in the southwestern city of Ludwigshafen said Friday.
But the laughter faded when he started to run out of oxygen and his companions couldn't open the locker. Police broke open the door and dragged the groggy man to safety.
3. RIO DE JANEIRO – It's a shameless thing to do in an economic crisis. Jobless people seeking information about their benefits on the Brazilian Labor Ministry's Web were forced to type in passwords such as "bum" and "shameless."
Labor Minister Carlos Lupi is apologizing for the situation — and he blames a private company that created the site's security system.
Lupi isn't naming the company, but says its contract with the ministry wasn't being renewed, which may have prompted the pranks.
The insults were discovered after an irate user wrote to the O Globo newspaper about it earlier this week.
The site was temporarily taken down. But by Friday it was up and running — without the insulting words.
4. DES MOINES, Iowa – Jesus Christ and his apostles made the cut. So did John Wayne, Elvis and Tiger. But Michael Jackson will not have his buttery likeness displayed at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines this summer, after support for a creamy statue of the King of Pop melted in an online vote.
Kent Lehs, a manager with the Midwest Dairy Association, which sponsors the display, said Friday it wasn't a question of Jackson's achievements that drew complaints.
"They were more pointed toward what they felt they understand Michael Jackson's reputation was and not as a singer and dancer, but more some of the things he was implicated on in his personal life," said Lehs.
Jackson was accused of molesting a child in 1993 and settled the case without a trial, and he was acquitted of child molestation charges in a separate case in 2003.
Butter sculptures have been popular part of the fair since 1911, and fairgoers jostle for position in front of the glass-enclosed displays to watch the artists at work. Besides a life-size Butter Cow, which always makes an appearance, sculptors usually whip up another display.
Past works have included statues of Elvis Presley and Tiger Woods, Harry Potter, a Harley Davidson motorcycle and even a slippery rendition of Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper." And this year's display will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the moon landing.
Fair staff first announced plans for a Jackson sculpture days after his June 25 death. After being deluged with complaints, the staff clarified that the Jackson statue would be of him moonwalking, in keeping with the theme.
But the complaints kept coming, so organizers decided to put the issue to an online vote.
"They were not going to go to the fair or they were considering not going to the fair or to the (agriculture) building," Lehs said.
Fair spokeswoman Lori Chappell said more than 100,000 votes were cast and by a 65 percent to 35 percent margin, people rejected the Jackson sculpture. Voters were asked to include a ZIP code, and 97 percent of those submitted were from Iowa, she said.
"They've certainly shown a lot of passion for the fair over the past few weeks," Chappell said.
Sarah Pratt, the fourth butter sculptor in the fair’s 155 year history, is expected to begin her work later this month to be ready by the fair's Aug. 13 opening.
Maybe the only thing weirder than this story is the fact that Ron Artest will wear number 37 in honor of the number of weeks the album thriller was at the top of the charts.
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I’m Craig, and that’s the news…
(Play News Music – Clip 02)
Bo Jackson – Was he really the man or was he a product of the hype?
The Vertically Striped Radio Music recommendation of the week…
“Boxer” by The National (2007)
This album features amazing inventive pensive music that is perfectly highlighted by the deep and melodic voice of Matt Berninger. I find it difficult to believe anyone wouldn’t appreciate this music. It is flat out beautiful, and you should listen to it.
(Start a War – Clip 12)
(Cue Outro Music)
Shalom and Good evening to you all!
(Play Outro Music)
Dameshek Amalgamated Message-board Network –
1. Dave Dameshek – Message Board at www.Dameshek.com and www.710espn.com
2. The Ed – www.theedssuperdeluxewebsite.com and www.blogtalkradio.com/lcs
3. LCS Boys - Mike Dell and Jerry Fairish – www.lcshockey.com and www.blogtalkradio.com/lcs
4. Barnstable Broadcast – www.blogtalkradio.com/umassjsp
5. Elevation Radio with John Klein – www.blogtalkradio.com/lordelevation
6. The No Name Show - www.blogtalkradio.com/No-Name-Show
7. Microserf – www.wrecklessconjecture.blogspot.com
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Show Prep #8
Greetings and Salutations, people. This is Vertically Striped Radio brought to you by VerticallyStripedSocks.com. It’s Awards Saturday, and you can cut the tension with a toothpick. I’m a bit groggy this afternoon after spending last night at Coors Field, we got into a rain delay at the beginning of the 7th inning which lasted about an hour, and then we had to sit through an injury delay as pitcher Alan Embree was carted off the field after having his leg broken by a screaming line drive. Then I didn’t get home until almost midnight at which time I sat down and put the finishing touches on the show prep for today’s show. I press on for you, my loyal audience! (Well, plus I was able to sleep in today, so I got almost eight hours of sleep, so it’s not like I’m sleep deprived or anything.)
If you’d like to join in on today’s silliness, which I highly encourage, the number is…
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 –
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
Today on Vertically Striped Radio: The Vertically Striped Academy of Arts, Sciences, and other Neato Stuff will be presenting their Annual Awards, “The Sockies”, The strangest fireworks show I’ve ever experienced, we will honor a hockey legend, a low speed tractor chase, the Magnificent 7 reasons that the 80’s are overrated, plus your calls if you are bold and courageous and have phone service…
(Prep Clip 08 – for the Sockie Awards)
Now, the time has come to unveil the winners in the inaugural Vertically Striped Awards for Excellence in the Field of Excellence. Ladies and Gentlemen, VerticallyStripedSocks.com is proud to present, “the Sockies.”
(Play Clip 08 of Ralph singing the 21st Century Fox song)
The Sockies:
1. Best Holiday – The nominees are: Independence Day, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Flag Day, and New Years Eve. And the winner is… Thanksgiving
2. Best Color – The nominees are: Orange, Brown, Green, Blue, and Purple And the winner is… Brown
3. Sports Team of the Year – The nominees are: the Denver Nuggets, the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Tampa Bay Rays, the Arizona Cardinals, and the Chicago Blackhawks And the winner is… Pittsburgh Penguins
4. Best Picture…that Craig has actually seen this year – The nominees are: Up, The Hangover, Earth, Star Trek, and Slumdog Millionaire. And the winner is… Up
5. Website of the Year – The nominees are: lcshockey.com, dameshek.com (The Dave Dameshek Message Board), CentSports.com, Twitter.com, theedssuperdeluxewebsite.com (VerticallyStripedSocks.com recused itself, seeing as how it’s hosting the awards, it wouldn’t be fair to win it too) And the winner is…(Play Clip 10) LCSHockey.com
6. Sports Idiot of the Year – The nominees are: Brett Favre, Manny Ramierez, Josh McDaniels, Marion Hossa, and Plaxico Burress And the winner is: Plaxico Burress
7. The People’s Choice Sockie - Best Dameshek Amalgamated Messageboard Network Radio Show (A poll will be put up on Dameshek.com, the winner of the poll wins the award) – The nominees are: The No Name Show with Aaron a.k.a. Bonaduce Sux, the Barnstable Broadcast with Scottie Perkins, Vertically Striped Radio with Craig and sometimes Bruce Dodge BlogTalkRadio, Elevation Radio with John Kline on BlogTalk, The LCS Hockey Show with Jerry Fairish and Mike Dell on BlogTalk, Dameshek on Demand 710ESPN.com, and The Ed Show with Ed Miller. And the winner is…(Play Clip 09) The Ed Show
One more award to give out. The Sockie lifetime achievement award is presented to a prince of a man. Here to introduce him, the voice of the great Mike Haynes. (Play Clip 11) -Joe Sakic – Greatest moments: 18 goals in the 1996 Cup Run, handing the Cup off to Ray Bourque in 2001, worst quote in the history of sports, great guy. Doug met him in K-Mart, couldn’t have been nicer. He just turned 40 on Tuesday. Little known fact: although Joe was raised in British Columbia, when he grew up, the only language he spoke until age 6 was Croatian. In Croatian his name means champion, which is appropriate. He had the quickest wrist shot I have ever seen, and has been a rock for my favorite team for the whole time I have been a fan. He will be missed. Here is one of his GREATEST moments from November 30, 1999 (Play Clip 12) That was great, because it was so unlike him, and yet so like him. He NEVER fought. That fight and one in Quebec were the only two in his career. Yet, despite the fact that he never dropped the gloves, when he did it, he did it right and annihilated Dougie Gilmour. Here were what some prominent people said about Joe this week
"Great leader on the ice, even better person off the ice. Family man first, hockey and fans second. It's never about himself, always about the team. He's one of those few people that can make you feel better on and off the ice, whether its sports or with the community."
Paul Stastny, Avalanche center
"He's the type of person that, if you had a son or daughter that wants to play hockey, they should try to copy. But it's not just on the ice. I think what makes Joe Sakic so special (is) he gives back to the community and it's so natural for him."
Mike Haynes, Avalanche television play-by-play announcer
"Joe represents all that is good about not only the Avalanche organization, but professional sports in general. His leadership, sportsmanship and respect for the game of hockey are legendary."
Stan Kroenke, owner of the Avs
"Joe has been the best teammate you could possibly ask for."
Peter Forsberg, former teammate
"Joe Sakic is what a lot of guys should be like. He's a committed professional in his community. Every team in the league should be blessed to have a guy like Joe Sakic in their organization."
Pierre McGuire, TSN and NBC hockey television analyst
I’m sure Joe is overwhelmed to be receiving such a fantastic award, and although there is probably zero chance that he will ever actually, you know, hear about this one. I’d like to personally say thanks to him for introducing me to a great game and for being such a fantastic ambassador for hockey as well as providing a great example of how one should live as a professional athlete.
(Play Clip 08 of Ralph singing the 21st Century Fox song)
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
Topics to expound upon for discussion:
-Michael Jackson Memorial – (VSS Post) also odd…Ron Artest will wear number 37 in honor of the number of weeks the album thriller was at the top of the charts.
-Lebron James having video confiscated of him being dunked on by Jordan Crawford a sophomore at Xavier.
-Magnificent 7 list –ESPN has been doing a tribute to the 1980’s all week to correspond with the memorial of Michael Jackson, and I’ve had to endure talking head after talking head expound upon the greatness of the 80’s. To be sure, sports were pretty good in the 80’s with lots of fun football teams like the 85 Bears and the Celtics vs. Lakers rivalry at it’s height, and fast and crazy hockey led by the likes of Lemieux and Gretzky, and let’s not forget the drama of the 1985, 1986, and 1988 World Series. And a ton of great and fun movies were made in the 80’s. However, not all was peaches and honey in the decade, and to provide a bit of counter programming from the 80’s love overkill from the past week, here is my Magnificent 7 list of 7 Reasons that the 80’s are VASTLY overrated.
1. The Pop music in general – Not good – Yes, there was Michael Jackson, but for every great musician there was a crapload of stuff by “artists” (and I use the term loosely) like Bananarama, Flock of Seagulls, Duran Duran, Starship, or Hall and Oates. A horrible era stuck in the no mans land between the great rock and singer/songwriters of the 70’s and the glorious grunge era of the 90’s. I really think that musicians in the 80’s were legally required to include a synthesizer in all of their songs. The music in the 80’s was criminally overproduced. Subtlety died in the eighties where you musical choices were big, bigger, and Oh Dear Lord that’s humungous. Some people will tell you that music is a subjective thing, and that the music of the 80’s was good. Those people are wrong, with very few exceptions, music in the 80’s sucked.
2. The significant involvement of neon colors. – Everything was bright pink, yellow or green. Crazy non-linear patterns and bold to the point of obnoxious prints were the rage. Not good times for fashion.
3. Legwarmers. – This made exactly zero chicks look good, and yet they were everywhere in the 80’s
4. 80’s Hairstyles – Men – Mullets, Flock of Seagulls style hair, Box Cuts. Ugh. No guy looked right in the 80’s, but that is nothing compared to Women’s hairstyles. Hairspray caused hair to explode off women’s heads in unnatural and horrible ways OR the hot chicks would cut their hair super short and slick it back OR Feather their locks OR frizz their hair out on purpose and dye it crazy colors like pink, purple and red. Hair was beyond terrible in the 80’s. If anyone looked good back then, it was completely on accident.
5. AIDS – Pretty much got it’s start in the 80’s, and AIDS is pretty much like Hitler, no one will ever say anything nice about either.
6. Hair Bands. The controversy over Kurt Cobain’s death is very interesting, but thankfully he lived long enough to have his music and his spirit kill hair bands, even moreso than “Smells like Teen Spirit” Kurt’s greatest contributin may be that he sounded the death knell for 80’s glam rock. Between the guyliner, the ridiculous outfits, the loud horrible music, and the utter lack of talent, hair bands were the living embodiment of the 1980’s mantra of style over any substance.
7. A complete and total lack of social self awareness or cynicism of any kind by every person alive. It’s like everyone living in the 80’s was suffering from some sort of group mental retardation. There was zero sense of irony or shame, big and bombastic and almost goofily innocent was the decade of the 80’s. Perhaps we have gone too far in the opposite direction in modern times, and are overly snarky and cynical. Even the coolest guy from the 80’s would beaten up and have his lunch money stolen behind the school today. Anything was okay, and there was hardly any social consciousness. Greed was good, but so were short basketball shorts, obnoxiously patterned clothing, and goofy hairstyles. The movies, songs, and styles that were acceptable back then were flat out atrocious and taste didn’t matter one iota just so long as you were loud and proud. Being bombastic was all that was necessary to be big in the 80’s, and being talented or thoughtful or understated didn’t really matter. It was the most plastic and fake of any era I have ever seen. There was nothing real about the 80’s, and that is my biggest issue with them.
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
(Cue News Music – Clip 02)
It is now time for a news break…
(Play News Music - Clip 02)
1. LONDON (Reuters) – Would you like to make 80,000 dollars a year on a stress-free job with flexible working hours and no need to wear a suit?
Well, grab your black pointy hat, take out that rusty black cloak from the back of the closet and refresh your memory on how to turn your grumpy neighbor into a mouse. Somerset tourist attraction Wookey Hole caves is advertising for a "witch" and has already received 100 applicants since the beginning of the week.
Legend has it that the caves, near Wells, were home to the Wookey Witch who was turned to stone by the medieval Abbott of Glastonbury to rid villagers of her curse.
The vacancy has arisen because the previous incumbent has retired.
The successful candidate, who will be living in a "spacious" cave, has to cackle, not be allergic to cats and will be asked to perform a range of tasks including magic at an open audition scheduled for July 28.
But the appointee need not be scary.
"We want a friendly witch with a devilish element," said Gayle Pennington, marketing assistant at the caves said on Wednesday.
"We're a family attractions place so we don't want to frighten the children."
In keeping with modern times, the role is open to men, women and trans-gender witches to comply with sexual discrimination laws.
2. BERLIN (Reuters) – A drunk German sparked a slow-speed police chase after stealing a tractor to get home from a nightclub after his girlfriend left without him, said police, who used pepper spray to try to stop the vehicle.
"After his girlfriend abandoned him in a night club, the 23-year-old driver, who doesn't own a license, commandeered the vehicle to make his way home," a police spokesman said on Monday.
Six police cars began trailing the tractor, which was chugging along at 20 km (12 miles) an hour, after they were alerted to the theft at about 5 a.m. Saturday.
Officers tried holding up stop signs and directing pepper spray through the open window to bring the driver to a halt.
They then tried unsuccessfully to end his getaway by throwing nail belts on the road, but the tractor's tires proved too thick, said the police spokesman.
The 40-minute chase finally came to an end when officers shot at the tractor's tires after it rammed into a police car and collided with another vehicle.
3. TAMPA, Fla. – Authorities said a bullet from a gun that was accidentally dropped injured a Tampa woman sitting in a bathroom stall. Police said the bullet hit 53-year-old Janifer Bliss in the lower left leg. She was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
Bliss was sitting on the toilet in a hotel bathroom when a woman in the next stall accidentally let her handgun slip out of her waist holster. The weapon discharged when it hit the ground.
Police said the gun belonged to a 56-year-old woman who has a concealed weapons permit.
The case has been referred to the State Attorney's Office to determine if any charges will be filed.
(Cue News Music)
I’m Craig, and that’s the news…
(Play News Music)
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
Last week I told you I would give you a report on my experience with the Major League Lacrosse. We got there late, but one quarter was enough to convince me that it is a terrible spectator sport. The craziest part of the whole evening was the fireworks show. Felt like we were under siege.
The Vertically Striped Radio Music recommendation of the week…
Evil Urges by My Morning Jacket (2008) – I defy anyone to accurately describe this album by My Morning Jacket in only a few words. At times on this record, they almost sound like a typical alt-country Bob Dylan cover band with a slight twist, other times they work the falsetto into a lather with songs that could best be describe as Prince on acid. Somehow the goofy stylistic range of this album works together to create an enjoyable listening experience. It may take three or four listens before you “get it” but it’s a rewarding experience that really should be explored further. From the highly goofy and fun “Highly Suspicious” (My favorite song on the album) to the radio friendly “I’m Amazed” to the poignant “Librarian” the range on this album is surpassed only by the joy of digging into each track. I really like this album, and it is the music recommendation for this week.
(Cue Outro Music)
Shalom and Good evening to you all!
(Play Outro Music)
Backup Material: If needed
Revisit best superhero power to have: I have done more soul-searching and determined that mind control would probably lead to me being an evil criminal, I am now throwing my support behind the power of teleportation.
Text messaging – The whole country is turning into morons. How hard is it to spell a whole word? We may be saving time by not typing out the Y and the O when we spell you, but the end result is that our methods of communication are devolving into a retarded stew of stupid.
Dameshek Amalgamated Message-board Network –
1. Dave Dameshek – Message Board at www.Dameshek.com and www.710espn.com
2. The Ed – www.theedssuperdeluxewebsite.com and www.blogtalkradio.com/lcs
3. LCS Boys - Mike Dell and Jerry Fairish – www.lcshockey.com and www.blogtalkradio.com/lcs
4. Barnstable Broadcast – www.blogtalkradio.com/umassjsp
5. Elevation Radio with John Klein – www.blogtalkradio.com/lordelevation
6. Microserf – www.wrecklessconjecture.blogspot.com
7. The No Name Show - www.blogtalkradio.com/No-Name-Show
If you’d like to join in on today’s silliness, which I highly encourage, the number is…
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 –
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
Today on Vertically Striped Radio: The Vertically Striped Academy of Arts, Sciences, and other Neato Stuff will be presenting their Annual Awards, “The Sockies”, The strangest fireworks show I’ve ever experienced, we will honor a hockey legend, a low speed tractor chase, the Magnificent 7 reasons that the 80’s are overrated, plus your calls if you are bold and courageous and have phone service…
(Prep Clip 08 – for the Sockie Awards)
Now, the time has come to unveil the winners in the inaugural Vertically Striped Awards for Excellence in the Field of Excellence. Ladies and Gentlemen, VerticallyStripedSocks.com is proud to present, “the Sockies.”
(Play Clip 08 of Ralph singing the 21st Century Fox song)
The Sockies:
1. Best Holiday – The nominees are: Independence Day, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Flag Day, and New Years Eve. And the winner is… Thanksgiving
2. Best Color – The nominees are: Orange, Brown, Green, Blue, and Purple And the winner is… Brown
3. Sports Team of the Year – The nominees are: the Denver Nuggets, the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Tampa Bay Rays, the Arizona Cardinals, and the Chicago Blackhawks And the winner is… Pittsburgh Penguins
4. Best Picture…that Craig has actually seen this year – The nominees are: Up, The Hangover, Earth, Star Trek, and Slumdog Millionaire. And the winner is… Up
5. Website of the Year – The nominees are: lcshockey.com, dameshek.com (The Dave Dameshek Message Board), CentSports.com, Twitter.com, theedssuperdeluxewebsite.com (VerticallyStripedSocks.com recused itself, seeing as how it’s hosting the awards, it wouldn’t be fair to win it too) And the winner is…(Play Clip 10) LCSHockey.com
6. Sports Idiot of the Year – The nominees are: Brett Favre, Manny Ramierez, Josh McDaniels, Marion Hossa, and Plaxico Burress And the winner is: Plaxico Burress
7. The People’s Choice Sockie - Best Dameshek Amalgamated Messageboard Network Radio Show (A poll will be put up on Dameshek.com, the winner of the poll wins the award) – The nominees are: The No Name Show with Aaron a.k.a. Bonaduce Sux, the Barnstable Broadcast with Scottie Perkins, Vertically Striped Radio with Craig and sometimes Bruce Dodge BlogTalkRadio, Elevation Radio with John Kline on BlogTalk, The LCS Hockey Show with Jerry Fairish and Mike Dell on BlogTalk, Dameshek on Demand 710ESPN.com, and The Ed Show with Ed Miller. And the winner is…(Play Clip 09) The Ed Show
One more award to give out. The Sockie lifetime achievement award is presented to a prince of a man. Here to introduce him, the voice of the great Mike Haynes. (Play Clip 11) -Joe Sakic – Greatest moments: 18 goals in the 1996 Cup Run, handing the Cup off to Ray Bourque in 2001, worst quote in the history of sports, great guy. Doug met him in K-Mart, couldn’t have been nicer. He just turned 40 on Tuesday. Little known fact: although Joe was raised in British Columbia, when he grew up, the only language he spoke until age 6 was Croatian. In Croatian his name means champion, which is appropriate. He had the quickest wrist shot I have ever seen, and has been a rock for my favorite team for the whole time I have been a fan. He will be missed. Here is one of his GREATEST moments from November 30, 1999 (Play Clip 12) That was great, because it was so unlike him, and yet so like him. He NEVER fought. That fight and one in Quebec were the only two in his career. Yet, despite the fact that he never dropped the gloves, when he did it, he did it right and annihilated Dougie Gilmour. Here were what some prominent people said about Joe this week
"Great leader on the ice, even better person off the ice. Family man first, hockey and fans second. It's never about himself, always about the team. He's one of those few people that can make you feel better on and off the ice, whether its sports or with the community."
Paul Stastny, Avalanche center
"He's the type of person that, if you had a son or daughter that wants to play hockey, they should try to copy. But it's not just on the ice. I think what makes Joe Sakic so special (is) he gives back to the community and it's so natural for him."
Mike Haynes, Avalanche television play-by-play announcer
"Joe represents all that is good about not only the Avalanche organization, but professional sports in general. His leadership, sportsmanship and respect for the game of hockey are legendary."
Stan Kroenke, owner of the Avs
"Joe has been the best teammate you could possibly ask for."
Peter Forsberg, former teammate
"Joe Sakic is what a lot of guys should be like. He's a committed professional in his community. Every team in the league should be blessed to have a guy like Joe Sakic in their organization."
Pierre McGuire, TSN and NBC hockey television analyst
I’m sure Joe is overwhelmed to be receiving such a fantastic award, and although there is probably zero chance that he will ever actually, you know, hear about this one. I’d like to personally say thanks to him for introducing me to a great game and for being such a fantastic ambassador for hockey as well as providing a great example of how one should live as a professional athlete.
(Play Clip 08 of Ralph singing the 21st Century Fox song)
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
Topics to expound upon for discussion:
-Michael Jackson Memorial – (VSS Post) also odd…Ron Artest will wear number 37 in honor of the number of weeks the album thriller was at the top of the charts.
-Lebron James having video confiscated of him being dunked on by Jordan Crawford a sophomore at Xavier.
-Magnificent 7 list –ESPN has been doing a tribute to the 1980’s all week to correspond with the memorial of Michael Jackson, and I’ve had to endure talking head after talking head expound upon the greatness of the 80’s. To be sure, sports were pretty good in the 80’s with lots of fun football teams like the 85 Bears and the Celtics vs. Lakers rivalry at it’s height, and fast and crazy hockey led by the likes of Lemieux and Gretzky, and let’s not forget the drama of the 1985, 1986, and 1988 World Series. And a ton of great and fun movies were made in the 80’s. However, not all was peaches and honey in the decade, and to provide a bit of counter programming from the 80’s love overkill from the past week, here is my Magnificent 7 list of 7 Reasons that the 80’s are VASTLY overrated.
1. The Pop music in general – Not good – Yes, there was Michael Jackson, but for every great musician there was a crapload of stuff by “artists” (and I use the term loosely) like Bananarama, Flock of Seagulls, Duran Duran, Starship, or Hall and Oates. A horrible era stuck in the no mans land between the great rock and singer/songwriters of the 70’s and the glorious grunge era of the 90’s. I really think that musicians in the 80’s were legally required to include a synthesizer in all of their songs. The music in the 80’s was criminally overproduced. Subtlety died in the eighties where you musical choices were big, bigger, and Oh Dear Lord that’s humungous. Some people will tell you that music is a subjective thing, and that the music of the 80’s was good. Those people are wrong, with very few exceptions, music in the 80’s sucked.
2. The significant involvement of neon colors. – Everything was bright pink, yellow or green. Crazy non-linear patterns and bold to the point of obnoxious prints were the rage. Not good times for fashion.
3. Legwarmers. – This made exactly zero chicks look good, and yet they were everywhere in the 80’s
4. 80’s Hairstyles – Men – Mullets, Flock of Seagulls style hair, Box Cuts. Ugh. No guy looked right in the 80’s, but that is nothing compared to Women’s hairstyles. Hairspray caused hair to explode off women’s heads in unnatural and horrible ways OR the hot chicks would cut their hair super short and slick it back OR Feather their locks OR frizz their hair out on purpose and dye it crazy colors like pink, purple and red. Hair was beyond terrible in the 80’s. If anyone looked good back then, it was completely on accident.
5. AIDS – Pretty much got it’s start in the 80’s, and AIDS is pretty much like Hitler, no one will ever say anything nice about either.
6. Hair Bands. The controversy over Kurt Cobain’s death is very interesting, but thankfully he lived long enough to have his music and his spirit kill hair bands, even moreso than “Smells like Teen Spirit” Kurt’s greatest contributin may be that he sounded the death knell for 80’s glam rock. Between the guyliner, the ridiculous outfits, the loud horrible music, and the utter lack of talent, hair bands were the living embodiment of the 1980’s mantra of style over any substance.
7. A complete and total lack of social self awareness or cynicism of any kind by every person alive. It’s like everyone living in the 80’s was suffering from some sort of group mental retardation. There was zero sense of irony or shame, big and bombastic and almost goofily innocent was the decade of the 80’s. Perhaps we have gone too far in the opposite direction in modern times, and are overly snarky and cynical. Even the coolest guy from the 80’s would beaten up and have his lunch money stolen behind the school today. Anything was okay, and there was hardly any social consciousness. Greed was good, but so were short basketball shorts, obnoxiously patterned clothing, and goofy hairstyles. The movies, songs, and styles that were acceptable back then were flat out atrocious and taste didn’t matter one iota just so long as you were loud and proud. Being bombastic was all that was necessary to be big in the 80’s, and being talented or thoughtful or understated didn’t really matter. It was the most plastic and fake of any era I have ever seen. There was nothing real about the 80’s, and that is my biggest issue with them.
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
(Cue News Music – Clip 02)
It is now time for a news break…
(Play News Music - Clip 02)
1. LONDON (Reuters) – Would you like to make 80,000 dollars a year on a stress-free job with flexible working hours and no need to wear a suit?
Well, grab your black pointy hat, take out that rusty black cloak from the back of the closet and refresh your memory on how to turn your grumpy neighbor into a mouse. Somerset tourist attraction Wookey Hole caves is advertising for a "witch" and has already received 100 applicants since the beginning of the week.
Legend has it that the caves, near Wells, were home to the Wookey Witch who was turned to stone by the medieval Abbott of Glastonbury to rid villagers of her curse.
The vacancy has arisen because the previous incumbent has retired.
The successful candidate, who will be living in a "spacious" cave, has to cackle, not be allergic to cats and will be asked to perform a range of tasks including magic at an open audition scheduled for July 28.
But the appointee need not be scary.
"We want a friendly witch with a devilish element," said Gayle Pennington, marketing assistant at the caves said on Wednesday.
"We're a family attractions place so we don't want to frighten the children."
In keeping with modern times, the role is open to men, women and trans-gender witches to comply with sexual discrimination laws.
2. BERLIN (Reuters) – A drunk German sparked a slow-speed police chase after stealing a tractor to get home from a nightclub after his girlfriend left without him, said police, who used pepper spray to try to stop the vehicle.
"After his girlfriend abandoned him in a night club, the 23-year-old driver, who doesn't own a license, commandeered the vehicle to make his way home," a police spokesman said on Monday.
Six police cars began trailing the tractor, which was chugging along at 20 km (12 miles) an hour, after they were alerted to the theft at about 5 a.m. Saturday.
Officers tried holding up stop signs and directing pepper spray through the open window to bring the driver to a halt.
They then tried unsuccessfully to end his getaway by throwing nail belts on the road, but the tractor's tires proved too thick, said the police spokesman.
The 40-minute chase finally came to an end when officers shot at the tractor's tires after it rammed into a police car and collided with another vehicle.
3. TAMPA, Fla. – Authorities said a bullet from a gun that was accidentally dropped injured a Tampa woman sitting in a bathroom stall. Police said the bullet hit 53-year-old Janifer Bliss in the lower left leg. She was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
Bliss was sitting on the toilet in a hotel bathroom when a woman in the next stall accidentally let her handgun slip out of her waist holster. The weapon discharged when it hit the ground.
Police said the gun belonged to a 56-year-old woman who has a concealed weapons permit.
The case has been referred to the State Attorney's Office to determine if any charges will be filed.
(Cue News Music)
I’m Craig, and that’s the news…
(Play News Music)
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
Last week I told you I would give you a report on my experience with the Major League Lacrosse. We got there late, but one quarter was enough to convince me that it is a terrible spectator sport. The craziest part of the whole evening was the fireworks show. Felt like we were under siege.
The Vertically Striped Radio Music recommendation of the week…
Evil Urges by My Morning Jacket (2008) – I defy anyone to accurately describe this album by My Morning Jacket in only a few words. At times on this record, they almost sound like a typical alt-country Bob Dylan cover band with a slight twist, other times they work the falsetto into a lather with songs that could best be describe as Prince on acid. Somehow the goofy stylistic range of this album works together to create an enjoyable listening experience. It may take three or four listens before you “get it” but it’s a rewarding experience that really should be explored further. From the highly goofy and fun “Highly Suspicious” (My favorite song on the album) to the radio friendly “I’m Amazed” to the poignant “Librarian” the range on this album is surpassed only by the joy of digging into each track. I really like this album, and it is the music recommendation for this week.
(Cue Outro Music)
Shalom and Good evening to you all!
(Play Outro Music)
Backup Material: If needed
Revisit best superhero power to have: I have done more soul-searching and determined that mind control would probably lead to me being an evil criminal, I am now throwing my support behind the power of teleportation.
Text messaging – The whole country is turning into morons. How hard is it to spell a whole word? We may be saving time by not typing out the Y and the O when we spell you, but the end result is that our methods of communication are devolving into a retarded stew of stupid.
Dameshek Amalgamated Message-board Network –
1. Dave Dameshek – Message Board at www.Dameshek.com and www.710espn.com
2. The Ed – www.theedssuperdeluxewebsite.com and www.blogtalkradio.com/lcs
3. LCS Boys - Mike Dell and Jerry Fairish – www.lcshockey.com and www.blogtalkradio.com/lcs
4. Barnstable Broadcast – www.blogtalkradio.com/umassjsp
5. Elevation Radio with John Klein – www.blogtalkradio.com/lordelevation
6. Microserf – www.wrecklessconjecture.blogspot.com
7. The No Name Show - www.blogtalkradio.com/No-Name-Show
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Show Prep #7
Greetings and Salutations, people. This is Vertically Striped Radio brought to you by VerticallyStripedSocks.com. My name is Craig Dodge, and I’m coming to you live from the glamorous Vertically Striped Studios in beautiful Centennial, Colorado. I’d like to wish a Happy Independence Day to all my fellow Americans who may be checking out the show. Since it is a holiday, we are paying double time to all our employees, it’s expensive, but I want my staff to be happy. Let’s see here, nothing times 2 is….I’ll work out the math later, I guess. On this July 4th, I have a special message for all my friends who may be tuning in from across the pond in the British Empire. I’d like to say that it’s been 233 years since our little spat, so in the spirit of reconciliation and to bridge the gap of peace and understanding I offer you guys the following: (Play Clip 06 of Nelson going “Ha Ha”) God Bless America! (Offer apology to Mario Speedwagon)
I know that bets are laid every week on whether or not the “co-host” of this show will be here, to settle all those wagers, I will now go to the switchboard to see…Bruce…are you there???
Today on Vertically Striped Radio: The nominations will be revealed from The Vertically Striped Academy of Arts, Sciences, and other Neato Stuff for “The Vertically Striped Awards for Excellence in the Field of Excellence”, commonly referred to as “The Sockies.” We’ll have a special report from the Onion regarding the critical situation in restaurants across the country of Americans filling up on bread. Which season is the best, and which is the worst? Is it better to have your team go far and fail, or just stink all season long? The Raiders, tired of failing to dominate the NFL now plan to dominate the skies of Asia. Perhaps, if you’re good, we’ll play a little Demetri Martin. All of that, plus if you are bold and courageous enough to call, we’ll take your calls on all this foolishness…
(Cue Clip 02 - news music)
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 –
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
But before we get to all that goodness, let’s get to the news…
(Play Clip 02 - News Music)
1. Raiders Partner with AirAsia-
To serve and expand the franchise’s global fan base, the Oakland Raiders recently announced an unprecedented sponsorship of AirAsia, the largest low-fare airline in Asia.
The highlight of the sponsorship is an AirAsia A340 airliner named “Xcellence” that is adorned with Raider imagery, including the Raider shield on the tailfin and an eye patch on the nose of the plane.
“We are absolutely thrilled with our new relationship with AirAsia,” said Raiders Chief Executive Amy Trask. “It is a unique and audacious relationship between two truly global organizations. As always, we eagerly seek creative opportunities to serve and interact with our fans throughout the world and we are delighted to work with AirAsia on this creative endeavor.”
An industry leader in providing content for international fans, The Silver and Black maintains a global presence and communicates worldwide through the team’s official web properties which feature original and translated content in six different languages - Tagalog, Japanese, German, Chinese, Spanish and English.
“We are very excited to associate ourselves with a great, iconic team like the Oakland Raiders as they reflect our own endeavor for excellence,” said AirAsia Group CEO Dato Sri Tony Fernandes. “This is AirAsia’s latest effort in boosting our brand globally via our extensive route presence across Asia.
I haven’t been less inclined to want to see a plane since Tom Arnold and Snoop Dogg released Soul Plane. Several things strike me as ridiculous about this story. 1. The name of the plane is Xcellence, but it’s spelled wrong. So that seems oddly appropriate. 2. Really? You’re going to try to improve the image of your airline by adorning it with logos of the most inept franchise in football? 3. The Raiders’ web site is available in 6 languages and one of them is something called Tagalog?? Shocking to me for some reason. 4. AirAsia doesn’t travel to North America. So really, what’s the point? It would be like a team in the German Bundasliga adorning a Southwest Airlines plane, why bother?
2. Our second news story comes to us from our correspondent at the Onion Radio News Network, Doyle Redland. Let’s check this story out. (Play Clip 09)
3. ELGIN, Ill. – Police in suburban Chicago say a taxi driver who didn't have Mace handy when he was attacked by a knife-wielding passenger instead disarmed the man with a can of aerosol deodorant.
Elgin Deputy Police Chief Jeff Swoboda says the 51-year-old cabbie picked up the male passenger early Thursday outside a casino. Swoboda said the driver grew suspicious when the man offered several destinations, so he surreptitiously placed the small can of deodorant between his legs.
Shortly afterward, the passenger put a knife to the driver's neck and demanded money. The cabbie sprayed the deodorant in the man's eyes, causing him to drop the knife.
Swoboda says the man punched the driver before fleeing, but didn't seriously injure him.
I can’t decide what the most shocking part of this story is. That the Taxi driver had the guts to “mace” his attacker with an aerosol deodorant can, or that a Cabbie uses deodorant?
4. MIAMI (Reuters) – A fight broke out on a Florida bus when news of Michael Jackson's death sparked debate over whether he should be remembered as a great musical talent, and one passenger was charged with assault, police said on Friday.
The bus was moving through the city of North Lauderdale on Thursday when passenger James Kiernan received a text message about Jackson's death on his cell phone, and he read it aloud on the bus, the Broward County Sheriff's Department said.
The unidentified bus driver opined that "Michael Jackson should have been in jail long ago," prompting Kiernan, 60, to retort that "the world just lost a great musical talent," the police report said.
It said the last remark enraged another passenger, Henry Wideman, who started a swearing match with Kiernan, then pulled out a knife and chased Kiernan down the aisle with it.
The driver called his dispatcher and pulled over near a convenience store to wait for sheriff's deputies, who arrested Wideman, 54. He remained in jail on Friday on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
(Cue Clip 02 - News Music)
I’m Craig, and that’s the news…
(Play Clip 02 - News Music)
The most important item on today’s agenda is up next. The official nominations from The Vertically Striped Academy of Arts, Sciences, and other Neato Stuff for “The Vertically Striped Awards for Excellence in the Field of Excellence”, commonly referred to as “The Sockies.”
The Sockies:
Best Holiday – The nominees are: Independence Day, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Flag Day, and New Years Eve.
Best Color – The nominees are: Orange, Brown, Green, Blue, and Purple
Sports Team of the Year – The nominees are: the Denver Nuggets, the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Tampa Bay Rays, the Arizona Cardinals, and the Chicago Blackhawks
Best Picture…that Craig has actually seen this year – The nominees are: Up, The Hangover, Earth, Star Trek, and Slumdog Millionaire.
Best Website – The nominees are: lcshockey.com, dameshek.com (The Dave Dameshek Message Board), CentSports.com, Twitter.com, theedssuperdeluxewebsite.com (VerticallyStripedSocks.com recused itself, seeing as how it’s hosting the awards, it wouldn’t be fair to win it too)
Sports Idiot of the Year – The nominees are: Brett Favre, Manny Ramierez, Josh McDaniels, Marion Hossa, and Plaxico Burress
The People’s Choice Sockie - Best Dameshek Amalgamated Messageboard Network Radio Show (A poll will be put up on Dameshek.com, the winner of the poll wins the award) – The nominees are: The No Name Show with Aaron a.k.a. Bonaduce Sux, the Barnstable Broadcast with Scottie Perkins, Vertically Striped Radio with Craig and sometimes Bruce Dodge BlogTalkRadio, Elevation Radio with John Kline on BlogTalk, The LCS Hockey Show with Jerry Fairish and Mike Dell on BlogTalk, Dameshek on Demand 710ESPN.com, and The Ed Show with Ed Miller.
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831
I had a post up on VerticallyStripedSocks.com this week about the worst season of the year. We happen to be entering into that time in my opinion, Summer. Heat, sweat, mosquitoes, Sunburns, and there are no good sports on except for baseball. The best season to me is easily Autumn. Football starts, the leaves get beautiful, football starts, Fantasy football gets going, football starts, the weather is cooling but not cold, football starts, the World Series happens in October, did I mention that football starts? I love the fall.
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831
Another post on the Socks this week discussed whether it is better that you team sucks all year, but your expectations never get raised, or if rather it is better to have your team raise expectations and then fail. We’re experiencing both this summer so far with the Rockies. Started out miserably, now they are hot and in playoff contention. They have remained pretty hot going 4-2 this week, although both losses came to the Dodgers.
(Play Clip 04 - Ed’s Twitter song)
Twitter update:
Update my twitter stats: Gained several followers this week, and I’m almost to my goal of 50, of course, I think half of the people who added me are just trying to get business for their porn site, but I’m not picky.
Following people - 32
Followers people - 49
I still have more followers than people I’m following, but you really should start following me. Come on, I’d like to get up to 50, that’s my meager goal.
www.twitter.com/socnorb777
Follow Bruce if you want, not that he’s saying much…
www.twitter.com/bdodge60
(If we have extra time, or I need to kill 6:24 of show) – I’d like to introduce anyone unfamiliar with one of my favorite comics going right now. His name is Demitri Martin, and he cracks me up. Thought I’d give you a little taste of his act with a song he calls, “Sames and Opposites.” (Play Clip 08 – Demetri Martin - Sames and Opposites) If you enjoyed that, I highly recommend heading over to YouTube and doing a search for his show called “If I” it’s sort of a documentary, sort of a show, it’s him talking about his life and I’m not sure if you would say he has a social disorder exactly, but he’s also not quite right, but in the most interesting way possible, and I highly recommend checking it out. It’s broken up on YouTube into 6 parts, and it’s highly worth watching.
The Vertically Striped Radio Music recommendation of the week…
The Decemberists: The Crane Wife – (2006) The Decemberists are an interesting group. The lead singer Colin Meloy has a haunting, almost whiny, voice, but in a good way. This was their first album on a major label (Capitol Records), and although it has more of a major label type sound, I don’t feel like they sacrificed their sound to accomplish that. They also aren’t afraid to have massively long songs, as two of the tracks clock in at over ten minutes long, but many of the melodic and beautiful songs almost sound like they would be most at home on the deck of a ship. Their music tells good stories, and I really enjoy this album as a whole. It has the feel of an indie/folk group that is starting to grow up.
Sounds Like: Well, not much sounds exactly like the Decemberists, but if you enjoy the Shins, Iron and Wine, or Elliott Smith, you may enjoy them. I sure do.
(Cue Clip 01 - Outro Music)
Wrap up…thank guests (if you have any.) Plug LCS and make mention of Jerry Fairish plugging us on the last LCS show. Since it’s the 4th of July and all, I think we’ll go out on a patriotic note.
Shalom and Good evening to you all!
(Play Clip 07 – Star Mangled Banner)
Backup Material: If needed
Revisit best superhero power to have: I have done more soul-searching and determined that mind control would probably lead to me being an evil criminal, I am now throwing my support behind the power of teleportation.
Text messaging – The whole country is turning into morons. How hard is it to spell a whole word? We may be saving time by not typing out the Y and the O when we spell you, but the end result is that our methods of communication are devolving into a retarded stew of stupid.
D.A.M.N. Network –
D.A.M.N. Network – Name everybody
1. Dave Dameshek – Message Board at www.Dameshek.com and www.710espn.com
2. The Ed – www.theedssuperdeluxewebsite.com and www.blogtalkradio.com/lcs
3. LCS Boys - Mike Dell and Jerry Fairish – www.lcshockey.com and www.blogtalkradio.com/lcs
4. Barnstable Broadcast – www.blogtalkradio.com/umassjsp
5. Elevation Radio with John Klein – www.blogtalkradio.com/lordelevation
6. Microserf – www.wrecklessconjecture.blogspot.com
7. The No Name Show - www.blogtalkradio.com/No-Name-Show
I know that bets are laid every week on whether or not the “co-host” of this show will be here, to settle all those wagers, I will now go to the switchboard to see…Bruce…are you there???
Today on Vertically Striped Radio: The nominations will be revealed from The Vertically Striped Academy of Arts, Sciences, and other Neato Stuff for “The Vertically Striped Awards for Excellence in the Field of Excellence”, commonly referred to as “The Sockies.” We’ll have a special report from the Onion regarding the critical situation in restaurants across the country of Americans filling up on bread. Which season is the best, and which is the worst? Is it better to have your team go far and fail, or just stink all season long? The Raiders, tired of failing to dominate the NFL now plan to dominate the skies of Asia. Perhaps, if you’re good, we’ll play a little Demetri Martin. All of that, plus if you are bold and courageous enough to call, we’ll take your calls on all this foolishness…
(Cue Clip 02 - news music)
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 –
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
But before we get to all that goodness, let’s get to the news…
(Play Clip 02 - News Music)
1. Raiders Partner with AirAsia-
To serve and expand the franchise’s global fan base, the Oakland Raiders recently announced an unprecedented sponsorship of AirAsia, the largest low-fare airline in Asia.
The highlight of the sponsorship is an AirAsia A340 airliner named “Xcellence” that is adorned with Raider imagery, including the Raider shield on the tailfin and an eye patch on the nose of the plane.
“We are absolutely thrilled with our new relationship with AirAsia,” said Raiders Chief Executive Amy Trask. “It is a unique and audacious relationship between two truly global organizations. As always, we eagerly seek creative opportunities to serve and interact with our fans throughout the world and we are delighted to work with AirAsia on this creative endeavor.”
An industry leader in providing content for international fans, The Silver and Black maintains a global presence and communicates worldwide through the team’s official web properties which feature original and translated content in six different languages - Tagalog, Japanese, German, Chinese, Spanish and English.
“We are very excited to associate ourselves with a great, iconic team like the Oakland Raiders as they reflect our own endeavor for excellence,” said AirAsia Group CEO Dato Sri Tony Fernandes. “This is AirAsia’s latest effort in boosting our brand globally via our extensive route presence across Asia.
I haven’t been less inclined to want to see a plane since Tom Arnold and Snoop Dogg released Soul Plane. Several things strike me as ridiculous about this story. 1. The name of the plane is Xcellence, but it’s spelled wrong. So that seems oddly appropriate. 2. Really? You’re going to try to improve the image of your airline by adorning it with logos of the most inept franchise in football? 3. The Raiders’ web site is available in 6 languages and one of them is something called Tagalog?? Shocking to me for some reason. 4. AirAsia doesn’t travel to North America. So really, what’s the point? It would be like a team in the German Bundasliga adorning a Southwest Airlines plane, why bother?
2. Our second news story comes to us from our correspondent at the Onion Radio News Network, Doyle Redland. Let’s check this story out. (Play Clip 09)
3. ELGIN, Ill. – Police in suburban Chicago say a taxi driver who didn't have Mace handy when he was attacked by a knife-wielding passenger instead disarmed the man with a can of aerosol deodorant.
Elgin Deputy Police Chief Jeff Swoboda says the 51-year-old cabbie picked up the male passenger early Thursday outside a casino. Swoboda said the driver grew suspicious when the man offered several destinations, so he surreptitiously placed the small can of deodorant between his legs.
Shortly afterward, the passenger put a knife to the driver's neck and demanded money. The cabbie sprayed the deodorant in the man's eyes, causing him to drop the knife.
Swoboda says the man punched the driver before fleeing, but didn't seriously injure him.
I can’t decide what the most shocking part of this story is. That the Taxi driver had the guts to “mace” his attacker with an aerosol deodorant can, or that a Cabbie uses deodorant?
4. MIAMI (Reuters) – A fight broke out on a Florida bus when news of Michael Jackson's death sparked debate over whether he should be remembered as a great musical talent, and one passenger was charged with assault, police said on Friday.
The bus was moving through the city of North Lauderdale on Thursday when passenger James Kiernan received a text message about Jackson's death on his cell phone, and he read it aloud on the bus, the Broward County Sheriff's Department said.
The unidentified bus driver opined that "Michael Jackson should have been in jail long ago," prompting Kiernan, 60, to retort that "the world just lost a great musical talent," the police report said.
It said the last remark enraged another passenger, Henry Wideman, who started a swearing match with Kiernan, then pulled out a knife and chased Kiernan down the aisle with it.
The driver called his dispatcher and pulled over near a convenience store to wait for sheriff's deputies, who arrested Wideman, 54. He remained in jail on Friday on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
(Cue Clip 02 - News Music)
I’m Craig, and that’s the news…
(Play Clip 02 - News Music)
The most important item on today’s agenda is up next. The official nominations from The Vertically Striped Academy of Arts, Sciences, and other Neato Stuff for “The Vertically Striped Awards for Excellence in the Field of Excellence”, commonly referred to as “The Sockies.”
The Sockies:
Best Holiday – The nominees are: Independence Day, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Flag Day, and New Years Eve.
Best Color – The nominees are: Orange, Brown, Green, Blue, and Purple
Sports Team of the Year – The nominees are: the Denver Nuggets, the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Tampa Bay Rays, the Arizona Cardinals, and the Chicago Blackhawks
Best Picture…that Craig has actually seen this year – The nominees are: Up, The Hangover, Earth, Star Trek, and Slumdog Millionaire.
Best Website – The nominees are: lcshockey.com, dameshek.com (The Dave Dameshek Message Board), CentSports.com, Twitter.com, theedssuperdeluxewebsite.com (VerticallyStripedSocks.com recused itself, seeing as how it’s hosting the awards, it wouldn’t be fair to win it too)
Sports Idiot of the Year – The nominees are: Brett Favre, Manny Ramierez, Josh McDaniels, Marion Hossa, and Plaxico Burress
The People’s Choice Sockie - Best Dameshek Amalgamated Messageboard Network Radio Show (A poll will be put up on Dameshek.com, the winner of the poll wins the award) – The nominees are: The No Name Show with Aaron a.k.a. Bonaduce Sux, the Barnstable Broadcast with Scottie Perkins, Vertically Striped Radio with Craig and sometimes Bruce Dodge BlogTalkRadio, Elevation Radio with John Kline on BlogTalk, The LCS Hockey Show with Jerry Fairish and Mike Dell on BlogTalk, Dameshek on Demand 710ESPN.com, and The Ed Show with Ed Miller.
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831
I had a post up on VerticallyStripedSocks.com this week about the worst season of the year. We happen to be entering into that time in my opinion, Summer. Heat, sweat, mosquitoes, Sunburns, and there are no good sports on except for baseball. The best season to me is easily Autumn. Football starts, the leaves get beautiful, football starts, Fantasy football gets going, football starts, the weather is cooling but not cold, football starts, the World Series happens in October, did I mention that football starts? I love the fall.
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831
Another post on the Socks this week discussed whether it is better that you team sucks all year, but your expectations never get raised, or if rather it is better to have your team raise expectations and then fail. We’re experiencing both this summer so far with the Rockies. Started out miserably, now they are hot and in playoff contention. They have remained pretty hot going 4-2 this week, although both losses came to the Dodgers.
(Play Clip 04 - Ed’s Twitter song)
Twitter update:
Update my twitter stats: Gained several followers this week, and I’m almost to my goal of 50, of course, I think half of the people who added me are just trying to get business for their porn site, but I’m not picky.
Following people - 32
Followers people - 49
I still have more followers than people I’m following, but you really should start following me. Come on, I’d like to get up to 50, that’s my meager goal.
www.twitter.com/socnorb777
Follow Bruce if you want, not that he’s saying much…
www.twitter.com/bdodge60
(If we have extra time, or I need to kill 6:24 of show) – I’d like to introduce anyone unfamiliar with one of my favorite comics going right now. His name is Demitri Martin, and he cracks me up. Thought I’d give you a little taste of his act with a song he calls, “Sames and Opposites.” (Play Clip 08 – Demetri Martin - Sames and Opposites) If you enjoyed that, I highly recommend heading over to YouTube and doing a search for his show called “If I” it’s sort of a documentary, sort of a show, it’s him talking about his life and I’m not sure if you would say he has a social disorder exactly, but he’s also not quite right, but in the most interesting way possible, and I highly recommend checking it out. It’s broken up on YouTube into 6 parts, and it’s highly worth watching.
The Vertically Striped Radio Music recommendation of the week…
The Decemberists: The Crane Wife – (2006) The Decemberists are an interesting group. The lead singer Colin Meloy has a haunting, almost whiny, voice, but in a good way. This was their first album on a major label (Capitol Records), and although it has more of a major label type sound, I don’t feel like they sacrificed their sound to accomplish that. They also aren’t afraid to have massively long songs, as two of the tracks clock in at over ten minutes long, but many of the melodic and beautiful songs almost sound like they would be most at home on the deck of a ship. Their music tells good stories, and I really enjoy this album as a whole. It has the feel of an indie/folk group that is starting to grow up.
Sounds Like: Well, not much sounds exactly like the Decemberists, but if you enjoy the Shins, Iron and Wine, or Elliott Smith, you may enjoy them. I sure do.
(Cue Clip 01 - Outro Music)
Wrap up…thank guests (if you have any.) Plug LCS and make mention of Jerry Fairish plugging us on the last LCS show. Since it’s the 4th of July and all, I think we’ll go out on a patriotic note.
Shalom and Good evening to you all!
(Play Clip 07 – Star Mangled Banner)
Backup Material: If needed
Revisit best superhero power to have: I have done more soul-searching and determined that mind control would probably lead to me being an evil criminal, I am now throwing my support behind the power of teleportation.
Text messaging – The whole country is turning into morons. How hard is it to spell a whole word? We may be saving time by not typing out the Y and the O when we spell you, but the end result is that our methods of communication are devolving into a retarded stew of stupid.
D.A.M.N. Network –
D.A.M.N. Network – Name everybody
1. Dave Dameshek – Message Board at www.Dameshek.com and www.710espn.com
2. The Ed – www.theedssuperdeluxewebsite.com and www.blogtalkradio.com/lcs
3. LCS Boys - Mike Dell and Jerry Fairish – www.lcshockey.com and www.blogtalkradio.com/lcs
4. Barnstable Broadcast – www.blogtalkradio.com/umassjsp
5. Elevation Radio with John Klein – www.blogtalkradio.com/lordelevation
6. Microserf – www.wrecklessconjecture.blogspot.com
7. The No Name Show - www.blogtalkradio.com/No-Name-Show
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