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.

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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)
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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…
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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)


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Shalom and Good evening to you all!
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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