Show Prep 91

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Today on VSR – In what is becoming a January VSR tradition of recapping the previous year, we’ll do a magnificent Seven of the top seven sports stories from 2010 and the top seven news stories of 2010. I’ve done some investigative reporting into the military status of Cap’n Crunch (without much success), but I’ll share the struggle it’s been, and of course the main event in the second hour…The He-man movie watchers club discusses Cool Hand Luke.

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

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

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- A Tucson taco restaurant already has served up python, alligator, elk, kangaroo, rattlesnake and turtle.

What's next? Lion meat.

Boca Tacos y Tequila says it's accepting prepaid orders for African lion tacos, to be served starting Feb. 16. Orders must be placed by Feb. 7 and owner Bryan Mazon says there are already a few reservations from curious customers.

Mazon says his restaurant started offering exotic tacos on its menu every Wednesday about six months ago and has tried "just about anything we can get our hands on."

According to the Food and Drug Administration, lion and other game meat can be sold as long as the species isn't endangered.

The Arizona Daily Star says most of Boca's exotic tacos range between $3 and $4. The lion tacos will cost $8.75 apiece.

BOSTON – A pet cat has been summoned for jury duty - and has been told by courts he 'must attend.'

Despite owner Anna Esposito's protestations that a mistake has been made, a jury commissioner has ruled that Sal must attend the court.

She wrote that Sal was 'unable to speak and understand English' - and included a letter from her vet saying that the animal was a 'domestic short-haired neutered feline'.

Bizarrely, the court ruled the animal must report to the courtroom. If the matter is not resolved he will have to report to Suffolk Superior Crown Court in Boston, U.S. on March 23.

Anna wrote her Sal's name under 'pets' on the last census - she crossed out 'dogs' and said he was a cat.

She said: 'When they ask him guilty or not guilty? What's he supposed to say - miaow?

'Sal is a member of the family so I listed him on the last Census form under pets but there has clearly been a mix-up.'

Case closed? Sal's details were recorded when there was a Boston state census - and he appears to have been mistakenly identified as a human when the forms were processed

Husband Guy added: 'I said, Sal, what's this? I was shocked. He likes to sit on my knee and watch crime shows with me but even so he's still under qualified for jury duty if you ask me.'

There are ten statutory disqualifications preventing people from serving on a jury - and Mrs Esposito said Sal was not suitable because he could not understand the language.

However, jurors are 'not expected' to have a perfect command of the English language.

The other exemptions did not apply because Sal was not ill, too old or a convicted felon.

It is thought he accidentally ended up on the juror list when paperwork was misread at the last census.

MIAMI (Reuters) – Burglars snorted the cremated remains of a man and two dogs in the mistaken belief that they had stolen illegal drugs, Florida sheriff's deputies said on Wednesday.

The ashes were taken from a woman's home in the central Florida town of Silver Springs Shores on December 15. The thieves took an urn containing the ashes of her father and another container with the ashes of her two Great Danes, along with electronic equipment and jewelry, the Marion County Sheriff's Office said.

Investigators learned what happened to the ashes after they arrested five teens in connection with another burglary attempt at a nearby home last week.

"The suspects mistook the ashes for either cocaine or heroin. It was soon discovered that the suspects snorted some of the ashes believing they were snorting cocaine," the sheriff's report said.

Once they realized their error, the suspects discussed returning the remaining ashes but threw them in a lake instead because they thought their fingerprints were on the containers, sheriff's spokesman Judge Cochran said.

Police divers were trying to recover the ashes. The suspects were jailed on numerous burglary and other charges.

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

Bring on Face and The Whale:

Would you rather:

Your kid be a bully or be bullied?

Have your team lose in the Super Bowl or the Conference Championship round?

Be blind or deaf?

Did you see a picture of Al Davis introducing Hue Jackson as the new Raiders head coach? SCARY!

VSR Hall of Fame Induction:

Paul Newman

Craig’s letter to the Cap’n Crunch HQ:

Regarding the Military Status of Cap’n Hook

Hello,

I have a question of the utmost importance that I was hoping you, the good people at Cap'n Crunch, could assist me with.

You see, my name is Craig Dodge, and I host a weekly podcast called Vertically Striped Radio (found at www.blogtalkradio.com/verticallystripedradio) and a while back we were unveiling our list of the Top 7 Pirates of all time, and the good Cap'n made the list at number 2. I was then contacted by a listener who informed me that Cap'n Crunch was in fact not a pirate, but rather was a Naval military officer.

Well, I don't have to tell you that this sent my world spiraling into a muddled existential quandary. I had lived my entire life under the impression that our fearless leader Cap'n Crunch was in fact a pirate. I was not sure then, and still weeks later I am still not certain now that I am prepared to live in a world where my beloved Cap'n is not a pirate.

It's not that there is any shame in being a naval captain, however, I found there to be a certain Je ne sais quoi in believing Mr. Crunch to in fact be simultaneously pitching a delicious cereal and also endeavoring in heroic feats of piracy.

I bring up this excessive back story in order that I might ask a simple question as well as make a simple proposition.

The question: Can you settle this question and bring peace to my troubled countenance once more...Is Cap'n Crunch a Navy captain or a pirate.

The proposition: Would you consider allowing Vertically Striped Radio to be the official podcast of Cap'n Crunch cereal, in return, we will gladly make Cap'n Crunch the official cereal of the show.

I thank you for your dedication to deliciousness, All Hail the good Cap'n and his delicious cereal. I'm a big fan of the Cap'n's work.

Sincerely,

Craig Dodge

Host, Vertically Striped Radio

Craig:

Thanks for letting us know about your weekly podcast. To get answers to your questions please click on the link below:

* http://www.quakeroats.com/contact-us.aspx (then select Media Contacts on the right margin of the screen)

We're so glad that you're a fan of Cap'n Crunch, Craig, and I hope this is helpful.

Geri

Quaker Consumer Relations

A Division of PepsiCo

Ref# 027403815A

Magnificent Seven:

Top 7 Sports stories of 2010:

7. Lakers-Celtics goes 7

6. Armando Galaraga gets robbed of a perfect game by a bad call by Jim Joyce

5. Spain wins the World Cup

4. Canada wins hockey gold over USA in Vancouver

3. Saints win Super Bowl over Colts

2. Landon Donovan’s goal against Algeria

1. Lebron to Miami

Reggie Bush gives back his Heisman

Duke beats Butler (but almost doesn’t)

Brett Favre’s fall from grace

Underdog Giants win World Series

Blackhawks win Stanley Cup

Top 7 News stories of 2010:

7. Flight Attendant Steven Slater has enough of annoying customers, he grabs two beers opens the emergency escape hatch and slides off the plane on the emergency slide.

6. Mel Gibson’s ranting phone calls released

5. Conan O’Brien-Jay Leno spat

4. Weird Gunman breaks into a Florida School board meeting and shoots people, but doesn’t kill anyone but himself.

3. Haiti Earthquake

2. Chilean Miners trapped for 69 days and then rescued

1. BP Oil Spill

Movies I watched this week:

Superman (from 1978) – It’s really really bad

I think we’re alone now – Documentary: The story of two people, one a transvestite and one a guy with Ausbergers syndrome who are both obsessed with 80’s singer Tiffany.

Googling myself:

1. Dodge Dealership:

Craig Dodge in Gastonia, North Carolina (704) 864-7786

2. CraigDodge.com (NOT ME) – Post about squirrel eating

3. Deputy Craig Dodge – Nebraska Police officer shot in the line of duty in 1987

4. Craig Dodge on Linked In:

1. Portland, Oregon – Architecture and Planning

2. Boston, Mass - Medical Devices

3. Reading, UK – IT (Account Manager at McAfee)

4. Price Edward Island, Canada – Video Game Composer/Sound Designer

5. Me

5. Me on Facebook

6. Me on Twitter

7. Police Officer shot

8. Dude teaching English in Taiwan

9. Craig “Dodge” Lile – Indie Music promoter

10. Real Estate listing on “Craig Dodge” road in Lincoln, NE. (Probably named after the cop shot in the line of duty)

VANCOUVER (Reuters) – Canadian radio station have been warned to censor the 1985 Dire Straits hit "Money for Nothing," after a complaint that the lyrics of the Grammy Award-winning song were derogatory to gay men.

A St. John's, Newfoundland, station should have edited the song to remove the word "faggot" because it violates Canada's human rights standards, according to ruling this week by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council.

A unnamed listener to OZ FM in the Atlantic Coast province complained to the industry watchdog last year after hearing the song, which features Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler as well as Sting.

The council said it realized Dire Straits uses the word sarcastically, and its use might have been acceptable in 1985 when the best-selling "Brothers in Arms" album was released, but said it was now inappropriate.

"The decision doesn't really relate to the Dire Straits song at the end of the day, the decision relates to the word in question," Ron Cohen, the council's chairman, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.

OZ FM argued unsuccessfully that the song has been played countless times since it was released more than 25 years ago, has won various industry awards, including a Grammy in 1986, and remains popular with listeners around the world.

The ruling comes in the wake of an uproar sparked by a U.S. scholar who decided to publish an edition of Mark Twain's novel "Huckleberry Finn" that would remove the N word to make it less offensive to some readers.

Although the Dire Straits ruling only sanctions the St John's station, it means other Canadian radio stations could get in trouble it they air the song without censoring it.

The Broadcast Standards Council is a non-governmental industry group that administers ethical standards established by its members, Canada's private broadcasters

Play Dire Straits – Clip 31 (Money for Nothing)

Toilet Paper: Crumple or Fold?

What would be the scariest animal if it turned into a vampire?

Vampire Walrus

Band Name of the Week: Vampire Walrus

Wells Fargo has an odd business plan: Just got my free iPod Shuffle, and I’ve on two separate occasions gotten 50 bucks from them just for opening a checking account.

Peter Cook – Sketch?

Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? – Egregious omission.

He-Man Movie Watchers Club:

Cool Hand Luke

Division of Corrections, Road Prision #36

I read that Luke's prison number (37) is a reference to the Bible - Luke 1:37. ("For with God nothing shall be impossible."), but I think it has to do with him being determined to be better than the prison.

In the "road-tarring" sequence, the actors actually blacktopped a mile-long stretch of highway for the county.

The opening scene, where Luke is cutting off the heads of parking meters, was filmed in Lodi, California. After the filming, the city did not replace the meters, and for many years afterward, you could go there and see a block long row of metal posts, sans meters.

Although she played his mother in the film, Jo Van Fleet was only 11 years older than Paul Newman.

Mom Scene: (So well written we get a whole amazing back story on Luke without much of the details being directly stated in less than six minutes of screen time.)

-She still loves Luke even though he has broken her heart.

-Luke has screwed up, and feels guilty about it.

-She is dying

-Luke’s dad left her so young Luke never knew him.

-Luke tried to live a normal life, but he wasn’t good at it.

-He had a good job and a wife, but she left him for another man. Very likely what drove him to drinking and what made him cut the heads off of parking meters

-He has a brother named John who seems to resent him, likely because his mom loved Luke more than him.

-Luke’s mom never loved John as much as Luke

-The family has trouble expressing their emotions.

-John never wants to see Luke again. (Gives him his banjo and says, “Now there ain’t nothin’ to come back for.

A Southern prison camp was built for this movie just north of Stockton, California. A dozen buildings were constructed, including a barracks, mess hall, warden's quarters, guard shack, and dog kennels. Truckloads of Spanish moss were shipped from Louisiana to the set in California to hang in the trees around the prison. While passing by the prison camp set, a San Joaquin County building inspector thought it was a recently constructed migrant worker's complex, and posted "condemned" notices on the buildings for not being up to code.

Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:

The Decemberists – January Hymn (Album – The King is Dead)

Shalom and Good Evening to you all!

Yellow:

Green:

Red:

Magnificent 7 – Seven Songs that define you

-Falling for the First Time – BNL

-Ana Molly - Incubus

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