Sep 30 2005
Last week had three awesome games that were close all the way down to the final day. Emmitt’s Anthology somehow figured out a way to squeak by again. And your favorite team, The Luchadors got their first win of the season.
We look at the upcoming week as well.
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Sep 29 2005
Last year’s hip hop honors show was pretty damn good. And after my boy MJ told me it was a must see show, I decided to check it out. This year, the honorees are LL Cool J, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Ice-T, Salt & Peppa, Big Daddy Kane, Biggie Smalls, and the movie Boyz N The Hood. Here are my thoughts ladies and gentlemen, these are just my thoughts.
Sep 27 2005
This review was first published on Epinions.com.
Rappers have written love songs for their guns, heroin, and other non-human things. So I decided that I’d write one too. Here we go.
We haven’t shuffled for awhile
But when we reconnect through the ‘phones, you always make me smile
Ok, I’m kidding here. I will not subject you all to a corny rhyme about my iPod Shuffle. But I do love it. It has become my go to entertainment when I work out. Usually I can watch television while I ride the exercise bike, but with the Shuffle, I can use it while lifting, hitting the heavy bag and speed bag, and of course, while running. The key to being able to use the Shuffle while working out is it’s size which is about the size of a pack of gum, and the way you wear it. It comes with a lanyard that you wear around your neck and to me, that’s much better than using it with an arm band. Using an arm band to me is almost like not taking advantage of the Shuffle’s size. What I would suggest is that you also get the sports case with your Shuffle because you probably would want to wear it under your shirt and the sports case would protect it from sweat.
Part of the reason why any iPod product is successful is because of how it works with the iTunes software. The Shuffle is no different. At the end of the Shuffle is a cap that you can pop off, leaving way to a USB which is how you both sync the Shuffle and power up the Shuffle battery. Popping the Shuffle into your USB port on your computer automatically will bring up iTunes and immediately start powering up the battery. The way the Shuffle works with iTunes is that it uses an autofill feature either taking randomly from your entire library, or taking randomly from specific playlists that you’ve created. I’ve created three Shuffle specific playlists through iTunes and use those to fill the Shuffle.
On the back of the small unit, you have three settings. The off position, an on position which will play the songs as ordered by iTunes, and a shuffle position which will shuffle your randomly picked songs. A shuffle of a shuffle. My favorite usage is the shuffle option since I use playlists, but the regular on setting has been useful if I want to listen to specific albums all the way through.
I think one of the best features on the unit is the button placement. Obviously, since there’s no screen, you don’t have a scroll wheel. But you do have a very large play button in the middle of a circle that houses the forward, back, and volume buttons. This makes it very easy to be running or doing something else where you want to be able to use it with just touch and feel.
The sound is great as it is on the other iPods and you do get another set of those ear buds. I do have to pump up the volume slightly more, but that might be because I’m usually outside using the Shuffle, where as I’m inside a building when I use my 40 gig iPod. If you’re using the Shuffle to work out with, you might want to get another set of head phones that are going to be wrapped around your ears as the buds are known to get loose.
Apple says you’ll get about 12 hours of playtime on one full charge, and though I can’t say I’ve let the Shuffle sit for 12 hours at a time running, I have noticed that based on my workouts, it’s around 10-12 hours before I have to charge it again.
One thing I find funny is how people will knock the flash memory space. I’ve read reviews that have said a con is that it only holds 120 songs or it only has 512mb of memory. Well, when you purchased it, you knew that. It doesn’t have any less than stated. So how is that a con? If you needed more, you’d buy a 1 gig Shuffle. The one obvious set back is the lack of screen. In my case, it’d be a waste. But I can definitely see why people would want it there. I’m sure it’s a possibility for future inclinations of the product.
As a stand alone, it’s a really good product. As is the case with all iPod’s, they have some really nice (and some unneccessary) accessories. I’d say that the sports case is a must if you plan on working out with it. They also have the rubber casings that the other iPods also have. You can color up your lanyards and USB caps if you wish. And you can buy most other accessories that have to do with listening to music in your car or at home, as the other iPods that are available.
With the new iPod Nano just released, I wonder what the shelf life of this product is going to be. I think they’ll start to slightly increase the memory capacity first, and then also probably drop them in price slightly. The Nano might be sold as a utility device because it is so small, but those things are very delicate and I wouldn’t do much with the Nano other than carry it around in my pocket. And you might not even want to do that for fear of sitting down and your leg pressure causing the screen to break as has been the case with some users. And that’s what may be most valuable about the Shuffle. It’s not delicate. You can do things with it that you might be scared to do with your other iPod incarnations. I wouldn’t do anything physical with my 40 gig iPod because it’s basically a mini-hard drive. The Shuffle isn’t, and it’d be like running with a USB drive in your pocket. You won’t have to worry about ruining it. At least make sure you don’t leave it your pants pocket and run it through the wash.
Overall, I love the product. I’m just as happy with it as I am with my 40 gig iPod. It works perfectly with iTunes and the sync is nearly as fast through USB as my 40 gig is through firewire. And it’s especially perfect if you want something small and out of the way when you work out. The worst thing for me is doing curls with an arm band that all of a sudden needs to be moved down to your wrist. With this player, you just hide it around your neck, and under your shirt and don’t have to worry.
Sep 24 2005
On October 3rd, 2005, the Monday Night Wars will begin again. No, Ted Turner isn’t back in the wrasslin’ business (yet). But Spike TV, who was ready to concede Monday nights to USA when they lost WWE, seems to have a new belief that they can compete and will not give up. What seems to have convinced them that they can still do solid business on Monday nights is the fact that a few weeks ago, The Ultimate Fighter had a strong showing in the young male demographic (18-24 years old), nearly equaling WWE’s rating in the same demographic. Originally Spike TV was going to use UFC for programming on Saturday nights, but after deciding to try and keep their stranglehold on Monday night’s, The Ultimate Fighter will stay on Monday’s and now they’ve scheduled a live UFC show to go head to head with WWE’s return to USA.
WWE is going all out to make sure wrestling fans know that they should be changing channels on October 3rd. This past week on RAW, Vince McMahon made a match for their return to USA. None other than Eric Bischoff will face John Cena for the WWE Championship. McMahon announced the big 3 hour RAW show, but didn’t say that it was going to be on the USA network, most likely because Spike wouldn’t let him. Throughout the show were commercials hyping the returns of Stone Cold Steve Austin, Mick Foley, Hulk Hogan, and Triple H for the big show. They are sure to garner one of their largest ratings of the year for this show, but will it really matter? I’m sure WWE is already writing the next day’s press release stating how WWE RAW didn’t lose any of their audience and actually increased their viewership on a night when not everyone would be able to find WWE Raw. I’m sure WWE wants to show Spike that they did miss out by not renewing WWE Raw on WWE’s terms and kill them in the ratings. But at what cost?
With the new USA deal, WWE will not be selling the advertising for their WWE Raw show. Instead, USA will be selling the ads, costing WWE about $10 million per quarter, according to wrestling journalists like Dave Scherer, Bryan Alvarez, and Dave Meltzer. Though WWE could recoup about half of the losses by getting rid of their advertising department, they would still lose about $20 million a year from what they are earning now. So if they aren’t making money on their own ad sales, do television ratings really matter all that much to them? And by hot shotting their return to the USA network, are they really shooting themselves in the foot?
If WWE isn’t going to be making money from the advertising on Raw, the shows should be less strategically focused on rating arcs, and more focused on improving PPV buys. Improving their buy rates by producing can’t miss television is the best way they can turn this loss of ad money into a positive. Not worrying about quarter hours and overrun ratings should help them make their television more compelling and better flowing. And if that is the case, they just threw away four great possible storylines for one show, and one television rating. If television ratings aren’t as important now, then why not bring back Austin, Foley, Hogan, and Triple H slowly and within storylines, possibly forwarding angles that would lead to PPV matches?
I’m also not sure how many more times they can go back to that same well. Hulk Hogan had a very strong run with Shawn Michaels over the summer, but he maybe has two opponents left that he can draw with, and in both cases, he’d probably have to job if he wanted those matches. He can draw with John Cena, but who is going to carry that match? And he’d love to “pass the torch” like he supposedly did for the Rock. And he probably wouldn’t mind all that much because the fans would see him in the same light as they did when he lost to the Rock. He could also have a match on the table with Stone Cold Steve Austin, but I don’t know if Austin would do the J-O-B for him like Michaels did. Actually, I’m pretty sure he wouldn’t. As for Foley, he can get a good run out of a few opponents because he’s so good at creating drama and suspense and working angles to the bone. But his in ring will be there for maybe 1 or 2 matches a year, and you can’t create long storylines with a man who is only going to wrestle once or twice, because the fans will feel ripped out with the payoff. Austin hasn’t wrestled in over 2 years and probably only has one money angle left, and we already discussed that one. So we have Triple H as the only one of the four men who will be wrestling on a regular basis. After WWE brings back these four men, there’s really only one guy left to bring back that will mean something. And that man is doing very well in Hollywood and doesn’t really need the WWE spotlight.
The sleeping dragon in all of this is TNA. TNA is in a great situation. WWE won’t acknowledge that they have any worries, but are trying to grab any and every trademarked name possible, making sure household names like The Dudleys won’t be seen on non-WWE TV under their well known names. Spike TV is bringing along TNA slowly, giving them first run programming in the old WWE Velocity slot and letting them improve on a rating that WWE didn’t even care about. And they have also given them a Monday night rerun slot, albeit at midnight, but the hope is that TNA can create a nice following and go toe to toe with the WWE giant in the near future. Going head to head with WWE would give wrestling fans an interesting Monday night choice, but it will only work if TNA continues to establish themselves as something different, rather than a WWE copy, like WCW tried to become before their demise when they hired Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara. Young players like Monty Brown and Samoa Joe will need to be groomed delicately and smartly because they are the biggest hopes for success after TNA’s saving grace, the X Division. Putting on X Division match-ups with A.J. Styles and Christopher Daniels in main event programs is fresh. It’s something WWE doesn’t believe in. And it’s a perfect alternative for the fickle wrestling fan who is willing to give something new and different a chance.
WWE’s strategy in their return to USA tells me that they really haven’t learned anything. While you’ll see John Cena, Edge, and Matt Hardy in what should be main event matches on October 3rd, the focus is really on the past legendary superstars that we’ve seen so many times already. You can only do go back home once, and WWE is trying to make sure that by going home, they aren’t only the biggest story, but also the only story. But if UFC’s live special can show any sort of life, and if The Ultimate Fighter can show any kind of consistency without the WWE Raw lead in, WWE should probably start to look over their shoulder. No matter what the rating is for October 3, unless Stone Cold Steve Austin, Mick Foley, and Hulk Hogan find the fountain of youth, the show will be regular old Raw the following week, and that rating, whether Vince McMahon and want to admit it, will be much more important than the one on October 3rd.
Sep 21 2005
Booshit Radio is back! And it’s not better than ever because there’s no Young Randall. But it’s still worth taking a listen to. I wrap up the second week of our league and look forward to this weekend.
And if you missed the first great show I have relinked it here. I’ve never seen Young Randall as happy as I saw him that day, talking about the game he loves so much.
Take a listen and let me know what you think and if you want me to talk about anything else. I’ll open up a thread on the message boards for feedback.
Sep 20 2005
I have watched the American version of Big Brother since the inception. I even used to watch it (and by watching it, I mean listening to the audio while I was at work) during their live feed era when they didn’t feel the need to charge for it. I’ve seen everything that has to do with this show and think it’s the best reality show of it’s ilk. Yes, even better than Survivor and Amazing Race. I just think the concept of having 3 shows per week is awesome as we don’t have to wait a week to watch, and the season is wrapped up in several months, backstab after backstab. This season started out as the very best as immediately two factions were created and by the luck of the veto and the head of household competitions, each faction seemed to counter each other very well. And then something happened. Possibly the best player Big Brother has ever seen, James, was finally eliminated. The greatness of James can never be explained. I can’t do this man justice. He stayed in the game by the skin of his perenium and seemed destined to win it all if he could just catch a break. Catch a break he could not, and he was sadly eliminated. Unfortunately, when he left, so did the intrigue to this game. But soon, Janelle, the hottest chick on the show, became the female James. And to the dismay of the rest of the household, she soon became America’s favorite to win it. She won every important challenge and also upset the house by winning everything that was to be won, including a plasma television and airline tickets. While she had a bullseye on her forehead in the house, she was America’s delight outside of it. And it didn’t hurt that she was hot.
Suddenly the game was back and it was on fire. It was down to four women. April soon left leaving a menage a trois of strong women. Janelle was the firey blonde who couldn’t lose. Freaky Ivette was the determined Latina who was so up and down emotionally, she had to be on her period the entire show. And finally, Maggie was the short fire hydrant who never put her emotions in front of her plan on winning the game. Maggie and freaky Ivette’s alliance proved fruitful as they eliminated young Janelle and that left them as the final two to be decided by a jury vote tonight. I feel that Ivette’s emotion and compassion will probably play more to the jury, but the fact that Maggie so smartly played this game should give her the vote. However, the jury of unhappy and kicked out players seem to vote with their heart, and not with their head and the feeling that Maggie was the one running it all might be her downfall. But I hope not. If Big Game James couldn’t win, and if young Janelle couldn’t win, my vote for best player would be Maggie. Let’s see how that goes.
Looking back, I think the biggest backstab moment in the game was when Jennifer told Kayser that she wouldn’t vote him out if he let her win HoH. Then she went ahead and voted him out. That may also have been the dumbest moment of the season, from Kayser’s perspective. The second dumbest moment may have been Howie letting Maggie get into his head and championing his vote, thus letting the “friendship” rule the roost again.
Ivette says that she played for her family, and she played it 100% Ivette while Maggie says she couldn’t be herself, for fear of being too strong a personality. Definitely two different game plans that worked.
They sequestered the “jury” who were trying to guess who was the last person eliminated and Jennifer correctly assumed Janelle. Janelle came out and said she was voted out by the nerd herd, with most of the nerd herd in the “jury”. That’s balls. James said that by kicking out Janelle, Ivette wasn’t playing smart. James, Howie, and Janelle are slamming Ivette for pretending to play with integrity. But they also said that Maggie was a horrible player and rode coat tails, which is exactly what THE WIFE just said. THE WIFE also said that the “jury” is weighted towards the non nerd heard. Beau is really the only one sticking up for freaky Ivette as she is his friend. James is attacking the nerd herd for letting Maggie manipulate all of them. Rachel also says that Maggie played phenomenally and kept the group together. This 5 minute argument was better than the last 6 weeks of this show. THE WIFE also said that Jennifer couldn’t compose herself enough to even make any valid arguments and was just holding her tongue. She said that it must be the cheerleading degree she has. Ok, THE WIFE didn’t say it. I did.
They just showed Ivette’s family, including her girlfriend, known only as Tush. The “jury” is asking Maggie and freaky Ivette questions. Maggie answers James’ question about style of play by saying she played a consistent game. Rachel asks why she shouldn’t vote for Maggie to Ivette and freaky Ivette declined to answer. Ivette tells Howie that she didn’t lie and played with integrity, to his chagrin. Janelle asks Ivette about playing for her family and how she chose picking Janelle over Maggie being a dumb decision. Ivette side steps it. She also asks Maggie about losing all the challenges. Maggie says she was strategic even if she didn’t win much. Beau asks Maggie about her strategy when Capi (Eric) left the house. Maggie said she was in Capi’s shadow and she was able to come out and make bonds. April asks freaky Ivette if she was throwing competitions. Freaky says that it was up to her team to get HoH to stay in the house. Jennifer asks Maggie who was the first person to throw out Kayser’s name to be voted out when Jennifer promised him to stay. Great, put the responsibility on the people who didn’t have the say. What a loser. Maggie tries to defend her role as someone who played strategically without winning competitions. THE WIFE brings up the fact that Maggie did throw one competition to freaky. Freaky says that she volunteered herself to her team and that she was again, 100% Ivette and that she’s greatful.
Back to the “jury”. James says Maggie’s weak arguments have persuaded his vote. Janelle says that even though she doesn’t like freaky, freaky might be a better player. Jennifer says she has things against both people. Wasn’t she in the nerd herd? Beau and Howie were silent.
Julie introduces the “jury” to the live audience and they all seem to be soaking up the cheers. Janelle’s the only one to come out to superstar cheers. THE WIFE saw that Howie tried kissing Janelle twice, and got a mouthful of hair.
The “jury” is ready to cast their vote.
Beau says he’s proud of both of them and that he loves freaky Ivette before casting his vote. April who looks like a mix of an older Gweneth Paltrow and a younger Lisa Kudrow, throws out a ya’ll and says that she loves them both before casting her vote. James says each have done a great job and thanks them for putting up with him before casting his vote. Rachel says that she’s voting for the person who is the most complete player before casting her vote. Janelle says it was hard for her to take the personal out of her decision before casting her vote. Jennifer says that they both did great before throwing out a ya’ll as well and then also votes. Howie says that he’s stuck voting for America’s last choices, taking one last cheap shot at the two girls. Before the votes are counted, Julie says we’ll hear from the “non-jury”. They must be sad that they weren’t live and in color.
Wait, they are live and in color. Julie introduces them all and they get to sit on the other side of the stage, probably so Janelle doesn’t just hump Michael live on television. Sarah, who is cute as a button, says that she wished James knew that Rachel, Howie, Sarah and Janelle were still loyal to him. I will not call this grown man Capi. Eric says that Maggie played as well as he’d ever seen because she didn’t show her hand. Michael says that he got great feedback from the fans and that his bad name was cleared by them. Howie clears his name for calling April “busto” by saying that it was scripted for television. Julie calls out April for saying that Janelle shouldn’t be America’s sweetheart. April says that she is sorry for saying what she said. Kayser tells Jennifer that she needs to think for herself next time, obviously a swipe at Jennifer’s admission that her group swayed her decision. Jennifer agreed. Eric tried to say that Kayser got what was coming to him and the crowd vociferously booed him. Then like Joanie once did Chachi, Sarah hugged James.
Now it’s time for the vote. Beau votes for freaky. April votes for Maggie. James votes for freaky. Rachel votes for Maggie. Janelle votes for Ivette. Jennifer votes for Maggie. Howie’s vote will determine the winner. And the winner is,
The only thing this shows is that Janelle was right. Ivette threw away her chance to win by taking Maggie to the end. Think freaky will have any regret?
Maggie says she has a lot of gifts to buy and has family to take care of and has furniture to buy. Freaky gets the door prize, which is a cool $50,000. And for now, the Big Brother house door is closed.
Sep 20 2005
By Mave Deltzer:
After 26 years of living on God’s green earth, Tawni Gonzales has moved out of that place she called home. It was a heartbroken farewell to her bedroom that looked out toward the gravelly streets of Cerrito. The room that hosted so many cousin sleepovers is rumored to be turned into an exercise room. What once was a place of peace and tranquility will be replaced with sweaty machines and hopes of weight losing. Tawni was seen with a clear tear in her right eye as she packed her last pair of socks and found remnants of beef jerky in her suitcase. It was a reminder of a youthful innocence. She was now under contract to a new owner, and one that would not make her dinner.
Her mother, Molly was seen walking around her once laughter filled house mouthing the words, “I remember the day she was born” to no one in particular in a trancelike state. The father was also seen mouthing words, but they weren’t sad and they had to do with the fact that his wife would now get her treadmill out of his small media room. Her brother was seen mouthing words that had to do with the fact that his sister waited until the last day to finally pack something, as all he wanted to do was watch football.
The historic day concluded with a mostly furnished apartment. There was a bed, a couch, and on any day, the bed could be a couch, and the couch could be a bed. There was a large television sitting atop a dresser. But this was strategic as Tawni wanted to be able to get dressed while watching television. Her kitchen table was full of character and if there are more than 4 people over at one time, they will have to call out dibs on actually sitting and eating there like one would call shotgun in order to sit in the front seat of a small car. But it’s her own. It’s something she can call home, even if she left somewhere that she called home for the past 26 years. And while she will actually have to cook, clean, do the laundary, and pay more than just a cell phone bill (and pay them on time), she will do it with a smile on her face knowing that it’s the next stage of her life. Though her nephews wished she had the Playstation 2 hooked up, they still enjoyed being there with her on the first day of her new apartment. And they already scouted out the hiding places for when they spend the night, which they hope to be every weekend.
In the history of that book of life called Tawni, this is a momentous occasion. She will find that the day she moved out is the day that she will appreciate her mother and father so. And she will giggle when she decides that McDonald’s for the 5th day in a row beats buying groceries. And she will smile when she decides that underwear really has two good sides (inside and out). And she will chuckle when she figures out that there’s really no reason to make a bed if you’re just going to sleep in it that night all over again. The only time that smile will stop is when she thinks the wolfman is trying to break in. On that day, she’ll be back at mom and dad’s.
Here are more pictures of the new apartment.
Sep 13 2005
It’s been two years. Two years that went by much too quickly. Two years that felt like two days.
It’s been almost two years to this day, since my Uncle Dave passed away. I’m going to write him a letter.
Dear Unc,
I can’t believe it’s been two years since that day that I will remember for the rest of my life. I can say that I was there when you made peace with life, and left us. I remember seeing my cousins, your kids, all in a perfect light. Your wife achieved the perfection of humanity while holding you at your bedside. I held your hand, hoping that my heart beat was contagious and would help yours continue. In that short time I was there, I remembered everything about you that I loved. Your joking sense of humor is still with me this day as I remember funny stories you told, or that I heard through your son second hand. And I remember that he would always laugh before he could get to the punchline. I remember you coming over to watch the 49er games with me and my dad, mom and sis, and by the 3rd quarter, you’d be asleep because the 49ers were up by 20 and to you, that was boring. You wanted a better game. I remember having Brit and Nicky over and thinking about how I was able to spend a lot of time with them growing up. Probably more time than most of my other cousins. I remember when Brit was a baby and you made a soup for dinner and I made her cry because I told her that Big Bird was across the room so I could dump my vegetables in her soup. And I remember her crying. All of these memories came back while I held your hand and I don’t think I’ll ever forget them.
It’s funny how little things can help you remember those who passed. Anytime anyone says, “bullshit”, I automatically think, “booshit”. All the cousins playe poker now, and all I remember is being a kid and you letting me play a couple of your hands with your money and then giving me tips on how to play better. I think I was 9. I don’t play now because I don’t have your help.
You’ve missed a few things in person that I’m sure you’ve seen from wherever you are. All of these new kids in the family, keeping Grandma’s dream alive. Brandon, Jaden, Maya. I know they would’ve loved to meet you like my kids got to. And my kids will be telling them the stories that I’ll be telling them, and reminding them to never forget. And your grandson is just so big now. Sometimes I have these dreams where you’re alive, giving me a wink like you never really left. I see Grandma, and also my grandparents on my dad’s side in those dreams too. Sometimes I even see little Brian doing flip dives on his back. Everyone just as I remembered them. I even saw someone at Target who looked just like you, and I just followed that guy around the entire store just to make sure it wasn’t.
I think you started a phenomenon. Flip flops. Everyone’s wearing them now. But no one’s played tennis in them like you did when you and Mike beat me and Edson, and when you held your racket like you were playing ping pong. Kicked our asses you did that day.
While I’m not as close to Davey as I used to be, I still think of him like my little bro. He’s a grown man and doing his own thing, making his choices, doing what he needs to do to survive for him and his son. I’m closer to Nicky now because of the Internet. She leaves me small notes just to let me know she’s still the same old Nicky. And I still see Britty every once in a while. And I think she still holds the soup fiasco against me.
I can’t make any promises to you that I’ll be able to do anything other than keep you alive in my memory. I don’t want to make any promises I can’t keep other than that every year, as long as I can still type, on this date, I’ll put up a message. It will just jog everyone’s memory who reads this and remind them of a few things that will make them smile. I know, I know. You don’t believe me. I can hear the “booshit!” now. But that’s my promise to you. Love ya Unc.
GG
Sep 08 2005
I went shopping today after work for clothes, but didn’t find anything. Then I decided to wander over to the Apple store just in case they had the new iPod Nano. I was a little sad because I didn’t see it displayed but I asked anyway. And lo and behold, one of the Apple nerds was showcasing one. And it’s smaller than I thought.
Take 10 or 20 business cards and stack them on top of each other. I would say that’s the size of this thing. The color screen isn’t much smaller than that of the iPod mini (which seems like it will soon be a thing of the past). And of course, it’s color! The scroll wheel seemed to be a bit more clicky and the middle button was larger than the regular iPod. As do all the color iPods now, it will also hold your photos. And it works like a regular iPod does. There is nothing it doesn’t do that a much larger 40 gigger won’t.
It is really an astonishing piece of work. But I do see two problems with it. Obviously, they currently only hold 2 and 4 gigs, and are pretty expensive. I’d expect them to go down in price in about 8 months as I think the shuffle soon will. But the main problem is that it’s almost too small. While it doesn’t feel flimsy, I’m sure any sort of accidental damage could cause the thing to break. And I wonder if people will just forget the thing is there. The key to this product to me is that they made a lanyard accessory so you didn’t have to store it in your pocket and could wear it around your neck. So you have the option of not losing it.
While I don’t need one, this thing is going to sell like crazy.
Sep 08 2005
So the premise of this episode, which is the finale, is that Hogan needs a hobby. Nick was the only smart one. He said they should just build a wrestling ring in the backyard. Hulk decides to put his son, Nasty Nick in a headlock, and throws a few worked punches at him. They were some great worked punches. And then he threw an elbow that caught a little too much of his wife Linda’s head. If this isn’t the greatest television show in the history of the world, I’m not sure what is.
Hogan decides to take up golf. And he looses a hole to a 10 year old kid and because of a bet, he has to play the next hole with his pants around his ankles. And like my good friend Blake, he was wearing tidy whities.
Brooke just said, “If ya smell, what the Brooke is cookin’”. Priceless.
They are now playing tennis. Let’s just say when Gorilla Monsoon used to call the Hulkster “the greatest professional athlete in the world”, he was really joking. Hogan is looking very unathletic. But Brooke seems to be a pretty good athlete. I guess it helps being 6 foot tall. I worry about poor Nick’s hair.
Linda and Brooke try to get the Hulkster to take pilates with them. He says he’ll smoke them. I didn’t know this was an athletic sport. Brooke asks him if he can balance himself on a ball. Hogan says he’s had the world on his shoulders and pretends that he’s lifting Andre the Giant. This is so great. The pilates instructor helps Hogan with his form, and he tells his wife that she touched his ass. Hulk is actually kind of holding his own. This makes me really believe pilates isn’t that hard. But Linda seems very aggitated at pilates. Maybe Hogan really did smoke them. Two weeks later, Knobbs comes over and he and Hogan secretly go over to the pilates class.
This show did get picked up for a second season, and it is well deserving. It is the best pretend reality show out there. Hulk Rules!