Show Prep #41

Greetings and Salutations, people. It’s the radio show that’s riding a horse backwards. This is Vertically Striped Radio. I am your host Craig Dodge, coming live to you from the Vertically Striped Studios in Centennial, Colorado.

Right off the top today, I need to apologize for a gross oversight made on this program a few weeks back. You see, a few weeks ago, we did a review of the best and worst Super Bowl commercials, and somehow this commercial didn’t even get a mention. (Clip 20 – Old Spice Commercial) How did I miss this one? “I’m on a horse!?” That is pure gold. I’m not sure exactly where this one falls in relation to the other Super Bowl greats, but it is a huge oversight that it missed the list, so my apologies over to the ad geniuses over at Old Spice. My hat is off to you, I’m on a horse!

Anyway, I’d like to give my thanks to those of you passing along your condolences to me this week. If you were listening to the LCS Show on Thursday, you’d have heard Ed announce that I lost my job. He is correct, but not all is grimness and sadness. Tuesday was moving along smoothly and normally and then suddenly it all went wrong…much like this (Clip 17 – Tenor Fail)

Today on Vertically Striped Radio: The evils of sports polygamy, NFL Free Agency started on Friday…we’ll take a look at the early returns, In this world of political correctness…who CAN you make fun of? We’ll tell you. Plus, we have a magnificent 7 list of NFL rules that MUST be changed.

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Let’s get to the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)

LONDON – A man from London, England has been sentenced to three years in prison after killing his wife by hitting her in the head with a television remote control. The trial was held in the Old Bailey, a famous court in London.
The court heard how 46-year-old electrical engineer Paul Harvey was arguing with 48-year-old American wife Gloria Laguna on topics relating to the man's step-daughter's education and his former wife. At the time, both husband and wife had consumed alcohol and cocaine.

When Paul threw the remote control, which weighed 160 grams, at Gloria, neither were aware of the fact that Gloria suffered from an extremely rare health condition which meant that an artery in her neck was weak. The remote control hit the area, causing Gloria to have a large brain hemorrhage. Paul attempted to give his wife mouth to mouth resuscitation, however he was unsuccessful and she later died from her injuries. Paul pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

Johnathan Goldberg QC, who was defending Paul Harvey, said: "All he did was throw the remote control in her direction. By a fluke chance, maybe the same as, in a different context, winning the lottery, it landed on the exact spot where she had a weakness. He loved this woman very much. She was obviously a very fine woman who gave up her work for him. He is deeply ashamed and remorseful at the death of his wife at his hand."

Prosecuting attorney Richard Whittam said: "It would only have required a trivial incident to cause her death."

When sentencing Mr. Harvey, Judge Giles Forrester spoke to him. "You killed your wife, who was rightly been described by your counsel as a fine woman," he said. "You have this streak of anger and violence within your character that does surface from time to time."


WATERBURY, Conn. – A Connecticut school cafeteria worker and a 13-year-old girl face criminal charges after police said a food fight turned into a real fight. Waterbury police said the fifth-grader at Gilmartin Elementary School threw vegetables at 55-year-old lunch aide Rosa Robles last Thursday, and Robles responded by throwing vegetables in the girl's face. Police said a fight broke out when the girl punched Robles in the face. Authorities said both suffered cut lips, and the girl also had scratches on her face. School officials said Robles is on paid leave and the girl has been suspended.





MOSCOW (AFP) – A sumo wrestler ripped a cash machine out of a Moscow store on Friday, walking off with the bulky 90-kilogram (200-pound) machine on his shoulders, police said.
The man and an accomplice walked into a Moscow shopping mall and detached a cash machine containing 25,000 rubles (838 dollars, 613 euros), Moscow city police said in a statement.
A shop assistant who witnessed the crime called police and the two men were arrested as they tried to escape in a getaway car. The strongman later told police he was a professional sumo wrestler.


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

MAIN TOPICS:

Admiral Ackbar – In the name of political correctness, many team names have bit the dust from cool names like the Washington Bullets to countless college teams named “Indians” to even Syracuse shortening Orangemen to simply “Orange” so as not to offend orange people. Finally, here is a mascot change I can get behind. (Clip 22 – Admiral Ackbar cereal) A Grassroots campaign is underway in Mississippi to have Admiral Ackbar become the new mascot for Ole Miss.


NFL Free Agency – Changes thus far
Bears – Add Julius Peppers and Chester Taylor – They are light on draft picks this year, so they went heavy in free agency.
Ravens – Traded with the Cardinals to get Anquan Boldin – Only cost a 3rd and a 4th round pick
Broncos – May lose Brandon Marshall, as he is visiting Seattle, but if the Seahawks sign him the Broncos can match and if they don’t match, they’ll get the 6th overall pick in April’s draft
Panthers – Lose Peppers and also cut Jake Delhomme
Cardinals – Trade away Boldin, lose linebacker Karlos Dansby to Miami and Safety Antrel Rolle to the Giants and of course they lost Kurt Warner to retirement. Could be a down year for the 2 time defending NFC West Champs
Browns – Josh Cribbs signed extension with the Browns, not going anywhere.
Lions – Defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch leaves Titans to sign with Detroit. Lions also signed Nate Burleson.


Sports Bigamy – “The Dude” on Dameshek.com says that he is an Eagles AND Jaguars fan.



Magnificent 7: NFL Rules to change: (Clip 7)

1. You can’t advance a muff.
2. The Tuck Rule
3. You can’t return a blocked extra point for two points
4. You need 2 feet in bounds for it to be a catch.
5. Overtime – First score wins. (Don’t go to college style. Either make it a full 10 or 15 minutes, make it where you have to score 6, or both teams get a possession.)
6. You only get 2 challenges unless you get them both right
7. Pass interference is a spot foul

Survivor – I’m back, baby. I haven’t watched Survivor for several years, but this year’s Heroes versus Villains edition has pulled me back in.

Gold Medal Game – Why it’s NOT okay to root for Canada over the USA if you’re an American.

Who CAN we make fun of now?
-The rural poor – AKA Rednecks or Yokels.
-Cultures that never actually existed – (Clip 23 – Perfect Strangers – Look a Toaster!) Merpeople, Fake Eastern European cultures such as Balki Bartakomous from Mypos or Latka Gravis from Taxi.
-Cultures that no longer exist –Feel free to make fun of Carthaginians or Huns.
-Rich People – Mr. Burns is the perfect example. It gets even worse if the person who is rich becomes politically active and starts advocating positions they don’t seem to follow themselves…Al Gore…It doesn’t help if the rich people start making outrageous claims like that they created the internet. Dorothy Parker said "If you want to know what God thinks of money, look at the people he gave it to."
-White People – In general it’s fine to make fun of white people. No one seems to really care. Even better, It is always fun if the White people have a racial identity crisis.
-Stupid people
-Amish people – They’ll never know! Plus, have you SEEN their clothes?
-Fake Radio Personalities – If you’re on the BlogTalk radio, I think you’re probably fair game.

NHL ’94 Tournament – Tourney Check in - Finals
-Standings on DAMNradio.blogspot.com







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


The Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
The Polyphonic Spree – The Beginning Stages Of (2003)
Section 9 – Light & Day / Reach for the Sun (Clip 25)



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?

2011- Apocalypse is coming? NFL and NBA may both have work stoppages.


Imelda Marcos:

Who says pot ah to? I’d call the whole thing off too, but just because I wouldn’t want to marry a moron.

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.