New Four Loko?

So after all our talks in class and it even getting banned in this state we are still talking about this drink.  This is because a new version of Four Loko will be on shelves as of December 13th, this time with no caffeine in it due to the new laws in place across the nation.  Doesn't surprise me, put out the crazy version first that everyone is going to want and make a name for yourself.  Phusion Projects, the manufacturer of Four Loko, probably knew that the first drink would be banned and had this strategy the whole time.  They knew that the drink would be hit, especially among college students, that when the new drink hit the shelves everyone will try it.
The real question: will this new version even match up to the old?  That is a question no one will know until it comes out.  I am not much of one for fruity drinks so the one and only can I will buy will be  to see what it is like, past that I can not see myself buying it.

MA Men

MA Men
This video is great.  They somehow got every Boston stereotype in one video and made it hilarious.  Pretty sure one of those guys is from New Kids On The Block or something like that.  Either way, wicked funny and I think everyone from Mass should see this video.  The one problem I had with it was that one chick who said "idears".  This isn't New York hunny, we do not pronounce our r's like that and the directors should have known better.  But I digress, still very funny and I hope you all enjoy it.  TEDDY WILLIAMS!

MJ is the only person who could say this to Lebron

I've been saying this for awhile.  This is all Lebron is doing is just making excuses for why he hasn't won a championship yet.  I know MJ did have Pippen and Rodman but he never talked as much as Lebron does.  The only problem I have with MJ is that he claims to be the best to ever play the game.  There is no way to know that.  I am not saying that MJ isn't a great ball player, he really is one of the best, but the way he goes about it is all wrong.  Have some humility man.  I see a similarity between him and Lebron; it's that everything is about him, every game the Bulls won was because of MJ, he was the one who carried that team.  Things like that make me sick and forget that he is one of the best to play the game.  Just like in this commercial (at least I think that's what it is) he claims that everything he did inspired people to be like him and play the game differently.  Does he forget that people like Larry Bird and Magic Johnson who are two unbelievable basketball players played before him and are two humble people.  Has anyone ever heard of Bird or Magic saying the things MJ said here or in his hall of fame induction speech.  Either way, it sucks because MJ really is the only one who could say this and it would make sense, I just don't like the way he said it.

Sid the Kid Pyramid Trick

Did he mean to do everything he just did?  If he did that is nothing short of amazing.  I am not a Sidney Crosby fan because I think he is a wimp in the sport of hockey.  He does not like being hit and only tries to score, he never plays defense which does not sound like a team player and I hate that.  However, this is rediculous.  How could someone be this good at something like this.  Come to think of it I am sure Ray Bourque could have done this.  I am sure a lot of players can do this now that I think of it but it is still crazy that it can be done.

Slayer Christmas Decoration

I never like it when anything that has to do with Christmas comes out before Thanksgiving.  I am talking mostly about music and decorations.  Cant American’s just enjoy one holiday at a time?  I don’t even like the idea of Thanksgiving or Christmas, I know that sounds bad but that’s because neither holiday even made sense to me.  Thanksgiving is built around us appreciating a nation of people after we almost killed all of them.  It’s like trying to say sorry when you did something really bad that can’t be made whole again so we decide to make a holiday in their honor.  No wonder Native Americans protest every year in Plymouth (thanks Cope).  It was a way to unite a group of people who trampled over another.  I know it has taken on a new meaning since that time but I feel it is important to remember what we have done to get there.

As far as decorations go, I will make an exception for this decoration.  I am not even a huge slayer fan, I prefer a different kind of music (not one that involves heavy screaming) but I still can listen to them.  I just think this person has balls to put this up and someone with that much balls gets an A+ in my book.

I also want to include what I am most thankful for, that’s kind of the new meaning right?  I am extremely thankful for my family and close friends.  A lot of people don’t realize how lucky they are to have great friends if they are fortunate to have them.  I am also thankful for the opportunity to go to college and pursue a degree, it is an opportunity not many people get.  Lastly I am very thankful for my health and the ability to be alive for another year.

I wish everyone a very happy and safe thanksgiving, and don’t forget to think about what is really important to you in your life and cherish it.

Even Pat Sajak Can't Believe It

She slept with Pat.  That is the only explanation.  I am not going to lie, it sometimes takes me awhile to solve some of these puzzles.  So when this women just says this phrase out of nowhere when she only has one letter, it's a little hard for me to believe.  She wasn't even in the lead in money, then all of a sudden she gets this prize puzzle.  C'mon man!  What I really don't get is why she choose the letter "L"?  If she knew what it was she could have choose "T" that was up there 3 times or even "G" that was up there 2 times.  I guess this happens in game shows sometimes.  I wonder how much tail Richard Karn got when he hosted Family Fued, he was also Al Bourland which I bet helped a lot.

Ew

This was one of the hardest games to watch.  The offense did not show up at all and it seemed that Mangini anticipated every move we made.  The numbers really speak for themselves.  Hillis ran for a career high 184 yards against us and his first run of the game really set the tone for the rest of the day.  Colt McCoy did a fantastic job going 14 for 19 for 174 yards, showing his versatility as a quarterback being able to throw on the run.

The Patriots have a lot to work on but nothing is more important than Brady chilling out and making some throws.  Brady went 19 for 36 with 224 yards; there were a lot of throws that he should have made, some were behind defenders and some were just poorly thrown at their feet.  However, the Browns defense did do a great job getting to Brady and shaking him up. 

As far as our running backs go; I have always and will always love Green-Ellis but when something isn’t working in a game it isn’t working in a game and he was not working.  The Lawfirm had 9 touches for 14 yards and was stopped on the goal line several times.  On the other hand Danny Woodhead was able to step up and have a pretty good game getting 9 touches for 54 yards.

Our receiving was pretty evenly laid out, other than the fact that Hernandez got 2 TD’s (the first made number 4 on ESPN’s top ten plays this morning because it was a freak show of a catch) and the two tight ends got thrown at the most the whole game.  When it comes to our receiving, we need to use start using all of our weapons the entire game.  The Patriots have so many options it scares me at times.  Welker has been getting doubled up so much that it is getting harder for him to be the clutch player we remember him as.  When Randy was around he was able to take the top off the defense and allow Welker to get open for an easy first down (this is the biggest reason why I miss Randy so much).  However, when Welker gets doubled up that means others like Hernandez, Gronkowski, Branch, and Tate should be open.  For some reason we have been going 3 and out a lot this season and it is becoming very annoying.

Lastly, I would like to ask the question why is it so important to everyone else in the league to beat the Patriots?  We never get any recognition for what we do but for some reason when other teams play us they think they just won the Superbowl.  When we lost in the second week to the Jets they did the same thing to Rex that the Browns did to Mangini last night.  Usually when a football team does this they won a very important game, like a game you couldn’t go on without.  But if you ask someone like Bill after a win in the regular season even if it was extremely important for us to win, he will simply answer that it is what we need to do but we haven’t gotten anywhere yet.  The Browns are 3-5; maybe they should worry about winning more games and not showering their coach in Gatorade.

 Suck it Mangini, suck it.

Tallest Man On Earth - The Gardener

Tallest Man on Earth - The Gardener - A Take Away Show from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.

So I am sitting at work on Saturday night and got really bored because everyone is out or home.  This is when I decided to show another great song, that I don't think many people know about, to the ten people that actually read this thing.  I heard about The Tallest Man On Earth (real name is Kristian Matsson) two years ago and immediately loved the song.  Everything from how difficult the song is to the crazy camera angles that are used in what are called "take away shows" I thought was terrific.  If you didn't catch it, at the beginning of the video the guy who I am guessing runs this store (which is located in New York and is the size of a small room) says the guitar that Matsson is using is from the 1800's.  Matsson might have been careful with the guitar but he rocked the shit out of that little number.  I hope whoever ended up buying that guitar sees this video.

There are still more take away shows to come, so keep reading COMM 240

Randy Moss is a dick to a waiter, time to waiver

Apparently Randy Moss was acting like a jackass to everyone so that’s how the Vikings came to the conclusion to release him.  I think Tedy says it best that they gave up a third round draft pick and really only gave him a few weeks to make due.  I would just like to say that Childress is not doing is job at all.  If player management is what he is worried about then start managing Favre, like Tedy said he made this whole last week about him and how he will be able to play.  It’s a team sport Brett, trying being a team player.  The Patriots act like a team at all times and that’s one of the reasons we wiped the floor with you guys on Sunday.  If Childress wanted to handle Moss then he should have benched him or had a some sort of conversation with him on his behavior.  Not send his ass off on the first speed bump.

I do have a theory why Randy did act this way.  We got a third round draft pick for him so now what he does is go to that team, break it up morally, and now we may have another chance to get him back for next to nothing.  Belichick is a genius like that so I wouldn’t put it past him.  I just didn't think Randy could work that fast, he is good.

Guy stays awake for 40 days and doesn't die

Tyler Shields a photographer in Los Angeles claims he set a world record by staying awake for 40 straight days, which works out to 968 consecutive hours.  Is anyone buying this?

Over the summer I worked at a hospital, it was just an office, but I worked with students who were planning a career in medicine.  One in particular did sleep deprivation studies over the past summer and he told me that they would keep people in a room for about ten days.  When I asked "why ten?" assuming they made them stay awake for ten days he said they kept them awake for three and the rest was to make sure they did not go insane.  The people he watched would do crazy things and become very irrational, so it is a little hard for me to believe this guy stayed awake for 40 straight days.

Did anyone else see this?  A friend or something?  Shields said "he surrounded himself with a team of monitors who watched over him 24 hours per day throughout the stunt."  The one thing I feel I have taken away from my journalism class is CHECK YOUR SOURCES.  Shields was the only one interviewed for this story.  If there was a team of monitors then why weren't they interviewed, quoted, or even given names past this.  No one else was interviewed, which is the other reason why I have a hard time believing this.  I can say I stayed awake for 40 days but it doesn’t mean shit until you can prove it.  I am so happy the Guiness Book of World Records is not recognizing this, they are doing that for a reason: HE CAN’T PROVE IT BECAUSE IT NEVER HAPPENED.

Moss waived by Vikings

Head coach Brad Childress has told the Vikings that Randy Moss will no longer be with the team.  Well that didn't take long.  Apparently Childress did not like his post game press conference too much when Randy basically told the whole world how awesome the Patriots organization is and how the Vikings will never match up to them in play and in coaching ability. 
Moss is going to be on waivers for the next 24 hours and the Patriots have last dibs because we have the best record in the NFL.  If Moss isn't claimed he can sign with whichever team he wants (seems like he really wants to play for the Pats again).  However, I don't think that it will even come to that.  There are too many teams that need a player like Moss even after what he said in his press conference.  The teams I think that will try to pick him up are going to be the Chiefs, Lions, or Rams.  The Rams are heating up right now and nothing would be better for Sam Bradford than a deep threat like Randy.  Also, the Chiefs already have everybody and their brother from the New England staff so why wouldn't they want Randy.  Cassel has already had a great season with Randy so there is no concern there and they are on the rising so this would be a great improvement for them.  As many of you know, I would still love to see Randy in a Patriots jersey but I am being realistic and not getting my hopes up.

Thomas is on fire

Tim “Tank” Thomas led the Bruins to a 4-0 shutout against the Senators on Saturday night to make it his third shutout in his first six starts.  “Tank” has a .50 GAA (goals against average) which is the lowest for any goalie in the first six games of a season in the expansion era.  He is also only the second goalie in the expansion era to record three shutouts in the first six games of the season.  “Tank” hasn’t allowed a goal since Jason Chimera slid one in with 9:27 left in the 3-2 win over the Capitals on Oct. 21^st; his shutout streak is 130:33 and still counting.

Thomas’ amazing goaltending isn’t the only thing to take away from this game.  Our transition game and being able to create offense faster has improved greatly which has led to our recent success.  Much of that success can be linked to our newcomers Nathan Horton, Tyler Seguin, and Jordan Caron.  Since their arrival the speed has picked up and plays are being made more often and more fluidly.  Caron has added more depth to our already great penalty kill which is now the best penalty kill in the NHL with a 93.1 percent success rate and have allowed only two power play goals on 29 attempts.

If our team is able to stay healthy we are going to be one of the best teams in the league.  Once we get Marc Savard back then it is good night folks for any team we play.  The Bruins are ranked fourth in the league, a step up from last weeks seventh.

Sunday funday kicking Favre's ass

First the game: The New England Patriots were able to defeat the Vikings 28-18 on Sunday Oct. 31^st.  It was a shaky first half for the offence but the Patriots really stepped it up in the second half.  Brady comes away throwing 16 for 27 with 240 yards and a touchdown.  Green-Ellis got the offence off on a great start at the beginning of the second half with two great runs back to back; he also rushed for two touchdowns making it his first multi-touchdown game and had a late 26 yard run to put us on the Vikings 1 yard line when we were down by three.  Woodhead got in on a few key plays and had a huge 3^rd & 12 run for a first down, there were glimpses of Kevin Faulk on that play.   Brady and Tate were able to connect a few times, one was for 65 yards on a great scramble play (the longest Patriots pass play on the season, see video above); it was really good to see how well the entire offence is clicking with one another.

The defense also had a great game holding the Vikings to what they had even with all the possession time the Vikings had.  One player that stands alone in this game on defense was Devin McCourty who is in talks of being one of NFL’s top rookie defenders; McCourty getting an interception for the second game in a row on Sunday showed he is a player that needs to be watched.  There were a few times in this game when you could see the defense step up and make a huge play.  Even though it wasn’t overturned, Adrian Peterson’s touchdown in the 2^nd quarter should not have been counted thanks to a strong stop by the defense.  Also, the fourth and goal stop was a huge shift in power going into the locker room at the end of the first half.  In the second half the defense really wanted to let Favre know they were there.  Then answering all of America’s prayers, Myron Pryor came through and laid a clean hit on Favre to knock him out of the game with a face laceration.  Watching Favre being wheeled off the field was a great sight no one has ever seen.

New England is playing strong football right now, however, staying focused is what this team needs to do.  “One game at a time,” said Tom Brady “coach always says six games gets you nothing in this league.”

Moss’s Return: It seemed that the crowd reacted well to Moss’s quick return to Gillette.  Moss had only one catch for 8 yards and it seemed he was booed on the play.  If that is true I am disgusted in any fan who booed Moss.  He spent some of his best years here and loves New England.  This is what he had to say after the game: “I just want to be able to tell the guys, I miss the hell out of them, every last helmet in that locker room…To the New England Patriots fans, that ovation at the end of the game that really felt heart-warming. I think I actually shredded a tear for that."

Moss isn’t sure how much longer he will be playing for and he isn’t sure how many times he will be coming back to Gillette to play.  He clearly misses us (and why shouldn’t he, we just put his hall of fame quarterback in a retirement home) and we should miss him.

As far as Moss’s press conference after the game, I thought it was completely bad ass.  He is willing to take a 25 grand fine every week just to not talk to the press and why not.  He has never liked talking to the press and he shouldn’t, they just never see eye to eye.  Just classic Randy being straight cash homey: