Saturday, May 19, 2012

Show Prep 163

Greetings and Salutations, People:

Tweet of the Week:  
BJayNash
Did it hurt when you fell from heaven? Because it looks like you landed on your face.

Today on VSR – The Preakness is on tap today during the show, and I’ll be watching. So if today is anything like the Kentucky Derby was, get ready to hear Elevation and I scream like school girls.

If you’d like to join in the fun - (646) 716-7522 OR OHMS-1-MRLAB
To contact VSR via email:
Email address:
radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
Voice Mail – 720-CUB-1-ACE (720-282-1223)
Twitter: @socnorb777

(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)

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- A mysterious benefactor in Paris is spreading love, cash and hair appliances along a rugged stretch of New Zealand.

Police are baffled by at least four packages that have been sent from different Paris addresses to residents of the South Island's sparsely populated West Coast. They contain either a hair dryer or hair clippers plus a sum of money - either one hundred New Zealand dollars ($78) or one hundred euros ($128).

Two of the packages came with identical handwritten notes: "Thanks for being a true friend."

The packages have been received over the last two weeks.

"We are hoping it's a random gesture of goodwill," says police Senior Sgt. Allyson Ealam. "We have no cause to think there is any criminal connection."

OREM, Utah (AP) -- An 18-year-old Utah man was arrested on suspicion of burglary after police say he left his homework at the crime scene.

Police in Orem say they tracked a USB drive found at the burglarized home to Dallas Naljahih. They say the computer hard drive contained his homework and was in a backpack abandoned in the backyard.

A 75-year-old man and his wife reported their home had been burglarized early Saturday. The husband says he was woken up by a light in his office, and found a man who was looking through a desk.

The suspect punched the man and fled on foot.

Police say that Naljahih was found asleep at his house along with evidence connecting him with the burglary.

SEATTLE (AP) -- Seattle police are scratching their heads about this one.

A car prowler shattered a window of a parked Jeep, stole nothing and left behind a little something for the car's owner - a dozen tortillas scattered across the floor. The crime happened last week near the University of Washington.

Bemused by the break-in, police were moved to pun, saying, "The Seattle Police Department would like to take this opportunity to remind car prowlers that you shouldn't break in to something that's nachos."



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

The Duel:
Wacky Local Commercials-
Crazy Bruce’s Liquors (Connecticut) vs. Roller Kingdom (Reno, Nevada)

Worst Replacement Ever Game:
Zach Galifinakis as Oscar Schindler in Schindler’s List
Joe Pesci as Jack in Titanic
Christopher Walken as Forrest Gump
Nathan Lane as Tyler Durden in Fight Club
Samuel L Jackson as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars
Tyler Perry as Red in Shawshank Redemption


Sports:



Tiger Walk 30:1
Teeth of the Dog 15:1
Pretension 30:1
Zetterholm 20:1
Went the Day Well 6:1
Creative Cause 6:1
Bodemeister 8:5
Daddy Nose Best 12:1
I'll Have Another 5:2
Optimizer 30:1
Cozzetti 30:1

Something to Think About

1. I miss the generic aisle. (Brooklyn Nets)
2. Anyone who was in a High School band will immediately get defensive when you call them a nerd, and it’s always, “The marching band was COOL at my school.”
3. Not sure Peter Pan really needs to freak out about losing his shadow.
4. Why do some people only play Lottery games when the jackpot gets up to 100 million-ish.
5. I’ve never met an unattractive girl named Natalie. – The only one I can think of is Natalie from The Facts of Life.
6. Have you ever seen someone you were convinced was foreign and they turned out to be a typical American?‏
7. No one ever listens to the radio in their cars on TV or the movies.
8. Why do people compliment others on their haircuts? They didn’t do it.
9. What is more outdated? Saying “Hi-Ya!” for karate or saying “Hike” for football?
10. Who would win a fight between The Boston Celtics Mascot and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Mascot?
11. What has a higher usage rate? Crayons or Coupons?
12. Americans consume 80% of opiate painkillers produced in the world, according to congressional testimony by the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.
13. How many more license plates would the states be able to sell to Hispanic people if they were allowed to use an Old English font?
14. Which side of a slice of pizza is “Up”, the point, or the crust? (I say the point is up)



Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
Blind Pilot – New York – We are the Tide

Shalom and Good Evening to you all!

Monday, May 7, 2012

Show Prep 161


Greetings and Salutations, People: To celebrate Cinco de Mayo, we’re doing the Barney Fife theme show.

Tweet of the Week:  
@Ginlicker
Ironically its exactly 12 steps from my car to the liquor store.

The Churro Truck Story

Today on VSR – We’ve got a “Something to Think about” ready to roll. A new duel with some local television flavor. We’ve got a movie review and some sports topics to discuss including a little NBA discussion with the original VSR cohost, my brother Bruce.

If you’d like to join in the fun - (646) 716-7522 OR OHMS-1-MRLAB
To contact VSR via email:
Email address:
radio@verticallystripedsocks.com
Voice Mail – 720-CUB-1-ACE (720-282-1223)
Twitter: @socnorb777

(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)

CONWAY, Ark. (AP) -- When a black bear climbed a tree in a central Arkansas city and refused to come down, authorities turned to unconventional rescue tools: bouncy houses and high pressure hoses.

Foster the Bear (who was named for the residential street where he holed himself up in a tree) straddled himself up in the branch of a tree and wouldn't budge.

Officials shot Foster with tranquilizer darts on Monday, causing him to fall asleep. They inflated two bouncy houses – the kind usually reserved for children's birthday parties – and set them up beneath the tree. After the bear fell asleep, firefighters let loose with water from a fire hose, knocking the bear from his perch. The edge of the inflatable houses broke Foster's fall.

Foster wasn't hurt and wildlife officials plan to release him back into the wild.

LARGO, Fla. (AP) -- A Florida man is charged with felony drunken driving and wildlife violations after police discovered a small monkey in his truck.

Largo Police say Eugene Kotelman was speeding when they stopped him Thursday. He was driving on a suspended license and had been previously charged numerous times with driving on a suspended license and DUI.
Officers noticed a "small monkey" in Kotelman's truck and released the primate to his friend.

After Kotelman was released on bond from the DUI charge, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers charged him with possession of wildlife and two counts of violating fish and wildlife rules. They took custody of the monkey.

TOKYO, Japan - A 64-year-old Tokyo woman is a big fan of birds as pets. She had lost a pet bird before and was determined to prevent it from happening again - so she taught her pet budgie Piko-chan to repeat where she lived, right down to the house number.

This came in handy when the baby-blue bird flew from its owner's home in Sagamihara, west of Tokyo, into a nearby hotel where it perched on the shoulder of a guest. After being caught by police, the bird stayed silent for three days before it started squawking its address. Using the bird’s language, the police were able to track down Piko-chan’s owner and return her home.

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

Bring in the Whale:
Band name of the week:
Barney Fife’s Bullet

Sports:

West-
Spurs-Jazz (San Antonio 2-0) – Spurs blew out the Jazz both games in Texas.
Thunder-Mavericks (3-0 Okalahoma City) – Thunder with amazing game 1 finish, close game 2, blowout in Game 3
Lakers-Nuggets (2-1 Los Angeles) – Lakers thumped Nuggets game 1, close game 2, Nuggets won Game 3
Grizzlies-Clippers (Tied 1-1) – Crazy Clippers comeback in Game 1

East-
Bulls-76ers (Philadelphia 2-1) – Bulls lost Derrick Rose in Game 1, lost the next two.
Heat-Knicks (Miami 3-0)
Pacers-Magic (Indiana 3-1)
Hawks-Celtics (Boston 2-1)


Kentucky Derby:

Daddy Long Legs – 23-1
Optimizer – 35-1
Take Charge Indy – 10-1
Union Rags – 9-2
Dullahan – 10-1
Bodemeister – 7-1
Rousing Sermon -  35-1
Creative Cause – 11-1
Trinniberg – 39-1
Daddy Nose Best – 12-1
Alpha 21-1
Prospective – 56-1
Went the Day Well – 20-1
Hansen – 13-1
Gemologist – 8-1
El Padrino – 26-1
Done Talking – 31-1
Sabrecat – 33-1
I’ll Have Another – 12-1
Liason – 51-1
My Adonis - Scratched

Vertically Striped Music Recommendation:
Ooh La La – The Faces
Ooh La La – Counting Crows

Shalom and Good Evening to you all!