Show Prep #37

Greetings and Salutations, people. It’s the radio show that’s taking the Colts and giving the points…This is Vertically Striped Radio. I am your host Craig “The Hedgehog” Dodge

It’s the week of things falling apart.

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Today on Vertically Striped Radio: We’ll try to make it a happy Super Bowl Eve, we’ll try to discuss, but not overdiscuss, the big game with roman numerals. The Dameshek.com NHL 94 tournament is just getting underway, we’ll see how that’s going… Our friend Trace Smith will be dropping in to chat. I have a great edition of “Great Moments in the history of BlogTalkRadio as we will relive one of the more amusing moments in the history of the LCS show. One Nine and Larry reenact a moment from the Dave Dameshek Sports Contraption with Larry playing Dave and Mike Dell doing his very best Ed impersonation. This comes from the days before the LCS boys knew The Ed…it’s some seriously good stuff. We have an odd Magnificent 7 to roll out, and of course we’ll open with some news and close with some music as is our custom.

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Let’s get to the news…



(Play News Music – Clip 03)

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A South African minibus taxi driver five times over the legal blood alcohol limit at breakfast time was arrested on Wednesday for transporting 49 children in a 16-seat vehicle.

The 26-year-old man was pulled over at a routine check-point in KwaZulu-Natal province, where traffic officials found the children, aged between three and 13, crammed on top of each other for the morning ride to school.

"The man is now behind bars," Colin Govender of the Road Traffic Inspectorate said. The driver is due to appear in court on Thursday.

With the soccer World Cup just months away, police are cracking down on rogue taxi operators in the hope that foreign visitors will use minibuses to get around the country.

Millions of mostly black South Africans use minibus taxis to travel between townships and cities, although many of the vehicles are barely roadworthy and fatal accidents are common.


NEW YORK – A New York City fourth-grader was sent to the principal's office and nearly suspended for bringing a lego toy gun to school.

Nine-year-old Patrick Timoney Jr. and a friend were playing with Legos in the cafeteria at Public School 52 in Staten Island on Tuesday when Patrick produced the tiny plastic machine gun and put it in the hands of a plastic police officer.

After Patrick's mother got a call from the school, his parents met with the principal and persuaded her not to discipline him if he agreed to leave the toy gun at home.

The boy's father, Patrick Timoney Sr., says principal Evelyn Mastroianni "went overboard."



SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A Chinese woman is seeking extensive plastic surgery to look like U.S. actress Jessica Alba, mainly because she hopes to win back her boyfriend who she said always wished she looked more like the Hollywood star.
The 21-year-old, who would only give her name as Xiaoqing, said she was devastated after she broke up with her lover, an ardent fan of the actress who has starred in hit movies such as "Fantastic Four" and "Into the Blue."
Xiaoqing, who works at an Internet firm in Shanghai, said that during their 18-month-long relationship, her 28-year-old boyfriend had been obsessed with Alba, adorning their apartment with her photographs and talking about her constantly.
She said that while her boyfriend had not forced her to look like Alba, he always hinted that the wanted her to resemble his favorite star and even bought her a blonde wig to wear.
A month ago, Xiaoqing left her boyfriend, whom she did not name, because his Alba obsession became too much for her. But now she says she can't get over the break-up and wants him back.
"When I broke up with my boyfriend, I was very sad," she told Reuters at the Shanghai Time Plastic Surgery Hospital which has agreed to help her fulfill her wish.
"My friends... kept consoling me but it did not work, so they suggested I do plastic surgery to look like her (Jessica Alba)."
The hospital said Xiaoqing would need multiple surgeries to alter her eyes and nose so that they would resemble Alba's. They also agreed to do it for free to showcase their surgery skills.
Hospital director Jiang Shan said he had personally spoken to Xiaoqing and advised her to think seriously about the procedure.
"If she wants to look much better than she does now, for example if she wants her skin to look smoother and her overall facial facade to look more beautiful, I think we are able to help her fulfill her wishes," Jiang said.
"But if she wants to totally look like Jessica Alba, I would think she is still not confident of herself and that she needs to solve this problem psychologically."
Shortly after the break-up, Xiaoqing posted a comment on a local web forum asking for help to win her boyfriend back.
She said that despite the many bloggers who advised her against having cosmetic surgery, she was keen on it.
"As a member of the younger generation in this country, I have a choice to decide what I want in life," she said.
"I have never been able to let him go. If in the end he still does not accept me after I undergo the plastic surgeries, I will give up. I will then choose to let go, start afresh and live life by myself," she added.
Xiaoqing said she would speak to her mother, who lives in Hubei province, while visiting home during the annual lunar new year holiday before making a final decision.
The hospital said it was not unusual for young women such as Xiaoqing to undergo cosmetic surgery to look like celebrities.
The government estimates billions of yuan are spent each year by Chinese on plastic surgery, which is seen by many as a way to boost job or marriage prospects in a highly competitive society.


I’m Craig, and that’s the news…(Play News Music – Clip 03)


MAIN TOPIC:

NFL Talk:

Super Bowl: Saints and Colts
-Luke’s prediction: Clip 22
-Dwight Freeney – Will he play?
-Tony Dungy – Thinks the Colts win big and said as much.
-Can the Broncos get Tony Dungy for a season or two, so that we can win the Super Bowl the season after he retires?
-Archie Manning – Do you think he ever would have believed that the very first time that the Saints made the Super Bowl that he would be rooting against them?
-My heart definitely wants the Saints, but my head says Colts win relatively easily.
-We have had two straight amazing Super Bowls…I feel like we’re due for a letdown.
-What are your Super Bowl plans? Discuss the brilliance of the unparty.

Prediction: Colts 31 Saints 20

Other football news:

Kurt Warner: Retired after 12 years

Pete Carroll leaving USC for the Seahawks. Is this a move because he wanted the challenge of an NFL gig, or is it rats fleeing the Titanic?

Brandon Marshall: He’s going to behave and perhaps will stay on the Broncos?





Magnificent 7: Seven emails that my company could distribute to it’s workers that would be weirder than not asking me to grant media requests. (Get “You’ve got mail” Clip)

7. You may from time to time receive requests to participate in Wrestlemania tag team events. We ask that you decline any request to participate in a steel cage match, even if the promotion promises that you will be paired with the Hulkster himself. The Corporation also asks that you refrain from screaming, “Oh Yeah!” (Find Randy Macho Man Savage Clip) during normal business hours.

6. You may from time to time be asked to participate in large game hunts. If you are asked to participate in such activities, we ask that be sure to consult the attached endangered species list. It is YOUR responsibility to make sure that no species goes extinct as a result of your business activities. Any action which results in the death of a White Rhino is grounds for immediate termination.

5. If you receive a request to run a 100 meter match race with Usain Bolt, management requests that you first gain permission from your direct supervisor to participate before agreeing to the race, as the corporation would like to make sure that your Olympic style running will not interfere with regularly schedule duties nor bring undue embarrassment to the Corporation.

4. From time to time, Satanic cults may request to use your cubicle for a ritual human sacrifice. The corporation has a strict non-cultic murder stance, and all requests to use company resources in schemes to serve Lucifer’s armies must be immediately denied and we request that you immediately make your supervisor aware so that appropriate action can be taken against the offending parties.

3. The Corporation would like to remind you that its policies forbid you from impersonating Bob Ross in your work environment. Any reference made to co-workers suggesting that their work would benefit from more “Happy Trees” is cause for suspension and potential termination. Outrageous fuzzy afro haircuts are not forbidden, but are strongly discouraged.

2. The Corporation reminds you that at no time are you allowed to secede from the United States and declare your work area as it’s own sovereign state. In the past when this was allowed, it caused severe diplomatic strain on the Corporations relations with the Federal government. The Corporation wants to avoid a repeat of the bloody war that was waged in 1996 with Cubicle-i-stan.

1. The Corporation would like you to note that you are not a wombat. Australian Marsupial type behavior will not be tolerated. All workers are expected to carry themselves and represent the Corporation in a human manner at all times.

Irving officials make Kraft Macaroni & Cheese official sponsor of Texas Stadium demolition

IRVING – Texas Stadium will come down this spring in a "Cheddar Explosion."
That's the name that Kraft Foods has given to its promotional campaign for the implosion of the iconic structure.

In its last act of 2009, the Irving City Council on Thursday unanimously approved Kraft Foods as the official sponsor for the demolition.

"It's a good deal for us and a good deal for them," council member Rose Cannaday said during the 15-minute special meeting.
As part of the deal, Kraft will pay Irving a $75,000 sponsorship fee prior to the demolition for charities selected by the city. The company will also provide $75,000 worth of Kraft products for local charities of its choice.

Next week, Kraft will launch a national essay contest for children as part of its promotional campaign, said Maura Gast, executive director of the Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau. The winner will get to trigger the detonation at the public demolition.

"Kraft Macaroni & Cheese is thrilled to have received the Irving City Council's approval and we are looking forward to celebrating the historical significance and explosion of Texas Stadium. We will be sharing our full plans in the coming days," Joanne Freed of Hunter Public Relations said in a written statement on behalf of the company.

Because asbestos is still being removed from the stadium, officials have not set a date for the demolition, said Laurie Kunke, Irving's director of communications.
However, the sponsorship agreement stipulates that the implosion must occur between March 14 and April 18 or the contract will terminate and Irving must refund the sponsorship fee.

The Irving City Council is expected to set a date for the event at its Jan. 13 work session, said Kunke. The implosion will probably be held on a Sunday morning when traffic around the stadium is lighter, she said.

The implosion, which will cost the city $5.8 million, will be captured by webcams set up around the stadium where the Cowboys played from 1971 to 2008.
Irving is expected to gain about $1 million worth of public exposure through the food company's national advertising campaign.

When the structure is reduced to rubble, the city intends to redevelop the site as a mixed-use development along the DART line.


Great Moments in Blog Talk History: (Intro: Clip 8) (Clip 21 of Mike Dell and Jerry Fairish reenacting Ed moments on the Sports Contraption. 16:00)

Movie reviews: “Avatar”, “The Road” and “The Princess and The Frog”

-Avatar
-The Road
-The Princess and the Frog
Defend Movies:
-Almost Famous
-The Shawshank Redemption
-Fight Club


NHL ’94 Tournament –




The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
“Apollo Sunshine” by Apollo Sunshine (2005)
Today is the day (18)
Eyes (19)



Thanks to: (Whoever called)


Shalom and Good Evening to you all!


Extra or future stuff:
Ashley Revell - (born 1972) is a London resident who briefly achieved fame for selling all his possessions (including all his clothes) and gambling US$135,300 on a single spin of a roulette wheel in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2004.
Revell won his bet (on Red; the result was 7 Red) and left with $270,600. The event was filmed by Sky One as a reality mini-series. Ashley used his winnings to set up his own online poker company called POKER UTD.

Who is the best opponent in Mike Tyson’s punchout?

Imelda Marcos:

Pants on the Ground




Magnificent 7: Seven things people driving around me need to stop doing.

1. Stopping at a flashing yellow.
2. Stopping at a continuous turn lane.
3. Driving the speed limit or slower in the left lane.
4. Getting over into my lane directly in front of me and then slowing down.
5. Three Words: No turn signal
6. Braking for no logical reason
7. Not pulling into the intersection to turn left when the light is green but you don’t have a green arrow.