When I learned about this celebrity, I have to say...this really bummed me out, as I was a big fan of his as a kid. Robert Hegyes, who played Juan Epstein on the classic '70s TV series "Welcome Back Kotter", died yesterday of an apparent heart attack. He was only 60 years old. Robert's brother said he had suffered a heart attack in the last few years, and was not in good health. Epstein was a member of the Sweathogs, and easily my favorite of the group. Everything he did on that show was hilarious!!!! This is a cool tidbit of info about Robert, he was actually a substitute teacher in real life before he took the role of Epstein, so he was also able to act as a sort of technical advisor on the show. Epstein was known for bringing in forged notes excusing him from class that were, quote, "Signed Epstein's mother." This led to a funny line that made it's way on the internet yesterday:
Dear Mr. Kotter: Epstein will not be returning to class. He died of a heart attack today. Signed, Epstein's Mom
Here is a great clip of Epstein and the gang first meeting Mr. Kot-terrrrr.
This could be the strangest story of the day…Metallica's bassist could've been…HULK HOGAN! What? Is it possible that james, kirk, and Lars would have trained, said their prayers, and ate their vitamins as Hulk-A-Mania ran wild on YOU! Could the 24 inch pythons rock the bass on for Whom The Bess Tolls? According to the Hulkster…yes! Hulk says, "I used to be a session musician before I was a wrestler. I played bass guitar. I was big pals with Lars Ulrich, and he asked me if I wanted to play bass with Metallica in their early days but it didn't work out." It's unclear what Hulk meant by "early" days, and as of yet…Metallica hasn't commented…probably because it's not true! Although…here is Hogan, playing bass in the video for his classic hit, which I am sure would've made for a great thrash metal anthem, "Real American":
This morning BJ brought up our buddy Jonathan Jayne, he was the dude that was goofed on a few years ago on American Idol, and it turned out that he has a mild form of autism. Even though the AI judges goofed on him, we learned that all he ever wanted to do was record a version of "God Bless America", so I got a few buddies together -- including Thrill from the Men's Room -- and we went to Orbit Studios to record a fun version of the song with JJ! Here is the video of the song:
I got an email from Linda over at the Columbia Winery, which was the place my wife & I got married. I swear by this place as a venue to get married at…it was an amazing place to get hitched!!!! She emailed me because they are having their Weddings In Woodinville event this Sunday. You can check out www.weddingsinwoodinville.com for more info.
According to data from SeatGeek, Super Bowl XLVI is the most expensive sporting event that company has ever tracked. Average ticket prices for this year's Super Bowl, held next Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, were at $3,127. The most expensive ticket listing for this year's game is a $608,475 listing for a full level suite at Lucas Oil Stadium. Three separate field level suites are available, each over $600,000 in asking price.
So this led to a topic…what is the most you have paid for an event? What was it for? Also...what is one event that you would be willing to pay a ridiculous amount of money for? Here are the texts we received:
World cup
A Temple of The Dog Reunion tour, I would pay a stupid amount of $$ for it.
I paid $5000 for two tix and plane tix to Detroit for Seahawks vs Steelers
Crue meet and greets at carnival if sins I paid 450.00 worth every penny and would do it again to have front row
I paid 400 dollars for one seat 8 rows from the ring to wrestlemania 19 and it was awesome. dan in Marysville
I would consider selling my soul if the mariners made it to game 7 in the world series.
I spent $600 for two new kids on the block concert tickets in atlanta, GA a few years ago. anna
I once paid two hot chicks I worked with $20 each to make out for 30 seconds.
Totally worth it.
$60 buck for an Asian bath house in San Francisco! Lol
Paid $300 for a pair of tix to a Canucks game.
I paid $300 for 4 tickets to nascar in las vegas. It included an rv spot where the pre race party was. Amazing experience. I highly recommed it and im not even a nascar fan. Kyle â Olympia
Led zeppelin in London. It was a risk of $300 for a pair of codes off eBay to buy the tickets. I got the codes, said a prayer and went for it. Got the tickets a few weeks later. For $200 each . So total was $350 a tick. Wasn't huge but I got led out! Omg so awesome! Liquor and whorez.
Today's Video Blog features Mono Nick's potato chips...BJ tried them and thought they were too hot!
This is my favorite story of the day…Pat Sajak and Vanna White have done "Wheel of Fortune" drunk. In fact, it sounds like it may have happened a bunch back in the day. During an appearance on ESPN'S "Dan Le Batard is Highly Questionable", Pat said that he and Vanna would hit up a local Mexican restaurant between tapings, "They served great margaritas, so Vanna and I would go and have two, or three or six…and then come [back] and do the last shows, and have trouble recognizing the alphabet. They're really good tapes to get a hold of." Here is the Video…the part about doing "Wheel of Fortune" hammered starts at the 1:05 mark (keep watching the rest though, as Papi asks one of the funniest questions ever towards the end):
"What does Vanna smell like?" Hahaha Awesome!
Speaking of TV…I saw this today, and I agree with Charlie Sheen. Even though Charlie has said that Ashton Kutcher has done a good job replacing him on "Two and a Half Men", but he still thinks the show should end after this season. Charlie said, "I've done what [Ashton's] done. I've replaced [Michael J. Fox on 'Spin City']. It's so [effing] hard, you can't believe it. It's all you're thinking about, and you're surrounded by these ghosts. So, hats off to him for doing the best job that he can." Charlie thinks "Two and a Half Men" should be put to rest mostly because creator Chuck Lorre is no longer focusing on it enough to make it good: "I don't think that [Ashton's] working with the best writing because Chuck is doing too many shows. They've lost their point of view, man…[Chuck] spent so much time trying to insult me through the character that he forgot how to write good jokes. [The cast] deserves better material. They deserve what I had for the first five years. I don't want to harp on them. Let the clueless stay clueless. I was a puppet there for ratings. But, whatever…I don't care. I've moved on, and whatever they're doing there is none of my business." I have to say I agree with Charlie…I was late to the 2 & A Half Men party, but my wife and I watch the re-runs, and the new episodes, and I have to say the old ones blow the new stuff out of the water.
Last week over 400,000 homes and businesses lost power, but thanks to the round the clock work by Utility crews, it's down to about about 3,000 remaining outages. According to a Puget Sound Energy spokesman, they hope to have power restored to all by early today. BJ got a Tweet from Nathan T. with a great topic idea: Given the recent power outages what is one thing you learned you can live without and one thing you must have? Here are some of the texts:
Eventually, not being able to make DINNER for a few days got old.
Oh yeah, I gotta have a vaccuum!
I couldn't live without peanut butter on Steve's face. I couldn't see anything when the power was out. Lucy
I can live without tv and cable. I cannot live without running water.
I can surprisingly live without internet. Weird for a 22 year old. I cannot live without beer though. My tummy has Gotta stay warm! Cammi from Tacoma
I can live without cable and internet but gosh dang it mo fo's I cannot live without hot shower water...
Can live without a microwave. But I must have my Xbox
Can live without tv but must have coffee thank god for perkys on cannion road
Good morning, this is Amie :) power outage: Have to have a refrigerator and freezer. Could live without a t.v.
Just got my power back.... could live without sports center and wrestling was very amazed bout that...could not live without my iPhone.....went out and bought a car charger as soon as my iPhone died....thank god 4 the kisw app
I can deal with no power but being on a well no power equals no water. Try taking a crap outside in the snow
Johnny Depp is America's favorite actor for the second year in a row, according to the annual Harris Poll. Also for the second year, Denzel Washington finished at #2, although this time he shares the spot with Clint Eastwood. Here's the Top 10:
1. Johnny Depp
2. (tie) Denzel Washington and Clint Eastwood
4. Tom Hanks
5. John Wayne (yes, he's been dead for over 32 years!)
6. George Clooney
7. Sandra Bullock
8. Harrison Ford
9. Will Smith
10. Adam Sandler
Men chose Eastwood as their favorite . . . while women went with Depp.
According to an annual Harris Poll…Johnny Depp is still your favorite actor? What about you…who is your favorite actor, also… who do you hate? Here are the texts we got:
kevin smith
Tom hanks is my fav of all time
Fave actor- Edward Norton, least fave- Keanu Reeves (outside of his work in the matrix)
I love Will smith but hate Jim Carey. HEATHER IN FIFE
Hate, Leo Dicaprio! Love Woody Harelson. Very underrated actor! Everything he does is good! Jason
Dear Adam Sandler.....please stop it, just....stop it.
Hate fuckin affleck, love statham!
Fav: Johnny Depp hands down. Least Fav: Ben Stiller, he just keeps doing the same Damn movies with new titles.
Worst: Sara "horse-face" Jessica Parker Best (one of): Leo deCaprio
Tom Hanks is the one I have the most respect for. He does a lot of work off the stage and, especially, with the military. I can not stand Angelina Jolie anymore. She is all over s****y grocery store magazines, she does the same badass tough girl roles and, I'm sorry, but how many children are you going to have? Yes, you can afford it, but how much time CAN you spend with each?
Sly Stallone his characters make him seem like a meat head but in actuallity he is a good actor and writer.
Easy. Kurt russell. Bad ass. Tnanks joe in gig harbor
Love mark wahlberg, hate jennifer aniston. Way to much hype.- Brad in Kent
I love edward norton, hes such an amazing actor and all of his roles are very beliveable and well executed, norton in rounders was fantastic. On the other side anything with dwyane the rock johnson makes me want to gouge out my eyeballs and eat them so i never have to see his atrocius acting.
Also, I hate Adam Sandler. He needs to be hit by a train. - the DV
Today's video blog is all about Mono-Nick & The Rev...and the conversations they have during the show when the microphones are off.
This morning I saw a report that says many general managers think that the Hawks, the 49'ers, and the Cardinals are potential places for Peyton Manning to end up. Peyton's days in Indy are most likely done as they gutted out their front office and coach, and they have the #1 draft pick which will surely be Andrew Luck. BJ wondered if this was a good idea…I say HELL YES! Get Peyton Hawks…that would be huge. Yes, he is towards the tail end of his career, and there are injury issues…but c'mon…it's Peyton Manning!!!!! Look, I don't hate Tavaris…but realistically he is not the future of that position for the Hawks, and we won't be getting one of the top QB's in the draft that can be plugged in the position unless we trade up…so let's find someone that could study under Peyton for the next couple of years. C'mon Paul Allen…open up that wallet, and let one of the greats lead a young hungry team next season. The O Line was looking great towards the end of the season…give Peyton the time Tavaris was getting, and Sidney Rice will have a career year! Plus…think of all the great local commercials:
Chaz Bono recently revealed that he's saving up for a PENIS!!! The surgery will probably cost him between $25,000 and $45,000. Here is the crazy part…her mom offered to buy the Johnson! Chaz's mother CHER offered to pay for the surgery, but he didn't want her money. Sources say that after Chaz broke up with his girlfriend Jennifer, he and Cher had a huge fight. Basically, Cher was telling Chaz that Jennifer was no good for him, and never loved him in the first place, and it snowballed from there. So Cher thought a new penis would be a nice olive branch to Chaz…but he was too mad at her to accept. A friend says, "Chaz sent word through a close friend that he does not want his mother's handout, and will earn the money himself. Cher is heartbroken."
Chaz Bono Turned down Cher's offer to buy him a penis...based on this...finish this statement: "I can't believe my parent bought me, or tried to buy me, _______." Here are some of the texts we got:
My MOMbrought me back thong underwear from the London underground that says Mind the Gap
My mom on my 21st bday bought me a molding of Jenna Jamison's lady parts...
My mother in law bought me a vibrator
can't believe my girlfriend's mom bought me a wedding ring to give to my girlfriend.... Without informing me first
My stepdad tried buying me a hooker cause he thought I was gay not knowing the only reason he didn't see me with a lot of women cause I was slaying his hot daughter
I can't believe my mother bought me the first 3 seasons of Saturday Night Live.........in VHS!!!
My Mom bought me a sexy nighty. Awkward. And also not sexy thinking about your mom before doing it.
A hummingbird feeder... Im a 30 year old married man, why would i want that???
A funeral plot at the age of twelve. Granted sound investmet but did they have to tell me?
My mom bought me extacy she thought it would be a good way to bond
Lol my first quater oz of pot hahahahaa
Tried to buy me a subscription to eharmony.
Back Disneyland was established in 1955, WALT DISNEY banned his employees from having BEARDS, because he didn't want them to look like carnies. That "No Beard" policy has been in place ever since. For 57 years…UNTIL NOW. Disney has announced that for the first time ever, park employees are now allowed to grow beards. A spokeswoman said they went over the guidelines and felt, quote, "an update was appropriate at this time." This is the third change Disney has made to their theme park dress code in the past dozen years. In 2000, they lifted a ban on mustaches, and two years ago, they started allowing women to wear skirts without pantyhose, and sleeveless tops.
There are still things that involve your appearance that are banned…for instance: The company disallows things like visible tattoos or tongue piercings on its cast members. Mustaches have to be fully grown in and well maintained, and they can't extend over the upper lip. When it comes to hair styles, dyeing, bleaching or coloring is banned, the rules state, quote, "If the hair color is changed, it must be natural looking and well-maintained." Ladies have to keep the nail polish neutral, and nails cannot grow beyond a quarter of an inch past the fingertip.
Disney has lifted the beard ban, but they still have some strange rules for their employees…based on this, whether it be your current job, or a past job…what is the dumbest rule that you had to follow? Here are the texts we got:
I worked at disneyworld in college in the late 90s. One rule was that no hair in your head could be longer than 2 inches
Evidently there was a rule that you couldn't have sex at work... I was caught and immediately terminated...
I worked at a a fast food place in arizona and my manager was such a douche he made every employee shave everyday and iron your uniform, the dude was anal
As a paramedic in the 90's we were not allowed to shave 12 hours before our shift to avoid open wounds to expose to AIDS virus! Scruff was rampant!
I work at a warehouse…You cant wear shorts in the summer. Gets atleast 95 in this beotch. Nick from Everett
At a past job they used to make me eat peanut butter every day. But thankfully they replaced me with a little furball name Lulu! signed Lucy and South Hill
Had to wear pure black shoes working parking lot security. Enforced to the point a supervisor came out to color in a logo on my boots with magic mark.
Worked for a local septic and drain cleaning company and they still have a no cellphone policy. We worked from Canada to Oregon and if caught with a cellphone you were terminated. Dumb ass policy
The dumbest rule was when I worked at a department store, you had to have a bathroom buddy. And at a packing place you had a set bathroom time.
Tyler from spanaway. The dumbest rule I had to follow was my sideburns had to be even with the top of the ear or the middle of the ear. Nowhere in between.
I was a concrete worker and they.made us wear colared shirts because they "didn't want us to look like they didn't get under paid"
Today's Video Blog features a gift from the WWE...a box of Fruity Pebbles in honor of John Cena!!!
Big day yesterday for our state…I am really glad to see this. I'm sure you saw many people talking about this yesterday…I saw many Facebook status updates that said "Today I couldn't be prouder of our state" or something to that extent. What am I talking about? Well…SeaTac airport was honored for on-time performance! How awesome is that? Ok…that is true, but that's not the big story…we are one step closer to legalizing gay marriage. Honestly, and my trip up on this soap box will be quick, but it's about damn time. How stupid is it that we live in a country where all of us pound our chest in how great it is to live in a free country…yet, there are people that think 2 people that are in love should not be "free" to be married. My only question…whose last name will they take? In a marriage with a man and woman, the woman takes the man's last name…and I would like to see the same tradition happen with gay marriage. I've come up with 2 very practical (sarcasm) ways: For men…it's a joust…or a good old fashioned thumb war. For the ladies…the lady with the shorter hair keeps her last name. Bam, done.
So the Boston Bruins made a trip to the White House yesterday afternoon to celebrate last season's Stanley Cup championship. However, their goalie…Tim Thomas, was absent. The playoff MVP, released a statement on Facebook regarding his absence:
"I believe the Federal government has grown out of control, threatening the Rights, Liberties, and Property of the People.
This is being done at the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial level. This is in direct opposition to the Constitution and the Founding Fathers vision for the Federal government.
Because I believe this, today I exercised my right as a Free Citizen, and did not visit the White House. This was not about politics or party, as in my opinion both parties are responsible for the situation we are in as a country. This was about a choice I had to make as an INDIVIDUAL.
This is the only public statement I will be making on this topic. TT"
Bruins president Cam Neely made a statement on Thomas' absence, saying, "We are disappointed that Tim chose not to join us, and his views certainly do not reflect those of the Jacobs family or the Bruins organization. This will be the last public comment from the Bruins organization on this subject."
This stirred up a lot of "ESS" on sports and news channels…I have to say, I spent a lot of time thinking about this yesterday and I was fascinated by how polarizing this became with people. My opinion wavered quite a bit, it's a tough one to be fully on one side or the other...as both sides do have logical arguments on why this was wrong/right. My initial reaction was that Tim is being a douche, and using his celebrity to spew political crap...but then the more I read about it and the more I thought about it, the guy does seem to care about where our country is going....and just as we all wave the freedom flag for other topics, the same could be applied to this...what he did took huge testicles, and props to him for standing by his convictions. My biggest issue was what he wrote at the end: "This is the only public statement I will be making on this topic" to that I say "Shut Up Tim." You took to a public forum to say why you won't attend; you should be willing to answer to what you said. I get that they are in the middle of a season and he probably doesn't want to be distracted, but then he shouldn't have said it in the first place. If I was him, I would've said, "Hey…I won't be there due to my beliefs, and so that I don't distract from the season we are in the middle of, I will not elaborate on this. After the season, I will be more than happy to talk about why, I hope you respect my decision."
After Tim made his statement on Facebook, his page blew up with comments from those that read it:
Barry: just another reason you will go down as a Boston legend!
Cedric: You're an embarrassment to hockey and professional sports!
Josh: I do not like most sports, especially televised sports... however, i just read about this, violently yelled "GO TEAM" at my monitor and slammed my fist upon my computer desk repeatedly while chugging a beer.
Jill: am not a sports (of any kind) fan, would rather watch paint dry. I am now, however, a Tim Thomas fan. Way to represent.
Matt: Classless and selfish move Tim, have an ounce of respect for your team, for your fans, for your ownership, and for the Office of The President. Shame on you
Tommy: I'm a Habs fan, and you just did the unthinkable: a Bruin is my favorite player now. Thank you for standing up for liberty and truth.
Jeff: You put yourself ahead of the team and your fans Mr. Thomas. Completely selfish moves.
Mike: Taking a stand for your beliefs is a very noble act. I'm not a hockey fan but I am now a Tim Thomas fan.
Lance: On Monday, Tim Thomas put himself ahead of his team. He embarrassed his teammates & the city of Boston. Period.
Leo: I will always be proud to be an American and when the leader of the nation invites you to the White House you go. You are right, it's not about politics or party affiliation but about a d-bag who wants attention.
Amy: I've just become a hockey fan.
That is what was said on Tim's Facebook, but what about you? Do you applaud Tim for doing this, or does this upset you? Why? Here are some of the texts we got:
100% agree with TT!!!! Way to go!
Damn straight! Good job Tim
He deserves a lot of props for standing up for what he believes in. Way to go TT.
there needs to be more tim's in america.
I agree with him, and respect his decision, the American people need to stand up more often.
Thumbs up to Tim!
Hell f-ing yeah11 major props tov him!
Tim Thomas is my all time favorite athlete, bruins my favorite team, I'm voting for Obama, and I support his voice and choice.
Glad he stuck to his morals and said no thanks! I tried to do the same with Clinton, but was ordered to as a young Marine.
The decision to not attend is admirable, maybe this movement (Occupy, etcy) would gain some credibility and leadership if this type of thing was more common
As a Canucklehead, i hate 'TT', but you can't fault a person for standing up for what they believe. Suck it Bruins, Go Canucks!
The dude is allowed to have an opinion. Right or wrong its his opinion and no one should hate on him for it. Nick from spanaway
How can you not love this man? For years we've been talking about how ridiculous it all is, and finally someone gets the opportunity throw it right in their face, under fire the whole time? Mad props, this guy is ballsy. - the DV
Total douche. . And unpatriotic as hell. . .and the poor. . Poor republicans are being picked on. . BS! it wasnt politics. . Just goodwill. . Man up and dont be a little bitch
Good for tim! Americans need to take back individual liberties. I'm proud of that guy for standing up for himself.
This is turning into a rather politically based blog…ok, not really, but lets move away from that. Here is another fun video of my pup Lulu…here she is teething and using my hand to make it hurt less.
Ok…lets talk about pro-choice or pro-life! Ok…I'm kidding!!!!
Last October, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement…which is like their version of the…paid 15 employees to get hammered at work. AWESOME! They were worried they were going to lose funding to buy a type of breathalyzer called the Intoxilyzer 8000…it had a reputation of being wildly inaccurate and having the results thrown out in court, it might be inaccurate but it has the best name ever: The Intoxilyzer 8000!. Rather than pay experts to do actual scientific testing to prove whether or not they work, they decided to spend $8,000 to run their own not-at-all-scientific test. They had 15 employees come in, on the clock, and drink all the Jim Beam whiskey they could handle. Then they had them blow into the Intoxilyzers. They also took blood (dang I hope they had a professional do tha and not Bob the kid in the mailroom with a needle), so they could compare the blood-alcohol readings from both methods. In December, a representative went in front of a panel of state judges to present the findings of the study. They instantly saw the flaw…it was just one amateur study. And they saw another flaw too…the results of the blood work still hadn't come back, so it wasn't even clear whether the study proved the Intoxilyzers were worthwhile or not.
Florida paid 15 state employees to get hammered in an attempt to test breathalyzers...you have to admit, that is a pretty cool thing to get paid to do while on the clock! Based on this, what is the coolest thing you have been able to do while on the job?
I use to sell magazines door to door and I got action from a lonely house wife..also smoked some dank with e40
Delivered margarita machines to parties always picked 'em up half full. Had to "clean" them in the warehouse with my friends. Lots of loose women at adult parties too. I was 19 at that time
I used to work for a firearms store so I got to spend a portion of my day product testing different guns. I now work for lynnwood harley davidson and I get to put 500 miles on the rental bikes to break in the motors
I got tattooed and pierced for free when it was a slow day at the shop. I worked as a shop manager and body piercer at Colorbomb Tattoo north of Seattle. When we were bored my boss would tattoo me just to stay busy! It was pretty rad. âBecca
As an armored truck driver I once took a nap on over 18 million dollars
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Coolest thing ive done was drift cars while working at a valet for a hospital
Drank a twelve pack and had sex with my boss on her desk
I got to do lines of blow in the prep area of a fast food place with my manager... More then once! She paid for it every time and she always shared it with me. Making food was alot more fun and it increased my speed and accuracy!
My boss took me to the gun range & shot all his guns with me, i didn't have to pay or anything even though i was getting paid -âJosh in Bremerton
My boss wanted nachos so we want to the movies....saw avp 2
At a certain large seattle company which shalI remain nameless i played a game of flip cup against my company's president on the clock. Brian
Today's Video blog is a gift for BJ from CRAZY SHERI!
Talk about "Any Given Sunday"! Wow…both games yesterday were insane, ending in a very freaky manner! The Patriots won 23-20…but the Ravens should have won at the end of the game when Flaco threw what should have been a TD to Lee Evans…only for him to drop it!!! Then it was up to their kicker Billy Cundiff…he had to hit a very easy 32 yard field goal, and he missed it…wide left…wide left! Wow!!!! The look on the faces of some of the Ravens were priceless. Then we go to the Giants/49'ers game…and that one went into OT…where the punt return by Kyle Williams was fumbles…the Giants recovered, kicked a FG and are off to the Super Bowl!!!! That was Williams second fumble of the game, you think the 9'ers were missing their usual returner Ted Ginn Jr? He was injured last week. Damn!
Based on what happened to Cundiff missing the field goal…we got this text:
Cundiff tried to commit suicide, but he couldn't kick the chair out from under himself.
You have to feel for Cundiff…thanks to social networking, people are able to reach him on his Facebook page and tell him how they feel…Here are some Messages on Ravens' Kicker Billy Cundiff's Facebook Page:
Will: Leave baltimore
Virgil: You sould quit as a kicker!! Get a job your good at!!!
Brian: Suck it up Billy, you screwed up ,if you needed more time YOU should have called time out, so be a real man learn from your screw ups and make yourself better.
John: I just want to know what the look on Ray Lewis' face was like when you walked into that locker room last night after the game was over. I'm scared just thinking about it.
Adrian: U suk and ur holder sux have fun job hunting suker
Andrian: You son of a bitch!!!!
Chuck: Billy, Do the right thing!!!! I'll be glad to help you,pack!!!!
Leon: hey, ya killed yourself yet?
Kevin: all the hard work the team put in and you screw them who misses a 32 yd field goal way to go Finkle loser (FYI: That is an Ace Ventura Relate: In the film, Ray Finkle was the starting placekicker for the Miami Dolphins. He missed the winning field goal in the closing seconds of Super Bowl XVII and blamed holder Dan Marino for not holding the laces of the football out towards him during the kick.)
Jon-Erik: Just think of good ole Billy Buckner from the Red Sox . You might want to hit him up for some advice too.
Last night my wife and I went to see Cavalia…it's that horse/circus/acrobats…Cirque De Soleil type performance at Marymoor Park. All I can say is WOW! Larry King is right in saying it was the best show he has ever seen…this show was beyond amazing. I figured I would be amazed by the show, but words can not express how good this is…fellas…this is a great show that your woman will be stoked to go see. Get info and tix here: www.cavalia.net
Random fact of the day…when you have a puppy, and it sleeps in the bed with you…do NOT mistake that little puddle by your head as drool…it's not, it's pee…and that is not a fun way to start the week./ Thanks Lulu.
Speaking of our little pup, Lucy is finally getting along with her…over the weekend, they had a grudge match:
We got this email:
Hey Guys - I know the storm is big news right now and was hoping you guys could give a much deserved shout out. You have a lot of the people who are responsible for fixing this disaster who are fans of the show.
Since Weds night there have been over 425,000 people out of power. There were over 1500 individual outage events. Keep in mind that one "event" could be a lone service down, like to your house, or it could be a mile of poles & wire that is, literally, on the ground and needs to be rebuilt from scratch.
That is 1500 locations to drive trucks to, set up and start working. The initial 100 crews that are local were already working when an additional 150-200 out of state crews started arriving to assist. Have you ever hired 150 people at one time? Talk about logistics! Equipment, training, construction standards, paperwork, more paperwork and a metric shit ton of CYA because we are talking about live power lines here.
As of Sunday around noon, over 350K of the customers had been restored.
This was due to the hard work of thousands of employees, and that is what I want to touch on. At the start of the storm, crews work 40 hours straight without taking any time to sleep. They are then mandated to an 8 hour stand down to sleep, for safety. Then they start a cycle of 18 hours straight on, 6 hours off for sleep that repeats every day until the storm is finished.
Now do anything for 40 hours straight and try to stay safe, but working with electricity? In the darkness? Rain, wind, and everything else? Then sleep for 8 hours and go right back to doing the same job for another 18 hours straight. That is kind of crazy when you think about it, but these folks do it.
And the skeptics will say "well they get paid a ton of money" and that is very true. But after you work about 20-25 hours of overtime, the taxes go up to the point where you are working for little more than straight time wages.
The other side of that coin is this: These men and women, a lot of them, haven't been home to their own beds since Wednesday. They have been working. During the six hour downtime, a lot of times they sleep in their trucks.
We understand that losing power sucks, and we want to get it back on as soon as we can, but everything mother nature tears down takes time to rebuild, to do it right and do it safely.
We want the customers to know that we are out there every day trying to get them back on, but unfortunately we can't be everywhere at once.
Any discussion or shout out would be greatly appreciated as this time around has been pretty rough in the press about what a bunch of mooks we are.
Anonymous
Based on this email…whether it is your actual job or anything you have done in your life…when have you, or someone you know, done a "Thankless" job? What did you do? Here are the texts:
I am tired of hearing people whine about the weather like they are the only ones who got hit. A lot of us got hit in many different ways. My friend works for PSe and she has constantly been in my thoughts.
Im raising my brothers kids cause CPs took them he has never thanked me I could've just let the state have them but I thought I would be a good uncle
I do maintenance 4 taco time and keep all the stores running and dont even get a thank you. is that hard 2 ask
How about an armored car co. High risk, high physical demand, and strenuous driving for 50+ hours a week! Who needs thanks! :)
Airline pilot - smooth flight or nice landing you are a great pilot. Turbulent flight or firm landing and you suck! Put your butt in my seat and see that we are doing the best we can.
I work as a CNA (nurses aide) at a nursing home. Basically i clean up poo and vomit all day, give people bed baths, dress them, etc. I do EVERYTHING for these people, literally! I have been thanked once- whether from a patient OR coworker! And it was a patient who thanked me. Not ONE coworker has EVER thanked me for helping them. Its a crappy job but someones gotta do it! Becca
Tow truck operater is a thankless job, did for 10 plus years..
As a Barista I never charged the crappy cars for all the extras thinking they have fallen on hard times. Even though you know they won't tip
Try being a firefighter responding to falle. Trees, downed power lines, idiots who wreck non stop 48 hours on shift during the storm
Graveyard shift at Shari's. Hungry efin drunk people suck!
I gave my garbage man a men's room red on Friday when he braved our sagging power lines and frozen streets to pick up my lame garbage.
A thank less job is being a corrections officer. Being locked up with these people 8 hours a day 5 days a week and I work with all levels of inmates. Bob
What about I.T.?? We spend our time cleaning up your mess and getting screamed at
I don't know if these people realize it or not but the local power workers there leaving their families with no power to go put other peoples power back on
Thanks bj I work for a power company I've put in 50 hours straight workin storm duty
We got this email…
Guys…You guys always say if we have topic ideas that we should email you. We I have one that comes from a story you guys talked about over a week ago. Yesterday while watching the Pats kick some ass with my buddies…I mentioned to them the story about that kid who's Make A Wish was to blow up a building. This led to all of us sharing what we would do if we were given a wish. So my topic idea is this: If the Make-a-Wish guys changed their policy and began granting wishes for healthy people, what would YOU ask for?
Jack from Kent
In case you don't remember the story:
Maxwell Hinton is a seven-year-old boy from Fresno, California who came up with possibly the best Make-a-Wish ever. Maxwell had neuroblastoma, which is a malignant cancer that's most commonly found in children. He's undergone treatment and is recovering. When the Make-a-Wish people showed up, Maxwell wanted…to blow up a building. Make-a-Wish people located a building that needed to be demolished…a grain mill in Ohio needed to come down. Maxwell got flown to Ohio, and he got to press the button that set off the explosions.
So, a listener named Jeff had a great topic idea based on the story we did about the kid who had a Make A Wish request to blow up a building… If the Make-a-Wish guys changed their policy and began granting wishes for healthy people, what would YOU ask for? Here are the texts:
I'd like to visit area 51, I know you don't have to be terminal for the wish, but if I was, they'd have nothing to lose because their secret would soon die with me
I would want to be a special ring announcer for wrestlemania. Richard
My name is nick, If I could make a wish it would be to drive a 98 toyota supra
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My Make-A-Wish for the day would to be a pirate! And I would plunder Vicki's booty
Id wish to go to the superbowl and have great seats with tim tebow as my date!!!
Go with thee ted smith to the bunny ranch
I would love to meet and jam with the guys from Metallica!!!! -Pancho-
My wish woulbe for the BJ Shea morning experience to become the Mono Nick morning experience
Today's Video Blog features me showing Toppy & Vicky why it's important for a goalie to wear a cup while playing hockey!
Hopefully some of you are able to read this…as many of you, including me, don't have power to fire up the net on our computer at home. Yes, I am one of the near 300,000 folks that lost power due to the ice storms. So before I write anything else…a quick open letter to Puget Sound Energy in Puyallup…
Dear PSE,
First off, I would like to thank you on behalf of everyone that is dealing with power issues…I know you are working around the clock to make it happen, not to mention doing it in awful weather conditions. But the reason I am writing is that it's really cold in my house…it's hard to pee standing up in the morning at 2:30 am while getting ready for work, and sadly without power…I won't be able to DVR Smackdown tonight on SyFy. Please Please Please hook me up with power. I live in Puyallup by Pierce College…you know…the area that is without power. Plus…I am alum of PSE…I once worked in the mailroom back in the Puget Power days…that has to count for something…right? Did I mention Please yet?
Love,
STP
So what did we do to deal with the lack of power...well we went to Trappers Sushi in Puyallup, chowed down on some awesome rolls (Covington Roll, Marvelous Roll, and Timmy Roll recognize!), and then went to see Mission Impossible...wow that movie was AWESOME!!!!!
All this power outage stuff got Mono-Nick thinking and inspired one of his well loved lists…he came up with some ideas to help make things more fun in your dark home, so here are Mono-Nick's Top 3 Things You Can Do In The Dark:
Have your girlfriend quack loudly during relations, so you can still say you 'rode the duck.'
Drop a bomb, and play "Guess Where I Farted" with your woman.
And the number 1 thing you can do in the dark...
When your wife asks for the flash light, place your junk in her hand and say "my bad...I thought you asked if my flesh was light."
Hey guys…I thought this would make for a great topic on your show. Over the weekend I was at my parent's house for my dad's birthday. My dad brought up how on New Year's Day I took part in the 10th Annual Polar Bear Plunge, where I jumped into Lake Washington. This was the first time doing this, and I plan on doing it every year from now -- it was a blast! So like I said, my dad mentioned it, and this became the topic of discussion for the rest of the night. Everyone in my family thought I was nuts. Is it that crazy? I would love to hear what other people have done to earn them the "crazy" name tag from their family or friends.
Jim
Jim emailed us because his family thinks that he was nuts to join the "Polar bear Club", based on that…finish this sentence… "People look at me like I'm crazy when I tell them I did ______." Here are some of the texts we received:
People think I'm crazy when I say I listen to the bj morning show.
Let's see...commuting 50 miles to Seattle almost daily, giving blood, enjoying running, eating a 9" donut in under five minutes...
I was the white boy on the block in the middle of oakland, ca.... Nuff said about being crazy
Juggling chainsaws while naked.
Okay first of all the water temp was like 48 degrees on new years so it war not anything special this guy thinks hes cooler than he is now because his stupid family's stupid response to his stupid story!
I got drunk and made nude snow angles
I ran the Arrowhead 135 in International Falls, Mn in the middle of January. 135 miles in 2 days in subzero temps.
I have no heater in my truck and no driver side window since august And I commute 80+ miles every day. My brothers and friends say I'm crazy hard core. Sean
When I-695 passed, I wrote a letter to my bosses and respectfullu rejected my raise. They sent me to the employee assistance progtam. They thought I Had lost my mind and gave it to me anyway. County Employee
on my best friends wedding day, fought a 10 ft python and ended up cutting it's head off with a butcher knife. good times.
Ok…Today's Video Blog is a spoof on this video that a kid made professing his love for his girlfriend...have you seen this? It's beyond creeepy!
As I mentioned above...I am without power, and in all seriousness, props to the folks over at PSE working around the clock to get people's power back on....but this video is a plea for them to get mine on asap!
So the snow storm wasn't nearly as awful as many predicted, but there was still snow…there were still insane moments for those driving, hell…over 700 accidents yesterday. Today is the "Big Freeze", so be careful today as well!!!! My wife and I decided to not bitch about the snow…but take the bitches to the snow, and by "bitch", I mean female dogs! Waka Waka! We took Lucy & Lulu outside our house and let them play in the snow…we learned quickly that the new addition loves the powder! Check it out!
Speaking of Bitch, we came across this story….
Just days after wife Beyonce Knowles gave birth to his daughter Blue Ivy Carter, Jay-Z decided that he is no longer going to say "bitch." In a poem featured in NME, Jay-Z writes of his plans, "Before I got in the game, made a change, and got rich/I didn't think hard about using the word bitch. I rapped, I flipped it, I sold it, I lived it/Now with my daughter in this world I curse those that give it." The rapper's extensive catalog features countless utterances of the "B-word." Hmmm…how the hell is he going to rap half of his songs? Especially "99 Problems…and a BITCH ain't one"?
And in other celebrities quitting stuff news:
Comedian Ralphie May is finally calling it quits on smoking weed he told TMZ that smoking marijuana nearly killed him last year ... so he's giving it up for good. Ralphie was diagnosed with walking pneumonia before taking a cruise last November -- but the condition quickly got worse due to a life-threatening lung infection. Ralphie says, quote, "If I hadn't been a 20-year weed smoker, it wouldn't have been as bad." May says he used to smoke around 4 ounces of pot a WEEK, but "feels great" ever since he quit. Back in 2010, Ralphie was detained in a Guam airport for weed possession after he decided to pet a drug-sniffing dog. Ralphie had this to say about saying goodbye to weed, quote, "I had a great time doing it, but now I can pet every dog in Guam."
So Jay Z has quit using the word "Bitch", and Ralphie May has quit smoking week…what about you? What have you had to quit, and why? Here are some of the texts we received:
I had to quit drinking! I'm allergic, every time I drank I broke out in hand cuffs! Thank rock on! Mr. Cool
I smoked weed for 10 years... I would go through ounce and half a month
I had to give up meat and dairy because my wife has gone vegan, so now I have to sneak out of the house for a cheese burger. The upside is she lets me smoke weed in the house now!
Here is another video of Lulu's first time in the snow:
The website AshleyMadison.com . . . which is a place you go when you want to find someone to have an affair with (a website that keeps families together, huh?)…has released the results of its annual Celebrity Hall Pass survey. They asked 25,000 subscribers which celebrity they'd nail if their spouse gave them permission. The guys went straight for newly-single Katy Perry. She was followed by Rihanna and Mila Kunis.
--The rest of the Top 10 is . . .
4. Salma Hayek
5. Jennifer Aniston
6. Scarlett Johansson
7. Sofia Vergara
8. Blake Lively
9. Kim Kardashian
10. Sarah Palin
Ryan Gosling was the top pick for the ladies, followed by George Clooney. (The full men's list has not been released, so this is all we have.)
A survey says that most guys would use their "Hall Pass" on Katy Perry…and women picked Ryan Gosling…what about you? Who would you use your "Hall Pass" on? Here are the texts we received:
Anyone other than my dumbass wife! Jamey
Monica Bellucci
Hall Pass: Latina chick from TV show "Modrn Family". Robo Hot
Olivia wilde, and yes I would share with my husband. ;)
Jessica Alba and Meagan Fox at the same time!!!
Chris Cornell and Robert Downey jr simultaneously
Gwen stefani hands down she is so effin hot
Elisha Cuthbert
Mark wahlberg! Absolutely! ~ kat the alcoholic
Julianne Hough, wow!!
Not sure if u would consider her a celebrity, but I have never seen a hotter chick than Rachel from price is right. Corey.
Today's Video Blog features another "in depth" report from Mono-Nick regarding the weather conditions in Seattle, and how icy the roads are. "Snow-M-G 2012"
This morning we played some great Jim Forman audio from his KING 5 coverage of "Snow-M-G 2012" (as Mono Nick called it). He used fun works like chunky, and slick…thanks Jim for always giving us the good stuff. After all…it was Jim that gave us this classic moment from a few years back…
Not to be out done as Seattle's true "Danger Boy", our very own Mono-Nick braved the storm and was reporting from the 16th floor of the Metropolitan Park West Tower to give us a full report on the weather conditions…
Jim & Mono-Nick are great, but no one delivered a better report than our texter from Buckley…who gave us this report on their conditions:
3 inches in Buckley and 6 inches in my pants.
I love all the snow pictures that have been posted, and this one I saw on a few news sites…hands down the coolest use of snow!
Here are some other reports of snow we had texted to us:
22.5 inches in olympia!!! wicked bad snow! it snowed 8 inches at my house from 2am until 4:30 am!!! from Doan in Olympia
7" in Olympia and 3" in my pants :-). Taking the day off to watch porn with my girlfriend all day bitches!
7 inches in gig harbor and still falling
Around 6 in Enumclaw
Stupid boss let me get half way to work in the snow and then told me to go home take a vacation day
17 inches in Onalaska, Wa with 12 of that coming between 11pm and 6am. It's still coming down hard. We're just east of Napavine
Did you catch Danger Jim's comment "look at the snow on that bush"? Thought of you when I heard it.
I just passed two people riding a motorcycle going down holman rd in crown hill. No not a dirtbike. A old streetbike. Snow mg!
I'm David. Here in Tulalip/marysville . I had a dumbass pass me with a snow plow on the front of his truck thinking he was a badass...30 seconds later I caught up on the big hill on Firetrail Rd an he was stuck in a ditch. Haha
Saw a kid Auburn trying to ride his bike this morning.
I live in Poulsbo but commute to Redmond. Nothing makes me happier than seeing some middle aged woman driving her 2002 Subaru Forrester GT Snow Edition blow past me then pass her when shes in the ditch. I'm wearing my Buffalo Bills hat in protest of Snow-pa 2012
Can you please ask people to clear their sidewalks and path to their mailboxes for their mail carriers we are still working thanks elise from spanaway
Out here in snoqualmie, its already snow hell. We have a foot and expecting another. So im stuck inside listening to bj....thanks guys....
If you don't make enough to cover the deductible on your insurance then its not worth you risking going to work. Tony kirkland btw at work.
This is a great text we received regarding "Snow-M-G":
Hey my name is courtney from olympia we have over 12ft of snow here, i just want to spot light my bf who got into his truck this morning attachted his winch and has been driving around pulling people out of ditches and helping them get out to the road, such an awesome man to help all these people, just wanted to raise a toast to him, he listens to you guys everyday and is listening now, He is the yard guy and was wondering if you could give him a shout out
According to a new survey by the Travel Channel, we're surprisingly open to trying some pretty messed up meals…Check out their findings:
--39% of Americans would eat SMOKED RACCOON.
--33% would try MUSKRAT CHILI
--20% would try a PIG EAR SANDWICH.
--18% would eat GUINEA PIG.
--17% would try POSSUM FAJITAS.
--6% would try LAMB BRAINS.
--And finally, in a tie for last place, 5% would try either DUCK TESTICLES or COW PLACENTA.
Based on this list of strange meals that people would try…finish this sentence…"I can't believe I once ate _______________." Here are some of the texts we got:
Roadkill armadillo! But hey I was drunk! Go Royals KCDennis
Turtle. Or gator go to the everglades sometime.
I cant beleive i ate a chocolate meat. Its made out of pork blood & pigs guts. Jon
Red headed wood pecker. No steve its a bird. Delicious too! I shot it and try not to kill anything I don't intend to eat. Mike Lake stevens.
I once ate a dog turd. Fresh and steaming straight off the grass. I was only 3 though, dont remember the taste. But i imagine it tasted a lot like crap.
Chapstick
I once ate this stuff called MuckTuck. It's whale fat. I had about a golf ball sized chunk of it. Tasted like waxy rancid unsalted butter.
Lamb tails...roast the wool off on a open fire then Bon appetite. I made it through 3...
I can't belive I once ate turtle eggs and turtle meat when I was visiting family in Mexico!
Hey topee !!! Ive had turkey testicles at a national turkey federation banquet they were great ! there was a huge platter of them deep fried. Poor guy
I once ate baloot in the Phillipines
Ate some zebra once in Africa
Bone marrow! The worst thing I ever put in my mouth! It's a French thing, Yuk!
Today's Video Blog is an Intern Challenge! This week's intern challenge features our new intern Peter...he has to find a random male to do the Lambada, the forbidden dance, with him!
Have you been keeping up with that horrible tragedy with the Cruise ship that crashed in Italy…29 people are still missing. As I am reading about this story, there was one thing that made me scratch my head for the sheer ridiculousness. Apparently there was a magic show going on when the crash happened…and the Magician was in the middle of sawing a woman in half when the crash occurred…so what did he do? He disappeared!!! Yes…he bolted from the show…leaving the woman in the box!!!! Worst magician ever. He must have learned how to be a hero from the ship's captain, who apparently abandoned ship right after the crash. Wow.
Rough loss for the Donkey's…our 6 game unbeaten streak came to an end, as my hockey team…the Tacoma Donkey's lost 7-4. I started off the game playing like crap, but started playing better…hell…I played with balls…literally:
Yes, that is my cup. Proof that A. A protective cup is important. And B. You have to have a screw loose to be a goalie. My bud Yev from the other team wound up with a slap shot, and I went down to make the save…and I saved it all right…with my boys! It was funny, after the shot I looked down to see where the puck was, and could not find it…I was scared that it trinkled in the net, and the pain of having my boys shoot up through my stomach was for nothing…but then after a few seconds…the puck dropped between my legs…yes, the puck was stuck in the cup for a few moments! Wow. My buddy Andy then sent me this video:
According to a new survey, HALF of people age 18 to 34 say they're regularly asked for tech help by friends and family. So 1 in 3 people pretend to not to have as much knowledge as they do…so they don't have to help. It's not just a "selfish generation" thing -- 26% of people age 35 to 49 also pretend they don't have the tech skills to help their family and friends sometimes.
So 1 in 3 people pretend they don't have much knowledge as they do, so they don't have to help others…what about you… what is something that you are skilled at, that when people find out, they ask for your help? Here are the texts we got:
Im good @ fixing things and thats what i do 4 work and every1 asks me fix there broken Crap on My days off like i dont do enough of that thru out the week
I am good at everything; carpentry, auto mechanics, computers...; so my wifes single friends are always asking me for help. Its a pain in the ass!
I'm a heating, air conditioning and refrigeration repair man and everyone's always wanted me to fix their stuff
Likcking the penutbutter
I was an auto mechanic for 8 years, quit the biz because it was really hard on my back. 6 years later everybody still want free advice and free work. It's usual
I've been doing photography for over five years. I get asked constantly if I'd help my buddy's uncle Ted figure out his $2,000 DSLR camera. Don't waste your money on those things if you can't even figure out how to turn it on..
Calibrate scales 4 a living. My weed dealer always wants me 2 check his scales 4 accuracy. Rig it in my favor n get a fat bag! Jason.
I don't take the garbage out at my house cause I do it all day at work Red the chicken man
I used to work home theater for best buy. When people find out they always ask me to install their speakers, receivers, and setup their new high tech gadgets.
I am good at everything; carpentry, auto mechanics, computers...; so my wifes single friends are always asking me for help. Its a pain in the ass!
I'm a chef...people want me to cook something for a special occasion and whatnot. No, lol my days off are for me.
Painter and everybody always wants quotes or the friend price.
On the converse, My brother is a contractor and when he comes to visit he wants to work
I do hair so I'm always asked if I could do a cut for free. Drives me nuts.
We went to Denver for my husband's dad's funeral, and he fixed 4 toilets, installed a sink faucet, and installed a new door in the week we were there. Nice family, huh?
The number of accidents involving people wearing headphones has tripled since 2004. Now…the numbers are still small, but it looks like a growing trend. In 2004, there were 16 cases where pedestrians wearing headphones were hit by cars or trains and injured or killed. Last year, there were 47. This only counted cases where people were listening to music through headphones, not cases where people were talking on their phones. Overall, 68% of the victims were male, 67% were under 30, and 70% died. In 29% of the cases, reports said that the victim didn't hear horns or sirens before the crash.
The number of accidents involving people wearing headphones has tripled since 2004…so we want to know…What is the most ridiculous way you got hurt, or got into an accident? Here are some of the texts we got:
I hyperextended my left knee 7 years ago doing children's theatre. I'm 30 now and still have to wear a knee brace when I work out. -Vinnie D
My cat was attacking a stick he thought was a snake. Picked him up and he gave me an inch long cut across my eyelid.
Was getn drunk with my uncle workn on his truck-under it-on jakstands when i accidntly kickd 1 out causn the trck 2 fall pinnin us both! He sufrd a broken arm!
Hey bj one time i was playing wheel of fortune on the N64 and i kept getting robbed by the computer (i spun and landed on bankrupt like 5 times in a row) anyway i got pissed and hit my couch safe thing to hit, wrong! I hit the part with where the arm rest is supported with wood and broke my wrist. Who knew wheel of fortune could be a contact sport.....sara in Lynnwood
I rear ended a car while I was trying to piss in a bottle needless to say urine was everywhere not a great thing to have to explain to cops. The Rev Ft Lewis
My dads friend had a Harley that he rode to our house one day, I was wearing shorts and when I went to sit on it I burned a patch of skin off my leg on the exhaust
Shattered my ankle playing dodge ball, had to have screws and a metal plate put into my ankle
I hopped a curb and ran a street sign over when my wife texted me a pic of her "new" boobs. Truck was okay, sign, not so much!
I was standing on a clothing rack at my old job slipped and fell right on my boys and punctured my butt cheek
I love this video…with all the snow doom & gloom stories we are getting…I love snow cripples this city! Here is a video someone just shot in Seattle & posted…
Today's video blog features us getting our pictures taken!
It's Friday…BJ was running late, but we started off without him…I can't complain though…especially when the first story I read was this…if you think you had a tough day at work…at least you weren't this guy:
A woman in Mexico is recovering from heart surgery… after a transplant team DROPPED her new heart on the ground while taking it to the hospital. 24-year-old Rafael Gomez died in a car accident Tuesday night in Leon, Mexico. He was an organ donor and a match for the woman. So doctors raced to get his heart to Mexico City. A police helicopter flew the heart 240 miles from Leon to Mexico City. Police called it a, "rapid precision maneuver", but things got less precise once they landed. Paramedics took the cooler containing the heart off the helicopter, then tried to carry it into the hospital. One of them tripped and dropped his end of the cooler. It opened, and a bag of saline fell out. So did some ice…and the bag containing the heart. Wow! Imagine being that guy? What do you say to the rest of the gang…"uh guys, can we not say anything about this?" The paramedics picked it up off the concrete, put it back in the cooler, and doctors TRANSPLANTED it ANYWAY in a four-hour operation. I love that they pretty much follow the "three-second-rule." Granted…It was in a steel, waterproof container which protected it in the fall. Doctors are waiting until Saturday to make sure the woman's body accepts the heart before declaring the transplant a success.
Oh…if you were wondering why BJ was late, he got distracted in the shower and rehashed an argument he once had with a radio friend 10 years ago. No the guy wasn't in the shower with BJ…Bj rehashed this argument with himself…thinking of other things he could have said…ya know, in case he could get in that Delorian and have a "re-do". This "Meditative argument", as BJ called it, lasted 45 minutes in the show! 45 minutes?? I think I don't even spend 45 minutes total in the shower in the week…ok, wait…alright I spend a little more than 45 minutes in the shower in a week. Holy cow, what kind of water bill do he have?
I wanted to share this with you guys…as it was a monumental moment yesterday in the STP household. Lucy, and our new pup Lulu finally played with each other! Lulu keeps trying to play with Stinky, but Lucy has been too freaked out with her to play…plus Lulu is teething so all she wants to do is eat Lucy's ears, feet, and tail. So finally we took our first step in the two of them playing….and I caught it on tape…all was going great until Lucy kicked Lulu on accident, and Lulu stormed out of the room!
Lulu!!!!!
Huge props to the fellas in Lacero for being the Loud & Local Band Of The Week this week…and Jason from the band called in to thank us, and mentioned they have a music video…check it out:
Very cool song!!!!
Today's video blog stems from a deal we made yesterday...we had Mark Wahlberg on this morning to chat about his great new movie Contraband, and we said if he was running late Toppy would have to dance.
According to a new study, the average dog causes almost 2,000 family fights over the course of its life. Yes, man's best friend will cause battles with you and your spouse! The average dog lives 12.8 years and causes 156 fights every year … that's an average of one fight every 2.3 days. The fights aren't always big…but they're still fights. The survey also found a list of the top 20 fights caused by dogs. Here they are, in order.
1. What to do with the dog when you're going out.
2. Who should walk the dog.
3. Whether the dog should be allowed on the bed.
4. Whether the dog should be allowed upstairs.
5. Who should clean up the dog poop in the backyard.
6. Being too harsh on the dog.
7. Letting the dog on the couch.
8. Spending too much money on the dog.
9. Training the dog.
10. Feeding the dog from the table.
11. Who should babysit or look after the dog.
12. Grooming.
13. Damage caused by the dog.
14. Who chose to get the dog in the first place.
15. Who cleans up when the dog makes a mess in the house.
16. Who cleans up when the dog throws up.
17. Treating the dog too much like a human.
18. Allowing the dog into rooms it's not allowed in.
19. Children's toys being eaten.
20. Shoes being chewed.
So the Average dog causes almost 2000 family fights…when has a pet of yours caused misery in your life? Here are the texts:
Dropped my 5 pound havanese from 1 foot in the air and popped his knee put of socket... $1300 mistake...
My roommates cat leaves a nice pile of barf 5-6 times a week in the middle of the front room n pee by either the front or backdoor daily. Something about "marking territory from the cats that check out the doors at night" got a burlap sack???? The Roach working on Bellvue
My cat likes to bring in injured birds and re hunt them in the house. Almost like trying to show off his skills. My parents would get so mad about it when I lived with them.caused many fights between us..
I got my girlfriend some roses for Valentines Day last year. As I presented them to her, our husky Miya was busy defacating on the floor right by us. I miss her though as she passed away a few months ago and it tore me apart. Bad, but sweet dog.
Our dog Nellie has caused 3000 dollars in damage including every holdiday decor and too many fights too count.
Steve and his wife always fight cause there always out of peanut butter lol
My stupid pet hampster bit into my hot gfs finger..... She dumped me the next day
When I want to have sex w/my husband and he pets the dog instead!!!!!
My husbands dog causes daily misery for me. Besides the white hair everywhere, he eats everything! And i mean everything! I spend most nights, instead of sleeping, cleaning his puke and diarrhea cuz of his eating non food items. Cat poop, plastic, paper towels, dish rags, books... it might end our marriage, my husband does nothing to help. Mellisa in Tacoma
Every year, a company called YouGov releases rankings of the most popular brands in the country. The results are based on surveying people about whether they've heard something positive or negative about a brand in the last two weeks.
Here are the top 10 most popular brands in the country. And they're not really what you'd expect.
1. Subway
2. Amazon.com
3. History Channel (--proving their decision to STOP making shows about history and start making shows about pawn shops and aliens was a good idea.)
4. Google
5. Cheerios
6. Lowe's
7. Ford
8. Discovery Channel
9. Target
10. Apple
Subway is the most beloved brand in the US…Amazon is number two…what about you? What is one brand that you can't live without? For me…geez I have a bunch…Diet Coke, Wired Energy drinks, Jeep, Ludwig drums, Papa Johns, WWE, Trappers Sushi…I could keep going! Here are the texts we received:
The NFL I cant get enough of that brand.
coach brand gotta love the bags n sunglasses..the bombN ..Rachel..<3
Volkswagen
Dr pepper. All varieties. Cajun
Men's Room Red!
Seahawks!
I love, love, love Apple products! Thanks that's all.
Microsoft! Long live PC!
Levis 501' s won't wear anything else. David from Everett.
Freakin HARLEY.......never go wrong. Bellevue harley is great service.
Target. I freaking love target. Best store ever.
Les schwab They fix tires for free. Great service over and over.
Microsoft, I love my Xbox and kinect. I just bought my self a second one and there are a total of 3 of them now in my house.
Apple! Had my MacBook for 5 years. No problems, no viruses, easy to upgrade, no loss in performance. Battery life is still like new, my favorite thing I own
Tama drums! They've been around since the 70's and have made quality instruments while maintaining incredible customer service.
I love the Virgin brand! Virgin America for flying, virgin mobile for tele, and I'd buy virgin tee pee to wipe my arse!
Mine is kisw
I can't live with out under armour. They have the best clothes for working out.
Cowgirls coffee barista
Can't live without my jeep wrangler, my Chevy Camaro, my Buell, and what would this world be without the contributions of Samuel colt, John browning and their legendary fire arms!!! John from ft Lewis.
Verizon all the way!! Never had a problem with them.
I eat about 4-6 packs of ramen noodles and I refuse to buy anything but Maruchan brand it has the best seasoning and noodles I have had to date
Scuttlebutt in everett and hales ales in seattle. Both are craft breweries, and they do great work. Plus, the Chipotle chicken wings at hales are delectable.
Today's Video Blog features Steel Panther! Jeetz went backstage last night before the Steel Panther show at the Showbox to chat with them.
A little tired today, but it was well worth it…all of us from the show went to a screening for the movie Contraband, starring Mark Wahlberg. The movie is out this Friday, and on Friday at 7:16 am Mark Wahlberg joins us! This movie was AWESOME! I am sure we will give a full review on Friday, but if you enjoy a edge of the seat type of a crime film…I think you will dig this, I loved it!!!! Mark is a bad ass in this film, his role will make you want to be a smuggler…ok, maybe that's a stretch, but he was great in the film!
For those playing at home…yup, Lulu poo poo'd in the bed again this morning. I think she is doing it on purpose…I woke up…brought her outside to drop the "turdle", she didn't…instead she spent 10 minutes playing with a leaf. Granted it was entertaining & cute to watch!
According to a new survey, only 8% of people say they'd report it to a flight attendant if they saw a couple having sex on an airplane, or caught them getting-it-on in the bathroom. Geez…talk about fun police! Bathroom, I can get if you are hit with a #2., but I wouldn't complain to anyone…I would just loudly knock on the door. As for ratting out people joining the mile high club…what is wrong with you 8% of people that do that? This is a monumental moment…let them enjoy it! BJ asked me if I would complain if they were in my row…I said only if I was in the middle seat. Hell, give me the window seat and I wont complain about anything you do…hell, cook meth for all I care, just don't wake me if I am sleeping!
The survey also found that 6% of people would complain if they saw a woman breastfeeding her baby on a plane. BJ asked if I would…I said it depends on the woman. Seriously though…I wouldn't complain, short of her asking me to hold the child, the fact that she is breastfeeding might be a strange site to see on the plane, but it wouldn't bug me.
33% would consider complaining if someone with bad smelling feet took off their shoes on a plane. I can't smell all that well…I just hate when people walk around on the plane barefoot.
68% would consider complaining if there was a screaming child on the plane. Look, I get that a screaming kid sucks…but it's not like there is anything can be done short of strapping a parachute on the kid. I doubt mom & dad want their kid to cry and make everyone miserable.
The behavior that leads to the most complaints is bringing food that stinks onto the plane. 80% of people would consider complaining about that. I always cringe when someone comes on the plane with food…not because of the stink, but because it makes me hungry.
Based on all of the things that would lead to someone to complain about another person on a plane…..it doesn't have to occur on a plane…when have you complained about someone, and what was it about? Here are the texts we received…
People have complained about my snoring on a plane. When the flight attendant woke me up she said it was because my leg was in the isle but my friend told me it was the snoring
Terrible drivers. I'll get out of my car and confront them if there's a traffic jam. A little surprised I haven't been shot yet. - the DV
Inconsiderate line cutters, kick their ass everytime
Body oder! I will always complain about stinky people. Come on dude cant u smell ur self?
On a hot June day, a lady left her dog in her car. I took the dog out & waited 4 her and called the police non emergency line. I let her have it when she finally came out
I complained to one of the people working on the Sounder about a man sitting not too far from me listening to a Christian rock song not even God would enjoy at what seemed like 160dB. He had the song on repeat all while annotating two Bibles. I complained after the sixth time the song started.
I had a half smoked joint in my pocket and went out with some friends. All night everyone kept smelling weed and the only complaint was to me saying "make it a little less noticeable next time"......
I made a cab driver pull over cause he was ripping ass so bad.
Free movie screenings and the people who cut in front. Same usual crowd. Starts off with 3 people in front. By time to go in its up to 30.
When u hold the door open 4 som1 & they dont say thanku! I always say loudly u welcom!!
Babies crying in a movie theatre
Maxwell Hinton is a seven-year-old boy from Fresno, California who came up with possibly the BEST Make-a-Wish ever. Maxwell had neuroblastoma, which is a malignant cancer that's most commonly found in children. He's undergone treatment and is recovering. Maxwell must have used some of his recovery time to think about his wish, because when the Make-a-Wish people showed up, he was ready with a great one. Instead of meeting a famous person or going to an amusement park, Maxwell wanted to blow up a building. Maxwell said he watched a lot of "MythBusters" and they inspired his passion for blowing things up. We don't know how long it took the Make-a-Wish people to find it, but they finally located a building that needed to be demolished. The ConAgra grain mill in Huron, Ohio needed to come down to make room for a riverfront development project. Maxwell got flown to Ohio, and on Sunday, he got to press the button that set off the explosions.
How great is that story?? If I was that kids dad…that would be definite moment of pride in my boy!!!
Huge huge huge thanks to Craig Robinson for joining us this morning. Every film Craig is in, he steals the show: Hot Tub Time Machine, Pineapple Express, Zack & Miri, and my fave…Miss March where he played Horse D*** Dot MPEG! We talked about this scene from Hot Tub Time Machine, as it's one of the funniest scenes in any movie ever!!!! He said it was this scene that sold him on doing this movie. I would embed it, but embedding was disabled.
Speaking of movies, we were talking about how there might be a sequel made for Bridesmaids. I say boo to that! I know a lot of people LOVE this film, but both my wife & I hated it…in fact we liked the Hangover 2 way more than Bridesmaids. This led to a topic about films that you hate that everyone seems to love…here are the texts we got:
Burn after reading. Crappy movie!!!
Zoolander, Dodgeball or anything else Ben Stiller has done thats just WAY over the top ridiculous!!!
Napoleon Dynamite.....that movie makes me want to shoot myself.
The Princess Bride. I can't even stand it to finish it, but everyone says its a classic. -Patrick in Tumwater
Huge Mel Brooks fan - bigger Star Wars fan - Spaceballs was AWFUL!!!
I've got a couple of them. House of 1000 Corpses and Pulp Fiction.
Superbad... Despised that movie. I thought it was ridiculous.
Superbad. That movie was just stupid. It just shows how dumb my generations sense of humor really is. - Steve in Bremerton
Anything from Spike Lee
Not to point out the obvious, but seriously, Twilight was such a pile
I didn't like bridesmaids either & im a girl. Revenge of the bridesmaids, now that was funny!
The Titanic bored me to tears! I'm a chick and it took me 2 days to choke through it. Dani from Tacoma
The Hangover. Everybody loved it & thought hilarious. I thought it was crap.
Avatar... Really? 3d giant blue cats not my thing
I agree with Steve about bridesmaids. And I love comedy! Lacey from Everett
My wife and I had Bridsmaids and Bad Teacher on Netflix at the same time and we both thought Bad Teacher blew Bridesmaids the f--- out of the water
The movie Superbad was GAY! Schindler's List and Cast Away also suck ass!
My girlfriend hated brides maids. That movie was depressing as hell. Horrible, garbage film .
Hate all the Star Wars...Steve in Smokey Point
Tinker tailor soldier spy, got huge ratings I slept through most of it. It BLEW
Hated step brothers, too stupid!
The Town is Garbage
Inglorious Bastards. 2 hours of people talking about killing and 10min. of actual action. How the hell did they sell that as an action film?
Today's Video blog features an interesting way to stop your buddy from drinking & driving!
Another morning was kicked off by our new pup LuLu poo poo'ing on the bed…yup 2 days in a row…3 times in 4 days. Today's was great…she actually tried to tell us that she needed to poop as she started whining at about 2:30 am.I was trying to get the sleep out of my eyes (my usual wake up is at 3 am), and take her out when all of a sudden she was a turd factory on the bed…drop drop drop drop…4 "Turd-les" as I like to call em.I give her props that she is at least alerting us to it being poop time, but she needs to give us a little more warning!Meanwhile Lucy is just completely confused by our new addition to the family.
Speaking of dogs, big thanks to Kevin Smith for calling in this morning.Kevin was telling us that his dog Scully is sadly close to leaving this world…ugh that sucks!Kevin has been posting about how hard this is on his Twitter page, (@ThatKevinSmith)…here is one Tweet:
I don't think I've ever been this f****** heartbroken in my life. And I made COP OUT and JERSEY GIRL. I am going to miss Scully so much...
Kevin was on to promote something cool he is doing on Thursday February 7th:Live From Behind Featuring "Jay and Silent Bob Get Old", a one-night-only in-theater event at 6:30 p.m. PT.It's a special three-hour event that will begin with Smith and Jason "Jay" Mewes, hosting their podcast, "Jay and Silent Bob Get Old." The evening will then switch gears as Smith takes the stage during a live interactive, fan-generated Q&A with theater audiences across the country.Here are the local theaters that will show this event:AMC Kent Station, Regal Auburn Stadium 17, Century 16 Theaters in Federal Way, Bella Botega Theater in Redmond, Regal Thorton Place Northgate, Century Olympia Theaters
Today we premiered the new Van Halen song "Tattoo"…you can hear it here:
Here are my thoughts...hated it the first time, second time started digging it, and by the third time I was enjoying the song.I didn't expect much from them since they are past the creative fire I would think, so the fact that there are parts of the song I like, I consider it a victory.I dug Eddies guitar work, Dave's voice sounds great still, Alex's drumming is great…my only issue is the "low" voice stuff that Dave does on the second verse, and that he harmonizes with on the pre-chorus…I HATE the low voice, and it confirmed one thing:the band is missing their bassist Michael Anthony.Eddie's son Wolfgang is their bassist, and he plays the bass just fine…but where they miss Michael is on the backing vocals.Michael did all those high note harmonies back in the day, and they are missed…badly…on this new song.Get him back in the band & re-record it!Do it right VH…do it right!!!!!
As for what the Rock-A-Holics thought of the song…let's just say it was a polarizing song, as we witness the Good, the Bad, and the UGLY!Here are some of the texts regarding "Tattoo" by Van Halen…we'll start with the "Good":
Eddies guitar work is top notch
Big rock sound and dave still has the pipes, its alright.
Not a bad tune, classic vh sound. Fun to listen to. -Dennis in Kingsgate
I'm on the fence so far with "Tattoo", maybe you need to play it every half hour so I can listen to it more and get used to hearing them again...
Its better than that friday song!
Worst lyrics ever. Great drums and guitar
That was the death of Van Halen
At first listen they should have stayed mad at each other.
Have to say I like most van halen. But not a fan of the new song. Sounds jumbled together and not really thought through lyrically. Not much energy.
I vomited in my mouth a little
Song sucks they need to tour the reitrement home circuit. Justin in tacoma
VH it was flat, slow and steady. No energy.
This song sucks. Well at least the lyrics do.
Todays listeners may be a fan of easy lyrics, but tattoo...... really
It sucked. Just like you guys.
Today's Video Blog features the latest edition of Playboy Magazine...featuring Lindsay Lohan!
You have to love the Rock-A-Holics when the second we open up the text program where we get the text messages at about 5:59 am…we get texts like this:
Tebow Tbags Toppy!!!
Suck it topshelf! Big ben rapelisburger is a tool
Does toppy have a tebowner?
Hey toppy!! how does it feel to be tebowed?!
Let us drink in Toppy's misery! TeBOWed!
Yeah broncos
Hey toppy!!!! How 'bout them fighting Tebows?!!?!! Steelers SUCK!! Woo!!!!!
It's almost like these cats were waiting for 6 am today to rub it in Toppy's face…and for that, I thank you!!!!! How awesome is it that Tim Tebow & the Denver Broncos beat the Pittsburgh Steelers? I know there a lot of Tebow haters out there, but I have been loving the Tebow story. The guy seems like a good dude, and it's interesting how people keep beating him up for his faith…well, he got the last laugh and played his best game of his career…winning the game in OT on an 88 yard pass to start off (and finish) over time. The best, and most ironic, part…Tim wears "3:16" on the black strips under his eyes (for John 3:16), and he threw for 316 yards yesterday! So now the Broncos take on the Patriots next Saturday…let's hope that Tebow and the gang do the same to BJ's Pats like he did to the Steelers.
So over the weekend was the 3rd annual "No Pants" light rail event in Seattle…this all started 10 years ago with New York being the first group of nimrods that think this is cool and funny. Now there are 56 cities doing it. When I read that Seattle-ites did it for the 3rd straight year…it brought me back to year one, when our then-intern Annabelle went on the light rail with Vicky B. and Tahiti Steve to chat with the people who were riding public transportation without pants.
You know those "Happiness Is…." Posters and pix that people have? I want to come up with my own line called "Happiness is NOT….". My first submission would be this:
"Happiness is Not when you wake up to the feeling of dog poop in your bed."
Yup…on Saturday morning our new pup, LuLu, poo poo'd in bed…on my side…hell in the spot where Lucy typically sleeps…I woke up at around 6 am…and tried to get Lucy to lie in her spot…I patted on the bed to get her to go there…only to pat in little turds!!!! GROSS!!!!!! I then jump up and yell…"LuLu Pooped!", which freaked her out, and then she pee'd on my bed! The problem is though…no matter how mad I get at her, she is so ridiculously cute that I can't stay mad for very long…here she is yesterday enjoying her first day ever at a dog park:
Finally I got to see Captain America over the weekend…that is an AWESOME movie…my wife doesn't even like super hero/comic book movies, and she loved it too…I am officially excited for The Avengers!
BJ shared a story from this weekend where he needed advice…He took his family to a restaurant to celebrate his wife Cathy's 50th birthday. First off he made reservations for 7 pm, and they didn't get seated until 7:30…and then he pre-arranged a birthday candle dessert thing, and then that was screwed up. When they left the place, BJ and his family talked about their experience, and he said that due to the customer service, he is never going back there again. His wife said that they should just tell them, not be angry but just tell them before they go again. BJ's son says, it never does any good to complain you're only going make them miserable and you should just be quiet and be happy with what you got. Finally, his daughter didn't even want to get involved because these kind of conversations make her head spin & there's never a winner (BJ's daughter rules…great move ducking out of this discussion!).
So BJ wanted the advice of the Rock-A-Holics… What would have you done when you got bad service? Retailers & Service workers, what should he have done? Here are some of the texts we got:
Don't complain you will get the waiting experience like extra seasoning you wouldn't want
I once left a $1 tip in an upside down glass of water. To get that $1 the staff made a helluva mess. I've never been back.
BJ, I've been a line cook and server. You did the right thing. Money talks and you shouldn't have to coach a restaurant into providing the service you want.
I've been in the business for ten years, You should have complained at the the of service. so the restartant could have tried to correct the problems so when you left you would have been a satisfied customer.
You did the right thing. Left 20% tip and didn't complain. Servers get treated like shit everyday. It's your choice whether to go back. I like to try at least 3 times to find consistency. Unless the place F-ing sucked.
Leave no tip, and on the receipt write " poor service" in the tip column
Get over it, you whining tool! Then burn the place to the ground!
Upper decker...all toilets
Called someone fat on her receipt.
Carmen Tisch is a 36-year-old woman from Colorado, she and some friends were at a Museum in Denver last Thursday afternoon, and she appeared to be drunk. She came across a nine-and-a-half-foot tall, 13-foot-wide abstract oil painting and that's when the trouble started. For some reason, Carmen pulled down her pants, repeatedly punched and scratched the painting, leaned against it with her pants down, and slid down to the floor. Museum officials say the painting is valued at $30 MILLION, and Carmen did about $10,000 worth of damage. Wow!!! First off…here is a pic of the painting…do you think this is worth 30 million dollars?
If you answered, "Yes" to the question if this is worth 30 million…you need to get your head checked. This is why I don't get abstract art…it's just a mess on canvas…the funny thing is that I don't know if this was before or after the butt rub! Could the butt rub really make this thing look any worse? Unless this was a painting of an apple, and the butt rub turned it into that mess. Hell…this texter agrees with me:
Have you seen much abstract art? Let's be honest. A drunk chick rubbing her butt on it probably increased the value.
This story is funny as it is…but it gets better…or worse depending on who you ask. While Carmen was rubbing her backside against the painting, she also emptied her bladder!!! Officials say that it appears she just urinated on herself, and none of it got on the painting. Although a little yellow couldn't hurt in that painting if you ask me! Carmen was charged with felony criminal mischief and is still in jail.
Based on this…what is the worst damage you have caused? What was it, and what did it cost? Here are the texts we got:
Hey guys! Last year I bought a brand new 2011 toyota toyota Tacoma...had it for 3 weeks when one day on my way to work only a few streets from my house, A guy pulled out in front of me with his kid in the car. I was doing the speed limit which was 30 so with literally no time to spare. I swerved out of the way to miss him causing me to lose control, When I crashed through a sign, through a fence and into a tree in somebody's yard... total amount of damage was around 35,000 for everything ...no money out of ny pocket after everything though he admitted fault to the cops.
A buddy of mine at school owns a mustang gt. at a party some guys decided they didn't like him and beat him up then went for his car. They proceeded to kick in every panel within the car, broke windows, and ripped out a door panel. His hood was broke inwards and no external panel was salvageable. Over 10k in damage. Unfortunately I wasn't there to mess those kids up
When I was 10 I lit a tree in my backyard on fire which eventually spread to the house next door. I cost my parents a couple hundred thousand dollars.
A friend turned 50 got his tongue pierced but didn't get the smaller barbell when swelling went down When playing v-ball he bit it causing $6000 in dental work
The broncos damaged the steelers pride and the cost of that is priceless. Broncos for life
I wrecked a truck when I worked at a car dealership. Between that truck and the one that I hit I did over $9,500 in damage. I kept my job though.
4 years ago hwy 2 before Leavenworth 3rd day on the job company truck an earth slide over my truck big accident $30000 truck to the garbage and broken arm but I didn't get fired
I rolled my friends rental car witch he opted out of insurance for after we flip the car we will get back on its wheels drove around the corner and caught on fire cost 16,000 dollars and second degree arson felony charge
My little brother flooded a new construction home and caused 30000 in damage
On my most recent deployment to Iraq I backed an uparmored humvee into a Ford explorer and cost me $1300
Today's Video Blog features us sampling Toppy's chocolate balls!!!! Also we have 2 listeners in studio to watch the show and on the Vlog they promote a wrestling show they hope to be in on Sunday January 29th. Equilibrium Pro Wrestling will be holding a Free Event at the B&I on S. Tacoma Way in Tacoma, WA Show starts at 5 pm. Good luck Fellas!
@BJShea @stp999 @mononick999 It's been a while since mononick has done a top 3 list. I hope he does more soon.
BJ replied to Matthew:
God, I hope not, but you know Steve... he'll probably do have Nick one soon, just to piss me off.
Well BJ, you are correct, as the timing couldn't be better…Mono-Nick was in studio ready to start the new year off with one of his "Lists." Being that last night kicked off a new season of The Jersey Shore, and with the exception of Topshelf, none of us care to watch it. Nick whipped up a list of the Top 3 Reasons Why You Did Not Watch the Season Premiere of "Jersey Shore":
--You're holding off until the inevitable episode where "The Situation" and Pauly D finally hook up.
--No matter how hard you pray while watching it in the past, nobody ever dies.
And the #1 Reason Why You Did Not Watch the Season Premiere of "Jersey Shore":
--You find it tasteless when TV exploits the mentally-challenged.
Looks like Nick's list…his first of 2012 , went over well with the Rock-A-Holics…here are a couple texts wegot:
lets have a round of applause for mono nick that was the best top 3 i've heard in a long time lmao *NotLuke*
I LOVE Mono Nick's top 3!!
Beautiful! Thnx mono Nick!
Scarlett Johansson appears with Matt Damon in "We Bought a Zoo" … and filming it wasn't too bad, because there are only a few animals she's actually afraid of. In an interview, she says, "I'm only scared of birds. Something about wings and beaks and the flapping. I'm terrified of them. If they'd asked me to put a bird on my shoulder I would've done it, but it would've been hard." Scarlett had to work with peacocks on the movie, and it wasn't easy for her, "I was terrified of them. Like, 'Ahh, don't get too close.' They're like, mean." That's not all that she is scared of…she adds, "I cannot stand cockroaches. That's one thing I absolutely couldn't do. But that's not really an animal, is it? It's an insect."
So Scarlett Johansson is afraid of birds and cockroaches…be honest…what are you scared of? Here are the texts we received:
I'm also afraid of birds & bats, things that fly uncontrollably, even moths near my face
I am scared to death of birds I cry and run.
My masters peanut butter and one eyed worm. Signed, lucy (stinky)
Getting covered in glitter. The stuff never goes away no matter how mnay times u wash and shower. Cajun
I was stung in the ear as a kid and now can't STAND anything buzzing by my ear...but TERRIFIED of bees!
I will be honest I am a pretty manly man but the tiniest snake well make me wanna pass out in fear
My biggest and really only fear is getting crapped on by birds. I always have a watchful eye when walking outside.
I'm a 260 pound male and everytime I see a spider I want to scream like my 3 year old daughter......Chris in Enumclaw
Clowns They have scared the hell out of me ever since i was a kid im 20 now and they still scare me Ashley from Eatonville
needles I don't like them. have even passed out when put in my arms. totally sucks.
I hate balloons. I am 31 they have always freaked me out. Elizabeth
Today's Video Blog features a letter from a prisoner...a gift from the people over at Body Glide...and quite possibly the funniest picture I have seen on the internet!
The morning started off without BJ…he was running a little late due to stomach issues from his dinner last night. So Toppy and I kicked off the show, and I mentioned that whatever BJ ate I need to feed to my new pup LuLu, because she is driving me batty trying to get her to go poop outside. She's starting to get the peeing thing down…kind of, but hell she is only 2 months old, so I can't get too frustrated. I bet that my neighbors think I'm crazy though…in efforts to get her to go poop outside, I will be outside for 10-15 minutes repeatedly saying "LuLu go Poo Poo…LuLu Poo Poo" over and over and over!
BJ came in for the second break to explain his stomach issues…which led to these texts:
Great we heard about Lu Lus poo poo now we hear about BJ poopooo
Wait so your late because you have a food hangover ? Wow../ what a rebel you are
You guys sound so old ha Ha Ha
I don't usually watch Celebrity Apprentice, but they just announced this season's cast…and they have me hooked for this one. First off, our buddy Lisa Lampanelli is going to be on it…just her alone would have me hooked as she is one funny person! But she isn't the only one that will make this season interesting…how about Adam Carolla!!! Penn Jillette, American Chopper's Paul "Senior" Teutul, Dee Snider from Twisted Sister, George Takai, Clay Aiken, Lou Ferrigno, and more!!!! Oh yeah…Debbie Gibson too!!!! Seriously though…there are some outspoken funny effers on this season…should make for great drama!!!!
Speaking of great drama…I'll keep this short as I know once I type the word The Bachelor here, you will puke in your mouth, but my wife & I just watched the first episode of this season…and wow!!! There are crazy chicks on this show…it's already awesome! I know every year I say this show should be called "Bitches Be Crazy", but from the first episode alone, this season deserves the title "Bitches be the craziest!"
We got this email from Greg, AKA Newman:
Hi guys,
Have you ever tried to do the right thing and it totally backfired? Well, this Marine is in hot water for doing an honest mistake:
Former Marine Ryan Jerome travelled to New York City for his first time on business, and decided to visit the Empire State Building. While there, he asked where he should check his gun. The security officer called police and Jerome spent the next two days in jail. The 28-year-old has no criminal history, and now faces a mandatory minimum sentence of three and a half years in prison. If convicted, his sentence could be as high as fifteen years. Jerome has a valid concealed carry permit in Indiana and visited New York believing that it was legal to bring his firearm -- The online gun-law information he read was inaccurate. He hasn't yet been indicted by a grand jury, but even if they want to give him less time, the legal minimum would be two years. Jerome told the New York Post, quote, "I've been a law-abiding citizen my entire life, and for something like this to come down, it rips me apart, It's like taking a good dog and scolding him for something he didn't do."
Based on this story, lets answer Greg's question that he emailed: Have you ever tried to do the right thing and it totally backfired? Here are the texts:
I was talkin to my teacher and theyh asked about a fight and i told them who did it and it end up in me getting susspended Jonathon
Working a show and a guy was passed out puke all over himself drunk. Brought him to the medics. They sent him to the hospital. He tried suing the venue for wrongful eviction and me for excess force. Eventually was dropped but a bit of nightmare with missed work time for court dates. Cajun
I tried to do the right thing and take away Steve's Pet Pals magazine, but then I didn't get a Christmas present that year :-( -Lucy
I was visiting some friends in California and we went out to the bars I saw one of the guys in our group and his debit card was almost falling out of his pocket I grabbed it and gave it to him later him and his friend came and tried to fight me and my buddy cause he thought I tried to steal it
I found out that the Good Sam laws do not apply on Indian Reservations. A drunk native on drugs overdosed, and I tried to help with CPR (all 1 block fro m my house). Idiot ended up dying, & family tried to sue me for wrongful death. I was a paramedic at the time it happened. Ben in Tacoma
One time a lady with two kids in front of me at the grocery store was using an EBT card and it wasn't working. I offered to buy hey groceries for her and she flipped out on me saying she didn't need handouts. I kept my mouth shut, but I wanted to ask her who gave her the EBT card.
1 day i was on My way 2 work when i saw a guy on the side of the road with his hood ur so i stopped 2 help then he hit me with something and broke My ribs 4 $6
Last week, 29-year-old Jason Hamielec and 28-year-old Brian Johnson, both of Madison, Wisconsin, stole a bunch of DVDs and video games from a Target store. As they were driving away, they bragged and joked about everything they'd stolen. But they didn't realize one of them had accidentally POCKET DIALED 911. So the police got to hear them describe their crime in full detail. For 54 MINUTES. Eventually, Jason and Brian decided to sell everything at a video store. The cops got there first…and when Jason and Brian pulled into the parking lot, they were arrested for retail theft.
Based on this…how have you or someone you know been busted? What were you doing and how did you get caught? Here are the texts:
My buddy was doing graffiti on a rooftop. He spent a good while up there painting his nickname in huge letters. Somehow his wallet fell out of his pocket Cops got him next morning. graffiti is a felony in texas. epic fail.
I caught my girlfriend cheating on me via picture message FROM HER! I was drinkin with my buddies and my girlfriend said she was gonna hang back at her friends house and have a few glasses of wine. Apparently she had more than me. She took a picture of herself in her bra and panties in the mirror and said she wished i was there. Well i had been to her friends and that wasnt her bathroom. On top of it there was a shirtless guy in the background that she didnt catch until after she sent it. DUMBASS. Rock on bitches. Jon in monroe.
Friend of mine got busted when he butted dialed his girlfriend. He was telling me how he nailed this chick
My buddy was breaking in to cars with his brother, the cops got called and they started running on foot through a school playground. His brother took off on another direction and jumped a fence because the.cops released the dogs. My buddy was looking Back at his brother while he was in a full sprint and ran right in to a pole knocking himself UN conscience. needles to say he woke up in the back of a cop car
Today's Video Blog features something that our soon to be former intern Hot Kyle did to the new intern Peter!
Ok…this morning we were talking about names…apparently Kevin & Mandy are bad names to give your kids as they are the least attractive names. I just don't get how they determine this crap…I've met a few Mandy's in my day, and I don't recall them being unattractive. Mandy Moore is pretty hot after all. As far as attractive names: Jacob and Charlotte. BJ thinks Jacob is up there because of those Twilight films…if that is the case, shame on you. A huge "shame on you" to any man that lets their woman name their kid after a shirtless werewolf or vampire (I'm not sure which one is which in that pile of a movie).
Speaking of names…this is one of my favorite stories of the day…according to a new survey by "Vanity Fair" and "60 Minutes", a full 2% of the U.S. population thinks that "Mitt" is actually short for…"Mittens." They believe his full legal name is Mittens Romney. HaHaHa!!! Another 2% believe his real first name is Gromit, but Mitt is his middle name, and it is not short for anything. Mitt's real first name is Willard. I love this…Mittens!
Now those are fun stories, but this, my friends, is the best story of today:
Last Thursday afternoon, 34-year-old Edward Brown of Chicago, Illinois was at a movie theater, watching a 4:00 P.M. showing of "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked". Which is rated G. Anyway, about 30 minutes into the movie, Edward took all his clothes off… stood up from his seat in the front row, and turned and faced the crowd which obviously was made up of parents and children. Wow. Can I say…WOW!!! How great would it have been if he then said: "Who wants butter on their popcorn?" One texter had a great line: " maybe he thought the chipmunks wanted some nuts." Look, I get those female Chipmunks are cute, but c'mon buddy…keep it in your pants! The cops got there QUICKLY and arrested him, and Edward gave them his BIZARRE excuse. He told them he hadn't even bought a ticket to "Chipwrecked". Edward said a woman let him into the theater and told him to sit in the front row, get naked, and get ready to have sex with her and do some drugs together. Now that sounds like a party! Yes, according to his story, the woman… who the cops never found… wanted to get high and have sex in the middle of the afternoon in the front row of "Chipwrecked". Edward was arrested for sexual exploitation of children and disorderly conduct.
There is a new website called NeverLikedItAnyway.com. It's a marketplace where you can sell all the painful items left over after a break up, and tell your break up story to give the items some context. If you haven't recently been dumped, it's a good site to check out because people are selling some pretty valuable stuff at good discounts just to get rid of it. I went to the site…it's pretty fun to browse…one person is selling a Mac Book for $250 bucks off…a woman is selling a wedding dress for a fraction of the original price, engagement rings are cheaper, etc…it's almost better than eBAY haha!!!!
Thanks to this story…we want to know: After the break up…what were you left with, or what did you lose? Here are the texts we got:
All i have left is her bra lol
My ex left a BDSM sex cusion the size of a love seat. It appeared in my storage locker when she left. We never used it as acouple, she did as a whore.
I've been left with everything from jewelry to teddy bears to their clothing. Its all in a bin labeled the ex files. I plan on burning it at my bachelorette party. Cammi from Tacoma
After my break up I was left with her kid.... Yes she left her kid with me for the last 3 years.
Full six pack of rare billy beer
An ex took my $900 dog when he left
I got my current girlfriends ex boyfriends really nice stereo
He left his dog....a 150 pound bull mastiff.
After the break up she took my brand new Xbox and even the blankets off my bed all while I was at work. I froze my ass off sleeping that night
I found a thong under my bed. That my ex left behind. she also left skidmarks behind as well she must have been in a hurry lol
Eric M. posted this on BJ's Facebook wall:
"Pootie Tang" and "Hot Rod" make IFC's list of 10 most underrated comedy movies of all time. Thought you and STP might like that.
We checked out the link, and IFC.com writes:Here's a quick list of under noticed, under seen or underrated comedies that should not be dismissed just because they don't have huge cult followings.
1. "The Jerk" (1979) -- It's Steve Martin at the top of his wild and crazy game, before he transitioned into the droll intellectual aura he cultivates today.
2. "Johnny Dangerously" (1984) Michael Keaton cut his teeth with comedies like this truly oddball gangster parody, also featuring the best stuff you'll ever see out of Joe Piscopo.
3. "The Ten" (2006) -- The film features Gretchen Mol having a fling in Mexico with Jesus Christ, Winona Ryder's delirious tryst with a ventriloquist's dummy, and a song and dance number with a great deal of naked men.
4. "The Foot Fist Way" (2006) -- For those of you who might be wondering where the hell Danny McBride came from, go watch this low-budget movie about a North Carolina taekwondo instructor Fred Simmons and you'll be enlightened.
5. "Burn After Reading" (2008) There's something sublimely wonderful about taking all the banal story elements of a by-the-numbers crime thriller movie and treating them seriously, but populating the cast of characters with the biggest stars in the world playing absolutely ridiculous morons.
6. "Run Ronnie Run!" (2001) Made by David Cross and Bob Odenkirk, this film features guest-star cameos from all the comic talents that "Mr. Show" helped to launch, like Jack Black, Brian Posehn and Patton Oswalt.
7. "Pootie Tang" (2001) -- It's a truly dumb comedy about an incomprehensible celebrity superstar named Pootie Tang who doubles as a blaxploitation-style hero of the masses who fights people with his belt.
8. "Hot Rod" (2007) -- If this film was released one year later, it would not be on this list. It'd be right up there with "Anchorman" as everybody's favorite, but it slightly jumped the gun on the public's full-on embrace of Andy Samberg.
9. "Black Dynamite" (2009) -- The blaxploitation genre has been parodied to death but this is the gold standard.
10. "Hudson Hawk" (1991) -- This one takes a lot of crap for bombing as hard as it did, but when people go into a Bruce Willis movie marketed as another "Die Hard" and get this loony-tunes slapstick yukfest, you can see why they'd be disappointed.
I've seen most of these movies…and I agree with the films on the list…obviously Pootie Tang should be #1, and I would've put the one film that I appeared in on this list too:The Jerkbeast.Never heard of it?You need to watch this...yes, that is me (with hair) at 22 seconds in on the trailer!!!
Ok…so IFC put out a list of the most underrated comedies of all time… What do you think is the most underrated comedy of all time? Here are some of the texts…
The most under rated comedy is McGrugger, so funny and lots of good inside jokes to use with friends -Tim sedro woolley
Freddy Got Fingered.....tom green and rip torn...love love it....a bit wrong but funnier than shiznit....
The movie waiting. I thought Ryan Reynolds did a phenomenal job
Underrated Comedy of all time Big Trouble in Little China, I'm a Get You Sucka.
Dogma, I don't know many people who have seen it but it is one of my all time favorites. -Marcus G.
Bruce Willis in Hudson Hawk. My wife hates it so I know it's a GREAT movie!! Zac from Snohomish
Zombie land that movie is great !!!!!
Brain Candy. Hilarious movie from the Kids in the Hall!
UFC with Weird Al.
Tallidega nights
Dumb and dumber!!!
Super Troopers
Orgasmo!
Today's Video Blog is an Intern Challenge!Our intern Hot Kyle has 60 seconds to find a complete stranger to do the Chicken dance with him...will he do it?
Today was our first show back from the Christmas break, and wow what a great vacation did I have! My wife and I celebrated one year of marriage awesomeness with a trip to Hawaii…we stayed in Waikiki, and I have top say, I finally get the hype about Hawaii!!! Sure it took me 37 years to finally get there, but I did not want to come back!!! Hawaii is awesome! I'm ready to leave Washington & live on the beach!!! I learned something cool…I always thought people from Hawaii had gigantic families, well I now know why…if you are a friend, you are considered family, and you are called a "cousin". All this time I used to wonder how many cousins people from Hawaii have, but now I get it! We went to Hawaii with no actual plan, we knew that there was stuff we wanted to do, but we didn't want to be bound to a schedule so we planned as we went along. We had 2 main goals…Snorkeling & Pearl Harbor. We accomplished both & I am glad we did…wow!
Let's start with Pearl Harbor…this was an unbelievable powerful moment, one I'll never forget. We got to the memorial real early, and the tour to the site where the USS Arizona was shot down is a free tour, on a first come first serve ticket basis…and to show you how popular the site is…we got there at 8:15 am, and the earliest ticket wasn't until 12:15 in the afternoon. So to kill time, we went on one of the other tours available…these you had to pay for (brilliant way to make money)…we took a tour on the USS Missouri, and that was beyond cool.
Back in September 2nd of 1945, this was the Battleship where Japan signed the paperwork to surrender. Here is the actual spot where the surrender happened:
After we got off the Missouri we went to see a documentary about the Pearl Harbor bombings, and after watching the movie, they took us to the USS Arizona memorial…this was the battleship that sunk after being attacked, is still underwater, and is the grave site to over a thousand sailors.
Here is the memorial:
The memorial was built right over the Arizona, and parts of the battleship are still above water…there are no words that can describe the feeling of being there:
After we saw that, we went into a room in the memorial where they have all the names of those that died due to the attacks…again, no words can describe this:
We also went to Hanauma Bay to snorkel…I have to say that was something I never thought I would do, and it was so relaxing to be in the water looking at all these fish, and being a foot away from a turtle…that is until I tried to take a picture…I went to deep in the water & inhaled a bunch of water! Here is a pic of the bay…
One of our other goals was to check out places featured on those Food Network & Travel Channel shows…we actually accomplished seeing 4 of them…we went to Germaine's Luau (featured on Diner's Drive In's and Dives), Moose McGillicuddy's (Man Vs Food Nation)…Giovanni's Shrimp Truck ($40 A Day), and our fave Matsumoto's Shave Ice (Unwrapped)! Here I am chillin' at Giovanni's:
There were so many great experiences!!!! Here are some other pix…this is a view from our hotel:
And these pix make me wish I was back there:
Here is a shot from the top of Diamond Head…we hiked to the top of this:
Alooooooooooha!!!
The other exciting thing that happened to me over the vacation is that on Sunday, we got a new puppy…yes, Lucy now has a sister…Lu Lu! She's a Maltichon…
Here is Lucy hanging with her new little sister:
According to a new nationwide survey, in the past five years, 57% of people who made a New Year's resolution to lose weight say they succeeded. And 36% of people who resolved to quit smoking say they succeeded. Almost one-third of Americans have made a resolution to lose weight since 2006. Losing between 10 and 30 pounds is the most popular goal . . . the second-most popular is losing 30 to 50 pounds. About two in five smokers say they've made a New Year's resolution to quit in the last five years. For 2012, 51% of people say their resolution is to exercise more. 35% of people resolve to lose weight. Only 9% of smokers say they made a New Year's resolution to quit.
Based on these stats about New Years Resolutions… being that this is our first show of the New Year and many people make resolutions for the year...what is your resolution? What was your resolution for 2011...did you keep it or break it? here are some of the texts:
This year I resolve to always wear pants in the kitchen while cooking Bacon.
I started my nww year resolution for 2012 early back in September. I have lost 75 pounds and still going.
Stop taking peanutbutter treats but they are so good. Thanks lucy
my 2011 resolution was to get laid, i failed. 2012 i gotta get laid! *NotLuke*
Quit gambling I dropped about a grand a month
I resolved to quit dating whores. Much less anxiety and zero fear of STDs
I want to become an MMA fighter in 2012 !!
My resolution is to write to my Alzheimer stricken grandpa every month. At least if I fail he won't remember. -KC in Port Orchard
We got this email…
BJ,
I am writing this on Christmas, I just got back from my family celebration and had to send this to you! I think my grandma's gift is totally show material for worst or most random gifts! I got a red Ikea toilet brush & holder and a $20 check dated for December 25th 2012. Seeing as the world is supposed to end on 12/21/12, either my grandma is losing her mind or has some negative feelings towards me. lol
Andy
So Andy received a red Ikea toilet brush and holder, and a check that he cant use until next year…what about you? What was the worst or most random gift you received this Christmas? Here are the texts we received:
I got a box of banana chips from my grandparents for Christmas one year nothing else, ps there rich
A John Deer pencil from my ex father in law. He got it with the tractor he bought.
My sister gave me HERPIES Last xmas! now thats love 4 ya!
This year i Got a hat made out of tree bark from my girlfriend.
I once got 3, socks from my 92 year old grandma-in-law! Not 3 "pair", but "THREE" socks!!!
The husband got a lint roller brush and clothes hangers from his crazy aunt on Xmas
A dish towel and disposable underwater camera from very wealthy grandma
I got a bottle of Jonny's Jamaica me crazy sweet n spicy from an employee. Random, but excellent. Kevin the Great.
I got a bone but not the one I wanted thanks dad LUCY
Every year my aunt mails me a letter saying 25 dollars has been donated to protect African wildlife in my name. Just what I always wanted! -the drunk Viking
My mother in law got me wind up toys... No joke
My mom got me an extension cord!
My grandpa sent me a gift coupon for a free oil change. Only thing is , the stores are only on the east coast. Maybe i should drive to N Y ill need one by then
Today's Video Blog features some stuff we got in the mail while we were off...most from TV show's on FOX: The Finder, Alcatraz, and American Idol.
