Greetings and Salutations, people. It’s the radio show that has no clue who killed JFK, this is Vertically Striped Radio. I am your host, Craig Dodge, and today on VSR let’s focus on what we’re thankful for. Me, I’ve got a whole bunch of things. I’m thankful that BlogTalkRadio is a free service, I’m thankful that the National League hasn’t adopted the designated hitter yet, I’m thankful that the Broncos busted their slump on Thanksgiving by thumping the Giants, I’m thankful for brisket over turkey this thanksgiving, I’m thankful that Denver has four major professional teams, and I’m thankful that you have decided to tune us in. Our download numbers keep growing, which must mean we’re doing something right, or else Jerry Fairish is just downloading the show a bunch of times to make me feel better. Either way, I’m happy!
Today on Vertically Striped Radio, We’ll revisit another Great moment in the history of BlogTalkRadio, We’ve got a fun magnificent seven list…seven fantastic football coach Press-Conference Freak-Outs, We’ll discuss whether LeBron should change his number, of course we’ll have the news and it’s a Willie Mays version of the Vertically Striped Music Recommendation…that’s right! Let’s play two!, and if you’d like to call in to participate and share what you’re thankful for, you can do so by calling…
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
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Let’s get to the news…
METHUEN, Mass. – A Massachusetts woman who recently separated from her husband and had her hours cut at work says an image of Jesus Christ she sees on her iron has reassured her that "life is going to be good."
Mary Jo Coady first noticed the image Sunday when she walked into her daughter's room.
The brownish residue on the bottom of the iron looks like the face of a man with long hair.
The 44-year-old Coady was raised Catholic. She and her two college-age daughters agree that the image looks like Jesus and is proof that "he's listening."
Coady tells The Eagle-Tribune she hopes her story will inspire others during the holidays. She says she plans to keep the iron in a closet and buy a new one.
WARSAW, Poland – Visitors to Warsaw's zoo are being greeted by two "Homo sapiens" peering out from a cage — humans in animal skins trying to spark interest in man's caveman ancestors.
Organizer Maria Mastalerz says the weeklong "performance" aims to attract interest in a play, "Caveman," showing in the Polish capital. But she says it also carries a message that humans today are not all that different from their prehistoric ancestors.
Dressed in furs and animal skins, the young woman and man smoked a fish over a fire Friday, poking it with a stick, or stared from behind bars at startled zoo visitors.
The display runs through Sunday.
CARY, N.C. – Police said a North Carolina man rammed his car into a hot dog stand when the vendor refused to sell him a hot dog and drink for a dollar. WRAL-TV reported 23-year-old David Kelbaugh of Rolesville was charged Wednesday with assault with a deadly weapon, hit-and-run, driving while intoxicated and injury to property. Police said Kelbaugh was drinking at a bar in Cary early Wednesday when he left to order food at the hot dog stand.
Kelbaugh asked for a hot dog and a drink for one dollar and the vendor told him that wasn't enough money.
Police said Kelbaugh yelled at the vendor, got in his car and rammed the hot dog stand twice. The vendor was treated for back injuries. His name was not released.
Kelbaugh fled and was later arrested. He's been released on $6,000 bond.
BOULDER, Colo. – Authorities say a man in Colorado apparently tried to steal an ATM by hauling it away with a truck.
The plan didn't work. The alleged attempted theft of the free-standing, outdoor ATM in Boulder set off an alarm early Wednesday morning. When police arrived they found the ATM on its side about 15 feet from its foundation outside a Chase Bank. No money had been taken.
Surveillance photos show a man hooking the ATM's chain to the back of a U-Haul truck. The truck, which had been reported as stolen, was discovered a short distance away later that day.
(Play News Music – Clip 03)
I’m Craig, and that’s the news…(Play News Music – Clip 03)
MAIN TOPIC: Magnificent 7 Press Conference Freak-outs!
7. Bill Callahan – We’ve got to be the dumbest team in America (Clip 21)
6. Jim Mora – Diddly Poo (Clip 22)
5. John McKay – Well, we didn’t block well, but we made up for it by not tackling
(Clip 23)
1 – A reporter asked him…How do you feel about your team’s excecution? – He replied, "I'm all in favor of it."
2 - On an interception thrown by Steve DeBerg in 1984 that cost the Bucs a game against the Giants - "It was thrown to nobody. Well, it was thrown to somebody, Harry Carson. But he happened to be playing for the New York Giants at the time. It would have been a good pass if Harry had been playing for us."
3 - After a particularly heavy loss - "The bus leaves in an hour - anyone who needs a shower, take one."
4 - On losing a key game - "I told our players that there were 700 million Chinese people in the world who didn't even know the game was played. The next week, I got five letters from China asking "What happened?"
5 - After the Bucs broke their 26-game losing streak - "Three or four plane crashes and we're in the playoffs."
6 - On recruiting his son John to play for USC and then the Bucs - "I had an advantage - I slept with his mother."
7 - On the prospect of a late-season trip to Green Bay - "Going there is like winning the 98th prize in a beauty contest with only 97 prizes."
8 - On hearing how Buc kicker Pete Rajecki was nervous about McKay watching him in the 1976 pre-season - "That's unfortuntate as I plan on attending all the games."
9 - At a post-game press conference in 1976 "You guys don't know the difference between a football and a bunch of bananas."
10 - The following week after a media member has dropped off a case of bananas at his door - "You guys don't know the difference between a football and a Mercedez-Benz."
4. Herm Edwards – You play to win the game! (Clip 24)
3. Jim Mora – Playoffs? (Clip 25)
2. Mike Gundy – I’m a man, I’m 40 – (Clip 26)
-By a mother of children.
-Has to have been written by someone who doesn’t have a child
-Holds up the newspaper and half of it falls to the ground
-He starts staring at Jenny Carlson
-He’s FAT!
-That’s why I don’t read the newspaper, cuz it’s GARBAGE. (He may actually be
illiterate)
-I’m a man, I’m 40
-That ain’t true!
-Makes me want to puke
-Somehow he actually GOT APPLAUSE!?!?
1. Denny Green – The Bears are who we thought they were. (Clip 27)
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
Great Moments in the History of BlogTalkRadio.com – Clip 14 (Great Moments Theme) Clip 19 (15,000 Pieces of cheese)
Topics:
-Mike Shanahan – To the Bills? Why would he do this?
-Scribblenauts – Interesting video game
-I’m opposed to the hat trick celebration. Under no circumstance am I throwing a 20 to 30 dollar item onto the ice.
-LeBron James is changing his number to 6 – Wants to retire 23 across the NBA to honor MJ.
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
Barenaked Ladies “Rock Spectacle” (1996)
For the second straight week, I’m going to go back to the 90’s and another of my favorite albums of all time. Rock Spectacle is a live album from the Barenaked Ladies from 1996 before they started to make it big with their song “One Week” which also doubles as one of their worst songs, in my opinion. I love BNL, especially their early nineties stuff, and Rock Spectacle is some of their best stuff done after they have had a chance to master it even better than when it was released on their albums. There is an awesome version of “Jane” on here, along with a great version of “Brian Wilson” and the absolute best version I’ve heard of their song “Life, in a nutshell” and one of my favorite songs by BNL ever “When I fall.” I like just about everything about this album including the outtakes of them joking to the crowd, which is a staple of their live shows. And of course, “Straw Hat and Old Dirty Hank”
In fact, I like this album so much, I couldn’t decide what song to play…so I’m going to cheat as I occasionally do, and do a Willie Mays…yup, let’s play 2! I’m going to start with “Life, in a nutshell” and then finish with “Straw Hat and Old Dirty Hank” and I almost wanted to play “When I fall” too, but I decided to keep it at just two songs, otherwise I might start playing the whole album.
Thanks…
Shalom and good evening to you all… (Clip 18 – Life in a nutshell and Clip 17 – Straw Hat and Old Dirty Hank)
SAN LUIS, Colo. – A creepy string of calf mutilations in southern Colorado has a rancher and sheriff's officials mystified.
Four calves were found dead in a pasture just north of the New Mexico state line in recent weeks. The dead calves had their skins peeled back and organs cleared from the rib cage. One calf had its tongue removed.
But rancher Manuel Sanchez has found no signs of human attackers, such as footprints or ATV tracks. And there are no signs of an animal attack by a coyote or mountain lion. Usually predators leave pools of blood or drag marks from carrying away the livestock.
Two officers from the Costilla County Sheriff's Office have investigated the mutilations but say they don't know what's killing the calves.
"There's nothing really to go by," said Sanchez, who's ranched for nearly 50 years. "I can't figure it out."
A spokesman for the sheriff's office told The Pueblo Chieftain that investigators doubt a person butchered the calves because there is no blood at the scene.
"I've butchered a cow before and I know what kind of a mess it leaves," Sgt. James Chavez said.
Some in the area believe the mutilations are the work of aliens. An area UFO chaser, Chuck Zukowski of Colorado Springs, has been to the Costilla County pasture to investigate.
He told the paper there have been other unexplained calf mutilations in the area, including three in March. One of the other calves, found dead on a ranch near Trinidad, had its ears removed, Zukowski said.
"We're trying as much as we can to find a pattern," said Zukowski, who runs a UFO Web site called ufonut.com.
Sanchez said he has sold off his 32 remaining calves out of fear more would be mutilated. He hasn't decided how he'll manage the remaining 40 animals in his herd.
"It's a big loss for a small rancher," he said.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Show Prep #26
Greetings and Salutations, people. It’s the Radio Show that Stares at Goats, this isI, It’s Vertically Striped Radio. I am your host and jedi warrior, Craig Dodge fresh from a fun evening last night where I waited in line for an hour or so with my buddy Scott in order to be able to spend about 28 seconds with the Sports Guy Bill Simmons at the Tattered Cover Book store, then I saw The Men who Stare at Goats. All in all a good evening. This boys night out was a result of the fact that my wife and my sister in law went out to see New Moon. I opted out of that trainwreck, as I maintain a strict policy that maintains that vampires should not be romantic.
Also going down Today on Vertically Striped Radio, We’ll discuss the over-the-top sports movie pitches that were submitted for the show on Dameshek.com. Aaron Young of the no name show has declared that if he doesn’t get lost in the woods he’ll be stopping by for a visit, I’ll discuss why I am quickly losing faith in my Broncos…Chris Simms. Ugh!, Ireland gets screwed over MAJORLY!, and Mike Shanahan isn’t SERIOUSLY considering the Bills, is he?
To take part in the big show today:
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
Follow me on Twitter @socnorb777
Let’s get to the news…
(Play News Music – Clip 03)
RALEIGH, N.C. – A North Carolina doctor could lose his medical license after a patient complained he made cutting criticisms, including telling her she was fat. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported the North Carolina Medical Board will decide if Dr. Earl Sunderhaus of Asheville overstepped the bounds of professional decency.
The eye doctor's patient complained Sunderhaus poked her thigh and told her she is fat, and also scolded her as irresponsible for being unemployed and relying on taxpayers to pay for another pregnancy.
Sunderhaus admitted he told the patient that her thick thighs and diabetes could cause her to go blind.
LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang that allegedly killed dozens of people and sold their fat to buyers who used it to make cosmetics.
Four Peruvians were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, murder and trafficking in human fat.
The group stored the fat it collected in used soda and water bottles, which police showed reporters.
"We have people detained who have declared and stated how they murdered people with the aim being to extract their fat in rudimentary labs and sell it," said Police Commander Angel Toldeo.
In addition to those taken into custody, police said they were searching for others who bought fat from the gang or might have worked with it.
Remains from some of the victims were found at a rural house in the region of Huanuco where the group worked, according police video.
Police said they were investigating 60 disappearances in the area that might be linked to the gang.
The investigation started this month after police heard about a shipment of fat that arrived in Lima by bus from Peru's mountains.
LOS ANGELES – Federal officials say they arrested a man who strapped 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles International Airport.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Friday that 40-year-old Michael Plank of Lomita, Calif., was returning from Australia when U.S. Customs agents found 11 skinks, two geckos and two monitor lizards fastened to his body Tuesday.
Plank has been released on $10,000 bond and will be arraigned in federal court on Dec. 21.
Authorities say the lizards' value totals more than $8,500. All Australian reptiles are strictly regulated and Plank did not have a permit for them.
I’m Craig, and that’s the news…(Play News Music – Clip 03)
MAIN TOPIC: Over the Top Movie Pitches!
Craig’s Pitch:
It's the 60's and a group of three charismatic black Doo Wop singers are looking for mainstream acceptance in the racially divided Canadian town in which they live. The local junior hockey team has been the pride of the area, winning multiple junior championships over the past several years. Their bus ends up going into a ditch and blowing up killing almost the entire team except for the head coach and the team captain and a star player.
The season was just about to start, but now the best players in town have all been killed, and they may have to cancel the season. The town is devastated, and the Doo Wop group sees an opportunity to gain acceptance by helping to put together a group of misfits to fill out the team roster.
They speak with a bunch of kids from the town who play hockey and get the spirit of the town behind them, and they learn to play the game themselves and become adored by the town when their ragtag group pulls together and wins the championship over their evil and racially bigoted rivals and in the process they help heal the racial divide in the town. The name of the film? "The Chubby Checkers", of course.
Aaron Young’s Movie Poster:
Aaron Young’s pitch:
Johnny Rogers was a star high school quarterback. He had it all: nice house, loads of cash, a great car, and dated the cheerleading squad; not certain members of the squad, the whole squad. Life was good . . . until that night. After leading his team to the state championship for the 6th year in a row, Johnny Rogers is killed in a horrific automobile accident.
20 years later, his now aged parents revive his cryogenically frozen body. After a 32 hour operation, Johnny is brought back to life. However, during the operation his legs have to be amputated. Johnny is alive, but he will never be able to play football again . . . or will he?
Fredrick Furgenmeister is a German scientist who was disbarred for his experiments on humans in Africa during the 70s. Johnny's parents hire him to build a rocket powered wheelchair for their re-animated son. Using his new wheels and a loophole in the law, Johnny is allowed one more year of high school eligibility.
He makes he most of his second chance, leading the team to another state title and banging the daughters of all his former girlfriends. However, all is not well. Johnny is having visions from the past; nightmarish images of the day he died and the 20 years he spent in hell.
The day he signs to play quarterback for the University of Texas, he attends a big party to celebrate. As he is driving home that night . . . (get ready for it) . . . he is killed in a horrible automobile accident!!!!
"The Rocket" coming soon to a theater near you (based on a true story). This movie has not yet been rated.
Andrew Tobey’s (Major Minority) Pitch:
Because im typing his from my cell phone, and it's a pain, I'll give you the beginning, with the nd being obvious:
The movie begins with a mother to be holding her stomach, in visable discomfort. "Wow, the twins are really kicking today!" She exclaims, as the father is nearby watching the world cup, rooting for the USA.
In the final seconds, team USA loses, and the father becomes enraged, kicking the remote clean through the drywall.
Credits followed by a montage of two fraternal twins being born (1 boy, 1 girl), then them at 8 playing soccer, where she's clearly better than him, b ut they're both still having fun, then to them in high school where she's being carried off the soccer field (the men's team, no less, and the back of their jerseys reveal that their last name is Bul) while he's sitting on the bench, to them in college...
We learn that the boy is named Terry Bul and he's bitter that he never turned out to be the soccer player dad wanted him to be. He's resentful of his sister, and finds out she's being recruited to play for the upcoming World Cup. Strong legs run in the family, but he always had too many hand penalties. He could kick the ball a mile, but didn't have the mental fortitude to keep his hands down.
His sister is adored by the father. He's overprotective of her and even named her Mom Bul because he figured it would be a turn off for male suitors. After all, who would want to bed Mom? She's going to be the 1st ever woman to play for the men's team in the World Cup, bringing her a whirlwind of fame.
She's scheduled to play her 1st game in Brazil, when a some fanatical Brazilian fans decide to kidnap her, asking for a million dollars as ransom. If they tell the authorities, they'll chop her legs off. The family doesn't know what to do, but they have 2 weeks to get them the money. They only have 250k.
Secretly, Terry has been playing in a kickball league, where he's the star. He's the best offensive player, but also the best defensive player, because his hands are an asset. He never told dad because kickball isn't a real sport in his dad's eyes. He even once told his son that the hardest part about playing kickball will be admitting he's a gay. However, right before the kidnapping, he was going to enter into the world series of kickball where the top prize was 10 million to be divided by the team 10 ways (9 players, 1 bench guy.) Only problem was, the entry fee was 250k.... now all of their faith and money are on Terry.
The rest writes itself.
I'll call it "The Ball Kickers."
Jerry Fairish’s pitch:
A middle-aged black man whose dreams of college football superstardom were dashed by a tragic injury. The man now tries to fill the emptiness by betting heavily on sports and collecting action figures of his favorite players.
Along the way, he meets a 30-something undernourished guy who lives across the country and the two form an unbreakable bond.
The catch? The black guy, who we'll call Ned, is now aging backwards and aided with the help of "Stickboy", the two formulate a plan to capture the glory that has so long eluded him.
So in preparation on his enrollment into Indiana University, Ned and Stickboy begin a disciplined regimen of push-ups, usually 9 at a click, and rolling around in the grass. Not to mention a steady diet of double cheeseburgers, Coca-Cola and Oreos.
Picture the exact opposite of "The Karate Kid" except now the older student mocks the younger mentor with taunts about his vegetarianism and his frail, sickly body and questions his sexuality by asking him if he's, "a gay" repeatedly.
Stickboy endures the ridicule and manages to get Ned into playing shape over the years. Ned is now physically ready to play college ball and using the fact that he's been shunned out of years of prizes by a local radio host, he has all the mental drive he needs.
Ned applies to IU and is widely accepted by the school after they're impressed with his many online degrees, including his newly achieved, "Human Language" Bachelors.
Cut to opening day. IU is taking on Texas Tech. Ned is pumped. He's made the team as starting tailback. I mean it's IU, they're not that good. Back on the field after 30 years, Ned is ready to run this team to a national title. Stickboy, now in his 60's, watches from the stands with a hearty bowl of Tofu and an icy glass of soy milk.
IU wins the flip, they elect to receive. 1st and ten. They call Ned's number. A right side toss. Ball is hiked and Ned grabs onto the pigskin lookin' for a hole to bust through. He bolts to the outside and knows if he can just get around the line, he'll be solid gone to the end zone. As he turns the corner, he slips on the field and blows out his knee. Again. In the blink of an eye, Ned's college career is over. Again. Stickboy, stuffed from his 3 bites of food, rushes to Ned's side to console him.
Devastated, Ned has no idea what to do now. Ned feels his life is over. And at being 24-years old now, it almost is.
But Ned and Stickboy stand side by side for the rest of their lives. An unbreakable friendship. Stickboy gets older and Ned is im-maturing. Sadly, Stickboy passes away from dysentery. The soybean will have that effect on the digestive system. Ned's unable to comprehend the loss of his friend because at this point he's only 4-years old.
And sadly, Ned passes away at the age of zero, but not before becoming the greatest champion known to man in the now thriving Super Deluxe Baby Fighting League.
The title, "Lose-iers" or "The Un-Curios Case of Nedjamin Button" or "The Shortest Yard".
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
Great Moments in the History of BlogTalkRadio.com – Clip 19 (15,000 Pieces of cheese)
Topics:
-Meeting the Sports Guy
-The men who stare at goats:
-Ireland screwed, France advancing to the World Cup thanks to Thierry Henry’s double handball. – HUGE STORY!
-Mike Shanahan – To the Bills? Why would he do this?
-Scribblenauts – Interesting video game
-I’m opposed to the hat trick celebration. Under no circumstance am I throwing a 20 to 30 dollar item onto the ice.
-LeBron James is changing his number to 6 – Wants to retire 23 across the NBA to honor MJ.
-Chad Ochocinco and the $1 bribe: Hilarious!
-Returning to the cereal well, Have you seen Breakfast Blitz cereal in your town?
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
Jars of Clay by Jars of Clay (1995)
Worlds Apart – Clip 18
Fun show, we talked a ton about the Redskins for some reason, and then discussed how Ireland got screwed by the refs against France which turned into a philosophical discussion about questioning authority. Weird first half hour, to be sure.
Then Face Ventura, Steve from Alabama, and The Whale and I broke down the four outlandish movie pitches that were submitted on the Dameshek.com message board. We had some great ideas, and I think movie executives would be foolish to avoid our ideas.
Finally, I reviewed the movie, "The Men Who Stare at Goats" which I gave a 7 out of 10. I shared a bit about meeting the sports guy and having him sign my copy of his book.
Finally, the Vertically Striped Music Recommendation was the self titled album by Jars of Clay from 1995, one of my favorite albums of all time.
Also going down Today on Vertically Striped Radio, We’ll discuss the over-the-top sports movie pitches that were submitted for the show on Dameshek.com. Aaron Young of the no name show has declared that if he doesn’t get lost in the woods he’ll be stopping by for a visit, I’ll discuss why I am quickly losing faith in my Broncos…Chris Simms. Ugh!, Ireland gets screwed over MAJORLY!, and Mike Shanahan isn’t SERIOUSLY considering the Bills, is he?
To take part in the big show today:
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
Follow me on Twitter @socnorb777
Let’s get to the news…
(Play News Music – Clip 03)
RALEIGH, N.C. – A North Carolina doctor could lose his medical license after a patient complained he made cutting criticisms, including telling her she was fat. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported the North Carolina Medical Board will decide if Dr. Earl Sunderhaus of Asheville overstepped the bounds of professional decency.
The eye doctor's patient complained Sunderhaus poked her thigh and told her she is fat, and also scolded her as irresponsible for being unemployed and relying on taxpayers to pay for another pregnancy.
Sunderhaus admitted he told the patient that her thick thighs and diabetes could cause her to go blind.
LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang that allegedly killed dozens of people and sold their fat to buyers who used it to make cosmetics.
Four Peruvians were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, murder and trafficking in human fat.
The group stored the fat it collected in used soda and water bottles, which police showed reporters.
"We have people detained who have declared and stated how they murdered people with the aim being to extract their fat in rudimentary labs and sell it," said Police Commander Angel Toldeo.
In addition to those taken into custody, police said they were searching for others who bought fat from the gang or might have worked with it.
Remains from some of the victims were found at a rural house in the region of Huanuco where the group worked, according police video.
Police said they were investigating 60 disappearances in the area that might be linked to the gang.
The investigation started this month after police heard about a shipment of fat that arrived in Lima by bus from Peru's mountains.
LOS ANGELES – Federal officials say they arrested a man who strapped 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles International Airport.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Friday that 40-year-old Michael Plank of Lomita, Calif., was returning from Australia when U.S. Customs agents found 11 skinks, two geckos and two monitor lizards fastened to his body Tuesday.
Plank has been released on $10,000 bond and will be arraigned in federal court on Dec. 21.
Authorities say the lizards' value totals more than $8,500. All Australian reptiles are strictly regulated and Plank did not have a permit for them.
I’m Craig, and that’s the news…(Play News Music – Clip 03)
MAIN TOPIC: Over the Top Movie Pitches!
Craig’s Pitch:
It's the 60's and a group of three charismatic black Doo Wop singers are looking for mainstream acceptance in the racially divided Canadian town in which they live. The local junior hockey team has been the pride of the area, winning multiple junior championships over the past several years. Their bus ends up going into a ditch and blowing up killing almost the entire team except for the head coach and the team captain and a star player.
The season was just about to start, but now the best players in town have all been killed, and they may have to cancel the season. The town is devastated, and the Doo Wop group sees an opportunity to gain acceptance by helping to put together a group of misfits to fill out the team roster.
They speak with a bunch of kids from the town who play hockey and get the spirit of the town behind them, and they learn to play the game themselves and become adored by the town when their ragtag group pulls together and wins the championship over their evil and racially bigoted rivals and in the process they help heal the racial divide in the town. The name of the film? "The Chubby Checkers", of course.
Aaron Young’s Movie Poster:
Aaron Young’s pitch:
Johnny Rogers was a star high school quarterback. He had it all: nice house, loads of cash, a great car, and dated the cheerleading squad; not certain members of the squad, the whole squad. Life was good . . . until that night. After leading his team to the state championship for the 6th year in a row, Johnny Rogers is killed in a horrific automobile accident.
20 years later, his now aged parents revive his cryogenically frozen body. After a 32 hour operation, Johnny is brought back to life. However, during the operation his legs have to be amputated. Johnny is alive, but he will never be able to play football again . . . or will he?
Fredrick Furgenmeister is a German scientist who was disbarred for his experiments on humans in Africa during the 70s. Johnny's parents hire him to build a rocket powered wheelchair for their re-animated son. Using his new wheels and a loophole in the law, Johnny is allowed one more year of high school eligibility.
He makes he most of his second chance, leading the team to another state title and banging the daughters of all his former girlfriends. However, all is not well. Johnny is having visions from the past; nightmarish images of the day he died and the 20 years he spent in hell.
The day he signs to play quarterback for the University of Texas, he attends a big party to celebrate. As he is driving home that night . . . (get ready for it) . . . he is killed in a horrible automobile accident!!!!
"The Rocket" coming soon to a theater near you (based on a true story). This movie has not yet been rated.
Andrew Tobey’s (Major Minority) Pitch:
Because im typing his from my cell phone, and it's a pain, I'll give you the beginning, with the nd being obvious:
The movie begins with a mother to be holding her stomach, in visable discomfort. "Wow, the twins are really kicking today!" She exclaims, as the father is nearby watching the world cup, rooting for the USA.
In the final seconds, team USA loses, and the father becomes enraged, kicking the remote clean through the drywall.
Credits followed by a montage of two fraternal twins being born (1 boy, 1 girl), then them at 8 playing soccer, where she's clearly better than him, b ut they're both still having fun, then to them in high school where she's being carried off the soccer field (the men's team, no less, and the back of their jerseys reveal that their last name is Bul) while he's sitting on the bench, to them in college...
We learn that the boy is named Terry Bul and he's bitter that he never turned out to be the soccer player dad wanted him to be. He's resentful of his sister, and finds out she's being recruited to play for the upcoming World Cup. Strong legs run in the family, but he always had too many hand penalties. He could kick the ball a mile, but didn't have the mental fortitude to keep his hands down.
His sister is adored by the father. He's overprotective of her and even named her Mom Bul because he figured it would be a turn off for male suitors. After all, who would want to bed Mom? She's going to be the 1st ever woman to play for the men's team in the World Cup, bringing her a whirlwind of fame.
She's scheduled to play her 1st game in Brazil, when a some fanatical Brazilian fans decide to kidnap her, asking for a million dollars as ransom. If they tell the authorities, they'll chop her legs off. The family doesn't know what to do, but they have 2 weeks to get them the money. They only have 250k.
Secretly, Terry has been playing in a kickball league, where he's the star. He's the best offensive player, but also the best defensive player, because his hands are an asset. He never told dad because kickball isn't a real sport in his dad's eyes. He even once told his son that the hardest part about playing kickball will be admitting he's a gay. However, right before the kidnapping, he was going to enter into the world series of kickball where the top prize was 10 million to be divided by the team 10 ways (9 players, 1 bench guy.) Only problem was, the entry fee was 250k.... now all of their faith and money are on Terry.
The rest writes itself.
I'll call it "The Ball Kickers."
Jerry Fairish’s pitch:
A middle-aged black man whose dreams of college football superstardom were dashed by a tragic injury. The man now tries to fill the emptiness by betting heavily on sports and collecting action figures of his favorite players.
Along the way, he meets a 30-something undernourished guy who lives across the country and the two form an unbreakable bond.
The catch? The black guy, who we'll call Ned, is now aging backwards and aided with the help of "Stickboy", the two formulate a plan to capture the glory that has so long eluded him.
So in preparation on his enrollment into Indiana University, Ned and Stickboy begin a disciplined regimen of push-ups, usually 9 at a click, and rolling around in the grass. Not to mention a steady diet of double cheeseburgers, Coca-Cola and Oreos.
Picture the exact opposite of "The Karate Kid" except now the older student mocks the younger mentor with taunts about his vegetarianism and his frail, sickly body and questions his sexuality by asking him if he's, "a gay" repeatedly.
Stickboy endures the ridicule and manages to get Ned into playing shape over the years. Ned is now physically ready to play college ball and using the fact that he's been shunned out of years of prizes by a local radio host, he has all the mental drive he needs.
Ned applies to IU and is widely accepted by the school after they're impressed with his many online degrees, including his newly achieved, "Human Language" Bachelors.
Cut to opening day. IU is taking on Texas Tech. Ned is pumped. He's made the team as starting tailback. I mean it's IU, they're not that good. Back on the field after 30 years, Ned is ready to run this team to a national title. Stickboy, now in his 60's, watches from the stands with a hearty bowl of Tofu and an icy glass of soy milk.
IU wins the flip, they elect to receive. 1st and ten. They call Ned's number. A right side toss. Ball is hiked and Ned grabs onto the pigskin lookin' for a hole to bust through. He bolts to the outside and knows if he can just get around the line, he'll be solid gone to the end zone. As he turns the corner, he slips on the field and blows out his knee. Again. In the blink of an eye, Ned's college career is over. Again. Stickboy, stuffed from his 3 bites of food, rushes to Ned's side to console him.
Devastated, Ned has no idea what to do now. Ned feels his life is over. And at being 24-years old now, it almost is.
But Ned and Stickboy stand side by side for the rest of their lives. An unbreakable friendship. Stickboy gets older and Ned is im-maturing. Sadly, Stickboy passes away from dysentery. The soybean will have that effect on the digestive system. Ned's unable to comprehend the loss of his friend because at this point he's only 4-years old.
And sadly, Ned passes away at the age of zero, but not before becoming the greatest champion known to man in the now thriving Super Deluxe Baby Fighting League.
The title, "Lose-iers" or "The Un-Curios Case of Nedjamin Button" or "The Shortest Yard".
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
Great Moments in the History of BlogTalkRadio.com – Clip 19 (15,000 Pieces of cheese)
Topics:
-Meeting the Sports Guy
-The men who stare at goats:
-Ireland screwed, France advancing to the World Cup thanks to Thierry Henry’s double handball. – HUGE STORY!
-Mike Shanahan – To the Bills? Why would he do this?
-Scribblenauts – Interesting video game
-I’m opposed to the hat trick celebration. Under no circumstance am I throwing a 20 to 30 dollar item onto the ice.
-LeBron James is changing his number to 6 – Wants to retire 23 across the NBA to honor MJ.
-Chad Ochocinco and the $1 bribe: Hilarious!
-Returning to the cereal well, Have you seen Breakfast Blitz cereal in your town?
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
Jars of Clay by Jars of Clay (1995)
Worlds Apart – Clip 18
Fun show, we talked a ton about the Redskins for some reason, and then discussed how Ireland got screwed by the refs against France which turned into a philosophical discussion about questioning authority. Weird first half hour, to be sure.
Then Face Ventura, Steve from Alabama, and The Whale and I broke down the four outlandish movie pitches that were submitted on the Dameshek.com message board. We had some great ideas, and I think movie executives would be foolish to avoid our ideas.
Finally, I reviewed the movie, "The Men Who Stare at Goats" which I gave a 7 out of 10. I shared a bit about meeting the sports guy and having him sign my copy of his book.
Finally, the Vertically Striped Music Recommendation was the self titled album by Jars of Clay from 1995, one of my favorite albums of all time.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Show Prep #25
Greetings and Salutations, people. It’s the podcast that tastes great AND is less filling. It’s Vertically Striped Radio. Proud to be the #4 ranked show on the Dameshek Amalgamated Network. Coming to you live from the Vertically Striped Studios in lovely Centennial, Colorado. I am your host Craig Dodge, and I gotta say, as much as October is a wonderful sports month and wonderful month in general, I must say the November pretty much blows. It’s not as bad as February, but it’s up there. If there is a saving grace for November, it’s the fact that it is the home for Thanksgiving. I love Thanksgiving. The football, the days off, the fact I don’t have to buy presents for everyone I know.Thanksgiving rules. All of the enjoyment with none of the crippling expectations.
Have you heard Christmas Carols yet? I was walking to the light rail train this week, and I heard “Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” I’m okay with Christmas songs when it’s Christmas time, but if there were such a thing as Thanksgiving Carols it’d be too soon. November 12th is ridiculous.
To join in today’s program, you can dial…
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1
If you want to follow me on Twitter…it’s @socnorb777
Also, if you’re interested in contributing something to VSR, or sending us a message, you can do so via our email address which is…
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
We received a piece of news through the email which requires us to do a special segment, and also required us to do a little bit of audio theft. The thievery was for a very necessary segment, so hopefully those wronged won’t hold it against us, but with this new piece of information brought to light by our roving reporter Major Minority, we had to do this…
(Play Clip 17 – LCS Conspiracy Theme)
Via the email, Major Minority sent me this message:
Vertically Striped Radio needs to tackle the issue that's been on everybody's mind in the last couple of weeks: Is Larry Security Guy Irv? To help you along the investigation, I have submitted a short 3 second clip with two sound bites... the 1st voice is Larry calling into Ed's show on July 2nd of this year, the next is Irv. You tell me what you think.
(Play Clip 18 – SGI or Larry?)
As always with conspiracy segments, it’s up to you to decide. I will follow Mike Dell’s lead and not tell you what believe, but simply say, “Investigate and decide for yourself.”
Today on Vertically Striped Radio, We’re going to yap with Trace Smith of the Southeast Sports Beat. We’ll take the pulse of the suddenly slumping Denver Broncos. Stupid criminals abound in the news today. I have a If you feel like calling in, you can be a contestant on the game show that we are debuting today that is sure to be sweeping the nation… “Best of 13!” (D-League or Minor League Hockey), Plus I’ll discuss my outlandish sports movie pitch.
Let’s get to the news…
(Play News Music – Clip 03)
NITRO, W.Va. – A former home improvement store clerk in West Virginia has been charged with discounting $20,000 worth of merchandise to win a man's heart. Nitro police arrested 20-year-old Katie Lynn Smith Thursday on a fraudulent schemes charge. She had worked at Lowe's.
A criminal complaint in county court says a security video shows Smith selling the man a pressure washer worth several hundred dollars for $3.66. That's the price of an 80-pound bag of concrete.
The complaint says Smith admitted incorrectly ringing up nearly $20,000 worth of merchandise in four months for "a male she desired as a boyfriend."
Smith's phone number isn't listed and police spokesman Ray Blake says she doesn't have an attorney yet.
Police couldn't say whether the scheme helped her romantic prospects.
DANVERS, Mass. – Who knew "Meep!" was a four-letter word? The utterance favored by bungling lab assistant Beaker of "The Muppet Show" has been banned at Danvers High School in Massachusetts after students said it to repeatedly interrupt school.
Principal Thomas Murray said the word was part of a disruption planned using Facebook.
The Salem News reports that parents recently got an automated call about "Meep!" from Murray. He warned them that students who said or displayed the word at school could be suspended.
Murray says the warning was needed because students didn't heed his "reasonable request" to stop the meeping.
Danvers High sophomore Melanie Crane says it doesn't mean anything in particular.
HAMILTON, Ohio – A young Cincinnati Bengals fan has been penalized for clipping. Dustin Reader got the NFL team's stripes and "B" insignia cut into his hair as a tribute to the team's good season. When he showed up to school in the southwest Ohio city of Hamilton on Monday, officials put the eighth-grader into in-school suspension. The school said its code of conduct prohibits extreme and distracting hairstyles.
Reader's parents and barber said they don't understand why the haircut is out of bounds. His father said his son just wants to show pride in the 6-2 Bengals.
School officials said he will continue to do his studies away from other students until the hair grows back or he changes the style.
I’ll have the photo of the haircut on VerticallyStripedSocks.com a little later on this afternoon, if you want to see it.
I’m Craig, and that’s the news…(Play News Music – Clip 03)
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
Interview with Trace:
I've been cyber stalking you through facebook. You have quite the extensive collection of pictures with famous/interesting people and some cool places...Julius Peppers, Bill Simmons, Dameshek, Beto Duran, the Sass, Phil Ford, The Pistons PA guy, the Schwab, you standing in the end zone on what looks like Panthers game day, Jesse Jackson, you at Emirates Stadium (Did you take in an Arsenal game?) I've got to hear at least some of these stories.
Sports guy’s Book of Basketball: What did you have him sign, and what should I have him sign?
Sports related stuff: What in God's name is wrong with Jake Delhomme? The Panthers show signs like going in to Arizona and taking down the NFC Champs, is it too little too late?
What is up with the Hurricanes, they are the league's worst by a bit, how'd they fall apart so quickly, and can they put it back together again?
Is anyone actually a Bobcats fan? I've NEVER met one.
Finally, your Heels...How will the title defense look? (College sports are a bit of a weakness for me, but since you're a UNC kid, we can't NOT talk about it!)
Naturally, you'll need to give me a little bit of good natured ribbing over the way your Cougars slaughtered me last week.
D-League or Minor League Hockey?
D-League
Albuquerque Thunderbirds
Austin Toros
Bakersfield Jam
Dakota Wizards
Erie BayHawks
Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Iowa Energy
Main Red Claws
Sioux Falls Skyforce
Springfield Armor
Idaho Stampede
Los Angeles D-Fenders
Reno Bighorns
Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Tulsa 66ers
Utah Flash
Minor League Hockey
Victoria Salmon Kings
Bakersfield Condors
Bloomington PrairieThunder
Idaho Steelheads
Amarillo Gorillas
Reading Royals
Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
Fort Wayne Komets
Wheeling Nailers
Odessa Jackalopes
Florida Everblades
Gwinnett Gladiators
South Carolina Stingrays
Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees (Play in Dodge Arena in Hidalgo, TX)
Battle Creek Revolution
Quad City Mallards
Topics:
-The Over the Top Movie Pitch Contest
-Earl Boykins is back in the NBA with the Wizards!
-Scribblenauts – Interesting video game
-I’m opposed to the hat trick celebration. Under no circumstance am I throwing a 20 to 30 dollar item onto the ice.
-LeBron James is changing his number to 6
-Chad Ochocinco and the $1 bribe: Hilarious!
-Returning to the cereal well, Have you seen Breakfast Blitz cereal in your town?
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
“Cease to Begin” by Band of Horses
The General Specific
Ode to LRC
AMBRIDGE, Pa. – Two western Pennsylvania residents need attorneys and, perhaps, a plumber. Police in Ambridge said they arrested 32-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman after the couple were seen standing — soaking wet — in an alley about 1 a.m. Wednesday.
Police said the couple had tried to steal copper pipes from a vacant apartment building, not realizing that water service was still turned on inside.
Police found two screwdrivers and a knife on the couple, tools that appeared to have been damaged attempting to pry something open. When police went inside the building, they saw water gushing from an overhead pipe.
The couple are in the Beaver County Jail on burglary and other charges. Ambridge is about 20 miles northwest of Pittsburgh.
INDIANA, Pa. – No shoes, no service, no matter. State police said a barefoot man didn't wait for a western Pennsylvania convenience store to open. Instead he smashed the glass door and entered early Wednesday, stealing a large number of scratch-off state lottery tickets.
Trooper Michael Duddy said the suspect may have cuts on his feet from walking on broken glass.
The burglary happened about 3:15 a.m. at the Vennards Crossroads store in White Township, about 45 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.
Police said surveillance video shows the man is likely 45 to 55 years old. He has brown hair and was wearing a dark blue sweat shirt, blue jeans and a blue-and-white ball cap.
TOPEKA, Kan. – Topeka police said a man who was trying to rob a discount cigarette store got stuck in a vent and had to be rescued by firefighters. Police said the man was stuck in a ventilation pipe for about three hours early Thursday. He eventually managed to call his daughter, who called 911.
Firefighters found the man head down in a ventilation pipe and pulled him out. He was taken to a Topeka hospital and will be charged after he is released.
Police Lt Chuck Haggard said the burglar "wasn't very cat-like."
Have you heard Christmas Carols yet? I was walking to the light rail train this week, and I heard “Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” I’m okay with Christmas songs when it’s Christmas time, but if there were such a thing as Thanksgiving Carols it’d be too soon. November 12th is ridiculous.
To join in today’s program, you can dial…
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1
If you want to follow me on Twitter…it’s @socnorb777
Also, if you’re interested in contributing something to VSR, or sending us a message, you can do so via our email address which is…
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
We received a piece of news through the email which requires us to do a special segment, and also required us to do a little bit of audio theft. The thievery was for a very necessary segment, so hopefully those wronged won’t hold it against us, but with this new piece of information brought to light by our roving reporter Major Minority, we had to do this…
(Play Clip 17 – LCS Conspiracy Theme)
Via the email, Major Minority sent me this message:
Vertically Striped Radio needs to tackle the issue that's been on everybody's mind in the last couple of weeks: Is Larry Security Guy Irv? To help you along the investigation, I have submitted a short 3 second clip with two sound bites... the 1st voice is Larry calling into Ed's show on July 2nd of this year, the next is Irv. You tell me what you think.
(Play Clip 18 – SGI or Larry?)
As always with conspiracy segments, it’s up to you to decide. I will follow Mike Dell’s lead and not tell you what believe, but simply say, “Investigate and decide for yourself.”
Today on Vertically Striped Radio, We’re going to yap with Trace Smith of the Southeast Sports Beat. We’ll take the pulse of the suddenly slumping Denver Broncos. Stupid criminals abound in the news today. I have a If you feel like calling in, you can be a contestant on the game show that we are debuting today that is sure to be sweeping the nation… “Best of 13!” (D-League or Minor League Hockey), Plus I’ll discuss my outlandish sports movie pitch.
Let’s get to the news…
(Play News Music – Clip 03)
NITRO, W.Va. – A former home improvement store clerk in West Virginia has been charged with discounting $20,000 worth of merchandise to win a man's heart. Nitro police arrested 20-year-old Katie Lynn Smith Thursday on a fraudulent schemes charge. She had worked at Lowe's.
A criminal complaint in county court says a security video shows Smith selling the man a pressure washer worth several hundred dollars for $3.66. That's the price of an 80-pound bag of concrete.
The complaint says Smith admitted incorrectly ringing up nearly $20,000 worth of merchandise in four months for "a male she desired as a boyfriend."
Smith's phone number isn't listed and police spokesman Ray Blake says she doesn't have an attorney yet.
Police couldn't say whether the scheme helped her romantic prospects.
DANVERS, Mass. – Who knew "Meep!" was a four-letter word? The utterance favored by bungling lab assistant Beaker of "The Muppet Show" has been banned at Danvers High School in Massachusetts after students said it to repeatedly interrupt school.
Principal Thomas Murray said the word was part of a disruption planned using Facebook.
The Salem News reports that parents recently got an automated call about "Meep!" from Murray. He warned them that students who said or displayed the word at school could be suspended.
Murray says the warning was needed because students didn't heed his "reasonable request" to stop the meeping.
Danvers High sophomore Melanie Crane says it doesn't mean anything in particular.
HAMILTON, Ohio – A young Cincinnati Bengals fan has been penalized for clipping. Dustin Reader got the NFL team's stripes and "B" insignia cut into his hair as a tribute to the team's good season. When he showed up to school in the southwest Ohio city of Hamilton on Monday, officials put the eighth-grader into in-school suspension. The school said its code of conduct prohibits extreme and distracting hairstyles.
Reader's parents and barber said they don't understand why the haircut is out of bounds. His father said his son just wants to show pride in the 6-2 Bengals.
School officials said he will continue to do his studies away from other students until the hair grows back or he changes the style.
I’ll have the photo of the haircut on VerticallyStripedSocks.com a little later on this afternoon, if you want to see it.
I’m Craig, and that’s the news…(Play News Music – Clip 03)
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
Interview with Trace:
I've been cyber stalking you through facebook. You have quite the extensive collection of pictures with famous/interesting people and some cool places...Julius Peppers, Bill Simmons, Dameshek, Beto Duran, the Sass, Phil Ford, The Pistons PA guy, the Schwab, you standing in the end zone on what looks like Panthers game day, Jesse Jackson, you at Emirates Stadium (Did you take in an Arsenal game?) I've got to hear at least some of these stories.
Sports guy’s Book of Basketball: What did you have him sign, and what should I have him sign?
Sports related stuff: What in God's name is wrong with Jake Delhomme? The Panthers show signs like going in to Arizona and taking down the NFC Champs, is it too little too late?
What is up with the Hurricanes, they are the league's worst by a bit, how'd they fall apart so quickly, and can they put it back together again?
Is anyone actually a Bobcats fan? I've NEVER met one.
Finally, your Heels...How will the title defense look? (College sports are a bit of a weakness for me, but since you're a UNC kid, we can't NOT talk about it!)
Naturally, you'll need to give me a little bit of good natured ribbing over the way your Cougars slaughtered me last week.
D-League or Minor League Hockey?
D-League
Albuquerque Thunderbirds
Austin Toros
Bakersfield Jam
Dakota Wizards
Erie BayHawks
Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Iowa Energy
Main Red Claws
Sioux Falls Skyforce
Springfield Armor
Idaho Stampede
Los Angeles D-Fenders
Reno Bighorns
Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Tulsa 66ers
Utah Flash
Minor League Hockey
Victoria Salmon Kings
Bakersfield Condors
Bloomington PrairieThunder
Idaho Steelheads
Amarillo Gorillas
Reading Royals
Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
Fort Wayne Komets
Wheeling Nailers
Odessa Jackalopes
Florida Everblades
Gwinnett Gladiators
South Carolina Stingrays
Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees (Play in Dodge Arena in Hidalgo, TX)
Battle Creek Revolution
Quad City Mallards
Topics:
-The Over the Top Movie Pitch Contest
-Earl Boykins is back in the NBA with the Wizards!
-Scribblenauts – Interesting video game
-I’m opposed to the hat trick celebration. Under no circumstance am I throwing a 20 to 30 dollar item onto the ice.
-LeBron James is changing his number to 6
-Chad Ochocinco and the $1 bribe: Hilarious!
-Returning to the cereal well, Have you seen Breakfast Blitz cereal in your town?
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
“Cease to Begin” by Band of Horses
The General Specific
Ode to LRC
AMBRIDGE, Pa. – Two western Pennsylvania residents need attorneys and, perhaps, a plumber. Police in Ambridge said they arrested 32-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman after the couple were seen standing — soaking wet — in an alley about 1 a.m. Wednesday.
Police said the couple had tried to steal copper pipes from a vacant apartment building, not realizing that water service was still turned on inside.
Police found two screwdrivers and a knife on the couple, tools that appeared to have been damaged attempting to pry something open. When police went inside the building, they saw water gushing from an overhead pipe.
The couple are in the Beaver County Jail on burglary and other charges. Ambridge is about 20 miles northwest of Pittsburgh.
INDIANA, Pa. – No shoes, no service, no matter. State police said a barefoot man didn't wait for a western Pennsylvania convenience store to open. Instead he smashed the glass door and entered early Wednesday, stealing a large number of scratch-off state lottery tickets.
Trooper Michael Duddy said the suspect may have cuts on his feet from walking on broken glass.
The burglary happened about 3:15 a.m. at the Vennards Crossroads store in White Township, about 45 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.
Police said surveillance video shows the man is likely 45 to 55 years old. He has brown hair and was wearing a dark blue sweat shirt, blue jeans and a blue-and-white ball cap.
TOPEKA, Kan. – Topeka police said a man who was trying to rob a discount cigarette store got stuck in a vent and had to be rescued by firefighters. Police said the man was stuck in a ventilation pipe for about three hours early Thursday. He eventually managed to call his daughter, who called 911.
Firefighters found the man head down in a ventilation pipe and pulled him out. He was taken to a Topeka hospital and will be charged after he is released.
Police Lt Chuck Haggard said the burglar "wasn't very cat-like."
Show Prep #24
Greetings and Salutations, people. Fighting through the gloom of a world in which the New York Yankees are sadly once again the champions of the world, This is Vertically Striped Radio. We’re going to get through this together, people, and hopefully today’s show will shine some sporting goodness through the darkness. If anyone ever will be able to put my mood straight again, it’s our guest on today’s program.
Before we get to Dave…
I’d like to bring in our distinguished part time co-host Mr. MJ Amory. How are you sir?
Two questions that our audience is dying to know. What play did you attend? And what row are your seats for the Broncos/Eagles game?
Give out the phone number - (646) 716-6831 OR 6-HOP-1-MOVE-1
Email address: radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
You can follow me on Twitter @socnorb777
I listen to a LOT of podcasts, and I can say without question that our guest today in my opinion is the greatest podcaster going today. His resume includes writing for such shows as Sports Geniuses, Battlebots, the Man Show, Crank Yankers and Jimmy Kimmel Live. He has worked in radio with the Adam Carolla Show, the spectacular Dave Dameshek Sports Contraption, and he has spent the last two years at 710 ESPN in Los Angeles producing his glorious podcast, Dave Dameshek on Demand where he fights injustice, rights that which is wrong and serves all mankind. Ladies and Gentlemen, it is my distinct pleasure to welcome to Vertically Striped Radio a man who has helped me survive the morning commute every day over the past year. He’s one heck of a swell fella and my podcasting hero, Mr. Dave Dameshek. Dave, thank you so much for agreeing to come on, and welcome to the show!
Broncos vs. Steelers
Dave, you’re well known as a diehard fan of Pittsburgh sports. I, of course am a diehard Denver Broncos fan, so since the Steelers pay us a visit here in the Mile High City this coming Monday I’m so glad you could come on to help us get a good breakdown of this game upcoming, but before we get too involved in discussing the game I have a serious question for you...Can we give you Mitch Berger back? Please?
The curse of Brett Kern: Broncos go 6-0 and then cut Kern and promptly lose. Titans lose their first six, sign Kern and promptly win.
You predicted a 3-13 season for the Broncos, I’d rip you for that, but I only had them winning one more than that, as I had em at 4-12. To what do you attribute this crazy good start?
Ty Law is now a Denver Bronco, combined with Champ Bailey and Brian Dawkins, the Broncos would be the most fearsome secondary in history if it were still 2003.
Tyler Polumbus starting at right tackle since Ryan Harris is out. Ugh. LaMarr Woodley and James Harrison may eat him alive.
Teams are getting their time to prep for the Broncos: This is the Third straight game for the Broncos playing against a team coming off of a bye.
The Steelers defense has been hit pretty hard by the injury bug; Safety Ryan Clark will likely miss the game due to complications from a sickle cell trait that can cause severe problems if he exerts himself at high altitude. After playing in Denver two years ago, he was so affected that for a time his life was in danger and his recovery cost him the whole second half of the season. On top of that, standout defeinsive lineman Aaron Smith is out for the year, his replacement Travis Kirschke will also be out with a torn left calf, which means that rookies Ziggy Hood and Sunny Harris will be playing significantly larger roles than usual. Despite the fact Ziggy and Sunny may be the coolest combination of names in the NFL, do you think the Steelers D will be able to play up to their usual high level on Monday night?
Ryan Clark: Is he playing in Denver? Should he play? (No)
Last year, you consistently worried that the Steelers’ inability to convert on short yardage running situations was going to bite you. It never did, but as a Steeler fan, How do you feel about the Steeler offensive line right now? When it’s fourth and 1 and they really need that yard, how do you feel about their chances to pick it up right now?
You are a staunch defender of Ben Roethlisberger, last season I was a bit skeptical of how strongly you defended him, but this year I drafted Big Ben on my fantasy team, and he’s been gangbusters. Can you give us a little insight into what is making him have such a solid year?
Okay, bottom line for Monday night. On VerticallyStripedSocks.com I have already predicted a final of Broncos 21 Steelers 20, do you have a prediction for Monday?
This has been a crazy fun season for fans of throwback uniforms. Not only are the AFL teams doing their throwback legacy games, but the Vikings, Rams, Cowboys, and Steelers all have donned retro unis this year and even the Tampa Bay Bucs will be breaking out the butterscotch pudding uniforms tomorrow. As a man who has openly campaigned to be the sports uniform czar in Obama’s administration, What do you think of this trend, and in your opinion what are the best of these old uniforms that you have seen this year?
Broncos lead all time series 13-6-1. Steelers haven’t won in Denver since 1990 (Other than the most important game, of course.) The game that was one of the most painful losses in my history as a Denver Broncos fan
I need an expert outsiders opinion, both the Broncos and Avalanche were expected to be lousy, but both have shot out to unexpected amazing starts. When it’s all over, Who has a better season this year? Broncos or Avs?
Just so we can put an end to the discussion for once and for all on the Dameshek.com message board, as I get tired of people debating this…Do you still keep tabs on the goings on over there on the message board?
I know you and Zach Rosenfeld have a big announcement coming on Wednesday concerning some news that will be of interest to the entire Shek Republic. Any chance that we can get some kind of hint as to what’s upcoming?
-Attack of the Sit Down guy at the Patriots game a few weeks ago.
Okay, I’m going to ask you to make a choice that is like choosing between your kids: Anyone who has listened to you for any amount of time knows you are a devout Pittsburgh sports fan, my question for you is that say for some odd reason you were forced to only follow one team, what would your choice be? Steelers or Penguins?
I turned my friend Scott on to your show, and he told me that he would be listening and asked if I could read his question to you. I have already given him the correct answer to this question, but since he is my friend, and since he asked me to, I figured I’d run it past you as well…
Dave,
I've only lived in Denver for 18 mos, and grew up in Little Rock, AR, so I have no NFL team loyalty. I'm going to MNF Steelers at Broncos because a friend who's a Steelers fan couldn't go and gave us the tickets. Should I root for the home team or should I support the guy who gave me the free tickets and cheer the Steelers?
Thanks,
a Floating Fan
You’ve got a reputation as a bit of a music connoisseur, and I love turning people on to what I consider to be good music. I wanted to ask you, is there anything musically that has caught your ear lately? What’s in the Dameshek rotation currently?
Although I don’t know all of the details, to your fans reading the tea leaves right now it seems this is a time of transition for you. I’ll let you plug yourself by asking, what are the best ways for people to get follow Dave Dameshek right now?
Let’s get to the news…
(Play News Music – Clip 03)
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A T-shirt a day has kept unemployment at bay for an American man who is making about $85,000 a year by selling advertising space on his torso.
Jason Sadler, 26, a former marketing professional from Florida, founded his own company, www.iwearyourshirt.com, in 2008 with the idea to wear a T-shirt supplied by any company and then use social media tools to promote the firm.
For his human billboard service, Sadler charges the "face value" of the day so January 1 costs $1, while December 31 costs $365.
Sadler said this may not sound like a lot but it adds up to $66,795 a year if he sells out every day, which he did this year. He also sells monthly sponsorships for $1,500, adding another $18,000 to his income.
"I walk around, take photos, wear the shirt all day ... I blog about those photos, I put 'em up on Twitter, I change my Facebook profile ... and then I do a Youtube video," he told Reuters Television.
"I made about $83,000 this year."
The average U.S. wage is about $615 a week or about $32,000 a year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Sadler has already begun filling his 2010 calendar so, in true entrepreneurial fashion, he is expanding services by hiring another individual to wear a shirt a day on the west coast of the United States -- and is doubling his price.
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – Senior health officials in the Canadian province of Alberta said on Wednesday they had fired an unidentified worker for giving National Hockey League players preferential access to the H1N1 flu vaccine.
The controversy boiled over this week when it was revealed that players for the NHL's Calgary Flames and their families received shots on an exclusive basis one day before the province closed public flu clinics due to a shortage of the vaccine.
"Our policies on vaccine distribution are designed to ensure an equitable distribution of the vaccine to all Albertans," Alberta Health Services Chief Executive Stephen Duckett said in a statement.
"The special treatment for the Flames and their families is unacceptable to us and contrary to all of our existing protocols and processes. I apologize for this breach of our duty to Albertans."
Public outrage over the revelations showed that Canadians' love for a hockey team, even when it includes such franchise stars as forward Jarome Iginla and goaltender Mikka Kiprusoff, only goes so far during a pandemic.
The health agency said it was continuing its investigation and more disciplinary action could be taken.
The flap over the Flames topped a chaotic several days for mass vaccination in the province of 3.5 million residents that started with hours-long queues at makeshift clinics and ended with the abrupt halt to H1N1 shots when far more people than expected showed up for them.
The Alberta authority said it would restart shots for higher-risk people such as young children and pregnant women, but it will keep vaccine from the general public for now.
SYDNEY (Reuters) – People scared of flying can now press a button on their iPhone to help them deal with their panic.
Long-haul airline Virgin Atlantic Airways has launched an application, or app, for its Flying Without Fear course which boasts a success rate of over 98 percent. Apps are a source of information, games and other novelty ideas for users of Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch devices.
The airline said in a statement that this app was designed to help people overcome fear, be it of the unfamiliar aircraft, the strange noises a plane makes, or of losing control.
"Our first iPhone app will bring the benefits of our successful Flying Without Fear course to millions of people around the world who are now using mobile technology to make their lives better," said Richard Branson, president of Virgin Atlantic
"The app will put many travelers at ease and enable them to prepare for their first Virgin Atlantic flight."
The airline developed the app with Mental Workout, a company developing software to help people resolve issues and increase mental performance. A spokesman from Mental Workout said an estimated one in every three adults were scared of flying.
The Flying Without Fear app has an introduction by Branson, a video-based in-flight explanation of a flight, frequently asked questions, relaxation exercises and a fear attack button for emergencies with breathing exercises.
The biggest problem with this, of course, is that you always have to shut off your cell phone during takeoff and landing, the most stressful times for those fearful of flying.
I’m Craig, and that’s the news…(Play News Music – Clip 03)
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
-Returning to the cereal well, Have you seen Breakfast Blitz cereal in your town? A quick Google search reveals boxes from the Redskins, Eagles, Packers and Cardinals plus I bought a box of them here in Denver with the Broncos mascot Miles prominently displayed. So I want to know, has anyone else seen the Breakfast Blitz in their team’s colors? If so, can you send me a photo of a box?
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
“Give Up” by The Postal Service (2003) (Clip 17)
The Postal Service is an American electronic indie pop band composed of vocalist Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and producer Jimmy Tamborello. They worked on a collaboration project, and they liked what they did so much that the decided to form a group.
The band's name was chosen due to the way in which it produced its songs. Tamborello wrote and performed instrumental tracks and then sent the Digital Audio Tapes to Gibbard, who edited the song as he saw fit (adding his vocals along the way), sending them back to Tamborello via the United States Postal Service.
In 2004, the United States Postal Service sent the band a cease and desist letter, citing its trademark on the phrase "postal service". After negotiations, the USPS relented, allowing the band use of the trademark in exchange for promotional efforts on behalf of the USPS and a performance at its annual National Executive Conference. Additionally, the USPS website sells the band's CDs.
As for the music, it’s melancholy but beautiful. It’s great music if you just want to sit and really absorb an album. “Such Great Heights” is an awesome love song, and “Clark Gable” is an amazing song about the search for truth and love in a world that feels all too often fake, but the song that is my favorite on the album and that I’m going to play us out with today is “Sleeping in”
Before we get to Dave…
I’d like to bring in our distinguished part time co-host Mr. MJ Amory. How are you sir?
Two questions that our audience is dying to know. What play did you attend? And what row are your seats for the Broncos/Eagles game?
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I listen to a LOT of podcasts, and I can say without question that our guest today in my opinion is the greatest podcaster going today. His resume includes writing for such shows as Sports Geniuses, Battlebots, the Man Show, Crank Yankers and Jimmy Kimmel Live. He has worked in radio with the Adam Carolla Show, the spectacular Dave Dameshek Sports Contraption, and he has spent the last two years at 710 ESPN in Los Angeles producing his glorious podcast, Dave Dameshek on Demand where he fights injustice, rights that which is wrong and serves all mankind. Ladies and Gentlemen, it is my distinct pleasure to welcome to Vertically Striped Radio a man who has helped me survive the morning commute every day over the past year. He’s one heck of a swell fella and my podcasting hero, Mr. Dave Dameshek. Dave, thank you so much for agreeing to come on, and welcome to the show!
Broncos vs. Steelers
Dave, you’re well known as a diehard fan of Pittsburgh sports. I, of course am a diehard Denver Broncos fan, so since the Steelers pay us a visit here in the Mile High City this coming Monday I’m so glad you could come on to help us get a good breakdown of this game upcoming, but before we get too involved in discussing the game I have a serious question for you...Can we give you Mitch Berger back? Please?
The curse of Brett Kern: Broncos go 6-0 and then cut Kern and promptly lose. Titans lose their first six, sign Kern and promptly win.
You predicted a 3-13 season for the Broncos, I’d rip you for that, but I only had them winning one more than that, as I had em at 4-12. To what do you attribute this crazy good start?
Ty Law is now a Denver Bronco, combined with Champ Bailey and Brian Dawkins, the Broncos would be the most fearsome secondary in history if it were still 2003.
Tyler Polumbus starting at right tackle since Ryan Harris is out. Ugh. LaMarr Woodley and James Harrison may eat him alive.
Teams are getting their time to prep for the Broncos: This is the Third straight game for the Broncos playing against a team coming off of a bye.
The Steelers defense has been hit pretty hard by the injury bug; Safety Ryan Clark will likely miss the game due to complications from a sickle cell trait that can cause severe problems if he exerts himself at high altitude. After playing in Denver two years ago, he was so affected that for a time his life was in danger and his recovery cost him the whole second half of the season. On top of that, standout defeinsive lineman Aaron Smith is out for the year, his replacement Travis Kirschke will also be out with a torn left calf, which means that rookies Ziggy Hood and Sunny Harris will be playing significantly larger roles than usual. Despite the fact Ziggy and Sunny may be the coolest combination of names in the NFL, do you think the Steelers D will be able to play up to their usual high level on Monday night?
Ryan Clark: Is he playing in Denver? Should he play? (No)
Last year, you consistently worried that the Steelers’ inability to convert on short yardage running situations was going to bite you. It never did, but as a Steeler fan, How do you feel about the Steeler offensive line right now? When it’s fourth and 1 and they really need that yard, how do you feel about their chances to pick it up right now?
You are a staunch defender of Ben Roethlisberger, last season I was a bit skeptical of how strongly you defended him, but this year I drafted Big Ben on my fantasy team, and he’s been gangbusters. Can you give us a little insight into what is making him have such a solid year?
Okay, bottom line for Monday night. On VerticallyStripedSocks.com I have already predicted a final of Broncos 21 Steelers 20, do you have a prediction for Monday?
This has been a crazy fun season for fans of throwback uniforms. Not only are the AFL teams doing their throwback legacy games, but the Vikings, Rams, Cowboys, and Steelers all have donned retro unis this year and even the Tampa Bay Bucs will be breaking out the butterscotch pudding uniforms tomorrow. As a man who has openly campaigned to be the sports uniform czar in Obama’s administration, What do you think of this trend, and in your opinion what are the best of these old uniforms that you have seen this year?
Broncos lead all time series 13-6-1. Steelers haven’t won in Denver since 1990 (Other than the most important game, of course.) The game that was one of the most painful losses in my history as a Denver Broncos fan
I need an expert outsiders opinion, both the Broncos and Avalanche were expected to be lousy, but both have shot out to unexpected amazing starts. When it’s all over, Who has a better season this year? Broncos or Avs?
Just so we can put an end to the discussion for once and for all on the Dameshek.com message board, as I get tired of people debating this…Do you still keep tabs on the goings on over there on the message board?
I know you and Zach Rosenfeld have a big announcement coming on Wednesday concerning some news that will be of interest to the entire Shek Republic. Any chance that we can get some kind of hint as to what’s upcoming?
-Attack of the Sit Down guy at the Patriots game a few weeks ago.
Okay, I’m going to ask you to make a choice that is like choosing between your kids: Anyone who has listened to you for any amount of time knows you are a devout Pittsburgh sports fan, my question for you is that say for some odd reason you were forced to only follow one team, what would your choice be? Steelers or Penguins?
I turned my friend Scott on to your show, and he told me that he would be listening and asked if I could read his question to you. I have already given him the correct answer to this question, but since he is my friend, and since he asked me to, I figured I’d run it past you as well…
Dave,
I've only lived in Denver for 18 mos, and grew up in Little Rock, AR, so I have no NFL team loyalty. I'm going to MNF Steelers at Broncos because a friend who's a Steelers fan couldn't go and gave us the tickets. Should I root for the home team or should I support the guy who gave me the free tickets and cheer the Steelers?
Thanks,
a Floating Fan
You’ve got a reputation as a bit of a music connoisseur, and I love turning people on to what I consider to be good music. I wanted to ask you, is there anything musically that has caught your ear lately? What’s in the Dameshek rotation currently?
Although I don’t know all of the details, to your fans reading the tea leaves right now it seems this is a time of transition for you. I’ll let you plug yourself by asking, what are the best ways for people to get follow Dave Dameshek right now?
Let’s get to the news…
(Play News Music – Clip 03)
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A T-shirt a day has kept unemployment at bay for an American man who is making about $85,000 a year by selling advertising space on his torso.
Jason Sadler, 26, a former marketing professional from Florida, founded his own company, www.iwearyourshirt.com, in 2008 with the idea to wear a T-shirt supplied by any company and then use social media tools to promote the firm.
For his human billboard service, Sadler charges the "face value" of the day so January 1 costs $1, while December 31 costs $365.
Sadler said this may not sound like a lot but it adds up to $66,795 a year if he sells out every day, which he did this year. He also sells monthly sponsorships for $1,500, adding another $18,000 to his income.
"I walk around, take photos, wear the shirt all day ... I blog about those photos, I put 'em up on Twitter, I change my Facebook profile ... and then I do a Youtube video," he told Reuters Television.
"I made about $83,000 this year."
The average U.S. wage is about $615 a week or about $32,000 a year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Sadler has already begun filling his 2010 calendar so, in true entrepreneurial fashion, he is expanding services by hiring another individual to wear a shirt a day on the west coast of the United States -- and is doubling his price.
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – Senior health officials in the Canadian province of Alberta said on Wednesday they had fired an unidentified worker for giving National Hockey League players preferential access to the H1N1 flu vaccine.
The controversy boiled over this week when it was revealed that players for the NHL's Calgary Flames and their families received shots on an exclusive basis one day before the province closed public flu clinics due to a shortage of the vaccine.
"Our policies on vaccine distribution are designed to ensure an equitable distribution of the vaccine to all Albertans," Alberta Health Services Chief Executive Stephen Duckett said in a statement.
"The special treatment for the Flames and their families is unacceptable to us and contrary to all of our existing protocols and processes. I apologize for this breach of our duty to Albertans."
Public outrage over the revelations showed that Canadians' love for a hockey team, even when it includes such franchise stars as forward Jarome Iginla and goaltender Mikka Kiprusoff, only goes so far during a pandemic.
The health agency said it was continuing its investigation and more disciplinary action could be taken.
The flap over the Flames topped a chaotic several days for mass vaccination in the province of 3.5 million residents that started with hours-long queues at makeshift clinics and ended with the abrupt halt to H1N1 shots when far more people than expected showed up for them.
The Alberta authority said it would restart shots for higher-risk people such as young children and pregnant women, but it will keep vaccine from the general public for now.
SYDNEY (Reuters) – People scared of flying can now press a button on their iPhone to help them deal with their panic.
Long-haul airline Virgin Atlantic Airways has launched an application, or app, for its Flying Without Fear course which boasts a success rate of over 98 percent. Apps are a source of information, games and other novelty ideas for users of Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch devices.
The airline said in a statement that this app was designed to help people overcome fear, be it of the unfamiliar aircraft, the strange noises a plane makes, or of losing control.
"Our first iPhone app will bring the benefits of our successful Flying Without Fear course to millions of people around the world who are now using mobile technology to make their lives better," said Richard Branson, president of Virgin Atlantic
"The app will put many travelers at ease and enable them to prepare for their first Virgin Atlantic flight."
The airline developed the app with Mental Workout, a company developing software to help people resolve issues and increase mental performance. A spokesman from Mental Workout said an estimated one in every three adults were scared of flying.
The Flying Without Fear app has an introduction by Branson, a video-based in-flight explanation of a flight, frequently asked questions, relaxation exercises and a fear attack button for emergencies with breathing exercises.
The biggest problem with this, of course, is that you always have to shut off your cell phone during takeoff and landing, the most stressful times for those fearful of flying.
I’m Craig, and that’s the news…(Play News Music – Clip 03)
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
-Returning to the cereal well, Have you seen Breakfast Blitz cereal in your town? A quick Google search reveals boxes from the Redskins, Eagles, Packers and Cardinals plus I bought a box of them here in Denver with the Broncos mascot Miles prominently displayed. So I want to know, has anyone else seen the Breakfast Blitz in their team’s colors? If so, can you send me a photo of a box?
(Check the phone lines to see if you have any calls)
The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
“Give Up” by The Postal Service (2003) (Clip 17)
The Postal Service is an American electronic indie pop band composed of vocalist Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and producer Jimmy Tamborello. They worked on a collaboration project, and they liked what they did so much that the decided to form a group.
The band's name was chosen due to the way in which it produced its songs. Tamborello wrote and performed instrumental tracks and then sent the Digital Audio Tapes to Gibbard, who edited the song as he saw fit (adding his vocals along the way), sending them back to Tamborello via the United States Postal Service.
In 2004, the United States Postal Service sent the band a cease and desist letter, citing its trademark on the phrase "postal service". After negotiations, the USPS relented, allowing the band use of the trademark in exchange for promotional efforts on behalf of the USPS and a performance at its annual National Executive Conference. Additionally, the USPS website sells the band's CDs.
As for the music, it’s melancholy but beautiful. It’s great music if you just want to sit and really absorb an album. “Such Great Heights” is an awesome love song, and “Clark Gable” is an amazing song about the search for truth and love in a world that feels all too often fake, but the song that is my favorite on the album and that I’m going to play us out with today is “Sleeping in”
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