Over at the old site I used to have a fun little game I played called "Gay Song Wednesday". This was a big hit despite the protests I got from a lesbian New York Yankee fan. I wanted to get away from the "Gay Song Wednesday" game, and introduce a new section called Wicked Awesome Hat Wednesday. I have an unhealthy obsession with hats. To date I have more than 100 ball caps that fill 2 55 gallon rubber maid containers, a garbage bag, and a 22 place hat rack that is in my closet. That rack is for the 22 best hats I have in my rotation at any give time. From day to day I may change the rotation, but for the most part I have my standard 6 Cleveland Indians hats, 3 Cleveland Browns hats, 2 Ohio State hats, and a host of other obscure minor league baseball and college ball caps. With this in mind I would like to launch Wicked Awesome Hat Wednesday, or WAHW for short.
The 1st hat for WAHW has to be something amazing. I had to look deep in the recesses of my mind to find a hat that really got me rolling in hat collection. I believe my unhealthy obsession began sometime around 7th grade during the height of the Starter Jacket and Raider cap craze. As an avid hip hop fan I did have a Raiders cap with silver block lettering, that screamed ghetto even though I hailed from a town with 1 stop light, and a 99.85% white populace. Anywho, the hat that got me started wasn't a Raiders cap it was a 1969 Montreal Expos cap with multi-colored panels. This hat essentially looked like a clown hat, and was the furthest thing from ghetto fabulous. The 1st time I rocked this was at a 7th grade dance I borrowed it from my brothers friend Alex, and it was met with much fan fare and adoration. Mostly from dudes, because chicks didn't pay any attention to me in middle school. So today I give to you the 1st installment of Wicked Awesome Hat Wednesday "The 1969 Montreal Expo's Multi-Colored Cap"
The Browns went wild in the Free agent market this weekend. Phil Savage signed 3 impact players, and I think the defense is already much improved. The signing of Shaun Rogers and Corey Williams gives the Browns a much needed upgrade in the pass rush area. I also like the addition of Donte' Stallworth to the Browns receiving corps. I think he'll be a great addition to play opposite of Braylon, and will create mismatches and single coverage for Kellen Winslow and Joe Jurevicius. I also am happy with the Browns for retaining Derrick Anderson. At 1st I thought this may be some sort of sign and trade move, but it seems like the front office is insuring the offenses success with a proven QB in Anderson, and a QB with a huge upside in Brady Quinn. All & all I haven't been this excited about the Browns in March in a LONG time.
My wife and I took delivery on a new GMC Envoy Friday night, and I am pretty psyched about the deal we got. I also am looking forward to driving trips in the new ride because it rides super comfortable, and has a good amount of power.
The Tribe busted up the Astros yesterday 12-2 in Grapefruit league action. Trevor Crowe went 2 for 3 with 3 RBI for the Tribe, and Danny Sandavol hit a bomb off of Geof Geary. If he stays on pace Trevor Crowe will finish the season with 570 RBI which would be a record.
I did end up heading to the Auto Show this weekend, and had a pretty good time. I really liked a few cars I saw, and am pretty sure which one my wife and I will be getting into soon. On the same subject there were some other cars that were fricking sweet, that I probably won't be purchasing. The BMW 135i has been produced in Europe for a number of years, and is being touted as an entry level BMW to compete with the Mercedes C class, the lower Lexus models, and the X type Jaguar. I liked the styling of the 135i, but it is a 2 door coupe, and isn't much bigger than a Chevy Cobalt, so sure you get into a BMW, but it is a tiny BMW and it still costs $35k to start. I drooled over the Audi's for a bit, but a more realistic car for me may be the Pontiac G6 GXP edition. I can pretty much load one of these up with options (Nav, Leather, huge sound system, chromed out rims, etc) and still stay right below $30K. It is a little less expensive than the A3 which I really liked, but has way more options, and I can stick with my current dealer who works with my family pretty well. By the way, when did Saturn's start to kick ass? They have come a long way since the economy vehicle they were originally launched as. The Outlook is really nice, and affordable, as is the Aura.
I rented American Gangster this weekend, but couldn't watch it. My wife tends to believe our 2 year old isn't ready for this type of movie, I am sure she has a point, but with his Nintendo DS induced tunnel vision, I don't know if he would have noticed a full fledged gang war going on in our living room.
I took in some of the Cavs game Sunday also, and although I didn't watch every minute of the game I have to say I am pretty impressed with how quickly the new guys meshed with everyone. Delonte West was better than I thought. He does some wild shit with the ball every now and then, and worried me a little when the Grizz went to a trap, but for the most part he looks solid enough to bring the ball up, spread the floor and run the offense. I came out of last night thinking Joe Smif was the diamond in the rough of this trade. Maybe his struggles are going to be eased by a change of scenery. More than anything else, I felt we looked tougher, more athletic and quicker on both offense and defense...Sure it was Memphis, but to play like we did with that many new faces was encouraging.
I read a convincing article on David Dellucci today on the Tribe's website. I am not a huge fan of the platoon system, but if Dellucci and Jason Michaels can put up some power numbers I will feel alot better about our corner outfield situation. I still think this is one thing Mark Shapiro should have addressed in the off season, but with Michaels playing solid last year and having Dellucci back healthy (hopefully) we'll be able to get some production from Left Field.
I can't get the song "West Coast" by Coconut Records out of my head. My buddy has it as his profile song on MySpace, and honestly I haven't been able to get it out of my head since I 1st heard it. Now it has made the rotation on I-Rocco Baldelli (My ipod) and chances are it will be there until I gouge my ears out.
I am pretty stoked about the Cavs trade yesterday. I think we are immediately better defensively with Ben Wallace, and we FINALLY have a consistent 3 point threat with Wally Szczerbiak. I also love the fact that Larry Hughes is no longer a Cavalier. It will be pretty interesting to see how this all plays out.
I plan on hitting the auto show this weekend, and am pretty pscyhed about it. My wife and I are actually in the market for a new ride, so this trip will be for me to gawk at Audi's and other slick cars I probably won't be able to afford any time soon, but we'll also get to sit test some of the cars we are interested in. I am also pretty hyped to see the new Camaro. The company I work for is working on the center display lenses, so it is pretty sweet to have a hand in something people see everyday.
Just a follow up to last weeks Friday 5 where I mentioned Bonsai Sandals. I ordered my Bonsai's on the 15th and got them this week. I have to say they are treating me to the best flip-flop experience of my life. As you can see below the sandals have a sheepskin lining that not only keeps your feet warm, but also molds to the contours of your foot and is really comfortable. I liken it to continuously walking in bare feet on a freshly vacuumed soft shag carpet. Needless to say when I open my own specialty baseball hat store I will also be carrying Bonsai Sandals.
By now I am sure most people have checked out the Lindsay Lohan nude photos from New York Magazine. Apparently LL was paying homage to her idol Marilyn Monroe who did the exact photo shoot (location, props, photographer) before her death. I think Lindsay Lohan is hot, no joke, but part of me was a tad disappointed as the current Lindsay Lohan is quite as hot as the version from Mean Girls or Herbie Fully Loaded. It was sort of like the Farrah Fawcett Playboy spread a few years back where the perception I had of her with clothes on was hotter than she was nude.
Now without further discussion of the Lindsay Lohan nude spread in New York Magazine I give you The Friday 5. 1. TPO Enterprises- Travis Hafner's Fantasy Football Team "Technical Pronkout"
2. Finger Eleven's "I'll Keep Your Memory Vague"
3. Good Luck Chuck- Everyone hated it...I really liked it.
I checked out The Comebacks this weekend, and was pretty disappointed. I knew going in that it wasn't going to be Citizen Kane, but it honestly was pretty awful. I am a huge sports movie fan, so I at least figured picking out the spoofs would be entertaining, but all and all this movie sucked ass.
Kimbo Slice is the a certified bad mofo. Not that I didn't know that before his 2nd fight in EliteXC against Tank Abbott on Saturday night. I did think someone with the chin of Abbott would be able to hold up against the strength of Kimbo Slice. I was wrong. Slice destroyed Abbott in :43 seconds in front of a completely pro-Kimbo crowd, and increased his MMA market value ten fold. The question I think alot of MMA fans are asking is, when will Kimbo make it to the UFC? Also with 2 raw potential superstars in Kimbo and Brock Lesnar, MMA should learn from boxings convoluted sanctioning bodies and unify under 1 title. Imagine the money that could be made and the interest that would be generated with a Brock Lesnar Vs. Kimbo Slice fight in a HUGE venue.
I checked out NBA All Star Saturday on DVR. Which is totally the best way to watch these events. I was pretty psyched to see Boobie Gibson put on a good show in the Rookie Challenge, and the 3point shoot out. The obstacle Course and shooting stars contests are garbage, but this years dunk contest was actually bad ass. The dunk contest has been pretty lame for a few years, but this year Dwight Howard and Gerald Green were awesome. Green's birthday cake dunk where he blew out a candle on a cupcake balanced on the rim while dunking was one of the most creative dunks I have ever seen. Dwight Howard matched Green's creativity, but his dunks were honestly things I have never seen before. His Superman dunk, and the toss off the back of the back Board was insane. With all of this said I am still not planning on watching the all star game itself.
I haven't done a Friday 5 since Hector was a pup, so I could probably do like a Friday 1005, but I'll just start listing things of notable awesomeness until I get bored.
1. Bonsai Sandals 2. The Black Keys
3. Yo Yo Sushi (Best sushi EVER! Try the UFO roll) 4. The Audi A6 5. My Sony PSP
6. This T-Shirt
7. 18-1 BITCHES!!!
8. Frogs on Motorcycles
9. Nip/Tuck
10. My 1926 Washington Senators cap 11. The Brock Lesnar/Frank Mir fight at UFC 81
Since the demise of the legendary John Holmes in March 1988, the short, mustachioed, heavyset Deezo Feezo has assumed the mantle as the number one U.S. male star of adult cinema. However, don't confuse Deezo with the similar looking mustachioed 1970/'80s adult film star, Harry Reems, who has long since retired from the adult film industry. Portly Deezo is not blessed with film star looks and a chiseled six-pack (a decidedly unchiseled 12- or 18-pack would be more like it) - his appeal and talents lie in other areas (which happen to be in his long 'member' measuring nearly 10 inches, erect!) and his "regular guy" appearance and amazing endurance in front of the camera have undoubtedly contributed to his phenomenal success in an industry notorious for dumping those men who can't perform on cue.
