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Greetings and Salutations, People: Sad news this week, REM broke up on Wednesday. My first thought, naturally, was… “REM was still together?”

My wife is a genius, Luke’s birthday party at the Carson nature center. Crawdad hunting for the win!

Tweet of the Week:

Andy_Richter Andy Richter 

Yogi Bear is an unrepentant sociopath. His "friends" at Jellystone are enablers. None of this is amusing.

Today on VSR – A Colorado only version of the new which has me wondering “What’s wrong with Colorado?” A double dose of Something to think about, an all new edition of “The Week in Wankery”, and a very “Weird” Magnificent 7 List, as we break down Craig’s Top 7 Weird Al songs.

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(Bring on Face) – And now a man that I randomly popped into my head as “Feliz Navidad inexplicably popped up on my iPod while in shuffle mode” Our Friend, Face Ventura.

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

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

BOULDER, COLORADO - A Boulder acupuncturist and yoga instructor has been accused of animal cruelty after several witnesses told police she was running a Chihuahua at a pace of 10 to 15 mph alongside her car as she drove down a city street last week.

Joan Zalk, 29, also faces a charge of felony menacing after witnesses who confronted her about the dog told police she had threatened them.

In court at the Boulder County Jail on Monday, Zalk said she was pet-sitting and doing what the owner wanted. According to a police report, Zalk told officers the dog, named Cooper, needs to walk at least three miles a day or it goes "ballistic."

Zalk said there was no animal abuse whatsoever and the dog was well cared for and that she I really looks forward to clearing her name.

Several witnesses called police a little after 9 a.m. Friday when they saw a woman driving a Toyota Camry on Moorhead Avenue as a small dog on a leash ran alongside the driver's side of the vehicle, according to a police report.

"That poor dog was running its guts out trying to keep up," witness Elizabeth Whaley told officers.

Whaley told officers she drove behind the woman for some time as she first tried to understand what the woman was doing and then tried to figure out how to stop her. Whaley said the driver kept waving at her to pass, which several people did.

Whaley said she was concerned the dog would be hit by an oncoming vehicle or fall underneath the tires of the car.

According to the police report, Zalk finally pulled over and then Whaley then pulled up alongside Zalk’s vehicle and yelled at her. To which Zalk replied th the dog was fine and she does this all the time.

Another woman, Debra Baros, who had seen Zalk drive past with the dog and jumped in her car to follow, then pulled up and also confronted Zalk, the report said.

According to the police report, Zalk told the women, "Excuse me, I have a gun in my car. Do you want me to get it?" She then put the dog in the car and parked at a nearby home.

Baros then called police, who already had received another complaint about Zalk from a man who had snapped a cell phone photo of Zalk and Cooper.

When officers arrived and spoke to Zalk, she admitted to telling the women she had a gun, but she said she only did so because she felt threatened and trapped.

She said she doesn't own a gun, and there wasn't a gun in the car.

Officers observed new cuts and blood on the dog's neck, as well as old scabs, the report said.

Zalk was taken to the Boulder County Jail, where she was booked on suspicion of animal cruelty and felony menacing. Cooper the Chihuahua was taken to the Humane Society of Boulder Valley before being released to his owner.

Boulder police said the dog was in good condition, other than the minor injuries.

According to the report, Zalk told the officer who took her to jail, "If it is illegal to walk the dog that way, just tell me and I won't do it again."

Zalk told police the dog's owner, Erin Livers, knew that she sometimes ran the dog from her car or her bike and was OK with it.

But, according to the report, when officers called Livers, who was out of town, Livers said she did not know that Zalk ran the dog from her car.

Zalk is scheduled to appear in court for filing of charges on Wednesday.

DENVER, COLORADO – A Denver man could face up to 18 years in prison for breaking into his ex-wife’s home and causing thousands of dollars in damage.

Ronald Smith, 58, broke into his ex-wife’s home and poured an unknown substance into a baby grand piano, put raw chicken parts into the heating vents, and erased the hard drive on a computer.

The Denver jury deliberated for about six hours before finding Smith guilty of second degree burglary and criminal mischief. 

DENVER, COLORADO - On August 27^th, Denver man Jeffrey Jarrett bought his roommate and another friend a round of drinks, Mexican food and a trip to Denver strip club Shotgun Willie’s. But while Jarrett was present for much of the night's fun, sadly he wasn't alive to enjoy any of it.

In what can only be described as a real life edition of Weekend at Bernie's, Denver prosecutors have charged two men, Jeffrey Young, 43, and Mark Rubinson, 25 with abusing a corpse, identity theft and criminal impersonation.

Jeffrey Young arrived at the home he shared with Jeffrey Jarrett in southeast Denver around 11 PM the night of August 27^th to find Jarrett unresponsive. Rather than calling 911, Young went to the restaurant where Mark Rubinson works.

The pair returned to Jarrett's home, loaded him into Rubinson's Lincoln Navigator

and drove him to various stops around Denver for a night — including a bar and a restaurant — while they used his ATM card to pay for everything.

The two then dropped off Jarrett's body back at his home before heading to the strip club where they withdrew $400 using the dead man’s ATM card, and where they remained until closing time.

Finally, at around 4 AM, the pair flagged down a Glendale police officer and told him that Jarrett might be dead back at his house.

Neither is charged with Jarrett's death. The cause has not yet been determined as toxicology tests are still underway.

"This is a bizarre and unfortunate crime," said Denver Police Department spokesman Sonny Jackson. "This isn't anything you want to have happen to a loved one. You want them treated with respect in death."

His family now wants to find out how he died, and whether he could have been saved if Young had called for help rather than going to meet a friend.

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

How old is _____???

Eddie Van Halen – 56

Kurt Cobain – 44

Robert Plant (Led Zepplin) – 63

Bono – 51

Neil Young – 65

Keith Richards – 67

Michael Stipe - 51

Weird Al - 51

Winds of Change:

Kenyon Martin moving to China! - Ding Dong, the witch is dead! (Clip 37) – Kenyon Martin has signed a contract in the Chinese Basketball Association, and IS NO LONGER A DENVER NUGGET!!!

Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers

(Yao Ming tells K-mart your tattoo doesn't mean Warrior, it means Noodles.‏)

Florida Marlins, soon to be Miami Marlins: Leaked new logo?

Paul Lukas of Uni-Watch.com says yes, Dan Lebatard said it’s close, but not exactly it.

New Blue Jays logo: Not straight throwback, but very cool, nonetheless.

Magnificent 7 – Top 7 Weird Al songs:

-Airline Amy

-The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota

-Bob

-Christmas at Ground Zero

-Couch Potato (Eminem)

-Dog eat dog

-Eat it

-Everything you know is wrong

-Fat

-Good old days

-Hardware store

-Here’s Johnny

-I can’t watch this

-I was only kidding

-If that isn’t love

-Melanie

-Midnight Star

-The Night Santa Went Crazy

-One of those days

-Since you’ve been gone

-This song’s just six words long

-Weasel Stomping Day

-You make me

7. When I was your age

6. I was only kidding

5. Hardware store

4. You don’t love me anymore

3. Dare to be Stupid

2. Good enough for now

1. Albuquerque

Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:

“Skipper Dan” – Weird Al

Shalom and Good Evening to you all!

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Mohammad Nutta:

Greetings and Salutations, People:

Tweet of the Week:

RobinMcCauley Robin McCauley 

If you REALLY love someone you should tell them "I pizza you".

Today on VSR – Craig’s Wyoming trip roundup as space exploration, we meet a challenger to the Ed (fear not, Ed fans, he’s a tomato can), a new edition of Muppets then and now, and the magnificent seven list of Movie Characters so Cool, you wish you could be them.

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AMSTERDAM – Dutch prosecutors are charging a 42-year-old woman with stalking after she allegedly called her ex-boyfriend 65,000 times in the past year.

The 62-year-old victim from The Hague filed a police complaint in August due to the persistent phone calls. Police arrested the suspected stalker Monday, seizing several cell phones and computers from her home in Rotterdam.

Hague prosecution spokeswoman Nicolette Stoel said Thursday the woman argued to judges at a preliminary hearing she had a relationship with the man and the number of calls she placed to him wasn't excessive. The man denied they had a relationship.

The court ordered her not to contact him again.

MONTPELIER, Vt. – Ben & Jerry's is unveiling a new flavor, and it doesn't sound too tasty, and yet something tells me it’s going to sell like mad.

(Play SNL Clip)

Sean Greenwood, a spokesman for the Vermont ice cream maker, said Thursday that the company isn't worried about offending people with the name. He says one of the company's principles is to do fun things and that it fits in with that, just as it did with previous flavors like Karmel Sutra and Half Baked.

The new flavor is available at scoop shops and supermarkets. It consists of vanilla ice cream, rum, fudge-covered rum balls and milk chocolate malt balls.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – In the world of animated TV, it's no stretch to say that good-natured Gumby is far down the list of characters that would commit armed robbery.

But a man clad in a full-figured Gumby costume has made a botched attempt to rob a 7-Eleven store in California, and authorities are looking for the suspect, police said on Wednesday.

It happened early on Monday when the man came into the San Diego store dressed as the green claymation figure, accompanied by an ordinarily dressed accomplice, San Diego Police spokesman Detective Gary Hassen said.

The costumed man announced he was robbing the store, but the clerk thought it was a joke, police said.

"Gumby said, 'You don't think it's a robbery? Let me show you my gun,'" Hassen said.

The suspect then tried to reach into his Gumby outfit but experienced a "costume malfunction" and could not fit his hand in a pocket, he said.

Instead of a gun, the costumed suspect pulled out 26 cents in change which he dropped on the floor, police said.

The accomplice, who had left the store and gotten into a minivan, honked at the man dressed as Gumby. He, too, walked out of the store without managing to take any money, police said. Both men left in the minivan.

After their getaway, the store clerk was still not certain an attempted robbery had occurred and did not call police. The store manager, who arrived later that morning, reported the incident.

Police were treating the episode, which was captured on surveillance video, as an attempted robbery and not a prank, Hassen said.

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

Anti-Commercial – Clip 43 – Credit Repair

Maryland Football – The ugly uniforms are okay once.

The New York Ed – From Major Minority

Doug on Demand – Wyoming Trip (With Star Trek Intro)

Wyoming, the final frontier. These are the voyages of an ugly Volvo Station Wagon. It’s mission? To explore strange new stadiums,To seek out new football life and new football civilizations, To boldly go where no fan has gone before…

Muppets Then and Now:

Rainbow Connection –

Then: Kermit

Now: Weezer Featuring Hailey Williams

Magnificent 7 – Seven Movie Characters so cool, you wish you could be them.

1. Fletch

2. Doc Holliday - Tombstone

3. Luke Jackson - Cool Hand Luke 

4. Chris Knight - Real Genius

5. Ferris Bueller - Ferris Bueller's Day Off

6. Everett - O Brother Where art thou

7. Mike McDermott - Rounders

8. Lloyd Dobler - Say Anything

Pep Streebeck

Han Solo

Indiana Jones

Jules Winnfield 

Winston Wolf

Andy Dufrenne

Tyler Durden

Wesley - The Princess Bride

Rick - Casablanca

Mr. Miyagi

Jon Bender - The Breakfast Club

Willie - Bad Santa

Maximus - Gladiator

Phil Conners - Groundhog Day

Buddy the Elf - Elf

Company Movie:

• Back to the Future (PG)
• Monster’s Inc. (G)
• That Thing You Do (PG)
• The Truman Show (PG)
• Ocean’s 11 (PG13)

I dislike Dick Vitale

Biggest waste of time ever? Man named Jon counts to 100,000 on YouTube. It took him 78 hours. He missed 999,991. He also fired off 5 Confetti Poppers once he was done, then he turned off the camera. Why would someone do such a thing? (Not all in one take, it took 77 hours total, and he spread it out over 3 months.) (Clip 36)

Ikea – Can someone explain the passion??

The Hunger Games: Good book series, especially the first book.

Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:

Shalom and Good Evening to you all!

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Greetings and Salutations, People: I swear I’ve seen a lot of things in my life, but last week, I saw something that defied logic. It was a scooter gang. Full on, 80 or so Vespa style scooters toddling down the road. Granted, it was a smaller road, as a Vespa tops out speed wise at around 27 MPH, but still. They were all dressed alike, in a kind of punkish style. I just looked at my wife and we both started giggling like we were suddenly put on a heavy dose of nitrous oxide. It was ridiculous.

Tweet of the Week:

Ty_Schutz 

Why would anyone want to remove their laser hair?

Today on VSR – A new edition of something to think about, I have some hard-core rap from someone decidedly not hard-core, and a

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(Bring on Face)

Football is Back! (Play the song)

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

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

STORY UPDATE:

MINNEAPOLS - The company that insured the event, Odds On Promotions of Reno, Nev., said Wednesday that due to "contractual breaches and legal implications" it was unable to pay the winnings. Instead, the company said it would donate $20,000 to youth hockey in Minnesota in the boys' names.

With one shot, 11-year-old Nate Smith hit the puck through a hole cut into a board from 89 feet away during a charity hockey game at Shattuck-St. Mary's School in the southern Minnesota city of Faribault on Aug. 11. But it was Nate's identical twin, Nick, whose raffle ticket won the chance to take the shot at a hole just slightly larger than the puck.

"We greatly respect the eventual honesty of the Smith family," Mark Gilmartin, president of Odds On Promotions, said in a news release. "Although we're unable to pay the claim on Nate's incredible shot, we are confident our donation will foster a positive environment for present and future youth hockey in Minnesota."

Smith said the boys, who are entering sixth grade, are disappointed they won't get the money but are excited that youth hockey will benefit.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A snake bite in a north Sacramento neighborhood left the victim seriously hurt, but the injured party isn't whom you'd expect.

Police say a python underwent emergency surgery after a man allegedly bit the creature twice.

Officers were called to Del Paso Heights around 6:30 p.m. Thursday after a passer-by reported that a man was lying on the ground and may have been assaulted, according to Sgt. Andrew Pettit. When they arrived, they found David Senk, 54, still lying there — but police say he wasn't the one who was assaulted.

Another man approached officers and accused Senk of taking two bites out of his pet python, Pettit said.

Senk was arrested on suspicion of unlawfully maiming or mutilating a reptile and booked on $10,000 bail.

Pettit said it wasn't immediately clear why Senk bit the snake, or whether he was intoxicated at the time.

The python was turned over to the city's Animal Care Services, where it was recovering Friday after losing a couple ribs.

"She's doing well," Gina Knepp, acting animal care services manager, told the Sacramento Bee. "We did surgery on her last night and I think we saved her life."

JUNEAU, Alaska – A Juneau, Alaska, woman says she knows it was stupid to punch a black bear in the snout to save her dog.

But Brooke Collins says the attack happened so fast that all she could think about is keeping her dachshund, Fudge, from being killed.

The 22-year-old says as soon as she let her dogs out Sunday, Fudge started barking and she saw the bear carrying him like a salmon.

Collins told the Juneau Empire she did the first thing she thought of and punched the bear's face and scooped away her dog when it let go.

The startled bear took off through bushes to a mountain. Fudge suffered some claw and bite marks, but they weren't deep. Collins says he appeared to be more shocked than injured.

This one of those stories that has me dying to have know the story behind it, but sadly we’ll probably never find out the whole truth.

LANCASTER, Ohio – Authorities in central Ohio are trying to solve a panties puzzle: why hundreds of pairs of mostly women's underwear were dumped along the side of a road.

Fairfield County Deputy Gary Hummel said Thursday the undergarments were found in trees and on hillsides in several spots this week on a road in Berne Township, about 30 miles southeast of Columbus.

He says some of the panties were still folded the way they'd come in packaging, while others appeared to have been worn. There were nearly 1,700 pairs in all, in a mix of colors and patterns. Hummel says when collected, they filled 10 large trash bags.

He says investigators are "baffled" as to where the panties came from.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – Hundreds of vampire enthusiasts will sail Alaska's fabled Inside Passage in a summer 2012 cruise tailored to their interests that combines gazing at glaciers with a late-night costume ball, organizers said on Thursday.

The "Vamps at Sea" cruise is scheduled for late June, which is a time of near-constant daylight in the far north.

"They've got curtains and they can block everything out -- so it can be as dark as we want it," said organizer Linda Wolf, president of Los Angeles-based agency Cruises Cruises Cruises Inc, who is herself a fan of the vampire genre.

Cruise groups have been organized around myriad interests, with everyone from bird lovers to marathon runners getting their own boat trips.

Still, the Vamps at Sea cruise promises to be special, said Buckwheat Donahue, executive director of the convention and visitors bureau in Skagway, a historic gold rush town that is on most cruise itineraries.

"This is going to be fun," Donahue said. "I can't imagine what people are going to be dressed like coming off the boat."

The group will sail on a Holland America ship, the Zuiderdam, and will hit the usual ports of call such as Juneau, Glacier Bay and Ketchikan.

But there will be other special features, including a late-night costume ball, a scavenger hunt and a vampire talent show, Wolf said. There is also a literary angle to the cruise, with vampire-genre authors scheduled to speak, including a relative of the late "Dracula" writer Bram Stoker, according to the cruise website.

And I think I speak for nearly all of us when I say, “COME ON, ICEBERG!”

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

How old is _____???

Macaulay Culkin – 31

Ron Howard – 57

Jenna von Oÿ (Six from Blossom)- 34

Shirley Temple – 83

Violation of The Common Sense Naming Law - Josue (Pronounced Joshua)

Programming Notes: No show next week, as I will be driving North to cheer on the Pokes of Wyoming. However, I am planning on putting together a Vertically Striped Interview podcast for release next Saturday. I was be speaking with a guy named Justin Dreyer who has an interesting take on The Drug War and why it should be stopped. Not the silly stuff of a normal VSR program, but I think it’ll prove to be interesting.

In two weeks: We will either have a shortened 1 hour live show starting at 4:30 mountain, or I will put together a podcast version of the show. I haven’t decided yet. My kiddos busy social schedule is interfering with the show, as they will be attending a birthday party that will end right during the middle of the show if we start at the normal time.

John Lajoie – Everyday Normal Guy (Clip 35)

Something to think about:

1.    White is a weird favorite color

2.    Whispering is really annoying

3.    Porcupine Sex – The most careful thing in the world.

4.    No one wants to drink from a yellow tumbler.

5.    How awesome are Happy Meal Boxes?

6.    Kids growing up today will never know what a hidden track is.

7.    Your teeth are only supposed to touch when chewing

Muppets Then and Now:

37 – I hope that something better comes along – Kermit and Rowlf the Dog

38 – I hope that something better comes along – Matt Nathanson

Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:

OK Go – All is not lost

Shalom and Good Evening to you all!

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Greetings and Salutations, People: It’s the preferred podcast of Jerry Richardson, as we have no tattoos or piercings, and we want to keep it that way. This is Vertically Striped Radio. I, of course, am your host Craig Dodge.

Tweet of the Week:

jenstatsky Jen Statsky 

The combination of all the food I put into my body today probably wasn't what killed the dinosaurs, but it definitely could have.

Today on VSR – I’ve discovered a new movie coming out in November that has me more than just a little excited, We have a contribution from the Whale on today’s show, if not the Whale himself as we count down The Magnificent Seven Top 7 Cheesy songs that we secretly like for both myself and the Whale. Along with a ton of other stuff that I have planned that I have zero chance of getting to today. It’s yet another show over-programmed by me. So rather than promise you something and then let you down, let’s just see what we get to…

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(Bring on Face)

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

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

CENTRE HALL, Pa. – A couple of Pennsylvania newlyweds are behind bars after police say they were caught shoplifting food from a supermarket for their wedding reception.

32-year-old Arthur Phillips III and his bride, 22-year-old Brittany Lurch, were arrested Saturday after taking more than $1,000 in merchandise from a Wegmans supermarket in Centre Hall, PA. Police say the couple was captured on surveillance footage loading a shopping cart and leaving the store without paying.

The couple admitted taking the items when arrested. Police say the newlyweds told officers they'd been married a couple days earlier and took the food for their wedding reception that afternoon.

Greek Police Smash Violent Doughnut Ring

THESSALONIKI, Greece – It took an undercover operation, but Greek police have blown a hole in a ring of alleged crooks who had cornered the doughnut market in a beach resort.

It started with complaints that two Bulgarian men and a former Greek wrestling champion were using violence to choke off the trade by other doughnut vendors on Paliouri beach in the Halkidiki peninsula near Thessaloniki.

So an undercover officer posed as a doughnut seller, police said Tuesday, and he was attacked, leading to the arrest of the three aggressive doughnut sellers.

As a result, they have been charged with blackmail and fraud. They also were charged with food safety violations after police found they had stashed their product in an abandoned hotel that was open to the elements and used by bathers as a toilet.

SHELBYVILLE, Ky. -- A Kentucky man suing a doctor for amputating his penis testified Monday that he wanted to flee the hospital when he learned part of the organ had been removed.

Former truck driver Phillip Seaton testified during his civil trial against Dr. John Patterson that the doctor came into his room after the 2007 surgery that was supposed to have been a circumcision. Patterson's attorney said during opening arguments that he had no choice but to remove the tip of Seaton's penis because it was riddled with deadly penile cancer.

Seaton recalled Patterson telling him, "The bad news is you have cancer. The good news is I had to cut some of your penis off."

Seaton said he then went into the restroom.

"I pulled the dressing down, and I didn't see nothing," Seaton said under questioning by his attorney, Kevin George. "Then I came out of the restroom and I said, `I'm getting the hell out of this damn hospital.'"

Seaton, 64, and his wife, Deborah, are seeking unspecified damages for "loss of service, love and affection."

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

Al Sharpton trying to read the teleprompter: (Clip 33)

How old is _____???

Bernie Kosar – 47 (11-25-63)

Courteney Cox – 47 (06-15-64)

Muppet-Muppet:

The movie is coming out November 23^rd. (88 days, but who’s counting)

(Splice up the Muppet Movie Trailer for this)

New album – Muppets: The Green Album

New segment leading up to the release of “The Muppets”

Today: Moving Right Along

Fozzie and Kermit – Clip 37

The Alkaline Trio – Clip 38

Magnificent Seven: Top 7 Cheesy Songs that we secretly like

Craig’s List:

Die without you – PM Dawn 

Electric Slide – Neville Livingston

Wildfire – Michael Martin Murphy

Take On Me – A-Ha

Can’t Fight this Feeling – REO Speedwagon

8. Glory of Love – Peter Cetera

7. You Can Call Me Al – Paul Simon

6. Here I go Again – Whitesnake

5. Safety Dance – Men Without Hats

4. Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice

3. Don’t Stop Believing – Journey

2. We Built This City – Starship

1. Blame it on the Rain – Milli Vanilli

(Clip 50 – Rob Morvan – A Voice of my own)

The Whale’s List:

1: Da Ya Think I'm Sexy - Rod Stewart

Great drumming performance.  As a child this song, along with "Tonight's The Night" by Rod Stewart and "Get Down Tonight" by KC and the Sunshine Band, had a powerful influence on how I thought dating, and/or relations with women, was going to be like.

2: Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes

I have no explanation for why I like this.

3: Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) - Looking Glass

Lots of nautical themed songs in the 70's, this cheesy classic is my favorite.

4: Season In The Sun - Terry Jacks

I really liked this song when I heard it on the radio as a kid.  I had a flood of memories hearing it for the first time in 20 years and it freaked me out.

5: The Sign - Ace of Base

"I saw The Sign and it opened up my eyes"; great lyrics.

6: Get The Party Started - Pink

I loved this song the first time I heard it.

7: I'm a Believer - Smash Mouth

The only reason to sit through the end of Shrek.

Honorable mentions:

(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone - The Monkees

Mentioning this song here partially rectifies its exclusion from Cousin Brandon's and #19's lists of best Monkee's songs.

Funky Town - Lipps Inc.

Not a cheesy song in my opinion, but others may disagree. Made me fall in love with the Cm7

*Notes:  Irony and/or sarcasm was in no way part of this list's inspiration. Affirmative action was taken in an attempt to give each decade its due. Some of these songs show up as suggestions when searching YouTube for other songs in this list. 

(Remember to go to Rob Morvan’s Moth Story – Clip 50)

Something to think about:

1.    White is a weird favorite color

2.    Whispering is really annoying

3.    Your teeth are only supposed to touch when chewing

4.    No one wants to drink from a yellow tumbler.

5.    How awesome are Happy Meal Boxes?

6.    Kids growing up today will never know what a hidden track is.

7.    Porcupine Sex – The most careful thing in the world.

Violation of The Common Sense Naming Law - Josue

John Lajoie – Everyday Normal Guy (Clip 35)

New Candy Update:

Snickers Peanut Butter – Really good – Although they cheat by making it pieces

Pretzel M and M’s - Not Good

Anti-Commercial –

Biggest waste of time ever? Man named Jon counts to 100,000 on YouTube. It took him 78 hours. He missed 999,991. He also fired off 5 Confetti Poppers once he was done, then he turned off the camera. Why would someone do such a thing? (Not all in one take, it took 77 hours total, and he spread it out over 3 months.)

Ikea – Can someone explain the passion??

The Hunger Games: Good book series, especially the first book.

Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:

Barenaked Ladies – I know

Shalom and Good Evening to you all!