Got Concert Tickets.... Need More Stoner Friends

I won good seats to the 311 / The Wailers show Friday night at Nissan Pavilion in VA from a radio show this morning.

And as much as I used to dig 311 and as bad ass as The Wailers (Bob Marley fame) are, I'm not driving down there.

Unfortunately, I don't have anymore stoner friends to give the tickets to. Because honestly, only a stoner would drive 2 hours to a show, right?

* UPDATE: I planned on giving the tickets to my hippy brother and his friend but the fucking radio station didn't send them. They expected me to pick them up at the station, which is in Virginia... I'm in northern Maryland.

unShocking News of the Day - Tom Cruise gets fired

No real shocker here. Paramount has fired Tom Cruise after 14 years of business together, because of the nutjob's off-screen antics.

Soo Tired...

After picking up Madden '07 at midnight, then losing in a Madden tournament, I got home around 1am and played my new game until about 4am. My f'ing dog woke me up at 8:30am and I'm still not fully recovered. I'm guessing fresh air might do the trick but I'm not sure I can make it to the door...

Are You Ready For Some Football Bitches? It's Madden Time.

You videogame nerds know what I'm talking about. Tomorrow's the day! Or if you're lucky, tonight's the night! Each year in August, Madden is released for every videogame system on the market. This has turned into an unofficial holiday for guys around the world.

To date, the Madden franchise has sold over 50 million copies. And this might be their biggest year ever. By the end of 2006, EA Sports will have released a copy of Madden for 7 systems (Xbox 360, Playstation 2, Xbox, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii, Ninendo DS and Sony PSP).

The football season doesn't kick off in September, it kicks off with the release of Madden.

And we'll be at our local Best Buy for a special Midnight Release which will include a Madden tournament where the winner receives a free copy of Madden '07.

Are you ready for some football bitches?!??!

More on "Madden Holiday" from an article I wrote here

K-Fed's Performance on Teen Choice Awards

We tuned in last night to watch Kevin Federline (Mr. Spears) performance on the Fox Teen Choice Awards and wow, what a piece of shit it was. Between half the lyrics getting bleeped, we do remember him rapping about his Lamborghini and Ferrari... oops, we mean Britney's Lamborghini and Ferrari. What a douchebag.

And speaking of Britney, she came out to introduce the perfomance barefoot, pregnant and chewing gum. Ok, only 2 of those 3.

No wonder this guy couldn't get a record deal and had to sign himself to his own label. Well, that and the fact he's Kevin Federline.

To watch the entire mind-numbing performance, click here

We Found a New Mascot

Nothing says funny like a completely insane baby.

Kevin Federline to Embarrass Himself Tonight

FOX must be getting some serious cash from someone in Britney's camp. Mr. Spears will be closing out tonight's Teen Choice Awardswith, what is sure to be, a shitty performance. Don't miss it!

Optical Illusion time

If you look at the above images from your seat in front of the computer - Mr. Angry Dude is on the left and Miss Normal Calm is on the right. Get up from your seat, and move back about eight feet. They switch places! You might even be able to even squint your eyes to see it.

Now take a look at this picture below and jot down that first thought that comes to your mind. Then show the same picture to your young innocent child and ask him/her about their thoughts.


The mind of a Pervert: You saw a dude grabbing some boobies from behind.

The innocent mind: A child will see nine dolphins in the picture. Young children cannot identify the intimate couple because they do not have prior memory associated with such a scenario.

Now try to identify the 9 dolphins. If it's hard for you to find the dolphins within 6 seconds (or in my case, freakin impossible), your mind is indeed corrupted and you probably need help.

Mini Ballparks

The Cal Ripken World Series has been taking place since Friday here in the Baltimore area. It's an international little league World Series with teams from all over the world competing.

And since it's free to get in, I figured I'd check it out today. My main interests were the actual 'ballparks'. A little history on this cool project -

Beginning in 2000, in the Ripkens' hometown of Aberdeen, 30 miles north of Baltimore, construction began on the Taj Mahal of kids' baseball parks. The 56-acre facility has cost about $40 million The complex features a 6,500 seat minor league Single-A ballpark (already being called the nicest minor league park in the country), six youth diamonds dressed up as classic parks, and a camp/conference center with room to sleep 400.

In one category, Ripken already appears to be out-Littling the Little League World Series: corporate sponsors. Corporations, many with long-standing ties to Cal, are ponying up as much as $500,000 to sponsor the Ripken Series. Title sponsor Chevy Trucks will have outfield billboards and will air commercials featuring Ripken. Other sponsors are paying to attach their names to events, including the Century 21 Home Run Hitting Contest.

I've been to the Single A park once, but the youth parks were just recently completed. Here are some pics I took while visiting there today -

Cal Ripken Sr. park (scale replica of Oriole Park @ Camden Yards)

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scale replica of Fenway Park





scale replica of the O's old ballpark - Memorial Stadium





scale replica of Wrigley Field

Our Favorite Little Plumber Gets Bleeped

Who knew Mario could hold his own when it comes to stand-up comedy? Check out this clip of videogame's all time greatest icon getting a few laughs and even gets himself "bleeped".