TikiBar TV

That's Lala. She's one of the cast members at TikiBar TV. At? Maybe 'on'? She's one of the cast members ON TikiBar TV. Eh, whichever.

Most people will tell you that the video/podcast is a funny skit show where everything takes place inside an apartment made to look like a bar and that each episode is themed towards teaching you how to make different alcoholic beverages.

I'm going to tell you they're liars.

Everyone watches the show to see that Lala chick dance around and act drunk (which may or may not be acting).

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Girl of the Day - Host Edition (Part 1)

I don't know her name, but she hosts the Dating on Demand feature for Comcast. Peep her hosting skills by clicking on her pic over here.



The young, bright, fresh-faced Holly Hannula is an up-and-coming television host who hails from Washington. From an early age, Holly possessed a precocious nature and an interest in public speaking that would later transition into a career in television broadcasting. Holly's adventurous spirit led her from the northwest corner of the United States to the Southeast, as she chose to attend college at the University of Miami. Miami's diverse atmosphere proved to be the perfect fit for the multicultural Holly, whose ethnicity is a combination of Japanese, Hawaiian, Finnish, Norwegian, Austrian, and German. While enrolled in college, Holly worked as a reporter, anchor, and producer for Comcast in Coral Gables, Fla. During her summer hiatus from university, Holly worked as a consumer investigative intern at CBS KIRO 7 in Seattle. Graduating as a double major in broadcasting and art history, Holly quickly landed an on-air position at Telemundo's cable network, Mun2, hosting "Fuzion," a daily entertainment show, and "The Report," a program on current events. Ever bold, Holly made the life-changing decision to pick up and move to yet another new locale when she came to sunny Los Angeles in 2004. She soon landed on-air, hosting "Xbytes" on AZN. Holly has gained further hosting experience for shows on E! and the Discovery Channel. Aside from television, Holly's interests lie in theater, music, travel, cooking, and art.

I can't believe it!!!

While I wouldn't exactly call this "Breaking News" considering the show ended about a year ago, but for the people who may not know. Sailor Moon was a popular anime about these girls with so called "super powers". I don't know about that. Never really watched the show for the battles anyway. I actually liked the story, as girly or gay as it might sounds, when I was a teen I couldn't get enough of this show. So naturally I had to get my hands on these live action eps. They're not half bad if I say so myself. Their actually pretty funny. It does sorta ruin the original anime because of the cheezyness, but who cares!
Its funny and silly and I get to practice my Japanese with it. I'm not going to really explain the story because I don't really think it matters with a show like this. Just give it a try if you ever see it around.
Of course getting to watch this cutie doesn't hurt either (^_~)
Her name is Keiko Kitagawa, she's pretty cute but may be a bit to young for an old man like myself. I've heard she's going to be in the Fast and the Furious 3: Tokyo Rush. I'll look forward to seeing what role she plays.

Random

This lovely young lady's (www.goapele.com) new album came out this week. My buddy bought it during his break & let me borrow it for the afternoon. Pretty damn good....defintely sounds much more progressive & organic than her debut album. Only one guest rapper (Clyde Carson) this time around as opposed to Hiero & Zion I adding some local flows. No complaints, but I heard it was supposed to include a seperate live dvd of a NY show. Probably coming out later as a "special limited edition" cd pack. They also included her big hit "Closer" as a special bonus cut. This is just my personal preference, but I think anyone that buys this album already has that song & I think it takes away from it a lil' bit when they push it out again. All the same, good songs never get tiresome to hear, & the new material stands strong alone anyway. As another casualty of Blue Lion's Down Payment, I not only had to put off buying the cd but I had to pass on the record release party in SF tonight. It's just me, a bowl of soup, & Golden State vs. Boston tonight.

Today a co-worker & I were talking about Dave Chappelle. He mentioned how some people @ Chili's were trying to sell tix to his show when he was in town recently. As much as he wanted to go, he was reluctant to buy them because he was afraid of getting stuck w/ fraudulent tix, esp if he got "Jewed" in buying them. I didn't ask him to clarify, but it sounded like he meant being overcharged. Checking my memory to see if I heard that one before.

Talking to my roomies & a couple of friends, it sounds like a lot of people are staying in for New Year's...weather notwithstanding. I know there are parties everywhere, esp in the city but the only soirees that I've come across are Lyrics Born in Berkeley & house parties, including my older bro's. I'm spending the weekend @ B's place in SF, but all my options are in the eastbay/inland....well except one option that B got from an old coworker. I'll just say we'd be staying in. Anyway, the point of all this is that it seems like we're less likely to give a crap about celebrating New Year's as we get older. Regardless of what you do, I hope everyone has a safe & fun night.

Geez in the last few minutes I heard the commentators say "You just have to pull for Adonal Foyle", then watched as he stole a pass and lumbered up the court for a fouled fastbreak dunk attempt. Now I saw Mike Dunleavy jawing @ the home crowd. He sank a jumper after they groaned when he took it away from the hoop. Whatever it takes to end this slide, man.

Pic of the Day "I Don't Know Much..But I Know I Love You" Edition

and I really don't know much about our Pic of the Day beauty so I'm issuing an APB to all our blogger friends out there who may shed some light on her background...I stumbled upon her picture while doing some "content" gathering at work and can't seem to find any additional info except that 1. Her name is Juno...2. She's hotter than a tick on a fire breathing dragon's ass and 3. She's japanese...so here's our suspects picture:

oh, and I forgot to mention that she appears to be an up and coming JAV idol...she hasn't made the leap yet but appears to be a "whore" in the making..be careful out there people..she's definitely sexy and dangerous...use extreme caution when trying to apprehend information...seriously...it probably won't be safe to do research on this one at work...

UPDATE(12/28):

here's another pic of Juno to quench your thirst ...I actually do have more pics of this charming lass' but they aren't "office friendly"...so sorry suckas!!..the pic above is actually cropped to hide her lovely "mounds"...

Yes, the time has finally come...the battle of the century.
Fight!!!

No, Its Not Strange nor Somewhat Creepy...

Pa. Community Celebrates Festivus

ERIE, Pa. - The celebration of Festivus is alive and well in northwestern Pennsylvania, nearly a decade after the bizarre "holiday" garnered pop culture notoriety on "Seinfeld."
Residents were preparing to celebrate "the festivus for the rest of us" Friday with a night of airing grievances, feats of strength and, of course, the aluminum Festivus pole.
"It's all in good fun," said Jeff Boam, 36, a math teacher from Millcreek Township and longtime "Seinfeld" fan.
"More than anything else, it's a great excuse to get together with friends and have outrageous fun," said George Klapsinos, 38, a senior technical service specialist for Lord Corp.
Many people learned of Festivus through "Seinfeld," but its roots actually go back several decades, when writer Daniel O'Keefe's father started it. He was looking for something more from the holidays, something that wasn't political or religious.
O'Keefe wrote "The Real Festivus: The True Story Behind America's Favorite Made-Up Holiday" and co-wrote the "Seinfeld" episode.
In the episode, Frank Costanza, played by actor Jerry Stiller, comes up with the idea for a new holiday after struggling in a tug-of-war for a doll at a toy store.
Festivus' "traditions" differ from those of Christmas.
Instead of a tree, Festivus followers celebrate around a metal pole. Boam's Festivus pole is 6 feet tall and rooted in bucket of cement.
"No tinsel, no ornaments. Nothing should go on it. It should be bare," Boam said.
Guests also grab the pole and fume about how others have disappointed them in the past year.
"One year, we had a blizzard on the night of the party," Klapsinos said. "So we grieved about everyone who said they were going to show up but didn't. I mean, we made it, right?"
Finally, the festival features feats of strength.
"This usually means wrestling," said Jack Munch, a real-estate broker. "I've seen parties where it deteriorates into five people wrestling in the snow in the backyard. The whole thing is a blast. You never know what's going to happen on Festivus."

Introducing

Angela Aki

This is Angela Aki, one of Japan's newest rising J-pop stars and I am happy to introduce her to any fans of Japanese music that have not yet heard of this wonderful girl! She sings beautifully, with passion and feeling. She's pretty good on the ol' ivory keys too! I just love her songs even if I can't understand them completey.(not yet fluent in the forbidden language that is "Japanese" (^_^) She has a great version of the song "Never is a Promise" along with many other great songs like her last single "Home". She's also did a song for the next Final Fantasy game. If your into Japanese music or just great music in general and would like to give her a listen, you can hear samples of her music at her website.

www.angela-aki.com

Tell me what you think?

One Jew's Point of View Volume 1

Happy Belated Chanukah Everybody!!!!

Oy! I figured I'd get off my arse and start writing what the hell I want. Does it matter, of course not. It's your opinion doesn't count anyway. Anyhoo, fellow Jews, on to the reviews of my favorite albums irrespective of genre, although it'll mostly be on jazz.

MILES DAVIS - BITCHES BREW
Miles Davis was at a crossroads in the late 1960s. He had been playing your standard bop with his regular working group of Herbie Hancock (piano), Wayne Shorter (tenor sax), Ron Carter (bass) and Tony Williams (drums). He had been playing similar type of music since he broke in the biz in the late 40s. Outside of music he was known to be a dick. Some guy who kinda did his own thing and didn't really like listening to authority. The Man, if you will.

This group he was with was probably the most popular Jazz group around. The four other members of his group are certified legends and the music he made with them was no less than fantastic. But I guess there comes when you get tired of the routine. Playing the same kind of songs for the same audience night in and night out. Beginning in say 1967, his music was getting away from bop and getting into avant garde territory. Herbie Hancock and the rest of the guys were more than up to the challenge and made some good albums namely Nefertiti, Filles de Kilamanjaro, and Miles in the Sky between 1967 and 1969.

Nearing the end of the sixties, my fellow meshugenahs, Miles was getting into Jimi Hendrix & James Brown and was fascinated by the way their music was reaching the masses. Miles, being the musical genius he was, wanted to incorporate that sound into his music. You might run across a lot of comments on the fact that Miles Davis was a sellout by changing the direction of the music. In this Jew's opinion, that is utter bullshit. People like Miles Davis don't come along very often with ideas to make music with different elements. He decided since the face of music was changing so it was time for him to change.

Out vith tha old and in vith tha new. He assembled a new 13-piece band that was gonna tap in to elements of funk and rock. Wayne Shorter stuck around with Miles and switched to soprano saxophone. You know, the same instrument that faggot Kenny G plays. The band included three players who would use a relatively new instrument on the scene - the Fender Rhodes Electric Piano. The electric piano had a mellow tone and kind of glided over the other instruments. The three players were Chick Corea, Joe Zawinul, and Larry Young.

Chick Corea was an established sideman and a strong composer with various bands in the 60s. He also holds the distinction of being one of the most ugliest people on Earth. I mean he's right up there with KRS-One.

Joe Zawinul was a member of a group headed by popular Alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderley. As an aside, Cannonball played with Miles in the late 1950s when his group also included John Coltrane. Zawinul has the special distinction of the funkiest Austrian known to man who loves black women. He later formed Fusion supergroup Weather Report with the aforementioned Wayne Shorter.

Larry Young was known as the John Coltrane of the Organ. He was one of those people that was making records when he was about 18 or 19. If you ever get a chance to buy or download some music, give Larry Young a try. He released some great avant garde organ combo albums for Blue Note Records between 1964 and 1969. To really grasp how good he was, give a listen to another organist named Jimmy Smith and compare the two.

He added a British guitarist named John McLaughlin to give the music that rock sound. John McLaughlin was a good friend of Jack Bruce, of Cream fame. In the 70s, he formed the Mahavishnu Orchestra and became buddy buddy with Carlos Santana. He is the ultimate fusion guitarist.

OK enough of the history. The music is quite long indeed (kinda like this blog). The first disc only has two songs but they each clock in at over 19 minutes. The two songs , Pharoah's Dance and Bitches Brew, are more musical suites than anything else. Pharoah's Dance is more of a peaceful train journey that kind of starts and stops at various intervals. Bitches Brew has a dark tone with the electric pianos and the trumpet of Miles Davis the driving force. Miles' trumpet stabs are kind of like screeches that give the song a strong force.

The second disc includes the songs Spanish Key, John McLaughlin, Miles Runs the Voodoo Down, and Sanctuary. Spanish Key has both a mood of madness and happiness all at once, you'll notice this as Miles' trumpet solo ends. John McLaughlin is for the aforementioned guitarists. This is pretty much a riff that he seems to explore with Miles sitting this one out. Miles Runs the Voodoo Down is all Miles with a solo that's pretty damn killer. Finally Sanctuary is the most mellow song off the album. It is kind of the like the day turning into night. Not as loud as most of the other songs in the album and keeps a theme that could possibly put you to sleep. You would never know when that song will end.

I think I've done enough rambling, but there are more Jew's points of views from this Jewy Jewenstein. Definitely pick this up or download it.

Oh yeah.....

http://www.maximonline.com/girls_of_maxim/girl_template_magnified.aspx?id=1081

Shalom

HAPPY FESTIVUS!!!

Festivus - Non-denominational alternate Christmas-time holiday featured on episode No. 166 "The Strike" on the sitcom SEINFELD/NBC/1990-98. Festivus was created by Frank Costanza (Jerry Stiller) after getting into a fight in a toy store when he and another man both grabbed for the last doll in the place. Frustrated at the commercialization of Christmas, Frank created Festivus.
Celebrated on December 23rd, the pseudo-festival had a traditional undecorated eight-foot aluminum pole (no tinsel, or ornaments), a father-son wrestling match ("The Feats of Strength") and the ("The Airing of Grievances") when each member at the gathering sat around the dinner table and insultingly counted down the reasons why other family members were such a disappointment throughout that year.
The concept of "Festivus" was created in 1966 by Daniel O'Keefe, a former writer for Readers Digest who later wrote the book "Stolen Lightning: The social theory of magic," (Vintage, 1983) A review in the New York Times described the book as "a work of sociology that explores the ways people used cults, astrology and the paranormal as a defense against social pressures."
Years later, O'Keefe's son, Dan O'Keefe introduced the idea of Festivus to the SEINFELD program when he worked as a writer for the show.

King Kong Vs. Godzilla

As a kid, I thought the battle of the century should have been King Kong going at it with Godzilla. Why did it turn out so wrong? Was it Kong's papier mache face? Was it Godzilla NOT swimming away the winner in the U.S. version? Was it the obvious puppets fighting along the side of a mountain? I'm getting depressed just thinking about it.

Toho really missed the boat on that one. And so did a lot of other people. Here's a round-up of screwy King Kong Vs. Godzilla movie posters from around the world:


This first one apparently has the two monsters not battling over Tokyo, but instead crashing a beach party. And it looks like Godzilla can't tell the difference between King Kong and the broadside of a mountain. Kong even has is hand raised as if to say, "...over here, dude." Also, did Kong go to the same lady that waxed Steve Carrell's chest in The 40-Year Old Virgin?

These two posters aren't even advertising the right movie:



This next one is the most puzzling of all:


The most glaring mistake being that GAMERA the giant turtle is streaking across the bottom of the poster. Secondly, whoever designed this has somehow envisioned Kong as some sort of omniscient "Planet of the Apes" vampire. I don't even think there IS a movie where Gamera fights Drac-gorillas.

As a bonus, I've decided to throw in one of my favorite giant monster posters of all time. It's a foreign poster of the 1976 remake of King Kong (the one with Jessica Lange and Jeff Bridges):


Man, the action in that poster is WAY better than what I saw in the movie. I really don't remember the scene where King Kong is stepping on a ship, choking out a GIANT SHARK in his right hand, AND fighting off a GIANT SNAKE coiled around his left arm.

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Random

This morning, this lovely young lady accepted her deejay boyfriend's tearful marriage proposal on the air....right before they move to NY for his new job. Congrats or Another One Lost, depending on your take. He did it without a ring. His idea is that on their 1st day in NY they would shop together & pick out her ring. I think that's a good idea. No I'm not getting married in the near future, but I did want to know what you guys thought of the idea.

A few weeks went by & I hadn't heard from this Social Casework exam I applied for. I got a call from the HR dept, telling me that the exam was 2 days ago. For some reason, I was the sole qualified applicant that wasn't notified so I was offered a chance to take the exam by tomorrow morning. I left work early to take the exam today. Me and the other applicants (me, myself, & I) follwed the HR guy to a little room in the basement, where all the testing takes place. It was pretty funny watching this guy say "You may open your booklet & start your exam....now" to his one man audience. That shit was hard. I finished with time to spare but by the time the 1.5 hours went by I didn't finish double-checking all my answers. I'm sure I at least got the minimum 70 score to get the follow-up interview.

A newspaper today did a story on Festivus, which is supposed to be tomorrow. I forgot the article at my desk, but it had all these links, mentioned the Festivus book that came out, & even divulged some of the history. Apparently early Greek civilization had common-folk parties, which were referred to as Festivus parties. There were also examples of select dept. stores & US towns that are putting up Festivus themes around the holidays. As the theme seems to be growing in strength & popularity, I wonder if it can get so popular that it overtakes the commercial holidays that led to its cynical creation in the 1st place.

War of the Gargantuas

You know it's awesome.

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Pic of the Day.."Early Christmas Edition"

well, as our friends from the Land of the Rising Sun get ready to celebrate the birth of Julius Christ by eating a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken(seriously, look it up),I myself am getting ready to leave the cold and rainy weather for someplace sunny and warm. But before I say adios to Jerktown, I'd like to leave you all with this parting gift...and oh lord PLEEEASE, when I wake up Christmas morning, please let me find THEM under my Christmas tree this year..please oh please oh please!!!....and so I give to you:

( L to R) Sayumi Michishige, Miki Fujimoto, Eri Kamei & Risa Niigaki

J-Music Clip of the Week...Christmas Edition..

well, here's an early Christmas gift for you all courtesy good ol' Tsuji Eriku-Clause..he was kind enough to select this week's J-Music Clip of the Week as well as giving us a spiffy write up...

Artist: Oda Yuji w/ Butch Walker

Single: Last Christmas

(click pic to buy single)

Last Christmas preview

Last Christmas DL

Today's Jpop music clip is a remake of Wham's "Last Christmas". The Jpop version is performed by Oda Yuji, who is a famous singer/actor in Japan, although you wouldn't think him to be a singer by this remake. hehe.
In November/December 2004 Fuji Television aired a television drama called (wouldn't ya know it) "Last Christmas". Oda Yuji scored the lead role & was also called in to sing the theme song. Incidently, the television drama Last Christmas is what opened the flood gates on my love for japanese tv dramas. Why? It has cute Japanese girls, 80's music (???), love triangles & most of all it is set in Tokyo during Christmas time....ahhh how romantic.
I implore all of you to download this song. It is soooo goddamn bad it's good. I couldn't stop laughing when I heard it man. That is the reason why I'm into this crap in the first place, to have a good time, so without further ado...Oda Yuji singing Last Christmas!!!! KITE KUDASAI !!!!!

Deal or No Deal

A contestant comes up and eliminates briefcases with different dollar amounts in them. The object being to get rid of lower dollar values and eventually ending up with the briefcase with a million dollars in it. Meanwhile, a mysterious "banker" offers guaranteed money to get the player to end the game. Boring, right?

WRONG. This show is TENSE. Especially when the contestant is down to the last three or four cases and the million dollars is still inside one of them. On tonight's episode some lady still had the million in play and was offered $200,000 by the banker to stop. The audience went into Thunderdome mode and started yelling "DEAL!" in unison but the woman's father was shaking his head "no deal." Then to make it worse the woman's daughters called on speakerphone to ask their mom to take the deal. The lady started to shake and her eyes were all teared up. It was crazy, but she ended up -------

Oh yeah, I should probably mention Howie Mandel is the host (sans head glove, but he hasn't used that in over 20 years has he?) and the briefcases are brought out by a bunch of models, but they're all inconsequential when you need to decide whether or not you feel lucky. Well do ya, punk?



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Love for the sidebar links

If you haven't been clicking around in our CHECK THIS OUT section (to the right), you're missing out. The A-Team doesn't mess around with its recommendations and these sites won't waste your time.


Well, actually they will waste your time, but it'll be worth it.


Hypnotoad is always very engaging, and Superman is a Dick is always a must see. Clint Howard and Bryanboy need your love, but Cute Overload! is there to make you feel better about yourself afterwards.



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...2 Days Until...

...BE PREPARED...

Random

As I'm on house arrest through my car-down-payment period, I'm experiencing what we all already know: When you stay home & don't go out, you realize how much it costs to go out. I'm eating meals @ home & digging into my sizable Boyardee/Souper Meal rations for work lunches. B spent the past weekend @ my house, & except going to get food within the immediate area we stayed in the whole time. Gas, movie theaters, outside dining, etc. really add up...even on a weekend only basis. Before I sound like I'm getting too Super K, let me quickly add that as soon as my $$ on track I'm back to my normal spending ways & outings. I'll just be that much more appreciative of what I have. I still intend on going through my gift list....even if it ends up being Xmas in Spring for my family & friends.

A few days ago, I heard a discussion on the radio. One guy talked about seeing a dvd at his buddy's house. It was labeled as a sex dvd of the buddy & his wife. The guy was tempted to watch it but he didn't. When asked if the buddy's wife was hot he said No, so that helped keep his hands off the dvd. The question that arose from this banter is: Would you watch a sex video of one of your friends? If not, how about if the chick was hot? Speaking for myself, I wouldn't watch, no matter how hot the chick. I've asked myself this question before on 2 occasions: Some of you may remember my blog about a buddy who wanted to do blue movies. The other time was when one of my brothers told me that one of his friends taped himself w/ girls & had tape screenings for his pals. Another one of his friends saw his brother in a video. Voyeurism is definitely for a particular mindset.

...3 Days Until...

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"Dreidal Dreidal Dreidal...I made you out of clay..."

actually...this one is made out of paper...but thats not the point...good Ol' Hanukkah Harry found this little "Droidel" courtesy of starwars.com..










"...So much fun for the young ones it is..."





It's holiday time which means Jewish fans from around the world are celebrating Chanukah which includes playing the traditional game of dreidel. The Yiddish word dreidel is derived from the German word drehen meaning "turn." The Hebrew word for dreidel is s'vivon. A dreidel is a four-sided top with a symbol on each side. Each symbol represents a word which put together say in Hebrew "Nes Gadol Hayah Sham" it translates as "A Great Miracle Happened There." (However, in Israel the letters on a dreidel are changed to stand for "A Great Miracle Happened Here.")
Some religious scholars believe that the dreidel game originated during the times of the Greek-Syrians, and is closely connected to the Chanukah holiday. Because the ruling Greek-Syrians outlawed Jews from learning the Torah, the Jews needed a way to hide their studies. The dreidel became a clever decoy. When Jewish students saw the Greek-Syrians coming, they would hide their books and play with dreidels instead, which tricked the Syrians into thinking they were just playing a harmless game.

In this Star Wars variation, the dreidel and the droid R2-D2 combine to make Droidel! Print out the PDF and follow these instructions to construct your very own paper Droidel.



How To Make a Paper Droidel:

1. Print out the Droidel PDF and glue it to a thin piece of cardstock or cardboard like from a cereal box
2. Once the glue is dry, have an adult carefully cut it out along the edges (including the flaps). Also cut out R2-D2's circle dome. 3. Carefully cut out the circle. This is where the small pencil or a straw will go -- so you can spin the dreidel like a top.
4. Fold along the lines on the inside, then glue or tape where the flaps tell you. Do the top part last.
5. Fold the top extra R2-D2 circle top into a wide cone and place on top of the dreidel with glue or tape. Make sure the holes line up.
6. Then stick in a small pencil or a straw through the holes you cut at the top.

7. Now you're read to play!

J-Music Clip of the Week

Artist: Teriyaki Boyz
Single: You Know What Time Is It!? (produced by DJ Premier)

(click pic to buy album)

You Know What Time Is It!? preview

You Know What Time Is It!? DL

about the band:

Members of popular hip hop groups Rip Slyme and m-flo are to team up with fashion designer Nigo (33) to make their recording debut in the US. Ryo-Z (31) and Ilmari (30) from Rip Slyme, m-flo vocalist Verbal, Kaze no Hito's MC Wise, and Nigo as DJ will make up the 5-man unit Teriyaki Boyz. They released their debut album "Beef or Chicken" on Def Jam Recordings on November 16. Nigo is best known for the A Bathing Ape street fashion brand, which has a huge cult following. He is a friend of Def Jam artist Jay-Z, and got the idea of putting the group together this summer. The album also has a stellar lineup on the production side, with Japan's Cornelius alongside Grammy Award winners the Neptunes, Ad Rock of the Beastie Boys, French artists Daft Punk, and DJ Shadow.

My Card To The Team

I figured "Why wait another week?". I hope ya'll can get much enjoyment out of it. It's my tax-deductible donation in the team's name.

7 DAYS UNTIL........

..BE PREPARED..

Pic of the Day "Girl, Tatts and Guns" Edition

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It's Another Boy!

I blame it all on my brothers. Somehow in their little odd ways, I know they sabatoged me into only having boys!!!!

Was it the fractured arm or stitches I gave to one? Was it the fact that I totaled the other one's car? Is it because we have known all along that I was always the favorite child??? :) I'll never know!

The kid I have has a buttload of toys and I can only imagine what other toys my brothers can conjure up for the next kid. Isn't it bad enough that EVERY toy they buy him makes ear-piercing noises? It is revenge, isn't it?

I guess the good thing is, my boy will have a built in wrestling buddy. He'll be able to use those moves he learns while watching wrestling with his Uncles to uses better than trying to "take mommy down!"

Worst Christmas Song Ever: "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer"

..but I digress...


Every year, some new fandangled Christmas special pops up on one of the many networks that tries to capture the spirit of the holidays(like the aforementioned song above and its subsequent cartoon). Obviously many don't even come close to the classics like A Charlie Brown Christmas,those Rankin/Bass Rudolph and Santa clamation "cartoons," or even the California Raisins Christmas Special. There is one gem however, that has been swept under the rug and locked away in a vault..BUT IT MUST be brought back for a new generation to enjoy:

The Star Wars Holiday Special was a two-hour television special (including commercials) set in the Star Wars galaxy. In it, Chewbacca and Han Solo visit Kashyyyk, Chewbacca's home world, to celebrate Life Day. Along the way, they are pursued by agents of the Galactic Empire who are searching for rebels on the planet. The special introduces three members of Chewbacca's family: his father, Itchy, his wife, Malla, and his son Lumpy.The program also features cameos (although the cameo actors are listed as stars) by other Star Wars characters, including Luke Skywalker, C-3PO, R2-D2, Darth Vader, and Princess Leia (who sings the film's "theme song", set to the music of John Williams' Star Wars theme, near the end). The program is probably best known for an animated cartoon produced by Toronto-based Nelvana that introduces, for the first official time in the Star Wars universe, the bounty hunter Boba Fett. Though the program received excellent ratings for its one-time airing, Star Wars creator George Lucas, who created its original story, removed his story credit from the special.

The 'Bacca Family

there are just way too many highlights(and lowlights) to this thing for me to mention here, so visit http://www.starwarsholidayspecial.com/story.htm and read the whole story for yourself...seriously YOU HAVE TO READ IT...

"On Moische! On Herschel! On Schlomo!..."

As Christmas draws ever so closer, we tend to forget that another holiday is fastly approaching as well...Hanukkah!...so to help me out with a gift idea for all the gentile boys and girls, is my good friend Hanukkah Harry....









..."So tired you are of seeing such a sad punim on your little one....Deigeh nisht! An idea for you Hanukkah Harry has thats better than socks! can you believe it?...better than socks!!

what child does not enjoy that bulvan Peter Griffin and his crazy family?...c'mon..dog and small baby talking?...funny that is! "

18" Talking Peter Griffin

(click the link above)

Peter can say over 12 classic sayings such as "uh oh" and " Oh no, I gotta fart but I don't know which way to lean."

um...great Hannukah gift idea Harry..

Jingle Something

Hey A-Team, I have a problem no one can help me with. This group seems like the one to go to with its affinity for X-mas songs, ranging from childhood classics to will-be-busted-in-future-bathroom-gay. A few weeks ago B & I were @ Red Robin. They were playing X-mas music overhead & one song came on that we haven't heard in years. As much as B was able to sing along with it, she didn't know the title of the song or who sang it. I've been going moderately nuts trying to figure out the title and/or who sang it. I hope I can re-enact Married With Children where Al found his song after having just "Hmm Hmm Him" to go on.

It's not one of those classic songs. It's a woman singing, and the song sounds like it could've come out between the Solid Gold era to the same time that Wham's contemporary Xmas classic came out. The hook goes something like "I can be your jingle baby & you can be my jingle boy. Put me under your Xmas tree & I'll be your favorite toy." I don't think it's either of 'em, but the singer is along the lines of Jody Watley or Karyn White. That kind of vibe. If it sounds familiar, let me know so that I can beat B to the fact. Thanks, gang.

2003 Blue Christmas Cabernet

My spoils of this year's "Secret Santa" was a bottle of Graceland Cellars' 2003 Blue Christmas Cabernet Sauvignon. Our holiday party at the Pyramid Alehouse included a game of Secret Santa (aka White Elephant) where everyone brought a gift valued at $10 and everyone drew numbers to see in what order they'd go up and grab a gift. The catch was, when your turn came up you could either open a gift from the table or steal someone else's gift. Gifts could only be stolen a total of two times (or else the best gift would just be stolen over and over) and only once per turn. HUH? Wha? We may have just made this up as we went along.

I drew a crappy number --36. There were only like 41 numbers. So I had to sit there and watch all the good gift cards, toys, and prank gifts get traded and then become "off limits" after being stolen twice. Liquor was also a very heavily traded item -- luckily when I got up there the Elvis wine had only been stolen once, so I took it and it was mine for good. Anyway I wondered who brought this, and it turned out it was a "re-gift," someone's wife got it at a company Xmas party, but didn't want it, so that's how it ended up at our party. I'm really offended that someone wouldn't want a wine label featuring The King on it.

But after a little online research, I discovered that these things retail at about $20 a bottle and that there are a limited number of this bad boy. I'm never going to open this. That way thirty years from now, when I'm all rich and have a wine cellar, my most prized possession will be a 30-year-old bottle of Elvis wine.

"It really is the best season of the year. The Christmas carols, trees and lights just grab you. There's something about Christmas and being home that I just can't explain. Maybe it's being with the family and with friends, time to read and to study. And of course, there are the snowball fights and sleigh rides and, yes...just home." —Elvis Presley, 1966 (printed on the back label)

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Blue Lion: 21st Century Edition

From the fiery ashes of the blue pick-up emerges....my new gas-efficient ride. Today I purchased a 2005 Toyota Corolla. It's a bittersweet situation. I'll have a ride in place when my bro comes back to claim Green Lion next week, but the acquistion was literally a costly one. I'm practically broke until the end of January so going out, let alone buying x-mas gifts, will have to wait while I get this down payment out of the way. It's nice to have a reliable car with an extensive warranty, but I'm already counting the days until I can go out & have fun again. Like The Ataris said, "Being grown-up isn't as fun as growing up."

"I'll Have a Blue....Christmas.....Without You...."

GREAT CEASARS GHOST!!...Christmas is about 10 days away..hopefully you've gotten all your shopping done, I know I haven't!...well, just incase that last person on your list is impossible to shop for...and just incase that last person on your list that's impossible to shop for is really into anime.....AND just incase that last person on your list that's impossible to shop for that's really into anime is going to spend Christmas ALL BY THEMSELVES...again...this gift idea would be perfect for them...

SUPER DOLLFIES

"Super Dollfie is a ball-jointed doll (BJD) first manufactured by Volks, a Japanese doll company, in 1998. These dolls are anatomically correct, about 22 inches/57~60cm in height, strung together by thick elastic and are made of polyurethane resin. Super Dollfies (SD) are highly customizable - wigs, eyes, face paint, and even hands, feet, heads and other body parts may be changed, if desired."

these sumbatches are pretty big too...here's some pics to give you an idea of there creepy scale

UPDATE:

looks like Tsuji Eriku-san and Wonton needed some companionship for the holidays so they rushed ordered a couple Super Dolphie "friends"...

My Truck Is Dust!

I've already gotten over this weekend's downer of hearing my car make loud noises over my stereo before smoke comes out from under my hood, heralding the flames that danced on my hood and ended the life of my truck. The timing allows me to borrow my lil' bro's car while he's out of town,giving me a week to get a replacement. The short notice has me looking at 2 options: leasing or buying used. That's what I'll be getting into this week so any help, info, hook-ups, car to borrow, etc. anyone can throw my way would be greatly appreciated.

J-Music Clip Of the Week...

Artist: Morning Musume
Single: Chokkan 2 - Nigashita Sakana wa Ookiizo!

(click pic to buy single)

Chokkan 2 - Nigashita Sakana wa Ookiizo! preview

Chokkan 2 - Nigashita Sakana wa Ookiizo! DL

...sure is a bunch of members in the group isn't there?..but I think the most Morning Musume members at one time was 15...man, imagine traveling around with a group of 15 girls day in, day out and having to put up with there incessant playfulness and constant tickle fights!!..you know what I call that?...my DREAM JOB....

and little bit about the group:

Morning Musume, literally “morning daughter”, is a pop culture phenomena that launched in 1997. While in some ways reminiscent of Onyanko Club (or in American terms something like a cross between American Idol and Menudo), Morning Musume has gone further, showed more staying power, and in fact gone from being a very popular idol group to a full on pop culture franchise. It all started on the TV show Asayan, on a show featuring musician/producer Tsunku, of the moderately popular band Sharan Q. He ran an audition segment looking for a teenage female vocalist, the competition won by Heike Michiyo. However her first single did not do so well. He decided then to try a group, composed of five contest runner ups. However to hedge his chances of success and add drama to the situation, he said he would only work with the group (write their songs and produce) if they could sell 50,000 copies of their first single Aine No Tane in five days by themselves (and of course the power of national TV exposure). And so the nation watched as the girls pleaded with family, friends and strangers on the street hoping to sell the CD and launch themselves as pop stars.

it didn't mention it in the little blurb but the members of Morning Musume are always changing...kinda like Menudo...and usually go on to successful solo careers..unlike Menudo..

To Quote Darth Vader: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Being a bit of a gaming nerd, I like to watch G4TV and my favorite show on the channel is Filter, hosted by the incredibly cute Diane Mizota(who will be my wife one day...oh yes...she will be)..overall, its a pretty decent show but I basically tune in to watch her...well according to a little message on Ms. Mizota's blog, all good things must come to an end:

".... Filter has been cancelled by the powers that be, and I just wanted to let you fans know how much I've enjoyed working on this show. I couldn't ask for a more supportive, enthusiastic and sweet fan base than you have been, and if you've enjoyed watching the show even half as much as I've enjoyed making it, then I will consider this a massive success. Our last episode EVER will air on December 19th. I will miss you and I thank you for your support and kindness, the show just wouldn't have been the same without you. You can always keep tabs on where I'll show up next on www.dianemizota.com. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. You (Langdon Alger) are the best. "

....looks like I'm gonna have to start recording the repeats of Filter before its completely off the air cuz god forbid I start going through violent withdrawls if I don't get my weekly fix of the MIZOTA!!....

...and don't cry baby...Langdon Alger will make it all better...

The Slyders at Park Avenue Cafe

Such a rip-off. The menu says "slyder," but it was really just a mini-hamburger. It had a small stale bun, a small but thick patty of beef, a small slice of tomato, a slice of onion, and lettuce.

That's not a slyder. The patty should have been thinner and the onions should have been grilled. And why was there lettuce and tomato? It's like the folks at the Park Ave. Cafe wanted to improve the slyder, but they went overboard and pretty much messed it up. I could really use some White Castle.

Then to add insult to injury, Countess Daffodil ordered a crepe with chicken but they gave her the crepe with tofu instead. And she could swear the hispanic cook in the kitchen was glaring at her.

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Pic of the Day "Are You An Angel?" Edition...

"An angel. I heard the deep space pilots talk about them. They're the most beautiful creatures in the universe. They live on the moons of Iago, I think."...


I've been waiting for the perfect opportunity to use that line..but I wonder if it would work in real life?..seriously...if it helped Anakin land Padme, couldn't it do the same for me?...I'm no Jedi but I like to run around my house wearing a bathrobe while flailing my toy lightsaber all over the place...so what do you think ladies?...are YOU an angel?...*wink*
oh..and so I give to you:

NATALIE PORTMAN